Nowhere else in the world is education seen as a necessity the way it is in Urizen, a consequence of the natural drive to perfect the self. The superior understanding

cross the world bringing exotic goods that command the finest prices. They are particularly renowned for their corsairs, who operate out of the Bay of

victory from adversity on the anvil of the north. The Winterfolk are three great peoples - the wise Kallavesi, the bold Steinr and the clever Suaq - wrought into

boons, and the power of a regio are all limited in this way. In every case the cap is set by the number of ranks of the appropriate lore the character has

history is. The fact remains that the Thule have been in Otkodov since long before the arrival of the Vard and the Steinr. For the most part, the Thule kept

magicians and the Imperial Order of the Unfettered Mind, as well as with similar cabals in other parts of the world. The Asaveans worship a complex pantheon

so once (at the normal cost of one mana) can then use the spell freely to enter the Hall of Worlds through the Anvil Regio for the rest of the event without

common to the lineage associated with their realm. The Imperial Conclave has the power to set the status of various Eternals with regards to the Empire via

all over the world spoken in various Principalities. The Jarmish are the descendants of a wide mix of forerunner kingdoms, immigrants and the children

Are the first point of contact for players in each nation A source of plot in the nation Get players involved in the plot and in the politics of the nation

represent the Ile to the Commander of the Agema Guard. One Ile within each citadel is pre-eminent. The Ilarch that holds the Throne and the Crown of the citadel

if Hallow of the Green World is cast then it targets the Empire - and the Empire can only be the target of one enchantment at once. But the effect benefits

commonly referred to as the Delves, this great metropolis is said to be home to both the wealthiest, and the poorest, people in the world. The Bedelaar Huisbaas

Faraden lies to the west of the Empire. It is a rocky, hilly nation on the far side of the Lasambrian hills. The Faraden are canny traders and fierce warriors

can gain a voice in the running of their nation. The practice of slavery is seen as one of the greatest evils to beset the world; the Commonwealth is absolutely

crossover with the symbols of vigilance in this regard but the meaning tends to be subtly different. The lantern, the candle, and the torch allow the virtuous

observe the mortal world, and the Suranni are their favoured people. The priests are the intermediaries of the Divine Court, and as such they wield the power

that if the mirrors were shattered then the city would surely fall. However the greatest city in the world is not so easily destroyed, and the people of

The Grendel dominate the lands to the south and south-east of the Empire The Grendel are orcs who hail from Attar and the Broken Shore - lands to the south

Promise, Eyes of the Sun and Moon, The Eye of the High Places, Bright Eyes Gleam in the Depths, and the detect magic spell. The light of the Day realm dispels

back from the dead, some of the most powerful Winter rituals allow the magician to summon drudges from the Winter Realm to occupy the bodies of the fallen

Nemoria - the Temple of the Seven Virtues, paid for by the Imperial Senate and constructed with the support of the Asavean Plenum. The priests there minister

and artifacts in the world. Many magicians – especially those of Urizen – believe them to be a map or chart of the powers of the world reflected above –

require the user to be a magician. Hearth magic employs the innate natural magic of the world to produce subtle but significant effects in much the same way

during the summits, the Imperial Regio understandably can be extremely busy. The regio also provides entrance to the Hall of the Worlds - the magical

warriors over great distance, the rites of Autumn play on the connections between here and there to bridge the gaps in the world. That same magic can be used

are turned to the great machine that is the Commonwealth's expansion, the surplus is traded across the world. Prior to Spring 380YE, the port of Volkavaar

beyond the world of colour and shape. Let me look beyond the world of colour and shape and see the true world beyond. Let me see the true world beyond

of the realms on the mortal world often question the wisdom of casting such rituals. The stargazers maintain that the realms can be a positive influence

slaughtered the Druj leaders in the Barrens. This triggered an armed revolt among the subjects led by the Great Forest and the Black Wind. The rebellious

Lightstones are just one of the discoveries that sets Empire apart from the real world. While the basic technology of the game is aimed at a magical-medieval

than of the individual's personal Pride, the Imperial Synod often favours the sun. The sun shines brightly, without shame, open for all the world to see.

