Virdilut

Slavery in Kahdisteria

Where do mineral ores come from?

metaphysical summary of how "hot mines" work in Scarterra

Barony of Bats

central border barony dominated by kalazotz

The bloody storied history of Border Baronies Spot #11

House Numaness

one of the four founding houses of Swynfaredia which includes the royal family

House Gorisonad

one of the founding houses of Swynfaredia, politically powerful and known for intelligence gathering

House Kovenoth

one of the four founding houses of Swynfaredia, now suffering hardships and a loss of influence

House Fremiss-Angharad

Fremiss breakaway house with the greatest claim on paper to being "the original"

House Fremiss-Bryallan

House Fremiss-Caedwin

House Gareth

middle tier Dragonblood house known for military prowess

Conquest of Talama

The First Swynfaredian Civil War

Second Swynfaredian Civil War

Third Swynfaredian Civil War

Swynfaredian gnomes

gnomes assimilated into Swynfaredia's culture

Speaker for the Gnomes

ceremonial gnome ambassador between dragon blood humans and the gnome masses of Swynfaredia

Uskalan gnomes

gnomes who have assimilated into Uskala's byzantine culture

forest gnomes

ethnic gnomes part of the Codenya alliance for many generations

Kantoc gnomes

gnomes assimilated into Kantoc's culture

East Colassian gnomes

loosely connected ethnicity of gnomes in East Colassia

Fumayan gnomes

gnomes assimilated into Fumaya's culture

grey gnomes

minority gnome population of the Elven Empire

Shallows Versus Deeps Political Controversy

black market tengku eggs

the Branded

Greymoria's Monstrous Children in Kahdisteria

Disterria

the most powerful nation at the end of the Second Age

Demonic Strait

narrow strait of sea separating West Colassia from East Colassia

Parts of the Soul

metaphysical overview for how souls exist and act in Scarterra

Timeline of Events in East Colassia

Land of the Yeti

Great Colassian Desert

loose allegory of the Sahara Desert splitting East Colassia east to west

True Names and Shadows

True Names are the bare bones essence of what something is, the Shadow is the record of a thing's history

Heart's Fire

the metaphysical force separating the living from the dead

Animus

the metaphysical force of action and movement

Psyches

the metaphysical essence of thought that separates sentient from non-sentient life

Mortis

the metaphysical essence that separates mortals from all other life forms allowing for a truly complete soul

House Manasch

House Cefnor

relatively young Dragonblood House known for maritime ambitions

House Selwyth

Geothermal activity, volcanoes and geysers

metaphysical explanation for the presence of geysers and volcanoes on Scarterra

the Arcane Registry

the politically powerful organization that catalogs and regulates the magic ability of Swynfaredia's population

Potential Invasion of Fumaya

Swynfaredian Ceremonial Titles

Talon and Fang Warriors

the equivalent to knights in Swynfaredia

Magical items as status symbols

Fire Plains

Aerial Hackey sack

Meckelorn Armed Forces

Stahlheim Armed Forces

Kingdom of Mondert

Mondarian humans

humans from the islands of Mondert who have closely allied and assimilated with the Mondarian dwarves

Meckelorn gnomes

Meckelorn's minority gnome population

Relations between the major dwarf subcultures

Stahlheimer gnomes

Stahlheim's gnome minority population

East Colassian Mountains

Prince Mondarias

Codenya kalazotz

kalazotz who allied with the wood elves and joined the Codenya national coalition

Mondert Armed Forces

Fumaya Armed Forces

overview of Fumaya's miltiary structure

Swynfaredian Armed Forces

Vralic the Hunter

Rallark the Loyalist

Lorshellis the Successor

Dalak the Dark One

dwarf influenced kalazotz

kalazotz who have formally allied with dwarves and integrated themselves into Meckelorn and Stahlheim

Literal Curse Words

metaphysics for how verbal curses occasionally become supernaturally binding

offensive language in Scarterra

overview of what language is generally offensive in Scarterra

Silverwood fiber rope

Zocatec

the mother tongue of camazotz and kalazotz

Mondarian man-dwarves

Succession and the Imperial Throne

Eye of the Empress

Cyclops Island

Ancestral Enemies of Elvenkind...and why they target the grey elves specifically

the moon and the tides

metaphysics of the moon as it relates to Scaraqua

The Legend of the First Dead

the first undead are the result of a failed attempt by Taedi to create life by herself

Seeyirah, the daughters/sisters of the Sea

the three principle goddesses of the sea according to Scaraquans

Enosha

one of the Seeyirah, goddess of sea mammals, marine birds, and shallow water fish, alter ego of Mera

