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Landolin

**Landolin** is the westernmost continent on Anyar.

## History

The Landolin Kingdoms are among the most advanced nations on Anyar. This is especially true in the case of their cultural reach. High Landolin is considered to be the language of scholarship amongst most of the learned peoples of the planet.

## Politics

The 6 kingdoms that make up Landolin are Amalor, Jahmnor, Munjor, Mureet, Naskin and Panhan. Narthon recently landed armies on Amalor and the island has fallen due to their unpreparedness. There are rumors Jahmnor has a tentative alliance with Narthon and indications are that they may soon launch a joint assault on either Panhan or Munjor.
Testing de Sistemas

En este nivel nos enfocamos en probar el comportamiento del “sistema” (el producto final) entero, completo, y en un entorno lo más parecido posible al de producción

La calidad del software es observada desde el punto de vista del usuario. El entorno de prueba debe corresponder al entorno de producción tanto como sea posible para reducir al mínimo el riesgo de incidentes debidos al ambiente específicamente y que no se encontraron en las pruebas.

Pueden incluir pruebas basadas en los riesgos y/o especificaciones sobre los requerimientos, procesos de negocio, casos de uso, u otras descripciones de alto nivel del comportamiento del sistema, las interacciones con el sistema operativo y los recursos del sistema.

* Adecuacion (Suitability): ¿Las funcoines implementadas son adecuadas para su uso esperado?
* Exactitud (Accuracy): ¿Las funciones presentan los resultados correctos (acordados)?
* Interoperabilidad (Interoperability):  ¿Las interacciones con el entorno del sistema presentan algun problema?
* Cumplimiento de Funcionalidad (Compliance): ¿El sistema cumple con normas y reglamentos aplicables?
* Seguridad (Security): ¿Están protegidos los datos/programas contra acceso no deseado o perdida?
Lex

Art by Colin

**History**

Lex the Oblex does not remember anything from before they became what to their kind is referred to as "Mad". A state in which an Oblex is driven insane by hoarding too many memories inside of their bodies. Lex, reached that limit and for some unknown reason, an anomaly in her creation or just a fluke of chance caused her to not create an offspring. This gave the Oblex a sudden rush of emotion, knowledge, and insanity. To them, their entire existence should not be, they feel wrong in everythign they are and as such they have dedicated their life to learning Magic. A source of power not tied to any one particular place, but drawn from themself. This allows the Oblex to move forward, they have memories from people they have eaten and dont remember.

**Appearance**

The form they are typically in is a Female Eladrin in Winter Season, with flowing white-blue hair and blue eyes. Their skin appears to be a pale blue, similar to a clear sky. Their body is slender and typically covered by a brown cloak with the hood always down. Under the cloak one would find a simple sleeveless jerkin tucked into simple brown pants with a belt of black leather, a silver buckle holding it all together. The belt also contains a leather pouch filled with magical components, as well as a book shoved between their side and the pants. A single silver thread extends from their right ankle, out 120ft too the main ooze body which is a blueish silver coloration, with what appears to be multiple screaming faces silently shifting around their body.
Fyduna

Fyduna is a volcanic island. little is known of the land even among seafaring merchants. Only a select few have traveled to the island and returned. Some inhabitants of the island have left the land and been known to live in Lavara. Boro Boro left the island searching for something new after his tribe had been eradicated.
Formations

Before any fight, you are able to select up to 7 heroes and place them into a 2 row formation. The front row consisting of 3 heroes, and the back row consisting of 4 heroes. You are also able to save up to 10 formations, to make it easier to select particular formations quickly.

Formations benefit from having multiple heroes of multiple races and classes, as if you have at least 2 heroes of a particular class or race (except for demons), you will gain an additional bonus either impacting your entire team, the enemy, or all other heroes of the same class or race. As you get more of a particular class or race (with the exception of demons), this bonus will either increase, or alter itself in someway, making the bonus even stronger.

### Strategy

As a general guide, the front-line of your formation should consist of heroes that will be able to take more damage and last longer in battle to prevent damage reaching your back-line. So examples of good front-line heroes would be Zak, Kha, Leoric and ClockCrank. This is because your back-line should generally consist of damage dealers and utility heroes. Some examples of utility heroes would be Jeatah's mass healing, Victor's mass silence, Nekrosius' mass invulnerability or Medusa's mass stun and slow.
The Orphanage

The orphanage is a large building which houses orphans in Agnaria. It is currently run by Headmistress Yulia. The orphanage was set up charitably by Princess Julie Locke when she was just a child. The orphanage also schools children so that they may be able to become knights, merchants or students at university. Should children be unable to perform either of these roles they will be trained into serfdom so they are not left without a role in society. Sir Warren was the first orphan taken in and was able to successfully become a knight.
Flight 4382 Survivors

**Flight 4382** was a airline that crashed with an alien vessel over Colorado. The alien artificial intelligence feeling like a debt was owed, saved the passengers as it could. Twenty-seven people were repaired by the intelligence and given a choice: Be placed on one of five alien planets that had been seeded with humans and Earth creatures millennia ago in order to start a new life or die. According to the author, he has stated that not all passengers chose to live.

