Age of Change - Tales of the Sea
"Age of Change - Tales of the Sea" is a chronicle started at February 10th 2024 which is not finished yet at this day. The chronicle itself and the story is set on the Ivalis Archipelago, a vast array of volcanic islands in the Ivailan Sea, one of the Seven Seas in the world of Arceiron. Rather than the traditional high fantasy of other chronicles taking place in this world, the story is massively focused on seafaring adventures, following a band of pirates and buccaneers on their quest for glory, redemption, justice and freedom, when they try to fulfill their dreams and make their name legends. The chronicle is the sixth installment in the universe and cosmology of Arceiron, taking place in the same year as the chronicle Age of Change - The Garden of the Gods, which started at nearly the same time.
Since eons the Ivalis Archipelago is one of the most special continents in the world of Arceiron, since it is not a single massive landmass, but more a vast array of hundreds of islands, dotted in the ocean of the same name, the Ivailan Sea. Influenced by this natural environment the people settling there adapted well to the oceanic lifestyle. Seafaring is the most important ideology for the people living at the archipelago, influencing nearly every aspect of their daily lifes. Vast trade routes combining most of the islands, delivering goods from one place to another, while pirates of all kind and coleur trying to steal that goods, fighting with the Marine Corps for dominance above the ocean. And while the Queendom of Ivalis, consisting mostly of the people above the ocean and the Arthanis Empire, consisting of all beings beneath the ocean are just in an uneasy truce with each other, the Ivailan Archipelago Trading Company achieved a lot of power as the most dominant trade federation and the same time the pirates had become a dominant force in that struggle too, making the brooding conflicts between all this political factions even more dangerous. Beside that political struggles, massive sea monsters are a constant danger to all of them, while the same time long forgotten religions and the gods they praising lurk beneath the depths, waiting for a chance of return to power. Dark entities brood beneath the waves, weaving their schemes to influence the world above. And strange artifacts and magics of unimaginable power, lost in ancient times, getting recovered and returning into the world constantly. But beside all this dangers the Ivalis Archipelago is also the place of dreams and visions, where freedom and the fulfillment of individual goals and desires is the highest treasure someone can achieve. In challenging the ocean itself and being stoic against all the dangers, the promise of glory, wealth and power is worth all the struggle and so brings forth all type of seafaring folk searching for adventure and high reward.
The dawn of the recently started Age of Change had not influenced the Ivalis Archipelago that much like it did many other continents. Like all times before the inhabitants of this islands struggle in their dangerous lifestyle, fighting the ocean, the creatures from the depths and themselves for dominance, wealth and glory. The truce between the Queendom of Ivalis and the Arthanis Empire still consists, but not everybody is fine with it. The Ivailan Archipelago Trading Company had achieved great influence in the political structures, planning to put an end to the constant plague of pirates, which seems to have even become much more intense the last years. If they get to destroy the power bases of the pirates and the most dangerous of them, they could achieve even more influence at the archipelago. But the pirates are not willing to give up the freedom and the independence they declared for themselves, fighting constantly against oppression and control through some political organizations. They want to be free, sailing to the horizon and living their best lifes as adventurers, achieving a glorious name at best or a horrible end at worst. It's a hard life, but the inhabitants of the archipelago are strong and determined people, ready to take up all challenges the ocean has to offer on their quest to fulfill their dreams and become legends.
