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Dres'Fialt

**Dres'Fialt** was a half-Demon conqueror who establisted the Fialta States millennia ago, as well as the half-demon race, Fialta.

## History

### Early Life

Dres'Fialt was born to the name Dresvir, the grand-nephew of a warlord vassal of the Thalranese Emperor. Dresvir joined his great-uncle's retinue as freshman swordsman, distinguishing himself as unnaturally strong even among the demon-blooded warriors of his clan, towering over his older cousins both physically and socially. Growing into a man, Dresvir proved a surprisingly cunning warrior, ending what would otherwise be grueling slugging matches with other Fialta champions in a few seconds.

After his great-uncle's death, Dresvir swiftly and quite publicly killed his cousins to become a warlord in his own right at nineteen. Over the next decade, he unified the various "bloodline clans" of his region, some loyal to the Thalranese Emperor and others independent or rebellious -- by adding these latter clans to the empire, Dresvir escaped the wrath he would have richly deserved from the Emperor.

At various points, Dresvir claimed to be descended from three different angels of Thalran, The Martial Lord. One of these angels was Fialt, from whom Dresvir eventually took his title, "Dres'Fialt." Fialt having been destroyed centuries prior, there were none to confirm or deny Dresvir's claim.

### Dres'Fialt the Conqueror

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Dresvir crowned himself "Dres'Fialt" to signify his dominion over his people, whom he renamed Fialta, though he still owed some fealty to Emporer Evrek of the Thalranese Empire. An archpriest of the angel Varal, Zivek, served as an advisor during this time, along with a Dalthadi half-angel, Levesh di Limont (son of the angel Ildish and the mortal Diena di Limont). Dres'Fialt heard their counsel, but he largely treated them as emissaries of the gods, not trusted retainers.  That he kept them around and they choose to stay, however, suggests that Valdos and Dalthad had greater plans for the Fialta.

### Death

After Dres'Fialt's conquest and death, his sons, who served as Generals and Advisors, tore apart his would-be empire. The Fialta Imperium quickly became the highly fragmented Fialta States, united only in that their rulers all claimed some kinship with or right of inheritance from Dres'Fialt and used those connections as pretexts for their endless infighting.

### Artifacts

Dres'Fialt was a practitioner of one of the oldest of the Fialta Sword Schools, the "Sword of the Stranger". In 447 A.U., Dres'Fialt's sword was discovered in a sepulcher on Tar'Thalran during a mining venture in the private estates of Marcher Prince Gunnot.
Forgotten World Bombing Run

### Outcome

Fialta vicotry; Disabling of Black Pyramid and destruction of Aeldman null bomb production capabilities

Combatants| * Serene Duchy of Aeldrum

Casualties| * Naval:
	+ 90,000 KIA
	+ 90,000 WIA/MIA
* Ground:
	+ 30,000 KIA
	+ 90,000 WIA/MIA
	+ 25,000 KIA
	+ 35,000 WIA/MIA
* Ground:
	+ 27,500 KIA
	+ 32,500 WIA/MIA

### Civilian Casualties

* 10,000 KIA
* 30,000 WIA/MIA

The **Forgotten World Bombing Run** was a raid by the Fialta Imperium in 447 A.U. during the Second Coalition War.

## Background

The Forgotten World, a two-gate world in Naga Space a little over two weeks travel from the Pin Jump, was the site of a Black Pyramid and was used by the Serene Duchy of Aeldrum for null bomb production.

## Summary

The combination of stealth technology and translane navigation allowed Fialta naval forces to penetrate deep into the Aeldman colonies, hitting the black pyramid site at the Forgotten World. Aeldman forces on-hand to protect the site were insufficient and were devastated by Imperial warships, allowing the Imperials to launch a torrential air-campaign onto the Forgotten World, deploying two null bombs (of which one detonated successfully, the other recovered unexploded by Aeldman forces) and successfully disabling the Aeldman Black Pyramid and destroying two Aeldman null bomb production sites. Evidence suggested that Aeldman null bomb stockpiles were elsewhere and thus unharmed.
Dr. Casimir

**Dr. Casimir** was a Librarian Executor for the Academy of Saldan and a member of the Saldanese expedition to A11, where he was vaporized by the firing of the black pyramid during The Black Pyramid Incident.

## Personality

*This section is incomplete. You can help The Aeldrum Wiki by expanding it*.

## History

*This section is incomplete. You can help The Aeldrum Wiki by expanding it*.

*Main article: The Black Pyramid Campaign*
Dwarf Kingdom of Telrion

The **Dwarf Kingdom of Telrion** is a minor power in Imperial Space.

## History

*See also: Telrion#History*
There is a long history of dwarvish mining presence on the pocket dimension of Telrion, but the history of the Dwarf Kingdom of Telrion begins with control of the planet passing out of the hands of the Serene Duchy of Aeldrum during the Aeldrum Devolution Crisis of the late 5th century A.U.

