Thursday, July 20, 2017

Lizardfolk of Henjal

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Language Analog: Lizardfolk speak dialects of the monster language Draconic, which has no real-world analog.
Inspiration: Traditional lizardfolk from the various editions of D&D.
Lizardfolk, in BD&D, are just a monster.  I had not considered their overall place in the world when I made them the inhabitants of the Temple of Akhnaphar.  Their presentation in that adventure is "explained" here.  
They are presented as a playable race in 5th edition in Volo's Guide to Monsters. As lizardfolk are rare, lizardfolk player characters are very rare.
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Tainted Counterpart:  Troglodytes

Temperamental Association:  TBD

Names (Any Gender):  See naming conventions in Volo's Guide to Monsters.

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Factions of Monvesia: Purifiers & the Fifth Sphere

While not mechanically part of the game until 5th edition, even my original BD&D incarnation of Monvesia included something akin to Factions.  Six religious orders, one for each temperament, had influence over the local area of the Honderreich:
  • Order of Saint Jostin [Altruist, ally], which has become one of the independent Orders of the Northern Triad
  • Divine Order of the Rose and Shield [Materialist, antagonist], an independent order which has moved to Gierland
  • Chroniclers of the River [Dynamist, neutral], a relatively minor player that has remained in obscurity--though has come to represent Anceint orders
  • Universal Order of Spiritual Thought [Idealist, neutral], part of the Universal Orders in Communion with Dray
  • Society of Saint Ignatius [Vitalist, ally], which has become one of the independent Orders of the Northern Triad
  • Disciples of the Fifth Sphere [Nihilist, antagonist], once identified as an indepenant order, it had never really been a priestly or crusader organization; this faction now appears below

With the two new additions below, the modern factions of Monvesia still follow a temperamental distinction.  Unlike the original factions of the Honderreicher Minor Baronies, these new factions are not outwardly religious in nature.  Each as a unique perspective on history, and has unique goals toward shaping the future.