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Calendar of Ravia

Timeline of Innune

Civil War breaks out amongst the Deep Elves (Year 438)

The deep elves, unable to decide who will lead them and becoming more affected by some form of corruption located deep in the earth devolve into a civil war, with most combatants fighting merely for selfish reasons.

A group of females who have been mistreated by the power-hungry men and looking for any escape to regain power and teach the men a lesson gather together, and, led by a female named Yvonnel beseech the power of Llolth, who offers her power and blessings so long as the Deep Elves swear their undying and eternal loyalty and faith to her. The females agree, and go on to dominate the Deep Elves, forcing all to worship Lolth and establishing the city of Menzoberranzan and the ruling council, with each of the original group of females forming a noble house and gaining a seat on the ruling council, as such, the Deep Elves became the Drow.

Rise of Humanity (Year 1238)

Humanity suddenly and violently spreads across the lands, and the name Osmant is first heard across the world.

Unification of Humanity (Year 1243)

A human by the name of Osmant marches a band of warriors across the continent, defeating and bringing all human tribes under his banner.

Order of the Unbending Faith founded in Witchwood (Year 1244)

Lord Tythus Wisengamot gathers a coalition of knights and paladins and forms the Order of the Unbending Faith to act as a defensive military force against the dark creatures that lived within the Witchwood.

Formation of the Osmant Empire (Year 1247)

Osmant names himself Emperor and deems the continent under his rule.

First Expedition to the Forbidden Lands (Year 1486)

The first expedition ordered by Emperor Osmant to the Forbidden Lands sets sail, the ship and the crew are never seen or heard from again.

Capital of the Osmant Empire Completed (Year 1857)

Construction on the capital city is completed, located between the nations of Almorea and Gyaralus with a strange tower nearby.

Aerilon Astarthe finishes construction (Year 2020)

A great pyramid is built around the strange tower on orders of Emperor Osmant, named Aerilon Astarthe.

First Political Purge (Year 2165)

Emperor Osmant, under advisement from a number of power-hungry nobles, believes that the current political structure in his empire are plotting some sort of coup to overthrow him, in retaliation, on the night of the 14th of Savra, 2165, a vast majority of nobles and politicians are assassinated by order of Emperor Osmant.

Attempted coup on Emperor Osmant (Year 2167)

The first political purge had been orchestrated by a number of power-hungry nobles and politicians by claiming the then-government had an internal plot to overthrow the emperor, in actuality, this was a plan to have the government removed and these power-hungry nobles put in places of power so they could execute their coup. Their attempt failed due to a number of original conspirators deciding against the plan once they were put in positions of power, leaving the remaining culprits to undertake a failed assassination attempt for which they were punished with public torture and executions.

War with the Shu Province Breaks Out (Year 2372)

Emperor Osmant, unhappy with the Shu Province not pledging fealty to his empire, declares war on the Shu Province.

Second Political Purge (Year 2572)

Nearly four-hundred years after the first political purge, Emperor Osmant orders the purge of a large portion of the nobles and government officials, most of whom are descendants of those put in place from the first political purge. In the place of those removed are a number of political power-brokers and kingmakers who have been operating at the behest of Emperor Osmant.

War with the Shu Province Ends (Year 2406)

declares the Shu Province a renegade state and it becomes forbidden to acknowledge the Shu Province exists.

The Withering Tyrant slips through the Aiudara (Year 2783)

An ancient fey dragon named Nyrrinteol, The Withering Tyrant manages to pass through the Aiudara from Castrovel into Ravia and begins to attack Elven cities.

Elandorr Cramys kills The Withering Tyrant in single combat (Year 2785)

An elven warrior named Elandorr Cramys hunts down Nyrrinteol and single-handedly battles the dragon, after two straight days of battle, Elandorr lands the final blow, killing the Withering Tyrant. Death of the Elven Sages (Years 3164 - 3678) The Elven Sages, four of the five original travellers from Castrovel that arrived in Ravia pass away and are buried in Morenial Ath Tel'ihar (Tomb of the Elven Sages), only the Elder-Seer remains as part of the original travellers from Castrovel. Elandorr Cramys, hero of the Elven folk, swears his eternal soul to guard the tomb.

Emperor Osmant removes all government (Year 4006)

Emperor Osmant, no longer trusting even his close advisors, collapses all government and forces all politicians and nobles to give up their titles and assets or be executed. This year would be known as The Year of the Iron Tyrant.

Osmant Empire Vanishes (Year 4680)

The Osmant Empire suddenly, overnight, just disappears, the capital city itself has vanished, in its place is an enormous desert.

Ingomarr Volcano Erupts (Year 5412)

Ingomarr Volcano, a volcano deep in the Edge of the World mountains erupts, wiping out many tribes of Goliaths and Giants, it is believed that a city of Fire Giants is responsible for this event.

The rise of King Magmarr (Year 5422)

The Fire Giant, King Magmarr journeys to the halls of all the Fire Giant clans and defeats each Jarl, becoming Jarl of each clan and unifying the Fire Giant clans under his banner, a feat that he completes in 100 days, a holiday celebrated by Fire Giants as “The Hundred Days of Magmarr”

The Polimus Barony secedes from the Kingdom of Gyaralus (Year 5547)

Tensions between the people of the Polimus Barony and the ruling Kingdom of Gyaralus reach a boiling point, King Typhus XIII decides that rather than facing a civil war he would most likely lose, and have The Polimus Barony become its own nation he would allow them to secede and become an independent nation without any bloodshed, thus appearing to be the magnanimous king who cares for the woes of his people rather than an iron-fisted ruler.

The Polimus Barony chooses Baron Asmar Altreus to be their elected king and becomes the nation of Altreus.

The Dragon Prophecies are Recorded (Year 5621)

An ancient platinum dragon lands in Talenvet and speaks a prophecy before dying, the cause of death or why the dragon left the Edge of the World mountains and landed in Talenvet are unknown to this day.

The Dwarves begin the “Journey for Sky” (Year 5961)

The Dwarven people, who have always lived in underground cities, begin a journey to discover what is beyond their underground tunnels, calling it the Journey for Sky.

Mithral Hall is built (Year 6013)

The dwarves, in their “journey for sky" discover the Mithral-rich mountain in the north of Gyaralus and claim it as Mithral Hall, the new home of the Dwarven people.

The Sorcerer-King appears in Altreus (Year 6491)

A mysterious figure appears in Altreus claiming to be the Sorcerer-King, the greatest and most powerful magic-user in all of Ravia, and declares themself king of all Altreus, the citizens and the actual king generally ignore them as nothing more than a rambling lunatic.

The Sorcerer-King claims Altreus (Year 6500)

The Sorcerer-King breaks into the royal palace of Altreus and magically forces the king to decree that the Sorcerer-King is the new king of Altreus before forcing the king to kill himself.

The Sorcerer-King becomes the Lich King (Year 6541)

The Sorcerer-King completes the ritual of Lichdom and becomes a lich, naming themselves the Lich King, ruler of Altreus and renaming the entire nation the Domain of the Lich King.

The Lich King raises a small island off the coast of their new domain and constructs a tower from which they would rule their domain, this tower becomes known as the Dead Tower.

Vampires appear in Herfuria/Feigrheimr (Year 6552)

Rumours spread amongst the locals that a brood of vampires had made their home in the Forest of the Draugr, and were amassing the zombies and infected into an army.

Bone Dragon attacks Rocinante (Year 6557)

An undead Bone Dragon appears in the nation of Gyaralus, laying waste to the city of Rocinante before flying back in the direction of the Domain of the Lich King.

The Crusade of Graves begins (Year 6558)

The Order of the Unbending Faith decides to deal with the rising threat of the undead, both from the Domain of the Lich King and The Forest of the Draugr, they begin their march from Embercairn in Almorea down towards Herfuria.

Battle of Thordinslond (Year 6560)

The vampires, hearing of this crusade, send their army of undead across Herfuria and are intercepted in the region of Thordinslond, which becomes the location of the first battle of the Crusade of Graves. The crusaders are routed due to sheer numbers and retreat back to The Einarjar Peaks.

The Vampires use the mass of dead bodies to perform a ritual known as the Ritual of Eternal Night, blocking out the sun and shrouding Herfuria in eternal, wintery night, allowing the vampires to come forward from the forest and join the battle.

The Battle of Einarjar Peaks (Year 6562)

The Crusaders had managed to hold their ground in the Einarjar Peaks due to the fortified position, but they were slowly losing ground to the unending swarm of undead who did not need sleep or sustenance to maintain a war. In a last ditch effort to gain a position of power against the vampires and their undead army, the crusaders beseeched the aid of the Einarjar spirits of the mountain, who agreed to help get rid of the threat of the undead in their sacred lands. Bolstered by the aid of the Einarjar, the crusaders cut through the undead and drove them back to the Forest of the Draugr, where a magical seal was put in place to prevent them from leaving the forest again.

The Einarjar spirits following the battle undo the spell, ending the Eternal Night in Herfuria.

The Crusade of Graves ends (Year 6563)

With the undead sealed in the Forest of Draugr, the Order of the Unbending Faith were left with a fraction of their fighting force and their resources were all spent, as such, it was decided that they would have to settle for the liberation of Herfuria and thus the crusade ended.

Dwarfholme is founded (Year 7210)

The Dwarven city of Dwarfholme is founded in the south-west corner of Almorea in the Edge of the World mountains.

War of the Elven Blade Begins (Year 7631)

The elves of Allanteas march from their home towards Dragon Spine in the beginning of a war between elves and giants.

Battle of Dragon Peaks (Year 7638)

The elves who marched from Allanteas encountered their first major battle at the base of the Dragon Peaks with the giants maintaining the advantage of the high-ground to keep the elves from pushing into the mountains and attacking the homes of the giants, the skirmishing occasionally gained the attention of the dragons who roosted in Dragon Peaks who would fly down and indiscriminately attack any beings they saw.

Battle of Oaths Crossing (Year 7712)

By 7706, the Elven army had not been able to gain a strong foothold in the Dragon Peaks and were pushed back towards Oaths Crossing, the giants sensing a chance to push the elves back into Alvengrove pushed their attack all the way back to Oaths Crossing, led by a young and upcoming general of the giant armies, General Eilgr.

Siege of Allanteas (Year 7801)

After the success the giants saw in the Battle of Oaths Crossing, the giants had indeed managed to push the elves back to Alvengrove, and as far back as the borders of Allanteas, placing the elven city under siege for the next three years, the siege is eventually broken but the elves still struggle to escape Alvengrove and skirmishing around the borders of Alvengrove continues for many years to come.

The Crusade of Wyrms Begins (Year 7802)

The Order of the Unbending Faith convened a new crusade to combat the dragons who had been awoken by the warring elves and giants, and who were now raiding and destroying farms and villages across Almorea.

The Siege of Embercairn (Year 7808)

The giants believe that the newly formed Crusade is nothing more than a cover for the humans to march from Embercairn and take the rear of the force camped outside of Allanteas, and as such, split their force to lay siege to Embercairn in an effort to keep the Order of the Unbending Faith focused on defending their home rather than coming to the aid of the elves. The siege breaks four years later when General Eilgr shifts troops to the west to battle the elves around Alvengrove.

The Sacking of Wolfwater (Year 7824)

The Fire-Giant King Magmarr, seeing an opportunity to not only defeat the elves but to take over Almorea splits his army further, and begins to target the nearby cities of Alvengrove and Embercairn, the first casualty is the city of Wolfwater which is reduced to cinders overnight on the 28th of Miel, a day which is remembered as “The Day of the Burning Wolf”, and is respected as a day of remembrance even now.

The Invasion of Herfuria (Year 7846)

With the great success King Magmarr has in his domination of Almorea, he turns his attention to Herfuria, and, using Almorea as his staging ground, begins invading the southern nation.

