Festivals

Growth: As the snow and ice begins to melt, celebrants spend the mornings working hard to plant and till the earth. Evenings are spent wearing lavish colors, decorating, and creating flamboyant costumes. Each partier attempts to draws attention to their own appearance, and casks of wine and ale, now aged through the winter, and opened as hedonism reigns supreme.

Warmth: To evade the summer heat, most activities focus on the outdoors and water-related activities. Across the continent, participants use bodies of water to generate exciting competitions. Many competitive events, focused on endurance, dexterity, and strength take advantage of water to cool the heat, including swimming races, log rolling, and basket weaving. Many early crops and summer harvests are devoured in the process.

Harvest: A celebration of the coming of fall, and the end of the warm months. This week of festivities is marked by autumnal decorations, bountiful feasting, and traveling troupes of circus performers. It is custom for these entertainers to visit numerous cities during the week, sharing their curiosities and performances with the more rural towns. In the larger cities, whole regions are cordoned off to establish permanent fairgrounds where anyone may partake in the festivities.

Night: An acknowledgement of the closing of the year and the longest nights of the season. Each sunset marks the beginning of celebrations as each person does their part to contribute to bright lights, magical or mundane, to illuminate the long darkness. Festive meals, dependent on the regions, tap into the now brimming stores of food before the long winter settles in. Gift giving is a common tradition, as are acts of charity to help those less fortunate before the winter severity settles.

The Common Races

Uncommon Races

Rare Races

Bahamut: The Platinum Dragon

• Domain: Justice
• Subdomains: Just War, Strength, Curiosity
• The lawful good deity, and primary figurehead for worship by the Dragonborn, this is a benevolent platinum dragon who is responsible for order, new life, and rebirth.

Kord: The Harbinger

• Domain: Perseverance
• Subdomains: Storms, Combat, Forging
• A chaotic good God, his followers adhere to rules of ritual combat, and strive to distinguish themselves in battle using their own strength and weapons on their own creation.

Melora: The Earth Mother

• Domain: Nature
• Subdomains: Birth, Farming, Weather, Healing
• The chaotic good goddess of nature, and clerical sponsor of Spinel. She gave Spinel the charge of restoring balance to the world, and respecting the natural order of nature as it should be. She watches Spinel’s progress with interest. She recently released the full potential of Spinel’s staff after the Capable Crew defeated the Kraken.

Pelor: The Dawn Bringer:

• Domain: Light
• Subdomains: Kindness, Warmth, Altruism, Charity, Sunrise, Farming
• The neutral good god, Pelor is well-liked amongst the empire and beyond, and is one of the most-worshipepd deities in the modern pantheon.

Ioun: The Knowing Mistress

• Domain: Knowledge
• Subdomains: Secrets, Education, Creativity, Intuition
• This neutral goddess is commonly worshiped by historians and arcane magic users, and she is often associated with Erathis and Mirrodin for their shared roles in shaping society.

Erathis: The Edifier

• Domain: Civilization
• Subdomains: Motivation, Industry, Technology
• This true neutral god is admired by some wizards and political figures for its pure expression of progress for progress's sake.

Heironeous: The Brother

• Domain: Friendship, Camaraderie
• Subdomains: Community, Healing, Mental and Physical Health, Purpose
• Heironeous is worshipped by crusaders for chivalry, brotherhood, and justice, who go out into the world and promote goodwill. His opposite, Hextor, is followed by dark and hateful creatures seeking discord and violence.

The Raven Queen: Shepard of the Dead

The Goddess of night and the afterlife, this is a lawful neutral deity feared by many. Poorly understood, she is worshipped for her role in shepherding the dead to their places across the planes in the afterlife.

Mirrodin: The Allfather:

A dwarven god of Invention and Tinkering, this chaotic good deity is also commonly worshipped by gnomes. He is friends with Ioun and Erathis.

Aegir/Aegira: The Deepwalker

A god of the oceans, the depths, contemplation, and aquatic creatures good and bad. Aegir has a dual nature; Aegira represents their lawful side, focusing on healing, community, bountiful fishing, and more. Aegir represents their chaotic side, focusing on riptides, lurking monsters in the depths, horrible storms at sea, solitude, and more. Sailors used to pay tribute to Aegir before a voyage, praying for safe passage, but worship of the deity went out of style in favor of Kord or Melora (Storms and Nature).