Taedi

one of the Seeyirah, the goddess of sea monsters and the darkest depths, alter ego of Greymoria

Mubete

one of the Seeyirah, goddess of far ranging fish, alter ego of Korus

Sons of the Sky

the two principle gods of the Sky, according to Scaraquans

Heekma

Son of the Sky, god of the sun and fire, counterpart to Khemra

Dalgari

Son of the Sky, god of the moon and tides, counterpart identity to Zarthus

Sons of the Sea Floor

collective term for the gods Resona and Mangcha who were said to be spawned from the primordial essence of the Sea Floor

How Scaraquans see the land in metaphysical terms

the land is a cosmic hairball or afterbirth spat forth by the sky and sea that against all odds allows life to live on it due to stolen rain

How Scarterrans view the sea in metaphysical terms

Kontona

trickster goddess of Scaraqua, Bringer of Rain, alter ego of Nami

Bellusk

Scaraquan goddess of strength and survival, the Mother of Sharks, alter ego of Maylar

Resona

Mangcha

Psychically Tainted or Blessed Locations

metaphysics for how rare locations develop a psychic personality of their own

Gargoyles

guardian spirits anchored to stone statues in the mortal plane

Gaunts

old looking humanoid spirits of Maylar that spread disease

Weapon shapeshifters

spirits who temporarily take the form of powerful magic weapons in order to aid favored mortals

The Unmasked

tall horrendously ugly humanoid spirits which hunt down criminals in Phidas' name

Blue Healers

deep blue skinned humanoid spirits of Mera that are gifted healers

Blue Birds of Paradise

relatively weak messenger spirits of Mera

little gods

spirits that choose a location in the material plane as their long-term home and build a relationship with the local mortals

Fisherman's Friends

small benevolent spirits that provide aid to fishermen and sailors winning Mera's favor

River Hags

Greymoria aligned spirits that resemble ugly old women and are fond of drowning people

Common Fighting Spirits

overview and RPG stats for commonly summoned fighting spirits

The First Kraken

a mythical creature of unprecedented size said to be the ancestor of modern kraken

Karakai Khan

military leader of a karakhai tribe

Dark amalgams

modern kraken

Oshamni Empire

allegorical version of ancient Rome in Scaraqua

Imperial pearls

Scaraquan Metalworking and equivalent industries

The Lost Gnosispongia

an extinct mortal race of sentient sponges, now reduced to undead husks

Nightmare sponges

unicorns

horse-like Korus spirits that protect sites of natural beauty

Scaraquan Currents

merfolk

Scaraquans with humanoid torsos on top and fish tails on the bottom

Uskalan camazotz

large tribe of camazotz that swore fealty to King Drosst of Uskala

Clan Balché

lycanthropy

supernatural disease that turns humans and demi-humans into shapeshifting animalistic serial killers

the first satyrs

the commonly accepted satyr creation myth

Traitor Cults

cultists that (for various reasons) seek to resurrect the divine Traitor

West Colassia

large continent in northern hemisphere with flora and fauna similar to preindustrial Europe

Umera

large southern continent with flora and fauna loosely based on real world East Asia

Meckelorn Bat Bombadiers

dwarf rangers

wilderness savvy dwarves who spend most of their time afield

Scaraquan Story for the Origin of All Life

life was created when the Sky's Fire was mixed with the essence of the Sea

Scaraquan views on time

giant opabinia

The Treatises of Maizelic

influential writing from a long-dead Khemra worshipping ruler of an extinct race

The War Against the Darkness

winter Zarthus aligned holiday featuring procession of torches and lanterns

Hearth Day

Mera-centric holiday featuring a relatively a low key feast for friends and family

Fumayan humans

Dominant ethnicity of Fumaya, noted for green thumbs, good beer and fine pottery

Wooly Slopes Barony

steep hilled pastoral Border Barony with lots of sheep, recently liberated from Swynfaredian puppet masters

Heroes' Day

Equestrian Days

Mera's Zenith Celebration in King's Lake

Fumaya Observed Holidays

Jórtoca

wide spread ethnicity encompassing horse riding northern barbarians and partially assimilated horse riding civilized folk

Great Fjord of West Colassia

cold climate inlet to the sea on the northwestern tip of West Colassia

Laguza

coastal dwelling hunters and fishing barbarian ethnicity of humans

Marginalland

Musseland

Duke Cezerary Zimoz

Lord Andrej Zimoz

Merfolk Swim Days

formal celebration of when a young merfolk can swim independently

Karakai Name Days, aka Teething Day

Cotefeu

a large human ethnicity without an associated nation straddling much of Scarterra's equatorial region