The First Battle of the Grimfrost Expanse (Year 7850)

The Herfurians do not take the invasion of the giants lightly, however, the Frost Giants, feeling right at home in the cold south of Herfuria push deep into the nation, reaching the Grimfrost Expanse which played host to the largest battle of the War of Elven Blades, and after a day of fighting, the Herfurians had pushed back the Giants but suffered heavy losses, the losses sustained in the First Battle of the Grimfrost Expanse are commonly pointed to as the reason why Herfuria fell to the giants.

The Fall of Herfuria (Year 7872)

Lacking the numbers to hold back the invading giants, but refusing to surrender, the Herfurians make one last stand at the city of Klofningar, where Jarl Hrothgar is killed by General Eilgr, with the defeat of the king, Herfuria falls under the rule of King Magmarr and the giants.

The Herfurian Rebels join the War of Elven Blades (Year 7881)

The small number of remaining rebels from Herfuria fled into hiding, taking years to cross the dangerous land of the Lich King before coming up north to Gyaralus and then east into Almorea, entering into Alvengrove and meeting with the Elder-Seer who foretold that a great hero would appear from within the ranks of the Herfurians who would turn the tide of the war.

Ulf Halfdan battles General Eilgr in single combat (year 7904)

An Herfurian by the name of Ulf Halfdan, a human of exceptional size and strength saved a retreating force of humans, elves and Herfurian rebels by challenging the Storm Giant General Eilgr to single combat, much to the surprise of the giants who witnessed this battle, Eilgr was vastly overpowered by Ulf and slain, the other giants, fearing his great strength retreated out of fear, this earned Ulf the name of Giantsbane.

Ulf Giantsbane killed in battle by Volstus (Year 7926)

Ulf Giantsbane, believed by many to be the great hero who was prophesied by the Elder-Seer, and who had led the elves, humans and Herfurians in many successful battles against the giants, was challenged to single combat by a storm giant named Volstus, who was the son of Eilgr. The battle ended quickly with Volstus overpowering the mighty Ulf Giantsbane and killing him. In honor of his fallen foe, Volstus ordered the giants to carry his body home and build a tomb fit for the strongest warrior of all the small-folk.

War of the Elven Blade Ends (Year 8217)

While Ulf Giantsbane was dead, his memory and the damage he had caused on the moral of the giants had left the giants on the back foot and on track to lose the war, believing the only way to ensure the giants weren’t wiped out, Volstus convened peace negotiations, with the Elves, Humans and Herfurians agreeing to peace, the giants returned to the mountains, returning Herfuria to its people.

The Second Crusade of Graves begins (Year 8998)

The Order of the Unbending Faith, having not learnt from their mistakes in the first Crusade of Graves, march into Herfuria to attempt to purge the undead presence from the nation, and continue on into the Domain of the Lich King.

The Second Battle of the Grimfrost Expanse takes place (Year 9003)

Much like the first Crusade of Graves, The Order of the Unbending Faith vastly underestimates the sheer numbers of the undead in Herfuria, and the fact that dead crusaders become new undead, the crusaders are pushed back to the Grimfrost Expanse where the second Battle of the Grimfrost Expanse takes place, seeing the frozen plains turn into a sea of undead bodies.

King Myrrtul of Talenvet assassinated (Year 9361)

King Myrrtul, a greedy and inept king, had arranged a marriage between his son (Yarvis) and the daughter (Belle) of the king of Almorea (Reginald), however, this marriage was to be leveraged by King Myrrtul to have his son become the next king of Almorea, from which Almorea would be swallowed up into the Talenveti Kingdom. King Reginald, not wanting to see his people become swallowed up by the Talenveti Kingdom arranged for the assassination of King Myrrtul, for which The Guild of Whispers was hired, the assassination was successful, and Yarvis took the throne of Talenvet when the marriage was cancelled.

Bai-Gu-Jing Blight spreads across the Shu Province (Year 9789)

The Bai-Gu-Jing Blight (roughly translated to White-Bone Demon Blight) spreads across the Shu Province, destroying crops and grain stores and bringing the Shu Province into a famine. Those who consume food infected by the blight become affected by a curse that becomes known as “The Weeping Agony”, a curse that causes numerous bleeding and puss-producing sores to appear across a persons body, putting them in immense pain, with many either dying from their bodies being unable to deal with the pain or opt to end their own life rather than continue to suffer the pain. The east and the west both blame each other for originating the blight as tensions rise between the people of the Shu Province.

Civil War ignites in The Shu Province (Year 9791)

Tensions between the East and West of the Shu Province boil over, incited by a revolutionary from the east named Fang Long who believes that the Dragon Emperors united Shu Province is a failure and the reason for the Bai-Gu-Jing blight and that the nation should return to the old days of the east and west being split as he believes that the blight originated in the west, and splitting the nation in two would allow the east to keep out those of the west who, according to him, are bringing the blight in to the east.

Fang Long becomes the avatar of the Fire Spirit (Year 9793)

Fang Long, having built his revolution to a fever pitch, invades the city of Fenikusu, and performs a ritual to bind the Fire Spirit - the Phoenix Meizha to his body, becoming the avatar of the Fire Spirit, his intention is to use the Fire Spirit to gain the power necessary to fight and defeat the Dragon Emperor Diayou.

Diayou battles Fang Long, creating the Emperor’s Sea (Year 9794)

Emperor Diayou, in his ancient dragon form battles Fang Long, in the form of an enormous phoenix, the battle culminates with Fang Long being struck down by Emperor Diayou, the resulting blast creating an enormous crater in the land which eventually fills with water and becomes an in-land sea known as The Emperor's Sea.

Cure for Bai-Gu-Jing Blight Discovered (Year 9796)

A wandering female arcanist appears in the Shu Province and concocts a cure for the Blight as well as the resulting curse, Emperor Diayou mass-produces the cure and sends it across the Shu Province, eradicating the disease and curse in the nation. The female arcanist disappears before any thanks or acknowledgement of her work can be given.

The Duskfall occurs, shattering Kithis into the Kith Archipeligo (Year 10424)

A giant meteor appears in the sky on the 12th of Kelem, shrouding the sun and turning the entire continent into a perpetual night, five months later on the 19th of Chaun, the meteor crashes down onto Ravia, landing on top of the continent of Kithis, shattering the continent.

Unbeknownst to the people of Ravia, the meteor carried on it a brood of Aboleth Larvae, who, post the crash of the meteor spread across the ocean depths of Ravia.

Celebrating 2,500 since the end of the War of Elven Blades (Year 10717)

The elves and the giants convene a celebration to mark 2,500 years since the end of the War of Elven Blades, the celebration is held at Oath’s Crossing on the 6th of Lathan where the giant Volstus and an emissary of the Elder-Seer symbolically recreate the signing of the peace treaty between elves and giants.

A small detachment of giant emissaries is sent to Herfuria where a ceremony is held jointly between the Herfurians and the Giants in honour of Ulf Giantsbane and his status as a great warrior, this ceremony takes place at the Giantsbane Cairn.

Elturel is teleported to Avernus (Year 11342)

Through unknown means, the city of Elturel in Gyaralus is magically teleported into Avernus, the first layer of hell. The only known citizen of Elturel who was not teleported was found weeks later in a near comatose state, simply muttering the words “Graazt” and “Agtho'zoth”.

First Mention of the Abolethic Sovereignty (Year 11412)

The first documented evidence that aboleths had arrived via Duskfall, is documented via what is referred to as the Abolethic Sovereignty, the documentation originates from a journal kept by an adventurer who was never seen or heard from post the journal washing up on the shores of Herfuria.

The journal describes the Aboleths as arriving in anticipation of serving their “Ebon Master”.

The Primarch appears (Year 12300)

A human calling himself The Primarch appears, seemingly originating from Herfuria, and begins single-handedly invading and taking over the various nations.

Fall of the Lich King (12312)

The Primarchs conquest truly begins in The Domain of the Lich King where a furious battle at the top of the dead tower takes place between the two powerful beings, the Lich King is bested and imprisoned in his phylactery on top of the dead tower, unable to reconstitute or escape.

Siege of Mithral Hall (Year 12840)

Drow armies, led by Yvonnel the Eternal make an unsuccessful attempt to invade Mithral Hall using underground tunnels, Yvonnel is killed by then-king Bruenor Battlehammer as they repel the invaders.

Almorean Royal Family Betrayed (Year 12950)

The royal family of Almorea are betrayed by a general named Vecna Tyranus, who opens the gates to let in the forces of the Primarch, for his betrayal, Tyranus is named Archon of the North. The young daughter of the king, Shyalla, manages to escape with the assistance of a few people still loyal to the royal family.

Primarch Controls most of the Continent (Year 13000)

The Primarch has taken control of most of the continent, the Shu Province still remains Independent.

Bruenor Battlehammer abdicates the throne of Mithral Hall (Year 13007)

Bruenor Battlehammer becomes the first king of Mithral Hall to abdicate the throne, with little fanfare he sets off across the land to become an adventurer again.

Aerilon Astarthe becomes home for the Almorean Rebellion (Year 13014)

Shyalla who, since escaping Embercairn had built good relations with the persecuted races of Almorea brings all of her allies to Aerilon Astarthe and establishes the ancient structure as a home and sanctuary for all the persecuted races to be safe from The Primarch.

Campaign Begins (Year 13020)

This is where we are in the campaign.

Races of Ravia

Dwarves

At the end of the Dawn War and the Lost Age, the god Muradin engaged in a fierce rivalry with Gruumsh One-Eye. Gruumsh travelled deep into the earth of Ravia, very near to the prison of the Ebon God and molded the earth and stone that had been corrupted by the Ebon God’s presence into creatures that he named orc’s, and unleashed this new army upon Muradin, Clangeddin and Dumathoin. Muradin gathered his two brothers and together they built a great forge, and using their combined might, trapped an elder fire primordial within this forge to power it, naming this forge Gauntlgrym. From this forge, Muradin smelt strange metals and gave them humanoid shapes and imbued them with life, Clangeddin forged arms and armor and bestowed upon them honour and fighting spirit, and Dumathoin imparted wisdom and the secrets of the earth, and thus, the first dwarves were given life.

Sundabarr

A citadel built into the mountains southwest of Mithral Hall, Sundabarr is the spiritual home of the famed Gutbuster Brigade, a battalion of some of the fiercest and most respected warriors in all of Dwarven history.

The current sitting queen and commander-general of the Gutbuster Brigade in Sundabarr is Lesthiel Firehelm.

Elves

Elves are not a native race of Ravia, rather they were born and originated on the Feywilds where they built a large, thriving civilization. As the Elven cities grew and the Elves became more powerful, they started looking to spread their influence beyond the Feywilds, and as such, built large teleportation portals called Aiudara, which allowed the elves to travel to the world of Ravia, where they began establishing the first colony of elves on the Prime Material Plane.

Shanta Ath Tel'entodel

An enormous tree that stands at the center of all of the Alvengrove and the center of the city of Allantheas, the name, translated to common, roughly translates to Tree of the Sun and Moon. It stands approximately 1,700 feet tall (approx. 518 meters) and 528 feet wide (approx. 160 meters). The tree itself has become the basis of many buildings and homes that have been carved into the wooden body, with the top forming a platform from which the Elder-Seer looks across the entire city, it is said that from the platform, the Elder-Seer could see every other elven settlement in Ravia, however, that rumour has never been confirmed.

Morenial Ath Tel'ihar

Translates from elven to common as Tomb of the Elven Sages is a large crypt built under Shanta Ath Tel’entodel where the bodies of the Elven Sages reside, the entrance and first rooms are treated as a temple and rooms of prayer and worship to the Seldarine with further rooms containing various traps and guards to protect the bodies of the revered sages.