Gruumsh: The Orcsire

Tymora: The Fickle One

Mostly forgotten, Tymora and her sister Beshaba are worshipped rarely, and only in small pockets, by those who feel particularly connected to fate.

Beshaba: Lady Doom, Bringer of Bad Luck

Mostly forgotten, Beshaba and her sister Tymora are worshipped rarely, and only in small pockets, by those who feel particularly connected to fate.

Orcus: The Undying

A chaotic evil demon lord of Undeath, who resurrects powerful evil to torment others in retribution. It seems to be taking an interest in adventurers in Athendria, seeking to influence them and find a way out of the depths of the Abyss. If it had its way, it would end all life, leaving the universe in a permanent state of undeath.

Mammon: The Lord of Greed

The lawful evil Arch-Devil of wealth and lies, whose power trickles down to those who seek wealth via a series of decreasingly powerful devils.

Hextor: The God of Strife

The antithesis of Hieroneous, Hextor is a 6-armed menace, bent on the destruction of civilization through war and chaos.

Lolth: The Spider Queen

A forbidden drow diety, this ancient being is the goddess of the underdark and spiders.

Torog: The Crawling King

A lawful evil god of death and decay, depicted as a giant crawling worm with a human face, this deity focuses on what happens after death to the body. The Breathless Assassins' guild in Modouli worship him exclusively, but few other individuals outside of the clerical profession call upon his influence.

Annam: Father to Giants

The orignial father of the different giant races, and long since believed dead or asleep by giantkind.

Bialis Archon: ???

A mysterious forgotten deity, whose desire for entertainment is never satisfied. It seeks heros and villans, transports them to a demi-plane of his own design, and commands them to engage in mortal combat, rewarding the victor with wealth or good fortune in the Athendria afterwards.

Shar, Goddess of Night and Shadow

The dark sister to Selûne. A once powerful goddess of shadow, this entity now resides in the Shadowfell in a ruined onyx palace, dealing with mortals to learn new knowledge, secrets, and twist their lives. She has a personal vendetta against Pelor from the conflicts of the past, and wants Nameless to bring her his archangel, Azazel. Shar resembles a woman with flowing back hair, but has a rudimentary face of shifting shadow that creates only rough black holes where eyes and a mouth should be. She resides in the Obsidian Palace, a mysterious castle that moves across the Shadowfell randomly.

Pantheon of the Reznor Dominion

Pantheon of the Kingdom of Groz

Pantheon of the Kingdom of Uthor

Pantheon of the Orc Tribes

Pantheon of the Goblinoids

The First Age:

Year 0: The Cataclysm

• The fighting reaches a head, with the Blood War from the Hells bleeding over into Athendria. The good-aligned deities still present in Athendria take a stand against clashing of the demons and devils, and combined their powers for a single act of magic that banished all deific power from Athendria, and sealed away the forces of evil back into their respective planes.
• This magical act is known as the Great Expulsion, and it was the last great act of the gods on Athendria to protect their followers from the dangers of divine power left unchecked.
• The consequences of this magical violence was so catastrophic, it devastated all civilizations, undid most technologies, and robbed many mortals of their powers. It transformed many of the existing races into further, complex races, of the varieties seen today across Athendria. Untold multitude of lives were lost in the Planar Wars, and the minor races were mostly set back to simple tools, innate magic, and rudimentary technology after the Catacylsm.

100 PC: Rebuilding from the Ashes

• In the fallout from the Cataclysm, the minor races diversified, covered the continents, and began to rebuild. They began to rediscover magic and technology, but were mostly focused on survival. The climate was chaotic, and took almost a century to stabilize.

260 PC: Rise of the Velki Enclave

• On the continent of Kamuin, groups formed around culture and stability. A group of talented magic-users discovered the Lapis Arcanum, a crystallized remanant of the Primogenitor. Their study of its bottomless power led to a rapid expansion in technology and magical technique. They rallied around it, and their use of its power formed the Velki Enclave.

325 PC: The Peak of Velkian Power

• The Velkian Enclave grew to encompass much of Kamuin and beyond, rediscovering older magic and exploring new schools of magic. Civilization flourished, and new developments happened rapidly.

354 PC: Nangshi Monastery Constructed in the Astral Sea

• Velkian mages and clerics founded a mystical Monastery deep in the Astral Sea, bridging religious differences to ensure the survival of good forces in Athendria and beyond.

370 PC: The Founding of the Plutocracy of Uthor

• The elves founded Uthorim on the eastern shores of Kamuin, and have been relatively reclusive in the centuries since.

