Knighthood Codex

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A Note from the Author: This is the current state of the Lore. Keep in mind that if you ever have the inclination to read the other timeline or compare any of the previous incarnations of Knighthood this is the official Canon for this timeline. You can differentiate the two by whom Christian is married to and by the length of time between the Second Stygian war and the present time period. It is much shorter in this time line as the Second Stygian war is fought with chemical projectiles in both iterations. The difference here is that Raven's disappearance in that time line changes the progress of the story. There are other differences between the two incarnations but suffice to say if you follow what is here currently then there is a high chance of you being correct about something. I will continue to update and tweak the lore here as necessary to continue the story of Galendar as I move it forward. If something you have asked me about conflicts with something here, chances are I goofed and either haven't updated something here or I'm being silly and have something stuck in my brain from a previous incarnation.

Index

Gods


Races


Magic


Geography


Character Gallery


Timeline


Tech


Orders of The Tower

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Gods

The Twelve Children of Orieon

The Light

Elsingdar, The Light Bringer

Elsingdar is the incarnation of fire, light and Intelligence. Those who draw their power from Elsingdar are the most brilliant mages, architects and scientists of this age. When the six Immortals were split into their current twelve forms is was said that when Elsingdar was separated from its other half known as the Devourer it was the separation of light from the event horizon of a black hole that caused the two beings to come into existence when they had once existed as the combination of energy and matter in one being. The literal incarnations of light and darkness.

Elsingdar’s church is less a church and more a network of brilliant inventors and mages who span the whole of Galendar and use each other for support and guidance in their personal endeavours. The clerics of Galendar are often eccentric and brilliant tacticians, strategists, and architects.

Channeled magic users that draw of Elsingdar’s power are some of the most accomplished, light, fire and radiation using mages in all of Galendar. They are easily identified by an iridescent quality to their eyes that makes them shine in the dark

Elsingdar currently has no Avatar as Lorden the Nova Light died during the Reclamation of Galendar fighting the Twilight Council.

Exandar, The Will of Judgement

Exandar was born when Orieon decided that there would be morality. However Exandra was born not as a tool of right or wrong but as the deliverer of Judgement. Exandra is the only one of the Divine Light who actively engages in Judgement of those who breaks rules. Many of the other Divine can’t actually act within Galendar however Exandra can be summoned by its Clerics to sit in judgement of any break in rules. No matter what the Law might actually be. So long is it is codified and a population supports the Law. However calling on Exandra for trivial matters is inviting Judgement on one's hubris.

The churches of Exandar are any place where Judgement is handed down. His clerics are often Judges, Knights and those who believe in punishing law breakers.

The Clerics of Exandar channel powers that prevent the escape of law breakers as well as helping to defend themselves, detect lies and hunt down law breakers. There are two types of followers of Exandar, Lawbringers and Lawgivers. Lawbringers are the footsoldiers of the church and only look to the letter of the law and enforcing it beyond anything else. Lawgivers are the clerics of the church which concern themselves with actual interpretations of the spirit of a given law.

The current Avatar of Exandar is Reinhart Morifarium, The Living Oath. Ex-Paladin of the Tower of Stars.

Faros, The Time Bender

It is said that when Orieon stared into the pool of the stars he saw infinity. And thus Faros was born. Prior to the creation of Faros; Orieon lacked any concept of time. Faros bent time in on itself and Orieon foresaw his own demise. As such he charged Faros with the protection of time itself so that no being might ever foresee its own demise. As a result Faros grants its clerics the power to peer beyond the veil, manipulate the flow of time gently as well as sort through the past. Faros’ clerics are also called Time Keepers.

There is only one other sect of time mages besides the Time Keepers. All others are obliterated. Even wild magic users. Or so it is said..

Faros’ Churches are known as Nexus they are places where time is suspended. These Sanctuaries often have a normal outer layer and an inner sanctum where time flows in strange patterns, slower or faster.

Faros clerics are known as Time Keepers as they enforce Faros laws preventing people from delving too deeply into the future...or even the past. The Time Keepers are some of the only beings who may cast time magic. They are the only beings capable of slowing or speeding time. Some claim that the most powerful Time Keepers can even stop time. Briefly.

Faros clerics are marked by an ageless quality.

Zeriaxian The Herald of the Emerald Eclipse is the current Avatar of Faros. A green dragon from the early days of Galendar. Very little is known of the Avatar as she does not interfere much in the affairs of Galendar.

Orcorum, The Wielder of Knowledge

Orcorum is the keeper of Orieon’s Knowledge. The only being in existence that can claim a fraction of Orieon knowledge. Orcorum is a being designed to guard knowledge; not born but built. Orieon built Orcorum to defend all knowledge no matter what its source. The Wielder of Knowledge strangely has little records beyond its creation. Much of this stems from the fact that Orcorum very rarely if ever has been engaged in the events of Galendar’s past save for the act of recording it.

Orcorum’s clerics are librarians, archeologists and those who wish to preserve knowledge in any form.

Orcorum does not differentiate between good and evil. His churches are massive libraries and museums.

Orcorum’s clerics are granted a wide varieties of powers as their god has knowledge of all magics, the only magics they are forbidden are Death magics and Time magics.

Orcorum has no current Avatar

Seyardil the Heart Shaper

Seyardil is the second half of the bonded pair which Orieon created. While Unvaris holds dominion of suffering Seyardil holds dominion over Pleasure, Joy, Love, Hope, Conviction and Fortitude in the face of adversity.

Many of Galendar’s inhabitants see Seyardil as a being of good but in reality this is simply not the case. Seyardil is simply the embodiment of desirable feelings and emotions.

Similar to Unvaris, Seyardil’s clerics are not willing. They are also typically short lived. Seyardil choses its clerics from those who experience an abundance of positive emotions for extended periods of time in their lives. The problem is that many of Seyardil’s clerics are naive and often targeted by clerics and followers of Unvaris. Leading to many of Seyardil’s clerics being killed.

Seyardil’s churches are places of relaxation and pleasure, oddly enough occasionally this includes brothels on the list of places that occasionally become a church of Seyardil. Similar to Unvaris, Seyardil’s churches have a physical manifestation of relaxing and pleasurable feelings. They are often referred to as Euphoria Elementals.

Seyardil has no current Avatar

Thandarillasad, The Wild Bringer

Thandarillasad was born when life was brought to the world. Thandarillasad is the incarnation of life in any form. It refuses to permit the existence of the Undead whenever it can prevent their existence. Thandarillasad was charged by Orieon to nourish life in all its forms. Thandarillasad prevents death where it can. Its Clerics are known as Shaman’s and they are his mortal agents in the world.

Thandarillasad’s churches can be found in all shapes and sizes anywhere life flourishes.

Thandarillasad grants its Shamans incredibly powerful nature and life magics for the purpose of defending others from those who would try to harm them. Shamans are permitted to break Thandarillasad's forbearance on death for the purpose of stopping those who would harm others or destroy the Wild Bringers sanctuaries.

Miriam Clearwater is a Elder Sidhe who left the courts of Spring to serve as the living form of Thandarillasad in the mortal world.

The Dark

Norforandus, The Devourer

Norforandus was born when Orieon first destroyed the bridge between the stars and Galendar. The Devourer is an ancient all consuming hunger that worms its way into the hearts of all things, It is the embodiment of hunger, need, desire and destruction.

Clerics of the hunger are often those who have lost their sanity or have given themselves over to some all consuming desire. Some of the most powerful clerics in all of Galendar; they are few and far between. Norforandus clerics also lack any form of formal organization.

