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Mekzig

2016-10-25T12:06:10Z

Ben: fixed a couple of spelling mistakes

Now divine, but as a man, Mekzig united the tribes of the uplands and
conquered the last remaining city states of Ancient Republic over six
hundred years ago. Born a noblemen in the small town of Trisenfeld,
two days ride from present day Meredi, Mekzig led a revolt against the
Republic and captured the city of Meredi. The battle was decisive and
the victory was all the other tribes needed to come in behind Mekzig's
leadership. Soon, the other cities of the Republic were to fall to
Mekzig's upland army. Within Mekzig's lifetime he united the upland
populations into one kingdom and founded the first dynasty of
Ephereus. Mekzig though had a diffcult relationship with his two sons
and daughter. He drove them to rule the other cities of the Dyafice.
His son, Temotig was sent to Lugusnon, his daughter, Auterell to
Claviscero and youngest son Makiron to Valentia. But the disapora of
Mekzig's children across the new kingdom was to end in tragedy. In
Lugusnon, the heir to throne, Makiron, became entralled by the
teachings of Toch'thon of Telopmin and married Toch'thon's daughter.
Enraged by the alliance with the northerners, Mekzig asked his
daughter Auterell to investigate what was going on in Lugusnon but
when Auterell returned to Meredi with news that the her brother was
unmoved by his father's demands Mekzig rode straight for Lugusnon.
Upon his arrival he was greeted with open arms by Temotig. Temotig
tried to convince his father of the power behind Toch'thon's teachings
but Mekzig hated all forms of divination and magic. Temotig then tried
to turn his new skills against Mekzig and charm him into compliance
but it failed. Mekzig, disgusted by his son's betrayal decided to
leave lugusnon on the following day but he never awoke. In the
morning, Mekzig was found dead, having choked to death. However,
Mekzig, the tactician that he was planned for such an event and
Auterell, upon not seeing Mekzig ride out of the gates at dawn was to
attack and slay the Temotig line. Using her highly trained hand to
hand fighters, Auterell slipped into the city and captured her
brother's family and Toch'thon. With the family imprisoned, Mekzig's
speical guard then entered the city and disarmed all forces loyal to
Temotig. At noon the following day, the family were taken to the city
centre and impaled on timber poles and left to be devoured by
vultures. It would be Temotig's patricide, under Auterell's steely
hand that would led to the rites and edicts which continue to this
day.

Mekzig's beliefs and teachings have had a long lasting legacy on the
way people live today. His hatred of all forms of magic has come to
structure the relgious institutions which rule the two kingdoms, his
system of government, known as the Chair and Robe system, continues to
this day where trusted consuls are appointed locally and are advised
by a member of the clergy.

The Rift Wars

2016-06-14T01:11:42Z

Ben:

Three mellenia have past since the world was cleft in two. Forsaken were
the beings when the gods fell. The great rift defines all those that
live beside, within or over its cliffs. Those that were to survive
grew stronger and apart. First, were the elves who held a steel blade
to the throats of any who dare question their reign. But their
oppressive technocracy was to implode through their own bloody spite
and treachery. Their time, was the age of the [[Ancient Republic]].

But as the last noble elvish blood seeped below the surface into the
eddies and lakes of the Dyafice, whom should rise but the scattered
and nameless tribes of the uplands. A human conqueror, Mekzig, as Mek,
the God of Men. But before long, the humans too learnt nothing from
the fall of the [[Ancient Republic]]. They turned their wayd into a
brutal set of instiutions and came to dominate all who dwelled along
the rift's gearth. In their hearts, they looked up to their one true
god but downward to all other religious beliefs with lethal
intolerance. Forgotten would be the pluralist temples of the Ancient
Republic. Their time, the present age, is a time of war. The Rift
Wars.

Little is written of how the Rift came to be but many prophecies
abound of its origin. For the Mekanites, the rift is evidence of the
wretchedness of the [[Ancient Republic]] and the poverty of a society
once ruled by other kind. The rift avows the greatness of Mek. But the
songs of the street tell another tale. In the alleys and smoke houses
of cities and towns believers secretly pray to the old gods. In the
farm houses and ale houses of villages the downtrodden look up to the
heavens. Quietly though, beyond the reach of the Mekanites, the fallen
gods answer their prayers.

However, a wondrous new power lingers in the third mellenium. It is
the battery of sorcerous energy the Mekanites call Toch'thonism.
Coming in many forms, from the wild energy of the sorcerer to the
cloistered mastery of the wizard, Toch'thonism is seen as threatening
Mekanite power in the two kingdoms.

[[File:Threefirtrees.png]]

= History =

In the common tongue, the name of the known world is abbreviated to
simply Ruk. Scholars categorise its history into two distinct stages
called the Durations. The historical record spans three mellenia with
the First Duration referring the time of the [[Ancient Republic]] and
the Second Duration, the present age, as the [[The Age of Mek]]. The
term ''Duration'' came into the vernacular through the research of a
Valentian scholar, Holbard Cobala, who argued that there were two
epochs, or durations, to Ruk history. He concluded that the Second
Duration was looming as a fatal repeat of the first. Cobala's
distopian conclusion is rejected by the followers of Mek.

= Races =

The known world is peopled by a variety of humaniod races. The nomadic
[[Dwarves]] are common across the the two kingdoms of Ruk with humans
suspicious of their ways often accusing them of crime sprees and
vagrancy. [[Elves]] today either avoid all contact with the human
rulers of the Rift or are subordinate to human occupation as
mecenaries and journeymen. The dense forests of the lower Dyafice
support small populations of [[Dyaks]] who trade with human
populations but prefer to exist outside their vast walled cities.

== Humans ==

Two human kingdoms claim sovereignty over the rift. To the north lies
the kingdoom of Xerzigra and to the south the kingdom of Ephercuse.
Both kingdoms worship Mek but disagree as to the form that worship
should take. In recent times, a peace was agree between the two
kingdoms which officially ended the Third Sulfic War.

= Gods and Demi-gods =

What is left of elven religious beliefs falls into two camps. The
first deity is venerated by the wood elves of the lower Dyafice who
worship [[Pauwm]] and continue to believe that the true nature of
Pauwm is yet to be understood. Unlike their forest dwelling cousins,
the black elves subordinate [[Pauwm]] to their sun god, [[Baltet]].

== Mek ==

The human god Mek is the immortalisation of [[Mekzig]] the Conqueror, a
rural warrior come king who united the tribes of the south and
captured the three union cities from the remaining elven nobles. The
tragedy of Mekzig's deification combined with the brutal efficacy and
dogma of the orders that his daughter was to found continue to
dominate the known world.

=== Mekanite Theocracy ===

At its core, the Mekanite theocracy centres on the closest of ties
between the political leader of a province, the ''Chair'', and his
trusted spirtual advisor, the ''Robe''. The ''Chair and Robe'' system
can be traced back to the days when Mekzig walked the cliffs of Ruk
and to break this tie is treason and any weakening of it is seen as a
sign of revolt and succession. The provincial Chairs and Robes report
directly to their ruling counterparts, the [[The Crown Exceptor]] and
[[First Mekae]] respectively.

==== Orders and Institutions ====

The ''Tri-Furs'' is the name given to the three orders of the Mekanite
Church. Each order has its own speciality, vows and role in the
''Chair and Robe'' system of government. At the top of this hierarchy
are the Mekanite clerics who adjucate over all crimes in the kingdom.
Mekanite clerics are distinctive for their green and black robes.
Reporting to clerics are two subordinate orders who have special
duties to perform for the Church.

= Magic (Toch'thonism) =

* [[Cursors]] - ''Nuer''

= Cities and Towns =

* [[Claviscero]] - ''The Second Union''
* [[Bent Knee]]
* [[Velentia]] - ''Falling Fortress''
* [[Lugusnon]] - ''Midlight''
* [[Bante]]

= Notable Characters =

* [[The Crown Exceptor]]
* [[First Mekae]] - ''Armand Pressarian''
* [[Muir Durilix]]
* [[Teroaro Mahakanika]]

= Adventures =

* [[Nuer Attack on Kuurok Day]]
* [[Hunt for the Nuer Assassin]]
* [[Captives of Bassamel Fight Back]]

= Map =

[[File:TheDyafice-1.png|x300px]]

= The Five Dies =

Dwarves: Tale of the 5 glyphs/dies - metal, earth, fire, water, wood.

"All of the sons disappeared due to the betrayal of two of the sons. The son of earth and the son of metal."

Elves:

5 Sons - If the elememts are ever separated then it would cause the fall of the republic.

Wood:
[[File:Glyph1.jpg|x300px]]

[[File:The5sons.jpg|x300px]]

= DM =

* Ben Hall

= Player Characters =

* [[Titus Pullo]]
* [[Arias Amaranthine]]
* [[Fel Ecco Song]]
* [[Naivara Amakiir]]

The Rift Wars

2016-06-13T15:14:16Z

Ben: spelling error

Three mellenia have past since the Ruk was cleft in two. Forsaken were
the beings when the gods fell. The great rift defines all those that
live beside, within or over its cliffs. Those that were to survive
grew stronger and apart. First, were the elves who held a steel blade
to the throats of any who dare question their reign. But their
oppressive technocracy was to implode through their own bloody spite
and treachery. Their time, was the age of the [[Ancient Republic]].

But as the last noble elvish blood seeped below the surface into the
eddies and lakes of the Dyafice, whom should rise but the scattered
and nameless tribes of the uplands. A human conqueror, Mekzig, as Mek,
the God of Men. But before long, the humans too learnt nothing from
the fall of the [[Ancient Republic]]. They turned their wayd into a
brutal set of instiutions and came to dominate all who dwelled along
the rift's gearth. In their hearts, they looked up to their one true
god but downward to all other religious beliefs with lethal
intolerance. Forgotten would be the pluralist temples of the Ancient
Republic. Their time, the present age, is a time of war. The Rift
Wars.

Little is written of how the Rift came to be but many prophecies
abound of its origin. For the Mekanites, the rift is evidence of the
wretchedness of the [[Ancient Republic]] and the poverty of a society
once ruled by other kind. The rift avows the greatness of Mek. But the
songs of the street tell another tale. In the alleys and smoke houses
of cities and towns believers secretly pray to the old gods. In the
farm houses and ale houses of villages the downtrodden look up to the
heavens. Quietly though, beyond the reach of the Mekanites, the fallen
gods answer their prayers.

However, a wondrous new power lingers in the third mellenium. It is
the battery of sorcerous energy the Mekanites call Toch'thonism.
Coming in many forms, from the wild energy of the sorcerer to the
cloistered mastery of the wizard, Toch'thonism is seen as threatening
Mekanite power in the two kingdoms.

[[File:Threefirtrees.png]]

= History =

In the common tongue, the name of the known world is abbreviated to
simply Ruk. Scholars categorise its history into two distinct stages
called the Durations. The historical record spans three mellenia with
the First Duration referring the time of the [[Ancient Republic]] and
the Second Duration, the present age, as the [[The Age of Mek]]. The
term ''Duration'' came into the vernacular through the research of a
Valentian scholar, Holbard Cobala, who argued that there were two
epochs, or durations, to Ruk history. He concluded that the Second
Duration was looming as a fatal repeat of the first. Cobala's
distopian conclusion is rejected by the followers of Mek.

= Races =

The known world is peopled by a variety of humaniod races. The nomadic
[[Dwarves]] are common across the the two kingdoms of Ruk with humans
suspicious of their ways often accusing them of crime sprees and
vagrancy. [[Elves]] today either avoid all contact with the human
rulers of the Rift or are subordinate to human occupation as
mecenaries and journeymen. The dense forests of the lower Dyafice
support small populations of [[Dyaks]] who trade with human
populations but prefer to exist outside their vast walled cities.

== Humans ==

Two human kingdoms claim sovereignty over the rift. To the north lies
the kingdoom of Xerzigra and to the south the kingdom of Ephercuse.
Both kingdoms worship Mek but disagree as to the form that worship
should take. In recent times, a peace was agree between the two
kingdoms which officially ended the Third Sulfic War.

= Gods and Demi-gods =

What is left of elven religious beliefs falls into two camps. The
first deity is venerated by the wood elves of the lower Dyafice who
worship [[Pauwm]] and continue to believe that the true nature of
Pauwm is yet to be understood. Unlike their forest dwelling cousins,
the black elves subordinate [[Pauwm]] to their sun god, [[Baltet]].

== Mek ==

The human god Mek is the immortalisation of [[Mekzig]] the Conqueror, a
rural warrior come king who united the tribes of the south and
captured the three union cities from the remaining elven nobles. The
tragedy of Mekzig's deification combined with the brutal efficacy and
dogma of the orders that his daughter was to found continue to
dominate the known world.

=== Mekanite Theocracy ===

At its core, the Mekanite theocracy centres on the closest of ties
between the political leader of a province, the ''Chair'', and his
trusted spirtual advisor, the ''Robe''. The ''Chair and Robe'' system
can be traced back to the days when Mekzig walked the cliffs of Ruk
and to break this tie is treason and any weakening of it is seen as a
sign of revolt and succession. The provincial Chairs and Robes report
directly to their ruling counterparts, the [[The Crown Exceptor]] and
[[First Mekae]] respectively.

==== Orders and Institutions ====

The ''Tri-Furs'' is the name given to the three orders of the Mekanite
Church. Each order has its own speciality, vows and role in the
''Chair and Robe'' system of government. At the top of this hierarchy
are the Mekanite clerics who adjucate over all crimes in the kingdom.
Mekanite clerics are distinctive for their green and black robes.
Reporting to clerics are two subordinate orders who have special
duties to perform for the Church.

= Magic (Toch'thonism) =

* [[Cursors]] - ''Nuer''

= Cities and Towns =

* [[Claviscero]] - ''The Second Union''
* [[Bent Knee]]
* [[Velentia]] - ''Falling Fortress''
* [[Lugusnon]] - ''Midlight''
* [[Bante]]

= Notable Characters =

* [[The Crown Exceptor]]
* [[First Mekae]] - ''Armand Pressarian''
* [[Muir Durilix]]
* [[Teroaro Mahakanika]]

= Adventures =

* [[Nuer Attack on Kuurok Day]]
* [[Hunt for the Nuer Assassin]]
* [[Captives of Bassamel Fight Back]]

= Map =

[[File:TheDyafice-1.png|x300px]]

= The Five Dies =

Dwarves: Tale of the 5 glyphs/dies - metal, earth, fire, water, wood.

"All of the sons disappeared due to the betrayal of two of the sons. The son of earth and the son of metal."

