Codex

Giants

“The Harmonde is more than just a place, a

consciousness, a whole with a will. Listen to this
desire. She does not speak in a weak voice and her
speech is not disjointed like that of these accursed
humans. No, hear her: she is powerful, majestic, she
scolds and vibrates through all that lives!”
Anonymous

Introduction
Introduction The Harmonde
The Seasonling Codex has been
drafted so that the interpretive players of HISTORY OF THE DECAN
the Seasonling Inspired will further
define their Decan. Many technical
THE LEGEND OF ORIGINS
details have been specified under the
Janus pronounced his sentence. The
new rules. Additional elements on the
Decans were born, the seasons began to
cultural peculiarities of each Decan have
alternate. The Harmonde, responding to
been added - including the magic of the
this sentence, created the Ladies. At the
seasons.
height of the scorching drought of a
The Gray Eminences are invited to
distant desert, the heat waves became
consult the different volumes of the
animated and began to dance. They
Codex of Seasonlings. It is indeed a new
accelerated the rhythm of their
"Compendium of the Twilight Realms"
exuberant dance, more and more, until a
which as the bestiary and Gray
hurricane of heat was formed, a tornado
Notebooks provide information on the
of burning sand that rose until Diurne
Harmonde and its inhabitants.
himself. Intrigued, he leaned over the
Despite this introduction, one
swirling column. Like the cocoon of a
question remains: should players be
mature butterfly, the tornado opened and
forbidden to read the Codex of the
gave birth to the Lady of Summer. The
seasonlings? In other words, are EGs the
Lady was strong. beautiful, burning,
only people who know what Inspired by
lively, brutal, delicate, choleric.
the Decanates looks like? The answer is
Friendly... Diurne was frightened and
no. Every player needs to know the role
went back to heaven, moving away from
they play during a role play game. In
this strange creature. It was the first
order to respect this spirit, the last
morning of the Summer Lady.
paragraphs of each volume give no
The lady conceived bitterness. Before
secret. However, they present to the
anger rumbled in her, she realized,
players what they might believe, think,
however, that she was not alone. From a
guess... Inspired of each Decan. But they
heat stroke, riding a dazzling sunbeam,
may be wrong ... or maybe not. It is up
she joined her sisters.
to the Eminences Grises to unveil these
As soon as she saw them, forgetful of
mysteries.
Diurne, who had fled from her, she
The Codex of the seasonlings is thus
began a dance of joy. Her hot steps
intended for all the players of AGONE.
opened the ground and minotaurs sprang
All the information in this volume - just
up to accompany her. The round
like the first three booklets of AGONE -
continued. The Lady of the Summer
are known to all inspired giants!
then looked up and saw Diurne, shining
It only remains for us to wish you a
with light. To attract him, she began a
good reading, good role play sessions
crazy dance. The solar star, seduced by
with Agone of Rochronde in the
the luminous rhythm of the Eternal, ends
Twilight Realms.
up joining - with general euphoria. The
May the Ladies of the Seasons
desire was born between Diurne and the
preserve you from the dangers of
Lady of the Summer. From this desire,
Harmonde.
burning like the mouth (the thousand
roaring volcanoes, and the frenetic
rhythm of the dance, brutal as a
thousand earthquakes) were born the
ogres. Finally, the round ceased, the
Lady of the Summer saw then what she
had made poor Harmonde, who was
cracking and blowing, the Minotaurs
had ripped open the floor, digging deep
crevices where the darkness was pierced
only by the glimmers of the furious lava.
The ogres had charred the ground,
leaving dust and The lady also saw that
the Harmonde was recovering already
and that her wounds were closing
rapidly, but feeling guilty of having
ravaged what was only beauty, Summer
decided to prevent such a cataclysm
from renewing itself, and she put all her
power in. She picked up a hard rock and
the ashes of a forest, and melted them
into a burning embrace from which the
giants sprang. she bequeathed Its
mission to monitor the Harmonde: that
what a lady had done does not happen
again. In order for them to carry out this
mission, she gave them the strength to
defeat any enemy. To make sure they
never made mistakes, she gave them
time to live three ogre lives and a taste
for thinking three times more than an
ogre.
Thus were born the giants.
THE BATTLE OF EBONY
...Now it happened that the ogres
attacked the fortresses of spring. The
Spriggans, weak and rickety, tiny, light
poucets, the satyrs, versatile and
luxurious, did not seem able to stem the
power of summer. The ogre armies
poured over the sprites, the poucets and
the satyrs. But, emerging from the hands
of sprites and poucets, the monsters
appeared and repelled the army. The
ogres appealed to the Minotaurs. The
army, again, resumed its progress. But
the other seasons entered the dance of
blood and shouting, declaring war on
summer. The ogres appealed to the
giants.
For a long time, the giants thought.
Should they participate in this madness?
However. the cries of the ogres and the
groans of the Minotaurs rose toward
The Poucets
Many legends run on these
mysterious representatives of spring.
The giants have long since lost the
memory of what the members of this
people could look like. They just
remember that they are dead. that it is
a tragic loss for the Harmonde and
that the fault lies entirely with the war
of the Decanates. As for knowing
their appearance or the reasons that
led to their disappearance, all that
giants know. it was because the
poucets were very small and their
fragility was proportional to their size.
them, more and more numerous. The
domains of summer disappeared one
after the other. Seeing their season
threatened, the giants took action. They
chose a Champion. It was Womgom
with an iron ax.
Womgom came to the battlefields. He
was crying while killing and smashing,
and his brothers. who crying, smashing
and killing, fought with their bare fists -
and yet no one could cut them down so
great was their power.
Seeing this, the ogres designed a
project. They forged the biggest axes
that had never been seen. Three
minotaurs bent under the weight of one.
They were all whole metal, big as a
Tarasque and heavy as a mountain.
From a reel, each giant could sweep an
army.
As the troops progressed, the giants
came to fight in the Ebony Forest, so
named because of the Primarbre - the
pearl of spring whose Elder Roots had
spawned life on the Harmonde - so high
that it hid Diurne's face. Seeing this, the
ogres thought themselves lost, far from
the favors of the Lord.
The giants, who did not fear the
darkness, launched the assault. In the
darkness. they delivered the most
terrible battle ever. The blood and sap
flowed so thick that their ankles were
splattered. The corpses piled up so high
 Womgom
The giants themselves do not know what to think of Womgom. He was a hero,
who agreed to sacrifice himself to serve the cause of the summer. But he was
responsible for a terrible cataclysm. Created, like all his brothers, to make sure that
the Harmonde no longer knows the ravages that the Lady had made him suffer, he
provoked instead one of the most formidable.
Over the centuries. Womgom has become the incarnation of the cruel dilemma
that paralyzes the giants: even if the Lady has given them time - the wrath of a
giant is slow to come - it has not taken away their facility to enter terrible fury.
And then, the lure of the fight is not dead in the hearts of giants. The trumpets, the
cries, the troops that move, the fortresses in flames are among the few things that
are on their scale. In the heat of battle, a giant is, finally, in its place. There he
finds a part of his seasonal heritage. Womgom is the symbol of this dilemma: the
call of the war and the repugnance for this activity, the despair of seeing the
armies destroy the Harmonde and the jubilation to participate in these ravages.