There are currently no Churches of Norforandus in Galendar as they are created when whole cities devolve into indulgence and consumption without restraint. In the end Norforandus itself manifests and consumes the whole city.

Norforandus Avatar is an ancient Orc from the beginning of Galendar. Grolack is one of Galendar’s oldest, and powerful beings rivalling Shard and Lord Umbral in power.

Qtelneick, The Fractured Sight

Qtelneick was created as a means to prevent Orcorum from becoming complacent. The Fractured Sight is Galendar’s god of decay and deception. While Xandrius may be the lord of secrets Qtelneick hold dominion of lies and sedition for the purpose of tearing something down.

Qtelneick has also begun to infringe on Faros precious flow of time causing it to decay when Faros clerics grow too lax.

Qtelneick’s clerics are agents of erosion and sedition. They differ from Xandrius clerics in that they are not agents of chaos and they don’t target stagnation. Qtelneick’s clerics target anything and everything that was built through work. They exist to tear down institutions, cities, architecture and occasionally time itself.

Qtelneick’s Avatar, Erion the Plague that Walks, has not been seen in over five hundred years.

Thotafus, The Abuser of the Arcane

Thotafus is the patron of magic abusers, addicts and the Second lived. Thotafus originally created the second lived to inhabit bodies close to golems. They were beings that were denied a rest in the care of Yishreenok.Thotafus collected the denied souls and gave them a second lease on life. While many see it as a blessing, or an abomination; to Thotafus it was a mercy and the begining of a new race of beings.

The temples of Thotafus are places of addiction and pain, they are also places of redemption and recovery for the addicted.

Thotafus clerics can manipulate the emotions and perceptions of their enemies.Masters of Dark magics and individuals with few limits on what they seek out as knowledge. They are additionally highly skilled at inflicting precises pain and slowly lamenting deaths upon their enemies.

Thotafus has no Avatar currently after the assassination of Joraxian Felmind by the Order of the Tarot.

Unvaris, The Living Misery

Unvaris was born when Orieon created the heartshaper. It is the other half of the bonded pair. Unvaris is everything that The Heartshaper is not. It is the embodiment of pain, suffering, hatred jealousy and all of the other emotions that the Heartshaper does not hold dominion over.

Unvaris is not an evil god by any stretch of the imagination. It merely is. It is the other half of a being that is not inherently good simply embodies the more desired emotions.

Unvaris Clerics are never willing. They are always those who suffer and continue to suffer, cripples, those in pain or those who uncontrollably hate.

Unvaris churches are places of pain. Anywhere the pain has become so intense that it is allowed to manifest in a physical form Unvaris itself has made the place holy. All of Unvaris churches have a physical manifestation of suffering or misery. They are occasionally called Pain elementals

Unvaris has no Avatar currently

Xandrius, The Reflection that Walks

Xandrius was born as Elsingdar’s Shadow and reflection. One day Elsingdar realized that even though it brought light and fire to the world it still cast its own shadows. Elsingdar severed its own shadow and reflection then cast them aside. Without thinking Elsingdar cast the shadow into the world of Galendar where it absorbed life and experience from the world. It grew on the chaos and unpredictability of life and it came to embody it all.

When Xandrius finally rose from the world again it was a thousand faces, a thousand shadows, and a thousand reflections. The keeper of secrets, chaos and a life full of experience. The patron of thieves, prostitutes, beggars, conman, hackers, sellswords and those who know what it is to live life. Elsingdar saw this and at once tried to shine its light upon Xandrius but he slipped away. Everyday when the sun rises we see it repeated again as shadows recede from the light.

Xandrius churches can be found in places where strange faces and weary travelers can sleep in safety for the night and move on the next day. Never knowing the stories of those who slept under the same roof.

Xandrius clerics are a very different breed. They are the wanders, the wayless, the homeless and the lost. They are people who have given up ever having a home to walk the road endlessly, never staying for long and seldom remembered

Xandrius has another sect of Clerics known as The Heralds of Change. They are diviners whose card decks bring fair and foul luck and the means to enact sudden and unexpected change. Xandrius has no avatar due to its avatar being broken up into thirty decks that have been scattered across Galendar for the purpose of causing upheaval in stagnant places.

A word to the wise.

Many have tried and none have succeeded in bringing all of the chaos decks together but scholars speculate that if it ever happened an Avatar of Xandrius would be born.

Yishreenok, The Keeper of the Dead

Yishreenok is the incarnation of death and disease. Yishreenok is said to guard the world of the dead against intrusion by those who would treat with them. Those Yishreenok has made pacts with are the most powerful Necromancer’s the known world has seen.

Yishreenok is also the guide for those who depart the living world and pass over into the beyond. While The Keeper of the Dead is evil by nature it is not malevolent for the sake of evil, it is a necessary evil beyond the understanding of mortals.

The Avatar of Yishreenok is known as Michael Onyxheart, Michael has been the Avatar of Yishreenok since the beginning of the first Stygian war and is considered to be one of the most powerful Avatars in Galendar currently.

The Twilight Council

Freydana The Amethyst Occulus

Freydana is the Twilight Counsels mistress of arcana, knowledge and spies. The Amethyst Oculus oversees all of the mages of the Stygian empire and manages the spies of the empire through her clerics.

The Amethyst Oculus appears as a beautify female elf with an amethyst skin tone clothed in purple robes. Before she joined the Twilight Council Freydana was a goddess of beauty and romance and while they are still a part of her portfolio her worshippers and compatriots rarely acknowledge it.

Nefriltilus, The Moonless Night

Nefriltilus is the Twilight Councils mistress of Shadow. The patron of Assassins Thugs and enforces. She is also one of the leading patrons of clerics and the patron of Half Orcs and Ethereal undead.

Nefriltilus was originally a goddess of thieves, luck, and bad weather. But now she is a Goddess of a Moonless night.

Shezranod, The Lord Under the Earth

The Lord under the Earth was originally a nature god however the original spirit to inhabit the mantle was slain by the Aberration General Shezranod who usurped the mantle and has corrupted the original worship of the god. Shezranod is now the lord of Dark Druids and the handful of Aberrations who have survived since the original Aberration War. No one is quite sure how Shezranod took the mantle without being destroyed however it has given the being a dangerous level of power checked only by It That Reigns In Shadow

Testrila, The Obsidian Skeleton

Testrila is the Stygian Lord of Death. And he is a callous Grim Reaper with no regard to the pain and suffering death brings. He is a truly evil god and expects his clerics to pay for their power with a steady tithe of souls. Very little is known of Testrila beyond its place as the right hand of Overack. Its Clerics lead the fight against the Necromancers of Yishreenok during the First Stygian War

Vazierian, Lord of the Endless Sands

Vazierian The Waster is a god of war, sand, sun and blood who’s goal is to subsume the world in sand and blood. This Desert God has risen in power steadily for the last several thousand years and he is one of the few Twilight Council members with worshipers in Galendar. Infact Vazierian is the only God of the Twilight Council who is not from Stygia; having been recruited from the Northern Kingdoms pantheon after it killed the Elemental Lord of Sand and consuming its mantle. Vazierian’s mortal stronghold Anorch Solal the seat of the Coven of Dust in the Northern Wastes. Vazierian’s clerics are known as Dustwalkers or Scarab Lords. Vazierian's church, the Coven of Dust, is a massive religious organization that rules the Holy city of Aroch Sol in the Northern wastes

Overack, The Long Night

Overack is the Stygian god of Dominion and rule by force. Overacks Clerics are the most powerful combatants the world has ever seen commanding channeled magics which can single handedly rally armies and crush those who would stand against them. Overack is responsible for the corruption of the entire twilight council and is the only member with an Avatar: The Stygian God-King.