## Watcher Alterations

### All Passengers

* All passengers were given ***nano-elements*** when the Watcher's repaired their bodies which provided a number of effects:
	+ Immunity to cancer and disease.
	+ Preventing Earth viruses from affecting the native populace.
	+ Inability to receive transplanted organs,
	+ Increased healing times to injuries.
	+ Increased recovery times/resistance to animal venom.
		- This did lead to reduced recovery times.
	+ Nano-elements are sexually transmissible and pass to offspring.
	+ Improved memory recall.
* All passengers that have been revealed who are over 40 have had their bodies ***de-aged*** to their mid-twenties/early thirties.

### Anyar Survivors

* Due to Anyar's higher than Earth gravity, Anyarran survivors possess altered mitochondria to give them more energy to deal with the increased gravity.
	+ Currently, only Heather is capable of passing her enhanced mitochondria to her offspring as mDNA passes down the matrilineal line.
	+ The extra energy has lead survivors to have increased bursts of speed, reflexes, and strength.
		- The increase is just a fraction more than a regular human would have given similar body size and conditioning.

## Known Planets

* Anyar - 5 survivors

* Mirica - 4 survivors
	+ potentially 5 as Michael Posey is on a planet that shares many characteristics as Mirica.
* Unknown planet with orange sun - 1 survivor
* Unknown planet - 1 survivor

## Notes/Speculation

* In the *Tales of Anyar* story "Ghost", a survivor was placed on a planet with an orange sun and was seriously injured/potentially killed shortly after arriving by a young native human.
	+ The survivor was male and caucasian.
	+ Potential passengers:
		- Bill Alderman
		- Pierre Billard
		- Jules Lawson
		- Glenn Timmons
* It appears that the 3 known Anyarran survivors have slightly different traits due to the nano-elements:
	+ Yosef's memory recall is greater than Mark's or Heather's.
	+ Heather only needs around 5 hours of sleep.
	+ Heather's description of her healing capabilities show that they are greater than what Mark's was and what Yosef's is.
		- Heather reported that bruises faded within hours, while Mark said his took a day or two.
		- Heather also experienced greater injuries from the plane crash and needed more time to completely recover.
	+ Mark's vision has improved to a degree.

## Sources

* *Destiny's Crucible: Cast Under An Alien Sun*
* *Destiny's Crucible: Tales of Anyar*
* *Destiny's Crucible: Passages*
* *Destiny's Crucible: Christmas, Cookies, and Choices*
* *Destiny's Crucible: An Ancient Enemy*
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Abersford

**Abersford** is a coastal town located on the southern coast of the Keelan province on the island of Caedellium. The town began to rise in Caedellium historical and economic circles when many new industries were established by Yozef Kolsko. Prior to his arrival the town was primarily a hub for the surrounding farmers with a small group of local fishermen. The nearby Abbey of St. Sidryn was located slightly more inland.

## Appearances

* *Cast Under an Alien Sun by Olan Thorenson*
Clengoth

**Clengoth** was a district center of the Keelan Province.

## Background

It was a large town that was located about fifteen miles east from Abersford. Clengoth had a population of three thousand citizens and was a significant business district with far more variety and a number of shops. Mixed in with smaller shops were a few with up to twenty-five workers, enough to be considered small factories. In addition to the local main abbey on the outskirts of Clengoth, there were several smaller abbeys in the town. It was ruled by Longnor Vorwich the boyerman of the district.

## History

When Yozef Kolsko began to produce ether from Abersford, after a sixday, an order for two bottles of ether came from the abbey in Clengoth. To pursue a production in fertilizer, Yozef went to the district registrar’s office in Clengoth, to make gain a lease at Birdshit Bay.

After Kolsko began to expand his business, to avoid overloading the local community and to aid distribution in Abersford, he started “franchising out” production, first to the district seat at Clengoth, and later to the clan center at Caernford and other provinces.

Later when Abersford was beng attacked by pirates, Denes Vegga ordered a mounted registrar to head straight to Clengoth for aid. Upon hearing the attack from the rider, Boyerman Vorwich led fifty men to the Abbey of St. Sidryn followed shortly by another hundred men. By the time reinforcements from Clengoth came, the battle was over and the pirates driven away.

## Sources

* *Destiny's Crucible: Book 1: Cast Under an Alien Sun by Olan Thorensen*
Preddi

**Preddi** is one of the twenty-one clans and provinces on the island of Caedellium.

## Background

The Preddi were located at the southern end of the island and its capital city Preddi City, served as the main port for the entire realm. When the Narthani first arrived with trading ships the Hetman and leading Preddi families accepted enormous bribes to allow the Narthani to build a compound near the city. The Narthani provided the trade goods at unreasonably low prices and gave the Preddi complete control over supplying these goods to the rest of Caedellium. The Preddi became enormously rich and it was the Hetman's ambition of using his wealth to expand the Preddi Province at the expense of their two neighbors, the Selfcell and Eywell clans. When the inter-clan fighting became more severe, and the Preddi overreached, they were simultaneous attacked by both Selfcell and Eywell. The Preddi then turned to their Narthani allies who in turn were allowed to increase the size of the base and bring in troop. Over the years as the fighting between the three clan continued, the Narthani presence in Preddi increased. and by then it was too late and a fleet of Narthani warships invaded the port and conquered the Preddi. The clan summarily ceased to exist as many of its high ranking clan members were enslaved and shipped back to the empire while a few were kept as servants and menials for the Narthani troops. On occasion several enslaved members of the Preddi province would escape to the safety of the other provinces as free people.