Many are the giants who leave the huge lands where the majority of them found
refuge to travel the Harmonde in the secret hope to be, once again, drawn into a
confrontation to which they will have no other choice than to participate. This is
called the "Womgom Way". the accomplishment of a ruthless destiny. but secretly
desired.
that the giants stumbled and fell into an annihilate all the participants, without
apocalyptic crash. The resistance, pause, without mercy, without
however, dwindled. Inebriated by the hesitation.
confrontation, blinded by the blood of a Then he turned to the Gulf of Ebony
thousand wounds and driven mad by the and began to cry tears of blood so much
ardor of the fight. the giants swung all that he fell asleep where he was.
their axes on the Primarbre and made it
fall. HARMONY OATH
The Elder Roots, which touched the For all eternity, the giants know that
heart of the Harmonde itself, came out they have betrayed their Lady. Once,
of the ground, ravaging the whole once only, they did not make use of the
country. The earth opened and the sea qualities they had been granted. Carried
rushed into the huge hole left by the away by the fire of battle, they did not
Primarbre. The armies were swept away. take the time for reflection. They acted
Only Womgom survived, carried by the impulsively and failed in their mission.
gigantic trunk that ran aground on a new They ravaged the Harmonde as easily as
beach. When he saw the disaster, their mother did. For a long time they
Womgom turned to the armies of the begged the Lady to forgive them.
summer. Everyone saw that his face was Finally, seeing them in such deep
writhing in the throes of anger and affliction. the Lady conceived of pity.
despair: immense. Designating the sea She visited them and gave them an extra
covered with debris, the engulfed land, gift so that the giants could never forget.
the swollen corpses, and the fragments They all gathered in the deepest jungle
of the Primarbre, Womgom screamed of the present Keshe Empire. There,
with rage. He swore that if the ogres and they swore that never again would they
minotaurs did not end the war, the giants ravage the Harmonde, that they would
would march against them. He swore never betray the resplendent nature that
that if another conflict was to tear the the Lady of the Summer granted them.
summer, the giants would work to
 The Secrets of the Harmonic Oath
The solemn oath the giants gave was unexpected. When the Flames began to
die. the giants were forced out of their reserve. The Flames were an important
element of the Harmonde, as was the normal alternation of day and night. The
changes that the Association of the Mask and the Lady of the Autumn brought
were not at all the taste of the giants. While their society had retreated away from
men and their wars. they began to pace the Harmonde again. Finally, the Way of
Womgom was going to be able to express itself.
Faithful to their oath, the giants launched into a campaign of extermination on
the scale of the Harmonde, annihilating all the concentrations of servants of the
Master of the Semblant, all the groupings of Automlings. It is difficult to judge
whether the reasons that the giants currently invoke were actually those that
pushed them to act. But with intense jubilation, they went into battle against the
enemies of stability.
Contrary to what one might think, the giants, taking advantage of the fact that
the corrupt prefer to gather in discrete and isolated places, led this war very
secretly. not asking for the help of anyone and winning their victories or assuming
their routines without fanfare. as if they were basically ashamed of what they were
doing.
Anyway. all know what was done during those troubled times. Since,
understanding that the isolation is a mistake, they claim more and more often
Flames to the Council of the Decans and do not hesitate to cross the roads of
Harmonde in Company to hunt down the Mask.
The voices of the giants carried so far advantage and an equally important
that the Harmonde itself heard them and weakness.
came to visit the solemn assembly. No From a very young age, a giant must
one knows what form it took, nor how it pay close attention to his gestures. A
manifested itself. But all the giants kick launched by nervousness: a
know it was there, as an infinitely centenary tree splits and collapses. A
powerful and friendly presence. When game a little brutal: a hamlet that was in
the oath was pronounced, the Harmonde the path of a fight is shaved. A giant
gave the Lady some of it’s perceptions must think about everything he does.
and it gave them to the giants to use This explains to a large extent its
them. legendary slowness. Not that he is
So was done. When the giants mentally limited, but he simply has
withdrew to reflect on what had more things to think, analyze, and watch
happened, the animals spoke to them than the rest of the mortals. The anger of
and the plants greeted them like a giant has so much more consequences
brothers. than that of a minotaur... He ends up
weighing the pros and cons of even the
SOCIETY most trivial situations.
In return, the only enemy that a giant
can meet is another giant. Harmonde's
THE LIFE OF A GIANT
creatures do not compare to him: he is
A giant is incredibly strong, tall, robust.
too powerful to meet an opponent on his
The most massive of them measure six
equal who dares to confront him - and
meters high for a mass of more than one
he also has a gift to coax animals.
ton. Paradoxically, it is a powerful
A giant is also terribly alone. Even for
him, the Harmonde is immense. This is
why, tacitly, the giants separate as soon
as possible from their brothers, joining
them only on very rare occasions. Their
goal is to cover as much as possible to
keep vigilance over Harmonde despite
their small numbers.
HARMONY OATH
As a general rule, a family of giants
includes both parents and one or two
children.
A giant comes out of childhood at age
thirty. A thirty year old giant is as
mature as a fifteen year old man. He
must then bow to a ceremony of extreme
importance: the harmonic oath. All adult
giants must pronounce it. Those who try
to escape from it, whatever their reasons,
are condemned to death by all their
brothers. The law could not be any
exception. This oath renews the
allegiance of the giant to his Lady and
consecrates his acceptance of the burden
which is incumbent upon his people. It
is also a way to be, once again, to
forgive Womgom's fault. By lending it,
he gains access to a part of himself that
remained dormant: natural empathy. As
long as he has not willingly and honestly
accepted his responsibilities as a giant,
he can not make use of this ability. The
harmonic oath is a very important
occasion of tradition and celebration,
especially among a people where
children are so rare. It is in fact one of
the rare circumstances that gather the
giants around the same fire and the same
table.
THE WAY OF ISOLATION
For centuries, giants have avoided, as
much as possible, to mingle with the
society of “Little People "- What they
call all those who are smaller than them.
Their immense size and their gigantic
strength forced them into isolation
simply for fear of causing the misery of
those around them. A giant step can so
easily crush a sprite... A stumbling giant
can create a real disaster, destroying
houses, killing dozens of people.
In addition, the isolation is a little in
the nature of a giant. Alone, he can
devote himself to listening to the life of
Harmonde & through its children, plants
and animals. It is to them that, before all
other considerations, goes the loyalty of
a giant.
The weakness of this way of thinking
lies in the fact that only the wildest
countries are suitable for giants who
follow the path of isolation, while it is
precisely the most populated areas that
most require their presence. That is why,
despite this apparent contradiction, these
strange hermits are regularly found on
the roads of the Harmonde, seeking evil
wherever it is, that is to say: mortals
who slaughter whole forests,
disembowel the soil and leave piles of
rubbish behind them. When a giant
arrives in such a place, he first wants to
convince the inhabitants of the error
they are committing, If they do not want
to hear anything, he tries to destroy the
conditions that they thus allow to ravage
the Harmonde. If this last method does
not give more results, it is resolved to
use force…
THE WOMGOM PATH
The giants who follow Womgom's path
are seen as both people of steadfast
courage and great risk, better to watch
from afar. They are indeed the greatest
hope of the giants because they draw,
from this way of living, great martial
skills, equipment and experience of
mortals that is sorely lacking to other
giants. But in return, they run the risk of
being embarked on an adventure as
catastrophic as the one that led
Womgom to disaster.
For those who do not follow this path,
respect is therefore mutilated with
infinite circumspection. We watch the
madmen who dare to follow her.
For those who have made the choice to
take the Womgom way, life is a
 Ohomwahl the Loser
Ohomwahl followed Womgom's
way. His first thirty years were
fruitful and he had only to
congratulate himself for making this
choice. Then, one day, he made the
acquaintance of a little noble at bay
who asked him to help him: his
neighbors had assembled an immense
army to shave his fief, and his men,
exhausted by months of combat, were
about to succumb under the number.
The noble was clever enough to
present his request under the seal of
the greatest urgency. Ohomwahl only
had time to verify the veracity of what
the victim explained to him. namely
that two jealous lords had allied
themselves to steal his wife. The
giants are sensitive to the joys of the
family and Ohomwahl was fooled.
The nobleman was a henchman of the
Mask, his wife, a morgana. and his
so-called jealous neighbors, Inspired
trying to shoot down a citadel of
corruption. Ohomwahl therefore
slaughtered the opponents of the
corrupt. For a reward, he received a
place in the heart of the morgana. Ten
days later, the Mask had at his
disposal one more servant who began
to ravage the surrounding countries.
In the case. three powerful Flames
were lost and the Council of Decans
was forced to call upon a host of
giants who, to neutralize their brother,
completely destroyed the area where
he had taken refuge.
This was one of the many awards
the giants paid for in the Womgom
Way.
perpetual bet. They are also numerous to
surround themselves with ogres, whose
mentality is quite close, because of their
taste for the game. Following the way of
Womgom, a giant puts on the fact that it
will do more good that he will be able to
retreat before the damage is irreparable.
