Tag: Role Playing Games

Of the empire’s great houses none is more widely known, nor more respected, than that of the Rigel family. With a history spanning more than a millenium its patriarchs and matriarchs have been involved in the empire’s politics for as long as anyone can remember. No single person can lead a great house on their…

Not all magic items that exist in the word are glamorous or all powerful. Sometimes, a magic item can take on the visage of something ordinary that fits a very particular niche in society. One such example of this sort of magic item is the Coin of the Beggar. This small coin is not really…

There is an apocryphal tale of an emperor who wore no clothes. All of the kingdom was too scared to point this out until a young child exclaimed it aloud. The emperor, embarrassed, ran off with his retainers in tow. The untold part of the story involved mass executions and a man hunt for a…

Javier Kertuz was a famed gambler who made a small fortune off of adventurers in the frozen north. Tales abound of his uncanny ability to claim victory from the jaws of defeat in games of chance. While some rumors accusing him of being a cheater have circulated, noone who witnessed these events considered him a…

Tales abound of many notable adventures who traveled across the frozen north. Mark of the Five Blades, Trevor of the Shadow Stalkers, or even Matilda of the Seven Waltzes. None are as commonly overlooked as Mako of the Four Dubloons. Mako was about as average as average comes when talking about adventurers. He was not…

Of the more unusual magical items to come out of the north, one of the strangest has to be Helen’s Bag of Aromas. While many people don’t understand the value of this item, Helen Spearblade was a well known owner of the bag that was able to exploit its magical properties to the fullest.  As…

While none agree where the scabbard of sharpening originated from, the most commonly heard tale involves a traveling merchant named Otto Von Smythe. Otto was a gnomish merchant (according to most versions of the story) who sold a variety of bladed weapons, some of more dubious quality than others. As a way to upsell customers…

Tiber Alphonse Moon was a prosperous merchant from a middling mercantile family. While his family produced an abundance of adequate merchants it was Tiber who brought greatness to his family name. It was not his skill at trading nor his ability to get ahead of trends that turned him into a success. It was a…

Fefnir Garzog was a famous dwarven accountant. He was also known for being a control freak of epic proportions. He oversaw the books of the Garzog clan with its myriad assortment of mines, refineries, and forges. As Fefnir grew older, and the clan grew larger, he found himself unable to personally oversee all of the…

Bjorn Svenson had a very lackluster career as an adventurer. He moved from adventuring group to adventuring group much like a tick passing through a herd of deer. It was after five years of this haphazard life that he remembered something one of his mentors had said to him, “those who can’t do, teach.” On…