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The WIlds of Chalcephera / Information on The Realm of Ne...
Last post by mythus - Aug 02, 2026, 04:18 PMYou can find information and a map concerning The Realm of Neurosthenia and The Auster Lands by clicking on the link.
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The Kingdom of Miden / Information on the Kingdom of ...
Last post by mythus - Aug 02, 2026, 04:16 PMYou can find information and a map of the Kingdom of Miden here: The Kingdom of Miden
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Kingdom of Auphera / Re: Information Regarding the ...
Last post by mythus - Aug 02, 2026, 04:15 PMMap and page are updated!
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The Town Crier / Re: Map Progress
Last post by mythus - Aug 01, 2026, 01:03 PMI will be updating the pages for the maps soon. This includes the Kingdom of Auphera, which i have redone the map for.
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The Village Gate / Re: Hello, a prospective playe...
Last post by mythus - Aug 01, 2026, 12:59 PMYou would be right, considering the goblin's penchant to follow more closely the norms of society they are closest too - all in an effort to fit in. The page write up is the typical situation, not the "every goblin society behaves this way" situation. They are adapters. If the society they are shadowing is matriarchal, then so will they be. It is simply that for the most part goblin females were the care takers while goblin males were the ones going out to hunt, mine, what ever was needed - because that is (1) what helped them survive and (2) what they see most from other societies. A goblin shadowing dark elves will be the opposite here.
That said, there is also nothing stopping a female goblin from any goblin society from living outside of the norm. As stated before, they are adapters, survivors. Given any reason, the goblin female would venture forth. That could be a great background hook for you @Kayube. Give your goblin a reason to both have hair and to leave outside and adventure.
So you are aware, I work Sunday - Thursdays, some weeks busier than others. So sorry for the late reply - this was a busy week lol. I completed some maps Friday.
That said, there is also nothing stopping a female goblin from any goblin society from living outside of the norm. As stated before, they are adapters, survivors. Given any reason, the goblin female would venture forth. That could be a great background hook for you @Kayube. Give your goblin a reason to both have hair and to leave outside and adventure.
So you are aware, I work Sunday - Thursdays, some weeks busier than others. So sorry for the late reply - this was a busy week lol. I completed some maps Friday.
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The Village Gate / Re: Hello, a prospective playe...
Last post by Kayube - Jul 28, 2026, 01:38 AMOkay, so... goblins seem to be a pretty diverse group overall, but according to their page they tend to take a lot of their cultural cues from whatever the nearest civilization is. For a forest-dwelling clan that would probably be the Yerk elves (or at least what they've heard about them), fae, and maybe the Namara. Since the goblin page says they often take up residence in ruins they might also try to recreate some elements of the civilization that left the ruins behind. With all this in mind, they probably have some form of nature reverence going on.
While the goblin page states that female goblins generally live for mating, I would assume there are plenty of exceptions to this, and Grumzi will definitely be one of them. (She probably still does have some children but leaves the care of them to others.) I think even before she decided to take up adventuring she might have been taught some combat skills under the assumption she'd use them to defend her village while the men were hunting or something. I get the impression that these gender roles are more a result of longstanding traditions rather than anything strenuously enforced so the reaction of other goblins is probably more "huh, that's different" than "don't do that or we'll punish you".
And I think that's pretty much all I have for now.
While the goblin page states that female goblins generally live for mating, I would assume there are plenty of exceptions to this, and Grumzi will definitely be one of them. (She probably still does have some children but leaves the care of them to others.) I think even before she decided to take up adventuring she might have been taught some combat skills under the assumption she'd use them to defend her village while the men were hunting or something. I get the impression that these gender roles are more a result of longstanding traditions rather than anything strenuously enforced so the reaction of other goblins is probably more "huh, that's different" than "don't do that or we'll punish you".
And I think that's pretty much all I have for now.
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The Village Gate / Re: Hello, a prospective playe...
Last post by Kayube - Jul 27, 2026, 01:39 AMOkay, so thoughts so far on my goblin character idea. I'd already used Hero Forge to make an appearance for her, though after I checked the goblin page on here again and noticed that they usually don't have hair in this setting, I tried seeing what she looks like without the hair. Either one would work, though maybe the bald version could use some tattoos or face paint or something to make the head more interesting in the absence of hair. I might also adjust her outfit to be a bit less stone-age looking depending on how the culture turns out.
