Legend of Vyldara

Half-Orcs Half-orcs have existed in the world since before the dawn of recorded history, when orcs and humans first came into contact. Yet, in all that time, civilization has never made room for them. Most of the common folk have an aversion to half-orcs based largely on their appearance: anyone who looks that much like an orc, they reason, must be like an orc and should be kept at a distance. Because half-orcs are typically stronger and hardier than their human peers, they can find employment in towns and cities, but their appearance marks them as outsiders. In response to being ostracized, half-orcs either embrace their otherness and take pride in their physical superiority, pull back and try not to draw too much attention to themselves, or give up trying to fit in anywhere and adopt a nomadic lifestyle. Half-orcs in Faerûn have the racial traits of half-orcs in the Player’s Handbook. They speak both Common and Orc. The rare written examples of the Orc language use the Dethek a...

The Time of Troubles The Time of Troubles, also known as the Arrival, the Godswar, and the Avatar Crisis, was a cataclysmic time in the chronology of Faerûn. Taking place over 100 years ago, during 1358 DR, the Year of Shadows, the gods of Faerûn lost their immortality, and powers and were forced to walk the Toril in their mortal avatar forms. Several major deities died during the Time of Troubles and were replaced by a handful of mortal adventurers, who rose to divinity.    The key events, as have been passed down to you, were as follows: ·           The Overdiety known as Ao, held the Tablets of Fate and all deities and primordials were subject to him. ·           Ao allowed deities and primordials to act freely as long as they upheld their individual portfolios and did not ignore their worshipers.  A deity’s portfolio defines their range of power and responsibility.  A goddess of storms, therefore, would b...

1.        The planet we inhabit is named Toril (TORE-ill) and our continent is called Faerûn (fay-ROON). 2.        The current year is 1486 DR, the Year of the Nether Mountain Scrolls.  DR stands for Dalereckoning, and is the most common method for marking the passing years (winters). 3.        To the north of Faerûn is the arctic north, home to the polar icecap. To the west of Faerûn is the Trackless Sea, and beyond that horizon was a land known as Maztica, which is thought to be gone.   To the east of Faerûn are the Hordelands and to the south of Faerûn is the Great Sea. 4.        In the sky is a single lunar satellite known as Selûne, which is trailed by a line of moonlets known as the Tears of Selûne. 5.        The Calendar of Harptos dates back to the Dales Compact of 1 DR, the Year of Sunrise.   The elven Coronal Eltargri...