Introduction

A Homebrew D&D Setting

Katarran is a new homebrew D&D setting created by Luca Ferrari (Better known as Ferrari Of Antioch online) as the setting. The world of Katarran as a whole is more than what is presented here, in this book are just the three continents of Primus, Akshasa and Yuvalis. This area, colloquially referred to as "World's Edge" is the most populous part of the world of Katarran, teeming with men, monsters, cultures and horrors. It is shrouded in mist, as some embrace the darkness around them, and others try and break through it all thanks to force of will.

This book is for D&D players that will embark on the journey through the lands of World's Edge. It contains an amount of information that would hardly be covered in an entire campaign, however it can give ideas, and further push the players in a certain direction involving their characters, their decisions, and so on.

This book also contains new options for players, entirely homebrewed that will help you fit into this strange new land you now call home. An entirely new class, subclasses and races that all present their own lore.

The Falterran Empire

The Falterran Kingdom is a struggling, old nation. Born in the shadow of the distant Dragon King and his communion with The Flames of Man and the Seeker's, it has existed for over a 1000 years. Yet only recently have those years become a grueling mess.

Large, decadent cities, tight systems of administration and seclusive, yet powerful organizations govern this land.

The Nation is struggling with a gigantic horde of immigration, along with the threat of war and countless factions vying for political power.

The Communard of the Everflame

The Communard of the Everflame is a new nation of idealists and demagogues. Where one becomes many, and individualism is seen as a concept to be estranged.

Born after the discovery and subsequent constrast created by artifact called The Everflame, it is a collection of self-governing bodies that twist and turn around the Ideal of The Everflame itself to create a functioning, and radically devoted nation.

At the threat of collapse, if just enough right buttons are pushed, but with a burning spirit, this nation, supplied by other factions of interest, is quickly expanding more and more, proselytizing their ideas by either force, or conviction.

The Republic of Merbot

The Republic of Merbot is a shining example of a newly formed nation. Incredibly rich, steadily expanding without the usage of violence, and the most tolerating of all.

But not all is good. Cutthroat merchants kill, shroud, and put on fake smiles in order to outweigh their competitors. Yet some would say life is even good, if you know and abide by the many unwritten rules of this country.

Born in the wake of the War of the Everflame, it has gotten incredibly richer thanks to profiteering from the war itself.

The Etenian League

This union of warlike populations has taken a vow to honour their greatest leader and uniter.

Born after the glorious and bloodless of the Redeemer King, the warlike and aggresive races of Yuvalis have banded together in hopes of a greater future with the new systems and technologies brought by their now deceased King.

Still, they have not lost their sights on what they know best. Expanding and fighting further into the lands of Goblinkind and the unexplored islands of the Far North, they have been growing steadily.

However, the newly joined Drow are sparking racial tensions amidst the league, and the Redeemer is sorely missed. Who knows how much longer this League will last without it's driving force.

The Warhost

The Warhost is the congregation of all Goblinkind under one banner.

After the collapse of the slave pens of Eten in the freezing and distant north, the Goblinoids have gathered under the lead of a mysterious Hobgoblin warmaster which has carved and conquered many lands up north.

Brutal, and now surprisingly cunning thanks to their new leadership, they have taken axe and bow in a pledge to conquer many lands.

Recently landed on Primus, in Everflame controlled territory, they have slowly begun to carve out the new nation in an image of their own.

The Frontier

The Frontier is not a Nation per se, but a collection of places scattered throughout Akshasia (The Desert of Akshasa) and it's nearby territories.

Considered to be an entirely inconceivable venture, many governments of World's Edge have tried and failed to conquer parts of the Frontier.

Small, littered tribes who practice many different customs litter this land, and while their differences may be large, their affinity for technology is not.

The Religion commonly practiced in the Frontier, the worship of Urdu, values itself on the cult to progress and technological advancement. Many, using this religion, have tried to unite the Urdu worshipping tribes, but have failed due to many factors.

One of them is the mortal enemy of the Frontier, the Yuan-Ti. From deeper in mainland Akshasa, a glimmering empire of the sands threatens to conquer this free territory with overwhelming military presence

But The Frontier has been known to house those who no longer wish to be oppressed: outlaws, seditious elements, and as such, many, not even of the Urdu tribes oppose themselves to this strange and inhuman oppression

More civilized ventures have been tried here, small villages set up by rich merchants, and even a decently big city, but only time can tell if they too will be swept away by the sands.

Vampyrnorden and Vampyrsuden

The strange, misty lands of the Vampire Lords are a timeless scourge upon human lands.

Born long ago, due to the disowning and subsequent war between Goethi and his father, the Dragon King, they have split up as Noctis and Laviz, both wishing to emulate the absolute power their father had over Western Primus, have been engaged in a century, if not millennia long war.

