Welcome to Sanctuary!
Banished takes place in and around the town of Sanctuary; a place of respite from much of the chaos inside the Great Seal. Here, Denizens of all types band together to fight the great evils locked inside the prison with them.
Sanctuary is known across the Seal as a place where those in need can find help. It’s magical ley lines offer it some protection from things that go bump in the night.
Friends and allies come in abundance to negotiate trade, or to fight a common foe. Whatever you need inside the Great Seal, the people of Sanctuary likely know where to find it and what trials you must endure to reach your goals.
This pamphlet will help you get started on your journey. It contains the info most Denizens should know, a little world history you might remember if you went to an Imperial school before being tossed into the Seal, where we are in that world, and a bit about your fellow residents in general. Don’t feel like you need to memorize everything, but do give the info about our shared world a quick read, as it will help you survive more easily and give you some idea of what to expect in your new life.
If you are pressed for time, I’d strongly encourage you to at least read the writeup on the map below. Click on the Great Seal for some basic info about the Seal and the town of Sanctuary and what we residents are working towards.
If you have more time, you can click on the other provinces and territories for more insight into the world outside the Seal.
Now that you have been banished to the Seal, make your way to Sanctuary, develop your support network, and join the fight to defeat the Ethereals, the Forsaken, and the monsters that dwell here. If you work together and succeed, one day, the Great Seal may be destroyed and all who remain can return to the world outside. But be warned! Denizens must take care not to set the great evils free. They must be destroyed before freedom is possible, lest you bring doom back into the rest of Karn and destroy us all.
This welcome message brought to you by the Visit Sanctuary Committee
-Mary of Bassira, chairwoman
The World of Karn
The world of Karn is home to the Dragonlord Kingdom in the northeast and to the Empire of Tellairus to the south and west. The game takes place entirely within the Great Seal, located in the southeast corner of the world.
The map below is clickable so that you may learn more about the world in which the Great Seal was formed, each area within these vast lands, as well as the people who dwell within them.
If you have a tiny screen, you can use these links instead.
The Great Seal (located in Cilaria in the southwestern part of the Empire of Tellairus)
Scholars believe the continent was hit with a large meteorite in the ancient past. It is thought this impact formed the high steep walls around the edges of the continent that isolate much of the land from the sea. Some believe this struck the northern central valley that is now home to the Dragons. Some speculate it is even possible that is how the Dragons arrived on Karn.
This impact broke the western cliffs free, forming the northwestern most landmass of the Empire. The resulting violent seas are also thought to have fractured the southeastern islands along its northern edges, forming the smaller islands that now surround the Great Seal and creating the deep natural bays in the southwestern islands. The lagoon along the north western side of the continent is similarly believed to have formed due to intense erosion during the time it took for the seas to calm after the impact.
Most of Karn is surrounded by steep cliffs along the ocean’s edge. A few places have eroded enough to allow small fishing villages to form, but not enough for significant sea travel. Only the deep harbors in Ria and the Green Dragonlords’ territory allow for significant ocean trade, thus most travel is done over land, unless one is going to an island province.
The Empire is a hodge-podge of conquered lands, each with unique geography and culture. The Empire has excellent roads, decent schools, and a strong centralized government based in Dominus. There is generally a guarded border crossing between each province as well as scattered along the larger roads.
The Kingdom does not have the firm internal political boundaries like the Empire does. It is very common to find Dragonlords with different color scales scattered throughout the Kingdom. That said, their dragons do tend to have preferred territories within the deep central valley. This means that the Dragonlords of a particular scale color tend to cluster together to be near the dragons with whom they have the greatest affinity.
