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Crossed Fingers – Bone Scribe’s tattoo parlor
Posted on December 30, 2025 in Steel-Realms
This Bones Scribes‘s tattoo parlor at The Fortified city of Alstaad is one of the few shops that can produce Redgate Mark tattoos for those leaving their North Gate Garrison Tour of Duty after completing their Realms Levyservice on The Autumn Wall against the Lich Lords.
Bone Scribe’s Tattoo Parlor Locations
- Crossed Fingers – Bone Scribe’s tattoo parlor
- Honeyburns – Bone Scribe’s tattoo parlor
- Redmans – Bone Scribe’s tattoo parlor
- Sawbones Jones – Bone Scribe’s tattoo parlor
- The Bone Spear – Bone Scribe’s tattoo parlor
- Whiteman Chase’s – Bone Scribe’s tattoo parlor
Chronicle/Facts of the Locale
Knowledge is broken down by ease of discovery/availability & Meticulous Record Keeping may improve usability; Any attempt to know more than what's Pervasive will require a reference, source, knowledge, check, or access to someone who can get or provide either of these. Specific Lores may increase the chance of knowing specific elements.
Pervasive Knowledge / Very Easy Difficulty
Information Sources: Mundane Reference | Associated Phenomenology Only | Specific Lore
For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.
Rumors About the Locale
See the Herald's Quarterly for world updates.
Rhyl Formative Events
CY 7007 The area of North Gate Garrison freed & The Red March created; Money, supplies, armaments, and manpower flow into the north to fight the Lich Lords.
CY 6514 The Grand Duchy of Rhyl is created by the High King. In exchange for the resources and organization that can be brought to bear against the now organized undead armies, the lands become part of the High King's domain.
CY 5980 The Kingdoms of old Rhylan united settled as a single Kingdom of Rhyl to fight the Lich Lords drive south. After centuries of warfare between territories and races, the common cause of the threat to the north secures a lasting peace.
CY 5580 Fall of Dundaria in the North - Frostfang spreads, the Lich Lord power rises. Hordes of the undead, fortunately disorganized (at first), sweep south and west from the heart of old Dundaria.
CY 2330's Fall of East / Rise of the Dark Lands (Orrishai Abandoned); Refugees flee - some cross the Tolkisson Mountain Range into the 'Lands of Rhylan' that would become the Kingdoms of old Rhylan and finally.
CY 1000 (Approximately) The Dragon of Rhyl is killed and its influence ends in the area around the Great Forest of Rhyl and the surrounding territories.
Common Knowledge / Easy Difficulty
For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.
The Bone Scribes & Redgate Mark (North Gate Garrison tattoo)
Posted on December 30, 2025 in Steel-Realms
The Redgate Mark is often a tattoo that soldiers get for service on The Autumn Wall as well. Unlike Crown Tags, this is done at the end of their first Tour of Duty, using their unit’s name & symbol and dates of service. Once applied, it cannot be taken off. It is used to exempt service for criminals and freedmen alike if service is sought or conscripted.
Ink Source: The tattoo uses the caustic ink known as Kinsbane Blood (named after the Druuzd Lord Jrothar Kinsbane); it is made with Baighent’s Ink and the ichor from the Lich Lords minions and mixed with the pitch from the elder pines of the Gaur Dinuae Forest collected by the elves for this purpose. The ink never fades, and under moonlight it glows a deep blood red color.
Stolen Valor: Those found somehow getting The Red Gate Mark without earning it are dealt with most harshly, execution without exception.
Bone Scribes
The Bones Scribes are tattooists and all veterans of the North Gate Garrison Tour of Duty. There are shops in a few places in Rhyl that have access to copies of the rolls of the Realms Levy for North Gate Garrison. The Bone Scribes do tattoo, piercings, scarring/burning.
They will even work with bones brought back from service fighting the undead in the north. They work with Quizmans Magesterium shops & members or Rhylander Green Conjurists to ensure that no residual magic is left in such trophies, on the rare occasions they get the request.
Bone Scribe’s Tattoo Parlor Locations
- Crossed Fingers – Bone Scribe’s tattoo parlor
- Honeyburns – Bone Scribe’s tattoo parlor
- Redmans – Bone Scribe’s tattoo parlor
- Sawbones Jones – Bone Scribe’s tattoo parlor
- The Bone Spear – Bone Scribe’s tattoo parlor
- Whiteman Chase’s – Bone Scribe’s tattoo parlor
Chronicle/Facts of the Locale
Knowledge is broken down by ease of discovery/availability & Meticulous Record Keeping may improve usability; Any attempt to know more than what's Pervasive will require a reference, source, knowledge, check, or access to someone who can get or provide either of these. Specific Lores may increase the chance of knowing specific elements.
Pervasive Knowledge / Very Easy Difficulty
Information Sources: Mundane Reference | Associated Phenomenology Only | Specific Lore
For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.
Rumors About the Locale
See the Herald's Quarterly for world updates.
Rhyl Formative Events
CY 7007 The area of North Gate Garrison freed & The Red March created; Money, supplies, armaments, and manpower flow into the north to fight the Lich Lords.
