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Ikine Sunrosh

Ikine Sunrosh is the Queen of Eludarin and by marriage the Queen Consort of Veriga. She wed Queen Misha II Godfrey in 298 A.M. For a short time she was a student at Khurash Academy while in exile to avoid the assassins from the drow realm of Zevy Shryfe. A good friend of Carine Summerwing, she was inclined to marry the angelic future duchess until she fell for her cousin instead.

Ikine is educated as an arcanist, but her true passion in life is horse and chariot racing.

In 304 A.M. she gave birth to the heir of Veriga and Eludarin, a half-elf girl they named Carina Godfrey-Sunrosh.
Deep

The **Deep** is an outer plane with infinite layers which connect to one another in chaotically shifting pathways. There are no rules in the Deep, nor laws, order, or hope. The Abyss is a perversion of freedom, a nightmare realm of unmitigated horror where desire and suffering are given demonic form, for the Deep is the spawning ground of the innumerable races of demons. The Deep claws its way up into other planes through rifts in the fabric of space. These rifts are like steaming canyons boiling with tormented souls. They are as legion as the realms they unveil. One should not lightly approach them, for to gaze within is to look at what truth was before sanity infected it. This is where sin goes to die.

The Demon Lords rule vast stretches of the Deep, each in an eternal struggle with each other, and even the denizens of other planes and Gern itself.

The Deep is also well known as the location of the prison of Kalderus. His existence draws huge numbers of mad demons to chant eternally in prayer to him.
Dalux

**Dalux** is the capital city of the Daluxian Sultanate. A major power in the Redwall Desert, they are the largest and most powerful state in the far west. A predominantly Orcish realm, they are a much more law abiding realm than is normally expected of their race.

### Geography

Dalux sits at the beginning of the Daluxian Delta near the end of the Red River. The city is centered around a free standing mountain called Menthus, also the name of their patron deity.

### Government

Dalux is ruled by the Ennead like the rest of the Sultanate.
Gunpowder

**Gunpowder** is an alchemically manufactured product consisting of a mixture of sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal, which produces a propellant/explosive result.

### History

Gunpowder was invented in 327 bsr by a human alchemist from Oyashima named Wei Hong. He was part of an exploratory group that had been exploring the eastern coastline of the Brimstone Peninsula, at the time known as the 'Last Coast'. He had gathered samples of the dozens of strange minerals he had discovered there, and eventually after enough mixing and testing nearly killed himself from the resulting explosion. He attempted to keep the discovery secret, but his apprentice Aguda Min eventually used his master's notes to create the mixture again. By the 290s bsr, early gunpowder weapons were in use across Oyashima, and further excursions to establish mining colonies in the brimstone canyons to continue gathering the necessary components. The continental powers noticed this revolution in weapons technology and began to send their own colonization efforts to the peninsula, or began purchasing gunpowder from the Oyashimans. By 200 bsr, the kingdoms of Caliyan, Kurosekai, and the city states of the Spice Coast were transitioning to fully black powder based militaries with pistols and muskets.

Development sped forward during the life and career of Adele Tellumnar, who was a fanatical gun manufacturer, and invented the breech loading rifle sometime in the 20s bsr, though the exact details of the invention have been kept secret.
Bors Choimbert

**Bors Choimbert** is the younger brother of Javi Choimbert, the Count of Hilton in the Kingdom of Veriga. He is an able administrator and runs the majority of his brother's county while Javi focuses on his scholarly pursuits. For a short time he attempted to woo Carine Summerwing, but was rejected due to his overly supplicating and pushover tendencies.
Ipsomobile

The **Ipsomobile** is a technological device that uses a steam engine to move a wheeled cart or vehicle on land. Often very bulky, slow, and noisy, they have only replaced animal transportation inside major scientarian cities where the roads are well maintained and avoiding animal dung is a public health concern. A related device is the Ipsocycle, a two wheeled single passenger version that is more mobile.
Adele Tellumnar

Adele Tellumnar is the first empress of the Scientarian Empire, former prime minister of The Silver Tree Forest, and a minor deity.

## Early Life

Adele and her younger twin brother Alek Tellumnar were born in the city of Tear in 189 b.s.r. Their father was Nicholas Tellumnar and their mother was Theresa Tellumnar, teachers of literature and history respectively at the Tear University. Moderately well to do as the family was, Adele and her brother were given the best possible education, and rather than follow in their parents' interests, they quickly found a love for scientific experimentation and craftsmanship. The Scientific Revolution began around the twins coming of age in the 70s b.s.r. , and they instantly became loyal adherents and soon became leaders of the movement. A story about Adele from this time in her life records that she said, "Nothing has changed this world more than the discoveries of gunpowder, mutation, and of Alek", signifying an early belief that her brother was the true genius between the two of them. Adele first came to the attention of the scientific and international community when she invented a safer method of alchemical cartridges for pistols and muskets that made them practical for use amongst a whole army. She held proprietary rights over the cartridge design and made a fortune in the coming decades. Throughout the 50s to 20s b.s.r., Adele and Alek travelled around Gernon gaining more knowledge and skill with their craft, and Adele eventually being known as the finest firearm craftsman and best shot in the world. For more than 20 years they lived in Oyashima as guests of Emperors Komei Ryu and then Kenji Ryu, who utilized their expertise to help build major advancements to his capital of Akihito and to cement rule over the troublesome Vanaran separatist groups resisting integration into the empire.

