Organizations of Altha-Feor

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Altha-Feor: Akkenbar Empire | Boar Herpes Academy Organizations of Altha-Feor The entities listed below are confined within the continent of Altha-Feor. See Altha-Feor for more location details.

Akkenbar Empire
An ancient empire in the southern half of Altha-Feor. For more information, visit the Akkenbar Empire page.

Bal-sah Battlers
A group of brigands that wreaked havoc upon the town of Augusthaven. They changed their names to the Kings of Kor (SH 1310).

Boar Herpes Academy
This fantastical, magical academy has undergone several transformations and has pulled through many disasters and devastation. Its proven fortitude in these crises has allowed it to exist for thousands of years. For more information, visit the Boar Herpes Academy.

Council of Caldora
(c. SH 1500 - unknown) This small council of druids convenes over matters pertaining to the Great Tree of Caldora and its surrounding forest. Mostly elves, these druids are the caretakers of the Tree and are the keepers of the secretive natural magicks that are enveloped within and around the tree and the forest itself. One such member of the council is an elf named Viviosa.

Death is Only the Beginning
Very little is known about this group, except that the oni Henas had a note on his person with the signature of this group. It is believed that they had something to do with the Hollow Plague.

Emerald Sword
[more to come soon]

Flaybend Fighters
Originated sometime in the first few centuries of second millennium of Shargas (anywhere from SH 1000 to SH 1310). This small gang of only a few dozen fighters is located in a secret base somewhere south of Augusthaven -- roughly a half-day journey away. They employ stealthy and cunning tactics on their victims are considered to be a ruthless gang according to the residents of Augusthaven. They are bitter rivals of the Kings of Kor, previously known as the Bal-sah Battlers.

Icho Clan
[more to come soon]

Kings of Kor
Originated sometime in the first few centuries of second millennium of Shargas (anywhere from SH 1000 to SH 1310). Previously known as the Bal-sah Battlers, the Kings of Kor were once under the rule of the barbaric dwarf Droknar. However in SH 1310, the half-orc barbarian Ogther challenged Droknar to a duel and came out victorious. He quickly changed the hierarchical ideologies of the group after changing their name to the Kings of Kor. In Ogther's eyes, everyone is king of themselves, and thus their new name came about, being named after the orc clan Ogther once belonged to. As far as anyone knows, they are also bitter rivals with the Flaybend Fighters. Their base is located somewhere in the foothills of the Ragefrost Peaks, about a half-day journey north of Augusthaven.

Kupaberry Tribe
A tribe of halflings that wanders the eastern foothills of the Ishigawa Mountains. The Kupaberry Meadow is named after them.

Lizardfolk Slavers
(SH 1300 - SH 1310) This group bought kidnapped victims, usually traveling merchants, from the Ularen in the swamp of Vutha Valignat and used them as slaves to build their base among other things. The group was essentially eradicated by a group of heroes on a mission to free the slaves in SH 1310.

Mitsuko
(c. AB 0 - c. AB 1300) The land of Mitsuko consists primarily of vast and open fields of a multitude of grasses. The surveyors and rulers of these plains are the horselords of Mitsuko. Unfortunately, we at the School of Threnos do not currently know much about these peoples except that they were conquerors at heart. They banded together in various tribes and clans, living nomadic lives on the land and never staying long in one place. Where Tochku is considered an empire with a rich and deep history and culture, Mitsuko has always been under strife, its peoples constantly warring each other over comparably petty disputes. If ever there was a reason for the seemingly disparate tribes of horsemen to unite, it would be to war against a common enemy.

Order of Fire and Scale
(AB 650 - AB 1230) The Order of Fire and Scale originally formed as a separate faction of the greater clan of dragonborn once known as the Umaresukeru (scale-born) which had broken off into several clans of dragonborn within Tochku during the great dragonborn civil war called the Splintered Scale War of AB 650. Since that troubled time, the Order of Fire and Scale has had its ups and downs, gaining and losing various fiefs to opposing clans -- not only those of other dragonborn clans either. And after a while the dragonborn saw the value of integrating other races into their clan, as long as these families upheld the clan's strongest values of honor and the cleansing flame. Tiefling and kobold families have been known to join their ranks, although most dragonborn wouldn't like to say so publicly. However, the succession of leaders or "Oda" of this clan have always been that of the dragonborn. After a power struggle between the other splinters of the former Umaresukeru, the clan saw peace and prosperity for twenty years under the leadership of one Oda Kragg until the Hollow Plague of AB 1230 which all but destroyed the clan along with most other organizations in Tochku.

