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- 07:04, 7 November 2024 King's Highway (hist | edit) [889 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{stub}} A long and well-fortified road that runs much of the north to south length of Odessa and which serves as the major conduit of ground transportation in the kingdom. Second in length and engineering only to the best of the Travelers' Roads in Gildenhome and the Temporal Authority it has been maintained and patrolled for centuries. Following the War of Schism and the split of Odessa from the Eastern Alexandrian Church several clerical order...")
- 06:35, 7 November 2024 Madros-on-the-Tinryll (hist | edit) [343 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{stub}} An interior trading city in the south of Odessa, where the King's Highway crosses the Tinryll River. It is renowned for briefly being the home in the 30s BI to Alexandria, the Children of Tragedy, and the First Stand after the razing of Tragidore, making it a popular destination for Alexandrian pilgrims.")
- 09:32, 2 November 2024 Free City of Tanir (hist | edit) [206 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Stub}} A lost city of Alexia historically known as the start of the Prophets' War when it declared war against the Free City of Ven in 30 BI. Like Ven, it has been abandoned for centuries.")
- 08:55, 2 November 2024 Ven (hist | edit) [850 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{stub}} Once a large and important city of Alexia and home to the University of Alexia. It was rapidly abandoned following the Years of Dust in 11XX after prolonged drought and the encroaching Valley of Dust made it uninhabitable. It was eventually swallowed by the dust and lost though some reports and tales of treasure hunters and researchers have described expeditions to it and other ruined Alexian cities in that region. It is well-known historically as...")
- 08:42, 1 November 2024 Commentaries of Erathol (hist | edit) [150 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{stub}} One of the earliest meditations about Tremaliane's Prophecies, written by Erathol, a High Priest of Atharia in the tenth century BI.")
- 08:15, 1 November 2024 Commentaries of Teldar Stoneweld (hist | edit) [318 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{stub}} The Commentaries of Teldar Stoneweld are not actually Commentaries on the Prophecies themselves, so much as a commentary about the other Commentaries. It is Stoneweld's work that is the primary thread of unity between the pre-Alexandrian Commentaries and their revelation in the Testimonials.")
- 08:15, 1 November 2024 Commentaries of Middrell (hist | edit) [140 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{stub}} Middrell was a philosopher and scholar of the eighth century BI who wrote a series of commentaries on Tremaliane's Prophecies.")
- 08:14, 1 November 2024 Commentaries of Josaphalia (hist | edit) [648 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Commentaries of Josaphalia are by far the most ancient of the Commentaries. It was Josaphalia who copied Alabar Tremaline's mad rantings and the first to offer analysis of them. As the first High Priest of the Pantheon, she focuses more on the historical than the prophetic, however, and is the main body of knowledge about the first times. Her Commentary tells of the creation of the earth by the Old Gods, the corruption of...")
- 08:11, 1 November 2024 Commentaries (hist | edit) [958 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Commentaries are the collective works of analysis written about the Prophecies of Alabar Tremaline. They are the primary source of knowledge about the First Gods, as well as the Demigods. Those of Josaphalia, Middrell, Teldar Stoneweld, Erathol, and Antioch are seen as most authoritative and widely-st...")
- 08:07, 1 November 2024 Commentaries of Antioch (hist | edit) [558 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Written over decades spent as a scholar of the Prophecies of Alabar Tremaline, Antioch's Commentaries are by far the most expansive and detailed. They are almost entirely concerned with the realization of the prophecies through Alexandria and her absorption of the essences of the Demigods. Antioch's Commentaries are noteworthy for their technical specificity and complexity. Generally only studied or understood by the most advanced University sages, Anti...")
- 07:58, 1 November 2024 Prophecies of Alabar Tremaline (hist | edit) [2,843 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{stub}} A series of cryptic documents by the sage Alabar Tremaline that predicted the coming of Alexandria and the defeat of the Dark Fiend. During the time of Alexandria, the Sorcer-King Antioch mistakenly believed himself to be the subject of these prophecies.")
- 07:57, 1 November 2024 Apologies of Antioch (hist | edit) [645 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Written by the Antioch, the Half-Elven Sorcerer-King of Hakan Free City. It is written in verse and laden with metaphor and allusion. Some consider it historical while others read it as prophetic. Such controversy is the primary reason it was not included by the Second Council of Ubrekt in the Canon of Orthodoxy. It takes the name "Apology" because the only truly coherent parts are an apologia for the pride that led to his original belief that...")