## Creating the Empire

Adele returned to the Silver Tree Forest in 9 b.s.r. and began reintegrating herself into life amongst the elves. By now an internationally famous and fabulously wealthy inventor, she leveraged her gifts towards politics. By 4 b.s.r., Adele Tellumnar had become prime minister of the Grand Council of the Silver Tree Forest, and planning with her brother for a general conquest of the continent began. It is unknown what year Adele invented the breech loading rifle or the long distance sniping rifle, as she has kept the circumstances surrounding their invention secret, but these two tools became the backbone of the Scientarian Army. Adele was involved in several major battles over the course of the revolution and following wars of conquest. Her most famous deed was her successful assassination of the Grand Wizard of the Institute of Magical Learning in Belleza, using a sniper rifle of her own design that could be fired outside of the wards placed around the institute to stop the ignition of gunpowder weapons.
Enope Loogsdottir

**Enope Loogsdottir** is the heir to the duchy of the Rainbow Valley. She is the wife of Fern Firecreek, and considered supremely beautiful amongst dwarvenkind. She is also surprisingly tall for a dwarf, standing at 4'8", which helps in her relationship with the human Fern. She competed in the International Princess Competition that took place in 297 A.M., finishing in one of the last places.
Kusetare I

**Kusetare I** is the King of Kurosekai, and leader of the Union of the West. A powerful warrior, he has been one of the instrumental figures of Gernon history in the years after the Scientarian Revolution. An anti-scientarian fighter and monk in his youth, he ascended to the throne of his biological father after the battle with Kalderus in 15 asr.

### Early Life and First Missions

Born with the name Kuso Tare (a horrible insult in his mother's native Oyashiman meaning Shithead), he was orphaned after his mother died giving birth to him at the Monastery of One Thousand Moons. Given a less insulting variation of his name, he was raised by the monks, learning hand to hand combat. He grew to have uncommonly good looks and had a sturdy body. He was quite tall and had silver eyes and hair, a trait that made him somewhat unusual amongst humans. He soon became quite skilled at fighting and gained a lot of praise from the older monks and druids. He had a pure heart and an unwavering resolve. When he grew older, his weekly task was to travel down the Steps to the Sky to get provisions from the town of Nuhaven at the base of the mountain. This help him build his sturdiness to an even higher level. However, during one of his trips, a tradesman introduced alcohol to the young Kusetare. He instantly grew attached to the drink, even to the point of obsession. Kusetare learned that he was able to handle far more alcohol and receive far fewer negative consequences than other humans. Kusetare also gained a close bond to his mentor Luang Fo, the monastery elder and leader. When Kusetare grew even older, the other elders learned of his alcohol obsession. While alcohol was not strictly forbidden in the monastery, the elders frowned upon his overindulgence. This led to him becoming a bit of a black sheep amongst his order, and eventually left to explore the world.

Kusetare was taking on random mercenary work for a few months around Kurosekai when Alek Tellumnar's attack on the city as part of the revolution. He and thousands of other citizens were forced to flee east, and eventually found himself doing some minor labor for the coalition army gathering around the dwarven king in exile, mustering west of the Mesorban town of Hollowpond.

Kusetare was the bastard son of Saul Hurin, the old ruler of Kurosekai. His mother was an Oyashiman harem slave who King Saul had bought.  She had escaped and died in childbirth in Nuhaven. His adventures took him from Nuhaven, to Kurosekai, Coralis, Sephora, Skarlsboro, the Whispering Woods, Caliyan, and many other fantastic locations.

Kusetare was involved in the quest to finally rid Phentis and his devil army from Gernon and gained a wish from Lucifer for helping to take down his unruly subordinate. He wished for the restoration of all the dead that Phentis killed in his rampage. Since then, he has married Rachel Savoy, had a son named Masara, and been the benevolent, though consistently drunk, ruler of the Union of the West. His family has limited him to one cup of alcohol a day, but he found a loophole by having a massive cup that holds 10 gallons built especially for his use.
Drow

**Drow** are a subspecies of Elf that have adapted to life in the underdark or in perpetually dark environments like the dark side of the moon.

Typically, these underground societies of Gern Drow are evil exploitative slave societies in frequent war with other subterranean civilizations, though a rare member may break the confines of their oppressive society. Lunar Drow are also known as duplicitous and prone to subterfuge, mostly due to their frequent raids from their side of Luna.
Khurash Academy

**Khurash Academy** is the largest institution of higher learning in the southern hemisphere of Gern. Located in the Odissan capital of Vyazma, the campus is also the seat of government for the country, as the Masters of Khurash Academy are also the executive leaders of the nation.

### Physical Layout

The academy is in a mostly circular campus at the center of Vyazma. The center of the academy is the Master's Tower, a spire with 255 floors. There are entire small communities of student housing on campus, including cheap dormitories and extravagant

### Academics

Classes are structured into several tiers.
George Johnson

**George Johnson** is the duke of Pri as of 297 AM. He is the half-brother of Elaine Fallweather. His husband is Edward Hayes, making him a cousin-in-law to Frank Hayes. The couple have two children, Chris and Elizabeth.