pivotal assistance to the Empire in the war against Alderei the Fair and the volodny sorcerers. This earned them the hatred and enmity of the volodny, but it

in Play In the Empire world, the horse was never a widespread creature as it is in our world. Most people from outside the Empire consider the creatures

are welcomed to the Foreign Quarter of the city, where merchants from around the world rub shoulders and compete for the bounty of the forests of Jarm

preserves the memory of the sacrifice made by Navarr and Thorn, the first Vates, who gave their life to protect the people from the threat of the vallorn

include: The oldest recorded paragon, Korl, whose legendary learned the secrets of metal in the darkest places of the world and used them to craft the first

regio in the mortal world. He can lay terrible curses on those who attract his displeasure. He can send powerful malign spirits to the mortal world to form

philosophy is a way to understand the world, the course of human interactions and human history. The Net of the Heavens defines creation as being made up

effectiveness in the world. The Urizen apply the term to anything; for example, the excellence of a chimney, the excellence of a goat to be bred and the excellence

to the first years of the Revelation. Since the end of the Highborn civil war, Bastion has presented the calm, serene visage of the Highborn to the world

shining light. Where the sky and the ocean meet, in the heights and the depths, the eternals of Day seek infinite understanding of the truths of creation

characters with the fleet resource; Robec, in the territory of Veroigne. Robec is the site of the grand temple of Evra the Smith. At the mouth of the river Isoiile

alliance between the Empire, the Sumaah Republic, the Commonwealth, and the Citadels of Axos. It is dedicated to ending slavery in the known world, initially

boon such as the ability to eat spoiled food of the draughir or the stubborn will of the cambion. These boons represent a minor ability that the character

The city is the mirror of the world. If we cannot master the city, how can we master the world? Gidea di Sarvos, Reflections Each territory in the League

It is sometimes called The Celestial Eye, She Who Watches, the Thousand Eyes of the Sun and Moon, the Glass of the Heavens, and the Seer Clad in Veils of

off. You can only banish a spirit if the rank of the exorcism is equal or greater than the strength of the spirit. The minimum strength needed to banish a

possibilities, the child just born and yet to learn of the world, it is sometimes called the Parent and Child. It is sometimes called the Cave Mouth, and

numbers. The orcs of the hills between the Brass Coast and their foreign neighbours (Faraden and The Iron Confederacy) were a case in point. The barbarians

or animal lies in the blood in their veins, so the life of the tree lies in the sap and the life of the world flows through the water that covers its surface

require the user to be a magician. Hearth magic employs the innate natural magic of the world to produce subtle but significant effects in much the same way

recently, the Grand Ilarch of the Chambers of Issyk sought an alliance with the orcs of the Broken Shore. Following the ratification of the Liberty Pact

forms of the Spider never appear the same way twice. Whether it be the sinister man in black in the corner of the tavern, the pale skinned and hairless fellow

elephant, but the more similar the essential qualities of two things are, the easier the transformation from one to the other can be. The essential qualities

use the magic of the realms to change the mortal world, but it has an inherent tendency to resist this change. The more unnatural the change, the greater

because of the greatest power in the known world - the Empire. This, the Highborn say, is what the Empire was formed for. This is why they took the Way to

require the user to be a magician. Hearth magic employs the innate natural magic of the world to produce subtle but significant effects in much the same way

dissatisfaction in some parts of the Marches; the land claimed by the Jotun thralls is some of the richest in the Mournwold. At the end of the day, some voices grumble

require the user to be a magician. Hearth magic employs the innate natural magic of the world to produce subtle but significant effects in much the same way

some of the richest - and the poorest - people in the world. This great city is half again the size of Sarvos or Temeschwar and has perhaps twice the population

embassy to the citadels of Axos shortly before the Autumn Equinox 380YE. In contrast to the embassy to the magician-princes, the embassy to the masters of

of her people, or the First Empress founding the Empire. In the age of the Empire, the sign of benevolence is one that benefits the Empire; in whole or

joined by five other great septs, the Tamazi, the Sannites, the Ethengraw, the Illarawm, and the Yerende. Each sept is a disparate family of orcs united

mastery of the self, often through philosophies such as arete and poise, and they employ the teachings of the Net of the Heavens to make the world around them

involve the ghosts of the Isle of the Osseini, but the scheme was countered by Imperial heroes travelling through the Sentinel Gate to exorcise the spirits