During the early 6th century, the world of Telrion was split between the Dwarf Kingdom of Telrion and the Republic of Telrion.
Emmet D'Arcy Caine

**Emmet D'Arcy Kataph-Kane** (stylized as "**Emmet D'Arcy Caine**") was the older (noninheriting) brother of Empress Lapheraz Kataph of the Shantine Empire and the Grand-Master of the Knights of Adarnum during the early 6th century A.U. His legitimized bastard son Arson Kataph was the Patriarch of the Thalranese Marches. In his youth, Emmet served as the regent emperor of the Empire until his sister Lapheraz came of age, after being forced out of his inheritance by his grandmother Irboda at the behest of Leandra (A). Having been shamed and browbeaten, he dropped the Kataph name in favor of his paternal Kane.

Emmet was killed in the year 535 A.U. in a confrontation between him and his son, Arson. After a failed assassination attempt on the Empress Lapheraz and a declaration that the Knights of Leandra were a heretical organization, the Knights of Adarnum offered Arson the throne - but he refused, proclaiming loyalty to Lapheraz and slaying his father and two seraphim before dying at the hands of the third. After his death, Lapheraz proclaimed that he was an apostate and heretic, stripping him of all hereditary Kataph titles and striking him from the family record.
Empress Livina

## Evrek

**Empress Livina** was a priestess of Shantara and the consort of Emperor Evrek of the Imperium of Thalran during the late Mage Imperium. The daughter of an archpriestess of Shantara, Livina was half-elven, her father a dark elf and her human mother supposedly sired by a Shantaran angel; these would have made her a revered symbol of the goddess under other circumstances, but as a wife of the Emperor Evrek, she represented an almost divine union between Thalran’s mortal soldiers and the cultists of Shantara.
Edward Apslund

**Edward Apslund** (KC) was an officer in the Aeldrum Trade Company and one of the sole survivors of The Shambler Campaign.

## Personality

Edward was a paranoid schizophrenic, which morphed into split personalities under the strain of being cashiered and sent to the deadly trenches of a war against the Fialta. His "Dominant" personality was classically psychopathic - charming, witty, easy to get along with, but above all else, concerned for his own safety. It was this personality which most often dealt with his "comrades" (as much as he cared about them) and convinced them not to kill him for his cowardice and duplicity. This Edward cared much more about his personal image and drove him to regain his honor and status above all else - thus his insane mission into a quarantine city.
His second "Recessive" personality was his silent rage, a man hunched over and ready to murder at a whim. Still too cowardly for barbarian rage, instead this personality made him stealthier, more skillful with a blade, and less afraid of death - at the expense of any appearance of charisma. It was this side of Edward which kept him alive in dangerous situations and led him to abandon his comrades to death multiple times. He pushed his fellow adventurers to take more of the risk, maneuvered to keep himself behind them, and in the end to abandoned them to their deaths and completed the mission without them.

## History

### Early Years

*This section is incomplete. You can help The Aeldrum Wiki by expanding it*.

### Campaign in Russia

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Elvish

**Elvish** is split up into many different languages, as the Elves are so ancient and widespread. Please note that the Savage Elves do not speak any Elvish dialect, but instead speak Bloodspeak.

## Dialects

*This section is incomplete. You can help The Aeldrum Wiki by expanding it*.

### Old Elvish

Also known as "Shantaran Elvish", this dialect is primarily spoken by the Dark Elves.

### Triad Elvish

Also known as "High Elvish", this is the language of the Elven Triad, spoken by the elven theocracies and also by the Dark Elves corrupted by the Lady of the Pentacle, Shantara.

### Nypaas

Nypaas is the language of Nypan, the fortress-empire of eleven worlds whose people worship vestiges of the Elder Gods.

### Mirror Elvish

Mirror Elvish is the language of the Mirror Enclaves and many semisecret anti-Naga societies

## Uses

*This section is incomplete. You can help The Aeldrum Wiki by expanding it*.
Die Harder

***NOTICE: This article deals with game mechanics rather than with Aeldrum lore. More complete and up-to-date documentation of game mechanics and rulesets can be found here.***

## Meta

### Builds

* Bruiser
* Gunner

### Synergies

* Natural Edge

Characters that take the **Die Harder** Special Ability are granted the following effect: may ignore the penalties associated with being in negative Wound Points.

## Prerequisites

Die Harder requires taking Die Hard first.

## Recommendations

Consider spec-ing into the Bruiser or Gunner builds.

## Characters

List of characters with this ability:

* Ashleigh Hab
Diana Jonessi

Dr. Jonessi, outfitted for the A11 expedition

"**It belongs in a museum!*
"*
 — **Diana Jonessi**, discussing the fate of Zarail's Sepulcher during the A11 expedition

**Dr. Diana Jonessi** was an elvish archeologist at the Academy of Saldan and a member of the Saldanese expedition to A11 who died in The Black Pyramid Incident.

## Personality

Jonessi took her approach to archeology with an almost religious fervor. Historical artifacts were sacred and irreplaceable, and preserving them was a noble duty. The people in Jonessi's life, on the other hand, were not typically worth her time and were often seen as expendable. While she was not necessarily cruel or overly callous towards those around her, and while she did maintain several close relations throughout her life (such as with friend and fellow academic Sarah Sera), Jonessi tended to look down on others and to see those she deemed as "beneath her" (such as her grad student Herman) as little more than means to an end.