Known for ostentatious displays of wealth, George enjoys a good red carpet treatment for guests and rides in a gold leaf encrusted carriage around town. He and his family took a trip to Eludarin for a vacation when Carine Summerwing was headed there, and happened to witness her assist in taking down a Sea Serpent.
Liber

**Liber** is the god of freedom, alcohol, choice, and honesty. He is also known as a patron of the poor and the oppressed.

## Church and Worshippers

Liber has little to no official hierarchy or organizational structure amongst his clerics, though there are still a great number of adherents. Liber's followers tend to run assorted taverns, breweries, orphanages, food banks, and halfway houses.

* Rocco Brightmane/Uno
* Jazz, the Knight of Hops
* Kusetare I, King of Kurosekai
* Kermit Skazmuppet
* Hardy Drinker
Giant

Giants are a general term for humanoid species larger than the dominant races.

Giants can be subdivided into the Lesser Giants, standing anywhere from 12 to 80 feet, and the Skytouched Giants, standing on average at 350 feet.

### Lesser Giant Races

* Hill Giants
* Ogres
* Mountain Trolls
* Frost Giants
* Fire Giants
* Cyclops
* Stone Giants
International Princess Competition

The **International Princess Competition** is a semi-annual competition pitting a female representative of a variety of realms, generally near the realm of Odissa. The winner of each competition receives 13 points, with each participant following the leader receiving one fewer point per rank. After all 13 events have been held, the totals are combined to find the final victor. The victor receives a magical golden laurel which imparts skill in leadership and charisma.

### Competitions

1. Ballroom Dancing
2. Ode to the Arts
3. Rapier Duel
4. Craft Competition
5. Horse Race - 1 mile
6. Archery - 70m
7. Foot Race - 100m sprint
8. Sailing or Rowing Boat Race - 1 km
9. Test of Knowledge
10. Fox Hunt
11. Jousting
12. Animal Handling
13. Endurance Race - 10k

### Participating Realms

* Veriga
* Calliope
* Aquarius
* Eludarin
* Dwarves of Jomor
* Rainbow Valley
* Odissa
* Sorenzan Empire
* Centaur Tribes of the Jomor Plains
* Laconia
* Halfling Hills
* Aliyah
* Mür
Maggor

**Maggor** is the deceased patron god of New Telomere, and Fiend Spawn overall. A minor deity, he ascended to godhood after a mortal life.

## Legends

Maggor was the founder of Telomere, a now ruined city atop the Maggorian Highlands. He wanted to create a city for Fiend Spawn of all kinds to congregate, and to call their own. He believed that their kind would never be truly tolerated in the lands of mundane humanoids, and that they needed a place for them to rule themselves.

Hundreds of years later, the great hero fought the Tarrasque, a monster of unimaginable size and ferocity. It is said that in the fighting Telomere was destroyed, but Maggor ascended to godhood and managed to fight the beast deep into the highlands. It is unknown what occured after that day, but the Tarrasque has not escaped to destroy the world as of yet, so it is assumed Maggor either defeated or contained the creature. Maggor's clerics lost their power soon after the battle, so it was assumed that Maggor had died in the fight, though no remains were ever recovered. He continues to be worshipped in memory despite the lack of power available to worshippers.
Laoghaire

**Laoghrie** was a witch who lived in a small hut north of Melody in the Kingdom of Veriga. A loner for most of her adult life, she offered cheap medical services to those of the village, and eventually mentored young Elaine Fallweather in witchcraft. A kind person with a flair for creepy things, she was regularly scorned by the worrisome central order, and dealt with questioning from inquisitors every few years.
Frank Hayes

**Frank Hayes** is a Human Ranger and minor noble of Veriga. Cursed with the inability to sleep for 10 years following the murder of his first love Rebecca Sinclair, he became a useful though erratic agent for the Verigan military. After meeting with Carine Summerwing and her knightly retainer Naoko Yama, he began to relax and eventually cured his curse at the Spring of the Sun near Eludarin. He married Naoko soon after. He is the heir to the Barony of Soottown, and son of Baron Robert Hayes.
Library of Infinite Sands

The **Library of Infinite Sands** is a ruined library deep in the Redwall Desert.

Little is truly understood about the site, save that it was used in ancient times to teleport between a variety of locations around Gern, as well as the wellspring of the ability to grant Greater Wishes. It appears to be somehow connected to the Five Primordial Spirits.
Cytherea - The Spirit Weaver

**Cytherea** is a Fiend Spawn necromancer known as the **Spirit Weaver**. A member of the Weavers, she is known as a powerful mage with a focus on controlling and researching the incorporeal undead, spirits, and souls.

Cytherea is a reclusive researcher, obsessed with continuing her work in seclusion without distraction. She is still evil, willing to massacre populations to gain test subject souls or violently destroy those who come into her domain without approval, but she is not cruel or villainous. Cytherea is a scholar first and foremost, and believes that anything is valid if it increases the totality of knowledge, especially on her pet subject.