Elves:

5 Sons - If the elememts are ever separated then it would cause the fall of the republic.

Wood:
[[File:Glyph1.jpg|x300px]]

[[File:The5sons.jpg|x300px]]

= DM =

* Ben Hall

= Player Characters =

* [[Titus Pullo]]
* [[Arias Amaranthine]]
* [[Fel Ecco Song]]
* [[Naivara Amakiir]]

The Rift Wars

2016-06-13T15:13:13Z

Ben: removed some stale links

Three mellenia have past since the Ruk was cleft in two. Forsaken were
the beings when the gods fell. The great rift defines all those that
live beside, within or over its cliffs. Those that were to survive
grew stronger and apart. First, were the elves who held a steel blade
to the throats of any who dare question their reign. But their
oppressive technocracy was to implode through their own bloody spite
and treachery. Their time, was the age of the [[Ancient Republic]].

But as the last noble elvish blood seeped below the surface into the
eddies and lakes of the Dyafice, whom should rise but the scattered
and nameless tribes of the uplands. A human conqueror, Mekzig, as Mek,
the God of Men. But before long, the humans too learnt nothing from
the fall of the [[Ancient Republic]]. They turned their wayd into a
brutal set of instiutions and came to dominate all who dwelled along
the rift's gearth. In their hearts, they looked up to their one true
god but downward to all other religious beliefs with lethal
intolerance. Forgotten would be the pluralist temples of the Ancient
Republic. Their time, the present age, is a time of war. The Rift
Wars.

Little is written of how the Rift came to be but many prophecies
abound of its origin. For the Mekanites, the rift is evidence of the
wretchedness of the [[Ancient Republic]] and the poverty of a society
once ruled by other kind. The rift avows the greatness of Mek. But the
songs of the street tell another tale. In the alleys and smoke houses
of cities and towns believers secretly pray to the old gods. In the
farm houses and ale houses of villages the downtrodden look up to the
heavens. Quietly though, beyond the reach of the Mekanites, the fallen
gods answer their prayers.

However, a wondrous new power lingers in the third mellenium. It is
the battery of sorcerous energy the Mekanites call Toch'thonism.
Coming in many forms, from the wild energy of the sorcerer to the
cloistered mastery of the wizard, Toch'thonism is seen as threatening
Mekanite power in the two kingdoms.

[[File:Threefirtrees.png]]

= History =

In the common tongue, the name of the known world is abbreviated to
simply Ruk. Scholars categorise its history into two distinct stages
called the Durations. The historical record spans three mellenia with
the First Duration referring the time of the [[Ancient Republic]] and
the Second Duration, the present age, as the [[The Age of Mek]]. The
term ''Duration'' came into the vernacular through the research of a
Valentian scholar, Holbard Cobala, who argued that there were two
epochs, or durations, to Ruk history. He concluded that the Second
Duration was looming as a fatal repeat of the first. Cobala's
distopian conclusion is rejected by the followers of Mek.

= Races =

The known world is peopled by a variety of humaniod races. The nomadic
[[Dwarves]] are common across the the two kingdoms of Ruk with humans
suspicious of their ways often accusing them of crime sprees and
vagrancy. [[Elves]] today either avoid all contact with the human
rulers of the Rift or are subordinate to human occupation as
mecenaries and journeymen. The dense forests of the lower Dyafice
support small populations of [[Dyaks]] who trade with human
populations but prefer to exist outside their vast walled cities.

== Humans ==

Two human kingdoms claim sovereignty over the rift. To the north lies
the kingdoom of Xerzigra and to the south the kingdom of Ephercuse.
Both kingdoms worship Mek but disagree as to the form that worship
should take. In recent times, a peace was agree between the two
kingdoms which officially ended the Third Sulfic War.

= Gods and Demi-gods =

What is left of elven religious beliefs falls into two camps. The
first deity is venerated by the wood elves of the lower Dyafice who
worship [[Pauwm]] and continue to believe that the true nature of
Pauwm is yet to be understood. Unlike their forest dwelling cousins,
the black elves subordinate [[Pauwm]] to their sun god, [[Baltet]].

== Mek ==

The human god Mek is the immortalisation of [[Mekzig]] the Conqueror, a
rural warrior come king who united the tribes of the south and
captured the three union cities from the remaining elven nobles. The
tragedy of Mekzig's deification combined with the brutal efficacy and
dogma of the orders that his daughter was to found continue to
dominate the known world.

=== Mekanite Theocracy ===

At its core, the Mekanite theocracy centres on the closest of ties
between the political leader of a province, the ''Chair'', and his
trusted spirtual advisor, the ''Robe''. The ''Chair and Robe'' system
can be traced back to the days when Mekzig walked the cliffs of Ruk
and to break this tie is treason and any wekening of it is seen as a
sign of revolt and succession. The provincial Chairs and Robes report
directly to their ruling counterparts, the [[The Crown Exceptor]] and
[[First Mekae]] respectively.

==== Orders and Institutions ====

The ''Tri-Furs'' is the name given to the three orders of the Mekanite
Church. Each order has its own speciality, vows and role in the
''Chair and Robe'' system of government. At the top of this hierarchy
are the Mekanite clerics who adjucate over all crimes in the kingdom.
Mekanite clerics are distinctive for their green and black robes.
Reporting to clerics are two subordinate orders who have special
duties to perform for the Church.

= Magic (Toch'thonism) =

* [[Cursors]] - ''Nuer''

= Cities and Towns =

* [[Claviscero]] - ''The Second Union''
* [[Bent Knee]]
* [[Velentia]] - ''Falling Fortress''
* [[Lugusnon]] - ''Midlight''
* [[Bante]]

= Notable Characters =

* [[The Crown Exceptor]]
* [[First Mekae]] - ''Armand Pressarian''
* [[Muir Durilix]]
* [[Teroaro Mahakanika]]

= Adventures =

* [[Nuer Attack on Kuurok Day]]
* [[Hunt for the Nuer Assassin]]
* [[Captives of Bassamel Fight Back]]

= Map =

[[File:TheDyafice-1.png|x300px]]

= The Five Dies =

Dwarves: Tale of the 5 glyphs/dies - metal, earth, fire, water, wood.

"All of the sons disappeared due to the betrayal of two of the sons. The son of earth and the son of metal."

Elves:

5 Sons - If the elememts are ever separated then it would cause the fall of the republic.

Wood:
[[File:Glyph1.jpg|x300px]]

[[File:The5sons.jpg|x300px]]

= DM =

* Ben Hall

= Player Characters =

* [[Titus Pullo]]
* [[Arias Amaranthine]]
* [[Fel Ecco Song]]
* [[Naivara Amakiir]]

The Rift Wars

2016-06-13T15:11:42Z

Ben: update to link to mek

Three mellenia have past since the Ruk was cleft in two. Forsaken were
the beings when the gods fell. The great rift defines all those that
live beside, within or over its cliffs. Those that were to survive
grew stronger and apart. First, were the elves who held a steel blade
to the throats of any who dare question their reign. But their
oppressive technocracy was to implode through their own bloody spite
and treachery. Their time, was the age of the [[Ancient Republic]].

But as the last noble elvish blood seeped below the surface into the
eddies and lakes of the Dyafice, whom should rise but the scattered
and nameless tribes of the uplands. A human conqueror, Mekzig, as Mek,
the God of Men. But before long, the humans too learnt nothing from
the fall of the [[Ancient Republic]]. They turned their wayd into a
brutal set of instiutions and came to dominate all who dwelled along
the rift's gearth. In their hearts, they looked up to their one true
god but downward to all other religious beliefs with lethal
intolerance. Forgotten would be the pluralist temples of the Ancient
Republic. Their time, the present age, is a time of war. The Rift
Wars.

Little is written of how the Rift came to be but many prophecies
abound of its origin. For the Mekanites, the rift is evidence of the
wretchedness of the [[Ancient Republic]] and the poverty of a society
once ruled by other kind. The rift avows the greatness of Mek. But the
songs of the street tell another tale. In the alleys and smoke houses
of cities and towns believers secretly pray to the old gods. In the
farm houses and ale houses of villages the downtrodden look up to the
heavens. Quietly though, beyond the reach of the Mekanites, the fallen
gods answer their prayers.

However, a wondrous new power lingers in the third mellenium. It is
the battery of sorcerous energy the Mekanites call Toch'thonism.
Coming in many forms, from the wild energy of the sorcerer to the
cloistered mastery of the wizard, Toch'thonism is seen as threatening
Mekanite power in the two kingdoms.

[[File:Threefirtrees.png]]

= History =

In the common tongue, the name of the known world is abbreviated to
simply Ruk. Scholars categorise its history into two distinct stages
called the Durations. The historical record spans three mellenia with
the First Duration referring the time of the [[Ancient Republic]] and
the Second Duration, the present age, as the [[The Age of Mek]]. The
term ''Duration'' came into the vernacular through the research of a
Valentian scholar, Holbard Cobala, who argued that there were two
epochs, or durations, to Ruk history. He concluded that the Second
Duration was looming as a fatal repeat of the first. Cobala's
distopian conclusion is rejected by the followers of Mek.

= Races =

The known world is peopled by a variety of humaniod races. The nomadic
[[Dwarves]] are common across the the two kingdoms of Ruk with humans
suspicious of their ways often accusing them of crime sprees and
vagrancy. [[Elves]] today either avoid all contact with the human
rulers of the Rift or are subordinate to human occupation as
mecenaries and journeymen. The dense forests of the lower Dyafice
support small populations of [[Dyaks]] who trade with human
populations but prefer to exist outside their vast walled cities.

== Humans ==

Two human kingdoms claim sovereignty over the rift. To the north lies
the kingdoom of Xerzigra and to the south the kingdom of Ephercuse.
Both kingdoms worship Mek but disagree as to the form that worship
should take. In recent times, a peace was agree between the two
kingdoms which officially ended the Third Sulfic War.

= Gods and Demi-gods =

What is left of elven religious beliefs falls into two camps. The
first deity is venerated by the wood elves of the lower Dyafice who
worship [[Pauwm]] and continue to believe that the true nature of
Pauwm is yet to be understood. Unlike their forest dwelling cousins,
the black elves subordinate [[Pauwm]] to their sun god, [[Baltet]].

== Mek ==

The human god Mek is the immortalisation of [[Mekzig]] the Conqueror, a
rural warrior come king who united the tribes of the south and
captured the three union cities from the remaining elven nobles. The
tragedy of Mekzig's deification combined with the brutal efficacy and
dogma of the orders that his daughter was to found continue to
dominate the known world.

=== Mekanite Theocracy ===

At its core, the Mekanite theocracy centres on the closest of ties
between the political leader of a province, the ''Chair'', and his
trusted spirtual advisor, the ''Robe''. The ''Chair and Robe'' system
can be traced back to the days when Mekzig walked the cliffs of Ruk
and to break this tie is treason and any wekening of it is seen as a
sign of revolt and succession. The provincial Chairs and Robes report
directly to their ruling counterparts, the [[The Crown Exceptor]] and
[[First Mekae]] respectively.

==== Orders and Institutions ====

The ''Tri-Furs'' is the name given to the three orders of the Mekanite
Church. Each order has its own speciality, vows and role in the
''Chair and Robe'' system of government. At the top of this hierarchy
are the Mekanite clerics who adjucate over all crimes in the kingdom.
Mekanite clerics are distinctive for their green and black robes.
Reporting to clerics are two subordinate orders who have special
duties to perform for the Church.

* [[Mekanites]] - ''Tri-Furs''
* [[Recursors]]

= Magic (Toch'thonism) =

* [[Cursors]] - ''Nuer''

= Cities and Towns =

* [[Claviscero]] - ''The Second Union''
* [[Bent Knee]]
* [[Velentia]] - ''Falling Fortress''
* [[Lugusnon]] - ''Midlight''
* [[Bante]]

= Notable Characters =

* [[The Crown Exceptor]]
* [[First Mekae]] - ''Armand Pressarian''
* [[Muir Durilix]]
* [[Teroaro Mahakanika]]

= Adventures =

* [[Nuer Attack on Kuurok Day]]
* [[Hunt for the Nuer Assassin]]
* [[Captives of Bassamel Fight Back]]

= Map =

[[File:TheDyafice-1.png|x300px]]

= The Five Dies =

Dwarves: Tale of the 5 glyphs/dies - metal, earth, fire, water, wood.

"All of the sons disappeared due to the betrayal of two of the sons. The son of earth and the son of metal."

Elves:

5 Sons - If the elememts are ever separated then it would cause the fall of the republic.

Wood:
[[File:Glyph1.jpg|x300px]]

[[File:The5sons.jpg|x300px]]

= DM =

* Ben Hall

= Player Characters =

* [[Titus Pullo]]
* [[Arias Amaranthine]]
* [[Fel Ecco Song]]
* [[Naivara Amakiir]]

Mekzig

2016-06-13T15:11:28Z

Ben: syncd content on mekzig

Now divine, but as a man, Mekzig united the tribes of the uplands and
conquered the last remaining city states of Ancient Republic over six
hundred years ago. Born a noblemen in the small town of Trisenfeld,
two days ride from present day Meredi, Mekzig led a revolt against the
Republic and captured the city of Meredi. The battle was decisive and
the vicotry was all the other tribes needed to come in behind Mekzig's
leadership. Soon, the other cities of the Republic were to fall to
Mekzig's upland army. Within Mekzig's lifetime he united the upland
populations into one kingdom and founded the first dynasty of
Ephereus. Mekzig though had a diffcult relationship with his two sons
and daughter. He drove them to rule the other cities of the Dyafice.
His son, Temotig was sent to Lugusnon, his daughter, Auterell to
Claviscero and youngest son Makiron to Valentia. But the disapora of
Mekzig's children across the new kingdom was to tragedy. In Lugusnon,
the heir to throne, Makiron, became entralled by the teachings of
Toch'thon of Telopmin and married Toch'thon's daughter. Enraged by
the alliance with the northerners, Mekzig asked his daughter Auterell
to investigate what was going on in Lugusnon but when Auterell
returned to Meredi with news that the her brother was unmoved by his
father's demands Mekzig rode straight for Lugusnon. Upon his arrival
he was greeted with open arms by Temotig. Temotig tried to convince
his father of the power behind Toch'thon's teachings but Mekzig hated
all forms of divination and magic. Temotig then tried to turn his new
skills against Mekzig and charm him into compliance but it failed.
Mekzig, disgusted by his son's betrayal decided to leave lugusnon on
the following day but he never awoke. In the morning, Mekzig was
found dead, having choked to death. However, Mekzig, the tactician
that he was planned for such an event and Auterell, upon not seeing
Mekzig ride out of the gates at dawn was to attack and slay the
Temotig line. Using her highly trained hand to hand fighters,
Auterell slipped into the city and captured her brother's family and
Toch'thon. With the family imprisoned, Mekzig's speical guard then
entered the city and disarmed all forces loyal to Temotig. At noon
the following day, the family were taken to the city centre and
impaled on timber poles and left to be devoured by vultures. It would
be Temotig's patricide, under Auterell's steely hand that would led to
the rites and edicts which continue to this day.