Her zeal for ancient lore (and corresponding disregard for humanity) was only aggravated when she was resurrected (but left soulless) following her (first) death during the final days of the Saldanese A11 expedition.

While otherwise a fearless adventurer, Jonessi suffered from an extreme fear of snakes.

## History

### Academy of Saldan

After her father Henri Jonessi, also a Saldanese archeologist, died defending a dig site from grave robbers, the younger Jonessi followed in his footsteps and quickly gained a reputation in the Academy as an advocate for the conservation of relics.

Though still quite young to be a Senior Archeologist with the Academy, Jonessi joined the expedition to A11 in the hope that a major archeological find would give her the prestige needed to help her make the case for prioritizing conservation over convenience or profitability within the Academy.

### A11 Expedition

*This section is incomplete. You can help The Aeldrum Wiki by expanding it*.

*Main article: The Black Pyramid Campaign*

## Trivia

* The character Diana Jonessi is based, of course, on Indiana Jones
Druz Fever

*Main article: The Grand Strategy Campaign*
**Druz Fever**, or "**Dwarf Fever**", was an epidemic that took place in the Dwarf Kingdom of Druz during the mid-440s A.U.

## Epidemiology

Druz Fever only affected Dwarves, making it particularly problematic for the all-dwarf Kingdom of Druz.

## History

King Rubloff established quarantine measures in Druz to combat the fever in 446 A.U.. Rubloff himself was killed by the fever in 447 A.U., and succeeded to the throne by King Gunnar Kamrand.

The worst of Druz Fever was over by late 447 A.U., with an estimated 3% of the population of Druz killed. The epidemic was ended in large part thanks to a vaccine developed in 450 A.U. and known as the "Nebai Vaccine", named for Chella Nebai due to her leading role in the vaccine's development.
Empire Club

*This article is about the prominent establishment located in the Aeldrum Spire. For the campaign of the same name, see The Empire Club.*

## Empire Club

### Inhabitants

Various Conservative Politicians

The **Empire Club** is a popular venue for many politicians and luminaries of the Aeldrum spires, especially of the Conservative faction.

## History

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You can get anything you want
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Just a half a mile from the Doge's shack

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— Alice's Restaurant Radio Program, Intro
At some point the Club was acquired by Dick Intrepid, who made Alice (a respectable Elven Noblewoman) the proprietor. Some time after Intrepid's death, it came into the ownership of one Lord Elsevar, serving as a hub for Conservative Party politics and intrigue. The Club fell on hard times, however, after Serene Doge Aefendt's Knights Mercantile Purge and the ensuing scandal. After the sundering of the Conservatives and the rise of Sevrar Orvhim's Neoconservatives, the Club saw a brief period of revitalization-which again came crashing down after Orvhim's assassination at the hands of the Veiled Masters.

Following the ratification of the Commonwealth Amendments and the (apparently) consequent suicide of its most recent owner, Lord Elsevar, the Empire Club’s fate remained in doubt for the two years under a mountain of legal battles. Once the Elsevar Estate finally unraveled and its legal questions were settled, however, ownership of the club was passed to a certain society under the purview of Elsevar's former butler, Dalton Kingsley.
FATBASS

*See also: The Grand Strategy Campaign*
**FATBASS** (**F**ialta Imperium, **A**eldrum, **T**halranese, **B**ishant, **A**lusia, **S**aldan, **S**ermaye), officially known as **ToSTA** (**T**reaty **o**f **S**aldan **T**rade **A**greement) and formerly known by the provisional title **STAAB** (**S**aldan, **T**halranese, **A**eldrum, **A**lusia, **B**ishant), was a mutual trade regulation organization created in 445 A.U. by the Treaty of Saldan. The organization included the five main treaty signatories (Serene Duchy of Aeldrum, Empire of Bishant, Empire of Alusia, Thalranese Marches, and Second Fialta Imperium) as leading members, with invitation to accept identical status for the Academy of Saldan and the Republic of Sermaye.

All FATBASS members were required to agree to 100% mutual trade exposure, common customs standards and toll-free transit rights for shipping by all other members.
Gimgarp

**Gimgarp**, son of Thrakatar, was the Archcook Warboss of Miyazaki's Hibatchi Grill, Animation Studio, & Bonzai Garden during the Occult Pastry One-Shot. He was student at the Academy on Saldan on a dubious rugby scholarship with an interest in critical cultural studies. He was the focus (though not a member) of the Cult of Gimgarp, and was extremely concerned with justice for the oppressed.
General Etheric

**General Etheric** is an etherics company created in 398 A.U. by Rose Clintock, Count Homer, and Hannon Mossag. It entered the market with three major designs and products: smart guns, etheric dams, and the ansible.

