Supplement Lore

THE HUMAN

Humans are the dominant sentient life-form, displaying a wide variety of adaptability and curiosity that has driven the world to it’s potential future. Their flair of creativity and adept thinking has led them to construct great architecture, societies both gross and glorious, and advance themselves from the other species that surround them.

THE GNOME

Gnomes are a diminutive faerie life-form, who are capable of adapting with human society, as well as retaining their racial belief that they are the protectors and preservers of the world’s nature. They mostly dwell in isolated, rural areas, such as burrows or glades, and like humans, they too harbour a curious mind.

Gnomes throughout The Westlands primarily dwell a reclusive life in their stone or wood villages nestled within forests or burrows.
There is however an offhand society of gnomes who long ago strayed from the nature loving traits of their kin – the Understate Gnomes. These gnomes are specifically found in The Understates of Barantine. Or more specifically – beneath it. The Understates are old duergar citadels underneath the ground, but after the Empire wiped them out, it was promised that the gnomes would claim these holds as their own, in return for fealty to the Empire. Though they are from humble, courageous origins, the Understates have evolved through time to become corrupt, lawless or tyrannical – each Understate ruling as it’s body of governance sees fit. Due to their isolated locations, the Republic is content to turn a blind eye to the tribulations within the Understates as long as they continue paying tribute to them.

THE SODIAN

Sodians are a race of large humanoids who mostly dominate the hellish lands of Vulcanys. Powerful in body, horned and tall in height, they live a simple, violent lifestyle; one where aggression and combat are to be nurtured traits. They relish battle and conquest.
Sodians are able to produce offspring with humans, who are called Sodites. In Vulcanys, Sodites are raised as slaves for the tribe, not recognised as true Sodians. However, in the realms of mankind they are seen with no less suspicion and wariness as they would have with a pure blooded Sodian. There also is another fabled sub-race of the Sodian – sodians who are born to lead the masses to glory and are said to be the direct descendants of Dragons. Sodarchs – according to legend, they are sodian champions who are mixed with the blood of their master dragon in a profane blood rite and are chosen as their mortal instrument and due to their more bestial appearance, wings, their immense size and strength, as well as their unique desire for conquest, it is hard to refute such claims.

THE ARCTAN

Arctani are a grey skinned, brass blooded race, who are slightly shorter than humans and often have brass or purple eyes. They are a very thin race, but what they lack in toughness they make up for with agility. They are a nimble people who can withstand harsh cold environments, and a race who understand and utilise magic; devout seekers of knowledge to better themselves. They relish such knowledge in hopes that they will one day reach the stars, where many of them believe that Sothan has a world of paradise waiting for them, up there.