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Centuries ago the Exarchs and Priests of the Kingdom of Splendour were driven from their Provinces by the foreign devils of the False Dragon Ring. They came to the desolate hills of Ignorance, drove off the fearsome troll overlords and began to rule the native population of humans. Without their Emperor to ensure harmony the Exarchs, now calling themselves Dragon Kings or the Empire of New Wisdom, soon became jealous rivals, mimicking, in some ways, their Ignorant subjects.
"When awful darkness and silence reign
Over the great Gromboolian plain,
Through the long, long wintry nights;
When Storm-clouds brood on the towering heights
of the Hills on the Chankly Bore:
Then, through the vast and gloomy dark..."
 | Keywords |
| Occupations | Cavalry soldier (skirmish), entertainer, farmer, foot soldier (crossbowman, regular, shock), healer, hunter, merchant, petty noble, scholar, thief. |
| Native Abilities | Kralori Customs, Obsequious, Command Ignorant, Geography of Ignorance, Know Local Area. |
| Typical Personality | Resilient, Hate Shang Hssa |
| Typical Flaws | Illusion, Ignorant, Sensational, Materialist. |
| Typical Relationships | To parents, to village, to headman. |
| Magic | Common magic, Imperial Adorations (veneration), Kralori Pantheon (theism), Hsunchen Traditions (animism) |
| Common Names | Heseroon Marn, Kui Hui, Lu Way, Can Shu, Li Phanquan, Yao Fune, Ling Chung, Pai Raouw, Wo Lung Dung, Tung, Kulang, Julang Hombondol, Ban Yow, Huang Is |
 | Common Magic |
| A seven hundred verse poem. Aptanace was the father of the fourteen hundred children who took on the roles of all of the civilised occupations and social classes. His instructions teach, amongst other things, how to be a good citizen. | ||
| Feats | Work Hard, Instruct Descendants, Recite Poetry, Know One's Place, Fire, Stay Calm. | |
| Charms | Please Ancestors, Good Health, Detect Illusion, Do One's Job | |
| Spells | Ward Against Magic, Resist Materialism, Remember Parents Advice, Good Etiquette. | |
| Okerio was the Wife given to Ebe by Mercy of Dragon. Aptanace the Sage and his descendants, the True Humans, came from their association. Ebe was the First Human. He related with many Lives for his Loneliness until he was given his Wife. And he made many other races - such as the Dozaki (Trolls) and Babadi (Dwarfs). | ||
| Feats | Enjoy Life, Get Angry, Vigour, Sing Raucous Song. | |
| Charms | Endure Hunger, Inspire Pity. | |
| Spells | Bless Beer, Make Rice Wine, Tame Wild Man, Vigorous Mating. | |
| The people of Kralorela are allegedly descendants of Aptanace the Sage, son of Wild Man and Allgiver. However, many are also descendants of the many other children of Wild Man - thes beast peoples are now generally absorbed in the general mass of Kralori but their spirits give charms that are still useful to their descendants. The local Hsunchen include the Deer, Tiger, Yak, Day Bat, Night Bat, Eagle, Cloud Leopard, Wild Pig, Jungle Hen, Combed Sheep, Four tusk elephant, Spurred Deer, Barred Seal people, their distribution varying from Province to Province. | ||
| Charms | specific animal related charms. | |
 | Specialized Religions |
| The worship of the Emperor is the state sponsored religion of Kralori citizens, run by assistants to the mandarins, generally the village headman, or urban block warden. These assistants act as spies on other villages, and denounce troublemakers. | |
| Abilities | Sagely Wisdom, Worship Exarchs. Assistants (Liturgists) only: Venerate Exarchs |
| Virtue | Humble |
| Scripture | Imperial Adorations Common Blessings
Be Content with Life, Bless Exarch, Good Citizen.
Special Blessings
Name Child, Protect from Illness, Resist Devils, Resist Sensation,
Resist Ignorance, Resist Materialism, Resist Illusion, Bless Marriage,
Bless Corpse.