During this time, they have partly terrorised the nearby Falterran lands in order to seek for new undead servants

Men and women are still employed, whether through force or actual employment, to the Vampire Nobles of this land, some even say Laviz of Vampyrsuden has struck up a deal with Falterran officials...

The Pietous Congregation

The world-ending communion oft the forces of Piety has not, and will not stop until the world itself is conquered.

Born after The Ultima, that changed the world in its entirety, the Pietous congregation is a collection of Demons, Aberrations, and other Monstrosities that have been created, or have fallen under the guise of The First Miracle.

They advance, already having destroyed the Kingdom of Xang'en to the west, and now they set their eyes on World's Edge.

Only being stopped by the Jabal Alealam, the greatest mountain range on World's Edge, they plant havoc across nations by sending their spies and agents throughout them.

Who knows when they will march over the mountains, and strike across the world.

Calendar and Time

Keeping track of time using the Katarranian calendar can make the game world seem more realistic. It can also allow to align game sessions with important in-game dates, such as holidays. A monster attack on a rural village is a horrible and thrilling event, but the stakes are much higher if that monster attacks on the day of the Harvest's Close festival, causing previously joyful commoners to grab their children and flee to safety.

The Katarranian calendar year is divided into 280 days, grouped into seven-day weeks over the course of ten months. This calendar was created after the emerging of The First Miracle, and the subsequent shift in seasons.

The names of the seven days of the week are Morteg, Esteg, Whesteg, Uthteg, Fruhteg, Yunteg, and Fah'steg. Each day is 24 hours long

Two Suns of Katarran

Katarran has two known suns that orbit the planet. Sol, the larger but farther of the two suns, is the herald of the day and shines a brightly and glistening when visible in the sky. Sol is considered to be intrinsically tied to Selûne the Original God of the Moon and Sun to provide warmth to all who need it after Chauntea, the Goddess of Bounty pleaded for it's creation as a source of warmth. Nihil, the second sun of Exandria, is much smaller but much closer. With a slower rotation around the world and seeming permanently eclipsed, Nihil is a permanent reminder of the past. Created as the ultimate Scar of "The Ultima", Nihil is said to emit an eery, droning sound when looked at during the night.

Daily Life in Katarran

Certain aspects of daily life in Katarran remain the same across nearly all cultures. Any character native to Katarran would be familiar with their nation's currency, languages, and relationship to technology.

Technology

The level of technology in Katarran is typically more advanced than the technologies found in the Player's Handbook. Thanks to the tribes of The Frontier, cannons, mobile war engines, and even things such as rudimentary flying machines have been recently created.

Black powder weapons are highly priced, and are rarely available to the general public. However, militarily they are rather widely spread, in particular the Heavy Ordinance of Falterra is renowned for it's effectiveness in breaking enemy morale.

The Myth of Katarran

Life ever seeks to understand its inception. Every civilization has its own interpretation of where its story began. Even within the world of Katarran, different cultures have creation myths that eventually converge with recorded history, but there is no universally accepted story. Even so, the ancient city of Mahdiurnens on the distant continent of Landzfall is largely considered to be the oldest surviving city, having endured a terrible war that wiped out most of civilization nearly a thousand years ago. Mahdiurnens houses the earliest known temples to the Gods.

However, ignorance is plenty in the Post-Ultima world, because Ignorance is safety and bliss. Not many, if no-one at all, knows of the Myth of the Immaculacy, and as such, it shall remain a secret.

The Age of Gargantuans

After the Divine Hands birthed the world, and for many eons controlled its shape, the earliest recorded figures of history are that of the Giants.

The Jotunbrud, forming under Annam the All-Father were a deeply intelligent set of creatures, born differently based on the element that they were imbued with at birth. Their strict hierarchical society made for the first true inhabitants of the world to be able to build immense structures and myriads of markers throughout the known world.

Times shifted, and a new threat would come to their complete hegemony. Dragons. Originally a relatively quiet and selfish race, preoccupying themselves with gathering of singular hordes and often even infighting amongst eachother, the Draconic race would do little more than prey on the Giant's cattle or servants for food.

However, something must have changed. A war brewed, a war that would forever change the fate of the World. Perhaps, one of the Draconic Gods had sought to gather up faithful servants and finally take what is theirs, or even, Annam, his fiery yet wise personality, foresaw terrible things at the prolongued existance of Dragons.

This war had a decisive ending, the Giants would never be seen again walking the realms of Katarran, other than a few sparce survivors and their offspring.

Dragonkind, however, selfish in nature and naturally confrontative, given the split between chromatic and metallic dragons and their paternal Gods, would fall into war, after having gained their maximum power.

The Court of the Dragon King

And those same Humans talked about before would finally endeavour to rise up against their oppressors.

The Founder of the Kingdom of Falterra, and liberator of the people's of World's Edge specifically, the Dragon King would set a match for the history to come.