## Sources

* *Cast Under an Alien Sun by Olan Thorensen*
Politia

**Politia** was a nation on the planet Mirica.

## Background

In the past Politia was at war with Jakapan though were defeated due to the latter's use of cataphracts. They were also threatened by the generational war from the invading Dakamash.

## Foreign Relations

* **Jakapan**: The Jakapar were considered to be the traditional enemies of the Politians.
Clichea

Member of Knighthood. Official name is Sir Jacob of Highlance.

While attending her fathers knighthood ceremony she tripped trying to adjust her dress, pushing her father out of the way and the kings sword laid to rest on her shoulder. The church deemed the knighthood final and she was forced to take the name Sir Jacob of Highlance. Her father still works as a merchant in Highlance. She wears an armored bra because she didn't want to be weighed down by the ugly armor but the knighthood insisted she wear some sort of protection.
Mittack

**Mittack** is one of the twenty-one clans and provinces on the island nation of Caedellium.

## Background

Mittack is the southeasternmost province of Caedellium and was part of the original Tri-Clan Alliance. Hulwyn Mittack is the current Hetman of the clan. The Mittack clan was formed from among the people who arrived in the 2nd immigration to the island. The clan capitol is located on the eastern side of the province in the coastal city of Kilporth.

## Politics

Mittack in the past had conflicts with Arwin over fishing rights.
Adris

**Adris** is one of the twenty-one clans of Caedellium.

## Background

In the past the Adris province was mostly isolationist, mostly due to its hetman. After the previous hetman died and was succeeded by his son, Narthani intelligence indicated that the Adrisians were opening up to the other provinces and holding meetings. Eventually Adris joined the Tri-Clan Alliance along with Hewell.

## Appearance

* *Destiny's Crucible: The Pen and the Sword*
Abersford Paper Factory

The **Abersford Paper Factory** was a business owned by Ser Myrfild and Yozef Kolsko in Abersford.

## History

The business was started by Myrfild and Kolsko after the latter convinced the former about some new types or paper. The factory produced novel products such as whiter papers than those produced on Caedellium, colored papers, and poster-board for announcements. All products in the factory found limited markets, enough to continue production, and establish steady incomes, and market interest in other provinces.

However its main income came from the production of toilet paper and sanitary napkins. One of its products, "kotex" were highly coveted by the female society. Orders of its products came in a flood, from within Abersford, then the district, the rest of Keelan, and other provinces.

## Appearances

* *Cast Under an Alien Sun by Olan Thorensen*
Shamir

**Shamir** is a province in the southwest of Keelan.

## Background

Shamir contained Mount Orlos where slate was mined for the floors of the Great Hall of the Keelans.

## Chronology

Later when the Narthani attacked Dornfeld, Shamir was among the districts that Culich Keelan would call for aid.

## Sources

* *Cast Under an Alien Sun* by Olan Thorensen
* *The Pen and the Sword* by Olan Thorensen
Pruebas de versión

Ponen a prueba una versión particular de un sistema que se pretende usar fuera del equipo de desarrollo. Generalmente, la versión del sistema es para clientes y usuarios, sin embargo, en un sistema complejo la versión podría ser para otros equipos que desarrollan sistemas relacionados. Estas pruebas son realizadas por un equipo independiente que no intervino en el desarrollo del sistema.

Su objetivo es comprobar que el sistema cumpla con los requerimientos y sea suficientemente bueno para uso externo (validación).

Son, generalmente, un proceso de prueba de caja negra, donde las pruebas se derivan a partir de la especificación del sistema.
Nizam Tuzere

**Nizam Tuzere** was the head administrator of Narthani non-military personnel during the occupation of Preddi.

## History

After the province of Preddi was occupied, it was the head administrator who played a pivotal role in cementing a truce between Selfcell and Eywell and making them align with the empire for the conquest of Caedellium. Later Tuzere attended a meeting at Narthani HQ in the city with Admiral Morfred Kalcan, General Okan Akuyun, Colonel Aivacs Zulfa and Sadek Hizer.

## Sources

* *Cast Under an Alien Sun by Olan Thorensen*
Zernik

Zerniks are an Anyar species of predator native to western Drilmar.

## Biology

A quadrupedal animal that travels in small packs. The dog sized Zerniks are predators reminiscent of Tasmanian devils. Zerniks prefer open country and avoid rocky ground and climbing where they can. Zerniks make a hissing sound when attacking and will attack much larger animals. They prefer to attack at night.

## Appearances

* *Destiny’s Crucible: Passages (2019)*
* *Destiny's Crucible: Tales of Anyar* *(2018)*
Forntak

The **Forntak** is a creature native to the planet Anyar. These creatures appear to have been an Earth species transplanted to Anyar by an unknown race along with humans.

