Organizations of Bottenhavet

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Bottenhavet: Order of Thunder Organizations of Bottenhavet The entities listed below are confined within the continent of Bottenhavet. See Bottenhavet for more location details.

Crashing Boulder
Fierce and zealous, this grove of druids is located within the Barrage somewhere east of Sjobo. These druids are constantly planning raids against more civilized territories, including Sjobo and occasionally Draern. These raids are treated more as a form of crusade for nature. They are rather indiscriminate in regards to who they attack, as long as they are in some way or another defiling nature.

Cult of Shirotatsu
Comprised of kobolds akin to the constant wintery climate of Bottenhavet, this cult is located in an underground area somewhere east of Sjobo. The cult is led by the elder known as Thizziht and is overall in servitude of Shirotatsu, an ancient white dragoness. The legend speaks of an ancient orb that protects in its Chamber of Elders to by the very Eye of Shirotatsu. Kossiss, a lowly ex-member, tried to steal the orb but subsequently failed and was exiled by Thizziht.

Draernic Dwarves
See corresponding locale here. In their native tongue Dvärglik, "Draern" means "Free" or "Independent", an apt name for such a fierce group of people. For many millenia, the Draernic Dwarves have dug out their vast underground empire within the Barrage and have mined the iron- and gold-rich veins which have made them rich. They have battled off and on with Sjobia for as long as they have existed. Many times the humans of Sjobia would attempt to crack into their immense underground empire but to no avail. Their defensive fortresses on the surface have withstood attack for thousands of years and show no signs of weakness. These proud dwarves have never seen strife among their own people until very recently. On TH 10057, September 4, the Lord of Draern, Tagnar was assassinated. Although the assassin was caught and put to the axe, it was undetermined who he was working for. Even though nothing was proven, this event caused the delicate relationship between the Draernic Dwarves and Sjobia to shatter, plunging the realm into war. The mystery behind Tagnar's assassination has also led to political strife from within, with the brothers Bromis and Hrafin Firebeard fighting for the throne. Their family feud has put all of Draern on the brink of a civil war amid further war with the civilized men of Sjobo.

Fallen Leaves
The Fallen Leaves are a group of druids who reside deep within the Barrage, about a day's travel away from the legendary Hadrada Mountain. These druids are searching for a way to bring the whole of Bottenhavet back to its once lush form and ridding of the eternal winter that has plagued the continent for over ten thousand years. They are known to travel into the Feywild frequently to search for answers and a way to return the balance of nature to Bottenhavet. Their grove is cleverly hidden from the average traveler. On TH 10058, May 22, they introduced a new druid, Neveah, the Fallen Leaf into their grove.

Garinthikar
A widely known underground organization, the Garinthikar are located underneath of Slum Step of Sjobo. They have made shady deals with shady people, but they provide a good influx of money and keep Sjobo's economy in a good position, so the military officials of Sjobo have turned a blind eye to this organization in return for economic prosperity. Their leader is called Vennari.

Highlander
The way of the Highlander is an ancient martial practice that is on the verge of extinction. The ancient barbarian Vartrynka, the founder of Sjobia, is also the originator of the ways of the Highlander. These fierce warriors are known for their prowess in the battlefield, their massive and over-sized weapons, their fearsome shouts and battle cries, and their ability to plunge themselves into a beastly berserker rage. Styrbjörn Starke, a direct descendant of Vartrynka, is one of the few people who still train in the ways of the Highlander.

Jemoritial Plague
This band of orcs consists only of females. They are wanderers, nomads who travel across the Barrage, finding small hamlets and villages to raid. During these raids they rape and pillage the peoples, often resulting in half-orc births later on. The females are kept on to be trained to fight and live the life of a raider. The males are left to die. The founder of the group, Jemorit died but all of the members of the Plague consider her a goddess now who rivals even Gruumsh. The half-orc Dill was a product of the Jemoritial Plague's raping sprees, a young boy left to die. Fortunately for him, he was taken in by a knight: Hiroshi Catan.

Krichenflowa Tribe
Little is known about this elusive nomadic tribe of thri-kreen warriors. They have been wandering the Barrage for several generations, engaging in several skirmishes while doing so and gathering prisoners for future trade with many other nomads of Bottenhavet. That is not to say that many of the Krichenflowa Tribe have also been captured and sold as slaves to other more "civilized" organizations. The female ranger known as Exsilliuslova hails from this tribe, yet considers herself an outcast and is no longer loyal to them.

