Tag: loc-rhyl
Kopraine Sacrarium (Rhyl)
Posted on July 29, 2025
Kopraine Sacrarium is the home of the sitting Justicar of Balthazaar in service to the local noble ruler. As with all Sacrariums, it contains a unique Shrine to the god of justice, Balthazaar.
The presence of young Justicars in the north is primarily due to their role in truth speaking and the detection of agents of the Lich Lords. Many nobles and key figures in Rhyl were attacked and murdered until these powerful warriors served to provide detection and defense against the Lich Lords minions, and assist with the general peace efforts in the north with the threat of truth-telling.
Sacrariums of Balthazaar in Rhyl
The network of Sacrariums of Balthazaar in Rhyl rely on their servants for communication. They are directly busy ensuring the personal safety of the nobles of Rhyl from the assassination attempts of the Lich Lords to destabilize the north.
- Asheryl Sacrarium (Rhyl)
- Fortun Sacrarium (Rhyl)
- Kopraine Sacrarium (Rhyl)
- Redmark Sacrarium (Rhyl)
- Rhylan High Sacrarium (Rhyl)
- Sacrarium of the North Shield
- Springland Sacrarium (Rhyl)
- Thunderfall Sacrarium (Rhyl)
- Welshan Sacrarium
Welshan Sacrarium
Posted on July 29, 2025
Welsham Sacrarium is the home of the sitting Justicar of Balthazaar in service to the local noble ruler. As with all Sacrariums, it contains a unique Shrine to the god of justice, Balthazaar.
The presence of young Justicars in the north is primarily due to their role in truth speaking and the detection of agents of the Lich Lords. Many nobles and key figures in Rhyl were attacked and murdered until these powerful warriors served to provide detection and defense against the Lich Lords minions, and assist with the general peace efforts in the north with the threat of truth-telling.
Sacrariums of Balthazaar in Rhyl
The network of Sacrariums of Balthazaar in Rhyl rely on their servants for communication. They are directly busy ensuring the personal safety of the nobles of Rhyl from the assassination attempts of the Lich Lords to destabilize the north.
- Asheryl Sacrarium (Rhyl)
- Fortun Sacrarium (Rhyl)
- Kopraine Sacrarium (Rhyl)
- Redmark Sacrarium (Rhyl)
- Rhylan High Sacrarium (Rhyl)
- Sacrarium of the North Shield
- Springland Sacrarium (Rhyl)
- Thunderfall Sacrarium (Rhyl)
- Welshan Sacrarium
Asheryl Sacrarium (Rhyl)
Posted on July 29, 2025
Asheryl Sacrarium is the home of the sitting Justicar of Balthazaar in service to the local noble ruler. As with all Sacrariums, it contains a unique Shrine to the god of justice, Balthazaar.
The presence of young Justicars in the north is primarily due to their role in truth speaking and the detection of agents of the Lich Lords. Many nobles and key figures in Rhyl were attacked and murdered until these powerful warriors served to provide detection and defense against the Lich Lords minions, and assist with the general peace efforts in the north with the threat of truth-telling.
Sacrariums of Balthazaar in Rhyl
The network of Sacrariums of Balthazaar in Rhyl rely on their servants for communication. They are directly busy ensuring the personal safety of the nobles of Rhyl from the assassination attempts of the Lich Lords to destabilize the north.
Springland Sacrarium (Rhyl)
Posted on July 29, 2025
Springland Sacrarium is the home of the sitting Justicar of Balthazaar in service to the local noble ruler. As with all Sacrariums, it contains a unique Shrine to the god of justice, Balthazaar.
The presence of young Justicars in the north is primarily due to their role in truth speaking and the detection of agents of the Lich Lords. Many nobles and key figures in Rhyl were attacked and murdered until these powerful warriors served to provide detection and defense against the Lich Lords minions, and assist with the general peace efforts in the north with the threat of truth-telling.
Sacrariums of Balthazaar in Rhyl
The network of Sacrariums of Balthazaar in Rhyl rely on their servants for communication. They are directly busy ensuring the personal safety of the nobles of Rhyl from the assassination attempts of the Lich Lords to destabilize the north.
Cultural Experience of Rhyl
Posted on July 29, 2025 in Character-Experience Steel-Realms
The Cultural Experience of Rhyl (“Rhylian” culture) has, in addition to their own tough and resilient traditions & norms, a flavoring of the Freelander Way. Refugees from the fall of Dundaria to the Lich Lords thousands of years ago changed the traditions and culture – it shares more with Kaald than it does with the rest of the Heartlands of the Noble East. Many adventurers from this area that stay in the north take the Undead Hunter Background of the Steel Realms.
- Characters from Rhyl are NOT ALL required to accept this specific Cultural Experience, but must accept all elements if they do choose it.
- Citizenship in The Grand Duchy of Rhyl requires both pledges of Rylan the Living + Oath of the Day Watch.