The Elemental Council

The Council Members

The lords/ladies are:

The Elemental Lord of Storms (Ivorak)- Christian’s father and the third most powerful Elemental lord. The Elemental Lord of Storms is arrogant and highly traditional demanding respect from all.

The Elemental Lady of Water (Ishlia)- The council of elements second oldest member and by far
the wittiest, currently lacks an Avatar.

The Elemental Lord of Air (Leatha)- The fourth oldest member of the elemental council, he lacks much of the restraint of the other members but is often the most easy going.

The Elemental Lady of Fire (Caustus)- The third oldest and second most powerful member of the council. The elemental lady of fire is cunning and ruthless without limit.

The Elemental Lord of Earth (Revarus)- The oldest and most powerful member of the council. The elemental lord of earth is the slowest to move to action however he is single handedly the wisest and patient member of the council. He is also known for his capacity to hold a grudge.

The Elemental Lady of Metal (Yithia)- One of the younger members of the Elemental lords. The Elemental Lady of Metal is often one of the most divided members of the council and is seen as a swing vote and rogue.

The Elemental Lord of Sand (Hinon)- The youngest and most volatile member of the council. The Elemental Lord of Sands almost always sides with the Elemental Lord of Earth’s decisions out of respect for the one who helped him ascend to status as an Elemental Lord. Most speculate that it was a political move on the Lord of Earth’s part as it required him to give up part of his power and domain. The Elemental Lord of sand is also the child of Vazierian who killed the original Lord of Sand.

The Elemental Lady of Woods (Sishwa)- The Lady of Woods is seen as unpredictable and easily swayed by the other members. She is the second swing vote on the council. Easy to convince and incredibly caring and kind, she is also the consort of Thandarillasad.

The Elemental Lords and Lady of Shadow (Tribunal) (Klot, Non, and Laut)- These three Elementals share the power of an elemental Lord split three ways. This was done intentionally by the council as a means of preventing another Lord rising to the council. The Tribunal of Shadow also has no voice on the council unless the council is split evenly.

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Races

Aberration

Aberrations (Unavailable)- The children of the mad realms. Beings from beyond the stars which are in no way native to the plane of Galendar. Aberrations have completely Alien Wills and access to completely unique magic. This is an NPC race due to the fact that a single Aberrant is easily as powerful as a small army.

Aberrant blooded (Upon review only)- On incredibly rare occasions magic and the influence of one of the Elder Gods may bleed through into Galendar and infect a child in the womb. When this occurs the child is always born magic-less as Galendar's magic rejects interaction with Aberrations. These children are born normal unless they are exposed to Void Magic. A spatial tear, Summoning or a ripple from the Outer Door are the most common means of awakening. When an Aberrant Blood awakens they are forced into their Aberrant form based on which of the Elder God's spawned them and they become sensitive to Void magic although they are often unable to make use of it due to its incredibly limited existence in Galendar. After the initial surge of Void magic that caused their awakening wears off the child reverts tot heir normal form and usually without proper training by an Aberration or Aberrant cult will never be able to use their magic or Aberrant form until another such occurrence happens. If an Aberrant Blood awakens they will never die of old age.

Celestial

The tools of the Light six Children of Orieon the Celestials are a non native race to Galendar and are sentient pieces of the Divine realm sent into Galendar to do the will of the Gods themselves. There are three different variations of the Celestial due to their ability to procreate with other races.

Angels (NPC locked)- Spirits of light that serve as agents for the Light six.
Nephilim- Second Generation children of angels often possessing wings like their parents and occasionally powerful connections to a member of the Light Six.
Light Scared- Any being with Angel blood in their veins often they possess physical characteristics which mark them as Light Scared but it is rarer for them to manifest any powers from their ancestors.

Demon

Demons are the Servants of the Dark six Children of Orieon. Not inately evil these beings are simply the counterpart of the celestials angels. They are fully capable of procreating with the races of Glanedar. As a result there are three generations of the demonic race.

Demons (NPC Locked)- Servants of the Dark Six. Beings with incredibly powerful magics and physical might matching that of the Angels
Cambion- Second Generation Demons bred with another race, most Cambion manifest magic or physical characteristics possessed by their parent.
Chaos Scared- Any being with Demon blood in their veins

Djinn

The Djinn as a race are native to Galendar however their is great variety within the race based on their elemental mark. The vast majority of the Djinn tribes make their home in the Northern desert or along the border of Galendar and the Northern desert. There are five Djinn lineages which are composed of different elementally marked members. Elemental marks are separate from the lineage and are not bound to a particular lineage. Lineages can be inherited from either parent unless both parents are of the same lineage and then the child is always of that lineage. Children of Djinn and other races always express characteristics of their single parents lineage. Children of female Djinn and a human male are always Djinn. Children of male Djinn and a human female are always human. Children of Djinn and Angels or Demons always manifest either a shadow mark or a light mark. The Children of Djinn and Fae never manifest an elemental mark; however they always manifest a combination of the most prominent traits from both their Fae lineage and Djinn lineage.

Jann- The lineage of poets, musicians, scoundrels and artists. Jann are said to be the luckiest of the Djinn lineages and are thought to bring good fortune with them wherever they go. Jann are slightly taller than the average height for humans and are often of slight build. Jann skin tones are range in color from Tan to copper.

Ifrit- The lineage of assassins, spies, seers, craftsman and councilors. Ifrit are often seen as a mixed blessing. Often they are gifted in their art of choice but those who live near them are forever plagued by a litany of small annoyances. In Djinn communities Ifrit are often provided with a home and whatever they need to perform their craft. This home is typically on the edge of a Djinn community. No one is sure if this is a superstition or if Ifrit really do attract daily annoyances to those around them. Ifrit has skin tones that range in color from sky blue and steel to midnight blue. Ifrit tend to be of similar height and build to an average human.

Shaitan- The lineage of mages. Shaitan are always born with the capacity for magic in some form or another. In addition to this Shaitan tend to be long of years more often than other Djinn; while most Djinn live for upwards of six centuries most Shaitan live for at least a thousand years. As a result of this longevity and a propensity for magic and academics Shaitan often become a villages Keeper of Names. Shaitan’s tend to be between a foot to two feet taller than a human and have a build comparable to that of a human their height proportionally. Shaitan skin tone tends to range from light grey to onyx or dark royal purple.

Marid- The lineage of warriors, hunters, and adventurers. Marid are born bigger and generally stronger than other Djinn, while not as towering in height as the Shaitan, Marid tend to have powerful builds and an innate talent for combat, and other related skills. Mardi are always seen as a blessing to their tribes as they make the whole tribe safer with their presence. Marid range in skin tone from coral to dark crimson or bright red.

Dao- Intellectually inclined, a Dao child considered to be a blessing to a community as a leader or a wiseman. Many Dao go on to be Elementalists for the Lord or Lady for whom they bare a mark. Dao share the height of their Marid brothers and sisters but with a typically more wiry frame. Dao’s skin tones range in color from light green to a dark emerald in skin color.