Of particular note, is the spirit of the Elven hero, Elandorr Cramys who most famously single handedly fought and defeated an Ancient Fey Dragon - Nyrrinteol, The Withering Tyrant. When the Tomb of the Elven Sages was constructed, Elandorr pledged their body and soul in protection of the tomb and sealed themselves within the tomb, this was over twelve-thousand years ago, and while Elandorr has long since perished, his oath keeps his soul bound to the tomb forever more to continue guarding the Elven Sages.

Morenial Ath Tel'aryathil

Translates from elven to common as Tomb of the Giantsbane. This tomb was built by the Storm Giant, Volstus in Herfuria for the hero of the War of Elven Blades, Ulf Giantsbane. This tomb is revered by Elves as a place of honour for a human and Herfurian who fought to defend the elves from the giants, and is a place where many Elven warriors make a pilgrimage to pay their respects and hopefully gain the blessings of the spirit of Ulf Giantsbane so that they too may have courage and strength in battle.

Gnomes

Inquisitive, fun-loving and averse to conflict, the Gnomes of Ravia tend to prefer staying close to civilization if they can help it, usually only travelling as part of a larger caravan if they absolutely must travel.

Halflings

Both timid and quietly courageous, the Halflings are a race that go almost entirely unnoticed by the taller races, allowing them to build a simple life for themselves almost completely untouched by the politics and wars of the surrounding world.

Drow

Cruel and cunning, the drow are a people that excel at anything they do, drilling their minds and bodies to perfection in their never ending quest to prove their racial superiority to any and all other races of Ravia, that is, of course, when they are not scheming and plotting against each other.

Goliaths

A race of half-blooded giants who were created by the cross-breeding of humans and giants during the War of Elven Blades, the Goliaths have since taken it upon themselves to establish their own life and culture away from the influence of the giants who scorn Goliath-kind for not being pure-blooded giants.

Orc's

At the beginning of the Dawn War and the Lost Age, the gods sought the aid of the powerful warrior-god, Gruumsh One-Eye, who agreed to aid the other gods on condition that he be accepted amongst the pantheons and given equal treatment. With this promise in place, Gruumsh battled ferociously against the Ebon God, in many cases saving the other gods from certain death and frequently driving off the Ebon God.

When the Dawn War ended, and the Lost Age came to a close, Gruumsh approached the gods to claim what he had been promised, however, the gods scorned Gruumsh as a vile beast for whom no creature could put their faith in, and Muradin cast him from the halls of the Godmoot, barring him from ever returning.

Gruumsh, furious and this betrayal, traveled deep into the earth of Ravia and found the Ebon Gods prison, and noticed the corrupted earth that surrounded the Ebon Gods cage. Gruumsh took this earth and from it created the first orc’s that would act as an army and emissary of his hatred and destruction.

Gruumsh guided these first orcs towards Muradin, and sent wave after wave of blood-crazed creatures at the god who had betrayed him so. This led Muradin to gather his brothers and create the forge of Gauntlgrym which gave birth to the dwarves.

Major Locations

Orc’s have no single major location unique to them, as they live primarily a nomadic lifestyle.

Assorted/Less-Common Races

The following are brief descriptions of some of the less-common races found across Innune.

Nations of Innune

Travelling between nations and across borders is a very rare thing in the current age, this is due to The Primarch strongly discouraging people from going beyond their homes and experiencing the wider world and seeing how those outside of their own nation live. This is enforced as a form of control on the population as the people are less likely to become disatisfied with their way of life if they have no concept of what alternatives are available.

As such, most maps of the entire continent of Innune have been destroyed, and any maps that still do exist are incomplete, outdated and mostly cobbled together from different maps all coming from different sources.

Almorea

Almorea is a nation to the north of Innune, and is the latest nation to have fallen to the rule of The Primarch after the royal family was betrayed by a general who let the invading forces into the capital of Embercairn.

History

Almorea has been a nexus point for a number of major events throughout the history of Ravia, being the location that the Elves arrived on the Prime Material Plane as well as the location of the ancient building Aerilon Astarthe.

At the end of the Lost Age, human civilization flourished in Almorea, with the villages of Witchwood and Wolfwater being the first villages to be established and to still exist to this day.

The village of Witchwood became the founding location and original home of the Order of the Unbending Faith in 1244 with their original mission being to defend the village of Witchwood from the Hags and other creatures that made their home within The Witchwood, the order is then moved to Embercairn in 1267 as a means for consolidating the military might of the new kingdom around the capital.

Almorea officially became a kingdom under the rulership of the Osmant Empire, and established a royal line in 1257 with each village offering a single candidate for king, with Baron Otelin Lancenor of the former Lancenor Barony being elected as the first king, and the capital of the Lancenor Barony, Embercairn, being selected as the capital of this new kingdom.

With Almorea's proximity to Asteria, the capital city and heart of the Osmant Empire, Almorea became a central part of the Osmanti Empire, with Whitehorn becoming the central trade hub and economic centrepoint of the entire continent due to its coastal location and proximity to Asteria, giving rise to the Royal Merchants Guild, an institution that still exists to this day.

After the construction of Asteria finished, Emperor Osmant conscripted large numbers of Almorean citizens for the construction of a strange pyramid structure around an unknown tower that existed in what later became The Wastelands. The construction effort took roughly 160 years to complete, and saw 7,482 deaths during construction. Very few people knew what the true purpose of this structure was for, with most people only knowing that the new structure was to be Called Aerilon Astarthe.

During 2165, a number of mid-level politicians and nobles met in the city of Whitehorn and conspired to see Emperor Osmant overthrown in the hopes of expanding their power and to take over as rulers of the empire. The plan was to begin and spread rumors that the emperors closest advisors were conspiring to overthrow the emperor, this would cause the emperor to doubt his closest allies and have them removed, thus elevating the true conspirators into positions close to the emperor, from which, once the emperor was killed, they would be able to move in and assume power.

The plan worked, as many of the closest advisors to the emperor were sent to Whitehorn, unbeknownst to each other that they were all in the city. And, on the night of the 14th of Savras, 2165, they were all assassinated.

Two years later, in 2167, the original and true conspirators had moved themselves into position and began to implement their planned coup of the emperor. However, a number of the original conspirators began to become afraid of undertaking the plot they had set out do implement, and decided instead to remain content with their positions, as such, only a small number of the original conspirators attempted to follow through on the coup. The plot failed, and those who had followed through on the plot were caught, and publically tortured and executed as both a means of entertaining the public, and as a message to those who would try such things that the emperors power is absolute.

In 2783, The Withering Tyrant, Nyrrinteol escapes from the Feywilds and emerges into Alvengrove, and from there begins wreaking havoc across the surrounding area, with the village of Amrough being nearly entirely destroyed in the rampage of the dragon, before it made a roost within the deepest part of Alvengrove. The Withering Tyrant remained a threat that rained death and destruction on the western regions of Almorea and Alvengrove until an elven warrior named Elandorr Cramys hunted down and slayed the Withering Tyrant in 2785.

Leadership

Since the fall of the Almorean Royal Family after the betrayal of General Tyranis, General Tyranis was named Archon of the North and made ruler of Almorea.

Locations

Kingseye

A small island off of the north coast near Whitehorn, is the staging ground and primary base of operations for The Primarch's navy forces.

Cutlass Cove

A small island with naturally occuring fortification in the form of rocky outcroppings and reefs that make it almost impossible to sail into without knowing the exact path through. Currently the home of The High-Captains and the various pirate crews that serve under them.

Oaths Crossing

The location where Giants, Humans and Elves came together to sign the treaty that ended The War of Elven Blades. Every year to commemorate this occasion people from all walks of life travel to Oaths Crossing where they recreate the event and host a large celebration.

Talenvet

A nation to the east of Almorea, having a long history of trade and political alliances that have allowed the nation to enter a recent industrial revolution that has been highly profitable for the noble class.

History

When the Herfurians journeyed forth to explore lands outside of Herfuria, a large contingent of these people traveled to the east, with half settling in the lands that would become Talenvet while the other half continued through the Eastern Horn and made their way to The Shu Province.

Those that stayed in Talenvet established small communities and focused on farming and fishing, content with their simple life of living off of the land. When the Osmant Empire rose and united all of humanity, the people of Talenvet were enthusiastic about the idea as they saw this new empire not only as a means of protection from the dangerous elements of the world but also a means by which they could trade their goods and develop new crops and farming techniques that were developed in other lands.

Talenvet thrived under the Osmant Empire, becoming what many considered to be model citizens of the empire, and as such, the nation flourished and went through an intense boom period that saw rapid expansion of many small settlements into thriving villages and the small town of Estanelion turn into a bustling metropolis with hundreds of thousands of people calling the city home.

At the fall of the Osmant Empire, the Talenveti, once proud members of the Empire, adapted and focused on the vast development and resources they had built up under the empire, and through this, quickly pivoted to an independent monarchy. For many citizens, this change happened seemingly overnight and for many people, they did not even know this had occurred or the reason why.

As the Talenveti found their footing as a newly independent state, emissaries were dispatched across all the known lands and trade deals established that would see the Talenveti Kingdom through for thousands of years, some of these trade deals were basic agreements for the exchange of goods and services, however, some deals involved the trading of land, such as the deal struck with the Herfurian priests of Kord that saw the settlement of Stormhall established.

When the Quest for Sky ended in the mountains to the north, the king personally met with the dwarves and a deal was struck that saw that the dwarves would be granted ownership of the mountains both in the north-east and in the center of Talenvet (Mithral Hall and Sundabarr Mountains) and they would be free to live as independent from the Talenveti or join the kingdom if they wished, but in return, the kingdom would collect a small tax on all profits made from mining within the mountains. The Dwarves, satisfied with this deal, agreed, and since then, the profits from the Dwarven mining operations have been the primary source of income for the treasury of Talenvet.

When the War of Elven Blades occurred, Talenvet made a point of establishing their neutrality in the conflict, partially to keep the war from entering their nation, but mostly so that they could continue trading relationships with the Elves, Humans and Giants throughout the course of the war. Due to their neutral position, many people from Almorea fled to Talenvet to escape the war.

In 9361, King Myrrtul attempted to arrange a marriage between his son (Yarvis) and the daughter of the Almorean royal family, Belle. The reason for this marriage was political in nature as with a Talenveti prince becoming the king of Almorea, King Myrrtul believed that he could absorb Almorea into the Talenveti kingdom. King Reginald of Almorea, not wanting to see his daughter used in such a manner, but unable to outright refuse due to political and trade reasons, arranged with the guild of whispers to have King Myrrtul assassinated. The assassination was successfully carried out and Prince Yarvis ascended to the throne, thus ending any potential talks of an arranged marriage.

In 10424, Duskfall occurs, shattering the continent of Kithis and plunging most of the world into perpetual night as the dust and debris that was blasted into the atmosphere block out the sky for three years. During those three years, any and all trade with Talenvet ceases and those who journey into the nation are not seen or heard from until the dust and debris disperses, at which point, those that went investigating reappeared with no memory of what happened and no concept of how much time had passed.

Shortly after the fallout from Duskfall disappeared, Talenvet began an industrial revolution that persists to this day, and, in a short amount of time becomes one of the wealthiest nations in the world in part, due to their continued success in industry and manufacturing.

When The Primarch began rising to power, King Alden Lennon opted to peacefully join The Primarch in his forming empire, in return, Talenvet is mostly allowed to operate as they always have (with some laws changing to reflect the laws laid down by The Primarch), and the once Kingdom was restructured into a Duchy with the Duchal Council.

Leadership

Talenvet was originally a monarchy, and during the rise of The Primarch, the then King opted to surrender and join forces with The Primarch rather than fight. As such, Talenvet went from being a Monarchy to a Duchy.

