The Archmage – Lord Warenis (Heroic – LG)
The immortal
champion of order, Lord Warenis works behind the scenes in this era to thwart
the machinations of Xauraun, the Crusader. Warenis recruits from the likely
heroes of the land to send them out against the diabolical forces of his
nemesis. Warenis’s aims are singular: if he stops the Crusader, you save the empire.
If you serve the Archmage: You are
likely a scholar, mage or dedicate to lore who understands the true nature of
the eternal conflict and why it is so important that the gods of chaos do not
win. You may belong to the Esoteric Order of Hodon Systalien, one of the most
dedicated servants to the archmage, or you may be an independent operator.
The Emperor – Anton Patraeus (Heroic – LN)
Anton
Patraeus is a great leader of men who has struggled against the civil war that
the War of Strife became, as well as the army of demons his enemies conjured
up. He holds the empire together against great adversity and needs agents
abroad to do his bidding.
If you serve the Emperor: You are
either a vigilant solarian knight, a member of the Shadow Watch, an envoy or
agent of the emperor who seeks out trouble in the land to quell it, or to hunt
down the enemies of the empire.
The Priestess – The Sacrimori Setianne (Heroic – LG)
Setianne is
the young, new high priestess of the Temple of Naril and the voice of all faith
in the empire of Hyrkania. Setianne carries a great influence on the land, and
is noted for her caring nature but her willingness to use the force of her two
dedicated paladin orders (the Solarians and the Ebon Ankh) to enforce the will
of Naril. She is singularly dedicated to stamping out all worship of the chaos
gods.
If you serve the Priestess: you are a
true champion of Naril and the empire, seeking to better humankind and his
allies against the tide of chaos. You likely are a priest, scholar or advocate
for the church, or a paladin or fighter who has taken up arms and joined the
solarian knights. Inquisitors wield magic to root out evil and destroy the
demons of chaos at the behest of the Priestess as well.
The Dwarf King – King Madragor, Iron King of the South (Heroic – LN)
Madragor is
also a young king a dwarves go, for his father was slain during the War of Strife
when the forces of the Black Tower invaded the Iron Mountain strongholds.
Madragor has sworn an oath of allegiance to the Emperor, and there are stories
of how Madragor adventured with the emperor many years ago. He also seems to be
especially fond of the Elf Queen, though the favor is not returned. Madragor’s
interests are in eliminating all threats to his people, though the Iron Dwarves
of his land are friendlier to the human empire.
If you serve the Dwarf King: you look
out for your sovereign allies, but the dwarves come first. From the Deep
Company, dwarves who stand against the terrors of the lower depths, to the army
of the Iron Fist, the greatest general in the mountains to serve the king you
are all about dwarven superiority and the destruction of those races and faiths
which stand against your people. If you are not a dwarf, you are a sympathizer
or one who has become enamored with the dedicated passion of dwarvenkind and
seek to aid them in any way you can.
More about the Icons
The world of
Lingusia is too large to have just a baker ’s dozen icons…and as such, while
some icons may cast a wide net of influence, many of them are localized to
their region of the world. The icons of the east are another set entirely, and
the icons of the north are an enigmatic lot who greatly dislike the icons of
the Middle Kingdoms. Only a few tend to be universal….the Archmage and the
Crusader are known across the world for their endless conflict, for example, as
is the Great Gold Wyrm who seeks the unification of dragonkind against the
machinations of the Wyrmlords, who manipulate the elder brood queen to produce
more chromatic spawn.
Some icons
of cosmic note are not present in this era. There is no orc king, for example,
and the orcs are but beastly tribes serving whatever lord of chaos happens
their way in this era; but the Betrayer King fits the role nicely, and happens
to be a half-orc, too. The Prince of Shadows is the avatar Wormie Vellsoth, who
has taken on the mantle unwittingly from the former icon Tanis of an older era.
Wormie has much to contend with in the form of The Assassin, the Fire Knife
Celiobantes Astiriate, who has risen to great power as the lord of the most
formidable guild of assassins in the Middle Kingdoms, one which will one day
come to be feared even by the gods themselves.
Next: the Ambiguous Icons.
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