Mekzig's beliefs and teachings have had a long lasting legacy on the
way people live today. His hatred of all forms of magic has come to
structure the relgious institutions which rule the two kingdoms, his
system of government, known as the Chair and Robe system, continues to
this day where trusted consuls are appointed locally and are advised
by a member of the clergy.

The Rift Wars

2016-06-13T15:10:04Z

Ben: added paragrpah on Mek

Three mellenia have past since the Ruk was cleft in two. Forsaken were
the beings when the gods fell. The great rift defines all those that
live beside, within or over its cliffs. Those that were to survive
grew stronger and apart. First, were the elves who held a steel blade
to the throats of any who dare question their reign. But their
oppressive technocracy was to implode through their own bloody spite
and treachery. Their time, was the age of the [[Ancient Republic]].

But as the last noble elvish blood seeped below the surface into the
eddies and lakes of the Dyafice, whom should rise but the scattered
and nameless tribes of the uplands. A human conqueror, Mekzig, as Mek,
the God of Men. But before long, the humans too learnt nothing from
the fall of the [[Ancient Republic]]. They turned their wayd into a
brutal set of instiutions and came to dominate all who dwelled along
the rift's gearth. In their hearts, they looked up to their one true
god but downward to all other religious beliefs with lethal
intolerance. Forgotten would be the pluralist temples of the Ancient
Republic. Their time, the present age, is a time of war. The Rift
Wars.

Little is written of how the Rift came to be but many prophecies
abound of its origin. For the Mekanites, the rift is evidence of the
wretchedness of the [[Ancient Republic]] and the poverty of a society
once ruled by other kind. The rift avows the greatness of Mek. But the
songs of the street tell another tale. In the alleys and smoke houses
of cities and towns believers secretly pray to the old gods. In the
farm houses and ale houses of villages the downtrodden look up to the
heavens. Quietly though, beyond the reach of the Mekanites, the fallen
gods answer their prayers.

However, a wondrous new power lingers in the third mellenium. It is
the battery of sorcerous energy the Mekanites call Toch'thonism.
Coming in many forms, from the wild energy of the sorcerer to the
cloistered mastery of the wizard, Toch'thonism is seen as threatening
Mekanite power in the two kingdoms.

[[File:Threefirtrees.png]]

= History =

In the common tongue, the name of the known world is abbreviated to
simply Ruk. Scholars categorise its history into two distinct stages
called the Durations. The historical record spans three mellenia with
the First Duration referring the time of the [[Ancient Republic]] and
the Second Duration, the present age, as the [[The Age of Mek]]. The
term ''Duration'' came into the vernacular through the research of a
Valentian scholar, Holbard Cobala, who argued that there were two
epochs, or durations, to Ruk history. He concluded that the Second
Duration was looming as a fatal repeat of the first. Cobala's
distopian conclusion is rejected by the followers of Mek.

= Races =

The known world is peopled by a variety of humaniod races. The nomadic
[[Dwarves]] are common across the the two kingdoms of Ruk with humans
suspicious of their ways often accusing them of crime sprees and
vagrancy. [[Elves]] today either avoid all contact with the human
rulers of the Rift or are subordinate to human occupation as
mecenaries and journeymen. The dense forests of the lower Dyafice
support small populations of [[Dyaks]] who trade with human
populations but prefer to exist outside their vast walled cities.

== Humans ==

Two human kingdoms claim sovereignty over the rift. To the north lies
the kingdoom of Xerzigra and to the south the kingdom of Ephercuse.
Both kingdoms worship Mek but disagree as to the form that worship
should take. In recent times, a peace was agree between the two
kingdoms which officially ended the Third Sulfic War.

= Gods and Demi-gods =

What is left of elven religious beliefs falls into two camps. The
first deity is venerated by the wood elves of the lower Dyafice who
worship [[Pauwm]] and continue to believe that the true nature of
Pauwm is yet to be understood. Unlike their forest dwelling cousins,
the black elves subordinate [[Pauwm]] to their sun god, [[Baltet]].

== Mek ==

The human god Mek is the immortalisation of Mekzig the Conqueror, a
rural warrior come king who united the tribes of the south and
captured the three union cities from the remaining elven nobles. The
tragedy of Mekzig's deification combined with the brutal efficacy and
dogma of the orders that his daughter was to found continue to
dominate the known world.

=== Mekanite Theocracy ===

At its core, the Mekanite theocracy centres on the closest of ties
between the political leader of a province, the ''Chair'', and his
trusted spirtual advisor, the ''Robe''. The ''Chair and Robe'' system
can be traced back to the days when Mekzig walked the cliffs of Ruk
and to break this tie is treason and any wekening of it is seen as a
sign of revolt and succession. The provincial Chairs and Robes report
directly to their ruling counterparts, the [[The Crown Exceptor]] and
[[First Mekae]] respectively.

==== Orders and Institutions ====

The ''Tri-Furs'' is the name given to the three orders of the Mekanite
Church. Each order has its own speciality, vows and role in the
''Chair and Robe'' system of government. At the top of this hierarchy
are the Mekanite clerics who adjucate over all crimes in the kingdom.
Mekanite clerics are distinctive for their green and black robes.
Reporting to clerics are two subordinate orders who have special
duties to perform for the Church.

* [[Mekanites]] - ''Tri-Furs''
* [[Recursors]]

= Magic (Toch'thonism) =

* [[Cursors]] - ''Nuer''

= Cities and Towns =

* [[Claviscero]] - ''The Second Union''
* [[Bent Knee]]
* [[Velentia]] - ''Falling Fortress''
* [[Lugusnon]] - ''Midlight''
* [[Bante]]

= Notable Characters =

* [[The Crown Exceptor]]
* [[First Mekae]] - ''Armand Pressarian''
* [[Muir Durilix]]
* [[Teroaro Mahakanika]]

= Adventures =

* [[Nuer Attack on Kuurok Day]]
* [[Hunt for the Nuer Assassin]]
* [[Captives of Bassamel Fight Back]]

= Map =

[[File:TheDyafice-1.png|x300px]]

= The Five Dies =

Dwarves: Tale of the 5 glyphs/dies - metal, earth, fire, water, wood.

"All of the sons disappeared due to the betrayal of two of the sons. The son of earth and the son of metal."

Elves:

5 Sons - If the elememts are ever separated then it would cause the fall of the republic.

Wood:
[[File:Glyph1.jpg|x300px]]

[[File:The5sons.jpg|x300px]]

= DM =

* Ben Hall

= Player Characters =

* [[Titus Pullo]]
* [[Arias Amaranthine]]
* [[Fel Ecco Song]]
* [[Naivara Amakiir]]

The Rift Wars

2016-06-13T14:57:36Z

Ben: update to theocracy section

Three mellenia have past since the Ruk was cleft in two. Forsaken were
the beings when the gods fell. The great rift defines all those that
live beside, within or over its cliffs. Those that were to survive
grew stronger and apart. First, were the elves who held a steel blade
to the throats of any who dare question their reign. But their
oppressive technocracy was to implode through their own bloody spite
and treachery. Their time, was the age of the [[Ancient Republic]].

But as the last noble elvish blood seeped below the surface into the
eddies and lakes of the Dyafice, whom should rise but the scattered
and nameless tribes of the uplands. A human conqueror, Mekzig, as Mek,
the God of Men. But before long, the humans too learnt nothing from
the fall of the [[Ancient Republic]]. They turned their wayd into a
brutal set of instiutions and came to dominate all who dwelled along
the rift's gearth. In their hearts, they looked up to their one true
god but downward to all other religious beliefs with lethal
intolerance. Forgotten would be the pluralist temples of the Ancient
Republic. Their time, the present age, is a time of war. The Rift
Wars.

Little is written of how the Rift came to be but many prophecies
abound of its origin. For the Mekanites, the rift is evidence of the
wretchedness of the [[Ancient Republic]] and the poverty of a society
once ruled by other kind. The rift avows the greatness of Mek. But the
songs of the street tell another tale. In the alleys and smoke houses
of cities and towns believers secretly pray to the old gods. In the
farm houses and ale houses of villages the downtrodden look up to the
heavens. Quietly though, beyond the reach of the Mekanites, the fallen
gods answer their prayers.

However, a wondrous new power lingers in the third mellenium. It is
the battery of sorcerous energy the Mekanites call Toch'thonism.
Coming in many forms, from the wild energy of the sorcerer to the
cloistered mastery of the wizard, Toch'thonism is seen as threatening
Mekanite power in the two kingdoms.

[[File:Threefirtrees.png]]

= History =

In the common tongue, the name of the known world is abbreviated to
simply Ruk. Scholars categorise its history into two distinct stages
called the Durations. The historical record spans three mellenia with
the First Duration referring the time of the [[Ancient Republic]] and
the Second Duration, the present age, as the [[The Age of Mek]]. The
term ''Duration'' came into the vernacular through the research of a
Valentian scholar, Holbard Cobala, who argued that there were two
epochs, or durations, to Ruk history. He concluded that the Second
Duration was looming as a fatal repeat of the first. Cobala's
distopian conclusion is rejected by the followers of Mek.

= Races =

The known world is peopled by a variety of humaniod races. The nomadic
[[Dwarves]] are common across the the two kingdoms of Ruk with humans
suspicious of their ways often accusing them of crime sprees and
vagrancy. [[Elves]] today either avoid all contact with the human
rulers of the Rift or are subordinate to human occupation as
mecenaries and journeymen. The dense forests of the lower Dyafice
support small populations of [[Dyaks]] who trade with human
populations but prefer to exist outside their vast walled cities.

== Humans ==

Two human kingdoms claim sovereignty over the rift. To the north lies
the kingdoom of Xerzigra and to the south the kingdom of Ephercuse.
Both kingdoms worship Mek but disagree as to the form that worship
should take. In recent times, a peace was agree between the two
kingdoms which officially ended the Third Sulfic War.

= Gods and Demi-gods =

What is left of elven religious beliefs falls into two camps. The
first deity is venerated by the wood elves of the lower Dyafice who
worship [[Pauwm]] and continue to believe that the true nature of
Pauwm is yet to be understood. Unlike their forest dwelling cousins,
the black elves subordinate [[Pauwm]] to their sun god, [[Baltet]].

== Mek ==

=== Mekanite Theocracy ===

At its core, the Mekanite theocracy centres on the closest of ties
between the political leader of a province, the ''Chair'', and his
trusted spirtual advisor, the ''Robe''. The ''Chair and Robe'' system
can be traced back to the days when Mekzig walked the cliffs of Ruk
and to break this tie is treason and any wekening of it is seen as a
sign of revolt and succession. The provincial Chairs and Robes report
directly to their ruling counterparts, the [[The Crown Exceptor]] and
[[First Mekae]] respectively.

Venerating Mek, the last deity of Men, their clergy rule hand in hand
with their sovereigns. This alliance, of cleric and king, demands
obeyance from their subjects and the Mekanites are ferocious in their
disdain for new religious movements and the old ways

''Chair and Robe''

==== Orders and Institutions ====

The ''Tri-Furs'' is the name given to the three orders of the Mekanite
Church. Each order has its own speciality, vows and role in the
''Chair and Robe'' system of government. At the top of this hierarchy
are the Mekanite clerics who adjucate over all crimes in the kingdom.
Mekanite clerics are distinctive for their green and black robes.
Reporting to clerics are two subordinate orders who have special
duties to perform for the Church.

* [[Mekanites]] - ''Tri-Furs''
* [[Recursors]]

= Magic (Toch'thonism) =

* [[Cursors]] - ''Nuer''

= Cities and Towns =

* [[Claviscero]] - ''The Second Union''
* [[Bent Knee]]
* [[Velentia]] - ''Falling Fortress''
* [[Lugusnon]] - ''Midlight''
* [[Bante]]

= Notable Characters =

* [[The Crown Exceptor]]
* [[First Mekae]] - ''Armand Pressarian''
* [[Muir Durilix]]
* [[Teroaro Mahakanika]]

= Adventures =

* [[Nuer Attack on Kuurok Day]]
* [[Hunt for the Nuer Assassin]]
* [[Captives of Bassamel Fight Back]]

= Map =

[[File:TheDyafice-1.png|x300px]]

= The Five Dies =

Dwarves: Tale of the 5 glyphs/dies - metal, earth, fire, water, wood.

"All of the sons disappeared due to the betrayal of two of the sons. The son of earth and the son of metal."

Elves:

5 Sons - If the elememts are ever separated then it would cause the fall of the republic.

Wood:
[[File:Glyph1.jpg|x300px]]

[[File:The5sons.jpg|x300px]]

= DM =

* Ben Hall

= Player Characters =

* [[Titus Pullo]]
* [[Arias Amaranthine]]
* [[Fel Ecco Song]]
* [[Naivara Amakiir]]

The Rift Wars

2016-06-13T14:39:13Z

Ben: added two kingdoms paragraph

Three mellenia have past since the Ruk was cleft in two. Forsaken were
the beings when the gods fell. The great rift defines all those that
live beside, within or over its cliffs. Those that were to survive
grew stronger and apart. First, were the elves who held a steel blade
to the throats of any who dare question their reign. But their
oppressive technocracy was to implode through their own bloody spite
and treachery. Their time, was the age of the [[Ancient Republic]].

But as the last noble elvish blood seeped below the surface into the
eddies and lakes of the Dyafice, whom should rise but the scattered
and nameless tribes of the uplands. A human conqueror, Mekzig, as Mek,
the God of Men. But before long, the humans too learnt nothing from
the fall of the [[Ancient Republic]]. They turned their wayd into a
brutal set of instiutions and came to dominate all who dwelled along
the rift's gearth. In their hearts, they looked up to their one true
god but downward to all other religious beliefs with lethal
intolerance. Forgotten would be the pluralist temples of the Ancient
Republic. Their time, the present age, is a time of war. The Rift
Wars.

Little is written of how the Rift came to be but many prophecies
abound of its origin. For the Mekanites, the rift is evidence of the
wretchedness of the [[Ancient Republic]] and the poverty of a society
once ruled by other kind. The rift avows the greatness of Mek. But the
songs of the street tell another tale. In the alleys and smoke houses
of cities and towns believers secretly pray to the old gods. In the
farm houses and ale houses of villages the downtrodden look up to the
heavens. Quietly though, beyond the reach of the Mekanites, the fallen
gods answer their prayers.

However, a wondrous new power lingers in the third mellenium. It is
the battery of sorcerous energy the Mekanites call Toch'thonism.
Coming in many forms, from the wild energy of the sorcerer to the
cloistered mastery of the wizard, Toch'thonism is seen as threatening
Mekanite power in the two kingdoms.

