Bluehaven
Green hills, gentle sheep, the smell of a fire that never quite goes out. Home — what's left of it.
THE LANDS
Five isles. Each one its own world.
The Outpost Shore
Sea-battered cliffs where Red watchtowers count every sail and an archer can outwait a tide.
The Goblin Marsh
Half-bog, half-meadow, full of dynamite. The goblins live where no flag can be planted long enough to grow stale.
The Purple Woods
Moss-grown ruins under leaves so dense the sun arrives in scraps. The trees remember a different age.
The Black Fort
Iron walls and smelter chimneys. A barracks that forges soldiers faster than a sword can cut them down.
WHERE YOU LIVE NOW
The isles you play.
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OLD MINE
1MeadowhomeWHERE YOU WAKE UP
Sheep, a monastery, Brann's forge and a pier. Small, safe, and somehow always short of wood.
2PinehollowACROSS THE NORTH BRIDGE
The tall timber: oaks and ancient pines that take a real axe and a little patience.
3Gold HillsEAST OF THE BRIDGE
Gold, copper and silver in every hillside. In the south, Warden Hale guards the way into the Old Mine.
4North GroveNORTH OF GOLD HILLS
Moonpetal and glowcap under the trees, and a flock that wanders wherever it likes.
5Ember ReefBY BOAT ONLY
No bridge reaches it. The richest rock on the isles: ember crystals, silver veins, ancient pines.
6Tinderskull IsleBY BOAT ONLY
Redmane's goblin hirelings hold a scorched camp here, and behind the fort gate, Grimtusk waits.
THE FACTIONS
Five banners. One that matters.
The Blue Order
Once a hundred strong, now just one. The last knight of Bluehaven carries the King's old sword and no shield he did not earn back.
The Red Crown
Captain Redmane's mercenaries — paid in gold, loyal to whoever pays more. They took the Banner because someone offered them enough.
The Goblin Marsh Clans
Wild little things with torches and dynamite. They follow no king. Redmane's gold rents their loyalty by the wave.
The Purple Woods
A clan as old as the trees. Their monks fight and heal with the same hand. They have no banner. They do not need one.
The Black Fort
A warlord state forged behind iron walls. The Fort answers to no king — until Redmane offered them a kingdom.
THE PEOPLE
Seven lives across the isles.
The Knight
Last of the Blue Order
Carries the King's old sword. Says little. Hits hard. Eats stew.
Elder Mara
Bluehaven elder
Has buried two kings and three husbands. Watched dawn come red the morning the Banner fell. Sends you forward with a sword and questionable cooking advice.
Captain Redmane
Mercenary captain, Red Crown
Took the Banner. Charges into every fight first, runs from every consequence second. Cannot tell knights apart from fruit.
Goldhelm
The King's last guard
Survived the dawn by hiding in a thornbush. Reappears between battles to nod sagely and offer no actual help.
Smith Brann
The forge, Meadowhome
Turns whatever the mine coughs up into gear that hits harder. Charges for repairs. Charges more for opinions.
Merchant Marla
Hats, dyes and outfits
Sells fine hats to people about to walk into a mine. Insists it's about confidence.
The Crystal Wyrm
Floor ten, the Old Mine
Sleeps on everything the mine ever swallowed. Breathes embers at anyone who comes to take it back.