The Middle Sea is a long, narrow, salt sea separating the western lands from the eastern. It stretches nearly 1300 miles from north to south, and slightly less than 200 miles across at its widest point. The Middle Sea is empties into the northern ocean, a 150 mile wide mouth that freezes over during the … Continue reading The Middle Sea
Author: Ashley Sarver
Ashley Sarver is a queer, nonbinary trans femme, polytheist, gamer, and disability caregiver living in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Fell River
The Fell River marks the southern border of the Protectorate, or at least the land it has a solid hold on. The river has its sources in the forested hills to the west, and curves west/southwest to empty into the middle sea. The Fell has one major tributary, the Blood Run (named by the orcs … Continue reading Fell River
Session Three: Up the River
City of Talon (Temple, Docks), on the Fell RiverThe fourteenth day of the waning moon through the third day of the waxing fourth moon, late springBranwyn, Dart, Keena, PrexiLt. Alton, Sgt. Brandon, 12 spearmen, Old Vic, Acolyte Mareon, Bandits Markos, Vasco, Peety Two days after the arrest of Tam and Jax, Lt. Alton of the … Continue reading Session Three: Up the River
Visual Design and RPGs
Yesterday, I was looking at the Invisible Sun RPG, from Monte Cook Games, specifically, the pre-order box set (which is, sadly, no longer available). It is a thing of beauty: a 600 page full-color hardback core book, cloth maps, special dice, nearly a thousand cards to use in play... The game collector in me swooned. … Continue reading Visual Design and RPGs
Session Two: They Met in a Bar
City of Talon (Dragon & Cat, residential street near the docks, two floor workshop/house)Evening/night of the twelfth day of the waning moon, late spring, clear weatherBranwyn, Dart, PrexiOld Vic, Tam & Jax, Mae, inn full of patrons, unnamed family of four, unnamed city watch members, unnamed Protectorate officer Branwyn and Dart were working the main … Continue reading Session Two: They Met in a Bar
Session One: A Slip of the Tail
City of Talon (Temple, Market, Alleys)Tenth day of the waning moon, late in the spring, clear weatherBranwyn, Dart, Prexi Unnamed townsfolk and acolytes Dart, disguised as a human, is busking in a corner of Talon's market square, down by the Temple. Their wild magic started acting up and weakened the illusion, allowing Dart's tail and … Continue reading Session One: A Slip of the Tail
Jax
Male Human ThugBlocky, short-haired, scar-faced street scumNot the sharpest knife, but that doesn't matter if you stab really hard Jaxon of the Caladlings is the heavy to Tam's reasonable, and they work the streets and alleys of Talon as a team. Robbery and extortion are his specialty. Jax is one-quarter orc, on his mother's side. … Continue reading Jax
Tam
Male Human ThugLean, angry-looking man in his late 20s with lanky brown hair and permastubbleWorks with Jax, where Tam is the reasonable one and Jax is the violent one Tamos of Talon is a bastard in the old sense. He has no people, no place, just Jax and his own cunning. The two of them … Continue reading Tam
Old Vic
Male Human GuideSkinny, tanned, and scarred man in his fifties with stringy white hairWorks as a trail guide for merchants traveling near the disputed lands Marvic of the Caladlings has been wandering around these parts since before there was a highway, and he's likely to go on about it for as long as he's allowed … Continue reading Old Vic
Mae
Female Human BartenderRetired SoldierStocky, brown-skinned woman with greying brown hair (in braids) Maelyn of the Rastlings is the owner and bartender of the Dragon & Cat Inn in Talon. She's local to the Southmarch; her clan is centered to the north and west of Talon. She fought in the army of the Protectorate in the … Continue reading Mae
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