Though there are no other known planets in the istrian system, istria itself is orbited by three moons anaki, konli, and fikin and has a planetary ring. Bael turath is a historical empire from the past of the nentir vale. Lore question original pact that created the tiefling. Tieflings by matthew sernett, which still isnt a lot of detail, but it covers a few named cities and royal houses of the ancient empire, and the basic story. This bizarre orbital pattern has an incredible important effect on the climate of istria. This new book mixed fluffy details about their history focused on the. Lost within one such ruin is a powerful relic called the slaying stone, and brave heroes must retrieve it before it falls into the hands of their enemies. Continental in scope and belting the center of the mortal world, and with greasy firepits opening to hell in every one of its cities, bael turath is now one of the major players on the stage of history and, nominally, the lands of humanity. It features dozens of adventure hooks, a variety of unique items and threats, and a fullcolor, doublesided battle map. On a whim, i decided to set the adventure in the remote past of the pol setting, during the war between arkhosia and bael turath. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Bael turath i hope i dont get in trouble for this one, i have shamelessly stolen the name of the tiefling kingdom from an empire of the same name from 4th edition sourcebooks. Although this is known in the history books, it has not occurred in over 16. Their ancient enemies were the dragonborn of arkhosia.
The empire of bael turath was a living work of art. Some of the most appalling battles in history were fought between the two empires and, ultimately, both fell into ruin. See, the story is truly told that in the ancient times of the world, there was a great empire called bael turath one of several of the great empires to rise up in that period. This edition made the biggest changes to the tieflings lore and appearance in the races history. So, it might have started about 900 years ago, but it ended centuries later, possibly 700600 years ago. Unfortunately, this particular map is a bit of an inbetweener, its about the size of what acks would consider 4 regional maps. As history has shown, though, yeenoghu is his own worst enemy, and he is frequently the cause.
In the empire, the noble class was completely obsessed with preserving and gaining power. In addition to an adventure location, vor rukoth holds many hours of excitement and adventure. From there, we get into a twopage story with a tiefling main character. Founded by humans, its ruling caste were transformed into the ancestors of all tieflings through diabolism and an unholy pact with asmodeus.
A sharn adventure is an introductory eberron adventure for 1st to 4th level characters. A character knows the following with a successful history check. If bael turath falls, thousands of years of history and progress fall with us. The golden girls of 4th edition, a success story that climbed from the margins of. I have heard it suggested that they had a sort of greeklike culture.
The empire of bael turath was once ruled by humans, and one of the greatest centers for arcane magic in the world. When the humans of bael turath damned themselves with devils bargains, only the heads of the noble houses bound their families to hell. The devils that resided in the nine hells gave the ruling classes of bael turath visions while they slept. It came swiftly and brutally, and it spanned hundreds of years. Centuries before the current age, bael turath ruled its world through infernal might and sorcerous. It is little wonder that some mortals, no doubt inspired by the dark whispers of bane himself, seek more efficient ways to wage the bloody business of warfare. Many of the ruins still dot the landscape, calling to adventurers with promise of ancient artifacts. The two kingdoms had been at war with each other for years, but finally after countless border clashes, annexations and brutal atrocities the war was finally set to end. During the long and violent war with the dragonborn empire of arkhosia, the powerful humans of bael turath nobles, wealthy merchants, spellcasters, and priestsunderwent a.
They were escorted into the the tower and the offices of none other than lord marshall v. This felt like the right size since the players would be starting at adventurer tier which is the first tier. War was inevitable, and with the declaration of both sides came one of the most tragic and violent periods of known history. Its few surviving noble houses scattered, weeping and cursing, their power lost and their dreams turned to ash. No stone was left standing atop another in bael turath s grand capital. Expanded info on the creation and the dawn war, and a few corrections. The unique astronomy of istria is by far its most defining feature.
I use the zaharan race from acks as a way to represent tieflings in my campaign setting and this is their kingdom. Tiefling racial fluff is most expanded upon after this book in players. You can find a place for other races such as shifters and goliaths, just like dms had to in 4th edition as more race options were added with the release of the players handbook 2 and players handbook 3. The story of its construction, given in genesis 11.
He is described as a hoarselyvoiced king with the power to make men invisible and ruling over sixtysix legions of demons. Bael turath mortal affairs wiki fandom powered by wikia. Astronomy of istria istria wiki fandom powered by wikia. The feudal survivor states that still exist in this areamostly human and dwarvenare known as the league of nerath, all that remains of the fallen empire of nerath based on archaeological evidence this appears to have been mostly the western extant of bael turath. This book doesnt include racial feats, paragon paths, and other. A game set during the war between arkhosia and bael turath. Variant tiefling builds appear in the sword coast adventure guide 2015 and mordenkainens tome of foes 2018.
