Race: Dohrnii

No one within the Cyan Shelf can remember a time without the dohrnii. Roaming the seas since time immemorial, the ancient race has delved deep into esoteric secrets of reality, consciousness, and dreams.

Physical Description. Though sailors will oft describe them as spell-casting jellyfish, the other races that call the ocean home think of them as resembling translucent eels. Built like merfolk, dohrnii have long tails that they whip back and forth to propel themselves through the water, while their upper bodies possess the basic humanoid features (head atop a torso that bears two arms) but that is where the similarity ends. Dohrnii lack a rigid skeleton, instead having a cartilaginous skeleton like sharks and rays. Additionally, their skin is translucent enough that many think that they can see the outline of bones and organs. Dohrnii are amongst the rare races with the ability to emit bioluminescent light of a myriad of colors. The normally nocturnal dohrnii use these bioluminescent patches to create breathtaking displays of light and color.

Race: Rantar

So here's the first non-aquatic race native to our setting. The rantar are a race of, as a member of the Dungeon Master's Block called them, angry tiny gadget crafting creatures. Art is by the talented Leon.

Rantar

Race: Zang

Zang

Considered to be the fiercest warriors on the Cyan Shelf, the semi-nomadic zang roam the seas in large clans. Though many fear the zang due to their ferocity in defending their hunting grounds from any perceived trespassers, none would deny their dedication to fighting the sahuagin. On more than one occasion, a zang has boastfully claimed that the sahuagin would have overrun the Cyan Shelf centuries ago if not for the clans. Many scholars from elsewhere on the shelf agree.

Iconic Barbarian: Ragnoth Frost Serpent

Playing Ragnoth Ragnoth lives by a code taught to him by his uncle: “Die on your feet, or live on your knees.” By his understanding, a person that does not choose his own fate is a slave to those that would choose it for him. When utilizing his rage, he is imagining the presumptuous noble that thought to determine Ragnoth’s fate.

Ragnoth Frost Serpent        

Male Half-Orc Barbarian 1

CN Medium humanoid

Init -1; Senses darkvision; Perception +1

Defense

AC 13, touch 9, flat-footed 13 (+4 armor, -1 Dex)

HP 21 (1d12+9)

Fort +7; Ref -1; Will +1

Offense

Speed 30 ft.

Melee scythe +4 (2d4+4/*4)

Ranged orc war bow +0 (1d12/*3)

Special Attacks rage (9 rounds/day)

Statistics

Str 16, Dex 8, Con 20, Int 12, Wis 13, Cha 10

Base Atk +1; CMB +4; CMD 13

Feats Toughness

Skills Acrobatics +0, Climb +4, Knowledge (nature) +6, Survival +5, Swim +4; Armor Check Penalty -3

Traits killer, savage*

Languages Common, Orc, Halfling

SQ fast movement*, orc blood, orc ferocity, intimidating

Equipment scythe, orc war bow, quiver with 80 cold iron arrows, hide armor, barbarian’s kit

* The effects of this ability have already been calculated into Ragnoth’s statistics

Maidanaa, the Matron

“The Lady beseeches us to care for our families and communities, and to beware those that hide in the shadows. Beware the well-meaning heretic, who seeks to replace the voice of truth with the lies of falsehood.”

—    Crescent Moon Artain to his constellation

Alternate Names: Anyold (dwarf), Eksah (orc), Ileumel (elf), Luna (gnome), Mona (halfling)

Expanded Domains: Chaos, Community, Family, Good, Healing, Love, Protection, Rage, Restoration

Portfolio: childbirth, devotion, fertility, healing, kinship, marriage, motherhood, the night sky, wrath

Korrin, the Iconic Psychic

Playing Korrin

     While more intelligent than nearly everyone around you, you don’t rub it into their faces. A life on the streets showed you that people like that didn’t live for very long. Allies are a requirement for survival, but you know that today’s ally could become tomorrow’s enemy.

Wainryn, the Elven Port

Wainryn

CN large city

Corruption +4, Crime +1, Economy +4, Law +4, Lore +3, Society +0

Qualities prosperous, racially intolerant (half-elves), strategic location,

Danger 10

Demographics

Government overlord (King Andullyn)

Population 12,504 (6,126 elves; 3,126 humans; 2,501 half-elves; 751 other)

Notable NPCs

Captain Jadryll Wainyll (LN half-elf fighter 4)

Mage-Acolyte Tarn (LE human sorcerer 2/cleric of Erb 2)

Tanlyn of House Taradlym (NG elf swashbuckler 3)

Marketplace

Base Value 11,200 gp; Purchase Limit 75,000 gp; Spellcasting 6th

Minor Items 4d4; Medium Items 3d4; Major Items 2d4

One of the two ancient elven city-states remaining, Wainryn has accepted outside influence far more readily than their trade partner at the opposing end of the river that links them. Serving as one of the major trading ports of the Green Coast, Wainryn sees goods and wealth from all over the known world and beyond.

