Vulgar Militia

Just as there are giants, there are also dwarves in the Lands Between. These men of small stature, only reaching up to a human’s chest, find it hard to subsist in this world of the tall. Being so short, there is little that they can do that the larger races can’t also, and it is […]

Runebears

For all the wildlife populating the Lands Between, none leave as much of an impression as the runebear. The size of ten brown bears, this hulking mass of muscle and teeth knocks over trees in its rampage, sprinting after prey at ferocious speeds. Its claws smash through the earth, and its literal bear hug crushes […]

Company of the Fallen Hawk

Compared to any other band of warriors, the Company of the Fallen Hawk stand out as peculiar. Dressed in not even the meagerest of protection, save maybe a helmet, you would hardly expect them to make for much of an army. True enough, descriptions of their ashes deem the naked soldiers as “immature” with how […]

Night of the Black Knives

Seeking the origin of the world’s current plights, Rogier studies the Night of the Black Knives. The event which ended the peace and prosperity of Radagon’s reign occurred under a cold fog, a Bandai Namco Entertainment article claiming that it was actually the middle of winter. Rather amusing, since the mastermind behind this grand conspiracy […]

Depraved Perfumers

The description to perfume bottles claims that Leyndell’s secret art became known in the various Lands Between after their service in the Shattering. No one uses perfuming outside Altus except perfumers, and neither do we collect perfume bottles anywhere off the plateau save in Caelid where we find a traveling perfumer. Therefore, knowing about perfuming […]

Blood Saints

The holy blood utilized by the Healing Church has lasted for decades. Part of this is because it is replenishable, with reserves of the old blood just requiring a dive into the underground labyrinth. But after Laurence’s head became the new source, there was a limit to how much blood could be extracted for blood […]

Omen Curse

To this day, the Hornsent Grandam beseeches her precious divine beast to unleash its wrath upon Marika’s “children” — the entire tribe she rules — for betraying her people, cursing them even with her dying breath. What she doesn’t realize is that her prayers were already answered long ago. Among those bearing vestiges of the […]

Nomadic Merchants

Just Another Path The nomadic merchants were once a great caravan, flourishing as their clan traveled around doing business with others. Taking clear inspiration from cultures of the Eurasian Steppe, they garb themselves in distinctive clothes of varying colors and ride pack mules across the lands. Looking at their different inventories, their wares tend to […]

Man Bats

Despite the name, “man bats” (人蝙蝠) look to just be ordinary bats the size of men. The creatures love to hang in the shadows of cliffs, caves, and other rock formations by day and hunting in the field by night. That isn’t to say that none of them can be spotted active under the sun, […]

Fire Monks

Although north of Leyndell had become Forbidden Lands, the conquered territory still needed to be organized into a new province of Marika’s growing empire. Niall and his men were allowed to return to their castle under the Erdtree’s stewardship. Meanwhile, the smaller fort was handed over to Arghanthy, donning the Ruler’s Mask to affirm lordship. […]