For almost three hundred years the Council of Schönbrunn has been sharing information and pooling resources to combat their common enemies. Usually this has meant that heroes are dispatched to deal with problems that are caused by the Diosian Lodge, the Torkan Caliphates, barbarous incursions in the eastern frontiers of Partum, or some warlord in … Continue reading The Maelonbourg Alliance

Frequently referred to by his admirers as "the Prince of Rogues" and by his critics as "the Clown Prince of Gluttony", the youngest child of Queen Reichsha and the Herzgraf is by his own account a rather shiftless and lazy fellow. However, he is more than capable of rising to an occasion and putting his … Continue reading Notable NPCs; Prince Shr Bortimer of the Iron Gauntlet and the League of Shadows

An exceptional example of just how good goblinoid castles can be if they put their collective minds to the task, and hire some amazing architects and engineers from the local dwarven population to make sure it doesn't fall over in the first stiff breeze, Jordrakenschloss is both a city and a sprawling complex of fortifications, … Continue reading Jordrakenschloss

The link between the Diosian Lodge liches and the ancient Holy Imperium Church is not as tenuous as one might imagine. Although it was the decree from the last Pontiff, Callidus Magna, that provided the Diosian Lodge with it's mandate of origin, it is often difficult for people to reconcile the existence of undead sorcerers … Continue reading The Sikilian Church; a Study in Blasphemy

Also known as the Crone of Slothenburg the ever-present green hag Styxia resides in a small hovel at the base of a grand swamp oak tree on a small island in the swamp near to the heart of the biggest city in Slothjemia. Her hovel predates most everything else in the Slothjemian Coreland and when … Continue reading Notable NPCs; Styxia the Hag

Lersha is one of the most enigmatic of the quite large and ever-expanding Slothjemian royal family. Her middle name comes from the powerful sister of King Manfriedreich II who wielded a great deal of authority behind the scenes of her brother's reign and Lersha is similarly inclined to move things along from the safety of … Continue reading Notable NPCs; Princess Shar Lersha Queliendy von Slothjem of the Midnight Skull and the Arcane Fellowship

Handily the most popular tavern in Slothenburg (and for that matter anyplace in the Coreland) the First Decree started out as a relatively small operation in the heart of the sprawling city. Over the years it has grown and now occupies six adjoining buildings which makes its footprint an entire city block. There are three stories … Continue reading “The First Decree”; a Tavern fit for a King

Slothjemia is by the standards of older and more civilized nations still a haven for barbarism and uncouth behavior. While there have been many attempts to change these perceptions there are areas that Slothjemian behavior diverges from standard operating procedures and veers ever so slightly into unsavory, if not savage, traditions. One such example is … Continue reading Formal Dance in a Nation of Brawlers