Fanolanian State Flag Like most of the larger, more powerful nations of the continent, there are several flags seen across the landscape of Fanolania. The King of course has his own flag, a variation of the national flag, but it only flies over the royal household or over the King's entourage when he travels. Bearing the … Continue reading Fun with Fanolanian Flags
Literary Aside
A Brief History of the 8th Army
The first permanent garrison for a Slothjemian wildspace colony, the 8th Army is stationed in Waldenfelsen. Tasked with preventing hostile forces from attacking the colony, and for keeping the laborers there from being harassed by the perils of the heavily forested moon, the 8th Army is the only Slothjemian military unit assigned to spelljamming activities … Continue reading A Brief History of the 8th Army
A Brief History of the 2nd Army
The Slothjemian 2nd Army is one of the oldest military units in the empire, and has had a long and storied career of keeping the realm safe, and reaching out to inflict pain on their foes. Garrisoned at the old and infamous castle "The Gate", a humongous man-made bulwark against invasion into the Coreland via … Continue reading A Brief History of the 2nd Army
The Great Prison Break
The Royal prison, Totenhelm, has seen a fair number of escapes during it's long and colorful history. Each time there is an incident, the authorities take steps to prevent that exact kind of thing from happening again, and those incarcerated look for another means of getting out. But on one particularly memorable occasion, the escape … Continue reading The Great Prison Break
Continental Excursions; Maelonbourg
For a long time one of the wealthiest and most successful of the Wenigzustand, the small nations that lie north of Geldenreich and east of Fanolania, Maelonbourg has fallen on hard times. Governed for generations by elves of somber and intelligent inclinations, an outsider to the land began to sow discontent by insidious means. In … Continue reading Continental Excursions; Maelonbourg
High Fantasy, Low Fantasy, and Whatever the Heck This is Supposed to Be
Folks that are big fans of categorizing things have a lot of fun with fictional material. What genre is this? Does this count as high fantasy, such as J.R.R. Tolkien's writings, or low fantasy, like the works of K.J. Parker? People might just as easily be asking "who in the hell is K.J. Parker?" Beats … Continue reading High Fantasy, Low Fantasy, and Whatever the Heck This is Supposed to Be
Continental Excursions; Fanolania
While it doesn't border Slothjemia, or even any of Slothjemia's immediate neighbors, the Kingdom of Fanolania is a powerful entity on the continent of Partum. Unlike the primarily human Geldenreich, Fanolania enjoys a largely homogenous political environment. Fanolania is also the most stable country in the continent, having had the same king for almost one … Continue reading Continental Excursions; Fanolania
Recalculating Route
One of the most enduring, and seldom explored mysteries, within Dungeons and Dragons is "where do all of the elves go when they get old?" Considering that players will explore damn near everything that happens in a game, from what might be lurking in the bottom of a village well to how to reverse a … Continue reading Recalculating Route
Lord High Inquisitor; Keeper of the Fear
Nobody in the Royal Bureaucratic Council is as openly feared as much as the Lord High Inquisitor. Their jurisdiction oversees all members of the realm's village, town, and city police forces via the Office of Urban Constabulary, as well as the Office of Interior Investigations, the official "state police" of Slothjemia. As has been noted … Continue reading Lord High Inquisitor; Keeper of the Fear
Watch that First Lich, it’s a Doozy
When Manfriedreich I was first given his noble title, and placed in charge of a small county in the swamps of the Coreland, it was done under the auspices of the once powerful Diosian Lodge. This collection of insidious undead warlords needed somebody that could help shore up the waning influence of a particularly wicked, … Continue reading Watch that First Lich, it’s a Doozy
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