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Religion of Furnshakt

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	===Religion of Furnshakt===		===Religion of Furnshakt===

	If the people of Furnshakt only lived (and comfortably so) under an anarchy that would make a Vyntril pamphleteer blush~~? That~~ might be enough to turn their northern neighbors against them. Instead it is a difference in faith that has lead to the most friction.		If the people of Furnshakt only lived (and comfortably so) under an anarchy that would make a Vyntril pamphleteer blush, that might be enough to turn their northern neighbors against them. Instead it is a difference in faith that has lead to the most friction.

	Furnshakt rejects the Aurelian faith. While tribes differ on the existence, power and respect due to the solar deity, the northern religion holds no attraction to them. Instead they worship the spirits of nature, who dwell in their midst. This is sensible as these spirits are wise, powerful, live right next to them and are terrific.		Furnshakt rejects the Aurelian faith. While tribes differ on the existence, power and respect due to the solar deity, the northern religion holds no attraction to them. Instead they worship the spirits of nature, who dwell in their midst. This is sensible as these spirits are wise, powerful, live right next to them and are terrific.

1d4chan>Not LongPoster Again: /* Federated Kingdoms of Solaris */ Cleaned up a little.

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Federated Kingdoms of Solaris: Cleaned up a little.

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	=Political Regions of Solaris=		=Political Regions of Solaris=
	==Federated Kingdoms of Solaris==		==Federated Kingdoms of Solaris==

	===Solus===		===Solus===
	Solus is the central authority of the Federation. It is a land of many districts ruled by noble knights and their great King. The capital of Invicta is a monumental fortress-city built in a vast lake formed in an extinct volcano.		Solus is the central authority of the Federation. It is a land of many districts ruled by noble knights and their great King. The capital of Invicta is a monumental fortress-city built in a vast lake formed in an extinct volcano.

	===Vyntril===		===Vyntril===
	Vyntril has historically been one of the more post powerful nations in the Federation. Recently, that power was turned inward in a violent revolution. The former despotic regime was deposed, and has been replaced by a more open form of democracy. Vyntril has had nearly half a century to recover from the economic ramifications of this, and with the help of its flourishing on naval trade, it can be safely said that it has done so. At this point, Vyntril is looking to expand their territories in the nearby marshlands and the Human Colonies.		Vyntril has historically been one of the more post powerful nations in the Federation. Recently, that power was turned inward in a violent revolution. The former despotic regime was deposed, and has been replaced by a more open form of democracy. Vyntril has had nearly half a century to recover from the economic ramifications of this, and with the help of its flourishing on naval trade, it can be safely said that it has done so. At this point, Vyntril is looking to expand their territories in the nearby marshlands and the Human Colonies.
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	The capital city is called Illyria, and in some old and outdated maps the entire republic (formerly kingdom) is referred to as such.		The capital city is called Illyria, and in some old and outdated maps the entire republic (formerly kingdom) is referred to as such.

	===~~[[Unified_Setting/Baetica\|~~Baetica]]===		===Baetica===

			{{Main\|Setting:Unified Setting/Baetica}}

	Baetica is a collection of several dozen farmsteads, towns and ports under a loose pseudo-communist leadership. They happily overproduce essential goods for the rest of the Federation in exchange for exotic imports from Vyntril.		Baetica is a collection of several dozen farmsteads, towns and ports under a loose pseudo-communist leadership. They happily overproduce essential goods for the rest of the Federation in exchange for exotic imports from Vyntril.

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	===Aurelia===		===Aurelia===
	Aurelia is a theocratic authoritarian aristocracy. It is the smallest of the ‘major’ nations, but holds massive political power in the Federation and abroad. This is where Aurel lived and taught, and it contains what is arguably the greatest temple in the world. This also where the primary lodges of the Holy Orders reside.		Aurelia is a theocratic authoritarian aristocracy. It is the smallest of the ‘major’ nations, but holds massive political power in the Federation and abroad. This is where Aurel lived and taught, and it contains what is arguably the greatest temple in the world. This also where the primary lodges of the Holy Orders reside.

