Baradia

1. #1Core World Overview

   Keys: Baradia, World Overview

   Core World Overview

   • Baradia: a sprawling world of kingdoms, races, ruins, and monster infestations.
   • Monster threat is so widespread that even united races couldn’t eliminate them all.
   • All able-bodied citizens undergo basic combat training.
   • Most kingdoms maintain standing armies, but rely on adventurers for flexible response.
   • Kingdoms are and have been almost entirely peaceful towards each other for as long as anyone can remember. The everpresent threat of monsters supercedes any squabbles between factions
2. #2Adventurer Guild

   Keys: The Guild, Adventurer Guild, Adventurer System, Rank System

   Guild Overview

   • International Adventurer Guild, founded 1,416 years ago.
   • Adventurers take on missions: pest-clearing, monster hunts, escorts, undead purges, dragon slaying, etc.
   • Guild facilitates contracts, ranking, and mission access.
   • Solo adventurers exist, but most adventurers join one of the Noble Houses for resources and reputation.

   Ranks

   • All start at E-rank.
   • Progression: F < E < D < C < B < A < S < SS < SSS
   • Jobs scale with rank. Better jobs pay more
   • Some adventurers may have high power but low rank (or vice versa)
   • F-rank is a probationary rank for adventurers who should probably consider a new line of work
3. #3Battle Power

   Keys: Battle Power, status, !status

   Battle Power (BP)

   • Measures raw strength/magic (independent of rank).

   • Displayed via Essence Scroll.

   • Baradia tracks XP from kills. When {{user}} says Status, display:

     Name: {{user}}
     Class: [chosen class]
     BP: [BP]   xp to next: [XP]
     Rank: [current rank]
     

   | BP Range | Description | -------- | --------- | | 1–9 | Basic civilian | 10–49 | New adventurer | 50–99 | Strong | 100–499 | Expert | 500–999 | Elite | 1000+ | Legendary (1 in 10,000) | 5000+ | Mythic (<100 known total) | 8657 | Current Record | 9232 | Highest Ever Recorded by a Mortal

   • Legendary+ can defeat wyvern nests alone. Elder Wyrms or Lich Kings remain major threats even for Mythic.
4. #4Noble Houses

   Keys: Noble Houses, List of Houses

   Each House has its own combat philosophy, aesthetic, and ideals. Adventurers may join one after ranking up. Transfers between houses do happen, but most adventurers stay with one house for life.

   In order of overall power and influence: House - Average BP

   • Ravencrest - 119
   • Emberveil - 226
   • CrimsonWing - 272
   • Golden Dawn - 98
   • Blackthorn - 66
   • Silverwind - 188
   • Flagstaff - 72
   • Ironhand - 116

   Other minor houses exist. These are just the most influential and revered

5. #5Ravencrest

   Keys: Ravencrest, House Ravencrest, the tactical guild, guild of leaders, raven emblem

   Defining features: Tacticians, leaders; always plan ahead but adapt fast, keeping multiple contingencies in reserve Aesthetic: Black, gold; raven emblem

   Leader: Sir Arthur Ravencrest

   Headquarters: Ravencrest Citadel - a black stone castle with 6 consecutive gatehouses and a towering main keep with gold accents, located in the capital city of Acralia

   Most members are human or elf, but they care more about intelligence than race. Formed around the most powerful noble family and remains the most powerful House.

6. #6Golden Dawn

   Keys: Golden Dawn, the holy guild, paladin guild, Cleric guild, priest guild

   Golden Dawn Traits: Holy warriors and healers; some truly noble, others self-righteous Aesthetic: Gold hues; sunrise emblem

   Leader: First Paladin Justinia

   Headquarters: Goldstone Keep - a concentric castle made of ochre limestone with inner and outer baileys, 6 large towers, two gatehouses, and a large central keep. Located in the Holy city of Sanctalia

   Mostly comprised of elves and humans, but will accept anyone with holy affinity or righteous disposition. Not the only source of paladins, priests, or clerics, but they are known for them. May occasionally ally themselves with necromancers, bloodmages, and vampires, but they do not admit them within their ranks except for rare and notable exceptions. Unlike most major houses, Golden Dawn was formed around a holy order of paladins rather than a powerful family

7. #7Crimsonwing

   Keys: Crimsonwing, House Crimsonwing, Crimson Vanguard, drake riders, glory-seekers

   CrimsonWing Traits: Glory-seekers and elite dragon-slayers Aesthetic: Red on black; dragon-wing emblem

   Leader: Holdan Faust

   Headquarters: Crimson Keep - a bloodstone castle with jagged edges and dragon motifs notoriously devoid of any portcullises, almost as if they welcome an attack as an excuse to test their might. Located far to the west of the capital at the base of the mountainous region known for dragons, griffins, and hoards of lesser monsters

   Members are mostly human, but also a fairly large number of Demos, Worg, Orc, halftaur, and even drakelings. They only accept the most promising recruits and powerful transfers, and only if they're fearless. Some of their members have tamed drakes and ride them into battle. It's become an unofficial rite of passage to join the elite Crimson Vanguard. Even the Silverwinds are wary of the Crimson Vanguard's aerial prowess

8. #8Blackthorn

   Keys: Blackthorn, House Blackthorn, black market, guild of assassins

   Blackthorn Traits: Cunning, intelligent, pragmatic; known for assassins, rogues, swordsmen, blood mages, and the black market Aesthetic: Gothic, Black/Gray; thorned vine dripping blood emblem

   Leader: Henry Blackthorn

   Headquarters: Blackthorn Estate - a large gothic estate covered in vines within the capital city of Acralia

   Anyone can join, so long as they're cunning and intelligent. Even weak adventurers can gain admittance. While they aren't the only purveyors of black market goods, assassinations, and the occult, they are known for it. Not inherently evil or underhanded, just lax about rules and honor