[[File:Threefirtrees.png]]

= History =

In the common tongue, the name of the known world is abbreviated to
simply Ruk. Scholars categorise its history into two distinct stages
called the Durations. The historical record spans three mellenia with
the First Duration referring the time of the [[Ancient Republic]] and
the Second Duration, the present age, as the [[The Age of Mek]]. The
term ''Duration'' came into the vernacular through the research of a
Valentian scholar, Holbard Cobala, who argued that there were two
epochs, or durations, to Ruk history. He concluded that the Second
Duration was looming as a fatal repeat of the first. Cobala's
distopian conclusion is rejected by the followers of Mek.

= Races =

The known world is peopled by a variety of humaniod races. The nomadic
[[Dwarves]] are common across the the two kingdoms of Ruk with humans
suspicious of their ways often accusing them of crime sprees and
vagrancy. [[Elves]] today either avoid all contact with the human
rulers of the Rift or are subordinate to human occupation as
mecenaries and journeymen. The dense forests of the lower Dyafice
support small populations of [[Dyaks]] who trade with human
populations but prefer to exist outside their vast walled cities.

== Humans ==

Two human kingdoms claim sovereignty over the rift. To the north lies
the kingdoom of Xerzigra and to the south the kingdom of Ephercuse.
Both kingdoms worship Mek but disagree as to the form that worship
should take. In recent times, a peace was agree between the two
kingdoms which officially ended the Third Sulfic War.

= Gods and Demi-gods =

What is left of elven religious beliefs falls into two camps. The
first deity is venerated by the wood elves of the lower Dyafice who
worship [[Pauwm]] and continue to believe that the true nature of
Pauwm is yet to be understood. Unlike their forest dwelling cousins,
the black elves subordinate [[Pauwm]] to their sun god, [[Baltet]].

== Mek ==

=== Mekanite Theocracy ===

Venerating Mek, the last deity of Men, their clergy rule hand in hand
with their sovereigns. This alliance, of cleric and king, demands
obeyance from their subjects and the Mekanites are ferocious in their
disdain for new religious movements and the old ways

''Chair and Robe''

* [[Mekanites]] - ''Tri-Furs''
* [[Recursors]]

= Magic (Toch'thonism) =

* [[Cursors]] - ''Nuer''

= Cities and Towns =

* [[Claviscero]] - ''The Second Union''
* [[Bent Knee]]
* [[Velentia]] - ''Falling Fortress''
* [[Lugusnon]] - ''Midlight''
* [[Bante]]

= Notable Characters =

* [[The Crown Exceptor]]
* [[First Mekae]] - ''Armand Pressarian''
* [[Muir Durilix]]
* [[Teroaro Mahakanika]]

= Adventures =

* [[Nuer Attack on Kuurok Day]]
* [[Hunt for the Nuer Assassin]]
* [[Captives of Bassamel Fight Back]]

= Map =

[[File:TheDyafice-1.png|x300px]]

= The Five Dies =

Dwarves: Tale of the 5 glyphs/dies - metal, earth, fire, water, wood.

"All of the sons disappeared due to the betrayal of two of the sons. The son of earth and the son of metal."

Elves:

5 Sons - If the elememts are ever separated then it would cause the fall of the republic.

Wood:
[[File:Glyph1.jpg|x300px]]

[[File:The5sons.jpg|x300px]]

= DM =

* Ben Hall

= Player Characters =

* [[Titus Pullo]]
* [[Arias Amaranthine]]
* [[Fel Ecco Song]]
* [[Naivara Amakiir]]

Pauwm

2016-06-13T14:28:21Z

Ben: remove latex heading

Pauwm is the Ngari word for empty and has become the monika for the
their ruling deity. The name of their god is yet to revealed.
However, outsiders never seem to understand this so when pushed for a
name they gloss their deity's names as the empty or the emptiness.
The Ngari see the search for the name a quest among their coming of
age men and women. If Ngari are see any distance away from the rift
floor then you can hazard a guess that the youth is on a quest to find
the name of Pauwm. This search though has its detractors among the
community. Some Pauwm profess the opposite and argue that the true
strength of their souls comes from embracing the emptiness not
answering it. This debate, dominates many a late night drinking
session in the tree cities of the Ngari.

The Rift Wars

2016-06-13T14:27:10Z

Ben: changes to deities section

Three mellenia have past since the Ruk was cleft in two. Forsaken were
the beings when the gods fell. The great rift defines all those that
live beside, within or over its cliffs. Those that were to survive
grew stronger and apart. First, were the elves who held a steel blade
to the throats of any who dare question their reign. But their
oppressive technocracy was to implode through their own bloody spite
and treachery. Their time, was the age of the [[Ancient Republic]].

But as the last noble elvish blood seeped below the surface into the
eddies and lakes of the Dyafice, whom should rise but the scattered
and nameless tribes of the uplands. A human conqueror, Mekzig, as Mek,
the God of Men. But before long, the humans too learnt nothing from
the fall of the [[Ancient Republic]]. They turned their wayd into a
brutal set of instiutions and came to dominate all who dwelled along
the rift's gearth. In their hearts, they looked up to their one true
god but downward to all other religious beliefs with lethal
intolerance. Forgotten would be the pluralist temples of the Ancient
Republic. Their time, the present age, is a time of war. The Rift
Wars.

Little is written of how the Rift came to be but many prophecies
abound of its origin. For the Mekanites, the rift is evidence of the
wretchedness of the [[Ancient Republic]] and the poverty of a society
once ruled by other kind. The rift avows the greatness of Mek. But the
songs of the street tell another tale. In the alleys and smoke houses
of cities and towns believers secretly pray to the old gods. In the
farm houses and ale houses of villages the downtrodden look up to the
heavens. Quietly though, beyond the reach of the Mekanites, the fallen
gods answer their prayers.

However, a wondrous new power lingers in the third mellenium. It is
the battery of sorcerous energy the Mekanites call Toch'thonism.
Coming in many forms, from the wild energy of the sorcerer to the
cloistered mastery of the wizard, Toch'thonism is seen as threatening
Mekanite power in the two kingdoms.

[[File:Threefirtrees.png]]

= History =

In the common tongue, the name of the known world is abbreviated to
simply Ruk. Scholars categorise its history into two distinct stages
called the Durations. The historical record spans three mellenia with
the First Duration referring the time of the [[Ancient Republic]] and
the Second Duration, the present age, as the [[The Age of Mek]]. The
term ''Duration'' came into the vernacular through the research of a
Valentian scholar, Holbard Cobala, who argued that there were two
epochs, or durations, to Ruk history. He concluded that the Second
Duration was looming as a fatal repeat of the first. Cobala's
distopian conclusion is rejected by the followers of Mek.

= Races =

The known world is peopled by a variety of humaniod races. The nomadic
[[Dwarves]] are common across the the two kingdoms of Ruk with humans
suspicious of their ways often accusing them of crime sprees and
vagrancy. [[Elves]] today either avoid all contact with the human
rulers of the Rift or are subordinate to human occupation as
mecenaries and journeymen. The dense forests of the lower Dyafice
support small populations of [[Dyaks]] who trade with human
populations but prefer to exist outside their vast walled cities.

= Gods and Demi-gods =

What is left of elven religious beliefs falls into two camps. The
first deity is venerated by the elves of the lower Dyafice who worship
[[Pauwm]] and continue to believe that the names of the virtues that
created the world will return. Unlike their forest dwelling cousins,
the black elves subordinate the god of their cousins in the Dyafice to
their sun god, [[Baltet]].

== Mek ==

=== Mekanite Theocracy ===

''Chair and Robe''

* [[Mekanites]] - ''Tri-Furs''
* [[Recursors]]

= Magic (Toch'thonism) =

* [[Cursors]] - ''Nuer''

= Cities and Towns =

* [[Claviscero]] - ''The Second Union''
* [[Bent Knee]]
* [[Velentia]] - ''Falling Fortress''
* [[Lugusnon]] - ''Midlight''
* [[Bante]]

= Notable Characters =

* [[The Crown Exceptor]]
* [[First Mekae]] - ''Armand Pressarian''
* [[Muir Durilix]]
* [[Teroaro Mahakanika]]

= Adventures =

* [[Nuer Attack on Kuurok Day]]
* [[Hunt for the Nuer Assassin]]
* [[Captives of Bassamel Fight Back]]

= Map =

[[File:TheDyafice-1.png|x300px]]

= The Five Dies =

Dwarves: Tale of the 5 glyphs/dies - metal, earth, fire, water, wood.

"All of the sons disappeared due to the betrayal of two of the sons. The son of earth and the son of metal."

Elves:

5 Sons - If the elememts are ever separated then it would cause the fall of the republic.

Wood:
[[File:Glyph1.jpg|x300px]]

[[File:The5sons.jpg|x300px]]

= DM =

* Ben Hall

= Player Characters =

* [[Titus Pullo]]
* [[Arias Amaranthine]]
* [[Fel Ecco Song]]
* [[Naivara Amakiir]]

Pauwm

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Ben: added a page for the deity of wood elves

\subsection{Pauwm}

Pauwm is the Ngari word for empty and has become the monika for the
their ruling deity. The name of their god is yet to revealed.
However, outsiders never seem to understand this so when pushed for a
name they gloss their deity's names as the empty or the emptiness.
The Ngari see the search for the name a quest among their coming of
age men and women. If Ngari are see any distance away from the rift
floor then you can hazard a guess that the youth is on a quest to find
the name of Pauwm. This search though has its detractors among the
community. Some Pauwm profess the opposite and argue that the true
strength of their souls comes from embracing the emptiness not
answering it. This debate, dominates many a late night drinking
session in the tree cities of the Ngari.

Baltet

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Ben: added a page for the god og the blood legs

Unlike the Ngari, the black elves are monotheistic believing only in
their sun god, Baltet. They laugh at their distant forest dwelling
cousins and their sentimental ways.

The Rift Wars

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Ben: updates to races paragraph

The Rift Wars

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Ben: clean-up to preface

The Rift Wars

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Ben: updates to history paragraph

The Rift Wars

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Ben: added a hiistorical overview rather than bullet points

The Rift Wars

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Ben: clean-up of home page

The Rift Wars

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Ben: reorg of rift wars front page

Dwarves

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Ben: corrections to typos on Dhwarves page

The dhwarves of today are known as the Peristi and live nomadic lives.
Peristi avoid settling down and prefer an itinerant lifesysle moving
from town to town along the north face of the Dyafice. Across the two
kingdoms they are are still in demand, working the many mines of the
north face and many provincial governments depend on their masonry
skills for the construction and maintenace of fortifications,
aqueducts, bridges and roads.

The Peristi predeliction for mobility harkens back to the last days of
the Ancient Regime. Dhwarven lore tells of a past castrophe brought
about by the insanity of an elven ruler who tried to draw down the
divine into this world. In those days, the Peristi maintained strong
ties with elvenfolk but now approach them and their crafts with
trepidation and disdain.

Persisti argue that the problem with elves is not only their vanity
but also their approach to politics and government. Ask a Peristi what
she thinks of elves today, and her response, after rolling the eyes
would be `if tedious mind-numbing routine is too daring for ya, then
go work with the elves.' But on a serious note, Peristi believe it was
the elvish tendency to overthink things that blinded them to the
madness of their own rulers. To this day, the Peristi believe they are
the antithesis to the elvish mindset and are highly suspsicious of
hierarchical organisations, elvish or not.

Peristi have abandoned their former gods and now leave these debates
to men and elves. But their songs of lore and bardic tales are second
to none and few festivals across the two kingdoms would be complete
without the performances of a Peristi troupe.

== Appearance ==

The Peristi have an olive complexion and dark brown eyes. The men
prefer moustaches and goatees to full beards, wear a wide array of
felt hats, prefer vests of striking knitted patterns and play all
manner of stringed instruments. Persisti women prefer long flowing
skirts with vivid patterns, ruffled into many layers combined with
white shirts and jackets. Known for their beautiful jewellery, the
women are adorned in necklaces and large earrings and tend to wear
their hair out in flowing dark curls.

== Note for Players ==

For inspiration, players are to look toward the Romani culture of
eastern Europe and the traditional ways of Gypsie folk in planning a
player character and in imagining interactions with Peristi non-player
characters. Persisti women do not have beards.

Dwarves

2016-06-13T12:37:21Z

Ben: Updates the dhwarven description

The dhwarves of today are known as the Peristi and live nomadic lives.
Peristi avoid settling down and prefer an itinerant lifesysle moving
from town to town along the north face of the Dyafice. Across the two
kingdoms they are are still in demand, woring the many mines of the
north face and many provinces depend on their masonry for
fortifications, aqueducts, bridges and roads.

The Peristi predeliction for mobility harkens back to the last days of
the Ancient Regime. Dhwarven lore tells of a past castrophe brought
about by the insanity of an elven ruler who tried to draw down the
divine into this world. In those days, the Peristi maintained strong
ties with elvenfolk but now approach them and the crafts with
trepidation and disdain.

Persisti argue that the problem with elves is not only their vanity
but also their approach to politics and government. Ask a Peristi what
she thinks of elves today, and your response, after rolling the eyes
would be `if tedious mind-numbing routine is too daring for ya, then
go work with the elves.' But on a serious note, Peristi believe it was
the elvish tendency to overthink things that blinded them to the
madness of their own rulers. To this day, the Persiti believe they are
the antithesis to this and are highly suspsicious of hierarchical
organisations, elvish or not.

Peristi have abandoned their former gods and now leave these debates
to men and elves. But their songs and bardic tales are second to none
and few festivals across the two kingdoms would be complete without
the performances of a Peristi troupe.

= Appearance =

The majority of Persisti have an olive complexion and dark brown eyes.
The men prefer moustaches and goatees to full beards, wear a wide
array of felt hats, prefer vests of striking knitted patterns and fur
coats. Persisti women prefer long flowing skirts with vivid patterns,
ruffled into many layers combined with white shirts and jackets. Known
for their beautiful jewellery, the women are adorned in necklaces and
large earrings and tend to ear their out in flowing dark curls.

= Note for Players =

For inspiration players are to look toward Romani culture of eastern
culture and the traditional ways of Gypsie folk arcoss Europe in
planning a player character and in imagining interactions with Peristi
non-player characters. Persisti women do not have beards.

Dwarves

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Ben: Consolidated notes on dhwarves to single page

The Rift Wars

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Ben: TOC chnages

The Rift Wars

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Ben: testing TOC levels

Ancient Republic

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Ben: Added page on the Ancient Republic

The historical accounts of men in the two kingdoms date back for three
mellenia to the days of the Mestiza Republic. With few historical
accounts of the Mestiza period scribes and scholars have sketched
together only the faintest of details of the period. At the time of
its fall, it is speculated that a conspiracy between the Consul Elects
split the Republic in two. One source suggests that the Republic
crumbled because of a feud between two Consuls who were siblings.
Another scholar argues that the Men of the Consulate plotted to end
the election of the other races to it which back fired horribly.