## Biology

A deer-like creature that possesses enormous moose-like antlers with at least twenty points on a side, similar to an Irish elk or a zarvor. Supposedly they existed in the Vandinke region of Caedellium, until they were hunted to extinction.
Owill Brell

**Owill Brell** was born a member of the Adris Clan but has since been made Hetman of his own clan, Clan Brell.

## Background

Owill was identified and designated as the leader of the newly created Military Intelligence Unit, established by Yozef Kolsko after the Battle of Moreland City. He was instrumental in preparation for the joint clans campaign to remove & destroy the Narthani presence on Caedellium. After the Narthani threat was dealt with he was elevated to Hetman over the territory that had once belonged to the Eywellese. The new clan being named for Brell himself.

## Characteristics

A forty-one-year-old man, tall and wiry, with receding hair and a seemingly endless talent for devious thinking.

## Sources

* *Destiny's Crucible Book 3: Heavier Than A Mountain by Olan Thorenson*
Naskin

**Naskin** or the Kingdom of Naskin is a nation belonging to the Landolin kingdoms.

## Geography

Naskin was located in the Landolin continent, to Anyar's west, at the equator and east of Caedellium. It was neighbored by Munjor and Mureet to the south.

## History

In the past Diera Beymon trained in Naskin as a medicant, becoming versed in High Landolin.

## Culture

The Kingdom of Naskin was a feudal state.

## Foreign Relations

* Caedellium: An embassy was created by at Orosz City following news that the islanders had ousted the Narthani.
Brell

**Brell** is one of the 21 clans on the island of Caedellium. The clan was formed after the dissolution of the existing clan of Eywell.

## History

Hetman Owill Brell was selected to be the first Hetman of a new clan at a special All-Clan Conclave held outside of Preddi City. The conclave was held in the interim period between the clans victory at Orosz City, and the debarkation of the final remaining Narthani on Caedellium. The new clan took its name from the new Hetman, a former Adrisian.

## Geography

The province is surrounded by the clan provinces of Preddi, Selfcell, Moreland, and Keelan. Its southern coast runs along the Gulf of Witlow.

## Cities

* Hanslow - Clan capital
* Morthmin
* Neath
* Parthmal
* Wrexton
Culich Keelan

**Culich Keelan** is the current Hetman of Keelan Province.

## Appearance

Culich is in his mid fifties and bearded. He has one remaining leg after the other was lost in an assassination attempt.

## Personality

A calm and intelligent leader, Culich gives off the air of a stern but fair Scottish Laird. Unlike many men in Cadellium that followed patriarchal values, Clulich was fairly moderate towards women, believing they were just as capable of leading society, due to his association with his wife.

He had a standing rivalry with Gynfor Moreland, in part due to traditional clan hatred and also personal reasons. Though his prejudice against Moreland was somewhat tempered due to the Narthani threat and also his daughter befriending a Moreland.

## History

Culich was one of the few hetman in Caedellium who saw the Narthani occupation of the Preddi province as a threat and would eventually absorb the other provinces and the island as their own.

In order to combat the foreign invaders, Culich tried to create a unified resistance against them. The Keelan leader had the backing of the generations old Tri-Clan Alliance, however he faced many obstacles when trying to convince the other seventeen hetman of the need for unity. To some hetman his repeated calls painted him as an alarmist. Facing the threat alone, Culich would busy himself to monitor the movements of the Narthani as they gathered more of their forces on the island. As the Narthani consolidated their holdings, Culich would send his reports to the hetman in the other provinces but his concerns were not met with any acknowledgement.

On the very day when Harlie transplanted several humans from Earth unto Anyar, Culich received word from Dornfeld that the Narthani were bringing more ships and soldiers. Though he planned to send his reports to the other clans leaders of the looming threat of a foreign occupation, the Keelan Hetman had little hopes that his warnings would be taken seriously.

Beside the ever present threat of the Narthani, Culich had to deal with his daughter, Maera Keelan’s betrothal. Though their had been many suitors all broke off pursuing his daughter due to her independent attitude.

## Sources

* *Destiny's Crucible: Cast Under An Alien Sun*
* *Destiny's Crucible: Pen And The Sword*
* *Destiny's Crucible: Heavier Than A Mountain*
* *Destiny's Crucible: Forged In Fire*
* *Destiny's Crucible: Tales of Anyar*
Destrex

The **destrex** is another example of a creature originally from Earth's Miocene epoch and transplanted to Anyar.

## Biology

An alligator or a crocodile with long legs. They prefer the brush and short tree country. There are two known varieties on Anyar. Both species have an active camouflage but the smaller species has a much better camouflage defense. A clever beast, its skin is highly coveted by high society in Frangel and elsewhere on Anyar to make fine boots.

## Appearances

* *Tales of Anyar by Olan Thorensen*
* *Passages by Olan Thorensen*
Anyar

**Anyar** is the name of the planet upon which Yozef Kolsko, Mark Kaldwell, Heather Chen, and two others found themselves cast after the Watchers ship collided with their airplane.

## Geography

The planet is slightly larger than Earth with a dimmer star at the center of the local Solar system. Due to the planet's larger diameter and mass, Anyar's gravity is 1.18 that of Earth's. The star seems to be a Class G star. Anyar has two moons, Aedan (larger) and Haedan (smaller). One half of the planet surface is dominated by the Great Ocean. The ocean takes up virtually an entire hemisphere of the planet. The other hemisphere contains almost all of the surface land on the planet and includes all 5 of Anyars continents.

