To outsiders, Jonatela is a grim land, its castles forbidding, the life of its people harsh and lacking in luxury. But this is an illusion; the Jonatings are as passionate a people now as they always were, fond of song and dance, living every moment to its fullest potential. In this lies the strength of its warriors, the practicality of its wizards, and even the determination of its peasants.
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Once, Seshnela was the heart of an Empire that stretched across the world. It received tribute from two continents, from across the West, and from the distant Orient. Its Emperors were perhaps the richest men in world history. Its wizards probed into every corner of the magical world, always seeking to learn more. But, in the end, they probed too far, the universe rebelled, and the Empire fell.
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Barbarians of Hârn
The deep forests of Hârn are home to eighteen tribal nations. Although civilized Hârnians look down on them as backward, most tribesmen have more freedom and leisure time than manorial peasants. However, much of that spare time must be spent sharpening spears and fletching arrows because the tribal wilderness is a more dangerous place than the manor.
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The Kubora are the tribal people who inhabit the Peran wilderness of northwestern Hârn. The civilized folk of western Hârn these ancient, complex people as an unpredictable primal force, as likely to torture a traveler as to welcome them.
This article includes the six Kubora pages found in HârnMaster Barbarians, plus an additional eight expansion pages that describe each of the 26 tribes of the... [click here for more]
The city of Valond stands near the fringes of civilisation, the last truly urban outpost of human civilisation along the mighty Holy Mother River. It is a small city, nowhere near as grand as many others, yet a welcome refuge from the harsher lands beyond.
By day, the city bustles with hawkers selling their wares, the markets often overflowing into the surrounding streets. The city is prosperous... [click here for more]