Curses:
Curse Enemy, Curse Devils. |
| Enlightened Ones: Followers of Metsyla's Path of Enlightenment through the Seventeen Lessons to Perfection. Common among the patrician class. | |
| Occupations | Petty noble |
| Virtues | |
| Scripture | (unknown) Common Blessing
Reconsecrate talismans |
| Formulary | Seventeen Lessons of Perfection Sample spells
Avoid ignorance, Resist Sensation, Ignore Materialism, Dispel Illusion,
Enlighten Self, Patience, Remain unsullied by world, Levitation meditation,
Make scapegoat |
| Balancers (Eunuchs): Thalurzni created this tradition to bring Balance to Kralorela. Its practitioners were Kralorela's first officials and bureaucrats but have since been superseded by the Mandarins. They now only survive as a few fighting orders, guardians and servitors of the Imperial Palace and as practicing alchemists. The core of the Balancer tradition is the transformation of ordinary substances into the draconic equivalent through balancing the elements. Many Balancers achieve balance by sublimating their sexual organs this transforms them into asexual androgynes, hence their common name as Eunuchs. The Balancers have a bad reputation of being corrupt and greedy this is because their greater transformations are so expensive yet so rewarding. | |
| Occupations | Scholar, Petty noble |
| Virtues | Passionate, Strong-willed. |
| Grimoires | Alchemical Records of Thalurzni Sample spells
Gold to lead, Silver to Gold, Expel Shadow Cancer, Expel Secret Water,
Expel Earth Eater, Expel Star Permutator, Balance Elements, Enchant
Silver, Enchant, Gold, Enchant Bronze, Enchant Tin, Enchant Copper,
Enchant Iron, Enchant Lead, Sublimate Desires
Annals of the Imperial Palace Sample spells
Influence government, Serve Emperor |
| Mandarins (Hsin Tu): Created by Mikaday after he observed the Balancers impoverishing others. Their practice emphasizes the understanding of draconic writing to transform the self and others. They are the most common Sage. | |
| Occupations | Scholar, Petty noble |
| Virtues | Respected, Wise |
| Scripture | Eminence in Learning Common Blessings:
Consecrate talismans |
| Formulary | (unknown) Sample spells:
Assess tax, Assess Duty on Goods, Apply Law, Keep Peace, Investigate
crime, Organise public works) |
| War-Dragons: The armed forces of Kralorela. Created by Vayobi. Lowest enlightened rank is the Talon while the highest is a General. This tradition emphasizes becoming participation within a Dragon of War. Looked down upon by the Mandarins as hopelessly fallen. | |
| Occupations | Soldier, Sailor, Healer |
| Virtues | Pragmatic, Single-minded |
| Scripture | Meditations with the Blue Dragon Common Blessings:
Consecrate talismans |
| Formularies | The Art of War A textbook for generals.
Engineering A textbook for military engineers
Rocketeering A textbook for rocketeers and kite fliers.
Military police A textbook for military discipline
Surgeons A textbook for military surgery.
Cult of Orca Misapplied veneration of the Hsunchen majestic spirit of Orca the
Killer Whale
By Any Means Necessary How to worship demons and other horrors to defeat the enemies of
Splendour - an assortment of veneration techniques for getting useful
magic from demons. |
| Wanderers: Sages created by Vashanti. Since the Cosmic Dragon dismembered itself, they visit the various draconic nexi to gain enlightenment. Such visits also strengthen the world and the Emperor Vashanti created these sages to reknit the world during the Great Darkness. The Sages have a mystical map, "the web of righteous enlightenment", that shows the routes between the nexi whether on this world or the otherworlds. Most of them simply travel within Kralorela while a few travel beyond. A school within the "wanderers" knows how to make Dragon Roads. Another school teaches how to send the psyche from one nexi to another they are used by the Kralori for long-distance communication and also for information retrieval. | |
| Occupations | Scholar, Petty Noble |
| Virtues | Poverty, Chastity, Wanderlust |
| Scripture | (unknown) Common Blessings:
Consecrate talismans |
| Formularies | The Web of Righteous Enlightenment Sample Spells:
Send Psyche Between Nexi, Identify Nexus, Construct Nexus |
| Faithful Dragon School: Described in the Glorantha: Intro. Remnants of Yanoor's martial teachings cobbled together along with some other debris? | |
| Occupations | Warrior |
| Virtues | Loyalty, Brave. |
| Scripture | Always faithful Common Blessings:
??? |
| Formulary | (unknown) Sample Spells:
Know True Emperor |
Demon Quellers: Shoki was a gifted but ugly
scholar who was renowned in his youth for his demon-fighting exploits in the
service of Emperor Thalurzni. Denied the recognition that he deserved, Shoki
later sought to prove his worth to Thalurzni's successor, Mikaday the
Merciful, and devoted himself to study. Once more he excelled in his work, and
once more he was overlooked. Some stories claim the Emperor was repelled by
his ugliness; others tell of jealous rivals who conspired against him; all
agree that he came to a sorry end. Consumed by shame at his failure, Shoki
took his own life on the steps of the Imperial Palace.
When his sad tale was related to Mikaday, the Emperor was moved to tears, and gave orders that his tragic subject be buried with the highest honours. Filled with gratitude, Shoki's spirit repented of his pride and vowed to serve all future rulers by passing on his skills and knowledge to those who sought them. Tormented by lack of recognition in life, Shoki finally saw the benefits of remaining in the shadows, and resolved to keep this, his last and greatest work, a secret. Thus was born the Order of Shoki, the Demon Queller. Largely unremarked,
its scholarly adherents record the form and habits of the many and varied
demons and other malevolent entities that have plagued Kralorela in its long
history, and quitely put this accumulated knowledge to use in combatting these
enemies. In the demon-infested Kingdom of Ignorance, their skills and wisdom
find frequent application... | |
| Occupations | Scholar, Warrior |
| Virtues | Modest, Devoted, Brave |
| Formularies | The Vile Bestiary Sample Spells:
Identify Weakness, Banish Demon
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Halisayan, the Good Wife | |
| Occupations | Farmer |
| Affinities | Bless Family, Bless Mothers, Bless House. |
Bodkartu, the Terrible Woman | |
| Occupations | ??? |
| Affinities | Curse, Secret, Revenge. |
Miyo, Rice Mother | |
| Occupations | Farmer |
| Affinities | "Rice", "Rice and", "More Rice" |
Emerald Fish Lord | |
| Occupations | Fisher |
| Affinities | Green, Fish, Mastery |
Atyar | |
| Occupations | Scholar, Thief |
| Affinities | Knowledge, Theft. |