| Holiday | Month | Celebrated by | |
| New Year's Day | 1 | Dragonlords | |
| Aku No Day-Day of Evil | 3 | Dragonlords | |
| The Emperor's Day | 3 | Imperials | |
| New Spring Day | 3 | Wardens | |
| Qingming Festival / Tomb Sweeping Day | 4 | Dragonlords | |
| Spring Rites | 5 | Erubi | |
| Summer Solstice | 6 | Seraphs | |
| The Testing | 8 | Dragonlords | |
| The Black Harvest / The Revenge | 9 | Effigy | |
| Anniversary of the Battle of the Great Tree | 9 | Denizens of Karn | |
| Festival of the Dragon Boats | 10 | Dragonlords | |
| Day of the Dead / Day of Remembrance | 10 | Dragonlords, Imperials, Revenants | |
| The Great Hunt | 11 | Erubi | |
| Slothsgiving | 11 | Denizens of the Seal | |
| Feast Day | 11 | Imperials | |
| Giving Day | 12 | Denizens of the Seal | |
| Week of the Forgotten | 12 | Inannis |
Our Rules
The current rulebook is available on the Rules page.
It is available for download in PDF format and provides the current version and release date info with the link.
World History Timeline
as extrapolated from surviving records
| north central crater formed | Dawn of time |
| dragons arrive and settle on Karn | |
| eons pass | |
| first human born | |
| 1 in 10 humans becomes an undead creature upon death, with 1 in 10 of those becoming sentient Revenants | |
| outside of lands controlled by large Revenant populations, revenants are relegated to isolation by humans in most parts of the world | |
| wild dragons discovered in the central crater | |
| each human death adds to the ranks of the undead legions that will eventually become Letalis Barrow | |
| Revenant Wars begin as skirmish battles in small villages when ghouls begin to outnumber humans in some areas | |
| Dragonlords learn to work with dragons creating foundations for the Kingdom of the Dragonlords | |
| Founding of the Empire of Tellairus by Kane the Conqueror | ~ 1000 years ago |
| Birth of Emperor Dominus Augustus Rex I | |
| The Eternal Malevolence rises to power in the Revenant nation known as Letalis Barrow | |
| Rise of the revenant known as Kane the Conqueror or Kane the Risen | ~800 years ago |
| Birth of Emperor Dominus Augusts Rex II | |
| Birth of Emperor Dominus Augusts Rex III | |
| Death of Emperor Dominus Augustus Rex I | |
| Revenants driven back by DLs into isolated territories just southeast of the Dragonlord kingdom consolidating the power of the Eternal Malevolence | |
| Revenants attack other realms, including Imperials | |
| Death of Emperor Dominus Augusts Rex II | |
| Birth of Emperor Dominus Augusts Rex IV | |
| Death of Emperor Dominus Augusts Rex III | |
| Birth of Emperor Dominus Augustus Rex V | |
| Emperor Dominus Augustus Rex V is proclaimed Emperor of Karn, Defender of the World for unifying the people of the Empire of Tellairus | |
| Death of Emperor Dominus Augusts Rex IV | |
| Revenants begin to overwhelm remaining humans | |
| significant gaps in written histories begin to develop due to destruction caused by Revenant Wars and wars between Imperials and Dragonlords | |
| Creation of Archons and Erune by the gods at the behest if the Imperials to fight the Undead | |
| First Seraphs | |
| First Erubi | |
| Phoenix Stones created and given to humans | |
| Revenants experience ‘The Hunger’ for the first time | |
| Fewer Revenants created, humans can now suffer permenant death instead of becoming an undead, or they may rise as themselves with a Phoenix Stone | |
| Revenant and ghoul numbers begin to decline significantly | |
| Creation of the Fiends by gods from the Abyss | |
| First Inanis | |
| Ethereal War begins | |
| birth of Kubikajiri, future Dragonlord Empress | |
| further destruction of historical records occurs in this period | |
| Dragonlords suffer increasingly as Ethereals battle it out | |
| unbeknownst to her people, Dragonlord Empress Kubikajiri possessed by a Fiend | |
| Dragonlord fight against Imperials under Empress Kubikajiri and her Fiend | |
| Dragonlord side with Fiends in Ethereal Wars as demaned by the corrupted Empress Kubikajiri | |
| Birth of Captain Michelle Sky Conroy | |
| Revenants “defeated” and declared property of the Emperor | ~480 years ago |
| Birth of Acting Emperor Dominus Agustus Rex VI, current regent of the Empire | |
| Relius born | |
| Captain Conroy volunteers to stay inside the Seal | ~475years ago |
| Dragonlords begin to realize the Empress is not herself | |