Nerymer

the remote island home of the Sea Elves

the Fakhari

ancient extinct human nation said to have wielded tremendous power in the Red Era

Mooringsland

Mineraland

Uskala's Lighthouses

newly established naval bases in the northwest coastal region of East Colassia

Unicorn hair and horns

North Fort aka Fjort of the Fjord

Kingdom of Uskala

powerful nation in West Colassia with an un-aging tyrant king

Uskalan Magic School

Scarterra's largest hermetic wizardry school tied strongly to Uskalan national interests

Tarasconus

Extremely powerful creatures that embodies Korus' wrath

Watch Dogs

guardian spirits tied to stone statues of large dogs

the Manticore

very powerful Maylar aligned spirit with a large lion like body and many varied powers

House Gruffyl

half-dragon founder of House Gruffyl

The World Seam Mountains

Scarterra's largest and widest mountain range, roughly bisecting West Colassia

Massacre of the Grey Forest Kalazotz

Korakthropy

rare variant of lycanthropy that afflicts tengku

Elemental Fever

magically augmented illness that causes painful symptoms by putting a mortal's internal elemental balance in flux

Gwendolyn ap Numaness

The Dragon's Breath

magical enforcer for the queen of Swynfaredia focusing on invocation

Queen of Swynfaredia

The Dragon's Wings

The Dragon's Scales

royal retainer supervising abjuration spells protecting the Queen of Swynfaredia

The Dragon's Eyes

The Dragon's Aura

The Dragon's Voice

Swynfaredian Vulgar Argot

arcane rainbow vellum

magic paper that changes color based on the type of magic it is exposed to

Scarterra

the land portion of my fantasy world

The Dark Sea

the sea encompassing the northern polar waters of Scaraqua

The Borderlander National Pasttime

Iron Hills Barony

iron rich Border Barony known for a localized magic dampening effect

Swynfaredian Marriage Customs

Royal Consort

Steward, feudal

high level courtiers who manage the finances of feudal realms

Keeper of the Gold

The Dragon's Heart

Master of Gold

recognized financial advisors in formal dwarf courts

Golden Mask

high priest or priestess of Phidas acting as royal advisor to King Dross of Uskala

Torch Spirits

small helpful flying spirits that glow

Tello Serrano

the Dread Baron of Mallocaballo

Regent

a temporary acting ruler taking the place of the formal lord or lady holding the actual title

The Dragon's Might

Sea

the primordial cosmic force of all water everywhere Scaraquans view as a sort of primoradial deity

Followers of Sea

mostly peaceful fringe group in Scaraqua that endorses worshipping Sea directly rather than worshipping Sea's children

Sky

the primordial cosmic force of the sky that Scaraquans view as a sort of primoradial deity

Sea Floor

the primordial cosmic force of the sea floor that Scaraquans view as a sort of primoradial deity

Kingdom of Kantoc

feudalistic nation known for equestrian traditions and powerful knighly orders

Herders of Men

relatively benign faction of Testers that helps people they find worthy, primarily herders

Fallen Kingdom of Gerlaria

King Kantarius

Republic of Apseldia

Speaker of the Council

Chief Peacekeeper

Apseldia Lands

Half wood elves

half humans descended from wood elves

half grey elves

half humans descended from grey elves

half dark elves

half humans descended from dark elves

Apseldian Half-elves

half-elf majority demographic of the republic of Apseldia

Apseldian gnomes

minority gnome population of Apseldia

Apseldian Ambassador

Order of the Steel Mask

Order of the Green Knights

Paladins

Radical faction of Mera worshipers favoring strict systems of control for the people's protection

The Order of the Wayfarers

Knights of the Hearth

Order of the Broken Blade

Knights of the Red Lion

The "Dark Elf Problem"

The "Population Problem"

Scarterra Traveling Circus

traveling circus with exotic beasts

The Acro Bats

The "Demographic Problem"

Apseldian Guild Alliance

Night Order

controversial secret order of Khemra worshipers known for harsh methods

Knights of the Setting Sun

Apseldian Bardic College

Citizen Sponsorships

Apseldian Lanterns

Sea Biscuit the Hippocampus

Wayfarers

Mera worshipers who seek to safeguard travelers

Firebringers

Mera worshipers who are active adventurers or provide material assistance to active adventurers with Mera-friendly values

Pure Ones

highly orthodox group of Mera worshipers who endorse absolute pacifism

Unificationists

Mera worshipers who oppose the factional schisms and doctrinal divisions among Mera worshipers

Order of the Red Axe

lineages of wisdom

a formal line of the mentors mentoring mentors

High General

Order of the Guardian's Shield

godless ones

the closest thing Scarterra has to atheists, barely tolerated heretics that state that the Nine are not worthy of worship.

