(26 intermediate revisions by 7 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
__NOTOC__
 
__NOTOC__
{{stub}}
 
 
See also: [[Archetypes]]
 
See also: [[Archetypes]]
  
Line 6: Line 5:
 
{|
 
{|
 
|[[Family]]
 
|[[Family]]
|A family is a collection of related people led by a [[The Brass Coast leadership|Dhomiro]]. They are all descended from one of the three tribesL the Erigo, the Riqueza and the Guerra. They contain all manner of different people.
+
|A family is a collection of related people led by a [[The Brass Coast leadership|Dhomiro]]. They are all descended from one of the three tribes: the Erigo, the Riqueza and the Guerra. They contain all manner of different people.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[The Brass Coast military concerns|Kohan]]
 
|[[The Brass Coast military concerns|Kohan]]
 
|Kohan are groups of volunteer and outcast warriors-without-family, who traditionally pledge loyalty to their tribe's [[Hakima]].
 
|Kohan are groups of volunteer and outcast warriors-without-family, who traditionally pledge loyalty to their tribe's [[Hakima]].
 
|-
 
|-
|[[The_Brass_Coast_economic_interests|Paradour]]
+
|[[The_Brass_Coast_economic_interests|Parador]]
 
| Brass Coast towns always have at least one parador, a communal social house of business, music, story-telling, drinking and dance. They are often formed of a number smaller [[Family|Families]] working together.
 
| Brass Coast towns always have at least one parador, a communal social house of business, music, story-telling, drinking and dance. They are often formed of a number smaller [[Family|Families]] working together.
 
|-
 
|-
Line 17: Line 16:
 
|Hakima are highly-organised groups of magic-users whose loyalty is to the tribe, not their family. They are taken to be wise.
 
|Hakima are highly-organised groups of magic-users whose loyalty is to the tribe, not their family. They are taken to be wise.
 
|-
 
|-
||[[The Brass Coast economic interests|Corsair]]
+
||[[Corsair]]
|Freeborn Corsairs are traders and privateers who deal with - and raid - foreign shipping in the Bay of Catazar.
+
|Freeborn Corsairs are traders and privateers who deal with - and raid - bararian bshipping in the Bay of Catazar.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[The Brass Coast religious beliefs|Sutannir]]
 
|[[The Brass Coast religious beliefs|Sutannir]]
Line 27: Line 26:
 
{|
 
{|
 
|[[Noble House]]
 
|[[Noble House]]
|A group of individual that have all passed [[Dawn_Culture_and_Customs#The_Test_of_Mettle|the Test of Mettle]], usually set by the House’s Earl. It also contains [[Yeoman]] loyal to the house.
+
|A group of individual that have all passed [[Dawn_Culture_and_Customs#The_Test_of_Mettle|the Test of Mettle]], usually set by the House’s Earl. It also contains [[Yeofolk of Dawn|Yeofolk]] loyal to the house.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Questing knight|Knightly Order]]
 
|[[Questing knight|Knightly Order]]
|A knightly order is made up of [[Questing Knight]]s who have proved themselves worthy in their Test of Mettle and have chosen to keep on questing for ever-greater glory. They sometimes have rules governing behaviour and seek an Eternal as a patron.
+
|A knightly order is made up of [[Questing knight|Questing knights]] who have proved themselves worthy in their Test of Mettle and have chosen to keep on questing for ever-greater glory. They sometimes have rules governing behaviour and seek an Eternal as a patron.
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Weaver Cabal]]
+
|[[Weaver cabal]]
|Weaver Cabals are groups of [[magical traditions|witches]] specialising in ritual magic .They are not Nobles but not entirely Yeomen. They perform magics to bring good fortune to villages, fertile harvests and good weather as well as weaving magic items.
+
|Weaver Cabals are groups of [[Dawn magical traditions|witches]] specialising in ritual magic .They are not Nobles but not entirely Yeofolk. They perform magics to bring good fortune to villages, fertile harvests and good weather as well as weaving magic items.
 
|}
 
|}
  
Line 39: Line 38:
 
{|
 
{|
 
|[[Chapter]]
 
|[[Chapter]]
|Description
+
|A fully functional community incorporating families and individuals from all walks of life, who share a common set of beliefs in the form of a creed.
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Highguard_religious_beliefs#Stewards of the dead|Stewards of the dead]]
+
|[[Highguard_religious_beliefs#Stewards of the dead|Stewards of the Dead]]
|Description
+
|Dedicated to recording the deeds of heroes of the Empire, they maintain the tombs and mausoleums of the Necropolis. It is also the role of the stewards to deal with dead spirits.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Unconquered]]
 
|[[Unconquered]]
 
|Unconquered units are elite Highborn warriors designed to fight battles by any means, in any conditions. They operate with a high level of autonomy, often behind enemy lines or in unknown territory.
 
