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Credits
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Lead Designer: Fernando A. Dolande
Game Designers: Samuel H. Gonzales, Julio A. Santamaria, Moises R. Montero
Cover Artwork: Environment 17: Ishtar Door, created by David Revoy and edited by
Fernando A. Dolande, used under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0.
Produced by: Arcadia Publishing Company
Playtesters: Eric "Butter" Levy, Rossmary Nieto, Alessandro Alonso

And a very special mention to everyone that has supported us though participation on the
Open Gaming events. You are amazing, and we wouldn't be here without you.
Our eternal thanks.

Navia Chronicles, Navia Chronicles Player's Guide © 2015 Arcadia Publishing Company.
All Rights Reserved.

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 Contents
Preface 4 Chapter 5 - Backgrounds
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Chapter 1 - Chronicles 6
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Navia, Land in the Sky……………...…..6
Faith……………………………….…..11
Magic………………………….….…...13
Education………………………...…....14
Travel & Communication….……...….15
The Calendar of Thalantis……....…….16
Chapter 2 - Organized Play 18
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Code of Conduct…………………....…18
Necessary Resources…………………..18
Character Creation………………....…18
Character Advancement……..….…….20
Downtime………….…………....……..21
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Archeologist…………………….……..34
Doctor……………………………....…35
Engineer……………………….…....…36
Faction-Born………………………......38
Sleuth…………………………..….…...39
Variant Backgrounds………………….40
Chapter 6 - Factions 42
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Renown & Rank………………......……43
Siegwulf Order………………………..45
Lakehall College………………………46
Moonlight Coven…….………………..47
Rhinehold Bank……………………….48

Chapter 3 - Races of Navia 22

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Humans………………………………..22
Dwarves……………………………….22
Elves…………………………………....24
Halflings……………………………….25
Mortis………………………………….27

Chapter 4 - Class Options 30

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Darkness Domain………………….…..30
Spellbreaker Martial Archetype .…..….31
Scout Roguish Archetype.……….……..31
School of Magitech……………………32
 Preface
We have come a long way since the time I sought out a
friendly locale and gathered the a few attendees for
the very first Open Gaming event. I never thought
much about it, I merely wanted those who found joy
on tabletop roleplaying games to have a place to share
their love, experiences and enjoyment with others like
them. Several months later, we have grown into an
active community. New groups were forged.
Friendships started and grew. The once humble event
has now become a monthly tradition for many of us.
And now, it'll become so much more.
The Chronicles of Navia Player's Guide is meant to
serve as an introduction to magical continents that
flight soar the skies, ancient civilizations left behind by
time and more!
Using this supplement, in conjunction with the D&D
5th Edition Basic Rules or Player's Handbook, you'll be
able to create a character of your own and, alongside
your friends, protect Navia from the wickedness that
threatens it, guide the lands into a prosperous future
or into the darkest night.
I have nothing but gratitude and respect for those that
supported our vision since the first day, and those that
have only recently joined us. By participating and
sharing these events with us, you have helped expand
the hobby in Panama more than you can imagine.
I look forward to sharing this brave new world with you
Fernando A. Dolande.
Chronicles of Navia, Lead Designer
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I remember the first time I heard about pen and
paper RPG's I kind of scratched my head going
"What, so you imagine everything that happens?
what are the rules for that, what are the
boundaries? what, you mean to tell me that in this
game ANYTHING is possible?". To me that has
always been the selling point to any pen and
paper game. Using you imagination to tell a story,
and have your friends or even a group of total
strangers jump in and play a part of that story is
just the most fun thing ever.
The Chronicles of Navia is a setting that pays
homage to all of that. It's a combination of several
fantasy themes, that I'm sure many of you might
recognize immediately, into a rich setting with
enough space to expand and tell all kinds of
stories about its people, its creatures, and most
important of all, its heroes.
And that's where you come in.
A game is nothing without its players and that's
why we want you to be front and center while
traveling through Navia, fighting the bad guys,
shaping the stories and the songs that the bards
will sing in its not so distant future. The Chronicles
of Navia are yet unwritten. Because you are the
ones who will bring them to life.
I've worked on this supplement with Samuel,
Dulen and Moi, who are some of the most
creative guys I've ever had the privilege to work
with. I've shared some of my ideas and concepts
with them and worked on some of theirs and I am
confident we've come up with a world that we
can all get lost in while rolling some dice.
Julio Santamaria.
Chronicles of Navia, Game Designer
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Since i was a kid I have been a fan of tabletop role
playing games, but I was unable to play since a few
years back, in dulen's campaigns, so in a sense he
started my 'grown-up' attraction to Dungeon and
Dragons.
For me it's a blessing to be working in this setting you
have now in your hands. It started with a idea, a idea to
expand the games we played into something to
remember, and something to last. Now we can fulfill
that itch of creating a world from scratch.
My favorite aspect of this (and you can call me
megalomaniacal) is the building of nations and races,
what values do they hold, what relationships they keep
with others, and what epic storylines can start in the
blink of a eye, in a 20 or a 1 even.
Playing many different sort of games have make me
think on how this one binds them all, what do you
mean I ask? Even many modern videogames are based
on the standard D&D gameplay (think on how many
games use hit points!)
With chronicles we are striving to create a setting that
evokes that sort of nostalgia and at the same time push
the envelope on what makes the old mazes and
monsters formula tick, not everything can be based on
old nostalgia, we must create new one!
"Are you serious?" was my first response when
our lead designer came up with this idea. Then i
immediately thought "Why not" and jumped into
their wagon.
Having 4 DM's in one room...or chatroom is
bound to have many ideas start popping into
existence and in no time we had the backbone of
this player's guide. It has been no easy job
cultivating this into the whole setting it is now
but when you enjoy what you're doing there is
no job too hard and no mountain too high...am I
being cliché? Yes! I don't care.
I really enjoyed working on this with these 3 guys
who share my point of view into what an
adventure worthy or future tales and bard songs
should be. I hope you enjoy playing it as much as
we enjoyed creating it.
Have a blast guys.
Moises Raúl Montero
Chronicles Of Navia, Game Designer
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I hope you enjoy this new story as much as we have

