Warning! Violence and the Supernatural the Fantasy World of the Palladium Role-Playing Game® Is Violent, Deadly and Filled with Magic and Monsters
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Warning! Violence and the Supernatural The fantasy world of The Palladium Role-Playing Game® is violent, deadly and filled with magic and monsters. Other-dimensional beings, demons, and sorcerers torment, stalk and enslave humans. Mon- sters, gods, magic, insanity, cannibalism, war and heroic adventure are all elements of this book. Some parents may find the violence and supernatural elements inappropriate for young readers/players. We suggest parental discretion. Please note that none of us at Palladium Books condone or encourage the occult, the practice of magic, the use of drugs, or violence. Sample file An epic sourcebook for the Palladium Fantasy RPG®, 2nd Edition. 1 Dedication To Kevin Siembieda and Erick Wujcik for making a wonderful fantasy setting that has allowed me to spend part of my life in a won- drous world whenever I need a little escapism. To my best friend Miles who helped bring Bizantium to life with his diligence and mapmaking skills. To my Fantasy Players, John, Paul, Richard, Andy, Brent and Okey, for all the good times sitting around the table even when we failed to get any adventuring done. But above all to my buddy Herbert Nielsen, you were there for me during the lowest point in my life, I’ll never forget our “going to breakfast mornings,” they always cheered me up during the sad days. You forced me to become a better Game Master so in return I be- came a better story teller. Without you this book and everything I’ve accomplished with Palladium Books would not be possible. While Bizantium is not the proper setting for the Elf Paladin Garret Oakenshield, his adventures remain some of the happiest times in my life. It was destiny that you rolled those natural 20s to defeat the Orcish Warlord; roll another, and keep playing my friend. – Glen A. Evans, 2015 To friends and fond memories . of happy times, grand adventures, the Detroit Gaming Center, The Defilers, Erick, Kay, Kevin Lowery, Kevin Long, Thom, Ken, Tony, Julius, Alex, Rusty, Ziggy, Kerry, Al, Dave, Mark, Bill, Robin, and all the rest. And to the many friends and memories that would follow and are yet to come. – Kevin Siembieda, 2015 PDF Edition – October 2018 Copyright 2015 Palladium Books Inc. and Kevin Siembieda All rights reserved under the Universal Copyright Convention, World Wide. No part of this book may be reproduced in part or whole, in any form or by any means, without permission from the publisher, except for brief quotes for use in reviews. All incidents, situations, institutions, governments and people are fictional and any similarity, without satiric intent, of characters or persons living or dead, is strictly coincidental. 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Adventures on the High Seas, Algor, Algorian Sea, Baalgor Wastelands, Bearmen, Beastla, Bizantium, Bizantian, Bizas, Island Kingdom of Bizantium, Brgg, Dragons & Gods, Age of a Thousand Magicks, Age of Purification, Corpse Jelly, Coyles, Deevil, De- filers, Diabolist, Dragondactyl, Dragonwright, Empire of Sin, Eandroth, Eastern Territory, Eoten, Epim, Floenery Islands, Great Ice Shelf, Great Northern Wilderness, Hoknar, Iceborn, Icy Ocean, Kankoran, Land of the Damned, Land of the South Winds, Library of Bletherad, Mind Mage, Od, Old Kingdom, Psi-Healer, Rurga, Monsters & Animals, Nimro, Northern Hinterlands, Palladium of De- sires, Wolfen, Emerin, Gigante, Old Ones, Rock Claw, Northern Hinterlands, Sea Ghoul, Sea of Despair, Sea Unicorn, Serpent Chaser, Shadow Coast, Shadow Coast Colonies, Skinbinder, Summoner, Timiro Kingdom, Tristine Chronicles, Waterchanter, Western Empire, Wolfen, Wolfen Empire, Wolvenar, Yin-Sloth Jungles, and other names, titles and likenesses of characters are trademarks owned by Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books Inc. PalladiumSample Online: www.palladiumbooks.com file Also visit us at facebook.com/PalladiumBooks Bizantium and the Northern Islands™ – A sourcebook for The Palladium Fantasy RPG®, 2nd Edition is published by Pal- ladium Books Inc., 39074 Webb