### List of Continents

* Drilmar
* Ganolar
* Krinolin
* Landolin
* Melosia

## Flora & Fauna

Anyaran wildlife is a mixture of imported plants and animals from Earth as well as native species that evolved naturally on the planet. Among the species imported to Anyar are many interesting specimens that appear to be from Earths deep past. Most of those species are from the Miocene era.

## Calendar

The Anyaran year is made up of 329 days, divided into 9 months with a short intercalary period to end the year. The 'week' is six days long and is referred to as a 'Sixday'. A 'Sixday' begins with God's Day and 6 'sixdays' make up each of the first nine months for a total of 36 days per month. The final 5 intercalary days are set aside for feast & new year festival and are intended for celebration. Each day is equivalent to 23 Earth hours in length, which makes the Anyaran year approximately 315 Earth days in length.

#### Months of the Year

1. Inamuron
2. Keforon
3. Makothon
4. Mefilton
5. Amgelon
6. Hisilton
7. Bangston
8. Himilton
9. Rucklon
Morfred Kalcan

**Morfred Kalcan** was a Narthani admiral of Narthon. He acted as commande of all Narthani naval forces in Caedellium waters.

## Personality

Kalcan was known for his habitual cheerfulness compared to his severe peers. Despite his high position, he maintained a casual demeanor that belied his fierce patriotism to the empire.

## History

Admiral Kalcan brought the first wave of the Narthani occupation forces to Preddi City. Later he attended a meeting at Narthani HQ in the city with Nizam Tuzere, General Okan Akuyun, Colonel Aivacs Zulfa and Sadek Hizer. In regards to the swift takeover of the province he complimented on it's speed. Additionally he believed that with the total control of Preddi and subjugation of Selfcell and Eywell, combined with no signs of the naval fleets of the other realms, that they should proceed to attack Keelan by sea.

## Sources

* *Cast Under an Alien Sun by Olan Thorensen*
Gwillamer

**Gwillamer** is one of the twenty-one clans and provinces of Caedellium.

## Background

Gwillamer is the southernmost province of the main island of Caedellium and a founding member of the original Tri-Clan Alliance along with Keelan and Mittack. Its capitol city, Strindmar is located on the east coast of the province.

### Geography

The northern portion of Gwillamer is dominated by the Dillagon Mountains which then flattens into the Gwillamer plain that leads to rolling hills in the southern portion of the province. The province is one of several places where oil seeps above ground. It was a region avoided by farmers because of the prevalence of the noxious pools.

## Sources

* *Cast Under an Alien Sun By Olan Thorenson*
Cast Under an Alien Sun

**Cast Under an Alien Sun** is the first in a series of books, *Destiny's Crucible*. It details Joe Colsco (also known as Yozef Kolsko) being transported from Earth to the alien world of Anyar.

## Cover Flap Summary

What if you were thrown into a foreign society, never to see home again? What would you do and could you survive?

A story science fiction in premise, adventure in execution. A cross-genre adventure with elements of science fiction, history, hard science, epic fantasy, time travel, romance, alien contact, and space colonization.

Joe Colsco boarded a flight from San Francisco to Chicago to attend a national chemistry meeting. He would never set foot on Earth again.

On planet Anyar, Joe is found unconscious on a beach of a large island inhabited by humans where the level of technology is similar to Earth circa 1700. He awakes amidst strangers speaking an unintelligible language, and struggles to accept losing his previous life and finding a place in a society with different customs, needing a way to support himself, and not knowing a single soul. His worry about finding a place is assuaged when he finds ways to apply his knowledge of chemistry—as long as he is circumspect in introducing new knowledge not too far in advance of the planet’s technology and being labelled a demon.

As he adjusts, Joe finds that he has be dropped into a developing clash between the people who cared for him, and for whom he develops an affinity, and a military power from elsewhere on the planet, a power with designs on conquest.

Unaware, Joseph Colsco has been poured into a crucible, where time and trials will transform him in ways he could never have imagined.

## Chapters

* Chapter 1: A Change in Destination
* Chapter 2: Alive
* Chapter 3: Planet Anyar
* Chapter 4: Recovery
* Chapter 5: A Gathering Storm
* Chapter 6: Acceptance
* Chapter 7: Caedellium Life
* Chapter 8: Thorns
* Chapter 9: Interview with the Abbot
* Chapter 10: Buldorian Mercenaries
* Chapter 11: Yozef Learns about the Narthani
* Chapter 12: What to Do?
* Chapter 13: Great Hall of the Keelans
* Chapter 14: The Snarling Graeko
* Chapter 15: Chemistry
* Chapter 16: Guinea Pigs
* Chapter 17: Impact
* Chapter 18: Supplicant to Tycoon
* Chapter 19: A House of His Own
* Chapter 20: Maera Chapter 21: Keelan Justice
* Chapter 22: The Buldorians
* Chapter 23: Earth Fades
* Chapter 24: A World beyond Abersford
* Chapter 25: Ignition
* Chapter 26: Fertilizer
* Chapter 27: A Close Encounter
* Chapter 28: Not to Be
* Chapter 29: Could Be Worse
* Chapter 30: The Raid
* Chapter 31: Panic and Preparation
* Chapter 32: Battle for St. Sidryn’s
* Chapter 33: Aftermath
* Chapter 34: Not Over
Zarvor

**Zarvors** are a deer like creature from the planet Anyar.

## Biology

Zarvors appear to be similar to the earth species of Sambar deer. They are among the largest deer species on Earth. The females have no antlers while the males have impressive antlers that are shed & regrow annually. Zarvors travel in small family groups of anywhere from just a few up to nearly a dozen.