The current leader is Duchess Ariane Genest, who is chair of the Duchal Council. The Duchal Council is a small collection of wealthy nobles and business-people who advise the Duchess on matters of state and national policy, there are six members of the Duchal council who may vote on matters (there may be other members, although they have no voting power), with the tie-breaker vote being given to the Duke or Duchess who chairs the council. While the number of voting members of the council may (and has) increase or decrease, the council constitution states that there must always be an odd number of voting members to ensure that there can never be any tie votes.

Known members of the Duchal Council are:

• Bastien Cochet (Male Human)
• Darius Abu Bakr (Male Human)
• Fortunata Sacco (Female Human)
• Wilryn Vandek (Male Gnome)
• Fayzana Springbrook (Female Halfling)
• Stretas Taraes (Female Tiefling)

Locations

Gyaralus

Gyaralus is a nation to the far western shores of Innune that was founded during the time of the Osmant Empire as a nation that has thrived on political one-up-manship and the confusing intricacies of noble culture and social status.

History

Before the nation of Gyaralus was recognised as its own independent nation, it was considered “free-lands” by the people where laws did not apply and all were free to farm the fertile lands. When the Osmant Empire unified humanity, the lands were taken and made a vassal kingdom to the Osmant Empire, given to the Imperial Advisor after they had made a great show of eliminating apparent insurrectionists, in truth, the Imperial Advisor had planted evidence of an insurrectionist movement on their political rivals, using the legal system to eliminate their enemies.

With the nation of Gyaralus established, the once-advisor-now-king set about using the lands as collateral to barter political favours and as a way of rewarding close friends or paying off favours, as such, the land became a nation of noble houses, powerful politicians and rich merchants, with the only common-folk being those who served the nobles, politicians and merchants or whom, followed them out to this new kingdom in the hopes of gaining power or wealth.

As Gyaralus grew, the capital city of Rocinante was established, a city of decadence, wealth and power where living in the city meant that you were someone of note, or served someone of great importance. At the height of the Osmant Empires power, one could murder another in broad daylight in the middle of the street in front of numerous witnesses, and continue on their day with no-one batting an eyelid, with most just ignoring the scene and reminding themselves “that’s just how the rich and powerful are in Rocinante”.

When the Osmant Empire fell, Gyaralus was thrown into utter chaos as the anchor that ensured status, power and riches no longer existed. The common-folk who had been forced to live under the thumb of these power-crazed individuals finally saw their chance at freedom and revenge, and the nation of Gyaralus was thrust into anarchy and open revolt, with thousands killed and the city of Rocinante nearly burnt to the ground, the only structure still truly standing were the city walls, which were decorated with the hanging, mutilated carcasses of the murdered nobles and merchants.

With nowhere left to turn, and in fear for their life, a small group of nobles gathered together in secret and performed a ritual, summoning a powerful devil and beseeching the devil's aid in restoring their city and way of life back to how they were used to. As with all bargains with devils, nothing ever comes for free, and some deal was struck between the nobles and the devil, resulting in order being restored to Gyaralus and the city being returned to its original state, and those who had been looting and killing magically forgot why they were angry or with whom their anger should be pointed towards. However, the devil warned that even the great dukes cannot control a nation’s free will, and as such, should the people ever be given reason to revolt and rise up against the powerful elite again, there is nothing that can be done, and with that, the devil vanished.

Over the years, a new king was elected and the wider public were treated much more fairly due to the elites fears that should the public rise up again, they will begin to remember the rage that had been taken from them previously.

Since that time, devils have operated within Gyaralus and in particular, Rocinante with varying degrees of openness, some devils have kept their identity secret and disguised themselves as nobles, while others have operated out in the open and in full view of the public, something that has come to be treated as normal by the citizens of Gyaralus.

Leadership

Since the rise of The Primarch, Gyaralus has not had a king, and the elected mayor of Rocinante has acted as the de facto leader of the nation. The mayor of the city is currently Gutenor Holway, who, it is believed, struck a deal with the devil Thalzar to gain his position.

Locations

Rocinante

The capital city of Gyaralus, a city that appears to be built extravagantly, but on closer inspection, is very worn down and dated, this reflects the city in its original state and the changed attitudes of the nobles who try not to make noticeable displays of power or wealth. Many families live within the city that lay claim to nobility, but do not have the means or influence that nobles do, however, no one really doubts their claims as it is probably more likely than not that any claims of noble blood are true.

Kallisheer

A small village on the eastern edge of the nation that is given its name due to the stories that the original Kalashtar lived in this village before they were affected by the Dreamheart. This story is disputed by the villagers of Vallishaar who claim that their village is in fact the original home of the Kalashtar.

Sullus

A small village established to act as a waystop between merchants, traders and travellers going between Rocinante and Osmuth, currently also has a large criminal presence and a thriving drug trade.

Osmuth

A large city that sprung up many years after the re-establishment of Rocinante as a city where people could live away from the strange sense of unease and anger that comes over people who spend time in Rocinante. Osmuth is a much more well maintained city and does not have the same problems of poverty as Rocinante.

Vallishaar

A village to the south of the nation, next to the Azurecgos Forest that claims it is the original home of the Kalashtar. This story is disputed by the villagers of Kallisheer who claim that their village is in fact the original home of the Kalashtar.

Azurecgos Forest

A large forest that long ago was inhabited by a blue dragon named Azurecgos, who has lived there ever since, thus giving the forest its name. The forest also plays home to many Kenku, where it is said that they were originally cursed for attempting to steal from Azurecgos.

Weeping Grove

A large grove that spreads through the center of the nation and lies on the edge of Lake Tychondrius. The Weeping Grove was given its name by human explorers who ventured into the grove and found that the trees would begin “weeping” sap as the humans journeyed further into the forest. It is believed that the forest itself is “alive” in some manner and the grove itself is the home of a powerful order of druids.

Shu Province

The Shu Province is one of the oldest civilizations on Innune, dating as far back as before the Dawn War and the Lost Age, it has always been ruled over and led by Emperor Diayou, The Dragon Emperor, who as a boy, saved the dragon good Bahamut from the wrath of the Ebon God, and as a reward was adopted by Bahamut and became a Demi-God.

History

The history of the Shu Province begins in the cradle of civilization in Herfuria, when a group of humans choose to travel from the surrounding lands towards the east, eventually finding the lush and fertile lands that would become the Shu Province, and settling in the north-east of the nation, in the location that would eventually become Diayou Village.

During the Dawn War and the Lost Age, a fierce battle erupted between the dragon-god Bahamut and the Ebon God, who battled across half the planet, leaving nought but destruction in their wake. The battle came to a head when the Ebon God struck a heavy blow on Bahamut and sent them crashing into the lands of The Shu Province, The Ebon God approached, looking to land the killing blow on the god, until a young boy from the nearby village ran out and defiantly stood in front Bahamut, attempting to protect the dragon-god from the Ebon God. The Ebon God stopped, confused by this scene and the idea that the most fragile of all these weak creatures was attempting to stop him from killing a god, however, this was just enough time for Bahamut to gather the last of their strength and let fly a devastating breath attack that caused The Ebon God to flee. Bahamut, admiring the young boy's courage, blessed the boy and adopted him as a child of Bahamut, thus turning him into an immortal Demi-God.

At the end of the Dawn War, the people of The Shu Province, no longer having to worry about the cataclysmic destruction of gods battling one another turned on each other as civil war broke out amongst the east and west of the nation. Diayou, having seen more than enough death and destruction for one lifetime, set out to unite the people, succeeding in only a few short years, as such, the people declared Diayou as The Dragon-Emperor due to his innate ability to change his form into that of a mighty ancient dragon.

The Dawn War had left its mark on the region, the cataclysmic battles of the gods had created small tears between the Prime Material Plane and the Elemental Chaos, linking the elemental planes to the material plane. Over time, these links morphed and manifested into sentient, powerful elemental spirits that the people began to worship as gods.

The spirits became benevolent and protective of their worshippers, and encouraged them to build their homes around the spirit, and even began sharing portions of their vast elemental power with their worshippers, who began incorporating the elemental powers of the spirits into their martial arts, thus creating the different schools of martial arts, one for each spirit.

The four spirits and their associated order of monks were named:

• Meizha, the phoenix - spirit of fire
  • Monks of the Phoenix
• Tam-Kung, the dragon-turtle - spirit of water
  • Monks of the Peaceful Tide
• Huang Chong, the great elder - spirit of earth
  • Monks of the Eternal Stone
• Fujin, the eagle - spirit of air
  • Monks of the Four Winds

During the years of the Osmant Empire, Emperor Osmant demanded that the Shu Province become a vassal-state of The Osmant Empire, something that Emperor Diayou refused to do, as such, Emperor Osmant gathered his vast forces and in 2372, marched east, into The Shu Province with the intention of overthrowing this “upstart emperor” and subjugating the people of The Shu Province.

However, Emperor Osmant vastly underestimated the people of the Shu Province, and did not know the power and history of The Dragon-Emperor, and after 34 years, in 2406, the Osmant Empire was soundly defeated, only taking as long as it did due to the Osmant Empires ability to retreat back into the border mountains where battle was next to impossible.

Post the fall of the Osmant Empire, The Shu Province remained largely removed from the world at large, with not even The War of Elven Blades reaching the borders of The Shu Province.

Over the years, there were numerous attempts made by individuals to stoke the flames of the civil war between the north and the south, and to use that conflict to attempt to overthrow The Dragon Emperor, these attempts usually never amounted to nothing more than a few hundred disgruntled farmers, fishermen and blacksmiths banding together over minor disputes with another village that snowballed into rallying calls for the people to rise up against The Dragon Emperor. In reality, most of these attempts never even reached the notice of Emperor Diayou as these disputes were usually resolved by the emperor's imperial counsellors. The few that did reach The Dragon Emperors ears were usually personally attended to by the emperor who sought to resolve disputes and foster peace between the parties and never resorting to violence to quell unrest.

Leadership

The Shu Province is led and has always been led by The Dragon Emperor, Emperor Diayou, however, since the end of the civil war and the battle with Fang Long, The Dragon Emperor has not been seen. As such, the day-to-day running of the nation has been left in the hands of the imperial court.

The Imperial Court is made of three lords and nine ministers. The three lords are:

the Minister of Coachmen

The Minister of Coachmen oversees all travel, roads and the Imperial Stables, is responsible for enforcing road tolls and providing public transport. The current Minister of Coachmen is Bai Ya.

the Commandant of Justice

The Commandant of Justice handled all matters of justice and law that could not be dealt with by the provincial governors, or, should the Commandant of Justice not be able to address an issue themselves, will direct the issue to the emperor along with all relevant information and articles of law for the emperor to issue a ruling. The current Commandant of Justice is Yamamoto Takayoshi.

the Grand Herald

The Grand Herald operated as the master of ceremonies for all events involving the emperor and the imperial clan, and was also in charge of overseeing the various noble houses and allocating fiefdoms and noble titles. The current Grand Herald is Minamoto Hiwame.

the Director of the Imperial Clan

The Director of the Imperial Clan oversees all matters relating to the emperors family and relatives as well as documenting and recording all events of importance relating to the imperial clan. All who take this post also take with it the name of Baogun (Keeper in common), with the apprentice always having the name of Chaoxie (Lore-Scribe in common), when the Baogun dies, the Chaoxie immediately takes the name and role of Baogun, and as their first act must immediately select a Chaoxie, this is to ensure that there is no point in time where a Baogun is not available to the imperial clan.

the Grand Minister of Agriculture

The Grand Minister of Agriculture is responsible for the public treasury and tax collection as well as overseeing the major granaries. One of the more underlooked roles of The Grand Minister of Agriculture is handling salary for the military and government officials that do not fall within the purview of The Small Treasurer. The current Grand Minister of Agriculture is Zhang Tai.

the Small Treasurer

The Small Treasurer oversees all finances of the emperor and the imperial clan, is responsible for collecting tax relating to mountains, seas and lakes which are considered the emperor's property and as such are the primary source of income for the Daiyou Fortress treasury. The current Small Treasurer is Saitou Hiroyori.

