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Swords of Pelarn Goes Back to a Hand-Moderated Game Run by Jim Landes in 1981 Harlequin Games Presents TThhee SSwwoorrddss ooff PPeellaarrnn Written By Edi Birsan Based on a Module By Jim Landes Additional Design Edward Lane, Sam Roads Module Layout John Davis Thanks To Bobby Lilly, Michel Lanting, Jimmy van der Meij, Barbara Brock, Amy Isherwood, Carl Jacobson, Dean Johnson, Ross Inglis, Greg Yerbury Artwork Lawrence Belcher, David Kimmel, Danny Willis Copyright 2007 by Harlequin Games. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher. Legends ~ Table of Contents ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS........................................................................................................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................................................3 THE FACTIONS ....................................................................................................................................................................................4 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................................................................4 #1 THE RAVEN LORDS ..........................................................................................................................................................................5 #2 THE LIGHT COUNCIL .......................................................................................................................................................................6 #3 THE KNIGHTS OF PELARN ...............................................................................................................................................................7 #4 THE KINGDOM OF PELARN..............................................................................................................................................................9 #5 THE DARK KING ............................................................................................................................................................................10 #6 THE IMPERIALIST ...........................................................................................................................................................................11 #7 THE FROSTNORTH PATRIARCHY ...................................................................................................................................................12 #8 THE PANTHEON OF PELARN .........................................................................................................................................................13 #9 THE DRAGON LORDS.....................................................................................................................................................................14 #10 THE SHADOWLINGS.....................................................................................................................................................................16 #11 THE GOLDEN HORDE OF PELARN ...............................................................................................................................................17 #12 THE CHAOS BARBARIANS............................................................................................................................................................18 RELIGIONS ..........................................................................................................................................................................................19 THE PANTHEON OF PELARN...............................................................................................................................................................19 PANTHEON OF DAWN.........................................................................................................................................................................21 PANTHEON OF LIGHT .........................................................................................................................................................................22 PANTHEON OF DUSK ..........................................................................................................................................................................23 PANTHEON OF DARKNESS ..................................................................................................................................................................24 THE HEATHENS...................................................................................................................................................................................25 THE DRAGON GOD .............................................................................................................................................................................26 OF THE ONE ........................................................................................................................................................................................27 THE RAVEN .........................................................................................................................................................................................28 PEOPLE..................................................................................................................................................................................................29 CHRONOLOGY OF PELARN...........................................................................................................................................................31 PLACES OF PELARN..........................................................................................................................................................................50 OVERVIEW ...........................................................................................................................................................................................50 THE KINGDOM OF PELARN.................................................................................................................................................................50 THE KINGDOM OF ULSTER..................................................................................................................................................................50 THE KINGDOM OF LORRAINE .............................................................................................................................................................51 THE KINGDOM OF BARCLAY ..............................................................................................................................................................51 THE BACCUS EMPIRE ..........................................................................................................................................................................52 THE FROSTNORTH PATRIARCHY ........................................................................................................................................................53 THE RAVEN LORDS .............................................................................................................................................................................54 THE DARK KING .................................................................................................................................................................................55 OTHER PLACES OF INTEREST ..............................................................................................................................................................56 GUILDS AND KNIGHTHOOD ORDERS.....................................................................................................................................57 OVERVIEW ...........................................................................................................................................................................................57 KNIGHTHOOD ORDERS .......................................................................................................................................................................57 ASTRAL GATES....................................................................................................................................................................................61 THE RACES ..........................................................................................................................................................................................62 MONSTERS..........................................................................................................................................................................................94 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Pag e 1 Legends ~ Table of Contents ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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