## History

General Etheric was started as Rose Clintock's idea in 398 A.U.. Together with Count Homer, they partnered with Hannon Mossag of Mossag Etherics to get the infrastructure they needed to start production of their two cutting-edge designs, the ansible and etheric dam.
Fialta Security Bureau

The **Fialta Security Bureau** (FSB) was the state intelligence agency of the Second Fialta Imperium during the mid-400's A.U. When Emperor Asterion was ousted in a coup following the failed invasion of Tar'Thalran in 447 A.U., part of the FSB remained loyal to him rather than to Prince Neptos, forming a major part of the loyalist faction of Martial Cato.

The FSB was often at odds with Naval Intelligence and the leadership of the semi-secret Black Fleet, both over demarcations of portfolio and over policy. The FSB placed greater emphasis than the Navy on domestic security, and in operations abroad favored tactics such as media subversion and disinformation. The Navy, often acting with only the loosest authorization, preferred more actively destabilizing measures such as arming rogue nations or conducting false-flag military raids in Celestial Space.

In contrast to the strained Navy-FSB relationship, the FSB's tactics led to closer cooperation with the Church of Dalthad, which favored psyops and cultural warfare both in its capacity as an Imperial organ and as a semi-autonomous religious institution. The CoD in turn included the FSB in its ventures to build a national academy system, both as a repository of expertise and as a counterweight to the Navy. Indeed, the FSB-Navy rivalry quickly became part of the struggle for influence between the Church of Dalthad and the Bank of Valdos.
Frank the Basalt Man

**Frank the Basalt Man** was an Aeldman citizen and amateur scientist during the mid-late 5th century A.U. As an expert in the workings of Aeldrum basalt, he was hired by the board of the Empire Club to research the use and manipulation of the basalt that formed the foundation of the Club. He was tasked specifically with molding the frame around the grand window and coring out the mysterious room in the kitchen basement. Frank would often note that the basalt "sang" to him, and ran through apprentices and students remarkably quickly.
Fyodor

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**Fyodor** may refer to:

* Fyodor Levin, a member of the State Disbursement Commission during the late Mage Imperium
* Fyodor Durakiy, commanding officer of the *Dalcia's Spoils* during the KM's Deep Ether Expedition
Fialta Unbowed

**"Fialta Unbowed"** was the name of a Thalranese nationalist terrorist cell operating in Fialta Space at the time of the Second Coalition War.

## History

*Main article: The Grand Strategy Campaign*
Fialta Unbowed was believed to be responsible for the assassinations of Serene Doge Bareth Aefendt, Knights of Adarnum Grand-Mistress Halifax Novascotia, and two Thalranese lords at the signing of the Treaty of Tar'Thalran in 448 A.U.. However, it later came to light that the assassination was in fact a suicide bombing by Grand-Mistress Novascotia.

Fialta Unbowed and their alleged attack were linked by Prince Karenus to the former Thalranese Marcher Prince, Lord Gunnot. Gunnot subsequently challenged Karenus to a duel, resulting in the death of both lords under unclear circumstances.
Fialta Defense Community

The **Fialta Defense Community**, or **FDC**, was a mutual defense pact between the Fialta Confederacy and the Second Fialta Imperium established in 444 A.U..

## Background

The Fialta Defense Community was formed in response to the "Confederate Crisis" of 443 A.U., when religious tensions between Kirvans and Pentacle worshipers in Confederate space exploded into violence and civil unrest that required intervention from from Imperial troops to put down. The crisis convinced the normally pro-neutrality Congress of Princes of the need for a constitutional amendment and mutual defense pact with the Imperium.

## Amendment Summary

* The Confederacy shall, from the date of accession of this amendment, enter into a mutual defense pact with the Fialta Imperium (the "Fialta Defense Community", or FDC).
* Upon activation of this amendment, the Fialta Emperor and his designated representative shall negotiate the terms of the FDC, including an applicable policy framework.
* The framework shall include as its foundational principles:
	1. Mutual respect and a preference for peace
	2. Mutual recognition of defense needs
	3. Freedom of navigation
	4. Military cost sharing
	5. The respective rights reserved to the Emperor and the Princes on other matters, to be defined

## Response

Immediately after the adoption of the amendment, Imperial ships will began patrolling Confederate space, and Imperial troops began assisting in counterinsurgency efforts. In the words of one off-the-record diplomat, "In six months and without firing a shot, the Imperium all but undid forty years of containment that the Coalition spent millions of lives to secure."
Falamar, the Lucky Wanderer

**Falamar, the Lucky Wanderer** was a God and member of the Great Pantheon. They were killed during the events of The Pantheon War.

## Description

A world-jumping shapeshifter, Falamar is a generous, if capricious gift-giver: a traveling merchant may open his caravan to a poor beggar with a strange charisma, only for the beggar to then steal his best horse but leave behind a king's ransom. Those who truly impress Falamar find themselves preternaturally lucky, escaping impossible situations almost as if the god pulled some strings with the laws of the cosmos to give them some leeway: naturally, this slapdash approach to reality, even if extremely localized and limited in power, invokes the considerable ire of major gods, especially Valdos and his angels.

## History

### The Pantheon War

*Main article: The Pantheon War*
Falamar was killed by The Elven Triad.