Plot Summary
Season I
The Calling of the Sea (Chapter 1 - 20)
In the year 3175 AoM the infamous and legendary pirate Edward Bartholomew, keeper of the Pirate's Code, get's taken prisoner by the Marine Corps and is about to get executed in the city of judgment, Torretidal. Rumors of the impending execution of this legendary pirate spread across the whole Ivalis Archipelago and brings forth a lot of newcomers and veterans of pirates alike to travel to the city of judgment for watching this event, giving their deference to this legendary man and testify the beginning of a new era, which will start when the keeper of the code falls and the marine corps declares war to the whole of piracy with such an act. Davian Flynt, descendant of the infamous and cursed Flynt Family, which got lost in the mists of the Domains of Dread for eight long years, appears in the small town of Saltharbor to find some passage to Torretidal. After returning into the world of the living, he's looking to get to Torretidal to watch this execution, hoping, it could inspire his path and helps him to find his new way as a seafarer and also to find out, which man he wants to be. There he meets Sirius Wavestorm, a banished Triton, who is looking to get back some legendary and important artifact of his people, which got stolen from pirates and to take revenge on the murderer's of his mentor. They band together with the shadowy Diego Montez, a cursed pirate, which helps them to get the necessary passage and even join them in their efforts. Together they travel to Torretidal, meeting the young Genasi Sirena Stormsong on their journey and band together with her, after they shipwrecked on a remote Island, which is her home and a short time later witness the destruction of the whole island through the treacherous Areus Varkal, a warmonger and former general of the Arthanis Empire, banished from his people and continue his war against all the people above the ocean on his own efforts. After finally arriving in Torretidal the crew got their first ship by Ava Drake, who has a special interest in Davian Flynt and wants him to come to Scum's Landing to meet her again. They later witness the execution of Edward Bartholomew and rescue young Calliope Brightsong, which reveals to be the daugther of old Bartholomew. With the death of the keeper of the Pirate's Code, all pirates present watch the Ol' Tahm, the "Riverdevil", destroying the code literally and revealing, that he is one step closer of returning to the ocean and get dominance over it once more. He made a deal with Areus Varkal and with the help of the Triton, war will be ignited at the oceans and the pirates, desperate to safe their lives, will forget the pirate's code once and for all. In the upcoming panic the pirates left Torretidal and escaped, but never made it to Scum's Landing, like originally planned, since they got involved in the machinations of the Riverdevil and his minions more and more shortly after. On their journey they visit the Plane of Water and later on Yamataro Island, step by step revealing the plans of the Ol' Tahm to return to power and come back to the oceans by breaking three sigils, that kept him sealed and powerless in another dimension. When he returns, the mortals will loose their control over the sea and he will get back the dominance once more. While on their journey the crew also make horrible losses: They loose Sirena Stormsong, who becomes a prisoner of the mysterious old entity known as Nero'Mneros and loosing Sirius Wavestorm, who get's killed in an attack by Ol' Tahm's monstrous minions. They also get betrayed by Calliope Brightsong, who wants to bring back her father to life. But they also recruit other members into their crew: Aezra Blackcross and Wylla Wanderlust become important members and Davian is even able to meet again one of his closest friends of the past, the Dwarvish Smutje Bendris Mondrak, another member of the former crew of the Solcrest Pirates, where they served together in and which he searched for a long time. They also befriend the crew of the Hana no Kaizokudan, the pirate crew of Legendary Pirate Onira Yamato, who become a good friend and ally to the young pirates, despite them not being as powerful and strong as she is herself. Seeing the potential and also the honor of the young pirates, she deeply wants to help them reaching their goals. Finally the pirates arrive at Pelaris Island, still on their way to Scum's Landing to join the side of the Pirate Triumvirate in the upcoming war of the pirates against Areus Varkal, the Marine Corps and therefore Ol' Tahm, who is scheming behind all of this. There they witness the attack of the Triton against the Marine Base of the island, marking the beginning of the three-fronts-war at the Ivalis Archipelago. Unfortunately Davian and Bendris get killed in this battle, their ship get's destroyed and the remaining members of the crew scattered. It seems at this point, that all hope is lost and the Ol' Tahm just devour their souls. But the spark of hope is not yet burned up.Season II
