Tales of a Guild

Update: State of Starting

This is just to let you know that being an adult with full lives, even during a pandemic means scheduling always sucks. At this point players have had to pull out, or inform the campaign that they cannot commit at this time. This doesn’t mean the campaign is dead, but it does mean that we will need to find a couple of LGBTQIA+ friendly players to fill in. I will be adding new things to the…

Scheduling and Website Update

This is just a quick update to say things should start moving forward again in a couple weeks. I got my biopsy, should get results in a week, and I go in in two weeks for surgery consult. Once those are done I can then set up a schedule for us to play. I will know if and when my commitments are (and I know my some of my players will know their own then as well).

The second part of this update…

Quick and Temporary update

Just letting everyone know I am going to be redoing the navigation for the site. Categories and tags might disappear, reappear or change. I will let you know when I am done. None of the posts themselves will disappear, you will probably be able to find anything at anytime using the search function.

Tribes of the Vandor Gisiae (kingdom)

Hand formed Symbol of the Tribes of Vandor Gisiae

Name: The Tribes of the Vandor Gisiae (Tribes of the Forest Guardians) Other Names for the Tribes of the Vandor Gisiae: Fenmarel’s Chosen, the Free Elves, Tribe of the Heartswood. Real World Location: Germania, Gual, Iberia and the Vistula River (rumored to be scattered in other places across the continent). Government Type: Tribal Council (extended…

Fenmarel Mestarine (god of elves)

“Throw me to the wolves and I will return, leading the pack.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Etruscan Philosopher

Deity: Fenmarel Mestarine, (The Wolf Pack formerly “The Lone Wolf”) Alignment: Chaotic Neutral/Good Domains: Nature, Trickery Divine Rank: Lesser Deity Titles: The Alpha, Wolf of Tel’Ar Vandor (The Great Forest) Symbol: Paw Print Head Priest: Unknown Temple Location:There is a single shrine…

LAG CENTRAL : AKA LAG ADVENTURING COMPLEX

“The heart of our guild operations” – Daffiel Thunder, Human Warlock and Guild Master.

  Name:      LAG Central Location: Near Adventurer Square (Guild District, Lygos) Purpose: Operational location of LAG Misc:        Most of the area is off limits to non-LAG members

Sketch of the LAG Adventuring Complex.

Built on an old gladiator training facility, with a…

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Shyama (goddess of protection)

“Victory to you, O Mahakali! – To you Victory, The primordial source of all beings – Victory! The formidable-looking goddess – To you Victory, Renowned as the mother of the world – Victory!” – attributed to Shyama texts

Deity: Shyama (Goddess of Time, Protection and Twilight) Alignment: Chaotic Good Domains: Protection, Twilight and Time Divine Rank: Lesser Deity Symbol:Woman with four (sometimes…

Name: Cyclades Islands Commonwealth Real World Location:  Cyclades Archipelago, Greece Coordinates: 37.444649, 24.942909 (Ermoupoli Greece) Other Names: None in use Capital: Ermoupoli (island of Syros) Purpose: Regional coalition of smaller islands to project power in trade and defense. Legal System: Civil Code – Secular, non-Nobility based. Legal Purpopse: Center of commerce and trade. Surrounding Places of Note:

Oracle of Delos, the most famous portion of the Commonwealth. A temple of sisters dedicated to oracles that may have foretelling. This is originally what made the islands popular, until it was discovered it was also a good place for trade between nation-states.

Naxos, the largest (most populated) island state of the Commonwealth

Ermoupoli on Syros is the capital and administrative center of the Commonwealth. Also the island with diplomatic representatives from many surrounding nation-states, kingdoms and other powers.

General Information: A small island group in the Aegean Sea. The name refers to the islands around “cyclic” the sacred island of Delos (the location of one of the most powerful oracle temples in the larger regional area). The islands are all individually identify with themselves, but they come together as a combined whole for trade and defense.

Because of their access to valuable trade from various major ports, Cyclades has access to some obscure and powerful equipment to use for their defense. This would include black powder weapons (much like the elven horse masters of the desert) and the ability to add magical or alchemical influence to those weapons. This includes weapons on their naval ships. This results in the Commonwealth being left alone for the most part.

DETAILS

The island grouping is a remnant of the ancient Minoan Empire. The islands have ruins scattered among them that date further back then even the Minoan Empire, and many adventurers have sought out and looted what they could find. The Commonwealth has especially close ties to Lygos as Lygos has never tried to put the Commonwealth under its control, unlike from closer city states that are part of the Hellenic Republic (Greece)

The Cyclades includes about 220 islands, the major ones being Amorgos, Anafi, Andros, Antiparos, Delos (home of the famous Oracle), Ios, Kea, Kimolos, Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Folegandros, Serifos, Sifnos, Sikinos, Syros, Tinos, and Thira or Santoríni. There are also many minor islands including Donousa, Eschati, Gyaros, Irakleia, Koufonisia, Makronisos, Rineia, and Schoinousa. The name “Cyclades” refers to the islands forming a circle (“circular islands”) around the sacred island of Delos. Many of the smaller islands are uninhabited.

