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==Character Generation== • 32 point buy<br> • Human/human-ish races only.<br> • Up to two flaws (both require DM approval), traits are allowed.<br> • Standard HP generation (first full, then rolled) • Character level 10th. ===Generated Characters=== *[http://www.pifro.com/pro/view.php?id=6316 Alvis (Gralamin) - Archivist/Shadowcaster]<br> *[http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=240714 Angelus Lucien (Ozymandias) - Psion(Telepath) / Beguiler / Cerebremancer] **[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL0UoyFS7Ww Angelus's Character Theme] **[http://danbooru.donmai.us/data/sample/sample-f2f73bf60d689dab9739f25dced19429.jpg House Lucien: Totally Human, We Swear!] *[http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=283590 Caellach (Emerald) - Duskblade] *[http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=284105 Nolan (UglyPanda) - Totemist / Barbarian / Totem Rager] *[http://www.pifro.com/pro/view.php?id=6318 Oceane Lucien (NekoIncardine) - Bard] *[http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=278211 Tajiki (jeek) - Factotum/Incarnate] ==Provinces of Ivalice== The Kingdom of Ivalice is divided into six provinces proper, with one exclave under the direct rule of the Church of Glabados. ===Duchy of Fovoham=== A Spanish-inspired nation of broad sweeping plains, fair Fovoham is of late impoverished due to the predatory policies of the disgraced Duke Gallis. Fovoham has always been a weaker province out of favor with the Crown, though its productive farmlands ensure that it will never go hungry or wanting in trade. ===Duchy of Gallione=== A French-inspired nation of lords and knighthood, the wealthy Gallione is a large duchy under Duke Danroth, a cousin of the throne and leader in Parliament. Gallione is one of the most powerful provinces in Ivalice, though secessionist talk in the city of Gariland threatens a civil war. ====Magocracy of Gariland==== The city of Gariland is home to the finest academies of war, magic and classical education in Gallione; it is also a powerful city-state nearly fully autonomous from the rest of Gallione. The magocracy which rules the city has been increasingly individualist of late, especially given the growing following of St. Iocus among the Church elite. The leading Archmage, Norca Zantaire, has lent public support to Cardinal Thiere, whose stance on magic is the most liberal of the three leaders of Glabados. ====Ecclesiastical Precinct of Murond==== Home to the great cathedral that is the heart of the Glabados church, Murond is an island ruled by religious authority, situated over the sunken ruins of the empire destroyed at Ajora's execution ages prior. Currently hosts Cardinal Thiere, but no High Confessor is in residence. ===Imperial State of Lesalia=== A Danish-inspired state that serves as the heart of Ivalice and hosts its capital and royal family, Lesalia is a large and bountiful territory administered by the Order of the Crescent on behalf of King and Parliament. It is the hub of the military forces of Ivalice proper and the seat of national government, with a Cardinal in residence to observe on behalf of the Church. ====Free City of Bervenia==== The historical birthplace of Saint Ajora and a full exclave of the Glabados Church, Bervenia is strategically located between Zeltennia and Lesalia and occupies a pivotal point on the northern routes. Forst Lidelse, the Lord-Captain of Lesalia's Crescent Knights, maintains his primary offices here and only rarely attends the King in the capital. ===Prefecture and Countship of Limberry=== An English-inspired former March, the line holding the title of Marquis died out several decades ago, its last heir ceding authority to the Church, which has invested a Cardinal in Limberry Castle. Though a Count has been appointed for civil purposes and to maintain a formal division between church and state, Limberry is recognized as a prefecture of the Glabados Church. ===Royal Exarchy of Lionel=== An Italian-inspired nation of noble historical traditions, mighty Lionel was formerly a prefecture of the Glabados Church. During the troubles of the prior century, when Church officials were recalled for consolidation, the Order of the Sun was formally invested with governance of the province via royal decree, and have remained charged with Lionel's stewardship ever since. ===Duchy of Zeltennia=== A German-inspired nation of military decorum and honor, strong Zeltennia is an influential duchy under Duke Lannast, one of the most powerful men in Parliament. Zeltennia has historically been at loggerheads with Gallione and aligned with Limberry and the Church, but Lannast schemes a political marriage between his family and Danroth to create a peerless power bloc. ==Other Nations== ===Ordalia=== Ivalice is bordered to the east by Ordalia, a Turkish/Oriental nation that has long had a contentious relationship with its