Welcome to Quentriandal

Welcome to Quentriandal, the Dreaming-World. It is a place where story and theme shapes the world as much as gravity, where dreams made manifest live and breathe.

Masque

Masks of flesh and essence, these ornate masques mark the Sleepers of the world. Their masques marks their part in the story and the dream.

Sleepers

The masque-wearing inhabitants of Quentriandal, each bound by the dream to their role and task.. Unless they break free.

Deva - the Art of Healing

The second primary school of Medicine in Araea, Davā believes that the body is a complicated machine. Only by understanding its operations can it be healed.

Meteorite Tick

Visitors from the stars, the ticks come to Araea riding meteorites. Strange and hostile, the ticks are a hazard to any who would be a star-chaser.

Atma - the Science of the Balanced Body

One of the primary schools of medicine in Araea, Atma seek to cure by balancing the body in all ways.

Katāri - the Art of Knife-Fighting

Katāri is an martial arts that used two long daggers both to strike at and control their opponents.

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Welcome to Araea

Welcome to Araea; a weird-fantasy world set mostly deep underground amidst darkness and desperation, horror and heroism.

Q'x

Visitors from another world, the Q'x are half-glimpsed memories. They are sighted as mysterious lights in the sky, remembered in terrifying abductions.

Mahu'ca

Titanic and terrifying, the legendary Mahu'ca are centipede-like creatures that slumber on the surface until ravenous hunger awakens them.

Shrouded Lands

Most of the Surface world belongs to the Shrouded Lands; regions so blasted with blight that no human can hope to survive.

Slough-skin

Slough-skin, Miner's Cough or Farmer Fungi... This wasting disease is common among those who work in damp caverns.

The Far End

Located at the very edge of known territory, the town known as the Far End stares into the unknown - and seek to profit from it.

Skimmers

Big insects native to the Abyss, Skimmers get their name from their ability to stay perched atop the black waters.

Dūbavum - the Drowning City

Also known as the Drowning City, Dūbavum lie on the shores of the Abyss. It is their blessing and curse, providing a plenty of seafood and dangerous, violent death.

Surviving On The Surface - A Practical Guide and Its Application

A booklet on surviving the hazards of the surface, sold by questionable peddlers to people who don't know better

Minor Bestiary

A bestiary that contains some of the many creatures that walk, crawl, climb and fly across the world. From the blight-eaters of the Surface to the fish that swim the Abyss.

The Sprawl

The tendrils of the Sprawl reach wide. One of the most traversed region in the Outer Shell, acting as a hub to reach many other regions of Araea.

The Howling Plains

Wracked by eternal storms and violent winds, the Howling Plains lie near the equator of the Surface and sprawl for vast, wind-swept distances.

Spirits

Strange, ethereal beings of great and terrible power. They exist beyond the veil of reality, only occasionally reaching a claw across to touch the life of humanity.

Aschar

With barren mountains that pierce the clouds like teeth through flesh and frozen tundras beyond their base, the Aschar Region is one of the most dangerous of the Surface.

Araea Cookbook

A collection of dishes and drinks commonly enjoyed in Araea. Well, "enjoyed", in some cases.

Raiders of Śaba

Dangerous pirates that prowl the Abyss in a ship made from the carcass of a leviathan. Reinforced with iron and chain, the beast's coming heralds violence and pillage.

Blight-Trackers

Experts in navigating the shifting maze of radiation on the Surface, Blight-Trackers are some of the best explorers of the Surface world.

Welcome to the Necro-Industrial Complex

Welcome to the Necro-Industrial Complex; a world that asks 'what would we truly do if Necromancy actually worked?'

Fire Melons

Though very similar to their green-skinned cousins, Fire Melons grow in sand and heat; the hotter, the better.

Earth Melon

Earth Melons are one of the Elemelons, with a delicious pudding-like flesh shielded by a hard stone shell. Totally worth the work!

Awakened

The Awakened are those who shed their masques and become free. Beyond the power of any coin, blade or magic spell, they possess the power to change the world.

Cloud-Whales

Majestic flying creatures that feast on clouds, the Cloud-Whales bear a remarkable resemblence to their ocean-faring friend, except for the wings.

Fading

What happens when the Dreaming-World forgets?

The Undead

The dead walk the earth, made to serve mankind. They man their factories, their mines and their battlefields. There is no rest for the deceased, not anymore.

