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Blackhounds (Hell Hounds)
Posted on March 17, 2025 in Steel-Realms
Blackhounds are the creatures summoned from the dark depths of hell by the priests and warlocks of Everdark and Sunstealer; These creatures take the form of dogs, although are born of fiend blood and chaos. They are used as guardians of sacred Places, clergy, and altars of the Church of Darkness. At times, they are summoned to take part in raids into the lands of light, personally controlled by priests or special handlers. They are used to track down scattered victims of raids – they are particularly sensitive to human smells.
Tactics: These hounds are difficult to stop once they track a scent. They will ignore smaller Orrish in their way to employ their fiery breath with maximum effect. They often make jumping attacks, over the top of goblins that screen their presence behind them. Larger Pack Leaders exist when there are 4 or more, coordinating hunts on a single target instilling fear in their baying and possessing other features from their chaos origins.
Part of the Bestiary of the Steel Realms > Creatures of the Dark Lands
i20™ Creature Details
Stats per Hell Hound, except as follows: AC 17, HP 35, the flame breath is 15′ wide by 30′ long; using Athletics for a jump attack (Knockback + d6/3 damage vs. spoiled attack + prone effect).
Pack Fear: The baying of a full pack can instill fear in the prey they are tracking or attacking.
iCore™ Creature Details
Bentwillow Cross
Posted on March 16, 2025 in Steel-Realms
Bentwillow Cross is the capital of the Bentwillow Barony in the Earldom of Bar-Innis within the Grand Duchy of Dunstrand. Several hamlets are located around it that are part of the fiefdom. It is a major stop on the east-west trade route between the Riverdans and the Earldom, and north-south through the Earldom to the Twin Rivers to the north and Saelish, Umbak, and county Faer to the south and SE.
Bentwillow Barony
Posted on March 16, 2025 in Steel-Realms
Bentwillow Barony is a small barony of the Earldom of Bar-Innis within the Grand Duchy of Dunstrand. It consists of a major town (its capitol) and crossroads, as well as several hamlets.
Hornbreaker, sword of the Riverlands
Posted on March 16, 2025 in Steel-Realms
Hornbreaker, sword of the Riverlands was a sword made by the noble ruling family of the Riverdan of Tuflim. The blade was crafted at the Duderet Armory of County Faer in CY 7249, made to be wielded by Astayd Vongleur, who had become the champion of the Riverdan of Tuflim – anointed by her own family. It had no name when it was made, but was a symbol for the family and folk of the Riverdan to rally around.
Item Powers (common and Attuned) can be found under Common Knowledge tab.
Chronicle of Hornbreaker
Information Sources: Mundane Reference | Associated Phenomenology Only | Specific Lore
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Pervasive Knowledge / Very Easy Difficulty
Hornbreaker, sword of the Riverlands was a sword made by the noble ruling family of the Riverdan of Tuflim. The blade was crafted at the Duderet Armory of County Faer in CY 7249, made to be wielded by Astayd Vongleur, who had become the champion of the Riverdan of Tuflim – anointed by her own family. It had no name when it was made, but was a symbol for the family and folk of the Riverdan to rally around.The longsword, while made by a famous Duderet Armory of County Faer, was not engraved, or heavily stylized – by all accounts it was unadorned and plain other than the large yellow family stone in the pommel – though it was silvered.
- Rumors say the warlord was funded by the Twin River powers.
- Rumors say the warlord was a dark worshiper.
Common Knowledge / Easy Difficulty
The blade was famously wielded by the warrior woman of the noble family of the Riverdan of Tuflim named Astayd Vongleur (’vhon-glu-er’ Lineage) in a great battle. Astayd was a 2nd daughter of the noble family of Tuflim at that time, but had left to seek her fortune and returned as one of the World Watchers of the High King.
As you grasp it, you can faintly hear a horn sound, then it is broken as if it were struck. Faintly the wind carries the sound of cheers, then it fades.
Item Purpose: Rallying troops.
Common Properties
Blood & Service Bound: Some of its abilities are tied to the family bloodline and the role of World Watcher.
- Brilliance: The large yellow faceted tourmaline gem (the family’s gemstone) in the pommel doubles the area of any ‘light’ spell/effects when cast on it. This reflects off the blade and creates a dazzling effect that impresses those around it.
- +1 Resilience
Lesser Attunement (1 Essence total)
- Rallying: The blade assists in rallying others around it.
- Courageous: The blade imbues its wielder and their mount with courage.
i20™ Ghostkeeper Details
Family Bloodline > Dancing Lights # times per day = Proficiency Bonus of wielder.
As long as it is wielded in hand by the possessor, they gain the following benefits:
- Adds +1 hp to any use of Second Wind
- +1 on any Bardic Inspiration used on the wielder
- +1 hp to a use of Inspiring Leader by the wielder, and wielder does not count for # affected
- +1 on any checks to Orate by the leader, the sword vibrates slightly and carries the sound of the speech twice as far.
If a Bard wielder uses Inspiring Leader or Orate, they dont have to speak the same language as long as they can move and make eye contact and the target is not considered alien.
- World Watcher and family blood > Wielder has Advantage on any check vs. Fear/Frightened condition; includes mount if mounted.
- World Watcher > Empowers and enforces any Sworn Oath
iCore™ Ghostkeeper Details
Estimated Value: ? (Silver Crowns)
Item Source: i20™ 2023
Uncommon Knowledge / Average Difficulty
It gained its name in CY 7259, at the battle of Bentwillow Creek in the east of Bar-Innis, during the first major battle it was used in. Astayd and her cavalry rode their wedge deep into the ranks of the warlord Kurst. Kurst was a local war-band leader that had gathered mercenaries, bandits, and thieves to him, and controlled three small hamlets and the crucial trade town of Bentwillow Cross. He had come as a mercenary himself years before, and abandoned the Baron who had hired him when he could not pay. Without direction himself and owed money, he killed the local lord’s son and drove his family out. He gathered the soldiers he once commanded and the worst armed men of the local region and set out to conquer. He was trying to expand his territory from eastern Bar-Innis into the Riverdans in a big way – he saw the Riverdans as weak during a time of political unrest and easily culled. In a large pitched battle, she cut down the horn signaler and helped turn the tide for her Riverdan folk, fighting alongside a couple hedge knights or the earldom and the Baron of Bentwillow. A local knight of Bar-Innis was able to kill the warlord who was fleeing without the cover the horn could have signaled. This ended a period when the Earldom of Bar-Innis was in unrest itself from larger political changes and on the verge of civil war.
Scarce Knowledge / Hard Difficulty
The sword passed to her descendants and it was lost on the The Maithen Plateau of The Riverdan of Tufflim in CY 8802 when the host on the plateau was scoured by the druids, along with the inhabitants and Orrish besieging it. At the time, it was being wielded by a brave hedge knight – sir Luther Gadroit of Umbak – who was betrothed to the daughter of the Lady of Tuflim at that time.
Duderet Armory of County Faer
Posted on March 16, 2025 in Steel-Realms
The Duderet Armory of County Faer is a long famous Prestigious Armament Crafter in County Faer of the Grand Duchy of Dunstrand. They have been operating since CY 7357 – near the founding of the county.
Crafter’s Mark: This armament tradition has their own identifiable Prestige Mark.