“He is the Astral Harvester, the Lifegiver, the Sun King.  Without him, the world is naught.  And we, the members of his Divine Church, serve only at his command.  It is by this holy order that we convert the universe.”
- Exarch Hardulph Symphorian

Not only a faith but a state, the Imperial Modoals are the largest force in the Continent.  Can they hold their position as the Sectarian Wars begin?

"Hear, O Servant of the Just One!  Hear and stand ye before him, the Celestial Judge!  Hear and write: ‘Thus speaks the Great Lawgiver, before whom the world shall be tried, the one that is just and righteous beyond all - I am the Law.  I am Dalraaen.’"
-The Didache of Law

The worshippers of the Celestial Judge have kept peace and law for a thousand years.  When they see great injustice across the Continent, what can they do but fight?

“‘Hear! That which you warred for it gone. In its place is my own creation under my own authority. This Blessed Great Blue is my patronage and you will have no part in it! Lest you soil my sacred waves, I will cause them to crash onto your lands and drown your own creations. End your fighting: the seas are mine.’
Thus she spake from the Merciful Deep.”
- Yamasatran oral tradition

The mysterious Sisters of the Sea watch the events of the Sectarian Wars unfold from the safety of their monastery ships.  But how long can they remain neutral before war is brought upon them?

“And into World they cast him, deep below, beneath stone and water and flame.  In World’s Heart, doth gape the Peccant Maw, yet starved as the hunger grows unabated.  Terror, irony, horror, farce!  That which ends all is trapped beneath all.”
-The Tale of the Maw, “The Enslavement of the Devourer”

An ancient cult, the Vautuans worship their god with zeal.  Chaos is their sacrament, death their prayer.  Will the followers of the Gaping Maw free their god and destroy the world?

“Woe, brethren!  What hath these gods wrought?  For a thousand suns we have had peace, and now in an instant the light is being extinguished.  How can any survive in these Wars of the Sects?”
- Arbiter Ariston Nikomachus

The Continent and its faiths have thrived with little fuss for a millenium.  And now, with a few holy words, all of heaven, earth, and hell seem to be at war…

What appears to be a simple fisherman’s basket has a storied past and secret usage.

Trouble follows some people wherever they go.  I follow that trouble and make sure those people don’t make anymore trouble.  It ain’t easy, but someone’s got to do it.

Forsooth!  A fair flock of faithful friars, from fanciful to factual.

A minor mess of magnates for myriad monarchies.

Now with Scroll functions!  Add your own!

“Careful where you step.  There’re grassbiters ‘round here.”
-Farmer Jorl

"I have seen the beast, tentacled and cruel.  Tore out me eye, it did, like pickin’ a plum.  It’s cursed, I tell ye, cursed to its cold heart."
-Jerboam the Sailor

Misunderstood and much maligned, the Hek is a traveller who dreads violence.  If it only understood the violence it caused.

The dread pirate Corvorane was legendary even after his capture and conversion to a privateer.  His secret fortress and hidden treasure are of equal fame.  But more than gold lurks in the depths of Corvorane’s Cave.

Bad luck just seems to follow him everywhere.  Some say its a curse, others its just in his head.  But there’s one thing everyone can agree about Poor Josias: he is a sad, sad man.

“In the Black, dead souls creep
Seeking vengence without sleep.
Sacrificed for precious stones,
Rend they now flesh and bones.
Bloody staind and drenched in tears,
Stones cry out to one who hears,
‘Treachery has sown the seeds!
Now you’ll be the one who bleeds!
Wear us well, you who brave,
Next you’ll be in the grave!’”
- Tas-Vessina’s curse

“Jones, when was the last time ye cleared yer hulls?”
“Mm, a few months back.  Why?”
“Yer ship.  She’s comin’ outta the water.”

“Let me to battle, Brother.  I shall sweep thine enemies as the wind, and thou shalt have vict’ry.” -St. Vedast’s revelation to Hural

Winner of The Shards of the Storm Quest.

An aloof race of intelligent amphibians, the S’krae are an honor bound culture who have unusual customs.

“8 Ortio, 986 - At last, I’ve captured the amulet!  I certainly could not have done it without the help of my unusual mercenary companion.  He has very much impressed me with his skill.  We encamp in Durath Woods for the night and make for Kharath in the morning.

9 Ortio, 986 - Amulet missing.  So is Thaxen.  No longer impressed with merc.”

-Sir Wardren Lank’s journal

The sight of a war forbici on the battle field makes some laugh, others fearful, and some simply confused.  In well-trained hands, however, it can be a lethal weapon.

Failure.  For most, it is an occasional streak of bad luck to be suffered.  For others… well, it’s a living.