Story Hook ++
This presents a good opportunity for adding Character Story elements to the Character.
Rhyl is a land of passion and intensity. The Freelander Way and the High King’s law both have influence here, creating a fierce cultural and political tension. They make a culture used to war and conflict, that seizes every opportunity at stability and peace. Surrounded by threats – The valley of Sighs, the great armies of the Lich Lords, the Tolkisson Mountain Range with the Nurth under it and the politically hostile cold Hinterlands north of it, the Wyldes and freelands to the west of it, and the mysterious dense ancient forests taking up a great portion of it and hiding dangers. Here is the combined legacy of the Rhylan kingdoms, Dundarian refugees, pine tribes, giants, Klaurians, elves and men and long abandoned Ducateon enclaves that the dwarves have laid claim to.
Egalitarianism in Rhyl: The blending of so many influences has created a decent level of egalitarianism in Rhyl, maintaining the ancient Lodge Tradition in Rhyl.
Undead Hatred Due to their proximity with North Gate Garrison. Ranger, World Watchers and Scouts in the north use mostly melee weapons due to the reduced impact of archery and ranged weapons by undead, especially animations.
Unless a specific location offers alternatives, Steel Realms Characters coming of age in/from this locale will shape their perspective to the primary experience of Cultural Experience of Rhyl.
- A Cultural Experience is on top of any background, archetype, or species character elements; Normally a PC may only have a single Basic Cultural/Regional Experience at the time of Character Inception. A group of characters with the same cultural experience can come together to form a shared Cultural Bond.
Character Facets
General Background Restrictions: None (possible limitation by Social Standing/Status)
Attribute Emphasis: Fortitude over aggression.
Racial Composition: Humans (Gladnorean/common; Ilbarsi, Pinetribes), Elves (Plains/Wyld elves + one Half-Elf community; most smaller faerie races retreated to the heart of the forest), Ducateon (Tolkisson Mountain Range), Dwarves (mountains and hills in Ruhn-Aahn & Sun Stone Top); A few Giant Kin/Goliath families do exist in the northern reaches of the deep forest and the mountains opposite of it, as well as pockets of old blood descended from Giants like Stoneforge Valley. You will sometimes find Half-Ork, mostly raised under the watchful eyes of the Green Faiths. The lightly populated Halfling Montwold Pass Protectorate is technically part of the duchy, but they view themselves as members of North Pines culture.
Communication: The folk of Rhyl have a distinct ‘northern accent’ and are not known as great communicators. So much goods and people pass through the duchy to support The Red March that all Rhylians are multilingual, but they practice an economy of speaking. They prefer to say as little as possible to accomplish what they need for everyday life, but are more loquacious in their personal time with friends. Dance is popular and somewhat important in Rhyl and is often used as enhanced interpersonal communication in courting, dating, and just fun. They do have a formal Education in the Grand Duchy of Rhyl and many are literate to some degree.
i20™ Character Facet Details
- Disposition: Hearty (+1 Constitution; max. unchanged)
- Disposition: Quiet (-1 Charisma; max. 19)
- PRIMARY EDUCATION OR BASIC SOCIETAL EXPERIENCE OF: check Social standing; for the PC, if they are Average (or better), they gain a Basic Primary Education
- Lore: Grand Duchy of Rhyl +2
- Lore: Gladnor +1
- Lore: Merchant Cities of the North +1
- Feat: [Equiv.] Choose from any of the Upbringing’s
iCore™ Character Facet Details
Perspective: How they see Themselves
Cultural Analogs: None – It is a blending of surrounding cultures and a constant influx of outsiders.
COMMON NAMES: Masculine > ; Feminine>
Common Cultural Perspectives of the Character Concept
- Behaviors/Mannerisms/Traits:
- Values/Principles/Ideals:
- Motivations/Goals/Bonds:
- Faults/Weaknesses/Flaws:
Prevalent Cultural Themes of the Character Concept
Perspective: How Outsiders see Them
Notable Cultural Relations
Notable Race Relations
Perspective: How they see Outsiders
Tours of Duty in the Grand Duchy of Rhyl
- Aderod’s Shield (Hornguard outpost of Rhyl)
- Bophate’s Stretch (Hornguard outpost of Rhyl)
- Ceith East (“Blade” of Ceith Grebatain)
- Ceith North (“Blade” of Ceith Grebatain)
- Ceith South (“Blade” of Ceith Grebatain)
- Gaelen’s Mount (Hornguard outpost of Rhyl)
- Mistwhirl Tower (Hornguard outpost of Rhyl)
- North Gate Garrison Tour of Duty (Realms Levy)
- Taplight Keep (Hornguard outpost of Rhyl)
- Tower of the Dragon’s Eye (Hornguard outpost of Rhyl)
i20™ Class/Path Availability for Locale
Bard Archetype Options
iCore™ Class/Path Availability for Locale
Pages on the web site lean towards i20™ text flavor, discrepancies will be noted in the iCore™ tab.