Of the final days speculation surrounds the name Balzana and she was
human or elf. In one bardic tale, Balzana was an elven leader who
returned to the capital after a series of successful campaigns against
barbarians on the southern borders. Her popularity though extended
well beyond the elven kingdoms to include many men and this saw her
elected to the Consulate. She found support though in the political
arena from her uncle Kinnoch. Between them, the pair grew powerful in
the Consulate with Kinnoch maneouvoring within the Consular arena and
Balzana ensuring that the Republican army was on side. But Balzana
grew tired of her uncle's measured statemenship and sought to rule of
the Consulate as the Principal Elect of the Republic. Before long,
Balzana had convinced her fellow consuls to crown her the Principal
Consul of the Republic. Kinnoch was furious and when he heard that
Balzana was to crowned her sole ruler of the Republic on the last
night of Tuharo he pleaded with her to stop this madness for her quest
for power will destroy the Republic. Balzana comes around and tells
Kinnoch that upon the midwinter consular meeting she will
dissassociate herself with the new office of Principal Elect. But
Balzana goes against her uncle's advice and seizes power. Kinnoch
storms out of the meeting. But Kinnoch's passion for the Republic
only grows stronger. He confronted his neice but Balzana's anger
overcame her and she murdered him. Her dark deed would haunt her
reign in the decades that followed. The Republic died with Kinnoch
and under the Dark Queen her subjects knew only civil war.

The Rift Wars

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Ben: Updates to history section

The Rift Wars

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Ben: more preface changes

The Rift Wars

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Ben: cleanup of preface

The Rift Wars

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Ben: Moved preface across to wiki

The Rift Wars

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Ben:

==== DM ====

Ben Hall

[[File:Threefirtrees.png]]

==== Adventures ====

* [[Nuer Attack on Kuurok Day]]
* [[Hunt for the Nuer Assassin]]
* [[Captives of Bassamel Fight Back]]

==== Races ====

* [[Dwarves]]
* [[Elves]]
* [[Half Elf]]

==== Player Characters ====
* [[Titus Pullo]]
* [[Arias Amaranthine]]
* [[Fel Ecco Song]]
* [[Naivara Amakiir]]

==== Cities and Towns ====
* [[Claviscero]] - ''The Second Union''
* [[Bent Knee]]
* [[Velentia]] - ''Falling Fortress''
* [[Lugusnon]] - ''Midlight''
* [[Bante]]

==== Notable Characters ====
* [[The Crown Exceptor]]
* [[First Mekae]] - ''Armand Pressarian''
* [[Muir Durilix]]
* [[Teroaro Mahakanika]]

==== Theocracies ====
* [[Mekanites]]- ''Tri-Furs''
* [[Recursors]]

==== Magic (Toch'thonicism) ====
* [[Cursors]] - ''Nuer''

==== Map ====

[[File:TheDyafice-1.png|x300px]]

==== The Five Dies ====

Dwarves: Tale of the 5 glyphs/dies - metal, earth, fire, water, wood.

"All of the sons disappeared due to the betrayal of two of the sons. The son of earth and the son of metal."

Elves:

5 Sons - If the elememts are ever separated then it would cause the fall of the republic.

Wood:
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[[File:The5sons.jpg|x300px]]

Captives of Bassamel Fight Back

2015-09-08T02:38:49Z

Ben:

Fell and Titus are restrained with their hands tied behind their
backs. They are led through the streets of Chilatore to Irondirk
winery on the outskirts of the town. Locked in a cold store of the
winery, Fell and Titus rest in the dark.

Arrius, following close behind, trails the warrior, soldiers and their
captives to the winery. He skirts around the boundary of the compound
looking for a way to enter the building without raising an alarm.
Arrius manages to find a back door to the winery. He enters. Before
long, after searching through the barrel room, Arrius locates a cold
room and finds the captives. He releases Fell and Titus. Arrius
leads the companions out of the building and into the stone fenced
yard. Arrius notices a farmer move around behind a hay shed and
decides to catch the farmer by surprise before he has a chance to
raise an alarm. Arrius fails and is seen by the farmer. Titus
intervenes and confronts the farmer. The farmer yields and they tie
the farmer up in the hay shed.

The companions move toward the edge of the winery wall, using its shadow to remain hidden. They peer through the windows, trying to locate
the assassin and their former captors. They identify the helmed warrior, Bassamel and
soldiers. The companions organise themselves. Fell decides to enter
the winery from the back entrance near to where Arrius entered the
building to release them. Arrius decides to launch himself through a
window as a surprise attack. Titus moves to the main entrance.
Arrius prepares to attack. Fell returns to the back entrance of the
winery.

Arrius hurls himself through the open window, thrusting his sword into
Bassamel. Titus charges through the front door, spots Roima Seermul,
and engages the sorcerer. Fell manifests the power of Amagartum and shifts into his wolf form. He silently steps through the back entrance of the
building.

Using a similar spell as that cast in the attack at Clavisero, Roima
struggles to control the power of lightning emmanating from her out-thrust palms. She misses in striking the strongarm of the tri-furs.
Titus enters into striking rage of the sorcerer. Melees continue
across the room and the axe of Bassamel smashes the thief Arrius to
the ground. He lies lifeless on the floor. The wolf, as Fell,
attacks Bassamel but Bassamel avoids serious injury swinging his axe into
the wolf. The wolf bounces accross the floor, slamming into the wall
and falling to the ground in a heap. Pikemen come to the aid of Roima
and drive their polearms into the paladin. The injuries are severe
but Titus regains his composure and strikes back hard into the
attackers. No match for the battle hardened witchhunter, the pikemen
are dispatched. With only one companion left standing, the warrior
swings his great axe but Titus deflects the blow. Bassamel, badly
wounded from the earlier stab in the back, struggles against the
paladin. Titus takes the advantage and drives the last breath from
the imposing warrior.

Stablising Fell and Arrius, Titus releases the captive farmer and
questions the farmer as to the rebellion in Chilatore. The farmer
reveals widespread anger at the punitive tally placed on the town by
the nobles of Chilatore and the Governing Council of Claviscero.
Having all recovered, the companions decide to continue their search
for the mastermind behind the assassination attempt on Kuurok Day. As they cross the River Chomb
again they return to the farm house on the other side of the bridge.
Questioning the woman of the farm-house, the companions once again are
told about the discontent in the town at the unfairness of the
increases in taxes and the exemption in taxes afforded the nobles.
Arrius searches for his daggers around the bridge where the ambush
took place the day before. None are found.

Captives of Bassamel Fight Back

2015-09-08T02:37:44Z

Ben:

Fell and Titus are restrained with their hands tied behind their
backs. They are led through the streets of Chilatore to Irondirk
winery on the outskirts of the town. Locked in a cold store of the
winery, Fell and Titus rest in the dark.

Arrius, following close behind, trails the warrior, soldiers and their
captives to the winery. He skirts around the boundary of the compound
looking for a way to enter the building without raising an alarm.
Arrius manages to find a back door to the winery. He enters. Before
long, after searching through the barrel room, Arrius locates a cold
room and finds the captives. He releases Fell and Titus. Arrius
leads the companions out of the building and into the stone fenced
yard. Arrius notices a farmer move around behind a hay shed and
decides to catch the farmer by surprise before he has a chance to
raise an alarm. Arrius fails and is seen by the farmer. Titus
intervenes and confronts the farmer. The farmer yields and they tie
the farmer up in the hay shed.

The companions move toward the edge of the winery wall, using its shadow to remain hidden. They peer through the windows, trying to locate
the assassin and their former captors. They identify the helmed warrior, Bassamel and
soldiers. The companions organise themselves. Fell decides to enter
the winery from the back entrance near to where Arrius entered the
building to release them. Arrius decides to launch himself through a
window as a surprise attack. Titus moves to the main entrance.
Arrius prepares to attack. Fell returns to the back entrance of the
winery.

Arrius hurls himself through the open window, thrusting his sword into
Bassamel. Titus charges through the front door, spots Roima Seermul,
and engages the sorcerer. Fell manifests the power of Amagartum and shifts into his wolf form. He silently steps through the back entrance of the
building.

Using a similar spell as that cast in the attack at Clavisero, Roima
struggles to control the power of lightning emmanating from her out-thrust palms. She misses in striking the strongarm of the tri-furs.
Titus enters into striking rage of the sorcerer. Melees continue
across the room and the axe of Bassamel smashes the thief Arrius to
the ground. He lies lifeless on the floor. The wolf, as Fell,
attacks Bassamel but Bassamel avoids serious injury swinging his axe into
the wolf. The wolf bounces accross the floor, slamming into the wall
and falling to the ground in a heap. Pikemen come to the aid of Roima
and drive their polearms into the paladin. The injuries are severe
but Titus regains his composure and strikes back hard into the
attackers. No match for the battle hardened witchhunter, the pikemen
are dispatched. With only one companion left standing, the warrior
swings his great axe but Titus deflects the blow. Bassamel, badly
wounded from the earlier stab in the back, struggles against the
paladin. Titus takes the advantage and drives the last breath from
the imposing warrior.

Stablising Fell and Arrius, Titus releases the captive farmer and
questions the farmer as to the rebellion in Chilatore. The farmer
reveals widespread anger at the punitive tally placed on the town by
the nobles of Chilatore and the Governing Council of Claviscero.
Having all recovered, the companions decide to continue their search
for the mastermind behind the assasination attempt on Kuurok Day. As they cross the River Chomb
again they return to the farm house on the other side of the bridge.
Questioning the woman of the farm-house, the companions once again are
told about the discontent in the town at the unfairness of the
increases in taxes and the exemption in taxes afforded the nobles.
Arrius searches for his daggers around the bridge where the ambush
took place the day before. None are found.

Captives of Bassamel Fight Back

2015-09-08T02:36:33Z

Ben:

Fell and Titus are restrained with their hands tied behind their
backs. They are led through the streets of Chilatore to Irondirk
winery on the outskirts of the town. Locked in a cold store of the
winery, Fell and Titus rest in the dark.

Arrius, following close behind, trails the warrior, soldiers and their
captives to the winery. He skirts around the boundary of the compound
looking for a way to enter the building without raising an alarm.
Arrius manages to find a back door to the winery. He enters. Before
long, after searching through the barrel room, Arrius locates a cold
room and finds the captives. He releases Fell and Titus. Arrius
leads the companions out of the building and into the stone fenced
yard. Arrius notices a farmer move around behind a hay shed and
decides to catch the farmer by surprise before he has a chance to
raise an alarm. Arrius fails and is seen by the farmer. Titus
intervenes and confronts the farmer. The farmer yields and they tie
the farmer up in the hay shed.

The companions move toward the edge of the winery wall, using its shadow to remain hidden. They peer through the windows, trying to locate
the assassin and their former captors. They identify the helmed warrior, Bassamel and
soldiers. The companions organise themselves. Fell decides to enter
the winery from the back entrance near to where Arrius entered the
building to release them. Arrius decides to launch himself through a
window as a surprise attack. Titus moves to the main entrance.
Arrius prepares to attack. Fell returns to the back entrance of the
winery.

Arrius hurls himself through the open window, thrusting his sword into
Bassamel. Titus charges through the front door, spots Roima Seermul,
and engages the sorcerer. Fell manifests the power of Amagartum and shifts into his wolf form. He silently steps through the back entrance of the
building.

Using a similar spell as that cast in the attack at Clavisero, Roima
struggles to control the power of lightning emmanating from her out-thrust palms. She misses in striking the strongarm of the tri-furs.
Titus enters into striking rage of the sorcerer. Melees continue
across the room and the axe of Bassamel smashes the thief Arrius to
the ground. He lies lifeless on the floor. The wolf, as Fell,
attacks Bassamel but Bassamel avoids serious injury swinging his axe into
the wolf. The wolf bounces accross the floor, slamming into the wall
and falling to the ground in a heap. Pikemen come to the aid of Roima
and drive their polearms into the paladin. The injuries are severe
but Titus regains his composure and strikes back hard into the
attackers. No match for the battle hardened witchhunter, the pikemen
are dispatched. With only one companion left standing, the warrior
swings his great axe but Titus deflects the blow. Bassamel, badly
wounded from the earlier stab in the back, struggles against the
paladin. Titus takes the advantage and drives the last breath from
the imposing warrior.

Stablising Fell and Arrius, Titus releases the captive farmer and
questions the farmer as to the rebellion in Chilatore. The farmer
reveals widespread anger at the punitive tally placed on the town by
the nobles of Chilatore and the Governing Council of Claviscero.
Having all recovered, the companions decide to continue their search
for the mastermind behind the assination attempt on Kuurok Day. As they cross the River Chomb
again they return to the farm house on the other side of the bridge.
Questioning the woman of the farm-house, the companions once again are
told about the discontent in the town at the unfairness of the
increases in taxes and the exemption in taxes afforded the nobles.
Arrius searches for his daggers around the bridge where the ambush
took place the day before. None are found.

Captives of Bassamel Fight Back

2015-09-08T02:35:13Z

Ben:

Fell and Titus are restrained with their hands tied behind their
backs. They are led through the streets of Chilatore to Irondirk
winery on the outskirts of the town. Locked in a cold store of the
winery, Fell and Titus rest in the dark.

Arrius, following close behind, trails the warrior, soldiers and their
captives to the winery. He skirts around the boundary of the compound
looking for a way to enter the building without raising an alarm.
Arrius manages to find a back door to the winery. He enters. Before
long, after searching through the barrel room, Arrius locates a cold
room and finds the captives. He releases Fell and Titus. Arrius
leads the companions out of the building and into the stone fenced
yard. Arrius notices a farmer move around behind a hay shed and
decides to catch the farmer by surprise before he has a chance to
raise an alarm. Arrius fails and is seen by the farmer. Titus
intervenes and confronts the farmer. The farmer yields and they tie
the farmer up in the hay shed.

The companions move toward the edge of the winery wall, using its shadow to remain hidden. They peer through the windows, trying to locate
the assassin and their former captors. They identify the helmed warrior, Bassamel and
soldiers. The companions organise themselves. Fell decides to enter
the winery from the back entrance near to where Arrius entered the
building to release them. Arrius decides to launch himself through a
window as a surprise attack. Titus moves to the main entrance.
Arrius prepares to attack. Fell returns to the back entrance of the
winery.

Arrius hurls himself through the open window, thrusting his sword into
Bassamel. Titus charges through the front door, spots Roima Seermul,
and engages the sorcerer. Fell manifests the power of Amagartum and shifts into his wolf form. He silently steps through the back entrance of the
building.

