Hrolfgard

Five days until the Captain’s service was up. Five days until he could return through the soft, sheep-studded hills of Praxony, beneath the great boughs of the Braewood, across the rolling fields of the Northern March to his home, Gilladia, the city on the hill. His ship was named after the city, and as much as he loved it and its crew it was not his home. His wife was there, and after two years away he missed her and his young son with a passion that equaled that he had once held for the sea. He had instructed the crew to sail south through the Sea of Praxony, making for the bustling port city of Axonburg. They were five days away. Fo

Caspia Human Colonial Trading Hub 2581 AF (2110 AD) “I don’t take passengers.” The Pilot crossed her arms, a scowl on her face. “Not since what happened on Centauri.”  The Gray scientist blinked as the translator cube sputtered in his alien language, his vertical eyelids somehow obscuring his large, jet black eyes. The translator dinged, and the Gray’s thin mouth turned downward. He chattered in reply, gesticulating wildly.  “I will pay much of credit,” the translator’s robotic female voice chimed, “I can of improve ship system. I am individual of science! Need not much room to-

 The Emperor was hauled to his feet roughly, two pairs of arms gripping his limp form. The dark hood that had smothered him for hours was yanked away, but he was not blinded by the light as he had expected. The bridge of the starship was dim, lit only by ambience reflected through the expansive plate windows from the shadowed, night surface of the planet below. The Madman stood before him, the planet rotating just beyond. “Quite a sight, innit?” The Madman looked over the sphere appraisingly. “Seeing a new world below you is just so…” He made a circling gesture with one hand, the other planted on his uniformed

August 13, 1531 AF Tanas City Praxony Region The Imperial Province of Praxony-and-Fiefs The massive, 220-millimeter artillery cannons were very active today. The thundering of the coastal batteries was audible even from the city center, and on certain days they could be heard from the tops of some of the skyscrapers further inland, even those built high on the slopes of the Kuhnmount. Cassus Aurelius was in their midst, strolling amongst the ranks of waiting soldiers, noise-cancelling headphones fixed tightly to his head beneath his bluish-silver helmet. He would occasionally stop and ask the soldier next to him a personal question. How was

Enter our hero, young and naïve, Unsure of how his thread fits in the weave. Enter a lady, dark and alluring: She meets our hero and friend, as usual fooling. Japes and puns, allusions and fun Boy and girl’s friendship was second to none. And friendship is like a fledgling, tiny young dove, Often it may turn swiftly to love. For several long years, the couple endures Laughing, cuddling, watching movies indoors. But exit a lady -- dark, sweet and alluring -- Leaving our hero and friends once again fooling. “Long distance is tough, but we’ll make it work.” And try they did, but their paths would soon fork. But ju

When the End came, it came with all of the pomp and circumstance that was expected of it. It came with bangs, crashes, and screeches. It came with the sound of space itself tearing as the fleets materialized in our skies. The defenses held for an hour. For that one hour, our world blazed. We roared in defiance, in rage, in fear of an uncertain future. Saeris was like a beast cornered by the hunting dogs. We had nowhere to run, and nothing left to lose. The Empire was ending. We were sure of it. Akaetys, New Hrolfgard, New Solace, Xilian, New Alimathea...the core worlds had fallen one by one. Whatever fleets we had left were in orbit around

LOCATIONS -- CITIES 1. Sarimia  a. Capital of the Sarimian Empire 2. Corusca 3. Port Eyillian  a. Richest trading port East of Jinyi 4. Hrolfthane  a. Regional Capital of the Province of Hrolfgard, and namesake of the continent.  b. Also referred to as “The Ribcage of the North”  c. Most heavily defended city in the world. 5. Cairnwilloch  a. Once-rich city on a lake.  b. Name is an amalgam of Cairn-willow Loch, the old name of the lake.  c. Breadbasket region of Hrolfgard 6. Southgard and Teraspis  a. An old Hrolfgardian city built across a fjord from the old Imperial administrative capital. 7. Mira  a. Regional Capital

A city graces the continent of Carachaim, an ancient place with more to its past than most countries. Greyhaven. Built at the mouth of the Eastward-flowing Shadowvein River, Greyhaven was erected by Sarimian refugees fleeing the Hrolfgardian invasions of the First Northern War. The immense granite walls still stand today, protruding from the tops of the cliffs upon which the city perches, water on all sides. The scattered seamounts and towering islands that make up the mouth of the Shadowvein were once rich in silver and marble, but nowadays are used-up monuments to the greatness of the past. Greyhaven, the jewel of the Sarimian Empire; the