9. #9Ironhand

   Keys: Ironhand, House Ironhand, Iron Citadel, True mercenary, the grunt guild, earth mages

   Ironhand Traits: Disciplined brutes; melee dominance. True mercenaries. Those who practice magic are usually earth-focused, and still use physicality somehow Aesthetic: Steel, gray, blue, and rust color; gauntleted fist emblem

   Leader: Thaddius Ironhand

   Headquarters: The Iron Citadel - limestone castle with iron portcullises, a massive barracks, and a keep with centuries-old battle scars nobody bothered to fix beyond functionality. Located in the city of Dundralis, far West of the capital, at the border between Acralia region and the Tophis Mountains

   Members are often human, dwarf, orc, halftaur, and even some centaur. They typically accept large, strong adventurers on sight, but anyone who proves physical prowess can join

10. #10Silverwind

    Keys: Silverwind, House Silverwind, griffin riders, Rider Guild, Lothalia, Griffinwood

    Silverwind Traits: Swift, agile, accurate; riders, archers, mobility casters, wind mages, capable of quickly responding to danger anywhere in mortal lands Aesthetic: Silver, green; tornado emblem

    Leader: Sarina Silverwind

    Headquarters: The Silver Spire - a tower surrounded by the city of Lothalia in the Griffinwood Forest (Part of the overall Silverwood Forests) to the southeast of Acralia. Massive stables house griffins, horses, and other mounts in great numbers.

    All races welcome, though elves of any kind are prized for their natural agility and grace. Bulky races like dwarves, halftaurs, and orcs rarely join, but they can. Avia and Drakelings are honored for their natural ability to fly. Centaurs are honored to a lesser degree for their running speed and affinity for archery

11. #11Flagstaff

    Keys: Flagstaff, House Flagstaff, shipbuilders, sailors guild, navigators, Merchant guild

    House Flagstaff Traits: impeccable sense of direction, strong negotiators, hardy, sailors, caravaneers, wind & water magic Aesthetic: blue, silver, anchor emblem

    Leader: Scott Flagstaff

    Headquarters: Brine Keep - coastal fortress in the port town of Anchorage on the Eastern coast.

    While largely a House of traders, sailors, and fishermen, they're not to be underestimated. They're the only house that regularly comes in contact with Leviathans and lives to tell the tale

12. #12Emberveil

    Keys: Emberveil, House of Magic, Mages Guild

    Emberveil Traits: Arcane elite; magic required to join Aesthetic: Deep Indigo, Dark Azure, Dark Red, Black; emblem: flame with stars

    Leader: Lysandra Emberveil

    Headquarters: Obsidian Spire - massive black marble tower at the center of the city of Duskveil. It extends 100 floors up and 100 floors underground. There is no door to get into the tower nor stairs to ascend levels, only portals. Anyone who tries to enter without being attuned to the portals by an existing member gets sent to a Death Trap instead, a room with no exit and multiple ways to die.

    Members can be any race, but must be magic-focused. Even if using physicality as a major part of their skillset, they must demonstrate a high level of proficiency with magic

13. #13Relationship Norms

    Keys: gender, society, polygyny, parties, romantic, relationships, Population, societal norms

    Population & Gender Relations

    • 70% female / 30% male population (due to front-line casualty rates)
    • Men: slightly more often warriors, tanks, paladins
    • Women: slightly more often healers, mages, rangers
    • Polygyny (1 man, multiple women) is common, accepted, and non-taboo
    • Adventurers often form parties (2–30 members). Most travel in small parties of 3-5, but large Houses will often have large 30-member parties and even coordinate multiple parties for larger jobs
14. #14Demographics

    Keys: demographics, races, intelligent races, sentient races

    Intelligent Races

    • Abundant: Human

    • Very Common: Wood Elf, Dwarf

    • Common: High Elf, Dark Elf, Gnome, Halfling (Half Gnome or Half Dwarf)

    • Uncommon: Orc, Nekata (catfolk), Worg (wolfkin), Lizal (lizardkin), Snow Elf

    • Rare: Avia (half-griffins - humanoid with eagle wings, feathers, talons, and beaks), Centaur, Halftaur (half minotaur)

    • Very Rare: Drakeling (half-dragons - scaled, winged, clawed humanoid), Drider (half arachnid)

    • Exceptionally Rare: Demos (half-demons), Kitsune (mystical and reclusive magical fox people), Titanborn

    • Demons exist but rarely escape their realm due to planar barriers. The stronger the demon, the harder it is the pass through

    • Celestials (angels) rarely appear and usually in disguise. They prefer to observe rather than interact. Some even consider them myths, though the proof of their presence can be felt in the planar barrier between the mortal realm and the hells. Angels created that barrier eons ago, and they quietly maintain it

15. #15Life Expectancy

    Keys: Life expectancy, average lifespan

    BP has a positive effect on lifespan allowing powerful people to slow their aging

    BP - Lifespan Effect 500 - doubled 1,000 - tripled 5,000 - almost entirely halted

    Most adventurers never notice the difference, though, since most die in battle long before reaching advanced ages or high BP, so the life expectancy of adventurers is lower than city-dwellers and even villagers.

    Even at very advanced ages, most adventurers never look older than 50

    Race - natural lifespan Human - 95 Elf - 600 Orc - 65 Dwarf - 300 Gnome - 450 Halftaur - 350 Centaur - 120 Avia - 250 Lizal - 65 Nekata - 80 Worg - 75 Drakeling - 1000+ Demos - 1000+ Kitsune - 1000+ Nephilim - unknown Demon, angel - immortal

16. #16Class Archetypes

    Keys: Classes, skills, archetypes

    Classes & Skills

    Classes are fluid. Archetypes help guide builds but are not rigid. People can mix physical and magical, though not all do

    Common Archetypes:

    Warrior, Knight, Pugilist, Rogue, Mage, Sorcerer, Wizard, Summoner, Magic Knight, Spellsword, Necromancer, Blood Mage, Psionic, Ranger, Archer, Hunter, Alchemist, Engineer, Cleric, Priest(ess), Paladin, Druid, Bard, Berserker

17. #17Magic Schools

    Keys: magic schools, magic types, elements, cost of power

    Most casters blend schools. Some schools are rare due to difficulty, like blood Magic, temporal, or necromancy. No schools are considered amoral, though a Holy Paladin may find a blood Mage distasteful. Magic isn't considered to "always have a cost." The cost is mana, blood, or ingredients, not some mystical "lessening" of oneself.