### Grand Strategy

A facsimile of Falamar was created in secret by the Academy of Saldan near the end of the Grand Strategy era, with the assistance of the Cult of Othal based in the Fialta Imperium. Eventually, this new god was killed by an assembled coalition of Fialta church and state; despite this setback, Falamar was reborn yet again in the deep reaches of the Ether, far from the prying eyes of Imperial powers.

## Artifacts

### The Amulet of Falamar

The Amulet of Falamar was an artifact that granted its bearer incredible luck. It was shattered by an Inquisitor's mace and most of the pieces went missing over time. One piece recently resurfaced in The Eye of Falamar.

## Worship

*This section is incomplete. You can help The Aeldrum Wiki by expanding it*.

*See also: Falamar's Fools*
Galthad Rebellion of 398

*For other rebellions in Galthad, see Galthad Rebellion.*

The **Galthad Rebellion of 398** was a political uprising that occurred in Aeldrum's Galthad Spire in 398 A.U., in response to Serene Doge Bareth Aefendt's "War Volunteers Amendment" during the First Coalition War.

## History

The rebellion was motivated by an opposition to Bareth's War Volunteers Amendment and demanded an immediate end to the Coalition War. The rebellion was led partly by the newly-formed radical Workers Party of Aeldrum, under Galthad Doge Ulysses "Stubbs" Durant. Doge Durant ultimately died in exile after the rebellion was put down, while Doge Tiello "Brick" Augustine of Estonne Spire was placed under house arrest for his role in the uprising.
Ethernet

The **Ethernet** was an instantaneous interplanetary communication system, developed by General Etheric in the early 400s A.U. via Ansible technology.

## History

*See also: Category:Ethernet Platforms and Programs*
In the early-to-mid 400s, cosmic Ethernet communication was divided into two seperate networks, one ("AeldmanNet") operated by the Serene Duchy of Aeldrum and one ("FialtaNet") by the Second Fialta Imperium. In both cases, the Ethernet was state-owned and state-operated, with communication moving through state-controlled hubs. Ethernet access tended to be prohibitively expensive for normal civilians, and was generally a tool for states, large corporations, powerful institutions such as universities, and very wealthy individuals. Ethernet infrastructure for instantaneous *intra*planetary communication was also in place on most highly-developed planets. Private servers were possible, though very expensive.
Faolan Siobhan

**Faolan Siobhan** was a member of the Knights Mercantile. He joined the crew of the *Taigun* after the battle between the crew and the Ophidian.

## Personality

Faolan was by all accounts a lively character of Irish descent. He was very protective of his men and his gear, although he had a penchant for losing cans of beans.

## History

### Early Life

Faolan was born in the Pale on Ireland. At a young age his family came on hard times due to taxes levied by the Aeldman occupiers, so Faolan resorted to stealing food to help feed his family. He was eventually caught and beaten by the constabulary troops, giving him lasting scars and damage to his head.

After the arrest of his parents, Faolan was forced out beyond the Pale into the bogs. He was taken in by the Borderers and served with them until the Irish Revolution. Faolan petitioned for a return of the Irish Free State following the revolution, but was unable to stop the establishment of the Communist government. He then formed the Free Irish Republican Army (FIRA) and conducted raids and other paramilitary actions against the communist government.

Due to low sympathy for his cause, Faolan was forced to leave Ireland after his comrades in the FIRA were all killed or arrested. The Knights Mercantile took Faolan on for his military experience and expertise in dealing with the occult. While taking various low level commands of marine units, Faolan started to recruit any Irish diaspora he could find into the FIRA. He vowed that they will all return to Ireland someday, one way or another, and Ireland would once again be free.

### Expedition into Naga Space

*Main article: The Deep Ether Campaign*
*This section is incomplete. You can help The Aeldrum Wiki by expanding it*.

Faolan died in 380 A.U., perishing in the churning consciousness of the Rainbow Serpent while cradling his beloved Roisin. Though he relinquished his soul in the depths of the Rainbow Serpent's doomed mind, Faolan got exactly what he never knew he could dare want. The shift to the Rainbow Serpent's plane brought Faolan's weapon, Roisin, with him, made as perfect as possible—with her in his arms, he visited bolts of the Mind Virus on the slumping minds of the Naga and, in his last moment, gave the Rainbow Serpent a taste of the very best Irish whiskey.

## Trivia

* Faolan's prize possession was his custom high-power rifle named Róisín Dubh. While Faolan considered himself married to the Irish Free Republic, Róisín was effectively his wife.
Fergus O'Callaghan

The Sheriff at his usual post outside the Geat's Bail Telegraph Office

**Fergus O'Callaghan** was one of many children of Meredith O'Callaghan to wander the cosmos. A gunslinger in his youth, he settled down to become the leading lawman of a small town on the planet Telrion, where he met and married his wife, Felli Lintair.

## History

Fergus in his youth was a starry-eyed desperado, looking to make a name for himself to match the incredible pursuits of his father The Professor. He came to Telrion with the instinct that in the lawless wasteland, there was more than enough room for heroism and fortune-hunting.

As he fought and got more of a taste of killing, however, he abandoned his hopes of achieving the kind of fame and fortune his family was known for; too much blood, he came to realize, must be spilled to pay for it. Coming up against the excesses of the Telrionese mining industry (and realizing how little he on his own could do to keep his own independence), he began to search for allies and a cause to champion. He found them in the people of Geat's Bail.

