Fallen Angels & Tainted Heralds HOW THEY PLAY
First Blood The Last Argument of Kings
The ETERNALS of the Domain of Earth
Of all the Elemental Domains the Sorcerer Kings have explored, the Domains of Earth are by far the most difficult and dangerous to explore. It is not merely the imposing topography of the shallows reaches of the Domain, where hills become towering mountains and mountain ranges reach such heights that their peaks dominate every horizon, […]
The Orders – IMPLANTS
Sire, Our common acquaintances have fulfilled their end of the bargain and have delivered the majority of the cadavers we were so keenly interested in. In the interest of brevity and the fulfillment of our agreement, I have forgone waiting for the last sample, as I find the odds of securing one of them infinitesimal […]
The Living World RE START
What is the Living World? The Living World is Para Bellum’s interactive storytelling platform, where the community plays a direct role in shaping the evolving lore of Eä. After registering or logging in at the Living World page, you’ll find an interactive map dotted with “decision nodes”: points representing ongoing campaigns, character fates, or major narrative […]
Lore Spotlight – Order of St Lazarus
The Lazarenes are not knights and only an order in the very loosest of senses. They could perhaps be called a movement, but the circumstances of their birth at the Last Battle of the Fall have inalienably tied them to the Orders that were born in that hellish crucible. Origins: The Lazarenes, as the Order […]
Murder Fish Gnomes – The Bane of our Founder’s Existence!
Ah, Murder Fish Gnomes. They crawled out the darkest crevices of the Discord to make my life… unpleasant. Not dangerous, or a living hell, as that would be beyond their (rather limited) intellectual and conceptual understanding, but just enough to be obnoxious, annoying, unpleasant, violent reminders of what can crawl out of the noisome dark […]
UNSANCTIONED MAGIC
Magic is Primordial. But it is the privilege of mortals. With these words begins the fabled Grimoire, Abhorrentis, written, it is said, by the Anathematic himself. Considering the source, it is perhaps no wonder that, in theory, very few on Eӓ agree with this. Rules and limitations have been placed on the practice of magic […]
Utish
It is a rarely acknowledged reality of many a Hold, that some among them—perhaps more than one cares to admit—never learn to adjust or manage to succeed in the Dweghom way of life. Most of them, stuck in practical perpetuity without a chance to gain any significant Aghm, are used to serve the menial tasks […]
A Path Tempered in Blood
A sword, made of the finest steel and wielded by the most skillful of warriors, is all but useless if not quenched and tempered. The blade becomes brittle, and the edge may chip and break during battle—a battle lost through the forsaking of one detail. The strongest of weapons, however, are forged within the crucible […]
The Absence of Specie
The Absence of Specie and the Rise of the Valuables Economy When the Last Legion forced the refugees to leave their valuables at the Claustrine pass, they did so with two very pragmatic goals in mind: one, because they needed the materials, plain and simple, for repairs and quick production of arms and armor. And […]