The Red Years – Part 1
Part 1: The Murder of Saint Nikolas Of the tumultuous past of the Kingdoms, one period stands out as the most violent, chaotic and, eventually, the most defining: the Red Years. The culmination of over two centuries of struggles, oppression, infighting and political tension between the Nobles, the Orders and the Theist Church, few escaped […]
A Worthy Education
It is no secret that blood bonds hold no value in Dweghom society. Newborns are taken from their biological parents after their forced weaning at three weeks, or sometimes even before that, if their Memories seem to be forming already earlier. For all intents and purposes, the Clan is the children’s single parent, the Hold […]
The Stone Face Campaign – The Hundred Kingdoms are Victorious!
Even amongst the ranks of the faithful and the zealous, who lust for miracles and their divine meaning the most, such events are exceedingly rare – coming along once per generation in the best of circumstances. Some, especially those of Baron Mikael von Kürschbourgh’s overzealous ilk – who have let their lust for the divine […]
The Settlement of Taj’Khinjaha
Founded in the Allerian Plains, at the very apex of the great oceanic Horn of Thrapsalon, the budding port of Taj’Khinjaha is the first settlement of the Sorcerer Kings to be founded on the continent of Alektria – signaling their arrival after centuries of absence since the events of the Fall. Serving the Court of […]
The City State of Tauria
To live is to seek adventure, and to seek adventure is to experience glorious combat – that is the decree of Minos, Tauria’s warrior king and patron god. Minos is the bull-spirited god of adventure and combat, ever seeking glory by battering his enemies and celebrating his victories through bombastic revelries. For Minos, questing and […]
Fate of the Centaurs: the Prodromoi & the Kerykes
When it came to the vast empire that was the Dominion of Hazlia, a tapestry of nations and differing cultures under a single rule, there was one constant that defined all of its citizenry: faith. Yet not all who called Hazlia’s empire their home were fortunate enough to possess the gift of faith, for non-believers […]
The Oasis of Omgorahuli
The middlemost oasis within the wastelands, Omgorahuli, sprouted from the ruins of the once great Myrias Spire, which came to be known as Ghan’ta by the W’adrhŭn – meaning Demon’s Tongue in the tribal tongue. The oasis is known for its intense tropical climate; combined with the overbearing moisture, Omgorahuli’s jungle backdrop clings to the […]
The Rise of Ragodosh, The Stone Face King
Before there was the Stone Face King – the unyielding and granite-willed Raegh of Ghe’Domn – there was only Ragodosh of clan Gwerhygsûn. Ragodosh’s rise to power begun as any good tale should: ignited within the crucible of glorious combat and subsequently tempered by the bloody detritus of greater battles. Ghe’Domn – a hold known […]
The Tale of the Ugr Bride Stokkr
The sagas of the Nords are no strangers to tragedy. From the horrifying end of Bòttegar the Bright to the heart-wrenching fall of the Forgotten Valkyrie, and from the treason Bryhilde suffered in the Saga of the Blooded Ring to the cold death met by the Shieldmaidens Eske and Anneli in the Tale of a […]
Acheron
Acheron stands at the precipice of oblivion, being the first line of defense against the horrors that lurk beyond the eastern reaches of the City States Peninsula. The city itself emerges in a dense mesh of gritty, yellowed marble and weathered limestone, as Acheron’s urban landscape is often bombarded by harsh sandstorms that arise from […]