Elmhearth

Elmhearth was once an old Uthgard keep, but now the Wanderers use it as a base outside of the city.

It is run by Helfen, a veteran Wanderer.

After the city fell to martial law to the Red Guard, many fled the city. The Wanderers became wanted criminals, so they and many others headed to Elmhearth. There a small sanctuary was established, a camp for those displaced by the tyranny of the Red Guard.

Elmhearth Encampment

The camp is in desperate needs of heroes who will help find food, secure the area, and help the camp grow.

It is up to you to explore the surrounding area and bring supplies to Elmhearth. The Swordspyne Mountains to the west are largely unexplored, though rumors of eldar ruins, abandoned human settlements, and monsters are told by all.

The unexplored Swordspyne Mountains

People of Elmhearth

Wanderers

Helfen

Supplies and tradesmen

Ferric Watoss (Trader)
Gylas (Alchemist)

Citizens

Gerey Soray
Tane
Tholas
Aegert
Wine Verras (Faun)
Here Verras (Faun)
Nichye Verras (Faun)
Eved
Wychtleue
Frictieue
Maly Teray
Joyce
Eanswild
Frewe
Audreyn Woodye
SunngaWoodye

Elyn Kryska

Elyn Kryska is a wealthy landowner in Kowal. She owns several iron mills in the city as well as an iron mine near her home in the plains north of Kowal. She also owns an orrilot breeding and training farm at that same manor. She is a fourth cousin to Duke Mediev Zadeku, and sits as a councilmember in the House of Kowal.

She is a devote Unelesian, and has a church to the One on her manor grounds.

Equipment

Purchase Equipment

The coins of Atheles are gold pieces (gp), silver pieces (sp), and copper pieces (cp). The exchanges rates are 10sp=1gp, and 10cp=1sp.

Each player gets 3d4 x 10 + 20 gp at character creation.

Goods	Cost	Weight	Goods	Cost	Weight
Backpack (empty)	2 gp	2 lb.	Lock (amazing)	150 gp	1 lb.
Bedroll	1 sp	5 lb.	Manacles	15 gp	2 lb.
Blanket, winter	5 sp	3 lb.	Mirror, small steel	10 gp	½ lb.
			Oil (1 pint)	5 sp	1 lb.
Caltrops	5 sp	1 lb.	Pouch, belt (empty)	1 gp	½ lb.
Candle	1 cp	—	Rations, trail (per day)	5 sp	1 lb.
Case, map or scroll	1 gp	½ lb.	Rope, hemp (50’)	1 gp	10 lb.
Chain (10’)	30 gp	2 lb.	Rope, silk (50’)	10 gp	5 lb.
Chalk	1 cp		Sack (empty)	1 sp	½ lb.1
Flint and steel	1 gp	—	Signet ring	5 gp	—
Grappling hook	1 gp	4 lb.	Shovel	2 gp	8 lb.
Hammer	5 sp	2 lb.	Soap (per lb.)	5 sp	1 lb.
Lamp	5 sp	1 lb.	Sledge	1 gp	10 lbs.
Lantern, bullseye	12 gp	3 lb.	Spyglass	1,000 gp	1 lb.
Lantern, hooded	7 gp	2 lb.	Tent	10 gp	20 lb.
Lock (very simple)	20 gp	1 lb.	Torch	1 cp	1 lb.
Lock (average)	40 gp	1 lb.	Waterskin	1 gp	4 lb.
Lock (good)	80 gp	1 lb.	Whetstone	2 cp	1 lb.

Tools and Kits
Alchemist’s lab	240 gp	40 lb.
Climber’s kit	80 gp	5 lb.
Healer’s kit	50 gp	1 lb.
Magnifying glass	100 gp	–
Musical instrument	5 gp
Musical instrument (masterwork)	100 gp
Thieves’ tools	30 gp	1 lb.
Thieves’ tools (masterwork)	100 gp	2 lb.

