Introduction There are many gods on Jhordunne. Between the dozens of Dholkhavir and the thousands of Dholkhshaen, religious practices vary greatly, both from god to god and region to region. The Dholkhavir In the Dragonspine Empire, most people venerate many of the gods, seeking to gain their favor or, at the least, to avoid the
Introduction The patron goddess of necromancers. Morklav worship is proscribed across much of Jhordunne and is punishable by death in the Empire. The Black Inquisition currently hunts necromancers and Morklav worshippers. While most who follow Morklav are necromancers, there are also those who seek undeath. Though the Aelferii do not worship Morklav, they are not
As difficult as life is on Jhordunne, death is no better. Once free of earthly bonds, the deceased have to worry about greedy necromancers, warring gods, and things that feast on spiritual energy. Most sentient beings on Jhordunne are made up of three parts: Körprisch, Absicht, and Geistun. These three parts give the being physicality,
Ludger Introduction Ludger is the god of assassination, blood, and cruelty. He is an unforgiving god, who cares little for his adherents, save that they server him without question and provide him with animae in the form of assassinations or ritual murders. Thieves, assassins, and common murderers often worship him. Depiction Ludger’s depiction varies by
Introduction Ostara is the goddess of Death, Fate, and Prophecy, She is the mother waiting in the afterlife. Death, be it from natural causes, an accident, disease are her realm. Honorable deaths in combat also fall to her. It is she who decides who will stay in her realm, to serve her, and who will
Introduction Aberron is the god of the land, of stone and earth. It is primarily worshipped by those who work with rock or stone, such as miners or stonecutters. It is especially popular among the Zwergen (Dwarves). Depiction It is depicted as a grey-brown, wingless dragon, immense in scale and far larger than any dragon
Following the First Migration, the Aôlerian settled in lands they named Toriath, which means “Prosperous Home” in the old tongue of the Elves. Toriath was home to many Fey, that most ancient race of beings that had called Jhordunne home for millions of years. For millennia the two lived in harmony, with the Fey teaching
Rarely referred to by its formal name, Af’kir is more commonly known as The Land of the Ancients. This long, narrow, curved continent was home to some of the oldest civilizations on Jhordunne: the reptilian Ch’kari in Ankre Ssaln, the Aôlerian in Toriath, and the Chthonic Empire in what is now called Chthonia. Finally, there
Aerdyn Sai Torgoth Western Sai Torgoth was settled by the Aôlerian during their second migration. In Aôleric, it means “new homeland”. Af’kir Rarely referred to by its formal name, Af’kir is more commonly known as The Land of the Ancients. This long, narrow, curved continent was home to some of the oldest civilizations on Jhordunne:
On the morning of the 12th of Äderlatz, in The Year of the Empire 1847, Baron Henlich von Maubein rode out of his keep with a small contingent of Men at Arms, Dragoons, and his advisor, the Diabolist Malitz Hennrichson. They travelled north, stopping at the village of Bertzen. The Baron made his way to