Raining Sorrows
(c. SH 1995 - unknown) The gang of Raining Sorrows are made up of orphans whose parents were killed in the first wave of the BUFD Wars. They are known to ambush unwary travelers in and around the roads going to and from Boar Herpes Academy. Each member has a distinct tattoo of a teardrop on his or her face. Supposed members include the infamous duo of Sheero and Kuuro.

Rifters
(SH 1987, June 20th - unknown) Rifters or "torn" are the given names for the invading extraplanar creatures due to the nature of their invasion. They appear at major "rifts" in the earth that glow with purple magical energy. They appear to be normal, earthly humanoids or monsters but are instead completely impervious to all forms of attacks, magical or otherwise. When they first invaded in SH 1987, they laid waste to many of the towns and villages in the southern Beoric Mountains region and it wasn't until a few great heroes developed what is now known as Blessed Regalia that these new artifacts were successfully used against them in battle. These initial heroes fought the Rifters back and closed those original rifts, but more had opened up in that time. These first battles marked what was the beginning of the BUFD Wars, and it became a long struggle between the Rifters and the Regalia, who were subsequently trained at Boar Herpes Academy specifically to fight back the Rifter invasions.

Bamsters
These massive creatures are unique to the Rifter invaders and do not appear naturally within the Beoric Mountains region.

SH 1997, March 16th: Several Blessed Regalia fought off the Bamsters in the subterranean fortress of Stemdiboar. (read more on Episode 2: “Infiltrate the Abyss”)

Mole Mods
Another unnatural and alien creature belonging solely to the Rifter invasion, these Mole Mods look most akin to spiders, but are clearly not related to the critters.

SH 1997, March 16th: Several Blessed Regalia fought off the Mole Mods in the subterranean fortress of Stemdiboar. (read more on Episode 2: “Infiltrate the Abyss”)

Rifter Cult
(c. SH 1990's - unknown) Little is known about this cult, but it seems as though its zealous members struggle to unleash the Rifters into the world. Members are known to scream about how the world would be better off under Rifter dominion and are therefore fighting against those who seek to destroy the Rifter invaders. Each member usually wears a distinguished purple cloak, and their leadership and central base of operations don't seem to exist.

Severed
(c. SH 1120 - unknown) This large tribe of dragonborn openly serve the black dragon Verilis, who has resided within Vutha Valignat for the past two centuries. They are sworn enemies of the Silver Scale, who had severed their ties with Verilis over 50 years ago (SH 1262) in revolt. The Severed dragonborn cover themselves in a thick black tar to mimic the appearance of their leader Verilis. In SH 1310, a group of heroes found their secret hideout and destroyed many of the Severed dragonborn. However, it is still undetermined whether or not the Severed were truly eliminated.

Silver Scale
(SH 1262 - unknown) Given guidance by the Dragon God Bahamut, the Silver Scale had cut their ties to the evil Verilis and the Severed in SH 1262. Ever since, they have been sworn enemies of the Severed. Throughout the decades, the Severed have attacked the Silver Scale fortress of Evenhelm in attempts to overthrow the clan. Likewise, the Silver Scale have sent scouts and small platoons of warriors to seek out and destroy any Severed dragonborn they come across. However, they were unable to find the Severed base of operations until they were helped by a group of heroes in SH 1310. See the building of Evenhelm for more history.

Skytower Mason's Guild
(SH 1642 - unknown) This guild, comprised of expert stoneworking dwarves, represents the best of the best when it comes to dwarven architectural and cityscaping craftsmanship.

SH 1955: The goliath known as Karnor Jax, the Boulder is discovered by dwarves of the guild and taken in as one of their own after they discovered his natural talent for shaping stone with druidic magic.

Sodo Clan
[more to come soon]

Tajiko Clan
Another clan that was destroyed in the wake of the Hollow Plague.