|Unconquered units are elite Highborn warriors designed to fight battles by any means, in any conditions. They operate with a high level of autonomy, often behind enemy lines or in unknown territory.
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Cataphracts]]
+
|[[Highguard military concerns#Cataphract|Cataphracts]]
|Cataphracts units are Highguard's elite heavy warriors, who once rode [[horses]] into battle but who, in modern times, represent a resolute and unbreakable wall of steel.
+
|Cataphracts units are Highguard's elite heavy warriors, who once rode [[horse|horses]] into battle but who, in modern times, represent a resolute and unbreakable wall of steel.
 
|}
 
|}
  
Line 54: Line 53:
  
 
{|
 
{|
|[[Legion]]
+
|[[Imperial Orcs people#Legion Name|Legion]]
|Description
+
|Most Imperial Orcs are soldiers in one of the two Imperial Orc armies with the rest of their legion, fighting the enemies of the Empire. For an Imperial Orc, their legion, their army, and the Empire itself were fundamental to their identity.
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Imperial Orcs Economic Concerns#Reavers|Reavers]]
+
|[[Imperial Orcs economic interests#Reavers|Reavers]]
|Description
+
|Orcs who are not part of the Legions, they often work as prosperous mercenaries
 
|}
 
|}
 
  
 
===[[The League]]===
 
===[[The League]]===
  
 
{|
 
{|
|[[Guilds|Guild]]
+
|[[Guild]]
|Description
+
|A network of skilled and ambitious people who have bound their fortunes together for mutual gain. Each guild's specific goals and methods vary, but almost universally involves accumulating political and financial power.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Free Company]]
 
|[[Free Company]]
|Description
+
|Free companies are military groups in the The League. They are usually mercenaries and in the northern cities they are sometimes referred to as landsknechts.
|-
 
|[[Troupes|Troupe]]
 
|Description
 
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Mountebank]]
+
|[[Troupe]]
|Mountebanks are groups street magicians whose tricks may be sleight of hand or genuine magic, many of whom skirt the edges of the law playing short-cons and rigging street games. A group of mountebanks combines ritual lore with a variety of other skills, doing whatever works to complete their goals.
+
|Troupes are magical groups who perform rituals through a tradition of theatrical performance called dramaturgy. A member of a troupe is commonly referred to as an actor even if they do not technically perform on a stage.
 
|-
 
|-
|
+
|[[Bishop|Church]]
 
|The Bishops of the League are its high priests, who provide Virtuous guidance to any who can afford it, and who compete using the size and influence of their congregations. Groups of Bishops are led by an Archbishop.
 
|The Bishops of the League are its high priests, who provide Virtuous guidance to any who can afford it, and who compete using the size and influence of their congregations. Groups of Bishops are led by an Archbishop.
 
|}
 
|}
Line 83: Line 78:
 
===[[The Marches]]===
 
===[[The Marches]]===
 
{|
 
{|
 +
|[[Marcher household|Household]]
 +
|A group of [[Yeomen of the Marches|Yeomen]] led by one of their number, called the [[Steward|Steward]]
 +
|-
 +
|[[Landskeeper]]
 +
|A landskeeper is a figure from the Marches magical tradition, who supports the territories or the nation as a whole. Landskeepers can use a variety of methods, from hearth magics and good practical advice to rituals.
 +
|-
 
|[[Market_Towns|Market Town]]
 
|[[Market_Towns|Market Town]]
|[[The Marches economic interests|Alderman]]
+
|Market towns send representatives all over the Empire and beyond to secure deals, acquire trade goods, and negotiate contracts. They are rich, and their wealth brings a power of its own that may yet prove to be a match for that of the Households. They may be led by an [[The Marches economic interests|Alder]].
|-
 
|[[Village]]
 
|[[Yeomen]]  
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Monastery]]
 
|[[Monastery]]
 
|Monks minister to the spiritual welfare of the folk around their monastery, largely ignoring [[Marcher household|Household]] boundaries. They divide their time between study of the [[The_Way|Imperial Faith]] and working the farmlands claimed by the monastery.
 