Order of the Diamond Rose
This mysterious Order is only mentioned in a note written by a man named Constance to Amiri. Very little is known about this organization, but it seems that they hired Jarric to kill the adventurers, but he failed in doing so. The adventurers found a note on Jarric that suggested the Order's involvement. They have also hired Haazi to retrieve the shards of the Diamond Rose and bring them back together. The symbol shown below seems to be the "Diamond Rose."

Order of Thunder
An fiercely zealous organization with monasteries dotting the Barrage. For more information, visit the Order of Thunder page.

Rinvenor
A province of the ancient kingdom of Threnalia.

Sjobia
See corresponding locale here. The empire of Sjobia spans across much of the Barrage and spills onto the Issfeldt Plains. Although there are a few small towns and villages dotted within its vast realm, the great city of Sjobo, bastion of the Central Barrage, is its capital city. Sjobia's demographics consist overwhelmingly of humans, but that is not to say that the occasional half-orc or elf would not find themselves beholden to the empire. From epic beginnings, Sjobia was forged between the great union of multiple tribes under their leader, Vartrynka the Giant. Over the generations, the union transformed into an empire. Its peoples had moved away from their barbaric past and moved toward a more civilized state that including arcane study and feats of advanced engineering. Eventually, the city of Sjobo was constructed, carved between two great mountains in the Barrage.

For many millenia, Sjobia has not only had to endure the endless winter, but successfully ward themselves against outer threats from the barbaric tribes from Issfeldt and Xanxaj Stiga and from great dragons that have come and gone. Currently (TH 10058) there are two known dragons in Bottenhavet: Isthaarix and Shirotatsu.

The borders of Sjobia have been hotly debated for as long as anyone can remember. Some say that the entirety of the Barrage belongs to the civilized men while others argue that only the city of Sjobo and a few fortresses dotting the landscape are truly beholden to the empire. All else in between is free from Sjobian rule. Most agree, however, that if one is to run into the Sjobian military deep in the wilderness, if there is land under your feet and you aren't in a vast, icy plain, you are in their territory and, if you had any brains about you, you too love the empire.

The only other civilization that has managed to maintain a peaceful relationship with the empire was Draern and the Draernic Dwarves. Over the thousands of years of their coexistence, the two organizations had clashed swords and hammers before but would each time resolve their differences. Over time, the two realized that they could not truly defeat one another and that their relationship stood more to profit from trade rather than warfare. However, another clash between these two great civilizations would come again in TH 10057 when Tagnar the Red was killed before his time.

After the outbreak of the Deceiver's War in TH 10057, all dwarves residing in Sjobo or otherwise found within the territory of Sjobia were expelled and either sent back to Draern, thrown in the prison of Roanac, or even killed if they attempted to resist their detainment. Since then, Sjobia has been at war with the dwarves of Draern and has fought several battles on the surface until the cowardly dwarves retreated into their subterranean fortresses. In the past year (TH 10057-58) very little open battle has taken place. Instead, skirmishes both above and below the surface have replaced the more traditional, civilized warfare. These small forays seem to be stretching the war out, and although it's only been a year since the assassination, both sides are already dreading a century-long war. Perhaps even longer...

Sjobian Writs of Virtue
The rather archaic and draconian book of law that all beings under Sjobian rule must follow. One mentioned section of the Writs of Virtue is "Article 17: Conspiracy with Dragons."

Threnalia
The ancient and mostly unknown empire that once enveloped Bottenhavet. See Threnalian Lineage for more information.

Threnalian Knights
This ancient organization has worked in deep secrecy since the death of Rosdin Threnalia (see Threnalian Lineage). After the Knights killed Rosdin, they took the Diamond Rose and shattered it into eight shards. The shards were hidden all over Bottenhavet. Recently (TH 10057), the Order of the Diamond Rose has somehow discovered the location of at least one shard, which has compromised the location of the rest of the shards. In response, the Knights are working to mobilize their forces and are racing to collect the other shards so that the Order of the Diamond Rose will not be able to reassemble the Rose.

The only known members of the Threnalian Knights so far (TH 10058) are Red Wolf and Sombaio.

Winter Whisper
The Winter Whisper consists of a grove of druids who have endured in the frigid environment of Bottenhavet for many thousands of years. Not only have they attuned themselves to this harsh climate, they have also embraced it, and they will fight to defend against anyone who would try to change what they believe is the natural fate and face of Bottenhavet.

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