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. . . the jokes they embed in the articles.
For those not familiar with it, Hârn is an island just off the northwest coast of the Lythian continent on the fictional world of Kèthîra. It is roughly analogous to Great Britain in the 8th Century. The northern portion of the island has been conquered by Ivinians (the setting's Vikings) and the island is divided between several kingdoms and one republic.
It is an amazing detailed setting with decades of work behind it. As originally designed, the setting was issued as articles designed to be placed in a three-ring binder. Recently, Columbia Games has begun doing Kickstarters for kingdom books. The second of these is the Kingdom of Melderyn. Melderyn is an interesting place. While Hârn is generally a low-magic setting, it is present, and the island of Melderyn and the later kingdom are centers of magical power and learning.
The capital city of Melderyn is Cherafir, which is the only port in Hârn where trade with the Lythian states is allowed to pass through. It is a bustling port city and gets its own article in the kingdom book. These articles include detailed maps of the city, its districts, and places of interest. Every district has a listing of interesting and important buildings, characters, and plot hooks. And the occasional land mine.
I shall quote from the Cherafir article, this part detailing the Alienage, the quarter reserved for those passing through with no right to enter the city proper.
Ouch.
For those not familiar with it, Hârn is an island just off the northwest coast of the Lythian continent on the fictional world of Kèthîra. It is roughly analogous to Great Britain in the 8th Century. The northern portion of the island has been conquered by Ivinians (the setting's Vikings) and the island is divided between several kingdoms and one republic.
It is an amazing detailed setting with decades of work behind it. As originally designed, the setting was issued as articles designed to be placed in a three-ring binder. Recently, Columbia Games has begun doing Kickstarters for kingdom books. The second of these is the Kingdom of Melderyn. Melderyn is an interesting place. While Hârn is generally a low-magic setting, it is present, and the island of Melderyn and the later kingdom are centers of magical power and learning.
The capital city of Melderyn is Cherafir, which is the only port in Hârn where trade with the Lythian states is allowed to pass through. It is a bustling port city and gets its own article in the kingdom book. These articles include detailed maps of the city, its districts, and places of interest. Every district has a listing of interesting and important buildings, characters, and plot hooks. And the occasional land mine.
I shall quote from the Cherafir article, this part detailing the Alienage, the quarter reserved for those passing through with no right to enter the city proper.
E39 Tenement
This three story block is owned by Sarin of Eyloch [C13]. The most interesting resident is Stenyl of Rogern, a crippled beggar who may be found plying his trade on the docks. Stenyl is a former seaman who is paralyzed from the waist down. He has enormous upper body strength and is more than capable of handling ruffians intent on robbing him. Stenyl loathes Lavro of Dulkai [E37]. Six months ago, he beat the pimp severely after objecting to the way Lavro was "disciplining" one of his women.
Stenyl claims to have served with Baret of Nolda, a notorious merchant sea captain from Tarkain. Baret was as much a pirate as a mercantyler and there are many tales of his daring raids against unwary ships and Shorkyni ports. At the peak of his career about 15 years ago, the sight of Baret's personal flag (three black rings on a field of green) or his ship (the "Black Joke") was feared by honest seamen from Karejia to Harbaal.
Barret disappeared around 707 and is speculated to have perished in the Cape Renda disaster. If Stenyl knows the truth of the matter, he has kept it to himself. It may be noteworthy, however, that Stenyl calls himself "the last of Baret's privateers."
Ouch.
