Is there anything on the history of Elturgard beyond what is in the FRCG? Are there any cultural bits, such as typical names, appearance, mannerisms, culture, real-world equivalent, and so on?
I'm curious if there are any canon titles or heirarchical organization the paladins use.
Also, has anything been detailed on the forests of the area, such as Forest of Wyrms, beyond what is found in the FRCG?
Thanks!
The Nation of Elturgard is relatively new, but the cities that make up the nation have been around for awhile, any previous sourcebook will give you some details about the area,although it might be slighty outdated for 4e Realms.
The most widely used human language in the Area is Chondathan, common names would be
Male: Darvin, Dorn, Evendur, Gorstag, Grim, Helm, Malark, Morn, Randal, Stedd,
Female: Arveene, Esvele, Jhessail, Kerri, Lureene, Miri, Rowan, Shandri, Tessele.
Surnames: Amblecrown, Buckman, Dundragon, Evenwood, Greycastle, Tallstag.
Chondathan is pretty much the Realms version of English, so as far as real world equivelent i could see Old English, although the cities of the realm were all basicaly merchant towns, so i could see a good mixx of different cultures and customs.
During the pre-spellplagued years the army of Elturel, a cliffbased fortress of paladins along the Chiondath river in the Western Heartlands, used to be called Hellriders. The position of general was named High Rider.
They followed Helm so my guess not much of them will be left though.
Well now that theyer all paladins im guessing the term Hellrider is no longer used. Even though the Hellriders werent evil at all, I could see Paladins gettin a little uppity over the use of that term.
They followed Helm so my guess not much of them will be left though.
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Cool stuff, thanks!
I saw in a different thread about how the second sun started. Good stuff. (I especially enjoyed the WotC oops in placing it in a different city in two sourcebooks).
Has there been any mention to further detail Elturel? Do the paladins have names for any of the keeps in the region?
How about the Forest of Wyrms and Najara? I read the Najara section, which is interesting and points at lots of ruins. I was curious if this is an area the paladins and previous inhabitants have just plain avoided or whether they would venture into it at times. Also, has the forest always been the way it is now, or has it changed since previous source material?
How about the Forest of Wyrms and Najara? I read the Najara section, which is interesting and points at lots of ruins. I was curious if this is an area the paladins and previous inhabitants have just plain avoided or whether they would venture into it at times. Also, has the forest always been the way it is now, or has it changed since previous source material?
Najara is a pretty nasty place, so i wouldnt see too many Paladins headed there unless they really,really had to. Im sure theyve got border patrols and whatnot in the area. And the Forest of Wyrms has been there for a long awhile so im guessing not much has changed there.
I think Serpent Kingdoms had a fairly big amount on Najara. Sadly, it's one of the few I still need to acquire, but I believe I saw Najara mentioned to some detail based on other posts ages ago.
I think Serpent Kingdoms had a fairly big amount on Najara. Sadly, it's one of the few I still need to acquire, but I believe I saw Najara mentioned to some detail based on other posts ages ago.
Really? I thought it was a new 4e thing. I dont ever remember hearing about it before. I'll have to read through the Serpent Kingdoms. Ive got a copy of the book, but i never really gave it more than a flip through. The best part IMO was the web enhancement that had the Saurials in it.
Serpent Kingdoms is one of my Favorite 3E books. It's full of lore.
Serpent Kingdoms is one of my Favorite 3E books. It's full of lore.
Most definatly! And Najara is indeed in there, old ancient kingdom. I thought it was made up just for 4e, I had never heard of it before, but thats just the way they wanted it!
Still haven't decided what I'm doing with Najara or Elturgard in my own Realms yet. I want Najara to be a bigger player than it's presented, but I don't want to overdo the power of the scalyfolk.