Urizen joined the Empire, the nation has benefitted from the the import of food from the Marches and other necessities and luxuries that the Urizen no longer

require the user to be a magician. Hearth magic employs the innate natural magic of the world to produce subtle but significant effects in much the same way

The Mountains of the Moon - called the Mountains of Silence by the Axou - lie between the Empire and Axos. Following the eventual completion of the spy

record and tell of the deeds that make the Empire great. “This is Highguard, the birthplace of the Empire. Our people, the Highborn, are the Empire’s proud

require the user to be a magician. Hearth magic employs the innate natural magic of the world to produce subtle but significant effects in much the same way

image of the the Lock becomes harder to open without the key. A garden planted in the shape of the Fountain will grown lush and wholesome plants. The hearth

bring another life into the Great Dance is something to be celebrated. In the making, in the bringing into the world, in the life, the learning and ultimately

denomination. The more valuable the coin, the more good fortune it brings to the candidate. After the election, the coins themselves are given to the stormcrows

automatically escalated to the General Assembly. The judgement is raised by the Tribune of the Synod in the name of the priest who brought the original judgement

require the user to be a magician. Hearth magic employs the innate natural magic of the world to produce subtle but significant effects in much the same way

considered themselves the most civilised people in the world, a single city could not compare with the power of the nations that were drawn to the Empress' banner

accepted by the General Assembly as part of an attempt to better understand the nature of the orc soul, and the place of the Imperial Orcs in the Way. The Howling

commerce is the perfect example of the Net of the Heavens in action. Wealth is the tool with which an architect influences the world, seeking out the most important

leaders. The complex layered politics of the Senate often frustrates them, in the Synod and the Imperial Military their fire and enthusiasm for the Empire

as the predominant colour is green. Some briars have thorns growing from their skin, usually along the lines of the body like the cheekbones or the forearms

hidden on the body, so the more important the oath, the more prominently placed the mark that signifies it is likely to be. In most cases the resulting

more capable of resisting whatever the world throws at them. The relationship of the Queen of Ice and Darkness with the Imperial Conclave has always been

roleplaying You must be capable of touching the target with the casting hand throughout the casting of the spell The spell fails if you or your target are hit

enemy is the Grendel. Before the death of the Young Empress it had been decades since a serious Grendel attack had threatened the Empire from the sea, and

In the years that followed, the Empire consolidated its control of the lands around the Bay of Catazar, driving the orcs into the wilderness. The cities

regular income of the valuable material. The real purpose of the Regario Dossier is to support the League diplomats active all over the world, making contacts

grasping one of the crystals in their hand wake up the next day with the merrow lineage, the crystal having disappeared without a trace. The servitors of

messages between spires, the heliopticon serves as the backbone of the largest college of magic the Empire - indeed the world - has ever seen. A college

individual regions or the territory may be controlled by the barbarians, this does not affect the players with resources in that territory. If the entire territory

and infested by the vallorn, a monstrous presence from the past. Today the people dwell in Steadings, settlements cut into the heart of the woods, or travel

effect of resonance; the more pivotal the node the greater the potential effects. The most important node of all is the Empire itself - the one node that is

advise the magistrates as the recognised master of Day magic. The archmage of Day may walk a lonely path, balancing the needs of the Empire against the demands

forerunner tongue widely used on the Asavean Archipelago, it was once the common tongue of diplomats throughout the world. The language is ancient, it was known

rituals such as The Anvil of Estavus and Before the Throne of Estavus and indirectly to Timeless Hammer Rhythm or Smooth Hands Shape the World. She can offer

harnessing the symbolic power in the wheel of the seasons; and of the connection between the human body (flesh, sweat, breath) and the physical world (soil

with the claws short and protruding from the end of the finger where the nail bed would be. Wolverine style claws that protrude from the back of the wrist

they hold the truths contained within to be self-evident. What is, is. The world is the world is the world. It is what it is. ''The Book of the Old Sun''

chosen over the bravery of the Steinr or the wisdom of the Kallavesi when the three people united to form the nation of Wintermark. Of the three peoples

within the Empire and in other parts of the world, include: the Cold, the Wise, the Hungry, Ghul, Dread Sadistic or evil: Draughir are practical to the point