Y our empire once stretched beyond the
horizon. Now your power barely extends
table of contents
Vizier's Report .................................................. 2
History ............................................................. 4
The Land and the City ......................................
Government and Culture ................................ 12
The Magnificent City......................................
Notable Citizens............................................. 18
Holdings ........................................................
Rumors, Secrets, and Plots .............................
strategy and Advice ..................... ...........32
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beyond the city walls. Rival domains and
monstrous rulers gather strength on every side,
and your people have grown complacent and
negligent. But take heart! In its long history,
Ariya has known temble times, yet always a wise
leader has appeared to guide the realm back to
strength. Are you the next such ruler?
what you need
to play
8 This domain sourcebook is an accessory for the
BIRTHRIGHT- campaign setting. You or your
16 Dungeon Master needs the BIRTHRIGHT boxed
set, as well as the ADGrD' Player's Handbook
.24 and DUNGEON MASTER@ Guide. Your DM will
28 find the Cities of the Sun campaign expansion
helpful but not essential.
how to use this
sourcebook
This book details the people, provinces, customs,
and landmarks of the domain of Ariya, a Khinasi
state on the southern coast of Cerilia. You may
play either Prince Gerad ihn Farid el-Arrasi, the
ruler described here and in Cities ofthe Sun, or a
new character of your own. This hook assumes
Prince Gerad has abdicated and named your PC
his lawful successor, but players of nonregent
characters who live in or come from Ariya will
also fmd this domain sourcebook useful.
Change anything about the following descrip-
ons that you don't like, then pass this book
along to your DM and explain what you want to
keep or change about the kingdom. Point out the
adventure ideas that are important to your char-
acter. Remember, if something here doesn't fit
the campaign, the DM is free to reject it. The
DM is also free to create a few surprises-after
all, even the Prince-Paladin of Ariya doesn't
know everything ahout his city-state.
Ariya has known far better times, but a re ent
with vision and leadership can restore it to gfory.
The key lies not in bullying or violence, but in
persuasion, fairness, and bard work. Ten thou-
sand blessings on your path!
 rince-Paladin, Guardian and
, who is like unto the Rain Cloud!
state of Ariya and the true Ariyan Tem-
ani live in the esteemed Prince-Paladin’s

to the Earth and the Sea!

s no other enemies. To the west,

I
 dhood, all know that Rashid doune Arrasi
"ern in 1249 (734 HC), battled with his
rother Eirat for the throne i n 1270, and

i reigned as mage-lung. Anuire had a tyran-

(and mad) new emperor, Alhndalae, who
uered western Khourane. In response, the
niting the Basarji to oppose
g his superb grasp of diplo-
n, local custom, and logistics,
ies of lightning strikes against
e Empire's land and sea forces. I n the two

xplosive flames, roasting the emperor alive.

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living quarters take this name because, by
unbreakable custom, no servant may speak to
one of the royal family unless the family member
‘P I

-$string zithers or strum a short-necked lute called

%he oud. Palace eunuchs stand guard, ministering
to the royal family’s every need. Few other ruling
houses in Cerilia enjoy such luxury.
in marked contrast to thc richness of the

generally have no taste for luxury. finding truer

comfort in devotion to Avani.
The Chamber of Whispers: Deep below the
House of Silent Servants, deeper than the palace
dungeons, past the oubliettes and treasure
rooms, down nine guarded flights of stairs and
past three doors (the first of steel, the second
onyx,the third obsidian) lies the prince-paladin’s
most secret room. Beneath an unmarked obsid-
ian dome 20 feet across, the regent sits in total
silence. After 15 minutes, a gentle brcezc rises,
and he hegins to hear things: snatches of conver-
sation in tea houses, distant cries of merchants in
the bamars. gossip around a village well. In the

The listener cannot control what he hears; he

i
 he Prince-Paladin of' Ariya rules o n
the g r c a t e s t cities in all Ccri

behaves like a boor or servant is treated as one: a

Arivan society makes no official distinction contenders lor h e throne.

of the social ladder.

ne of many Khiwsi faiths that follow the
goddms d t h e sun,light, fire, and
 ness owners have taken to negotiating in bath-

hypoulust, servants beat water from a nearby

weil or aqueduct in a brass boiler or furnace.

pts on Omddi's life. KO h)

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cf el-Kadir,a (3)in
3) inTegher. Rahil
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time in these colossal anthills. Domain mainten

cities every season or so.

 Navy morale has dropped at the prospect of
facing notorious pirates in their lair. Captain
Hadan has suggested that if the prince-paladin

-ncaampaip. : ,

harbor-until tw

decreed the construction of secret catacombs

under the cult's principal temple. Cult priests

When the Masetians attacked and destroyed

the cult, they dcrnolished the temple without
 iskDret about Mi&.Riest0ss stiandats
Shandare has an illegitimate daughter.

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