Dawn of the Solcrest's (Chapter 21 - 43)
After there unfortunate death at Pelaris Island, the souls of Davian Flynt and Bendris Mondrak are about to enter the afterlife, but Ol' Tahm tries to devour them to get rid of his enemies once and for all. They get safed by a mysterious Wizard, a woman known as the "Dark Mother", who brings them to another dimension, which reveals to be the prison of Ol' Tahm itself. There the pirates not only meet Elva Cravos, which is about to help them to return back into the world of the living, they also get tasked by the Dark Mother, who is no one else then the third sigil in person, to restore the Pirate's Code to it's former glory. To achieve this, three things must be made: The code itself, who is one of the three sigils to keep the Riverdevil imprisoned must be restored by returning the four ritual pages to the book and renewing the sigil in this way. The pirates must be remembered to live to the code, despite the war at the ocean. They shall not leave behind their honor and identity just for the sake of survival. And finally there must be a new keeper of the code to force the pirates to live up to the rules. Davian and Bendris get brought back to life by the Dark Mother, sharing her life force with them, but this binds them to her and make them guardians of the third sigil, since they would die again, if she dies. The two pirates finally return to the oceans, accepting the task of restoring the Pirate's Code, despite the horrible war at the Ivalis Archipelago, bringing back the true honor of piracy and seafarer to the oceans. To achieve this goal they gather their former comrades once more and are about to recruit others to join them too. They are about to rebuild the old crew of the Solcrest Pirates, which dissolved eight years ago. But the legacy of the mysterious captain Sir Francis Kenneth Drake lives forth in Davian and Bendris, his former crew members and his teachings could be the future of the Pirate's Code and the whole of piracy.Protagonists
Current Protagonists
Davian Flynt
(Gloom-Touched/formerly Ivailan Human, Blood Hunter, Order of Salt & Iron) As a descendant of the infamous and cursed Flynt Family, Davian Flynt never had an easy life. Grown up with the stories of legendary heroes, which protect the Seven Seas and the freedom of the ocean itself, he watched his own father, a member of the Marine Corps, as his idol in his young days. He got deeply disillusioned when his father got banished for some betrayal, he shall have done, an accusation, Davian never believed. The name of "Flynt" cursed once more, like in the old tales the seafaring folk whispers about them anyway, it became Davian's most prominent goal in life to continue the work of his father to reestablish the cursed name of the family, giving them back their honor and legendary status as the greatest seafarer at all of the seven seas. When he was old enough he got hired into the crew of the Solcrest Pirates and so Davian became a typical pirate. His mentor and captain Sir Francis Kenneth, a noble man with a very specific view on piracy and freedom, teached him and his best friends the true way of the pirates and how they should truly be. When the moment was right and they were needed to stop some ultimate betrayal, Davian did, what was necessary, but payed the ultimate price in response. He got lost at the Sea of Sorrows, one of the Domains of Dread for eight years, becoming just another lost soul at the ocean. But his sacrifice was noble and so he got saved by none other then Celestine, one of the Saints, to become her champion and a protector of the ocean and its inhabitants above and beneath. Returning into the world of the living, guided by Celestine, Davian realized, his dwelling in the afterlife and his pact with a saint bestowed him with new supernatural powers, finally giving him the possibility to change something in the world to the better, like he always wanted. He also finally get's the chance to cleanse the name of his father and bring back the name "Flynt" to honor and nobility. Now Davian travels the Seven Seas once more, to build up a new crew and to find out, what type of man he would be: An hero of the ocean or just another cursed Flynt?Bendris Mondrak