A scholar with the innate power of harnessing the Dreygunhar, a force that allowed him to forcefully take over Dragons, he would cut out a place in the world for mankind.

In his efforts, he would gather many supporters, joining many races, even the diametrically opposed Elves and Dwarves, but many other too, such as the Goliath, the Halfling, the Gnomes, etc.

After successfully taking over a horde of 20 Dragons, some of them even without having to use Dreygunhar, he would carve out the Mythic Kingdom of Falterra with his own two hands.

Of course, he could not do it entirely alone, even as immaculate as he was. Two advisors would forever mark the history of mankind.

Ironside, his most trusted general, was a dwarven sailor with extremely keen leadership abilities, he would be the one to lead the armies of the Wyvern and Dragon mounted Knights called The Flames of Man.

The Sorceress of Rebirth was a gifted elven woman in terms of both her charm and intelligence, she would come to bend what was seemingly possible of simplistic races such as humanoids: the inklings of immortality through magic, created after maddening study after maddening study, and the conception of Vampirism.

In the sorceress's name, the greatest order of scholars of magic in the entire world were founded: The Death Seekers.

The Curse of Vampirism

Vampirism, previously mentioned as a creation of The Sorceress, was not an intentional process. In their hopes to mantain relevance, and lead their people into the great and unknown future, the King and his two Advisors would put themselves under the duress of experimental arcane treatment for a disease known as Death.

And, strangely, it seemingly decided to work. They would all live far longer than expected, and none of them would see a recorded death. But one thing was for certain, it would all come at a price.

Son of The Sorceress and The King was The Vampire, his name, Goethi. A travesty brought unto the world, a monster born under the care of the most two brilliant minds humankind has ever generated.

Goethi would be kept a closely guarded secret for most of his early life. Landed, and kept in a closely guarded castle in the county of Vampyren, he was shut off from society, and unable to be seen from anyone other than a selected few.

Anger, jealousy, and most importantly, hunger would all overcome the young boy in due time. After the strange and unexplained disappearance of Dragon King, Goethi would set his plan in motion.

Revealing his true nature, he would make armies of the undead and terrorize the lands around him, in an effort to make his presence known, and most importantly feared.

In her efforts to repel her son, the Sorceress would disappear, and, according to some, die by her son's hand in the brutal combat because of her hesitation.

The World without a King

Humanoidkind would find themsleves without two of the greatest leaders they had ever seen.

Naturally, turmoil, combined with the proclaiming of Goethi's unnatural birth and properties because of these two people's willful ignorance regarding experimental immortality would lead to a difference of opinions.

The People of Yuvalis would naturally part with the Dragon King, admiring his strenght in combat and leadership, but rejecting the very human emotions and impulses that brought to his downfall.

The People of Falterra would forever see their patron saint be struck down into nothingness, and would continue to revere him as a martyr, and as the beginner of civilization.

The People of the Frontier had very little connection to this distant lord that did not seem to respect the ideals of Urdu, and as such maintained their level of indifference towards the rest of the world.

In this time, the population of the Drow would also split from their elven brothers, retiring to the far nothern lands of Yuvalis.

The Ultima and the First Miracle

In the light of trouble, impending war, and confusion, the First Miracle came.

The Miracle, also known as the Sorrowful Miracle or the Grievous Miracle, is a mysterious, supernatural entity or event that manifested in the lands of Katarran after the disappearance of the Dragon King.

Some say it was a direct cause for the universal imbalance his immortality technique brought, and some say it was something simply destined to happen.

The Miracle is described as having a will of its own beyond mortal comprehension, manifesting in bizarre and often cruel ways upon mortals in the shape of blessings and curses alike. The monstrous and inhuman beings found throughout Katarran are presumed to have been born of the Miracle, created from humans who were punished by its power.

And so, The Miracle would begin to grow, amassing power in a sweeping surge, devastating all it came across, including many of the Dragons that still lived outside the borders of the Kingdom of Falterra.

Until one day, it could grow no longer. When the miracle reached it's peak form in the Material Planes, it would spread to the Domains of the Gods.

An unseen enemy cannot be struck down by things such as Lightning. And the Hordes that the Miracle brought forward could match continent's worth of armies.

The Gods would fall, one by one, with only few survivors. Their ashes scattered across the lands every year.

And when the final move, complete entropy was in sight, the Miracle took form, a gigantic black blotch of a figure, reaching up for the sky. But the Miracle would do little except be sucked into its own form, and give birth to Nihil. This event would become known as "The Ultima"

Akshasa, Xeng'en and The Frontier

The continent of Akshasa has suffered much more from The Ultima given its position. However it's typically steadfast and decisive people have made what they can with the hand they were given.

Yuvalis, The City-States and Goblinkind

The continent of Yuvalis barely saw The Ultima In war, almost as to spite them, The Miracle would give them an enemy they simply could not fight against, a massive tsunami would submerge their lands.