CY 6514 The Grand Duchy of Rhyl is created by the High King. In exchange for the resources and organization that can be brought to bear against the now organized undead armies, the lands become part of the High King's domain.
CY 5980 The Kingdoms of old Rhylan united settled as a single Kingdom of Rhyl to fight the Lich Lords drive south. After centuries of warfare between territories and races, the common cause of the threat to the north secures a lasting peace.
CY 5580 Fall of Dundaria in the North - Frostfang spreads, the Lich Lord power rises. Hordes of the undead, fortunately disorganized (at first), sweep south and west from the heart of old Dundaria.
CY 2330's Fall of East / Rise of the Dark Lands (Orrishai Abandoned); Refugees flee - some cross the Tolkisson Mountain Range into the 'Lands of Rhylan' that would become the Kingdoms of old Rhylan and finally.
CY 1000 (Approximately) The Dragon of Rhyl is killed and its influence ends in the area around the Great Forest of Rhyl and the surrounding territories.
Common Knowledge / Easy Difficulty
For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.
Half Castles of Straff (N’Lokrha)
Posted on December 30, 2025 in Steel-Realms
The Half Castles of Straff are a set of small fiefdoms in the low hills of the Tolkisson Mountain Range that border on the Duchy of N’Lokrha. Access to these fiefdoms are through the Duchy, though the incentive to take control over them is not to be under the control of the Duchy. Some of the castles and surrounding lands are controlled by half elven/Faerie blood descendants. A few have rotating control by knights of the Duchy. It is a strange set of conditions and alliances, perhaps the oddest in all the realms. The one thing they are unified by is the desire to kill the Orrish and protect their lands… a harsh existence makes a strong people.
The name of the lands all reflect the nature of the fortified capitals of the fiefdoms. In addition to castles, under them are fortifications tunneled into the rock, wrought with alarms, spells, and guards to prevent Orrish from directly tunneling under in into the fortified redoubts.
All of these territories are considered Dominion of the High King Lands means the rulers have given the Sworn Oath of High King’s Service to the High King of the Steel Realms. As with all allies of and lands under the Dominion of the High King, this locale is subject to the Realms Levy.
Eastern Rampart Fortifications
The Eastern Rampart is the series of fortresses staffed by the Realms Levy hold back the tide of the Orrish and the followers of the Unholy Trio. They are all found bordering the Tolkisson Mountain Range.
White Tears Orphanage (Rhyl)
Posted on December 29, 2025 in Steel-Realms
White Tears Orphanage is one of the large orphanages in The Grand Duchy of Rhyl. It is located in the city of Saltmarch. It is run by the White Sisters of Aerna. Of all the orphanages in Rhyl, the children who are raised here are less prone to entering society and finding the criminal element. They are more prone to keeping their word and being generally well behaved. Many seek out local apprenticeship and the city watch.
Due to the extensive use of prostitutes, deaths due to danger, and the War Brides of Rhyl in the constant struggle on The Autumn Wall, there are multiple small and a few large orphanages in The Grand Duchy of Rhyl.
Major Orphanages of Rhyl
Chronicle/Facts of the Locale
Knowledge is broken down by ease of discovery/availability & Meticulous Record Keeping may improve usability; Any attempt to know more than what's Pervasive will require a reference, source, knowledge, check, or access to someone who can get or provide either of these. Specific Lores may increase the chance of knowing specific elements.
Pervasive Knowledge / Very Easy Difficulty
Information Sources: Mundane Reference | Associated Phenomenology Only | Specific Lore
For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.
Rumors About the Locale
See the Herald's Quarterly for world updates.
Rhyl Formative Events
CY 7007 The area of North Gate Garrison freed & The Red March created; Money, supplies, armaments, and manpower flow into the north to fight the Lich Lords.
CY 6514 The Grand Duchy of Rhyl is created by the High King. In exchange for the resources and organization that can be brought to bear against the now organized undead armies, the lands become part of the High King's domain.
CY 5980 The Kingdoms of old Rhylan united settled as a single Kingdom of Rhyl to fight the Lich Lords drive south. After centuries of warfare between territories and races, the common cause of the threat to the north secures a lasting peace.
CY 5580 Fall of Dundaria in the North - Frostfang spreads, the Lich Lord power rises. Hordes of the undead, fortunately disorganized (at first), sweep south and west from the heart of old Dundaria.
CY 2330's Fall of East / Rise of the Dark Lands (Orrishai Abandoned); Refugees flee - some cross the Tolkisson Mountain Range into the 'Lands of Rhylan' that would become the Kingdoms of old Rhylan and finally.
CY 1000 (Approximately) The Dragon of Rhyl is killed and its influence ends in the area around the Great Forest of Rhyl and the surrounding territories.
Common Knowledge / Easy Difficulty
For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.
Mothergood Orphanage (Rhyl)
Posted on December 29, 2025 in Steel-Realms
Mothergood Orphanage is one of the large orphanages in The Grand Duchy of Rhyl. It is located in the city of City of Thunderfall. The orphanage is run by the faithful followers of Ezrilus.
Due to the extensive use of prostitutes, deaths due to danger, and the War Brides of Rhyl in the constant struggle on The Autumn Wall, there are multiple small and a few large orphanages in The Grand Duchy of Rhyl.