I figure earth/nature would make the most sense for elements.
As for background/personality stuff I haven't nailed down much yet, though I have been thinking, particularly about what sort of clan she is from. Might post more thoughts about this tomorrow, since I need to get to bed.
(Side note: The goblin page still has Ishmal's backstory even though the currently played version of him is not related to goblins.)
I figure earth/nature would make the most sense for elements.
As for background/personality stuff I haven't nailed down much yet, though I have been thinking, particularly about what sort of clan she is from. Might post more thoughts about this tomorrow, since I need to get to bed.
(Side note: The goblin page still has Ishmal's backstory even though the currently played version of him is not related to goblins.)
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Kingdom of Auphera / Re: Something's Amiss
Last post by mythus - Jul 24, 2026, 10:54 AMLocation: Phercia, Capital of Auphera
Time and Date: Early Afternoon, 23rd of Flamerule, 1085 of the 2nd Era
Niel finishes his second cup of coffee, or maybe it was his third - to be honest he had lost count. Writing in his notebook, the elf scribes, 'The Church of Arcana, barely a week old, was started out of the College Arcana and has just laid claim to the grandest temple in Phercia, the Temple of Kymara.' He stands and sighs, "I need to find out just what this Church of Arcana even is."
Laying a few more shillings on the table, the elf walks out into the plaza, muttering to himself, "But, where to start? Do I go to the Temple first?" His eyes move from the once Temple of Kymara to the College, "Nay, I should go to the source, and try to get an educated answer." And with that Niel made his way through the crowds of the plaza...
Time and Date: Early Afternoon, 23rd of Flamerule, 1085 of the 2nd Era
Niel finishes his second cup of coffee, or maybe it was his third - to be honest he had lost count. Writing in his notebook, the elf scribes, 'The Church of Arcana, barely a week old, was started out of the College Arcana and has just laid claim to the grandest temple in Phercia, the Temple of Kymara.' He stands and sighs, "I need to find out just what this Church of Arcana even is."
Laying a few more shillings on the table, the elf walks out into the plaza, muttering to himself, "But, where to start? Do I go to the Temple first?" His eyes move from the once Temple of Kymara to the College, "Nay, I should go to the source, and try to get an educated answer." And with that Niel made his way through the crowds of the plaza...
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The Kingdom of Chaladonia / Reoccuring Nightmares
Last post by mythus - Jul 24, 2026, 10:42 AMLocation: Central Hospital, Aureas, Kingdom of Chaladonia
Time and Date: Late Evening, 23rd of Flamerule, 1085 of the 2nd Era
A middle age man in a white coat sighs as he pulls away his stethoscope from the chest of an elderly patient on a bed. Pulling out his pocket watch, the man solemnly reads the time, "Time of death, 21:38". Slowly he pulls the sheet over the patient's head and lowers his own head. "Please let the family know will you, Nurse Maria?" A woman's voice responds, "Yes, of course, doctor Ian." She turns to walk away, and stops, turning back to the man, "Sir, are you okay?"
Ian shakes his head and looks about the room. Dozens and dozens of beds, filled with patients of various races and ages, all looking as if they were asleep. "Tell me, Maria, how many have awakened the past week?" "None, sir" the nurse responds calmly. "And how many have we lost?" "This will be the second this week sir." Ian sighs, "Two, and only 3 days have transpired."
Ian walks about the room looking over all of the sleeping patients, "The Dark Paralysis is a terrible and confusing infliction." He turns back to the nurse, his face awash with the tiredness and agony of one who has seemingly fought many battles, "As you know, it was my great grandfather who, under Cadimus the Sixth witnessed the Great Awakening. He took down so many of their stories then, and the buzz of the time was that soon enough all the sleeping would recover." He scoffs, "It has been two hundred years since then! Two hundred years, and barely a handful ever awaken, and what's worse more fall to the Sleep almost daily..."
Ian returns to the dead patient's side, "This one, he was born to the sleep. Can you imagine never seeing the waking world? To have lived out a shorter existence trapped within a sleeping body?" Maria sighs, "No sir, I can't even begin to imagine. I lost my sister to the sleep sir, as you know"
Ian nods, "Yes, I know, I was her doctor then. Truly I am sorry I could not save her." The nurse shakes her head, "Sir, you did your best. We all know that." Ian chuckles darkly, "Maybe if I had been born to something like the affinity of the mind I could have had better results, but alas my only keeping is The Worm and The Fade. My only gift is a peaceful end. " "Sir, I.." Ian cuts her off, "We can only pray that the stories be true, you know. That inside the sleep they are not sleeping at all, but instead living whole lives within a whole different world. May Taal have granted them at least this mercy, that they would have had some semblance of a life, even if it was all but a dream."
