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Void Jumpers

2020-11-04T15:29:08Z

Subvisser5: Created page with "'''Void Jumpers''' is an actual-play TTRPG stream from the ZOE team using [https://www.evilhat.com/home/monster-of-the-week/ Monster of the Week], [http://www.apocalypse-world..."

'''Void Jumpers''' is an actual-play TTRPG stream from the ZOE team using [https://www.evilhat.com/home/monster-of-the-week/ Monster of the Week], [http://www.apocalypse-world.com/ Powered by the Apocalypse].

"Follow the cast on an epic journey...in SPACE!"<ref>https://watch.thefantasy.network/episode/episode-1-pilot/</ref> Along the way, they discover strange, new worlds, "where even the most innocuous locals have teeth and a hunger, and a strange darkness hovers around the core of it all."<ref>https://watch.thefantasy.network/episode/episode-1-pilot-2-2/</ref> "As the crew reaches what passes for civilization, they find unexpected dangers and equally unexpected allies. And, of course, they become Well Traveled."<ref>https://watch.thefantasy.network/episode/episode-1-pilot-2-2-2/</ref> Void Jumpers...prepare for the jump!

=Cast=

* Jesse Lee Keeter as the GM
* Lisa Coronado as Bryn Cosaint
* Trin Miller as Rex Leonine
* Conner Marx as Tag the Parallel
* [[Brian S. Lewis|Brian Lewis]] as Dr. Baxter Brautigan

=Where to Watch=
* Watch Live Wednesdays At 6pm PT on [http://twitch.tv/zombieorpheus Twitch]
* [https://watch.thefantasy.network/tv-show/void-jumpers/ VOD at fantasy.network]
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0vFDed4k0yPjyr8ITTfH0rzg7mhEp5_E YouTube playlist]

=References=
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JQ: Episode 01.07

2020-11-04T15:28:32Z

Subvisser5: fixed internal links

[[JourneyQuest]] wiki.
[[File:Jq-01-07-thumb.jpg | right ]]

<h2>Synopsis</h2>

Wren discovers how much she has missed and gets the truth from the orcs, while Perf works to get rid of the Sword of Fighting once and for all. Or so he hopes.

<h2>Connections</h2>

<h2>Cast</h2>

* [[JourneyQuest:Perf | Perf]] - [[Christian Doyle]]
* [[JourneyQuest:Nara | Nara]] - Anne Kennedy Brady
* [[JourneyQuest:Carrow | Carrow]] - [[Brian S. Lewis]]
* [[JourneyQuest:Glorion]] - Kevin Pitman
* [[JourneyQuest:Wren Birdsong | Wren]] - Emilie Rommel Shimkus
* [[Rilk]] - Jesse Lee Keeter
* [[Sword of Fighting]] - Jeremy Spray
* The [[Assassin]] - Sarama Lerman

<h2>Behind the Scenes</h2>

<h2> Community Links </h2>

Discuss this episode on the forums [http://fora.zombieorpheus.com/topic/58/jq-episode-01-07-duplicitous-bastards].

View this episode at zombieorpheus.com [http://www.zombieorpheus.com/videos/jq-episode-01-07/]

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[[Category:JourneyQuest_Episodes]]

JQ: Episode 01.07

2020-11-04T15:27:43Z

Subvisser5:

[[JourneyQuest]] wiki.
[[File:Jq-01-07-thumb.jpg | right ]]

<h2>Synopsis</h2>

Wren discovers how much she has missed and gets the truth from the orcs, while Perf works to get rid of the Sword of Fighting once and for all. Or so he hopes.

<h2>Connections</h2>

<h2>Cast</h2>

* [[JourneyQuest:Perf | Perf]] - [[Christian Doyle]]
* [[JourneyQuest:Nara | Nara]] - Anne Kennedy Brady
* [[JourneyQuest:Carrow | Carrow]] - [[Brian S. Lewis]]
* [[JourneyQuest:Glorion]] - Kevin Pitman
* [[JourneyQuest:Wren Birdsong | Wren]] - Emilie Rommel Shimkus
* [[Rilk]] - Jesse Lee Keeter
* [[JourneyQuest:Sword of Fighting | Sword of Fighting]] - Jeremy Spray
* [[JourneyQuest:The Assassin | The Assassin]] - Sarama Lerman

<h2>Behind the Scenes</h2>

<h2> Community Links </h2>

Discuss this episode on the forums [http://fora.zombieorpheus.com/topic/58/jq-episode-01-07-duplicitous-bastards].

View this episode at zombieorpheus.com [http://www.zombieorpheus.com/videos/jq-episode-01-07/]

[[Category:JourneyQuest]]
[[Category:JourneyQuest_Episodes]]

User:Subvisser5

2020-11-04T15:07:33Z

Subvisser5:

Hello all! I first experienced [[The Gamers]] on Youtube at 240p in the mid-2000s. Now, I'm super into [[The Gamers: Hands of Fate|Hands of Fate]] and [[Countermay]].

I cleaned up the [https://r9e.fandom.com/wiki/Romance_of_the_Nine_Empires_Wiki R9E Wikia/Fandom.com wiki] (the one created to add a mythic history to [[Romance of the Nine Empires]] in 2013) with lots of sources and stuff in 2019 and was pointed here from [https://discord.com/invite/fhPckP7 the ZOE Discord] (I'm random-allium-table there) by [[User:Moritz.schubert.pb]]. My wiki passion is in citations and internal hyperlinks. Hope to talk to you soon!

==Articles to Create==
* [[Ulix]] of Ixhasa, the Eternal Emperor
* [[Salia the Slaughterer]] - https://www.instagram.com/p/ob2WqpQD-7/
* The [[Stonebrier]] orcish clan inhabit the Thornwild Hills. The hills are cold and muddy. they're rainy, hard to farm, rocky fields, rough for horses & wagons.
* [[Void Jumpers]]

==R9E Fandom.com Wikia: Origins==
The old Wikia was created by a professional creative team to promote the movie and game (confirmed by the ZOE team in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkkyrykLnxI&lc=UgyyqBETTNC3OH1JHeR4AaABAg a Youtube comment]). Most of the content on the old Wikia can be traced back to faction descriptions in the AEG card game manual. However, there's a peculiar amount of content that doesn't seem to come from anywhere outside of the Wikia. Here are my most recent notes trying to squeeze every last bit of lore out of the remains of that project, trying to parse out what was written by the professionals and what was fanon.

===Bread Crumbs: The Search for [[Elbeth the Weeping Duchess|Elbeth]]===
Here's where my latest search started. There is no mention of Elbeth in official ZOE releases as far as I know, so I went looking for where she came from. If she's a fan creation whole cloth, there's reason to delete her article. However, there is another mention of Elbeth on the internet: a [https://sites.google.com/site/fagewiki/items/magic-items/brooch-of-elbeth-the-weeping-duchess Fantasy AGE homebrew item] credited to Ajay Pollarine. The R9E Wikia article on Elbeth was created by [https://r9e.fandom.com/wiki/User:Shadesofkin shadesofkin] (likely [https://myspace.com/shadesofkin also Ajay]) and [https://r9e.fandom.com/wiki/User:Utherseth73 Utherseth73] (likely [http://www.zoefan.net/p/fan.html this ZOE fan]). Also, the Wikia article content was mostly added in June 2013, before any public HoF screenings. Were they jumping in on the online promotional campaign (which started in Jan. 2013 and picked up speed in May) as fans or were they brought in as part of the promotional team officially?

This got me going...

===More Digging===
In the storyline AEG created to give the real R9E card game a sense of history, they pretended that a database of R9E info had "crashed," the backups "fried," losing all R9E information---their blog post sharing this story [https://web.archive.org/web/20160818153819/https://www.alderac.com/r9e/2013/05/27/major-crash-update/ is archived and available]. A "replacement" Wikia was created in early June 2013 by a small number of accounts:
<ul>
<li>[https://r9e.fandom.com/wiki/User:Utherseth73 Utherseth73] (164 edits, mostly adding images and dumping faction descriptions from the AEG rulebook, which had been released in May)
<li>[https://r9e.fandom.com/wiki/User:Roborangutang Roborangutang](48 edits, mostly wiki maintenance and admin duties)
<li>[https://r9e.fandom.com/wiki/User:Otteriffic Otteriffic](46 edits, mostly adding images and a fictional story about Ord players)
<li>[https://r9e.fandom.com/wiki/User:MKgorgone MKgorgone](11 edits, dumping a large amount of Shad-Hujem lore. UPDATE: I reached out to [https://twitter.com/mkgorgone a Twitter account by the same name] in June 2020, and they confirmed it was fan fiction.)
<li>[https://r9e.fandom.com/wiki/User:Shadesofkin Shadesofkin](3 edits, all to the Elbeth article)
<li>[https://r9e.fandom.com/wiki/User:Shad-O-Facts Shad-O-Facts](3 edits, all to fictional tournament info)
<li>[https://r9e.fandom.com/wiki/User:Ordislife Ordislife](1 edit, adding a category to the Ord article)
</ul>
Activity didn't pick up again until Oct. 2013, after HoF was already released. This is reason to believe that content posted to the Wikia in June 2013 might have come from a promotional team, rather than AEG or ZOE fans. Roborangutang [https://r9e.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:Roborangutang/Welcome! posted in kayfabe] that the old Wikia was "the rebirth of the [R9E] wiki," but there was no way to know whether they were a pro or just an altruistic fan...

Then I found [https://r9e.fandom.com/wiki/Thread:2087 this bombshell conversation]. Roborangutang was in familiar contact with AEG! If no one else, we know they were coordinating with pros if they weren't a pro themselves.

===Who was Rhea?===
Suddenly, in mid-Oct. 2013, a newcomer leapt onto the scene. [https://r9e.fandom.com/wiki/User:Rhea_Flint Rhea Flint] is a fully [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayfabe kayfabe] account, from the profile to [https://r9e.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:MKgorgone/The_Gift_and_Truth#comm-2253 a couple] [https://r9e.fandom.com/wiki/The_Apple_of_Life%3F#comm-2252 comments] they left. This account is in-character as if the game's history is real, and while most of their contributions were formatting edits for readability, they added seemingly original content to various pages. Less than two weeks later, their R9E Wikia activity stopped. They included a link on their profile to an [https://salvation-of-the-nine-empires.obsidianportal.com/ R9E RPG campaign] at Obsidian Portal that includes some Countermay lore not hosted anywhere else, and it seems that's where they took their creative activity.

UPDATE (7/2020): I reached out to their Obsidian Portal account in June 2020, and they've confirmed it was fan fiction.