Turoch resurrection cults

Infernalists and/or nihilists who wish to resurrect Turoch

Turoch emulator cults

violent groups that use imagery of Turoch to strike fear in their enemies

Infernalists

willing collaborators with Void Demons

the Grey Forest

large forested region overlapping the border of Swynfaredian and Uskala

The Long Sea

sea encompassing most of the waters between West Colassia and East Colassia the long way

Sea of Enosha

sea encompassing most of the waters in the interior of Scarterra's landmasses

Sea of Resona

sea encompassing most of the waters around the island of Lunatus

Sea of Mangcha

sea separating the continent of East Colassia from the continent of Penarchia

Sea of Taedi

sea encompassing most of the waters south of the landmass of Khemarok

Sea of Mubete

sea encompassing most of the waters between the landmass of Penarchia and Umera

Somnios Karakhai

karakhai ethnicity hailing from very cold waters

Mask Breakers

nickname for Lanterns who specialize in opposing corrupt rulers and their Mask allies

Eternal Rains

areas of Scarterra subject to literally never-ending rain

Ojiongo

Scaraquan race with humanoid torsos and a mass of tentacles in place of legs and feet

Council of Lords

King of Kantoc

Queen of Kantoc

horses

overview of horses in Scarterra

dogs

overview of dogs in Scarterra

Domesticated bats

normal bats kept as pets by kalazotz

Grand Temple of Hallisan, Kantoc

Grand Temple of Hallisan, Lunatus

Grand Temple of Meckelorn

Grand Elder

Gariela and Sandalius

Apseldian General

Revered Elder

Elder

Pentarch

The five leaders of the Keepers' global hierarchy

Champions

The roving right hands of the Keeper's global leaders

Apogee

the temple leaders of Khemra's Keepers

Aurum

the proverbial "middle managers" among the Keepers

Aheneus

the basic full rank for the Keepers of Khemra

Kantoc Keepers

Brother/Sister

Blood Mystics and Blood Warriors

Great Blood Mystic/Great Blood Warriors

Hunter/Huntress

The Decadents

subversives sect of Testers among the upper classes that uses their wealth and prestige to get away with crimes and debaucheries in Maylar's name

Bearers of the Ill Wind

faction of Testers dedicated to spreading disease

Maylar's Raiders

informal group of Testers who commonly work with or outright lead groups of thieves and brigands

The Peacebreakers

sect of Testers that seeks to create or exacerbate conflicts between varied political groups

Pontiff

Archbishop

Bishop

Platinum

Argentum

Bacchites

controversial sect of Nami worshipers known for their violent and often criminal acts

Nami Circuit Priests

Nami priests and priestesses who preside over seasonal and yearly Nami festivals in far flung places

Sedentary Rovers

oxymoronic term for Rovers that usually maintain a permanent address

Temple of the Mountain Winds

an old and prestigious Nami temple in the western Borderlands region

Prophet's Pass Government

ruling council of five influential people running Prophet's Pass

Tribal Rovers

informal term for Rovers tied to nomadic barbarian groups

Scaraquan cyclopes

Scaraquan race of large one-eyed humanoids skilled at crafting

Valley of the Boiling Sea

small Scaraquan region with near constant geothermic activity making it unlivable to most sea creatures

Tower of the Sun

the most important Khemra temple in all of Scarterra

Ujarek

Apogee Jaromir of the Zenith

Leader of Fumaya's Keepers and the official chaplain to the king

Frydal Dzielny the Valiant

Sun Temple of Duraleon

Barony of Crystal Fields

matriarchal border barony known for an abundance of haber crystals

land of Swynfaredia

the homeland of the Swynfaredians, a land and people ruled by a sorcery wielding upper class

Fumaya's Nonagon

Fumayan Lanterns

Fumayan Keepers

Apogee Udom of the Zenith

The Keeper's liason to the House Zimoz and the House Zimoz Master at Arms

Fumayan Children

Fumayan Masks

Fumayan Guardians

the primary followers of the god Hallisan within the nation of Fumaya

Fumayan Tenders

Fumaya's localized branch of the Tenders

Fumayan Testers

Fumayan Rovers

Fumayan Stewards

Reverend Hahn

The Stewards ranking priest in King's Lake

Gentle Rain

informal term for Rovers who favor altruistic acts

The Drunken Bat Inn and Brewery

Akza

Governance of the Crystal Fields Barony

Spirit Horses

commonly summoned spirits taking the form of horses

Eclipse Order

sub group of Keepers focused on Eclipse-Touched and their support staff