Patron Banes, Expanded

There are four grades of bane. Each is gained as the vassal achieves greater favor with the patron, and is a consequence of that favor. However, the mechanical effects of a character’s greatest bane are suppressed (mechanical effects don’t apply) if the character has expended favor below the threshold for …

Nyeesheshtua, Wind of the Ancient Ones

Nyeesheshtua’s epithet is very similar to that of Kao Tsen, Wind of the Ancestors, but I love how it all flows together and feel like I must use it. Even if I do need to practice how to pronounce ‘Nyeesheshtua’. Nyeesheshtu is the winged serpent, high holy one of the …

Kao Tsen, Wind of the Ancestors

Centuries ago Kao Tsen was a warrior-poet and champion of the Kao Dynasty. He served several emperors, in fact many emperors, to the point it is thought his sense of duty prevented him from dying. In the cycle of time the dynasty ended and the empire diminished, becoming little more …

Jenatep, Keeper of Memory

Jenatep is the patron of librarians, those who gather and preserve information. When summoned, he manifests as a great tome, and communicates by flipping pages to display text and images with his responses. He is obsessed with gathering information and sharing it with those who would learn… with little discrimination. …

Ilassa, Musician of the Seasons

Ilassa is ever-changing, staying in step with the turn of the seasons… and would see civilization crumble, the people returning to live with nature. She manifests as the wild skirling of bagpipes and seasonal winds that shift to match her mood. She exists to support the Llyr Mi Lann tribes, …

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