The North Revealed – Campaign Home Page

Steel Realms

Campaign Game Master: Kelly Berger > formulated 5/2025
Asil the Gallantine, fleeing the situation in Dunstrand, determined the final destination/starting point of the new campaign and the ending to his story; It will begin in
The Grand Duchy of Rhyl in CY 9185.

CHRONICLE > The North Revealed is a Living World campaign set in The Northern Hearthlands/Grand Duchy of Rhyl of the [Fantasy] Steel Realms. The Heartland Spark has re-shaped the realm and new opportunity beckons the brave and bold. Brought together by circumstance, bound by camaraderie, finding fortune in the conflict of the northlands…

Campaign Provisions

‘Play’ & Character Parameters

  • i20 assumes you are familiar with DnD 5.0 SRD™ (ref ver 2014 DnD Wikidot) and the dndb logo ©PHB it is based off of.

  • By playing in this campaign, you agree to abide by Kelly Berger’s Gaming Contract for Players.
  • Rewards: CP – Assigned and posted to each character’s web page after the session; when done, a group notification will go out via Discord (see Resetting Discord in your web browser).
  • Play Style: EPIC – based on The Gaming Contract
  • Character Creation Approach: Based on The Gaming Contract ALL START AT 1st LEVEL
    All characters, unless created by the GM, must FOLLOW THE STRICT LIMITS of the i20 and the Steel Realms setting race and class restrictions. All characters require final GM approval.
    > IF integrated campaign character option, it will be born of the finale of the Dunstrand Rising campaign (and bring over some timeline and bonus story elements)…

    • The GM will work with each player to develop their characters from a pool
    • All PCs will have a unique boost from surviving an extreme background story
Campaign Theme of ‘Insanity’

In General: The Calamitous History of The Steel Realms

The Domain of Madness in the Steel Realms: Bahjeer, the badger knight (often referred to as the cult of ‘Left hand of Malek‘) of insanity and absurdity. He/it is without conscience or maliciousness; The world is a toy to be gnawed upon. As a cult of Ezrilus the moon goddess, she is the source of inspired madness, the ordeal of madness, the madness that transforms. As a cult of Elancil, she is the madness of pure chaos, wild insanity that is unrestrained and uncaused. The cult of the Berserker among the followers of Sun Stealer is the madness of violence and blood frenzy.

Current State of the World

Campaign Dates: CY Autumn/9185-????

‘The Breath of Madness in Rhyl’ – Recent years strange events have been labeled this in the History and Events of Rhyl – See the Pervasive and Common Events!

Fate of Asil 9185

Herald’s Quarterly 9185, 1st Quarter CY 9184 Month 1-3

Finale: Outcomes from the Dunstrand Rising Campaign

Soul Scourge (for those native to planet Helca):

The current state of The Grand Duchy of Rhyl is that it is predominantly ruled over by a young-ish group of peerage titled Lords and Ladies. It is the first time in a long time that at least half, if not nearly 2/3 are all ruled over by nobles in their thirties or early forties.

Campaign Impact: Lich Lord Hate/Sorin’s Revenge

Weak Turning: (Affects ONLY cleric class characters in the PC PARTY) From the depths of the cold beyond the grave, the Lich Lords strike at the last thread of The Pattern that follows the refugees to the next weave that connects back to The Gallants. The god of death’s powers makes a weave that affects any that may become a priest of the group… it weakens (-2 to DC) their ability to turn any true undead – though not animations. When they attempt it, a thread of the weave whispers “Sorin and the Lords of Undeath oppose this…”

Campaign Starting Character Group

  • Muiritree (human Fighter) – Alanna Grenier
  • Ralk (Tapethian Druid) – Arabus Grenier
  • Gil (Elven Warlock) – Ben Persinger
  • Toltret (human Paladin) – Corey Cordray
  • Xiao (off world halfling? Rogue) – Earl Clark
  • + Gemma (half ork Wizard) – Kelly Berger (NPC)
  • Vaydorin (off world human Fighter/Rogue) – Rocky Bliss
  • Tolmont (human Fighter)- Iziah Nixon III

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