(Duergar, Paladin, Oath of Glory) A Duergar, originally born in the Underdark, but forced to live on the upper world at an early age, the man known as Bendris Mondrak grew up on a island of the Ivalis Archipelago in a small community of Duergar, where his parents operated a tavern and he learned the arts of cooking and fighting respectively. He was a strong individual from the beginning and when he got older he became a guard of a trade boat, sailing to different islands to trade goods and pushing the economy of his hometown. But one day the small boat got attacked by Gorin Rigas, another Dwarf and one of the Reaver of the Storm. This mighty warrior proved way to strong for Bendris and he had to learn, that there are much more powerful beings out there. He got defeated and shamed, while his friends got massacred and the boat sunk. This day he swore an oath, that he would become one of the strongest warriors of all the oceans to defeat Gorin Rigas and settle the dwarfen grudge he holds against him now. His oath got heard and accepted by Dûin and so Bendris became a Paladin a warrior with the power to wield divine magic. Later on he joined the crew of the Solcrest Pirates as smutje and became a follower of the teachings of Sir Francis Kenneth, which taught him nobility and the true purpose of piracy and freedom. There he befriended Davian Flynt, a young pirate, that joined the crew later on and also the Half-Elf Lucya Windris. Together with them he fought a lot of battles and witnessed adventures, until the day, the crew ended because of the betrayal of first mate Dragan Kortiz, who murdered Francis Kenneth in an attempt to become part of the infamous Dead Man's Fleet and achieve immortality. Davian got lost in the Sea of Sorrows, Lucya vanished in sadness and sorrow and the crew fell apart. Since that day Bendris wandered across the Ivalis Archipelago, still trying to fulfill his goals, but becoming restless and living without a purpose. At first he tried to find his friends, but as this seemed to be fruitless, he just worked as a pirate again. But on a destined day, more then eight years later, he met Davian Flynt again and joined his new pirate crew. It was this day, that changed Bendris destiny to the better again, giving the Duergar another purpose to fight and accept the challenges the Seven Seas had to offer once more.Diego Montez
(Beasthide-Shifter, Pugilist, Archetype of the Sweet Science) The man known as Diego Montez originated from a pirate family and so grew up with all the ideologies, the behaviour and the mindset of a real seafarer. From an early age on it was clear to him to set sail one day, enjoying the freedom of the ocean, not chained by laws, duties and a boring and mundane life on a island. At some point after the death of his mother he joined his father, the infamous Carlos Montez, one of the 13 High Captains of the Seven Seas and became a member of his crew. They lived life as pirates at the fullest, becoming somewhat infamous at the Ivailan Sea, on their hunt for treasures and legends. On his journeys he met the young Sonya Stone for the first time in some tavern on a island. At this point she was a young and naive recruit to the Marine Corps. At first just meant to be an affair for just a single night, their relationship soon grew into something more, but when Sonya found out, that Diego is a pirate, things got complicated. Since then they are officially considered enemies and Sonya felt betrayed by Diego, but she's still the only woman the notorious womanizer really loved and he still hope to find a way to show her, that he is not just a pirate, but also a good man. He continued sailing with his father anyway after this and there greatest achievement later on would be the finding of an immense treasure on a long forgotten island. Unfortunately it was a cursed treasure and all members of the crew got hit by the curse, mutated into beastial creatures of the sea, which lost control over themselves, more and more loosing their humanity and becoming monstrous beings. Diego soon understood the need of returning the treasure to its original place to lift the curse and he started collecting all pieces of the treasure to fulfill this goal, but his father, which became the strongest and mightiest monster, which also earned him the name "The Beast", wasn't interested into giving up his newfound powers. Diego lost in a battle against him and his father vanished, with a diamond of the treasure still with him. After a voodoo witch helped Diego to create an artifact to keep his mind strong and his primal urges under control, he started to travel the Seven Seas once more, with the goal in mind to stop his father, killing him if needed and returning the treasure back to get free from his curse and become a real Human once again, able to get a chance to win the heart of the woman he deeply loves.Aezra Blackcross
(Dhampir, Unknown Class, Unknown Archetype) Aezra Blackcross is a Dhampir, daughter of the infamous Vampire Mortius Blackcross, who was a force at the Ivalis Archipelago long before the creation of the Queendom of Ivalis itself. She and her older brother Dracon Blackcross, who is one of the legendary Reaver of the Storm, lived with their father at Yamataro Island, which was the domain of the family. At a young age she got killed by uknown means, at least that was, what Dracon believed. Her brother was devastated and his despair led him to rebel against his father, defeating him and driving him into exile in a pocket dimension, hidden in the mysterious Liannar Star. Unbeknowst to Dracon his sister still was alive, trapped in the pocket dimension with her father. When Davian Flynt and Bendris Mondrak were sent into this dimension by her