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Mother of Soahc

The Mother of Soahc is the hypothetical maternal figure which birthed Soahc the Deceiver, and presumably helped raise him. The ancient texts do not give such a name to this being, yet the question of Soahc's maternal ancestry has been one debated by religious philosophers for millennia. Though it is of the laymen's belief that Soahc simply did not have a mother, and was created in much the same way that Janus and the planetary goddesses were, others dispute this fact. Soahc being Tyrrus's only son is widely established in religious texts, and such would not be the case if he was created in the same manner as Janus, (though you could further argue that Soahc was the only god of the Engelite Pantheon created with free will, whilst Janus was built to fit a purpose as guardian of the Halls of Time.)

There are a few suggested parents for Soahc the Deceiver. The most prominent of them is Fiara, goddess of the sun. She is the most senior and most powerful of the planetary goddesses, and therefore a valid match for Tyrrus, the patriarch of the Engelite pantheon. She is portrayed as being fiery and enraged, qualities that one can quite easily see in Soahc himself. It is also known that Fiara was sealed away inside of the sun, though for what reason has been lost to time. Many speculate that the true reason was that Fiara was the mother to the Father of Evil, or even worse still- that she fought alongside him in his wars against Tyrrus.

Others believe that Ciera, Fiara's twin and goddess of the moon, is the mother of Soahc. She appears much more often through the annals of history than her sister, and is often depicted as morose, sombre and regretful, which some believe is an indication that she is filled with guilt for fathering such a monster. However, others argue that Ciera's more plentiful appearances throughout history is solely due to Fiara's imprisonment making it seem like Ciera has been more prevalent, rather than any actual prevalence down to free choice on both parts.

In the East Great Plains Empire which existed five millennia ago, their Queen has sometimes been depicted with Soahc, in paintings where it seems they are equals, or else father and daughter, or even mother and son. Though five millennia is too early for this to be possible, the East Great Plains Empire's queens have often been depicted as one in the same, a continuation of the line rather than descendents with differing personalities and traits. In this way, it is possible that they believed their royal family stretched all the way back to Annwyfyn, and that their queen was powerful enough to have courted Tyrrus himself.
Aaron Regal

Aaron Regal, referred to as *Aaron the Dunce* or *Prince Peabrain,* is the first child and only son of Prince Frederic of Selathon and his wife, Princess Virginia. He is currently twenty-one years of age, and is the third in line to inherit the throne of Selathon, his great-grandfather being Damian I. He has a sister who is three years his younger, Felicity, and is currently unmarried.

It was evident since a young age that Prince Aaron was different. He is plain-faced, unresponsive, antisocial and prone to mood swings. In addition to this, his mental faculties are not of a vigorous or altogether complete nature. Though this was quite contained when he was younger, or able to be overlooked as simply the follies of a child, since the death of his mother it has became more and more obvious to the Court of Selathon that Prince Aaron will never be fit to sit the throne.

Since the death of his mother, Aaron's teachings and general looking after has been overseen by his uncle, Prince Cameron, whilst Aaron's father explores more philanthropic work in the nation. There are some who believe that Prince Cameron is trying to install himself as the power behind the throne, should Aaron come to sit it. This idea has its backers, though most fear the day that Aaron is to be crowned king.
Hagmother

A hagmother is an honorific title bestowed upon any and all hags that prove themselves able to produce trueborn offspring. Although most hags end up giving birth, this is usually to hagspawn- creatures whose father was of a different race to the hag. Due to the complexities involved in hags reproducing with their own race, requiring a ritual that exudes a tremendous amount of magic, hagmothers tend to be the most powerful practitioners of magic out of their entire species.

The domain in which a hagmother dwells is known as a hag coven, (though non-hags tend not to refer to a coven until there are multiple hags dwelling there,) where the hagmother is the supreme leader over all of her offspring, trueborn and hagspawn. They typically live many great miles apart from any other hag coven, due to either magical interference or inter-coven conflict. Hagmothers usually style themselves as Mother [name], perhaps in honour of a pagan goddess of a far-off land. In the hag world, a hagmother is essentially their queen, their ultimate ruler, and demands great fear and respect.

The greatest of the hagmothers alive today, (and perhaps the last hag capable of summoning the Hagfather,) is the one which presides over the forest of Myrkviðr, whose name has long been forgotten and is instead known solely as The Great Mother. She is one of the oldest and most powerful hags alive, the leader of the largest hag coven on the continent, and it is said she is attempting to summon the Hagfather for a second time...
Nancy Greatjohn née Whaler

Nancy Greatjohn, born Nancy Whaler, is a human female native to the country of Tywrought, a citizen of the Tyrannian Empire. She is the daughter of Alfred Whaler, a merchant who made his fortune in the trading of fishery, and was married to the adventurer Karstone Greatjohn some twenty years ago. Although the two are estranged, for Karstone has never given up his day job of heroism, Nancy cares deeply for her husband and remains faithful to him, even if their relationship is more amicable than romantic.

