Chibidragon: Ak: Uusi sivu: = Description = (Taken from Guide to Glorantha, pages xxx-yyy. Used without permission as fair use.) The land is fertile, with extensive forest and light jungle broken by many ri...

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Ak: Uusi sivu: = Description = (Taken from Guide to Glorantha, pages xxx-yyy. Used without permission as fair use.) The land is fertile, with extensive forest and light jungle broken by many ri...

Uusi sivu

= Description =

(Taken from Guide to Glorantha, pages xxx-yyy. Used without permission as fair use.)

The land is fertile, with extensive
forest and light jungle broken by
many rivers. Most river valleys have
been cleared by people for rice planting, and
the annual floods bring rebirth for farmers
and fishermen.

The foothills are covered in light woods
ranging from subtropical in the south to
temperate and cold coniferous forests in the
north. Many woods have thickets of bamboo
as an understory, replaced by rhododendrons
at higher elevations.

Just north of Kralorela proper lies the
Kingdom of Ignorance, more properly titled
Bliss of Ignorance. This is a human land,
though it has an immense slave class of
miserable trollkin. It is now an autonomous
province of the Kralorelan Empire, whose
common folk have proved unable to be lifted
from their misguided ways. The favorite
deities here are worshiped nowhere else,
and these people have never had a ruler who
followed their own ways.

== Inhabitants ==

Most of the residents of Kralorela are human.
Dragonewts, Wind Children, mermen (mostly
hostile), and other non-humans lurk at the
fringes of civilization.

== Culture ==

Kralorelan. Kralorela is a remnant of an elder
age. Its rulers strive to perfect an isolationist
policy which was broken only twice, once by
the God Learners and later by Sheng Seleris.
As a result of these incursions, they consider
all outsiders to be God Learners and deal
severely with any intrusions into their realm.
Since the Opening, they have kept almost
everyone away. The only exception is through
the city of Lur Nop.

The Kralorelans know that their
civilization is the most perfect in the world.
They believe their arts are the most refined,
their soldiers the most courageous, their
cuisine the most delectable, their rulers the
most inspired, and their magic the most
impressive. When presented with evidence
to the contrary, they maintain that moral
superiority makes up for crude ostentation.

== Language ==

Kralori, a Vithelan language. At one time
there were fifteen different languages in the
area now covered by the Dragon Empire,
but the famous ruler Vayobi standardized
speech, taking the best of the old dialects
and discarding anything inappropriate. Now
all citizens of the Dragon Empire speak one
elegant tongue.

Stultan, another Vithelan language, is
spoken in the Kingdom of Ignorance. Scholars
consider it to be a crude and bastardized form
of the original Kralori language, predating
Vayobi’s time. It uses many troll idioms and
loan words from Darktongue.

== Government ==

The civilization is ancient, based upon Golden
Age customs long lost to the rest of the world.
A single emperor rules all with legendary
benevolence, assisted by appointed officials
called exarchs and mandarins. The empire is
divided into eight provinces for administrative
purposes.

The emperor is rarely involved in
mundane matters of state; court policy is
made by exarchs, eunuchs, and mandarins, and
imperial politics are decided by the effective
central administration.

== Military ==

The regular Kralorelan military consists of
four mobile armies and three navies, plus the
elite Five Dragon Warriors of the emperor’s
bodyguard. The entire military is commanded
by an officer called Archexarch Seven Dragon
and Wisdom.

Each army is commanded by a Master
General who has worked his way to this
revered position through many years of work,
skill, and luck. Exarchs of the eight provinces
provide quotas of men and equipment as
commanded by the Archexarch Seven Dragon
and Wisdom.

Most military units consist of wellequipped,
trained heavy infantry. They are
divided into regiments of about 1,000 fighting
men, half of whom are spear and pike men,
the others who are archers or crossbowmen.
All soldiers also carry swords and shields.
Cavalry is rare because the Kralori do
not know the secrets of raising great war
horses. The Kralori usually hire Praxian or
Pentan nomads if they feel they will need
mounted troops.

Magic flying creatures, especially
Spearbirds, are sent as reserves or pursuit
forces where other nations would use cavalry.
Dragons are also used, though less often, as
are many other creatures.

The Five Dragon Warriors are so called
because each of them can summon or
turn into a dragon at least five times. Only
twenty guard the emperor. Other qualified
candidates patiently wait for their turn to
prove themselves by working for the Exarchs
or as field commanders.

The Kralorelan fleet remained intact
throughout the Closing, although confined
to the Suam Chow. Their merchant ships are
called junks. Their warships are huge oared
war barges which can be easily linked together
to make a floating island, where men fight as
if on land. Some war barges use animated
corpses as their oarsmen, with more oars for
the foot soldiers to use in case of emergency.

