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	==The Basics on Pelinore==		==The Basics on Pelinore==
			[[File:PelinoreMap.png\|thumb\|right\|300px\|The world of Pelinore, with the mapped and detailed regions being contained in that circle within a circle in the bottom right.]]
	As a setting, Pelinore is a [[Heroic Fantasy]]/[[Sword & Sorcery]] world that borrows heavily from the cosmology of [[Michael Moorcock]] and builds from the [[Points of Light]] concept popularized by early modules such as [[B2: The Keep on the Borderlands]].		As a setting, Pelinore is a [[Heroic Fantasy]]/[[Sword & Sorcery]] world that borrows heavily from the cosmology of [[Michael Moorcock]] and builds from the [[Points of Light]] concept popularized by early modules such as [[B2: The Keep on the Borderlands]].

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	Pelinore has its own pantheon of deities, obviously, with an intricate backstory of love, hate, betrayal and war that could come straight out of [[Classical Mythology]] or [[Norse Mythology]].		Pelinore has its own pantheon of deities, obviously, with an intricate backstory of love, hate, betrayal and war that could come straight out of [[Classical Mythology]] or [[Norse Mythology]].

	'''Abex/Sritanna''' is the Lawful Evil God of Charisma and Dominance. Originally patron of the [[sahuagin]], but nowadays growing popular with humans. Appears to mortal worshippers in an opposite-gendered form; the male Abex to women, and the female Sritanna to men.		*'''Abex/Sritanna''' is the Lawful Evil God of Charisma and Dominance. Originally patron of the [[sahuagin]], but nowadays growing popular with humans. Appears to mortal worshippers in an opposite-gendered form; the male Abex to women, and the female Sritanna to men.
			*'''Csthenkes''' is the True Neutral God of Despair.
	'''Csthenkes''' is the True Neutral God of Despair.		*'''Dayleeh''' is the Lawful Neutral God of Vigour.
			*'''Fealans''' is the True Neutral God of Pretty Things (and Thievery).
	'''Dayleeh''' is the Lawful Neutral God of Vigour.		*'''Fianna''' is the Chaotic Good Goddess of Judgment.
			*'''Grea''', '''Hrea''' and '''Trea''', collectively known as ''The Dissemblers'', are a trio of goddesses who were originally a single Goddess of War named '''Keisha''' - however, after her role in the great God War, and particularly her pleading for the hated god Pharastus to be spared after his defeat, the vengeful gods tore her into the trio to diminish her powers, with each vestige then being impregnated in order to prevent them from re-fusing. The Dissemblers are now the Goddesses of Lying, and all bear a Chaotic alignment; Grea (Chaotic Good) is the White Liar, who seeks only to conceal painful truths and assist through untruths. Hreah (Chaotic Neutral) is the Grey Liar, lying for the sheer joy of it, and patron of illusionists, diplomats, musicians, poets and playwrights. Finally Treat (Chaotic Evil) is the Black Liar, spreading untruthes for pain and profit.
	'''Fealans''' is the True Neutral God of Pretty Things (and Thievery).		*'''The Green Man''' is the True Neutral God of Growth and Abundance, patron deity of plants and alcohol. Very popular because he is an undemanding god who largely cares only that his worshippers respect nature's bounty and get good and drunk on the regular.
			*'''Grunnundergron''' is the Chaotic Dwarven God of Mining.
	'''Fianna''' is the Chaotic Good Goddess of Judgment.		*'''Heslor''' is the Chaotic Neutral God of Fire and War.
			*'''Mielsin''' is the Chaotic Good Deity of Romance, appearing as male or female as they see fit.
	'''Grea''', '''Hrea''' and '''Trea''', collectively known as ''The Dissemblers'', are a trio of goddesses who were originally a single Goddess of War named '''Keisha''' - however, after her role in the great God War, and particularly her pleading for the hated god Pharastus to be spared after his defeat, the vengeful gods tore her into the trio to diminish her powers, with each vestige then being impregnated in order to prevent them from re-fusing. The Dissemblers are now the Goddesses of Lying, and all bear a Chaotic alignment; Grea (Chaotic Good) is the White Liar, who seeks only to conceal painful truths and assist through untruths. Hreah (Chaotic Neutral) is the Grey Liar, lying for the sheer joy of it, and patron of illusionists, diplomats, musicians, poets and playwrights. Finally Treat (Chaotic Evil) is the Black Liar, spreading untruthes for pain and profit.		*'''Onjura the Weeper''' is the True Neutral Goddess of Mourning and Departures.
			*'''Pharastus''' is the Chaotic Evil God of Death.
	'''The Green Man''' is the True Neutral God of Growth and Abundance, patron deity of plants and alcohol. Very popular because he is an undemanding god who largely cares only that his worshippers respect nature's bounty and get good and drunk on the regular.		*'''Rissinis''' is the True Neutral God of Fishing.
			*'''Saith the Protector''' is the Lawful Good God of Vengeance and Law.
	'''Grunnundergron''' is the Chaotic Dwarven God of Mining.		*'''Tarmienel''' is the Neutral Good God of the Sky, Air, and Weather.
			*'''Urrumaa''' is the True Neutral God of Memory.
	'''Heslor''' is the Chaotic Neutral God of Fire and War.		*'''Valbure''' is the True Neutral God of Swords.