brother to take the Liannar Star, making sure, that Mortius could never return into the world of the living, she joined them in their efforts, helping them to get the two pieces of the artifact, when she got taken back to the real world as a reward. The pirates kept word and so Aezra returned into the world of the living. But Dracon not accepted the fact, that his sister is still alive, believing, that this is some trick of his father. But in the end he gave her the weapon of her mother as a sign to prove, that she is indeed his sister and not just some sort of illusion. Not fully accepted by her own remaining family and with the fact she never saw more of the world then Yamataro Island, Aezra joined the crew of Davian Flynt to travel the Seven Seas, make her own name a legend and prove her brother, that she is indeed his family.Wylla Wanderlust
(Mousefolk, Commoner, No Archetype) A young Mousefolk cartographer, Wylla Wanderlust left her hometown on a journey with a dream. She wants to draw the perfect map of not just the Ivalis Archipelago, but all of the Seven Seas. This map should lead to all the secrets of the oceans, to the most fantastic places and realms nearly impossible to reach. Despite not being a warrior of some sort and knowing how dangerous the ocean can be, the brave mousefolk nonetheless wanted to fulfill her dreams and so left the safety of her home to start her own personal journey. After meeting again and again with Davian Flynt and his pirate crew, she finally joined them, since at one point it seems to be their destiny to travel together. After she was sure, that this pirates are different then most others, she agreed to the offer to become the navigator of the crew. Since then she travels with them and despite the fact, she is not as strong and as powerful as the rest of the crew, she still has the most important task of all: To bring them at the horizon, to nearly unimaginable places to fulfill their dreams and make their visions reality.Former Protagonists
Sirius Wavestorm †
(Triton, Fighter, Archetyp of the Battle Master) Sirius Wavestorm was a Triton Warrior, originating from the Arthanis Empire, deep beneath the waves of the Ivalis Archipelago. Originally not knowing the identity of his parents he got raised and educated in a highly valued military academy of his people, where he learned and trained the martial ways and the techniques of warfare and fighting, which made him an eliteguard of the empire he serves. When he got's older, he also found out the identity of his parents, with his father being none other then the headmaster of the academy, a nobleman of status and value, which wanted to hide him, the product of some affair he had in the past with a prostitute and so brought him into the academy to fight for his people. Disillusioned by this Sirius got the conclusion, that his mentor is his real father, the man, which raised and trained him since an early age. After his first real mission failed and ended not just with some legendary artifact of his people getting stolen by the infamous Black Devil Pirates, they also murdered his mentor, which brought shame on the name of the proud warrior and left him devastated. Finally he left his home and his people, to return the stolen artifact and take bloody revenge on the pirates which took from him the most important person, he ever had in his life. So he wandered the islands of the Archipelago, searching for a trace, that would lead him to his revenge. To achieve that he worked as a mercenary for both the Queendom of Ivalis, but also the Ivailan Archipelago Trading Company or even the Marine Corps or pirates, if needed. He was a strong and merciless Fighter, wielding his trident as a deadly weapon against all enemies. His battlefield could be beneath or above the ocean, which made him even deadlier for every foe, that faced him. After he had become part of the new pirate crew of Davian Flynt as first mate and getting involved in the events around the rise of Areus Varkal and the fight with the Archdevil Ol' Tahm, he and the crew befriended the Hana no Kaizokudan, the crew of the legendary pirate Onira Yamato, when they tried to escape the Plane of Water. With their help they were able to return to the Ivalis Archipelago to continue their journey. When they got attacked by the minions of Ol' Tahm a short time later to make sure, they never could use the informations, they got at the plane of water, Sirius participated in the battle to defend the ship, the Destiny's Dawn, from the attackers, which are Sahuagin, the archenemies of his people. After they won he tried to help the Hana No Kaizokudan to defend their own ship, by confronting an Ancient Sea Serpent. Knowing, he would stand no chance against the enemy he tried it anyway and got hit by a ray of burning hot water, which knocked him out. As the others tried to safe him, he got hit by a second ray and died because of the massive wounds and shock value of the pain. In the aftermath of the battle, it was revealed, that the Triton's soul got catched inside the cursed blade Akahana by Onira, in an attempt, to safe him and offer a chance to return him to life. Davian had to made this decision, but let Sirius decide himself, by contacting him through their souls. Sirius made the decision not to return into life, because he had died an honorable death in a fight with enemies of his people. Even he had not reached his goals in life, it was honorable and he never could achieve a better death. So Davian respected this decision and let go of his first mate, which found his peace in the afterlife a short time later, led by Celestine.Sirena Stormsong