Pale Mountain

2020-11-03T16:06:56Z

Subvisser5: added categories and internal links

'''Pale Mountain''' is a mountain that exists in multiple dimensions simultaneously. The oracle who lives there has been consulted multiple times throughout the history of the omniverse and would answer three questions to anyone who asked.

Pale Mountain gained its cross-dimensional traits in [[Fartherall]]'s [[Second Age]], when the gods of Inos rejected the [[Ord]]'s dotarium offer, and the Ord killed Ruin, the god of war. His body landed on Pale Mountain, and his blood awakened the mountain with oracular powers.<ref name="companion>Vancil, Matt. ''The Fartherall Companion''. Edited by Awen Inisfail Rowan-Nelson, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 2020.</ref>

= Known Visitors =
==From Countermay==
* '''[[Simm Buxtehude]]''' consulted the oracle regarding [[Kingdom of Holden|Holden]]'s struggle with the [[Cult of Shad-Hujem|Hujem]] following the arrival of their [[God-King Shad-Hujem|God-King]].<ref>Arnold, Woody. “Chapter 1.” Countermay: War of the God King, by Matt Vancil, Miniature Dragon Comics, 2018, miniaturedragon.com/countermay-chapter-1.</ref>
* '''[[Myriad Buxtehude]]''' visited the oracle and learned more about Countermay's connection to other worlds. Her insight in part led to the alliance agreement between Holden and [[Protectorate of Malchior|Malchior]].<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. ''The Gamers: Hands of Fate'' Extended e13. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 10 Dec. 2013, youtu.be/v3UIXWVh55o.</ref>

==From Fartherall==
In Fartherall, Pale Mountain is located north of Afterlands and southwest of the Brumbacks.
===Third Age===
* '''Lurin''', [[Half-Elf|half-elven]] king of Archaia and son of human Empress Frazserna III, abdicated the throne to his human niece Frazserna IV in 2349 after visiting the oracle.
* '''Mythok Stormcaller''', [[hob]] alchemist, inventor, and hedge mage, who created the Vorpal Blender after a visit to the oracle.
===Fifth Age===
* '''The Marrowstone Few''' consulted the oracle for a way to defeat the Prismatic Horde and believed the oracle instructed them to become kindragons. They also learned true dragons can't find Pale Mountain.
* '''The Forlorn''' [[elf|elves]], long exiled from their homes, eventually followed the [[Tree of Life]] from Countermay up Pale Mountain and down again into Fartherall.<ref name="companion />

=References=
<references />

[[Category:Countermay]]
[[Category:Gamers]]

Pale Mountain

2020-10-28T18:20:25Z

Subvisser5: typo

'''Pale Mountain''' is a mountain that exists in multiple dimensions simultaneously. The oracle who lives there has been consulted multiple times throughout the history of the omniverse and would answer three questions to anyone who asked.

Pale Mountain gained its cross-dimensional traits in [[Fartherall]]'s [[Second Age]], when the gods of Inos rejected the [[Ord]]'s dotarium offer, and the Ord killed Ruin, the god of war. His body landed on Pale Mountain, and his blood awakened the mountain with oracular powers.<ref name="companion>Vancil, Matt. ''The Fartherall Companion''. Edited by Awen Inisfail Rowan-Nelson, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 2020.</ref>

= Known Visitors =
==From Countermay==
* '''[[Simm Buxtehude]]''' consulted the oracle regarding [[Kingdom of Holden|Holden]]'s struggle with the [[Cult of Shad-Hujem|Hujem]] following the arrival of their [[God-King Shad-Hujem|God-King]].<ref>Arnold, Woody. “Chapter 1.” Countermay: War of the God King, by Matt Vancil, Miniature Dragon Comics, 2018, miniaturedragon.com/countermay-chapter-1.</ref>
* '''[[Myriad Buxtehude]]''' visited the oracle and learned more about Countermay's connection to other worlds. Her insight in part led to the alliance agreement between Holden and [[Protectorate of Malchior|Malchior]].<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. ''The Gamers: Hands of Fate'' Extended e13. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 10 Dec. 2013, youtu.be/v3UIXWVh55o.</ref>

==From Fartherall==
In Fartherall, Pale Mountain is located north of Afterlands and southwest of the Brumbacks.
===Third Age===
* '''Lurin''', half-elven king of Archaia and son of human Empress Frazserna III, abdicated the throne to his human niece Frazserna IV in 2349 after visiting the oracle.
* '''Mythok Stormcaller''', hob alchemist, inventor, and hedge mage, who created the Vorpal Blender after a visit to the oracle.
===Fifth Age===
* '''The Marrowstone Few''' consulted the oracle for a way to defeat the Prismatic Horde and believed the oracle instructed them to become kindragons. They also learned true dragons can't find Pale Mountain.
* '''The Forlorn''' elves, long exiled from their homes, eventually followed the Tree of Life from Countermay up Pale Mountain and down again into Fartherall.<ref name="companion />

=References=
<references />

Pale Mountain

2020-10-28T18:19:54Z

Subvisser5: created page using info from HoF, WotGK, and tFC

'''Pale Mountain''' is a mountain that exists in multiple dimensions simultaneously. The oracle who lives there has been consulted multiple times throughout the history of the omniverse and would answer three questions to anyone who asked.

Pale Mountain gained its cross-dimensional trais in [[Fartherall]]'s [[Second Age]], when the gods of Inos rejected the [[Ord]]'s dotarium offer, and the Ord killed Ruin, the god of war. His body landed on Pale Mountain, and his blood awakened the mountain with oracular powers.<ref name="companion>Vancil, Matt. ''The Fartherall Companion''. Edited by Awen Inisfail Rowan-Nelson, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 2020.</ref>

= Known Visitors =
==From Countermay==
* '''[[Simm Buxtehude]]''' consulted the oracle regarding [[Kingdom of Holden|Holden]]'s struggle with the [[Cult of Shad-Hujem|Hujem]] following the arrival of their [[God-King Shad-Hujem|God-King]].<ref>Arnold, Woody. “Chapter 1.” Countermay: War of the God King, by Matt Vancil, Miniature Dragon Comics, 2018, miniaturedragon.com/countermay-chapter-1.</ref>
* '''[[Myriad Buxtehude]]''' visited the oracle and learned more about Countermay's connection to other worlds. Her insight in part led to the alliance agreement between Holden and [[Protectorate of Malchior|Malchior]].<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e13. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 10 Dec. 2013, youtu.be/v3UIXWVh55o.</ref>

==From Fartherall==
In Fartherall, Pale Mountain is located north of Afterlands and southwest of the Brumbacks.
===Third Age===
* '''Lurin''', half-elven king of Archaia and son of human Empress Frazserna III, abdicated the throne to his human niece Frazserna IV in 2349 after visiting the oracle.
* '''Mythok Stormcaller''', hob alchemist, inventor, and hedge mage, who created the Vorpal Blender after a visit to the oracle.
===Fifth Age===
* '''The Marrowstone Few''' consulted the oracle for a way to defeat the Prismatic Horde and believed the oracle instructed them to become kindragons. They also learned true dragons can't find Pale Mountain.
* '''The Forlorn''' elves, long exiled from their homes, eventually followed the Tree of Life from Countermay up Pale Mountain and down again into Fartherall.<ref name="companion />

=References=
<references />

Simm Buxtehude

2020-10-28T16:48:45Z

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[[File:Summ Buxtehude (prequel).JPG|thumb|220px|As seen in ''Countermay: War of the God-King'']]

'''Simm Buxtehude''' was a questor, founder and hero of [[Kingdom of Holden|Holden]], and father to [[Myriad Buxtehude]].<ref name="e04">Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e04. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 09 Oct. 2013, youtu.be/QkkyrykLnxI.</ref> While the Oracle of [[Pale Mountain]] called him "Lord of Holden Valley," he denied the title.<ref name="comic1">Arnold, Woody. “Chapter 1.” Countermay: War of the God King, by Matt Vancil, Miniature Dragon Comics, 2018, miniaturedragon.com/countermay-chapter-1</ref> He played a key role in defeating [[God-King Shad-Hujem]] during the War of the God-King<ref name="e02">Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e02. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 23 Sept. 2013, youtu.be/q6KLAGhivGY.</ref> and crowned [[Queen Genevieve|Genevieve]] as Queen of Holden shortly before his death by a mysterious wasting disease.<ref name="rules">Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. Romance of the Nine Empires: Rules of Play. Edited by Jeff Quick, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2013, alderac.com/r9e/files/2013/05/R9E_Rules.pdf. Internet Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20160818132027/https://www.alderac.com/r9e/files/2013/05/R9E_Rules.pdf.</ref>

==Biography==

Under Buxtehude's leadership, Holden grew from a refugee to a city, and eventually a nation recognized in the Circle of Nine.

In the War of the God-King, Buxtehude forged an alliance between [[Magocracy of Arcanix|Arcanix]], [[The Displaced]], Holden, [[Protectorate of Malchior|Malchior]], the [[Ord]], and the Seelie [[the Tuatha|Tuatha]] against [[God-King Shad-Hujem]]'s [[Cult of Shad-Hujem|cult]] and their allies in the [[Merchants of Esh|Esh]] and the Unseelie Tuatha. Alongside Seelie prince [[Tuatha Dundareel|Dundareel]], Buxtehude tricked the God-King to commit his forces, allowing their own forces to sneak the Displaced's city-killing bomb into the God-King's presence and vaporize the dark one and bury [[the Godhead Seat]].

Shortly thereafter, Buxtehude developed symptoms of a mysterious wasting disease known to the Displaced as "radiation poisoning." Before his death, he crowned Genevieve as queen of Holden and convinced the established factions of [[Countermay]] to recognize Holden as their equal.<ref name="rules" />

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Gamers]]
[[Category:Countermay]]

Strong Like Bull

2020-10-28T16:43:25Z

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[[File:stronglikebull.png|200px|thumb|left|"I have a doctorate, you imbecile."]]

'''Strong Like Bull''' is an Westish-Speaking [[orc]] with a doctorate and a member of the Turtle River Sect of the [[Laughing Bear]] clan.

==Appearances==
===JourneyQuest Season 2===
He is in [[Sumber]] studying Arcane Archeology and Deific Mortalism, and recognizes the [[Sword of Fighting]] after leading the [[Assassin]], [[Perf]], and [[Nara]] into an ambush with a corpse worm. Strong like Bull is the first to identify Perf's dyslexia and capabilities as a retromancer. After striking a quick friendship, Strong like Bull leads Perf and Nara out of the mausoleum and they are recaptured by the Assassin. Strong like Bull acknowledges [[Carrow]] as a death priest and encourages him to imbue an object with shadow to defeat the nimbus of [[Vieris]]' [[angel]]. Strong Like Bull leaves after the Assassin is defeated.

