- 23:45, 10 January 2025 Itenten Dry Lake (hist | edit) [515 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Itenten Dry Lake''' {{Pronunciation|eye-ten-TEN}} is a depression in the center of the northern Ilara Plateau. At one time rivers beginning in the surrounding Amanas and Tcheren mountain ranges flowed into the Itenten, yet the lake has been devoid of water since long before any people arrived in the region. {{CitiesShanidan}} Category:Geography Category:Locations Category:Shanidan Category:Shanidan/Geo...")
- 01:07, 10 January 2025 Per-Shentayet (hist | edit) [1,271 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{OrganizationInfobox |name = Per-Shentayet |image = |type = School |leader = Priestess Bakurnro |headquarters = Arthribis, Khapesh |goals = Education |scope = Khapesh |members = Students, priests, and instructors }} '''Per-Shentayet''' {{Pronunciation|PER-shen-TAH-yet}} is a school for the study of the scribal and magical arts, located in the center of the Khapeshan city of Arthribis. It is associated with, and physically connected to, t...")
- 19:57, 8 January 2025 Savagor (hist | edit) [1,401 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CityInfobox |name = Savagor |image = |nation = Harv Taruhm |ruler = Warrior-Prince Uvak Kirek Savagor |government = Warrior-princedom |demonym = Sava |adjective = Sava |population = ~22,130 as of {{Year|6972}} |demographics = Dwarves }} '''Savagor''' {{Pronunciation|SAH-vah-gorr}} is a city in the Grievious Islands within the dwarven realm of Harv Taruhm. It is located on the largest island of the archipelago, Tamikra, roughly 4...")
- 01:33, 8 January 2025 Qan and A'Qala (hist | edit) [3,120 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DeityInfobox |name = Qan and A'Qala |titles = The Two Forms of Fire |image = |type = Local faith |areas_of_concern = Creation, destruction, anger, futile struggles |worshipers = Trailblazers and some inhabitants of the Oasis states |domains = Creation, Destruction, Fire, Might |divine_font = Heal or Harm |divine_skill = Diplomacy or Intimidation |divine_ability = Strength or Constitution |favored_weapon = None |symbol = Two spiraling fire...")
- 22:35, 6 January 2025 Felaveli (hist | edit) [1,702 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CityInfobox |name = Felaveli |image = |nation = Viridia |ruler = Arnda Oian |government = Governorship |demonym = Felavelie |adjective = Felavelie |population = ~10,440 |demographics = Various ancestries but primarily human }} '''Felaveli''' is the capital of the Viridian province of Penmaerd. Located along the northern shores of Glass Lake in the western Penmaerd Forests, Felaveli is the most remote and inaccessible of the provinci...")
- 01:25, 6 January 2025 Tauaspa rel Trere (hist | edit) [800 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{PersonInfobox |name = Tauaspa rel Trere |image = |title = Dynast of Amshan (former) |ancestry = Human |gender = Male |homeland = Amshan |status = Deceased |affiliation = House Trere }} '''Tauaspa rel Trere''' {{Pronunciation|tau-AHS-pah rell TREH-reh}} was an Amshani dynast in the early tenth millennium. He is best known today for issuing the proclamation in {{Year|6211}} that offered wealth and autonomy to any intrepid enough to cro...")
- 01:14, 5 January 2025 Vesuna (hist | edit) [824 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CityInfobox |name = Vesuna |image = |nation = Independent |ruler = - |government = Aristocratic council |demonym = Vesunan |adjective = Vesunan |population = ~600 |demographics = Primarily elves }} '''Vesuna''' {{Pronunciation|veh-SOO-nah}} is a coastal town near the northern-most point on the Cradle and one of the few permanent settlements left on the island. Unlike Calaina and Inyx, most of the residents of Vesuna are elven rather than th...")
- 19:44, 3 January 2025 Plague whale (hist | edit) [1,935 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Plague whales''' are a type of whale known for carrying pestilence between distant lands. While some are created intentionally by necromancers, most seem to form naturally by some unknown force in the Mhasmuth Ocean where they are endemic. They pose a constant threat both to sea-going travelers between the Three Great Seas and the Spine and to the coastal communities of the Spine where they wash ashore. Contrary to many descriptions, plague whales are not...")
