While as said there is no bard guild, it's worth noting that there are talents for producing customised instruments (Luthier and Ventier), and a strong player culture of neutral meeting places in the NPC coastal city of Esterport. If you were intere…
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To the first question I can say that I intend to release the area properly once I have done some more work on it and sorted out the repercussions from the summit and the recent events.
Religious stories (rather than parables) are generally dolled-up historical accounts of Grecht migration and settlement across the Plateau. They are also often philosophical essays or lectures phrased as fiction, in the style of a lot of the Greek p…
Apologies for not getting to this sooner, real life intervened.
Cautionary tales on the Plateau tend to fall into one of two categories. Modern ones, generally pushed by teachers aligned with the Second Imperium's priesthood, will stress …
There's no single real-world source that has been drawn on for the Plateau. At least one person in the Pools has commented that they seem very imperial Chinese, although I favour Indonesia and portions of the Parthian Empire (and more broadly the an…
That is a valid interpretation of it, especially given what it widely known! A lot of groups in the Plateau share the opinion that the position is just a tool for a ruler to use violently. However historically it has been a position that kills in th…
Shapeshifters who are born and change on the Plateau are near-universally mad according to folklore, and take the form of enormous white-furred predators similar to bears called a sakaraeletus. They're killed on sight everywhere on the Plateau out …
Gentle bump! I am going to be looking at adjusting Gardening if possible over the next little while so if anyone has input other than what has already been discussed, now would be a good time to post it.