Her current base is a laboratory deep in the Whispering Woods, approximately halfway between Honigpunkt and Marenwald. The laboratory is on the site of an elven necromancer that once occupied the site before his defeat by the invading Scientarian Empire.
Horuk

**Horuk**, the Trident of Pride, is the Weapon of Sin of Pride.

Aura strong Transmutation and Evocation;

CL 16th;

Alignment NE;

Senses 30 ft. (vision and hearing);

Int 18, Wis 12, Cha 14;

Communication speech/telepathy (Truespeech);

Powers If the weapon is active (see Dormancy):

3/day: Delusional Pride, Heroism, Ego Whip II

This +5 Gold Plated Flamboyant (Greater) Keen Skewering intelligent Trident screams “look at me”. In addition to these abilities, the wielder increases whatever dodge bonus the wielder has by +4, and a wielder of Horuk gains the Deeds available to a first level swashbuckler (*Opportune Parry and Riposte, Dodging Panache, Derring-Do),*. If the wielder is a swashbuckler they act as if they are 5 levels higher for the purposes of determining the deeds the wielder has access to using.
Railroad Locomotive

A **Railroad Locomotive** is a large vehicle powered by a steam engine that transports cars by rail on land. They are practically unknown outside of Gernon, where they were invented. The most efficient and fastest method to transport large amounts of material across land, they started taking over transportation of the Scientarian Empire by the mid 20s asr, and an explosion of further rail line production is underway by 40 asr. The largest rail line is the Trans-Gernon Railway.

### List of Specific Locomotives

* Smoky Ben: This engine is usually used to pull passenger trains in the northern Scientarian Empire.
Fiona Leafwind

**Fiona Leafwind** is a half-elf diplomat and wizard from Kurosekai. A childhood friend of Forrest Brightmane from their time at the Human-Elven Cooperative. When she grew up she became a diplomat and was assigned as the ambassador for the Kingdom of Kurosekai to the Empire of Oyashima. She took part in the Demonic Invasion of Akihito and assisted in defeating the demon Crookstank.
Equator

**The Equator** is the central band equidistant from the planet's poles. This area is a deadly inferno, with daily temperatures averaging 150 degrees. The equator contains both boiling oceans and sun bleached lands. Only the most powerful and intense of monsters and adventurers can survive or cross this band of the planet.
Aquarius

The **Kingdom of Aquarius** is a country primarily found on the Jomor Peninsula. A nation beset by rivers and with major sites of the realm found in the peninsula's neighboring Aquarian Lagoon, Aquarius is a heavily waterlogged nation that takes pride in their mastery of their wet domain.

### Government

Aquarius is a kingdom ruled by the Monarch of Aquarius. The realm is a feudal society that contains a large number of nobles, knights, and gentleman landowners, as well as the peasants, artisans, and servants.

### Major Sites

* Vallaria: Capital city and home to the royal residence, Bluestone Palace.

### Minor Sites

* Marshfield Vineyard: Vineyard owned by Sir Leandro of the Marshfield Family.
* Pomecino: Small market town near the Marshfield Vineyard.
Jazz, the Knight of Hops

**Jazz** is the **Knight of Hops** and the Herald of Liber.

### History

Jazz was a mortal born to an elven woman, and appeared to all as a half-elf with celestial blood. Following years of adventuring, he was recognized by his father and rose to become his herald. Now an immortal, he wanders the planes pursuing his father's ideals and enjoying himself immensely.

### Recent Events

During the Caliyan Insurrection, Jazz had come to the city to watch the concert performance of Dru Petals. Her mythically skillful dancing had been heard about amongst the cosmos, and he thought it would be a grand old time to see that girl dance. When Vile Cruelty decided to summon a swarm of demons to aid in the coup Dru wanted to enact with her mob of fans, he joined the fight to protect the people of the city. Specifically, he fought alongside Rocco Brightmane, Forrest Brightmane, Kataki Shadowbane, Koyaku Shadowbane, Judix Grigallu, and Marden Terenz during the combat. He provided some of his great power to Rocco, Koyaku, and Marden, granting them each a mythic tier. After the group saved the city, Jazz reached out to Rocco and thanked him for the help by providing him a magical tankard that fills with magically delicious brew of the holder's preference.
Jugurtha

**Jugurtha** is the primary continent in the southwestern hemisphere of Gern. It extends from land in the Equator to nearly the southern polar ice cap. To the east of the continent is the Chain Sea.

## Nations

Odissa: An intellectual magical republic ruled by the ruling masters of Khurash Academy.

Sorenzan Empire: A predominantly Undine realm centered on a rift to the Plane of Water.

Eludarin: Elven realm on the Jomor Peninsula.

Veriga: Human realm on the Jomor Peninsula.

Mür: Island kingdom of Pantheri west of Odissa.

Aliyah: Desert realm in the north.
Dru Petals

**Dru Petals** is a Slime Person that was involved in the Seekers of Divinity campaign.

### Early Life

Born from a random mindless ooze that interacted with strange magical energies, she emerged from her cavern in the hills near Kurosekai. She was attacked by scared locals, and eventually found her way into the city and was taken in by a supportive Broland Skazmuppet. He taught her how to fight, and how to use bardic magic, mostly as a singer and dancer. She began fighting in the Pits of Bloodlust as a popular act due to her strange nature and humorous fighting style. Broland supported the lost and lonely slime girl with a home in the dandelion lodge and regular pay that few others would offer her.