He must constantly weigh the pros and
cons whereas, like all the giants, he
needs time to think and analyze each
gesture. Of course when it comes to
combat or more generally action, there is
not enough time to do it.
Inspiration
Inspiration plays, for giants, the role
of an accelerator. They think faster, act
faster. It is, for the giants who posses it,
a blessing. Their brothers, however,
have a more mixed opinion. For a giant,
speed is not a blessing. It is better to
make a mediocre decision than to make
a brilliant decision in a hurry.
Fortunately, the Flame allows for greater
speed by thinking better rather than
thinking faster. Therefore, it is classified
in the neutral phenomena, with which it
is necessary to count, without more. The
giants are probably the most reserved
people against the Inspiration.
ADVANTAGES &
DISADVANTAGES
ADVANTAGES
Bourgeois (Charge, 3)
This text replaces that of Advantage p.
95 from AGONE.
You are one of those rare giants who
have chosen to establish themselves
among men to watch over them and, on
occasion, to put them back on track. You
have put your colossal force at the
service of the works that claim it
(architecture, destruction of building,
guidance of ships in the port ...). You
have gained exceptional importance in
the city through your involvement in
business and your thoughtfulness. You
are one of the most influential notables:
the local lord regularly asks you for your
 What we Think
THE DECANS

Draken: let them die. but not all. They threaten the balance of the Harmonde and yet are
also the Harmonde. We must not annihilate them completely, only weaken them.
Spriggans: they forgot that nature is more important than money and comfort. They
should follow the advice of their fellow sprites, regardless of the dissensions that separate
them.
Black fairies: the black fairy, even more than us. hear the voice of the Harmonde and
perceive the creative will of the Muses. We owe them respect. if not help and assistance.
for the malediction which strikes her is very cruel.
Sprites: Sprites are the guardians of the forests. Without them, part of our task would not
have been fulfilled. However. we must moderate their inclination to alter nature and to
engage in all sorts of strange and repugnant experiments.
Medusa: A Medusa can give just as good advice as it is inspired by a villainous intent.
Whenever possible, we avoid them.
Minotaurs: our brothers share this sad destiny of gradually seeing their people die out.
Furthermore. their minds are often strong enough to have escaped the Abyss and the
corrupting grip of Noxe. We respect them for that.
Morgana: the morgana are one of the most purulent wounds of the Harmonde. Those that
fall into our powerful hands find peace ... But they are too well hidden behind their
demented loves so that we can act effectively.
Dwarves: if they had a little more empathy for black fairies and a little less thirst to
disembowel the ground to build their fortresses, they would be our best allies. They can
not. Sadly. We must demonstrate to them the futility and fragility of the achievements
they hope to set as a challenge to time.
Ogres: they are so impulsive! Prompted to anger, they drag us incessantly into endless
trouble. But, by their knowledge of mortals, they are precious brothers.
Pixies: elusive, horrifying and subservient to the Mask. Their action is subtle but real. We
do not underestimate them. What are they, Draken? then we can crush them!
Satyrs: Are they one of the many voices by which the Harmony addresses us? We do not
know. They are. all in all, happy fellow travelers and always know interesting people.

THE ETERNAL

Shadow: she paid for her treachery with exile. We are not her enemies ... as long as she
does not go too far.
The Mask: it's our enemy. If we managed to destroy him. the Harmonde would be so
much better ...
The Muses: we still do not know if the Muses are the mothers of the Harmonde, an aspect
of it or its incarnation. Whatever the answer. we owe them respect and assistance.
Janus: Janus is the most trustworthy eternal. His opinions are wise: follow them always.
because he is greater than us and his vision goes further than ours.

MORTALS

The Cypher Sorcerer: the Cypher sorcerer’s indifference manipulates the results of a
major change in the laws of Harmonde without trying to understand the ins and outs.
The Square: The Square is capable of the best as well as the worst. But at least she does
it without thinking badly. One day. she will understand.
The Council of Decans: it emanates directly from Janus. Its importance, even if we do
not fully understand it, is crucial.
opinion. But this is mostly just hot air,
especially those advisors whose masters
come to solicit you …
Captain of the Patrollers (Charge, 4)
This Advantage replaces "Chambellan"
AGONE p. 96.
You are at the head of a small unit of
mercenaries who are not merely loyal to
you for money, but obey you to help
save the Harmonde from itself. Your
specialties are the destruction of waste,
the fighting of fires, emergency care
after a disaster such as earthquakes or
epidemics. Your area of expertise -
extremely rare! - makes you a very
popular individual. Especially since you
work first for the cause and then for the
money - and again: if only your men did
not have to eat ...
Minimum requirements: Stewardship 5;
First Aid, Surgery or Medicine 5.
Common Sense (Spirit 0)
This Advantage is not applicable to
giants. who normally benefit regularly
because of their careful and
thoughtful nature. To the extent that it
is not always easy to interpret a
season of this kind. you are invited to
ask regularly your EG if what you are
going to undertake is really common
sense - that of the Harmonde. of
course !
Lord (Charge, 4)
You must follow the path of Womgom
to be able to choose this Charge.
You took power from the hands of a
lord. If your decisions make you a savior
in the eyes of the people, the
neighboring lords, they gnaw their
brakes while waiting to shoot down the
usurper. Your task is clear: to right the
wrongs that the former owner of these
lands has caused to his own estate.
War machine (Charge, 4)
This Advantage replaces "Master at
Arms" (see AGONE pp. 96-97).
You have put your gigantic strength at
the service of war. Perhaps because you
are happy to help mortals kill each other
or simply because you know that war is
an incredibly destructive activity for the
Harmonde and that you want to limit its
effects as much as possible. Anyway
you have a long habit of Beliad: the time
you need to collapse any structure is
halved. In addition, you know many
soldiers and officers who owe you some
small services ... on your scale, of course.
In fact, it is generally considered that a
battle in which you participate is easily
won, with a minimum of bloodshed,
which gives you an enormous prestige.
Minimum requirements: Weapon (rock
throwing) 6.
Higher Empathy (Soul, 3)
You have an exceptional gift for
giants' empathy, a mystical capacity that
goes far beyond what your people
usually feel about the natural world.
Your bonus is + 5 and not + 2. In
addition, a wild animal has joined you.
He is bound to you in a very deep way,
to the point of never being able to betray
you - even if one uses Ascendancy or
the Magic Arts on him.
In return, you can not bear the
degradation of the Harmonde. You feel
the trees suffer and die, you hear the
moans of the murdered animals ...
Whatever your motives, you must act to
prevent this. No escape is possible for
you!
Tears of Womgom (Soul, 1 or 2)
You have, for whatever reason,
inherited one of Womgom's blessings.
For 1 point, when you are about to
perform a wrong action - that is to say
something that, in the more or less short
term, will endanger the balance and
beauty of the Harmonde (pollute a place,
destroy a forest, participate in an
expedition whose consequences could
be harmful for the Harmonde ...) - you
cry tears of blood irrepressibly. For 2
 The Sleep of the Blood of Womgom
CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH
Death while polluting the Harmonde
"Neutral" death (circumstances without interest) 1 year
Death defending the Harmonde
Incredibly heroic death
points, this ability does not only affect
you, but also your companions. You cry
tears of blood as soon as one of them is
going to commit something "wrong".
Womgom's Blood (Body, 5)
You are one of Womgom's heirs. Not
only does it bring you immense prestige,
but you still have a most strange
supernatural capacity. You can not die.
If that should happen, you'd sink into a
deep sleep, close to coma. You will
come out, healed, in a time that depends
on the circumstances of your death (see
table above).
DEFAULTS
Impulsive (Spirit, 4)
Unlike the majority of your people,
you think little and act a lot, too much,
no doubt. Your intelligence is not the
result of slow thinking or intellectual
deficit. It comes from the fact that you
reject the giants' way of thinking and try
to act "instinctively". You do not have
the Advantage of "Common Sense" (see
page 10). Even worse, every time you
get a Fumble, the results read a category
further down the chart (a failure that
should be in the "- 10 to - 14" line is
read in the line "15 to - 19" a "- 30 and
less" failure has the ordinary
consequences, difficult to do worse
anyway).