Though it was pure chance that he was in the same caravan as his future wife, that he was the one to save her from an attack by McKeough's hired guns was not. Fergus knew the woman was a highborn elf - that means money and influence of the kind that Fergus desperately needed. That being said, he quickly grew to respect and admire her hard won independence, moral strength and cunning acumen. He fell in love with her as they traveled Telrion, guarding her as she searched for a place to lay down all the cash she had stolen from her family and start an actual business. Their partnership and affection would become the nucleus for their project, a free and independent haven for the most dispossessed workers of the planet.

Fergus knew that Geat's bail would be the site of this project from the moment he set foot in town. The people there were hardy enough to organize a resistance to the predation of the dwarven mining bosses, one which he could forge into a force to defend their freedom. But he also loved the town and its people, becoming a bit of a homebody after being a hero. Millie's saloon (and brothel) felt like a little piece of home that he had to cherish and defend from the wasteland that surrounded them. And, of course, Felli's mines needed sturdy, determined fighters to defend them, a task Fergus groomed the town for very carefully.

When his half-sister became a somewhat infamous member of the Knights Mercantile, Fergus leaped at the chance to bring a little more weight to bear behind his little rebellion against the mining magnates. The KM was a bit of a bogeyman for the children of Professor Hill, but that meant (in his mind) that they were powerful enough to intercede meaningfully on his behalf.
Celestial Swords

**Celestial Swords** are blades made of a strange metal worked by the smiths of the Nippon States.

## Production

It is speculated that Celestial swords are made using Elder magic.

## Mechanics

*This section is incomplete. You can help The Aeldrum Wiki by expanding it*.

* Greater criticals
* More potent effects against some demons
Garrel

**Garrel** is an automaton made by a scholar from the Academy on Saldan. He possesses a pair of lamps mounted to his head that use a form of etheric echolocation to both see and hear. This means that he is unable to interpret any kind of color information and only sees depth.

## Personality

Garrel, being a thinking computer, does not experience most emotions. He does desire things, however, and is in active pursuit of a means of possessing a soul.

## History

### Saldan

*Main article: Shambler Campaign*
*This section is incomplete. You can help The Aeldrum Wiki by expanding it*.

Garrel was created by a scholar on Saldan.

### Deep Ether

*Main article: Deep Ether Campaign*
*This section is incomplete. You can help The Aeldrum Wiki by expanding it*.

During the Expedition into the Deep Ether, Garrel served as a navigator to the *Taigun*. He was eventually left at his own request on Selene H. Veer's Dustworld, where he hoped to gain a soul.
First Battle of Korinth

*For the One-Shot, see The Fialta-Shantine One-Shot Series#Session 7 - The Korinth Gate.*

## First Battle of Korinth

### Outcome

Shantine defeat

Combatants| * Shantine Empire

### Civilian Casualties

*Unknown*

The **First Battle of Korinth** was a battle fought on Korinth in 357 A.U., during the Fialta-Shantine War.

## Combat

*This section is incomplete. You can help The Aeldrum Wiki by expanding it*.

## Siege of the Korinth Gate

Using the expertise of Herman Mueller, a crack squad fighting for the Fialta forced their way into the catacombs of the Basilica of Zaevron underneath the gate-city of Korinth, thereby opening a route for sappers to infiltrate past the curtain wall of the upper city and seize the gate.

## Aftermath

With Shantine defeat and the fall of Korinth, a second route was opened for besieging the capital-world of Bishant itself, and the last safe corridor for supporting the protectorates was lost. The end of the war and signing of the Treaty of Korinth occurred not long afterward.
Genoan Mining Co.

*Main article: The Mafia Campaign*
The **Genoan Mining Co.** was a silver mine on Genova during the 4th century A.U..

## History

The mine was the site of a strike just prior to the Second Genoan Revolution. The Urbino Crime Family sent mafioso Luigi G. Alberghi (posing as member of the Genoese Magistrate) and his associates to attempt to suppress the strike, which led to violence. Eight people were killed during the incident.

## Notable Employees

* Alfredo (foreman and union boss)
* Jimmy Porta
* Ecclesio Liccardi
Genetics

The study of **Genetics** covers the heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.

## History

Knowledge of genetics was first discovered during the Mage Imperium. The technological marvels of the Mage Imperium could not have been possible in part due to this discovery. Particularly, Anselm Trobe's Perfect Princes were entirely founded on the principles of genetics. After the fall of the Imperium, all knowledge of genetics faded into obscurity.