Using a similar spell as that cast in the attack at Clavisero, Roima
struggles to control the power of lightning emmanating from her out-thrust palms. She misses in striking the strongarm of the tri-furs.
Titus enters into striking rage of the sorcerer. Melees continue
across the room and the axe of Bassamel smashes the thief Arrius to
the ground. He lies lifeless on the floor. The wolf, as Fell,
attacks Bassamel but Bassamel avoids serious injury swinging his axe into
the wolf. The wolf bounces accross the floor, slamming into the wall
and falling to the ground in a heap. Pikemen come to the aid of Roima
and drive their polearms into the paladin. The injuries are severe
but Titus regains his composure and strikes back hard into the
attackers. No match for the battle hardened witchhunter, the pikemen
are dispatched. With only one companion left standing, the warrior
swings his great axe but Titus deflects the blow. Bassamel, badly
wounded from the earlier stab in the back, struggles against the
paladin. Titus takes the advantage and drives the last breath from
the imposing warrior.

Stablising Fell and Arrius, Titus releases the captive farmer and
questions the farmer as to the rebellion in Chilatore. The farmer
reveals widespread anger at the punitive tally placed on the town by
the nobles of Chilatore and the Governing Council of Claviscero.
Having all recovered, the companions decide to continue their search
for leader of the Kuurok Day attack. As they cross the River Chomb
again they return to the farm house on the other side of the bridge.
Questioning the woman of the farm-house, the companions once again are
told about the discontent in the town at the unfairness of the
increases in taxes and the exemption in taxes afforded the nobles.
Arrius searches for his daggers around the bridge where the ambush
took place the day before. None are found.

Captives of Bassamel Fight Back

2015-09-08T02:34:11Z

Ben:

Fell and Titus are restrained with their hands tied behind their
backs. They are led through the streets of Chilatore to Irondirk
winery on the outskirts of the town. Locked in a cold store of the
winery, Fell and Titus rest in the dark.

Arrius, following close behind, trails the warrior, soldiers and their
captives to the winery. He skirts around the boundary of the compound
looking for a way to enter the building without raising an alarm.
Arrius manages to find a back door to the winery. He enters. Before
long, after searching through the barrel room, Arrius locates a cold
room and finds the captives. He releases Fell and Titus. Arrius
leads the companions out of the building and into the stone fenced
yard. Arrius notices a farmer move around behind a hay shed and
decides to catch the farmer by surprise before he has a chance to
raise an alarm. Arrius fails and is seen by the farmer. Titus
intervenes and confronts the farmer. The farmer yields and they tie
the farmer up in the hay shed.

The companions move toward the edge of the winery wall, using its shadow to remain hidden. They peer through the windows, trying to locate
the assassin and their former captors. They identify the helmed warrior, Bassamel and
soldiers. The companions organise themselves. Fell decides to enter
the winery from the back entrance near to where Arrius entered the
building to release them. Arrius decides to launch himself through a
window as a surprise attack. Titus moves to the main entrance.
Arrius prepares to attack. Fell returns to the back entrance of the
winery.

Arrius hurls himself through the open window, thrusting his sword into
Bassamel. Titus charges through the front door, spots Roima Seermul,
and engages the sorcerer. Fell manifests the power of Amagartum and shifts into his wolf form. He silently steps through the back entrance of the
building.

Using a similar spell as that cast in the attack at Clavisero, Roima
struggles to control the power of lightning emmanating from her out-thrust palms. She misses in striking the strongarm of the tri-furs.
Titus enters into striking rage of the sorcerer. Melees continue
across the room and the axe of Bassamel smashes the thief Arrius to
the ground. He lies lifeless on the floor. The wolf, as Fell,
attacks Bassamel but Bassamel avoids serious injury swinging his axe into
the wolf. The wolf bounces accross the floor, slamming into the wall
and falling to the ground in a heap. Pikemen come to the aid of Roima
and drive their polearms into the paladin. The injuries are servere
but Titus regains his composure and strikes back hard into the
pikeman. No match for the battle hardened witchhunter, the pikemen
are dispatched. With only one companion left standing, the warrior
swings his great axe but Titus deflects the blow. Bassamel, badly
wounded from the earlier stab in the back, struggles against the
paladin. Titus takes the advantage and drives the last breath from
Bassamel with his sword.

Stablising Fell and Arrius, Titus releases the captive farmer and
questions the farmer as to the rebellion in Chilatore. The farmer
reveals widespread anger at the punitive tally placed on the town by
the nobles of Chilatore and the Governing Council of Claviscero.
Having all recovered, the companions decide to continue their search
for leader of the Kuurok Day attack. As they cross the River Chomb
again they return to the farm house on the other side of the bridge.
Questioning the woman of the farm-house, the companions once again are
told about the discontent in the town at the unfairness of the
increases in taxes and the exemption in taxes afforded the nobles.
Arrius searches for his daggers around the bridge where the ambush
took place the day before. None are found.

Captives of Bassamel Fight Back

2015-09-08T02:33:01Z

Ben:

Fell and Titus are restrained with their hands tied behind their
backs. They are led through the streets of Chilatore to Irondirk
winery on the outskirts of the town. Locked in a cold store of the
winery, Fell and Titus rest in the dark.

Arrius, following close behind, trails the warrior, soldiers and their
captives to the winery. He skirts around the boundary of the compound
looking for a way to enter the building without raising an alarm.
Arrius manages to find a back door to the winery. He enters. Before
long, after searching through the barrel room, Arrius locates a cold
room and finds the captives. He releases Fell and Titus. Arrius
leads the companions out of the building and into the stone fenced
yard. Arrius notices a farmer move around behind a hay shed and
decides to catch the farmer by surprise before he has a chance to
raise an alarm. Arrius fails and is seen by the farmer. Titus
intervenes and confronts the farmer. The farmer yields and they tie
the farmer up in the hay shed.

The companions move toward the edge of the winery wall, using its shadow to remain hidden. They peer through the windows, trying to locate
the assassin and their former captors. They identify the helmed warrior, Bassamel and
soldiers. The companions organise themselves. Fell decides to enter
the winery from the back entrance near to where Arrius entered the
building to release them. Arrius decides to launch himself through a
window as a surprise attack. Titus moves to the main entrance.
Arrius prepares to attack. Fell returns to the back entrance of the
winery.

Arrius hurls himself through the open window, thrusting his sword into
Bassamel. Titus charges through the front door, spots Roima Seermul,
and engages the sorcerer. Fell manifests the power of Amagartum and shifts into his wolf form. He silently steps through the back entrance of the
building.

Using a similar spell as that cast in the attack at Clavisero, Roima
struggles to control the power of lightning emmanating from her out-thrust palms. She misses in striking the strongarm of the tri-furs.
Titus enters into striking rage of the sorcerer. Melees continue
across the room and the axe of Bassamel smashes the thief Arrius to
the ground. He lies lifeless on the floor. The wolf, as Fell,
attacks Bassamel but he avoids serious injury swinging his axe into
the wolf. The wolf bounces accross the floor, slamming into the wall
and filling to the group in a heap. Pikemen come to the aid of Roima
and drive their polearms into the paladin. The injuries are servere
but Titus regains his composure and strikes back hard into the
pikeman. No match for the battle hardened witchhunter, the pikemen
are dispatched. With only one companion left standing, the warrior
swings his great axe but Titus deflects the blow. Bassamel, badly
wounded from the earlier stab in the back, struggles against the
paladin. Titus takes the advantage and drives the last breath from
Bassamel with his sword.

Stablising Fell and Arrius, Titus releases the captive farmer and
questions the farmer as to the rebellion in Chilatore. The farmer
reveals widespread anger at the punitive tally placed on the town by
the nobles of Chilatore and the Governing Council of Claviscero.
Having all recovered, the companions decide to continue their search
for leader of the Kuurok Day attack. As they cross the River Chomb
again they return to the farm house on the other side of the bridge.
Questioning the woman of the farm-house, the companions once again are
told about the discontent in the town at the unfairness of the
increases in taxes and the exemption in taxes afforded the nobles.
Arrius searches for his daggers around the bridge where the ambush
took place the day before. None are found.

Captives of Bassamel Fight Back

2015-09-08T02:32:42Z

Ben:

Fell and Titus are restrained with their hands tied behind their
backs. They are led through the streets of Chilatore to Irondirk
winery on the outskirts of the town. Locked in a cold store of the
winery, Fell and Titus rest in the dark.

Arrius, following close behind, trails the warrior, soldiers and their
captives to the winery. He skirts around the boundary of the compound
looking for a way to enter the building without raising an alarm.
Arrius manages to find a back door to the winery. He enters. Before
long, after searching through the barrel room, Arrius locates a cold
room and finds the captives. He releases Fell and Titus. Arrius
leads the companions out of the building and into the stone fenced
yard. Arrius notices a farmer move around behind a hay shed and
decides to catch the farmer by surprise before he has a chance to
raise an alarm. Arrius fails and is seen by the farmer. Titus
intervenes and confronts the farmer. The farmer yields and they tie
the farmer up in the hay shed.

The companions move toward the edge of the winery wall, using its shadow to remain hidden. They peer through the windows, trying to locate
the assassin and their former captors. They identify the helmed warrior, Bassamel and
soldiers. The companions organise themselves. Fell decides to enter
the winery from the back entrance near to where Arrius entered the
building to release them. Arrius decides to launch himself through a
window as a surprise attack. Titus moves to the main entrance.
Arrius prepares to attack. Fell returns to the back entrance of the
winery.

Arrius hurls himself through the open window, thrusting his sword into
Bassamel. Titus charges through the front door, spots Roima Seermul,
and engages the sorcerer. Fell manifests the power of Amagartum and shifts into his wolf form. He silently steps through the back entrance of the
building.

Using a similar spell as that used in the attack at Clavisero, Roima
struggles to control the power of lightning emmanating from her out-thrust palms. She misses in striking the strongarm of the tri-furs.
Titus enters into striking rage of the sorcerer. Melees continue
across the room and the axe of Bassamel smashes the thief Arrius to
the ground. He lies lifeless on the floor. The wolf, as Fell,
attacks Bassamel but he avoids serious injury swinging his axe into
the wolf. The wolf bounces accross the floor, slamming into the wall
and filling to the group in a heap. Pikemen come to the aid of Roima
and drive their polearms into the paladin. The injuries are servere
but Titus regains his composure and strikes back hard into the
pikeman. No match for the battle hardened witchhunter, the pikemen
are dispatched. With only one companion left standing, the warrior
swings his great axe but Titus deflects the blow. Bassamel, badly
wounded from the earlier stab in the back, struggles against the
paladin. Titus takes the advantage and drives the last breath from
Bassamel with his sword.

Stablising Fell and Arrius, Titus releases the captive farmer and
questions the farmer as to the rebellion in Chilatore. The farmer
reveals widespread anger at the punitive tally placed on the town by
the nobles of Chilatore and the Governing Council of Claviscero.
Having all recovered, the companions decide to continue their search
for leader of the Kuurok Day attack. As they cross the River Chomb
again they return to the farm house on the other side of the bridge.
Questioning the woman of the farm-house, the companions once again are
told about the discontent in the town at the unfairness of the
increases in taxes and the exemption in taxes afforded the nobles.
Arrius searches for his daggers around the bridge where the ambush
took place the day before. None are found.

Captives of Bassamel Fight Back

2015-09-08T02:31:54Z

Ben:

Fell and Titus are restrained with their hands tied behind their
backs. They are led through the streets of Chilatore to Irondirk
winery on the outskirts of the town. Locked in a cold store of the
winery, Fell and Titus rest in the dark.

Arrius, following close behind, trails the warrior, soldiers and their
captives to the winery. He skirts around the boundary of the compound
looking for a way to enter the building without raising an alarm.
Arrius manages to find a back door to the winery. He enters. Before
long, after searching through the barrel room, Arrius locates a cold
room and finds the captives. He releases Fell and Titus. Arrius
leads the companions out of the building and into the stone fenced
yard. Arrius notices a farmer move around behind a hay shed and
decides to catch the farmer by surprise before he has a chance to
raise an alarm. Arrius fails and is seen by the farmer. Titus
intervenes and confronts the farmer. The farmer yields and they tie
the farmer up in the hay shed.

The companions move toward the edge of the winery wall, using its shadow to remain hidden. They peer through the windows, trying to locate
the assassin and their former captors. They identify the helmed warrior, Bassamel and
soldiers. The companions organise themselves. Fell decides to enter
the winery from the back entrance near to where Arrius entered the
building to release them. Arrius decides to launch himself through a
window as a surprise attack. Titus moves to the main entrance.
Arrius prepares to attack. Fell returns to the back entrance of the
winery.

Arrius hurls himself through the open window, thrusting his sword into
Bassamel. Titus charges through the front door, spots Roima Seermul,
and engages the sorcerer. Fell manifests the power of Amagartum and shifts into his wolf form. He silently steps through the back entrance of the
building.

Using a similar spell as that used in the attack at Clavisero, Roima
struggles to control the power of lightning emmanenting from out-thrust palms. She misses in striking the strongarm of the tri-furs.
Titus enters into striking rage of the sorcerer. Melees continue
across the room and the axe of Bassamel smashes the thief Arrius to
the ground. He lies lifeless on the floor. The wolf, as Fell,
attacks Bassamel but he avoids serious injury swinging his axe into
the wolf. The wolf bounces accross the floor, slamming into the wall
and filling to the group in a heap. Pikemen come to the aid of Roima
and drive their polearms into the paladin. The injuries are servere
but Titus regains his composure and strikes back hard into the
pikeman. No match for the battle hardened witchhunter, the pikemen
are dispatched. With only one companion left standing, the warrior
swings his great axe but Titus deflects the blow. Bassamel, badly
wounded from the earlier stab in the back, struggles against the
paladin. Titus takes the advantage and drives the last breath from
Bassamel with his sword.

Stablising Fell and Arrius, Titus releases the captive farmer and
questions the farmer as to the rebellion in Chilatore. The farmer
reveals widespread anger at the punitive tally placed on the town by
the nobles of Chilatore and the Governing Council of Claviscero.
Having all recovered, the companions decide to continue their search
for leader of the Kuurok Day attack. As they cross the River Chomb
again they return to the farm house on the other side of the bridge.
Questioning the woman of the farm-house, the companions once again are
told about the discontent in the town at the unfairness of the
increases in taxes and the exemption in taxes afforded the nobles.
Arrius searches for his daggers around the bridge where the ambush
took place the day before. None are found.

Captives of Bassamel Fight Back

2015-09-08T02:30:14Z

Ben:

Fell and Titus are restrained with their hands tied behind their
backs. They are led through the streets of Chilatore to Irondirk
winery on the outskirts of the town. Locked in a cold store of the
winery, Fell and Titus rest in the dark.