420 PC: The Founding of the Kingdom of Groz

• The dwarven empire arose in the south of Kamuin, as reclusive but wealthy dwarves engaged in trade with the elves and other tribes of the continent.
• Grozmirlun was founded after several centuries of inter-clan conflict in the hills and caves at the end of the Worldspine Mountains. The victorious dwarves took over the surface, and the bitter deep dwarves descended into the underdark.

432 PC: The Fall of the Velki Enclave

• An ancient red dragon known as Hemdorak the Merciless emerged from hiding and attacked the heart of the Velkian Enclave, seeking the fabled Lapis Arcanum. He utterly destroyed their capital city, stole the stone, and killed the vast majority of the citizens and mages remaining.
• A young and talented mage, known as Birru, returned from an expedition to find his city and people in ruins. Vowing revenge, he sought out Hemdorak in the years that followed. He eventually stole the stone back, and barely managed to banish Hemdorak to the Plane of Fire with its power.
• Determined to protect this world from the harm of such monstrous creatures ever again, he traveled the continent and beyond, seeking out and sealing shut all existing natural portals that he could find connecting Athendria to the other planes. The binding magic that held the portals shut was maintained by the seemingly infinite depths of the Lapis Arcanum's power.
• Despite Birru's efforts, the Velki Enclave was ruined, and its infrastructure collapsed.

503 PC: The Founding of Lutetia

• Birru gathered together like-minded industrious denizens of the mid-continent, choosing to create a new city and new civilization where all could flourish, free from the threat of other planes, dangerous magic, and more.
• Birru led the city as a King, facilitating trade and nurturing the smaller surrounding towns that were rising up.

509 PC: The Founding of the Reznor Dominion on Ikesh

• Dark elves, deep dwarves, deep gnomes and other subterranean races rose to the surface from centuries in isolation in the Underdark, and found a home on the cold and dark continent of Ikesh.
• Only the dark elves remained organized, and they established the first city Kellenora, at the base of the Darkspire Mountains on Ikesh.
• In the centuries that followed, the Dark Elves expanded and formed the Reznor Dominon, a matriarchal, racial society.

543 PC: The Creation of the Dragonborn Homeland, Thaumdural

• The proud dragonborn found a natural home on the peak of Mount Strohlcairn on Kamuin, in the natural springs fueled by the simmering volcanic activity. They began to develop culture and focus on trading unique minerals and flying mounts they had tamed on the mountaintops.

589 PC: The Founding of Gnomeopolis

• Gnomes gathered in the Crast Hills of Kamuin, on the shores of Attawich Loch. Initially a fishing town, the city grew rapidly after mining adventures discovered a wealth of ore beneath the hills.
  • 702 PC: The miners discovered Welbi Shards, reddish crystals containing potent energy
  • 833 PC: Upstart hobgoblins from the north instigated the Hobgoblin Conquests, an ongoing conflict between the denizens of the Crast Hills and the northern goblinoids
  • 834 PC: In response to the threat, the gnomish inventor Welbi created the Warforged: robotic humanoids designed to defend his people against the hordes from the north. This development was highly effective, and the hobgoblins were scattered.
  • 865 PC: A warforged unit named itself as Uryon, and led the other warforged in the Ury Uprising against their gnomish masters. Peace was quickly sought, and the gnomes banned the techniques of Warforged production. The Warforged fled in ships to Ikesh, and established New Uryopolis on the subcontinent island of Autria.

• 892 PC: The gnomes reclaimed the hideous sport of Gnomeball, originally invented by the hobgoblin hordes to play a game using gnome heads, and made it their own using a leather ball and performance-enhancing tech.

735 PC: The Founding of Brightshore

• Desiring to claim a strong position on the coast of Kamuin, Birru facilitated the creation of the city of Brightshore on the river delta at the mouth of the Frostfall River as it meets the Vanjan Sea.
• Birru instigated local prominent nobility to govern it independently, as part of the land-sea trade route.

762 PC: Establishment of Crystallia

• Several wealthy trade families from across Ikesh and Kamuin gathered and formed the trade city of Crystallia in the neutral location of the Crystal Sands Desert on Ebrea.
• It rapidly grew with the influx of cash and strategic location on the shores of Ebrea.