### Recent Events

When Broland was kidnapped by Vile Cruelty, she joined Rocco Brightmane and Zaiyen Liloki on a quest to get her patron back. When she came across Griselbrand the Black, she was tricked into using the treacherous wish magic of the demon, and was corrupted to the side of evil for several months. After launching a musical career with her demonically empowered bard magic, she led the Demonic Invasion of Caliyan with the stated goal of becoming Queen of Caliyan. Her curse was undone by the magic of Judix Grigallu, which simultaneously wiped her memory of the time she spent cursed. She rejoined the fight against the demonic threat before heading to Oyashima with her friends to compete in the Strongest Under the Heavens Tournament in Akihito. She participated in the Demonic Invasion of Akihito, fighting alongside Zaiyen against Griselbrand and bringing their tormentor to his death. After the battle, she left with Broland on a mission to pressure Harkiriel to join the fight against Vile Cruelty and to learn more about improving her bardic magic.

### Physical Description

Blue slime girl with cute yellow boots. She can reform her body to her liking, often transforming her ooze to manifest a cup or megaphone or a big hammer for hands. Her ooze is sticky.

### Personality Description

Spunky and fun loving, Dru always wants to enjoy life with her friends.
Kasidrek

**Kasidrek** is a Fiend Spawn bard who was involved with the resistance to the Scientarian Empire, Kalderus, and the Infernal Wars.

### Early Life

Kasidrek's origins are a mystery even to herself. Her earliest memories are of scrounging for food in Kurosekai, seemingly yet another abandoned orphan from some union that resulted in a fiend spawn. Eventually she gained skill as a singer and dancer, and was able to make a meagre living performing in the streets and taverns. Eventually she found that taking on the occasional bit of criminal activities could be lucrative, and was able to delve into bardic magic to help make her roguish talents blossom.

### The Ancient Horrors and the Scientarian Revolution

When the Scientarians came to Kurosekai in 1 asr, Kasidrek left the city. It was well known that they Scientarians were persecuting the arcane magic users in the world, and while she had never lived outside the city, it seemed safer than staying in an active warzone with the anti-magic zealots. She needed to find work, and found herself taking on a job given by the Institute of Magical Learning to help track down and kill one of the few remaining vampires. Travelling with Kusetare, Trigwocket, Valdemarr, and eventually Geylin, they successfully took out the Vampire King, Werewolf King, and Mummy King, but fell afoul of corrupt officials within the Institute and were slated for execution. Kasidrek was saved only by the timely assassination of the archmage of the Institute by Adele Tellumnar, allowing her and her friends to escape. The group fled to Nuhaven, one of the few places in Gernon that the Scientarians had not yet reached.

### Resistance and a Call to Arms

Kasidrek left Nuhaven about a year after her arrival, deciding that she wanted to return to Kurosekai, and joined the anti-scientarian resistance growing in the city. Deeply in love with her magical talents as a bard, she hated how destructive the Scientarians were being towards magic in general and the artistic world in particular. She was instrumental in keeping her old friends alive when Marisol Tellumnar had the group trapped, and was the one who assassinated the Scientarian's puppet mayor, Nehrun Savoy. Her position compromised and the Scientarians out for her blood, Kasidrek fled again to Nuhaven until the next opportunity to help in the fight presented itself.

### The New Horrors and the Children of Kalderus

Kasidrek joined the fight against the Spawn of Kalderus in Quata. But these efforts were not enough to stop the demon's return, which she assisted in facing down despite the enormity of the threat.
Coralis Zoological Society

The **Coralis Zoological Society**, also known as the **Coralis Zoo**, is a great menagerie in the city of Coralis. Known for its collection of exotic and magical creatures, the society sometimes comes under fire for their captivity of creatures with levels of sentience, such as Unicorns and Manticores. Blessing the Unicorn was one such case.
Amdusias

Amdusias is one of the Princes of Hell. A stately and courtly devil, Amdusias prides himself on the ability of a lord and master to be dignified and in control.

During the Demonic Invasion of Caliyan, Amdusias was present to see the muscial and performative stylings of Dru Petals, and joined the fight against Vile Cruelty to attempt to maintain order. He joined the fray while spiritually possessing a manufactured Fiend Spawn body, and so was unable to fully employ his strength, and thus was dispatched by Vile early in the combat.
Kragmor

**Kragmor** was an Orc Warlord that lived between 890 bsr and 843 bsr. He created a massive allied army in the Pale Grasses that conquered huge swaths of territory, including sacking Quata and Delfheim, and raiding the outlying districts of Kurosekai. Kragmor's kingdom lasted until 833 bsr when his successors descended into civil war.
Carine Summerwing

**Carine Summerwing** is the holder of the Duchy of Veriga, a descendent of the herald Marianne the Blessed through her mother, patron administrator of Sarverde Academy, Inquisitor of Civil, and leader of the Veriga Pegasus Patrol. She is the protagonist of the campaign They Came from Below....

### Early Life

Carine was born the first and only daughter of Duke Byron Summerwing of Veriga and his wife Amber Oakglade. Her mother died when she was young, and though she has few memories of her she holds her memory close in her heart.
Luxor

**Luxor** is the second largest city of the Daluxian Sultanate. Situated about 60 miles north of the capital, Luxor is the regional administrative center for much of the agricultural production of the lush lower Red River valleys. It is also instrumental as a defensive position against any potential invasions from northern "barbarians".
Bergamela the Vain

Bergamela the Vain was a demon and powerful illusionist in the employ of Vile Cruelty. She frequently employed her illusory powers to play pranks and confuse her enemies, though she was not above using the powerful prismatic magic at her disposal to just wipe the floor with enemies. She was involved in minor actions during the Demonic Invasion of Caliyan, mostly avoiding the dangerous fights to loot and pillage the city during the chaos. She took part in the Strongest Under the Heavens Tournament held in 40 asr and lost by being banished to the Deep by Judix Grigallu.
Isthmus of Odissa