Locations

Diayou Village

Diayou village built up around the location of the farm where Emperor Diayou grew up and is the location where Diayou protected Bahamut from the Ebon God, while the land is fertile and prime for farming, many people have moved into the village in the hopes of either being blessed themselves by the emperor or by Bahamut or hoping that their children will be born with the same powers as The Dragon Emperor.

Diayou Fortress

The imperial capital and home of the Imperial Clan and the Dragon Emperor. Very little is known about what happens within the fortress as those who are not lords, ministers or members of the imperial crown are allowed within the walls of the fortress, although many ex-soldiers who have served guards duty in the imperial fortress tell of extravagance within wing belonging to the imperial clan, and for all other areas, very subdued and plain, apparently on orders of The Dragon Emperor who does not like living as though he is above the common people.

Herfuria

Herfuria, or Feigrheimr as it is known in the local tongue is a nation to the south of Innune that seems to exist in a state of eternal winter.

History

For some historians, it is hypothesized that Herfuria was the cradle of civilization across the continent of Innune, before humans spread across the land and established the various nations, this is given credence due to the number of words that appear in the common tongue that seemingly originated from the Old-Herfurian language.

Very little is known about the early years of Herfuria due to the effects of the Lost Age, the earliest definitive records from the region describe a disease of unknown origins spreading across the land which was called Ataxia Invectus. Symptoms of the disease included rapid weight loss, hair loss and the skin to fall off before causing death, at which point, a creature who dies of the disease is reanimated as a zombie. As an attempt to curb the spread of the disease and to prevent the risen zombies from wreaking havoc across the land, those who were infected, or at least suspected of being infected were exiled into a large forest to the north of Herfuria, where the sounds of the afflicted and the sightings of shadowy undead corpses shambling on the edges of the forest led to the forest being named The Forest of the Draugr.

During the rise of the Osmant Empire, the Herfurians were officially recognized as part of the empire, however, the people of Herfuria largely ignored the goings on of the empire and Emperor Osmant himself found it best to just leave the Herfurians to their own devices, viewing them as nothing more than tribal savages, and believing that bringing them in line with the empire was a waste of time and effort given that all he would gain in his eyes was a large number of uncultured barbarians. As such, the Osmant Empire came and went without so much as a cursory acknowledgement of its existence within the lands of Herfuria.

During the year of 6552, vampires appeared in Herfuria and began rallying the infected and sick of the Forest of the Draugr around them and unifying them as an army of undead and soon-to-be-undead. To the people of Herfuria, this was an unexpected and terrifying prospect as there was no way of knowing just how many people now wandered the forest as undead creatures. In truth, the vampires that appeared were ordered there by the Sorcerer-King of Altreus, who, just 11 years before-hand, had killed the previous king and taken over the land. The vampires were intended to rally the undead as an army and take over Herfuria so that the Sorcerer-King could expand his lands into Herfuria. The undead hordes began sweeping across the lands of Herfuria in night-raids, destroying villages and killing many across the land, before moving under the cover of night into neighbouring nations.

Six years later, in 6558, the undead hordes had begun moving into Almorea, and were being pushed back and killed by The Order of the Unbending Faith. Disgusted by the appearance of the undead, the Lord-Commander of The Order of the Unbending Faith, Nebu Iddin-Ninshubur ordered the First Crusade of Graves and declared it the holy mission of the order to eradicate any and all undead across all the lands.

The crusade made its way into the nation of Herfuria and marched west towards the forest. The vampires, hearing of this crusade, send their army of undead across Herfuria and are intercepted in the region of Thordinslond, which becomes the location of the first battle of the Crusade of Graves. The crusaders are routed due to sheer numbers and retreat back to The Einarjar Peaks. The Vampires use the mass of dead bodies to perform a ritual known as the Ritual of Eternal Night, blocking out the sun and shrouding Herfuria in eternal, wintery night, allowing the vampires to come forward from the forest and join the battle.

The Crusaders had managed to hold their ground in the Einarjar Peaks due to the fortified position, but were slowly losing ground to the unending swarm of undead who did not need sleep or sustenance to maintain a war. In a last ditch effort to gain a position of power against the vampires and their undead army, the crusaders beseeched the aid of the Einarjar spirits of the mountain, who agreed to help get rid of the threat of the undead in their sacred lands. Bolstered by the aid of the Einarjar, the crusaders cut through the undead and drove them back to the Forest of the Draugr, where a magical seal was put in place by the Einarjar spirits to prevent them from leaving the forest again. The spirits then sacrifice themselves to end the curse placed on the land by the vampires ritual, thus ending the Eternal Night in Herfuria.

With the curse ended, and the undead and vampires now magically sealed within the forest, the Order of the Unbending Faith chooses to end the crusade aftering suffering terrible losses in the various battles fought against the undead, thus marking the end of the First Crusade of Graves.

When the War of Elven Blades began, the Almoreans beseeched the Herfurians for aid against the giants rampaging across their lands, however, the Herfurians decide that this is not their fight and ignore the situation. As a result of their indifference to the plight of the Almoreans, King Magmarr see’s tremendous success in his campaign against the Almoreans, and such, turns his attention to invading Herfuria as well.

Leadership

Herfuria has no direct leadership, each city/town/village is free to rule itself and make its own laws, although given these laws are based upon the laws of the gods, most, if not all locations share the same laws, just enforced separately.

Each city/town/village is ruled over by a Jarl, and each location is free to determine amongst itself and with its own laws how each Jarl is chosen, whether that be by birthright or by election.

Each Jarl is required to represent their city/town/village in the Jarlbord (Jarl’s Table in common tongue), the Jarlbord is a meeting of the Jarls in the Krigerhallen (Warriors Hall in common tongue) where issues that extend beyond any individual Jarl are discussed as a collective.

Locations

Kollavik

Kollavik sits on the edge of the Forest of the Draugr, and is a very dark and grim village where death and dealing with the undead are a daily part of the villagers lives. Many villagers have come to worship the concept of death to an unnervingly fanatical degree and look upon those who have risen as undead as those who have been given the blessings of an unknown god, this fanaticism has led to an incredibly high rate of suicide amongst the villagers most fanatically devoted to this belief as they seek to gain the same blessings of undeath.

The Einarjar Peaks

A place of sacred worship for many Herfurian Shamans who frequently make pilgrimages to the mountains to pray to Kord and the Einarjar who serve as his soldiers and emissaries. Most famously was the location of the last stand of the Order of the Unbending Faith during the first crusade of graves where the crusaders begged the Einarjar for aid. The Einarjar spirits appeared from the sky and led the charge against the undead hordes, winning the battle, before ending the Curse of the Eternal Night.

Einarshofn

A small village to the south of The Einarjar Peaks and a place of spiritual significance to Herfurian culture. Many spiritual figures, including clerics, shamans and even druids make their home in Einarshofn so that they may be close to the Einarjar Peaks which, in Herfurian culture, is the place where mortals may be closest to the gods and the spirits.

Tarkendahr

A small encampment surrounding the tomb of Ulf Giantsbane, established by a number of warriors who have come to the tomb seeking to become stronger and establish themselves as heroes and legends on the same level as Ulf Giantsbane. The encampment is frequented by many who are not native to Herfuria, including Elves, Dwarves and even Giants.

Domain of the Lich King

The farthest point to the South-West of Innune, the Domain of the Lich King was once a thriving barony that established its independence and became one of the most progressive kingdoms in the history of Innune until a great and powerful wizard appeared in the land, killing the king and claiming the land for himself, later turning himself into a Lich and declaring himself the Lich King.

Kith Archipeligo

A strange and unknown land to the south of Innune, originally the continent of Kithis, but was shattered by the events of Duskfall and the remains are The Kith Archipeligo.

Beyond Innune

Innune is just one continent on the world of Ravia, with much more to explore and discover. The lands beyond Innune can be whatever you want them to be, however, if you would like ideas as to what lies beyond the known world, see below.

Organisations

Magi of the Host-Tower of the Arcane

The Magi of the Host-Tower are a group of wizards, sorcerers and warlocks who have made their residence within the strange magical tower in the city of Whitehorn. While initially the Magi were a disparate and unaffiliated group of magic users purely interested in researching the strange tower and its contents, they eventually, over time, formed a formalised group.

There are many rigid rules that come as part of being a Magi of the Host-Tower, with most being about establishing rank and hierarchy between the Wizards. One of the primary rules in the Host-Tower is in regards to residences and studies as one's rank within the Magi of the Host-Tower is directly related to how close their residence and study is to the top of the tower, with the Arch-Mage taking residence in the top-most space. Beginner apprentices usually share the lowest floor given only a small amount of floorspace to sleep and a small desk and chair from which to work. Only apprentices of spectacular note and skill are allowed to take residence with their master.

The leader of the Magi is given the title of Arch-Mage and is responsible for overseeing and approving any and all research conducted by the others who take residence in the tower, as well as dictating what lower-ranked members can and cannot have access to, especially around the Central Library and the secretive Host-Vault.

While there have been tens of thousands of magi and thousands of years of research into the secrets of the Host-Tower, new discoveries are made at an astounding pace and it would be impossible for any mortal being to know every detail about the Tower.

The Central Library is a strange location within the tower as it is actually a collection of numerous and variably sized shared Demi-Planes. Each member of the Host-Tower is given a key to the door, with each key opening the door to one of the Demi-Planes relative to how much information they are allowed to access in the tower, the smallest Demi-Plane is reserved for the lowest levels of apprentices containing books and scrolls in the mundane basics of magic with the largest being reserved for the Arch-Mage and the highest-ranking magi of the tower. While each Demi-Plane contains all the Demi-Planes that are below it in size, each Demi-Plane is separate from one another, meaning that even if two people were standing next to each other in the same meta-physical space, if they were in different Demi-Planes they would be unaware of each other's existence. This is intended to allow higher ranking residents of the Host-Tower to conduct their business without having to interact with anyone of a lower rank than them, something that is viewed by most Magi of the Host-Tower to be an utter waste of time and mental capacity.

Order of the Unbending Faith

The Order of the Unbending Faith is a group of devout warriors and clerics for one of the gods of the Prime Pantheon, the collection of gods that are most commonly worshipped around Ravia.

The Order was founded by Lord Tythus Wisengamot in the village of Witchwood in 1244, the original purpose of The Order was to stand as a defensive force for the village against the strange and vile creatures that lurked in the darkness of the Witchwood. Eventually, over the years, as The Order expanded both in their military might and their sphere of influence, they became concerned more with the affairs of the wider world and spreading/enforcing the faith of the Prime across the lands, eventually moving their headquarters to the capital of Almorea, Embercairn where the Temple of the Prime was established, a massive structure containing a large church dedicated to each of the Prime divinities.

The Order of the Unbending Faith has had a long a chequered past when it comes to its duties and how it discharges those duties, as the order is not controlled by any nation or head-of-state, the direction and actions of The Order are solely at the discretion of the Captain-Commander of The Order, with some Captain-Commanders focusing solely on humanitarian and charitable efforts to help the poor, sick and disaffected in the world, whereas other Captain-Commander’s have been more concerned with wielding military might, sometimes for questionable or downright tyrannical reasons.

Of particular note, are both instances of the Crusade of Graves, an effort undertaken by a sitting Captain-Commander to muster the forces of The Order and march into another nations lands and wage war against undead and other creatures who are not approved of by The Order or the church. Both instances of the Crusade of Graves end with massive casualties and were catastrophic failures of military leadership, tactics and strategy.