797 PC: Establishment of Drakkengrad in the Midlands

• Five barbarian tribes in the Midlands of Ikesh impressed several of the wild dragons living there with their tenacity.
• They were gifted with Drakes, loyal, magic-derived creatures that represent the five colors of chromatic dragon.
• With the drakes as their focus, the tribes shared their power and rose as the Drakelords of Ikesh.
• Drakkengrad formed in the center of the five tribes, and rapidly grew as the Drakelords forged alliances and established their boundaries.

854 PC: The Creation of the Birrundul Empire

• Birru combined the scattered cities and warring tribes of the region into a single unified empire.
• He took on a new alias of Emperor Fevagore, and hid his appearance to hide his unnatural longevity, thanks to the Lapis Arcanum.
• Birru continued to hide the Lapis from any who would seek to abuse its power.

882 PC: Creation of Awyn's Tablets

• A lycanthrope druid known as Aywn forged two tablets, one for each of the two moons of Athendria. These tablets contained the power to request a wish of the dual moon dieties, Selune and Malar.
• A mage known as Horrister the Wise learned of Awyn's creation, and feared it potential. He defeated Aywn, and took one tablet to destroy it. Awyn banished the other tablet with her dying breath, and perished. Horrister broke the tablet, threw one piece into Attiwich Loch, and left the other piece with a young elven priestess of Selune, Sumia Silvertail for safekeeping without mentioning why.
• Horrister wrote his story down, postulating the other tablets may have been banished to the Feywild and/or Shadowfell.

993 PC: The Invention of Airship Technology

• Crystallian technologists traded with the Birdfolk of the Isle Gravitaas, and established airships. They use them extensively on Ebrea and Ikesh, and have introduced the technology to other major cities for intercontinental trade. Kamuin has been excluded in this initial trade agreement, due to tensions between the Reznor and Uthorim.

1035 - 1072 PC: The Flash Wars

• A conflict between the Uryon Confederation and the Reznor Dominion escalated as the result of racial tensions in trade cities between the two, and of expansionist tendencies by the Shadequeen of the Reznor.
• The fighting endured for 37 years before a fragile cease-fire was declared
• Tensions remain high to this day, and the conflict has had flare-ups in the years since, as the Reznor continue to seek an opening in the impenetrable defenses of the Uryon Confederation.

1075-1076 PC:

• Four modest heroes began to adventure in Kamuin, starting in the misty town of Frostford.
  • Their names were Spinel, Janos, Notrick, and Nameless.
• Meanwhile, the Lapis Arcanum, the fabled endless font of magical energy, has finally run empty. Its power was fueling the numerous portal closures around the world, as well as the centuries long life of Birru. As its power rapidly waned, the enchantments woven by Birru long ago began to weaken.
• The seal on the portal to the plane of fire failed, and Hemdorak returned. His appearance resulted in the rapid destruction of Thaumdural, an event that was desired by assassins hired by an unknown source from Brightshore.
• Planar portals across the continent and beyond began to open once again.
• The heroes inadvertantly woke three ancient mages, frozen in time from the era of the Velki Enclave. They are known only as the Velkian Dissidents.
• The Nightwalker Guild was destroyed in Lutetia by our heroes, who branded themselves as the Capable Crew.
• Birru reached out to the Capable Crew, informed them of his failures, and asked them to defend the realm from the monsters beyond the opening portals.
• The team defeated several planar Monstrosities (a Kraken, a Phoenix, and an Ooze)
• They traveled to the Plane of Water, to the Isle of Dread, to retrieve the fabled weapon Dragonsbane.
• With the mythic weapon, they defeated Hemdorak and Syvleth, two draconic horrors linked to the Velki Enclave.
• Emperor Birru finally passed away, as the last drops of power left the Lapis. He gifted the now inert stone to Nameless.
• The machinations of the Velkian Dissidents were revealed: their goal was to create a new Lapis Arcanum, forged from the stolen souls of thousands.
• With this artificial creation, they sought to ascend to godhood.
• The Dissidents turned several cities to stone, harnessing their souls to grow a new crystal.
• During their final effort, as they sought to harvest the souls from Lutetia and channel the energies of the positive and negative planes of energy, the Capable Crew took a stand against them with their allies and friends on the Balmere Plateau.
• The Capable Crew stopped the evildoers, and restored the cities of Crystallia and Lutetia using their considerable powers.
• They became legends, and the empire entered into a period of peace.
• Janos oversaw the creation of the Order of the Grasping Fist, negotiating trade agreements with Crystallia.
• Spinel wanders the planes seeking to restore balance where necessary banishing undeath in the name of her goddess Melora.
• Notrick established the League of Blue Steel, a monster hunter and smithing guild.
• Nameless, now going by Abdiel, wanders the planes collecting rare and magical items, and collaborating with powerful entities.
• Athendria enters a couple decades of relative peace and prosperity.

