BW PDF - Midnight Campaign

ending and twisting of such law for their own purposesis considered something of a noble (profitable) endeavor,and for the right price, any infraction quickly disappears.Vicket is famous for its necromancy and shadow magics,many buildings made from magic-enhanced bones andenchanted stone. Demonsgate is famous for its powerfuland cunning martial skills. It is said that the assassins of thatcity have elevated murder to a pristine art form.The Salvaran ColoniesPOPULATION LANGUAGE RACES200,000,000 Ricter Human, AnyPolitical StructureColonial, City-StateAdventuring Hook: Demonic intrigue is sly and deadly, but has thepotential to be very lucrative. The worlds premier assassin’s guildsmake their home in Demonsgate, while nefarious magics are commonand lucrative in Vicket. Their black markets sell everything fromskeleton keys, (made from actual skeleton,) to slaves of all sorts.If something evil is to be done, it can likely be done here, and fora significant profit.RicterPOPULATION LANGUAGE RACES300,000 Ricter Human, Leevan, Minotaur, Tinek, OtherPolitical StructureCity State, KingdomRicter is a very large city built on a hill overlooking theEthean Sea. Impressive stone walls and a long traditionof honor and order have made this a bastion for morecivilized denizens, despite periods of its history whenit was occupied or owned by Demons. Ricter wasfounded by Minotaurs, is usually ruled by a Minotaurking, and it has great influence over the surroundingarea. It is a center for education and philosophy,and people come from the world around to visit itssoaring architecture and monuments to great heroes ofthe past from many nations. Ricter maintains a diversepopulation and a strong local militia, who have defendedits thick walls from the Salvaran Empire for centuries.Adventuring Hook: The Minotaur king is always looking for achampion, and will grant quests to aspiring adventurers to huntdown rare and dangerous monsters for the rich gifts that onlysuch a king could bestow. Additionally, the Salvaran empire isalways preparing its next assault on the city, and spies andintrigue abound around this conflict, especially when the demoncities are involved.The remaining settlements and city-states once hadtheir own identities, but have since been overrun by theSalvaran empire, who, with the exception of Ricter andthe Demon cities, have established a firm control over theeastern country. These colonies maintain the city-statestructure and law, although there are standing militarythere from Salvar to occupy and hold them. The Salvaranempire, though not well-liked, is fair in their dealingswith the locals, only requiring taxes to be exacted asmuch as the residents can afford to pay. Still, resistanceto Salvaran occupation is common in the form of urbanterrorism and guerilla efforts. Many more colonies havebeen established in previously unoccupied territories andsmall islands, providing the Salvaran empire with theresources it needs to maintain its massive military force.Adventuring Hook: The colonies are troubled places, where theoppressive Salvaran military keep a rule over a people who stillhold loyalties to the sovereignty that their cities once held. Whenmonsters and other threats plague these cities, the Salvaranmilitary are likely to turn a blind eye, but when the people getrestless, they are quick to exert their considerable strength. LocalSalvaran magistrates are sorely pressed to keep the peace.The Salvaran EmpirePOPULATION LANGUAGE RACES300,000 Salvaran HumanPolitical StructureImperialThe volcanic island chain of Salvar is the seat of alarge empire that has maintained their control of theeastern region for nearly five centuries, using a militarythat is quite adept at magics as well as martial skill,and boasting an impressive naval force and army tomatch. They have made multiple failed efforts to spreadinto further regions around the world, but are otherwisequite stable in their current holdings. On the islandsthemselves, they boast large open cities with extremely167