Lost to Womgom’s Way (Social, 3)
You have already experienced a
resounding failure following the
SLEEPING TIME
Centuries. maybe forever
1 day
Duration divided by two
Womgom Way. Your people have not
forgotten it so that you are under the
constant surveillance of one or more
emissaries of the giants - these are
probably not giants themselves. At the
slightest gap, you can be sure that half a
dozen of your brothers will arrive within
three days to take you definitely within a
structure adapted to your incredible
strength. lack of common sense. Unless
you resist, your career will stop there!
No Harmonic Oath (Society, 5)
You have never taken the Harmonious
Oath. You do not benefit from the
natural Empathy of the giants. Worse, if
it ever came to light, you would
probably be put to death by your
brothers. The reasons that prevented you
are left to your discretion. On the other
hand, it is not impossible that you can
correct this situation later and thus get
the right to take that oath, but it will not
be easy.
THE TWILIGHT KINGDOMS
If some Decans integrate poorly into
the society of humans or even other
mortals, the giants are undoubtedly the
undisputed champions of integration
problems. They are not only incapable
of living in society, they refuse to do so.
Hating cities, despising the countryside,
they accept only the most primitive
lifestyles. Their action on human society
comes down to a few rare incursions of
the most adventurous giants.
Cities and the countryside appreciate
anyway moderately to know a giant
nearby. The legends abound, describing
how such a hamlet was annihilated by an
angry giant, how such a district was
destroyed because a giant stumbled and
fell down, mowing the buildings and
causing the crowd to panic.
Not being appreciated anywhere and
making little effort to change that, the
giants just stand aside. Their
interventions have more weight: they are
feared enough not to disobey them.
In Urguemand, in the Princely
Commons and in the Widowed Lands,
they are kept at a distance with terror.
Whole garrisons are in charge of
watching over them so that no
unfortunate accident can occur. The
soldiers clear the roads. warn the
population who often flees before them.
Janrenia, since the change of power,
tries to have a more conciliatory attitude.
In big cities, there are giants trying to
clean up the dirtiest areas. proposing
solutions to avoid contaminating the
Harmonde. From the beginning, the
Mod-hen Marches has given them a
similar welcome.
In the Liturgical Provinces, they are
simply attacked on sight.
Lyphane welcomes them with
suspicion. They can not do much harm
and often refuse to participate in the
raids launched against the Princely
Commons. On the other hand, they still
arrive regularly to accept. For
expeditions that benefit from this
unexpected support, the constraints are
greater - do not damage trees, burn
houses, ravage fields - but the benefits to
the height: few deaths and a giant can
carry a huge amount of spoils!
Finally, the Mercenary Republic and
the Buccaneer Enclave. always delighted
to have such perfect war machines, use
their services generously. Many giants,
seeking to gain some experience, go
through one of these two sectors:
mercenary in the Republic or slayer of
Draken in the Buccaneer Enclave.
SOME NAMES OF GIANTS
Giants have an extremely serious and
powerful voice, which they learn to
control from an early age to avoid
inconveniencing their listeners. They
also have their own language that
unfortunately can not be used by other
mortals, lack of adequate morphology.
This is no longer a problem for a long
time, because the giants have adopted
those of other mortals and a tone less
thundering: they have indeed noticed
that the fact of having an earthquake
groaning in the infrasound next to you
unwelcome the majority of those who do
not have giant blood in their veins. The
fact remains that the names of the giants
are from this first language. They
therefore never contain "high" vowels
(such as "i" or "é"). They are often
composed of soft consonants ("w" or "g")
that are easier to pronounce. The "h" is
very common and pronounces by
exhaling excessively, for any other than
a giant anyway.
Some Giant names include: Ojmog,
Homwahat, Wokmah, Gomlom,
Homwom, Hamhwot, Ohom,
Mohojmohot, Agmohot.
Female Giant names, are
distinguished by ending in vowel:
Gmojba, Wahata, Ohms, Mojmatja,
Gomgoma, Kmoha, Gotgaha,
Jonomkaha, Wohahoha.
Note that male names have no female
counterparts except Womgom who has
Womgma.
Magic
For those who are not giants, what
follows is akin to magic. Yet it is not so.
It is simply a calm and reasoned use of
natural Empathy. The seemingly
meaningless acts that giants perform are
dictated by this empathy, which enables
them to discern things that are ordinarily
invisible, even to the eyes of the sprites
 most versed in their mad science of
herbalism.
Concentration
A giant, if he takes the time, can
immerse himself in his empathic
perceptions. He then perceives with
extreme acuteness the natural world
which surrounds him, which includes
soils, plants, animals and the seasons.
Men, on the other hand, escape him
completely. From that moment, he can
interrogate the Harmonde to obtain
certain answers. In fact, each "spell" is
only one of the possible Questions. In
essence, this magic is passive. She does
not change things, she is content to
discover them.
Concentration
Threshold Increase Multiplier
+5 to Threshold x2
+10 to Threshold x5
+15 Threshold x10
+20 to Threshold x30
+25 to Threshold x100
Example Precision Obtained by Success Margins
Get visual images from animals: +5
Get visual images natural things
without sight (plants or objects): +10
Restore a conversation using an animal: +10
Restore a conversation using things
that have no intelligence (plants or objects):
In terms of rules, the giant must make a
roll of PER + Geography against DIFF
equal to the Threshold of the Question.
Each Question must be learned
independently and represents, rather
than a mere interrogation, a way to
approach a non-conscious being and to
make him "say" something through
Natural Empathy. Although it is indeed
empathy, the Concentration does not
benefit from the bonuses related to
Natural Empathy, since it is simply a use
of it.
Finally, Questions can be asked with
more or less acuity, using the Quality
Margins system (as shown in the table
above). However, the multipliers
obtained can only be applied to reduce
the Discussion, increase the number of
targets or obtain a more precise answer.
A giant knows PER x Geography
points of Threshold to choose his
Questions, according to the same
process as for Spells or Opuses
(AGONE, page 91).
THE QUESTIONS
The Settings
The invariable parameters are range
and duration. The range is always "as far
as the voice of the giant", which is about
one to two kilometers. Obviously, the
more distant the target of the Question,
the louder the giant. It is said that some
giants of the Wild-reach join their voices
to encompass larger areas - up to ten or
twenty kilometers. The duration is
always "instant". The target responds
immediately to the Question without
delay or lies. These parameters can not
benefit from Quality Margins.
Target: the targets indicate what the
Quesdon is. An animal or plant indicates
a single individual of the species within
range (see above). An object indicates a
natural object (for example, not a house,
but perhaps its walls if they were built
+15 with unworked stones); it can be the
ground, as a whole, or a small hill. A
mountain is outside the maximum range
of a Question and therefore can not be
targeted. Finally, an area encompasses
the natural world as a whole. Then
answer those who are concerned by the
Question (object, plants or animals).
Discussion: This indicates the time
the giant has to spend asking his
Question. The Harmonde is not very
concerned about the problems that occur
in the small places where the giants act.
It takes time and effort to get its
attention to provide an answer.
Who suffers ?
Threshold: 10
Target: 1Square km
Discussion: 1 hour.
Effect: This Question allows the giant to
know who is suffering in the area. He
will know that a tree has been felled or
that land has been cleared, that a river is
polluted, that the animals of this or that
species are too hunted or not enough,
and so on. It will take a Quality Margin
of 10 to know which tree branches were
torn off to make a fire, where animals
were killed by a hunter for his evening
dinner. It will take a Margin of Quality
of 15 to perceive the tree which suffers
from the flames of the fire whose smoke
burns and dries the branches, the
discontent and the fear of the animals
that a mortal disturbs. Finally, it will
take a Quality Margin of 5, in addition
to any other, to know where it takes
place in the area (the accuracy is
absolute).
Who is dead ?
Threshold: 10
Target: one Square km
Discussion: 10 minutes.