(Water Genasi, Sorceress, Archetyp of the Aberrant Mind) Sirena Stormsong got born as the daugther of unknown parents and with the burden of being a Water Genasi, which makes her a descendant of the marid, one type of Genie, connected to the element of water. Because of her heritage, she got sold to crew's and ships from an early age on, with the promise of being some type of "sea witch" and the superstitious seafarer saw her as a sign or omen, wanting to keep her to please the god's of the ocean and the storms. So she grew up with pirates and seafarers, which most of the time saw her more as an living artifact then a person. When she got older and her inherent magical abilities started to bloom, things got dangerous, because she was not able to control her magic in any way, without any proper education or teaching. And when the latest crew, she sailed with, found out, that she not just uses some type of elemental magic but also have a mysterious connection to some otherworldly type of being, which flooded her mind with thoughts and whisperings from distant realms, the crew members got feared of her even more. After a storm hit the ship, they even got convinced, that this "sea witch" is the reason for it and they throw her overboard. Only her inherent abilities as a water genasi saved her from drowning and she survived until she got washed on the shore of a lonely island. There she met Rukon Mossshell and the Locathah, becoming part of their tribe and even got adopted by the old Tortle as his daugther. For the first time in her life she felt the enjoyment of having a family and a home and the only constant trouble, that remains where the attackings of the Greenblood Pirates, which demanded tribute from the inhabitants of the village. Sirena grew to hate pirates because of this and the events of her past and finally saw them as a plague of the ocean. With the arrival of Davian Flynt, Sirius Wavestorm and Diego Montez and the subsequently destruction of her home by the monstrous Areus Varkal and the powers behind him, she had no other choice then to join the pirates in an effort to stop that monsters that endanger the whole of the Ivalis Archipelago. While traveling with them, she slowly connected with her new allies, realizing, that this pirates are not like the others she met before and so she finally started to trust them as friends, until she watched herself as part of the crew. While the crew got lost in the Plane of Water and trying to escape from there, her mind again got flooded with whispers and thoughts of the unknown entity of her past, which finally got revealed to be Nero'Mneros, an Elder Evil of unfathomable power. While exploring the remains of Menelaris Island, she got kidnapped by this entity and his minions, brought to the ruins of an old city, where she got shifted into some sort of trance and her mind tortured with his whispers. The rest of the crew desperatly tried to safe her, but they were unable to overcome the power of an Elder Evil. While they were close into reaching her, they finally got overwhelmed. So Sirena remains a prisoner of the Elder Evil to this day and her fate is unknown. It's still one of the most important goals of the crew to safe Sirena, but they got told, that she is at a place, which is not easy to reach and the grip of Nero'Mneros is nothing to break so easily.Calliope Brightsong
(Half-Elf, Bard, College of Cantors) Calliope Brightsong is a mysterious woman of elvish and human ancestry. She's a freelancer, which traveled the Ivailan Sea and the islands there for an unknown amount of time in search of adventure and stories to tell. She's elegant with the rapier, but her true weapon of choice is her lute, which she always have by her side. She's eloquent and very talented in the play of shanties, hymns and other melodies of the sea, allowing her to take forth the legends of the pirates, adventurers and seafarers she met at her journey or hear about them on her travels. Like many other Bards she's able to combine music and magic, woven together into some special type of song to strengthen the moral of her companions and demoralize her enemies at the same time. For some unknown reason she also has a special knack for healing spells. She's extraordinary with bolstering her allies and regenerating their wounds at a fast pace, as long as she is able to play and fill their hearts