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L Shaped Timbers - Components of the Gateway Machine. Used as support frame for the Cloak.
Lailia - Golden Eyes guide.
Lamlock Writings - A day-by-day account of a lethal spirit storm attack on a Water of the Woods mining capsule.
Langta Shark - Aggressive, predatory shark known for its fearless defence of its breeding grounds and young. High intelligence. Will work together in pods to achieve a commonly beneficial aim.
Threat level: High.
Threat level: High.
Lant Portal - Invisible gateways leading into Gerridian’s fake empires. Perfectly camouflaged to blend in with surrounding ecosystem. An advanced Lavun tracking spell is the only known method to locate these gateways.
Lavun - The core element of all Parawerthan magic.
Extremely rare and is found mostly in deep mines and wastelands. In its rawest form Lavun exists as a thin grey thread.
Value: Official set trade value is 1oz Lavun = 30Ibs gold. The unofficial rate to purchase Lavun is much higher.
Stocks: Unknown.
Origin: Unknown. The generally accepted explanation is that it was formed in the Great Event and scattered throughout the Parawerthan in the after shocks.
Lavun is a stable, highly prized substance, valued for its versatility in constructing the most complex spells. In many areas of the Parawerthan the search for Lavun is strictly limited to specialised licensed guilds. Despite the severe penalties for rogue exploration, there exists a thriving underground industry specialising in small-scale exploration, smuggling, and illegal sale of Lavun.
Depending on the strength and complexity of the spell created, it is sometimes possible to recycle parts of the spell back to its raw form. Specially trained mages are called Recovery Mages are licensed to perform this recycling.
Countless books have documented this material. The information in most of these books remains classified. The ‘Heart of the Parawerthan’ is one of the most popular books written about Lavun that is available to the general public.
Extremely rare and is found mostly in deep mines and wastelands. In its rawest form Lavun exists as a thin grey thread.
Value: Official set trade value is 1oz Lavun = 30Ibs gold. The unofficial rate to purchase Lavun is much higher.
Stocks: Unknown.
Origin: Unknown. The generally accepted explanation is that it was formed in the Great Event and scattered throughout the Parawerthan in the after shocks.
Lavun is a stable, highly prized substance, valued for its versatility in constructing the most complex spells. In many areas of the Parawerthan the search for Lavun is strictly limited to specialised licensed guilds. Despite the severe penalties for rogue exploration, there exists a thriving underground industry specialising in small-scale exploration, smuggling, and illegal sale of Lavun.
Depending on the strength and complexity of the spell created, it is sometimes possible to recycle parts of the spell back to its raw form. Specially trained mages are called Recovery Mages are licensed to perform this recycling.
Countless books have documented this material. The information in most of these books remains classified. The ‘Heart of the Parawerthan’ is one of the most popular books written about Lavun that is available to the general public.
Lession - Delagoan Demon. Lession terrorised a stretch of the Empty Sea coastline and the City of Roses until the inhabitants caught him. Instead of executing him, they cut off his wings and banished him to an abandoned lighthouse island twenty miles off shore.
Lession learned to fly again using artificial wings created from driftwood and enlisting the aid of a Grey Spirit Storm. When he was caught a second time he was administered a dose of hydrameade to ensure he never flew again. Resides now as a living statue on the island.
Lession learned to fly again using artificial wings created from driftwood and enlisting the aid of a Grey Spirit Storm. When he was caught a second time he was administered a dose of hydrameade to ensure he never flew again. Resides now as a living statue on the island.
Lession's Island - Final resting place of the demon Lession. Together with his concubine Hurkerna, they were poisoned with hydrameade and condemned to live out their days as living statues. These statues are positioned on a tower overlooking the Empty Sea.
Many believe that when Lession is awakened he will act as the key to unlocking the secrets of the City of Roses. A cult grew up around this legend and attempted to return Lession’s soul to The Parawerthan using spells, prayers, and human sacrifices. The Cult of Lession disbanded many centuries ago. Now the island is under the control of the Cadavat who have ambitions to continue where the Cult of Lession failed.
A Cadavat witch called Stavlan is in residence. He controls all access to the island. Spirits patrol the waters offshore and will take down any boat that approaches within half a mile. Other spirits patrol the shores to ensure that anyone who does land will not make it past the water line. The stone houses here have no doors and are accessed through a series of underground tunnels. These tunnels are mined with traps and patrolled by various security spells.