The Elemental Marks: All Djinn are claimed by one of the elemental Lords or Ladies within two years of their birth. Unlike other Elementalists, Djinn never get to choose their Lord or Lady as they are all gifted with Channeled magic to a certain degree by each of their Elemental Sovereigns. One of the few races besides the Fae, Celestials, Infernals and Demonics to be granted innate channeled magic. Beyond that the granted magic of the Elemental marks, the marks also grant an innate resistance to natural and some magical forms of their Element. The marks include: Fire, Earth, Water, Air, Sand, Metal, Storms, Woods, Shadows and Light. There is no Elemental Lord of Light as Elsingdar has forbidden the Council of Elemental Sovereigns from raising an Elemental Lord of Light. The Children of Celestials who manifest the Elemental mark of Light have no sovereign and their power flows directly from Elsingdar. No pure blood Djinn has ever manifested a mark of Light.

Elementals

The living embodiments of the elements; Elementals range in power, form and intelligence greatly. The vast majority of Elementals are simply powerful or minorly annoying beings of magical energy and living pieces of their element. About thirty percent of the Elemental population are born with a humanoid form, an intelligence and a personality. All Elementals are channeled magic users from their parents particular bloodline. Regardless of an Elementals state of will they are always capable of using magic. Most sentient descendents of Elementals are hybrids usually with a parent of a different race.

Fae

Elder Sidhe- The Sovereigns of The Faerie Realm Arcadia. Elder Sidhe are always alien in their beauty with grace beyond anything a mortal could ever hope for. Elder’s come in a variety of forms and they are for the most part unique as heredity in Arcadia is dependent on the whims of one's parents and what they wish for their child to inherit. Due to this some Elder Sidhe children very much resemble their parents while some vary greatly from their parents. In addition to this all Elder Sidhe are capable of and innately talented with Wild magic. Due to their link to the world of Arcadia Elder’s can always access at least a portion of their magic even when exposed to anti magic. Elder Sidhe are also possess a variety of superhuman qualities in addition to their beauty; including incredible strength, speed, visual acuity, the list goes on and is largely based on the particular member of the species.

Ogerons- Arcadian hard laborers, soldiers, spies, assassins, thugs and craftsman. While the Elder Sidhe may be the upper echelons of Arcadian society Ogerons are the vast majority of Fae society serving as the labor force and servants for the plans and machinations of their Elder Sidhe rulers. Despite what their name might imply Ogerons are a diverse subspecies of Fae including everything from hulking disgusting brutish creatures all the way down to the delicate nimble shark toothed sprites. This group also includes the Elder Ogeron lineages; the bastard children of Ogerons and Elder Sidhe. These individuals are often hated by both groups but are often intentional pawns in the games of their Elder Sidhe parents games and fated for greater things. At Least in the eyes of their parents.

Gaelians- The children of The Erlking; Gaelians are a varied sub race of way which do not reside in Arcadia. The animal Fae are humanoid in form but have animal characteristics which vary greatly based on the tribe of Gaelians. Most of the Gaelian tribes live on the border of Theodar and Korvan right where the mountains turn into the golden grass planes of Galendar’s Northern province. Very little is known of these tribes other than their ability to produce some of the most important magic based materials in all of Galendar including Aether thread and Cold Iron.

Humans

The Flesh of Orieon the Titan, humans in comparison to all of the other races possess both the greatest boons and least power. Humans are born both with and without magic and can be born with everything from a purely average will all the way to a Superior will when a God-King or Queen is born. In addition to this incredible variety in talent and will humans are also the most prolific race in Galendar in addition to being capable of breeding with all of the other races. This final ability stems from the fact that they were crafted in Orieon’s final hour before his fall when he pulled the flesh from his body and crafter their race from it.

Infernals/Binders

Binders- In addition to Arcadia there is another parallel world. The home of fate and luck themselves; this is also the home of the Binders. Binders are the children of Orieons mind and are privy to the ebb and flow of fate itself. These beings are capable of influencing the course of history but always for a price. Prior to the Aberration Wars the first time the Outer Door was destroyed the Binders were often summoned by Kingdoms for the purpose of determining the best course of action and were compensated in kind. When the Binders interfered in the Aberration conquest of Galendar the Aberration High Priests leveled a Lineage curse on them that erased everything good they had done from living memory. As a result Binders came to be called Infernals or Devils, with it came the name for their realm: Hell. The second effect of the Lineage curse was to contort the children of the Binders contorting their forms and making them reflect the horror stories that now surround the Binders. Ture Binders are now incredibly rare and the Lords of Hell rarely leave their realm and now make cold war against one another believing that perhaps their curse is the result of some personal failing of the race. Much of the populace of Hell is now humans, half blood binders and other races which have been spirited away to Hell as part of a contract with the Binders.

Fiends- The second generation children of Infer’s bread with another race, the most likely of the Binder’s children to manifest the physical effects of the curse turning them into horrid monsters.

Hellspawned- Any being that posses binder blood is considered a Hellspawn even if they are several generations removed from the Binder that originally sired them. Even at this dilution of Binder blood some Hellspawn may still suffer the effects of the Lineage curse.

Orcs

Orc- The original inhabitants of Galendar and Orieon’s second generation of children. After Orieon created the True Dragons it created the Orcs. These powerfully built beings were sculpted from pillars of salt which had risen from the waves of the Azure waste. Originally seafarers the Orc clans colonized the coast of Galendar all the way up to the very northern edge of the Northern Kingdoms. Following this they moved inland just before the fall of Orieon and the extinction of the True Dragons. After the devastation of Orieon’s death the Orc clans were scattered by the rising tide of humanity which had been birthed only moments before the death of Orieon. Unlike their brutish and rugged exterior might suggest Orcs are one of the most intelligent races in all of Galendar and their Libraries and Archives in the Glimmering Isle house some of the only complete histories of the world in existence. In addition to this their stature and strength also make Orcs incredibly formidable opponents capable of matching even battle-bred Ogerons in head to head combat.

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Magic and Will

Magic

Channeled Magic- Channeled Magic is the most common form of magic. Channeled magic is any magic which is given to the user from an outside source. This can be a god, an item, or some sort of artificial font of magic. Most commonly Channeled Magic is magic collected and gifted by the Gods to worshippers or favored individuals. Most Gods grant their magic to clerics and followers but occasionally they will give it to individuals who never ask for it.

Channeled Magic typically has set parameters to it and often has spells that are specific to the caster. Often the magic is aligned with the particular source. Ex: Fire Elementalists have fire magic, Wyrdshapers have magic that deals with illusion and enchantment. Etc.

Wild Magic- Wild Magic is magic that is supplied by a caster who takes ambient magic and uses it to create the magical effect they desire. Wild Magic doesn’t require an external power source, however it is much harder to manipulate than the channeled magic that items or Gods provide. As such most Wild Magic users are either incredibly powerful or rely on some sort of combination of Wild and Channeled magic

Wild Magic is also not restricted like a god’s magic. As a result Wild Magic users can use any form of magic with only two exceptions: Death and Time magic. The other drawback to wild magic is that if there is no ambient magic in the area the wild magic user can’t draw on it.

Traditional Magic Divisions-

Alchemy- Magic that manipulates the physical properties of the world around you.

Illusion/Enchantment- Magic that creates Illusion or manipulate others thoughts in some manner

Divination- Magic that grants the user information of some kind be it farsight or future sight

Necromancy- Magic that manipulates life forces and raises the dead

Abjuration- Magic that protects and Heals

Conjuration- Magic that creates or summons objects/beings to the caster.