	===Thrace===		===Thrace===
	contested territory~~. Claimed~~ by both Vyntril and Gorgossa. ~~Thrace~~ is populated primarily by trading settlements from Vyntril, but Gorgossa won a major battle there during the War of ~~Achaen~~ Succession, and consider themselves to have conquered it.		Thrace is contested territory claimed by both Vyntril and Gorgossa. It is populated primarily by trading settlements from Vyntril, but Gorgossa won a major battle there during the War of Achaean Succession, and consider themselves to have conquered it.

	===Achaea===		===Achaea===
	contested territory~~. Claimed~~ by both Vyntril and Gorgossa. ~~Achaea~~ contains some cities which bear allegiance to one of the two sides, but most are independent city-states.		Achaea is contested territory claimed by both Vyntril and Gorgossa. It contains some cities which bear allegiance to one of the two sides, but most are independent city-states.

	==The Holy Orders of Aurel==		==The Holy Orders of Aurel==

1d4chan>Root: moved Solaris to Setting:Unified Setting/Solaris

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moved Solaris to Setting:Unified Setting/Solaris

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24.9.179.139: /* Gorgossa */ Spelling fix.

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Gorgossa: Spelling fix.

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	===Gorgossa===		===Gorgossa===
	Gorgossa is a militaristic state resentful of membership in the alliance. They wish to expand their holdings in various regions but are currently restrained by their neighboring states. Some would say they are on the verge of a minor war with Vyntril over ownership of several small island chains, but it's also possible that these issues will ~~b4e~~ resolved diplomatically.		Gorgossa is a militaristic state resentful of membership in the alliance. They wish to expand their holdings in various regions but are currently restrained by their neighboring states. Some would say they are on the verge of a minor war with Vyntril over ownership of several small island chains, but it's also possible that these issues will be resolved diplomatically.

	===Aurelia===		===Aurelia===
	Aurelia is a theocratic authoritarian aristocracy. It is the smallest of the ‘major’ nations, but holds massive political power in the Federation and abroad. This is where Aurel lived and taught, and it contains what is arguably the greatest temple in the world. This also where the primary lodges of the Holy Orders reside.		Aurelia is a theocratic authoritarian aristocracy. It is the smallest of the ‘major’ nations, but holds massive political power in the Federation and abroad. This is where Aurel lived and taught, and it contains what is arguably the greatest temple in the world. This also where the primary lodges of the Holy Orders reside.

174.51.67.102: /* Vyntril */ Meshing map with current fluff.

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Vyntril: Meshing map with current fluff.

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	Solus is the central authority of the Federation. It is a land of many districts ruled by noble knights and their great King. The capital of Invicta is a monumental fortress-city built in a vast lake formed in an extinct volcano.		Solus is the central authority of the Federation. It is a land of many districts ruled by noble knights and their great King. The capital of Invicta is a monumental fortress-city built in a vast lake formed in an extinct volcano.
	===Vyntril===		===Vyntril===
	Vyntril has historically been one of the more post powerful nations in the Federation. Recently, that power was turned inward in a violent revolution. The former despotic regime was deposed, and has been replaced by a more open form of democracy. Vyntril has had nearly half a century to recover from the economic ramifications of this, and with the help of its flourishing on naval trade, it can be safely said that it has done so. At this point, Vyntril is looking to expand their territories in the nearby marshlands and the Human Colonies.		Vyntril has historically been one of the more post powerful nations in the Federation. Recently, that power was turned inward in a violent revolution. The former despotic regime was deposed, and has been replaced by a more open form of democracy. Vyntril has had nearly half a century to recover from the economic ramifications of this, and with the help of its flourishing on naval trade, it can be safely said that it has done so. At this point, Vyntril is looking to expand their territories in the nearby marshlands and the Human Colonies.

			The capital city is called Illyria, and in some old and outdated maps the entire republic (formerly kingdom) is referred to as such.

	===[[Unified_Setting/Baetica\|Baetica]]===		===[[Unified_Setting/Baetica\|Baetica]]===
	Baetica is a collection of several dozen farmsteads, towns and ports under a loose pseudo-communist leadership. They happily overproduce essential goods for the rest of the Federation in exchange for exotic imports from Vyntril.		Baetica is a collection of several dozen farmsteads, towns and ports under a loose pseudo-communist leadership. They happily overproduce essential goods for the rest of the Federation in exchange for exotic imports from Vyntril.