Together, Nancy and Karstone had a son, Railon, whose tutorship has been paid for by Karstone's adventuring winnings, and who has been raised into a healthy young man by Nancy herself.
Westerelf

The Westerelfs, more commonly known as the Sea Elves and sometimes as the Westroni, and very occasionally as the seal-people by the inhabitants of Haydrea, are a group of elves which have had ties to Engelain for numerous millennia, so much so that they have become recognised as their own independent group.

The split between the Westerelfs and the elves that can be found east of Engelain occurred countless millennia ago. Some like to speculate that the war between Tyrrus and Soahc destroyed the ancient elven forests which stretched across Engelain, cutting off the Westerelfs in Western Engelain from the rest of their kin, and setting about a wasteland from which the Great Plains would arise. The Westerelfs were known to be active in the north-western reaches of Engelain as far back as eight-thousand years, so there is credence to this suggestion, though it does not explain the lack of disparate elves throughout Engelain at large.

The Westerelfs once held a sizeable kingdom in north-west Engelain, until they supposedly angered Arboretum the Overking and were driven off of the mainland, though the Westerelfs themselves tell a different tale of the dwarf whom they name the Osierman. Since then, the Westerelfs have maintained primarily a sea presence, having conquered and inhabited numerous islands. When they begun developing a sense of personal identity separate to that of the elves from which they were derived, they begun calling themselves the Westroni People, though to the general population of Engelain they became known as the Sea Elves.

Known for raiding and pillaging, the sea elves are both nomad and pirate. Though there are some which worship Tyrrus, more of them worship arcane and petty gods, picked up from the pagan peoples on the islands which they inhabit. The expansion of various empires have often brought the sea elves to the brink of extinction, yet each inevitable collapse has issued in a new age for sea elf expansion.

Sea elves are of the belief that there is a mystical paradise land in the west, and when they grow tired of their lifestyle they are known to sail out towards the sea, never to be seen again. Currently, sea elves inhabit only islands to the very north-west of Engelain, as the islands of southern Engelain have been claimed by the Tyrannian Empire, and of western Engelain by the Free Kingdoms. When the mercenary Timruviel Flayvirion declared himself a pirate king six centuries ago, some believed it was a sign of the return of the sea elves. However, Timruviel himself is of the elves of the mysterious elven forest of the east, and has no relation to the Westerelf.
Cold Ethyl's Hag Den

Cold Ethyl's Hag Den is a splinter faction of the Myrkviðr hag coven, which formed shortly before the Great Mother's attempt to summon the Hagfather for a second time, instead breaking off and abandoning Myrkviðr in order to join Soahc the Deceiver. It is headed by Ethyl, named Cold Ethyl by the mercenaries working under Soahc for her ruthless nature, who convinced three of her sisters to flee the coven with her: Glyn, Rutt and Sylvi.

The hag den, (though no true den due to having no permanent residence, instead travelling with Soahc as he undertakes whatever plot he has hatched up,) is composed of Ethyl as leader, being the eldest and most powerful of the sisters, her three siblings, and all of their children, grand-children, great-grandchildren, etc. The various hagspawn descendants of the hags make up the most of their forces, and lend their aid to the fight.

It is unknown why Ethyl defected from her mother, or why she joined Soahc's band, or how she convinced the others to follow her, but whatever the reason- it can not bode well for the rest of the world.

Members of Cold Ethyl's Hag Den:

- Ethyl, their spiteful leader, bedecked in jewellery and multi-coloured feathers, one of Soahc's lieutenants

- Glyn, tall and willowy, Ethyl's perverted and gossipy sister

- Rutt, short and silent

- Sylvi, overweight and more amicable than her ruthless sisters

- Thylis, hagspawn daughter of Ethyl, proficient in dark magic

- Ethelannia, hagspawn granddaughter of Ethyl, skilled with spear

- Ethela, hagspawn daughter of Ethyl, crossbow wielder

- Vianna, hagspawn daughter of Sylvi, currently gone rogue and working with Cirion
Leprechaun's Foot

The Leprechaun's Foot is a generic establishment, intermittently referred to as a bar, inn or pub. The Leprechaun's Foot is a hub for adventuring, as the building tends to pop up in a variety of locations around Engelain and around the world at large. It generally consists of a bar-room, and upstairs facilities for those wishing to stay the night. The relative size of the venue changes depending on where it is visited, its layout, inhabitants, everything about the Leprechaun's Foot seems to shift- including the building itself, which turns up around the globe without explanation, for there is no Leprechaun's Foot owner, no corporation making a market chain. The Foot simply exists.