## Geography

Zarvors are so far, only known to exist on the large island of Caedellium. They are more common in the northern portion of the island.
Willym Forten

**Willym Forten** was a Keelan shopkeeper in Abersford.

## Background

Willyn while owning a clothing shop in Abersford also did registrar duties in a side room. After Yozef Kolsko and Cadwulf Beynom established the Bank of Abersford, Willyn found himself spending half of each day as a bank employee.

## Sources

* *Destiny's Crucible: Book 1: Cast Under an Alien Sun by Olan Thorensen*
Musfar Adaln

**Musfar Adaln** was a Buldorian raider and captain of the *Warrior's Pride*.

## History

Musfar led a fleet of seven ships that raided the Landolin continent. However the fleet was approached by a Narthani ship with a flag of parley. Via a message General Akyuun hired the pirate and his men with 500 gold coins to engage in a raid on the coasts of Caedellium.
Kolinka

**Kolinka** is a kahsak of the Iraquinik Confederation.

## Background

Kolinka is one of the four northernmost realms of the so-called Iraquinik Confederation. Before the Narthon Empire occupied Preddi province, Seaborn was said to have traded with Kolinka.

Later it is revealed that the Kolinka had ties to Caedellium during the early days of the colonization of the island. In which Kolinka established a colony there but was driven off by new migrants. Though this history was omitted by the clans of Caedellium due to the controversy , Kolinka bitterness of those days still lingers.

## Politics

Kolinka's capitol and only large city is Chikawan. The name and title of the Kolinkan ruler or rulers is still unknown. The rulers seem to have some level of involvement with the Narthani.

Kolinka was involved in a presumed assassination plot to attack Yozef Kolsko and his family while they were visiting Seaborn. Though the plot failed it resulted in the death of Yozef's and Maera's unborn child after Maera Keelan was shot by the Kolinkans attempting to kidnap Yozef. The son of the Hetman Seaborn who led their escort, Reezo was also killed along with nearly the entire dragoon force that escorted them. Due to these actions the Kolinka earned the enmity of Caedellium.

## Sources

* *Destiny's Crucible: A Dubious Peace by Olan Thorensen*
* *Destiny's Crucible: A Fearful Symmetry by Olan Thorensen*
Nyvaks

**Nyvaks** is one of the twenty-one clans and provinces on the island of Caedellium.

## Background

Nyvaks is located on the far north of Caedellium. It is geographically connected to the island only by a narrow isthmus which has led it to be less cultural connected to the other clans. Historically the clan chaffed at their territory . According to their histories and legends the clan was chased there by stronger clans in the early century of settling of Caedellium.

The Pawell Clan which is located near Nyaks is justifiably wary of it. During the Narthani's invasion of the Caedllium, the latter attempted to bribe Nyvaks and assure the hetman that the empire had no interest in conquering his domain.

However Nyvaks eventually joined tha alliance of clans after its hetman was convinced that the Narthani were the truth threat.

Despite the clan’s participating in a unified Caedellium, rumors persist that the clan continued to have dealings with the Narthani.

## Sources

* *Destiny's Crucible Book 1: Cast Under an Alien Sky by Olan Thorensen*
* *Destiny's Crucible Book 2: The Pen and the Sword by Olan Thorensen*
* *Destiny's Crucible Book 7: A Dubious Peace by Olan Thorensen*
Dakamash

The **Dakamash** are a people descended from Neanderthals originally from Earth that were transplanted on the planet Mirica.

## Background

The Dakamash are a humanoid race, with broad faces, brow ridges, large eye sockets, and a slightly receding chin. Their ancestors were transplanted on Mirica nearly forty-thousand years ago by the Others. In addition their ancient enemies the Sapiens were also seeded on the planet.

When Dakamash discovered these new creatures, it led to the Dakamash pursuing a war of genocide against their evolutionary cousins. Their latest target being the people of the nations of Jakapan, Mendari and Politia.

## Culture

In Dakamash military tactics its has been noted that they never attack during the night. It is suspected that the Dakamash lands originate on the other side of the Delmore Chasm. The Dakamash utilize tactics similar to the Roman Empire, though mount on donkeys rather than horses.

Unlike the human nations of Miricia, the Dakamash seem to lack a uniformity of weapons and military formation. Instead they rely on superior numbers to overwhelm their enemy.

According to the Jakaparian's histories the Dakamash stop fighting before or as soon as the sun touches the horizon. As for the reason, its been proposed that the Dakamash are night blind. It's believed by Daniel Oglethorpe that the periodic raids on the human cultures by the Dakamash on Mirica are driven by a deep cultural fear originating from the past, passed down by their ancestors who originated from Earth, of a time when homo sapiens actively hunted their kind to extinction.
Jahmnor

**Jahmnor** or the Kingdom of Jahmnor is a nation belonging to the Landolin kingdoms.

## Geography

The largest and most southern Landolin kingdom.