A New Player

Originally just a small trading company from the deep South, even below the Frontier visited Falterra, in a state of stagnation, and offered a simple deal.

Land for resources. But not just the simplistic kind of resources that any nation could get, Arcane Artifacts, Heavy Ordinance, and much, much more.

Soon enough the Starless Archipelago would come to belong to the now Republic of Merbot, who has done nothing but grow in the time since The Ultima

Even more recently, it is said they have discovered something incredible, a mine to a city, Giant in conception.

The Republic of Merbot has persisted through cut-throat mercantilism and shady deals, and is only looking to grow.

Deities of Katarran

You might recognise some names here. Some of the popular Gods of Faerun also rule over Katarran, unless otherwise stated, they behave and act the same, their deeds, however, may differ. Here is a list of new Dieties, and old Dieties that might differ.

New Deities of Katarran

Ironside, The King of Iron

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Category: Immortalised

Domains: Order

Province: Lawfulness, Inquisitiveness

Symbol: A Flaming Fist with an Eye etched into it

Where those who want to find the truth, and in it, the Law, they must look no further than The King Of Iron. All watching and All seeing he is the Patron God of the Forset.

Having ascended into Godhood after a battle which seemingly killed the man out of sheer exhaustion, the holiday of Eyeshade is dedicated to him.

Kord, The Storm Lord

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Category: Immortalised

Domains: Tempest, War

Province: Battle, competition, storms

Symbol: Four bolts of lightning radiating from the center of a shield

Where thunder booms and conflict rises, prayers to the Storm Lord are shouted into the maelstrom. Reveling in all tests of strength, Kord blesses those who prove themselves on the battlefield. Worshiped by athletes and warriors all across Katarran, he exalts those whose force of spirit and desire for victory call his attention. He brings tumultuous storms over land and sea, and those who wish for clearer skies offer their praises and prayers to appease him.

He was the first Commander of The Redeemer King, having outlived him, he ascended after a battle of catastrophic proportions against the Warhost.

The holiday of Slayer's Oaths is dedicated to him.

The Conqueror

Alignment: Lawful Good

Category: Immortalised

Domains: Order, War, Knowledge

Province: Aspect of the Dragon King

Symbol: A Haloed Spear

In the wake of those who seek a righteous path, who forgets not old, but merely wishes to conquer what is new, The Conqueror stands in their wake. Blessing men of ambition, great politicians and those who find a path they are wholly dedicated to, he is worshipped by those who wish to perform impossible tasks.

An aspect of the Dragon King, perhaps a part of him having come back after his disappearance, his holiday is The Conquering.

The Redeemer

Alignment: Lawful Good

Category: Immortalised

Domains: Knowledge, Order, Peace

Province: Progress, Unification

Symbol: A Rune-enscribed Eye

Where those who seek the light of Progress, and Unification amongst a divided people, they ask for help of the Redeemer. Blessing those who wish to bring Peace, and progress in the life of others wanting nothing in return, he brings stillness of mind and supernatural intelligence to those who venerate him

King Eten Irazak, made God after his natural death.

The Vampyr

Alignment: Lawful Evil

Category: Immortalised

Domains: Death, Arcana

Province: Vampires, Undeath

Symbol: A Bloodied set of Teeth

To those who wish to peel back the veil of mortality, and achieve a personal strenght in spite of those who try and oppress them, there is someone who will lend them aid. Necromancers, experts of Arcana Basica and overachievers are all scions of The Vampire Lord. Not to mention, of course, the many Vampires left behind in his wake.

Goethi ascended after his fight with Clangeddin.

Xerxes The Evergreen

Alignment: Neutral Good

Category: Immortalised

Domain: Twilight, Life, Nature

Province: Self-Sacrifice, Protection, Time

Symbol: Vines growing on Rock

Some men have simplistic goals. To protect those they love, and live a simple life. They often pray to the Stone Giant and his never ending protection. Blessing harvests, and symbol of the slow healing process that is time, his body sits in the city of Xersia.

A mage, hellbent on protecting others during The Ultima, he would spend days, still, in preparation to cast spells and deter other spells launched by The Miracle. However the Miracle had imbued him with a disease that would prevent him from moving, and slowly turn him to stone. But Xerxes did not stop until he was fully turned to stone, and by then, The Ultima was over.

Desireum

Alignment: Chaotic Evil

Category: Lesser Idol

Domains: War, Tempest

Province: Desire, Primal Urges

Symbol: Two Horns, One pointing Up and One Down

Desire is an inherent part of any creature. Instinct is a simple mechanism to follow up on Desire and Need. Needs and Wants might as well be the same thing for the worshippers of Desireum, the Seekers of eternal pleasure under their own means.

Desireum is a Demon, who has made his way forward from the Abyss.