	'''Mielsin''' is the Chaotic Good Deity of Romance, appearing as male or female as they see fit.

	'''Onjura the Weeper''' is the True Neutral Goddess of Mourning and Departures.

	'''Pharastus''' is the Chaotic Evil God of Death.

	'''Rissinis''' is the True Neutral God of Fishing.

	'''Saith the Protector''' is the Lawful Good God of Vengeance and Law.

	'''Tarmienel''' is the Neutral Good God of the Sky, Air, and Weather.

	'''Urrumaa''' is the True Neutral God of Memory.

	'''Valbure''' is the True Neutral God of Swords.

	While they weren't named, there were references to the Orc and Giant gods having sided with Pharastus against the pantheon.		While they weren't named, there were references to the Orc and Giant gods having sided with Pharastus against the pantheon.

	==The City League==		==The City League==
			[[File:CityLeague.png\|thumb\|right\|350px\|The City League in all of its glory]]
	Originally, the City League began as a small trading hub - a town that grew where several major trading routes, one of them a river, intersected. And it just grew, and grew. Subsidiary towns and villages formed on its borders, and the City survived so long that it spread out and subsumed them, becoming in effect a city built out of smaller cities. Whilst from the exterior the League appears to be a singular city, it still thinks of itself as a ''collection'' of cities, hence the name and the incredibly byzantine bureaucracy that sprang up, as each individual community insisted on maintaining its individual identity even as it was integrated into the greater social organism.		Originally, the City League began as a small trading hub - a town that grew where several major trading routes, one of them a river, intersected. And it just grew, and grew. Subsidiary towns and villages formed on its borders, and the City survived so long that it spread out and subsumed them, becoming in effect a city built out of smaller cities. Whilst from the exterior the League appears to be a singular city, it still thinks of itself as a ''collection'' of cities, hence the name and the incredibly byzantine bureaucracy that sprang up, as each individual community insisted on maintaining its individual identity even as it was integrated into the greater social organism.

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	* '''The Cammarus See:''' A city floating in the middle of a lake, erected by religious fundamentalists who found secular power eroding their interest in divine crusades after three and a half centuries. They still maintain an iron grip over their territories, and are hated by just about everyone.		* '''The Cammarus See:''' A city floating in the middle of a lake, erected by religious fundamentalists who found secular power eroding their interest in divine crusades after three and a half centuries. They still maintain an iron grip over their territories, and are hated by just about everyone.
	* '''Province Palatine of Kosre:''' A port city and one of the last remaining vestiges of the Empire of Almete, which collapsed under infighting 1,400 years ago.		* '''Province Palatine of Kosre:''' A port city and one of the last remaining vestiges of the Empire of Almete, which collapsed under infighting 1,400 years ago.