enjoyed writing it, because now what happens it's up
to you! yes! you! Don't be shy, come forth into the
light… This is just a beginning...

Samuel H. Gonzalez
Chronicles Of Navia, Game Designer
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 Chapter 1 - Chronicles
As the sun sets over the horizon in the small town of
Crossriver, a group of children gathers around a
campfire. They've been playing all day, imagining the
adventures they will have once they grow up and leave
town. Monsters, treasures, helpless peasants in need of
saving, becoming a knight, a big hero or a dashing
adventurer.
All this plays out in their imagination, but once a week,
they all gather around a campfire in the middle of the
town square, for they know that she always comes
around this time, and she always tells the best stories.
The old lady leans heavily on her crooked cane, she has
seen many years go by, however there are still many left
in her, as she loves to say, and if there's anything she
loves more than meditating on a late evening by the
riverside, is telling the young ones a good story.
She sits on the wooden stump near the ashes of the
fireplace from the night before, points her hand at the
coals and speaks a short sharp word, sending sparks
from her fingers and lighting up the fireplace to the
delight of the children around her.
"That one always does the trick" she says to herself, as
she smiles at the cheering young ones around her. She
takes a long breath as she decides on which story she
will give them today.
"Many are the stories that are told around the
campfires of Navia. But there's one that remains as the
tale of all tales. The story of how Navia came to be, how
the Gods measured their forces and how The Mother
finally decided the fate of the world."
By now the children are all silent, holding their breaths
in anticipation of the magic that will follow.
She grabs some ashes from the ground near the
campfire and blows them in the air, creating a whirl of
colors and shapes that follow her words as if directed by
a painter's hand.
"The Mother was the first, and will most likely be the
last, but in her loneliness she gave birth to the Gods,
Apollonius the Sun and Celiane the moon, then Undol
and Aerwin, the gods of earth and the oceans. Then
Erastos, ruler of the winds and the sky. Along then came
Balthazar, the shepherd of souls., followed by Yra that
tricky goddess who was, and still is, up to all kinds of
mischief.
Then Zel, the first of the sages, manifested himself out
of Celiane's curiosity and began studying all he could
get his hands on, while Tanith, the great battle mistress
was born out of Apollonius' love for war and strategy.
For a long time, so long that many say there was no real
idea of what "time" was back then, the gods kept to
themselves, creating things that amused them or
somehow portrayed their innermost interests. Balthazar
created the souls that now belong to each one of you.
Mostly thanks to Yra, who in a fit of creative mischief,
released the souls simply to "see what happened", it
was there when we were truly born. The souls went into
the world that Undol and Aerwin were creating, and
took on different forms. Some became what we call
Humans, others became elves, dwarves, and halflings.
Nobody really understands how this came to pass, but
that is a story for another time. For here, is where Navia
began…
The children huddle together and listen attentively.
They've heard this story from the old lady over and over
again, yet they always enjoy this part of the tale the
most.
"Aerwin and Undol, the gods of the sea and the earth,
have a relationship you little ones are more than
familiar with. Like brothers, they spent the time before
Navia came into existence trying to outdo each other in
front of their mother…"
She pauses and smiles as she notices many a wicked
grin on the children's faces. She blows some air into the
ashes of her hand as the figures become more vivid
above the fireplace.
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"It all started innocently enough, with the two brothers
creating the type of creatures that you would see
swimming along Queen's Crossing, and grassing on the
shadow of mount Titan. But then their "friendly"
competition soon became a matter of who made the
biggest and strongest beast, and then they kept arguing
who would beat who and how and how many creatures
of what type would pose a challenge to one of the
other..."
She sighs with a weary smile…
"Kids…"
Her tone becomes a bit sadder now, sadder than how
she usually tells this part of the story. The kids don't
notice and she continues, using a darker tone of voice.
"Once they realized that they were powerful enough to
actually make those fights happen, that's when
everything went wrong. The most horrible and powerful
creatures they could come up with faced each other and
split the earth, parted the seas and almost wiped out
the ancestors you keep in your prayers to Balthazar at
night. "
She paused, noticing that the kids were a bit too scared,
and took a lighter tone
"Oh, don't worry little ones, this is the part where old
Zel comes in. After seeing how much destruction and
how much knowledge was being lost on a petty God
squabble, he first convinced Balthazar of the need to
make sure that his souls would get enough time to wash
off the taint, and a massive annihilation such as the one
going on was only going to delay the process for several
thousands of years. Both of them convinced the other
gods like Apollonius and Celianne to persuade the two
brothers and stop them from causing any more damage
to the world they had been building together."
"But they would not listen, and their battles raged on
for what seemed like an eternity. It was then that
Zelaznog and the other Gods called upon the Mother to
stop the conflict. The decision was quick and definite,
for the Allmother had had enough of their foolishness.