Known sightings of the Leprechaun's Foot:

Last Shore

Porkstead

Darkreach
Herd

A herd is the term used to describe a collection of many quadrupedal beings such as equine and bovine, derived from the centaur terminology for their own gatherings. In its original sense, a herd describes a group of centaurs that are headed by a stallion and aided by a chiron. A herd is generally composed of a stallion's family and their spouses. Although civil enough to include friends in their ranks, hostilities over mating rights tend to fracture herds until only a family unit remains. Only a herd headed by a powerful stallion and advised by a wise chiron can sustain such a delicate balance between friends and rivals.

Herds own great amounts of land within the Great Plains. If a stallion is overthrown by a family member, then they are exiled for life. However, if the usurper is not a relative, or is in fact the stallion of a rival herd, then the defeated stallion will be ritualistically gelded. Centaurs believe that only the greatest stallions get to ascend to stardom, and so the geldings loyally serve their new stallion as a twisted form of royal guard.
Demonic Halls

The Demon Halls, also referred to in Kal'sea as Hell, is the physical location within which all demons reside, and which they are born. The Demonic Halls are a world of fire and brimstone, of rivers of blood and the sounds of torture and dying. It is unknown of the relation between the Demonic Halls and the other realms it might adjoin, but its relation to the Mortal Realm is mostly one way: demons can be brought from the Demonic Halls through pentagrams, but mortals can't be brought into the Demon Halls in the same way. However, it is known that some demons collect human souls to keep in the Demonic Halls, allegedly to torture for all of eternity.

The true nature of the Demonic Halls is mostly unknown, as very few have ever travelled there and lived to tell the tale. It seems as though there has been an active effort to contain things from ever breaching this realm, as the only permanent connection to the Demonic Halls, if there is one at all, are in the rumoured Hellgates that are attributed to Kal'sea. The Demonic Halls are supposedly endless, its skies blackened by smoke. The predominant theory for the Demonic Halls' existence is that when Soahc was banished from Engelain, he was sealed behind a door in the Halls of Janus, and there trapped with his own essence began to bleed into the void, growing and contorting until a realm was made of his rage, horror and disgust, hence the demigod's epithet of Forefather of Evil.

The Demonic Halls is supposedly split up into various continents, levels, circles, or some other dividing system whose meaning is unclear to us- perhaps the nature of the divide is applicable only to the physical laws of the Demonic Halls itself, and therefore non-understandable by us mortals that have never had to have lived in such a realm. Various demon kings and demon lords rule over these various distinct areas of Hell, plotting against one another, though some believe that they are ultimately outranked by a higher being.

There is some suggestion that the Demonic Halls and the Realm of Magic might be one in the same. There are also theories within demonological studies which state that demons within their own realm have a non-corporeal state, where their consciousness mingles into one collective super-consciousness, though the veracity of any of these claims is dubious.

When demons die in the mortal realm, they return to the Demonic Halls, and so it is assumed they are immortal- it is unknown what would happen if a demon were to die within its own realm, or if such a thing were even possible. Also, given the sheer scale of power that the average demon has, it is widely agreed upon that if a sustained portal between the realm of demons and that of man were to be opened, then an apocalypse would certainly follow.
Head of State

A Head of State is the primary leader in a country, kingdom, empire, or other-such division. Head of State implies ultimate seniority- a Head of State is the highest ranking official in any chain of command.

Examples of Heads of States:

- Emperor Tyberius XIV of Tywrought

- King Damian Regal I of Selathon

- Queen Elizabeth Winslow I of Rigdon

- King Honoratas Guttsen-Alzabeth II of Trigonia

- President of Gaules

- The Big Fat of Og

- Gorgon the Gorgon of Ogrin
Ada Greatjohn née Green

Ada Greatjohn, born Ada Green, was the wife of John Rogers, (later referred to as the Greatjohn for his immense size, a nickname he would take on as his family name for greater prestige,) and mother to Karstone and Karissa Greatjohn. She died of tuberculosis when her two children were very young- a loss that the Greatjohn never recovered from.
Avatar of Arran

An Avatar of Arran is a chosen disciple of the god Arran. It is unknown how this selection process works, but it concludes with a ritual performed by the would-be avatar, in which a significant portion of Arran's energy is channeled into them, bringing them up to the stage of quasigod. It has been hypothesised that Arran is giving off excess energy so as to revert himself to mortal form, and to gather an army at the same time.

The only known Avatar of Arran is Annie Wells, a half-elven girl.
Eboracum

Eboracum is the capital city of the Kingdom of Selathon, along with being its most populous. It is built around the River Fervour, and is home to the Brigante Palace, where Damian I resides and from which the Court of Selathon governs. The city also hosts the Quanta Magilica; the greatest conglomeration of the magical arts in the entirety of Engelain, and perhaps the world.

Eboracum is also seen on a somewhat unofficial level by the Church of Engelain to be a site of significance due to the presence of Eboracum Minster, the largest religious building dedicated to the appraisal of Janus, head of the Engelite Pantheon in CoE theology. Before the secession of Selathon from the Tyrannian Empire, Eboracum was mainly known for the Cathedral of St Walpole, which still stands to this day and although officially a building of the Church of Engelain, it is often thought its Tyrrus-centrism attracts underground members of the Tyrannian Church.