Race: Koup'ira

Here’s the first of our setting’s custom races, in addition to everything you’d expect to find in a Core Rulebook write up there will also be a sample PC at the very end. Art for this post was done by the talented Russell Tuller; check out his other material on DeviantArt.

Koup’ira

Meresk Delas, the Plagued Port

Meresk Delas

LE large city

Corruption +5, Crime +5, Economy +1, Law +3, Lore +0, Society -2

Qualities holy site, pious (Kirapeny), tourist attraction, plagued

Danger 10

Demographics

Government magical (High Solar)

Population 19,428 (13,016 dwarf; 3,691 human; 1,943 gnome; 582 halfling; 196 other)

Notable NPCs

Most High Solar Galan Sunbeard (LN dwarf cleric 13)

Black Baron (CG human vigilante 7)

Herald of the Dawn (NE half-elf bard 8)

Marketplace

Base Value 8,000 gp; Purchase Limit 50,000 gp; Spellcasting 7th

Minor Items 4d4; Medium Items 3d4; Major Items 2d4

Tetsuor, the Deep One

Tetsuor, the Deep One

“A ship’s not just a rudder and some sails, that’s what a ship needs. But what a ship is…is freedom.”

 - Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl

Alternate Names: Brimwylm (halfling), Dayal Juul (elf), Morethivy (dwarf), Saevio (gnome), Tenutaz (orc)

Expanded Domains: Chaos, Exploration, Freedom, Luck, Travel, Water, Weather, Wind

Portfolio: fortune, freedom, journeys, lakes, oceans, water, weather

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The Unbound Fleet

The Unbound Fleet

CN metropolis

Corruption +4, Crime +4, Economy +5, Law +3, Lore +3, Society +8

Qualities insular, notorious, strategic location

Danger 20

Demographics

Government council

Population 49,127 (18,176 halfling; 14,825 human; 6,912 dwarf; 5,228 gnome; 3,986 other)

Notable NPCs

Captain Evergrin of the Northstar (CN half-elf brawler 8)

Captain Zeni “Searat” Drynllas of The Unbound (CG half-elf fighter 6)

Commodore Riptide of the Bloody Tides (CE half-orc sea reaver [barbarian] 7)

Marketplace

Base Value 22,400 gp; Purchase Limit 150,000 gp; Spellcasting 8th

Minor Items nearly all are available; Medium Items 4d4; Major Items 3d4

Lyc, the Great Calamity

Lyc, the Great Calamity

“Introduce a little anarchy. Upset the established order, and everything becomes chaos.”

 - Joker, The Dark Knight (2008)

Alternate Names: Dofung (halfling), Draowg (elf), Emaas Barzam (dwarf), Furorem (gnome), Kanosz (orc)

Expanded Domains:  Chaos, Destruction, Evil, Fur, Liberation, Madness, Murder, Trickery

Portfolio: anarchy, beasts, freedom, lies, murder, rebellion, traps

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Drynaryn, the Isolated City

Drynaryn

LN small city

Corruption +3, Crime -2, Economy +1, Law +4, Lore +2, Society -1

Qualities academic, insular

Danger 5

Demographics

Government overlord (Gonrenin Bellyg Dynugel)

Population 5,709 (5,481 elf, 135 half-elf, 93 human)

Notable NPCs

Dryn Efydd Bwahyl of the Telfnyr Rhonyn (LG elf fighter 5)

Headmaster Morwal (LN elf wizard 4)

Andu “Black-Eye” Goryyn (CN half-elf rogue 5)

Marketplace

Base Value 4,000 gp; Purchase Limit 25,000 gp; Spellcasting 5th

Minor Items 4d4; Medium Items 3d4; Major Items 1d6

Andel, the Iconic Investigator

Playing Andel:

     You could be described as a high functioning psychopath. You do not form emotional connections with others and when people are hurt by your words or actions you feel no guilt or remorse. You have no regard for law and order, but matching wits with criminals is more of a challenge, and thus more fun, than the guard.