- 17:18, 3 January 2025 Minotaur (hist | edit) [1,678 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with " '''Minotaurs''' are one of the major ancestries found on Kishar. == Appearance == Minotaurs are tall and stocky humanoids with the head, horns, and cloven legs of bovines. Some but not all have tails. They can reach up to nine feet tall but most are around seven. Brown and black fur is the most common, while red and white are rarer but not unknown. == Location == The most ancient of minotaur legends place their homeland around the Dragonpeak River in far-west...")
- 14:48, 2 January 2025 Vaumena (hist | edit) [933 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CityInfobox |name = Vaumena |image = |nation = Amshan |ruler = Shindaran clan |government = Autocratic triumvirate |demonym = Vaumenan |adjective = Vaumenan |population = ~27,100 |demographics = Primarily humans, catfolk, orcs, and half-orcs }} '''Vaumena''' {{Pronunciation|vow-MEH-nah}} is a city in Amshan, located on the north fork of the Hvar River to the northwest of Hashkaman. It served as the capital of the r...")
- 19:51, 1 January 2025 Mouru (hist | edit) [1,408 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CityInfobox |name = Mouru |image = |nation = Western Coast |ruler = Areqal Qarais Rin |government = Arequalate |demonym = Mouruan |adjective = Mouruan |population = ~5,150 |demographics = Primarily humans, goblins, and tengu }} '''Mouru''' {{Pronunciation|MOH-uru}} is a small coastal city within the Western Coast. Located roughly 100 miles from Melzi in the west and an equal distance from Sabratha in the east, Mouru is...")
- 19:05, 1 January 2025 Chissian Isles (hist | edit) [1,329 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Chissian Isles''' {{Pronunciation|CHIH-see-an}} are a pair of islands in the Sea of Ersas roughly 60 miles south of the Tanerde Strait. The larger of the two, usually referred to as '''Chissian Major''', is roughly 15 miles long 10 and miles wide, while the smaller, '''Chissian Minor''', is roughly 8 miles long and barely a mile wide. Tranquil islands with picturesque beaches and mild climates, the Chissian Isles are favorite retreats of the wealthy senat...")
- 17:17, 1 January 2025 Ukkarak (hist | edit) [491 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{LanguageInfobox |name = Ukkarak |scope = Spoken primarily by the hobgoblins of the northern Stormlands, especially in Kad and Akatzar |writing_system = Ukkarak syllabary }} '''Ukkarak''' {{Pronunciation|OOK-kahr-ahk}} is a language spoken by the hobgoblins of the northern Stormlands. It is the primary language of Kad and Vukararn, and commonly known in parts of Bohaar and Tazak as well. {{Languages}} Cate...")
- 01:34, 1 January 2025 Kotharat (hist | edit) [1,175 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CityInfobox |name = Kotharat |image = |nation = Independent (Eastern Chaskan city-states) |ruler = Ensi Karalla-Kashan |government = - |population = ~3,070 }} '''Kotharat''' {{Pronunciation|KOH-thah-raht}} is a small city within the Eastern Chaskan city-states. Despite its relative isolation in the arid uplands of the interior between River Qes and the Streko River, Kotharat is nonetheless an important stop for merchants traveling between the [...")
- 21:56, 15 December 2024 Turning stone circle (hist | edit) [1,932 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Turning stone circles''' are ritual stone circles that can be found across Uulam in the southern Stormlands. Created long ago by unknown mages, these stone circles are all linked such that manipulating a stone in one - rotating, flipping, or otherwise moving it - simultaneously applies the same action to the corresponding stone in other circles. The many tribes of Uulam use the turning stone circles to communicate across the vast distances of the frozen landsc...")
- 21:11, 15 December 2024 Aanar (hist | edit) [504 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{LanguageInfobox |name = Aanar |scope = Spoken primarily by the inhabitants of Bohaar and the non-hobgoblins of Akatzar |writing_system = Aanar alphabet }} '''Aanar''' {{Pronunciation|AHN-air}} is a language spoken primarily by the inhabitants of Bohaar and the non-hobgoblins of Akatzar. Even in some other parts of the Stormlands, most notably in the Oasis states, it is widely used as a language of the arts. {{Langua...")
