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FORWARD BY HIGH ABBOT MALACHI ADAMS Dear reader, The following are the collected works of the late Brother Maynarch on religion in the Kingdom of Lavan. Poor Brother Maynarch unfortunately was the victim of a terrible spell rebound, where we believe he was imploded, exploded, re-ploaded, turned...

Howdy, could I please have my claim renamed to Lavan.

3 January 2024 Wednesday at 1730 Armenalis, Alnaria The Royal Palace-Grand Parlor In the grand parlor, King Fenris, Queen Galendra, Prince Nurnedir, and Princess Vivika watched the buzz of the new Association of Nations. "Huh, they actually managed it this time." the Prince said with a...

"Stonesinging is the name given to the indigenous magic of Kharadrell. The Dwarves were loath to approach the topic with me, but I was able to glean that the "Stonesingers" tap into the "Song of the Mountain." Whether that is meant to be taken literally or metaphorically is anyone's guess...

The Free Marches of Athelion in Depth Of Mariners, Mountain Men, and Magic: The Men of Athelion crossed Kharadrell overland in the early days of the Dwarf Kingdom, before the Deeproads were open to travelers. The early Dwarves were impressed with their tenacity and surreptitiously left them...

The Kingdom of Kharadrell in Depth The Deeproads and the Culture of Thraken's Folk: The Deeproads is the name given to the thousands of miles of tunnels carved into Kharadrell. The quality of the roads can vary wildly depending on depth and use. The two main paths, know as the "crossroads" are...

Kharadrell Under-Stone & Athelion By-The-Sea "Those on Journeys are held in high regard..." The Kingdom of Kharadrell is the vast Mountain-Home of Thraken's Folk, a hardy and exceptionally tall race of Dwarves. Their Kingdom is one of the world's many crossroads, and to that end they...

Lata Tarwa Hotel & Casino, High Desert of Arlanath, Alnaria March, 2023 The Right Man for the Job "Are we ready sir?" "Yes. Take us off aux power and onto the main." "Yes sir. Main resort, village, and support infrastructure coming down." Darian Telerath watched the lights go dark one by...

Armenalis, Alnaria The Royal Palace Wedding Day The revels of the Essalanean's stood in stark contrast to the stunned expressions of the assembled wedding guests. The few reporters present scribbled furiously while the younger guests took to social media, even the fabled "young royals...

Armenalis, the Golden City The Royal Palace The Day of the Wedding The Royal Palace of Armenalis is a strange building. Allegedly built in the style of the original Nurlinorians, although there are none who can testify to it, and no records speak of the lost homeland in detail. The main hall is...

Armenalis, the Golden City The Royal Palace Sunrise and Sunset in Armenalis were special times for its residents. The City itself had no overwhelming presence of gold on its buildings, but during twilight it shone with a dull luster worthy of its name. The Royal Palace sits on the city's...

Nurendir Nurendir stood once again on the ship that bore him to Prydania, and that would know bare him back to Essalanea. On the shore stood King Tobias, his Knights of the Storm, and the same crowd of people who likely still had no idea who he was. That was acceptable to Nurendir however as he...

Interlude The days and weeks since the end of the rebellion had been, in the eyes of the Emperor, unpleasant. Purging the Imperial military of dissidents and rebuilding were tedious processes. More tedious still was repaying the hundreds of favors the House of Khor had called in to ensure the...

Official Communication From The Royal Household Ministry of Alnaria Good day, and we hope this finds you well. Enclosed is an official invitation and RSVP form for the wedding of Crown Prince Nurendir. In addition to details regarding official travel and event itinerary we have enclosed a...

Aremnalis, Alnaria "Well how does it sound?" Asked Fenris to his son. "Yeah that sounds fine dad." Nurendir replied. The King sighed and rubbed his forehead. "Its your wedding son, I'd like it to sound more than 'its fine'." Nurendir gave a chuckle. "Well do we want it to sound stiff and...

July 17th, 1890 Dearest Maria, The King himself has smiled on our works! His men from the household agency arrived eight or nine days ago with all manner of workers and contraption to aid us. They've brought proper tents, digging machines and electric lights! I must say I felt rather silly as...

Prompt: "Write about your head of government getting into an argument with somebody" Dining room of the Royal Palace, around Dinner time Armenalis, Alnaria He sat beside the old King as he often did at evening in Royal Palace. They had been dinner companions for sometime now, many long decades...

A Iaimarta is a staple, Iaima based Alnarian mixed drink. The recipe is as follows: -50 mL Iaima -20 mL Orange liqueur -15 mL Lime juice Shaken and poured over crushed Ice with a salt rim glass, some have been known to use sugar,, but this is largely seen as an abomination. The origin of the...

Armenalis the Golden The Golden City takes its name not from real gold, but from the brilliant shine upon its buildings at sunrise. Each morning light pours over the sea, and onto its innumerable spires and colorful streets. On this day however High King Arzan found himself staring out over the...

Arlan sat at his desk sipping coffee from his University of Ardurelos mug. The Alnarian primacy was bombastic place. Arguments and often well humored comments were shouted across the floor at every session, with rare exception of when the High King attended. Watching his peers argue and...

Taer Atlos, The Celestial Throne Kardin and Legate Zabi entered the throne room unceremoniously, clothes singed and dark with blood, but there was pride in them. "Your Majesty!" Kardin called. "Rian is dead, killed in outer court his Lordship Sulla!" He was followed quickly by Zabi. "My forces...

Taer Atlos, Throne Room The Emperor and Azuari had made their way to the throne with several of the palace staff. From the Celestial Throne Arnu had an unmatched means of battle tracking. Raw data, and video feeds poured in on the rooms many displays of both the ground fight and the naval...

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Taer Atlos "Hail the Emperor!" Yelled Kardin as Rhodes proclaimed the victor. Arnu's supporters in the chamber took up the cry as well, while his detractors silently weighed the price of their losing hand. Arnu himself did not know what to feel in the moment. It was a heavy mix of pride and...

Prelude to the Invasion: Alnaria Land of High Bliss In the years and decades before the invasion, Alnaria had know a period of peace and prosperity know now as the "Nimrelian" or the "Bliss under the Stars" when translated to Mercanti. The first use of the term is credited to High King Arzan as...

The Great Invasion WIP The Great Invasion of Alnaria was a devastating conflict of the early 18th Century. The Syrixian Empire under the leadership of Nandanatha was in a period of rapid expansion. With a wealth of colonies and recent victory in the Vestrugat, the Empire, and the Emperor seemed...

I'm typing this through a migraine so bear with me. But I am also in favor of this proposal and encourage the conclave to accept. I think this is a more than fair reduction the sentient, society having dragons of Darcania and Notboss back in the day. As for how they survived as dino descendants...

Iaima is a spirit distilled from the Agave plant. Production of the sprit is a careful and largely manual process. Iaimadors monitor the growth of the plant carefully for the right time to harvest. If harvested too early or too late the plant will not have the proper amount of carbohydrates...

Kharzak is a type of Alnarian Whiskey, aged in barrels and primarily distilled from corn and rye. Kharzak originates from the Kharzad region of Alnaria, and has since become the national staple and source of pride for Alnarians. The Whiskey is know for its full body flavors acquired during...

The Election "We're ready father." Said the Archduke's children in unison. "Excellent." The might of the Great House Khor was on the move. Thousands of warships and support craft were now arrayed under the deft command of Minras from the Khor Flagship Peacemaker. In the bellies of troop...