[[Category: JourneyQuest]]

Astral Voyagers

2020-10-28T16:36:10Z

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The Astral Voyagers (Biuldjaenwulz), c.b. Silke Degenkolb

[[File:Astral2.jpg|thumb|200px|She's serving a triple shot of elf-spresso.]]

''Reviled for their collaboration with the Underkings, the Astral Voyagers are the least Orcish--and most [[Ord|Ordic]]--of all the clans.''

The Astral Voyagers are descended from the orcs who collaborated with the [[Underkings]] prior to the [[Red Exodus]], as well as the Ordic scientist and technomancers who were forced to experiment on their own kind.

Because of these orcs, "blue-skinned" is synonymous with "traitor."

But in the Red Exodus, the Astral Voyagers also turned against their slavers and escaped over the [[Blue Mountains]], into [[Silverwood]], and met the other half of their clan: deforested elves.

Astral voyagers tend to be slim, graceful, long-lived, and blue-tinted. They tend to look more like elves than orc, and avoid orcs whenever possible.

[[File:Astral_drawing.jpg|thumb|200px|A traitor. A graceful, attractive traitor.]]
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Imperial Wolves

2020-10-28T16:35:49Z

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[[File:imperialwolves.jpg|thumb|200px|She comes from a long line of shock troopers and she will wear pink if she pleases.]]The Imperial Wolves (Alsheppuldjorlulz), c.b. Allen Sheppard

''Former shock troopers of the [[Underkings]] who've dedicated themselves to defending all of orcdom.''

Originally bred by the dwarves to serve as enforcers, they were routinely used to quell rebellions prior to the [[Red Exodus]]. During the Red Exodus, they rejected their masters, killed them, and joined their orcish brethren.

The Imperial Wolves are semi-nomadic, and value intelligence and education. Their council selects their Chief, but once selected, the Chief's power is absolute.

The Imperial Wolves will always answer the call of Orcish clans in distress.

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Earthmantle

2020-10-28T16:35:37Z

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The Earthmantle, (Duskulduram), c.b. James a.k.a. uber

[[File:earthmantle2.jpg|thumb|200px|Don't ask an Earthmantle if she has a pet rock.]]''No other clan terrifies the dwarves as much as the Earthmantle, for no other clan can strike them in their homes.''

In order to hasten their expansions after the age of legends, dwarven geomancers identified orcs with talent and bred them to create the ancestors of the Earthmantle. When the orcs rebelled during the [[Red Exodus]], the [[Underkings]] sent an army do kill all the Earthmantle orcs, who they feared above all others. The Earthmantle escaped North and up, collapsing tunnels, until they broke through the roof of the [[Blue Mountain]]. In a stroke of revenge, the surviving Earthmantle brought down an entire mountain, irrevocably crushing the Dwarven city of [[Copperdeep]].

"The sky is mine!" --Earthmantle warcry

Dwarves kill all Earthmantle on sight, and have even hired other (unscrupulous) orcs to attempt Earthmantle slaughter, so Earthmantle members are extremely wary of any outsiders, orc or not. They live in rocky foothills as farmers and geomancers, in seamless fortresses, and many are afflicted with claustrophobia from generations of being "mantled in earth."

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Laughing Bear

2020-10-28T16:35:11Z

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'''The Laughing Bears'''

[[File:Laughing Bears.jpg|thumb|200px|Laughing Bears: Chuckling at their own jokes since the Red Exodus.]]''Known for their wisdom, curiosity, and mirth, Laughing Bears serve as mediators and diplomats to the other clans.''

The Laughing Bear Clan is named after a hero from the [[Red Exodus]], Laughing Bear. He acted as a fool(jester) for the [[Underkings]], but collected information and passed on warnings to the orc population. He died in the [[Battle of Entryway]] during the Red Exodus.

The Laughing Bears are humorous and non-judgemental, making Laughing Bears welcome in most clans.

=Notable Members=
*[[Strong like Bull]] is a member of the Turtle River sect of the Laughing Bear Clan.

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Laughing Bear

2020-10-28T16:34:46Z

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'''The Laughing Bears'''

[[File:Laughing Bears.jpg|thumb|200px|Laughing Bears: Chuckling at their own jokes since the Red Exodus.]]''Known for their wisdom, curiosity, and mirth, Laughing Bears serve as mediators and diplomats to the other clans.''

The Laughing Bear Clan is named after a hero from the [[Red Exodus]], Laughing Bear. He acted as a fool(jester) for the [[Underkings]], but collected information and passed on warnings to the orc population. He died in the [[Battle of Entryway]] during the Red Exodus.

The Laughing Bears are humorous and non-judgemental, making Laughing Bears welcome in most clans.

[[Strong like Bull]] is a member of the Turtle River sect of the Laughing Bear Clan.

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[[Category:Orcish clans]]

Orcish Holidays

2020-10-28T16:33:40Z

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Orcish Holidays by month

== Slumberdeep (January) ==

January (Sholathoam)

'''Mad Moon''', first full moon of the year: Mad Moon is the halfway point of the hibernation cycle

== Elderwalk (February) ==

February (Quitaivolat)

'''Watch's End''', the New Moon of Elderwalk (approximate): clan elders relieve [[Denwatcher|denwatchers]]. This is the end of the Long Night.

'''Recitation Day''', the half-moon of Elderwalk: clans recite the names of fallen denwatchers, orcs who died during hibernation, and great heroes.

== Whetstone (March) ==

March (Shlak)

'''Sugardoom''': March 15th. Candied meats feast honoring the murder of Melanulazrik the glycomancer.

'''Fortune Favors the Honey''': Last full moon of Whetstone, orcs bring gifts (of honey) to fortunetellers to get their romantic futures told.

== Newlitter (April) ==

April (Devadlarad)

'''Tortoise Hatching Day''', or Hatching Day, April 15th: clans celebrate new arrivals (tortoise or otherwise). All orcs are treated equally, despite status, during this day

== Exodus (May) ==

May (Gazgad)

'''Brightmorning''', May 9th: A holy day of remembrance, when orcs remember the day they emerged after winning their freedom in the Red Exodus

'''Stabbadwarf''', May 22: A day of remembrance and revenge. On this day, it is good luck to stab (not necessarily kill) a dwarf.

== Warwatch (June) ==

June (Farsax Ru)

'''Day of Mercy''', First Monday of Warwatch: commemorates the merciful slaughter of the first human armies. On this day, it is good luck to kill without torturing a human.

'''Kill it with Fire day''', June 23rd: celebrates the birthday of the great sorceress Kanensei. Spellcasters celebrate by setting zombies on fire and drinking very hot tea.

== Farwander (July) ==

July (Bedandivmad)

'''Seventh New''', On the seventh new moon of the year: Rugget season begins.

== Goodsex (August) ==

August (Shulnath)
'''
Heartripper's Day''', August 1st: a day of romantic devotion and revenge. Celebrates a mythical cupid-like creature named "heartripper," who decides the fate of couples and the unfaithful

'''In the Bag''', Full moon in GoodSex: a hazing holiday in which newlyweds are tossed into a bag and not let out until they've copulated.

Kehahul Zurvat Diendudz, August 31st: ??? (''Translation pending'': Flay Return Life?)

== Highsong (September) ==

September (Hahadroam)

'''Earthmantle Liberation Day''', Sept 7th: Commemoration of the Earthmantle Clan's emergence from the UnderKingdoms. Geomancers shake the mountains to remind dwarves that orcs will never be re-enslaved

'''Fullbelly''', Sept 30: festival of thanksgiving and merriment, lasts until October 7th (one week)

'''Tenth Full''', the tenth full moon: Rugget season championships

== Roots (October) ==

October (Laevadz)

'''Day of Defiance''', Oct 10th: Political holiday for those who oppose the Black Spear unification of orcdom

Fullbelly ends, Sept 7th: The Fullbelly festival ends.

'''Longtusk's Day''', Full moon of October: Commemorates the legend of Dagroth Longtusk, who sacrificed his soul to a demon to help the orcs escape.

== Dendown (November) ==

November (Shuvathap)

'''Day of the Undead''', November 13th: Orcish necromancers celebrate their undead thralls, grooming them and giving them gifts. Undead and not dead alike party by dancing, drinking, and eating meat.

'''Slumber's Eve''', Full moon in Nov: Slumber's Eve is the last night before denwatchers begin watch.

== Slumber (December) ==

December (Lathoam)

'''The Long Night''', begins on the new moon of Dec: A twelve week trial in which watchers stay constantly conscious to protect the clan. The Long Night lasts until Watch's end.

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Blueskins

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[[File:blueskins2.jpg|thumb|300px|I hope that thing has a safety switch]]
The Blueskins, (Laeladhaeaz), c.b.Justin Esparza

''The Blueskins long to return to the glory days of the [[Ord]], rediscover the secrets of technomancy, and perhaps, one day, rejoin their ancestors among the stars.''

During the [[Red Exodus]], the ancestors of the Blueskins travelled as far northwest as they could possibly go and settled there. Over several generations, they have become more ordic. Their lifespans increased, their need to hibernate shortened from 2 months to 2-3 weeks, and the chlorophyll in their skin thinned until many are blue or teal.

The Blueskins are ruled by a council of eight: four orcs and four orcmaids. Those on the council are usually the most blue-skinned. Despite the general distaste for blue-skinned orcs (see the [[Astral Voyagers]]), Blueskins are appreciated among other clans and hired as [[Denwatcher|denwatchers]].

Some Blueskins have rudimentary technomancy abilities.

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Forest clan

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The Forest Clan (Pik Querku), c.b. Magi Hernandez

[[File:forestclan.jpg|thumb|200px|This takes flower power to a new level]]''A mysterious clan of sylvan druids who owe their powers to their dryad ancestry.''

Members of the Forest Clan have orc, dyrad, and dwarven ancestry, stemming from an unlikely happenstance during the [[Red Exodus]]. These people can range from tan to light green, but are usually seen as orcs at first glance.

During hibernation, the Forest Clan doesn't need [[Denwatcher|denwatchers]]. They burrow near trees, intertwine their fingers, and are protected by the forest while they sleep.

Most of the Forest Clan are druids, and members of the Forest Clan in love are often seen with small flowers sprouting from their hair. They feel most at home among dryads and druids of any race.