- 19:07, 14 December 2024 Eshehi (hist | edit) [756 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{LanguageInfobox |name = Eshehi |scope = Spoken primarily by the inhabitants of Shanidan |writing_system = Aanar alphabet }} '''Eshehi''' {{Pronunciation|ESH-eh-hee}} is a language spoken primarily by the inhabitants of Shanidan, a nation in the northern Ilara Plateau in the Stormlands. Though it diverged from the dialect continuum of Aanar, the language of Bohaar, almost a millennia ago, it still retains enough similarity in structure and vo...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:07, 14 December 2024 Shanidan (hist | edit) [11,591 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NationInfobox |name = Shanidan |image = |capital = None |ruler = Multiple |government = Direct democracies |demonym = Shanidanii |adjective = Shanidan |languages = Eshehi; Aanar; Ukkarak |religions = Whispurn urn worship }} '''Shanidan''' {{Pronunciation|SHAH-nih-dahn}} is a nation in the Stormlands in the northern Ilara Plaetau. In its democratic temple-communities, veneration of ancestors is central to both culture and governance, with the gre...")
- 02:57, 14 December 2024 Yoratin (hist | edit) [1,180 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CityInfobox |name = Yoratin |image = |nation = Kiyashe |ruler = - |government = Monarchy |demonym = Yora |adjective = Yora |population = ~900 |demographics = Primarily merfolk, azarketi, and aquatic elves }} '''Yoratin''' {{Pronunciation|YORE-ah-tin}} is a community located in a cenote in northern Kiyashe. Though over fifteen miles from the sea, the waters of the cenote are very high in salinity due to the deep passages that...")
- 03:14, 12 December 2024 Ri-She (hist | edit) [700 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{LanguageInfobox |name = Re-She |scope = Spoken by the Ganeta-Meru |writing_system = Sea-Speak abjad }} '''Ri-She''' {{Pronunciation|REE-sheh}} is the language spoken by the Ganeta-Meru, a Fanakaran people living on a large island near the Stormlands. Though clearly descended from Sea-Speak and the various Fanakaran dialects of the Wounds, distance and time has led it to diverge signifi...")
- 23:49, 10 December 2024 Scholar-Prince (hist | edit) [1,429 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Scholar-princes''' were prominent figures in the governance of the ancient elven nation of Eita, subordinate to the monarch, who carried the title of scholar-king. Appointed by the monarch to lead cities or territories, scholar-princes were almost always learned figures, as just as with the king or queen the legitimacy of the scholar-princes was derived in large part from their support of, and participation in, intellectual endeavors. Scho...")
- 23:43, 10 December 2024 Scholar-King (hist | edit) [991 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''''Scholar-kings''' were the monarchs of the ancient elven nation of Eita. Though the role was otherwise much akin to that of absolute monarchs in other societies, they drew their legitimacy in large part from their support of, and participation in, intellectual endeavors. Scholar-kings were expected to be active participants in the endless debates that took place in Eitan scholar-halls. Failure to do so, or failure to present convincing arguments or evidenc...")
- 22:33, 9 December 2024 Where The Water Flies (hist | edit) [1,742 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CityInfobox |name = Where The Water Flies |image = |nation = Brightmarch |ruler = None |government = None |demonym = None |adjective = None |population = ~900 at any given time |demographics = Primarily humans, elves, half-elves, and anadi }} '''Where The Water Flies''' is an encampment in central Brightmarch, located in the tropical grasslands south of the Ikena River but north of the Zaliyan River, built in the shadow of a small, ha...")
- 22:55, 8 December 2024 Ganeta-Meru (hist | edit) [11,301 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NationInfobox |name = Ganeta-Meru |image = Symbol_Ganeta_Meru.svg |image_desc = Ganeta-Meru sagecoin |capital = Kita Bay |ruler = Queen Gala-Remani |government = Elective monarchy |demonym = Ganeta-Meru |adjective = Ganeta-Meru |languages = Ri-She; Sea-Speak; languages of the Stormlands |religions = Beating Heart; mountain worship }} '''Ganeta-Meru''' are the southernmost of the Fanakara and the only who live away from the ...")
- 16:58, 8 December 2024 Katrah Spears (hist | edit) [695 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Katrah Spears''' {{Pronunciation|KAH-trah}} are a cluster of Augurs in Lelwani, located in the Bay of Jinawa roughly 25 miles southwest of Jalin. Built upon unstable seafloor, by the early tenth millennium they had almost entirely sunk below the waves, leading to their abandonment in favor of other nearby Augurs. The few who initially remained were driven off shortly after by the arrival of the umbral dragon Vararyx, who made his lair in...")