In addition to this, Eboracum has to its name the great tree Quercus, as large as the Brigante Palace itself and a protected location- it is oft rumoured that a tree spirit lives within, with some tales going so wild and ludicrous as to suggest an entire colony of sprites live within the treetops, who are somehow implicated in a world domination cabal.

The streets of Eboracum also hosts the headquarters of many different guilds, which are partially sponsored by the crown in return for the production of adventurers which keeps the entire kingdom safe, (as magically inclined countries tend to produce the odd demonic invasion/necromancer uprising.) At the head of them all is the Guildmasters Hall, where the owners of the various guilds convene to discuss universal policies and to meet with the politicians and royal family.
Felicity Regal

Felicity Regal, sometimes known as *Felicity Flower* or *The Little Princess*, is the second born child and only daughter of Prince Frederic and Princess Virginia of Selathon. The great-granddaughter of King Damian, Felicity is currently the fourth in line to the throne. At eighteen she is three years the junior of her brother, Prince Aaron, but does not share his mental difficulties.

Felicity is named for her paternal grandmother, who in her youth was Princess Felicity of Gaules. In order to differentiate the two, Felicity was often referred to as The Little Princess in her youth. However, as the mental condition of her brother has become more apparent and pronounced over recent years, there has instead a name being getting traction: Felicity the Flower, or simply Felicity Flower for simplicity's sake. As Prince Aaron is considered completely unsuited to the task of ruling, many are of the belief that as Felicity is the only other child of Prince Frederic, that it shall be she who will inherit the throne. Therefore her hand in marriage is coveted by many, and the term *Flower* here is not one of endearment, but of establishing a prize flower that needs to be plucked.
Dreamscape

A dreamscape is a location that exists only within the mind of slumbering mortals. Dreamscapes can be formed by powerful seers and shamans in which multiple participants can experience the dream. Dreamscapes can help the dream architect understand things about themselves, their surroundings, their pasts and their deepest fears, via the observation of the dream.

Some suggest that a dreamscape is not created every night, but always exists, waiting for you to return. They believe that you form your own dreamscape, but that every dream exists within the same universal conscience: The Astral Plane. Those skilled in such magic can traverse the Astral Plane and, given the collective consciousness of resting mortality, gleam things about the universe at large that one could never accomplish alone.
On The March

On The March is a ditty written and performed by Beatrice the Bard, a eunuch mercenary, whilst under the employ of Soahc the Deceiver, detailing the Onslaught on Oakfoot.

*The windows are a'shattering*

*The walls writhe with flame*

*Your wife's skin's a'flaying*

*She screams from all the pain*

*Your young maiden daughter*

*She's not a maid no moooooore*

*But all in all it's just another day*

*On the March.*

*The town crier's a'crying*

*The town's priest he prays*

*The townspeople are dying*

*Their mewling children bray*

*To Tyrrus they are calling*

*And so Tyrrus's son he caaaaame*

*But all in all it's just another day*

*On the March*

*The knights they are a'frying*

*The castle walls they fall*

*The lord gathers his daughters*

*In his hallowed hall*

*He's screaming out for Tyrrus*

*For hallowed be his naaaaaame*

*But Soahc the Defiler's*

*On the March*

*Heckling hags and spiteful spawn*

*Fiery mistress, ghost reborn*

*Shining sword and devil's deals*

*Assassin's pay- the whole world reels*

*Betwixt them all*

*Smiling down*

*The curse'd devil*

*With blood wrought crown*

*Total destruction is our demaaaaarche*

*As after all, it's another day*

*On the March*

*Yes that's right!*

*Just another day On the March*
Cult of Soahc

The Cult of Soahc is a religious sect which praises that Soahc the Deceiver is the one true god. Going further than simply worshipping the Demigod, practitioners of the Cult of Soahc hold that, as Soahc is the only god known to walk the earth and therefore the only provably real god, there are no gods other than Soahc. These cultists believe that the likes of Tyrrus and Janus were simply made up by humans who were unable to accept the true nature of reality, fables told to one another to justify their rebellion against the only god there is. The Cult of Soahc is generally a mixture of religious fanatics, dejected loners and dabblers within the dark arts wishing to seek sanctuary. Those who are exiled from society or on the run from the law can often find themselves welcome within the Cult of Soahc.

The Cult of Soahc, although a forbidden religious sect within the Free Kingdoms and Tyrannian Empire both, with the penalty of execution a guarantee for any known worshipper of the forefather of demons, has existed for millennia and is made up of many different communities spread around Engelain. They form small communities with clear ranks, though there is no ultimate authority within the cult. Although dedicated to the worship and aid of Soahc, the Demigod of Chaos himself more often than not does not involve himself with the cult, simply leaving them to their own devices as they can conduct his will without his guidance.