1d4chan>Cruxador: /* Baetica */

2009-09-05T11:41:54Z

Baetica

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	===Vyntril===		===Vyntril===
	Vyntril has historically been one of the more post powerful nations in the Federation. Recently, that power was turned inward in a violent revolution. The former despotic regime was deposed, and has been replaced by a more open form of democracy. Vyntril has had nearly half a century to recover from the economic ramifications of this, and with the help of its flourishing on naval trade, it can be safely said that it has done so. At this point, Vyntril is looking to expand their territories in the nearby marshlands and the Human Colonies.		Vyntril has historically been one of the more post powerful nations in the Federation. Recently, that power was turned inward in a violent revolution. The former despotic regime was deposed, and has been replaced by a more open form of democracy. Vyntril has had nearly half a century to recover from the economic ramifications of this, and with the help of its flourishing on naval trade, it can be safely said that it has done so. At this point, Vyntril is looking to expand their territories in the nearby marshlands and the Human Colonies.
	===Baetica===		===[[Unified_Setting/Baetica\|Baetica]]===
	Baetica is a collection of several dozen farmsteads, towns and ports under a loose pseudo-communist leadership. They happily overproduce essential goods for the rest of the Federation in exchange for exotic imports from Vyntril.		Baetica is a collection of several dozen farmsteads, towns and ports under a loose pseudo-communist leadership. They happily overproduce essential goods for the rest of the Federation in exchange for exotic imports from Vyntril.

	===Gorgossa===		===Gorgossa===
	Gorgossa is a militaristic state resentful of membership in the alliance. They wish to expand their holdings in various regions but are currently restrained by their neighboring states. Some would say they are on the verge of a minor war with Vyntril over ownership of several small island chains, but it's also possible that these issues will b4e resolved diplomatically.		Gorgossa is a militaristic state resentful of membership in the alliance. They wish to expand their holdings in various regions but are currently restrained by their neighboring states. Some would say they are on the verge of a minor war with Vyntril over ownership of several small island chains, but it's also possible that these issues will b4e resolved diplomatically.

72.161.7.38: /* Adventure Hooks */ -Bolding

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Adventure Hooks: -Bolding

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	=Adventure Hooks=		=Adventure Hooks=
	*Furnshakt Follies- The son or daughter of your patron read one too many pamphlets and ran off to join some rebel group hiding amidst the barbarians. Track them down and bring them back alive, willing or not, from the undoubtedly heavily-fortified and guarded compound. Try not to get whacked by the native tribes who aren't fond of intruders.		*'''Furnshakt Follies'''- The son or daughter of your patron read one too many pamphlets and ran off to join some rebel group hiding amidst the barbarians. Track them down and bring them back alive, willing or not, from the undoubtedly heavily-fortified and guarded compound. Try not to get whacked by the native tribes who aren't fond of intruders.
	*Aurelia the Golden- An incredible amount of wealth flows into Aurelia, and very little of it goes back out. It can't all be being used to gild the roofs, right? Search for money in the richest and least forgiving of theft city in the world.		*'''Aurelia the Golden'''- An incredible amount of wealth flows into Aurelia, and very little of it goes back out. It can't all be being used to gild the roofs, right? Search for money in the richest and least forgiving of theft city in the world.
	*Good Knight- A good and noble knight has died, and mentioned one of the PCs in his will. Did he really die of natural causes? Was he as good as his reputation says? In any case, Politics Ensue as the others at the reading jockey for loot, power, and heirlooms.		*'''Good Knight'''- A good and noble knight has died, and mentioned one of the PCs in his will. Did he really die of natural causes? Was he as good as his reputation says? In any case, Politics Ensue as the others at the reading jockey for loot, power, and heirlooms.
	*Powder Keg- The streets of Thrace and Achaea have been dangerous lately. In fact, there are more soldiers on the streets now than the original wars of ownership, and only a little less fighting. Good thing negotiations are proceeding in the Grand Halls of the capitols. Your party has been hired to guard the delegates. Try not to influence them too much?		*'''Powder Keg'''- The streets of Thrace and Achaea have been dangerous lately. In fact, there are more soldiers on the streets now than the original wars of ownership, and only a little less fighting. Good thing negotiations are proceeding in the Grand Halls of the capitols. Your party has been hired to guard the delegates. Try not to influence them too much?
			*'''Spirited Back'''-The spirits of Furnshakt, driven to bloodlust by repression from the north, raids on the shores, or just plain bloody-mindedness, have attacked Aurelia and Solus. Defend the north, claim the Altars of the Sun for the spirits, or just profit from the confusion.