- 02:03, 8 December 2024 Matl Axuni (hist | edit) [1,444 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{PersonInfobox |name = Matl Axuni |image = |title = Scholar-Prince of the Broken Traverse |ancestry = Elf |gender = Female |homeland = Unknown |status = Deceased }} '''Matl Axuni''' {{Pronunciation|MAH-tl axe-OO-nee}} was, briefly, an autocratic ruler of the Broken Traverse between {{Year|5522}} and {{Year|5568}}. Styling herself as a scholar-prince in the image of the old Eitan elves, she consolidated the disparate towns of the decaying br...")
- 20:30, 7 December 2024 Ruatan Tao (hist | edit) [973 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{PersonInfobox |name = Ruatan Tao |image = |title = Areqal of Tauraq |ancestry = Tengu |gender = Female |homeland = Tauraq }} '''Ruatan Tao''' {{Pronunciation|roo-ah-TAHN TAO}} is the areqal of the small city of Tauraq in the Western Palisades. Though she has lived most of her adult life in Tauraq, she was born and raised in the city of Tarsminas in Hinthial 180 miles to the northeast. Tao continues to have a great fondness for t...")
- 20:09, 7 December 2024 Western Palisades (hist | edit) [961 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Western Palisades''' are are an archipelago in the Invelaust Ocean roughly 125 miles west of Hinthial. Largely uninhabited, the only major settlement on the archipelago is the small city of Tauraq, settled in the middle of the tenth millennium by tengu seafarers from Meklaw. Despite its close proximity to Hinthial and the Cradle, it is only in recent years that a permanent population of elves has been established on the Western Pali...")
- 00:27, 7 December 2024 Broken Traverse (hist | edit) [6,594 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NationInfobox |name = Broken Traverse |image = |capital = None |ruler = Multiple |government = Direct democracies |demonym = Bridgedweller |adjective = Traverse |languages = Aserdian; others |religions = Aserdian pantheon; other deities and faiths }} The '''Broken Traverse''' is a massive, ancient elven bridge that crosses the Itkahi Bay in the Laqto Rainforest. Though today large sections have fallen into the water, several towns have establish...")
- 20:19, 6 December 2024 Marthuz (hist | edit) [1,001 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CityInfobox |name = Marthuz |image = |nation = Talgazan |ruler = - |government = Tribal leaders |demonym = Marthuzan |adjective = Marthuzan |population = ~11,500 |demographics = Primarily humans, orcs, and half-orcs }} '''Marthuz''' {{Pronunciation|mar-THOOZ}} is a small city in eastern Talgazan and the largest permanent settlement in the region. Nestled within a chasm in the surrounding taiga, Marthuz is naturally well-protected against the e...")
- 01:47, 6 December 2024 Ezun (hist | edit) [4,858 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DeityInfobox |name = Ezun |title = Bear-Who-Is-King |image = |type = Local faith |adjectives = |plane = |alignment = |areas_of_concern = Metalworking, warfare, captive-taking, rulership |worshipers = Hobgoblins of Akatzar |cleric_alignments = {{Alignment grid | off | off | on | off | on | on | off | off | on }} |domains = Might, Tyranny, Zeal |divine_font = Heal or Harm |divine_skill = Survival |divine_ability = Strength or Intelligence |favored_weap...")
- 21:50, 4 December 2024 Island Where The Mountains Transfix The Sky (hist | edit) [1,503 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Island Where The Mountains Transfix The Sky''' is a large island east of the Stormlands. It is inhabited by the Ganeta-Meru, the only Fanakaran people who live outside the Wounds. The titular mountains in the name of the island are the Cradle of the Clouds, whose peaks rise sharp and unnaturally high above the surrounding landscape. Covered in snow for much of the year, traversal through the mountains are exceptionally difficult, thou...")
- 19:31, 3 December 2024 Muak (hist | edit) [565 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{OrganizationInfobox |name = Muak |image = |type = Orcish clan |leader = None |headquarters = None |scope = Druzda |status = Defunct }} The '''Muak clan''' {{Pronunciation|moo-AK}} was a clan of orcs in Druzda. One of its members, Fezir Muak, was leader of the khanate for less than a year before he was slain by a rival former general of Udzo Kahd. The clan soon disintegrated after the orcs moved east into the Aban Steppe and joined o...")
- 19:26, 3 December 2024 Fezir Muak (hist | edit) [918 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{PersonInfobox |name = Fezir Muak Muak |image = |title = Former Khan of the Druzda Khanate |ancestry = Orc |gender = Male |homeland = Druzda |affiliation = Muak clan |status = Deceased }} {{NameDruzdan |given = Fezir |pat_mat = Muak |clan = Muak }} '''Fezir Muak Muak''' {{Pronunciation|feh-ZEER moo-AK moo-AK}} was the third khan of the Druzda Khanate. Once a trusted and powerful general under Udzo Kahd, the founder of the...")