Goods or Services	Cost	Weight	Goods or Services	Cost	Weight
Ale			Meals (per day)
Gallon	2 sp	8 lb.	Good	5 sp	—
Mug	4 cp	1 lb.	Common	3 sp	—
Bread, per loaf	2 cp	½ lb.	Poor	1 sp	—
Cheese, hunk of	1 sp	½ lb.	Meat, chunk of	3 sp	½ lb.
Inn stay (per day)			Wine
Good	2 gp	—	Common (pitcher)	2 sp	6 lb.
Common	4 sp	—	Fine (bottle)	10 gp	1½ lb.
Poor	1 sp	—

Weapons

All weapons do double damage, also called a critical hit, when a natural 20 is rolled: roll your damage dice twice, with all applicable bonuses, and add the rolls together for the total damage inflicted. Type of weapons is P for piercing, S for Slashing, B for Budgeoning, and 2H for Two-Handed.

Weapon	Damage	Weight	Cost	Type	Range
Unarmed	1d3	–		Non-lethal
Light Weapons
Dagger	1d4	1 lb.	2 gp	P	20’
Stiletto	1d4	1 lb.	4 gp	P	–
Whip	1d4	2 lb.	2 gp	S
Medium Weapons
Handaxe	1d6	3 lb.	6 gp	S
Mace	1d6	5 lb.	9 gp	B
Quarterstaff	1d6	4 lb.	–	B / 2H
Rapier	1d6	2 lb.	20 gp	P
Scimitar	1d6	4 lb.	15 gp	S
Short Spear	1d6	3 lb.	1 gp	P	40’
Short Sword	1d6	2 lb.	10 gp	P
Large Weapons
Battleaxe	1d8	6 lb.	10 gp	S
Longsword	1d8	4 lb.	15 gp	S
Falchion	1d8	8 lb.	20 gp	S / 2H
Morningstar	1d8	6 lb.	8 gp	B / P
Spear	1d8	9 lb.	5 gp	P / 2H
Trident	1d8	4 lb.	15 gp	P
Warhammer	1d8	5 lb.	12 gp	B
Extra Large Weapons
Greataxe	2d6	12 lb.	20 gp	S / 2H
Great Sword	2d6	8 lb.	5 gp	S / 2H
Halberd	2d6	12 lb.	10 gp	P / S
Ranged Weapons
Bolas	1d3	2 lb.	5 gp	B	60’
Sling	1d4	0 lb.	–	B	50’
Crossbow	1d8	8 lb.	45 gp	P / 2H	100’
Shortbow	1d6	2 lb.	30 gp	P	65’
Longbow	1d8	3 lb.	75 gp	P	110’
Composite bow	Add STR bonus		Add 100 gp		+20’ range
Ammo
Arrow (20)			1 gp	P
Bolt (10)			1 gp	P
Bullet, sling (10)			1 sp	B
Exotic Weapons
Bastard Sword	1d10	6 lb.	35 gp	S
Dwarven Waraxe	1d10	12 lb.	50 gp	S / 2H
Iron Chain Whip	1d6	3 lb.	15 gp	S

Armor

Armor	Cost	AC bonus	Max Dex Bonus	Weight
Light Armor
Padded	5 gp	1	8	10 lb.
Leather	10 gp	2	6	15 lb.
Studded Leather	25 gp	3	5	20 lb.
Chain shirt	100 gp	4	4	25 lb.
Medium Armor
Hide	15 gp	3	4	25 lb.
Scale mail	50 gp	4	3	30 lb.
Chainmail	150 gp	5	2	40 lb.
Breastplate	200 gp	5	3	30 lb.
Heavy Armor
Splint mail	200 gp	6	0	45 lb.
Banded mail	250 gp	6	1	35 lb.
Half-plate	600 gp	7	0	50 lb.
Full plate	1,500 gp	8	1	50 lb.
Shields
Buckler	1 gp	1	—	2 lb.
Shield, light wooden	3 gp	1	—	5 lb.
Shield, light steel	9 gp	1	—	6 lb.
Shield, heavy wooden	7 gp	2	—	10 lb.
Shield, heavy steel	20 gp	2	—	15 lb.
Shield, tower	45 gp	4	2	45 lb.

Selling Items

Items commonly sell for 1/2 their listed price.

Masterwork Items

Masterwork items are created with superior materials and craftsmanship. A masterwork item grants a +1 to any roll using the item. This does not apply to damage. The cost for a masterwork item is quadruple the listed cost.