Effect: this Question allows the giant to
know exactly where is an object, a plant,
or an animal excluded from the harmony
of the Harmonde. This allows the giant
to find his resources without damaging
his environment. Those who do not
know this Question are very badly seen
among their brothers.
Where are you ?
Threshold: 10
Target: an object, a plant or an animal.
Discussion: 1 minute.
Effect: this Question allows the giant to
know exactly where is an object, a plant,
or any animal. The accuracy of the
answer will depend on the knowledge
that the target has of its position. It will
probably increase the Success Margin to
know in meters where a plant is. An
animal could go so far as to provide a
route whereas an object could just as
well give an absolute position with
respect to distinctive elements of the
landscape... or on the contrary not be of
any help.
What are you ?
Threshold: 15
Target: an object, a plant or an animal.
Discussion: 1 hour.
Effect: This Question allows the giant to
know all the qualities and dangers of an
object, an animal or a plant. He will
know that the rock on which he stands is
fragile, that the plant he is contemplating
possesses healing virtues, that the snake
which he holds in his palm is or is not
venomous, etc.
Who hurt you?
Threshold: 15
Target: one Square km
Discussion: I hour.
Effect: This Question allows the giant to
obtain an instinctive knowledge of the
culprits of any depredation. To use this
information, however, it will be
necessary to put the "victim" in the
presence of his "hangman" (the tree in
the presence of the woodcutter, the river
in the presence of the boatman who
pollutes it ...). Higher Success Margins
will provide a visual image of the culprit
or even a sample of his voice.
Who will care for me?
Threshold: 20
Target: one Square km
Discussion: 1 hour.
Effect: this Question allows the giant to
know where are all the elements useful
to heal something or something... This
can include the dead leaves intended to
cover a stone on the verge of crumbling,
the clay that will strengthen the bank of
a river or pieces of wood that will make
a splint. This includes especially
remedies that could cure plants, animals
and mortals. This does not replace the
Skill needed for care (for example, a
giant with a miraculous plant but no
experience of medicine will not know
what to do with it will simply know that
it has healing properties).
Who will guide me?
Threshold: 20
Target: one Square km
Discussion: 1 hour.
Effect: this Question allows the giant to
call to him the knowledge of all the
objects, plants and animals of the
surroundings. He immediately knows
the exact configuration of the whole area,
the location of the smallest stone, the
smallest trace of steps ... If he knows
what he is looking for, this Question is
the solution. However, it is useless if he
does not have an idea of what he must
find. For example, he would be unable
to differentiate the thousands of
branches broken by an animal from the
few twigs pulled by a fleeing mortal. It
will take days for him to cross-check all
the information. On the other hand, he
will easily know the trails and will
instantly guess the location of an
ambush that awaits him.
Where is the evil hidden?
Threshold: 25
Target: one Square km
Discussion: 1 minute.
Effect: this Question makes it possible
to know the location, to the nearest
meter, of any person who feeds bad
intentions with regard to the Harmonde.
In terms of rule, any person corrupted by
Perfidy to the point of serving the Mask,
anyone whose intentions are to harm the
natural balance of the area (a hunter
preparing for carnage, an individual
decided to annihilate the one of the last
representatives of an animal or vegetable
species, an arsonist to light a forest
fire ...). This Question works even if the
potential culprit is not aware of what he
is going to do or if he is magically
controlled.
Who will help me?
Threshold: 25
Target: a plant or animal.
Discussion: 10 minutes.
Effect: this Question allows the giant to
know who can help him in a given
situation. It can be the plant that will
cure him, the animal that will guide
him ... If the giant sees what he needs,
he will learn where and how to find him.
It does not give him, on the other hand,
the ability to use it or even the reason
why it is necessary for him, if he does
not already know it. Simply, he knows
that it is there and that he needs it.
Maturation
This is the second possibility of using
Natural Empathy. It allows the giant to
understand intimately what are the needs
of the Harmonde in a given place. In
itself, this has no use - it is even rather
unpleasant, like an itch impossible to
scratch or a desire for something
resolutely foreign and therefore
impossible to satisfy.
In return, if the giant bends to what is
claimed, he allows the development of
the thing he serves. However, although
he can feel what the stone wants, it has
nothing to do with the powers of the
black fairies. Similarly, even if he can
understand what a plant needs, it has
nothing to do with the magic of Pollen
or the connection of a sprite with his
tree.
In essence, Maturation can only
provide things that already exist. It does
not change anything, just to hasten the
process of growth or maturation of what
it influences.
The giant feels a general desire for
perfection that is expressed at the scale
of the Harmonde and translates into tiny
actions to accomplish. All the art of a
giant consists in choosing those who
serve him while ignoring those which
are of no interest.
Obviously, this technique is pretty
amoral, giants who refuse to appeal are
not so rare. However, the majority of
these people recognize the need to use
all weapons at their disposal, at least
when they are safe for the Harmonde.
Maturation is therefore far from falling
into disuse.
Finally, Maturation is only one branch
of Concentration. However, it has the
advantage of providing instructions for
use while the answers to questions are
not always clear for those who do not
have extensive knowledge in First Aid,
Surgery, Plant lore, Medicine and Beast
lore.
Technically, the giant must make a roll
of PER + Hunting against DIFF equal to
the Threshold of the Desire. Each desire
must be learned independently and
represents, less than a mere perception, a
way of approaching a non-conscious
being and of making him say something
through the channel of Natural Empathy.
Although this is indeed empathy,
Maturation does not benefit from
bonuses related to Natural Empathy,
since it is an application of it.
Finally, Desires can be listened to more
or less acutely, using the Success
Margin system (as shown in the table
above). However, the obtained
multipliers can only reduce the
Discussion, increase the number of
Targets, obtain more precise indications,
obtain a more important effect or faster.
A giant knows CHA x Hunting points
of Threshold to choose his Desires,
according to the same process as for the
Spells of Ascendancy or opuses (see
AGONI, page 91 and "The
Concentration").
The absolute limit of desires is the
natural law. You can not breed an
animal that does not have a reproductive
system or live on a plant that is going to
die. What the Harmonde has decided, no
giant will be able to defeat it by
Maturation.
DESIRES
Desire parameters
The only invariable parameter is the
range: touch. You really have to do what
has been claimed by the target.
Target: Targets indicate what care is
being provided. animal flax or a plant
indicates a single individual of the
species present within the range (see
above). An object indicates a natural
object (for example, not a house, but
perhaps its walls if they were built using
unworked stones) that may be the
ground, as a whole, or a small hill. A
mountain, because of its immense size
and the amount of Desire it expresses,
can not be targeted. Finally, an area
encompasses the natural world as a
whole. Then answer those who are
concerned with the Desire (object, plants
or animals).
Discussion: this indicates the time that
the giant must spend listening to Desire.
The Harmonde is not very concerned
with the problems that occur in the
limited places where the giants act. It
takes time and effort to get its attention
to provide an answer.
Action: This parameter indicates how
long the giant must devote to satisfying
desire. As a rule of thumb, the longer the
attention, the better the results.
I want to grow!
Threshold: 10
Target: a plant or animal.
Discussion: 10 minutes.
Action: As long as the giant wants.
Effect: this desire allows the giant to
know how to accelerate the growth of
the target. This usually involves a
special nutrition mode that will require a
lot of effort on the part of the giant (he
must devote 100% of his time). In return,
the plant or animal will grow twice as
fast. We can not go beyond ten times
faster than normal. On the other hand,
the Success Margin can save the giant
time (for example, a Success Margin of
+5 would allow him to devote only 50%
of his time to his target).
I want to live !
Threshold: 10
Target: a plant or animal.
Discussion: 10 minutes.
Action: As long as the giant wants.
Effect: This desire allows the giant to
know the lifestyle of a plant or an
animal. In the case of a plant, it will
immediately capture the sun, the type of
soil, the amount of water needed. A
higher Quality Margin will even allow
her to determine which pests and
diseases she should face to become
stronger. In the case of an animal, it will
be his eating habits, what he must do,
what he must learn. Like before. a High
Success Margin will help to know which
creatures and what diseases this animal
should face in order to become stronger.