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Great Song

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[[File:Greatsong.jpg|thumb|200px|The lyrics are "Go to sleep, dwarves, so we can braid your shoelaces into your beards."]]The Great Song (Richadroam) c.b. Ghost

''A reclusive clan of supernatural singers whose voices can shatter stone and lull attackers to sleep.''

The city of the Great Song was founded after these orcs sang a dwarven phalanx to sleep during the [[Red Exodus]] and walked far into the mountains. The city remains undiscovered (legendary), because anyone who gets too close falls asleep.

The clan's [[Denwatcher|denwatchers]] are called graybeards. They hum a tune throughout winter causing anyone who enters the territory to grow sleepier until they fall asleep.

When Great Song orcs venture away from their territory to learn or trade, they use aliases and never use the true power. Unless, of course, the purpose is to prank dwarves.

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Mudfoots

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The Mudfoots (Kassidgopadz), c.b. Marcus Sparks

[[File:mudfoots.jpg|thumb|200px|Mud stomping: the most important pastime.]]''A band of ecological purists who departed Orksport to reconnect with nature.''

This clan was founded by Adamlunitar, an orc who grew disenchanted with life in Orksport, left for the woods, and received a message from a river to return to a more natural way of life. He gained a following as a street preacher in [[Orksport]], and Adamlunitar and his followers left for the forests around Orksport. The Mudfoots live in earthen huts and go barefoot all year. Children are communally raised. Occasionally, missionaries are sent to Orksport to spread their message.

The Mudfoots prefer hiding to fighting, and are adept at climbing the tall trees of the forests. Mudfoot philosphy requires no killing except in dire circumstances. Animal killers are forced to become [[Denwatcher|denwatchers]] for one winter.

Guests are welcome as long as they do no harm. The Mudfoots are friendly, even to dwarves.

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The Tuatha

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[[File:Tuatha_logo.png | right | frame | Logo of the Tuatha faction in the Romance of the Nine Empires card game]]
The '''Tuatha''' were one of the nine factions vying for control over [[Countermay]]. "The Tuatha are not a homogenous group but a collection of the ageless fae — 'fairies' in the vulgar tongue — noble and cruel, beautiful and monstrous." They are split into two sides...: the Seelie and Unseelie.<ref name="rules">Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. ''Romance of the Nine Empires: Rules of Play''. Edited by Jeff Quick, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2013.</ref> The Unseelie "are skilled in weapons and the abilities of assassination."<ref>Rowland, Todd. “Arcane Fire!” Romance of the Nine Empires, Alderac Entertainment Group, 12 May 2014, https://www.alderac.com/r9e/2014/05/12/arcane-fire/. Internet Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20160818151514/https://www.alderac.com/r9e/2014/05/12/arcane-fire/</ref>

Following a civil war, the Seelie fled to [[Fartherall]], there becoming known as the [[Ald]].<ref name="companion" />

= History =
==Arrival in Countermay==
The Tuatha are very secretive about their people's history. According to sources in Countermay, the Tuatha originally came "from beyond the Veil in [[Fartherall|the Mirror World]]<ref>Vancil, Matt and Ben Dobyns, directors. JourneyQuest - Matt Vancil Q&A and Reading. YouTube, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 10 July 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TSbWos35Qo.</ref> that lies parallel to Countermay. Powered by their glamours and ability to slip beyond the Veil at will, the curious and mischievous Tuatha visited Countermay for their own purposes and found a life in local legend. It wasn’t until the Collapse of the Veil, with their ability to vanish lost, that the Tuatha found themselves forced to interact with the other empires and form a state."<ref name ="rules" /> However, according to sources in [[Fartherall]], the Tuatha were the first people of Countermay.<ref name="companion">Vancil, Matt. ''The Fartherall Companion''. Edited by Awen Inisfail Rowan-Nelson, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 2020.</ref>

==Civil War==
"Though the Veil has since been restored, the trade and diplomatic bonds the Tuatha formed in the interim have had an indelible impact on their culture, one that escalated a longstanding internal schism into a full-blown civil war. The '''Seelie'''—the noble [[Elf|Sidhe]] and nymphs, helpful brownies and the like—found the mortal empires and their frailties and potential fascinating, and advocated for ongoing interaction with them. But their opponents, the '''Unseelie'''—the dark elves, the ravenous goblins, treacherous changelings and hags—saw weak peoples fit only for exploitation and enslavement. The resulting war was fought on both sides of the Veil. In the end, the Unseelie triumphed."<ref name="rules /> Though the armistice agreement allowed the Seelie to remain under Unseelie rule, their conquerers betrayed them, and the Sidhe led most of the Seelie to flee through a [[black circle]] portal to Fartherall created with much entropium—enriched oblivicite. They emerged in the First Wood, later being known as the Ald.<ref name="companion" />

==War of the God-King==

During the War of the God-King, Seelie prince [[Tuatha Dundareel]] helped [[Simm Buxtehude]] forge an alliance to prevent the [[Cult of Shad-Hujem]] from reaching [[The God Head Seat]]. Dundareel committed Seelie forces to help trick the God-King into committing his own.

Later, the ruling Unseelie considered Dundareel a traitor and attempted to negotiate with [[Kingdom of Holden|Holden]] for his extradition.<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e08. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 05 Nov. 2013, youtu.be/aYMZiimKV3s.</ref>

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Gamers]]
[[Category:Countermay]]

The Tuatha

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[[File:Tuatha_logo.png | right | frame | Logo of the Tuatha faction in the Romance of the Nine Empires card game]]
The '''Tuatha''' are one of the nine factions vying for control over [[Countermay]]. "The Tuatha are not a homogenous group but a collection of the ageless fae — 'fairies' in the vulgar tongue — noble and cruel, beautiful and monstrous." They are split into two sides...: the Seelie and Unseelie.<ref name="rules">Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. ''Romance of the Nine Empires: Rules of Play''. Edited by Jeff Quick, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2013.</ref> The Unseelie "are skilled in weapons and the abilities of assassination."<ref>Rowland, Todd. “Arcane Fire!” Romance of the Nine Empires, Alderac Entertainment Group, 12 May 2014, https://www.alderac.com/r9e/2014/05/12/arcane-fire/. Internet Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20160818151514/https://www.alderac.com/r9e/2014/05/12/arcane-fire/</ref>

Following a civil war, the Seelie fled to [[Fartherall]], there becoming known as the [[Ald]].<ref name="companion" />

== History ==
===Arrival in Countermay===
The Tuatha are very secretive about their people's history. According to sources in Countermay, the Tuatha originally came "from beyond the Veil in [[Fartherall|the Mirror World]]<ref>Vancil, Matt and Ben Dobyns, directors. JourneyQuest - Matt Vancil Q&A and Reading. YouTube, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 10 July 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TSbWos35Qo.</ref> that lies parallel to Countermay. Powered by their glamours and ability to slip beyond the Veil at will, the curious and mischievous Tuatha visited Countermay for their own purposes and found a life in local legend. It wasn’t until the Collapse of the Veil, with their ability to vanish lost, that the Tuatha found themselves forced to interact with the other empires and form a state."<ref name ="rules" /> However, according to sources in [[Fartherall]], the Tuatha were the first people of Countermay.<ref name="companion">Vancil, Matt. ''The Fartherall Companion''. Edited by Awen Inisfail Rowan-Nelson, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 2020.</ref>

===Civil War===
"Though the Veil has since been restored, the trade and diplomatic bonds the Tuatha formed in the interim have had an indelible impact on their culture, one that escalated a longstanding internal schism into a full-blown civil war. The '''Seelie'''—the noble [[Elf|Sidhe]] and nymphs, helpful brownies and the like—found the mortal empires and their frailties and potential fascinating, and advocated for ongoing interaction with them. But their opponents, the '''Unseelie'''—the dark elves, the ravenous goblins, treacherous changelings and hags—saw weak peoples fit only for exploitation and enslavement. The resulting war was fought on both sides of the Veil. In the end, the Unseelie triumphed."<ref name="rules /> Though the armistice agreement allowed the Seelie to remain under Unseelie rule, their conquerers betrayed them, and the Sidhe led most of the Seelie to flee through a [[black circle]] portal to Fartherall created with much entropium—enriched oblivicite. They emerged in the First Wood, later being known as the Ald.<ref name="companion" />

===War of the God-King===

During the War of the God-King, Seelie prince [[Tuatha Dundareel]] helped [[Simm Buxtehude]] forge an alliance to prevent the [[Cult of Shad-Hujem]] from reaching [[The God Head Seat]]. Dundareel committed Seelie forces to help trick the God-King into committing his own.

Later, the ruling Unseelie considered Dundareel a traitor and attempted to negotiate with [[Kingdom of Holden|Holden]] for his extradition.<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e08. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 05 Nov. 2013, youtu.be/aYMZiimKV3s.</ref>

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Gamers]]
[[Category:Countermay]]

Undermarket

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The '''Undermarket''' is "an otherworldly bazaar offering all manner of goods and services, all temptations a man could imagine and several he couldn’t. Anything can be purchased there if one is willing to meet the price, which is rarely monetary; blood, firstborns, and souls (yours or someone else’s) are all accepted forms of currency."<ref name="rules">Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. ''Romance of the Nine Empires: Rules of Play''. Edited by Jeff Quick, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2013.</ref> It is accessible both in [[Countermay]], where the [[Merchants of Esh]] initially set themselves as intermediaries between mortals and the demonic Marketeers, and [[Fartherall]], where access to the Undermarket has caused wars.<ref name="companion">Vancil, Matt. ''The Fartherall Companion''. Edited by Awen Inisfail Rowan-Nelson, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 2020.</ref>

=History=
==Countermay==
* The arcanoquake from [[Ulix]]'s attempt to tap into a Nexus tore a hole between worlds and exposed the Undermarket. "Since the discovery of the Undermarket, Esh has ballooned into a sprawling mercantile metropolis ruled by an oligarchy of trade princes—men most able or willing to barter with the entities in the Undermarket."<ref name="rules" />
* After the [[Denizaal]] conquered Countermay's Veil world, the [[Dark elves|Pex]] sold legal rights to that realm to the Undermarketeers in exchange for passage to a new world, which is how they ended up under [[The Shadow]]'s abandoned [[Dracospine fortress]] in Fartherall.<ref name="companion" />