Some sections of the Cult of Soahc are supposedly more benign than others, simply formed of the misguided and the faux-intellectual, though others are cutthroats of the most deplorable nature, held together by their passionate disregard for human life and loyal to the cause only so as to justify their own hateful nature. They are xenophobic, they have been known to kidnap children, sacrifice maidens and consort with demons.

Most recently, a certain section of the Cult of Soahc, headed by the cult leader Molloran, was chosen by Soahc to accompany the father of evil on a campaign of destruction. In the Onslaught of Oakfoot, Molloran was killed, and so was later replaced by a Grand Priest of Soahc from the Church of the Unified God, who happily defected to the cause.
Champions Guild

The Champions Guild is a prestigious building founded by the Gaulean master fencer and businessman Monsieur Federico Ricardo. The Guild building was situated in the village of Copperdale, south of the town of Hamstead in the kingdom of Selathon, and was made of polished marble, with stained glass windows depicting many heroic deeds, lapis-lazuli roof tiles and had within it training areas, along with a bar and an in-built Gorebucks.

The Guild, though recently made, was renowned for having tough membership requirements- one had to have had significant heroic deeds under their belt in order to be invited to join their ranks. As such, it encouraged many casual adventurers to try harder to be accepted, and also lead to many people with many problems forwarding their issues to the Guild in the hopes that a champion would take on the task. In this way, the Champions Guild became a hub for adventurers; an easy route to finding new quests to embark upon.

In the sixty-ninth year of King Damian's reign, the Champions Guild received word that a group of novice mages had accidentally summoned Azul, an elder demon. Members of the public were called to aid in this matter until further members of the Guild arrived, though Azul ended up attacking the Guild and destroying the building. The Champions Guild has yet to be reformed, with the guildmaster being otherwise preoccupied.

There are some who have suggested the Guild was set up as a marketing ploy by Monsieur Federico Ricardo- that it exists to trick people into buying Gorebucks products, and that the guildmaster would rent out advertisement space within the building in order to rake in a healthy product for himself. The veracity of these claims is unknown.

Members of the Guild:

- Joric Ironfist, for slaying a potent necromancer

- Aztar

- Armando Godkiller, for disposing of pagan heretics

- Skullvulture, for various monster kills

- Amair Zone, for generous monetary donations to the guild

- Big Bertha, for resolving the Mist crisis

Employees of the Guild:

- Monsieur Federico Ricardo, guildmaster

- Bessie, tavern wench

- Stan, Gorebucks cashier

- Theodore Clarke, armourer

- Siera Nilifen, musician
Ciera

Ciera is the goddess of the moon in the Engelite Pantheon, the twin sister to Fiara and second greatest of the planetary goddesses. Ciera was created at the beginning of time by Tyrrus, as were all her sisters, who were tasked with guiding the planetary bodies across the night's sky- Ciera having been assigned the moon. As one of the more powerful planetary goddesses, Ciera has had noted interactions with the world of Engelain throughout the millennia, although less so since the banishment of the gods after the fall of Annwyfn and establishment of the Girdle of Janus.

Ciera is sometimes regarded as the mother of Soahc, for she appears more often in paintings and sculptures throughout history, though this may be due to the fact her sister Fiara was sealed away. Although unable to physically enter Engelain, it is said that Ciera sometimes sends visions of herself via moonlight. Along with being the moon goddess, Ciera is also associated with water, music, peace and magic.
Engelite Pantheon

The Engelite Pantheon is the collection of gods most commonly worshipped by the humans of Engelain. They all share a common origin- creation by Tyrrus, the head of the pantheon, and thus does not include the various other gods worshipped in Engelain that have no discernible relation to Tyrrus. Though there are several interpretations of what does and does not constitute a member of the Engelite Pantheon, the most commonly attributed to members are:

- Tyrrus, God of Order, creator of the earth and forefather of man

- Soahc, God of Chaos, son of Tyrrus and defiler of the old world

- Janus, God of Time and guardian of the Halls of Janus

- Fiara, Goddess of the Sun

- Ciera, Goddess of the Moon

- Four other planetary goddesses, unnamed.

- Arran, God of Mankind, a mortal ascended due to Soahc's trickery.

Some do not count the likes of Arran or Soahc as members of this pantheon, or else include other figures to is as well, yet as it stands, those listed are the currently accepted roster.
Rigdon

The Kingdom of Rigdon, which has (either mockingly or as a sign of respect,) in recent years been referred to as the Queendom of Rigdon, is one of the thirteen Free Kingdoms of Western Engelain. Like many others of the Free Kingdoms, Rigdon has stringent laws on magic- specifically, it is reserved only for the secret police. The current reigning monarch in Rigdon is Queen Elizabeth I. In recent years, the kingdom has become defined by the pro-feminist legislation of Elizabeth the Elder, though some believe these laws go too far- specifically, there are some conspiracy theorists that believe Elizabeth is intending on giving the throne to her daughter, Elizabeth the Younger, rather than her first-born child, Stephen.

