RichGreen
Adventurer
Hi,
Here's the latest 13th Age icon write-up for the Parsantium setting. Comments and questions much appreciated!
GNOLL KHAN
The Grand Khan of the Gnolls haunts the Silk Road which runs from Parsantium across the Great Grass Sea to the exotic land of Tiangao far to the east.
QUOTE
“You’re not a real gnoll. You’re a pathetic weakling, grown fat on the gold of the city-dwellers. Renounce their ways or I will rip out your throat!”
USUAL LOCATION
In his yurt, somewhere in the Great Grass Sea
COMMON KNOWLEDGE
The Gnoll Khan, Urgedai the Kinslayer, has united many of the feral gnoll tribes of the steppes under his bloody standard, violently deposing those leaders who would not swear fealty to him, but rewarding those who do with commander’s positions in his rapidly-growing army. Urgedai will not rest until he has conquered the Great Grass Sea in the name of Okkidor, the Prince of Demons. The Khan has decreed that is the duty of all gnolls to pledge allegiance to him, whether they belong to one of the nomadic tribes of the grasslands, or have turned their back on their homeland to seek their fortunes on the streets on Parsantium or in the desert lands of Aqhran and Khemit. Those who do not are traitors to the gnoll race and to Okkidor himself. Of course, the striped centaurs of the Great Grass Sea and their so-called Khan of Khans must also be wiped out, their half-eaten corpses piled high to honour the Prince of Demons. And those humans who seek to cross the steppes with their trade caravans must pay a hefty tribute to the Grand Khan for safe passage or serve him as his slaves.
Urgedai’s physical appearance is imposing: the Gnoll Khan is eight feet tall and has blue-black fur patterned with orange spots, and glowing green eyes. He looks even more terrifying when mounted on his dire hyena and flanked by his troll bodyguards.
ADVENTURERS & THE ICON
Gnoll adventurers are the most likely to have a connection to the Khan. Some may have renounced their demonic heritage and despise Urgedai and everything he stands for, but others will feel a yearning to commit acts of wanton slaughter under the banner of such an accomplished warlord. Non-gnolls may be hired to protect caravans heading along the Silk Road to Tiangao, or to rescue important individuals captured and enslaved by the Gnoll Khan. Higher level adventurers may even be sent into the Great Grass Sea to assassinate him.
ALLIES
None.
ENEMIES
The Gnoll Khan is beset by enemies on all sides. On the steppes, the Khan of Khans of the centaurs is fighting a fierce (but losing) battle against Urgedai. To the west and east, the Basileus and the Jade Throne are both determined to protect the flow of trade along the Silk Road, while The Lady of the Summer Kingdom hates the Khan for his bloody raids into the Feyshore Forest.
HISTORY
Urgedai was the only son of Khoghrun, the bloodthirsty and respected leader of the Carrion Eaters tribe. When his father was slain by a poisoned arrow fired by a cowardly centaur, Urgedai claimed the throne, only for the tribe to refuse to be led by one so young and of such a strange appearance. Instead, they made Urgedai’s uncle Tubeghrun their leader. Unwilling to swear an oath of loyalty to the new khan, Urgedai fled into exile, living a solitary existence on the steppes, and avoiding contact with any gnolls for several years before he was captured by a rival tribe. Urgedai escaped their clutches by slaying his captors in a berserk frenzy, and returned triumphant to the Carrion Eaters. He tore out his uncle’s throat as he sat on his throne and proclaimed himself the new khan. Since then, he hasn’t looked back.
THE TRUE DANGER
If the centaurs are eliminated, there will be no one to stop the Gnoll Khan controlling the full extent of the Silk Road. Parsantium could be next…
Cheers
Rich
Here's the latest 13th Age icon write-up for the Parsantium setting. Comments and questions much appreciated!
GNOLL KHAN
The Grand Khan of the Gnolls haunts the Silk Road which runs from Parsantium across the Great Grass Sea to the exotic land of Tiangao far to the east.
QUOTE
“You’re not a real gnoll. You’re a pathetic weakling, grown fat on the gold of the city-dwellers. Renounce their ways or I will rip out your throat!”
USUAL LOCATION
In his yurt, somewhere in the Great Grass Sea
COMMON KNOWLEDGE
The Gnoll Khan, Urgedai the Kinslayer, has united many of the feral gnoll tribes of the steppes under his bloody standard, violently deposing those leaders who would not swear fealty to him, but rewarding those who do with commander’s positions in his rapidly-growing army. Urgedai will not rest until he has conquered the Great Grass Sea in the name of Okkidor, the Prince of Demons. The Khan has decreed that is the duty of all gnolls to pledge allegiance to him, whether they belong to one of the nomadic tribes of the grasslands, or have turned their back on their homeland to seek their fortunes on the streets on Parsantium or in the desert lands of Aqhran and Khemit. Those who do not are traitors to the gnoll race and to Okkidor himself. Of course, the striped centaurs of the Great Grass Sea and their so-called Khan of Khans must also be wiped out, their half-eaten corpses piled high to honour the Prince of Demons. And those humans who seek to cross the steppes with their trade caravans must pay a hefty tribute to the Grand Khan for safe passage or serve him as his slaves.
Urgedai’s physical appearance is imposing: the Gnoll Khan is eight feet tall and has blue-black fur patterned with orange spots, and glowing green eyes. He looks even more terrifying when mounted on his dire hyena and flanked by his troll bodyguards.
ADVENTURERS & THE ICON
Gnoll adventurers are the most likely to have a connection to the Khan. Some may have renounced their demonic heritage and despise Urgedai and everything he stands for, but others will feel a yearning to commit acts of wanton slaughter under the banner of such an accomplished warlord. Non-gnolls may be hired to protect caravans heading along the Silk Road to Tiangao, or to rescue important individuals captured and enslaved by the Gnoll Khan. Higher level adventurers may even be sent into the Great Grass Sea to assassinate him.
ALLIES
None.
ENEMIES
The Gnoll Khan is beset by enemies on all sides. On the steppes, the Khan of Khans of the centaurs is fighting a fierce (but losing) battle against Urgedai. To the west and east, the Basileus and the Jade Throne are both determined to protect the flow of trade along the Silk Road, while The Lady of the Summer Kingdom hates the Khan for his bloody raids into the Feyshore Forest.
HISTORY
Urgedai was the only son of Khoghrun, the bloodthirsty and respected leader of the Carrion Eaters tribe. When his father was slain by a poisoned arrow fired by a cowardly centaur, Urgedai claimed the throne, only for the tribe to refuse to be led by one so young and of such a strange appearance. Instead, they made Urgedai’s uncle Tubeghrun their leader. Unwilling to swear an oath of loyalty to the new khan, Urgedai fled into exile, living a solitary existence on the steppes, and avoiding contact with any gnolls for several years before he was captured by a rival tribe. Urgedai escaped their clutches by slaying his captors in a berserk frenzy, and returned triumphant to the Carrion Eaters. He tore out his uncle’s throat as he sat on his throne and proclaimed himself the new khan. Since then, he hasn’t looked back.
THE TRUE DANGER
If the centaurs are eliminated, there will be no one to stop the Gnoll Khan controlling the full extent of the Silk Road. Parsantium could be next…
Cheers
Rich