1093 PC:

• A party of adventurers meet in Brooksburg, in the northern reaches of the Skuldur region on Kamuin. Their adventure begins…
  • Galaxea, a water-touched half-elf cleric from Uthorim
  • Porkchop, a shifter rogue from the city streets of Lutetia
  • Thuzzal, a changling archer living alone, seeking to escape his past
  • Chad Broheart, a half-orc paladin of Hieroneous, spreading the good word of brotherhood
• After exploring the caves beneath the town, a pit fiend Goht Dumag is summoned to defeat the demon Bezilak at the request of the team. He stopped the demon, but then flies away into the night.
• On the road south, a mage known as Old Thrush, a holdover from the Nightwalker Guild, is defeated and his gang is destroyed by the group.
• In the depths of Attawich Loch near Gnomeopolis, Galaxea discovers an ancient temple to one of the titans, Aegir, and defeats the beholder named Borglyn the Boytrose, uncovering half of Awyn's Tablet in the process.
• The team face of against Gellureth, an adult White Dragon, on the shore of the Loch, defeating after fighting in an ice cave. Their heroic efforts freed Harmstead from the Dragon's influence, earning them their name.

1094 PC:

• After traveling to Lutetia, Chad uncovers an artifact known as the Third Fist of Hextor deep in the catacombs.
• The team travels to Crooked Rock, after taking an airship from the Tower of the Grasping Fist, seeking insight about the Tablet shard Porkchop had found.

1127 PC:

• Graymoore

The Nightshade:

A broad and effective network of organized criminals and thieves. Comprised on distinct units, operating out of most major cities and controlling the majority of black market/underground trade on the continent of Kamuin. Silvana, Daedrin, and Claudius Maximillian are a major crime family, known as the Solanaceae.

The Hammersparks:

A professional Merchant/Artisan Guild, composed of only the most skilled and renowned practitioners of craft and smithing. Members are inducted into the ranks once they prove their prowess to a current senior member at the temple of the Allhammer, Moradin in Lutetia. Earning the rank of Hammerspark proves skill and brings a lot of business and interest to its members.

The Breathless:

Assassins’ Guild, localized in the southwest, in an unknown location in the heart of the desert. Their symbol is a gaping mouth. Known for their track record, reliability, kingly price, and secrecy. The organization has existed for hundreds of years, and is a truly neutral party, collaborating only to the highest bidder. Worships Torog, god of Death, and enacts his will through their work. Ranks include Breathless, Expirator, Whisperer, and Arch Suffocant.

The Crimson Cloaks:

The imperial guard of Birunduul, found in every city and village. In Lutetia, only the bravest and most skillful are allowed to join. They recruit the best from all the provinces to join the Cloaks.

The Distillers:

Secret Society that fronts as a brewer’s guild. High ranking members are inducted into the inner ranks. Sole purpose is the discovery of new knowledge and ancient magic for the glory of Erathis. Grand Brewmaster of the Verdance is Kussek Runebrew. He collaborated with the team to defeat a Chain Devil in Oakdale, and he invited them to visit the temple of Erathis in Lutetia.

The Velki Enclave:

An ancient magical society, long ago wiped out by the red dragon Hemdorak after he stole the legendary stone, the Lapis Arcanum. The ruins of this organization can be found scattered throughout Kamuin and beyond, with the majority of the ruins located deep in the Haunted Wastes. The Velkian Dissidents were a shadowy splinter organization of the now defunct Velki Enclave. Regarded as heretics, they left the organization and formed their own, including a variety of questionable outposts across the land. Their creed stands as: "Knowledge begets Power. Might forces Understanding. We dissidents reject the archaic foundations of the Enclave, and forge a new path in pursuit of these goals."

The Order of the Discerning Eye:

A group of like-minded wizards and magically gifted individuals, found almost exclusively within the Magicisan's Respite in Lutetia. They gaurd their secrets closely, and work in close proximity to many of the wealthy elites. They're rumored to have shady dealings with the Nightwalkers and other cities.