First she confined Undol to the depths of the seas and
Aerwin to the land and the forests, where both they and
their creatures would not be able to fight each other."
"Then Zel, using his influence on the sentient peoples of
the world, gathered them onto the safest piece of land
left on the world. And then lifted it into the skies."
A loud "oooohhh…" from the children was heard as the
ashes on her hand created a floating piece of rock right
in from of their eyes. They all loved this part of the story.
A little girl with big sparkling inquisitive eyes raised her
hand and asked "But Mama Talesong, what did the
cloud monk had to say about that?"
"Ah, yes… Erastos the god of the wind and skies, or the
cloud monk as people like to call him, did not like this
idea at all. His big blue domain would only be tarnished
by the mere sight of a gigantic piece of rock. In the end
he complied, but it is said that the wild winds that hit
Navia every now and then are his way of letting us know
that we're but guests in his vast domain…"
An eerie silence, interrupted only by the crackling of the
burning wood in the fire, took over the scene. Mama
Talesong smiled and stood up.
"Mama Talesong! Please don't go now we want another
story!"
"Ah but children, Mama needs to go now, maybe some
other day… if you want a story so badly why don't you
craft one with one of your own? Our sky isles are full of
secrets and lost tales of heroes and heroines. Maybe
one day you'll even grow up to become one, and then
everyone will know your story."
She smiles wearily and bids the children goodbye as she
slowly walks away from the fireplace.
"The age in which the Gods took center stage in the
stories of the world is over, from now on it is time for
mortals to shape their own destiny, and become the
heroes of their own legends… And the time for a new
age is coming."
The old lady slips through the outskirts and into the
darkness of the night, recalling memories of a different
time, long past now, and of innocent children and their
games...
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Navia, land in the Sky
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A cataclysmic event known as “The great divide” in
which two Gods fought over dominance of the world
was threatening to end all life on the material plane.
Seeing how all this destruction would eventually lead to
the absolute annihilation of the material plane; the
gods, led by the God of Knowledge, used their influence
and lifted a portion of the land and held it aloft using
part of their divine power. As a consequence the
divines are not able to manifest on the material plane,
and the dwellers of this floating island, were now left to
pick up the pieces and build their lives up from nothing.
Thus, the land of Navia was born.
Most sentient races were “saved” and brought to Navia
through the God of Knowledge’s influence, before the
continent was lifted into the sky. Humans, Elves,
Dwarves and Halflings found their place in the land in
the sky, while the Mortis, a more reclusive civilization
that shuns the aspect of death and renewal present in
all other civilizations, took control of the deep
underground locations in the floating continent.
One thousand years have passed since the Great
Divide, and many generations of Navians have come
and gone. City states have risen from the ruins of their
previous ancestors, and their respective rulers now
control the villages inside their territories. The stories of
how the Gods saved all sentient beings have been
passed down through the families of those who now
live in Navia, and every city now pays tribute to a
different God, or the ideal behind one.
Spire, The City of Knowledge
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The largest and arguably most important city in the
whole of Navia is Spire, the city of Knowledge. Named
after the enormous spire around which the city is built,
the mythical tower that has been in place since its
discovery by the first settlers of the floating continent.
Layer after layer, different noble houses have tried to
reach the top of the Spire; however, after 1000 years
the last level of the Spire is nowhere within sight.
This desire to rise above the height of the tower has led
to the creation of several city levels on top of each
other, some of which have been unexplored for
hundreds of years.
There are passages, lifts and ways to enter the lower
levels, however after a certain point they remain
unpopulated and are used mainly as hideouts for local
thieves, and slums for the lower classes.
Spire has earned its nickname "The city of Knowledge"
mainly due to the amount of Scholars, temples, libraries
and places dedicated to keeping all types of knowledge
from being lost. Scholars, inventors, Engineers and
Archaeologists all find a place where to study and
practice their craft in the city of knowledge.
The city is divided in 4 main areas:
The Upper City: Seen from above, it looks like a giant
disc held above the ground level by massive pillars of
metal and stone. This area of the city is the home of the
most powerful noble houses and the governing body of
the city. The city guard, and most temples are found in
this part of the city as well. Access to the upper city
happens through mechanical systems of lifts, pulleys,
and steam powered elevators.
The Merchant’s belt: Merchants, traders and most of
the middle class citizens are located in the Merchant’s
belt. It is the widest and busiest part of Spire, where
most of the commerce, trade and profit-seeking
businesses take place. A particularly powerful branch of
the Rhinehold bank has its office in this level.
The lower city: Houses built mostly from scraps. A heap
of mismatched styles of architecture that reflect over
500 years of life. This is the lower city of Spire, a place
that exists is perfect contrast with the Upper city. For
every noble family, magic-powered construct, and every
elite guard; there's a family living under precarious