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			Cerwyn.png\|The County of Cerwyn
			Domains.png\|The Domains
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	==Do You Want To Know More?==		==Do You Want To Know More?==

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	'''Valbure''' is the True Neutral God of Swords.		'''Valbure''' is the True Neutral God of Swords.

			While they weren't named, there were references to the Orc and Giant gods having sided with Pharastus against the pantheon.

	==The City League==		==The City League==

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	The "mountains" of the area surrounding the City League and Cerwyn County are really high moors and desolate, heather-covered peaks, home to small clans of humanoids - [[goblin]]s, [[hobgoblin]]s, [[gnoll]]s, [[orc]]s, [[kobold]]s and [[bugbear]]s, predominantly.		The "mountains" of the area surrounding the City League and Cerwyn County are really high moors and desolate, heather-covered peaks, home to small clans of humanoids - [[goblin]]s, [[hobgoblin]]s, [[gnoll]]s, [[orc]]s, [[kobold]]s and [[bugbear]]s, predominantly.

	One of the more unusual aspects of Pelinore is that it's the only old-school D&D setting where the [[Aquatic Elf\|aquatic elves]] are the most important elfin race in terms of their contribution to setting lore, as they basically provoked a great conflict between the gods. It also arguably created the idea of a great racial enmity between aquatic elves and [[sahuagin]].		One of the more unusual aspects of Pelinore is that it's the only old-school D&D setting where the [[Aquatic Elf\|aquatic elves]] are the most important elfin race in terms of their contribution to setting lore, as they basically provoked a great conflict between the gods. It also arguably created the idea of a great racial enmity between aquatic elves and [[sahuagin]]. Said Sahuagin are also the ancestors of the Kobolds, as many years prior a number of Sahuagin adapted to living on land but degenerated from living in caves into Kobolds.

	==Gods of Pelinore==		==Gods of Pelinore==

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	'''Pelinore''' is the [[Old-School Roleplaying]] [[Dungeons & Dragons]] campaign setting that ''you'' never heard of! A contemporary of [[Blackmoor]], [[Greyhawk]] and [[Mystara]], Pelinore has largely been forgotten by the passage of time and remains a product of its time, remembered only by ancient [[grognard]]s or those who have followed them into the musty halls of the Old School Renaissance.		'''Pelinore''' is the [[Old School Roleplaying]] [[Dungeons & Dragons]] campaign setting that ''you'' never heard of! A contemporary of [[Blackmoor]], [[Greyhawk]] and [[Mystara]], Pelinore has largely been forgotten by the passage of time and remains a product of its time, remembered only by ancient [[grognard]]s or those who have followed them into the musty halls of the Old School Renaissance.

	==How Do You LOSE a Campaign Setting?==		==How Do You LOSE a Campaign Setting?==

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	'''Saith the Protector''' is the Lawful Good God of Vengeance and Law.		'''Saith the Protector''' is the Lawful Good God of Vengeance and Law.

	'''Tarmienel''' is the Neutral Good God of the Sky, ~~Aira nd~~ Weather.		'''Tarmienel''' is the Neutral Good God of the Sky, Air, and Weather.

	'''Urrumaa''' is the True Neutral God of Memory.		'''Urrumaa''' is the True Neutral God of Memory.
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	The vast majority of Pelinore lore focuses on fleshing out the places and peoples of the City League, which may have contributed to the setting's comparative obscurity; it's nice to have the details, but one city does not an adventuring world make. Still, that's not to say there's no lore outside of the City League...		The vast majority of Pelinore lore focuses on fleshing out the places and peoples of the City League, which may have contributed to the setting's comparative obscurity; it's nice to have the details, but one city does not an adventuring world make. Still, that's not to say there's no lore outside of the City League...