I want to reproduce!
Threshold: 15
Target: a plant or animal.
Discussion: 1 hour.
Action: a coitus.
Effect: This desire allows the giant to
know how to reproduce a plant or an
animal. It is possible that this Desire
does not find any echo in the target, in
which case the Desire has no effect: an
animal will not reproduce outside certain
periods, for example.
I want to be healed!
Threshold: 15
Target: an object, a plant or animal.
Discussion: 1 minute.
Action: a day to several years.
Effect: This Desire allows the giant to
know how to heal the target. If it is an
object, it will return its wealth to the
ground, strengthen a stone on the verge
of collapse, stop the erosion of a hill. If
it is an animal or a plant, it will know
what care is appropriate. It is possible
that there is nothing - apart from magic -
that can help the target, but in this case
the giant will be aware of it.
I want to be stronger!
Threshold: 20
Target: an object, a plant or animal.
Discussion: 10 minutes.
Action: one month (at least).
Effect: This Desire allows the giant to
know what will make the target stronger.
As a rule, the answer will be nothing.
But an animal particularly sensitive to
diseases, or a badly acclimated plant can
however benefit from these
improvements. technically, if the plant
or the animal are not in the average of
their species. they can systematically
benefit from this desire. If they are
average, it will take a Quality Margin of
+ 10 to make them stronger. If they are
at the peak of what their species can
expect, nothing will change them.
I want to die!
Threshold: 20
Target: an object, a plant or animal.
Discussion: Instant
Action: the time to kill or destroy the
target.
Effect: This Desire allows the giant to
know how to annihilate the target. He
will know instinctively what are his
weak points. It will only remain to
exploit them. In terms of rules. its
damage is doubled (a High Success
Margin could at best increase them
tenfold).
I want to help you !
Threshold: 25
Target: a homogeneous natural area.
Discussion: 10 minutes.
Action: as long as the giant wants.
Effect: This desire allows the giant to be
helped by the whole of a natural
environment. He knows how to grow
trees so that they do not hinder his
progress, he knows how to remove them.
He knows how to coax wild beasts and
how to reassure herbivores. As long as
he stays in the area and devotes at least a
quarter of his time to take care of it, he
is immediately notified of any intrusion
and can act against the intruders - get
them to get lost, have them attacked by
all that is capable of doing so, etc.
I want to be your friend !
Threshold: 25
Target: an animal.
Discussion: 1 day.
Action: until the death of the animal or
giant.
Effect: This Desire allows the giant to
know how to permanently coax an
animal. It can be of any type, but the big
carnivores - an Aswald tiger for example
- will ask for a Success Margin of + 5.
The animal will then act like a faithful
companion. It is impossible to mix
predators and prey or to accumulate
several predators of different species,
however the leader of a pack may be
chosen. This will, however, require the
giant to fulfill the animal’s
commitments: a pack of fifteen wolves,
for example, would no doubt require the
giant to take care of it all the time,
unless the region is particularly full of
game.
The Threat
"Honorable assembly; my brothers. my
sisters, I want to take my actions before you.
I want you to know that I remain a giant and
that, as such, I carefully and for a long time
weigh the consequences of my actions. I did
not act under the impulse of a mere whim or
a sudden decision. I knew what I was doing
and I had compelling misery that pushed me
to make the choices that you blame me
today. conceive of it your legitimate anxiety,
but I appeal to what the Lady has put in the
heart of us: the patience and the time to
think.
I also understand that you are afraid of
my explanations. I know, and you probably
know it too, that it may allow me to corrupt
you, as you think I was. But this is a choice
that you must make, a choice I can hardly
weigh on except by adding this: do you think
that it is possible for me, in a few words, to
corrupt you all so deeply that it affects your
judgment? , to the point of saving me? Do
you think that I am so powerful and
perverted, until you can breathe in my
troubles and deformities, to you, noble
judges, who represent the elite of my people?
If I could, do you think then that you would
have captured me so easily?”
Preamble to the speech of Great Corruption,
first and last court against the Womgom
Way
The Tenebrous
You must understand, and believe that
I thought about it for a long time, that
the path of Darkness is a solitary way, at
least for the giants. If we take this dark
path. it's alone and for good reasons. We
have never seen, and we will probably
never see. families of giants turned to
Demonology. Perhaps because children
are such a rare and precious thing, and
Demons are such perverse and
disgusting creatures ... Fear also because
those with a family do not need the help
from the Demons.
INTERPRETATION
The giants who follow the path of the
shadow do it for one and only reason:
they are too few and desperately need
allies. But it's not always easy to find,
especially in the specialties that the
giants are looking for. Demons have this
invaluable advantage of always knowing
what you want. It does not matter why
or how. If a forester is necessary, you
will rescue them if you lack scouts, they
are at your disposal.
Better still, the Demons do not need
anything. They do not eat, do not drink,
do not sleep ... unless they have the
desire.
Common sense would not be able to lie
When establishing Connivences.
the EG should always remember that.
being a giant, you automatically have
the 'Common Sense' Advantage. As a
result, and if you take the time to
re-read very carefully the
Connivences you are going to sign -
you have to spend at least an hour -
you can ask the EG if anything seems
suspicious. This does not mean that
you have learned all the pitfalls of the
pact, but that you have felt that there
is a possibility of cheating. It's up to
the EG to determine how exactly this
can be done.
For our people, they are therefore
extremely valuable allies, capable of
rendering invaluable services. But
everything has a price. And for a giant,
he is exceptionally high. First, the
reprobation of his brothers. The giants
make sure that Harmonde is not defiled.
Being themselves part of Harmonde,
they are supposed to beware of their
own "purity". By choosing the way of
the Darkness, the giant admits a terrible
report of failure. How, under these
conditions, can he only hope to preserve
anything, if he himself has not known
how to avoid corruption? In the best
case, he can hope for contempt and
isolation. At worst, he risks death.
From all of this, and as I said earlier,
it follows that the dark giants are
solitary beings. There is no affection for
them among their brothers. No woman
will come near him, no parent will
recognize him as a son, cousin, father or
uncle. Fortunately, mortals are not all as
stubborn as giants. Many of them are
quite ready to talk to him, to become his
friends, to help him. If, in all these
"friends", there is a good part who is
interested only in the knowledge of the
giant, there are always some who,
solitary like him, seek a soul that will
understand them.
There is still an important generality
to know, a peculiarity of the giants that
allows them to be the best Conjurators
of Harmonde: they have time to think
about their Connivences. Other mortals,
when pressed by a Demon twice their
size and can tear them with a claw, tend
to panic, hurry, and not carefully weigh
the terms of the Connivences.
Giants do not have much to fear for
their lives. They also rarely conjure
Demons to fight alongside them. Rather,
they need spies, emissaries, thieves ... In
short, effective servants who will
accomplish all that they themselves
can’t achieve because of their size and
strength. Moreover, as a result of this
attitude towards conspiracy, the giants
traditionally prefer to call Demons at
daybreak. This gives them time to send
Connivence to an Advocatus Diaboli
while giving them ample leeway to
carefully analyze the terms of the pact.
Circle I
The giants who manage to cross this
stage are few. It is difficult for them to
find a teacher who teaches them
Demonology and can not do face-to-face
research. As a general rule, it is at this
point that the necessary structures are
put in place. Indeed, a giant who
practices Demonology almost always
lives in isolation. It is essential to build a
network that will provide raw materials,
inks and rare food, to satisfy the
"gourmet" Demons. But it will also
attract an Advocatus Diaboli or at least
 Leading a Demonic Legion
Over the years, giants can develop a special empathy with the Darkness. This
allows them to more effectively lead their demons. This empathy must be
mentioned in the Connivence with the Devil. If it is not, he will not be able to
appeal. In terms of rules, this translates into the possibility of acquiring a particular
advantage. It is only possible to develop it. This Advantage can not be chosen
when the Inspired is created, unless there are exceptional circumstances and if the
EG allows it.