Argoport, the Trade Capitol

Argoport

CN metropolis

Corruption +6, Crime +6, Economy +7, Law +3, Lore +2, Society +5

Qualities prosperous, strategic location, tourist location

Danger 10

Demographics

Government council (the Trade Princes)

Population 29,341 (16,430 humans; 5,868 halfling; 2,727 dwarf; 1,434 gnome; 2,882 other)

Notable NPCs

High-Magus Cyrus Millikan (LN human wizard 11)

Prince Nostriano (LN human aristocrat 4)

Shadowmask (unknown halfling)

Marketplace

Base Value 25,600 gp; Purchase Limit 150,000 gp; Spellcasting 6th

Minor Items nearly all are available; Medium Items 4d4; Major Items 3d4

Staves of Scales and Blood

Welcome, fellow Dungeon Masters, to our first adventure designed for the setting of Ruins of the Forbidden Elder. You may use this adventure as is, import it into your own setting, or pick and choose things to use for your own adventures.

This adventure is designed for a party of four first level Player Characters. At the end of the adventure the PCs should be a third of the way to second level.

Staves of Blood and Scales

Adventure Background

In the county of Lyndeshyr, north of the Black Ash River, a bounty has been placed upon the kobold den near the village of Ashfall. The kobolds have become unusually bold, attacking caravans and outlying farmsteads, stealing and kidnapping. The most recent attack was on the caravan from Argoport bearing Count Byron’s father-in-law: Trade Prince Nostriano. In addition to the bounty Ashfall is offering of fifteen gold per kobold head, Count Byron is offering fifty gold for information of Nostriano’s whereabouts and one hundred gold for the safe return of his father-in-law.

     The Blackhorn Tribe of kobolds has lived within the ruins of an ancient temple that have been long since picked clean by archaeologists and scavengers. Before they were a mere nuisance, stealing the occasional sheep and farming tools on rare raids, but somehow they have gained access to a strange mutagenic ability. This has emboldened the kobolds far beyond what is usual for their kind.

     Thus far the kobolds have kidnapped fifteen people, ranging from young farm hands, merchants, milk-maids, to the Trade Prince. While Count Byron is the only one offering a monetary reward for the return of a kidnapped victim, the rest would surely be willing to offer free food and lodgings when the characters are passing through their villages.

Glastig, the Unbroken City

This post covers the second of the three major Dwarven city-states in the Green Coast: Glastig

Glastig, the Unbroken City

LN large city

Corruption +4; Crime -5; Economy +2; Law +8; Lore +4; Society +2

Qualities academic (military academy), insular, superstitious

Danger 10

Demographics

Government overlord (military dictatorship)

Population 10,762 (7,425 dwarves; 3,196 humans; 141 other)

Notable NPCs

High General Wolrym Valeshorn (LN dwarf fighter 5)

Hierophant of War Carin Undermine (TN dwarf cleric of Byrnwiga 6)

Grand Tinkerer Aeroth Riverlyn (NG human expert 3)

Marketplace

Base Value 8000 gp; Purchase Limit 50,000 gp; Spellcasting 6th (Divine) or 4th (Arcane)

Minor Items 3d4; Medium Items 2d4; Major Items 1d4

Orkil, the Iconic Bard

Here is the iconic bard: Orkil Aklothulga.

Playing Orkil:
     Orkil has a bright, cheerful demeanor intended to put those around him at ease. He uses charm and humor as both a barrier and a disarming tactic. Though he is not opposed to pleasurable company, his heart will always belong a woman he left behind.

Chor Kolav, the Crater City

This post covers one of the largest political powers in the Green Coast: the city-state of Chor Kolav. For a description of what the various modifiers and numbers represent, please see this page.

Chor Kolav

LG large city

Corruption +2; Crime +2; Economy +3; Law +4; Lore +3; Society +3

Qualities academic, pious (Kereskizac), prosperous, strategic location

Danger 10

Demographics

Government autocracy (monarch)

Population 19,849 (15,680 dwarves; 1,786 humans; 992 gnomes; 595 halflings; 796 other)

Notable NPCs

Glaive-General Jarki Runesword (LG dwarf fighter 4)

King Haukur Steelbrow (LG dwarf aristocrat 5)

Lorekeeper Kaeso Atius Colias (TN gnome bard [archaeologist] 4)

Marketplace

Base Value 10,400 gp; Purchase Limit 75,000 gp; Spellcasting 5th (Divine) or 4th (Arcane)

Minor Items 4d4; Medium Items 3d4; Major Items 2d4

Dengina, the Iconic Rogue

Here is the iconic rogue: Dengina.

Playing as Dengina:

     Dengina is a good man at heart, and filled with guilt for killing a child. He has dedicated himself to atoning for everything that he did for the Brotherhood, and does all that he can to help people. That having been said, his childhood in the Brotherhood still heavily influenced his outlook on life. He doesn't trust nobility or government officials, and only trusts clergy that are out and about with the common folk.