- 07:08, 1 November 2024 Hidden Interregnum (hist | edit) [2,028 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{stub}} A period of political instability in the Alexandrian Church between 500-503 FI dominated by the figure of Ratnot Hand. It was triggered by the elevation and assassination of Arch-Warden Gladros Sablehand by the Stone Warden after the death of his mother, the powerful half-elf Marrwyn Sablehand. After a century of stability under Marrwyn Sablehand, the Alexandrian Church was at the height of its power. However, when Marrwyn Sablehand...")
- 07:07, 1 November 2024 Second Interregnum (hist | edit) [847 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{stub}} The Interregnums are those periods of time where the church has been without an Arch-Warden. The Second Interregnum occurred between 387-398 FI. It began with the death of Thardar Speaker and ended with the elevation of the young half-elf Marrwyn Sablehand, who would become one of the most powerful Arch-Wardens in history and whose death would lead to the "Hidden Interregnum". == Cause == == Participants == == Outcome ==")
- 07:06, 1 November 2024 Triumvrial Sentinels (hist | edit) [176 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{stub}} The captains of the honor guard of the Arch-Warden of the Alexandrian Church. Each leads a contingent of 88 members of their respective Blessed Companies.")
- 07:05, 1 November 2024 Hammer of the Eight (hist | edit) [293 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{stub}} The enchanted Cold Iron sword wielded by Mythrian Arabelle throughout his life. This sword was alternately lost or destroyed, depending on the account, during the Second Interregnum. However, replicas are carried by the Triumvrial Sentinels who serve the Arch-Warden.")
- 07:03, 1 November 2024 Blessed Companies (hist | edit) [309 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{stub}} The Blessed Companies are the three independent mercenary companies who have provided manpower for the Arch-Warden's elite personal guard from the Third Interregnum up to the War of Schism. The three Blessed Companies were: 1. The Hammerhands 2. Wyvern's Watch 3. Bog Wraiths")
- 07:02, 1 November 2024 Fourth Interregnum (hist | edit) [3,631 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Interregnums are those periods of time where the church has been without an Arch-Warden. == Cause == The fourth and final Interregnum before the War of Schism and splintering of the Eastern Alexandrian Church was a 22-year civil war that lasted from 909-931 FI. It began when Quil Myth was assassinated and the Stone-Warden <i>disjoined</i> by Petaran Red Wizards in retaliation for a church-backed Alexandrian uprising,...")
- 06:53, 1 November 2024 Wardens (hist | edit) [538 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{stub}} Wardens are second only to the Arch-Warden in terms of power and influence with in the Alexandrian Church. Wardens do not preside over congregations, but rather the expansive church bureaucracy, wealth, and temporal authority. Additionally, the leaders of the Manifest Episcopacies have the title of Warden. The body of Wardens is referred to as the "Stand," and are seen as being direct descendants of the First and...")
- 06:52, 1 November 2024 Stand (hist | edit) [213 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{stub}} The council of Wardens that serve the Arch-Warden of the Alexandrian Church. This name hearkens back to the First Stand (and Second Stand), which aided Alexandria during her life.")
- 06:52, 1 November 2024 Forgewelle Episcopacy (hist | edit) [909 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Established by Hedran Riqtelo in 101 FI, the Forgewelles are a Manifest Episcopacy of the Alexandrian Church dedicated to service through itinerant labor, craftwork in particular. Not only are they the first manifest episcopacy, they have been the wealthiest since Thoq Riqtello laid down the Edict of Tolls in 570 FI. They are a separate institutional body from the Travelers, who are a Holy Militant, although the two work closely together...")
- 06:47, 1 November 2024 Edrell Dakt (hist | edit) [286 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{stub}} The Gilden 37th Arch-Warden from 931-1187 FI who was elevated from the Wardenship of the Forgewelle Episcopacy as the victorious leader of the Gildenhome Alliance following the end of the Fourth Interregnum and who was in turn followed by Theodad Mettlewik.")