Tochku
(SH 2822 - AB 1230) See corresponding locale here. A once-thriving empire with an expansive culture, a devastating plague has wiped out the majority of its peoples. With a long and deep history that spans nearly two thousand years, surprisingly not much has changed within Tochku in terms of tradition and cultural perspective. In the earlier years of the empire, five gods were worshiped as part of a pantheon known as the Old Gods of Tochku. However, almost all of these gods have been forgotten as the years passed and therefore their divine influence has waned significantly. Very few know of the existence of the old gods and fewer still know which gods and how many gods were part of this ancient pantheon. Currently (AB 1230), only five are known for certain, discovered by adventurers delving into Jishikami's temple underneath Mesa Top. However, the worshiping of these gods are one of the few aspects of Tochku's culture that has changed dramatically over many centuries.

The peoples of Tochku are governed primarily by the military class. Each city or town is run by a "daimyo" or feudal lord. These daimyos, depending on the size of their fief and their ranking within the empirical hierarchy have several samurai under their command. These samurai are soldiers who regard honor as the highest virtue which must be kept at all costs lest their lives are taken. However, each daimyo serves an even greater lord known as "shogun." The shogun is essentially the most powerful individual in all of Tochku, save the emperor. The emperor may have the full attention of the shogun, but in truth the shogun really runs the show and the emperor is only there for appearances.

Throughout Tochku's long history, many daimyos have vied for the office of shogun and have formed alliances with other fiefs within Tochku. As a result, the country has known civil and feudal war for the vast majority of its years and truly knows very little of peace. The longest constant within the power struggles of those in command is ironically the emperor. Each emperor is part of an unbroken family line. Both men and women can serve as emperor, shogun, or daimyo. And although the vast majority of the peoples are human, many dragonborn and tieflings in particular have made their way up the ranks over several generations. In fact, Sodo Raschato-sama, the famed daimyo hailing from Kiro is from a long and proud line of dragonborn of the Sodo clan. The race of a man or woman has little to do with their class or their family honor and reputation. It is an individual's class that is truly the mark of one's standing and character. All samurai must be born into the military class -- but even after many generations or unique causes and effects, new families can be integrated into the military class. There are even some very unique kobold family lines that have made a name for themselves in the military class -- the Icho clan, for example. In general, the peoples of Tochku are divided up by separate classes. The warrior or military class, which includes the daimyos and their samurai, are regarded as the most powerful. The second tier is the priest class, which includes all the priests and chanters who now worship the gods that many others also worship throughout the whole of Aleen-gha. (These gods primarily include the regular 4e D&D Pantheon). The third tier represents the peasant class. This includes all the farmers, fishermen, courtesans, and any other person who is known to "serve" others. In fact, peasants receive much honor for their hard work, for service to others is regarded as one of the highest honors -- of course the warriors who serve the people with their lives are regarded as a higher class. And lastly, the merchant class, known only for their greed and selfishness, are regarded as the lowest recognizable class within Tochku. And in reality, only the merchant class regularly travels across the Ishigawa Mountains and trades with people in Mitsuko, the hated enemy of Tochku. All foreigners are regarded as class-less and have no true standing within any ranking system within Tochku.

Of course, much of the class system and its organization has all but crumbled in the wake of the Hollow Plague.

Ularen
(c. SH 1300 - SH 1310) Lead by their chief Roak, the Ularen are a band of raiders (mostly hobgoblins but some bugbears and goblins as well) located in Vutha Valignat. They would ambush unsuspecting merchants traveling in Vutha Valignat along the Black Road, killing most of them and capturing any survivors. The survivors were then sold as slaves to the Lizardfolk Slavers residing in the same swamp. The Ularen were completely eliminated when a band of heroes came to their base, killing a vast majority of their members as well as their chief Roak in SH 1310.

Umaresukeru
(AB 379 - AB 650) The Umaresukeru was a clan of dragonborn which held much power in the empire of Tochku for a time. In fact, nearly all of the dragonborn of the realm were united within this clan. However, due to various fundamental differences of opinions and philosophy and religion, the clan underwent a brutal civil war on AB 650 which later became known as the Splintered Scale War. The Umaresukeru were divided into many smaller clans that were based on the color and element of the dragonborn. One such clan was the Order of Fire and Scale -- the fire dragonborn clan.

Zero Squad
(SH 1987 - 1990) This infamous group was the first of the Blessed Regalia produced by Boar Herpes Academy to fight off the Rifters when the BUFD Wars first began. Shortly after those first battles, the Zero Squad was disbanded in the belief that their duty was done. Unfortunately, the Rifters returned more powerful than before.

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Altha-Feor: Akkenbar Empire