    • Elemental: Fire, frost, lightning, water, wind, terra
    • Arcane: Raw mana-based spells
    • Psionics: Mind-based (telepathy, TK)
    • Alteration: Buffs, shapeshifting, phasing
    • Illusion: Senses, mental deception
    • Restoration: Healing, cleanse, revive
    • Conjuration: Summoning
    • Necromancy: Undead creation
    • Blood Magic: Power via blood cost or life-leech
    • Holy: Divine or celestial force
    • Nature: Plant magic, animal taming
    • Temporal: Speed/slow time, freeze actions briefly

    Note: Spells may overlap schools. Example: Holy Light = Restoration + Holy

18. #18Potential

    Keys: Potential, "nature vs nurture", "nature and nurture"

    Potential

    • Magical and physical ability depend on nature + nurture
    • the Most powerful adventurers are typically born gifted and push their limits constantly
    • Anyone can train to competency, even without innate talent
    • Even without using magic, a person's body can become incredibly strong and durable. A pure warrior archetype can be viable and a pure mage can be durable
19. #19Morality

    Keys: Morality, dangerous world, respect power

    Morality is gray in Baradia. Dark magics and unnatural creatures like vampires aren't seen as unclean or evil by the majority of civilization. Only small cults tend to have such views, while everyone else respects and fears powerful beings.

    Examples: necromancer, blood mage, vampire, werewolf, monster-humanoid hybrids (dragonkin, Avids)

    The black market is full of stolen goods and difficult to find items, but there really aren't any outlawed goods in Baradia. No one has time for a war on drugs when trolls and undead exist.

20. #20World Map

    Keys: World Map, the world, · Secondary:

    Baradia is a massive world, but most of it remains unexplored due to hostile monsters and climates.

    North: temperatures drop gradually until they become so cold that even magic can't sustain humanoid life

    South: deserts eventually become seas of molten glass

    East: the ocean holds dangerous islands and even other continents, but few make it back from such expeditions.

    West: mountain ranges, deep ravines, volcanoes, and countless dragon nests. Travel a few thousand miles in any direction, and you'll die of something.

    Kingdoms:

    Kingdom of Eskos, Kingdom of Acralia, Holy Kingdom Sanctalia, The Unshattered Tribes of Silverwood, Tradewinds Merchant Consortium, The Free Cities of Sho Acral, Tophis Mountains, Tinkerton

21. #21Kingdom of Eskos

    Keys: Eskos, northern kingdom, ice kingdom, Northward, Acropipha, Bellfrost, Rimecoast Port, Thale

    Kingdom of Eskos Location: north of Acralia Climate: tundra, ice, snow, frozen lakes Populace: mostly human and snow elf Common monsters: Rimes (frost slimes), Ice elementals, undead, skeletons, frost trolls, Rimestag, Frost Spider Rare monsters: frost drakes, frost dragons, frost wyrms, Frozen Behemoth Capital: Northward Notable Cities: Acropipha, Bellfrost, Rimecoast Port, Thale

22. #22Kingdom of Acralia

    Keys: Acralia, central Kingdom, Grainview, Holvenstead, Kent, Riverton, Duskveil

    Kingdom of Acralia Location: central Climate: temperate, plains, lakes, rivers, hills, some plateaus and mountains in the west Populace: most diverse of all the kingdoms, but still largely human and elf Common monsters: slimes, goblins, trolls, undead, skeletons, Spiders, griffins, minotaurs, centaurs Rare monsters: lich, wight, Behemoth Capital: Acralia Notable Cities: Duskveil, Dundralis, Grainview, Holvenstead, Kent, Riverton, Anchorage Port

23. #23Holy Kingdom of Sanctalia

    Keys: Sanctalia, Holy kingdom, birthplace of the high elves

    Holy Kingdom of Sanctalia Location: within Acralia region, in the Northeast section Climate: temperate, plains, lake, river Populace: mostly High Elf Common monsters: slimes, goblins, trolls Rare Monsters: wight, lich, undead Capital: Sanctalia, a massive city rivaling Acralia - no other major cities, only some small towns and villages

24. #24The Unshattered Tribes of Silverwood

    Keys: Unshattered Tribes of Silverwood, Silverwood, wood elf tribes, Lothalia

    Unshattered Tribes of Silverwood - a loose but longstanding coalition of tribes Location: Southeast of Acralia Climate: temperate, thousands of square miles of forests, Populace: largely Wood Elf Common monsters: slimes, goblins, forest trolls, spiders, centaurs, minotaurs, undead, skeletons, griffins Rare monsters: chimera, basilisk, gorgon, cockatrice Capital: Lothalia Notable Cities:

25. #25Free Cities of Sho Acral

    Keys: Free Cities, Sho Acral, Branca, Santeem, Monbarabara, desert region

    The Free Cities of Sho Acral - city-states Location: Southwest of Acralia Climate: desert, dry, sparse vegetation, occasional oasis Populace: largely Dark Elf and human Common monsters: Flimes (fire slimes), scorpions, minotaurs, mummies, basilisk, scarab swarms Rare monsters: Sphinx, Behemoths, Lamia, Gorgon, cursed pharoah Cities: Sho, Acral, Branca, Santeem, Monbarabara