Force Magic- Any form of directed force or energy magic. i.e. Fireballs, lightning bolts, plasma blasts, freezing balls of energy.

Note Getting the category your magic belongs in isn’t as important as coming up with a character you like. These are simply here for convenience.

Caster Types- Some Gods or beings who provide magic have specific names for the casters they give magic to.
Yishreenok gives its powers to Necromancers. Necromancers have a few distinct paths which are mastered one at a time however it is unusual for a Necromancer to master more than two paths. Necromancers are incredibly rare as they are surrounded by fear and hatred as they are they only mages in Galendar which Yishreenok will treat with.

Darkwardens- The most prolific path of Necromancy Darkwardens are individuals who raise the shells of the dead as soldiers, servants and minions to serve them through animation of corpses via magic.

Veilwalkers- One of the rarest breed of Necromancers; Veilwalkers are necromancers who can cross into the realm of the dead or summon spirits back from the other side of the Veil. These Necromancers are also capable of manipulating souls as a source of magic.

Blightcallers- The second most prolific path of Necromancy; Blightcallers are necromancers who manipulate entropic energy allowing them to be incredibly powerful battle mages which can level large parts of armies. In addition Blightcallers can typically manipulate diseases and rot allowing them to be both potent healers and the scourge of large areas should they be slighted in some way.

Shades- A rare path of Necromancy that deals with manipulation of fear, sorrow and the innate terror in all living things of Yishreenoks approach. Shades are capable of killing other living beings with fear alone. In addition they are capable of using the fears of those around them for the purpose of transforming themselves into their enemies and allies greatest fears.

Gorefrosts- A mildly prominent path of Necromancy Gorefrosts manipulate Gravechill to bring down their enemies. Additionally Gorefrosts are capable of raising particular kinds of undead; while not as effective as their Darkwarden cousins Gorefrosts can raise some truly sinister undead capable of inflicting deadly frostbite and stealing the breath of their enemies.

Wave Revenants- An all but forgotten discipline of Necromancy, Wave Revenants are Necromancers who specialize in manipulation of toxins, and inflicting drowning and stagnation upon their enemies. Most of this rare breed are from the Glimmering Isles and there is a suspicion that they may be the followers of some God of the Depths from the Northern Kingdoms having taken up the mantle of a Necromancer of Yishreenok.

Shrivel Scroll- A long forgotten path of Necromancy that deals in the resurrection of objects. These Necromancers could once raises castles, towns, ships and other structures and objects from the dead with their power but now the art has long since fallen by the wayside with the High Necromancers and Avatar of Yishreenok being its only practitioners.


Thandarillasad grants magic to Shamans; these mages are the Keepers of the Wild and are a very rare sight beyond the Forests of Korvan and Kilrathan.

The Elemental Sovereign's grant magic to Elementalists; Elementalists typically only serve one Elemental Lord or Lady however it is not unheard of for an Elementalist to serve two or three members of the council. It is incredibly rare for an Elementalist to serve opposites (Fire and Water or Air and Earth, etc.)

All Fae are considered to be Wyrdshapers and may draw on Arcadia as a source of enchantment and Illusory magic which is called Wyrdshaping.

Binders and those they provide magic to are referred to as Warlocks as their magic stems directly from Hell and is capable of influencing fate and luck.

Will

All magic must be shaped by a will. Will is a measure of one's ability to influence the world. Galendar has every form of magic imaginable from simple elemental manipulation to complex magical rituals with very specific purposes. However all magic is shaped by a Will.

Will comes in several forms typically described with an adjective or a degree. A first degree will is what the average person possess. Hence it is referred to as Average will and is only minorly capable of influencing the world.

It is possible for beings through their actions, through the intervention of fate or the gods to become more powerful in their will. It is rare but the world has seen individuals climb from no bodies that they universe does not recognize as significant all the way to the heights of a Greater Will, a participant in the grand schemes of Gods and Immortals. This is not common but it does on occasion happen.

Average Will- The normal run of the mill person trying to survive in Galendar possess an Average will and has very little influence on the world.

Unnatural Will- People who are destined to affect the course of Galendars history posses an Unnatural will. They are the ones who can effect the fabric of fate. Adventures, Fortune tellers, Professional swordsman, Artisans, Hedge witches and other dabblers in magic possess an unnatural will. It gives one the ability to effect the world in minor ways. It is what separates an average soldier from the one who walks away from a battle alive, it allows limited use of Channeled Magics and it allows some to scratch the surface of Wild Magic.

Potent Will- This is the category that the majority of heros fall into. These are the expert swordsmen and archers. Fierce Barbarians and Far walkers. The top twenty percent of scholars, artisans, musicians and Mages. Most priests, clerics, shamans, druids and other members of faith's fall into this category of Will. You must have at least this rank of Will to wield Wild Magic effectively.

Greater Will- This is the category that about a third of heros fall into. These are the master swordsmen, rangers, berserkers,and Knights. The finest scholars, artisans, musicians and Mages the world has to offer. Most Archdruids, Hierophants, Oracles, and Prophets fall into this rank of Will. Additionally this category includes most members of higher races such as Fae, Djinn, and other beings whose race was not originally native to the mortal plane. You must possess at least a greater Will to wield God Weapons.

Superior Will- This Category contains the greatest players in the Schemes of Fate. Legendary Mages, Heros, Clerics and Artisans fall into this category as they are the ones who can drastically adjust the course of history. Additionally most Beings from other planes have a Superior Will or an equivalent Will, this includes Demons, Infernals, Elementals and Celestials

Supreme Will- This Category contains the Demigods of Galendar. Beings who have somehow enhanced their will beyond Superior Will and now have a Will that exists one step away from Godhood. These beings are few and far between and they all are unique in how they came to possess a Supreme Will. The only “naturally” occurring instance of Supreme Wills and by far the most common instance is when an Avatar of an element or a God is born. Or the mantle of an Avatar is stolen or transferred.

Divine Will- This Category Contains only the divine beings of Galendar and allows them to shape the world as they see fit. Additionally only possessors of Divine Will can wield a God weapon at their true potential. Hence the term God weapon. Only an Apotheosis event can cause someone to gain a divine will. Typically only beings possessing a Supreme will can undergo an Apotheosis event.

Oracles- Oracles are individuals who were born with a particular degree of will but have been chosen by a divine or occasionally even by a being with a Supreme Will to act in a certain capacity. When the Oracle triggers their purpose or is acting in accordance with whatever directive they were given the universe recognizes them as being more important and they are granted a more powerful will in accordance.

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Geography, Geopolitics, and Culture

The Provinces of Galendar

Zarinda-

One of Galendar’s most Northern provinces much of Zarinda is actually the outer edge of the Northern Waste. The province’s capital is Theridal a trade city on the Western coast which trades with the Glimmering Isle and the Jewel Coast. Zarinda was the primary province of settlement for the Djinn tribes when the Northern Kingdoms formed. Currently Zarinda is still the primary province through with trade with the Northern Kingdoms flows through as much of Galendar’s exotic trade goods still come from the Northern Kingdoms.

Korvan-

Korvan takes up the South Western corner of Galendar and is the primary source of raw resources for the rest of Galendar. With the constant growth of the Black, a forest that sits at the border of Theodar and Korvan. The province has a labor shortage for harvesting the dark Iron Wood trees that make up the primary growth of the forest; this is largely due to the fact that Korvan has borne the brunt of the previous Stygian invasions. Korvan’s capital Korval has been wiped out twice and its third rebuilding has only recently been completed. Consequently Korvan is no longer a monarchy.