Ridgon was originally a colony under the jurisdiction of the Tyrannian Empire. Unlike Speria, the city-state which dominated the political climate of Western Engelain at that time, Rigdon was built further inland and therefore was more concerned in enslaving the local population in order to exploit their labour for mining and farming purposes. Rigdon's expansion southwards lead to a mass exodus of tribesman into a single area, where a bandit lord would unite them all into the people of Selathon and lead a revolt against the Empire.

Instead of wiping out the infidels as ordered, Dwail Shadowfoot, the Legatus Praetor of Rigdon, decided to usurp the authority of the Empire and named himself High King. As High King, he avowed that western Engelain would no longer be under Imperial rule, and elevated the bandit lord to King of Selathon, and granted kingship to all who would join in his war. With the aid of suppressed natives, defectors from the empire and profiteering parties, Dwail lead the Storming of Speria, and thus lead to the secession of the Free Kingdoms.

Some few hundred years later, Rigdon and Selathon went to war in the War of Red Rigdon, wherein Rigdon's Prince Benedict, the king's brother, was slain. When Damian Regal ascended the throne of Selathon, a peace was made between the two nations which lasts to this day.

There was some issue when it came to the inheritance of the kingdom of Rigdon. Alexander Winslow VII of Rigdon had only two daughters, and the concept of a queen inheriting was somewhat laughable. Alexander's oldest daughter, Margaret Winslow, would abdicate her inheritance in order to marry Damian of Selathon, and so her younger sister, Elizabeth, came to the crown instead. Elizabeth herself ended up marrying a child of Damian's from his first marriage, having two children, Stephen and Elizabeth. It is suggested that Stephen is deathly ill, for he has not been seen in some years, and it seems likely that Elizabeth the Younger will ascend the throne in his stead.
Earth

The earth is the world upon which the continent of Engelain, and every other known continent, sits. It is of indefinite size and is constrained by the outer darkness which exists above the sky.

The earth is, for the most part, an ocean world. It is orbited by six planets, two large planets named the sun and moon, and four smaller planets whose names differ dependent on which land you hail from. In terms of landmass, Engelain is the part of a supercontinent: a chain of three continents that are attached by land bridges. Engelain is bordered to north, west and south by waters, but to the east is connected by a land bridge to Kal'sea, which stretches north into the Frozen Wastes, marking the furthest north any mortal has ever explored. Kal'sea is bordered to its east by waters, and to its south is attached to Sanjer, which was likely once connected to Sanjaja, the two subcontinents forming what is known as the Southlands, the most southerly anyone has ever travelled.

East of Kal'sea is an unnamed jungle land, uninhabited save for savage beasts, and east of that is the continent Khaliyat, a series of arid and desert islands which has historical and cultural ties to both Engelain and the Southlands, whilst being a distinct culture of its own. Though this is as far east as the map goes currently, it is known that there must be other lands further on, for there is a so-called Eastern Land from which samurai and ninjas originate, though such a place has yet to be defined in any certain terms.
Dwarf

A dwarf is a near-human being, characterised by their small stature, excessive facial hair and longer-than-human lifespans. Dwarves are known to make their home in underground cities, and their culture revolves around the concepts of honour, war and merriment.

It is unknown how long that dwarves have roamed the planet. It is often purported that the Engelite dwarves created by Tyrrus were a different breed to the common dwarf of today- and through this citation the conclusion is drawn that dwarves do not originate from Engelain. The earliest known recording of modern dwarves comes from after the Fall of Annwyfn, where dwarves were kidnapped and enslaved en masse by the avians of the Eyr Mounts. It was said that they were kept in the mines under the mountains for half a hundred generations, tunnelling holes deep into the earth to power the geothermal technology of the birdmen. Countless certainly died in this endeavour, and when the task was complete, all of the dwarf slaves were cast out into the world and left to rot.

It is because of this that some believe the distinction between the common dwarf and Engelite dwarf is erroneous- that they are one in the same, but simply changed in the mines, or else had disappeared from mortal life for so long that when they returned they were unrecognisable when compared to the religious caricatures made of their forefathers. The dwarven people are an exiled people in Engelain, hermits and travellers. Though many dwarven communities have been set up over the years, the dream of a Dwarven Homeland is something that is deeply entrenched in their culture.

Known Dwarves:

- Joric Ironfist, a pun-toting warrior

- Thorek II, war general
Tyrrus

Tyrrus is the God of Order, Wisdom, War and Peace. He is the patron god of humanity, the most widely worshipped of the gods, and the founder of agriculture, architecture, astronomy and medicine. Since the earth was created it is Tyrrus who has guarded over it, specifically residing in the continent of Engelain.

