About the Iron Realm

Welcome my friend. Come. Sit by the fire. Get yourself warm. You look frozen to the bone.

A bit of warm broth to quench your thirst? How about a nice bit of crusted bread to chew on. The Tavern mistress makes a fine mutton, you prefer a bit more.

Put your coin a way, my friend. This one's on me. Always willing to lend a hand to a stranger to these parts.

You aren't from around here are you?

Ah, don't tell me. You arrived only yesterday by ship and you don't know where you are.

Well, let me be the kind host and tell you where you are. It's the least I can do.

Welcome to the Iron Realm! However you managed to get here, you've landed in a world that will be wonderful and yet harsh at the same time.

Dragons are a foot. Sorcerers roam the countryside. Witches plague the mountains. There are fortunes to be made and lost, depending on your fortitude and cunning. Do you think you're up to the challenge?

Good. Good. I'm glad to see you are heartier than many who've passed through that door. Many come looking for fortune and fame and have left empty handed. Some don't even come back at all.

The Iron Realm is made up of three Major Kingdoms. To the east lies Ethukoth. To the west is Afuameth. In the Souht is Asterag. All are wealthy, attractive and deadly at the same time. I'm providing you with this map and this book. It will serve you very well as you travel through the Realm. I highly recommend that you find some companions to journey with. They will be your lifeline. You don't want to get caught out by yourself.

What's that? You want to know more about the book? Of course. Of course.

It has taken me many years to write that book you now hold. It has the names of every village and city on the continent. It contains facts about many of these places, the people you might bump into. It even tells of some of the adventures that previous journey people, much like yourself, have gone on.

It is a foreboding visage, where the Armies of the 12 fight within the Kingdom of Ethukoth. The Slaves of the Chaste knock on the very gates of Afaumeth’s Kingdom of the Five Baronies. Peace reigns supreme in the Kingdom of Asterag. Fame and fortune can be made by an adventurous party at every turn should they choose to take advantage of the constant upheaval.

"The land you walk is made of iron. You must be as hard as steel and twice as sharp if you are going to survive"