The **Isthmus of Odissa** is a geographic feature of the continent of Jugurtha where the continent is at it's shortest width. The isthmus is wholly within the realm of Odissa. The shortest width of the continent is on a diagonal line from the border with Veriga in the northeast to the coasts near Vyazma in the southwest.
Aliyah

**Aliyah** is a country in Jugurtha. It is a small desert nation confined mostly to the coastal waters of Spiral Bay and the Chain Sea. The realm abuts the treacherous Desert of Worms (not to be confused with the Desert of Wyrms), and faces frequent trouble from desert dwelling tribes of a variety of races.
Gern

**Gern** is the name of the planet where the continents of Gernon, The Land of Giants (Northern Hemisphere), Jugurtha, and Lungzhung (Southern Hemisphere), reside. It is a terrestrial planet with a high variety of biomes, oceans, and magical activity. The planet is a sphere, and is approximately 8000 miles in diameter and 40,000 miles in circumference. The Equator of the planet is an uninhabitable strip of incredibly hot land and sea, with average temperatures exceeding 160° year round. The Northern and Southern Hemispheres gradually cool to the large temperate zones before ending in polar Ice caps.
Donald "Ducky" Slender

**Donald "Ducky" Slender** is a member of the Sapphire Snakes and a former member of the Emerald Vipers. A Half-Orc, Half-Human, Ducky was a member of the poor and underprivelaged parts of society in the Scientarian Empire, who was eventually radicalized to join the revolutionaries under Rights. A passionate believer in equality and freedom, Ducky works to bring about a safer world for people who don't fit into the rigid social world around them. As a druid, Ducky is a lover of all birds, especially waterfowl. He has a companion swan named Princess, who he has trained to wear armor and fight.
Alchemy

**Alchemy** is the scientific study of the of matter, especially its composition, decomposition, and recomposition . Alchemists study the natural world as an alternative method of study to those of magical scholars (who focus on the planes and the philosophy of reality).

### Alchemy Focuses

* Poison
* Explosives
* Firearms
* Mutagenics
* Potion Brewing
House Ryu

**House Ryu** is the imperial family of the Oyashiman Empire. The head of the household is given the title Emperor of the Flowering Throne, and follows male primogeniture.

### Members of House Ryu

* Hakon Ryu: Emperor 39 ASR - ???
* Kenji Ryu: Emperor 34 BSR -39 ASR
* Komei Ryu: Emperor 41 BSR - 34 BSR
* Asahi Ryu: Nephew of Kenji, ambassador to the Scientarian Empire in 38 ASR.
* Minato Ryu: Father of Hakon.
Maggorian Highlands

The **Maggorian Highlands** are a terrifying series of canyons and mesas that soar high into the upper atmosphere. The highlands sit upon a raised plateau, so that the lowest parts of the highlands are already well above the surrounding desert landscape. The land was forced upwards following a fit of rage and despair from Maggor following the out of control burst of wild magic that petrified the Maggor Forest and killed much of the lush life that once existed in the Redwall Desert. It is well known as a terribly dangerous land filled with some of the strongest monsters in Gernon, including the Tarrasque. Once can also find the ruins of Telomere, the original Fiend Spawn city founded by Maggor before the founding of New Telomere.
Amber Oakglade

**Amber Oakglade** was the wife of Duke Byron Summerwing and mother of Carine Summerwing. She died when her daughter was very young, but the two had a close and loving bond that still gives Carine much warmth when recalled. She is a descendent of Marianne the Blessed, and passed that celestial blood onto her daughter. Her family's ancestral home is the county of Oakburg, currently held by her niece Sally Oakglade.
Joseph Comstock

**Joseph Comstock** was a Fiend Spawn gunslinger and member of the revolutionary terrorist organization the Emerald Vipers. A young protegee of Rights, Comstock was a leader in the Vipers and reveled in the opportunity to use his position to engage in his interests.

Comstock was born from the rape of a human man during the Infernal Wars, and ended up in Belleza after stowing away on a Scientarian caravan. He was picked up by Rights during a raid of a scientarian prison where he had been jailed for stealing food. Comstock quickly showed acumen for criminal activities, and great skill with a revolver. While he did everything that Rights asked of him, Comstock took every opportunity to use his position to enjoy himself with booze, gambling, drugs, women, sadistic torture, and bullying his subordinates. An older brother figure to some of the younger members of the gang such as Oskar Uno and Marden Terenz, he was simultaneously a loved and hated figure in the Vipers.

During the Oyashiman-Scientarian War, and the short lived Viper takeover of the capital of Belleza, Comstock led groups of revolutionaries in several successful battles, and managed to assassinate several high ranking Scientarian targets in broad daylight with his twin invisible and silent revolvers. Following the collapse of their control and the capture of Rights, Comstock led many of the remnants to Caliyan to regroup.