26. #26Oceanus

    Keys: Oceanus, The Sea, The Ocean, desert islands

    Oceanus, The Sea, The Ocean

    Location: Far East of Acralia

    Common monsters: squid, crabs, man'o'war, sharks, whales, eels, Rare monsters: kraken, leviathan, albatross

    Islands: slimes, scorpions, griffins

27. #27Tophis Mountains

    Keys: Tophis Mountains, Deeprock, Mephis, Tophis, Deeproads, Varis

    Tophis Mountains Location: West of Acralia Climate and Geography: Mountainous, ravines, volcanoes, deep caves Populace: mostly dwarven Common monsters: red slimes, minotaurs, skeletons, griffins, rocs, drakes, wyverns, dragons, cyclopses, rock trolls, giants, titanborn Rare monsters: garudas, great dragons, wyrms, elder wyrms, behemoths Capital: Tophis City Notable Locations: Dundralis, Aktemto Mine, Deeprock Mine, Mephis Mine, Deeproads, Varis Quarry, Tinkerton

28. #28Tinkerton

    Keys: Tinkerton, gnome city, steampunk, runepunk

    Tinkerton - steampunk style city where machines run on magic Location: West of Acralia, within Tophis Mountains Populace: almost entirely gnome with some dwarf - they don't build ceilings, doorways, or furniture for humans, so very few opt to stay there long

29. #29Tradewinds Merchant Consortium

    Keys: Tradewinds, Merchant Consortium, trade routes, shipping routes, caravan routes

    Tradewinds Merchant Consortium - most successful shipping business in the world, but not the only one

    Mostly focused on trade between cities using coastal ports from northeastern Eskos to Southern Silverwood and inland waterways, though they do field caravans on land as well

    Location: Ocean, port towns, river towns, eastern islands, trade routes

    Populace: largely human and gnome

    Capital: Anchorage Notable Trade Routes: Rimecoast Port, Acralia, Lothalia, Sanctalia, Dundralis, Tophis City

30. #30Vampirism and Lycanthropy

    Keys: Vampirism, Lycanthropy, vampire, werewolf

    Vampirism and Lycanthropy Rare but not unheard of Largely accepted, though feared. Any tool in the arsenal against monsters is welcome, but vampires and werewolves can be volatile. People tend to be wary, but not morally outraged Both can mitigate or eliminate the negatives of their afflictions through magic

31. #31Arthur Ravencrest

    Keys: Arthur Ravencrest, Sir Arthur, Arthur The Indisputable, Ravencrest Leader

    Sir Arthur Ravencrest - 78 year old Human Alias: Arthur The Indisputable Head of the Ravencrest Noble Family

    Appearance: tall, thin, black hair, dark eyes, sharp facial features, looks 30

    Personality: brilliant tactician, economist, statesman, esteemed knight, tends to get his way

    Combat: armored swordsman with shield, teleports regularly, has been known to beat higher BP opponents through superior tactics

    Likes: diplomacy, working together, discipline, contingencies, Justinia, Sarina Silverwind, Scott Flagstaff, Thaddius Ironhand, Henry Blackthorn Dislikes: recklessness, unpredictability, Holdan Faust (but hides it well enough that no one knows)

    BP: 4,457

32. #32High Paladin Justinia

    Keys: First Paladin Justinia, Golden Dawn Leader, The Holy Flame

    First Paladin Justinia - 236 year old female high elf Alias: The Holy Flame Appearance: 6'6, thin, fit, austere, beautiful, blue eyes, lightly golden skin, golden blonde hair, golden armor, looks 30

    Personality: righteous, unflinching, truly believes in her mission of protecting civilians from monsters and demons

    Combat: greatsword wreathed in Holy Flame, Holy spells, righteous fury

    Likes: Arthur Ravencrest, Holdan Faust, Scott Flagstaff Dislikes: Henry Blackthorn

    BP: 5,678

33. #33Holdan Faust

    Keys: Holdan Faust, Crimsonwing Leader, Berserker God, Halftaur King

    Holdan Faust - 248 year old Orc-Halftaur Alias: Berserker God, Halftaur King

    Appearance: 9'3, massive muscles, minotaur horns, orc tusks, dark skin, shaggy black chest hair, arm and leg hair, shirtless, his skin is all the armor he cares for, scars everywhere, looks 20

    Combat: dual axes with lightning enchantment, throws them with a returning spell for ranged combat, can teleport to each axe to move around, great dragon mount

    Personality: fearless, reckless, a bit mad with battle lust, ignores weak opponents

    The only man alive who rides a tamed great dragon. He dreams of one day taming a wyrm. Also the first leader of Crimsonwing who wasn't born with the Crimsonwing name. No one questions his legitimacy, as the Crimsonwings value personal achievements over familial legacy, and he's currently the most powerful man in the world. Orc mother died during childbirth, leaving him to grow up with minotaurs. He was 12 when he first met other races, and never stopped being a bit wild

    Likes: fighting, challenge, Thaddius Ironhand, Arthur Ravencrest Dislikes: cowardice, pacifism, softness, Henry Blackthorn, Sarina Silverwind

    BP: 8,657

34. #34Henry Blackthorn

    Keys: Henry Blackthorn, shadow prince, Blackthorn Leader · Secondary:

    Henry Blackthorn - 148 year old human man, head of the Blackthorn family Alias: Shadow Prince

    Appearance: shoulder length black hair, green eyes, 5'8", thin, wiry, agile, black leathers & cloak, looks 40, not handsome but not ugly, nondescript enough to go unnoticed despite his fame

    Personality: Intelligent, pragmatic, opportunistic, fair in business, unfair in combat, surprisingly loyal to friends, rarely shows himself unless he needs to

    Combat: Assassin Rogue, dual daggers, envenomed, stealth, shadowstep, backstab, aims to incapacitate or eliminate in first attack

    Likes: Scott Flagstaff, Arthur Ravencrest, pragmatism, mercantilism Dislikes: Justinia, Sarina Silverwind, sanctimony, overly kind people

    BP: 3,973

35. #35Thaddius Ironhand

    Keys: Thaddius Ironhand, Ironhand Leader, The Iron Hammer

    Thaddius Ironhand - 214 year old dwarf head of the Ironhand family.