OF THE SHADOW (SOUL 5 POINTS)

When he sleeps, the dark giant can, if he chooses, take control of a specifically
conjured Demon or simply "empathically" communicate with all of the Demons he
has conjured - and whose Connivance specifies that he could make use of that
Advantage over them. In the first case, the giant uses his own Mental
Characteristics and the Physical Characteristics of the Demon. In the second case,
the giant uses the senses of his Demons. This may cause him, in the early stages,
significant sensations of discomfort and disorientation due to the multitude of
viewpoints he has access to simultaneously. The giant can also communicate
vague mental impressions (displeasure, encouragement, impression of danger ...).
This Advantage only works while the giant is sleeping. When he wakes up - it is
inevitable, unless he has huge amounts of sleeping pills - he loses all control over
the Demon that he eventually invested with his will and no longer has access to the
senses of those who he watched. But as soon as he goes back to sleep. he can again
make use of this dark control.
get a letter of confidence that can bring stronger than the creatures he invokes
him the Connivences in time. and so can at any time send them back to
Many cities refuse the presence of the Abyss. On their side, the Demons,
giants, especially when accompanied by aware that he can hunt them down and
an imp and they seek a Advocatus annihilate them without difficulty, fear
Diaboli. It is therefore a difficult him and therefore obey him.
undertaking - and urgent - to put in
place. Circle II
Finally, it is also during this period This stage is often considered as
of narration that the giant develops his minor and intermediate by the giants.
imp. This step is essential to any This is the moment they choose to
Conjurer worthy of the name. When the delegate their powers to Demons who
Imp becomes smart enough and fast - are now clever enough to assume the
and his master can see through his eyes charge of a one-off mission alone. Of
and communicate with him - he can course, the most serious cases are still
serve as a liaison between the various solved by the giant himself. For the most
Demons in office and be born to them. minor events, such as hunting poachers
Because of this, the Imp must be. more on the lands he has decided to protect, it
than just a presence, a real ally on which is often Azurins or Saphirins who are
the giant can count. It's not easy to put in employed, alone and without any
place and it can take decades to arrive. supervision - except for, on occasion, a
The giant, however, still has an Circle I advisor who knows the area
invaluable advantage, which will well.
continue to serve him until he is able to
call Fourth Circle Demons: he is
 The March of Sinople
It's just a legend. of course, but she has hard skin. It is said that. deep in the
Abyss. there is a stratum, a march, a secret place which one does not even know if
it was visited by Noxe in its original journey. This stratum would house the jade
demons. sinoples or emeralds - the name differs depending on the version. We
only know that there lives a power. and not least. Giants would have the ability to
appeal - or at least. the most powerful of those who joined Darkness would know
something about this darker place than the Abyss itself.
These Green Demons were quickly associated with the conjuring giants. who
live in the greenery and favor the green nature. But in reality, no one has ever
boasted of having known a giant capable of invoking a Sinople ... or whatever the
name that these Demons can give, if they exist.
Circle III other Conjurators. The creatures he
Generally. when the giant reaches this conjures are as strong as he is and often
stage of corruption - or of power, much faster. They are so strong that they
depending on how you see it - it must now tackle them with caution.
becomes really dangerous. In the first Finally, they are very competent, almost
place, he develops the activity of a always more than their Conjurator.
Demonologist of high level. To make Those who agree to stave off these
the huge costs involved, he sells and Demons are usually very experienced
conjures for people other than himself. and have an iron will. They do it only
However, rather than building a small for very punctual problems and of such
town around him, he always prefers to complexity that neither they nor the
build a reputation and attract to him, Demons of the ordinary team can solve
very temporarily, future customers. For them.
this, he "does not hesitate to use demons
of transport" to bring people interested Circle V
in the air, without damaging his domain. “Frankly, I can not tell you anything
Inevitably, the Conjurer's growing about this level of power. First, you do
reputation reaches the ears of his not know what he would do to me if I
brothers, who, just as inevitably, do not told you about Him. Then I do not think
fail to come to inquire. But this is also you can understand why ... how ... well,
the moment when the first deformities what he thinks. He has more than
appear. The other giants can not fail to changed. He is so different. You can not
notice them ... It all depends on how the understand. A giant can live one
Dark Man manages his domain. If he hundred and eighty years. For him,
has built a wild region, where the invoking an Obsidian and getting old a
Harmonde radiates and where nature year is nothing. Of course, you have to
blossoms in peace, it may be worth a pay, afterwards. But hey ... He has the
further respite. In this case, everything means, if you know what I mean. No?
depends on the humility and degree of Well, it does not matter. But if it
fanaticism of the visitors. For there is no reassures you, He is the only one of his
question that, if we come to battle, the people to have been ... One ... say,
giants will insist until their dark brother "Until then?"
is nothing but dust. Speech of Great Corruption, first and
last court against Woongom's way,
Circle IV fragments.
There are hardly any rules, from this
stage. In fact, the giant joins, finally, the
FACETIOUS DEMON AND
DEMONIC TWIN
These dark Sentences have an unusual
reach because what is removed from the
body of the giant is rather large. These
two Demons have indeed a SIZ of 3
(more rarely of 2) dwarf related strength.
As for the facetious Demon, the giants
have the added disadvantage of almost
always getting a Circle III Demon - the
others are not strong enough to support
their overwhelming size. If these
monsters are all the more dangerous,
they are fortunately less facetious: they
just do not have the means to make the
ordinary jokes of their "colleagues".
Moreover, being neither very fast nor
very adroit, they are easily imprisoned
by the Darkness of which they come.
Regarding the Demonic Twin, this is a
real plague for the Harmonde. This
caricature of giant is a double of his
father: consequently, he has all the
physical capacities. But, unlike this one,
he has no moral code, nothing that limits
him in his actions. Often, he is
summoned by his father as soon as
possible to limit the abuses he will
commit and to prevent the enemies of
the conjurer knowing that he has passed
this decisive step.
Anyway, the Facetious Demons, as
well as the Demonic Twins, have only
two options when they are attached to a
giant: either they serve him as a teacher
and teach him everything they know
about the Demonology, or they are
locked up so that they can not harm the
one they should have guided on the path
of Darkness.
THE PERFIDES
“Allow me, finally, to develop what,
no doubt, has shocked you the most. We
spoke at length about the valuable
services the Demons can bring us. Let us
now talk about what has brought us all
together: the Mask. I see in your
disapproving faces that you do not like
my playful tone and my quiet ways. But
do not forget that I am one of his old
enemies and that I know him well. If I do
not have affection for him, I have no
fear either.
It is a vicious being that we will never
be able to overcome. So it goes. But it is
also a thinking being - at least, I believe
it - and so it has weaknesses. His plans
are never designed with absolute
thoroughness. He can be deceived,
manipulated. It is difficult, certainly, but
not impossible. Also keep in mind that
his servants are mortal, often from the
lowest and most vile extraction. Eons
who do not have half of my intelligence,
not to speak of yours, my noble judges!
You must understand further that, in
any attempt at seduction, corruption,
there is always a flatterer and a flatterer,
two punters who clash, two players who
challenge each other. We are not
immobile beings who resist an
indomitable force. We are ourselves a
force and there is another one in front of
us. It's up to us to turn her around, to
turn her against her master. In
attempting to approach us, the Mask is
halfway there. Sometimes more .. We
can enjoy it, we can hit where it is
discovered. That's what I did. And I
would like to show you, demonstrate to
you, how I did it. "
Introduction to the second part of the
speech of Great Corruption, first and last
court against the Womgom Way,
fragments.
INTERPRETATION
By lending us to the games of the
Mask, we corrupt ourselves. So it goes.
But in fighting him also, in crossing him
also, even in existence, we corrupt
ourselves. because he is there on the
lookout, ready to do anything to
contaminate us. It's not just a paranoid
delusion, it's the sad reality of the
Harmonde. The Master of the Semblant
is one of them and we must do with him.
Once this notion is acquired, we must
look for ways to circumvent it, to
deceive it, to steal it ... without taking
more things than we wish. The
opportunity is given to us by the
Treacherous Punishments and the
Treacherous Benefits at first. But those
who are really ready for anything to
return the Harmonde as a whole against
the Master of the Semblant can go
further. They can make a difficult choice,
that of allowing the Harmonde itself to
benefit from perfidious benefits.