During the modern era, ancient stores of Imperium-era texts on genetics were rediscovered aboard Station Septimus by a Knights Mercantile expedition into the deep ether.
First Coalition War

The **First Coalition War** (referred to as simply the **War of the Coalition** prior to the Second Coalition War of 447-448 A.U.) was a cosmic war between the great powers of Imperial space, ostensibly over control over the peripheral territories and trading rights, but in fact a clash of superpowers to determine the future cosmic hegemon. It ended in 399 A.U. with the signing of the 3rd Treaty of Korinth, with the Coalition of Nations victorious.
Demons

***Demons***"*What to do if you are possessed by a Demon:**1. Use your Primal Willpower to overcome and subdue the creature in a mental wrestling match

2. if 1 fails, enlist the aid of a local healer or psionic in administering stimulants to your system in order to encourage a stronger response in your brain to fight off the Demonic Influence

3. If all else fails, have a skilled Kirvan exorcist on hand to remove the demon with extreme predjudice*" —  The Intrepid Guide to the Cosmos

**Demons**, in the purest sense of the word, are a form of sentient or semi-sentient angelic or divine energy. The word "demons" has also been applied to angels, minor gods, Eldritch things, and general cosmic weirdness. Furthermore, the term can also be used for etheric or psychic energy that has gained sentience. In the cosmic hierarchy, demons are below angels, as angels possess souls.

## Summoning

Demons are created when they are summoned. This is typically accomplished with the help of an angel. Lacking a soul, they are typically much easier to summon than angels, so acquiring the help of an angel is the biggest hurdle to summoning a demon.

Once a demon is summoned, the energy will immediately disperse without a host. For more information on hosts, see Possession. The demon can be contained inside the summoning circle, with special runes, and by special materials.

It is possible for etheric energy to spontaneously form demons, and they may also be the byproduct of angels/gods flinging around large amounts of energy. These spontaneous demons almost always dissipate immediately, since they usually will not have a viable host nearby.

## Exorcism

There are a number of means in which a demon may be destroyed:

* A psionic attack could cause the host to become inhospitable to the energy, forcing it to leave and disperse.
* Other demons can force a lesser demon out of a body, thus exorcising that demon.
* The host can be brought to etheric null space, where the mass of energy could be ripped from the host due to energetic osmosis.
* Angels almost certainly possess enough power to exorcise any demon from its host.
* Artifacts of repulsion may be used to cause the demon possessing its host sufficient distress that it flees its host immediately.

Additionally, it is possible to lure a demon out of its host. If the demon sees a "better" host (one that is not about to be exorcised), and whatever is binding the demon (summoning circle, runes, etc) allows it to traverse the distance, it may jump vessels. It can also be commanded to do so with the right artifact or by angelic influence.

## Powers

### Post-Partition

The following is a list of powers that demons typically have, but is by no means all they can do:

* Telekinesis
* Mind-reading
* Mind-control

### Pre-Partition

The powers of demons have been severely limited after The Partition rewrote the laws of the universe. Pre-Partition demons could be summoned without angelic aid and could do all the things post-Partition demons could do and more.
Freedom of Movement

***NOTICE: This article deals with game mechanics rather than with Aeldrum lore. More complete and up-to-date documentation of game mechanics and rulesets can be found here.***

## Meta

### Synergies

*N/A*

Characters that take the **Freedom of Movement** Special Ability are granted the following effect: Gain a bonus 1/3rd action per turn if unarmored.

## Prerequisites

Freedom of Movement has no prerequisites.

## Characters

List of characters with this ability:

* N/A
Fialta Powers

The **Fialta Powers** refers to the modern Fialta-dominated cosmic great powers occupying Fialta Space and the territories of the former Fialta States, namely: The Second Fialta Imperium, the Thalranese Marches, and the Fialta Confederacy (after 446 A.U., the Fialta Imperium, Thalranese Marches, and the Fialta Union; after 453 A.U., the Fialta Imperium, Thalranese Marches, and Istomir).
Fyodor Durakiy

**Captain Fyodor Durakiy** was the commanding officer of the *Dalcia's Spoils* during the Knights Mercantile's Deep Ether Expedition into Naga Space. He was badly maimed while the expedition passed through the Towers of the Naga, and was later eaten by Barty Shen during the return trip from the Covens of Corrobel.
Fialta Reconstruction

The **Fialta Reconstruction** was a period of history in the Second Fialta Imperium immediately following its defeat in the First Coalition War. Marked by political turmoil and socioeconomic upheaval, the Reconstruction came about as the Imperium adapted to the many concessions laid out in the Third Treaty of Korinth. Most notably, the Reconstruction resulted in the rise of a secular emperor counseled by various Pentacle Church leaders, and marked the beginning of a shift from militarism to culturalism within the Imperium.
First Battle of Dalcia

*Main article: The Russian Campaign*

Combatants| * Russian Empire

Forces| * Russian Imperial Army

The **First Battle of Dalcia** was fought in the city Dalcia in 260 A.U. and resulted in the Aeldrum Trade Company capturing Dalcia from the Russian Empire and controlling Russian trade for the next six years, until the Second Battle of Dalcia in 266 A.U.

## Preparations

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## Combat

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## Aftermath

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Feats

***NOTICE: This article deals with game mechanics rather than with Aeldrum lore. More complete and up-to-date documentation of game mechanics and rulesets can be found here.***

**Feats** represent a talent or an area of expertise that gives a character special capabilities. It embodies special training, experience, and abilities.