Elshileya

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Category: Lesser Idol

Domains: Life, Nature

Province: The Last Fey

Symbol: Pointed Fey Ears

The Fey has not been completely cut off from The Material Plane. Some of them, sent as envoys by Corellon, they have begun to link to humanoid kind in order for them to work together to open up the Everportals.

Elshileya is the most powerful Fey still in The Material Plane, and in the Holiday of the Opening of The Fey, where a random Everportal opens up once again, she Is believed to move back and forward to report to Corellon.

Kieratosis

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Category: Lesser Idols

Domains: Knowledge, Tempest

Province: The Great Old One Symbol: Three mismatched eyes surrounded by teeth

A being that slipped from the Far Realm into Katarran during The Ultima, Kieratosis is one of the oldest creatures in the world. A single creature of many minds, Kieratosis reveled in chaos. When Chaos was divided into four planes, Kieratosis retreated underground, their minds unraveling as they entered a nightmarish slumber.

The creation of the Sun woke Kieratosis a long time after. Though their minds were scattered, each desired the return of chaos to unite themselves. So Kieratosis sent thoughts to the surface, offering magic to those who could create chaos in the land above, so that they might one day regain their full power. Kieratosis tells their followers that chaos brings clarity and destruction begets rebirth.

The 4 Spirits

Alignment: True Neutral

Category: Lesser Idol

Domain: Tempest, Twilight, Life, Nature

Province: The 4 Primal Spirits of Nature

Symbol: 4 differently colored wisps of flame.

Recently discovered, however theorised for long, the 4 Spirits of nature, Ice, Fire, Wind and Stone, these 4 Spirits are the unbending and uncaring tide of nature.

They encompass nature as a constant cycle of death and rebirth.

The Ash Collector

Alignment: Neutral Evil

Category: Lesser Idol

Domain: Trickery

Province: Collector of the Ashes of the Gods

Symbol: An urn with it's top removed.

A thing, a creature, humanoid in shape once inhabited the Celestial Plane of the Gods. Whether he was some prisoner brought to the Plane or a Celestial himself is unknown.

But when the Gods died, he was free to do as he pleased. And so he gathered the ash of the Gods, said to have mystical properties in order to gain more power.

His goal is simply to become something more. Through the absorption of the Gods, perhaps, he may be able to become something akin to the Miracle. He has blessed those who are equally as hungry as him with the Ashes of the Gods, so that they may find more of it, as it is a highly addicting substance

The Everflame

Alignment: Neutral Good

Category: Lesser Idol

Domain: Freedom, Peace

Province: Equality, Determination

Symbol: A Burning Torch

The Everflame is a relic, said to have been imbued with the burning breath of Selune.

Imbued with energy, and with the power to "set people free" upon gazing on it, many Flames of Man have seen the Everflame. 10000 lifetimes worth of wisdom are said to be contained within the shimmering embers of the flame, and it is still burning to this day.

Those who bare witness to the flame experience absolute focus for the rest of their life. They are sharper, quicker, and care more for others.

To some less religious folk, the connection the Everflame has with Selune is irrelevant, and worship it directly.

The Miracle

Alignment: Chaotic Evil

Category: Lesser Idol

Domain: Unknown

Province: Ultimate destruction

Symbols: Many

What is The Miracle? Nobody knows, it is a formless, and seemingly immortal force that releases itself by twisting human form. The Miracle could be inside the man at the corner of the tavern. It could be floating around you as you read this Text. I could be The Miracle writing this epic, twisting it to my own will.

Urdu

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Category: Old Idol

Domain: Forge, Knowledge

Province: Technology, Progress, Craft

Symbol: a man holding two orbs, one light and one dark

Urdu is what was, what is, and what will always be. Living in a plane of his own creation, with his personal army of Clockwork construction, Urdu blesses those who herald change and progress, in order to progressively grow closer to an ultimate state of calculated perfection, a Rebis, a creation that is everything and nothing at the same time.

Mostly worshipped by the Urdu tribes, hence their name, he is an entity that is not so much something one prays to, but something that you must answer to, and venerate with your own craft.

Yahar'Umnistaal

Alignment: Neutral Evil

Category: Lesser Idols

Domains: Knowledge, Tempest

Province: The Leviathan Lord

Symbol: A Great Tentacle

Yahar'Umnistaal was created by a distant God of Creation and terrorised the seas of Katarran until the Ultima left the leviathan without master or purpose. The surviving indigenous people of the Starless Archipelago, the Neeb-ie, took Yahar'Umnistaal as their guide and god to rule the waters and bring them prosperity. The leviathan elevated the Neeb-ie to conquer the southern coasts of the continent until the jealous will of The unnamed Creator reached beyond the Celestial Plane and discovered the insolence of his creation, commanding his followers to seal away Yahar'Umnistaal in the bedrock beneath the Ocean.