Arrius, following close behind, trails the warrior, soldiers and their
captives to the winery. He skirts around the boundary of the compound
looking for a way to enter the building without raising an alarm.
Arrius manages to find a back door to the winery. He enters. Before
long, after searching through the barrel room, Arrius locates a cold
room and finds the captives. He releases Fell and Titus. Arrius
leads the companions out of the building and into the stone fenced
yard. Arrius notices a farmer move around behind a hay shed and
decides to catch the farmer by surprise before he has a chance to
raise an alarm. Arrius fails and is seen by the farmer. Titus
intervenes and confronts the farmer. The farmer yields and they tie
the farmer up in the hay shed.

The companions move toward the edge of the winery wall, using its shadow to remain hidden. They peer through the windows, trying to locate
the assassin and their former captors. They identify the helmed warrior, Bassamel and
soldiers. The companions organise themselves. Fell decides to enter
the winery from the back entrance near to where Arrius entered the
building to release them. Arrius decides to launch himself through a
window as a surprise attack. Titus moves to the main entrance.
Arrius prepares to attack. Fell returns to the back entrance of the
winery.

Arrius hurls himself through the open window, thrusting his sword into
Bassamel. Titus charges through the front door, spots Roima Seermul,
and engages the sorcerer. Fell manifests the power of Amagartum and shifts into his wolf form. He silently steps through the back entrance of the
building.

Using a similar spell as that used in the attack at Clavisero, Roima
struggles to control th power of lightning at her finger tips and
misses in striking the storm of the tri-furs, Titus the Recursor.
Titus enters into striking rage of the sorcerer. Melees continue
across the room and the axe of Bassamel smashes the thief Arrius to
the ground. He lies lifeless on the floor. The wolf, as Fell,
attacks Bassamel but he avoids serious injury swinging his axe into
the wolf. The wolf bounces accross the floor, slamming into the wall
and filling to the group in a heap. Pikemen come to the aid of Roima
and drive their polearms into the paladin. The injuries are servere
but Titus regains his composure and strikes back hard into the
pikeman. No match for the battle hardened witchhunter, the pikemen
are dispatched. With only one companion left standing, the warrior
swings his great axe but Titus deflects the blow. Bassamel, badly
wounded from the earlier stab in the back, struggles against the
paladin. Titus takes the advantage and drives the last breath from
Bassamel with his sword.

Stablising Fell and Arrius, Titus releases the captive farmer and
questions the farmer as to the rebellion in Chilatore. The farmer
reveals widespread anger at the punitive tally placed on the town by
the nobles of Chilatore and the Governing Council of Claviscero.
Having all recovered, the companions decide to continue their search
for leader of the Kuurok Day attack. As they cross the River Chomb
again they return to the farm house on the other side of the bridge.
Questioning the woman of the farm-house, the companions once again are
told about the discontent in the town at the unfairness of the
increases in taxes and the exemption in taxes afforded the nobles.
Arrius searches for his daggers around the bridge where the ambush
took place the day before. None are found.

Captives of Bassamel Fight Back

2015-09-08T02:27:48Z

Ben:

Fell and Titus are restrained with their hands tied behind their
backs. They are led through the streets of Chilatore to Irondirk
winery on the outskirts of the town. Locked in a cold store of the
winery, Fell and Titus rest in the dark.

Arrius, following close behind, trails the warrior, soldiers and their
captives to the winery. He skirts around the boundary of the compound
looking for a way to enter the building without raising an alarm.
Arrius manages to find a back door to the winery. He enters. Before
long, after searching through the barrel room, Arrius locates a cold
room and finds the captives. He releases Fell and Titus. Arrius
leads the companions out of the building and into the stone fenced
yard. Arrius notices a farmer move around behind a hay shed and
decides to catch the farmer by surprise before he has a chance to
raise an alarm. Arrius fails and is seen by the farmer. Titus
intervenes and confronts the farmer. The farmer yields and they tie
the farmer up in the hay shed.

The companions move toward the edge of the winery wall, using its shadow to remain hidden. They peer through the windows, trying to locate
the assassin and their former captors. They identify the helmed warrior, Bassamel and
soldiers. The companions organise themselves. Fell decides to enter
the winery from the back entrance near to where Arrius entered the
building to release them. Arrius decides to launch himself through a
window as a surprise attack. Titus moves to the main entrance.
Arrius prepares to attack. Fell returns to the back entrance of the
winery.

Arrius hurls himself through the open window, thrusting his sword into
Bassamel. Titus charges through the front door, spots Roima Seermul,
and engages the sorcerer. Fell manifests the gifts of the Amagarti as
a wolf quietly and silently steps through the back entrance of the
building.

Using a similar spell as that used in the attack at Clavisero, Roima
struggles to control th power of lightning at her finger tips and
misses in striking the storm of the tri-furs, Titus the Recursor.
Titus enters into striking rage of the sorcerer. Melees continue
across the room and the axe of Bassamel smashes the thief Arrius to
the ground. He lies lifeless on the floor. The wolf, as Fell,
attacks Bassamel but he avoids serious injury swinging his axe into
the wolf. The wolf bounces accross the floor, slamming into the wall
and filling to the group in a heap. Pikemen come to the aid of Roima
and drive their polearms into the paladin. The injuries are servere
but Titus regains his composure and strikes back hard into the
pikeman. No match for the battle hardened witchhunter, the pikemen
are dispatched. With only one companion left standing, the warrior
swings his great axe but Titus deflects the blow. Bassamel, badly
wounded from the earlier stab in the back, struggles against the
paladin. Titus takes the advantage and drives the last breath from
Bassamel with his sword.

Stablising Fell and Arrius, Titus releases the captive farmer and
questions the farmer as to the rebellion in Chilatore. The farmer
reveals widespread anger at the punitive tally placed on the town by
the nobles of Chilatore and the Governing Council of Claviscero.
Having all recovered, the companions decide to continue their search
for leader of the Kuurok Day attack. As they cross the River Chomb
again they return to the farm house on the other side of the bridge.
Questioning the woman of the farm-house, the companions once again are
told about the discontent in the town at the unfairness of the
increases in taxes and the exemption in taxes afforded the nobles.
Arrius searches for his daggers around the bridge where the ambush
took place the day before. None are found.

Captives of Bassamel Fight Back

2015-09-08T02:25:49Z

Ben:

Fell and Titus are restrained with their hands tied behind their
backs. They are led through the streets of Chilatore to Irondirk
winery on the outskirts of the town. Locked in a cold store of the
winery, Fell and Titus rest in the dark.

Arrius, following close behind, trails the warrior, soldiers and their
captives to the winery. He skirts around the boundary of the compound
looking for a way to enter the building without raising an alarm.
Arrius manages to find a back door to the winery. He enters. Before
long, after searching through the barrel room, Arrius locates a cold
room and finds the captives. He releases Fell and Titus. Arrius
leads the companions out of the building and into the stone fenced
yard. Arrius notices a farmer move around behind a hay shed and
decides to catch the farmer by surprise before he has a chance to
raise an alarm. Arrius fails and is seen by the farmer. Titus
intervenes and confronts the farmer. The farmer yields and they tie
the farmer up in the hay shed.

The companions move toward the edge of the winery wall and sneak along
the outside wall. They peer through the windows, trying to locate
the assassin and their former captors. They identify the helmed warrior, Bassamel and
soldiers. The companions organise themselves. Fell decides to enter
the winery from the back entrance near to where Arrius entered the
building to release them. Arrius decides to launch himself through a
window as a surprise attack. Titus moves to the main entrance.
Arrius prepares to attack. Fell returns to the back entrance of the
winery.

Arrius hurls himself through the open window, thrusting his sword into
Bassamel. Titus charges through the front door, spots Roima Seermul,
and engages the sorcerer. Fell manifests the gifts of the Amagarti as
a wolf quietly and silently steps through the back entrance of the
building.

Using a similar spell as that used in the attack at Clavisero, Roima
struggles to control th power of lightning at her finger tips and
misses in striking the storm of the tri-furs, Titus the Recursor.
Titus enters into striking rage of the sorcerer. Melees continue
across the room and the axe of Bassamel smashes the thief Arrius to
the ground. He lies lifeless on the floor. The wolf, as Fell,
attacks Bassamel but he avoids serious injury swinging his axe into
the wolf. The wolf bounces accross the floor, slamming into the wall
and filling to the group in a heap. Pikemen come to the aid of Roima
and drive their polearms into the paladin. The injuries are servere
but Titus regains his composure and strikes back hard into the
pikeman. No match for the battle hardened witchhunter, the pikemen
are dispatched. With only one companion left standing, the warrior
swings his great axe but Titus deflects the blow. Bassamel, badly
wounded from the earlier stab in the back, struggles against the
paladin. Titus takes the advantage and drives the last breath from
Bassamel with his sword.

Stablising Fell and Arrius, Titus releases the captive farmer and
questions the farmer as to the rebellion in Chilatore. The farmer
reveals widespread anger at the punitive tally placed on the town by
the nobles of Chilatore and the Governing Council of Claviscero.
Having all recovered, the companions decide to continue their search
for leader of the Kuurok Day attack. As they cross the River Chomb
again they return to the farm house on the other side of the bridge.
Questioning the woman of the farm-house, the companions once again are
told about the discontent in the town at the unfairness of the
increases in taxes and the exemption in taxes afforded the nobles.
Arrius searches for his daggers around the bridge where the ambush
took place the day before. None are found.

Captives of Bassamel Fight Back

2015-09-08T02:25:16Z

Ben:

Fell and Titus are restrained with their hands tied behind their
backs. They are led through the streets of Chilatore to Irondirk
winery on the outskirts of the town. Locked in a cold store of the
winery, Fell and Titus rest in the dark.

Arrius, following close behind, trails the warrior, soldiers and their
captives to the winery. He skirts around the boundary of the compound
looking for a way to enter the building without raising an alarm.
Arrius manages to find a back door to the winery. He enters. Before
long, after searching through the barrel room, Arrius locates a cold
room and finds the captives. He releases Fell and Titus. Arrius
leads the companions out of the building and into the stone fenced
yard. Arrius notices a farmer move around behind a hay shed and
decides to catch the farmer by surprise before he has a chance to
raise an alarm. Arrius fails and is seen by the farmer. Titus
intervenes and confronts the farmer. The farmer yields and they tie
the farmer up in the hay shed.

The companions move toward the edge of the winery wall and sneak along
the outside wall, peering into the windows, trying to locate
the assassin and their former captors. They identify the helmed warrior, Bassamel and
soldiers. The companions organise themselves. Fell decides to enter
the winery from the back entrance near to where Arrius entered the
building to release them. Arrius decides to launch himself through a
window as a surprise attack. Titus moves to the main entrance.
Arrius prepares to attack. Fell returns to the back entrance of the
winery.

Arrius hurls himself through the open window, thrusting his sword into
Bassamel. Titus charges through the front door, spots Roima Seermul,
and engages the sorcerer. Fell manifests the gifts of the Amagarti as
a wolf quietly and silently steps through the back entrance of the
building.

Using a similar spell as that used in the attack at Clavisero, Roima
struggles to control th power of lightning at her finger tips and
misses in striking the storm of the tri-furs, Titus the Recursor.
Titus enters into striking rage of the sorcerer. Melees continue
across the room and the axe of Bassamel smashes the thief Arrius to
the ground. He lies lifeless on the floor. The wolf, as Fell,
attacks Bassamel but he avoids serious injury swinging his axe into
the wolf. The wolf bounces accross the floor, slamming into the wall
and filling to the group in a heap. Pikemen come to the aid of Roima
and drive their polearms into the paladin. The injuries are servere
but Titus regains his composure and strikes back hard into the
pikeman. No match for the battle hardened witchhunter, the pikemen
are dispatched. With only one companion left standing, the warrior
swings his great axe but Titus deflects the blow. Bassamel, badly
wounded from the earlier stab in the back, struggles against the
paladin. Titus takes the advantage and drives the last breath from
Bassamel with his sword.

Stablising Fell and Arrius, Titus releases the captive farmer and
questions the farmer as to the rebellion in Chilatore. The farmer
reveals widespread anger at the punitive tally placed on the town by
the nobles of Chilatore and the Governing Council of Claviscero.
Having all recovered, the companions decide to continue their search
for leader of the Kuurok Day attack. As they cross the River Chomb
again they return to the farm house on the other side of the bridge.
Questioning the woman of the farm-house, the companions once again are
told about the discontent in the town at the unfairness of the
increases in taxes and the exemption in taxes afforded the nobles.
Arrius searches for his daggers around the bridge where the ambush
took place the day before. None are found.

Captives of Bassamel Fight Back

2015-09-08T02:23:57Z

Ben:

Fell and Titus are restrained with their hands tied behind their
backs. They are led through the streets of Chilatore to Irondirk
winery on the outskirts of the town. Locked in a cold store of the
winery, Fell and Titus rest in the dark.

Arrius, following close behind, trails the warrior, soldiers and their
captives to the winery. He skirts around the boundary of the compound
looking for a way to enter the building without raising an alarm.
Arrius manages to find a back door to the winery. He enters. Before
long, after searching through the barrel room, Arrius locates a cold
room and finds the captives. He releases Fell and Titus. Arrius
leads the companions out of the building and into the stone fenced
yard. Arrius notices a farmer move around behind a hay shed and
decides to catch the farmer by surprise before he has a chance to
raise an alarm. Arrius fails and is seen by the farmer. Titus
intervenes and confronts the farmer. The farmer yields and they tie
the farmer up in the hay shed.

The companions move toward the edge of the winery wall and sneak along
the outside wall, peering into the windows where possible to locate
their captors. They identify the helmed warrior, Bassamel and
soldiers. The companions organise themselves. Fell decides to enter
the winery from the back entrance near to where Arrius entered the
building to release them. Arrius decides to launch himself through a
window as a surprise attack. Titus moves to the main entrance.
Arrius prepares to attack. Fell returns to the back entrance of the
winery.

Arrius hurls himself through the open window, thrusting his sword into
Bassamel. Titus charges through the front door, spots Roima Seermul,
and engages the sorcerer. Fell manifests the gifts of the Amagarti as
a wolf quietly and silently steps through the back entrance of the
building.

Using a similar spell as that used in the attack at Clavisero, Roima
struggles to control th power of lightning at her finger tips and
misses in striking the storm of the tri-furs, Titus the Recursor.
Titus enters into striking rage of the sorcerer. Melees continue
across the room and the axe of Bassamel smashes the thief Arrius to
the ground. He lies lifeless on the floor. The wolf, as Fell,
attacks Bassamel but he avoids serious injury swinging his axe into
the wolf. The wolf bounces accross the floor, slamming into the wall
and filling to the group in a heap. Pikemen come to the aid of Roima
and drive their polearms into the paladin. The injuries are servere
but Titus regains his composure and strikes back hard into the
pikeman. No match for the battle hardened witchhunter, the pikemen
are dispatched. With only one companion left standing, the warrior
swings his great axe but Titus deflects the blow. Bassamel, badly
wounded from the earlier stab in the back, struggles against the
paladin. Titus takes the advantage and drives the last breath from
Bassamel with his sword.

