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The Nine schools of magic are Abjuration, Alteration, Conjuration/Summoning, Enchantment/Charm, Greater Divination, Illusion, Invocation/Evocation, Necromancy, and Lesser Divination. Spells are divided into nine different categories, or schools, according to the types of magical energy they utilize. Each school has its own special methods and practices.Although they are called schools, schools of magic are not organized places where a person goes to study. The word "school" identifies a magical discipline. A school is an approach to magic and spellcasting that emphasizes a particular sort of spell. Practitioners of a school of magic may set up a magical university to teach their methods to beginners, but this is not necessary. Many powerful wizards learned their craft studying under reclusive masters in a distant land.

New Dragonlance Novels I would like to seeWith Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman back and working on projects for Wizards of the Coast, and new novels being released under the auspices of looking at legendary figures in Krynn's foundational past, with forthcoming novels about Huma, and one about Magius. I read where someone posted with those two being the basis for novels, that the poster would like to see a novel about Kharas the Tall. That is an amazing idea, something I haven't thought about in a long time, but he is right. I would like a good Fistandantilus novel, or trilogy by Chris Pierson. The Foundation of the Wizards of High Sorcery Larger than life Figures or Incidents in the History of the Wizards of High Sorcery, even if it is like a Fire and Blood novel.The ancient Sorceress Raelana and her cursed Hourglass eyes Going to stop now and eat and revisit this soon.            

The Five Ages of Krynnhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YYWPd4Xi5wThe Five Ages of Krynn | DragonLance Saga The history of Krynn is divided into five ages: the Age of Starbirth, the Age of Dreams, the Age of Might, the Age of Despair, and the Age of Mortals.

Cha'asii MagicCha’asi Magic Cha’asi mages are practitioners of an ancient and nearly forgotten type of magic, one that defies the accepted understanding of schools of magic. According to the writings of all the known theorists, cha’asi magic should be impossible. The cha’asi have never delved greatly into theory and so have no clue that what they are doing is impossible. Oddly enough, it seems to work for them perfectly well. Cha’asi magic is built on an intuitive understanding of nature. The wizards are specialists and gain the benefits accordingly. But their spell selection does not follow the normal arrangement of schools. Instead, they specialize in spells that affect nature and sometimes the elements. They can learn some spells outside of this area, but certain spells, especially ones that create mechanical and unnatural results, are denied to them. The spells in their school and those disallowed are given on the Cha’asi Spell Table. Aside from their spell selection, cha’asi mages also have a distinctly different approach to magical item creation. Most mages fashion an item and then imbue it. The item will be done by what they put into it.Cha’asi believes that all things, minerals, plants, or animals, contain magical power. Sometimes the power is great, sometimes it is negligible. The power may have a useful, constructive effect or may possess an odd and pointless effect. It is not their business to choose the power that is determined bythe nature of the thing. Generally, the magical power of a thing reflects its nature. Thus, a stone may have some power associated with strength, hardness, or force; a medicinal herb may relate to healing; a water-smoothed stone may give speed or slipperiness. Although the mage may have some general idea of the power, he can never be certain until it manifests itself. Cha’asi mages produce magical items by drawing the innate power out of an item. Thus, the Cha’asi way of creating magical items is slightly different. First, cha’asi attempts to use items in as natural a state as possible. The less carving, whittling, and shaping that is done, the better. Second, the item must be in the form of a stone containing more potential power than just an ordinary rock. There must also be some connection between the item and the power desired. Thus, a lightning-struck branch might be suitable for a wand of lightning bolts but would be unsuitable for a wand of flame extinguishing. It takes skill and wisdom to select the proper raw materials for a desired item. A check against artistic abilitymust be made secretly by the DM when selecting the piece to be used for a magical item. If the check fails, the magical item is flawed.Finally, the wizard does not cast spells into the item. Instead, he must use the enchant an item spell to bring out its power. If this is successful, the DM determines what the item becomes, based on the success of the saving throw for the item. The greater the difference between the number needed to save and the actual saving throw, the better or more powerful the item. If the saving throw is successful, the character has 24 hours to determine just what magical power is manifested in the item, either by trial and error or magical spells.NATURAL SCHOOLSPELLSFirst LevelAffect Normal FiresBurning HandsChange SelfDancing LightsFind FamiliarLightMendingSpider ClimbWall of FogSecond LevelAlter SelfContinual LightDarkness, 15’ RadiusFog CloudFool’s GoldGlitterdustSummon SwarmWhispering WindThird LevelGust of WindProtection from Normal MissilesWater BreathingWind WallFourth LevelFire CharmFire ShieldHallucinatory TerrainMassmorphPlant GrowthPolymorph OtherPolymorph SelfSolid FogWall of FireFifth LevelAiry WaterAnimal GrowthCone of ColdDistance DistortionHold MonsterStone ShapeTransmute Rock to MudWall of StoneSixth LevelChain LightningConjure AnimalsControl WeatherDeath FogLower WaterMove EarthPart WaterTransmute Water to DustSeventh LevelCharm PlantsReverse GravityShadow WalkEighth LevelIncendiary CloudMass CharmPolymorph Any ObjectNinth LevelCrystalbrittleShape Change

What is past is prologue…The Path to Schallseavol. IStory IChapter Ten: The Return HomeLate 351 AC Silvanesti is almost freed from Lorac's Nightmare; There is remenant nightmares in the forest that must continue to be battled, but Silvanost and several Cities have been freed, and the elves have begun to return to their homeland. The girls and Dalamar boarded the Bright Solinari and said goodbye to Southern Ergoth, the Elderwood, and their Dark Shalafi, K'gathala. Hestia is aboard, in the end, she came willingly, but Selene believes Dalamar filled her head with what could go right, instead of explaining what can go wrong. Selene, Seraphelle, and Inari keep Hestia from bothering Kalana, and they try to prepare Hestia for what is to come. At night, Selene and Seraphelle cozy up together in the cramped quarters and talk about their hopes and wishes for the future.  During the voyage, Dalamar hears tales about a young human named Raistlin Majere, being the wizard who ended the nightmare. Dalamar keeps this to himself, mostly to ponder the meaning of it. Clandestinely, Kalana and Dalamar began coupling at least several times over the trip. The only thing the girls noticed was that Kalana was actually in a good mood at times, but the girls just wrote it off to Kalana maybe growing up; they were half right. What the rest of the girls didn’t know wouldn’t hurt them. The girls tried to center themselves. They were about to head into the heart of goodness. They will have to be careful and never stand out. This will be the most dangerous thing they have ever done, that is, to go home. Selene has doubts that they can fit in anymore. How can Solinari look into their hearts and not see that they are black? Dalamar and Selene have a long conversation about it. Dalamar tries to calm her fears and tells her that, although they have opened their hearts to Nuitari, they have yet to take the Test of  High Sorcery and choose a robe and a direction. This makes Selene feel a little better. She just does not know how Dalamar thinks he will be able to return to Silvanesti when word returns to the forest that he has taken the Black Robes. Selene is just unsure if Dalamar has thought this through fully.        The convoy of ships suffered no incidents but did survive a number of northern storms before they reached home to Silvanesti.Everything was in a shambles, but there are signs that people who have arrived ahead of them have begun the cleanup and are repairing the damaged forest. Silvanost was once known as the city of a thousand white towers; perhaps less than a third have survived. House Mystic was decimated during the war, with Varindor Lithendor becoming the new Head of House Mystic. His first duty was to reconstitute House Mystic. And so, when the girls and Dalamar arrived, they were immediately tapped to help rebuild House Mystic. Selene did not know how many of the house had died if she was being brought into high-level meetings at the Tower of the Stars.        Though Dalamar had not been forced into servitude in the Elderwood, he was unsure of his fate now. Selene was being taken to these meetings and not him. He was left wondering about why he was being excluded now, but that does not mean he will return to serving again.  What Dalamar did not know was that he had gained the unwelcome attention of Lord Reyl Konnal, head of House Protector since Garan's death. He had taken a dislike to Dalamar while in the Elderwood and aboard the Bright Solinari and therefore kept him from the meetings. For him, its personal    For Selene’s part, she never felt more like an imposter. She had no idea this would be her fate. Surrounded by other wizards who have been chosen to serve the new Head of House Mystic. There are even discussions where her name is being brought up for one post or another, even becoming the head of the wizard school, once she has taken the Test. Selene finds herself under terrible pressure; all those years being held back have now come to bite her, with wizards remembering her being passed over and fighting to right past wrongs and put her name forward as someone deserving to lead the newly reformed house mystic. Selene can see it now: the higher she goes, the higher she will fall.  At least from her higher position with the House, she can shield Hestia from being pulled away to House Servitor.  A trip to the Tower in Wayreth has even begun in its planning stages, and Selene is put on the board to decide who is ready to take the trip to the Wayreth Tower of High Sorcery. All the same, Selene is left feeling that all of this is too good to be true. Deep down, Selene appreciates what these younger wizards are doing, but it is endangering her; she will no doubt be thrust into some position that is going to compromise her. She knew she should not have come back.  For the other girls,  between them worrying about what is happening with Selene, and Inari and Seraphelle continuing to teach Hestia how not to make a fool out of herself in front of the Silvanesti, they have kept to themselves since they came back, all except Selene and Kalana. Selene, they have a general idea where she is, but not Kalana. While Hestia has been seeing the change in Kalana and decided to back off from giving her a hard time, she, too, is curious about where Kalana is going when she steps out. She decides that when it happens next, and the others are occupied, she will follow her out.  Seraphelle has been helping Inari teach Hestia the ins and outs of Silvanesti, Silvanost, and the Silvanesti people. She, too, has been worried about coming back and has a growing concern about Selene and what is happening with her. It has created anxiety around the house with Seraphelle and Inari discussing things between teaching sessions and late at night when Selene still has not come home from whatever job they have her doing. The usually calm and collected Inari is even on edge and worrying about their return. They are happy with their choices and the power they have learned to harness and control, but they feel like they stick out, all of them, except Hestia, who does not know any better and has no shame.  Kalana herself feels less shame than the others. She has moved past that and has embraced who she is. She walks until the appointed hour and slips into Dalamar's house when she is sure no one is looking, but she misses Hestia’s presence, who is sneakier than almost everyone in Silvanost. Some guards notice her, and she makes a run for it. She hides from them and sneaks away, her heart racing and trying to find her breath. Sneaking around here is harder than she thought.  Kalana and Dalamar enjoy each other’s time. Dalamar, for his part, has found her to be more interesting now than a couple of years ago. She has matured and finally feels comfortable in her skin; mostly, she has finally found it within herself to relax. They speculate about Selene as well, both of them jealous of the newfound attention.  His hopes of attaining a position were not materializing as he planned. He thought about the edges of his problem and decided he needed more information on what was going on in House Mystic. Big changes were afoot, and he was not being brought into any part of any of it. Dalamar opined he was more skilled than Selene. He had reached a point where he was considering striking out and heading for the Tower of Wayreth, perhaps stopping in a couple of places on the way,  Tarsis is one he told her he would want to go to, there is a place rumored to exist in some form or fashion, its said to be located in the deserts north of the Solmnic hinterlands. Kalana asks if she can come with him. After some thought, he tells her, of course.

Hierophant of Chislevvol. IIStory One: The Blackthorn ConspiracyChapter Five Grand Druid Wren Darkfeather  The sounds had been horrendous to listen to for Nebris; every time the Grizzly yelled out in pain, it only made Nebris run faster. Listening to the sheer savagery of the loud crashing and violent thrashing into creaking trees and rolling into bushes in the last mile was just crazy to hear. Their minds could hardly wrap around what was happening, but it was terrible. The shrieks from the owlbear have been constant and horrifying.        When Nebris, Grand Druid Wren, and her Ghost Tribe finally come upon the scene of shocking violence between a large, badly bloodied grizzly bear and a clearly corrupted arctic owlbear. For black blood is freely flowing from wounds all across its neck and chest onto the white body of the arctic owlbear. Wren's animals, a red fox Sero by her side, and her eagle, Tana, is the air, looking for a way to help Wren.  The beast’s head tilts and turns, and its large yellow eyes gaze in the newcomers' direction, its asymmetrical hearing already pegs their approach, though, clearly not all of them. Its momentary distraction and hesitation are its downfall. As Nebris and the Grand Druid are instantly shapeshifting into Grizzly Bears as well and running toward the owlbear. Before they arrive, there is a thunderclap and a flash of blinding flash of lighting. What the bears see when they arrive is a smoking hole in the seared and smoking chest of the owlbear. It twitches its last hateful jerks and expires before their eyes. They turn to see a fully healed Talidaar, bearing a twisted cypress wood staff. Cervidae antlers are affixed at the its head; it is known as the Staff of the Hierophant“Thank you for your distraction. He was starting to win, and I wanted to end it.”“Before I got involved,” Nebris finishes. Talidaar tells his son, “That was my intention.” Talidaar turns to the Kagonesti woman and tells her, “Grand Druid,  it is good to finally see you again. We clearly have a lot to talk about.”Wren nods to the Hierophant and takes a closer look at the owlbear. The bolt cauterized much of the neck and chest and burned away some of the evidence; there was enough black blood for the druids to use in an investigation. Wren is satisfied that they have enough. “We can ask the root system where this black bile originated from.” “Excellent. Nebris, if you don’t mind, keeping an eye on those Ravens. They are working for somebody; they attacked me when I left Castle Eastwatch. looking back, I think they wear watching me when I was talking with the Knights, I did not think about it at the time, but on reflection, whoever is watching us tied to kill me twice, once with a conspiracy of possessed Ravens, the other was this owlbear.”Nebris casts his eyes skyward and tells his father, “We noticed an increase in the ravens flying about but did not think it to be malicious.” Talidaar tells his son to take another look at his robe. Nebris can see it now, hundreds of holes poked into his robes. Talidaar’s robe is soaked with blood flow, front and back. Nebris asks his father. “Are you okay?” Talidaar exhales a small sigh and answers, “Yes, I can’t say that I enjoyed the experience. It’s something that is going to stay with me for a while.”    Grand Druid Wren looks over Talidaar’s robe. Ravens from South Ergoth did this? “I’m afraid so.  Somebody would have to be extraordinarily powerful to do this, to command so many, to use so many for eyes.”Wren closes her eyes and is still waiting for the information from the root system to come back. Talidaar decides to venture a question to the Grand Druid. “I have to ask, though I take no joy in it, Do you know who is killing the Crown’s surveyors from Northern Ergoth?” Wren opens her eyes and answers,” Though I have met several of such men, I have also come across their remains. I was not the cause of their fall, but I do not mourn their passing. I declared that they not to enter the Elderwood, there are those that do not accept any natural right this “emperor” says he has over this land.”“The difference being he has an army and the Solamnics of Northern Ergoth will join the invasion force, it is inevitable.” The Grand Druid returns, “The Knights want Southern Ergoth for themselves.” Talidaar answers, “I don’t disagree, but the Knighthood would have had to drop so low as to be responsible for the surveyor deaths. They intimate it appears like Kagonesti attacks. “One among the Ghost Tribe of Kagonesti, following Wren, states,”We had nothing to do with these attacks.” Talidaar accepts this and says, “But you are being implicated, I need to find out who really killed them, I ask for your help.”                  Wren asks,  “Why are you so interested in these deaths? What are they to you?”Talidaar relates his situation: “My daughter Las has purchased a house in Gwynned, my sister has a Gladiator School in Gwynned, and while my Wife and I have been away fighting in Khur, I sent my younger children to stay with Las. Now my wife and other daughter have gone to spend the winter with Las and our children in Gwynned. All of a sudden, nearly all of my family is in Gwynned. In a visit earlier this fall, I was called upon after being seen at a party. I was summoned to the Emperor and asked if I could look into the matter. I told him I had to fight a war in Khur, but after that, I would agree to take on the duty. There was a subtle remark that the Emperor mentioned; he indicated that it was he who gave his sister a special dispensation to run one of the schools. It was sometime during that conversation that I realized he has power over my family at the moment, the power to protect them, or not to. I know I am going to get my family away from there as soon as possible, but I told him I would do it.  I plan to see that through, no matter what.”    “I will help you, Dad,  even if it’s for geopolitical reasons, and our family is basically hostages for the emperor. How did this happen again?  Talidaar answers, “I sent the kids with Las to be completely out of danger. Wydara was already there.” He address the Grand Druid,  I will follow your lead Grand Druid, on what you think needs to happen for Southern Ergoth, but there are other forces, that are going to raise large hosts to settle their issue, It’s not ordained, its not Ergoth’s special right, I mean it was their land, but it was spilt apart during the Cataclysim, it has a right to it own determination, but the fact remains, these hosts will press their issue, and I hope you agree, there is a way to find compromise, a way to protect the Elderwood. We could repopulate the northern reaches of the island with woods, and an agreement that if they rotate and regrow, a Druid will come here and form symbiotic relations can be formed, and reinforce the peace. We cede the Stone Mountain to the Knights, and Eastwatch, some additional holdings on Zhea Harbor,  Redic VI will want Daltigoth, and access to Zhea Harbor and the new forests we could create, and we make sure they follow the agreement to stay out of the Elderwood. That’s my opening pitch. ” The Grand Druid has been following along; she rocks her head back and forth, as if she is really thinking about what the Half-Elf is suggesting. She nods. This is agreeable terms to me, but they won't be to others in the forest. The root system comes back with the information. Wren interprets that "The corruption began north of Zhea Harbor. That's where it all started on the island.”Talidaar nods. We will have to check that out. He feels emboldened and tells them, “It will be up to us to convince them otherwise and test if there might be ways we could convince them. Are any of these people that might have something to do with the surveyor’s deaths?” Grand Druid Wren considers his question, and she speaks kagonesti to the Ghost Tribe. Talidaar and Nebris understand the kagonesti question. They also understand their answer. The Ghost Tribe huddled, and they nodded to one another, and one among them raised up and answered, ”The Shadow Circle.”

The Port of the Island of the Blood Sea TowerNorthgate On the Westside of the Main ThoroughfareStables' stableboys are one of the many jobs that a young orphan could find himself doing for a duration of time before he is moved on to something else, and another comes in for a time. Their job is to tend the horses in their care when someone leaves a horse at the stable, feed and water it, and make sure there is fresh hay.    Bazaar Market Place and Black Market  Merchant from Khur, purveyor of exotic spices, liquors, silks, wall hangings, and rugs, with contacts back into Khur.  Captain’s Guild Hall Eamon Stormbreaker (Open to all ship Captains for their stay on the island) The Hag’s Head Inn, operated by Imogen Talenor, 20 rooms (each capable of sleeping 4 if needed) One innkeeper each, 2 cooks each, 3 barmaids/scullery maidsThe Docks On the Eastside of the Main ThoroughfareBlacksmith shop for small tools and other metal work (not a weaponsmith or armorer). One master smith, Caelan Longmire, and 2 apprentices (likely sons). A family of 4.The Sailor’s Guild Hall -Marga runs the Sailor’s Guild Hall (Open to all Sailors in need of a place to sleep until their ship heads back out to the sea.) Built to supplement the Hog’s Head in case there is an overflow.  Barber/Medicus Aelred Evenfell is skilled with shears and razors for shaving, while also being one of the few people on the island who has some medical skill, enough to set bones, diagnose, and operate, and has some herbal and medical skills in apothecary. He is also serving currently as the coroner for the island watch.        Cartographer Daxton Altair of Palanthas, male, brought in because Master Karnea found his skills to be impeccable, he has agreed to give over four years of his life to the enterprise.  Fish Market (with shrimps and lobsters), with fisherman coming in and displaying the daily catch from 10 am to 5 pmBarracks for the guardsmen (space for approx. 80 soldiers) located near the docks. The guards will wear black uniforms with white and red stripes down the pants legs, and white and red striped epaulets. Standard leather armor for daily wear, with chain and half plate in the armory in case of pirates or minotaurs. Spear, short sword, and short bow. Patrolling guardsmen will carry cudgels, since they aren't really trying to kill townspeople. The guards enforce the collection of all farm and trade goods.Grain Silos Warehouses (10), one of which is being leased by D. Desaad  The DocksHarbormaster Hardin Hargrove Dock Workers, approximately 60.Fishing is permitted at night and dawn to 8 am on the docks, but must clear out for the dock workers at 8 am.Temple of Zeboim (Shack with an Altar to the Goddess of the Seas with bags of coins from sailors waiting to be collected by Priests of Zeboim)The berths where ships can be safely tied up with enough space for twelve ships. Plans for extending the dock and also building a second dock, but that is in the future planning stages right now.  Currently, Karnea’s Ships The Venture, the Resolute,  Karnea’s Ship Captains: Captain Killian, Captain Wentz, Captain IbrahimDarius Desaad’s Ship, the Explorer, as well as at times, any one or two of the ten ships that are a part of his shipping business that supplies imports to the island and moves exports to markets elsewhere in the Bloodsea

The Island of the Blood Sea Tower Inland, the Coastal Plains, the Fertile CrescentElsewhere on the island, in the Coastal Plains. A fertile ring of land, used for farming. The Westside is windswept, and a majority of the farms will end up on the east side of the Coastal Plain of the Island, within the fertile ring.  Creamery and Cheesemaker. Approximately 8 people to manage this facility.  Ehrell Evenhill and his large family. This is closer to Town and near a road leading into the East GateOlive oil pressing facility. Requires 5 people to manage. Merin Buckmann's large family. This is located in the Southeast of the fertile ring.Apiary (Beekeepers). 6 hives per acre of non-livestock farmland (below) for a total of 1200 hives. A professional beekeeper can manage about 250 hives, requiring 5 beekeepers for the island. Each hive produces approximately 50 pounds of surplus honey per year, for a total of 60,000 pounds (30 tons) of honey per year. Heliara Oakdale, Daela Swiftfell, Kerin Finecask, Telarin Highdew, and Resra Blackcrown are the 5 beekeepers for the island. These are located within the Fertile Crescent on the east side, away from the wind. 40 acres set aside for dairy cows. At 2 acres per cow, this will yield 20 cows producing approximately 4 gallons of milk each per day (80 gallons per day, just under 30,000 gallons per year). This will be used for milk, cream, and cheese production. A family of 4-6 can manage this operation. Jheven Longstagg's family. This is located east of the Town, not very far from the Creamery and Cheesemaker.80 acres for a sheep farm. At 2 sheep per acre, this will be a flock of 160 sheep. This will average roughly a ton of wool per year, in addition to mutton and lamb resulting from culling the flock. A family of 4 can manage this flock with several dogs. Dordrina Oldflame's family. Westside of the island80 acres for beef cattle. At 1 cow per 2 acres, this yields 40 beef cattle producing a total of 10 tons of beef per year. A family of 6 can manage this herd. Ekdrisrik Stonecrest family.Eastside of the Island40 acres for a pig farm. At 10 pigs per acre, this yields 400 pigs producing 30 tons of pork per year. Two families of 6 can manage this farm. Moarin Nightcask's family and Sandrin Whitebender's family. Eastside of the island. Chickens will be free-range on the livestock grazing areas above, resulting in a flock of approximately 1,000 hens and 100 roosters. This can yield roughly 200,000 eggs per year, in addition to chicken meat from flock culling. The livestock farm families are responsible for maintaining the chicken flocks and collecting the eggs. east side of the island,40 acres set aside for an olive orchard (separate from the Grove). When mature (in about 5 years), it should yield approximately 40,000 gallons (800 barrels) of olive oil per year, as well as olives for eating. Requires about 10 people to manage. Southeast in the Fertile Crescent.40 acres set aside for a vineyard; when in full production (in about 5 years), should yield 5 tons of grapes per acre, which will total approximately 32,000 gallons (640 barrels) of wine per year. Requires about 10 people to manage. Located in the Hills in the Northeast of the Fertile Crescent.160 acres set aside for vegetable garden use. Yield per acre of some vegetables can include: 20 tons of tomatoes, 15 tons of cabbage, 20 tons of potatoes, 10 tons of carrots, 5 tons of bush beans, 2.5 tons of corn, 1 ton of wheat, 100 pounds of barley, 1 ton of hops—approximately 50 people to manage (12 families of 4, for example)—Eastside of the Fertile Crescent. 40 acres set aside for an apple orchard. When mature (approximately 6 years), it should yield 600 tons of apples per year. Apples are used for food and cider production. Requires about 12 people to manage—Northside of the Island, in the Fertile Crescent.Livestock are assumed to be primarily graze-fed, with very little supplemental feeding.All farm products are considered property of the Tower. All produce and livestock are collected and redistributed to the island's residents, supplemented as needed by goods from the mainland. Excess goods produced on the island are traded for mainland goods.As written, the farm, grazing land, orchards, and vineyards only comprise about a square mile of area. If the Tower and the Grove take up a square mile, and the town and port take up another square mile, there's still a lot of space on the island to work with. Greenhouses, warehouses, farming expansion, and even a second town could easily be in the works for the future.Dyers were a crucial, often marginalized artisan responsible for coloring textiles (wool, linen, silk) using natural, labor-intensive methods. Operating near water sources, they used plant (madder, woad), mineral, and animal dyes, along with mordants like urine or alum, to create vibrant, lasting colors for clothing, often working in specialized, odor-prone, or legally restricted Port’s outskirtsThe Road from the Town to the Port that opens into a large bay

The Island of the Blood Sea TowerUnder Construction currentlyAt the end of the Tower's first life, when the last Kingpriest carried out his promise, and the gods sent the Cataclysm to punish his sins, the Tower’s troubled history came to an end. During the Cataclysmic earthquakes, the Tower was badly damaged. Fire swept through the halls. By the time the burning mountain fell, smashing the Great Temple and sending Istar to the bottom of the sea, the Tower was a ruin, and there it set. Across ages... After the betrayal his mother wrought with her War of Souls, completely unsettled by the depths of her deception, Nuitari secretly rebuilt the tower to be a stronghold and named it thus, as the Tower of the Blood Sea. The holy artifacts survived the cataclysm, and Nuitari kept them in the Chamber of Relics (Known as Solio Febalas — the Hall of Sacrilege in the time of Beldinas Pilofiro), which was guarded by the Sea Dragon Midori at the request of the Dark Prince. The Sea Dragon left in a huff when it discovered a hidden truth.  During a meeting of Three, Nuitari and the other two gods of magic agreed to let him patron the new tower, and in return they would each get to patron the other two surviving two. In 422 AC, Mina raised the tower so that it rests on an island, and all other gods are barred from entry. Shortly after raising the tower, Mina entered the Solio Febalas and left with two artifacts. The High God then took the Hall and all its contents. Nuitari reclaimed his tower from Mina after she left it on her journey to Godshome.     The Island of the Tower of Blood Sea The space of the island area is approximately 75 square miles (Roughly 8.5 miles x 8.5 miles in a circle with a diameter of 9.8 miles)The Coastal Plain: A fertile ring of land, perhaps used for farming Coastal scrub and grasslands on the windward sideThe Outer Coast: A 30+ mile coastline featuring rocky cliffs to the west, north, and east. A Large Cove that serves as the Port, with white sandy beaches also to be found to the south, and a mangrove swamp. Do not approach the swamp. The Tower and its Grove occupy at least one square mile in the center of the island https://thedamnforum.createaforum.com/karnea-master-of-the-black-robe/history-and-recent-history-of-karnea/msg56/#msg56. The Tower could be seen on approach to the island from far around. It stands 400’ tall, and its pinnacle Towers add another 100’ to its final height. It looms above the port, even as it is 4 ½ miles away. A black 5’ high wall encircles the Tower and the grove. Four silver gates lined in the cardinal directions of North, East, South, and West. The dwarves set out to build natural defenses from the South Gate, such as switchbacks with ambush points on the road. The road leads to the walled town.              Walled Town (Yet to be named)The Walled Town was brought into existence under the High Sanction of Nuitari during the closing events as depicted in Chapter Six: Gathering of the Black Robes https://thedamnforum.createaforum.com/karnea-master-of-the-black-robe/karnea-master-of-the-black-robe-34/msg201/#msg201  From there, Selene and Plainness Darkhammer have brought people whose backgrounds are most needed to create a sustaining, foundational chorus of professions that have come by ship, arriving at the Port, or being brought by magical means. The God of Dark Magic erected a black stone curtain wall with strategic defensive and offensive crenellations that nearly encompasses the island, leaving the parts of the island that are unapproachable due to natural sheer cliffs in the north and northwest, and in the south, it is open to the port. Large pylons in the bay have arms that could reach down, and a counterweight within the pylon will rip a ship violently upwards and smashed against the sea. They were magically designed by the Dark God Nuitari himself to serve as anti-ship countermeasures to help defend the bay. Spells can be cast by the Master of the Tower, utilizing the Black Stone itself as a extention of her powers.The building construction was in Black Stone for the streets, the buildings, the fountain squares, and a curtain wall encompassing 3/4th of the Island. The port on the South side of the island is open, but not undefended. Anti-ship defenses stand ready and watch over the Port as sentinels. Every building on the island will be required to have gutters with downspouts leading to rain barrels. All rainwater will be collected and transferred to a distilling facility to be purified. Wastewater from washing will be collected in a separate facility to be filtered and redistributed for non-drinking purposes. There will also be cisterns dug to collect more rainwater.Full Accounting of all the mentioned parks and other Parks and Statues in the Town:-Park of the Moons: Solinari, Lunitari, and Nuitari  -Park of the Three: Corenthas, Eriane, and Shaud -The Founders of High Sorcery-Park of the Favored Ones: The Three gathered twenty-one wild mages together and taught them what they had learned from the Gods of Magic. These twenty-one mages became known as the Favored Ones and went on to teach others of their newfound magic. They formed what is now known as the Orders of High Sorcery. They were betrayed by one of their own. Kistilan killed nineteen of them until Megistal killed him at the end of the Wizards' War.-Park of the Three Masters, named after the Silvanesti Master Wizards of the Second Dragon War: Fayal Padran, Parys Dayl, and Kayn WytsnallThe town has four Gates facing the cardinal directions The North Gate On the Westside of the Main Thoroughfare Begining from North GateFirst BlockChistine Ranniker’s Artificer Workshop Crane Artificer Workshop: The Cranes Clive the Elder, and Asher the YoungerThe Hunter's Moon (Base of operations for Karnea’s Spymaster, Palainess Darkhammer. The Town is believed to be controlled by the Darkhammer based at Hunter's Moon. But everyone knows Master Karnea is the true power from high above in her Tower. Here, he manages his spy network and Karnea's Bodyguards, Hirelings, and Assassins.  Three Moons Inn (managed by an older woman named Kora), 15 rooms (also capable of sleeping 4 as needed). One innkeeper each, 2 cooks each, 3 barmaids/scullery maids eachCornerCrossroadSeveral stores and some empty ones are on either side of this road, as well as some residencesSecond BlockCornerA small park called Park of the Moons, where the three cousins of Magic are represented. Their statues are larger than life. (they are, in fact, Magical Golems)  The Manse Block Manse 1 Academy of the Dark Arts: A sign that has been recently placed for the Academy of the Dark Arts. Headmistress Alyssa Tyrell of Palanthas is the new HeadmasterManse 2 LibraryManse 3  Manse 4 Residence leased to Darius Desaad Small park called Magius Park dedicated to the famed Wizard Magius statue cast in Bronze (A Magical Golem)  CornerWest Gate CrossroadSeveral stores and some empty ones are on either side of this road, as well as some residencesCorner Third Block  Minotaur Hall (Dining and Drink Hall)Minotaur Enclave (1) Hurok Black Robe Minotaur Male. More Minotaurs are expected in the future.  Town Watch Garrison commanded by Lord Commander Garrion Steelwind Man-At-Arms, Lord Commander of the Island Guard, Former Captain of the City Guard of Caergoth. The Lord Commander's HorseCornerBlackmoor Crossroad. Several stores and some empty ones are on either side of this road, as well as some residencesCorner Fourth BlockHomes of various merchants: Candleshop owner Bella Oakenflame's house, The Engineer Borin Stonehammer's House, Brenn Tallcastle's House, Talior Fintan and Moria Mooncutter's House, The Green Dragon's Bartender Lirstrik Atwood's House, General Store proprietor Eldrin Oldhill's house. The Confectioner Adalia Springgrove's House, the Grocer Grevell Wells's House, The Cook shop's cook Tamsin Olshot's House, Ansel Cindelwood's House. Sell Sword Vyric's House,  on the Eastside of the Main Thoroughfare Begining from North GateFirst Block Back at North Gate, across on the Eastside of the Main Avenue, is the Bakery on the corner, and meet the master baker, Ansel Cindelwood. His young family assists him in baking bread and pastries. A Tea House. It is nice and quiet inside, and its proprietor, Illana Whitespring, likes to keep it that way. It is calming and serene inside.  Sweet Confections is a Sweeets Store run by Adalia SpringgroveThe Corner Market and Grocery is run by Grevell Wells. CornerCrossroad Several stores and some empty ones are on either side of this road, as well as some residencesCornerSecond BlockCorner store is the General Store, operated by Eldrin Oldhill, purveyor of a variety of needs, frying pans, olive oil (imported), rain ponchos, blankets, bedding, pillows, silverware, hooded lanterns, brooms, and the like to get people started in their own homes, or cover things that get lost.  A Candle Shop run by Bella Oakenflame is a recent addition to the town and the island. The entrepreneur worked out a deal with the apiary by collecting beeswax from the beehives. She then makes the wicks and melts the wax into forms, sells the candles, and gives a percentage back to the apiary. Purveyor of many kinds of candles, different colors, different styles, short, long, timed. The next store is a Seamstress/Tailor Shop for simple clothing and repairs, Fintan and Moria Mooncutter from the foothills of the Garnet Mountains from the northern reaches of Southund, in the Mercantile town of Luinstat. Fintan and Moria Mooncutter, Husband and wife, with assistants and family members. Their wares include peasant everyday clothes to finer dresses and gentlemen's apparel. This was an early addition to the town as Master Karnea saw a need for it. Once she decided to move Selene’s school to the island, she would need to outfit new students in the coming years. Also, the town and worker will just need a place to get their clothes altered or replaced.      The next store is the Papermaker/bookbinder, run by brothers Brenn and Brenric Tallcastle and the Brenric family. It is a larger building and was one of the first businesses to open here as a part of Master Karnea’s desire to be self-sufficient for several important commodities. This building houses a full paper mill operation at the back of the building. Drying rooms and bookbinding operations take place on the second story.  Corner East Gate Crossroad Several stores and some empty ones are on either side of this road, as well as some residences. Corner for Third Block The Green Dragon Tavern has just opened (secretly by Karnea's Spymaster Palainess Darkhammer) as a place where people can come and relax after work, for whatever reason they need to step out of the house for a drink. Palainess put the Sellswords in charge of its operation. On most days, they can be found within. The Bartender named Lirstrik Atwood. They hired him from the mainland, from a top-tier establishment they were apparently familiar with.    The Sell Swords-Kane Sell-Sword of Nordmaar-Black-skinned swordsman, very good at what he doesLiza Sell-Sword Female from TarsisVyric Sell-Sword A gifted male swordsman with fine tastes, from TarsisA Cook Shop stands next door, a new operation by the looks of it. The head cook, Tamsin Olshot, is cooking up meat pies and kabobs and has a small line waiting for hungry workers and merchants A Small Park called Moon Park, where the three cousins of Magic are represented, they are larger than life in appearance, (they are, in truth, Golems that can be brought to life to fight for the Tower’s defense.)  The Theiwar Enclave (Ghetto) (4)Jolga Shadowmane Thiewar WizardessGrumil Grimforge Thiewar WizardVarda Blackstone Thiewar WizardessZinda Nightwhisper Thiewar Wizardess   Corner Blackmoor Crossroad Several stores and some empty ones are on either side of this road, as well as some residences. The Black Cauldron Ale Hall -Dark Dwarf Bartender Kazgar Blacktusk, Daergar. The inside of the Black Cauldron is low-lit, as the sunlight can damage the dark dwarves' eyes. An apothecary, a Butcher and a Tannery are located on this road. The Butcher and Tannery is Bram Longdell, A Master Butcher, two apprentices/assistants, Rowan Ashwood, Master Tanner, 3 apprentices/assistants. Two families Corner Fourth BlockHomes of various merchants, Residents', and Wizards: Cook Shop cook’s house, Tea House proprietor Illana Whitespring's House, The General Store manager’s House, Baker’s house, Brenric Tallcastle's House, Sell Swords Kane of Nordmaar's House, and Liza's Houses. Dwarvern workers Enclave (Ghetto) (54) Made up of exiled Neidar Hill Dwarves, Hylar, Klar, and Daewar Mountain Dwarves, and Daergar Dark Dwarves that Palainess Darkhammer hired and sent to the island to assist Master Karnea in establishing the island. They built the dock, the framed greenhouses, the tower’s auxiliary buildings, barns, and greenhouses.  They built the stables, and anything not Black Stone. Currently, they are working on the cistern projects.      The Forge Dwarven Ale Hall Bartender Bromor RockhartStables' stableboys are one of the many jobs that a young orphan could find himself doing for a duration of time before he is moved on to something else, and another comes in for a time. Their job is to tend the horses in their care when someone leaves a horse at the stable, feed and water it, and make sure there is fresh hay. The South Gate The Main Thoroughfare continues to the Port with hidden ambush points along the main road, built in advance in the name of Island and Tower Defense. Large brass braziers line both sides of the wide avenue, interspaced at sight intervals for night travel.  The Land is barren between the Town and the Port (until later, the Hierophant Druid Talidaar coaxes life back to the island; soon, a variety of plant life sprouts from the new island).

More Cha'asii InformationKe-Cha-Yat is a Cha’asii settlement located in the jungles of Neron. The village is built amongst one hundred-foot-tall trees on platforms connected by bridges of woven reeds and is reached by rope ladders. Using moth lamps to see by, the elves live in huts made from fronds and grass. Severed heads of Yaggol are spread randomly throughout the village, which housed over two hundred Cha'asii elves in 424 AC.Set above all the other huts is the hut of the Grandmother, leader of the village. Her hut is located on a circular platform, which is set directly above the main square of Ke-Cha-Yat. The cha'asii elves are ruled by a Grandmother, the oldest female elf. The grandmother is supposedly able to see and know all. Cha'asii use Talismans, objects made to fight Yaggol, some with amber containing a mantis, which can block mind-reading powers. The cha'asii elves are skilled in making these talismans to help protect their people. Yu-Shan (? AC - ? AC) is a Cha'asii elf and is the current Grandmother of the Cha'asii elves. She is very old and diminutive, but is deeply respected by the elves of Ke-Cha-Yat. She is stooped, and her skin is withered, wrinkled, and hangs loose from her bones. She hobbles with every move due to stiff joints. She has pale, icy blue eyes, a face lined with age, and a full set of teeth. She has handmaidens that help her walk, but she is also a very powerful magic user. Neroni is the term used for the inhabitants of the jungles of Neron, or occasionally for an item or artifact hailing from the land of the Cha'asii.