Theodar-

Much of Theodar is covered by rolling plains of golden grass where you can find a diverse culture of nomads which trade with the settlements scattered across the lower Golden Plains. In addition to the settlements and nomads the area near the mire on the border of Shadowmarch and the area surrounding Westhaven are home to large waterfarms where the golden grass has been cut back and the flat land has been converted to flood paddies and massive structured orchards over standing man made pools of water.

After the second Stygian War the people of Theodar rebuilt Westhaven; a city sitting on the top of a single massive cylinder of rock which juts up from the plains with little to no change in the surrounding terrain. Westhaven sits at the center of a massive set of water farms which feed the city built into the upper rock of the formation. In addition much of Theodar acts as a breadbasket for Lorrath and Titan’s Rest.

Lorrath-

The central province of Galendar; a small valley surrounded on the Northern side by high mountains. Lorrath is also the location of Angel’s Landing which prior to the second Stygian War was the capital of all of Galendar. After the war the provinces officially became sovereign with their own monarchs and governments agreeing to a set of accords which govern trade and agree to non hostility and free travel within all of the provinces. Beyond Angel’s Landing Lorrath is largely a metropolitan center of commerce and culture for most of Galendar; they are also the technology center of the world with most of Galendar’s tech companies taking up residence in Angel’s Landing.

Eldratch-

The central Northern province of Galendar is home to the majority of the Fae who live in Galendar as Morinmaul, the forest which separates Kinerath and Eldratch from each other was gifted to Titania by the Avatar of Thandarilasad after the Aberration Wars as thanks for protecting it from a wasting curse. Beyond that Eldratch’s capital Eldrafen is the destination of choice for those crossing the Northern Wastes. As a result Eldrafen continues to be a center of production for magical armaments for the rest of Galendar.

Kinerath-

The most Northern province on the edge of the world right between Eldratch and Titan’s Rest. Much of Kinerath is highlands before it turns into the jungles on the eastern edge of the Northern Wastes. Kinerath’s only export of note is the emerald lotus refinement, a potent sedative from the Northern jungles of Kinerath. Beyond this Kinerath is known for its mercenaries, oddities and powerful mages. Veilhome, Kinerath’s capital is home to the midnight catacombs, the burial site of the Aberration generals from almost three thousand years ago.

Titan’s Rest-

The Western Central province of Galendar is the province of Rivers. Sitting right on the edge of the world Titan’s Rest is the intellectual center of Galendar with Kevin’s Watch standing on the edge of the world as its capital. This province was the capital of Galendar after the first Stygian War after the fall of Angel’s Landing. While it may be the academic center of the world in Galendar it is also a heavily agricultural province due to the massive water shed which feeds into no less than five major rivers which flow into the province from the Shadowmarch, Kinerath, Theodar and the edge of Lorrath. Kevin’s Watch is also the ancestral home of the Warders, a group of incredibly skilled soldiers whose job is to protect the whole of Galendar from the influence of the Aberration who have survived in Galendar since the Aberration Wars or have since slipped into Galendar through spatial rips or born from a Void surge from the outer door.

The Shadowmarch-

Much of the Shadowmarch is farm land for a hardy black grain which the natives have cultivated since the aberration wars. As the center of the Aberration stronghold in Galendar, Shadowmarch never recovered as a center of magic and thought, even after almost 3000 years. A by product of the Aberration invasion is an almost constant state of mild rain across the whole province, the edge of the Everwinter actually skirts over the bottom of Shadowmarch and when it hits the lowland warm air the Everwinter’s storms are converted to milder rains which keep much of the province in an almost constant state of rain. Consequently the province is home to the largest variety of marsh plants and sentient plant life in all of Galendar. The Shadowmarch is also home to Kortcal and Blackmire. Kortcal is a thieves den and center for illegal activities across Galendar where the biggest players in much of Galendar’s illegal dealings make permanent residence. Blackmire is the traditional home to the Necromancers of Yishreenok and as a result the city has a constant stream of visitors and pilgrims which keeps the cities Economy sluggish let moving.

Other Nations of Note

Stygia-

The Continent nation of Stygia is located on the Eastern side of the Azure Wastes the ocean which buts up against Galendar’s Eastern shores. Stygia is a massive Oligarchy nation that worships the corrupted Pantheon of gods know as the Twilight Council. Little is known of the nation as no military engagement or trade attempts have been made with the nation. Due to the vast nature of the Azure Wastes it is not practical for Korvan or Zarinda to attempt trade with the nation. In addition relations have been strained with Stygia from the moment that they discovered Galendar’s existance.

The Northern Kingdoms-

A conglomerate of semi independent Kingdoms to the North of Galendar on the other side of the Northern Wastes. These nations produce a wide variety of products and magics which trickle into Galendar. Much of the Northern kingdoms are still stuck in the industrial age in terms of their production with some lagging even further behind due to a more traditional view of the world and the legality of slave labor in the Kingdoms. The Northern Kingdoms like the Glimmering Isle

The Glimmering Isle-

A series of Island nations to the North East of Galendar. Very little is known of the Island nations due to their distance and a more xenophobic nature. The Islands produce a large part of the salt, coral and pearls that pass through Zarinda.

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Character Gallery

Christian Highfell

Name: Christian Highfell, The Avatar of Storms
Alias/Nickname:The Shard, Lord Shard, Master Highfell, Stormlord

Appearance: For all his eccentric lineage, most of the time christian appears to just be a very handsome human male. (Image may change upon commision completion)



Age: 1,128

Race: Bronze Dragon/Storm Elemental

Personality: Christian is a highly eccentric individual, he often comes off as being distracted or aloof. This is due to his age; however when he is intrigued by a problem, person or other noteworthy thing he because animated, warm and attentive. Christian is incredibly patient and deliberate in everything he does and it may even appear plodding to those who are not long of years but Christian’s conviction when he sets his mind on something is akin to a glacier grinding stone to fine dust.

While slow to boil Christian’s anger, like everything else about him, is titanic and wondrous to behold. Christian loves, hates, revels, and grieves like a force of nature. To those who know him on a personal level they have often found him to be oddly human in temperament and often relatable.

Biography/history:

Christian’s biography starts a almost two centuries before the stygian empire invaded Galendar. With the invasion of Galendar the original Stygian generals paid him as a mercenary and guide through the Korvan province. With the capture of Angel's Landing and their apparent betrayal of the Dragon; Christian swore they would pay for their actions.

Four hundred years later the wiser and much more powerful Chrstian returned from the northern desert leading a group of individuals who would later become the Masters and Mistress of the Tower of Stars. This is also the first time in history that Christian was seen wielding the Ace of Storms. Following the destruction of the Stygian forces in Angel's Landing Christian went on to begin the initial construction of the Tower as well as found the Knights.

With the advent of the second Stygian war Christian would higher out the Knights of Stars to both sides of the war in an attempt to collect the rest of the funds he needed to finish constructing the Tower. It is during the four centuries leading up to this war and during this war that most of the ex-Masters and Mistresses gain their infamous reputations.

Much of his time as the leader of the Knights of Star has been spent running missions across Galendar for the highest bidder. In his time Christian has taken on thousands of missions including everything from heists, robberies and other thefts all the way through espionage, government overthrows, acts of terrorism and full on assassinations. Christians has also taken thousands of search and rescue missions, missions defending the innocent, mercy and aid missions as well as orchestrating peace between warring factions.