## Foreign Relations

* **Panhan**: A neighboring kingdom which Jahmnor has an antagonistic relationship.
* **Munjor**: A neighboring kingdom which Jahmnor has an antagonistic relationship.
* **Narthon Empire**: Currently Jahmnor is under a military alliance with the empire.

## Sources

* *Destiny's Crucible Book 6: Passages by Olan Thorensen*
* *Destiny's Crucible Book 7: A Dubious Peace by Olan Thorensen*
Buldor

**Buldor** is a small nation located on the northwest of the Ganolar continent.

## Culture

Buldor is notorious for harboring ships that engage in piracy, raiding, and smuggling. It's been the custom of the Buldorian people for centuries, by necessity as their homeland is so small and the land so poor for agriculture.

## Politics

Buldor has no no single ruler instead a council of important men makes the major decisions for the nation.

## Foreign Relations

* **Caedellium**: Buldor has targeted Caedllium in recent years, and hence the island nation had suffered periodic raids. In spite of the hostilities, the leadership of Buldor offered a peace settlement to the Paramount in hopes of forming an alliance against the Narthani Empire.
* **Narthon Empire**: The empire hired the clans of Buldor out as mercenaries to raid targets such as Caedellium.

## Sources

* *Destiny's Crucible: Book 6: Passages by Olan Thorensen*
Pedr Kennrick

Pedr Kennrick was a Keelan clan member.

## Background

Pedr's family owned tracts of farmland. He had sons who managed the family estate ten miles north of Caernford, while he advised and assisted the hetman on clan affairs.

## History

Pedr attended a formal Gathering of the Clan at Caernford to address the Narthani with Hetman Culich Keelan. Culich gave Pedr the task of increasing arms production and food stores for the coming battles ahead.
Raslyn

**Raslyn** was one of the clans on Caedellium.

## Background

Two hundred years ago before Yozef Kolsko's arrival to Anyar, Raslyn one of the clans on Caedellium. At the time Raslyn was in a major border dispute with Stent at which the vote from the All-Clan Conclave voted in favor of the latter.

When the Raslyn hetmen, presumably with the support of most boyermen, refused the results of the vote, the clan was expelled from the conclave. The other clans on the island joined and occupied the Raslyn province. Aside from a few the Raslyners didn't resist and the hetman and his family to second cousins, and the immediate families of all the boyermen were banished from Caedellium.

Forcibly placed on a ship, the clan was compensated with enough silver to establish themselves comfortably somewhere else on Anyar. According to the record the captain of the ship was told to drop the exiles someplace safe and not to reveal to anyone on Caedellium where they went. Since then, Raslyn was dissolved as a clan and remains as one of the only clans in history to refuse the vote of an All-Conclave decision.

## Sources

* *Heavier Than a Mountain by Olan Thorensen*
Tri-Clan Alliance

The **Tri-Clan Alliance** was a political alliance on the island of Caedellium.

## Background

Many generations ago, prior to the formation of the All-Clan Conclave, Caedellium at the time was plagued by territorial fighting and extended blood feuds across clan borders. To discourage aggression from neighboring clans, the Tri-Clan Alliance was formed by Keelan, Gwillamer, and Mittack. Though made redundant by the Conclave, the alliance between Keelan and Gwillamer and Mittack continued to remain obligatory. By formal treaty and honor, each of the clans are required to assist the other clans should they be attacked.

When the Narthon Empire began to slowly annex the island, the alliance took a active role in monitoring the Narthani's activities. Though the other clans saw no danger, the alliance led by Culich Keelan thought otherwise and served as a voice for unity to the other clans who would listen to fight against the invaders.

Through the influence of Culich, the Alliance were the first group to accept the many radical military and technological implements proposed by Yozef Kolsko.

## Sources

* *Destiny's Crucible: Cast Under An Alien Sun by Olan Thorensen*
Boyerman

A **boyerman** was a position in Caedellium that designated the leader of a district in the provinces. The position was semi-hereditary and normally passed through the current boyerman’s lineage, unless altered either by lack of the district people’s support or by hetman decree.

## Known Boyermen

* Belman Kulvin
* Longnor Vorwich
* Lanthan

## Sources

* *Cast Under an Alien Sun by Olan Thorensen*
Assessor

**Assessor** was a title in Narthon. They served as inspectors and also spies for the Narthani High Command.

## Background

The position of assessor was part of a small corps in the Narthon Empire that served as the eyes and ears of the highest level of the Narthani's leadership. Usually they accompanied the staff of leaders of war/occupation campaigns. Officially assessors had no formal authority but provided general advice and independent evaluations of the mission's progress and leadership.

## Sources

* *Destiny's Crucible: Book 1: Cast Under an Alien Sun by Olan Thorensen*
Murvor

Murvors are an Anyaran genus of flying animal analogs to terrestrial birds on Earth. They serve a variety of uses to the human inhabitants of Anyar, as game animals and a source of food.

## Biology

Murvors look similar to be birds from a distance, but up close, they had more reptilian-like heads and longer, thinner feathers. Like their terrestrial counterparts on Earth, murvors come in a variety of plumage and forms.