Yahar'Umnistaal now reaches out to the dreams of nautical wanderers and shipwrecked sailors, lending his power to those who wish to rule the sea as he once did, beckoning them to free him from his suboceanic prison with promises of arcane gifts.

The name of this Creator God, and who they might be is still a complete mystery.

The Ardenians

Ardenian Society. The Ardenians are the people inhabiting the Karazak Mountain on Eastern Primus. This lone peak was once a great fortress of an unknown people, assumed to be dwarves given the location. These people are perhaps those most completely immune to the spirit of the Miracle and its powers. They are survivalists, and nothing more. Craft is something used to get something, like an object. Desire does not exist, and neither does individual want. Pleasure is a concept that is unknown to them.

Straying from the Path. Many Ardenians do not choose this path, nor do they want to choose any other path, because they simply do not know other ways. Given their large population, they must get by in ways other than agriculture.

Ardenian Fighters. The way of the Sword is this people's preferred method. Constantly employed by those with the right coin, they will accept any job. Clad in clean full plate armor, all wearing helmets, they are a marching line of practiced perfection. An enemy cannot decieve you if you do not listen, neither can he beat you if you do not hesitate. There must be more to these strange peoples, but not much is known outside of their own community, commonly referred to as "The City."

Relationships

It's rare that Ardenians become friends with others, as within itself, the concept of friendship is strange to them.

The closest ally they have had since the Everflame War has been the Communard itself, which has provided the Ardenians with plenty of work, especially against Goblinoids

Communard of the Everflame

The Communard. The Communard of the Everflame is now the main force in Eastern Primus, new, and developed through newly acquired interests of foreign powers. Rule in the Communard is kept through its people's self regulation in according to their radical dedication of the countries ideals. This utter dedication, at times turning to public upheaval, is what has kept this strange mess of a system in place.

The Savjer. The Savjer, an assembly of intellectuals, common men, and military men is constantly evolving with new interpretations of their own ideals and how to deliver them to the public. The Savjer entrusts local authorities to behave under the Everflame, and swiftly punish them, at times letting the subjects of these authorities do said punishing themselves.

The Sarjev is typically a one minded party, or at least, they typically come to one minded decisions after extensive discussion.

The Flames of Man. The Flames of Man, the original founders of this nation have recently devolved from being just an elite of military goons. Many of them, after laying their eyes on the Everflame, have become scholar militants, in their struggle to maintain relevancy however, strictness, and a "dictatorship", or at least a more organized form of government of the people must be momentarily maintained in order to keep things afloat.

Society in the Communard. Society within the Communard values equality amongst all others ideals. Social classes do not exists, and any person who is considered "Superior" does not receive special treatment, they merely do it out of volition.

Cities and Communities. Cities and communities are typically left to their own devices, many of them adapting different systems which, so long as they meet the standards set by the Sarjev, work based on their needs and wants.

The Military. The Communard's military force currently stands at 65,000 Brothers of the Flame (Typically Militia Forces), 5,000 Flames of Man and 3,000 Ardenians. Most of the military force of the Communard is stationed across the trenches of the Warhost, but some are still posted in the rift of Primus, at the gates of the Falterran Empire.

Religion. Religion is keenly observed and stigmatized against, unless it involves some very specific Gods or ideals. There are many crimes relating to Religious worship, the biggest being that public religious worship is completely disallowed, and as such everything must be done within assigned buildings and temples

The Religions allowed are: Amaunator, Corellon, Illmater, Selune, Elshileya, Urdu and the 4 Spirit.

Relationships

The Etenian League. The Etenian League sees the Communard in a skeptical light, their systems simply make no sense, however their warriors and their dedication to their progressive cause is something to strive towards. The people of Everflame see the Etenians in neutral light.

The Falterran Empire. The people of the Everflame have a fiery anger towards those who are willing to stand for oppression, and as such, have many problems with Falterran institutions and subjects.

The Merbotian Republic. Their relationship with the Merbotian Republic is prolific, the Merbotians have a particular interest in this country's success, funding them, even at a loss, at times, in order to ensure that this newly blossoming nation has everything tended for, and has numerous accruing debts.

The Urdu Tribes. The people of the Everflame respect the Urdu tribes, seeing their also focused dedication and commitment to equality through craft. However, business has been difficult, seeing Falterra's overall more prolific contacts with the Tribes.

The Death Seekers

History. Naturally following in the wake of the Sorceress, the Death Seekers were formed countless ages ago. In the search for new and daring technologies, in the light of their daring Matron, the Death Seekers have made themselves known, and rightfully feared. Slowly developing in the organisation that they are now, the Death Seekers have been passing down information on Arcana Basica and, more recently, have become the main wielders of Arcana Ultima.