Eredar

Eredar – The Tower of the Mages

Eredar, also called the Tower, is nestled in a mountain range in the middle of the Eastlands. Outside of the mountains is Olsztyn, the closest neighboring town. The pass between the two is guarded by the Tower of the Guardian. All are encircled by the Stonewall, a tall stone barrier created by the Mages thousands of years ago.

Olsztyn is divided, old town and new town. Old Town is mostly abandoned. The Melted Keep sits atop its odd steep hill, melted from the magics used in the Great War. New Town is thriving, especially with the commerce between Eredar and themselves.

History of the Eredar in the east, home of the Academy and Tower of the Guardian:

4735 CE Some Mages split from from the keep and form the tower of Eredar in the east.
5062 CE Uthgard defeats the Mages of the Tower. Eredar is sacked and left empty.
5627 CE Those seeking knowledge returned and started to rebuild

The sects within the Tower

Symbol	Mage Name	Sect
	Arcanist	Arcana (general)
	Archivist	History
	Protector	Battle
	Diviner	Divinity
	Silencer	Silencers
	Artificer	Artifice
	Scrivner	Runework

Arcana

Arcana is the general study of all magic. They dabble in all fields, but specialize in none.

Archives

Studying the world and its history is the job of an archivist.

Battle

Protectors, or battle mages study in the offensive and defensive spells of magic.

Divinity

Diviners believe that the arts are given to us by the gods, and they study and philosophize on the magic of the divine.

Silence

The silence sect focusing on ridding the world of ravaging magic. They hold no emotion for those who abuse power.

Artifice

Artificers spend their time in labs creating magical items and wondrous devices.

Runework

Scrivners are rare, as runework, while old, is one of the least understood of all the arts.

Mage Hunters

Eredar, the Tower of Mages, and the archeons in the Tower of the Watcher actively hunt mages who ravage the lands. They feel it is their responsibility to police those who use magic to make sure that the destruction that mages brought in the Great War never happens again.

Capturing a Ravager:

Archeons use their anti-magic abilities.
Iron weapons are used to disable the necromancer.
An Iron Grin, which is a metal device inserted into the mouth to stop speech, while iron rods extend down to the hands and bind the fingers. This stops most mages from being able to use their abilities.

Silencing ritual:

To permanently prevent a ravager from magicking, they cover the face and body in runic tattoos of a special ink containing iron powder.
They push barbed spikes through the eyes, which pierce the frontal cortex. The barbs keep them from being removed, lest brain tissue come out with them.

Etahn Belbane

Race: Human
Age: 42
Class: Fighter/Ranger
Level: 1/7
Challenge Rating: 7
Size: M
Handed: Right
Initiative: +2

Defense

Hit Points: 52 (8HD)
Armor Class: 24, touch 12, flat-footed 22 ( +5 armor, +1 Shield, +2 DEX, +4 legacy, +2 Natural Armor )
Saves: Fort +10 Ref +9 Will +6
Sanity: 59 (78)
Weaknesses: –
Fears: Death of companion (animal or humanoid)

Offense

Speed: 30
Base Attack: +8/+3
Melee: Dad’s Broadsword (legacy) +14/+9 (1d8+6)
Ranged: Composite Shortbow +10/+5 (1d6+3)
Special Attacks: –
Mana: —

Statistics

Abilities: STR 16, DEX 14, CON 13, INT 10, WIS 14, CHA 12
Skills: Acrobatics +4, Athletics +4, Awareness +7, Endurance +2, Knowledge +3, Persuasion +1, Spellcraft -, Survival +6, Thievery +7
Talents: Alertness, Animal Companion, Favored Enemy, Favored Terrain, Healing, Rapid Shot, Survivalist, Track, Weapon Specialty Broadsword
Special Qualities: DR 4

Ecology

Environment: Any, M Bar
Organization: None

Equipment:

Legacy Items: Dad’s Broad Sword, Aradan Steel Chain Shirt

Animal Companion: Tooth – small Nightcat
Favored Enemy (+2 to hit and damage): Navirite Fey
Favored Terrain: Mountains

Nightcat

Challenge Rating: 2
Size: S
Type: Animal
Initiative: +2

Defense
Hit Points: 13 (2d8+4)
Armor Class: 14, touch 13, flat-footed 12 ( +2 DEX, +1 natural, +1 size )
Saves: Fort +5 Ref +6 Will +0
Weaknesses:

Offense
Speed: 40’, climb 20’
Base Attack: +1
Melee: (2) claw +4 (1d3 plus grab), bite +4 (1d4+2)
Ranged: –
Special Attacks: Pounce
Sanity Effects: –

Statistics
Abilities: STR 15, DEX 15, CON 15, INT 4, WIS12, CHA 6
Skills: Acrobatics +2, Athletics +2, Awareness +2, Endurance +2, Knowledge -, Persuasion -, Spellcraft -, Survival +1, Thievery +3 (+5 to stealth and hide checks)
Talents: Alertness, Stealthy
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent

Ecology
Environment:
Organization: Solitary

Treasure: None

Description: 20lbs, black fur, gold eyes, long tufts of fur on ears and end of tail

Pounce
Once per round the Nightcat can leap up to 20’ and attack with both of it claws as a single move action. It may then attempt a normal melee action if it has any actions left.

Scent
This ability lets a creature detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell.

A creature with the scent ability can detect opponents by sense of smell, generally within 30 feet. If the opponent is upwind, the range is 60 feet. If it is downwind, the range is 15 feet. Strong scents, such as smoke or rotting garbage, can be detected at twice the ranges noted above. Overpowering scents, such as skunk musk, can be detected at three times these ranges.

The creature detects another creature’s presence but not its specific location. Noting the direction of the scent is a move action. If it moves within 5 feet of the scent’s source, the creature can pinpoint that source.

Ettercap

Challenge Rating: 3

Size: Medium

Type: Fey Aberration

Initiative: +3

Defense

Hit Points: 27 (5HD)

Armor Class: 14, touch 13, flat-footed 11 (+3 Dex, +1 natural)

Saves: Fort +4 Ref +4 Will +6

Weaknesses:

Offense

Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares), climb 30 ft.

Base Attack: +3

Melee: Bite +5 melee (1d8+2 plus poison) and 2 claws +3 melee (1d3+1)

Special Attacks: Poison, web

Sanity Effects: –

Statistics

Abilities: STR 14, DEX 17, CON 13, INT 6, WIS 15, CHA 8

Skills: Acrobatics +5, Athletics +2, Awareness +2, Endurance +1, Knowledge N/A, Persuasion -2, Spellcraft N/A, Survival +2, Thievery +2

Talents: Great Fortitude

Special Qualities: Low-light Vision, Multiattack

Ecology

Environment: Warm forests

Organization: Solitary, pair, or troupe (1-2 plus 2-4 Medium monstrous spiders)

Treasure: Standard

Poison

Injury, Fortitude DC 15, initial damage 1d6 Dex, secondary damage 2d6 Dex.

Web

An ettercap can throw a web eight times per day. This is similar to an attack with a net but has a maximum range of 50 feet, with a range increment of 10 feet, and is effective against targets of up to Medium size. The web anchors the target in place, allowing no movement.

An entangled creature can escape with a DC 10 Acrobatics check or burst the web with a DC 17 Strength check. The web has 6 hit points and takes double damage from fire.

Ettercaps can also create sheets of sticky webbing from 5 to 60 feet square. They usually position these to snare flying creatures but can also try to trap prey on the ground. Approaching creatures must succeed on a DC 18 Awareness check to notice a web, or they stumble into it and become trapped as though by a successful web attack. Attempts to escape or burst the webbing receive a +5 bonus if the trapped creature has something to walk on or grab while pulling free. Each 5-foot-square section has 6 hit points and takes double damage from fire.

An ettercap can move across its own sheet web at its climb speed and can determine the exact location of any creature touching the web.

Ettin

Challenge Rating: 6

Size: Large

Type: Giant

Initiative: +3

Defense

Hit Points: 65 hp (10HD)

Armor Class: 18 (-1 size, -1 Dex, +7 natural, +3 hide), touch 8, flat-footed 18

Saves: Fort +9 Ref +2 Will +5

Offense

Speed: 40’

Base Attack: +7

Melee: 2 morningstars +12/+7 melee (2d6+6)

Ranged: 2 javelins +5 ranged (1d8+6)

Special Attacks: –

Sanity Effects: —

Statistics

Abilities: STR 23, DEX8, CON 15, INT 6, WIS 10, CHA 11

Skills: Acrobatics -2, Athletics +9, Awareness +5, Endurance +2, Knowledge -4, Persuasion +0, Spellcraft +0, Survival +0, Thievery -1

Talents: Alertness, Improved initiative, iron will, Power Attack

Special Qualities: Low light vision, Superior two-weapon fighting

Ecology

Environment: Cold Hills

Organization: Solitary, gang (2-4), troupe (1-2)

Treasure: Standard

Superior Two-Weapon Fighting

An ettin fights with a morningstar or javelin in each hand. Because each of its two heads controls an arm, the ettin does not take a penalty on attack or damage rolls for attacking with two weapons.

