The Kingdom of Brelyria

The Shield of Brelyria, before the fall

The Island of Brelyria, including the northern highlands and Brelyria proper.

### Inhabitants

50% Human, 25% Elf, 10% Halfling, 10% Dwarf, 5% other (Dragonborn, Tiefling, Gnome, to name a few)

Brelyria is an Isolated Island nation in the western ocean of Tearené, about 100 miles from the Continent. Once a great power in the world, the presence of aquatic leviathan has led to a long period of isolation. The Lords of Brelyria, once held in check by the Holy Order of Brelyria, now turn on each other. A secretive organization, arising from Brelyria's sordid past, watches from the shadows, plotting her destruction...

In Brelyria, players can take on the role of adventurers delving into the heart of Faust, the now ruined capital, as they search for answers from Brelyria's long and dark history; they can set sail as marine adventurers, trying to navigate a gauntlet of village-sized sea monsters in an attempt to be one of the few to make it the continent; they can play as monster hunters looking for a way to destroy the great sea beasts and bring an end to the Age of Leviathan and free the captive island; they can don noble titles, raise armies, employ cloak and dagger tactics, or resort to dreaded *diplomacy* in an epic civil war that may define Brelyria's future. All of this and more awaits on the island of Brelyria...

## History

*Full article: The History of Brelyria*

Brelyrians talk about their history as belonging to distinct ages. Each of these eras begins with a world altering and sometimes apocalyptic event, and ends with resolution and adaptation. However, two events stand ascendant above all others in the minds of Brelyrians. These are the coming of the progenitors (or *Anla* in old Brelyrian), and the Revelation of Saint Allain.

Before the arrival of the progenitors, the inhabitants of the island were terrorized by fiends, eking a meager existence from the land in isolated tribes. The progenitors were Paladins dedicated to Good-aligned deities that were worshipped in the northern parts of the continent. They made swift work of the evil fiends and established the first cities on the island to reflect their personal ideals. Their descendants became the Lords of Brelyria, and Faustus was the first king of Brelyria.

However, after the great Leviathan cut Brelyria off from the continent in the Sundering, infighting and unrest led to The Great War as the lords fought amongst themselves for power. Then, as a result of the Revelation of Saint Allain and the founding of the Holy Order of Brelyria, the nation was united and the long and bloody war came to an end. However, what emerged was a much more theocentric Brelyria. Worshippers of the old druidic religions were cast out, some even killed, and their places of worship were destroyed. It was also during this time that the latent prejudices against Tieflings bubbled over into discrimination and violence. Even the faith of the progenitors was effected, as the cosmological status of the progenitor gods shifted from worshipped deities to venerated saints in service to the unnamed Overgod from Saint Allain's Revelations.

## Current Affairs: The Fall of Brelyria and Civil War

Ten years ago, a mysterious group called the Cult of the Leviathan succeeded in summoning Juiblex in the sewers under the Capital City of Faust. The city was destroyed, including the palace of Foustus Ambrosious and the Cathedral of Saint Allain. Most of the people were consumed by oozes or crushed by collapsing buildings, though some were able to escape beyond the walls of the city. Those that did, however, were driven irrevocably mad, and are currently living in isolated sanitariums in the northern marches under the care of Marquis DeHeune.

The Lords of Brelyria, afraid to send their armies into such a cursed place, convened a counsel at the city of Oxwich. They decided to assemble a group of warriors and mages to explore the ruins of Faust to look for surviving members of the royal family. Each lord elected one member of their retinue to represent each progenitor family line, forming the Fellowship of Wren. The people of Brelyria waved goodbye to these, the best and brightest of Brelyria's most elite.

The Fellowship of Wren was never heard from again.

Now the Lords of Brelyria are embroiled in a civil war to decide who will rule Brelyria. The Factions include:

1. Duke Arganon Larousse, a shrewd and cunning tactician that will do anything to gain the upper hand on his enemies. He declared himself King of Brelyria immediately after the capital fell, declaring that all who stood in his way would fall to his sword. He quickly formed an alliance with his Son, Aliyah, who had taken charge of Eidenmoore, to the east. His castle lies in Summerbridge, on the southern peninsula.
2. Aliyah Larousse, son of Arganon and Earl of Eidenmoore. After being schooled in Law at Camford, Aliyah was able to manipulate the courts into becoming the interim lord of Eidenmoore until the last son of the Cander family came of age, although this child went missing shortly before turning 18, and only months before the fall. Once the capital fell and his father declared himself king, the two joined forces and Arganon declared Aliyah the true Lord of Eidenmoore. Aliyah's first action as the Lord of Eidenmoore was to capture and imprison the Cander family, which who had possessed the lands before him.
3. Richard Germinas, the reluctant Earl of Gambrick. Richard has not yet joined the war due to conflicting alliances he has with Galen an Arganon. While his county lies within the Realm of Galen's duchy and thus owes him fealty, he is also married to Arganon's eldest daughter, making him legally a part of the Larousse family. Galen and Arganon want Gambrick to join the war not only so they can outnumber the other, but because Gambrick is home to Oxwich University, the oldest and most prestigious magical university in the world.
4. Galen Kanzt, the Duke of Mirthstone and the richest man in Brelyria. Mirthstone challenged Arganon's claim to the throne, stating that there was no legal basis for his assertion and accusing him of high treason. Galen has been fighting the war against the Larousse family on his own, though he has repeatedly petitioned the Earl of Gambrick and the Marquis DeHeune to join the war, a move that would almost certainly spell doom for the Larousse campaign.
5. Roland DeHeune, the Marquis of Windthryp and the Northern March. Windthryp saw the most damage from the fall of Brelyria, as Faust was located within its boarders. While Marquis DeHeune has stated his support for Mirthstone, he has been unable to provide any soldiers for the cause. He claims that he cannot spare any because they are both patrolling the northern marches, as well as throwing off Juiblex's Oozes, but some are suspicious. Being so far removed from the war, it would be easy for the Marquis to watch the other lords destroy each other and then sweep in at the last moment, claiming the throne for himself.