In Caliyan, Comstock spent much of his time employed in assassination missions and hedonistic revelry. He excitedly brought Oskar, now going by the name Rocco Brightmane, into the Viper lair, only to see him get into an argument with Rights and abscond with Marden in tow. Annoyed that the group had gotten away, he led a group of loyal followers to the Caliyan Supplicants of Lucifer Guildhall where Rocco and friends were sleeping for the night. While initially getting the jump on the group, Comstock met his demise at the hands of Rocco's compatriots, and his soul was captured by Judix Grigallu and given to Hell as a sacrifice.
Hakon Ryu

**Hakon Ryu** is the current Emperor of the Flowering Throne, the ruler of Oyashima.

He knew he would be emperor someday very soon since his father Minato Ryu died (as he was the previous heir), so when the throne was thrust upon him just as the surrender was being engendered with the Scientarians, it crushed him into a deep depression. He now lives as a shell of a man wishing only to avoid further deaths of his people.
Alex Tellumnar Academy of Science

The **Alex Tellumnar Academy of Science** was a university founded in Kurosekai soon after the Scientarian Revolution. After the city was mostly destroyed in the fighting, Alek Tellumnar began construction of a new city of his design, including a massive complex dedicated for scientific study. For the years when Alek ruled the western parts of the empire, the Academy of Science was the greatest alchemical and engineering institution in Gernon. Alek himself taught several courses and used the site for his workshop, with even the Tellumnar Tank being built on site. After the return of Kalderus and the loss of Kurosekai to the Union of the West, the academy's buildings were co-opted by faculty from the old Graceside University and turned into the New Graceside University of Magic and Science.
Brimstone Peninsula

The **Brimstone Peninsula** is a peninsula that juts south of Gernon, separating the Oyashima Sea to the east and the Red Depths to the west. The southeast most corner of the shoreline is referred to as the Sapphire Gulf. Off of the southernmost coast are the Plague Isles, and to the west is Dead Sands Rock. To the northwest the rocky landscape transitions to the sand dunes of the Redwall Desert.

### Locations on the Peninsula

* Brimstone Canyons
* Sulfur Pit
* Saltpeter Gulch
* River Brim
* Blomore
Adamant Creek

**Adamant Creek** is a small settlement founded by Veriga in the Jomor Mountains after the kingdom's annexation of the mountainous lands east of the Rainbow Valley. It is the center of the Barony of Adamant Creek, which covers this annexed region. Primarily settled by miners, it is a fairly rough and tumble town.
Kuro Stone

**Kuro Stone** is a magical material created by the Skytouched Giants. It is unable to be destroyed by physical or magical means, as all force or magic applied to the material is absorbed and cancelled out. The only way to destroy Kuro Stone is with a weapon also made of Kuro Stone, which can harm the material easily. The secret to creating Kuro Stone is closely guarded by the giants, and whispers as to how it is forged hint at something otherworldly.
Institute of Magical Learning

The **Institute of Magical Learning** was the premier institution for arcane studies in Gernon before the Scientarian Revolution. Located in Belleza, the Institute trained generations of wizards and was a backbone of the noble's educational and bureaucratic world. Demolished after Adele Tellumnar took power, the area is now the site of the Scientarian Parliament Building.

### Students and Graduates

* Geylin
* Aloyicius Pumbler
Dumza

**Dumza** is a hill fortress town in the Pale Grasses. Situated about twenty miles north of the Yellow River, the fortress is built atop a freestanding mesa in the middle of the plains that rises about 800 feet above the surrounding landscape. Different Orc tribes have held the heights as frequent wars are conducted to maintain regional supremacy by capturing the site, but the Skythean Tribe and the Hoonic Tribe are the most common holders of the fortress.
Laconia

**Laconia** is a realm on the Jomor Peninsula. Situated southeast of Aquarius and northwest of Veriga, Laconia occupies a hilly border region that is considerably more tribal and considered more barbaric compared to the 'civilized' realms around them.

The central corridor of the region is on the Laconic River.
Peisinoe of Calliope

**Peisinoe** is the Oceanid Queen of Calliope, an underwater realm near Veriga in the Chain Sea. A bit of a busybody and too friendly by half, she is often off putting to those who do not know her. Her daughter Bucolia is often embarrassed by her presence. She is a powerful druid with command over the sea and its lifeforms.
Kurosekan Hills

The **Kurosekan Hills** are a minor mountain range situated southeast of Lake Kumota. The highest point in the range is only about 1800 feet above the surrounding countryside, and so few consider these hills true mountains. The hills are legally part of the Kingdom of Kurosekai within the wider Union of the West. Despite the close proximity to the capital, the hills are populated thinly and tend to resent domination from the metropolis. The population is an even mix between humans and halflings, with sizable minority populations of goblins and rodentia.
Eskil

**Eskil, the Sword of Sloth** is the Weapon of Sin of Sloth.

Aura: strong Necromancy and Enchantment;

CL 16th; Alignment NE;

Senses 30 ft. (vision and hearing);

Int 12, Wis 12, Cha 12;

Communication speech/telepathy (Truespeech);

Powers If the weapon is active (see Dormancy):  3/day: Litany of Sloth, Restful Sleep; 1/day: Slow

30ft fly speed

This +5 Abyssium Dancing Defending Greatsword embodies the principle that life is a pain, and it would be great if someone else could do the work for you. The weapon has a 30 ft fly speed, and can act on it’s own to attack and defend the wielder. In addition, this weapon will continue to fight and defend its wielder even if the wielder is asleep, unconscious, or otherwise unable to fight (except if the wielder is dead). The wielder is not affected by the negative effects of the Abyssium, as long as they are the recognized master of the weapon.
Clayton Chadwick Cushing III

**Clayton Chadwick Cushing III** is noble from Aliyah, Evocation major at Khurash Academy, and first string player of Pegasus Polo.