10 Tenets of the Way of the Grasping Fist

1. Wealth leads to success, success leads to happiness, happiness leads to enlightment.
2. Rewards are nice, nice people give rewards, earn rewards by helping nice people.
3. When other people have mor emoney, other people give YOU more money.
4. Realize your desires by reaching out and grasping them. Do not allow your desires to grasp you.
5. While recognition and notice are admirable goals, they often make other goals difficult. Apply and seek recognition and notice judiciously.
6. Before you have wealth, one exists in a dark place. Simiilarily, before you have victory, one must coexist with dark places.
7. The gleam of gold and glory is often grasped by deeds done in darkness with deiscretion.
8. When you grasp your dreams, make of your hand a fist, and hold your treasures tighlty. They cannot always be replaced.
9. The face is a flexible tool, built for deception and honesty both. The fist is an unyielding one, built for battle. Grasp the value of both.
10. Comrades cannot be replaced. Grasp these treasures the closest, and bring the fist to any who would dare take them from you.

Goals and Characteristics of the Order

• Generate an order of monks that seek fame and fortune. Mostly fortune.
• Realize the way of the grasping fist. Achieve greatness and wealth, they lead to enlightenment.
• Encourage the growth of wealth in all those around them.
• Respect those who aid the order and value friendships closely.
• Religiously, worship the guidance of Janos, praise the support of Selune (for her temple) but otherwise choose as you please.
• Advanced members will serve as mercenaries/guards/agents of wealthy or wealth seeking individuals to bring monetary gain to themselves and the monkastery.
• Younger members will seek out new followers and explain the ideology of the order.
• New members will pay a small entrance fee and then spend time learning the tenets and training.
• Master members will train other members and arrange for the expansion of monkastery property and acquisition of contracts.
• The monkastery will work closely with the priesthood of Selune, their original and greatest benefactors.
• Lycanthropy will not be "encouraged" but will be accepted.
• Expansion into other mercantile endeavors will be smiled upon and encouraged.

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Gowron the Eruditious:

A slim orc with pale skin and unusual intelligence with a degree in orc studies from Clearwater Academy in Lutetia. Gowron was cast out of his tribe at an early age, since the clan warchief considered him an eventual threat, and was adopted by a friendly gnome wizard on the fringes of the forests outside the Balmere Plateau. He eventually moved to Lutetia and pursued a career in magicks to promote orcish welfare and reduce prejudice around his race. He dabbles as a wizard and inventor, currently attempting to utilize stray cats and their extra lives as a source of energy. He has recently devoted himself to his research and moved to private facilities outside Squalortown, as he recently acquired a grant from unknown sources to produce energy ingots.

Professor Pergolor:

A goth firbolg wizard expert of the
Shadowfell, seeking aid from Nameless
to deliver his instrumentation to the
Shadowfell for research purposes.
He shared his knowledge about
communing rituals with Shar with
Nameless, and educated him about
the presence of Selune within the
Feywild.

Kussek Runebrew:

A hurdy-gurdy wielding, trim elderly
dwarvish male who met the Capable
Crew early in their adventure at the
Flirting Friar. He told the party
to meet him at the temple to Erathis in Lutetia after
aiding them. He is also the High Brewmaster of the Distillers, an organization that fronts as a distillery to produce alcohol while secretly filtering knowledge to prevent powerful knowledge from landing in the hands of the public.

Matron Aneki Longtooth:

An aging female Goliath and the Head Priestess at the Temple of Melora. She educated Spinel about Melora and facilitated her vision quest to become Melora's Champion.

Tusania Rubysnatcher:

A shrewd, grey-haired gnomish woman with a braided ponytail who operates as a fence and maintains debts for Vith and Lyrin. Nameless and Janos assaulted her door when she was unwilling to open her shop at night, causing her to call for aid from Zehdra, which they then disintegrated.

Brunhilda, the Chaste

A silver-scaled dragonborn paladin of Bahamut, this voluptuous holy warrior serves only to further the interests of her temple. However, she seems to be suppressing some strange emotions, and spends time gazing off into the sky, deep in thought.

Archimandrite Kantor:

An intimidatingly muscular and lean tall human male, dressed in simple robes. He oversees ritual battle within the Temple of Kord, as well as the operation of the Temple and any pressing matters involving his diety. He is secretly impressed by Notrick.

Master Coldren:

A dark-skinned female aasimar with lightning-hue blue eyes, muscular and with a clean-shaven head. She works in the smithy and aids in the production of Kordite. She initially dismissed Notrick, and instructed him to make something more intimidating before she gave him her time. She is rapidly becoming more friendly towards Notrick over their shared love of smithing.

