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Dao Tyr – A Political Primer

Posted in Ancient Lands, Dinnae, Elves, Gavin Wel, Innien, Lands of the East, Niskantel, The Shadow Road on June 7, 2013 by coyoteandthunder

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1164, in the seventh aepoch of the raelfaen.

Dinnae – Shadow city on the edge of the Fay Dark. The Court of the Black Orchid at the behest of the Queen of Shadow rules with grim and gothic solemnity from the Palace of Blood and Stars. The city population has grown to nearly half a million living souls in the past few years, and has become a major trade stop on the Lilthen Sea. One of the City’s many secrets is the use of undead labor in its industry, driving its economic growth.

Edorinn – The Sylvan nations of the Southern Sun. The City of Edorinn is an ancient metropolis of many thousand elves and eladrin, built on colossal, building like mushrooms. Swarming armies of elf-mounted, green drakes spring from roost to roost, ever vigilant of threats from the north.

Ethilistyr – The Dreamwater. Built on the ruins of the most fabulous of the first cities of DaoTyr, Khepathia, this land of men and fay exists as a rural sovereignty; wealthy from the plunder recovered from the deep and infinite ruins beneath its fertile farms, the Dreamwater also owns considerable arcane wealth from the real opening of the Shadow Road (a powerful vein of multiplanar magic) one hundred years ago.

Eyrolia – The Stone kingdoms of the North. Argon Meavoi, the King of Eyrolia, one of the stonekin, rules as a benevolent king over a vast, frozen land where strong men hunt caribou with the wolf and the raven.

Gavin Wel – If there is a cultural hub of Dao Tyr, it is Gavin Wel. Gavin Wel, governed by the so-called Council of Eagles, a cabal of druids, has prospered in recent years after many years of war and strife. Gavin Wel has marketed itself as a center of freedom and expression and because of it, has become an international magnet for all manner of artists, adventures and con men.

Gildensong – The lands of Wine. The great valleys of Gildensong are protected by ancient dragons who jealously protect those who have tended to these endless vineyards since the beginning of the fifth age, so many thousands of years ago.

Hyth Anir – The DragonKin empire of Lord Arnithol. The destruction of the city of Hyth Anir fifty years ago left a whole race of people angry, strife-ridden and homeless. The chronicles of Valenta Quoul records the recent history of this ruthless army on the move.

Mortileux – The land of the Dead. Ruled over by the dark king of the Blightlords, Volukai, holds grim court in a land of gray sand and black water.

Niskantel – The Copper City. The trademeet of the North. The Scarlet Sorceress, Ariathia, from the Tower of the Eye, permits a free market to all manner of economic activity on the streets, populated by almost a million people, so far under her stone tower.

Norwylnn – The Fay North. Wild Raelfaen, hunter and gather communities guard ancient libraries across tundra landscapes.

Purdjion – The wound in the world. The realm of Angels and Demons. From the bottom of the black crater, where a mortal to stand there, they would witness a font of heavenly angels cascading from a hole in the sky to then tirelessly meet a infinite well of demons bubbling up from a crack in the blistered earth. An ancient hold keeps this war from spilling out over the great geoscape.

Puriol – The first city of men. Mostly a hallowed ruin, only about ten thousand noble souls still call this ancient place home. The Navy of Puriol is still a potent armada, administering trade all the way to its namesake, Theriol, on the other side of the continent.

Sword Call – The seat of power in Eyrolia. The home of Meavoi. The ritual of EO, 75 years ago, occurred here, and marked the end of the six age of the world.

Tem Salaam – The most-ancient Raelfaen observatory. A place of fay magic that has remained in this place for over 50,000. The oldest power in the world, by far.

The Lilthen Sea – really a massive, freshwater lake.

The Red Tower – Seat of power in the Dragonkin kingdom of Hurthyric. After 100 years of war with the Kingdom of Theriol, the dragonborn people of Hurthyric are in a dire situation. Their goddess, Tiamat, has been vanquished and their emperor is missing.

The West Island – Ancient lands of the Silver Fay, druids of thunder and wilderness.

Thessany – The largest wilderness area in all of Northern Dao Tyr.

Theriol – The Eastern kingdom of Men, Ruled by the noble and young King Brogan VIII. A wealthy kingdom, protected by the strong Clockwork knights.

Unon – The Ancient Lands of the Raelfaen, defined as the area from Gavin Wel to Tem Salaam.

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The Defenders of Fort Loren

Posted in Ehmis Ogh, Elves, Innien, Men, The Fey People on April 4, 2013 by coyoteandthunder

Fort Loren lies two days ride West of Behlwis in Northern Innien – a wild and desolate, fay-filled region known as Ehmis Ogh (Eh-miss-uff). Fort Loren is the secret guard of one of the world’s last Creation Forges. It is guarded by multiple brigades of Belhwin archers, Dehlfold warriors and warforged soldiers.