    Aliases: The Iron Hammer

    Appearance: 5'5, tall for a dwarf, massive muscles, thick limbs, hairy, dark hair, brown eyes, unpainted adamantite (magic resist) armor

    Personality: easily irritated, not easily impressed, impress him and he becomes your best friend, likes to armwrestle orcs, halftaurs, and drakelings. Aims to prove magic is overrated

    Combat: huge tower shield, warhammer, unrelenting force, 1,800 lb draw weight crossbow for ranged (he's strong enough to set it with one hand by pushing down against his greaves). His bolts hit like siege ballistae, impaling multiple targets in a row, cracking castle foundations and causing explosions on impact with the ground

    Likes: physical might, honor, duty, strength, Holdan Faust, Arthur Ravencrest Dislikes: magic, Lysandra Emberveil

    BP: 6,182

36. #36Sarina Silverwind

    Keys: Sarina Silverwind, Silverwind leader, Whispering Huntress

    Sarina Silverwind - 336 year old wood elf Alias: The Whispering Huntress

    Appearance: 5'11, brown hair, green eyes, lithe, graceful, wears green and silver huntress armor with green cloak, looks 25

    Personality: fair, friendly, tender outside of combat, softspoken but self-assured

    Combat: renowned archer, Griffin rider. It's said her arrows can pierce dragon scales but she never needs them to because she always hits the eye. Wind magic turns her volleys into storms of arrows, enchanted quiver never runs out. Avoids melee with gusts of wind to push enemies back or propel herself out of danger

    Likes: companionship, cooperation, Lysandra Emberveil, High Paladin Justinia Dislikes: cruelty, suffering, dishonorable actions, Henry Blackthorn

    BP: 7,093

37. #37Scott Flagstaff

    Keys: Scott Flagstaff, Flagstaff Leader, Tradewinds Merchant Consortium Shareholder

    Scott Flagstaff - 36 year old human Fairly young, newly appointed head of the Flagstaff family, Tradewinds Merchant Consortium's largest shareholder.

    Appearance: 6'2 tall, lean, fit, brown hair, blue eyes, rugged features, trimmed beard, silver armor, blue cloak

    Personality: Perhaps the wealthiest man alive, but still gets his hands dirty.

    Combat: wind and water mage, spear wielder, graceful flourishes move like water

    Likes: hard work, sailing, Arthur Ravencrest, Henry Blackthorn Dislikes: idleness, Holdan Faust

    BP: 1,037

38. #38Lysandra Emberveil

    Keys: Lysandra Emberveil, Emberveil leader, cold queen

    Lysandra Emberveil, 2,364 year old high elf vampire Alias: The Cold Queen

    Appearance: 6'6, thin, elegant, pale skin, red eyes, blonde hair, long elven ears, extremely beautiful, looks 25, wears elegant dresses in blacks and deep purples

    Personality: She was ancient before the Noble Houses formed the Guild, but she's just as sharp today as she ever was. Despite her alias and frost affinity, she's actually fairly friendly, just somewhat aloof from being older than nearly everyone in the known world. To those who don't know her, she's utterly terrifying, especially since her aura feels oppressively powerful.

    Combat: sorceress, one of the most powerful beings alive. Specializes in frost and arcane magic. Teleports, becomes invisible, and uses vampire abilities

    Likes: magic, knowledge, loyalty, tea, pastries, blood, Arthur Ravencrest, Scott Flagstaff Dislikes: willful ignorance, brutishness Thaddius Ironhand, Holdan Faust She and Justinia once hated each other, but they worked it out

    BP: 8179

39. #39Currency

    Keys: currency, clawdisk, disk, claws, payment, salary, stipend, coin, pay, money, cash, gold, platinum, rhodium, osmium, diamond, zinc, silver

    Currency: Clawdisk - coin whose value is based on the specific metal content of the coin

    Minimum value (full iron)

    Claws - equivalent value 1 = claw from common monster or animal 5 = loaf of bread or an apple 20 = night at an inn or 5 arrows 50 = common healing potion or iron dagger 250 = decent sword 1k = warhorse 10k = small city house or large country house 250k = small castle

    Merchants specialize in using magic or magic devices to rebalance Clawdisks, but anyone with sufficient magic can learn to do it. Most people who can't, at least have a magic device to read the value and be sure the merchant isn't shorting them. It's usually attached to the coin purse the Clawdisks are carried in. Most people carry one Clawdisk with actual value along with multiple 1's, then just transfer the value they need from the main disk.

    Only for lore: Iron = 1, Zinc = 20, Silver = 250, Gold = 20k, rhodium = 50k, osmium, 100k, diamond = 200k

40. #40Monster Bestiary

    Keys: Creatures, Monsters, Beasts, Bestiary, Draconids, Undead, Demons, Slimes, Birds, Avians, Aquatic, Gigantus, Elementals, Golems, Arachnids

    This entry is an overview only. Each listed creature has its own dedicated lorebook entry. For details, see the individual lorebook entries for each Category

    Draconids (Category): Amphiptere, Cockatrice, Basilisk, Wyvern, Coatyl, Winged Serpent, Hydra, Dragon Line (Drake, Dragon, Greater Dragon, Wyrm, Elder Wyrm)

    Undead (Category): Zombie, Skeleton, Mummy, Ghoul, Wight, Wraith, Banshee, Lich, Revenant, Greater Lich, Dullahan, Lich King, Cursed Pharoah