with joy, honor and bravery. This abilities make her the perfect ship musician for a pirate crew, with her not being a good warrior of the sea herself, but bolstering the power of her friends, allowing them to win even the most hopeless fights. Not much is known about her past, but at one point her journey got interrupted with her being catched and imprisoned by the Marine Corps in the city of judgment, Torretidal. Afterwards she had to work as a musician in the Coral Court Amphitheater there. When Edward Bartholomew got executed at this place, two years later, her destiny changed to the fullest. By sheer luck she was the one to hear the last words of the keeper of the Pirate's Code and with her life being spared as consequence of his death she got the burden to bring his last words to Scum's Landing, to the most infamous pirates and warn them about the troubles and dangers, that are about to come, with the keeper dead and the code destroyed. She joined the crew of Davian Flynt and Sirius Wavestorm in her efforts to escape Torretidal, soon enough became a full fledged member of their crew. When the crew got lost in the Plane of Water, the situation worsened dramatically, since it seemed, that there is no possibility of escaping the horrible fate of loosing themselves at the endless oceans of this realm. Calliope, who secretly is the daugther of Edward Bartholomew and who has the goal in mind to bring him back to life as the keeper of the Pirate's Code feared to loose any chance of fulfilling her goal when she stayed with the crew. So she betrayed them by taking the Compass of the Lost Sea, which she knows how to use and leave the Plane of Water, leaving the rest of the crew and the survivors of Menelaris Island behind, although with the artifact she would have been able to safe them too. She left behind a message to the crew, revealing her true identity and apologizing for her deeds, but the pirates never forgave her betrayal and up to this day they wait for meeting her again to execute the punishment, that betrayal inside a pirate crew brings.Trivia
Popcultural References
There are no references of the popculture included into the chronicle until this day.Crossover
There are no crossovers yet between this chronicle and others of the same universe.Behind the Scenes
- This chronicle includes a lot of elements of a traditional "high fantasy" adventure, but because of it's general tone and the setting itself it can also be seen as part of the sub-genre "swashbuckler fantasy". As such, it is the first chronicle in the cosmos of Arceiron taking place in this setting.
- In the year 2018 there was played a pirate themed One-Shot taking place in the world of Arceiron too, which was the first test of a swashbuckler setting in that cosmos. This first try was a success and so this part of the world got expanded heavily, especially the whole continent of the Ivalis Archipelago became much more detailed. Many elements of this first test are part of the canon world now and be an important part of the chronicle.
- The story sets part in the year 3175 AoM (which is the 5th year of the newly started Age of Change in the Timeline of Arceiron).
- The currency in this chronicle is not just simply called "gold", "silver" and "copper" like in more traditional settings. At the continent of the Ivalis Archipelago there are three types of currency: "gold doubloons" (being gold), "eight reales coins/piece of eight" (being silver) and "copper", which got not changed.
- The "eight reales coin" used in the setting is a historical type of currency, which got used in the era of piracy. In reality also called "spanish dollar" it is a piece of silver and was part of the spanish currency around the 16th century. Also called "piece of eight" one spanish dollar is worth eight spanish reales. "Reales" was the typical currency used in spain around that time.
- The campaign started with the use of the 2014 rulebook of Dungeons & Dragons 5e. Nearly the beginning of season II, in Autumn 2024, the new and reworked rulebook got released. From this point on, the new rules got put in use, so some content changed, for example some abilities of classes. This got implemented and explained in the story as best as possible to uphold the immersion.
- At the start of the chronicle none of the characters were part of a faction, but would get the chance to join some later in the campaign.
- The chronicle took heavy inspiration from some of the most famous pirate stories presented in gaming, cinema, literature and television like "Treasure Island", "Pirates of the Carribean", "Monkey Island", "One Piece" and "Black Sails".
- As part of the Arceiron soundtrack there are some songs depending on the chronicle in some way: "Our lawless Home" and "Captain of Woe" are songs depicting special events of the past of the Ivalis Archipelago, where the story takes place.
Player Characters
Former Player Characters
- Sirius Wavestorm
- Episode(s): 1-12
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