= Creating a character =

To create a character from Kralorela follow the steps presented here:

== Base passions ==

{| class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: left"
|+Homeland: base passions
|-
!Passion
!Value
|-
|Love (Famliy)
| 60%
|-
|Loyalty (Kralorelan empire)
| 60%
|-
|Loyalty (Ancestors)
| 60%
|}

== Occupation tables ==

Roll 1d20 for parents occupation, or choose from the table. Kralorela is a Caste based society so if your character is not a bandit or martial artist he, or she, should have the same occupation or caster as his/her ancestors. PC can take any none caste profession, but should take -10% to his/her loyalty (Ancestors) passion.

Note that mandarin occupation is open to anyone who completes the imperial tests to become one.

{| class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: left"
|+Homeland: parent's occupation
|-
!Roll
!Occupation
!Caste
|-
|1
|Bandit
|None
|-
|2
|[[RQ New Occupations#Martial artist|Martial artist]]
|None
|-
|3
|Entertainer
|None
|-
|4
|Thief
|None
|-
|5
|Warrior
|None
|-
|6
|Merchant
|Trader
|-
|7
|Sailor
|Trader
|-
|8
|Crafter
|Artisan
|-
|9
|Healer
|Artisan
|-
|10
|Scribe
|Artisan
|-
|11-13
|Farmer
|Grower
|-
|14
|Herder
|Grower
|-
|15
|Fisher
|Grower
|-
|16
|Priest
|Mandarin
|-
|17
|Philosopher
|Mandarin
|-
|18
|Noble
|Mandarin
|-
|19
|[[RQ New Occupations#Ship's officer|Ship's officer]]
|Mandarin
|-
|20
|[[RQ New Occupations#Wizard's apprentice|Wizard's apprentice]]
|Mandarin
|}

== Family history ==

This table determines the history of player characters grandparents and parents. Years are approximate outside of dragon pass, but they correlate fairly well with the years in family history sheet.

