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Dwarves Dwarves venerate a single creator god, Zodarrim, the All Father, Shaper of Stone, First Tapper, Giver of Gifts, Lord of Battle. Elves The elves of Magae do not worship deities per se. They believe that creation was wrought by Valborian, who created Gildorin out of pure magic and who subsequ...

The gods worshipped by the Khumus people of the far west are not widely known in the Archontean empire. Only a handful are listed here. God Alignment Areas of Influence Symbol(s) and Weapon(s) Ak Alif (M), greater god Neutral good Fertility, fecundity, plenty, horses. Brother of At Ayut [/td[] A sta...

The Wiskinga are a hardy people inhabiting the frozen north of glaciers, mountains, and snow-covered fields. The Wiskinga believe their gods inhabit an enchanted valley high up in the mountains above Westholm. God Alignment Areas of Influence Symbol(s) and Weapon(s) Bragi (M), greater god Chaotic go...

The Thorcinga have a remarkably diverse pantheon, especially for a people that have never built a lasting monumental civilization. If Father Utar is the technical head of the pantheon, he is in fact often an object of ridicule for the failure of his (and Thorcin) schemes. Gods Alignment Areas of Inf...

God Alignment Areas of Influence Symbol(s) and Weapon(s) Anubis (M), greater god Lawful neutral Burial, guidance (both of the souls of the dead and of travelers) Jackal; staff, dagger Besa (F), greater god Chaotic evil Potency, pleasure, violence, hedonism Phallus, green eye; phallic mace Horus (M)...

God Alignment Areas of Influence Symbol(s) and Weapon(s) Ardenia Tessaeron (F), greater god Lawful good Wisdom, battle tactics, invention, justice Owl; spear Crestion (M), greater god Chaotic good Poetry, music, the arts, creative impulses, selfishness Lyre, cluster of wild berries; bow Debellaton ...

Sorry I think I spoke too soon about being caught up at work...I will get the map updated tonight!

Maps will go here

Map of Irthuin
Map of Burdock's Valley

Modern Archontean Gods Ancient Archontean Gods Thorcian Gods Wiskin Gods Khumus Gods Demi-human deities Many deities are worshiped across Magae. Whether or not each is distinct, or merely an avatar of a set of ur-deities, is a question that has been debated by theologians in Archontos and other bas...

Archontean equivalent to "Common" spoken by Archonteans, Imperial Goblins, and Halflings Throcin uses the same alphabet as Archontean but is different language Mithric same alphabet as previous two but dead arcane lanaguage (see below) Think of these three languages like French, Spanish, ...

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Arden, called 'the Defender' : One of the great heroines of Archontean history, Arden, with her companion, Vul the Sorcerer, is responsible for a number of quasi-legendary feats. Arden was a simple legionary who rose through the ranks to command a legion of heavy infantry before being tapped by the...

We will be playing Race as a Class. We will have a new race "Imperial Goblin" which will be modeled off of the Goblin class published in Carcass Crawler #1. Also there will be no Drow, Duerger, Gnome, Half-Orc, or Svirfneblin in the campaign.

Old School Essentials (OSE) will be the foundation for our adventures. If you are unfamiliar with OSE's rules, here is a link to the free SDR that Necrotic Gnome provides: https://oldschoolessentials.necroticgnome.com/srd/index.php/Main_Page We will be using the Advanced Fantasy Players Tome along w...

Newmarket: The largest community in Burdock’s Valley, Newmarket lies on the Swift River and is home to over 4,000 people. It is a free town, exempt from the lordship of Lord Burdock and governed by a mayor and council of aldermen. Although at least three days walk from Arden Vul, it is a good site ...

The legendary lost city and dungeons of Arden Vul lie on a plateau overlooking the valley carved by the Swift River into the knees of the Emerald Mountains. The valley is about 90 miles wide and 80 miles long, and it features varied terrain: forest both ancient and new, cleared fields, swamp, mire, ...