#laelith

[oldschoolfrp]

The rocket crossbow is the invention of Celianthril, son of Galianthril, a dwarf who gazed up at the starry sky and dreamed of plucking the jewels from the celestial vault. He constructed an enormous arbalest and a hollow arrow filled with seats. Local villagers helped launch him high into the sky where he almost disappeared from view, before plummeting back to earth, rather hard, several hundred leagues from where he began.

Seeing the impact of the mighty arrow, an orc shaman was inspired to build his own version to assault the famed city of Bahanjur-Kazbam with 96 of his warriors packed tightly inside. The inhabitants of the city watched the projectile soar overhead, crashing into a mountain then disappearing into a lake.

(from an article about various flying machines in Casus Belli Special Issue 2: Laelith, 1990)

[karxius]

Hilda - Human Wizard

"They never teach you much in necromancy classes. You have to learn its secrets by yourself and at your own risks. " - Karxius

Hilda is born in a wealthy family from one of the Laelithian Landers. She already had a talent for magic at a young age but her family, thinking she would be a great heiress, never thought of sending her to a magic school. Around her 17's she became a problem as she was stealing magic books to try to learn some forbidden spells, so the Grabstein family sent her to Laelith's Tolerated Academy of Magic. She then joined the Necromancy School, where she became the best of her class. After 3 years, she realized that the professors would stop teaching her any more necromancy as the school was frowned upon and feared, so she took the matter in her own hand, stole fresh corpses and old spellbooks. Today, she is still the best of her class but no one suspects that she is well above the expected level for a 4th year student.

[oldschoolfrp]

I met a traveller from an antique land -- The 6-legged ookhabs are sturdy beasts of burden from the cliffs of Vorn, often found on the trade routes north of the city of Laelith. They are difficult to tame and will accept only one master. Their trainers can be heard humming an odd tune that somehow calms the creature's savage temperament. (Bernard Verlhac, aka Tignous, Casus Belli Special Issue 2: Laelith, 1990, collecting over 100 pages of material for the campaign setting introduced in Casus Belli magazine)

[oldschoolfrp]

The schlougga was created by an evil cleric to battle rival priests from temples dedicated to good. It is said to be about the size of a horse, though it looms larger in this graffiti from the walls of the Temple of the Skull. Its cylindrical body is covered with filaments like a sea anemone. It bites with two toothy mouths and clubs with its long tail, while one head spits cursed unholy water and the other sings obscene songs that drown out the prayers of its foes. (Didier Guiserix, Casus Belli Special Issue 2: Laelith, 1990)

[karxius]

Erzebeth D'Hurlemont - Human fighter

"May their blood fill your chalice !!"  - Erzebeth

Erzebeth is born in the D'Hurlemont family and was raised in their ancestral castle. Known for their red hair and bloodlust, the D'Hurlemont family draw its glorious and fearsome reputation from bloody fights and desperate battle. As she was not the firstborn of her generation and wasn't the heiress, Erzebeth took the mantle of the wandering warrior like the rest of her brothers and sisters, seeking glory and recognition through battles. She now travels the land, looking for bloody wars or anything that could lead to a good fight.

[karxius]

Shestur - Human Monk

"Sir Karxius here, Sir Karxius there... Such a polite and benevolent kid." - Karxius

Former streetfighter Shestur fled the chaos of life to the Temple of the Golden Dragon, where under the protection and guidance of Master Suzzei, she got to start a new path.

However her monastic life was interrupted when she got banished for a crime she did not commit. After several years of isolation in the ruins of the old Golden Dragon temple, her peers granted her the right to return to society in order to prove herself worthy of the Temple

She is one of the founding members of the Grey Bull Company.

[karxius]

Royal Guard of Laelith

"They should smile more. Yes, I know they are wearing helmets." - Karxius

The Royal Guard of Laelith is the God-King personnal guard. They are religious zealots recruited directly from the City Guard and the Army, and every single one of them is an experienced killer devoted to the God-King. They wear enchanted armors and wield magic weapons.

[karxius]

Lamba - Tiefling Investigator

"I wonder if her sword is as sharp as her mind." - Karxius

Lamba is born in the Port District of Laelith and grew up there. She started her career as a city guard very young, and became an investigator years later. She's not very pious, but her dedication to keeping the city safe got her to be recognized for what she is, an excellent investigator and a formidable swordwoman.