conditions, a malfunctioning elevator (also known as
"the deathtraps"), and an underpaid city guard who will
more than likely look the other way.
The Undercity: The underground slums of Spire are
located in the lower sections. The lower you go will be
the lower class you see around you. There is a black
market said to operate in these parts of town as well as
a branch of the Midnight Coven. Dungeons from past
civilizations have been found by Archaeologists in this
area. Most of the Undercity still remains unexplored,
and whatever knowledge was found there, remains
hidden from the current society.
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Spirian Government
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Spire is ruled by the head representatives of the six
major Noble houses. These have changed throughout the
years, as the powers have shifted and some houses
have gone into ruin due to their own foul play, or due to
the workings of other houses that have worked their
way up the power ladder. Currently, the Noble houses
that rule Spire are:
House Reliquium. A religious family with a long line of
reputable leaders and heads of houses. Their
representatives are often inclined towards taking
courses of action that would please the Gods. Especially
Zelaznog, God of Knowledge, whom they revere and
pay tribute to publicly.
House Daena. Ruled by a Matriarch, who is
accompanied by her future successor in the council.
They often sponsor any type of enterprise that has the
wellbeing of the common folk as its priority. This has
aided them into becoming the most loved noble house
in Spire's lower levels.
House Dinim. The Dinim have a history of being in the
center of most conflicts between the ruling houses of
Spire. The mysterious ways in which their enemies are
"taken care off" has led some of the other houses to
accuse them of being in cahoots with the Moonlight
Coven. These accusations, however, have never been
confirmed. They always sponsor whatever cause that
will benefit them in some way.
House Valorien. A proud family with a long line of
warriors who have fought and guarded the city of Spire
for many generations. The promise of a good fight and
glory in the battlefield is often good enough to move
their forces into action. Their leaders, however look to
uphold order more than anything else, as they believe
that only through order can they bring prosperity to the
city.
House Ironbriar. The youngest, and perhaps richest, of
the noble houses. The Ironbriar were born as traders
during the Era of Seclusion, and used coin and
treachery to reach their current status. They are best
known as patrons of the arts, and in truth there are
very few pieces though the city of knowledge that have
not been commissioned by the Ironbriar.
Some of their lest reputable ventures include houses of
pleasure and gambling halls, both of which are legal
thanks to their political influence.
House Holster. Masters of the magical and scientific
arts since the Era of Seclusion began, and now during
the era of exploration, many of their investments in the
city of knowledge can be seen either adorning the
streets of the higher ring, or providing means of
transportation within the merchant's belt and down to
the lower levels. Technological advances and the
gathering of knowledge have always been part of their
leaders' goals.
Although their motivations and ideals are sometimes
different from each other, the city council has managed
to keep the order and peace of Spire at functional levels
throughout its existence. Any decision taken by the
council must be done so through a majority vote in
which the consent of at least 4 houses must be reached
in order to proceed.
Points of interest
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Spire is arguably the most important city in all of Navia.
The four factions have a representative's office in this
city. The Hall of Swords, The house of Learning, and The
Rhinehold bank's office of acquisitions can all be found
in the highest level of the city.
The Merchant's belt main point of interest is the
Bazaar. A myriad of merchants, craftsmen and traders
find their posts inside a giant elliptical construction
structure that once served as a fighting arena. The
Bazaar is the busiest trading post in all of Navia, second
only to Rivercross.
The lower city is what most would call a cesspool of vice
and corruption. A place where only those most
desperate to make their living would go to. And
although there are honest people in the lower city,
these values are exemplified by the Lower city's most
famous establishment: The Devil's Groin. This fighting
pit and house of pleasures has anything any self-
deprecating citizen of Spire might want to spend their
money on. With more dark corners than any other inn
or tavern in Spire, this is the perfect meeting place for
anyone who does not want to be seen meeting anyone
else.
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Villages
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Spire has many nearby villages that pay taxes in
exchange for protection and access to the great bazaar
for their local traders, farmers, and craftsmen.
Giant's Bridge. A village found near the western
border of the Spire region. Located mostly on the
bank of Queen's Crossing, this village gets its name
because of the great stone bridge that is used to cross
the river.
Bluedale. Found close to spire, this village is, by rights and
history, one of the oldest, perhaps the oldest, to belong to
the demesne of the Spirian capital.
When foreigners ask why Bluedale they have assumptions It
may be due to the Queen's crossing and its crystal clear
water, but the town's mayor is quick to correct that the name
comes from the famed dale blueberries. As such most of the
small folk are farmers and merchants, the easiest way to get
wealthy here is to own tracts of land harvesting fruits for the
capital.