Tyrrus is believed to have been born with the universe, or with the earth, (there are some which believe that Tyrrus is what is known as the World Nymph, the spirit of the earth itself, which is what gives him his godly powers. Others believe that Tyrrus's existence is not tied to the world, and that he has existed for as long as existence was a thing, and before,) and is said to be the most powerful of the gods, (his only real competition for this position is Janus, God of Time. There is much theological discussion as to whether Tyrrus made Janus and appointed him to the Halls of Time, or if Janus made Tyrrus and appointed him to the earth.) At any rate, given Janus's non-participation in world events, Tyrrus is the greatest of the gods that would ever have any impact on human life, the ultimate patriarch.

At the dawn of existence, Tyrrus came to Engelain, (supposedly arriving in Messia, the Holy Capital of the Tyrannian Empire,) and sought to create the perfect race to be under his tutelage. It is said that he first created the giants, then the dwarves, until finally settling on humans. Together, he and humanity built the megacity known as Annwyfn in Eastern Engelain, which some say was so large that it stretched across the entirety of what is now known as the Seven States, and is universally known to have been a paradise on earth.

At some stage, (roughly twelve-thousand years ago, if current historical records are to be believed,) Tyrrus begot a son named Soahc, who grew to loath everything his father had created. Soahc launched a war against Tyrrus, a war of god against god, which shattered Annwyfn forever and scarred the land. It is said that the many other humanoid races alive today, and all of the monstrosities of the planet, were created as a byproduct of this warfare. In the end though, Soahc was banished, and Tyrrus left the world to be healed, and for humanity to stand upon their own two feet.

It is said that during this time in self-declared exile, Tyrrus created his own realm independent to that of Engelain, and named it Heaven, so that all the true believers that stuck by his teachings may live on forever in eternal bliss.

Since then, Tyrrus's interaction with the world has been solely through prayer and the granting of visions and prophecy. The order of knighthood works in his blessed honour, and most of the religious institutes in Engelain pay homage to him daily. It is not known why Tyrrus has never returned to the world, (some say that he is powerless to do so, and has been forcibly removed by Janus,) but it is known that he watches over humanity still to this day, granting wisdom and giving courage where it is needed and most desired.
Heroes of Messia

'Heroes of Messia' is the name given to a statue which sits in the central plaza of Holy Messia in Tywrought. It is a statue of unknown origin, the stone itself of an unknown make. It was unlawfully erected, though any and all attempts to remove the statue from the premises has been met with defeat. The inability to remove the statues has lead the Tyrannian Empire to claim ownership of it instead, claiming it is representative of the many facets of the empire.

The statue is more of a diorama piece of a dozen statues put together, standing upon a singular plinth. It is an action shot, wherein all of the figures are either attacking towards the centre, or fleeing towards the rim. The statues are:

- A barbarian warrior leaping from a ledge, hands above head in mid-swing of a great sword. It is said to represent the pagan forces that the Tyrannian Empire has brought to heel and shown the light to.

- A corpse in armour and pirate's motley, urging unseen reinforcements towards the centre. It is said to represent the undying fealty of the Tyrannian navy.

- A winged figure playing upon a flute, a wounded man lent against her. It is said to be Tywrought personified, providing comfort and healing for her brave children.

- A robed man wielding a katana, his hand made of a volcanic material. It is said to represent the might of the Tyrannian Church, specifically their chaplain warriors.

- A man carrying a woman away from the centre, both of a darker stone hue. It is said to be the heretics fleeing the might of the Empire, the man their soldiers, the woman their spoils

- An archer and a templar, fighting back to back. It is said to represent the diversity of the Tyrannian army, but also their unity in battle

- A helmed woman with a mace in one hand, the other on the shoulder of the final statue. Said to represent the maternal instinct of the Empire's citizens, raising loyal soldiers.

- A little girl staring at her sword in wonderment. The sword appears to be dripping real blood. It is said to represent the innocence that the Empire seeks to protect, but also the ferocity that will be felt if their peace is disturbed.
Great Stallion

The Great Stallion is the primary religious figure in centaur culture. The Great Stallion does not feature in the Engelite Pantheon, (it is the belief of the centaurs that the Great Stallion predates the arrival of Tyrrus on Earth,) and attempts to include the Great Stallion within the Engelite Pantheon through the writing of new religious tomes has often been met with sheer repulsion in centaur circles.

The Great Stallion is said to be constantly charging through the night's sky. The stars are supposedly members of his divine herd, the souls of the stallions of old, and through their placement in the sky the Great Stallion sends prophecies to the centaurs of future events. It is unknown to humans what other role the Great Stallion is supposed to provide other than this- perhaps it is none. There are some centaurs that believe the Great Stallion to be a horse, and for Tyrrus to be a man, gods of sky and earth, and the centaurs exist in neutrality to scry the divine wills of both, who are foreign and alien to one another. It seems this idea of the Great Stallion being a literal horse, rather than a centaur, is quite pervasive in centaur culture, (though the idea of Tyrrus being a parallel to the Great Stallion is frowned upon by most.)

