the governing force that united the goblin islander tribes of Uferbrech. It is s representative council of matriarchs from the many tribes, with an official spokeswoman, or GreatMother, elected by the council members each year.
Motu is the western most island of Uferbrech , and home to the surviving clans of the Islander Goblins, led by the Mothers of Motu
Shadowside island of Uferbrech, where the Protectorates outpost of Omberstad aims to establish control against the growing resistance of the Motu .
Akron Der Kustos is the Lord Protector of Omberstad and invader of Uferbrech.
The Talons are a devout order of holy warriors, who specialise in arial-based guerrilla raids mounted on the back of the giant mountain birds of Tokaru
An outpost of Motu who have managed to keep a foothold on their home island. Controlled by the fiercest of the The Talons of Aetora, to ensure they retain access to the Eyrie in the mountains.
Koigua is a deep and twisted mines in the central mountains of Tokaru , long abandoned by the Motu .
Omberstad is the only deep water port on Tokaru, held by the Protectorates since the invasion. The town, and fort that looms above it is carved in layers up the sides of the black cliff faces surrounding the port itself.
Visitors to Omberstad rave about the Steam House and it’s pools and bars. located at the top of the cliffs, the Steam House draws and distributes the boiling spring waters from below the island to the buildings in Omberstad through a network of pipes.
The species of coral that grows in the Uferbrech seas and across the Tangled Fathoms. It is moulded as it grows by the Coralsmiths of the Motu into shapes complex and beautiful, and as it matures it hardens into a strong glass-like material.
These slow-moving hulks of rotting vegetation get their name from the debilitating fevers they bring down upon their enemies. Legends talk of entire armies have being routed within minutes. This fearsome reputation the greatest of Glimmertown's defences.
The Motu's great creation myth, tells of the birth of the world, and the ending of the DeepTime, that time of creation where the Motu lived in harmony with the world, protected within the dreams of their Goddess Wala-Kofu.
Referred to by the residents of Omberstad as The Crib, The Tutelage is where the children of the island are housed and cared for during their education.
Annika is the owner of the Steam House in Omberstad. She is one of the few in town who openly speaks out against Lord Akron's rule, and has a reputation as a supporter of the down-trodden.
Sporespray is a device and set of chemical compounds that recreate approximations of the pheromones and spores that the fungal creatures of Glimmertown use to communicate.
Utzo is a goblinkin, from the Shadowside tribes on the Sea of Black Ice near Torik. He has been the constant companion to Annika Lux since they met nearly 30 years ago during Annika's global travels.
The Elderkin were the creations of the Elder Gods, and their slaves for thousands of years. During the Elderkin Schism they split into The Deepkin and the Arkin.
Possibly the greatest travelogue that the peoples of Shadowfire have never seen, the (mostly) Lost Journals of Annika Lux tell the story of her long self-imposed exile.
The Fey Chi are shy and highly elusive creatures with glowing white fur, large pearlescent and reflective eyes and wide pointed ears. They are the bane of those who threaten the natural world, and a boon to those they bond with.
High above the waters of the Blackpool rise the Pilons, the two main pillars of rock that dominate the port of Omberstad and are the heart of all activity on the docks.
Uhd is the ineffable source of all magics of the world - both divine and arcane. It can be thought of as the core duality that drives all things, creation and destruction, birth and death.
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