|Monks minister to the spiritual welfare of the folk around their monastery, largely ignoring [[Marcher household|Household]] boundaries. They divide their time between study of the [[The_Way|Imperial Faith]] and working the farmlands claimed by the monastery.
|-
 
|[[Landskeeper]]
 
|A landskeeper is a figure from the Marches magical tradition, who supports the territories or the nation as a whole. Landskeepers can use a variety of methods, from hearth magics and good practical advice to rituals,
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
Line 99: Line 94:
 
{|
 
{|
 
|[[Striding]]
 
|[[Striding]]
|Description
+
|These are travelling groups that largely follow the established routes of the trods around the Empire. Walking the trods is necessary to weaken the vallorn to allow the Navarr to attack it. The Navarr encourage individuals to choose the striding that is travelling in the direction they want to go, a philosophy that underpins their approach to life.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Steading]]
 
|[[Steading]]
|Description
+
|A group of settled Navarr, whose responsibility can include ensuring no one stumbles into nearby Vallorn's embrace.
 
|}
 
|}
  
Line 108: Line 103:
  
 
{|
 
{|
|
+
|[[Spire]]
|Description
+
|Spires of magicians are carved into a hilltop or the side of a mountain peak. Spires tend to specialise: a given spire might be known for its fine craftsmanship, the beauty and artistry of its musicians, its dedication to martial affairs, or its mastery of one or more spheres of magical power.
 
|-
 
|-
|
+
|[[Sentinel|Citadel]]
|Description
+
|Sentinel groups are based out of Citadels; spires dedicated to martial excellence.  These are usually groups without magic.
 +
|-
 +
|[[Sword scholar|Temple]]
 +
|The sword scholars are being welcomed back into the fold.  Their rivalry with the Sentinels is well know; and their devotion to Wisdom equally fervent.
 
|}
 
|}
  
Line 118: Line 116:
 
{|
 
{|
 
|[[Warden]]
 
|[[Warden]]
|The Warden brotherhoods are heroic warriors who employ magical protection along with their armour and weapons to hunt down the terrors of the Varushkan wilderness, and to uphold Imperial Law.
+
|The Warden fellowships are heroic warriors who employ magical protection along with their armour and weapons to hunt down the terrors of the Varushkan wilderness, and to uphold Imperial Law.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Varushka military concerns|Schlacta]]
 
|[[Varushka military concerns|Schlacta]]
 
|The Schlacta are Varushka's well-organised bands of soldiery, who provide defence to a place or an employer.
 
|The Schlacta are Varushka's well-organised bands of soldiery, who provide defence to a place or an employer.
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Vale]]
+
|[[Varushka leadership|Vale]]
|Description
+
|A typical Varushkan settlement, led by a boyar, able to protect themselves against the darkness.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Varushka magical traditions|Cabalists]]
 
|[[Varushka magical traditions|Cabalists]]
Line 131: Line 129:
  
 
===[[Wintermark]]===
 
===[[Wintermark]]===
 +
 +
{|
 +
|[[Wintermark political leadership|Hall]]
 +
|The majority of Winterfolk live in one of the many small settlements, called halls, that dot the land. Each hall is led by a Thane, who settles disputes that lie outside the law and provides civic and military leadership.
 +
|-
 +
|[[Wintermark religious beliefs#The_Frayed|Frayed]]
 +
|This is not a group identity, but individuals who live outside the Halls. Wintermark heroes who are convicted of serious crimes, or individuals who feel great guilt over a personal failing, become frayed, a reference to the way their choices have damaged their skein.
 +
|}

Revision as of 12:02, 3 March 2021

See also: Archetypes

The Brass Coast

Family A family is a collection of related people led by a Dhomiro. They are all descended from one of the three tribes: the Erigo, the Riqueza and the Guerra. They contain all manner of different people.
Kohan Kohan are groups of volunteer and outcast warriors-without-family, who traditionally pledge loyalty to their tribe's Hakima.
Parador Brass Coast towns always have at least one parador, a communal social house of business, music, story-telling, drinking and dance. They are often formed of a number smaller Families working together.
Hakima Hakima are highly-organised groups of magic-users whose loyalty is to the tribe, not their family. They are taken to be wise.
Corsair Freeborn Corsairs are traders and privateers who deal with - and raid - bararian bshipping in the Bay of Catazar.
Sutannir Sutannir perform inspiring religious ceremonies for the Freeborn, and (more importantly) organise the parties that follow. They usually include numerous talented performers in their ranks as well as priests.