neighbor. Tensions between the two currently run rather high, and the border is currently closed indefinitely. ===Romanda=== A technologically advanced naval power across the Larner Channel, Romanda has had no dealings with Ivalice in over a century. ===Valendia=== A distant country that borders Ordalia. ==Religion== There is only one god: God, aka Faram. However, the Church of Glabados (his primary faithful) has of late begun to fracture along sectarian lines: ===The Church of Glabados of the Most Holy Saint Ajora=== Saint Ajora, as church dogma tells us, was a divine agent sent from heaven to lead the people to the true faith. Cruelly set upon by the tyrannical and oppressive empire, he was betrayed by a close disciple and sentenced to death. In retaliation, God sunk the capital of the old empire, and the people elevated Ajora to sainthood as the representative of their God. Ajora is represented as a hero, a champion, a crusader and martyr for enlightenment. ===The Church of the Light of Saint Iocus=== Believers in Saint Iocus have split from the main church over the issue of arcane magic; they fear the corrupting influence of an otherworldly power known as the Dark enters the world through sorcery and its practicioners. Crusaders against the wicked and monstrous things lurking at the fringes of civilization, they are ever wary of a taint arising from within, and drive the current religious debate over tolerance of sorcery. ===The Righteous Church of Saint Giustinius=== Saint Giustinius preaches the totality of the power of God over man and sole devotion to the directives of Heaven. This is a polite way of saying that this branch of the Church wishes to install a theocracy in Ivalice. Generally unpopular with the elite, the acolytes of Giustinius have powerful sway over the poor and uneducated, preaching a message of awe and fear that encourages obedience to the Church over any other mortal cause. ===The Church of Glabados of Saint Anastasis=== The smallest sect still associated and tolerated by the church leaders, the followers of Saint Anastasis preach a message quite unlike that of Saint Giustinius: that mankind is inherently born in goodness, and that goodness is each person's inheritance, indelible and irrevocable, provided they return to claim it. This message of forgiveness and redemption has great individual appeal, but against the powerful existential fear and gravitas the rest of the Church commands, it fails to collect a great many followers. The Church of Glabados is nominally headed by the High Confessor, but at this time there is none in office. Instead, a trio of Cardinals lead the ecclesiastical order, two of whom are Ajorans and one of whom is an Iocan. They are based in Limberry, Lesalia and Gallione. ==Succession and Nobility== ===Line of Inheritance to the Throne of Ivalice=== Present Monarch: Lauritz Eldar Svend Ludvig Magnus, Ist King Magnus<br> Queen: Noelle Béatrice Tseles Magnus née Danroth, Princess Danroth (deceased)<br> Children: Irgan, Trencian, Galan<br> Queen Consort: Giulia Corina Magnus née Valla, Baroness of Warjilis (not eligible to succeed)<br> Children: Antonio, Niels<br> <br> Reigning: King Lauritz<br> 1st in succession: Fernand Danroth, Duke of Gallione (ceding succession rights on bequest of Parliament)<br> 2nd in succession: Irgan Ademar Charles Magnus, Prince Magnus, Count of Besselat<br> 3rd in succession: Trencian Rasmus Aage Magnus, Count of Goland<br> 4th in succession: Galan Fernand Thierry Magnus, Count of Dorter<br> 5th in succession: Antonio Mads Magnus, Viscount of Zaland<br> 6th in succession: Niels Eduardo Magnus, Viscount of Grogh<br> 7th in succession: Madeleise Geneviève Danroth, Countess of Igros<br> ===The King's Parliament=== Parliament is comprised of two separate chambers, the Grand Parliament and the Senate. As the monarchy has significant control over the latter, the former has become of greater importance, much to the Senators' chagrin. Grand Parliament in theory encompasses all nobles who rule a barony or greater, and all bishops and abbots of Glabados; however, in practice, few nobles below Viscount status routinely attend unless Full Roll is convoked, and abbots are rarely ever present and are not compelled to attendance even under parliamentary convocation. Bishops normally attend only when ecclesiastcal matters are concerned, and the archbishops' presence means that only those bishops not represented by an attending superior will present themselves at Parliament. The Senate is comprised of the Cardinals of the church, an Archmage of Gariland, and nobles of Count or higher status. The Monarch is represented in the Senate by a Royal Minister, two Royal Judges and the Royal Speaker; in addition, three Princes hold the title of Count in addition to their own, and are entitled to sit in the Senate. As such, the monarchy has a strong presence in this body. Parliament is currently centered around three major factions. ====The