Madame Janeta:

The industrious tiefling proprietor of the Saintly Sheep. She is a hard worker and caring for her employees. She relies on her right-hand man and friend Chuck Huggenkiss for his input and protection.

Chuck Huggenkiss:

The heavily-muscled bouncer at the Saintly Sheep, Chuck stands out wearing little more than some strappy pants, a vest, and a gaudy pink mohawk. He is friendly towards all, except those who irritate Madame Janeta.

Lord Giotto Maximilian:

A young and eager man, who was recently adopted by the Maximilian funded orphanage in Lutetia, where many orphans who grow to maturity take the name Maximilian. He joined politics in mimicry of his benefactor, and focuses on social work and philanthropy efforts in the city.

Lord Samwell Harrington:

This portly, balding human man dressed in opulent robes is the head of the wealthy Harrington family. He is responsible for agriculture and trade dealing with foodstuffs and textiles. He likes Vicmorn Glorygem, and works with him closely on acquiring lumber and foodstuffs from the Verdance.

Judge Elizabeth Pierpont:

A thin and tight-lipped woman wearing simple dark robes, Elizabeth is a half-elf woman with graying hair. She has squeaky clean motivations (lawful good) and cares only about the facts and ensuring justice is followed. She is the final say on judiciary issues within the city.

Duke Thomas Brighton:

A dwarvish man in his prime, with a short temper and wearing ceremonial garb of Grozmirlun. He hates Vicmorn Glorygem, and has criminal ties with the Nightwalkers. He is angry at their dissappearnace and its impact on the local flow of wealth.

Hierophant Zorythas Neresh:

An ancient, bronze-scaled dragonborn High Priest of the Temple of Bahamut. He knows Janos, and that he once offered to aid the cult with food, but they robbed his temple's stuff before fleeing to the forests. He is wise and represents the religious of the city.

General Edrik Gunderson:

A hulking, heavy-browed human man, he is crass and harsh in demeanor. He wears the uniform of the Crimson Cloaks, but has a history of racism towards orcs due to their raids in the past. He is rumored to have once killed an entire village of half-orc and orc barbarians. He has since gone into exile and returned a changed man, after being forced to cooperate with the Orcs of Thrigrun to survive.

Court Historian Themaris Elsinor:

An elven noble from Uthorim, Themaris is a low-born relative of a noble family who spent more time engrossed in books and history than politics. Her dual backgrounds of Uthorim nobility and history, along with her savant memory, make her a valuable reference for the council and its discussions.

Archmage Phumari the Dazzling:

A reclusive and powerful mage. She is part fire genasi, and when she is angry her eyebrows burst into flames. She resented Birru, for his obvious magical abilities which he rarely used. She is the Headmistriss of Clearwater Academy and well connected with the magic community.

Emperor Galdur Fevagore (Deceased):

The seemingly immortal emperor of Birrundul, this powerful and ageless leader has guided the western half of the continent for centuries. His true identity is Birru, an ancient wizard who is the only survivor of a past catastrophe which destroyed the Velki Enclave. He recently passed away, aging rapidly due to the expiration of the Lapis Arcanum, a mystic relic which had been sustaining his life force for ages.

Nix (Deceased):

A local leader of the Nightwalkers guild, Nix was slain when the Capable Crew assaulted the Nightwalker's hideout within the sewers. The loss of her guidance has left the guild scattered and disjointed.

Duke Claudius Maximilian (Deceased):

Head of the wealthy Maximilian family, Claudius is a prominent philanthropist and cultural leader. He rose to power quickly, any many suspect him as being more dangerous than he seems. He is secretly the leader of the Nightwalker thieves cult, part of the inner circle of the Distillers, and has his fingers deep in many questionable dealings. His influence is slightly wider than that of the other notable elite familes: the Harringtons, Brightons, and Pierponts. Nix, the highest ranking active member of the Nightwalkers, reported directly to him and his adopted son, Lord Daedrin Maximilian of Brightshore. (He will try to dominate Notrick)

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The Breathless:

This influential assassin's guild is rumored to exist in the desert near Modouli, and is hired frequently by the rich and powerful to deal with their enemies.

Duchess Elatriss Silentall:

An elderly gnommish craftswoman (195 years old), Elatriss governs over Gnomeopolis as the trusted elder. She rose to power by building some of the best sailing vessels for the Imperial fleet in Attiwich Loch, before rolling them across the hills to the Sea.