Traditionally, most feats from the 3.5 SRD are allowed by default (Many with reduced costs as a nod to balance with the more absurd custom feats listed below). Most feats cost around 3CP, but it widely varies.

## Custom Feats

### General

 Jury Rig
 Armored Mobility
 Cunning Insight
 Reversal of Fortune / Superb Fortune

### Ranged Combat

 Rapid Lock-on
 Covering Fire
 Gunslinger

### Command

 One with the Soil
 Quell the Crowd
 Carnage and Glory
 Spotter
Giants

**Giants** are a humanoid race found in some of the more isolated places of the cosmos.

## Physical Description

They are typically 7 to 8 feet tall and can weigh in excess of 400 pounds. Their origins are disputed, but it seems that they are not simply oversized humans or orcs, as they have a fundamentally different bone and muscular structure that enables their great size with comparatively minimal loss of agility.

Indeed, while some have postulated that giants are an offshoot of the ancestral race of the "Great Races" (elves, orcs, and humans), the physiological differences among the great races are far smaller than the differences between any of them and giants. This gulf has been taken as evidence that if giants share kinship with the great races, it is comparatively distant. However, reports of crossbred orc-giants do exist.

## Traditions

Giants share a religious style with many primitive orcs, worshiping either minor local deities (or simple superstitious imaginings) or some subset of the Savage Gods.

## Influence

However, the small populations of giants keep them to the fringes of cosmic politics: where orcs can threaten societies and even worlds, giants are more often drawn into the wars of others as muscle.

## Notes

1. ↑ One famous example, the legendary Naga Dundee, was 8'6" and reports of giants up to 9 feet tall are not unheard of.
Experience Points

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**Experience Points** are rarely earned during the course of a campaign. Unlike other systems, they are not used to "level up". Instead, they are spent like a form of currency.

## How to Spend

 25 xp
 Tier\*85 xp
Fra U. De

**Fra U. De** was food chemistry specialist working in the Normelle food processing plant on Lavalle during A Series of Unorphanate Events (One-Shot), whose lack of will and intellect was made up for by a Eidetic memory and an absurd dex allowing her to reproduce movements. She later hosted a radio program broadcasted by the Intrepid News Network during the First Coalition War.
Genova

**Genova** (also sometimes known as "Genoa" or "Italy") is a pocket dimension in Imperial Space. In 333 A.U., it was the setting of The Mafia Campaign.

## Mafia Presence

Until 333 A.U., there were two main competing crime families in the city, the Figaros and the Urbinos. At this time, the Urbinos assassinated Don Carmine Figaro and became the dominant mafia family in the city. Shortly thereafter, Luigi G. Alberghi rose to Don and established the Alberghi Crime Family.
GATO

*See also: Grand Strategy 2*

**GATO** (Greater Aeldrum Treaty Organization), was a mutual defense organization created in 531 A.U. and headed by the Serene Duchy of Aeldrum. The organization served as a defense pact in the event of null bomb deployment upon any of the signatory members. It was created as part of the larger "Mutually Assured Destruction" policy championed by Serene Doge Garry LaPaix. Signatory nations included:

* Serene Duchy of Aeldrum
* Serene Republic of Calath
* Serene Republic of Liveth
* Serene Republic of Percel
* Republic of Telrion
* Republic of Chelonia
* Republic of Semal
* Aeldman Commonwealth
* New League of Sovereign Republics
* The Minor Republics
Free Cosmos

**Free Cosmos** was a political movement and terrorist organization active in the mid-5th Century A.U. One of many anti-Aeldman colonial organizations, the Free Cosmos advocated for an end to Aeldman imperialism and attempted to cause uprisings in several of Aeldrum's colonial holdings. The organization was allegedly funded by the League of Sovereign Republics, an allegation that played into Aeldrum's re-invasion of the LoSR in the year 453 A.U.
General Luande

## Luande

**General Luande** was a military officer in the Middle Kingdom in the 5th century A.U.

## History

During the Great Celestial War, Luande was responsible for stalling the invasion of the Nippon States at the critical gates of Volune's Seat. In recognition, he was afterwards raised by the Middle King to the title of Duke.
Faeryn Byrne

**Faeryn Byrne** was an Irish woman at the Academy of Saldan returning from a leave of absence where she lived in the Irish bogs for several years to finish her fine art degree. She was the creative director of Miyazaki's Hibatchi Grill, Animation Studio, & Bonzai Garden during the Occult Pastry One-Shot.
Going Full Prijatelij

Players who **Go Full Prijatelij** get (often justifiably) angry about the state of gameplay, usually because their character was recently either killed or harmed in a significant way. Various reactions, such as sulking, pounding of fists, raised voices, or in the most extreme cases, actual table flipping, ensue.

Going full Prijatelij is often a product of Player investment in their characters. Emotional reactions to the loss of a character or threats to them is a natural effect of *actually caring*, which is a very important part of many Players' play styles. However, it is usually unpleasant when this caring blows up into Going full Prijatelij.

Named after Michael Prijatelij's now infamous reaction to Cayde Morn's sudden murder and the apparent duplicity of Seth Schlisserman's character Rosin Darkwater during The Expedition Campaign.