	=See also=		=See also=

69.29.99.12: /* Adventure Hooks */

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Adventure Hooks

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	*Furnshakt Follies- The son or daughter of your patron read one too many pamphlets and ran off to join some rebel group hiding amidst the barbarians. Track them down and bring them back alive, willing or not, from the undoubtedly heavily-fortified and guarded compound. Try not to get whacked by the native tribes who aren't fond of intruders.		*Furnshakt Follies- The son or daughter of your patron read one too many pamphlets and ran off to join some rebel group hiding amidst the barbarians. Track them down and bring them back alive, willing or not, from the undoubtedly heavily-fortified and guarded compound. Try not to get whacked by the native tribes who aren't fond of intruders.
	*Aurelia the Golden- An incredible amount of wealth flows into Aurelia, and very little of it goes back out. It can't all be being used to gild the roofs, right? Search for money in the richest and least forgiving of theft city in the world.		*Aurelia the Golden- An incredible amount of wealth flows into Aurelia, and very little of it goes back out. It can't all be being used to gild the roofs, right? Search for money in the richest and least forgiving of theft city in the world.
			*Good Knight- A good and noble knight has died, and mentioned one of the PCs in his will. Did he really die of natural causes? Was he as good as his reputation says? In any case, Politics Ensue as the others at the reading jockey for loot, power, and heirlooms.
			*Powder Keg- The streets of Thrace and Achaea have been dangerous lately. In fact, there are more soldiers on the streets now than the original wars of ownership, and only a little less fighting. Good thing negotiations are proceeding in the Grand Halls of the capitols. Your party has been hired to guard the delegates. Try not to influence them too much?

	=See also=		=See also=

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	*'''Order of Asiurtes''': This Order, founded by Asiurtes the Just, has vows involving defense and the destruction of undead. They ride Manticores and have a reputation for somewhat callous. They wield long-handled spiked mauls.		*'''Order of Asiurtes''': This Order, founded by Asiurtes the Just, has vows involving defense and the destruction of undead. They ride Manticores and have a reputation for somewhat callous. They wield long-handled spiked mauls.

	*'''Order of Duren''': This Order, founded by Duren the Mighty, is is stereotyped as being for hotbloods. They favor heavy lances and swords, and ride Griffins.		*'''Order of Duren''': This Order, founded by Duren the Mighty, is stereotyped as being for hotbloods. They favor heavy lances and swords, and ride Griffins.

	*'''Order of Kenati''': This Order, founded by Kenati the Shrewd, are the lightest armored of the Orders. They are also the only order that suggests it's initiates learn some magic to support their hit-and-run tactics, which the Drakor excel at.		*'''Order of Kenati''': This Order, founded by Kenati the Shrewd, are the lightest armored of the Orders. They are also the only order that suggests it's initiates learn some magic to support their hit-and-run tactics, which the Drakor excel at.
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	The rituals of those who seek to appease or seek the favor of nature-spirits are too gruesome for publication. Suffice to say there are many from Furnshakt who bear terrible scars with great pride, confident that the torment they underwent brought great blessings upon their people.		The rituals of those who seek to appease or seek the favor of nature-spirits are too gruesome for publication. Suffice to say there are many from Furnshakt who bear terrible scars with great pride, confident that the torment they underwent brought great blessings upon their people.

	While utterly abhorrent to followers of the sun-god, even those of Furnshakt have begun to question their faith. Of late the nature-spirits have grown more demanding in terms of flesh and pain. Some have whispered that continual battering of necro-storms have driven the gods mad. The increasingly grim shamans who deal with the nature-spirits deny this. They claim instead that increasing Aurelian arrogance and assaults by lobster-armored illithids are signs of impending danger. The blood-thirst of the gods is not a sign of madness, but a sign that they are preparing for war.		While utterly abhorrent to followers of the sun-god, even those of Furnshakt have begun to question their faith. Of late the nature-spirits have grown more demanding in terms of flesh and pain. Some have whispered that continual battering of necro-storms have driven the gods mad. The increasingly grim shamans who deal with the nature-spirits deny this. They claim instead that increasing Aurelian arrogance and assaults by lobster-armored illithids are signs of impending danger. The blood-thirst of the gods is not a sign of madness, but a sign that they are preparing for war.