Tibei

Few can boast Shikei as skilled as those of Tibei. The small town draws pilgrims from all over Araea who seek to have their remains enshrined in the ossuaries of Tibei.

Thawke

The city-state of Thawke is bound together by a complex weave of duty, greed, moral obligation and inevitable betrayals. Five powerful clans of nobles rule with the goal of enriching themselves by any means.

Sun-Sickness

To those who have spent their lives in deep darkness, standing in the sun can be a powerful and vomit-inducing experience.

Ranged Weapons in Araea

The best way to fight is often out of range of retaliation is the philosophy of any archer.

Consumption

An ancient and dangerous Occultarum, blind to everything but its own hunger. Its touch is corruption, consumption and death.

Zombie Boxing

One of many new sports that have risen to take advantage of the undead, Zombie Boxing pits the undead against each other - or against humans.

The Worm that Devours

One of the Covenant, this Occultarum is most keen to keep humanity alive, for the feast they provide it is grand.

Warbeasts

Abomination of flesh and metal, Warbeasts are the latest terror unleashed upon the world. These creatures of science and necromancy are heralds of terrible things in the future.

Nebiri-Shi, the Devil-Shrimp

These large crustean predators are native to the Abyss and a hallmark of just how vicious its wildlife can be to those who live near it.

Example Character: Haranha, the Kaia

In the series of Example Characters for players or stories in Araea, Haranha is one of the Kaia - explorers of the deep, willing to go where others fear to tread.

Abhimaan Monarchy

First among the Great Powers, the Abhimaan Monarchy possess an unmatched navy and legions of the dead, as well as an endless array of rebellions and unrest.

Shinomas Magocracy

No other Great Power has taken to the art of Necromancy with as much fervor or skill as the Shinomas Magocracy.

The Infinite Seas

The endless oceans that surround the lands of Quentriandal. Reality blurs the further away from the dreaming-world one goes.

The Unformed

Lost beyond time and beyond the dream, the unformed have survived the end of the dream and burrowed into the next. They are mad, terrible things.

The Riot of Red Rivers

Blight

Invisible, insidious and deadly, Blight is how the denizens of Araea understand radiation.

Starsteel

Rarely, the meteorites that bombard Araea's surface carry with them a strange and valuable metal; star-steel. To be the first to find such a bounty is to ensure wealth beyond measure.

Example Character: Xael, the Theurg

In the series of Example Characters for players or stories in Araea, Xael is a theurg - magi who channel powers from terrible spirit-creatures to warp reality.

Air Melon

Part of the Elemelon family, the Air Melon grow from clouds and in the cold, with almost translucent flesh with a sweet flavor.

Kharkorp - City of Ancestors

The City of Ancestors honors their dead as gods and those who speak with them rule in their stead. Despite that, it is a colorful, vibrant city with a cheerful folk.

Ti'aturi

Located on the fringe of civilized lands, the Ti'aturi are a loose collection of villages and towns on the edge of the unknown.

Feathered-Bat

Like their name suggests, these bats sport feathers and dine on bugs and shrooms. To the well-travelled, their bone-marrow is enjoyed as a powerful narcotic due to their diet.

Mutations

In Araea, there are any number of ways that the flesh can twist and warp.

Nekrobiotek

The Nekrobiotek are necromancers, surgeons and engineers all in one. They have harness the powers of magic to reanimate the dead and fuel the growth of the necro-industrial complex.

Grounding Harness

The Grounding Harness worn by the Nekrobiotek keep them safe from the dangerous levels of electrical currents they channel through their own flesh.

Butchers

Butchers are the servants of Nekrobiotek, tasked with everything from dismembering corpses to preparing them for reanimation. If it is dirty, dangerous and unpleasant, it is the job for a Butcher.

Master Nekrobiotek

Among the Nekrobiotek, there are those who lead the way into the unknown and push the boundaries of science and necromancy: these are honored with the title of Master.

Nzata, the Unwelcomed Hunger

Nzata is called the Unwelcomed Hunger, because it compels its sufferer to believe they can gain nourishment from no food but human flesh and organs.

Example Character: Altanan, the Medikari

In the series of Example Characters for players or stories in Araea, Altanan is one of the Medikari - doctors and medics who aren't afraid to get their hands dirty.