| ongoing war between Dragonlord and Imperials | ~470 years ago |
| evactuation of Cilaria for those willing to leave | |
| trap set by Erunes and Archons for Fiends | |
| Seal went up in Cilaria at behest of Emperor | ~465 tears ago in the 11th month-foundations of Feast Day |
| The Betrayal of the Erubi | |
| “End” of Etherial War (“Containment” would be more accurate) | |
| Relius and his Archon thwart a plot to destroy the Great Seal, saving hundreds of humans. | ~460 years ago |
| Dragonlord Empress vanishes from the scene. Dragonlords act as if she is still active in their realm. | |
| Imperials begin using the Great Seal as a prison | |
| negotiations with the Dragonlord ammbassador leads to lease of landing dock near entrance to the Great Seal | |
| Dragonlords begin sending their second born to serve inside the Seal | |
| last sighting of the Revenant known as Kane the Conqueror | |
| Captain Conroy lost an arm in the battle to hold the Great Tree | |
| Captain Conroy creates the first Warden graft to replace her lost arm | ~455 years ago |
| Birth of Tramus Dorune, future creator of the Trumar | ~450 years ago |
| Birth of Mularus, Great Grandfather of the Trumar | ~430 years ago |
| Birth of Arania, Great Grandmother of the Trumar | ~425 years ago |
| Capture of Mularus and Arania by forces of the Empire of Tellairus | |
| Tramus Dorune intercepts Mularus and Arania on the way to the Great Seal gateway in Cilaria | ~400 years ago |
| Mularus becomes Great Grandfather and Arania becomes Great Grandmother to the Trumar people | ~395 years ago |
| Sale of Trumar to Imperials began | ~390 years ago |
| Mularus thrown into the Great Seal (presumed) | |
| Birth of High Priest Solarian, who would eventually prove Trumar have souls | ~275 years ago |
| Birth of Maximilian von Phenixius, gladiator and Revenant hunter | ~150 years ago |
| Armistice between Dragonlords and Imperials | ~140 years ago |
| “death” of Maximillian Von Phenixius | ~120 years ago |
| The Librairian born inside the Seal | ~80 years ago |
| Birth of Emperor Dominus Augustus Rex V | |
| birth of Maruna, future sorceress and creator of Effigies | |
| Great Claw born as a brown bear cub | |
| Discovery that Trumar have souls, as proven by High Priest Solarian of the Church of Holy Light | ~40 years ago |
| High Priest Solarian deposed by the Church of the Holy Light | ~39 years ago |
| The Black Harvest destroys the villages of Asone, Darilus, and Marzan in western Dominus in the 9 month of the year | ~21 years ago |
| first Effigies made in Dominus by Sorceress Maruna | ~20 years ago |
| Silver Moon born as a wolf cub | |
| Laws governing treatment of the Trumar passed in the Empire of Tellairus | ~17 years ago |
| Maruna and her effigies thrown into Seal | 15 years ago |
| Sanctuary re-established | 10 years ago |
| Chronicle 1 began | 10 years ago |
| Emperor DAR V killed inside the Seal | 6 years ago |
| The Librarian retires handing the mantle to “Darius” | 5 years ago |
| Battle of the Great Tree clears the corruption of the Wickermen from it’s roots. (9th month) | |
| Maruna killed by her free creations (The Revenge) | |
| Cataclysm | |
| Accidental opening of the Eternal Prison of the Forsaken in an attempt to bring down the Great Seal | |
| Chronicle 1 end | |
| Chronicle 2 begin | 4 years ago |
| Immediately after the cataclysm, many panicked and rushed into the Seal to escape the horrible conditions that had evolved outside | |
| outside the Seal, magical balance restored as centuries of magic pent up in the Seal is released into the world | |
| Wardens inside the Seal form several institutions and organize life within the Seal to help refugees survive | |
| Existence of the six Forsaken discovered after their accidental release from the Eternal Prison | 3.5 years ago |
| The forsaken known as Inevitable Decay is incapacitated and destroyed by the Denizens of Sanctuary | 2 years ago |
| The forsaken known as the Mother of Monsters is incapaciated and destroyed by the Denizens of Sanctuary | 1.5 years ago |
| Denizens of Sanctuary free Trumar from the need to wear collars to avoid going feral, marking the first steps to freedom for the Trumar | 6 months ago |
General History of the World of Karn
For history of the world in (and before) Chronicle One: The Black Shield Chronicle, please see the Chronicles.