Power Attack

On your action, before making attack rolls for a round, you may choose to subtract a number from all melee attack rolls and add the same number to all melee damage rolls. This number may not exceed your base attack bonus. The penalty on attacks and bonus on damage apply until your next turn.

Evantari

The High Elves; The Evantari

The Evantari consider themselves superior to all other elves, and perhaps to all other living creatures. The Evantari consider themselves the Chosen People—those who were meant to lead the others to their eventual ascension. When the other elven cultures rejected this, they severed ties and took residence high on the Evantyr Plateau, closer to the sun that they so love.

The high elves are entirely disconnected from other cultures. The only stories I’ve found of anyone seeing the Evantari first-hand in recent years are occasional sightings of them traveling on some unknown task, and always from a distance. The men of Mideon, who guard the border forts and keep the dark elves in their banished lands, have said that they occasionally see bands of Evantari traveling North in hunting parties to bring wrath down upon the dark elves.

History

During the Time of Servitude, the Evantari were regarded highly by the Eldar. They often served as house servants, and many became military commanders over the Orovari. When Kaldrath lead his uprising against the Eldar, the Evantari took up arms to defeat their renegade brethren.

The Evantari believe that they were the Chosen of Tanthias, and that the Eldar were the direct descendants of Tanthias and Arias. They served their masters with legendary zeal. They fought against the Orovari, and for a time, the Orovari were driven from the cities of the Eldar. But Kaldrath had aid from dark places and summoned the Orlocks—fierce fighters from a distant world. Lead by the Mordrei, Kaldrath’s army focused on one major city after another, and each city fell. Not satisfied with mere victory, Kaldrath’s enemies were utterly destroyed. Survivors were tortured with unimaginable creativity and brutality. Their will was crushed, and soon they were begging to join Kaldrath. And so with each city that fell, his army grew.

By all accounts, the Evantari fought bravely and ferociously, but soon they had to face the inevitable. Kaldrath, after capturing the last stronghold of the Eldar, asked the elves to bow before him. When they refused, the Evantari were bound, tortured, and enslaved. The soldiers they once commanded were made their overseers.

The high elves were forced into submission, but their will was never broken. After a time and a great deal of planning, they revolted. The initial uprising inspired many of their elven brothers and and sisters to join them. The high elves took to the front lines, throwing themselves at their captors with a ferocity that frightened even their allies.

When Kaldrath was captured, the Evantari sought to execute the traitorous Orovari, but the other elves refused. Thus began the rift between the cultures that persists to this day. The high elves assumed rulership of all elvenkind, but found their new subjects less than cooperative, having tasted freedom. So after Kaldrath was imprisoned and the Orovari driven north, the cultures separated and the Evantari made their home in Evantyr, where they have lived ever since.

Exploration Adventures

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Famous Books

Encyclopedia Atheles

Journal of Jarin Plainswalker – A journal by the druid Jarin, while studying the elves of Atheles.

Shon Averett, Endamas Zoology – Studies by the Kowal Librarian Shon Averett.

Oharad, Cryptonombus of the Navirim – Oharad is quite knowledgeable in creatures from the Navirim, and his books are well regarded by hunters.

Elstram’s Experiences with Wildlife – I have heard that Elstram was quite a strange individual, but his detailed notes on animals are unequalled.

Wolfram Buhl, Buc de Megichen Teir – an Uthgardian book series detailing magical monsters. Wolfram learned the common tongue and translated his own books into it, which might account for some small discrepancies in the use of language.

Creaturi Obscuria – A comprehensive tome of creatures, compiled from many authors over the centuries. Copies can be found in most libraries across Atheles.

Zoological Encyclopedia – One of the oldest group of tomes which deals with fauna in Atheles.