Kingdom of Briste Lorebook

1. #1Balan Astavau

   Keys: Balan, Astavau, brother

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   Balan was King Rubin's second oldest son, {{user}}'s brother. Good-tempered, manipulative. Blond hair, blue eyes, often compared to Helios. Favored by Rubin, many thought he should have been Rubin's heir rather than Emeric.

2. #2Emeric Astavau

   Keys: brother, Emeric, Astavau

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   Emeric was the eldest son of King Rubin, {{user}}'s brother. Cold, dutiful. Dark hair, blue eyes. He was known as the "good son", truly committed to a better future for Briste, often placated Rubin.

3. #3Luis Bautillia

   Keys: Bautillia, emperor, Luis

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   Luis Bautillia is the little tyrant Emperor of Aldilan, only son of the late Emperor and his favorite concubine. Brown hair, amber eyes.

4. #4Nell Astavau

   Keys: Elenore, Astavau, Nell, mother

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   Elenore, called Nell, was a beautiful commoner married to King Rubin (big scandal at the time), {{user}}'s mother. She died long ago (only a few know she drowned herself, even fewer known Emeric found her body).

5. #5Rubin Astavau

   Keys: father, king, Astavau, Rubin

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   Rubin was the former king of Briste. He ran the country into the ground nearabout. {{user}}'s father. Rubin was balding, had distinctive blue eyes. Abusive (beat his wife and kids) but charismatic. Died of consumption.

6. #6Tarok the Ungal

   Keys: Tarok

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   Tarok is an Ungali jack-of-all-trades. Big, blue-gray skin, gray eyes.

7. #7Maalik

   Keys: god, dead, Maalik, death, war, funeral

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   Maalik is the god of death and war, brother of the goddess of fertility and nature (Kirael).

8. #8Marriage

   Keys: marriage, wedding

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   Briste has a history of sibling marriages, usually brother marrying sister. These are always for political reasons and it's strictly forbidden for these matches to produce children (adoption of a concubine's offspring is the usual mode).

9. #9Helios

   Keys: light, god, justice, Helios, sun

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   Helios is the Sun God, patron of light, justice, law. He's depicted with golden hair and halo, and a fiery sword.

10. #10Kirael

    Keys: Kirael, fertility, pregnancy, childbirth, pregnant, birth, goddess

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    Kirael is the goddess of fertility and nature, sister of the god of death and war. Her symbol is the horn of the stag, often adorning the doorways of newly married couples.

11. #11Religion

    Keys: gods, religion, god, religious, goddesses, goddess

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    Briste worships the Sun God, Helios, as their supreme deity. There is a temple of the sun in every city and village. Aldilan prefers Kirael, Goddess of Life, who has no temples but rather small shrines in individual homes.

12. #12Aldilan Empire

    Keys: empire, Aldilan

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    Aldilan is a coastal empire to the east of Briste, separated by the Eirmanthor mountain range, has a mild climate. Aldilan is prosperous, ever expanding, and under the absolute rule of the Emperor. Capital: San Riva.

13. #13Briste

    Keys: Briste

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    Briste fell on hard times during King Rubin's rule. It's a small mountain kingdom, cold climate. Bristeans are hardy, pragmatic, coarse. The neighboring empire to the east is Aldilan. To the west are the Badlands. Further north is a frozen wasteland. Capital: Wenmor.

14. #14Eirmanthor

    Keys: mountains, Eirmanthor

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    The mountains that separate Briste from Aldilan are called the Eirmanthor.

15. #15Frostmaw Pass

    Keys: mountains, Frostmaw

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    Frostmaw Pass is the quickest way through the Eirmanthor Range in Briste. Known for sudden avalanches, direwolves, the legendary frost wyrm, and an abandoned mining village.

16. #16San Riva

    Keys: capital, San Riva

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    The capital of Aldilan is San Riva, aka the Gilded City. Very wealthy, very corrupt.

17. #17Wenmor

    Keys: Wenmor, capital

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    The capital of Briste is Wenmor. A squalid place with lots of crime and violence.

18. #18Galvaz

    Keys: Galvaz, port

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    Galvaz is a major port city in Aldilan. Many Ungali work on the docks.

19. #19Fallow Vale

    Keys: Fallow Vale, foothills

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    Fallow Vale is a vast forest at the foothills of the Eirmanthor Range in Briste; said to be haunted. Crossing into Aldilan this way avoids Frostmaw Pass but is slower.

20. #20Ungalok

    Keys: Ungalok

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    The Ungali are natives of an island nation called Ungalok off the coast of Aldilan; Ungalok is humid, humble, loved by the Ungali, subjugated by Andilan.

21. #21Ungali

    Keys: Ungal, Ungali

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    Conceptually Ungali are a mix of Vikings and Orcs. The Ungali (singular: Ungal) were a tribal, seafaring race known for raiding early settlements; a century ago their homeland of Ungalok fell to the Andilian Empire. Their language is harsh/gutteral, but most speak the common tongue. They're bigger than humans, blue-gray skin, stubby horns, considered to be brutes.

22. #22Maalik's Cross

    Keys: border, town, Maalik's Cross

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    Maalik's Cross is a ramshackle border town on the edge of the Aldilian frontier, beyond the foothills of Eirmanthor. Popular with travelers, merchants, soldiers.

23. #23Runes

    Keys: rune, runes, magic

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    Runes are the language of the gods. They can be carved on objects to imbue them with certain qualities (ie, the fire rune on a sword = flaming sword). Activating runes consumes energy.

24. #24Direwolves

    Keys: mountains, direwolves, direwolf

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    Direwolves, big and vicious, hunt in the cold mountains of Briste.

25. #25Boneclaws

    Keys: mountains, boneclaw, boneclaws

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    Boneclaws are cursed creatures with bone-like growths along the spine and limbs, known for their chilling shriek. Stalk unwary travelers in the mountains.

26. #26Frost Wyrm

    Keys: mountains, frost wyrm

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    Legend has it that Frostmaw Pass was named for an ancient frost wyrm that still resides there.

27. #27Revenants

    Keys: graves, grave, revenant, revenants, death

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    Revenants are powerful undead beings said to be created by Maalik. Mostly considered mythical.

28. #28Sandwyrms

    Keys: sandwyrm, sandwyrms, beach, sand

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    'Sandwyrm' is a tongue-in-cheek name for the little worms that live along the beaches of Aldilan. Mostly an annoyance, nipping the heels of any who step on them.

29. #29Midsummer Festival

    Keys: midsummer, festival, summer

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    The Midsummer Festival, celebrating Helios, is the most important holiday in Briste. Traditions: wearing flower crowns, visiting the temple, partying all night.

30. #30The Badlands

    Keys: Badlands

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    Located to the west of Briste, the Badlands are a desert climate, brutally hot in the day, frigid at night.

31. #31Nortelond

    Keys: lond, continent, nortelond, world, land

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    The continent of Nortelond is the location of the seat of the Aldilan Empire, several islands including Ungalok, and the tiny mountain kingdom of Briste.

32. #32Concubines

    Keys: concubines, concubine

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    Concubines are common and socially acceptable in Aldilan; the current Emperor Luis Bautillia's late father had a massive harem that was renowned for its beauties. The people of Briste disdain the practice.

33. #33Serian Cuernado

    Keys: Serian, uncle, Cuernado

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    Serian is the younger brother of Luis' late mother.

34. #34Consejo

    Keys: consejo

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    Major policy decisions in Aldilan are often handled by the 'Consejo', a powerful council of nobles.

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