Perhaps they lack the subtlety of other groups, but the Candles of God have no desire to be subtle. Perhaps they do not keep their secrets very well, but the Candles of God want their voices to be heard. Perhaps they are careless about who they kill, but there shall be no innocent bystanders when the fires of hell consume the unrighteous.

A permanently frozen lake, high in the Askharnn mountains, associated with the strange legend of the Amethyst Dragon.

An impressive citadel in the Askharnn mountains. Their prohibitive laws on travel during the Winter months can be a problem for pilgrims and wanderers.

Some games are played to be won, others can only be lost.

Traps need to make sense. Somebody must of made it for a specific purpose.

Fifty steps from the eorlingas/ guided by that which is sinister/ Through dreaming eyes

People are often buried with The Monarchs. If the right people are, they can protect him even after death.

'I open door number one'
'Watch Out for that... ouch... '

“Oh look, a glass wall between us and the treasure.”

It is a dusty rune. That should have been their first clue that it was dangerous.

"That is one really big door"

An elaborately worked door, carefully made to balance upright on a horizontal bar, containing a deadly trap.

As traps, obviously there are the standard protection glyphs which engulf you in fire or freeze you when you try to open locks. And then there are the non-standard ones...

The unwitting players tromping through the swamp won't know what hit them.

Ettercaps (the spindly evil woodfolk) are always good for traps: their pine woods are so dense it's difficult to see what's a trap, what's a branch and what's an ettercap...

‘I told Sir Ursus not to take the amulet, to leave it be in it's resting place. But he would not listen. We now trek to his place of hiding to remove the amulet and return it, and to destroy that which Ursus has become. '

- Arch-Danath Maccalas of the Dark Step Tribe

If you are a new member who found this thread by providence, read the advice, take it to heart, and post. These are collected posts that will help you understand the Citadel AND be more effective and efficient here.

It is a simple book, a codex, a few dozen loose folios bound together. The cover is heavy stock with a simple red hand that one hopes is impressed in red ink rather than blood.

This is an unofficial order of the King's Guard, those charged with protecting the castle, the king, and any holdings. The Red Hand are the elites of the prisioner guards.

The Order is a stanch defender of The Crown, despite that he has turned his back on traditional ways. They try to council him in 'proper ways' to handle things. They are known for their motto 'Tradition is my Shield'.