The bridge looks as if a giant had sunk almost neck-
deep into the river, extended its arms from left to
right, then turned into stone as if to connect both
sides with its arms.
A Dwarf will tell you this is only a bunch of half-witted
nonsense, since a bridge of such impossible shape and
size could only be made by Dwarven stoneworkers.
The Bridge, as the town is commonly known; is run by
a mayor, elected every 5 years from among the most
prominent traders who live in it. Most of the small
folk are fishermen, peons who work for the major
merchants in the region, or self-sustaining families
that grow their own food.
Relationship with other city states
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Other city states keep regular diplomatic relationships with
Spire, some have made it clear that if war were to be
declared, they would side with the Spirian Forces.
Spear's Point, home of the Ghazir, is Spire's most renown ally,
although their respective governments do not see eye to eye
on certain issues, due to the Ghazir views regarding religion
and military prowess.

Hillfort. The youngest settlements around Spire.

House Valorien adapted the ruins of an ancient Giant
Tower to serve as a Fort that guards the Spiran
territory from threats that may escape from the
wilderness.

The settlement works as an enormous barracks and

training ground for those who wish to join the City
Guard of Spire.

All city guards of Spire are sent to Hillfort for two

years before they are sent to their permanent
position and it is considered a great honor to stay in
order to protect Spire.
The main authority figure is appointed by the head of
House Valorien, currently being Greil Valorien, the
youngest son of the current head of the house.

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Faith
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Faith means to trust, to trust an object, a person, a
deity, or something that might even go uncategorized.
In very few places this concept is so well known and
embraced as in the Sky Isles.
Religions have been created and destroyed over the
millennia since the first rocks flew, but there has never
been a time where a major faith was unheard of. And it
would be simple to understand why, as prayers rarely
go unanswered.
And although many theories exist regarding why this is
so, the most commonly accepted one among scholars
deals with a group of beings so powerful, that their
mere existence shapes not only the mortal world, but
those behind the ethereal veil. The Nine Divines.
The Nine Divines
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At the beginning there was nothing. And that void was
The Mother. She was everything. She was naught. And
from her were born beings of immeasurable power:
Apollonius, the lord sun. Celiane, the lady moon.
Balthazar, the tinkerer. Yra, the hundred eyes.
They were the first of the Divines, the inheritors of the
Mother's will.
Apollonius and Celiane bore three children: the land,
the sea, and the sky, known on the holy texts as Aerwin,
Undol and Erastos. Balthazar and Yra bore two children,
war and knowledge, known as Tanith and Zelaznog.
Together, these two families, all descendants of the
Mother, are known as the Nine Divines, the shapers of
the cosmos.
It is well known that the Divines are mostly absent on
the mortal world, and most of the cosmos. However,
their power can be felt throughout creation, and
various religions, cults and sects have been created
over the centuries. Some have venerated a single
Divine, while others pay homage to singular aspects of
each entity. Most of these doctrines, however, didn't
know that they were venerating the Divines
themselves, as one need not ask the air to breathe.
In recent history, the biggest and most influential of the
navian religions is the Thalantian Church, often referred
simply as "the Church", who guides navians from any
path of life into the way of the Divines.
The Scions
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It is written on the holy Thalantian texts that after the
mortal world was so, Balthazar, began working on a
new being, one that could care for the world that his
siblings and nephews had created. His kindness earned
him the gratitude of his family, but the resentment of
his wife, Yra, who envied his creativity.
Balthazar began creating the first souls, but before he
could finish his creations, Yra released the souls into the
mortal world. Unfinished, these souls entered the
bodies of beasts, and became the first humans,
dwarves, elves and halflings. However, as they stood,
they were incomplete, tarnished, and unperfected.
To remedy this, Balthazar created what is now known
as the Circle of Ascension, where souls are to be born
and reborn into mortal bodies, until they can naturally
become complete, feeding of the experiences it had in
life. Once a soul becomes complete, it becomes a new
being, a celestial, a demon, a devil or other kind of
creature bound somewhere beyond the mortal plane.
And yet, some of these perfect beings are stronger than
others. The Strongest among them become Scions,
guides to the souls of mortal kind.
Listed on this chapter are four Celestial Scions, as well
as the best known, but this is hardly a complete list, as
many more Celestial Scions exist, as well as Demonic
and Diabolic Scions.
Ideologies
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Although powerful beings are known to exist, and
religions that are commonly associated with them are
found far and wide across Navia, some have all but
forsaken devotion to these creatures, instead adopting
ideologies, the reverence of ideas.
The best known ideologies are the Dwarven Ancestral
Worship, where some individuals that excelled in life
are regarded as guide for Dwarven society, and The Will
of the Imperias, which is almost exclusively professed
by the Mortis, who claim their ruler, the Imperias,
guides them in every turn of their lives.
Lastly, the Verdant Circles are a community of druids
and nature worshipers, that seek to protect the purity
of nature.
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 Faiths of the Navia chronicles
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The Nine Divines Alignment Portfolios Suggested Domain Symbol
Aerwin CN Divine of hunting, beasts, travel Nature Soaring arrow
Apollonius LN Divine of light, valor, justice Light Golden sun
Balthazar LN Divine of life, redemption, mercy Life Silver four-pointed
star
Celiane CN Divine of darkness, dreams, Darkness Moon covered by a
mischief white veil
Erastos CN Divine of storms, freedom, Tempest An eagle carrying a
independence lightning bolt.
Tanit LN Divine of battle, strategy, victory War A spear over an
iron shield
Undol CN Divine of rivers, rains, respect Tempest Deep blue droplet
Yra CN Divine of change, premonition, pain Trickery An snake's eye with
six wings
Zelaznog LN Divine of knowledge, discovery, Knowledge An open book
curiosity surrounded by
three stars
Celestial Scions Alignment Portfolios Suggested Domains Symbol
Adellum, the NG Scion of guidance, Light A shining star
Starlight who brings the lost home.
Sareash, The LG Scion of resilience, War, Knowledge Silver Banner and a
Harbinger of Victory who fights in the face of the golden sword
Impossible.
Ophanias, the Quiet CG Scion of harvest, Tempest, Nature Cloud with a
Rain who gives nurture to the world. woman's face
Zalariel, the NG Scion of love, Life A pair of scarlet
Everchanging. Who guides the hearts of all beings. wings
Ideologies Alignment Portfolios Suggested Domains Symbol
Ancestor Worship LN Reverence of the Ancestors, the Life, Knowledge Varies depending
wisest, strongest and determinate on the culture
of us all.
Verdant Circles N Reverence of Nature, and all of its Nature, Tempest Amber tree with
glory. emerald leafs
The Will of the LN Reverence of the Imperias, true Darkness, War, Smooth, horned,
Imperias ruler of the Mortis, and eternal lady Knowledge ivory mask
of the under cities.

