Join Adam as he builds out the DireLands fantasy campaign setting personalities. This is the continuation of a series of livestreams which will see the development of the DireLands fantasy campaign setting. You can learn more about DireLands here: https://reverendcampbell.com/direlands/
About DireLands Fantasy Campaign Setting
DireLands is a system agnostic, dark fantasy tabletop roleplaying campaign setting. It was created by Adam P. Campbell in 2024. DireLands is set in a land that is in the final century of an ice age that saw the rise of the Witch-Queen who subjugated the three realms’ populations and cast out the demi-human races. The Triumvirate rose in the last century and liberated two of the three nations, but after their victory, they have become corrupt themselves.
Show Notes
Intro
Welcome to this continuation of my DireLands system agnostic, dark fantasy campaign setting episode! My name is Adam and in this episode I will be outlining the DireLands Fantasy Campaign Setting organizations. I will also be discussing the concepts of the DireLands setting.
Details
The Witch-Queen, Mearanach (men-a-nach)
After 200 years of laying a foundation with the cosmic witches of Ciar-mhonadh (kierd-vonnig), the ancient knowledge of the Dubh-chreideamh (Du kar-etch-ev) allowed the northern pole’s glaciers to rapidly spread across the northern third of the planet, laying a foundational region for the Witch-Queen to enter the planet. Once there, she claimed the role of Empress, outlawed the strongest male lines of spell casters and turned the people of Locaston against the rest of Faulest. By sewing dissent within each nation and its people, she was able to subjugate the demi-races and rule unchecked for over 700 years. She was believed to have been killed in 10 F.A.
Lord Kiel Grahven
The human Master of Shields of the Triumvirate of Bressus from 5 A.M.–9 F.A. He organized the resistance to the Witch-Queen from the free peoples of Bressus, Caelia, and Locaston in secret. He was killed when Gaullix assassin’s sent by the Witch-Queen infiltrated the capital city of Trinisius.
Master of Arms
Master of Books
Ceann-sìthe (cown-she-heh)
Human Chieftain of the Hyerth Tribe and head of the Biel Gos. He was able to convince the other tribes of Caelia to join with the Triumvirate of Bressus and Free People of Locaston to stand up against the Witch Queen. He is currently an elder and chieftain in name only. The Biel Gos is in tatters now that the threat of Witch-Queen has been ended.
Toktek
Wihememe
Udolose
Jeq-Qeeru
The elven chieftain of the Xexesu tribe. They dwell in elevated wooden structures over the swamp near the ruins of duul-goth. She has maintained unity in the tribe by splitting away from the Biel Gos after the fall of the Witch-Queen. She currently leads the solstice and equinox sacrifice hunts and her tribe war chief Rok delivers it to the Naga with their spiritual elder Xelas.
Querel
Moonrhu
Fire-Fist
Human chieftain of the Kahutehe tribe. They are a first-nation nomadic scavenger tribe of cannibals. They deal in slave trafficking and regularly war with their tribal neighbors. They regularly trade with the peoples of Locaston and Bressus. Fire-Fist is believed to have consumed five war chiefs in his life and is seen as a spiritual host of their war god Evaz.
Làmh Sa Chlaidheamh
The orc leader of the Gaullix (gaw-lex), the hand of Mennenach the Witch Queen. He led the forces of Locaston against the Triumvirate and sent the assassin Uughlon who killed Lord Kiel Grahven. He rules in the absence of the Witch-Queen from her seat of power in Vuurghnim.
Hace Aecention
Doideag
Elven female sorceress of the Krollus Kar. Her coven resides in the Wildlands north of Moonrhu in Caelia. Her coven practices ancient ritual magic, rumored to connect with the cosmos. It is rumored that she aided in the coming of the Witch-Queen, but the Krollus Kar fractured from within after a magical plague infected the Wildlands, and it is unknown whether Doideag survived.
Order of the Fist
Xalsion (zal-shun)
Graullen’s Fist
Order of the Eyes
Wasting Walkers
Zuhuul
Dwarven High Mage of the Aeriof Waters. He was forced underground after the arrival of the Witch-Queen. Ironically as the Aeriof Waters aided in her arrival, she didn’t want anyone to know or have any rivals; so she had all of their tongues removed, forcing the culture to adopt ESP. Zuhuul and his order still live in the Wildlands west of Krex in Locaston.
Outro
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