In modern times, as the Prime Pantheon has become the official approved collection of deities that may be worshipped by the Primarch, The Order has begun using its military capabilities at the request and behest of The Primarch.

Royal Merchants Guild

A guild initially established by the royal family of Almorea for the sole purpose of administering all trade within the nation. Since The Primarch took control of Almorea, the Royal Merchants Guild has been used primarily as a vehicle for political maneuvering with bureaucracy vastly affecting the ability of those who are not connected politically from being able to do anything while those who are connected are able to bypass most, if not all restrictions the guild puts in place.

In recent years, the guild has also begun operating as a central bank that all merchants are required to use, however, many of the members of the guild who wield considerable power and influence do not use the guild as a bank as they are aware of the exorbitant amount of interest and fees that the guild charge for using the guild as a bank, even if it is a mandated requirement, with most of the most powerful members using a secondary entity as a secret bank to store their vast wealth.

The interest and fees charged by the guild do not just extend to the banking services, but to any and all services offered by the guild including registration and licensing to operate a mercantile business as well as tariffs and tolls for using certain trade routes controlled by the guild. All of this money is funneled through the guild and directly into the pockets of the powerful and high-ranking members of the guild as personal profit, with a small portion split off and paid to the Primarch and to the Archon of the North to ensure that they approve of the continued operation of the guild.

To operate as a merchant or trader in Almorea requires a special license issued by the guild, the licenses vary depending upon the size of your business and what goods you trade in as well as overall operating profit.

• Basic Trader
  • Cost: 10gp per month + 10% of all annual profits over 10k Gold
  • The standard license issued for most people, covers operating a small business of roughly 1-5 employees and includes general trade goods as well as any taverns, food stalls and restaurants. Farmers who operate as a small wholesale provider are also covered by this license, this license can only be claimed if your monthly profit is under 10,000gp.
• Standard Trader
  • Cost: 100gp per month + 10% of all profits
  • For those who operate a business whose profits exceed 10,000gp a month, the same terms apply for the Standard Trader license as do for the Basic Trader.
• Enterprise License
  • Cost: 100,000gp per year + 30% profits, or 38% profit, whichever is higher
  • For major trade businesses with international reach, those that fall into this category are usually major goods traders, weapon dealers and resource magnates (mine owners etc)

The Arbiters

A group who are sworn to uphold the laws and judgements given by The Voice of Law, who exists so that they may enforce the Primarchs laws and edicts and pass judgement on all criminals who violate these laws.

The arbiters travel the lands controlled by The Primarch and make judgements and carry out sentences within the towns and villages that do not have an Arbiters Hall.

While performing this duty, they operate almost entirely without oversight and are more or less free to rule and sentence as they see fit, so long as they can justify their actions in the context of the laws of The Primarch.

The arbiters also exist as the first line of bounty hunters, tracking down criminals across the lands, however, over the years they have begun delegating this job out to others who work as mercenary bounty hunters as they feel that this task takes away from their primary duty.

The Arbiters are also the only beings besides The Primarch and the Voice of Law who are allowed to read edicts.

The Guild of Whispers

A guild with locations across the continent of Innune, and potentially in other lands as well. The structure of the guild is a mystery as each guild chapter exists entirely independent of each other and is each led by a chapter leader. If there is a central guildmaster, then that person is a mystery, even to the members and chapter leaders.

The Guild of Whispers primarily specializes in thievery, standover work and assassination, however, depending on the chapter they may also be involved in organised crime, kidnapping, blackmail, infiltration and drug dealing.

Each member of the Guild of Whispers has a single tooth replaced with a fake tooth hiding a cyanide capsule, and should a member of the Guild of Whispers be captured by anyone, in particular by law enforcement, then they are expected to bite down on the cyanide capsule, killing themselves. Should a guild member choose not to do so, they usually end up killed in strange circumstances within 24-48 hours.

Once a person becomes a member, they are a member for life. Usually part of the initiation process is that the initiate must convincingly fake their own death and disappear, from then on, they live entirely within the hidden headquarters of their chapter and only leave when on guild business. However, many high ranking members and chapter leaders lead double lives as regular members of society and are usually married with children, a cover that is useful when casing a job or gathering intel.

It is believed that the Guild of Whispers has been used by the Primarch as a training and recruiting grounds for his personal assassins, The Marked Ones.

The Marked Ones

The Marked Ones are assassins and spies who serve directly at the behest of The Primarch. In general, they are considered a myth as any person who has actually witnessed a marked one was probably their target and is no longer alive.

The Marked Ones are so-called due to the red handprint that is marked across the porcelain white mask of a featureless face that they always wear, it is believed that this mark is the direct handprint of The Primarch himself.

No one knows what is under the mask, although rumours abound that the mask covers a truly featureless face which is the result of genetic manipulation and bodily mutation that each Marked One undergoes to ensure they are the perfect obedient killer.

It is somewhat of a known secret that The Marked Ones usually at one point were high ranking or highly skilled members of the Guild of Whispers.

The Archons

There are four Archon's in the world, each personally selected by The Primarch and given a portion of his power so that they may oversee the lands of Innune on his behalf. While the Archon's have names, they are referred to by their titles as very few people know their actual names, and those who do still use the title out of a show of respect and fear for their immense power and influence. The titles are:

• Archon of the North
• Archon of the South
• Archon of the East
• Archon of the West

The Archon of the North, Lord Vecna Tyranis, is currently in Embercairn in Almorea, and is the only Archon for which their name is publicly known due to their betrayal of the royal family of Almorea that led to the nation falling to The Primarch.

The Archon of the South has built a fortified location within the city of Kambr in Herfuria, while they do not involve themselves directly in the politics and leadership of Herfuria, it is believed they have spies that attend the Jarlbord and influence the meeting of Jarl's to their own ends.

The Archon of the West has not been seen in some time, and in truth, has actually vanished. The wider public are unaware of this, and those who do know, do not speak of it for fear of undermining The Primarch's power in Gyaralus. The current belief is that The Archon of the West was killed by either the demon who has overtaken Rocinante or by a reconstituted Lich-King.

The Archon of the East is believed to reside in Estanelion in Talenvet, however, this is a decoy, with the true Archon of the East travelling across the nation of Talenvet as a nondescript cloaked traveller, always on the lookout for people spreading rebellious ideals and quietly dealing with them and anyone they may have talked to.

Demigods

Demigods are beings that are not true divinity, but have achieved power that could be considered bordering on godlike, if not being actually godlike. While demigods are immortal, they are not unkillable, and as such, there are cases where Demigods have been killed in the past.

Animal Lords

Dragon Lords

Demon Lords

Graz’zt

Also known as the Dark Prince, Graz'zt was a guileful, cunning demon lord that appeared as a handsome, muscular humanoid with obsidian skin, six small horns on his head, pointed ears, and six fingers on each hand.

Agtho'zoth

A little known Demon Lord and sworn enemy of Graz'zt. This demonic creature made almost entirely of fire has dedicated his life to the destruction of Graz'zt and their battles are legendary amongst the creatures of the lower levels of the abyss.

Baphomet

The Prince of Beasts looked similar to a gigantic minotaur with coarse black fur that covered his body. He was widely worshiped among minotaurs as well.

Jubilex

the Faceless Lord, was a monstrous, multi-colored ooze covered in red eyes. He was mainly concerned with causing destruction.

Demogorgon

Was a monstrous demon with a humanoid, scaly body, two mandrill-like heads, tentacles in place of arms, clawed feet, and a tail. Many Demon Lords have no knowledge or memory of Demogorgon who seemingly just appeared as though they were always there.

Zuggtmoy

Also known as the Demon Queen of Fungi, and the Lady of Rot and Decay, she appeared almost alien and inhuman as a skeletal-thin humanoid shape draped and veiled in mycelium and lichen.

Miska, The Wolf-Spider

Very little is known about Miska, other than her name and title.

Archdukes of Hell

Baalphegor

The powerful consort of Mephistopheles, originally a powerful Celestial Paragon (the angelic opposite of an archduke of hell), who became infatuated with Mephistopheles and threw her power and position away to be with the one she loved, taking a host of celestials with her, corrupting them into the service of her beloved.

Adramalech

Small and weak compared to the other Archdukes, but what he lacks in size he makes up for with ancient and forbidden knowledge of magics and the universe. Adramalech is not only Asmodeus’s most trusted advisor, but also one of his greatest accomplishments, as Adramalech was an Inevitable that was taken and corrupted by Asmodeus so that he would have access to the knowledge that the Inevitable contained.

Planes of Existence

There are a number of planes that exist alongside the Prime Material Plane, the plane of existence that the planet of Ravia exists in. The planes themselves are ordered into layers, with the topmost layers being based upon the concepts of Good, Law, Order and Positive Energy. Conversely, the bottom-most layers are based upon the concepts of Evil, Chaos and Negative Energy, with the planes that exist across the median line dividing these planes being entirely neutral.

Plane of Fire

A plane consumed by unending flames and ceaselessly erupting volcanoes, strange reptilian creatures crawl through the rivers and seas of magma with little, if anything, that is not innately suited to this plane being burnt out of existence to make way for the ever-growing fires and ever-deepening pits of lava.

The City of Brass is the primary city in the Plane of Fire, a place that is home primarily to the Efreet, and the occasional devil. The city itself is ruled by the primordial Eupolis.

The titan of the Plane of Fire is named Phorbas, and exists inside the heart of the largest volcano in the plane, believed to be the center of the Plane of Fire.

Plane of Earth

A plane almost entirely bereft of any space that had not been filled by earth, rock and various other minerals and gems. Although lacking in space, that does not mean that the plane lacked in movement as various tectonic plates of earth and stone constantly pushed and rubbed against each other, causing terrifyingly powerful earthquakes that could be felt from almost every corner of the plane.

The only space that existed in the plane of earth was either the tunnels dug away by the creatures that lived in the plane, or the Sevenfold Mazework, a mess of tunnels and caverns so circuitous and confusing, by both design and magical means that even the most powerful of minotaurs could not escape being lost and confused within the unending corridors. Only the Dao were immune to the effects of the Sevenfold Mazework. At the end of the twisting maze was the city of Koh-Nur, the home of the Dao and the location of the primordial ruler, Khan Kabril Ali al-Sara al-Zalazil, Great Khan of the Dao, the Fountain of Wealth, the Perfect Compass, Atamen of the Mountain's Roots. The titan of The Plane of Earth was named Anshar, and is believed to be buried in the deepest level of the Plane of Earth.

Plane of Water

A seemingly endless sea with the topmost area illuminated by an unknown source, providing light for those who exist near the surface of the water. However, beyond the reach of the light is pure inky blackness dominated by horrifyingly gigantic monsters, just waiting for a creature to swim just that little bit too far away from the safety of the light, and be consumed by the creatures of the abyss.

Within the plane of water is The City of Ten-Thousand Pearls, an enormous city surrounded by a strange magical barrier that makes the city habitable by all beings, irregardless of their ability to breath air or water or anything in between. The city itself is home to a number of Triton’s as well as the Marid and a number of other ocean-dwelling creatures.

The City of Ten-Thousand Pearls is currently ruled over by The King of the Tritons, King Virzis. The abyssal regions in the depths of the plane are controlled by a gigantic being known as Haeloc, who is believed to have killed all the Water Primordials and built a fortress out of the carcasses of numerous Kraken and other power creatures that live in the depths of the plane.

The titan of the Plane of Water is Tangaroa, and it is currently a mystery as to where the great titan slumbers, with some believing Haeloc killed and consumed the titan, although if that were the case, then the Plane of Water would have ceased to exist.

Planes of Law & Good

The Planes of law and god exist towards the top of the planar model, heading outwards towards the Plane of Positive energy, and exist as a manifestation of the universal constant of Order, which, through free will has been interpreted to mean “good”.