	The first area beyond the City's borders deemed noteworthy to add to the setting is the '''County of Cerwyn''', which was established 300 years ago by a ~~renegae~~ Captain of Horse named Barnabus Micreta who fled to this area from his home in the ~~Tradecities~~ of Xir. It occupies a stretch of river valley about 70 miles inland from the sea and under 50 miles wide even by the most generous of estimates. Still, the land is rich, fertile, sheltered from the worst excesses of the local weather, and very prosperous, with abundant harvests and excellent local wines. Add to it the prosperity of the Osport silver mines, and it's quite well-off. After an overview on the County, subsequent articles largely focused on specific settlements within its borders.		The first area beyond the City's borders deemed noteworthy to add to the setting is the '''County of Cerwyn''', which was established 300 years ago by a renegade Captain of Horse named Barnabus Micreta who fled to this area from his home in the Trade Cities of Xir. It occupies a stretch of river valley about 70 miles inland from the sea and under 50 miles wide even by the most generous of estimates. Still, the land is rich, fertile, sheltered from the worst excesses of the local weather, and very prosperous, with abundant harvests and excellent local wines. Add to it the prosperity of the Osport silver mines, and it's quite well-off. After an overview on the County, subsequent articles largely focused on specific settlements within its borders.

	'''Braeme''' is a young, human-founded frontier village established in a fertile vale some thirty years ago. Still so small it doesn't even have an inn or tavern (visitors stay in the local temple of the Green Man), it is being plagued by raids from humanoids living in the southern wilderness, which is covered in the adventure "Black Roses" in Imagine Magazine #11.		'''Braeme''' is a young, human-founded frontier village established in a fertile vale some thirty years ago. Still so small it doesn't even have an inn or tavern (visitors stay in the local temple of the Green Man), it is being plagued by raids from humanoids living in the southern wilderness, which is covered in the adventure "Black Roses" in Imagine Magazine #11.

	In contrast, the valley town of '''Burghalter''' was founded by dwarves 1283 years ago, but they sold it to a human merchant 137 years ago after the local dwarf population was depleted in a ~~phyrric~~ victory in the Sarpath Peaks. It changed hands over the next 39 years, before being wiped out by mercenary [[giant]]s under the command of an unknown third party; a year later, an evil cult devoted to [[rakshasa]] settled in and, with the use of humanoid slaves, turned the ~~lace~~ into a veritable fortress. They inhabited the land for nearly 80 years, until being wiped out by vengeful [[adventurer]]s some 7 years ago; since then, it has slowly begun to be repopulated, including a sizable population of [[halfling]] farmers and a community of 30 [[elf\|elves]], who moved in to guard and revere a sacred silvery mallorn sapling.		In contrast, the valley town of '''Burghalter''' was founded by dwarves 1283 years ago, but they sold it to a human merchant 137 years ago after the local dwarf population was depleted in a pyrrhic victory in the Sarpath Peaks. It changed hands over the next 39 years, before being wiped out by mercenary [[giant]]s under the command of an unknown third party; a year later, an evil cult devoted to [[rakshasa]] settled in and, with the use of humanoid slaves, turned the place into a veritable fortress. They inhabited the land for nearly 80 years, until being wiped out by vengeful [[adventurer]]s some 7 years ago; since then, it has slowly begun to be repopulated, including a sizable population of [[halfling]] farmers and a community of 30 [[elf\|elves]], who moved in to guard and revere a sacred silvery mallorn sapling.

	The '''Town of Darkmoor''' is a small, fairly poor coastal bay town close to the eastern border of the City League. Its most noteworthy feature is the "Nobridge"; a major bridge that was placed under a permanized Invisibility spell by an eccentric [[illusionist]] [[adventurer]] to defeat a [[gnoll]] warband about 35 years ago. The locals have simply accepted it as part of their community; outsiders often get a shock.		The '''Town of Darkmoor''' is a small, fairly poor coastal bay town close to the eastern border of the City League. Its most noteworthy feature is the "Nobridge"; a major bridge that was placed under a permanized Invisibility spell by an eccentric [[illusionist]] [[adventurer]] to defeat a [[gnoll]] warband about 35 years ago. The locals have simply accepted it as part of their community; outsiders often get a shock.

