Editing Wizards (section)

== Lore ==

=== The Realm ===

[[File:WizardsRealm.png|right]]

A temperate country bounded by mountains and forests, ruled from central Palace City by benevolent-ish but stuffy elf and half-elf Wizards and their knightly Champions. Human and halfling mayors exercise power locally. The Realm recovered  independence after a period of take-over by an alliance of Pirates, necromancers and Tusk warbands (the Pirate Conquest). The Champions can land a powerful band of knights (Champions) and Wizards by airboat at short notice, but they requite local militia and wandering bands of Guild mercenaries to deal with lower level threats.

Dwarves work brightsilver mines, the precious commodity on which its economy depends. Brightsilver pennies are the local currency. The Yeoman caste of humans and halflings are encouraged to worship at the Temple of Seven Angels, a LG local religion with humbly attired priests.

The adventure started place at an isolated village in the Deepwood province. Skyboats seldom land here and the land still suffers with threats left over from the Pirate Conquest: undead, Tusks and monsters common to the world's wilds.

=== Guilds ===

We only have two known Guilds at present - the generalist Slayers and the specialist Ghostkillers. If Yona is a member of the Last Men Standing, she is a Slayer guild member, with the role of Trickster.  The role names appear to be the same across bands. The present party are Ghostkillers, but have already been joined by another member of the Last Men Standing, Dasten the Opener.

=== The Colour Bands ===

The oldest, usually high-level (5-6 in this setting) Guild bands have long histories that stretch back to beginning of Guild history. Many are named simply after colours; Red, Blue, etc. 

=== Religions of the Conquest ===

During the Pirate Conquest, the pirates’ necromancer allies set up variations of their religion (the safer seeming Skull of Morbius and a scary cult, Ecstasy of Horror, closer to their real proclivities). The cults clearly still have adherents, like the false priest, long after the Pirates have been vanquished back to their city.

=== The Magnificent Library ===

The Magnificent Library stands in the City of Pirates. The Diamond Repository is a restricted chamber that only high-levels Necromancers can enter to consult their most treasured and mighty grimoires.

=== Guild Axe ===

An Exotic Weapon frequently wielded by Guild Metals. It has two heads and a spike; a Guild fighter can spin or turn the thing so as to be expertly able to deliver either Bludgeon (damage d6), Slash (damage d8) or Puncture (damage d6) as needed. The Gravediggers' Metal, Frost, has expertise in such a weapon.