Expect ongoing recaps and news of Chronicle Two: The Foresaken Chronicle in The Leaf.
Playable Species of Banished
Karn is full of magical creatures and twisted nightmares. Those living within the Seal tend to refer to those of the nine playable species using one of two broad categories that reflect how your life in Banished begins: Outsiders and Natives.
Outsiders are almost always born outside the Great Seal and are sent into it at some point, usually as adults. A rare few may have been born inside (and survived to adulthood), but this is far less common. Unlike Outsiders, Natives have never lived outside the Seal and are generally adapted to cope with the challenges of life within the Seal, having never known anything else. What can be a shocking hardship to an Outsider is just another day to a Native. Because of this magical division, Natives and Outsiders do not typically know each other before the first event. Of course, once the game starts, people from both groups can become friends with each other. That process is up to them.
Species in Banished give access to a host of Traits and Abilities. These are usually free and reflect the heritage of their chosen Species. Each has specific costume and makeup requirements that must be present at all times. Here are brief descriptions of each species. For more details, see the Rule Book, Appendix B-Species of Karn and the appropriate species packet for the species you have chosen to play.
Outsiders
The Outsiders are those who grew up in, and generally remember, the world outside the Great Seal. Most have lived in relative peace with a high standard of living. Most have spent time in some sort of school (with the possible exception of the Trumar, who may or may not have been given an education) and many had a relatively happy, normal life, up until their entry into the Seal. Until recently, Outsiders typically start Banished outside of the Seal, usually in Imperial custody or as the second-born child, if playing a Dragonlord. During the Cataclysm, many new Outsiders have stumbled through one of several weakened areas of the Seal that appeared briefly as the magic temporarily destabilized it. Others actively sought entry, desperate to escape the disasters and chaos in their own world.
Dragonlords are an honorable race of Humans who tattoo the sides of their face with scales. This race values honor and martial combat above all else.
In the aftermath of the Cataclysm, all Dragonlords, both inside and outside the Seal, began to sense something, a tingling in the back of their mind, like a connection or a presence. Eventually it became apparent that, after a millennium, there was a new Emperor or Empress. Except for perhaps a few very old Revenants, no one remembered what it was like to have a true Dragonlord Emperor (or Empress). All Dragonlords (and Revenant Dragonlords) find themselves connected to this source, though none are yet fully aware of what this new connection means.
Imperials see themselves as the owners of the world, these humans can be anything from Senators to Legionnaires. Nearly all are educated and expect a certain level of deference from others.
The unseen magic that flows within the blood of Imperials surged when the Cataclysm washed over the world. Their bond to magic has now deepened so that they can connect with and understand magic and magical devices on an intuitive level. How this bond manifests varies from person to person, some experience magic as a “pins and needles”, some as a beautiful sound, some as a sweet taste in the air or a pleasant scent, while others even see a pale glow.