The Lords of Loren Fort are the Half-Firbolg Ythilian, the elite-warforged knight of Theriol, simply called Flint, and the elven archdruid Sahfein.

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The Archer in The Shadowwood

Posted in Elves, Farharrow, the Fey Dark, The Southern Kingdoms on October 6, 2011 by coyoteandthunder

Iados, an archer of Farharrow, one of only two Raelfaen in town, keeps to himself. Although he can usually be found at Travesters on any given night, or protecting Bobbin’s Still from Goblin Raids, the mysterious archer prefers the periphary. Laconic is word that is used when the educated folk of the Feydark hamlet discuss their friend Iados. As of late, he was indeed instrumental with the takedown of the Bugbear zombie piloted by the mad goblin Gethish. As well, Iados helped the Shade arcanist Eddison and the halfling assassin, Brynn, rid the town of the Fey Daemon who plagued Isentide Church and possess a young vistani girl. Iados has a younger sister named Salifa. The Priestess of Isentide, a shade named Raechel has recently taken a romantic interest in the shadow archer. Only Brynn Bobbin knows the truth of her dear friend, that Iados is actually in hiding from terrible events that recently transpired between the eladrin and the raelfaen in his hometown of TemAol.

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backstory: Nyrrin the Dark Elf Warlock

Posted in Elves, the Fey Dark, The Southern Kingdoms on October 6, 2011 by coyoteandthunder

Nyrrin is from the City of Baestrelix. Baestrelix was founded fifty years ago and then was destroyed three years ago. A blink of an eye in the lifespan of a Dark Elf. The City was built in the caverous limestone depths of the Southrin Mountains. Following the terrible event called Gherivoninacht, during the cataclysmic dragonkin wars twenty years ago, the mountains themselves were destroyed, becoming the Southrin islands which pock the Inland Sea between Dinnae and Gavin Wel. Baesrelix was a ruthless matriarchy, one where males were often killed for their uselessness. A civil war continued to rage in the City of the Spider Soul, between the followers of Lolth and the followers of the Elemental Eye. In an unprecidented moment of empathy, Nyrrin was gifted a warlock’s binding spellbook by his grandmother before she died. The power therein enabled Nyrrin to rise in the ranks of the young army of Spider Souls. He was assigned to an Ythbet, a party of warriors, who were to explore the Island of Belach Na, searching for the device called the Gherivon, the tool that was used to destroy the Southrin Mountains. When exploring a ruined hous at the south end of the island, a place known as the Mansion of the Dark Goddess, the Ythbet was sacked by a brigade of terrible golems made of fire. All in the Ythbet were killed, save Nyrrin. The young warlock was chained up in the study. The Spirit known as Ithmay loved to torture the dark elf, and did so for weeks before Nyrrin stopped responding to her cruelty…

This is where his new life begins.

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Ani Kai, the last Blightmaster

Posted in Dwarves, Elves, The Sherriff on July 28, 2011 by coyoteandthunder

It was Anikai, who having so long evaded the Sherriff of the Dreamwater, who hatched a plan to defeat Corollon Larethian and Bergholt of Moradin’s plan to free the Third Sword of Glory. Foiled by the Khast of the Flaming Shield from Gaulthum, AniKai was supposedly crushed by the entombing of the reactor at Eytheria, but not before killing Gruff the RunePriest.

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The Return of the Dark Elves

Posted in Elves, Gavin Wel, the Fey Dark, The Fey People on June 24, 2011 by coyoteandthunder

As the dwarves march to the Heart of Eytheria, the artificial volcano at the Heart of all things in the valley, more threats creep to the surface just as the communities of Maiah, Hammergard and Niskantel are aiding the civil chaos that the metropolis, GavinWel, has become following the Earthquake and Great Wave that swallowed half of the City.

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In the North, Elves loathe men

Posted in Elves, The Fey People, The North on December 10, 2010 by coyoteandthunder

Aimee Amiadianne is no friend of men. She believes her people have been taken advantage of by the treacherous nations of men since the dawn of their coming. Despite the continued efforts of the the good peoples of the world, most notably Lord Elmer Fellinmac, to make peace with the People of the Forever Forest, Aimee vows to thwart those efforts.

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Anefsina, The Black Petal

Posted in Elves, Lesivith, the Talisman on July 24, 2010 by coyoteandthunder

Anefsina was not always evil. She was destroyed by the crew of the Talisman at the gate to the Feydark in the old church of Corellon Larethian at Maralynn. She had imprisoned Hanna Blackruby, her old apprentice for not turning to the song of the Horned King.

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Maralynn, City of Lies

Posted in Elves, The Shadow Road on July 24, 2010 by coyoteandthunder

The isolated and wonderous elven city of Maralynn was founded by the archfey Rinn Faro nearly three thousand years ago. The fertile fields of Berennium are irrigated by the endless springs that rain down from floating platforms where the City continues to thrive.