{| class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: left"
|+Homeland: family history
|-
!Year
!What happened
|-
!Colspan="2"|Your grandparents history
|-
|1582
|In 1587 a fleet of strangers arriwed to sea of Suam Chow.
{|
|+Strangers arrive:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-15
|Didn't even hear about it.
|-
|16-18
|Witnessed it, and the punishment of these evil invaders. Gain Loyalty (Kralorelan empire).
|-
|19-20
|Fought agains the invaders. Gain 1d3% reputation as your grandparent took out an eye from an invader.
|}
|-
|1597
|There was a trading mission to the East isles. Roll 1d20, +10 if a maritime profession.
{|
|+East isles trading mission:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-14
|Didn't even hear about it.
|-
|15-17
|Took part but stayed in ship. Gain Loyalty (Crew).
|-
|18-20
|A friendly native of the islands gave your grandparent a gift. Roll 3d6+2 on heirloon table. Gain Loyalty (Haragala).
|}
|-
|1602
|A new Martial arts society is formed. The [[RQ Three petals society|Three petals society]] looked for a worthy opponents to prove their worth. Roll 1d20 +10 if Warrior, +15 if Martial artist.
{|
|+Three petals society established:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-14
|Didn't even hear about it.
|-
|15-17
|Fought against the Three petals society and died. Gain Hate (Three petals society)
|-
|18-20
|Fought with great glory. Gain 1d3% reputation and Honor passion.
|}
|-
|1603-1604
|There was shortage of food that caused rioting. Roll 1d20 +5 if caste is none (Other that warrior) or grower. +5 if Warrior or Mandarin.
{|
|+Food riots:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-5
|Managed to get some food to the starving masses. Gain Loyalty (Kralorelan poor) passion
|-
|6-8
|Died in the riots.
|-
|9-15
|Survived
|-
|16-20
|Succesfully defended the rulers. Gain Loyalty (Exarchs) passion.
|}
|-
|1605
|A large trade fleet was sent to island of Vormain. Roll 1d20, +10 if a maritime profession.
{|
|+Vormain trade mission:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-14
|Didn't even hear about it.
|-
|15-20
|Took part, never came back. Gain Fear (Vormain) Passion.
|}
|-
!Colspan="2"|Your parents history
|-
|1608
|This year your parent took the Mandarin exam. Roll 1d20 +15 if Grandparent was in Mandarin class.
{|
|+Vormain trade mission:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-14
|Failed the exam.
|-
|15-20
|Succeeded with exam, (Maybe with Grandparents connections). Parent is now in Mandarin caste, if he/she was not in before, choose or roll for a new occupation.
|}
|-
|1610
|If father is your favourite partner: your mother was kidnapped, If mother: one of your mother's kin was kidnapped. The cultripts were not found. If there is another player from Kralorela roll from table instead:
{|
|+Normal year:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-2
|Died, roll on the random cause of death table.
|-
|3-19
|Normal year
|-
|20
|Windfall, add 1d6*100 Lunar worth of coins.
|}
|-
|1613
|A red fist society had a feud with Three petals society. Roll 1d20 with +10 if Martial artist.
{|
|+Red fists vs. Three petals:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-2
|Died of other causes, roll on the random cause of death table.
|-
|3-14
|Normal year
|-
|15-17
|Aided Red fist society, gain Loyalty (Red fist society) passion.
|-
|18-19
|Aided Red fist society, died fighting. Gain Hate (Three petal society) passion.
|-
|20
|Aided Red fist society, fought with glory. Add 1d3% reputation and gain Loyalty (Red fist society) passion.
|}
|-
|1615
|Criminal Triads were fighting for controll. Roll 1d20, -5 if Thief or Bandit, +5 if Mandarin.
{|
|+War of Triads:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-6
|Aided the benevolent society of fragnant lotus in their fight. Gain loyalty (Fragnant lotus Triad) passion.
|-
|7-14
|Normal year, despite all the calamity.
|-
|15-20
|Aided state officials to bring the crimnals to justice. Gain Loyalty (Exarchs) passion.
|}
|-
|1616
|Nothing much happened this year. Roll 1d20:
{|
|+Normal year:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-2
|Died, roll on the random cause of death table.
|-
|3-19
|Normal year
|-
|20
|Windfall, add 1d6*100 Lunar worth of coins.
|}
|-
|1618
|A local mystic came and promised to change all of your parents silver to gold. Roll 1d20:
{|
|+Mystic:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-15
|Your parent drove the charlattan away.
|-
|16-19
|You parent lost all their fortune. If you had any monetary windfalls, they are all gone. Gain Hate (Charlatans) passion.
|-
|20
|It actually worked, add 1d6*100 Lunar worth of coins.
|}
|-
|1619
|Another year when little happened in the glorious Kralorelan empire, may the Dragon Emperor be blessed:
{|
|+Normal year:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-2
|Died, roll on the random cause of death table.
|-
|3-19
|Normal year
|-
|20
|Windfall, add 1d6*100 Lunar worth of coins.
|}
|-
|1620
|Your parent started to doubt that the Three petal society was up to no good. Roll 1d20:
{|
|+Investigation to three petal society:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-10
|False evidence found: Roll on -10 to Three petal society on trial table.
|-
|11-15
|A witness offered information but was found murdered before your parent could talk to them. Proceed to the Three petal society on trial.
|-
|16
|A witness offered information but was found murdered before your parent could talk to them. The murder was blamed on you parent and they were executed. Consider yourself as none class on your mandarin exam in 1622.
|-
|17-20
|Your parent managed to save the witness with the aid of someone. Choose one of your loyalty or love passions, and add 10% to it. This was the ally.
|}
|-
|1621
|You parent took the Three petal society to trial on the kidnapping that hapenned in 1610.
{|
|+Three petal society on trial:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-5
|Your parent was murdered before the trial could begin. Gain Hate (Three petal society) Passion.
|-
|6-15
|Not enough evidenc was presented to the magistrates.
|-
|16-20
|Three petal society was implicated in the kidnapping. It was dispanded and you gain compensation from their confisicated wealth. Roll 3d6+2 on heirloom table. In adition there was found some correspondence with their unseen master.
|}
|-
!Colspan="2"|Your personal history
|-
|1622
|This was the time of your mandarin exam. Roll 1d20 add +5 if your parent was a mandarin. -5 if none. +10 if you decide to cheat (make a note of this).
{|
|+Your mandarin exam:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-16
|You failed. Choose a new occupation if your parents occupation was mandarin.
|-
|16-20
|You passed. You may choose a Mandarin class ocuupation for yourself.
|}
|-
|1623
|A mission was sent to the faraway Dragon Pass. Roll 1d20 -5 if Mandarin:
{|
|+Mission to Dragon pass:
|-
!Roll
!Result
|-
|1-2
|You were chosen. If you leave roll 1623 and 1624 again from the main rulebook. You may also try to get out of this duty but then you will take -10% to you Loyalty (Kralorelan empire).
|-
|3-16
|A nice and boring year.
|-
|17-18
|Interresting times. you were badly injured. Roll on random causes of death table by what.
|-
|19-20
|Gain a random boon.
|}
|-
|1624
|While walking on a street a large group of Three petal society thugs ambushed you and sold you to a slaveship.
|}

== Rune affinities ==

Fire +10%

== Cultural skills ==

{| class="wikitable" width="auto" style="text-align: left"
|+Homeland: skill bonuses
|-
!Skill
!Value
!Cultural weapon
!Value
|-
|Swim
|10%
|Broadsword
|10%
|-
|Charm
|20%
|Dagger
|15%
|-
|Dance
|15%
|Spear
|10%
|-
|Orate
|20%
|Crossbow
|15%
|-
|Speak other language (Tradetalk)
|20%
|Punch
|10%
|-
|Burecaucarcy
|20%
|Kick
|10%
|-
|Customs (Kralorela)
|10%
|
|
|-
|Read/Write (Kralorela)
|05%
|
|
|-
|}

[[Category:RuneQuest]][[Category:RuneQuest Homelands]]

RQ Homeland Karolera - Muutoshistoria

Chibidragon: Ak: Uusi sivu: = Description = (Taken from Guide to Glorantha, pages xxx-yyy. Used without permission as fair use.) The land is fertile, with extensive forest and light jungle broken by many ri...