Effigy constructs are likened to pitiable broken dolls. They were once simple villagers until a mad sorceress dragged them away and locked their souls into beautifully crafted dolls to be her slaves. A lucky few had found freedom from her control prior to the Cataclysm.
With the death of the Sorceress Maruna, at the close of the Battle of the Great Tree, all Effigy, both free and enslaved, felt their magical connection with her snap. Recently, this connection as been replaced by something else, something even larger then the Sorceress’s presence, the collective awareness of other Effigy. It is not known if this was caused by the release of magical and elemental energy, or if it always existed and the Effigy were simply not aware of it due to Maruna’s powerful magic. Regardless, all Effigy now feel a magical connection joining them to each other.
Revenants are those who have died yet live again. Feared and persecuted, Revenants are not inherently evil, but they are hard to trust.
Through their unnatural state, the Revenants have felt a disturbing truth reverberate deep within their core…the Cataclysm didn’t just release unfathomable amounts of magical and elemental energy, it somehow effected the very nature of Death itself. Exactly how it was changed and what those changes mean for the world are unknown.
Trumar are a race of former Imperial slaves. These elemental creatures were bound to the Imperials outside the Seal, but here, there are no rules. The Trumar may either follow as a servant or rebel.
Of all those effected by the Cataclysm, none are so changed as the Trumar, who now feel their core element as true extensions of themselves in the world. Some feel this connection to a lesser extent, with other elements as well. What exactly this means for the Trumar is uncertain, but each can feel they are fundamentally different.
Natives
The Natives of the Great Seal do not remember or have never lived in the world ‘Outside’. The Seal is the only home they know. They tend to be uneducated (Wardens being the exception) and have struggled every day of their lives. For them, those who come from the Outside are seen as naïve and weak. Natives start Banished inside of the Seal, usually with the Wardens.
Erubi are wild creatures given human features in order to be a perfect host for the Ethereals known as the Erune. They are exalted animals, made humanoid.
As the energy of the Cataclysm washed over them, they felt their connection to their Erune deepen, to the point they gain insight or even power from their Erune. A few can even communicate, to a limited extent, with animals.
Inanis are those twisted by the Abyss. These dark and tortured humans were once mortals whose body was stolen and used by a Fiend. The unfortunate Inanis are what remains of the host when a Fiend has been exorcised out of the host body. They husks of a mortal, trying to come to grips with the evil that was inside of them.
Whatever psychological barrier exists in the minds of Inanis to shield them from the memories and emotions of their existence as host to the Fiend was cracked by the wave of elemental and magical energy that washed over the world when the Cataclysm began. Memories and feelings of their former life now flow forth periodically, affecting the Inanis in often unforeseen ways.
Seraphs are those once touched by the divine. When the Ethereals take a Human host, and the time comes for that host to die, sometimes the Archon is able to save them by ejecting their divine essence from the mortal body. The touch of the divine changes the human in profound ways. Because of this hint of divinity, Seraphs are unable to tell a lie.
Just as water may seep through the cracks in a dam, the memories of who they were before the Archon released them may spring unbidden into the minds of Seraphs after the strange effects of the Cataclysm occurred. These memories sometimes bring insight into the lives the Seraph lived before, but sometimes, they lead to insights of the Archon that possessed them.
Wardens are the original humans who stayed behind, luring the Ethereals to the Great Seal. They, and their descendants, have always been the guardians of the Seal and all of those who reside within it. The magic of The Seal has changed them over time, allowing them to merge with various plants, though they are still very much humans.
Whether due to the Cataclysm itself or the restoration of the Great Tree is unknown, but Wardens now experience their innate connection to nature more deeply. They can hear the whispering of plants as though it was a mother’s lullaby, even sometimes sending messages through the “root network” of greenery to other Wardens.
Faith of Karn
Within any civilization there is an element of religion. Belief is at the core of most moral structures in Karn, but to understand the religions of the world, you must take a look at the full mythos.
The world was created by three Primes. It is said that these three Primes created the world as a great experiment to see if mortal life could thrive and spiritually grow. This experiment is commonly known as the Trial.