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Magic
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In the Sky Isles, magic is as common as swords and
axes. The known oldest cities were built by magical
architects. Beasts have been born out of the curiosity of
all matter of sorcerers, warlocks and witches. Potions
are readily available, and those who wield the power to
shape the element of the weird can be found almost in
every corner of the isles. But this is not to let you
assume these individuals are beyond the laws of
mortals. On the contrary, every nation has dealt with
magicians long enough that laws and regulations on
magic are as commonplace as those these laws seek to
administer.
Mages of all walks of life are expected to register with
the government of the lands where they reside. Once
registered, these casters are given permits, that allow
them to use their magic as long as they follow the laws
of that region.
Normally these laws are built around each school of
magic. Although each nation may have variations of
these laws, the following are the most basic and
consistent regulations found throughout the Sky Isles:
• Abjuration: There are very few regulations on
the abjuration school, as it serves mostly as a
defensive mechanism.
• Conjuration: Any damage caused by a
summoned creature is considered to be inflicted
by the caster.
• Divination: It's commonly seen as rude to give a
false reading of the future.
• Enchantment: This school is highly regulated,
and it's use is considered illegal on many regions
due to its ability to deny others the use of free
thought and consent.
• Evocation: This highly destructive school is the
most regulated of all, and very few are given
permission to use, or even learn, spells from it
outside of the government.
• Illusion: The creation of mirages is very regulated
outside of the harmless, but not as much as
enchantment or evocation spells.
• Necromancy: While there is no real taboo
against using necromancy spells, it is expected
that undead created are to be kept under
control by its master.
• Transmutation: It's expected that transmutation
spells are to be casted on willing targets.
Education and Tuition
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Although the level of education varies greatly between
realms, it's common to find at least basic education
available in one form or another throughout the sky
isles. Most people learn how to read a few words at the
very least. Higher education, as well as magical
education, is easily available on bigger settlements,
specially human cities. Spire, the City of Knowledge, is
well regarded for having the most educated citizens of
Navia, with almost every child learning how to read and
write before reaching adolescence.
And regardless of the origin of their magic, almost every
caster is asked to attend a learning faculty, in order to
learn how to best control their powers.
Magical Outlaws
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Unregulated casters are not unheard off, as many
would rather avoid the law to keep their freedom to do
whatever they please with their magic. Normally these
mages can be found uncivilized areas, where there is
nobody to persecute them. Although each region and
race has a different name for these outlaws, on the city
of Spire they are known as Nihilysts.
Although many of these unregulated casters are born
on their current state, to parents that, like them, were
outlaws, some choose to escape civilization after
committing a crime.
Regardless of condition, all of these mages are
commonly pursued by bounty hunters, who seek to
make gain quick money by bringing these outlaws to
justice.
Outside of the Regulations
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Some organizations, such as the factions presented on
Chapter 6 - Factions, grant its members permits to use
their magic in any way as long as doing so brings benefit
to their ranks. In many ways, the mages belonging to
these organizations are allowed to function outside of
local law systems, as long as they don't actively
jeopardize the peace, or threaten officials.
Other organizations that grant looser regulations to
mages are the local governments, who, much like the
factions, are fond of using magic to further their goals
and interests.
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Education Languages of the Sky Isles
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For the last century the realms of Navia existed on quiet The following languages replace the list of standard
isolation. Although the Era of Valor bought peace and languages presented on Chapter 4 of the Player's
freedom to human, dwarves, elves and halflings, the Handbook and the D&D 5th Edition Basic Rules:
atrocities of the Era of Titans would not go unforgotten,
feeding mistrust and suspicion among all nations. Standard Languages
Turning camaraderie into doubt, forcing each nation to ──────────────────────────────────────
nurture their strength separated from the others.
Language Typical Speaker Script
Only recently have the borders of these nations opened Aerglorr Scholars, Giants, Ogres Aerglorr
up as a whole, ending the Era of Seclusion, and bringing Fauril Citizens of the Ronfaure of Necris
forth the dawn of a new age, the Era of Exploration. the Halflings
Hevaelefna Citizens of the Twin Cities of Necris
The Written Word the Elves
────────────────────────────────────── Ghazir Citizens of the Ghaz region Aerglorr
A farmer wife sending a letter to her son on the big city.
Necris Citizens of the Mortis Necris
A wealthy noble commissioning an elaborate piece of
Imperium
art to exhibit on his estate. A military commander
receiving orders to mobilize her troops and attack the Riveni Citizens of the Riverlands Aerglorr
enemy during the dark of the night. All of these people Skandsor Citizens of the Thanes of the Aerglorr
have something in common: they can read. Dwarves
Spiran Citizens of the Spire region Aerglorr
To the people of Navia, no skill is more basic and
necessary as the ability to understand the written word.
Navian languages find their origin on one of two ancient
There was a time when it was rare, nay, dangerous, for
dialects: Aerglorr and Necris.
the common folk to learn such things, but with the end
of the Era of Titans, and the fall of the halls of the
Aerglorr is the tongue of the Giants that once ruled
giants, the freedom to learn became a necessity in
over the smaller races. It's script has characters that are
order to rebuild the great empires of old.
straight and can be easily written with a single
movement of the hand. All races that were at one point
Although the different cities, kingdoms and empires
or another enslaved by the Giants adopted the
may approach education differently, all nations within
language of their masters. Nowadays the original
the sky isles provide at least basic level of schooling to
Aerglorr language is but a near-dead tongue, spoken
their citizens within their capital cities. Human cities,
only by scholars and the remaining Giants of the sky
especially Spire, are well regarded for having an almost
isles. For writing purposes use the Dwarvish Script
nonexistent rate of illiteracy.
alphabet found on Chapter 4 of the Player's Handbook.
Smaller settlements may host a single school, funded by
Necris is the tongue of the Mortis Imperium, which has
the local authorities, that may teach not only how to
ruled the underworld of the Sky Isles for over a
read and write, but agriculture, architecture, arts,
millennia. The characters of its script tend to be curved
military sciences and trading as well.
in nature. During the Era of Titans only the mortis were
The most prestigious of these houses of learning are
able to avoid the conquest of the Giants, providing
the colleges located throughout Navia. And the largest
sanctuary to a vast amounts of elves and halflings, who
and most influential of all colleges is the college of
had lost their homes to the Titans. The once unruly
Lakehall, located close to the borders of the Spirelands
races found themselves welcomed by the race they
and the Riverlands. Members of the Lakehall College
once feared, and the friendship born of their kindness
hardly go unemployed, and a single teacher from the
lead to an alliance that blood has not forgotten. For
college is said to be capable of turning a simple town
writing purposes use the Elvish Script alphabet found on
into a bastion of enlightenment.
Chapter 4 of the Player's Handbook.

