Unbridled – Languages of Arius – Tongues of the Compact

Low Vasileian Speech of the rabble. Twice-descended bastard of the tongues of the First Emperors. These are just some of the more colorful insults used by various aristocrats and elites of the greater Vasileian realm of influence in reference to the Low Speech. Indeed, of all the languages that have been referred to as “Common” …

Unbridled – Peoples of Arius – The Jia

A monstrous race, not long abiding in the world of Arius. The Jia appeared through unknown means during the reign of the Auceptor Kaishans – the last dynasty of the Second Vasileia, who ruled for just over a century yet contributed to the gravest crimes of the Old Empire, among them being consorting with daemonkind. …

The Zodiac of Auma-Maan

Many species across countless reaches of time and space have crafted their own mystical star-charts to attempt to bridge the material and the divine. Yet the eldest and most powerful of all these zodiacs is held to be that of Auma-Maan, the star-cycle of the Ur-Aum, also known as the Dawn Celestials. Understanding of the …

Unbridled – Factions of Arius – Part 3: The Empire

The Empire – The Prime Eternal Vasileia Colors: Silver, Black, Yellow History: Many were the crimes of the Old Vasileia in its waning years of corruption, yet one minor sin which would affect its downfall more than any other was the destruction of the unassuming noble house of Isidore. The story of the young Kynaz …

Unbridled – Peoples of Arius – The Hyldun

Few peoples are as seldom regarded as the mysterious Hyldun. A fey race of small humanoids, they are defined by – above all things – a boundless curiosity. Native to the pastoral land of Broadleaf, also called Eryhara, the Hyldun went about their lives overlooked by the grand designs of empire for many long ages. …

Unbridled – Languages of Arius – Accord Languages

Lindathi One of the eldest languages in all the world, and among the most powerful. The language called “Lindathi” refers to the tongue of the Lindathi Ava, who reside in the ancient seafolk heartland. More specific, if refers to the “land-tongue” of the Ava, who possess two languages in their mainline culture – one for …

Unbridled – Peoples of Arius – The Emim

Masters of the north, children of fire and stone. The Emim descend from the ancient races of giants, and the mightiest of that number – the great stone-skinned titans of the mountains and the storm. Yet the Emim are in fact among the smallest of all the giantkin, though they still dwarf all other races. …

The Samsept

Also known as the Seven Seals, the Totems of Sammarinen, or the Foci of Thule, the Samsept are some of the most powerful magical artifacts upon the world of Arius. The truth of their creation has been lost to time, though most learned in arcane lore hold with the ancient legends that they were forged …

Unbridled – Factions of Arius – Part 2: The Compact

The Compact – The Crimson Compact Colors: Bronze, Brown, Red History: Prior to the fall of the Old Vasileia, there was much dissent already brewing within the central territories against the tyrannical Kaishan. Fueled by the promise of power through industrialization, massive amounts of urbanization had happened between the Imperial capitol of Dameseka and the …

Unbridled – Peoples of Arius – The Ava

The seafolk. The lords of the West. The children of the stars and the first speakers upon the waves. The Ava are one of the Elder Races – some of the first species to construct high civilizations at the world’s dawn. They arose from the coasts of the western country of Lindath, the riverlands, and …