Each person is responsible for their own part in the Trial, knowing that if they fail, they could be responsible for the loss of everything. The Trial makes up the core of the moral compass, though each religion goes about it in different ways.
While the Primes are the greatest of the gods, they are not the only ones. Each Prime created two Divines to serve them. After that, the Primes sat back and let the world run. It is generally believed that they do not interfere in the Trial. Only their servants, the Divines, are gifted with that power.
Generally, the Primes are not worshiped directly, but the core beliefs and precepts of each divine are based around the Prime who created them.
Most religion is based around three main churches, each which holds two gods for a total of 6 Divines. The 6 Divines are the basis for natural order and most actual worship is either directed at them or at the church as a whole. Within those churches, one of the two Divines is usually prayed too as the primary Divine in someone’s life.
Most people will occasionally pray to other Divines, even if they are in a different church. Usually these are in special circumstances. For example, a woman who is with child might pray to Vitalus, even though she is in the Church of the Holy Light. While this is not uncommon, it is deeply frowned upon for someone to go so far as to change their primary Divine.
Most people of Karn believe that the laws the churches preach are real, because there is physical evidence in the blessings. But there is a small minority that say the blessings are just magical representations of people’s belief and that they come from no divine source. That said, most people follow the teachings of one of three churches.
Those who chose not to worship have the “Lost” Trait.
Sol
The Lord of Ignis
The Church of the Holy Light
All non-living and non-elemental things fall within
Creation. Any blacksmith, carpenter, poison
maker would follow Lumarius. Any nonliving item
used to make something falls within his realm,
such as rocks, water, and metal. Lumarius is
dedicated to the craft and all those who follow
him create in order to praise him. He brings
divine inspiration to those who win his favor.
Lunara
The Lady of Nyxus
The Church of the Eternal Moon
The followers of Lunara’s Divines, Magnis and Vitalus, are members of The Church of the Eternal Moon. It is based around the requirements of Life. All life is considered precious. The Church of the Eternal Moon are not pacifists, and they understand that death is part of the cycle, but they believe that life should be preserved at any opportunity. Death can be final, and when it is there is a loss to the world. Intelligent Undead are considered blessed since they are considered an extension of life as long as they do not fall into depravity.
Within the Church of the Eternal Moon, honoring ancestors is a key aspect of the religion. Another key aspect is doing better with one’s life each time they lose a Phoenix Stone. It is believed that each time they pass they must become a better person otherwise their Phoenix Stone will become cursed and they will die, even if they have the capacity to continue to live. Everyone is part of an ongoing endless journey that changes every day.
Chaos is embodied in the event of Change. Travelers tend to follow Magnis. So do thieves, since Chaos represents underlying change in society. Revolts, uprisings, anything that goes against the establishment falls within the domain of Magnis. He is also the choice divine of gamblers, as anything with ‘Chance’ falls within Chaos, though he tends only to be invoked when someone has good luck.
Anything that is alive, including mortals, animals, and plants fall within Life’s purview. Vitalus represents the beginning of something. Those that follow her tend to be dedicated to Life. Many, but not all, are pacifist and some consider Undead to be holy. Vitalus is widely worshiped by delivering mothers and those who take care of the sick.
Vorago
The Lord of the Abyss
The Church of the Endless Darkness
Known Groups and Organizations Inside the Great Seal
The Warden ministry responsible for intelligence.
The Juniper Order
With the large prevalence of monstrous creatures that have sprung up, harassing people in the chaos since the Cataclysm, the Wardens have expanded their Monster Hunter division, and started leasing them out to settlements for a very reasonable fee. They have also removed restrictions on the Order, allowing them to recruit non-Wardens for the first time.
The Verdant Couriers
With the complete infrastructure collapse that occurred after the Cataclysm, the Wardens stepped in to restore necessary chains of communication within the Great Seal. The Verdant Couriers, a long-established communications network within the Warden organizations , has now begun to act as a public utility, delivering letters and small parcels for a very minor fee.