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Travel
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Some claim that the land beyond their homes is
infested with beasts, that could eat a person whole
without much of an effort, and these people are not
often wrong, for in the uncharted lands of Navia dwell
all manner of monsters, beasts and savage.
The century of isolation led to shrinking borders, and
areas that were once civilized reverting to a more
primitive past as their former owners abandoned them.
With only two years since the beginning of the Era of
Exploration, these ruins now pose a threat to travelers,
for they might host new masters that could be as
dangerous as the stories tell.
Regardless, those who venture forth find rewards of all
shape and form, and such is the way of Navia travel.
Dangerous but very rewarding.
Civilized Lands
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Moving between cities, and on regions in-between
settlements, is relatively safe. Brigands and monsters
are not a common occurrence on civilized land, but
safety in numbers is advised.
Most people tend to join traveling caravans in order to
move from place to place, paying with coin, goods or
labor for the security that the caravan provides. A lone
traveler may find some nuisances along the way, but
otherwise safety is assured.
The Wilderness
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Unlike the civilized lands, traveling though the
wilderness has many dangers. Patrols rarely go out to
the farthest reaches of the sky isles, allowing bandits,
monsters, salvages, cannibals and nihilists to thrive.
Smaller caravans rarely go into the wilderness, for they
lack the numbers to keep themselves safe on longer
journeys, even without the threat of attacks, they rarely
have enough supplies to sustain themselves for long.
Larger caravans, those with at least six or more wagons,
usually go into the wilderness only to reach other
civilized lands in order to engage in trade. However, this
practice is relatively new; the Era of Isolation made it
impossible for traveling merchants to enter other
realms for a whole century; destroying trade.
Communication
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Without a way to move information about, neither
progress nor peace can ever be achieved. Over the
centuries methods have changed, evolved, and become
perfected. Only now, at the turn of a new Era, are the
advances of the last few centuries showing it's true
benefits, for the Era of Exploration is also the Era of
Communication.
The Printing Press
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None know better the ways of replicating text than the
Mortis, whom devised the technology centuries ago,
during the Era of Wurms. The devices, called Vox Silenis
by its creators, combine mechanical and magical work
to enable the reproduction of text, as well as images.
The oldest and most elaborate Vox are even capable of
creating moving images, but these are found only
within the Imperium and some of the richest capital
cities, such as Spire and the Rivercross.
Books & Newspapers
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For centuries each copy of a tome had to be manually
copied, which was slow, or magically copied, which was
expensive. Since the origin of the Vox, books became
cheaper commodities, allowing the average commoner
to purchase anything between two to a dozen books a
year, depending on the length and manufacture of the
tome in question. But where the Vox became truly
powerful, was when the newspaper was invented.
Simply put, an average newspaper are thin pages of
paper filled with text and images detailing the daily
events, news and updates from the country or city of
origin, folded together. The cost of producing a single
copy is obscenely low, allowing for it to be massively
distributed though the land at a very low cost.
Smaller settlements rarely have their own newspaper,
but do receive the daily copy from its nearest city, with
a few days of delay at worst. The bestselling
newspapers on the Spire region are which are:
The Sage. Simplistic and to the point, the Sage is the go-
to newspaper for most people on Spire; known to
publish only well researched facts and unbiased
opinions on regional events.
The Judgment. A sensationalist publication that often
exaggerates the truth, and is known for providing a
great degree of anonymity to its sources.
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 The Calendar of Thalantis
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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Month Name Season Known As

