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Ka Nakamoth

The Spiritseers of the Tokari only teach that the place is forbidden. It's name, Ka Nakamoth, translates as "The Severed Place"

1711 words
9 likes

Kantu

Kantu is the "Brother of the Mountain", a lesser deity of the Uferbrech goblins across the archipelago.

1456 words
6 likes

Lumin Serat

One of the most powerful illuminators of the Gleaming City and servant to the Holy Caldera

1712 words
5 likes

First Contract, Tazhqorthir

The First Contract is the central binding of tithes and promises etched into the very foundations of The Gleaming City

1221 words
8 likes

Eknar'naeth

The Eknar'naeth are the secret agents of the Tar'raq Naeth resistance against the Lords of Fire.

609 words
7 likes

Tar'raq Naeth

The secret resistance to the Lords of Fire.

479 words
10 likes

Mudstop

A small tavern and inn located on the banks of the Godswollen River. Run by the family of Nukra Ukobishven.

350 words

Nukra Ukobishven

Nukra is not smart, but he understands flavour. He spends hours in the kitchen preparing meals for the guests of the Mudstop.

683 words
5 likes

Thunzen

The ancient and sentient Klomerati tendril that lives at the heart of Thunzen Waters.

400 words
4 likes

Tirven hunting packs

The Soulhusk Chimeras who have aligned with Dead Lord Kholkosi have begun organising themselves into roaming bands as they hunt across the deserts seeking new body parts.

452 words
5 likes

Tirven Korhan: the limb-binders

One of the most active packs of Soulhusk Chimeras to have recently been terrorising the settlements along the Godwsollen River.

461 words
2 likes

Mallius

Mallius is one of the most powerful of the Lords of Fire. He is the patron of the dead and ruler of the Usokufa.

1310 words
7 likes

Asharnor Taxarnath

one of the most feared combatants during the Stonesky Riots. She was known for the roughly made axe she used to hew her opponents, which earned her the nickname 'the Axe'.

610 words
7 likes

Axe of Asharnor

On her father's death, Asharnor took up his axe against the forces of Mallius and The Gleaming City during the riots.

383 words
2 likes

Thirmashir

The language spoken by the peoples of Ardi-Kokufa and the Gleaming City. It reflects a deeply heriarchical system of command and subservience.

2815 words
1 likes

Binding and tethering

Central to much of the magic systems in the world, is the concept of binding or tethering the will of others to oneself in order to augment magical abilities.

634 words
9 likes

The Mortugurra Incursion

The Mortuggura Incursion refers to the escape of Elder Avatars during the final years of The Godling Wars.

782 words
7 likes

Talon Squad 3: A Thrifty Deal

The goblins of Talons Reach are in desperate need of resources - weapons, supplies and food. Storekeeper Kogan wants the party to help secure trade with potential suppliers at Camp Thrifty.

7716 words
8 likes

Rasunde Kodelo

Youngest son of a minor noble family, Rasunde has travelled to the Uferbrech Archipelago to explore the sea and its many hidden secrets.

383 words

Blood compass

A small device that is used to detect magical sources in the near vicinity.

97 words

Hadrik Vonn

Hadrik poses as a merchant, but is in fact a secret agent of Gorias De Soto's based in Camp Thrifty.

73 words

Vinnie Three-drinks

The proprietor of the Skull and Duggery, a goblin whose most prominent feature is his two mechanical arms.

131 words

Skud Nelson

A down on his luck pirate without a crew in Camp Thrifty, scraping together a living by doing odd jobs for various people he has yet to disappoint.

129 words

Spindrift

The floating village in the bay at Camp Thrifty is where the majority of the town's itinerant population sleeps in their boats and rafts upon the shallow waters.

171 words

Coinyard

The only stone structure in Camp Thrifty. The Coinyard is the administrative hub, bank valut and prison.

74 words

Guardian statues

Built by the ancestors of the Uferbrech goblins, these statues keep the secrets of the ancients from being disturbed.

221 words

Klomerati Symbiotes

hen kin successfully merge with Klomerati Tendrils the symbiosis enhances their physical and magical abilities.

1085 words
6 likes

Ononomad Progress so far

26148 words 261.48% completed!

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Interests & Hobbies

Much music... indi, punk, post-rock, psyche, alt-country... genre-mashing more than anything else.

Favorite Movies

Dune 1 and 2, Fury Road, Moon, Serenity, Children of Men, Spirited Away, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Empire Strikes Back, Inception, Brazil, Bladerunner, Lord of the Rings, Dark City

Favorite TV Series

Andor, Blue Eye Samurai, Fallout, Stranger Things, Firefly, Game of Thrones, Orphan Black, Twin Peaks

Favorite Books

  • Most Neal Stephenson, but for World Building SevenEves is great
  • Michael Moorcock: The Nomad of Time and Jerry Cornelius Quartet
  • Frank Herbert, Dune
  • David Zindell, The Broken God
  • The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemison

Favorite Games

D&D, Call of Cthulhu, Blades in the Dark, Baldurs Gate 3, Cyberpunk 2077, The Sinking City, Jedi Fallen Order/Survivor, Dragon Age, Nier Automata

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