Monarchists==== Formerly the majority, and still the largest single political bloc in Parliament, the Monarchists (known colloquially as '''Walls''' from the jibe "the King will keep high the walls") are formally grouped by their position that the monarchy should retain its Senatorial privilege. In practice, however, the Walls stand behind the current geopolitical position of Ivalice, with its borders largely closed save at select ports, and its military divided into the knightly Orders to reinforce internal government. The Walls split from the more conservative elements of the Glabados Church in their continued assertion of the current Senate's arrangement, and are cautiously tolerant of magic and wizardry. Duke Lannast heads the Monarchists; other important figures include Count Rochester of Limberry, Lord Tiesland and Cardinal Rasmussen. The Walls have been courting Prince Irgan, but despite his association with several of their members, he has declared himself politically independent. ====The Parliamentarians==== A growing power bloc in Parliament, this group (also known as '''Quills''') is opposed to the continuance of the monarchy's Senatorial privileges, though rather specifically to the Senatorial representatives of the monarch himself. In real practice, however, the Quills want Parliament to take legislative and judicial authority away from the knights and centralize power within the Senate anew. This would largely demilitarize the country and open borders for trade with Romanda and Ordalia. Duke Danroth leads the Parlimentarians; his followers include Lord Vespertine (a contemporary of the elder princes in Lesalia), Markgraf Wagner of Sal Ghidas & Rohrstock, and Lord Nordrich. The Quills have been attempting to court the young Prince Galan, but so far have sen little success. ====The Federalists==== An insurgent party that has swelled in popularity of late, the Federalists (or '''Spears''') wish to disband the legislative powers of the monarchy in the upper chamber entirely and authorize Parliament-appointed Judges to assume municipal and judicial power. The Spears include a sizeable number of archbishops eager to regain influence among the people, and an understated but very real part of their doctrine includes removing the Archmage seat from the Senate and compelling Gallione to take Gariland in hand and disband that city's autonomous government. They would also dispatch the knightly Orders to the borders of Ivalice as a military force, with debate raging as to the prospect of imperialist action from that position. Duke Gallis is at the forefront of this bloc; his allies include Marquis Séraphin of Zeakden, Marquéz Navarro of Yardow, Lord Lidelse of the Crescent Order and Cardinal Thierry. Prince Trencian has expressed interest in some of the Spears' positions, but firmly maintains a distance from the bloc as a whole and has not publicly met with Gallis. ====The Patricians==== A small group of lesser nobles united as a kernel of a political movement, the Patricians (Pats, or more derisively '''Hats''') move to increase provincial presence in the Senate via renewal of/creation of dukedoms for Lionel and Limberry, as well as commensurate peerage privileges and the station of a Grand Duke to have formal charge over territories in Lesalia not formally ruled or dispensated to heirs by the monarch. They face stiff opposition from most other voices in Parliament, whether it be those whose power would be diluted by a larger Senate, those who would not stand to benefit from additional provincial peerage, or those who already hold a strong peerage and doubt their chances of bettering themselves in the face of new patronages being granted. ====The Lords-Spiritual==== The abbots, bishops and archbishops granted seats in Parliament. The divisions within the Church tend to influence the political leanings of the respective Lords-Spiritual, and as such no one bloc is entirely supported by the priesthood. The lower echelons tend not to present themselves to chambers unless Full Roll is convoked, but some bishops do dabble in the political from their own dioceses, meeting directly with the nobles of their parish to express their opinions. ====Independent Nobles==== The majority of the lesser nobility attaches itself to their betters and patrons in Parliament, hence their general nonattendence in chambers. Some few of these, however, choose to skew their own way, cultivating no patronage from their immediate lord, but possibly gaining the eye of another in need of a few more votes in his corner. Certain stronger nobles also stand independent, though most have been successfully courted by one of the Dukes. The Princes are formally at liberty to select their own political allegiance, although traditionally all but a few have been either Monarchist or independent, and so far the eldest have held to this unspoken rule. ===Ranks of the Nobility=== ====Duke==== A rank held by the leaders of the Great