Stablising Fell and Arrius, Titus releases the captive farmer and
questions the farmer as to the rebellion in Chilatore. The farmer
reveals widespread anger at the punitive tally placed on the town by
the nobles of Chilatore and the Governing Council of Claviscero.
Having all recovered, the companions decide to continue their search
for leader of the Kuurok Day attack. As they cross the River Chomb
again they return to the farm house on the other side of the bridge.
Questioning the woman of the farm-house, the companions once again are
told about the discontent in the town at the unfairness of the
increases in taxes and the exemption in taxes afforded the nobles.
Arrius searches for his daggers around the bridge where the ambush
took place the day before. None are found.

Captives of Bassamel Fight Back

2015-09-08T02:22:51Z

Ben:

Fell and Titus are restrained with their hands tied behind their
backs. They are led through the streets of Chilatore to Irondirk
winery on the outskirts of the town. Locked in a cold store of the
Irondirk winery, Fell and Titus rest in the dark.

Arrius, following close behind, trails the warrior, soldiers and their
captives to the winery. He skirts around the boundary of the compound
looking for a way to enter the building without raising an alarm.
Arrius manages to find a back door to the winery. He enters. Before
long, after searching through the barrel room, Arrius locates a cold
room and finds the captives. He releases Fell and Titus. Arrius
leads the companions out of the building and into the stone fenced
yard. Arrius notices a farmer move around behind a hay shed and
decides to catch the farmer by surprise before he has a chance to
raise an alarm. Arrius fails and is scene by the farmer. Titus
intervenes and confronts the farmer. The farmer yields and they tie
the farmer up in the hay shed.

The companions move toward the edge of the winery wall and sneak along
the outside wall, peering into the windows where possible to locate
their captors. They identify the helmed warrior, Bassamel and
soldiers. The companions organise themselves. Fell decides to enter
the winery from the back entrance near to where Arrius entered the
building to release them. Arrius decides to launch himself through a
window as a surprise attack. Titus moves to the main entrance.
Arrius prepares to attack. Fell returns to the back entrance of the
winery.

Arrius hurls himself through the open window, thrusting his sword into
Bassamel. Titus charges through the front door, spots Roima Seermul,
and engages the sorcerer. Fell manifests the gifts of the Amagarti as
a wolf quietly and silently steps through the back entrance of the
building.

Using a similar spell as that used in the attack at Clavisero, Roima
struggles to control th power of lightning at her finger tips and
misses in striking the storm of the tri-furs, Titus the Recursor.
Titus enters into striking rage of the sorcerer. Melees continue
across the room and the axe of Bassamel smashes the thief Arrius to
the ground. He lies lifeless on the floor. The wolf, as Fell,
attacks Bassamel but he avoids serious injury swinging his axe into
the wolf. The wolf bounces accross the floor, slamming into the wall
and filling to the group in a heap. Pikemen come to the aid of Roima
and drive their polearms into the paladin. The injuries are servere
but Titus regains his composure and strikes back hard into the
pikeman. No match for the battle hardened witchhunter, the pikemen
are dispatched. With only one companion left standing, the warrior
swings his great axe but Titus deflects the blow. Bassamel, badly
wounded from the earlier stab in the back, struggles against the
paladin. Titus takes the advantage and drives the last breath from
Bassamel with his sword.

Stablising Fell and Arrius, Titus releases the captive farmer and
questions the farmer as to the rebellion in Chilatore. The farmer
reveals widespread anger at the punitive tally placed on the town by
the nobles of Chilatore and the Governing Council of Claviscero.
Having all recovered, the companions decide to continue their search
for leader of the Kuurok Day attack. As they cross the River Chomb
again they return to the farm house on the other side of the bridge.
Questioning the woman of the farm-house, the companions once again are
told about the discontent in the town at the unfairness of the
increases in taxes and the exemption in taxes afforded the nobles.
Arrius searches for his daggers around the bridge where the ambush
took place the day before. None are found.

Captives of Bassamel Fight Back

2015-09-07T12:43:45Z

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* Revenge on Bassamel

Fell and Titus are restrained with their hands tied behind their
backs. They are led through the streets of Chilatore to Irondirk
winery on the outskirts of the town. Locked in a cold store of the
Irondirk winery, Fell and Titus rest in the dark.

Arrius, following close behind, trails the warrior, soldiers and their
captives to the winery. He skirts around the boundary of the compound
looking for a way to enter the building without raising an alarm.
Arrius manages to find a back door to the winery. He enters. Before
long, after searching through the barrel room, Arrius locates a cold
room and finds the captives. He releases Fell and Titus. Arrius
leads the companions out of the building and into the stone fenced
yard. Arrius notices a farmer move around behind a hay shed and
decides to catch the farmer by surprise before he has a chance to
raise an alarm. Arrius fails and is scene by the farmer. Titus
intervenes and confronts the farmer. The farmer yields and they tie
the farmer up in the hay shed.

The companions move toward the edge of the winery wall and sneak along
the outside wall, peering into the windows where possible to locate
their captors. They identify the helmed warrior, Bassamel and
soldiers. The companions organise themselves. Fell decides to enter
the winery from the back entrance near to where Arrius entered the
building to release them. Arrius decides to launch himself through a
window as a surprise attack. Titus moves to the main entrance.
Arrius prepares to attack. Fell returns to the back entrance of the
winery.

Arrius hurls himself through the open window, thrusting his sword into
Bassamel. Titus charges through the front door, spots Roima Seermul,
and engages the sorcerer. Fell manifests the gifts of the Amagarti as
a wolf quietly and silently steps through the back entrance of the
building.

Using a similar spell as that used in the attack at Clavisero, Roima
struggles to control th power of lightning at her finger tips and
misses in striking the storm of the tri-furs, Titus the Recursor.
Titus enters into striking rage of the sorcerer. Melees continue
across the room and the axe of Bassamel smashes the thief Arrius to
the ground. He lies lifeless on the floor. The wolf, as Fell,
attacks Bassamel but he avoids serious injury swinging his axe into
the wolf. The wolf bounces accross the floor, slamming into the wall
and filling to the group in a heap. Pikemen come to the aid of Roima
and drive their polearms into the paladin. The injuries are servere
but Titus regains his composure and strikes back hard into the
pikeman. No match for the battle hardened witchhunter, the pikemen
are dispatched. With only one companion left standing, the warrior
swings his great axe but Titus deflects the blow. Bassamel, badly
wounded from the earlier stab in the back, struggles against the
paladin. Titus takes the advantage and drives the last breath from
Bassamel with his sword.

Stablising Fell and Arrius, Titus releases the captive farmer and
questions the farmer as to the rebellion in Chilatore. The farmer
reveals widespread anger at the punitive tally placed on the town by
the nobles of Chilatore and the Governing Council of Claviscero.
Having all recovered, the companions decide to continue their search
for leader of the Kuurok Day attack. As they cross the River Chomb
again they return to the farm house on the other side of the bridge.
Questioning the woman of the farm-house, the companions once again are
told about the discontent in the town at the unfairness of the
increases in taxes and the exemption in taxes afforded the nobles.
Arrius searches for his daggers around the bridge where the ambush
took place the day before. None are found.

The Rift Wars

2015-09-07T12:42:48Z

Ben: /* Adventures */

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==== Adventures ====

* [[Nuer Attack on Kuurok Day]]
* [[Hunt for the Nuer Assassin]]
* [[Captives of Bassamel Fight Back]]

==== Races ====

* [[Dwarves]]
* [[Elves]]
* [[Half Elf]]

==== Player Characters ====
* [[Titus Pullo]]
* [[Arias Amaranthine]]
* [[Fel Ecco Song]]

==== Cities and Towns ====
* [[Claviscero]] - ''The Second Union''
* [[Bent Knee]]
* [[Velentia]] - ''Falling Fortress''
* [[Lugusnon]] - ''Midlight''

==== Notable Characters ====
* [[The Crown Exceptor]]
* [[First Mekae]] - ''Armand Pressarian''
* [[Muir Durilix]]
* [[Teroaro Mahakanika]]

==== Theocracies ====
* [[Mekanites]]- ''Tri-Furs''
* [[Recursors]]

==== Magic (Toch'thonicism) ====
* [[Cursors]] - ''Nuer''

Hunt for the Nuer Assassin

2015-05-27T23:48:24Z

Ben:

Shackled by the wrists, Fell is escorted to the emergency sitting of the Governing Council of Claviscero. Titus is already there and Arrius arrives with Somme Palishar. Fauwren chairs the meeting and questions Arrius, Fell and Titus as to their activites and observations at his attempted assassination. Fell gives evidence, describing the minotaur who collapsed a grand stand with his axe. All heads at the meeting turn to the mercenary leader, Muir Durilix. Duirilix responds gruffly that the minotaur, Tetoaro, is no longer under his command and was discharged from the Dragoons some weeks ago. Fauwren asks Titus to seek out and capture the warlock that tried to assasinate him. Somme interjects, raising his concern that a Recursor being involved in the nuer uprising will only make matters worse. Somme, wary of Fauwren's land holdings in the area, demands that Arrius accompany Titus. Fauwren turns to phantasm of roots and creepers that Fell conjured which partly destroyed the town square. Fell struggles to convince the Council that his powers to call on nature are a function of prayer and not toch'thonicism and the decision is made that the matter will be dropped if he can capture the nuer leader.

Titus turns to Arrius for more information. Arrius decides to look to his own network and seeks out Somme at the carder's guild. Somme tells of the Seermaul clan and that one of the young Seermaul women matching Arrius's description--- striking red hair and the whitest of white skin---is a talented
nuer. Somme is sure the conspirators headed south but whether they headed to Bante or Chilatore, he cannot say. Arrius, frustrated, asks one final question, which village grows grapes. Somme answers, Chilatore.

The companions march straight for Chilatore. By mid-morning of the following day, they descend down into the rich grape growing region of Chilatore on the banks of the Chomb. The view from one side of the valley reveals the river which must be crossed twice as it splits in two. At the first bridge they encounter three children playing on a sandy reach of the
river and the children note a vineyard where the previous occupant left the homestead in a wagon but did not wake up. The children said new tenants moved in right away. Titus suspects the original owners may be dead.

When they reach town they enter the Corn and Cork Inn. There's an anxious energy among the patrons. Plowmen and pickers huddle at the small tables and are keen to not engage with the new arrivals.

A Vardis Lancer arrives soon after the mutton stew and ale is served. Titus offers the soldiew an ale and begins to question him. The lancer is evasive. He's unsure of his direct superior's name and unconvincing about his reason for being stationed in Chilatore. The soldier states that his role is to maintain the stable and steeds that are used by heralds carrying messages across the kingdom. Nervous by the cross-examination the soldier makes an all to quick exit from the Inn and Arrius tails him as he leaves. The soldier crosses the street and then starts running down a side alley. Arrius runs after him with Fell and Titus not far behind. The soldier runs toward the Chomb, crosses the first bridge, and along the track to the second bridge. Arrius moves to the side of the track, taking cover among the copse of large trees either side of the track.

Arrius signals to Fell and Titus that longbowmen lay in hiding just up ahead. It is too late. An arrow slams into Fell sending him into the air and throwing him onto his back. Enraged, Fell draws on the river and raises a thick fog between Titus, himself and the concealed longbowmen. Arrius moves between the trees unseen and throws a dagger at one of the longbowmen and kills him. Titus runs through the fog to close the distance between him and the attackers. He engages the archers. A melee ensues. The soldier runs toward the bridge and reaches for his bugle to sound an alarm. However, a dagger, hurled by Arrius, punctures the lancer's neck, killing him instantly.

As Arrius moves to support Titus and Fell in the battle against the remaining longtbowmen but he hears the sound of hooved foot falls behind him. He turns to see a mounted rider supported by two halberdmen on froot running close behind. With little time to react the mounted warrior, protected by a shield, and armed with a warhammer, smashes Arrius back across the path. The halberdmen reach the melee with Titus and Fell and the reaching polearms take their toll.

Arrius tries to unseat the rider with ball bearings on the track but fails. The immense strength of the hulking seven foot tall rider crushes the rogue with a near fatal hammer strike. The warrior's skin has a greyish palour. Fell communes with the warrior's warhorse and the rider is thrown from his streed. Meanwhile, Arrius disengages and grabs a longbow and quiver taking cover among the trees.

The warrior turns toward Titus. A halberdmen seizes his opportunity and knocks Fell out cold. Arrius fires an arrow into a wounded longbowmen killing him. Titus fights on and the warrior demands that the Recursor yield or die. Titus surrenders and the halberdmen take his weapons and restrain him at the wrists. Fell is attended to and also restrained.

Teroaro Mahakanika

2015-05-27T13:35:50Z

Ben: Created page with "Teroaro was the imposing strongarm of Durilix's Dragoons. An axe for hire, this towering Minotaur strikes fear into the heart of any humanoid across the Kingdoms."

Teroaro was the imposing strongarm of Durilix's Dragoons. An axe for hire, this towering Minotaur strikes fear into the heart of any humanoid across the Kingdoms.

Muir Durilix

2015-05-27T13:34:46Z

Ben: Created page with "Muir is the leader of a band of swords for hire. With the peace of the last two years Muir's men have headed further west looking for work at the margins of the Kingdom. Cla..."

Muir is the leader of a band of swords for hire. With the peace of
the last two years Muir's men have headed further west looking for
work at the margins of the Kingdom. Claviscero has been very
prosperous in recent years and Muir has tapped a rich vein providing
protection for nobles moving through hostile areas as well as running
arms for rebels in the uplands.

The Rift Wars

2015-05-27T13:34:26Z

Ben: /* Notable Characters */

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==== Adventures ====

* [[Nuer Attack on Kuurok Day]]
* [[Hunt for the Nuer Assassin]]

==== Races ====

* [[Dwarves]]
* [[Elves]]

==== Player Characters ====
* [[Titus Pullo]]
* [[Arias Amaranthine]]

==== Cities and Towns ====
* [[Claviscero]] - ''The Second Union''
* [[Bent Knee]]
* [[Velentia]] - ''Falling Fortress''
* [[Lugusnon]] - ''Midlight''

==== Notable Characters ====
* [[The Crown Exceptor]]
* [[First Mekae]] - ''Armand Pressarian''
* [[Muir Durilix]]
* [[Teroaro Mahakanika]]

==== Theocracies ====
* [[Mekanites]]- ''Tri-Furs''
* [[Recursors]]

==== Magic (Toch'thonicism) ====
* [[Cursors]] - ''Nuer''