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	==How Do You LOSE a Campaign Setting?==		==How Do You LOSE a Campaign Setting?==
	To understand the obscurity of Pelinore, you must understand its beginnings. Anyone familiar with [[/tg/]] will be aware of [[Dragon Magazine], [[Dungeon Magazine]] and [[White Dwarf]], but these are only the tip of a veritable iceberg of old-school gaming magazines. In particular, whilst Dragon & Dungeon eventually splintered off from an early RPG magazine called "The Dragon", Pelinore's roots lie in gaming magazine published by the UK branch of [[TSR]] called '''IMAGINE'''. Created to showcase the creative possibilities that [[Dungeons & Dragons]] offered to UK audiences, Pelinore took form within the pages of Imagine, similarly to how [[Greyhawk]] and the [[Forgotten Realms]] started with teasers in the pages of "The Dragon". However, although it did have some unique articles, such as the ones relating to Pelinore, most of Imagine's articles were actually reprints from Dragon Magazine for UK readers, so it couldn't really be sold back to America. And when Imagine went under, Pelinore largely went with it.		To understand the obscurity of Pelinore, you must understand its beginnings. Anyone familiar with [[/tg/]] will be aware of [[Dragon Magazine]], [[Dungeon Magazine]] and [[White Dwarf]], but these are only the tip of a veritable iceberg of old-school gaming magazines. In particular, whilst Dragon & Dungeon eventually splintered off from an early RPG magazine called "The Dragon", Pelinore's roots lie in gaming magazine published by the UK branch of [[TSR]] called '''IMAGINE'''. Created to showcase the creative possibilities that [[Dungeons & Dragons]] offered to UK audiences, Pelinore took form within the pages of Imagine, similarly to how [[Greyhawk]] and the [[Forgotten Realms]] started with teasers in the pages of "The Dragon". However, although it did have some unique articles, such as the ones relating to Pelinore, most of Imagine's articles were actually reprints from Dragon Magazine for UK readers, so it couldn't really be sold back to America. And when Imagine went under, Pelinore largely went with it.

	==The Basics on Pelinore==		==The Basics on Pelinore==

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	'''The Ranger Batallion of Fastrock''' is a fortress-community dedicated to housing, training and safeguarding an order of warriors dedicated to guarding law and order in the highlands. Founded with noble vision, but undercut by reality.		'''The Ranger Batallion of Fastrock''' is a fortress-community dedicated to housing, training and safeguarding an order of warriors dedicated to guarding law and order in the highlands. Founded with noble vision, but undercut by reality.

	The article on Tirhalter was the second-last article to flesh out Pelinore, but it also featured an appendix detailing a number of notable towns and regions beyond the lands of Cerwyn and the City League. These include the '''Splintered Lands''', the '''Lands of the Priest-Kings''', the '''Trade Cities of Xir''', the '''Sarpath Peaks''', ''Catstane''', '''Cadfan''', '''Marn''', and the Steppe region. Most of these are only described by name, but a few "Domains", areas close to the City League and Cerywn but under independent rule, are fleshed out in further detail.		The article on Tirhalter was the second-last article to flesh out Pelinore, but it also featured an appendix detailing a number of notable towns and regions beyond the lands of Cerwyn and the City League. These include the '''Splintered Lands''', the '''Lands of the Priest-Kings''', the '''Trade Cities of Xir''', the '''Sarpath Peaks''', '''Catstane''', '''Cadfan''', '''Marn''', and the Steppe region. Most of these are only described by name, but a few "Domains", areas close to the City League and Cerywn but under independent rule, are fleshed out in further detail.
	* '''County of Bereduth:''' A large, relatively poor domain mostly made up of cattle farmers.		* '''County of Bereduth:''' A large, relatively poor domain mostly made up of cattle farmers.
	* '''Principality & Kingdom of Korrath:''' Two separate regions that bear the same name and ruled over by the same family; the firstborn inherits the Kingdom, whilst the Principality (a glorified name for the port of Emear and its surrounding fields) goes to the secondborn, who becomes the new chief adviser and war leader when a new King is crowned.		* '''Principality & Kingdom of Korrath:''' Two separate regions that bear the same name and ruled over by the same family; the firstborn inherits the Kingdom, whilst the Principality (a glorified name for the port of Emear and its surrounding fields) goes to the secondborn, who becomes the new chief adviser and war leader when a new King is crowned.