An Introduction

Welcome to the Stormfist Empire!

The intent of this blog is to develop a campaign setting for roleplaying games, namely the Stormfist Empire. While I'm choosing to use the ruleset of the fantasy roleplaying game published by TSR in the 90s, I plan to keep things mostly edition-neutral--you shouldn't have many problems using this setting with other games. If you're unfamiliar with the second edition of TSR's advanced fantasy RPG, you can find the rules in a free (as in speech and as in beer sense!) incarnation in For Gold and Glory. So, technicalities aside, let's move on.

Long ago, the orcish and goblinoid Peoples lived alongside the elves, dwarves, gnomes, halflings, and humans. But the gods of these Others could not tolerate such coexistence, and bade their children drive the orcs and goblins from their green lands into the cold wastes at the End of the World. The Peoples fought back, but whereas the Others were united, the People were not and were defeated. The gods of the Peoples were shamed and turned their backs, and for many ages, the Peoples suffered and died while the Others grew powerful and decadent. But the gods had not completely abandoned their children. Unto their misery came Gothron, warchieftainess of the Stormfist orcs. Under her banner, her tribe conquered and united many of the Peoples in a great empire, and the gods were satisfied. For upon her conquest, the gods led the Peoples to great treasure hidden deep under the wastes, and Gothron's empire grew as rich and as powerful as any of those of the Others. But even with all her strength, Gathron died in childbirth and her empire was thrown into chaos as the Peoples squabbled to take the reins. Even today, five years after her death, the struggle continues, and the Others see an opportunity to once again steal the Peoples' land now that they know of its wealth. You are children of this chaos, and your actions may shape the future of Gothron's empire...or doom it to a forgotten memory.

In future posts, I'll be posting rules for creating characters of the Peoples, details on the geography and inhabitants of the End of the World, notes on the societies of the Peoples in general and the Stormfist Empire in particular, and whatever else I can come up with.

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