The Realm of Rittguard
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At first glance¸ Aire's wide open plains¸ emerald meadows and peaceful rolling hills would seem like paradise. Perhaps that's also what its first human inhabitants had in mind as they spread like a devouring plague across its four quarters. Now Aire is wracked by strife with its bitter human realms engulfed in wars and turmoil. Worst of all is the Realm of Rittguard. The blood spilt in its cruel civil war still feeds the soil and life is yet to return to anything like normal. In the halls of its government the corrupt noble Magnates of its Sem parliament vie to come out on top of the new power structure¸ all the while feuding with the new weakling monarch they helped install. Barred from the true decision making¸ the civil wars instigators and true victors¸ the Burgher class and their deadly regiments of "Black" Ulani flex their new influence to the dismay of the old aristocracy. Below it all¸ Rittguard's common folk live from day to day¸ with work scarce and vast swathes of the land suffering the scars of the brutal conflict that tore apart families. Now if that's not a grim dark setting for adventure¸ I don't know what is... In this campaign setting you will find: Information about Aire¸ its various regions and realms (human and otherwise) The human realm of Rittguard¸ its history¸ people and troubles New ancestories for humans and non-humans alike A few new professions unique to Aire Some new trappings that fit the setting including the deadly Rittguardian Sazhka New rules for the use of magick in Aire's low-magick setting A grim and perilous adventure: "Muddy Waters" A handful of PreGens for those days when you're feeling lazy Maps of realms and places within Rittguard to fuel your own campaigns So what are you waiting for? Dive into Rittguard and see if you come out the other end with all your limbs intact! This is a work in progress and whilst almost all of it is already complete¸ things like the maps will be added as I get a chance to finish them. (Obviously the file will be updated and you'll incur no additional costs). Should the setting catch on¸ I'll also expand it with more setting for Rittguards closest neighbours and rivals and a couple more adventures. Thank you for your interest in Aire and Rittguard and feel free to send over questions¸ requests and the like in the comments below.