    Demons (Category): Hellspawn, Lesser Demon, Midlevel Demon, Demon General, Archdemon, Fiend, Devil, Pit Fiend, Archfiend, Archdevil, Demon Prince, Demon King

    Slimes (Category): Blue Slime, Red Slime, Green Slime, White Slime, Yellow Slime, Metal Slime, Slime Knight, Slime Queen, Slime King

    Birds (Category): Crow, Raven, Hawk, Falcon, Eagle, Harpy, Siren, Stymphalian, Griffin, Phoenix, Roc, Garuda

    Aquatic (Category): Piranha, Octopus, Electric Eel, Tiger Shark, Whale, Bull Shark, Man O' War, Great White Shark, Kraken, Leviathan, Greater Leviathan

    Gigantus (Category): Minotaur, Giant, Mini Giant, Troll, Cyclops, Rock Troll, Behemoth, Mega Behemoth

    Elementals (Category) - (Lesser, Standard, Greater): Wind, Fire, Ice, Water, Lightning

    Golems (Category): Mud, Stone, Iron, Steel, Adamantine

    Arachnids (Category): Forest Spider, cave spider, frost spider, crystal spider, spider queen, spider empress, desert scorpion, fire scorpion, iron scorpion, giant scorpion

41. #41Hybrids

    Keys: Hybrids, hybridization, breeding, crossbreeding,

    Intelligent races can interbreed and often do. Half-elves are common. Gnome-human and dwarf-human are typically just called Halflings. Nekata, Worg, Lizal, Centaur, and Kitsune can breed with other races, but their offspring always remain Nekata, Worg, Lizal, Centaur, or Kitsune with very little input from the other race

    Some creatures can breed with humans, elves, dwarves, and gnomes to create hybrids. These include: Dragons (Drakeling), Demons (Demos), Angels (Nephilim) Griffins (Avia), Arachnids (Drider), Minotaur (Halftaur)

    Nephilim are so rare as to be considered myth Demos take on traits from parentage. Some have wings, most have horns and tails. Skin can be pale, pink, red, purple, ash, or charcoal. Eyes have black sclera and can be red, yellow, orange, or all black

    Some creatures can breed with humans, elves, dwarves, and gnomes, but their offspring do not gain hybrid features. They instead become just like the parent creature. These include: Trolls, Harpies, Sirens, Wyverns, Kobolds

42. #42Dragons

    Keys: Dragons, Draconids, Coatyl, Cockatrice, Basilisk, Drake, Wyvern, Dragon, Great dragon, Serpent, Hydra, Wyrm, Elder Wyrm, Amphiptere, Kobold

    Type - BP - trait Kobold - 5-10 - intelligent, communal, diminutive, often serve powerful dragons in domestic capacity Amphiptere - 25-50 - wings Cockatrice - 35-75 - chicken-like, one bite petrifies within a minute, deadlier than BP suggests Basilisk - 50-80 - serpent, wingless, gaze slowly petrifies if maintained Drake - 70-100 - wingless, breath, tail Wyvern -100-250 - flying, breath Dragon - 300-500 - flying, breath, tail, intelligent Coatyl - 600-700 - feathered wings, psychic attacks and debuffs Winged Serpent - 1k-2k - poison breath Greater dragon - 2k-3k Hydra - 3k-5k - each head acts independently, fire, ice, wind, poison, lightning Wyrm - 5k-10k Elder Wyrm - 10k+ - immortal, perpetually grows stronger. Most powerful ever encountered, Krivothras, The Mountain's Shadow, was 26k and took 3 Noble Houses to defeat. Dragon progression: Drake>Dragon>Greater Dragon>Wyrm>Elder Wyrm - each stage comes with metamorphosis, size increase, and massive jump in power

    The Dragon (drake-wyrm) line and wyverns come in variants: Red - fire breath Green - wind breath slices like blades Yellow - lightning breath Blue - Ice breath Black - rare, largest, most powerful, most intelligent, fire breath, casts magic White - rarest, all weaker draconids feel compelled to obey them, but can resist. Black dragons kill them on sight

    Most draconids gather in shared nests and hunt together, but black dragons and black wyverns tend to be reclusive and territorial

43. #43Undead

    Keys: Undead, Zombie, Skeleton, Mummy, Ghoul, Wight, Wraith, Banshee, Lich, Revenant, Greater Lich, Dullahan, Lich King, Cursed Pharoah

    Type - BP - Traits Zombie - 5-20 - usually come in swarms, dozens to hundreds. The largest infestation to date had well over five thousand and took weeks to cull Skeleton - 10-20 - carry weapons Mummy - 20-30 - cast spells Ghoul - 25-35 - fast, high damage, low def Wight - 30-40 - spells, durable Wraith - 80-100 - chilling, ethereal, resist physical damage Banshee - 150-300 - psychic scream paralyzes Lich - 400-600 - controls other undead, casts spells, curses Revenant - 700-900 - extremely durable, strong, usually undead knights Greater Lich - 1k-3k - summons other undead, casts spells, curses Dullahan - 3k-5k - headless knight, extremely powerful Lich King - 4k-5k - typically controls multiple Greater Liches, Revenants, and maybe even a dullahan. These are campaign bosses with armies at their disposal, hundreds of lesser undead and dozens of Greater undead Cursed Pharoah - 4k-6k curses, powerful spells, controls a small number of mummies and swarms of flesh-eating scarabs

44. #44Demons

    Keys: Demons, Hellspawn, Lesser Demon, Midlevel Demon, Demon General, Archdemon, Fiend, Devil, Pit Fiend, Archfiend, Archdevil, Demon Prince, Demon King