- 22:20, 1 December 2024 Hayasa-An (hist | edit) [1,227 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CityInfobox |name = Hayasa-An |image = |nation = Pasuhalta & Kamman |ruler = Lord-Mayor Nedem Roughwind |government = Governorship |demonym = Hayasan |adjective = Hayasan |population = ~14,000 |demographics = Various ancestries but primarily human and ratfolk }} '''Hayasa-An''' {{Pronunciation|high-AH-sah-AHN}} is a city in Pasuhalta & Kamman, formerly within the territory of the Viridian province of Pashaltia. Much of the city's pr...")
- 17:54, 30 November 2024 Varu (hist | edit) [2,880 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{NationInfobox |name = Varu |image = |image_desc = |capital = None |ruler = Multiple |government = Hereditary monarchies |demonym = Varu |adjective = Varu |languages = Sea-Speak; Fanakaran dialects |religions = Animism }} The '''Varu''' {{Pronunciation|VAH-roo}} are a Fanakaran people who reside on houseboats amongst the Protectors, an archipelago in the northwestern Wounds. There they keep to nomadic lifestyles, supporting themselves by f...")
- 21:23, 29 November 2024 Whisper urn (hist | edit) [5,201 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DeityInfobox |name = Whisper urns |image = |type = Local faith |adjectives = - |plane = Material |alignment = Varies |areas_of_concern = Ancestors, preservation of knowledge, trees |worshipers = Primarily inhabitants of Shanidan |cleric_alignments = {{Alignment grid | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on }} |domains = Family, Knowledge, Wood |divine_font = Heal |divine_skill = Nature |divine_ability = Strength or Wisdom |favored_weapon = None |symbol = None...")
- 16:35, 29 November 2024 Hewa (hist | edit) [1,510 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CityInfobox |name = Hewa |image = |nation = Independent |ruler = Nomarch Saukhonset |government = Hereditary nomarchy |demonym = Hewan |adjective = Hewan |population = ~23,000 |demographics = Primarily human, dwarven, and gnoll }} '''Hewa''' {{Pronunciation|HE-wah}} is a city on the Aur River south of Khapesh. It is the only major permanent settlement between Akhmis in the north and Tantamani in the south on the shores of [...")
- 23:17, 28 November 2024 Ferrata (hist | edit) [1,408 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CityInfobox |name = Ferrata |image = |nation = New Sotosa |ruler = General Scipio Eras |government = Hereditary military dictatorship |demonym = Ferratan |adjective = Ferratan |population = ~1,700 |demographics = Primarily human, orcish, ratfolk, and dwarven }} '''Ferrata''' {{Pronunciation|feh-RAH-tah}} is the capital city of New Sotosa, founded by the Third Expeditionary Legion around the year {{Year|6408}}. Despite its polit...")
- 20:10, 26 November 2024 Threadgrass (hist | edit) [633 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Threadgrass''' is a type of grass that prolifically in the grasslands surrounding the many rivers of Bohaar in the Stormlands. As each narrow blade of the grass grows, it wraps around others from the same plant and others nearby in such a way that it naturally forms into strands of string and rope, intertwining almost like vines. Despite the thinness of the grass, by using itself for support it can reach heights of six feet or more. The people of Bohaar have...")
- 23:42, 25 November 2024 Orhassu (hist | edit) [1,106 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CityInfobox |name = Orhassu |image = |nation = Viridia |ruler = - |government = Governorship |demonym = Orhassuan |adjective = Orhassu |population = ~31,000 |demographics = Primarily humans, dwarves, goblins, and tengu }} '''Orhassu''' {{Pronunciation|or-HAH-soo}} is the capital of the Viridian province of Herren. Located on an island several miles from mainland Thadria, the fortified old city and protected docks of Orha...")
- 21:23, 25 November 2024 Lighthouse (hist | edit) [703 bytes] Gronk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Lighthouse''' is an island within the archipelago of the Grievous Islands in the Wounds. The site of one of the most active volcanoes across the Na-Gaesa Ocean, lava pours unceasingly from the Lighthouse, slowly growing the island. At certain intervals it erupts much more explosively, throwing hot gasses, lava, and tephra high into the atmosphere in events the dwarves of Harv Taruhm see as caused by the wrath of Urphel. None live on...")