	===Wandering Barbarians===		===Wandering Barbarians===
	Furnshakt religion would be dismissed as the backward practices of a land left unconquered by accident of terrain and climate, if it was not for the quests. Shamans and vision questers of Fursnsakt have received ''instructions'' from their spirit deities. Some who contact the spirit realms are told (or commanded to tell others) to leave their homeland and do things elsewhere. These instructions are often vague and open-ended. Shenka Varpin of the Raim Tribe and Otter Clan was notoriously instructed to "give voice to the tale that does not speak." After a decade of absence she returned with scrolls allegedly copied from the lizardfolk's Great Library of Rs describing the fortifications used by the elves of Vanawil in their war against the Silvoran Empire. These plans proved effective against ~~ilithid~~ raiders against their coastline.		Furnshakt religion would be dismissed as the backward practices of a land left unconquered by accident of terrain and climate, if it was not for the quests. Shamans and vision questers of Fursnsakt have received ''instructions'' from their spirit deities. Some who contact the spirit realms are told (or commanded to tell others) to leave their homeland and do things elsewhere. These instructions are often vague and open-ended. Shenka Varpin of the Raim Tribe and Otter Clan was notoriously instructed to "give voice to the tale that does not speak." After a decade of absence she returned with scrolls allegedly copied from the lizardfolk's Great Library of Rs describing the fortifications used by the elves of Vanawil in their war against the Silvoran Empire. These plans proved effective against illithid raiders against their coastline.

	These quests would remain primitive superstition, if the oblivious questers didn't ask others about their ambiguous tasks at gatherings across the land. Unknown to most people, such talk is frequently scribed and forwarded by informants working for the intelligencers of the various kingdoms. Adventurers from Furnshakt are rare and respected, but over the decades the intelligencers of the various nations (and all worthy of the name have long progressed past Dee and Marlowe) have detected a pattern. Barbarian wanderers from Furnsakt often find themselves with companions seeking to unravel their mysterious quests with a fervor greater than their own.		These quests would remain primitive superstition, if the oblivious questers didn't ask others about their ambiguous tasks at gatherings across the land. Unknown to most people, such talk is frequently scribed and forwarded by informants working for the intelligencers of the various kingdoms. Adventurers from Furnshakt are rare and respected, but over the decades the intelligencers of the various nations (and all worthy of the name have long progressed past Dee and Marlowe) have detected a pattern. Barbarian wanderers from Furnsakt often find themselves with companions seeking to unravel their mysterious quests with a fervor greater than their own.
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	Rebels against the Federated Kingdoms have also found a home in Furnshakt. Cynics say this is nothing new and say the furriners are nothing more than the last batch of rebels who rejected the Aurelian sun-god and headed south to find freedom. This is never said near anyone who looks like a Furnshaktian. The rebels run the gamut from idealists fighting against the status quo to opportunistic criminals looking for a safe location from which to plot and raid. While various factions have raised alarm at such settlements, the wise heads of Solus prefer to wait, expecting correctly that neighboring tribes will deal with troublesome settlers themselves.		Rebels against the Federated Kingdoms have also found a home in Furnshakt. Cynics say this is nothing new and say the furriners are nothing more than the last batch of rebels who rejected the Aurelian sun-god and headed south to find freedom. This is never said near anyone who looks like a Furnshaktian. The rebels run the gamut from idealists fighting against the status quo to opportunistic criminals looking for a safe location from which to plot and raid. While various factions have raised alarm at such settlements, the wise heads of Solus prefer to wait, expecting correctly that neighboring tribes will deal with troublesome settlers themselves.

	There are some naturalists who have claimed that deep in Furnshakt one can find evidence of ~~dwarven~~ and ~~cogryn~~ trade and influence. These are universally dismissed as the fever-dreams of madmen, unprepared for the rigors of exploration.		There are some naturalists who have claimed that deep in Furnshakt one can find evidence of Dwarven and Corgyn trade and influence. These are universally dismissed as the fever-dreams of madmen, unprepared for the rigors of exploration.

	===Necrostorms===		===Necrostorms===