"Yes, Doctor...." Maria stutters, gripping closely her pendant of Taal, "I pray that be true as well." She sighs, "I... I will go to the family now sir, lest you need something else?" Ian shakes his head and moves to check on another as the nurse departs, "Oh Taal, please grant the sleeping your mercy...."
Time and Date: Late Evening, 23rd of Flamerule, 1085 of the 2nd Era
A middle age man in a white coat sighs as he pulls away his stethoscope from the chest of an elderly patient on a bed. Pulling out his pocket watch, the man solemnly reads the time, "Time of death, 21:38". Slowly he pulls the sheet over the patient's head and lowers his own head. "Please let the family know will you, Nurse Maria?" A woman's voice responds, "Yes, of course, doctor Ian." She turns to walk away, and stops, turning back to the man, "Sir, are you okay?"
Ian shakes his head and looks about the room. Dozens and dozens of beds, filled with patients of various races and ages, all looking as if they were asleep. "Tell me, Maria, how many have awakened the past week?" "None, sir" the nurse responds calmly. "And how many have we lost?" "This will be the second this week sir." Ian sighs, "Two, and only 3 days have transpired."
Ian walks about the room looking over all of the sleeping patients, "The Dark Paralysis is a terrible and confusing infliction." He turns back to the nurse, his face awash with the tiredness and agony of one who has seemingly fought many battles, "As you know, it was my great grandfather who, under Cadimus the Sixth witnessed the Great Awakening. He took down so many of their stories then, and the buzz of the time was that soon enough all the sleeping would recover." He scoffs, "It has been two hundred years since then! Two hundred years, and barely a handful ever awaken, and what's worse more fall to the Sleep almost daily..."
Ian returns to the dead patient's side, "This one, he was born to the sleep. Can you imagine never seeing the waking world? To have lived out a shorter existence trapped within a sleeping body?" Maria sighs, "No sir, I can't even begin to imagine. I lost my sister to the sleep sir, as you know"
Ian nods, "Yes, I know, I was her doctor then. Truly I am sorry I could not save her." The nurse shakes her head, "Sir, you did your best. We all know that." Ian chuckles darkly, "Maybe if I had been born to something like the affinity of the mind I could have had better results, but alas my only keeping is The Worm and The Fade. My only gift is a peaceful end. " "Sir, I.." Ian cuts her off, "We can only pray that the stories be true, you know. That inside the sleep they are not sleeping at all, but instead living whole lives within a whole different world. May Taal have granted them at least this mercy, that they would have had some semblance of a life, even if it was all but a dream."
"Yes, Doctor...." Maria stutters, gripping closely her pendant of Taal, "I pray that be true as well." She sighs, "I... I will go to the family now sir, lest you need something else?" Ian shakes his head and moves to check on another as the nurse departs, "Oh Taal, please grant the sleeping your mercy...."
#10
Character Profiles / Ian Gourimondi
Last post by mythus - Jul 24, 2026, 10:05 AMCharacter Name: Ian Gourimondi
Race: Human
Age: 40
Gender: male
Height: 5'10
Weight: 190
Build: medium
Other Descriptive Info: brown hair sprinkled with gray, wrinkles around the eyes and forehead, dark brown eyes
Runic Element: Death
Runic Affinity: Decay
Personality: Patient, methodical, hard on himself, cares for others
Other:
Great Grandson on Nathaniel Gourimondi, who was the famous Chronicler turned healer during the largest awakening even in the Kingdom of Chaladonia's history, who wrote the paper, Tale of Two Worlds.
Race: Human
Age: 40
Gender: male
Height: 5'10
Weight: 190
Build: medium
Other Descriptive Info: brown hair sprinkled with gray, wrinkles around the eyes and forehead, dark brown eyes
Runic Element: Death
Runic Affinity: Decay
Personality: Patient, methodical, hard on himself, cares for others
Other:
Great Grandson on Nathaniel Gourimondi, who was the famous Chronicler turned healer during the largest awakening even in the Kingdom of Chaladonia's history, who wrote the paper, Tale of Two Worlds.
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