Tag: merkaine-order-fw
Hall of the Kindled Flame
Posted on October 29, 2025
This is a small half of worship for Merkaine. Those who tend the flame here, tend to the site of the withering and the saints burial in the cemetery.
This place has a standard Shrine for The Fire Within sect of Merkaine in her role as burner of the undead and defender of life.
The Burning Heart Temple of Merkaine
Posted on October 29, 2025
The The Burning Heart Temple of Merkaine of The Fire Within sect is located in The Fortified city of Alstaad.
This place has a standard Shrine for The Fire Within sect with altars at each location on The Autumn Wall. The is the dominant sect of Merkaine in The Grand Duchy of Rhyl and Kaald reflecting her role as burner of the undead and defender of life.
The temple is a fortified holdout for up to 600. There is only a single entrance of fire blackened doors that will never be able to be set ablaze again. The windows are opaque 1o inch thick tempered glass portals that allow in natural light, but nothing else.
Orgins Tower (North Gate Garrison)
Posted on August 11, 2025 in Steel-Realms
Orgins Tower is one of the fortifications along The Autumn Wall at North Gate Garrison. The tower itself, on the inside facing outer wall, is covered in vines maintained by the driuids and followers of the Wylde. They entangle any undead that try to use them to climb down and can catch living creatures that fall near them. The Summer Queen’s Tower about 120 feet behind The Autumn Wall, between Orgins Tower and the fortification of Bellring Gatehouse.
The Wylden Presence
The Green Church has a strong presence here, there is an elite cult of Rastur barracked in this location. These cat warrior-monks are experts at preventing the undead from getting down the wall, and tracking those that do so before they can get to civilized lands.
The Band of the Bloody Tusk are terrible warriors from Spring of Pristos that serve time on the wall near this tower.Resources When Serving Here
The various faiths and the Rhylander Green Conjurists organize most of the Recovery Operations at North Gate Garrison to evacuate wounded, remove corpses, and ensure evil auras, curses, taints and corruptions don’t enter the ranks of those serving or the lands behind the wall.
This place has a standard Shrine for The Fire Within sect of Merkaine in her role as burner of the undead and defender of life.
Autumn Armories: Within each of the main fortifications on the wall is a smithy that can repair almost anything. All along The Autumn Wall, armories are proficient at making the basics of the Redbrand Armory of Redmark‘s Redbrand Doublet – though the crafting mark and specific refinements the source armory makes are not handled by the Autumn Armories.
Perils of Serving Here
The unrelenting pressure of the undead armies attacking the wall coming over from Rhylian Gap/Autumn’s End.
The Hoarblight is a terrifying death effect that targets places near and along The Autumn Wall and The Red March; Those in this place are warded from its worst effects and the power of the wall generally reduces or negates it when it does happen.
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.
Rhyl General Events
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 The Grand Duchy of Rhyl.
CY 5580 Fall of Dundaria in the North – Frostfang spreads, the Lich Lord power rises. Horses of the undead, fortunately disorganized (at first), sweep south and west from the heart of old Dundaria.
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 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 7007 The area of North Gate Garrison freed & The Red March created; Money, supplies, and manpower flow into the north to fight the Lich Lords.
Common Knowledge / Easy Difficulty
For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.
Sunstand Castle – southern most fortification (North Gate Garrison)
Posted on August 11, 2025 in Steel-Realms
Sunstand Castle is one of the fortifications along The Autumn Wall at North Gate Garrison. It is the southern anchor point.
Resources When Serving Here
The various faiths and the Rhylander Green Conjurists organize most of the Recovery Operations at North Gate Garrison to evacuate wounded, remove corpses, and ensure evil auras, curses, taints and corruptions don’t enter the ranks of those serving or the lands behind the wall.
This place has a standard Shrine for The Fire Within sect of Merkaine in her role as burner of the undead and defender of life.
Autumn Armories: Within each of the main fortifications on the wall is a smithy that can repair almost anything. All along The Autumn Wall, armories are proficient at making the basics of the Redbrand Armory of Redmark‘s Redbrand Doublet – though the crafting mark and specific refinements the source armory makes are not handled by the Autumn Armories.
Perils of Serving Here
The unrelenting pressure of the undead armies attacking the wall coming over from Rhylian Gap/Autumn’s End.
The Hoarblight is a terrifying death effect that targets places near and along The Autumn Wall and The Red March; Those in this place are warded from its worst effects and the power of the wall generally reduces or negates it when it does happen.
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.
Rhyl General Events
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 The Grand Duchy of Rhyl.
CY 5580 Fall of Dundaria in the North – Frostfang spreads, the Lich Lord power rises. Horses of the undead, fortunately disorganized (at first), sweep south and west from the heart of old Dundaria.
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 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 7007 The area of North Gate Garrison freed & The Red March created; Money, supplies, and manpower flow into the north to fight the Lich Lords.
Common Knowledge / Easy Difficulty
For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.
The Forlorn Keep (North Gate Garrison)
Posted on August 11, 2025 in Steel-Realms
The Forlorn Keep is one of the fortifications along The Autumn Wall at North Gate Garrison.
Resources When Serving Here
The various faiths and the Rhylander Green Conjurists organize most of the Recovery Operations at North Gate Garrison to evacuate wounded, remove corpses, and ensure evil auras, curses, taints and corruptions don’t enter the ranks of those serving or the lands behind the wall.
This place has a standard Shrine for The Fire Within sect of Merkaine in her role as burner of the undead and defender of life.
Autumn Armories: Within each of the main fortifications on the wall is a smithy that can repair almost anything. All along The Autumn Wall, armories are proficient at making the basics of the Redbrand Armory of Redmark‘s Redbrand Doublet – though the crafting mark and specific refinements the source armory makes are not handled by the Autumn Armories.
Perils of Serving Here
The unrelenting pressure of the undead armies attacking the wall coming over from Rhylian Gap/Autumn’s End.
The Hoarblight is a terrifying death effect that targets places near and along The Autumn Wall and The Red March; Those in this place are warded from its worst effects and the power of the wall generally reduces or negates it when it does happen.
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.
Rhyl General Events
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 The Grand Duchy of Rhyl.
CY 5580 Fall of Dundaria in the North – Frostfang spreads, the Lich Lord power rises. Horses of the undead, fortunately disorganized (at first), sweep south and west from the heart of old Dundaria.
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 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 7007 The area of North Gate Garrison freed & The Red March created; Money, supplies, and manpower flow into the north to fight the Lich Lords.
Common Knowledge / Easy Difficulty
For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.