Frisii
The Northern Empire are always under the threat by the Dark Elves and the Orcs, who want to carve a empire for their own in this area, that's why the large defences.
How about this:
In the beginning of their empire, they were lead by Helcris, a war-priest of Malkar (God of War).Temples were build for Malkar, and feasts were all about war. Years later, Helcris and others were killed in the wars against the Dark Elves, so because of that dreadful wars, many people thought, that war is not the important thing. The single heir, called Arthgon the Saint, converted the Frisii to Urde, the deity, who sacrificed himself, to form this world, and the Frisii became were more charmatic and wiser.
Malkar:
Symbol: Unsheathed Long Sword on a blue field
Portfolio: Battle, War,
Domains: Chaos, War,
Alignment: C
Cleric Alignment: C
Urde:
Greater Deity
Symbol: The world with a face
Portfolio: Creation, Sacrifice,
Domains: Air, Balance, Creation, Earth, Glory, Good
Alignment: Neutral Good
Cleric Alignments: NG
Plot Hooks:
1. Someone want to bring the old War-God back and now attacks the Temples and monasteries, the PC must find out, who it is.
2. A new mine is build in the mountains at the border of The Northern Empire, by supervision from the PC's. In the dead of night, a miner find a strange statue and bring it home. Through the power of the statue, he called the ancient and evil deity Arachnar.(who came to this world, just when dinosaurs roam the world, and is now trapped, with his people the Arachs in the core of The Spider Mountain.) Arachnar told him, that he can help him, to get power, if the miner can release him and his folk from the prison. The PC's must stop him at all cost, before the world falls in chaos.
Arachnar:
Greater Deity
Symbol:
Portfolio: Arachs,
Domains: Chaos, Corruption, Destruction, Evil, Spiders
3. Arthgon the Saint wants the PC's to find the ancient Crown of Urde, but it lies in a wrecked temple in the middle of a Drow encampment.
4. The Druid Selma (Half-Nymph), and her lover the Ranger Hilde(Sun Elf), want to join the PC's to avenge the slaughter of her nymph people by the Iron Brotherhood.
Some major Villains within this plots:
Thalios: Greater Mummy Cleric/Necromancer CE
Kaladur: Shade/Spellwarped CE
Kendall: The leader of the Iron Brotherhood LN
and lot of others.
The Iron Brotherhood:
The Iron Brotherhood is an organisation, who wants to destroy the Feys and Elves, because they think that the Feys and Elves are creatures of Evil. Many innocent people are killed or imprisoned, because they gave help to Nymphs and Elves. Kendall, the leader, wants to rid the world (In his own disturbed mind) of the Evil of Feys and Elves. The Northern Empire gave shelter to the Elves and Feys, who are presecuted by The Iron Brotherhood.
PS: Still more to come...Stay Tuned:
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