Houses, the dukedom is, in absence of a Grand Duke, the highest peerage ====Marquis==== ==Organizations== ===Glabados Church=== ====Golden Templarate==== '''Leaders:''' Staffan, Cardinal Rasmussen; the Sacred Peerages Templar<br> A group of Paladins in service to the Church of Glabados as a whole; currently under the direction of the triune of Cardinals, and supervised from Lesalia. Cardinal Rasmussen informally directs this templarate, and Cardinal Anselm retains nearly zero influence with this templarate. ====Crimson Templarate==== '''Leaders:''' Cardew, Cardinal Anselm; the High Inquisitor; the Red Cavalier (post currently absent)<br> Ostensibly the personal honor guard of the Cardinals, the Crimson Templarate has largely fallen under the command of Cardinal Anselm. Their cavaliers and inquisitors have a certain level of authority in each province, but most of all in Limberry. ====White Templarate==== '''Leaders:''' Etienne, Cardinal Thierry; the Archbishops of Glabados; Christoph Nikolaus, High Celebrant of the Iocan Revelations<br> The soldiers of the Church, including many priests-militant. Operating out of Mullonde, they are supervised by the Celebrants under Cardinal Thiere of Gallione. ===Knightly Orders=== ====Order of the Aster==== Based in Gallione. ====Order of the Crescent==== '''Leaders:''' Peron Nordrich, General of the Armies of Ivalice; Forst Straffe Lidelse, Lord-Captain<br> Based in Lesalia. ====Order of the Sky==== Based in Limberry. ====Order of the Sun==== '''Leaders:''' Calum Tiesland, Lord-Captain<br> Based in Lionel. ====Order of the Wave==== Based in Fovoham. ====Order of the Winds==== Based in Zeltennia. ==The Arondight== A cursed blade tainted by the betrayal of a monarch by his greatest paladin, bound within its steel is the demon who fueled the knight's lusts and wove the plot of treachery. Though its power seeps forth from the blade, eager to wound and destroy, the taint is safely limited via the auracite shard in its hilt, around which is graven the Great Rood of the Zodiac Braves. Each day, this shard glows with the power of the demon's curse, which is attuned to the Great Rood to manifest in one of twelve ways. '''BAB''' • '''Power'''<br> - • Enhancement bonus +2, flaming (+1d6 fire damage), Evil aligned<br> +7 • Resistance to fire 10<br> +8 • Darkblaze 2/day (6d6+Str profane damage, 30 ft. line, standard action)<br> +9 • Enhancement bonus +3, Chaotic aligned<br> +10 • Resistance to cold 10<br> +11 • Suppress curse 1/day<br> +12 • Enhancement bonus +4, flaming burst (+2d6 fire damage total, +1d10 fire damage on critical hit)<br> +13 • Darkpact Power (+1 CL, +1 DC to weapon-channeled spells)<br> +14 • Howl From Beyond 3/day (On attack, enemies in 30 ft burst make DC 20+Str Will save or be shaken)<br> +15 • Suppress curse 2/day<br> +16 • Enhancement bonus +5, devourer (heal 5 hp from any melee attack with this weapon dealing 10 or more damage).<br> '''Sigil''' • '''Glow''' • '''Curse'''<br> Aries • Red • '''Must''' take the lead in all things, or become sickened and unable to take preemptive/proactive actions.<br> Taurus • Green • '''Must''' assert your own viewpoint and not yield in an argument, or become sickened and automatically fail Will saves.<br> Gemini • White • '''Must''' act inconsistently and capriciously, or become sickened and incapable of variance or adaptability.<br> Cancer • Blue • '''Must''' attend to your own needs exclusively, or become sickened and unable to act in your own-self interest, only in that of others.<br> Leo • Red • '''Must''' use your most impressive abilities, heedless of waste, or become sickened and unable to do anything showy or exhibiting your talents and prowess.<br> Virgo • Green • '''Must''' attend any issue to any resolution possible, or become sickened and unable to complete any task.<br> Libra • White • '''Must''' make a definitive decision on each issue as it arises and hold to it, or become sickened and unable to make any decisions.<br> Scorpio • Blue • '''Must''' conceal, be secretive and opportunistic whenever a chance arises, or become sickened and automatically fail Reflex saves.<br> Sagittarius • Red • '''Must''' act with reckless, tactless optimism, or become sickened and filled with despair.<br> Capricorn • Green • '''Must''' act with fearful, overcautious pessimism, or become sickened and filled with foolish and irresponsible cheer.<br> Aquarius • White • '''Must''' act with cold detachment and condescending superiority, or become sickened, highly emotional and unable to rationally focus.<br> Pisces • Blue • '''Must''' ignore details, pressing events and gravitas and leave decisionmaking and leadership to others, or become sickened and automatically fail Fortitude saves.<br> Succumbing to the power of your curse too often can lead to the demon cracking the seal on the blade temporarily. While the results are unpredictable, they are universally bad.
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