==Fartherall==
===[[Sixth Age]]===
* On their way through the Undermarket, the Pex stole certain treasures they later used to barter respect in Fartherall, along with advanced arcanophagic weapons and firearms used to force the [[Human (Fartherall)|human]] and [[dwarf]] forces out of the Dracospine fortress. The Pex maintained a monopoly on Undermarket connections in Fartherall, and their access to [[arcanophagic weaponry]] would later define their place in Fartherall and lead to the spark that began the [[Centuries War]] between the [[United Powers]] and the [[Free Nations Mutual Defense Pact]].
* Denizaal warriors were often hired as mercenaries through the Undermarket.
* Cedric Humm, a human bard from Countermay, was a terrible kazooist who arrived in Fartherall after getting lost in—and later expelled from—the Undermarket.
* The Undermarketeers left Fartherall in 1746, when the [[Dream Bells]] shattered following the removal of the [[Godsword Aion]] from the tomb of [[Yir]], the First God, located on the moon.<ref name="companion" />

===[[Seventh Age]]===
* As part of the Lonely Tower Accord that ended the Centuries War, the United Powers required the Pex seal the cleft to the Undermarket below the Pex capitol [[Prosperity]] and return the land to the dwarves. The dwarves, not knowing the connection to the Undermarket was long gone, had hoped to gain ties to the Marketeers and were furious at the alleged deception, but the Pex won in court.
* Around the year 1901 (the beginning of [[Underking Lum]]'s rule and the founding of the [[Dwarven Imperium]]), the dwarves uncovered the Undermarket again, deep in the mountain.<ref name="companion" />

===[[Eighth Age]]===
* The Dwarven Imperium dropped an archanophagic [[city-killing bomb]] (CKB) bought from the Undermarket on the [[New Rime|Rimic]] capital Cryopolis.<ref name="companion" />

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Countermay]]
[[Category:Fartherall]]

Undermarket

2020-10-28T16:22:39Z

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The '''Undermarket''' is "an otherworldly bazaar offering all manner of goods and services, all temptations a man could imagine and several he couldn’t. Anything can be purchased there if one is willing to meet the price, which is rarely monetary; blood, firstborns, and souls (yours or someone else’s) are all accepted forms of currency."<ref name="rules">Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. ''Romance of the Nine Empires: Rules of Play''. Edited by Jeff Quick, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2013.</ref> It is accessible both in [[Countermay]], where the [[Merchants of Esh]] initially set themselves as intermediaries between mortals and the demonic Marketeers, and [[Fartherall]], where access to the Undermarket has caused wars.<ref name="companion">Vancil, Matt. ''The Fartherall Companion''. Edited by Awen Inisfail Rowan-Nelson, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 2020.</ref>

=History=
==Countermay==
* The arcanoquake from [[Ulix]]'s attempt to tap into a Nexus tore a hole between worlds and exposed the Undermarket. "Since the discovery of the Undermarket, Esh has ballooned into a sprawling mercantile metropolis ruled by an oligarchy of trade princes—men most able or willing to barter with the entities in the Undermarket."<ref name="rules" />
* After the [[Denizaal]] conquered Countermay's Veil world, the [[Dark elves|Pex]] sold legal rights to that realm to the Undermarketeers in exchange for passage to a new world, which is how they ended up under [[The Shadow]]'s abandoned [[Dracospine fortress]] in Fartherall.<ref name="companion" />

==Fartherall==
===[[Sixth Age]]===
* On their way through the Undermarket, the Pex stole certain treasures they later used to barter respect in Fartherall, along with advanced arcanophagic weapons and firearms used to force the [[Human (Fartherall)|human]] and [[dwarf]] forces out of the Dracospine fortress. The Pex maintained a monopoly on Undermarket connections in Fartherall, and their access to [[arcanophagic weaponry]] would later define their place in Fartherall and lead to the spark that began the [[Centuries War]] between the [[United Powers]] and the [[Free Nations Mutual Defense Pact]].
* Denizaal warriors were often hired as mercenaries through the Undermarket.
* Cedric Humm, a human bard from Countermay, was a terrible kazooist who arrived in Fartherall after getting lost in—and later expelled from—the Undermarket.
* The Undermarketeers left Fartherall in 1746, when the [[Dream Bells]] shattered following the removal of the [[Godsword Aion]] from the tomb of [[Yir]], the First God, located on the moon.<ref name="companion" />

===[[Seventh Age]]===
* As part of the Lonely Tower Accord that ended the Centuries War, the United Powers required the Pex seal the cleft to the Undermarket below the Pex capitol [[Prosperity]] and return the land to the dwarves. The dwarves, not knowing the connection to the Undermarket was long gone, had hoped to gain ties to the Marketeers and were furious at the alleged deception, but the Pex won in court.
* Around the year 1901 (the beginning of [[Underking Lum]]'s rule and the founding of the [[Dwarven Imperium]]), the dwarves uncovered the Undermarket again, deep in the mountain.<ref name="companion" />

===[[Eighth Age]]===
* The Dwarven Imperium dropped an archanophagic [[city-killing bomb]] (CKB) bought from the Undermarket on the [[Rime|Rimic]] capital Cryopolis.<ref name="companion" />

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Countermay]]
[[Category:Fartherall]]

Undermarket

2020-10-28T16:14:56Z

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The '''Undermarket''' is "an otherworldly bazaar offering all manner of goods and services, all temptations a man could imagine and several he couldn’t. Anything can be purchased there if one is willing to meet the price, which is rarely monetary; blood, firstborns, and souls (yours or someone else’s) are all accepted forms of currency."<ref name="rules">Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. ''Romance of the Nine Empires: Rules of Play''. Edited by Jeff Quick, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2013.</ref> It is accessible both in [[Countermay]], where the [[Merchants of Esh]] initially set themselves as intermediaries between mortals and the demonic Marketeers, and [[Fartherall]], where access to the Undermarket has caused wars.<ref name="companion">Vancil, Matt. ''The Fartherall Companion''. Edited by Awen Inisfail Rowan-Nelson, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 2020.</ref>

=History=
==Countermay==
* The arcanoquake from [[Ulix]]'s attempt to tap into a Nexus tore a hole between worlds and exposed the Undermarket. "Since the discovery of the Undermarket, Esh has ballooned into a sprawling mercantile metropolis ruled by an oligarchy of trade princes—men most able or willing to barter with the entities in the Undermarket."<ref name="rules" />
* After the [[Denizaal]] conquered Countermay's Veil world, the [[Dark elves|Pex]] sold legal rights to that realm to the Undermarketeers in exchange for passage to a new world, which is how they ended up under [[The Shadow]]'s abandoned [[Dracospine fortress]] in Fartherall.<ref name="companion" />

==Fartherall==
===[[Sixth Age]]===
* On their way through the Undermarket, the Pex stole certain treasures they later used to barter respect in Fartherall, along with advanced arcanophagic weapons and firearms used to force the [[Human (Fartherall)|human]] and [[dwarf]] forces out of the Dracospine fortress. The Pex maintained a monopoly on Undermarket connections in Fartherall, and their access to arcanophagic weaponry would later define their place in Fartherall and lead to the spark that began the [[Centuries War]] between the [[United Powers]] and the [[Free Nations Mutual Defense Pact]].
* Denizaal warriors were often hired as mercenaries through the Undermarket.
* Cedric Humm, a human bard from Countermay, was a terrible kazooist who arrived in Fartherall after getting lost in—and later expelled from—the Undermarket.
* The Undermarketeers left Fartherall in 1746, when the [[Dream Bells]] shattered following the removal of the [[Godsword Aion]] from the tomb of [[Yir]], the First God, located on the moon.<ref name="companion" />

===[[Seventh Age]]===
* As part of the Lonely Tower Accord that ended the Centuries War, the United Powers required the Pex seal the cleft to the Undermarket below the Pex capitol [[Prosperity]] and return the land to the dwarves. The dwarves, not knowing the connection to the Undermarket was long gone, had hoped to gain ties to the Marketeers and were furious at the alleged deception, but the Pex won in court.
* Around the year 1901 (the beginning of [[Underking Lum]]'s rule and the founding of the [[Dwarven Imperium]]), the dwarves uncovered the Undermarket again, deep in the mountain.<ref name="companion" />

===[[Eighth Age]]===
* The Dwarven Imperium dropped an archanophagic [[city-killing bomb]] (CKB) bought from the Undermarket on the [[Rime|Rimic]] capital Cryopolis.<ref name="companion" />

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Countermay]]
[[Category:Fartherall]]

Undermarket

2020-10-28T16:13:53Z

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The '''Undermarket''' is "an otherworldly bazaar offering all manner of goods and services, all temptations a man could imagine and several he couldn’t. Anything can be purchased there if one is willing to meet the price, which is rarely monetary; blood, firstborns, and souls (yours or someone else’s) are all accepted forms of currency."<ref name="rules">Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. ''Romance of the Nine Empires: Rules of Play''. Edited by Jeff Quick, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2013.</ref> It is accessible both in [[Countermay]], where the [[Merchants of Esh]] initially set themselves as intermediaries between mortals and the demonic Marketeers, and [[Fartherall]], where access to the Undermarket has caused wars.<ref name="companion">Vancil, Matt. ''The Fartherall Companion''. Edited by Awen Inisfail Rowan-Nelson, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 2020.</ref>

=History=
==Countermay==
* The arcanoquake from [[Ulix]]'s attempt to tap into a Nexus tore a hole between worlds and exposed the Undermarket. "Since the discovery of the Undermarket, Esh has ballooned into a sprawling mercantile metropolis ruled by an oligarchy of trade princes—men most able or willing to barter with the entities in the Undermarket."<ref name="rules" />
* After the [[Denizaal]] conquered Countermay's Veil world, the [[Dark elves|Pex]] sold legal rights to that realm to the Undermarketeers in exchange for passage to a new world, which is how they ended up under [[The Shadow]]'s abandoned [[Dracospine fortress]] in Fartherall.<ref name="companion" />

==Fartherall==
===Sixth age===
* On their way through the Undermarket, the Pex stole certain treasures they later used to barter respect in Fartherall, along with advanced arcanophagic weapons and firearms used to force the [[Human (Fartherall)|human]] and [[dwarf]] forces out of the Dracospine fortress. The Pex maintained a monopoly on Undermarket connections in Fartherall, and their access to arcanophagic weaponry would later define their place in Fartherall and lead to the spark that began the [[Centuries War]] between the [[United Powers]] and the [[Free Nations Mutual Defense Pact]].
* Denizaal warriors were often hired as mercenaries through the Undermarket.
* Cedric Humm, a human bard from Countermay, was a terrible kazooist who arrived in Fartherall after getting lost in—and later expelled from—the Undermarket.
* The Undermarketeers left Fartherall in 1746, when the [[Dream Bells]] shattered following the removal of the [[Godsword Aion]] from the tomb of [[Yir]], the First God, located on the moon.<ref name="companion" />

