Lore – Swords & Stones

The Darkwatch

Overview

The Darkwatch is a small company of dedicated warriors with the shared goal of eradicating the Undead whenever they can. The origins of the company are not fully known, but as long as humans have inhabited the Azure Coast they’ve been actively fighting threats others would find terrifying. Because of this, Darkwatch Agents have a respected reputation, but their presence in a region causes fear among locals. Only a possible threat would bring a Darkwatch Agent to their towns and homes.

Empress Ihara

The Immortal Empress of Jekkara. Very little information is known about her as travel from foreigners is highly regulated in Jekkara and the Immortal Empress rarely ever leaves her palace. It is said that she has nearly ascended into god-hood, and is attempting to complete her ascendency through dark magic.

Harmon Delmond

Harmon Delmond was the founder of The Republic of Delmond and a hero to the Sudorite people, and is also well respected among the Heldorian northmen. Born north of The Frozen Pass, he and his community struggled to survive in the frozen wastes. When they weren’t struggling to feed themselves, they were fighting and repelling constant attacks from the were-beasts that roam the land.

Dervishes of the High Plateau

Mysticism: Augment Endurance, Invoke Arrowcut, Invoke Denial (Food), Invoke Denial (Water), Invoke Indomitable, Invoke Life Sense, Enhance Fatigue, Enhance Healing Rate

Skills: Combat Style (Dervish), Endurance, Evade, Meditation, Mysticism (Path of the Dervish), Perception, Survival

Combat Style (Dervish) – Unarmed, Staff, Punch Daggers

The Dervishes of the High Plateau are a group of ancient mystics who train their bodies and minds to endure pain and overcome physical and mental punishment.

The Etralvi

Skills

Commerce
Conceal
Stealth
Influence
Locale
Gambling
Streetwise

“Etralvi” is a Sylvan word that roughly translates to “Dark Runner” or “Shade Runner”. The Etralvi are a gang of criminals that transport illegal goods and through a series of underground tunnels underneath the city of Bastion, called the Warrens.

The Brotherhood of Reylin

The Brotherhood is a cult devoted to the worship and teachings of the God Reylin. Worshippers of Reylin value hard work, skill mastery, and purpose.

The faithful see Reylin as the Forgemaster, the creator of mortal metals, and the Sculptor of Numinith’s landscape as well as the human form. It was by the hammer of Reylin that Numinith appears as it does, and from his design, the world was formed.