Anytime not spent running missions for The Tower of Stars Christian spent exploring and mapping Galendar as well as hunting down items of power to add to his Vault beneath the Tower of Stars.

Christian became the Avatar of Storms at the end of the First Stygian War when he killed his step brother and took the mantle much to his Father’s irritation.

Christian’s Father is the Elemental Lord of Storms

Christian’s mother is unknown even to this day. His father refuses to speak of her.

Christian has one younger step sister. Violet was one of the original members of the Knight of Stars and she is considered to be a member of one of the five best swordsmen and women in all of Galendar.

Strength of Will: Supreme Will

Magic:

Alchemy: Christian is capable of almost limitless shape shifting. He is not restricted by a need to conserve matter

Divination: Christian is capable of powerful scrying spells which he uses to keep tabs on friends, enemies and ongoing missions for the tower of stars. Christian is also capable of viewing his own memories and the memories of anyone whom he kills, lends him or he steals their memory in perfect detail and he may project and explore them at will.

Necromancy: Christian is capable of fully resurrecting the dead given the death occurred within one month and he has a sufficient offering of magic to make to Yishreenok with whom he has an understanding.

Abjuration: Christian is a potent healer however much of his healing feels like the subject is being shocked. Christian is also capable of potent wards. The most potent of which is known as The Aegis. The Aegis is constant flow of magic channeled directly from the elemental plane of storms that can shrug off almost all of the most titanic blows an enemy can bring to bear.

Conjuration: Christian can conjure any item from within the walls of the Tower of Stars to his exact location. This can only be blocked by an antimagic field or other incredibly powerful magics.

Force Magic: Christian is single handedly capable of the most powerful lightning, wind, rain and storm magic in all of Galendar. He is only rivaled by the Avatars of Water and Air who are incredibly powerful at force magic related to their own elements.

Force of Will- Because of how powerful Christian’s will is, he can manifest it as a telekinetic force capable of manipulating his environment including: lifting, throwing, moving, destroying or constructing things around him.

God relations:

Christian does not worship any of Galendar’s Gods but he does deal with Yishreenok on occasion in order to bring dead comrades back to life.

Christian has a strained relationship with his Father the Elemental Lord of Storms

Tech:

Christian has integrated his artifacts into more convenient tech including his vambrace and its integration of the ace of storms for easier access.

The heart of storms has been rebuilt as a tech based blade that uses lightning charged molecule thin crystal as its blade. The entirety of the blade is collapsible via molecular level magic.

Possessions/items/property:

The Ace of Storms- often seen as Christian’s go to ranged weapon the Ace of storms is also a very powerful source of magic.

The Deck of Storms- A physical manifestation of Christian’s status as the Avatar of Storms.

The Heart of Storms- Christian's go to melee weapon, a hand and a half sword of lightning infused crystal which collapses neatly into a flat rectangle of metal which Christian carries on his left hip

Skills:

Archer- Christian is a phenomenal archer largely due to senses far beyond that of a normal being, this also translates to his capacity with firearms however Christian finds little use for firearms and bows in this day in age relying largely on his magic

Swordsman- Christian’s swordsmanship is equal to his archery due to constant practice over the last two thousand years while he was founding the Tower of Stars.

Tactician- Christian’s experience as a mercenary commander, soldier and guild master have given him a depthful grasp of standard and non standard military, paramilitary, terrorist and espionage tactics.

Semi-Divine- Christian has a natural knack for anything he puts his mind to because of the sheer magnitude of his will the world molds itself to help him with whatever he is doing. While not an innate skill Christian is an innately skilled individual.

Original Knights of the Tower

Urthar

Name: Urthar, High priest of Therax. Herald of the Living Void

Appearance:

Human form

Aberran Form

Race: Pureblood Aberration

Rank: Ex-Master of Word

Legends: It is said that once the Tower of Stars could transport armies form the heart of their strong hold into the midst of the enemy and being at the heart of that power was know other than Urthar the Mad. It is also said that this Warlock could see to the ends of the world and that it was in truth his blade made of nothingness itself that slew the God Shezranod in Angel's landing. In addition it is rumored that it was forbidden to walk the Tower of Stars on the last night of the full moon for it was then that Urthar stalked the halls of the Tower as a monster and would consume the life force of any foolish enough to be out of their rooms.

Thomas Pavaine

Name: Thomas Pavaine

Alias/Nickname: Gravespeaker

Rank: Ex-Master of Sight

Appearance:


Race: Human (Ancient Lich)

Legends: It is said that Thomas Pavaine was once the Avatar of Death but when he converted himself to a Lich Yishreenok so feared the being that he became that the God of Death took back its mantle and chose a new Avatar. In addition it is also said that Christian found Thomas at the heart of the Black Forest in Korvan meditating beside the heart tree of the forest which he had corrupted with just his touch and turned the whole of the Black to the sinister color it is to this day. As if that is not enough to fear it is also said that Thomas Pavaine still watches over the Tower by midnight; a man trapped between life and death spurned forever by Yishreenok and bared the pleasures of life by his hideous undead form.

Lord Nighshade

Name:Raizer Korvan the Third

Alias/Nickname: Lord Nightshade

Rank: Master of Fist

Appearance:

Race: Human

Legends: Once Lord Nightshade was heir to the Blackened throne of Korvan but when the Stygian Empire invaded they slaughtered his family in front of him when he was barely a boy. When they put him to the blade Nightshade broke the blade of the Deatheater in his bare hands shrugging off the cold touch of Stygian Steel as though it had no effect on his soul. Most believe this is because Lord Nightshade was born without a Soul. it is also believed that Lord Nightshades armor is made from the hundred broken swords of the Stygians he killed with his bare hands as a boy of no more than ten years old. As if that were not enough to fear it is said that Lord Nightshade is unstoppable, no weapon can halt his rampage on the battle field and that when he lead the original 500 Knights of Stars his horse trailed the souls of those who his swords had cut down as he sowed destruction among his enemies on the battle field.

Violet

Name: Liliana Highfell

Alias/Nickname: Violet

Appearance:


Rank: Ex-Mistress of Blade

Race: Light Scared/Lightning Elemental

Legends: After Christian killed his brother it is said that Violet pledged herself to Christian alone and to prove her loyalty challenged to a duel and murdered anyone who dared question her brother. It is also said that Violet was so beautiful that the daughter of the Fae Queen Titania challenged Violet to a duel for the title of the most beautiful woman in all of Galendar. Violet killed the Fae Princess with a single thrust before the Laughing Princess could draw her sword. It is also said that Violet could single-handedly defender her brother from the sky darkening volleys of arrows that the Stygian armies unleashed to try and bring kill him. Liliana did this with only her sword.

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Time line

The Beginning of time- No one is sure quite how long the entirety of the universe has existed but it predates the Elder Gods and Orieon quite significantly

The Birth of the Titans- Orieon, Therax, Sirxrian, and Noxrion formed in the vastness of the Universe.

A Light in the Dark- Orieon formed the cosmos; seeding it with the progenitor races.

Galendar (0 Cycles)- Orieon forms the whole of Orius and creates his twelve children.

The Terror (120 Cycles)- Noxrion appears and wipes out the first populations of Orcs.

The Outer Door (121 Cycles)- To protect his Children Orieon seals Galendar, Arcadia, The Divine, Fate, and Elemental Planes alongside eight other worlds behind the Wall of Light. Orieon creates the Outer Door.