===Seventh Age===
* As part of the Lonely Tower Accord that ended the Centuries War, the United Powers required the Pex seal the cleft to the Undermarket below the Pex capitol [[Prosperity]] and return the land to the dwarves. The dwarves, not knowing the connection to the Undermarket was long gone, had hoped to gain ties to the Marketeers and were furious at the alleged deception, but the Pex won in court.
* Around the year 1901 (the beginning of [[Underking Lum]]'s rule and the founding of the [[Dwarven Imperium]]), the dwarves uncovered the Undermarket again, deep in the mountain.<ref name="companion" />

===Eighth Age===
* The Dwarven Imperium dropped an archanophagic [[city-killing bomb]] (CKB) bought from the Undermarket on the [[Rime|Rimic]] capital Cryopolis.<ref name="companion" />

==References==
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Westhaven

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'''Westhaven''' is an old city in [[Fartherall]] located in central Eulom, east of Mudhollow Inne. A large temple of [[Therin]] stands in the town center. <ref name="2x07" /> It was at one point the capital of the human nation Lassax.<ref name="companion">Vancil, Matt. ''The Fartherall Companion''. Edited by Awen Inisfail Rowan-Nelson, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 2020.</ref>

==During the [[Fifth Age]]==
The order of events is uncertain:
*The residents went wild after the constellation of [[Amalia]], daughter of Therin and godling of delight, disappeared out of the sky.<ref name="2x07">“Masters of the Metaverse: ...And Fartherall That Jazz (2x07).” Performance by Matt Vancil, et al., YouTube, Hyper RPG, 6 Nov. 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AMYNpA4tuA.</ref>
*Mort Kemnon's priests, led by the death demon Drazuul the Fiend, killed everyone in the village except Willem the Peasant and filled the city with undead.<ref>Vancil, Matt. Dorkness Rising HD: pt 7 of 12. YouTube, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 29 Jul. 2011, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Llqu1Wwr3Rc.</ref>
* Mikey the Cruel poisoned Westhaven's water, and Blairwolf the Noble human werewolf alchemist slew him and purified the waters.<ref name="companion" />

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Necrocademy

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The '''Necrocademy''' is a school of dark [[magic]] and the best academy for studying biology and anatomy in [[Fartherall]]. Students are required to take a pledge to "further evil in all your studies and deeds," attend dark masses and midnight rituals, and wear black robes and skull helmets.<ref name="2x07">“Masters of the Metaverse: ...And Fartherall That Jazz (2x07).” Performance by Matt Vancil, et al., YouTube, Hyper RPG, 6 Nov. 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AMYNpA4tuA.</ref> It was founded in the [[Fourth Age]] by necromancers after most states banned its practice.<ref name="companion">Vancil, Matt. ''The Fartherall Companion''. Edited by Awen Inisfail Rowan-Nelson, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 2020.</ref>

==Notable Pupils==
* '''[[Return To Fartherall#Harzoul The Incredibly Evil|Harzoul the Incredibly Evil]]''' attended the school but was kicked out due to a lack of dedication to evil, despite his strong marks.<ref name="2x07" />
* Lichmaster Sandovar Tharezdune
* Desdemona the Necromancer
* Mitch the Magnificent<ref name="companion" />

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Undermarket

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Merchants of Esh

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[[File:Esh_logo.png | right | frame | Logo of the Merchants of Esh faction in the Romance of the Nine Empires card game]]
The '''Merchants of Esh''' are one of the nine empires vying for the control over [[Countermay]]. "Esh has no standing army, but has never needed one; mercenaries, from this world and others, are far more cost effective. The other empires consider Esh an immoral den of obscene wealth, ruled by barely human individuals only interested in increasing their own fortunes. Which is true. But Esh is also the only place certain materials can be found, so when push comes to shove, they grit their teeth and pay the price."<ref name="rules">Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. ''Romance of the Nine Empires: Rules of Play''. Edited by Jeff Quick, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2013.</ref>

== History ==
"The other city-state to emerge from the aftermath of [[Old Ixhasa|Ixhasa]]’s fall, Esh was founded for purposes far less noble than [[Magocracy of Arcanix|Arcanix]]. It began as a trade hub due to its strategic location, a minor city of no special distinction. It wouldn’t become a power until a residual aftershock from the corrupted Nexus that sank Ixhasa tore open more than the ground beneath the fledgling city. The arcanoquake tore open the tissue between worlds, exposing what the Eshene have come to call the [[Undermarket]]."

"Since the discovery of the Undermarket, Esh has ballooned into a sprawling mercantile metropolis ruled by an oligarchy of trade princes—men most able or willing to barter with the entities in the Undermarket."<ref name="rules" />

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Undermarket

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Vieris

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'''Vieris''' is the god of light, mercy, and judgment in [[Fartherall]], the youngest of the second generation gods, advisor to second king of the gods [[Yuresten]], and father of [[Haelia]], goddess of the sun.<ref>Vancil, Matt. ''The Fartherall Companion''. Edited by Awen Inisfail Rowan-Nelson, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 2020.</ref>

==In [[JourneyQuest]]==
[[Carrow]] is a follower of Vieris. [[The Seer]] suggests that [[Karn]] the Unpleasant wishes to kill Vieris for vengeance reasons.

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The Tuatha

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[[File:Tuatha_logo.png | right | frame | Logo of the Tuatha faction in the Romance of the Nine Empires card game]]
The '''Tuatha''' are one of the nine factions vying for control over [[Countermay]]. "The Tuatha are not a homogenous group but a collection of the ageless fae — 'fairies' in the vulgar tongue — noble and cruel, beautiful and monstrous." Today, they are split into two sides, remnants of a civil war: the Seelie and Unseelie.<ref name="rules">Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. ''Romance of the Nine Empires: Rules of Play''. Edited by Jeff Quick, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2013.</ref> The Unseelie "are skilled in weapons and the abilities of assassination."<ref>Rowland, Todd. “Arcane Fire!” Romance of the Nine Empires, Alderac Entertainment Group, 12 May 2014, https://www.alderac.com/r9e/2014/05/12/arcane-fire/. Internet Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20160818151514/https://www.alderac.com/r9e/2014/05/12/arcane-fire/</ref>

== History ==
===Arrival in Countermay===
The Tuatha are very secretive about their people's history. According to sources in Countermay, the Tuatha originally came "from beyond the Veil in [[Fartherall|the Mirror World]]<ref>Vancil, Matt and Ben Dobyns, directors. JourneyQuest - Matt Vancil Q&A and Reading. YouTube, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 10 July 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TSbWos35Qo.</ref> that lies parallel to Countermay. Powered by their glamours and ability to slip beyond the Veil at will, the curious and mischievous Tuatha visited Countermay for their own purposes and found a life in local legend. It wasn’t until the Collapse of the Veil, with their ability to vanish lost, that the Tuatha found themselves forced to interact with the other empires and form a state."<ref name ="rules" /> However, according to sources in [[Fartherall]], the Tuatha were the first people of Countermay.<ref name="companion">Vancil, Matt. ''The Fartherall Companion''. Edited by Awen Inisfail Rowan-Nelson, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 2020.</ref>

===Civil War===
"Though the Veil has since been restored, the trade and diplomatic bonds the Tuatha formed in the interim have had an indelible impact on their culture, one that escalated a longstanding internal schism into a full-blown civil war. The '''Seelie'''—the noble [[Elf|Sidhe]] and nymphs, helpful brownies and the like—found the mortal empires and their frailties and potential fascinating, and advocated for ongoing interaction with them. But their opponents, the '''Unseelie'''—the dark elves, the ravenous goblins, treacherous changelings and hags—saw weak peoples fit only for exploitation and enslavement. The resulting war was fought on both sides of the Veil. In the end, the Unseelie triumphed."<ref name="rules /> Though the armistice agreement allowed the Seelie to remain under Unseelie rule, their conquerers betrayed them, and the Sidhe led most of the Seelie to flee through a [[black circle]] portal to Fartherall created with much entropium—enriched oblivicite. They emerged in the First Wood, later being known as the [[Ald]].<ref name="companion" />

===War of the God-King===

During the War of the God-King, Seelie prince [[Tuatha Dundareel]] helped [[Simm Buxtehude]] forge an alliance to prevent the [[Cult of Shad-Hujem]] from reaching [[The God Head Seat]]. Dundareel committed Seelie forces to help trick the God-King into committing his own.

Later, the ruling Unseelie considered Dundareel a traitor and attempted to negotiate with [[Kingdom of Holden|Holden]] for his extradition.<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e08. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 05 Nov. 2013, youtu.be/aYMZiimKV3s.</ref>

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Countermay

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'''Countermay''' is one of several worlds in the [[Hopjockey]] omniverse, "a land where several threads converge in the [[Religion in Fartherall#The Tapestry of Worlds|Tapestry of Worlds]]. A world of settlers, both by choice and accident; a world of conflict, between civilizations young and ancient, noble and cruel, living and... otherwise; a world unresolved, with many vying to shape its fate.

After a thousand years of conflict, nine empires have risen to prominence in this strange world. However, after 1000 years of war, Countermay is dying. Battles, salted earth, curses, plagues, rains of blood, extraterrestrial parasites, demonic influence, and other hazards beyond count have ruined much of the planet. The food is running out. The threat of starvation looms.