Training and Combat. The only real way to become an established Wizard is to join this organisation, but given that most members are recruited at an early age, mostly orphans and other young persons who seem to express magical capabilities, joining them at a later date is hardly ever possible. They walk the battlefields with scrolls, warding amulets singed into their skin and stuck onto their clothed and deathly stares commanding fear. From birth, many of them are trained to become more than human, or less, according to some. Emotion is ripped at the seams and apathy is instilled, one focus only, progress in the name of Rebirth. Their marks are recognisable, a typically shaved head and a burnt tattoo across their left arm.

Organisations. They are divided into 13 "Notches", each handling a different school or specialisation of magic. Here is a list, with their school and given name ranked in order of importance.

Their current leader is Master Retineum Leeman Dedran, a decently young and springy 32 year old Strategician, unlike many of his comrades, he is much more sympathetic and more respected amongst the general populace.

Relationships

The Death Seekers barely meddle with outside politics, and as such, have very little interest or sway in them.

The Kingdom of Falterra Within the Kingdom of Falterra, members of the Seekers are seen as cold, heartless, and at times even destructive forces to stay away from. It's not uncommon for them to be called witches by hushed voices when they walk through a village.

The Forset. This extends also to the naturally paranoid members of the Forset. Due to their naturally conflicting views on Arcana Ultima, and magic in general, they often clash, but often also have to work together.

The Etenian League

The Etenians The Etenian League is a collection of hardy people, virtually unstoppable in military might. This is limited by the League being a collection of separate City-States who mostly operate on their own terms. Populated by many races, it is certantly a diverse, yet functional systemms

The City-States Each City-State operates on it's own, all electing a master or differently named leader, based on each of the Cities systems. They are all gathered up in the Grand Jury, where one King/Leaguemaster is elected, and watches over the relations within the states.

The Leaguemaster Leaguemaster Teramis Tuhur is a Leonin which has seen much in his days. Teramis is a man not trying to shape himself like his predecessors, but searching for his own path. Leading the races into reluctant, but functional cross-race work, he has tried to somewhat forcefully create an air of peaceful coexistence of the prejudiced and proud races amongst eachother.

Teramis has been a leader from the front for a long time. He does not shy away from conflict when it is needed.

Societies of the League Society within the various City-States varies greatly, from the reserved and self-controlling Aaracockra to the athletic and cheeky Goliaths. The City States count over 30 in number, the biggest being Zaksitte, the Goliath City-State, Mount Avia, the Aaracockra City-State, Loedenfields, the Centaur City-State, and Roaderim, the Leonin City-State.

Military The League's military force currently stands at around 74,000 Soldiers across all City-States. Most are set upon the forces of Goblinkind, but many have endeavoured to be explorer's to the Far North of Yuvalis, teeming with monsters and abominations of the Miracle, and the periless seas of unexplored Islands in the Trackless Archipelago.

Religion Religion is something seen as natural and personal, unless very obviously worshipping the Miracle, there are no law instated against Religion.

Relationships

The Etenian League sees much of the world with a welcoming, yet skeptical light.

Falterra: They consider Falterra a historical ally, but do not have any treaties signed with them at the moment,

The Communard: They also consider the Communard a collection of intelligent men and warriors with much potential.

The Republic: If there is one "enemy" of the League, it's the Merbotian Republic, which, to most populations of the League, are cons, cowards and overall of very little use, if not for second-hand trading of goods from distant lands nobody knows nothing about.

The Merbotian Republic

The Republic. The Merbotian Republic (Or Respublic Serenissima) is an newly formed institution supported by far-removed foreign powers. Rule in the Republic is kept simple, and surface level, money and influence is power. Law is relative, and maintained through the many unspoken rules and contracts one makes when entering these circles.

Leadership. Doge Porrim Ieracles is an interesting character. This shrewd halfling plays a daily game of intricate manuevering every day with his many moving pieces, and seems to be all the happier doing it. Seeing it as an intellectual challenge this peculiar man has been nothing short of a patron of many circles, whether they be of the arts, political, or of other faucets of society.

High Society. The control of Merbot's highest echelons of society is actually rather closely guarded. Those who wish to achieve a truly high and safe position have to be "vetted", or at least, have to meet certain prerequisites. The mobile strati of society are the middle and lower parts of mercantile trade, where one must use his intelligence to gain higher and higher positions. Of course, the most highest standing members typically have ties to this unknown off-continent country/company.

Cities and Townships. Most cities and ports are run by a local Marchese, abiding to the laws of the Republic at Large and answering to the Concio, a council of elected members.

Politics. Suffrage is inherently tied to one's revenue, votes varying in power based on certain wage-bands.

Military. Merbot often employs military forces for coin, having particular luck with some of the peoples of Yuvalis who have not adhered to the Etenian League. Their force stands at 13,000 Mercenaries and around 4,000 Pavesani, city-protection force that the Merbotian trading company brought from their continent of origin.

Religion. Religion can be freely practiced, so long as it does not bring direct harm to those around a worshipper.

Relationships

The Republic has kept at least relationships with most groups.