Tiefling noble houses just the tip obsidian portal. Tieflings book is a 32page long booklet containing. Tieflings are now descendents of humans from the kingdom of bael turath, whose noble houses made bargains with infernal powers to empower their bloodline. Long ago, so long that none but immortals can remember it, a human kingdom called bael turath expanded into a grand empire. Bael turath is the ancient empire that spawned the tiefling race.
The empire of bael turaths reach exceeded its grasp, but the empires. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Arkhosia prospered for hundreds of years, taming the wilderness and expanding its trade and diplomatic missions to farflung corners of the world. Within its vaults, the treasures and mysteries of bael turath wait to be unearthed. I briefly told them that there was a massive total war going on, with giant moving fortresses and mighty rituals being unleashed by both sides. Great armies clashed with both sword and magic, rending the landscape and blighting much of the. They are thus human with an infernal taint in their bloodlines. Tieflings have a poor history with worship of deities. So in teh core setting here is what we know about human history.
Istrias solar system is binary it orbits two suns, chende and atlo. Vor rukoth is a supplement that details the tiefling city of vor rukoth as an adventure site. Need an exciting adventure location for your heroes to explore. Shelly sits down with james wyatt to get some inside tips.
The northern area are the lands immediately surrounding the nentir vale and stretch to the south and east. From the vibrant skies to the twisting trees to the creatures themselves that thrummed with power, bael turath owed its bright existence to the presence of a mystical blue substance known as aether, physical mana. Egyptian, roman, or any other recognizable historical style. Bael is a demon described in demonological grimoires such as the lesser key of solomon and the pseudomonarchia daemonum where he is the first spirit mentioned and also described in the dictionnaire infernal. Long ago, bael turath was one of the greatest nations in all of humankinds history. Indeed, it could grow to rival the greatest nations of history, perhaps even surpass them.
They have a distinctive devillike appearance, almost always depicted with dark pink skin. The tiefling empire of bael turath crumbled long ago, but the ruins of its ancient cities remain. Founded by humans, its ruling caste were transformed into the ancestors of all tieflings through diabolism and an unholy pact with asmodeus ironically, despite being so integral to the history of the tieflings, bael turath was left fairly ambiguous to most casual players, a result of the phbs. Dc 20 bael turaths economy thrives on territorial expansion, and the army. Tieflings also have a racial book dedicated to them in this edition, players handbook races. Vor rukoth is one of the ruined cities that still remain of that old empire. Myths speak of the birth of the dragonborn, though they differ. Anyone who knew any amount of history of the war between the forces of bael turath and the armies of vahrgis, knew of the emperors lord marshall of the armies, the dwarven warlord v. Tower of babel, in biblical literature, structure built in the land of shinar babylonia some time after the deluge. Tieflings tieflings are descendents od nobles of human empire bael turath who made an infernal pact with devil during bloodmoon ceremony. Tieflings trace their origins to the ancient human empire of bael turath.
Despite its fall, infernal bael turath, also known as the dragon isles, remains, without a doubt, one of the more powerful nations of the old world, and it continues to maintain naval control over the profitable dragon sea. No one in bael turath who bore horns and a tail did not in some way relate to those who signed the original pacts. Bael turath had lasted for centuries, and they hoped to ensure its continuance for centuries more. Assuredly, some conquests were just, and the world was better off.
The most avaricious, the most domineering, and the most paranoidincluding the emperor himselfbegan to dream of a new age. Once a stronghold of the tiefling empire of bael turath, vor rukoth has fallen into ruin and become a haven for monsters. A great city that once belonged to tieflings a very long time ago. To save itself from the tyranny of the dragonborn dynasties, the human empire of bael turath forged dark pacts with infernal powers, giving rise. Rumors of their schemes and obsession with power reached a realm called the nine hells, located around the astral sea. Bael turath was a human empire until the noble houses turned to the dark side of the force. Eventually, the expanding borders of the fiendish kingdom of bael turath, ruled by tieflings and devils, collided with those of arkhosia. The name is drawn from the canaanite deity baal mentioned in the hebrew bible as the primary god of the phoenicians. One thousand years ago the fabled city of bael turath, heart of the tiefling empire, was besieged by a mighty dragonborn army of arkhosia. The vor rukoth book is still pretty vague about the history of bael turath and even the history of vor rukoth to an extent but these sentences might interest you.
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