Ahi Bug

One of the most commonly domesticated insects in Araea, the Ahi are invaluable for the light they shed in the dark caverns.

Goa Strider

Long-legged creatures that live on the surface, Goa Striders make their home among the glaciers and tundras of the world. They are known for the devastating crushing power of their strikes and their awkward gait.

Example Character: Ahkan, the Warrior

In the series of Example Characters for players or stories in Araea, Akhan is a warrior - adept at dealing death with everything from battle hammer to bar stool.

Star-Chaser

Star-Chasers are prospectors of sorts, hunting the impact sites of meteorites for anything of value.

Phtangi Nomads

The Phtangi Nomads are one of only three groups who actively make their home on the Surface. Even by the standards of Araea, theirs is a particularly hard lot.

Treaties on the Art of Nekromanti - Condemnations Collected

"Treaties on the Art of Nekromanti - Condemnations Collected" is a collected work of various condemnations levied against Necromancy in the early days of its industrialization.

The Kaoh

The Kaoh are a sea-faring folk famous for their sleek, fast ship and the homes that they make on artificial islands of their own construction.

Hākari-Kaia

The Hākari-Kaia are a specialized group of the Kaia that focus their attention the procurement of delicious food and rare ingredients.

The Seekers

The Seekers are one of the largest Kaia guilds today, with headquarters in many different city-states.

Hela - The Frozen Lands

Hēla is far to the south of Araea's surface. It is a cold, unforgiving land of frozen tundras and mountains of ice.

Kaia-Tene, the Light-Bearer

Kaia-Tene are the light-bearers of the Kaia teams, tasked not only with tending their precious sources of light but also rationing them for the entire expedition

Kaia-Ahere, the Pathfinder

Kaia-Ahere are the navigators, trackers and map-makers of the Kaia. After all, who would pay for a discovery they cannot find their way to?

Atha - Hand of War

Atha is the smallest formation commonly used in Araea. A squad of warriors between 8 to 12, they fight most of the wars and do most of the dying.

Kaia-Tani, the Wild Scholars - Draft

Kaia-Tani are scouts, trackers and caretakers of beasts. It is their job to know all they can about all the different beasts that might wish to make a meal out of the Kaia.

Kaia-Heoa, the Warrior

Kaia-Heoa are the warriors and the tacticians of the Kaia team - knowing not only how to fight, but when.

Glyphicons - Language of Tales

Glyphicons is a hieroglyphical written language, innately understood by almost all denizens of the Dreaming-World.

Shi'ai - Corpse-Walker Armor

Shi'ai is an experimental type of powered armored constructed from the reanimated pieces of Undead.

Arete - Excellence

Arete is the first circle of magic - the art of excellence and doing the impossible.

Squittens

Squittens are amphibious felines, equally at home in the water as they are on land. Oh yeah, and they are half-kitten half-squids.

Wood Melon

Wood Melons are one of the Elemelons, and are ferociously fecund.

Day of Light

The Day of Light is a celebration of light and darkness, where countless Ahi bugs are released to light up the caves.

The Ancient City

The Ancient City is a Narrative that takes places in large cities: the oldest quarters of the city, forgotten by all and avoided by good folk.

Narrative

Narratives are metaphysical traits attached to things, people, places or events that define and reinforce their place in the Dreaming-World.

Khālī Region

The Khālī region was once home to civilization and industry, but has been reclaimed by the wild. Life is never easy in Araea and the cursed lands of Khālī is a testament to humanity's feeble grasp of their domains.

Forbidden Zone

Isolated from the rest of the Surface by violent storms and deadly Blight, the Forbidden Zone is heart of the Q'x landing.

Suryō Spider, the Horned Hunters

The Suryō are large, armored spiders that hunt in packs.They weave webs only to make a home, preferring to hunt their prey by pouncing on them with their powerful horns and potent venom.

Khatib - the Host of War

The Khatib or the Host of War is a military formation of medium size, consisting of around 90 to 130 men, separated into individual Atha squads.

Beyond the Deep

The Far Deep is a distant land of strange and alien things, of mystery and legend. But what lies beyond the most distant parts of the world?

The Unknown

Despite all the time that humanity have spent on Araea, much of the world remain shrouded in darkness. Civilization is little more than a flickering light, surrounded by the unknown.

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