CONTAMINATION
That is why it is possible to follow this
path and to triumph. We can, because of
our exceptional empathy, partially
corrupt the Nature of which we are
responsible. We are not talking about
transforming it deeply or losing control
of this business. It is not so much to give
birth to unspeakable monstrosities as to
give our protégés the same means to
which we have access. Who else but a
perfidious can spot another treacherous?
Can a dog follow a track that he has not
previously felt the origin, which has not
already been felt the primer? If your
animals, if your trees can not recognize
a henchman of the Mask, what will you
do?
There is, however, a simple method.
As a patient who survives an illness
does not catch him later, the Harmonde
must "catch" Perfidy to better guard
against it. Everything then is a question
of dosage. Too much, it would give the
victory to our enemy. But not enough
would be to concede a sacrifice without
hope of profit. He goes so far as to get a
result, without going so far that we can
not go back. That's what I did, and here's
the result.
CORRUPTED ANIMALS
A giant, at the cost of an exceptional
effort from his father, can pass some of
his corruption to an animal. In technical
terms, he can contaminate up to thirty
percent of his perfidious points any
animal by devoting one week and
making a successful roll of CHA +
Hunting against DIFF 15. A corrupt
animal devoured by another transmits a
tenth of his points of Perfidy. His little
ones, moreover, will have as many
perfidious points as him.
In return, the animal thus marked will
obtain generic capabilities described
below. On the other hand, he normally
gets the Pain and the Benefits, except
that he never refuses the latter and thus
systematically gains two additional
points of Perfidy if he has the possibility.
They have, apart from those which have
been described below, the usual effects.
Generic Capabilities
Any animal affected by Perfidy by a
giant is now able to recognize another
Perfidious. This can take many forms,
depending on the creature's primary
mode of perception. A wolf, for example,
would be able to smell the perfidy and
would have a hard time losing track of
those who are afflicted with the "stink"
penalty (AGONE, 268). An eagle could
see the marks of Perfidy at sight and
would almost never be deceived by the
disguises that could be used by a corrupt
afflicted with "Deformity" (AGONE,
268). And so on.
Any animal touched by Perfidy in this
way is instantly corrupted, but only its
body can bear the marks. He thus
obtains only the perfidious Punish
causing a gain of Black Body. Those
concerning the Soul never intervene. On
 Womgom
The giant is not dead. He is still sleeping somewhere off the coast of the Gulf of
Ebony. It is rumored that it would not be giants who would keep him but sprites.
Although it remains to be verified, many giants leave in search of his place of rest.
According to legend. Womgom would be kept in an enchanted sleep by the
Lady of the Summer herself. She would be too scared to see him end his days in
despair. He is therefore waiting for a future battle in which summer would be in
danger enough to require his presence. For the moment, he has never awakened.
Another legend runs on his account. She would make him the first and only
King of Summer, the Master of Battles. Once again, nothing has ever been proven,
but it appears dubious to the extent that the Ardent has sufficiently demonstrated
that the Lady was always alone. Unless she is unfaithful? Anyway, it's an opinion
that is not good to broadcast in front of a summer seasonlings.
The Fool with Lianas
It is not known in its true appearance but only covered with a thick bouquet of
lianas. He has no more name. In fact, we do not know everything about him. Some
believe that it can shrink its size at will without its gigantic force being the least
altered: others think it has prodigious works or powerful Spells that make it
invisible and lighter than a breath air.
Only a vague description of him is known: a giant covered with a liana
garment and armed with a spear terminated by a kind of blade of grass harder than
steel. It is believed to be giant because several reliable witnesses describe it
measuring more than five meters high. But unfortunately. he acted in places where
even a sickly lover would not have slipped. We have found giant footprints in one
of the largest water tanks in Abyme, where a giant could stand right after having
committed an incredible daring assassination by poisoning the whole suite of a
diplomat in sight. But how would he have introduced it? We had to demolish an
entire wall to access it! The mystery is whole.
A rumor runs however about him: he would be a member of a mysterious
secret society with unknown goals, which the most knowledgeable know by the
name of the Acrobats Assassins.
the other hand, the corruption generated aggressive and unexpected behavior.
by the Natural Empathy channel is The usually fearful animals attack
considered as "Acquired in other brutally, those who on the contrary
circumstances" (AGONE, 269). loaded at all will start to think suddenly.
Worse, when one believes Having
Sorrows and Gifts of Animals understood what is the new way of
"Alteration of the body" manifests behaving, the animal changes it.
itself quite differently for animals. They "Anticipation", the associated benefit,
often get additional means of aggression has the effect of giving intelligence to
or abnormal abilities of perception: the animal, which does not obtain the
supernumerary jaws, extra paws, eyes ability To predict the future, he simply
spread all over the body, excess claws, becomes as intelligent as the giant who
excessive dentition, quills on the back, has corrupted him.In technical terms, he
ability to vomit acid. . obtains INT and WIL scores equal to the
"hand confusion" is less manifested by giant's INT score, and is now sensitive
an aberrant behavior than by an to corruption, Darkness, including when
it affects the Spirit as well as the Body.
CORRUPT PLANTS
Like animals, plants can be corrupted.
This does not have significant apparent
effects. But in reality, corruption is there.
First, the other creatures that feed on it
will automatically get one-tenth of the
perfidy points they contain and pass it
on the same way to those who feed on
them, and so on. This may take years,
but it is much simpler to create a
"treacherous" meadow than to corrupt
one by one each creature that comes to
feed on it. Animals thus corrupted are
governed by the ordinary laws of perfidy
instilled by a giant, as indicated above.
Note that some plants can
metamorphose radically under the
influence of Perfidy, but not "just" under
the action of a giant.
In terms of rules, the giant must pass a
roll of WIL + Geography against DIFF
25 to infuse a quarter of his Perfidy
points to the target plant. In the case of a
bush or carpet - like ferns or moss - it's
all that is corrupt. And of course, the
plants that will be born from the one that
was at the origin of the corruption will
have the same load of Perfidy.
"Let me conclude, then, you've seen my
specimens, including this beautiful
flying wolf with three nested jaws,
you've seen what you can get, I hope I've
convinced you… still no…? Die…"
Conclusion of the speech of Great
Corruption, first and last court against
the Womgom Way.
As a result of this case, the corrupt were
no longer tried - half of the court was
killed by the other half, which was more
than enough to allow the accused to flee.
The Secrets of the
Ladies
The giants believe that the legend,
which claims that the Lady of Summer
created the Keshite desert when she was
seduced by a satyr and that she was
taken by a movement of surprise and
horror well understood by perceiving
that she had taken a spring seasonling
into her bed, is not unfounded. They
suppose, among other things, that if
there has not been a King of the Summer
- as there has been for the other
seasonlings - it is because of this fact.
They are therefore actively seeking the
Lady to bring back her decision or, at
least, to help her. Everyone needs a
confidante and they feel they are best
placed to play the role. Secretly, many
giants think that their Lady had never
chosen a king... In short, and that her
movement of stupor was inevitable, for
her first time. Of course, anyone who
would make that kind of assumption in
front of a giant would immediately be
reduced to a smear on the ground. But it
does not prevent it, the rumor is
tenacious.
Another of the best-kept secrets of the
giants would imply covered words that
there is a secret society of giants whose
objective is to find the Lady, not this
time, to console her, but rather to punish
her. Indeed, what she did to Keshe
deserves a serious remonstrance. No
murmur that the truth is rather on the
side of the thirst for senseless power that
animates these corrupt. Their goal would
simply be to take the place of the Lady,
one way or another.
Finally, it is said that the Drakonians,
who live relatively quietly in the
mountains that bear their name, would
still be there for only one reason: the
giants have made a pact with them. All
who come out of the mountains are
massacred mercilessly. But those who
are satisfied with the frustrated life of
the mountaineers are left in peace. The
wisest giants laugh at this rumor - they
say that, in any case, it keeps people at a
reasonable level - but never contradict
it ...