It is said that the unitaur is spiritually a child of the Great Stallion, though not literally. The Great Stallion is not worshipped by the satyrs, despite their proximity to the centaurs in the Great Plains. There are many human scholars that equate the Great Stallion of the centaurs and the Old Goat and the Maiden Ram of the satyrs as being part of the same overall pantheon- perhaps erroneously. It is unknown whether or not the onocentaurs also believed in the Great Stallion, though divine intervention might explain the great feats they accomplished.

As the Great Stallion is not a part of the Engelite Pantheon, it is widely regarded by those outside of centaur culture to be a fabrication.
Dominic Regal

Dominic Regal is a 68 year old man, the first-born son of King Damian I of Selathon with his first wife Bethany Gladstone, and the heir apparent to the throne of Selathon. Dominic is married to Princess Felicity of Gaules, and together they had four children: Frederic, Alexandra, Adelaide and Cameron. At sixty eight years of age, he holds the record for both oldest heir apparent and longest-waiting heir apparent, facts that do not seem to bode well with the prince.

Born as the very first of Damian's large brood, Dominic has always been expected to ascend to the throne, and as such was trained in arms, strategy, literature and diplomacy, in order to prepare him for a life of ruling. However, Dominic was always a difficult child, having had a difficult upbringing- at the age of four his mother died giving birth to his youngest full-brother, Phillip. He is a year older his sister Alania, two years older than the twins Riella and Richard, and three years older than Phillip.

At age seven, Dominic gained a new mother in Princess Margaret of Rigdon. However, Dominic was resentful of the love his father had for her, and the time he spent with the children they had together, Dominic's half-brothers. His relationship with the king has been fractious ever since this early age. After Margaret, Dominic had many stepmothers, the lady Annabelle Manepride, Selyse of Burroughland and the last of all, Letitia Bowman. The final of these is younger than Dominic by some decades, a cause of contention.

Dominic himself ended up marrying the daughter of the woman that his father was originally engaged to, before Damian broke off the engagement when he ascended the throne of Selathon. Though Princess Felicity was very beautiful, their arranged marriage was not one filled with love, and it was known that Dominic had more than one affair in his time, with the implication of some illegitimate children coming from these relationships. Still, at the age of nineteen, Dominic was married, and at twenty-one fathered Prince Federic, second in line to the throne. A year later was born Princess Alexandra, a year after that Princess Adelaide, and two years after that, Prince Cameron.

Although an expectant ruler-to-be, as the years dragged on and the physical health of King Damian deteriorated, so too did Dominic's hopes of ever sitting the throne. There are some that say at the age of sixty-eight, he is too old to assume the mantle of king should Damian die, as he's lived an entire lifetime without any practical experience. Then there is the fact that Dominic has begun associating with numerous unsavoury characters, disgraced knights and pirate lords, and some suggest for a sinister reason. There have even been implications that Dominic used to beat his wife, though the two are cordial if not cold with each other in the modern age.

Through his daughter Adelaide, Prince Dominic is the father-in-law King Honoratas of Trigonia, and grandfather to the heir apparent, Prince Terciero.
Karissa Greatjohn

Karissa Greatjohn is a human female, born in the 19th year of King Damian's reign. She is the younger sister of adventurer Karstone Greatjohn, both of whom are children of John 'The Greatjohn' Rogers. Little is known about Karissa, for she died at the age of twenty-one, nearly three decades ago, in a short space of time after her own father's demise. Most of the people who knew her have now long forgotten her.

It is hypothesised that Karrissa Greatjohn might be the 'love' depicted in The Greater Beast.
Humanoid

A humanoid is a being that has a casual resemblance to human beings, but are distinct enough that it is abundantly clear they are two separate species. A humanoid may possess the same general body shape as humans, or else be a hybrid where parts of their being resembles a human body whilst other parts resemble that of a beast. Unlike near-humans, humanoids tend to be distinct enough from humanity that they do not peacefully coexist, whether due to bigotry or sheer impracticality.

Examples of humanoid races:

- Demon

- Centaur

- Merman
Halls of Janus

The Halls of Janus, (referred to in non-Engelite cultures as the Halls of Time,) is an alternate dimension connected to that of Engelain, and is the meeting place of all doors, gates, entrances and exits. The Halls of Janus exist outside of time, and within it contains a near infinite number of doorways that can allow one to pass through continents in seconds, go backwards or forwards through time, perhaps even travel to new worlds. It is known that when a passageway such as a door is built, it becomes a part of the Halls of Janus, (a common Engelite saying is that, 'a door opens three ways,' meaning that there are more options available than meets the eye.) It is possible to force open passageway into the Halls of Janus through a door, though it requires incredible magical ability, and one might not like what they find upon the other side.

The Halls of Janus are so-named for their guardian, Janus, a god of the Engelite Pantheon who is the eternal warden of the realm, making sure that time is not meddled with by outside forces.