Yoskas Sparktoe:

Leader of a band of gnomish mercenaries, this wily gnome wears black clothes and a bandana around his head. He subcontracts out bounties on criminals and monsters alike to those willing to align with his band, the Gearbreakers.

Albert Ernstein:

This wild-haired gnome goes by Bert, or Ernie to his friends. A well-informed thief who operates on the streets, he is knowledgeable about previous Nightwalker activity in the region but avoids them. He has a passionate hatred for slavers. He is familiar with all black market activities

Zanzu Metalseeker:

An old wizened gnome with a permanent shock of poofed-out frizzy hair. He has super thick spectacles, and is the leader of a group of mechatronic enthusiasts known as the Industrialists. They innovate constantly, and many strange automaton inventions wander their space in the Temple to Mirrodin. He is old enough to remember the Oré Incident, when the Warforged servants overthrew their masters and migrated to Ikesh. He abhors tech bordering on intelligence.

Myna Silvertuft:

A regal gnome with silver flowing hair and sharp eyes, Myna is Captain of the Dancers, a group of fighters dedicated to the defense of Gnomeopolis, the Duchess, and her people. They rarely use their Gneutralizer suits, instead relying on rapiers and firearms to enforce the law. They are beloved by the good citizens for their selfless service, and joining the Dancers is a great honor.

Gnomeball:

This recent sport has
exploded in popularity,
with the teams from
each faction in the city
vying for renown each
year in the annual
tournament. Bets have
never been higher, and
the stakes are high to
acquire the favor of Brillin
and ensure the player's faction being supported by his industry and maintnence for the following year.

A match is played between two teams, with 5 players on each side. The ball is a massive iron cannonball, and players inside mech suits kick the ball around the large, dish-shaped arena. To score a point, the players must scoop up the ball into their cannon-like arm and fire it through one of three vertical hoop goals. Once they've scooped it up and are taking aim, they cannot move their feet. The teams cooperate to defend their own goals, move the ball to the other team's goals, and pass the ball to get in an optimal angle to fire and earn a point. The smaller, central goal is worth three points, while the larger, side goals are worth one each.

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Nickleback Schnicklefritz

A wandering homeless halfling, this strange fellow with bulging bloodshot eyes and a limp has a random assortment of dubious goods at very cheap prices. Finding him is a bit of a search, and needs a high investigation roll to figure out what corner of the region he's holed up in.

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Ilhihuatl

An ancient city in the deepest regions of the jungle, ruled by powerful sorcerous yuan-ti. The civilization stands out as having overcome the primal savagery of the tropics to some extent, and has an unexpected amount of order within. The primary deity is the demonic entity Merrshaulk, the Night Serpent, and all of society revolves around his worship, demanding regular sacrifices and rituals. The Yuan-Ti shun any other races, maintaining a hostile and exclusive dominanace over the immediate region. They have avoided the Thirst by regularly giving tribute to Syvleth's demands.

Xochitl

The ruins of an ancient small city, now overrun by feral dragonborn, lizardfolk, and kobold refugees. Their leader, Chief Coazoeh the Orange Fang, oversees foraging and maintains the unruly lot. The pecking order resolves to size and strength, with magic users being at the top.

Parhua

A tribal village consisting primarily of tortles, this remains to be the last major gathering of tortles in the region. Heavily impacted by Syvleth's breath, but unwilling to leave their ancestral home, the tortles languish stubbornly.

The Maw of Achli

A massive cave in the heart of the jungle, and the origin of Syvleth. This once was the location of an ancient Velkian dissident biological laboratory. Syvleth is the culmination of heinous experiments with necromancy and genetic tampering. The deepest parts of the caves still have some research enclosures intact, running on long-forgotten technology. Adventurors investigating here will likely be devoured by Syvleth, but those who sneak past have much to learn from the ancient technology and records within.

Teyaco Mire

This vile marshland is rumored to be the last site of a battle between a water goddess and Melora. The water and the land exsist in perpetual change, and few who venture in ever return. Dangerous monsters lurk beneath the murky waters.

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Leader of the Bảo Dynasty: Gōng Giang Bảo Leader of the Sangpo Dynasty: Fūrén Lin Sangpo

Librarian/Teacher: Lǎoshī Duan Sangpo

Gunsmith Apprentice: Yang Bảo

Gunsmith Master: Zōngshī Ma Bảo

Bùqiāng is the repeating rifle, developed by Ma Bao

Sangpo guns are Huǒqì