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Campaign Guide Ceravossian Republic Classes: Alchemist (rare), Barbarian, Cavalier, Cleric, Fighter, Inquisitor, Magus, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, Summoner, Wizard Common Races: Dwarf, Half Elf, Human Common Humanoid Languages: Avitian Standard, Huldufólk Elven, Triufir The Avitian Empire once controlled the majority of the land on both sides of the Tulmolic Ocean For hundreds of years, the empire spread and believed that it would soon rule all of the known world Then in the year 12154 AE Emperor Galabadon XXII, known critically as “The Godling,” ascended the throne Soon reform after reform was passed pulling the honors, wealth and glories from the Empire’s oldest and noblest families and placing them under direct Imperial control After repeated objection by these nobles, and many series of assassinations sent from the Imperial hall by the emperor’s paranoid hand, civil war erupted in the year 12167AE After four years of bloody conflict, the Avitian Empire split in half and from the remains, the entire western half of the empire rose the Ceravossian Republic The Cerevossin Republic, named after famed tactician and diplomat de Ceravoss, wish to restore the republic once held high by ancient Avitians Rule was not to be had by one Emperor, but shared by landholders (the same landholders who had land and honors taken from them) In many ways the Ceravossian Republic holds the same ideals as the Avitian Empire: personal and social honor, education, respect for ancestors Ceravossians believe that they are holding true to these ideals that, by the guidance of their emperor, many Avitians had forgotten As the civil war sparked off by the Nythian Rebellion is still occurring in many ways, Ceravossian culture is similar in most ways to how it was before the empires split Many of the same religious and secular holidays are still held on the same days, Avitian Standard is still the common tongue for the majority of the population, and many laws and ethical beliefs still hold sway There are some notable differences, however Firstly, slavery has been deemed immoral if not illegal Ceravossians also reject the emperor’s decree that raised himself to the level of godhood within the official state pantheon Most citizen’s of the Ceravossion Republic will take offence to being called “Avitian.” The years of bloodshed during the cival war are too fresh for such “insults.” 16 Races For the most part, the common races found in the Ceravossian Republic are the same as those within the Avitian Empire As the Republic has only recently split from the Empire, and the citizenry are for the most part immigrants to this land from Imperial lands to the east, aspects of the races have remained mostly unchanged There is also a sizable minority of Ceravossians who did originate from the land of Tir Ydrail who now accept the sovereignty of first the Empire and then the Republic These people had at some point accepted this foreign rule, though often that acceptance was at the point of a spear For information on the specific aspects of the races represented, go to the race’s information in either the Avitian Empire or the Tir Ydrail sections of this book Additional Class Details Fighter: Why many fighters in the Ceravossian Republic have gained their training from their time as part of a noble families private army, the less civilized lands of the Republic has forced many others to learn their way around a sword or spear Knowing how to use a weapon is considered “manly” and the more masculine of the population have learned basic combat skills if only to engage in bouts against each other as a sport Tir Ydrail Classes: Barbarian, Bard, Druid, Fighter, Oracle, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, Summoner, Witch Common Races: Elf, Half Elf, Human Common Humanoid Languages: Avitian Standard, Triufir, Tuathan Elven Inspired by the various Celtic tribes of antiquity, the people of Tir Ydrail are strong and proud Though not as technologically advanced as some other cultures, the Tir Ydrail were the first people to have created written language and metal working Though the inhabitants of Tir Ydrail currently share a unified identity, it was not always so For thousands of years the people were divided along family bloodlines Conflict between family groups was common as each saw themselves as vastly different in their beliefs that clan over the next hill Then came the Avitian Empire’s war machine and its seemingly endless need for conquered lands and conquered peoples Slowly the small family bands began to gather together to fight off the common threat