- 06:41, 1 November 2024 Ardrell Mathrew (hist | edit) [481 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{stub}} The Gilden 41st Arch-Warden from 1268-1398 FI, elevated following the death of Ramdall Hardrick and who was in turn followed by the Marrwyn Collar. Ardrell Mathrew's almost 130-year reign was a time of growth and stability, often referred to as "Ardrell's Peace." A student of Edrell Dakt, he took the Wardenship of the Forgewelle Episcopacy from Dakt when the former was elevated to the Arch-Wardenship at the end of the Fourth Interregnum...")
- 21:20, 27 October 2024 Team Alfa Seventy-Eighth Session (hist | edit) [3,018 bytes] Coriolisdave (talk | contribs) (Created page with "= TLDR = = 18th Sunforge = After a bunch of <s>grabass</s> strategising, a scouting group is sent to reconnoitre the Dwarven Bridge (proposed crossing point). Team Alfa, in turn, sets off for the Trading Post. = Several Days of Uneventful Travel = Nothing of interest occurs. At all. = 22nd Sunforge = As the crew approach the trading post, we note signs of mass flight and panic, heading south. == Trading Post? More like Trading Ghost == As evening approaches, the c...")
- 06:03, 20 October 2024 Bounty Hunters - Session 36 (hist | edit) [19,524 bytes] Slitherrr (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Mental Tickles. Ten of them!== * Continuing their conflict, Elian continues to slam himself into the golem. Helongum takes aim at the mind flayer. * The golem goes berserk! But its state makes it spread out its blows, doing less damage to the very vulnerable Whip than it might have otherwise done. * The mind flayer makes a calculation, and focuses its attention on Bern. It probes hideously into her brain, with a sensation as if the tentacles on its face had somehow mad...")
- 05:34, 20 October 2024 Bounty Hunters - Session 35 (hist | edit) [3,887 bytes] Slitherrr (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Dripping Goo, and Tunnels Too== {{LogQuote|Consciousness returns to you in a rush, your senses assaulted by the stench of damp rot and the briny tang of an alien sea. You find yourself in a chamber carved from slick, mottled grey stone, its walls pulsating subtly as though alive. The light is dim, emanating from luminescent fungi that cling to the walls and ceiling in clusters of sickly green and blue. Around you are countless pods, each large enough to hold a man. So...")
- 07:16, 17 October 2024 Kathresian Range (hist | edit) [1,343 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{stub}} A long and tall mountain range in the western Mainland that runs the length of the continent from the north coast and Illiar Bay to the Heretic Sea in the south. The northern range serves as the Odessa border from Ubrekt, Post-Alexia, and Wydmoor. The southern range splits forming the valley of Pwelldyn and the borders with Celstia The height of the range and its effect on weather patterns is believed to be the cause of many of t...")
- 21:32, 28 September 2024 Team Alfa Seventy-Seventh Session (hist | edit) [741 bytes] Coriolisdave (talk | contribs) (Created page with "= TLDR = = 14th Sunforge = = Loot = 77")
- 08:43, 21 September 2024 Dugud (hist | edit) [1,688 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Dugud <family and clan names> {{statsbox|dugud.png|3|Dwarf(Mountain)|Artificer 2 / Forge Cleric 1|scale armor (forge-blessed +1) and shield (magically infused +1)|Light Hammer (magically infused +1/return) | the Hill City of Rithogzangin, in Gildenhome}} ==Appearance== Dugud is a large and heavily muscled Dwarf with unkempt hair and slightly deranged look to their eyes. A large scar is visible from above one eye to behind the ear. Their heavy armor,...")
- 09:20, 14 September 2024 Lost senior class of 1453 (hist | edit) [1,175 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{stub}} in 1453 the entire senior class of the University of Wydmoor stepped through a portal and never returned. ==History== Gokar the Wise had tried to set up an expedition to some ruins outside of Oakhurst for many years and had made preparations for doing so quickly. An investigation revealed that in 1453 trusted students with access to Gokar's papers and scrolls had stolen several valuable magical items then magically compelled other seniors to attend...")
- 08:13, 14 September 2024 Oakhurst (hist | edit) [2,371 bytes] Bartley (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{stub}} A small borderlands farming village near Crestence but far enough away from Wydmoor and the Post-Alexia cities to be mostly forgotten and independent. ==History and Rumors== The forests near Oakhurst surround a massive chasm which local legends and some ancient histories claim was formed when a citadel of a powerful ruler in the early Age of Demigods was destroyed in a powerful attack during the Cleansing Wars of that era which resulted in...")