    Type - BP - Traits Hellspawn - ~500 - summoned by powerful summoners, often becoming jobs when the Summoner fails to control it Lesser Demon - ~1k - can be summoned by Legends Midlevel Demon - ~2k - can only be summoned by extremely powerful summoners or groups of Legends Demon General - ~3k - can be summoned by high level mage groups while simultaneously trying to breach from Hell, requires coordination. Can summon dozens of Lesser demons and hundreds of hellspawn once in Baradia, though this takes time. Considered a top priority for the most elite squads or even Mythic adventurers Archdemon - ~5k - too powerful to escape hell without being reincarnated at a lower level Fiend/Devil - ~7k - fiends are chaotic destruction incarnate, devils are powerful schemers and dealers Pit Fiend - ~10k - Massive, brutal Archfiend/Archdevil - ~20k - even reincarnation can't get them through Demon Prince - ~25k - each owns a demonic plane Demon King - ~50k - a demon king once spent 3k years preparing to create an avatar of his will in Baradia, but it was capped at 10k BP and the ancestors of Golden Dawn vanquished it with a raiding party

    Even the greatest living champions of Baradia could barely fell a Fiend alone. Anything stronger is regarded as myth, prayer, or nightmare - for if the barriers fall, no force in Baradia could resist. Thankfully, every cult attempt at summoning more than a general ended in total annihilation of both the cult and the demon. The planar barrier is not to be taken lightly

45. #45Slimes

    Keys: Slimes, Slime Knight, Slime Queen, Slime King, Blue Slime, Red Slime, Green Slime, White Slime, Yellow Slime, Metal Slime

    Slime Elements: Blue - base slime Red - fire Green - acid White - ice Yellow - lightning Metal - extremely durable, high resistances except lightning, exceedingly rare, drop precious metals, 10x BP and XP. Metal slimes can become elites, as rare as they are dangerous. Even Legendary adventurers struggle against them

    Size - BP mouse - 1 Rabbit - 5 Cat - 10 Dog - 15 Wolf - 20 Human - 30 Horse - 50

    When meeting, slimes will mix together in greeting, then decide if they want to combine to form a single entity. This can bypass normal growth and create hybrids like Steam Slimes and Acid Rime Slimes, though one element will usually be slightly more prominent than the other, and only two elements can coexist. A third will simply be absorbed for mass. Slimes will usually decide to remain individuals unless under threat.

    After exceeding horse size, slimes can condense back to human size and become an elite variant, maintaining elemental affinity while gaining intelligence. It's possible for 100 mouse sized slimes to immediately become a single elite variant if they all decide to join. Which variant depends on the slimes.

    Lesser slimes fear and respect elites and will do as they command. Kings will usually just try to absorb them to get stronger. Queens will coordinate. Knights direct slimes to the nearest king or queen

    Elite Variant - BP Slime Knight - 80-120 - durable, Absorbs weapons and armor for use, often mistaken for ordinary knights Slime Queen - 250-350 - most intelligent Slime, understands and uses seduction techniques as well as magic in their element Slime King - 450-600 - larger, stronger, pure power, very little finesse

    A queen with 4 knights could actually be more dangerous than 5 Kings due to coordination and subtlety

46. #46Birds

    Keys: Birds, Bird, Avians, Crow, Raven, Hawk, Falcon, Eagle, Harpy, Griffin, Siren, Phoenix, Pigeon, Roc, Stymphalian, Garuda, Starling, Pheasant, Blue Jay, Chicken

    Type - BP - Traits Crow - 0.5 - intelligent, social, groups, apt thieves, dangerous in large murders, can even threaten Expert adventurers with enough numbers and tactical coordination Falcon - 3-5 - swift, piercing, solitary, hunting companion or messenger Eagle - 5-7 - impeccable vision, crushing grip, solitary, hunting companion Harpy - 20-30 - female only, intelligent, simple speech, petite alluring humanoid with wings and claws, social, groups, mate with intelligent races, often forcefully, since they can't produce male harpies, seen as a nuisance by most, a temptation to some, and a plague to wives whose husbands keep "accidentally" running into harpy nests Siren - 25-35 - harpies born near water often become sirens, but not always. No one knows why. Similar to harpies, but with melodic singing that induces sleep or lust, far more dangerous. Group near water, harpy nests often form around a lone siren Stymphalian - 75-150 - sharp iron feathers flung as projectiles, regrow in hours, molting creates jagged landscape around nests, eat armor and weapons of fallen adventurers for iron Griffin - 80-250 - noble mounts, body, tail, and back legs of large lion. head, wings, front talons of eagle Roc - 300-600 - gargantuan eagle capable of carrying an elephant in each talon Garuda - 500-700 - Legendary mount, hard to tame, smaller than Roc, but faster and more intelligent with holy attacks and resistance to darkness Phoenix - 1000+ - rare, flaming body and wings, sized from Griffin to Roc, devastating explosion on death, reincarnate naturally next day - legend says powerful tamers rode phoenixes in the past, most consider that myth

    Adventurers will often buff their bird companions to make them significantly tougher

    Other birds for flavor: Raven, Hawk, Pigeon, Starling, Pheasant, Blue Jay, Chicken

47. #47Oceanic Creatures

    Keys: Aquatic, Ocean Monsters, Ocean Creatures, Piranha, Octopus, Electric Eel, Tiger Shark, Whale, Bull Shark, Man O' War, Great White Shark, Kraken, Leviathan, Greater Leviathan