Court, Westland, MI 48185. Printed by McNaughton & Gunn in the USA. 2 Palladium Books® Presents: Bizantium and the Northern Islands™ Written by: Glen Evans Additional Text and Ideas: Kevin Siembieda Matthew Clements Editors: Matthew Clements Alex Marciniszyn Wayne Smith Proofreader: Julius Rosenstein Cover Painting: Charles Walton II Eduardo Dominguez S. Interior Artists: Amy L. Ashbaugh Mark Dudley Tanya Ramsey Benjamin Rodriguez Kevin Siembieda Charles Walton Map Artist, Back Cover: Tad Davis Map of Bizantium & Region: Will Erwin Other Maps: Kevin Siembieda Art Direction & Layout: Kevin Siembieda Typography: Wayne Smith Based on the RPG rules, text, characters, concepts and Megaverse® created by Kevin Siembieda. Special Thanks to Glen Evans who has never given up on honing his craft and making his dreams come true; to MatthewSample Clements, writer and friend who is chasing dreams of his own; to Chuck, Amy,file Mark, Ben, Eduardo, Tad, Will and all the artists who visualize the stuff of dreams and bring them to life on paper; and to Palladium’s crew of hardworking adventurers – Alex, Wayne, Julius, Kathy, and Jeff – who have been helping me realize my dreams for decades. – Kevin Siembieda, 2015 3 Iron and Coal . 34 Contents Fishing and Hunting Sea Creatures . 35 Map of the Known World . 7 Sea Serpents . 35 Bizantium . .8 Sea Serpent Oil . 35 The Northern Kingdom of Man . 8 Magic . 36 An Overview of the Island Kingdom . 9 Warlocks and Waterchanters . 36 Reputation . 10 Religion . 37 Safety in Isolation . 10 The Shipyards of Bizantium . 37 Serpents all around . 10 Bizantium’s Laws of Salvage . 38 Global Influence . 10 The Bai Regatta . 38 The Timiro Kingdom . 10 Bizantium Foreign Relations . 38 Attitudes Toward Outsiders . 11 The Wolfen Empire . 39 Human Elitists . 11 The Kiridin Barbarians . 40 Relations with the Wolfen . 11 The Eastern Territory . 41 Political Unrest at Home . 11 The Western Empire . 41 The King Must Go . 12 The Timiro Kingdom . 42 Warlock Council . 12 The Island of Bizantium . 43 Bizantium’s Origins . 13 The City of Stonebrook . 44 Eoten Creation Myth . 13 Bizas Inlet and Inland Sea . 45 The Eoten . 14 The City of Bizantium . 46 The Northern Mysteries . 15 City Map . 48 The Eoten in Recorded History . 15 The Market Star District . 49 One Possible Origin of the Eoten . 16 The City Dock District . 50 The Recorded History of Bizantium . 16 Temple of Light . 51 Origins of the Eoten: 10,000 Years Ago . 16 Notes about Inns in the City . 52 The Time of Bizas: 2,325 Years Ago . 18 Visitor bylaws of the city . 52 The Western Empire Invasion: 1,020 Years Ago . 18 The Grinning Goblin . 53 The Great Chain . 18 The Stone Hearth Inn . 53 First Contact with Wolfen: 600 Years Ago . 18 Elenor Rosario (Selkie) . 53 Battle of the Frozen Plain . 18 The Purple Rose . 54 Modern Bizantium & Global Outreach: 409 Years Ago . 19 Celeste Loveless . 54 Stonebrook . 19 The Sailor’s Sackhouse . 54 Establishing the Shadow Coast Colonies . 19 Kirsgen Yard . 55 Shadow Coast Established: 104 Years Ago . 19 Other Cities of Note on Bizantium . 56 Council of Elements . 20 The City of Wujcik . 56 Bizantium Today . 21 Wujick Catherdral & High Sister Latharsis . 57 King Raedaen IV . 21 The Thankful Trader . 57 Iceborn . 21 Tavern District (West Side) . 58 The Kingdom of Bizantium . 22 The Kraken Inn & Tavern . 58 Seven Main Islands Population . 22 Bai . 60 Social Classes . 22 Bean . 60 Slavery . 23 Gate Fort . 60 The Monarchy . 23 Homesight . 61 High Father of the Church of Algor . 23 Kallico . 61 King Raedaen IV . 23 Letia . 61 Judicial Authority . 23 Northomber . 61 Silent Council . 23 Plu . 62 Noble Houses . 24 Southomber . 62 Some Noble Houses of Note . 24 Timsink . 62 House Bardomus . 25 Stonebrook (Dwarven City) . 62 House Vatatzes . 26 Tree of Life . 62 Freemen . 26 The Great Oak . 63 Laborers and Peasantry . 27 Geographic Overview . 64 Fiefholders/Farmers . 27 Map of Bizantium and its Colonies . 65 Women . 27 The Strait of Forlorn Hope . 66 Non-Humans . 28 Goblin Rock . 66 Taxes and Obligations . 28 Sea of Despair . 66 The Great Requirement . 29 Icy Ocean . 67 Laws and Legal System . 30 Island of Borich . 67 The CrownSample Commissions . 31 Cities on the Island of Borich . file. ..