Most magic in this world is practical and varied. Battle mages are very good at aiming and extending the range of projectiles and tossing the occasional fireball but are not necessarily any good as healers – and the reverse is true for healers. Mistral is adept at healing soft body injuries and infections but is not very good with mending bone injuries. Timolen (although he…
All our races have their own religions:
The three other peoples inhabiting the world have much looser structure. This could solely be due to them being decimated by their enemies in the not-too-distant past – there just isn’t enough of them to maintain class structure.
The Huns are a collection of tribes that values strengths and punishes failure harshly – very harshly. A King that can unite them under his banner must do so by military success. King Magor solidified his reign by defeating the Dwarves and driving them from their homeland. Lineage matters in ascending to leadership – Attila and…
Celtic society is class conscious with Kings, nobles and the rest. Their bards are full of tales of female warriors (including Queens), but you would be hard pressed to find any in their current society. Interestingly the Celts distinguish between a female ruler – a Queen – and a woman married to a King – she remains a Princess. Royal marriages are political, and…
The Capital is divided by class. The rich and powerful live on the eight hills while the less fortunate are relegated to the densely populated valleys between the hills and the docks. Subura itself is ‘ruled’ by a number of criminal syndicates. The First Law of Subura being survival is not a flippant remark. All commerce, from merchant traders through to assassins,…
Patrician: The leading families of the Empire – including the Imperial family and the Senatorial sub-class. Own most of the land and wealth in the Empire. Equestrian: Lesser nobles. Often wealthy and can maneuver their families into the Patrician class – usually by marriage or outstanding service in the Legions. They make up the bulk of the Legions cavalry…