The Communard. They obviously have funded the Communard, and have kept close ties with the country, hypocritically supporting a group that is the direct opposite of their own systems.

Falterra. Falterra has requested many wondrous weapons from Merbot, and they have delivered, for a price.

The Etenian League. The relationship they have with the Etenian League is kept cordial, as making enemies of the biggest traders of the continent is nothing short of self-destructive.

Urdu. However, for as many times as they have tried, the tribes of Urdu fundamentally reject their offers. Diametrically opposed in thought, the Urdu tribes have even resorted to violence in order to kick out double-faced traders.

Xeng'en. It is worth noting however that they have offered many of the people of Xeng'en a place to live in the Starless Archipelago.

The Satrapy of the Golden Serpent

The Satrapy. This foreign invading nation has only recently made its way into World's Edge.

Rulers. The Satrapic rule is maintained by a distant overlord, in true Yuan-Ti fashion, based on strong military power and influence. It's hierarchy, based on one's own shape, the closest one resembles an actual snakelike being, the higher one's rank is.The ruler of this expedition is one Sachchee Shakti, a Yuan-Ti Abomination of considerable wit, and incredible strenght.

Military. The expedition's force is supposedly numbering in the 20,000s of various Yuan-Ti castes.

Goals

Little is known of this nation, over than it wants to expand its already (supposedly) massive rule over the sands of the Frontier.

The Tribes of Urdu

The Tribesmen: The People of the Southern Frontier are a sparse, yet incredibly resourceful population. According to the myriads of different cultural customs, they have mostly kept apart from eachother, however, recently, efforts are being made to finally build something more.

The Tribes often structure themselves in loose hierarchy based in accrued knowledge and age.

**Urhara:**The City of Urhara is the biggest of the cities, housing a collection of tribes, that, given the material brought by the Falterran Empire, manifest their worship to Urdu through their craft.

The current leader of Urhara is Master Artificer Jabalpur Akshani, an extremely old, bit incredibly practiced creator, who, for not entirely known reason, has decided to unite some of the Tribes in order to form a closer connection to Urdu, together.

Ethics: Focused on self-sufficiency, utilitarianism and inherent progression, these people may often come off as rude, or uncouth, but they simply do not consider social standards as something useful to the expansion of the craft.

Military: In total, there are suspected to be about 30,000 capable fighting forces in the Frontier tribes, however, in the City of Urhara, there is a registered force of 10,000 Battle-Creators, who are a decentralised fighting force.

Relationships

Every nation has kept close with atleast some of the Tribes in the Frontier, as they provide an undeniable edge in the ever expanding and progressing world.

Falterra: In particular, the city of Urhar is funded mostly by the Falterran Empire.

The Vampyrs

Society: The Vampire Lords have kept much to themselves, but their success throughout the ages has been undeniable.

The Vampyrlands present a hierarchical society of bloodlines originating from the days of Goethi himself. Servants are usually human slaves or, in some cases, volounteers.

The two nations of Vampirekin vary greatly in their approaches

The Moonbranded: Vampyrnorden, of Count Laviz, is a dreary and bleak land where moonlight glistens and fog covers the sun. The servants of Laviz are slaves taken from the surrounding Falterran settlements, or from wherever Infiltrated vampires can get their hands on.

The Colorbranded: Vampyrsuden however is a land of extravagant taste. Count Nactis, given his attitude, has welcomed many humans who have managed to cross the Corpse Lands in the promise of eventual immortality under Vampirism.

The Undead Forces: The forces of Undead of the Vampires is unknown in number, but most are used in the endless conflict that sparks between the two Vampirelands themselves.

Relationships

Vampyrnorden does not wish for diplomacy, however Vampyrsuden has made a couple of deals relating to their neighbours.

Uneasy deals they may be, the power of the Vampires is undeniable, and often well kept as a last resort, rather than an enemy.

The Warhost

Origins: The continent's largest horde took shape about fifty ago, when the slaves of the pens of the Yuvalis City-States banded together. This tightknit group of clever Goblinoids soon began to centralize their power, employing shows of strength and offering membership to their organization as an alternative to elimination.

The Horde grew with alarming speed, infiltrating the underbelly of every major camp.

Society: The Warhost now operates across the northern lands of Yuvalis as a loose network of tribes who run their own local sects. Those who fail to prove their worth receive quiet threats of enslavement or assassination—and the Horde always makes good on its threats.

Training: Members of the Warhost are dedicated to Vengeance against those who have discriminated against them for long. Trained in respective arts of war based on their different races, and their classes also adhering to the races, they are a deadly and organized force.

Military: The Warhosts military force is presumed to be at 100,000 capable warriors. Their forces are spread against the Etenian League and the Communard.

Relationships

The Warhost has not had many allies since it's inception, only the Duregar of the Underdark have taken to aiding them, since they also see themselves as oppressed by the Etenian League