The Planes of Law & God are actually a collection of various planes which are usually the domains of various deities that have aligned themselves with the concept of good or order. The planes that exist there are:

• Arcadia
• Mount Celestia
• Bytopia
• Elysium
• The Beastlands
• Arborea
• Ysgard
• Arvendor

There are two other planes that exist partially within the Planes of Law & Good, although they are also shared evenly with the planes of Chaos & Evil, and they are the neutral planes of Mechanus and Limbo.

Planes of Chaos & Evil

The Planes of chaos and evil exist towards the bottom of the planar model, heading outwards towards the Plane of Negative energy, and exist as a manifestation of the universal constant of Chaos, which, through free will has been interpreted to mean “evil”.

The Planes of Chaos & Evil are actually a collection of various planes which are usually the domains of various deities that have aligned themselves with the concept of evil or chaos. The planes that exist there are:

• Acheron
• Nine Hells
• Gehenna
• Hades
• Carceri
• Abyss
• Pandemonium

There are two other planes that exist partially within the Planes of Chaos & Evil, although they are also shared evenly with the planes of Law & Good, and they are the neutral planes of Mechanus and Limbo.

Planes of Energy & Creation

The outermost layer of the various planes before the Far Realm, and a layer that acts as the source of all energy in the universe and a barrier that protects the universe from the most dangerous entities of the Far Realms.

There are two planes of energy, the Positive Energy Plane and the Negative Energy Plane, these energies are polar opposites of each other and the interactions between the Positive and Negative energies, along with the elemental chaos, were the catalyst for the creation and continued existence of the universe.

To the best of anyone’s knowledge, the three fundamental energies were the remnants of the end of the previous universe, when that universe collapsed in on itself, the various layers of the planes no longer existed to keep these three energies separated from each other, and as such, when they interacted, the combined to explode outwards, filling the empty space with the spark of life and creation.

No being can exist within the planes of energy, as the raw unfiltered energy would erase a being at the metaphysical level. However, there are entities, called Inevitables, that do travel through the Planes of Energy, these beings generally exist outside the laws of the universe and seem to exist for the sole purpose of ensuring the balance and cycle of the universe, they are outside the influence of gods or mortals, and in fact, generally see both as the cause of all imbalance in the universe.

Inevitables do not have a fixed physical form, instead existing as a coalescence of fundamental energies that can interact with the universe, however, should it suit their task, Inevitables can take on forms familiar to creatures they interact with as otherwise their existence and form could cause problems for many beings, especially mortals, who could break from seeing the truth of Inevitables.

Far Realms

The Far Realms exist as the infinite space between space, where the rules of existence no longer apply and the gaze and protection of the gods can not reach.

The physical space of the Far Realm is divided into infinite layers that sit next to each other, with each layer varying in size from a couple of feet wide to hundreds of thousands of miles wide. Each layer is separated by a viscous-like barrier of unknown material. Larger and more powerful creatures can perceive across layers, with each layer becoming slightly more distorted than the previous one until all that is visible is a blurry blackness. Along with being able to perceive across layers, many of these creatures can also freely travel across layers, although it seems there is some effort required to pass through the barrier.

The Solar System

The Solar System consists of seven planets orbiting the central star, the star itself has the name Phardonis Prime when looked at from a universal scale, otherwise it is just known as “the sun”.

The seven planets, in order from closest to farthest in proximity to the sun are:

1. Aorus
2. Numia
3. Vanerth
4. Ravia
5. Mithophus
6. Aria
7. Demyria

Ravia, as noted above, is the fourth planet from the sun, occupying what is known as “the goldilocks space”, or, a space that is just the right distance to support and maintain life.

Demyria

A small planet that exists on the outskirts of the solar system, roughly in between Aorus and Numia in size. Its surface is a frozen wasteland with a number of cavernous cracks across the surface that often spew forth half-melted ice in large geysers. Demyria has an orbital cycle of 4102 days and an axial cycle of 42 days. Demyria has one moon, Parsus.

Demyria also displays a strange orbital pattern that seems to indicate that there may have been two more planets in the solar system that no longer seem to be present, there is no scientific record of these two planets but occasionally planetary and lunar orbits seem to indicate that perhaps these planets were flung from the solar systems orbit and passed by a number of planets as they left orbit.

Outer Ring

The Outer Ring is a large ring made of rocks, believed to be pieces of shattered planets, moons and asteroids stuck in the orbit of the sun. These rocks vary in size with the smallest ones being roughly the size of a horse-drawn cart and the largest ones being the size of the planet Aorus.

Occasionally, one of these pieces of rock will break free of it's orbit and become a free-floating asteroid. Usually, in this case, the asteroid will make a loop around the sun and use the momentum and gravity to fling itself back out towards the Outer Ring and beyond, beginning it's wide orbit towards the Oort Cloud, where it will collide and shatter with another large asteroid or continue looping on it's orbit forever.

There have been a few occasions where these asteroids have collided with Ravia, the most notable of which was the event known as Duskfall. However, all other impacts have been from small asteroids causing minimal, if any damage, and have been prized finds due to asteroids containing the raw metal Astranium, which is not natural to Ravia and is only found within the contents of these Asteroids.

Oort Cloud

On the very edge of the solar system is the Oort Cloud, a large sphere that wraps around the solar system made up of icy pieces and shards of rock varying in size from as large as mountains to as large as moons. It is impossible to estimate just how many pieces of debris there are in the Oort Cloud, but scholars have theorized it to be somewhere in the region of trillions.

Within the Oort Cloud is a number of strange creatures, able to survive the vacuum of space and travel through the dense and dangerous field of ice and rock. The most well known of these creatures is the Star Ray, a creature that has a shape similar to a Manta-Ray with bluish-white skin and is roughly the size of a mid-sized island, but can grow as large as a continent.

Another creature that lives in the Oort Cloud are the Vampire Squid, creatures that grow to be the same size as large pieces of ice in the cloud, and allow themselves to freeze over to camouflage themselves to other creatures, waiting for them to pass by, at which point they grab them with their tentacles, drag them in and drain their life-force and heat to melt the ice around them so they can eat the body of their captured prey.

There are many other strange and dangerous creatures that live within the Oort Cloud, most of which have never been seen before.

Beyond the Solar System

Beyond the Solar System lies deep space. A place that is dangerous to travel due to the fact that within the darkness, hundreds of thousands of small, invisible portals to the Far Realms manifest and disappear every second, and a creature that travels blindly through the deep space regions is more than likely to unknowingly step through a portal to the Far Realm, where they would become trapped and lost for all eternity.

Within this space are countless stars, planets and other objects both beautiful and dangerous, as well as strange creatures beyond the comprehension of mortal minds that travel through this dark space, feeding on the energy of stars and consuming stray planets whole.

The Borealis Great Wall

At the very edge of space and the Prime Material Plane is Borealis Great Wall. Sitting roughly 48 billion light-years in length and wrapping around all of space, this strange cluster is made up of a combination of raw energy from the formation of the universe as well as clouds of unknown substances.

Observation by any means, scientific or magical has never been able to bypass the threshold of this structure, and the best guess is that the structure itself is a meta-physical constant of the universe that demarks the seperation between the Prime Material Plane and the various planes of existence, and perhaps exists as a last line of defence against any incursions from outside the universe and from the Far Realm.

Higher beings of existence have reported that the structure itself is maintained by beings known as "Monitors", who are created by the Inevitables to maintain the wall and prevent anyone from passing beyond its threshold.

Diagram of the Solar System

The following is an approximate diagram of the solar system, each planet is shown but is not including the moons as planets like Mithophus and Aria have too many to dedicate to a diagram.

Assorted Facts of Innune

1. There is a secret underground newspaper published in Whitehorn called “The Truth-Keeper”, it is published by a rebel faction in the city and spreads anti-Primarch propaganda.

2. Two of the moons of Mithophus were discovered on the same night by a couple from the Shu Province who practiced amateur astronomy, the moons were Jyotish Alpha and Jyotish Beta. unbeknownst to each other, they discovered the moon and both called their discovery Jyotish, this caused confusion for 120 years as astronomers could not explain how the moon could orbit the way it does, not realising there was, in fact, two different moons. Once this fact was discovered, astronomers named the moons Alpha and Beta to differentiate them.

3. Most tobacco products found in Ravia are grown and cultivated in Halfing villages, this has led to a Halfling named Orson Sureroot becoming one of the wealthiest people in Innune, although neither the wider public or himself know this.

4. The Museum of History in Estanelion boasts the largest collection of artifacts and items covering the history of Innune, however, there are some questions about the authenticity of a number of the items in their collection, and whether or not some items are just made up.

5. The Pastiche Forest in Talenvet is where you can find the largest wildly-growing fruits and vegetables, with some wild pumpkins growing as big as wagons.

6. The Still Sea was given its name as a joke, as it is usually one of the rougher sea’s to traverse. Many older fishermen still recommend The Still Sea as a quiet place to fish or boat to the inexperienced as a joke or hazing ritual.

7. The Kyubin Swamp in Shu Province has a large population of Mud Golems, and no one knows how or why they formed.

8. There is a small family of Megalodon in the Tu-Fong Inlet. The local fishermen like to throw fish into the water to feed the family, and seeing the family is considered a sign of good luck for fishermen.

9. Toshonori has the highest population of cats in all of Innune, and they have become a part of everyday life in the town.

10. Legend states that deep in the Eastern Horn mountains lives a faceless leper who has lived since the unification of The Shu Province, and is an oracle who prophesied the coming of Ulf Giantsbane, the War of Elven Blades and the Dragon Prophecies.

11. Rocinante has the most advanced medical facilities in Innune, and has been at the forefront of developing medical technology for 50 years.

12. Rocinante also has the most progressive social security system in all of Innune, ensuring that those who struggle the most have a safety net to ensure they have food, shelter and money to live

13. Weeping Grove was given its name due to the fact that the trees spontaneously form what looks like crying faces and sap begins excreting from the faces like tears. Rumours say that when inside the grove at night, you can hear crying coming from all around you, as though the trees are crying.

14. Wellahm’s Green was named after Wellahm Sturgis when the town of Kallisheer was threatened by a large group of bandits. One night, Wellahm Sturgis got incredibly drunk and marched off into the nearby woods, proclaiming to any and all he passed on the way that he was going to deal with the bandits. When he did not return the next morning, the town assumed he had been killed by the bandits, and so held a funeral for the poor man. During the funeral procession, Wellahm emerged from the woods drenched in blood and still drunk, proclaiming that the bandits had been dealt with, and promptly passed out, falling into his own grave. A local woodsman who went to investigate the voracity of the claims found the bandit camp and the brutal scene of 45 bandits horrifically massacred. When Wellahm awoke, he could not remember what happened so the town just never spoke of the incident again, instead, just named the woods Wellahm’s Green.

15. There is a secret tunnel in Lake Tychondrius that leads into a cave in the nearby mountains. The cave has been fashioned into a strange paganistic shrine to an unknown being. Whenever someone explores, it looks like the shrine has been recently used, but no one is ever seen entering or leaving.

16. There is rumoured to be a massive underground market in the sewers of Osmuth that deals primarily with black market goods and slavery, the guards seem to look the other way, probably due to being paid off or being involved in the market

17. The isle of Aptrgangr off the coast of Herfuria has a single cabin on it inhabited by an old lady who is the leading expert meta-physical research and the geometry of magical circles

18. Between the rise of The Domain of the Lich-King and its conquering by The Primarch, no living thing had ever existed inside the nation.

Player Options

Playable Races

The following are races specific to the setting, and can be chosen as a starting race.

Items

The following are optional rules around introducing weapon enchantment runes into your game, you do not need to allow these rules at your table, and are merely presented as an alternative.