Once only used internally to circulate news and information amongst the Wardens, ‘the Leaf’ has expanded to be distributed everywhere the Verdant Couriers can reach. Much like the Juniper Order, is has also been recruiting chroniclers (journalists) to expand their base. The Leaf Chronicle, though ostensibly a Warden organization, acts with autonomy and journalistic independence.
Monstrous Races of Banished
Blue Raiders
A criminal gang composed entirely of the most vicious murderers and thieves. They are selfish, sadistic, and borderline nihilistic sociopaths that are happy to kill, kidnap, and steal, if it will bring them profit. They may be of any playable race and typically wear a blue bandana or around neck or covering mouth. Some may opt for a blue sash instead.
Coalskins
A monstrous species of reptilian humanoids with glowing embers in their skin. A near-human level intelligent species, they view virtually everything as prey and will regularly use cunning and guile when hunting. They appear as coal black reptilian humanoids with glowing red embers in their skin.
Ghouls
Unintelligent undead humanoids who’s only desire is to feast upon the flesh of the living, though some may be controlled by magic or more powerful undead for a larger purpose. While some Ghouls may demonstrate animal-level cunning when attempting to consume fresh flesh, others are truly mindless zombies. They often lurk in the places of death such as crypts, mausoleums, and graveyards. They use natural weapons and have the Undead Subtype. They appear as pale (and sometimes rotting) versions of what they looked like in life.
Goldings
Non-sentient Golums created for a specific purpose (usually to guard something). Goldings are created by Archons to fulfill a specific command. They have no sentience and limited intelligence and must fulfill their given command to the letter with virtually no room for interpretation making them of limited use. But they are robust and fearless, so they are often used as guards, or to hunt down a specific individual, or for very simple labor. They appear as shining golden humans.
Marauders
Marauders are powerful and dangerous creations who were crafted by some as yet unknown malevolent force. They appear as humans crafted out of wood, metal, or porcelain.
Muck-Striders
An extremely aggressive amphibius species that lurks in swamps, lakes, and rivers (think Creature From The Black Lagoon). They are of animal level intelligence and are both highly territorial and voracious carnivores. They appear as humanoids with a blend of fish and amphibian characteristics.
Salabah
A subterranean species of humanoids that were twisted by an ancient magic long ago, their behavior now more resembles an insect hive. While intelligent, individual Salabah have very little autonomy and only desire to serve their Queen. They rarely emerge from their underground colonies except to secure resources. They appear like humans with their heads and faces wrapped in cloth. This cloth is actually a specially grown protective material.
Saurans
A species of intelligent bird-like humanoids that hunt in packs. Aggressively territorial and expansionist, the Saurans see other intelligent species as threats to be subjugated or eliminated.They appear as birdlike humanoids with blue and purple feathers.
Stone-Weavers
A species of monster originally created by the Sorceress Maruna (now deceased) by using Stitching Magic to combine a large spider and an earth elemental. They range in intelligence from animal to low human. They primarily desire territory, and will aggressively expand once they have established a nest. Some have shown a capacity to be reasoned with, while most see other sentient creatures simply as a threat to their territory or as food. They use natural weapons and have the Earth Elemental Subtype. They appear as humanoid spiders with stony skin.
Things to do inside the Great Seal
- Mining allows the gathering of mineral components (M#)
- Hunting lets you gather animal components (A#)
- Harvesting lets you grow plant components (P#)
- Siphoning allows the collecting of magic components (X#)
- Alchemists can create potions, elixirs and food additives.
- Smiths can create armor, accessories, weapons, or animal traps.
- Spell Forgers make powerful gems with a wide range of effects and uses.
- Fate Scribes can create binding legal contracts, provide security for letters to ensure privacy or even create mystic tattoos.
Check out the Blueprints for more detail on crafting, rituals and performances.