ÄRAM - Wake of Fallen Empire

[Wensleydale]

Dych chi'n siarad Cymraeg?!?!

I'm interested in the Doma, but I can't find much detail on them, beyond the fact that they're a kind of organised religion, who also fulfil a semi-secular role. Right? They're at varying levels of power and religious responsibility in different areas.

[mikeg]

This looks, from my brief skimming, to be a very detailed and well-thought-out world, with a great deal of depth and richness. I'm guessing you've been working on it for some time before you posted it here?

I may come back and give it a more in-depth read at some later point, but either way, keep up the good work!

Thanks! Yeah, basically the campaign world has slowly taken shape for years, since the darkest depths of the 1980s. But I've only recently tried to put it all together in some sort of coherent package.

That being said, I'm checking out the Reth Jaleract thread and I have to admit it's completely awesome - totally my speed. Feels like there's an entire organic world happening below the surface. I'll have to post on it soon.

I'm pretty sure Aram was present on the old Homebrews forums. As soon as I saw this posted I took a look - it's a familiar name and I intend to give it a good look over.

I posted some of Ã,,ram on the Wizards site and the EN World site in the past, but I feel like the CBG seems like a pretty supportive environment to develop it further. I'll try to get more posted by the time the current readers are caught up.

Dych chi'n siarad Cymraeg?!?!

I'm interested in the Doma, but I can't find much detail on them, beyond the fact that they're a kind of organised religion, who also fulfil a semi-secular role. Right? They're at varying levels of power and religious responsibility in different areas.

I guess you're asking me about my understanding of Teulan - I mean Welsh. But unfortunately without a dictionary my understanding is pretentious at best!

I've got notes on the Doma which I'm compiling as a chapter under the Religion section. I think it's four chapters away if I post in order. The Doma is an 800 year old religious order which rivals the power of the strongest monarchies on Ã,,ram. They grew out of the sun cults of Hual which flourished under the Empire of the Teulu Mawr, and they (among others) consider the historical figure Ben Duín as their founder. They begrudginly coexist with other religions, but will try to subvert them when given the chance. Their secular role is currently increasing as they operate lines of credit for the major trading houses of the Continent. Most of their roles are monasterial and administrative, so PCs would probably gravitate toward other religions, but they do have martial orders of fundamentalists which could lend themselves to playability. The Doma has an inherent distrust of wizards and other magic-users, so this is ripe territory for intra-party conflict.

[mikeg]

RELIGION



Classical Pantheon (The New Gods)

New Gods. Preservers.

Hual
the sun, light, fire, healing, song, truth
illegitimate son of Jovurno
cult was once predominant in Arta and Paestum, then eventually throughout much of the Teulan Empire
few clerics left, some in Alfaad and isolated pockets, practice divination and healing
the sun cults of Hual serve as the philosophical and organizational basis of the Order of the Doma, and Ben Duín is Hual's successor
Fire, Good, Healing, Sun
haul (sun)

Blarún
the blue moon, indirect strategies, theory, deliberation, malleable/agreeable slow/deliberate passive/welcoming, half of complex notion of duality which supersedes good/evil dichotomy
sister of Anweird, keeper of the corpse of Feneth
Healing, Protection
clerics

Monya
the white moon, direct action, praxis, spontaneity, permanent/obstinate fast/careless active/aggressive, half of complex notion of duality which supersedes good/evil dichotomy
sister of Anweird, keeper of the corpse of Fero
clerics
superstitious sailors of both sexes will still forbid passage of two sisters the only offspring of the same parents, bad luck, strange tidal currents
Luck, Protection

Eaphalla
beauty and physical love, transformation, redemption
born of the sea, consort of several gods (including Gual Nas), instigated the conception of Hual, associated with great leviathans of the deep, whale as hermaphroditic symbol, myths of redemption/rebirth
matriarchy, clerics tend to be female
accepts a share of the fallen in battle
the Doma regard her as goddess of beauty but is in fact goddess of physical love, withholding of full depictions of Eaphalla are a more recent phenomenon of increasingly patriarchal clergy, Cwfenn of Eaphalla is keenly aware of this phenomenon and seeks to subvert the role of the Doma - regaining feminine authority over sexual congress, Doma sees the Cwfenn as vulgar, backwards and barbaric, much animosity between Doma and Cwfenn of Eaphalla
Good, Protection, Healing, Enchantment

[LordVreeg]

RISE FROM THE DED< THRED<

[mikeg]

I just got out of a temporal stasis . . . with no DSL or 3G.

;  )

[mikeg]

RELIGION



Classical Pantheon (The Dark Gods)

Dark Gods. Destroyers.

Caladú
dark, fallen brother/son/twin of sky deity. Era's secret lover. (Jovurno's uncle?) Etrych covers/protects Era but smothered Caladú supports her and may devour her. If Etrych is Era's Atticus Finch, then Caladú is her Ike Turner.
Animal, Evil, Chaos, Death

Gual Nas
galanastra (slaughter), rhyfel (war), galanas (murder), llofruddio (to murder)
God of Slaughter, and sister Anweird
some cultures still reserve a portion of the battle dead for twin pyres devoted to Gual Nas and Eaphalla
Chaos, War, Destruction, Strength

Anweird
anwiredd (falsehood)
Fell Maiden, keeper of the dead, enemy of those who follow Ben Duín for eternal life, the Doma negatively characterize her feminine role and associate her with evil
sister of lunar deities Monya/Blarún according to some, and she is therefore entrusted with the earth as her dominion, some adherents see her as the rightful heir to powers of a deteriorating Era, one aspect of the Triple Goddess cult of Blarún (blue moon), Monya (white moon) and Anweird (underworld/earth)
clerics use necromantic powers associated with her stewardship of the Underworld
Death, Trickery

[Magnus Pym]

Interesting. I like the details.

[Hibou]

I like the feel this setting carries, particularly with the deities. In most settings I find it hard to have any interest in the divine at all, but yours tend to have a very prominent and realistic feel despite not having long descriptions.

I like that scientific discovery is blended here in a way that it doesn't really conflict with religion. Refreshing.