Quiver

Cost: 7,500gp
When your weapon requires ammo, you can use this ability to magically create ammo, there is no limit to the amount of ammo you can create, this ammo is magical for the purposes of damage reduction but does not have an enhancement bonus, however if this item is enchanted with a rune such as flaming, the ammo gains the effect of that rune.

Returning

Cost: 1,000gp
When you attempt a thrown Range attack with this weapon, it flies back to your hand after the weapon impacts an object or creature. If there is no impact, it does not return to your hands. If your hands are full when the weapon returns, it falls to the ground at your feet. The weapon has a max Return range of 1,000 feet.

Vampiric

Cost: 28,000gp
On a successful hit you do 1d4 extra damage to the monsters max hit points, strength and dexterity scores.

Vorpal

Cost: 42,000gp
Weapon with this rune can roll an extra two damage die when calculating damage, on a critical hit, you may triple your damage instead of doubling it.

Disrupting

Cost: 1,300gp
This weapon deals an extra 1d6 damage against undead, if the damage type is radiant, this doubles to 2d6

Slaying

Cost: 50,000gp
This weapon deals an extra 8d6 damage on hit against a creature of a type specified when this rune is imprinted on the weapon

Spell Storing

Cost: 5,000gp per spell level
Can store a spell of a level equal to the runes storing level (1-9), the spell must be cast by a spellcaster with the ability to cast that spell and with the spell on their spell list at the time the rune is placed on the item, once a spell is placed on the rune, it cannot be changed. You have one casting of the spell per day, and should the spell require material components that the spell consumes then the person attuned to the item must have those components available, using the spell stored in this item uses the same amount of time asc regularly casting the spell.

Armor Enchantments

Scaling Items

Psionics

Spells

The following are a collection of spells available within the Innune campaign setting. The campaign setting introduces a new school of magic called Kithomancy, and as such, some spells will be labeled as such.

Cursed Thread of Fate

11th-level Necromancy

• Casting Time: 1 Bonus Action
• Range: Touch
• Components: V, S, M (11 Kith Stones, which the spell consumes)
• Duration: 7 days

The caster may magically pull forth the thread of fate of a creature that they touch. The creature must make a Wisdom Saving Throw, on a successful save, the spell fails, otherwise the caster draws forth the thread from the creature. This thread exists for seven days before it disappears, and during that time, should the thread break for any reason, then the creature will die. While you hold on to the thread, you are able to manipulate and control the creatures actions, compelling them to do or say anything that you desire.

Devastate Undead

8th-level Necromancy

• Casting Time: 1 Action
• Range: 30 ft.
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

A spell created by the evil Arch-Lich Larloch, both to destroy his own minions as a form of punishment, and to extend his own unlife.

All undead creatures within 30 feet of the caster with a CR of less than or equal to 8 must make a Constitution Saving Throw. On a successful save their hit point maximum is reduced to half of the original maximum, and the caster receives 1d4 points of healing for each affected creature, or, they may cause damage to one enemy they can see within 60 feet of the caster, dealing 1d4 points of necrotic damage per undead creature destroyed.

Should a creature fail their saving throw, the creature is destroyed and the caster may either gain 1d8+1 points of healing per undead creature destroyed, or, deal 1d8+1 points of necrotic damage per undead creature destroyed to one creature they can see within 60 feet of the caster.

Improved Hunters Mark

1st-level Divination

• Casting Time: 1 Bonus Action
• Range: 90 ft.
• Components: V
• Duration: 1 Hour

You choose a creature you can see within range and mystically mark it as your quarry. Until the spell ends, you deal an extra 1d6 damage to the target whenever you hit it with a weapon attack, and you have advantage on any Wisdom (Perception) or Wisdom (Survival) check you make to find it. If the target drops to 0 hit points before this spell ends, you can use a bonus action on a subsequent turn of yours to mark a new creature.

When used to mark a rangers favoured enemy, increase the extra damage to 2d6.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd or 4th level, you can maintain your concentration on the spell for up to 8 hours. When you use a spell slot of 5th level or higher, you can maintain your concentration on the spell for up to 24 hours.

Mielikki's Reflecting Grace

4th-level Illusion

• Casting Time: 1 Action
• Range: 30 ft.
• Components: V, S, M (Requires the caster to be in possession of and attuned to Rune of Mielikki)
• Duration: 1 Minute (Concentration)

A large watery-like mirror appears at a specified location within 30 feet of the caster. A creature selected by the caster must succeed on a Charisma Saving Throw or become enthralled with the summoned object, the enthralled creature gets a new save at the beginning of each turn so long as the caster is concentrating on the spell, and should the caster stop concentrating on the spell, the creature is no longer enthralled.

While enthralled, the creature is compelled to move closer to the summoned object and focus on the reflection it sees, and cannot take any actions or bonus actions. Should the creature be attacked while enthralled, it's next saving throw DC is reduced by one for each attack it has suffered while enthralled.

When the creature begins it's turn within 5 feet of the summoned object and is enthralled, it witnesses horrifying visions of the dark truth of a persons character, causing 3d6 points of psychic damage. Should a creature be reduced to 0 hit-points while enthralled and within five feet of the object, hundreds of black hands will extend out from the mirror and drag the creature into the mirror, while grabbed by these hands, the creature has disadvantage on their death saving throws. The creatures will spend three rounds pulling the creature into the summoned object, and after three turns if the creature is not freed or stabilised, the creature is completely consumed by the summoned object, and cannot be brought back by any means including wish or true resurrection.

A creature attempting to free a grabbed creature must succeed a DC17 Strength Check to pull the creature free, otherwise if the creature is grabbed but conscious, the grabbed creature must pass a DC20 Athletics Check to free themselves.

At higher levels. This spell has different effects depending on the spell level, refer to the below table for relevant changes.

5th Level: Increase the range by 10 feet and increase the damage by 1d6
6th Level: Increase the range by 10 feet and increase the damage by 1d6, each time a creature takes damage from this spell, reduce their Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma score by 1, this ability damage remains in place until Lesser Restoration is cast (heals 1d4 ability score damage to one score) or Greater Restoration is cast (heals all ability score damage)
7th Level: Increase the range by 10 feet and increase the damage by 1d6
8th Level: Increase the range by 10 feet and increase the damage by 1d6, each time a creature takes damage from this spell, reduce their hit point maximum by the same amount of damage, should a creature be reduced to 0 hit points and 0 maximum hit points via this method, they are instantly dragged into the summoned object and are permanently killed with no method of resurrection available.
9th Level: Increase the range by 10 feet and increase the damage by 1d6, all hit point and ability score damage is now permanent and can only be removed by the wish spell.

Mind Break

8th-level Abjuration

• Casting Time: 1 Action
• Range: 120 ft.
• Components: V, S, M (Tome of Infinite Madness opened to a page.)
• Duration: Instantaneous

The target must make a Wisdom Saving Throw, on a failed save the target takes 14d6 Psychic Damage and becomes permanently insane, gaining one effect at random from the permanent madness table, the player must also take a permanent -4 penalty to their Wisdom, Intelligence and Charisma scores. A successful save causes half damage and the target does not gain any permanent negative effects.

The negative effects can be removed by a Greater Restoration cast at the same level or higher than what this spell was cast at.

Perfect Anihilation

10th-level Kithomancy

• Casting Time: 1 Action
• Range: 60 ft.
• Components: V, S, M (10 Kith Stones, which the spell consumes)
• Duration: 1 Minute (concentration)

A sphere of arcane energy appears and spreads outwards at a rate of 60 feet per round until the spell ends, every creature that ends their turn inside the radius of this spell must make a constitution saving throw or take 15d12 points of untyped damage that ignores all resistances and immunities. Any creature that drops to 0 hit points while in the radius of this spell dies and their body is reduced to a small pile of ash and their soul is wrought from their bodies and destroyed. There is no means by which to revive a person killed by this method without the divine interference of a deity.

Phlogistic Gateway

12th-level Kithomancy/Conjuration

• Casting Time: 8 hours (Ritual)
• Range: N/A
• Components: V, S, M (12 Kith Stones, which the spell consumes)
• Duration: 1 Minute

The caster opens a small portal in the crystal sphere, allowing a creature to pass beyond the crystal sphere into the Phlogiston. The portal remains open for one minute before closing again, once it is closed, it cannot be passed through unless this spell is cast again to create another portal.

Psyblast

Evocation cantrip

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 60 ft.
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Instantaneous

You hurl a bolt of psyonic energy at a creature or object within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 psychic damage.

This spell's damage increases by 1d10 when you reach 5th level (2d10), 11th level (3d10), and 17th level (4d10).

Purifying Radiance

2nd-level Divination

• Casting Time: 1 Action
• Range: 30 ft. radius
• Components: V, S
• Duration: 1 Minute (Concentration)

A powerful glow emanates from the caster, washing all creatures in a 30 foot radius in holy light. All enemies who start their turn within range must make a Constitution Saving Throw or take 2d6 radiant damage and be blinded for the duration, or half as much damage for a successful save, and become immune to the effects of this spell for 24 hours. If the creature is a fiend, undead or has the sunlight sensitivity trait, they make the saving throw with disadvantage. A blinded creature may repeat the saving throw at the beginning of their turn. All allies in the range gain 1d4 temporary hit points and advantage against fear and charm effects and are immune to petrification.

Continuing to concentrate on the spell costs a creatures move and bonus action, otherwise, the spell ends.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 2nd.

Record Time

7th-level Kithomancy/Chronomancy

• Casting Time: 1 Bonus Action
• Range: Touch
• Components: V, S, M (A Kith Stone, which the spell consumes)
• Duration: 1 day

The caster touches a single creature, creating a mark that allows them to exactly pinpoint a certain location within time.

Rewind Time

10th-level Kithomancy/Chronomancy

• Casting Time: 10 Minutes (Ritual)
• Range: Touch
• Components: V, S, M (10 Kith Stones, which the spell consumes)
• Duration: Instantaneous

The caster touches a single creature, creating a temporal field around them that allows the caster to rewind time and return them perfectly to the state they were in at the chosen point in time. The chosen point in time must have been marked by the Record Time spell, otherwise the spell will not work. This spell requires as little as a single cell of the targeted creature remaining and can return the creature from any kind of death, banishment or other effect, and is not affected by the limitations of spells that prevent return by any means other than wish or divine intervention. The returned creature returns exactly as they were during the point in time when they were marked, having exactly the same hit points, spell slots and conditions.

After using the spell, the caster must make a d20 roll, on a roll of 10 or less, the caster gains the attention of an entity who cannot allow time to be altered in any way, the result is at the discretion of the DM.

Whispers of Madness

6th-level Conjuration

• Casting Time: 1 Action
• Range: 60 ft.
• Components: V, S, M (A page of the Tome of Infinite Madness open.)
• Duration: Instantaneous

The target must make a Wisdom Saving Throw, on a failed save the target takes 10d6 Psychic Damage and gains one effect from the temporary madness table for the duration of the spell. On a successful save the target takes half damage and does not gain any negative effects.

Wrath of Agamemnon

5th-level Kithomancy

• Casting Time: 1 Action
• Range: 120 ft.
• Components: V, S, M (A Kith Stone, which the spell consumes)
• Duration: Instantaneous

One of the runic spells found in the Journal of Cartaphilus Agamemnon. The caster outstretches their hand, pointing a finger towards their target, the targeted creature must make a Dexterity Saving Throw or take 6d12 force damage, a creature that succeeds on its saving throw takes half as much damage. Should the creature fail it's saving throw, it must then make a Wisdom Saving Throw, on a failed save all attacks against this creature have advantage until the start of the creatures next turn, on a successful save nothing happens.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d12 for each slot level above 5th.

Spell Component Artifacts

Some artifacts are not only powerful items, but are necessary components and conduits in the casting of powerful spells. The following are a collection of items that are used by some of the above spells.

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