The islands are peaks of a submerged mountainous terrain, with the exception of two volcanic islands, Milos and Santorini. The climate is generally dry and mild, but with the exception of Naxos the soil is not very fertile; agricultural produce includes wine, fruit, wheat, olive oil, and tobacco. Lower temperatures are registered in higher elevations and these areas do not usually see wintry weather.

The Cyclades are bounded to the south by the Cretan Sea.

RELATED IMAGES

City on Naxos

Settlement on Donousa

Near Delos

Commonwealth Guard

One of the symbols used by the Commonwealth

Wayland the Smith (npc)

WAYLAND THE SMITH

Wayland is a human variant that lives in Kokand in semi-retirement. He makes occasional art pieces as a smith now, having done all that he set out to do. He started as a wizard many years before, and he kept up in that tradition for decades. He has extended his life, but he is not immortal. At some point in his past he picked up smithing as a hobby, which eventually usurped the…

SALKYA ALMAEALIJ Salkya High Priestess of Sekhmet

Quote: “Come in child, let us feed you.” Race:    Human

Class:  Cleric/Assassin (Sekhmet/House of Knives). High priestess to Sekhmet at the Temple of Umilta. Alignment:   Chaotic – Good Background:  Criminal Spouse/Relatives: Adopted mother to Luke and Te’Teh.

Physical Description Age:  67 Gender:  Female Height:  5’4″ Weight:  175lbs Eyes:   Brown Skin: …

Temur Padishah (Orc Barbarian)

Name:  Temur Padishah Quote: “What did dad do again?” Race:  Orc                    Class (Level):   Barbarian (12)     Alignment:   Chaotic-Good Religion: Nature spirits in general Background:  

Physical Description:  Age:  30 Gender:  Male Height:  6’5″ Weight:  280lbs Eyes:   Brown Skin:   Deeply tanned, even when not in the sun a lot. Hair:  Black Overall Physical Description: Always a quick…

Nightscale (adult brass dragon)

Nightscale was born into the Merdu swamps to the south and grew up like many black dragons. Vying for food against her siblings she was the smallest of the batch and picked on constantly. Unlike others of her kind, she liked company, and this would be what gets her in trouble.

She would forage the swamps for food for hours, when one unfortunate time she came back and found her mother and siblings…

Nestrim Elenren of House Elenren (npc)

NESTRIM ELENREN Nestrim

Name: Nestrim Atalian Elenren Quote: “Maybe we can make a deal…” Race:    Elf, High                            

Class:  Fighter (House Noble/Politician)           Alignment:   Chaotic – Good Background:  Noble Spouse/Relatives: Married to Luke and Rabbit. Brother by adoption/family to Keyleth Blood related to Arthurien (Glorion) and Alluvia Elenren.

Physical Description Age:…

Alluvia Elenren of House Elenren (npc)

ALLUVIA ELENREN

Name: Alluvia (Alluvian) Melinai Elenren Quote: “I know what you did” Race:    Elf, High                            

Class:  Sorceress (Divine Soul/Oracle)           Alignment:   Chaotic – Good Background:  Noble Spouse/Relatives: Sister by adoption/family to Keyleth Blood related to Arthurien (Glorion) and Nestrim . She is also sister by marriage to Luke. She is also engaged to N…

Jack Tar/Sargon (Human Sorcerer)

Character was retired with the rest of the group when the campaign went inactive in May 2019.

Name: Sargon (formerly Jack Tar) Race:  Human (variant)            

XP: 158,000 (5/26/19) Class (Level): Sorcerer (8) / Cleric (6) Alignment:  Chaotic Good   Background: Sailor

Physical Description:  Age: 22 Gender: Male Height: 5’3″ Weight: 145lbs Eyes: Blue Skin:Deeply tanned from long exposure to the…

Te’Teh (Tiefling Thief)

Te’Teh the Red

Character was retired with the rest of the group when the campaign went inactive in May 2019.

Name:  Te’Teh Nemeia Quote: “Oh look… shiny thing” Race:    Tiefling, Glasya Campaign: Silk and Spices Status: Campaign Inactive (5/19)                        

XP: 19, 350 (9/2/18) Class:  Thief (Rogue)               Alignment:   Chaotic – Good Background:  Urchin

Physical Description Age: