Campaign Setting - Vaults of Pandius

made of bronze, while their armor is crafted from
hides or cured leather. Maker champions are
often gifted with enhanced powers by their
masters, sometimes with their own limbs being
replaced by magical weapons or the appendages
of horrible monsters grafted to their bodies.
Foreign Relations
The Makers of Teknuria are private people, and
living on their island home affords them a good
amount of security as well as the seclusion they
desire. Despite this, the Makers are not
unfriendly, nor do they shy away from strangers.
Even so, many of their neighbors suffer from a
general feeling of unease whenever a Maker is
nearby.
Elves who sail the Sea of Dread often find a safe
harbor in Teknuria. Elven merchandise is prized
by the Makers, and even more so are the tales that
the elves bring with them from the far corners of
the world. Less trust is placed in folk hailing
from Adhuza, both above the surface of the seas
and below, although Maker ports are still open to
them.
Maker support and patronage has been given to
the peoples of the Corsair Isles ans well as to
those who dwell in the Frontierlands. The
Makers view these territories as necessary buffer
zones between their own island home and the
aggressions of nations like Taymora and
Mogreth.
With other folk, the Makers have little contact.
Dwarves from the Shimmering Lands are rarely
seen upon their isle, and Antalians and other
northern folk are all but unknown in the warmer
latitudes of the south. The Makers take a special
interest in Urzud and the beastmen living there
however, and expeditions are sometimes formed
to replenish their beastmen breeding stock.
Names
Language
The Makers speak a dialect of the Blackmoorian
language which shares several features with the
language of dwarves from the Shimmering Lands,
as well as with certain elven dialects from the
north.
Character Classes
Makers favor arcane crafts, and many spend
decades perfecting their arts. Fleshcrafting is one
of the more prestigious professions, although
several schools of focus exist on Teknuria.
Merchants and tradesmen are also held in high
esteem, and many of these actually travel abroad
for extended periods of time.
Martial talents are rarely developed in Makers,
although many of their servants exhibit the
required physical prowess for such positions.
Beastmen are especially suited as warriors and
peacekeepers, at least when they are under proper
supervision.
After 2300 BC
Most of the island will sink in BC 1720, but some
remnant will continue to exist throughout the
years, later to be known as the island of Teki-
Nura-Ria. After the island is inundated during
the catastrophe of BC 1720, the twin volcanoes
become less active. The Makers loose the energy
source they were harnessing to keep their magical
city operating and their Blackmoorian age
artifacts begin to break down.
The slow decline of their power causes many of
the Maker’s servants to take notice and reevaluate
their relationship with their masters. The karakara,
descendants of beast man experiments,
become especially belligerent and drive their
creators into the underground complexes beneath
their once great cities. Eventually the kara-kara
will destroy the Makers and become the dominant
race in the area.
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