No one is willing to sacrifice their freedom or power to another, so the only way to save Countermay is to seize undisputed control, defeating the other empires. Once Countermay is united under one banner, then the hunger problems can be addressed. Until then, armies march across the planet, fed with the ever-dwindling food as they churn once-fertile farmland into mud with their boots."<ref>Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. ''Romance of the Nine Empires: Rules of Play''. Edited by Jeff Quick, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2013.</ref>

==In the Omniverse==

In [[Fartherall]], those who know about Countermay call it "the counterweight world"<ref>Vancil, Matt and Ben Dobyns, directors. JourneyQuest - Matt Vancil Q&A and Reading. YouTube, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 10 July 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TSbWos35Qo.</ref> and believe it to be a "valley realm," one that is easy to accidentally arrive at but hard to leave.<ref>Vancil, Matt. ''The Fartherall Companion''. Edited by Awen Inisfail Rowan-Nelson, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 2020.</ref>

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The Tuatha

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[[File:Tuatha_logo.png | right | frame | Logo of the Tuatha faction in the Romance of the Nine Empires card game]]
The '''Tuatha''' are one of the nine factions vying for control over [[Countermay]]. "The Tuatha are not a homogenous group but a collection of the ageless fae — 'fairies' in the vulgar tongue — noble and cruel, beautiful and monstrous." Today, they are split into two sides, remnants of a civil war: the Seelie and Unseelie.<ref name="rules">Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. ''Romance of the Nine Empires: Rules of Play''. Edited by Jeff Quick, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2013.</ref> The Unseelie "are skilled in weapons and the abilities of assassination."<ref>Rowland, Todd. “Arcane Fire!” Romance of the Nine Empires, Alderac Entertainment Group, 12 May 2014, https://www.alderac.com/r9e/2014/05/12/arcane-fire/. Internet Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20160818151514/https://www.alderac.com/r9e/2014/05/12/arcane-fire/</ref>

== History ==
===Arrival in Countermay===
The Tuatha are very secretive about their people's history. According to sources in Countermay, the Tuatha originally came "from beyond the Veil in [[Fartherall|the Mirror World]]<ref>Vancil, Matt and Ben Dobyns, directors. JourneyQuest - Matt Vancil Q&A and Reading. YouTube, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 10 July 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TSbWos35Qo.</ref> that lies parallel to Countermay. Powered by their glamours and ability to slip beyond the Veil at will, the curious and mischievous Tuatha visited Countermay for their own purposes and found a life in local legend. It wasn’t until the Collapse of the Veil, with their ability to vanish lost, that the Tuatha found themselves forced to interact with the other empires and form a state."<ref name ="rules" /> However, according to sources in [[Fartherall]], the Tuatha were the first people of Countermay.<ref name="companion">Vancil, Matt. ''The Fartherall Companion''. Edited by Awen Inisfail Rowan-Nelson, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 2020.</ref>

===Civil War===
"Though the Veil has since been restored, the trade and diplomatic bonds the Tuatha formed in the interim have had an indelible impact on their culture, one that escalated a longstanding internal schism into a full-blown civil war. The '''Seelie'''—the noble [[Elf|Sidhe]] and nymphs, helpful brownies and the like—found the mortal empires and their frailties and potential fascinating, and advocated for ongoing interaction with them. But their opponents, the '''Unseelie'''—the dark elves, the ravenous goblins, treacherous changelings and hags—saw weak peoples fit only for exploitation and enslavement. The resulting war was fought on both sides of the Veil. In the end, the Unseelie triumphed. They exiled the princes of the Sidhe"<ref name="rules /> and most of the Seelie escaped through a portal to Fartherall, emerging in the First Wood, and later being known as the [[Ald]].<ref name="companion" />

===War of the God-King===

During the War of the God-King, Seelie prince [[Tuatha Dundareel]] helped [[Simm Buxtehude]] forge an alliance to prevent the [[Cult of Shad-Hujem]] from reaching [[The God Head Seat]]. Dundareel committed Seelie forces to help trick the God-King into committing his own.

Later, the ruling Unseelie considered Dundareel a traitor and attempted to negotiate with [[Kingdom of Holden|Holden]] for his extradition.<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e08. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 05 Nov. 2013, youtu.be/aYMZiimKV3s.</ref>

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Death

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'''Death''' is a [[Gods in Fartherall|goddess]] in [[Fartherall]]. She is the oldest of the second generation of deities and the greatest strategist among them. The event "death" that ends a mortal's life is named after her because, in the [[First Age]], she became the first deity to die.<ref>Vancil, Matt. The Fartherall Companion. Edited by Awen Inisfail Rowan-Nelson, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 2020.</ref>

In the [[Second Age]], the Elder Races ([[Olom]], [[Ald]], and [[Ord]]) attempted with an [[Apple of Life]] to bring Death back from the dead to aid them in their war against the Wymhorde. However, the apple they retrieved was rotten, and she arose as the first undead. Displeased with the lifeforms created by the third generation of deities, she turned the children of Olom against the Elder Races.

In the [[Third Age]], Death appeared to [[Colaebrian]], the Emperor of [[Archaiad]], as the Pale Lady while he was in a coma and sang to him the text of a powerful spell that became the sentient [[Oclysma]], whose movements brought the end of that age.

==In [[JourneyQuest]]==
[[File:Palelady.png|200px|thumb|right|"They live in irrational fear of us."]]
In the [[Fourth Age]], Death appeared as the Pale Lady, a goddess who walks the earth. When [[Carrow]] becomes undead, she attempts to recruit him as her disciple but is constantly rebuffed.

In JQS2, she exposes [[Wren]] as alive to her hoard of undead, overriding Wren's Veil of Death Potion. She also waves at [[Silver Tom]]. Silver Tom is real weird about that.

In JQS3, she offers her icon to Carrow, and at the end of the season, tries to speak with [[Perf]].

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Therin

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[[File:Therin_-_Dorkness_Rising.jpeg|200px|thumb|right|Therin, as she appeared in [[The Gamers: Dorkness Rising]]]]

'''Therin''' is the [[Gods in Fartherall|goddess]] of light in [[Fartherall]]. Her followers are generally kind, lawful good, and healing. By the [[Fifth Age]], a well-defined religious hierarchy had been established in her name.

Her symbol is an orange or red disk surrounded by gold tongues of flame: most often 6 pairs of flames,<ref name="pt1">Vancil, Matt. Dorkness Rising HD: pt 1 of 12. YouTube, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 1 Mar. 2011, www.youtube.com/watch?v=3buuXcHOBkI.</ref> but also 8 large and 8 small,<ref>Vancil, Matt. Dorkness Rising HD: Pt 9 of 12. YouTube, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 21 Oct. 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV9DAjaqUg0.</ref> or just 8 tongues of flame.<ref name="pt11">Vancil, Matt. Dorkness Rising HD: Pt 11 of 12. YouTube, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 21 Aug. 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbKFEIbIsnQ.</ref>

==Family==
Therin and her consort, the Nameless One, have three children in their celestial palace. From oldest to youngest:
* '''Tremarios''' ("Trey"), godling of pride, potentially to mature into god of glory, awareness, or bullies.
* '''Inslo''', godling of tinkering, potentially to mature into god of creation, invention, or innovation.
* '''[[Amalia]]''', godling of delight, potentially to mature into goddess of joy or addiction.<ref name="2x07">“Masters of the Metaverse: ...And Fartherall That Jazz (2x07).” Performance by Matt Vancil, et al., YouTube, Hyper RPG, 6 Nov. 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AMYNpA4tuA.</ref>

==Holidays==
* Bellmas
* Spring Eve<ref name="2x07" />

==Notable Therinites==
===[[Metaverse:The Episodes#Return To Fartherall|Masters of the Metaverse: Return to Fartherall]]===
* '''[[Return To Fartherall#Sister Opal|Sister Opal]]''' of the Great illuminated Holy Order of Therin
* '''Mother Superior DeLane''' of the Great illuminated Holy Order of Therin (AKA High Priestess Kitty of Amalia's cult)
* '''High Priestess Mumbles''' of Inslow's cult
* '''High Priest Kridge''' of Trey's cult<ref name="2x07" />
===[[The Gamers: Dorkness Rising]]===
* '''Fastidian'''<ref name="pt1" />
* '''Hierophant'''
* '''Lord High Inquisitor''' of the Grand Illuminated Holy Order of Therin
* '''Brother Silence'''<ref name="pt4">Vancil, Matt. Dorkness Rising HD: pt 4 of 12. YouTube, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 10 May 2011, www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcBGlHDYibo.</ref>
* '''Lord High Marshal Osric''' the Chaste, of Whitetower<ref name="movie">Vancil, Matt. The Gamers: Dorkness Rising. The Fantasy Network, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, 2008, watch.thefantasy.network/movie/the-gamers-dorkness-rising/.</ref><ref name="pt4" />
* '''Father Bill'''<ref name="pt11" />
* '''Luster'''<ref name="movie" />

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Olom

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The '''Olom''' were the First Race, created by the third generation of the [[Gods in Fartherall|gods]] of [[Fartherall]]. They had a strong mesomorphic build and continued to grow throughout their lives. Their children became the [[giant]], [[ogre]], [[dwarf]], [[Human (Fartherall)|human]], and [[halfling]] races.

== History ==
===[[First Age|The First Age: The Age of Dreams]]===
The third generation of gods creates the Olom and makes them stewards of the world. The powerful Olom build a society and dwell in worshipful harmony upon Fartherall.

===[[Second Age|The Second Age: The Age of Wonder]]===
The [[Ord]] appear in their flying vessels, and the [[Ald]] emerge from the First Wood. These Elder Races of Fartherall build thriving civilizations and live in general peace with one another. The Elder Races grow complacent, and the Olom especially ignore their worship of the gods.

The [[Wyrmbroods]] attack the Olom. Outmatched, outnumbered, and unprepared for war, the Olom make a drastic decision. Trading their offspring’s mortality for focus, the Olom segment their children into five mortal echelons—rulers, warriors, builders, servants, and gardeners—and send them into war against the dragons. The three Elder Races unite against the Heirs of the Draagan. War blankets the world.

After the Elder Races fail to bring Death back to life, she whispers to the mortal children of the Olom and turns them against their parents. The alliance of the Elder Races shatters. The Wyrmbroods annihilate the Olom, driving them to extinction. With their progenitor race gone, the Children of the Olom settle into their roles and branch into the Olom legacy races: the giants, ogres, dwarves, humans, and halflings.

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Wren

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[[File:WrenS1e1.png|200px|thumb|left|A Real Epic!]]

JQS1: '''Wren Birdsong '''has been following the party ([[Perf]], [[Nara]], [[Carrow]], and [[Glorion]]) for a year after receiving her assignment from the [[Headmistress]] of the Bard's college. Wren notices [[Rilk]] and his comrade carve an orcsign and accidentally shouts "sod", which alerts the orcs and Nara. Wren hides behind the riddle pillar, barely out of view of the party.

The [[Assassin]] confronts Wren at knife point and demands Wren explain herself. Wren is talkative, so the Assassin soon knocks her out and ties her up. When Wren wakes, Carrow (now undead) shambles across her path toward the orc encampment. Nara impales an orc with a thrown knife, and the now dead orc lands near Wren. Wren uses the knife to free herself.

She still thinks that she's been assigned a false epic until Rilk, [[Grellnock]], and [[Yart]] inform her that Perf had the [[Sword of Fighting]].

[[File:WrenS2e9.png|200px|thumb|left|Wren used Pout. It's super effective!]]

JQS2: While following Carrow, Perf, Nara, and their captor (the Assassin) into Sumber, Wren uses a Veil of Death to avoid notice by the undead inhabitants of the city. [[The Pale Lady]] removes the veil and reveals Wren as alive. The undead swarm Wren, and she drops a potion of intangibility, but eats the dirt where it landed to escape the hoard and enter the mausoleum.