## Source

* *Destiny’s Crucible: Under An Alien Sky*
Orosz

**Orosz** is one of the twenty-one clans of Caedellium.

## Background

The Orosz was considered to be arbitrators in the inter-clan disputes as the clan had a long history of neutrality which led to having their capital city to traditionally hold the seat of the All-Clan Conclave. Despite the clan's neutrality, the hetwan secretly supported the actions of the Tri-Clan Alliance and their attempts to unify the island's defense against the Narthani.
Anarynd Moreland

**Anarynd Moreland** is a member of the Moreland clan. She is the second daughter of Brym and Gwenda Moreland.

## History

Anarynd is a member of a minor collateral branch of the Moreland Hetman's family. She is a childhood friend of Maera Keelan, despite their clans being rivals.

## Sources

* *Destiny's Crucible: Book 1: Cast Under an Alien Sun by Olan Thorensen*
Military Intelligence Unit

The **Military Intelligence Unit' *or*** *MIU* was a formal intelligence gathering and analysis group based in Caedellium,

## History

The MIU was a contingency-planning group created by Yozef and Maera to promote cooperation between the clans. Set up on the top floor of a building in Caernford the group's purpose was to come up with plans to combat the Narthani.

## Appearance

* *Destiny's Crucible: Heavier Than A Mountain by Olan Thorenson*
Lavara

Lavara is the largest continent on the planet. it is inhabited by nearly every species imaginable. Humans of agnaria and vaalbara both actively trade at the continents largest port and city state, Torrach. Most of the continent is inhabited by people living in small settlements, either by conflict or due to tradition. some species live far beneath the surface and can only be reached by traveling far into the continents mountains or canyons. Lavara is the home of Phyrra and Goriah.
Alber

**Alber** was a medicant from the Abbey of St. Sidryn.

## History

When Yonkel Miron found a naked man on the beach near Abersford, his father ordered him to located Brother Wilwin Wallington. At the abbey, Yonkel only manage to find Alber who told him Wilwin was attending a childbirth. Alber decided to see to the body at the beach and was surprise that the man was still alive. Alber then directed the people who gathered around him to help him bring the stranger back to the abbey. There he examined the man's condition along with other medicants like Brother Elton Bolwyn. Once Abbot Sistian Beynom came he and Elton informed the head of the abbey of their findings.

After Yozef introduced the concept of surgery, both he and Brother Alber found themselves to be implementing it in their medical services.

## Sources

* Cast Under an Alien Sky by Olan Thorensen
Elton Bolwyn

**Elton Bolwyn** was a medicant at the Abbey of St. Sidryn in Abersford.

## Appearance

Elton was a man with a trimmed and frosted dark beard and medium-length dark hair.

## Background

Brother Bolwyn was among the personnel that treated Yozef Kolsko when he first washed up on the shores of Caedellium. The medicant upon examining his patient was puzzled by Yozef's particularly in that the man lacked usual wounds for a man that should have been drifting in the sea. It was his deduction that Yozef was placed on the beach instead of being washed up on it. However the mystery only deepened when his colleague Brother Alber reported that the stranger had no tracks around him when he was discovered. After it was found out that Yozef spoke an unknown language to them, it was Bolwyn's hypothesis that the man was from a island that was not on the main travel routes or widely known on Anyar.

After Yozef introduced the concept of surgery, both he and Brother Alber found themselves to be implementing it in their medical services.

## Appearances

* *Cast Under an Alien Sun* by Olan Thorensen
* *Heavier Than A Mountain* by Olan Thorensen
Clans of Caedellium

This is a list of the Clans of Caedellium. This list includes the now defunct clans of Eywell and Raslyn.

* Adris
* Bevans
* Brell
* Bultecki
* Eywell
* Farkesh
* Gwillamer
* Hewell
* Keelan
* Mittack
* Moreland
* Nyvaks
* Orosz
* Pawell
* Pewitt
* Preddi
* Raslyn
* Seaborn
* Selfcell
* Skouks
* Stent
* Swavebroke
* Vandinke
Vandinke

**Vandinke** was a clan in Caedellium located to the northern regions of the island.

## Background

Vandinke was one of the clans that were descended from a different migration to the island.

The members of the clan were noted to share similar characteristics with each other, due to inbreeding, making the clan very homogenous.

## History

During the Narthani occupation of Preddi, Akuyun noted that the clan along with Farkesh and Bultecki have reported that they would mostly likely oppose them.

## Culture

Vandinke was notably the most conservative clan, and also the poorest levels of education.

## Sources

* *The Pen and the Sword by Olan Thorensen*
* *Tales of Anyar by Olan Thorensen*
The Others

The **Others** is a tentative name by Yozef Kolsko to a ancient race of aliens in the *Destiny's Crucible Universe*.

## History

It is suggested from the Watchers that the Others were a culture that seeded various worlds with humans and creatures from Earth. At some point, the Watchers became aware of the Others involvement on these worlds, however they were unable to determine the purpose of these human colonies. Thus the Watchers posted various satellite stations around each of these worlds to monitor the cultural development of these transplanted colonies and installed struct protocols of non-interference.

## Culture

Nothing definite is known about the Others, as most information is based on assumption and second hand accounts via their artificial intelligence guardians that they stationed on various worlds of interest.

## Worlds Influenced by the Others

* Anyar
* Earth
* Mirica

## Appearances

* *Destiny's Crucible: Cast Under An Alien Sky*
* *Destiny's Crucible: Pen And Sword*
* *Destiny's Crucible: Heavier Than A Mountain*