Energy seeping out of Lession’s statue powers the many ghosts who live there.
Many believe that when Lession is awakened he will act as the key to unlocking the secrets of the City of Roses. A cult grew up around this legend and attempted to return Lession’s soul to The Parawerthan using spells, prayers, and human sacrifices. The Cult of Lession disbanded many centuries ago. Now the island is under the control of the Cadavat who have ambitions to continue where the Cult of Lession failed.
A Cadavat witch called Stavlan is in residence. He controls all access to the island. Spirits patrol the waters offshore and will take down any boat that approaches within half a mile. Other spirits patrol the shores to ensure that anyone who does land will not make it past the water line. The stone houses here have no doors and are accessed through a series of underground tunnels. These tunnels are mined with traps and patrolled by various security spells.
Energy seeping out of Lession’s statue powers the many ghosts who live there.
Lights of the Storm - Sprite like creatures that exist within the energy found along the peripherals of a natural storm.
Lint Insect - Cadavat investigation tool also known as the Insect in a Box. It is used to examine crime scenes to detect and gather the minutest traces of blood, saliva, or other bodily liquids. Kept in a comatose state in a small wooden box until needed. Following an examination, it is returned to a Cadavat Apothek where its sensory organs and mandibles are analysed for samples.
Identification: Finger sized black insect with a reddish hue on its thorax. Wings are clipped to prevent flight.
Identification: Finger sized black insect with a reddish hue on its thorax. Wings are clipped to prevent flight.
Lock Mud Trench - Envelop component. Trench trap containing a sticky, poisonous mud. Fumes from the mud will destroy any bridge structure laid across it.
Width: Circa 10 feet.
Length: Varies according to terrain.
Identification: Bright grey mud is designed as a deterrent and is easily spotted in daylight.
Width: Circa 10 feet.
Length: Varies according to terrain.
Identification: Bright grey mud is designed as a deterrent and is easily spotted in daylight.
Log Battery - Component of Gateway Machine. Short length of log fashioned from a Scult Tree and used to store electrical energy vital to booting up The Machine and activating its fuel energy.
Lord Gullivan - Saviour of the Golden Eyes.
It was his decision to open the Bottle of Darkness that caused widespread destruction and the death of tens of thousands of warriors from the Tribe of the Cairns when they threatened to overwhelm his people as they fled into the Darkning Mountains. As a result, Lord Gullivan was cursed by The Granne (the spirit of the bottle). His bones lie at rest in a specially prepared tomb deep within the Underground City in a religious burial site called The Keep.
It was his decision to open the Bottle of Darkness that caused widespread destruction and the death of tens of thousands of warriors from the Tribe of the Cairns when they threatened to overwhelm his people as they fled into the Darkning Mountains. As a result, Lord Gullivan was cursed by The Granne (the spirit of the bottle). His bones lie at rest in a specially prepared tomb deep within the Underground City in a religious burial site called The Keep.
Lord Gullivan's Tomb - Constructed on two levels deep within the heart of The Keep. Access to the tomb is through a gateway that will only open when fresh non-Golden Eye blood is sprinkled onto it.
Upper level contains a block of Han Crystal containing the empty Bottle of Darkness. The walls of the lower level are clad with blocks of Han Crystal. Lord Gullivan’s shattered bones are laid out on an altar of solid crystal.
Lord Gullivan's wife, Hermyn, is interred here in a sealed sarcophagus.
Upper level contains a block of Han Crystal containing the empty Bottle of Darkness. The walls of the lower level are clad with blocks of Han Crystal. Lord Gullivan’s shattered bones are laid out on an altar of solid crystal.
Lord Gullivan's wife, Hermyn, is interred here in a sealed sarcophagus.
Lost Lands - Title for any area ravaged by Spirit Storm. Declared a hostile environment.
Lost Travellers - People who tried to cross the Broken Fields by balloon and fell victim to the special atmosphere that lingers over it. This atmosphere prevents any air travel by ‘freezing’ the balloons in place. Most aboard die succumb to starvation. Others choose to jump to stop their suffering.
Lyfter Bird - Genus of the Rore Bird used for transporting large loads between the Shavlod mining camps and Borkon. Travels everywhere with an accompaniment of four smaller Reduss Birds who act as Spirit Storm scouts tasked with providing a safe flight path for the Lyfterbyrd.
