Creative Exercise: The Sovereign Dominion of Eyros

[Sarellion]

Kwlloch has no defined borders, Sarellion. It's a land of tribes and few towns, after all, and a savage land ruled by The Twelve. Besides, Saagersberg is between part of Kwlloch and part of Eyros, so obviously Kwlloch doesn't directly border Eyros' entire northern edge. Some parts are just wilderness filled with barbarians.

I posted that the bugbears are on the other side of the eyrosian border, dug in vietcong style.
Hm, the tribes of bugbears could be on the border with Eyros and the gnolls are wedged between Kwlloch, Saagersberg and Eyros, somewhere northeast of the vale of Ur. Ok?

 

[Arkhandus]

Northeast of Eyros, east of Saagersberg, lies the Barren Plains where Eyros keeps a constant vigil over, though it is only nominally claimed by House Zhal. The Barren Plains are steadfastly defended against raids from Kwlloch, but the land has nothing of value. It's a scrubland with only scattered grasses and bushes, not very arable, and somewhat unstable because of seismic activity in the area, so neither Eyros nor Kwlloch has bothered to build any settlements or outposts on the Barren Plains. The only Eyrian outpost there collapsed two thousand years ago, a mere decade after its construction, and after that they realized it was pointless to try maintaining anything there. Kwlloch goblins and bugbears have tried living in the area previously, but couldn't eke out a living on the Plains and lost some of their folk to fissures during a mighty earthquake. Scattered across the Barren Plains are a few steam vents and geysers of sulfur-tainted water; many goblins and bugbears died after trying to drink from these water sources. Rainfall is infrequent on the Barren Plains.

 

[Arkhandus]

I posted that the bugbears are on the other side of the eyrosian border, dug in vietcong style.
Hm, the tribes of bugbears could be on the border with Eyros and the gnolls are wedged between Kwlloch, Saagersberg and Eyros, somewhere northeast of the vale of Ur. Ok?

No, you didn't say that exactly. Eyros has a long northern border. I seriously doubt that the bugbears live all along the border yet haven't already overrun northern Eyros. They do not live all across the border. There's plenty of space between Eyros and Kwlloch from east to west in the north, Kwlloch can control some of it but it most certainly does not control all of that land between their plateau and the Eyrian borders. Some of the lands between have barbarians. Some have Kwlloch goblinoids. One portion contains Saagersberg. Etc. Eyros may share some border space directly alongside Kwlloch, but most certainly not all of it.

 

[Sarellion]

The werecreatures and doppleganger in the lands of Kwlloch are considered to be members of one tribe, the Shaan or "Many Shapes".

The shaan are a tribe closer to the Twelve than the others. Their elders live near the site of the stone circle and they are the guardians of the circle. They think that Orgar (aka Alsixnivis) is a member of their tribe and an ancient werecreature or dopleganger.

Many of the dopplegangers are sent into other countries to act as spies. The werecreatures are living as hunters in their natural forms and their tribal territories belong only to them. Hunting in these lands is a grave offense. The Wererats most often live in the other cities or act as spies in other lands.

Lycanthropy is hardly infectious but more of a curse or blessing. The were know rituals to turn one person into one of their kind but most of them are born this way.

 

[Sarellion]

Hm, what do you consider to be part of Kwlloch ? Isn´t it the red and orange country with a little bit of yellow?

What are these goblin lands west?

 

[Arkhandus]

Kwlloch is the primarily-gray, red-brown, and orange area at the top of Ironregime's map. It's also bordering (or includes) the various bits of forest and such shown along that area. Saagersberg is more in a yellow and orange-ish area on the map.

 

[Sarellion]

Ok, I assume that there is space enough then. The bugbers are probably in the most threatened area and access route to the heartlands.

Do you mean the whole north passing the goblin lands sign and including the western coast?

 

[Mouseferatu]

Anybody spoken to Ironregime recently? I need his official permission to use that map (or even a variant thereof) in the PDF.

And BTW, while we've gotten several volunteer writers, we've had no artists as of yet. Anybody know anyone who's both skilled--I'd rather no art than poor or amateur art--and willing to devote some time to an unpaid project?

 

[Rystil Arden]

Contribution:

The frostfolk of Kwlloch are a mysterious and insular fey race that seems to personify the cold, heartless austerity of the wintry land.

 

[Sarellion]

I better throw the frostfolk out from the roster of the tribes then?