Inside the mausoleum, [[Silver Tom]] catches up with Wren. He surreptitiously steals her badge and tries to take her notes, but she refuses to hand them over. Rilk appears, having assumed Wren was in danger, and Silver Tom accuses Wren of breaking a tenet via Romantic Entanglement. The corpse worm attacks Rilk, and Wren picks up a sword to stab it while Silver Tom takes her notebook and runs.

Outside the mausoleum, Wren tries to convince Silver Tom not to take her epic, to no avail. Rilk appears and speaks in orcish, which Wren can't understand. She does confirm she's got a major crush on the Sergeant, even without knowing his name.

The Assassin steals Wren's clothes. Rude.

[[File:WrenS3e5.png|200px|thumb|left|"It starts in a bright warm kitchen..."]]

JQS3: With only her cloak as a covering, Wren stomps through the woods, and encounters a [[vessel]] of the [[Wicked Kings]], barely alive. Wren listens and learns of the plot to kill Perf. When the Kings notice the orb is on, Wren runs, trips, and falls on her potions bag. The potions mix, and she begins to wildly hallucinate. Puppets are involved. She passes out near a Dwarven mining village and is taken in by [[Miad]] and [[Daggie]]. Daggie requires her to sing for her supper in the tavern. Wren starts to sing, but when Perf appears in the tavern, she hides.

Wren informs Silver Tom of the Kings' plot to kill Perf. Silver Tom is unmoved. Miad and Wren talk about the stolen epic and Wren's urge to save her protagonist, and Miad suggests Wren write a rogue epic. Wren sings in the tavern, a personal song about her journey to becoming a bard. [[Wren's Song]]

"...Listen to the Talking Heads." --Wren's mom, apparently.

After her song, Wren gushes with Miad and speaks to Rilk (disguised). Wren struggles with Silver Tom while recording the interaction between Perf, Nara, the Assassin, and soon Daggie and Miad. She throws Silver Tom's hat toward the fight, and both Wren and Silver Tom react in horror as Carrow bites the Assassin's neck. Wren and Silver Tom return to the tavern, Wren asks for her notebook back. Rilk, Yart, Grellnock, Glorion, and Roderick enter shortly afterward, so they hide in the wardrobe-closet. Rilk, Yart, and Grellnock enter the closet too, and Wren starts scolding Rilk. After Yart and Grellnock disappear, Wren sleep-potions Silver Tom, dresses herself and Rilk in frilly clothes, and sneaks past Glorion. Wren and Rilk argue in the woods and decide to travel together to see her party at the [[Oracle]].

[[File:WrenS3e8.png|200px|thumb|left|How could anyone say no?]]

Wren meets the Oracle, takes the pinapple tart, and asks her first two questions in quick succession. Wren takes a logical route to phrase her third question carefully.

See Wren's Questions and their answers on the [[Oracle]]'s page.

Wren leaves the Oracle, takes a pineapple tart to Rilk, kisses him, and then Rilk passes out.

(Stop sleep-potioning people, Wren. It's rude.)

Wren arrives just after Glorion stabbed Perf. Roderick tries to comfort Wren with an "I'm sure he'll be fine." Since Perf's friends (Nara and Carrow) can't help, Wren gives Perf a healing potion, breaking another tenet.

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The Gamers: Hands of Fate

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'''The Gamers: Hands of Fate''' is the third main film entry in the ''The Gamers'' series. It takes place 3 years after the events of [[Gamers:The Gamers: Dorkness Rising | The Gamers: Dorkness Rising]]. Instead of focussing on a tabletop roleplaying game, as the previous two films did, this one is centered around a fictional collectible card game, [[Gamers:Romance of the Nine Empires | Romance of the Nine Empires]], and the fantasy plot of its story set in [[Countermay]]

== Cast ==
* [[Brian S. Lewis]]: [[Gamers:Sean Cassidy | Cass]] / Brother Silence
* [[Trin Miller]]: Natalie Warner
* [[Samara Lerman]]: Myriad
* [[Jesse Lee Keeter]]: Dundareel
* [[Nathan Rice]]: [[Gamers:Kevin Lodge | Lodge]] / Sir Osric
* Carol Roscoe: [[Gamers:Joanna Harcourt | Joanna]] / Daphne
* [[Scott C. Brown]]: [[Gamers:Leo Lamb | Leo]] / Flynn, the Fine
* [[Christian Doyle]]: [[Gamers:Gary Wombaugh | Gary]] / Luster (male)
* [[Jennifer Page | Jen Page]]: Penelope / Luster (female)
* [[Matt Shimkus]]: [[Gamers:The Shadow | The Shadow]]
* Conner Marx: Jason O'Reilly
* Ahren Buhmann: Byron
* Anne Allgood: The Queen
* John Bogar: Mark "The Meach" Meacham / General Hain
* Bryan Bender: Louis Weaver
* [[Matt Vancil]]: Chibichan
* [[Andy Dopieralski]]: Singer
* Roy Stanton: [[Metaverse:Djinn | Djinn]]
* [[Thomas Gofton]]: [[The Gamers:Harper | Harper]]
* Darlene Sellers: [[Metaverse:Oracle | Oracle]]
* [[Gabriel Congdon]]: Skafla

==Film Synopsis==

== Production ==

=== Filming ===
The film was shot the following locations:
* '''AFK TAVERN''', a geek and gaming themed tavern located in Everett, Washington.
* '''Dtwenty Games''', a former gaming store located in Normandy Park, WA. It was known for Magic: The Gathering tournaments, Dungeons and Dragons and sported a small cafe that served small refreshments and drinks.
* '''The Game Matrix''', a gaming and life action role playing mecha store. They carry a wide range of products, including foam swords and shields as well as card, tabletop and war games.
* '''GenCon''', the largest gaming convention in the continental United States eclipsing both San Diego Comicon and DragonCon held in Atlanta, Georgia.

== Trivia ==

During the making of The Gamers: Hands of Fate ZOE was awarded the rang of being an honorary member 501st Legion.

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Fartherall

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[[File:SixthAgeMap.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Fartherall as it was in the [[Sixth Age]]]]

'''Fartherall''' is one of several worlds in the [[Hopjockey]] omniverse. Scholars have organized its [[History of Fartherall|history]] into nine ages, stretching back into the mythic past and far into the unknown future.

==In Media==
* ''[[JourneyQuest]]'' is set during Fartherall's [[Fourth Age]].
* The RPG events of ''[[The Gamers]]'' series are set in the [[Fifth Age]].
* The MMORPG events of ''[[PWNED]]'' are set in the [[Sixth Age]].
* The ''[[Metaverse:Masters of the Metaverse|Masters of the Metaverse]]'' arc [[Metaverse:The Episodes#Return To Fartherall|Return To Fartherall]] is set in Fartherall.

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Fartherall

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[[File:SixthAgeMap.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Fartherall as it was in the [[Sixth Age]]]]

'''Fartherall''' is one of several worlds in the [[Hopjockey]] omniverse. Scholars have organized its [[History of Fartherall|history]] into nine ages, stretching back into the mythic past and far into the unknown future.

==In Media==
* ''[[JourneyQuest]]'' is set during Fartherall's [[Fourth Age]].
* The RPG events of ''[[The Gamers]]'' series are set in the [[Fifth Age]].
* The MMORPG events of ''[[PWNED]]'' are set in the [[Sixth Age]].
* The [[Metaverse:Masters of the Metaverse|Masters of the Metaverse]] arc [[Metaverse:The Episodes#Return To Fartherall]] is set in Fartherall.

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Cult of Shad-Hujem

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[[File:ShadHujem_logo.png | right | frame | Logo of the Cult of Shad-Hujem faction in the Romance of the Nine Empires card game]]
The '''Cult of Shad-Hujem''' is one of the nine empires vying for control over [[Countermay]].

== History ==
"Before the [[God-King Shad-Hujem|God-King]] appeared, the Hujem were but a loose nation of uncivilized raiders making war on one another. Then He came, and brought truth. Then He came, and brought purpose. The dark God-King Shad-Hujem burst into the world in fire and pain, searing the eyes from the heads of those who witnessed His arrival. He came to conquer, and found the Hujem only too willing to bend the knee. Almost overnight, the Hujem were transformed into what they are today: A religious empire of warrior-priests and anti-paladins bent on converting the world, by the Word or by the Sword. Fueled by an unmatched religious fervor, their empire grew faster than any before it, and a generation ago stood poised to fulfill Shad-Hujem’s commandment to convert all of Countermay. It was only the unlikely arrival of the Displaced—who have since become their bitterest of rivals—that blunted their advance. In the worldwide war that followed, the Hujem and their allies in [[Merchants of Esh|Esh]] and the [[The Tuatha|Unseelie]] seemed destined for victory before [[the Displaced]] vaporized the God-King with their final city-killing bomb. Today, the Cult of Shad-Hujem is much weakened, both militarily and spiritually, and is more on par in the balance of power with the other eight empires. However, the truly devout know that the God-King will return, and when He does, He will resume his conquest of conversion and baptize the world in fire."<ref>Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. ''Romance of the Nine Empires: Rules of Play''. Edited by Jeff Quick, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2013.</ref>

==Fan Fiction==
<ul>
<li>[https://r9e.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:MKgorgone/The_Gift_and_Truth "The Gift and Truth"] by [https://twitter.com/mkgorgone Mike Gorgone]
<li>[https://r9e.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:MKgorgone/The_Mark "The Mark"] by [https://twitter.com/mkgorgone Mike Gorgone]
</ul>

==References==
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The Emissary

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'''The Emissary of the Dread Army''' was an ambassador and magic-user who represented the [[Dread Army of Ixhasa]] during the Accords and was aware of the [[Religion in Fartherall#The Tapestry of Worlds|Tapestry of Worlds]].<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e09. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 12 Nov. 2013, youtu.be/Wq1rfvg0h08.</ref> She was responsible for [[Tuatha Dundareel]]'s death by the hand of the Ixhasan assassin [[Skafla]]<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e10. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 19 Nov. 2013, youtu.be/iS7lLuSOW1Q.</ref> and later proved to be a thorn in the side of [[Myriad Buxtehude]] as the hero of [[Kingdom of Holden|Holden]] attempted to gather artifacts and allies to aid in the war against Ixhasa.<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e14. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 17 Dec. 2013, youtu.be/b6cfEhkwjbM.</ref>

The Emissary starved to death with the rest of the Ixhasan army when Myriad used the Apple of Life to bring the undead army back to life.<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e15. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 24 Dec. 2013, youtu.be/x3aanSaDCnI.</ref>

== References ==
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