Dawn

Noble House A group of individual that have all passed the Test of Mettle, usually set by the House’s Earl. It also contains Yeofolk loyal to the house.
Knightly Order A knightly order is made up of Questing knights who have proved themselves worthy in their Test of Mettle and have chosen to keep on questing for ever-greater glory. They sometimes have rules governing behaviour and seek an Eternal as a patron.
Weaver cabal Weaver Cabals are groups of witches specialising in ritual magic .They are not Nobles but not entirely Yeofolk. They perform magics to bring good fortune to villages, fertile harvests and good weather as well as weaving magic items.

Highguard

Chapter A fully functional community incorporating families and individuals from all walks of life, who share a common set of beliefs in the form of a creed.
Stewards of the Dead Dedicated to recording the deeds of heroes of the Empire, they maintain the tombs and mausoleums of the Necropolis. It is also the role of the stewards to deal with dead spirits.
Unconquered Unconquered units are elite Highborn warriors designed to fight battles by any means, in any conditions. They operate with a high level of autonomy, often behind enemy lines or in unknown territory.
Cataphracts Cataphracts units are Highguard's elite heavy warriors, who once rode horses into battle but who, in modern times, represent a resolute and unbreakable wall of steel.

Imperial Orcs

Legion Most Imperial Orcs are soldiers in one of the two Imperial Orc armies with the rest of their legion, fighting the enemies of the Empire. For an Imperial Orc, their legion, their army, and the Empire itself were fundamental to their identity.
Reavers Orcs who are not part of the Legions, they often work as prosperous mercenaries

The League

Guild A network of skilled and ambitious people who have bound their fortunes together for mutual gain. Each guild's specific goals and methods vary, but almost universally involves accumulating political and financial power.
Free Company Free companies are military groups in the The League. They are usually mercenaries and in the northern cities they are sometimes referred to as landsknechts.
Troupe Troupes are magical groups who perform rituals through a tradition of theatrical performance called dramaturgy. A member of a troupe is commonly referred to as an actor even if they do not technically perform on a stage.
Church The Bishops of the League are its high priests, who provide Virtuous guidance to any who can afford it, and who compete using the size and influence of their congregations. Groups of Bishops are led by an Archbishop.

The Marches

Household A group of Yeomen led by one of their number, called the Steward
Landskeeper A landskeeper is a figure from the Marches magical tradition, who supports the territories or the nation as a whole. Landskeepers can use a variety of methods, from hearth magics and good practical advice to rituals.
Market Town Market towns send representatives all over the Empire and beyond to secure deals, acquire trade goods, and negotiate contracts. They are rich, and their wealth brings a power of its own that may yet prove to be a match for that of the Households. They may be led by an Alder.
Monastery Monks minister to the spiritual welfare of the folk around their monastery, largely ignoring Household boundaries. They divide their time between study of the Imperial Faith and working the farmlands claimed by the monastery.

Navarr

Striding These are travelling groups that largely follow the established routes of the trods around the Empire. Walking the trods is necessary to weaken the vallorn to allow the Navarr to attack it. The Navarr encourage individuals to choose the striding that is travelling in the direction they want to go, a philosophy that underpins their approach to life.
Steading A group of settled Navarr, whose responsibility can include ensuring no one stumbles into nearby Vallorn's embrace.

Urizen

Spire Spires of magicians are carved into a hilltop or the side of a mountain peak. Spires tend to specialise: a given spire might be known for its fine craftsmanship, the beauty and artistry of its musicians, its dedication to martial affairs, or its mastery of one or more spheres of magical power.
Citadel Sentinel groups are based out of Citadels; spires dedicated to martial excellence. These are usually groups without magic.
Temple The sword scholars are being welcomed back into the fold. Their rivalry with the Sentinels is well know; and their devotion to Wisdom equally fervent.

Varushka

Warden The Warden fellowships are heroic warriors who employ magical protection along with their armour and weapons to hunt down the terrors of the Varushkan wilderness, and to uphold Imperial Law.
Schlacta The Schlacta are Varushka's well-organised bands of soldiery, who provide defence to a place or an employer.
Vale A typical Varushkan settlement, led by a boyar, able to protect themselves against the darkness.
Cabalists Cabals are teams of ritual magic-users, who often act as individual groups, independent of their vales. Each Cabal is different from each other, but their magical might grants them considerable influence.

Wintermark

Hall The majority of Winterfolk live in one of the many small settlements, called halls, that dot the land. Each hall is led by a Thane, who settles disputes that lie outside the law and provides civic and military leadership.
Frayed This is not a group identity, but individuals who live outside the Halls. Wintermark heroes who are convicted of serious crimes, or individuals who feel great guilt over a personal failing, become frayed, a reference to the way their choices have damaged their skein.