Skelosian Ink in the Steel Realms

Posted on August 10, 2026 in Steel-Realms

Skelosian Ink is a mystery in the Steel Realms. The legend of Skelos – The Eternal Scholar is mention anecdotally in a multitude of volumes, but there is no definitive work known. No one knows where the scrolls or tomes written in the ink come from, but they continue to be found, read, and saved for others to try and unravel their mystery and make them permanent. It is said that there are secret scholars of Delleth that inscribe information in this way. Sometimes, this ink is confused with Baighent’s Ink by the uninitiated.

The Scrolls of Skelos:

Legend: It is said that there are the blind scholars that work under the tutelage of Witch-Seers of Volgadas to create works using Skelosian Ink. They work upon the dreams of those in orbit of the seers, and extract knowledge and inscribe it on scrolls mostly – the Scrolls of Skelos.

Legend: The Scrolls of Skelos in the realms, written with Skelosian Ink, serve their purpose (whatever that may be), but also act as decoys for agents of the Olde Ones – ancient powers seeking to plunge Helca into chaos and madness.

By virtue of recorded findings, it seems like the amount of Skelosian Ink writings has been reduced since Proclamation Against Sorcery in the Steel Realms, possibly showing a link between the practice of one and the other.

Skelosian Ink-Makers: It is also said that schools of Necromancy in the Noble East have a means of creating and writing using Skelosian Ink, using dark rituals. This is true of House Narcosa in the Grand Duchy of Rhyl. Though only a select few of the masters can do this and know its secrets and it is not known for sure, outside the order itself.

Diabolic Works: The works of Rastillions Diabolique try dark and thematic elements bordering on madness and the grotesque; All provide occult or divine insights to those who are willing to push the limits of the unknown and their understanding of what is reality. Many of the works, at least the partial ones, are inscribed with Skelosian Ink or something akin to it.

Obsessive Records Keepers (Umbak)

Posted on August 9, 2026 in Steel-Realms

Obsessive Records Keepers is part of Umbakian Culture. The Umbakian genealogies are detailed down to minute detail, including 2nd and 3rd cousins, details of common dress and personalized heraldry. All of Urban Planning and Architecture in Umbak done by the Umbak are Obsessively Documented from searching, surveying, and all stages of construction and maintenance.

Record keeping and storing protocols generally follow The Winding Wind methods.