In 1627-1628, Argrath relied strongly on the Sartarite Orlanth Adventurous, Humakt, and Storm Bull cults, and had the full support of the Old Wind Thunderous cult leaders (the Stormwalkers). He also had…
Tag: Jaldon
AKA Jaldon Goldentooth, Jaldon Toothmaker
The Fall of Lunar New Pavis
This is something I put together for Andrew Cowie (and also Tiffany Rose Nickel, Dan Zappone, and Andy Cowley), but realized it might be interesting for the rest of you all. In…
Notes on Waha
Waha has the second biggest cult in Prax (after Eiritha). Now he’s an unusual god, in that he doesn’t appear until after the defeat of the Devil by Storm Bull. Waha was…
Notes on The Arrowsmith Dynasty (860-940)
I’ve assembled a few notes and cut and paste them together to get a good overview of the rise and fall of the Arrowsmith Dynasty of Pavis. There’s a LOT in here,…
The Impala Nation
The largest tribe of Animal Nomads, the Impala Nation have the largest number of Orlanth AND Yelmalio cultists of any tribe in Prax. Although Eiritha Impala is the biggest cult of the…
Beyond Prax
When a nomadic group is forced out of Prax, they retreat across the Vulture Country into the Genert Wastes. Vulture Country is about as bleak a terrain as it comes. Beyond Vulture…
Planning Pavis
The foundations of the original city of Pavis was laid out by Lord Pavis himself around 830. The city as originally planned had two main areas, laid out in grids. The first…
New Pavis and the River of Cradles 1625-1626
If we think about what is going on big picture in New Pavis and the River of Cradles 1625-1626, we can see some of the following: And if you can’t find plenty…
Prax and the Wastes
Prax is the more fertile part of the Wastelands, although to outsiders even Prax is pretty inhospitable. There are stretches of scrubland in the Wastes that can support herds, and there are…
The Decline and Fall of the EWF
899 to 910 were the height of the Empire of the Wyrms Friends‘ magical power and wealth. The Third Council were worshiped as gods, arguably they were gods in the mundane world….
Earliest Drawing of Dragon Pass
I was going through the map archive looking for some details, and I came across Greg’s very earliest drawing of Dragon Pass. This was part of the design process for what later…
The Hero
A few thoughts on the Hero The Hero is something akin to the shaman, a mortal who exists in part in the divine realm. Heroes interact with the divine realm outside of…
Notable People of the Morokanth
The Morokanth are nonhumans, and they outrage the other people of the Plains by herding human-descended Herd Men, who are, in fact, herbivorous and unintelligent. Man being a social animal by instinct,…
Notable People of the Impala Tribe
The impalas ridden and herded by the Impala Tribe are larger than their wild brethren, but are still far smaller than any of the other riding animals of Prax. Their Riders, therefore,…
Battle of Heroes
Here’s my official WBRM style overview of the Battle of Heroes in 1628. I did it Greg style – I played it out on the board! The Battle of Heroes Background Following…
Jaldon Toothmaker
Waha Hero Cult Jaldon was a famous Rune Lord of a previous age who managed to unify all of the tribes to help in the destruction of the Empire of the Wyrms…
Heroquesting 102
OVERVIEW The process by which an individual contacts the world of the gods and grows in it is slow and gradual. When mortals participate in a religious ceremony, they expend energy and…
Notes on Jaldon Goldentooth
Jaldon Goldentooth is the undisputed leader of the Praxian Waha khans. A powerful Hero from the Second Age, Jaldon has sworn to follow the White Bull to the Final Battle, and shall…
Defeated Lunar Regiments
After Second Moonbroth, the Marble Phalanx, Silver Shields, and Antelope Lances retreated back to New Pavis, sniped and harrassed by nomads all the way. Whatever survived fought like demons when Argrath led…