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
Category: Places
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
The Dragon & Cat Inn
The Dragon & Cat is an inn and public house in the docklands of Talon. Once upon a time, the inn was a two-story brick-and-wood building. But after the night of the Great Fire that was Definitely Not Roderick's Fault, they moved across the street into a former stable. The stalls have been converted into … Continue reading The Dragon & Cat Inn
Talon
Talon is a small, walled city of 5,000 or so people. It is a port on the Middle Sea, and the southernmost terminus of the Archon's Highway, making it the center of trade for the southern half of the Southmarch. The city's full name is an archaic phrase meaning, "The Furthest Talon of the Great … Continue reading Talon
The Protectorate
Human nation, EmpireRuled by the Triarchy, three co-rulers elected for life from among the military, the temple, and the nobilityState religion honors the Divine Gold Dragon as an emissary of the gods, the first Archon as a prophet, and the heroes of the Protectorate as deified ancestors The Protectorate of the Scarlet Throne stretches up … Continue reading The Protectorate
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