In the Sumerian myth, Angim or “Ninurta’s return to Nippur”, the god “brought forth the Bison (gud-alim) from his battle dust” and “hung the Bison on the beam”. He is one of Tiāmat’s offspring vanquished by Marduk in the Epic of Creation, Enûma Eliš. Continue reading Kusarikku
On the one hand, this is clearly Dagon. On the other hand, this is clearly how someone trying to pronounce “Cthulhu” underwater would sound. On the other fin… Continue reading Kulullû
Formerly human, but now flesh-eating undead mockeries of their former existence, ghouls are fearsome enemies of all things living. Continue reading Gallûs
Generally speaking, when pulling from commercial content based on default D&D conventions: “Orcs” map to Chaos Brutes. “Halflings” map to Hobgoblins “Dwarves” map to Caledonians. Humans, for non-adventuring NPCs. Caledonian Halflings for adventurers. “Elves” map to Hibernian Gaels “Half-elves” map to Hibernian humans Damn if I’ve figured out where to map default Hobgoblins to, though. Most of the good critter names are already taken. Goblin-magi, … Continue reading Universal Import Matrix
Before the world was created, there was raw, formless chaos. The god Marduk killed the mother goddess Tiamat and used half her body to create the earth, and the other half to create both the paradise of šamû and the netherworld of irṣitu. There are many, many lesser deities in the pantheon of gods, but they are all the same gods regardless of where on … Continue reading That Old Time Religion
Right now, it looks like these are the names I’m going with: Albion Britannia (Imperial for England) Caledonia (Imperial for Scotland) Cambria (Imperial for Wales) / Cymru (Gael / Fair Folk for Wales) – in either case this is Lyonesse in the setting Hibernia (Imperial for Ireland) / Īveriū (Gael / Fair Folk for Ireland) Continue reading Geographica
…These are the dastardly elves that slip into the houses of bad little boys and girls on moonless nights to cut their parents’ throats while they sleep. Continue reading Elven Varietals
So maybe one in a thousand sexual encounters between elves leads to offspring. One in two fifty to five hundred when it’s the same set of parents for repeated pairings. But elves are not, by nature, monogamous. Continue reading Elven Reproduction and You
While cities and imperial towns are inherently Of Law (civilization requires a ruling class, a religious class, and some sort of trade membership), not all of the towns, villages, and hamlets in Lyonesse are likewise aligned. Some are Unaligned, and a few are Of the Balance (the Druids usually give these away). There are no settlements larger than camps, dungeons, or forts that are Of … Continue reading Settlement Alignment
Perilous Paths 