    Type - BP - Traits Piranha - 5 - Voracious. Painful alone, serious threat in small groups, deadly in large numbers, even to Expert adventurers. Weak against armor, but will find openings. Octopus - 8-12 - Surprisingly strong. Can break bones or choke low-level adventurers. Intelligent enough to use terrain and tools. Electric Eel - 13-17 - Deliver powerful shocks. Multiple eels can combine discharges, enough to cripple Experts in water Tiger Shark - 30-90 - Aggressive, agile predator, relentless once it tastes blood Whale (Multiple species) - 60-180 - Enormous, high defense, difficult to pierce, rarely aggressive unless provoked Bull Shark - 120-150 - Larger, stronger, and more aggressive than tiger sharks. Known for attacking in shallow waters Man O' War - 250-450 - Fragile body but lethal touch; stings can incapacitate or kill anything below Legendary BP if contact is prolonged Great White Shark - 350-550 - defense of a whale, offense of a shark. Apex predator feared even by seasoned adventurers Kraken - 3k-5k - colossal octopus. Tentacles can drag ships under. Extremely intelligent and territorial Leviathan – 5k–10k – Slow, lumbering, absolutely massive (350m–850m). Disturbs tides, reshapes coastlines, and swallows entire fleets Greater Leviathan – 10k+ – Nearly unheard of. Said to slumber for centuries. Their awakening is cataclysmic, reshaping seas and drowning civilizations

48. #48Giants

    Keys: Gigantus, Colossi, Giant, Mini Giant, Troll, Minotaur, Cyclops, Rock Troll, Behemoth, Mega Behemoth

    Heights are for males, with females being roughly 15-20% shorter Type - BP - Traits Minotaur - 125-150 - humanoid with head of a bull, strong and aggressive, 8-9 feet tall, can crossbreed Titanborn – 150–200 – Human-level intelligence. Aggressive, speak in an unknown tongue. Rumored hybrid origin with humans and giants, though most scholars dismiss this. 8–10 feet tall, leaner than trolls. Troll – 180–250 – Brutishly strong but dim-witted. Some can speak in broken words and wield crude clubs. 8–10 feet tall, stockier than mini giant. Cyclops – 200–300 – One-eyed, more intelligent than trolls. Skilled blacksmiths, hunters, and weapon-users. 8–12 feet tall. Rock Troll – 400–500 – Larger, stronger, and tougher than trolls. Covered in stony plates. 10–16 feet tall. Giant – 600–1,000 – Rare, reclusive tribes dwelling in the western mountains. Generally avoid humans unless provoked. 26–30 feet tall. Behemoth – 4,000–6,000 – Terrestrial counterpart to the leviathan. Bull-like body with massive horns and tiger-like paws. Capable of trampling fortresses. 140–180 feet long. Mega Behemoth – 10,000+ – Mythical colossi believed to dwell beyond the western mountain ranges. Only a few confirmed sightings. Though similar in size to a small leviathan (~1,200 feet long), their strength is even greater due to bearing their mass against gravity. Considered near-unstoppable.

49. #49Elementals & Golems

    Keys: Elementals, Golems, Lesser Elemental, Standard Elemental, Greater Elemental, Fire Elemental, Ice Elemental, Lightning Elemental, Water Elemental, Wind Elemental, Mud Golem, Stone Golem, Iron Golem, Steel Golem, Adamantine Golem

    Elementals

    Origin: Manifest in areas dense with elemental magic (ley lines, rifts, ancient battlefields). Can also be created/summoned by mages. Duration: Last until dismissed or destroyed. Appearance: Often shaped to appeal to caster’s aesthetic preference (feminine forms common).

    Strength Scaling:

    Lesser Elemental: 10–20% of caster’s BP; small floating wisp. Standard Elemental: 20–30% of caster’s BP; humanoid 5–7 ft tall. Greater Elemental: 40–60% of caster’s BP; towering 10–16 ft.

    Notes: The stronger an elemental, the more corporeal it appears. Natural elementals scale 20–10,000 BP, depending on leyline potency. Most are within 20-200.

    Types:

    Wind: Whirling vortex, melee-only, extremely fast; deals wind + piercing damage. Fire: Shaped flame, melee + ranged fire attacks. Water: Rippled fluid form; deals water damage but highly valued for healing. Mistaken for slimes. Ice: Large, slow, highly durable; melee-only; grants nearby allies a defense buff. Lightning: Ethereal crackling form; melee + ranged lightning strikes.

    Golems

    Origin: Artificial constructs, not naturally occurring. Created with magic or enchanted tools Duration: Permanent until destroyed Strength Scaling: Based on craftsmanship/size/material, not solely creator BP

    Types: Mud Golem: High resistances; vulnerable to ice and lightning (freeze/shock effects guaranteed). Stone Golem: Strong resistances; vulnerable to blunt damage. Iron Golem: High resistances; weak to lightning. Steel Golem: Advanced, stronger version of iron golem; harder to forge. Adamantine Golem: Nearly impervious to all damage; pinnacle of golemcraft.

50. #50Arachnids

    Keys: Arachnids, Spiders, Scorpions, Forest Spider, Cave Spider, Frost Spider, Crystal Spider, Spider Queen, Spider Empress, Desert Scorpion, Fire Scorpion, Iron Scorpion, Giant Scorpion

    Spiders

    Behavior: Typically found in small groups (3+). Larger swarms (20+) often cluster around a Queen Breeding: Only Queens and Empresses can crossbreed to produce Driders

    Hierarchy: Queen: ~15× size & BP of base spider type Empress: ~25× size & BP of base spider type. Extremely rare; capable of wiping elite adventuring parties if not prepared

    Types: Forest Spider – BP 10–20 – Green, size of a small dog Cave Spider – BP 50–70 – Black, large dog-sized Frost Spider – BP 120–175 – White, venom freezes the blood Crystal Spider – BP 200–250 – Durable, venom deals arcane damage and muddles the mind

    Scorpions

    Behavior: Usually solitary or in pairs. Natural armor, strong pincers, and highly potent venom.

    Types: Desert Scorpion – BP 50–70 – Sand-colored, dog-sized Fire Scorpion – BP 160–185 – Crimson/yellow, wolf-sized; venom burns from within Iron Scorpion – BP 350–450 – Metallic gray, horse-sized; extremely durable Giant Scorpion – BP 2,250–2,450 – Elephant-sized, rare; only Mythic adventurers should approach solo, and even full Legendary parties may struggle

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