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Player's Secrets of Roesone PDF
Player's Secrets of Roesone PDF
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*o use this
omain sourcebooh
is assumed that if you have purchased this prod-
, you are planning t o play a regent character
se domain is Roesone, in the southern coast-
lands of Anuire. This book explores your realm in
detail, providing you with information about the
people, towns, and sites of interest.
You should feel free to ignore or alter any mater-
ial that you don't think is appropriate for your char-
acter's domain. For example, if you have
ereated the rest of your character's family , ..
want him to have any living relatives, yo .,. ,
feel free to disregard the information that appe
under House Roesone later in this book.
Once you've read through this sourcebook, pass
t to your Dungeon Master and tell him what you
ant t o keep or change about your kingdom. If
e going t o greatly strengthen Roesone o r
set the campaign's balance of power, your DM
s the right to say no. This is also a good way for
M to see what's important to your character
set up adventures for your PC.
Even if you choose not to play a regent, there are
still many opportunities for player characters in
Roesone. Nobles, servants in service to the baron
diers all make interesting characters. Some-
munnuthorirrduse times it's good not to be the king, but to be one of
&rial or m k contained herein is p&td pithovt the ewma the people who keeps &e kingdom -ing!
ten permission of TSR, loc.
ave heard nothing from the Spider. The crea
silent, as always. Some of your bolder sub
aries' swords.
'the great castle of Hlackto
what i s now called the Erebannien. Presumably 13s the year 120 hlK, these lands ucre home to scat-
there were wars and great deeds that took place tered villages, irseholds, and bands of outlaws.
thousands of vcars before any o i t h e six tribes set Diemud no longer had the strcngrh to hold the
foot in this land. lands. dithough they were still Dieman in name. A
wcre of a darkcr nature than the , -;than bandit captains who com-
golden glades of the elvenwopd. nynded a few dozen thugs. One
These lands were part of the Spi- . . pfthese, a scoundrel and cutthroat
derfell, rulcd by a fierce gohlin- named Rocbone. controlled a
lord. The goblins were a greatcr 6 m i o n of the province Caercas
His son, Daen b e s o i
the :\ndu. :le.ircd .md \ettlcd mu;h of thr !;uuthcrn and Roesone used his rnusde to pacify the lo,
'nasi. iron1 11,s mouth ot'tllc >fJc>il to th.: retrc.it* lordlings ofCaercas. Within-a w t e r of months, t..-
g borders of the 1:rehdnnieii. pmvince was brought undwhis'control. Roe%one
l r o m time to time. thc garhlin, of the Spiderlord hadoriginally intended to $&nply secure the landb
nd thc Dsrctha sertlerr ~ l a ~ h sind fier;? b,ittie> held by his father. hut a s h e did so he realized that
)ugh1 undsr the e x e , ut the Spidcriell. flut lk%- the entire re@on,was inillre need of one law and
iaar \\'a> Jpproaihing. and t h e day i m t s that th one ruler. Over the next four years, Daen Rocsone's
ere ,ummtinzd hy Koele. 1'rin:t of t b armies brought order to the land at the point of a
's outlook on I:
s it's easier for W:
is for council- Ch:
.'refect enjoys good relations with all monarch
whose subjects follow his faith, and rarely feels th
need to flex the temple's mu
He is exeremely satisfied with
sion and growth in Roesone
One of the Impregnable H
ple of Nesirie, h e a d q u a r t e r e d i
'gh Prefect Hubaere of Haelyn's Temp1
e Aerenweans should worship Haely
the people of Osoerde and Roesone (their
e neighbors) follow Haelyn's faith The
High Prefect has even urged Roesone
lord to go to war with Aerenw
32) hopes to spread her faith and influence.
igh Prefect is wise not to challenge her
y. however, and has thus far not taken any Vhile Roesone is firm
ction against the priestess or h e r temple.
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the provinces of Caercas.
Centuries ago, when thes
the Agbndirs derived a va
the usefulness of some of these special tricks b
insisting that the PC regent undergo some kind
(;hoere ail"
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.. Again. this a l h s Kcesone to undertake Espionage
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guxds Baron ' ' $:'t provide information
Diemed h i m s a ' '$%,
Thr second intelligence
asset in Roeionc's pay military i d in the event
i s a minor courtier of o i war. Kalien's reports
Ghoere who harhors a arrive once every month
grudge against Baron or 30. and to date they've
Ghoere. The courtier's een very accurate iwnoting
family lost almost half their te location and activities o f
land> hecause of Tael's rulings. (;hoeran armies. H&ever,
and since their estates are near d w rse regent won't rely on this
the Kocsonean border they've iiormation ton mush-one never
quietly appealed t o Roesone fur help.
.The courtier i s a prettv young nnbleauman by
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