### Early Life

Clayton was born in Aliyah, a desert realm in the northern part of the continent of Jugurtha. He was raised to become an able administrator for his realm, though he struggled due to his dyslexia. He spent huge amounts of his time riding, becoming a fantastic equestrian athlete and eventually fantastic Pegasus Polo player.

### Recent Years

His skill in sport allowed him to be recruited for the first string team at Khurash Academy, the greatest magical school known to his society. He feels a little disappointed in himself for only getting in on his physical abilities rather than his intelligence, but makes the best of it as he can. Upon arrival at the academy, he quickly grew into a loving relationship with the Vampiress Salacia Minx, and built a strong bond with his assigned Pegasus, Iniciatus. He stays at Gurgle Hall for his freshman dorm, and has roomed with first Harold Gardener and then Apollo Cirillo.

### Physical Description

Tall, lanky, sandy haired, freckled. Human, with sylph ancestry.

### Personality Description

Awkward, but polite. Wants to make friends but often comes off as imperious and dismissive due to his upbringing. Supremely kind and romantic to his partners.
Luang Fo

**Luang Fo** was the abbot of the Monastery of One Thousand Moons during the childhood of Kusetare I. A deeply pious and peaceful man devoted to the goddess Chime, he attempted in vain to instill those values in young Kusetare, but at least was successful in instilling the importance of justice and kindness.
Arkmore

**Arkmore** is a city in gernon. Located in the far north of the Dorry Hills as they abut the Kald Heights, Arkmore is a small regional hub. Populated primarily by halflings and rarely visited by other races save for gnomes, the town is built to accommodate their height. The border with Trigwocket is nearby, and the city is often visited when gnomes wish to enter the Scientarian Empire.
Harkiriel

**Harkiriel** was a master bowyer of the Northern Elves.

### History

Born in 506 b.s.r., Harkiriel is one of the oldest elves living in the age of the Scientarian Empire.

For some years he joined with a group of demon hunters that included such luminaries as Broland Skazmuppet and Lollipoperell. He retired from adventuring after travelling to the Deep to rescue Lollipoperell's wife.

For centuries he made the finest bows in Gernon, and fought in many great conflicts. He retired to Rügen Island after the Scientarian Revolution, where the taint of the empire's metal weapons could not penetrate.
Kasureta

**Kasureta** is a small farming and logging commune in the Jomor Mountains. Incorporated into the Kingdom of Veriga in 298 AM, the town had a long history of independence and continues to maintain that attitude. The town is nested in the Barony of Adamant Creek. The town is notable for being the site where Cale Riverdane was captured following his seduction to evil by the succubus Lillith, the childhood home of Sally Oakglade, and the site of one of the few accessible brothels in the kingdom (technically outside the border).
Scientarian Wars of Expansion

The **Scientarian Wars of Expansion** were the military conflicts that went on from the beginning of the Scientarian Revolution until the end of expansion around 12 asr. While technically Scientarian land continued to expand and contract in the years that followed, these wars are defined solely by those that brought the Scientarian Empire to its greatest territorial extent.

### Wars

* Spicer-Scientarian War
Centaur

**Centaur** are a race of Gern, though some consider them monsters rather than people. They are well known for their half-horse half-human bodies, and often live a wild and tribal lifestyle dedicated to excess and chaos.

### Notable Centaur

* Prince Denryx of Jin - Cheiftain of the Jin Tribe
* Lady Hart of Salz - Chieftess of the Salz Tribe
Blomore

**Blomore** is a city at the very southern tip of the Brimstone Peninsula. A boom town of trade, it is considered little more than a gigantic slum with a busy port, and is run by a mix of corporations, gangs, cults, and even more gangs. Named for the spicer corporation **BL°**, which has the largest influence over the city.
Gern Heart of Skarlsboro

The Gern Heart of Skarlsboro is an incredibly powerful magical well of energy found deep in the caverns beneath Skarlsboro in the Antax Mountain range.

### Chamber

The Gern Heart chamber is a tremendous cavern hundreds of feet tall and hundreds of feet wide, approximately half a mile under Skarlsboro proper. The room is filled with plant life, as the magical energies give off warmth, light, and energy that sustains even surface dwelling plants.

### Stone

The Heart itself appears as a massive conical stone erupting from the earth into the chamber. It rises approximately 200 feet from the floor, and is believed to extend to the center of the planet. It gives off a large amount of light and energy, and is as bright as sunlight.

### Powers

By staying in the room with the Heart for long periods of time, one may be able to tap into a small fraction of the power found within and gain powers of mythic proportions. But it's most well known feature is to bestow godlike levels of power on individuals that come into contact with the stone and survive. Over 97% of sentient lifeforms immediately disintegrate upon coming into contact with the stone itself. Survival manifests as a huge rush of energy coursing into the person's body, and having them glow with the inner light of the stone itself, as if becoming one with it. If one survives this initial contact due to having a strong enough body and will, it is said that a challenge is presented by the great god Gern himself. If one is able to pass this test, the being manifests as a minor deity themselves, always of a purview that is deeply connected to the person's morals and beliefs about the world.

### Gern's Ascended Deities

* Adele Tellumnar