Oreion is Slain (2558 Cycles)- No one is sure what killed the Titan Orieon but his death Shattered the world of Orius within the wall of light leaving it a magically contained and partially destroyed world with only four continents. The other eight worlds remain unaffected but largely separated from Oriusr due to the Titans grave and lingering life force.



The last of the True Dragons Die out (3003 Cycles)- With the death of their Creator the True Dragons quickly die out as Orieons light fades.

The God’s Walk (6 atf)- The Gods Orieon created discover that they are not the only Divines present in Galendar and the War of the Divines begins.

The End of Divinity (256 atf)- The Gods of Galendar finally end their conflict with the other Realms of Orius. Galendar is confined to part of the largest continent. The Gods of the Southern and Northern Kingdoms are born and the Empires of Lethes, Stygian and the Glimmering Isle consolidate into fledgling nations.

The Aberration Wars (3354 aft)- 1100 years after the death of the Titan; Orius is invaded by the Aberrations after the Outer Door is breached. The war rages for nearly 70 years leveling the Kingdoms of Galendar as they other nations of Orius refuse to come to the aid of the Middle Kingdoms. When the Aberrations manage to Curse the Binders and Seal the Twelve Divines in the Divine Plane the Northern and Southern Kingdoms finally come to the aid of the Middle Kingdoms and with their combined might they manage to wipe out the Aberrations forces which had started the process of converting large tracts of what is now the Shadowmarch into toxic volatile swamps. The Aberrations succeed in creating the Everwinter on the border between the Middle Kingdoms and the Southern Kingdoms effectively obliterating the Southern Kingdoms forces. This effectively isolates the Southern Kingdoms from the rest of the world for the rest of history. The rest of the defenders manage to wipe out the Aberrations scattering the last of them and sealing the breaches into Galendar before finally closing the Outer Door.

The Middle Kingdoms recover and the First Avatars appear (3372 aft)- With the Gods sealed beyond the mortal realms the Gods opt to transfer their powers to Physical Vessels and the Avatar Mantles are created. After the Avatars are created Galendar’s kingdoms form into their current map lines.

The First Stygian War (5010 aft)- After over a thousand years of peace and prosperity in the Middle Kingdoms The Stygian Empire invades. Quickly sweeping across half of Galendar the Stygian war front is halted after it crushes the defenders of Angel’s Landing and burns Westhaven.

Integration (5418-5426 aft)-The eight years following the conquering of Angel’s Landing are followed by a tenuous cease fire. At the end of eight years the Angel’s Landing Resistance force opens into open revolt against the occupying forces in Angel’s Landing

Reclamation (5430-5432 aft)- In the two years following the open revolt of Angel’s Landing a force of Scarab Lord soldiers and exiled heroes from the Stygian Wars led by the newly created Lord of Storms, Christian Highfell, in conjunction with the mysterious assassin Lord Umbral and the original Masters and Mistresses of the Knights of Stars reclaim Angel’s Landing. In the ensuing battle Lord Umbral kills the Twilight God Shezranod using a blade made from a fallen star and the blood of the Titan Orieon. Lord Umbral is dubbed the God-Killer before living Angel’s Landing where Christian begins the process of building the Tower of Stars.

The Second Stygian War (5801-5804 aft)- Almost 400 years later the Stygian Empire returns to attempt to reclaim their hold on Galendar. This time the defenders of Galendar manage to hold Angel’s Landing against the invaders even though much of the Western half of Galendar rally in support of the Stygian empire as much of them are descendents of the original invasion force. Christian Highfell and the Knights of Stars earn a reputation as sell swords as they fight for both sides of the war repeatedly selling to the highest bidder. Neither side is able to dispense with them due to the fact that once they took a contract they fulfilled it.

The Treaty of Angel’s Landing (5805 aft)- The Stygian Empire finally signs a lasting peace accord with Galendar after the death of the Stygian God-King. Kevin’s Watch issues a decree of absolution and province on behalf of Christian Highfell giving him a tract of land outside of Angel’s Landing where he had originally begun construction of the Tower. The decree also prevented any action against Shard or his Knights for their operations on behalf of the Stygian Empire.

The appearance of the Stygian Blade (5902-present aft)- not even a hundred years after the treaty of Angel’s Landing a terrorist group calling themselves the Stygian Blade appears and begins carrying out ‘missions’ on behalf of the Stygian Empire. The Stygian Empire has made no comment on the actions of this group and have refused all envoys from Galendar since the Twilight Blades emergence. Two years after their appearance Christian Highfell disappears and Clarisa Silversun inherits the title of Mistress of Stars from her husband. Shortly thereafter the last of the Original Masters leaves as Master of Sight Urthar takes almost all of the Old guard and disappears leaving the Tower of Stars to fight the Twilight Blade in the streets of Angel’s Landing with few veterans and to find the Master of Stars Christian Highfell.

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Tech

Technology for Galendar includes a wide breadth of things. Medicine, communications, transportation and warfare have all been enhanced by technology. The level of tech is fairly high including nanotech, spacefaring tech (though few use it), plasma and energy based projectile weapons, cell level medicine and cloning (which is illegal). Standard firearms in Galendar utilize railgun technology. Chemical and magical accelerants exist as well as subsonic firearms however they occupy a smaller niche. Due to the wide variety of possible technology options available not only based on individual creativity but also character differences including race and economic status, most technology will be taken on a case by case basis. AND FOR THE RECORD! Stay away from the lightsabers please. If you’re using a melee weapon please try to stick to a solid material.

Magitech. Okay anything that walks the line between magic and technology will be very carefully assessed by the GMs. Items that incorporate high level tech and high level magic are potentially very powerful. Items like this will be few and far between. Do your best to be reasonable when walking this line as I hate to have to say no but I certainly will for the sake of balance or fairness.

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Orders of the Tower

The Tower is home to a varying list of Orders with a few consistent Orders that are headed by The Masters and Mistresses of the Tower.

• Order of Shadows- This Order of the Tower is responsible for information gathering, espionage and sabotage. One of the original Orders within the Tower there has always been a Master or Mistress of Shadow. Occasionally this organization is also responsible for the elimination of the targets dictated by those who hire the Tower
• Order of Sight- This Order was created for the purpose of defending the Tower from its enemies. The only Order within the Tower that is as old as the Order of Words and Shadows. The Order of Sight is often fully capable of acting outside of the authority of the Master or Mistress of Stars as they are required to mobilize against threats which may manifest faster than the rest of the Tower are capable of reacting to
• Order of Words- This Order exists within the Tower as a fraternity of Magic users dedicated to advancing the work of the original and only Master of Words. Urthar. The Knights which serve as Members of the Order of Words are always magic users and often of the incredibly powerful breed. The Order of Words has the highest concentration of non human Knights.
• Order of Blades- The fourth oldest order within the Tower of Stars, the Order of Blades is the largest Order within the Tower. The vast majority of unaligned Knights fall under the authority of the Master or Mistress of blades. This Order is almost exclusively militant in nature.
• Order of Steel- The order of Steel is the Artisan Order within the tower and are responsible for arming, armoring and outfitting the Knights of the Tower. In addition to this the Order of Steel is responsible for much of the Towers technology and for maintaining the Forge at the heart of the Tower.

Beyond the aforementioned Orders the Tower periodically acquires and removes orders on an as needed basis. If an order is ever needed for an extended period of time it often becomes a permanent order. Notable previous Orders include: The Order of Fists, the Order of Stones, The Order of Waves, and The Order of Fangs.