1st Byrthys Spring Month of Birth
2nd Florys Spring Month of Flowers
3rd Ventys Spring Month of the winds
4th Sundul Summer Month of the Sun
5th Ranysul Summer Month of the Rain
6th Thumdul Summer Month of the Thunder
7th Mondul Summer Month of the Moon
8th Firhadan Autumn Month of the Fire
9th Terdan Autumn Month of the Erath
10th Drendan Autumn Month of Dreams
11th Congaler Winter Month of Coldness
12th Forunter Winter Month of Luck
13th Danerter Winter Month of Death

Created during the initial reform of the ancient
church of Baltados, which would later turn into the
Elder Oliverias Empire, by St. Thalantis, the patroness
of healers, shepherds and sages. Legend states that
Thalantis, formerly a wise woman who distributed
healing and alms to those in need, received a vision
from a Celestial Scion.
In this vision, Thalantis was shown how to account
for time, and the divine ordinances of days, months,
years and the concept of Eras.
Simply put, an Era is a lapse of time during which
certain events on the land of Navia became defining
to its inhabitants. Each year was then divined into
13th months, each with 28 days divided into 4 weeks
of 7 days each.
At the end of each year, a single day is added to the
calendar, which belongs to neither the old year or
the new. This day was attributed to, the Mother and
is commonly referred to as Mother's Day, and marks
the end of the year and the start of the next.
Eras: All eras must last an even number of years.
Why this is, is beyond all scholars. The rule was
created by St. Thalantis herself, and by a
combination of faith, tradition, and convenience, it
has remained so until the present day. By her
account, the years between the elevation of the land
and her divine visions are known as the Era of
Darkness. Very little is known about this era. All of
the known Eras are:

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Era of Darkness (Lasted 450 years): Ends when the
divine revelation of St. Thalantis grants her knowledge
of time. This period of time is clouded in mystery, as the
ruins of ancient civilizations were already dotting the
landscape of Navia.

Era of Visions (Lasted 20 years): This era is known for

the intervention of various Saints though the lands of
Navia. These Saints would go on to create the Church of
Baltados, the first church to revere the Divines on
Navia. This era came to an end with the death of St.
Thalantis, who passed away from natural causes.

Era of Wurms (Lasted 50 years): This era marks the rise

and fall of the Draconic Empire on Navia. As the oldest
and wisest creatures the Metallic Dragons thought their
magical secrets to the other sentient races giving birth
to the teachings of magic. The War of the Wurms
between chromatic and metallic dragons happened
here.

Era of Titans (Lasted 210 years): With the dragons gone

the Giants rose to power seeking to conquer the island
of Navia for their own. The organized clans started to
enslave the sentient species that dared oppose them
and the Titan Empire rose.

Era of Valor (Lasted 40 years): The Era of Valor marks

when the sentient Species decided to rise up against
their tyrants and heroes of legend were born. Driven
into the mountains and the other lands of Navia the
Titan Empire fell to give rise to the Human Settlements.

Era of Seclusion (Lasted 100 years): Not achieving

peace among the different lands that humans took for
themselves after the end of the war, Human
settlements entered the Era of Seclusion, when people
didn't venture far from their cities and trade was
nonexistent. The era lasted 100 years and cultures
further separated themselves from each other not
going even near the borders or their land.

Era of Exploration (Current Era, has lasted for 2 years):

The Era of Seclusion ended when adventurers were
born. Founding towns in the outskirts of their own
realms they have opened trade routes and a greater
sense of curiosity dominates the new generation.
Seeking to know what's "out there" members of all
races venture into the unknown to unite Navia under
one map.

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Chapter 2 - Organized Play
This section contains general rules and guidelines on
how to create a character to play in the Navia
Chronicles Living Setting games.
Code of Conduct
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We're all avid gamers and we love to play with other
gamers. The Navia Chronicles experience is supposed to
be a fun, entertaining, way of Roleplaying with other
members of our comunity. In order to achieve this,
there are a few rules we must all respect:
Be nice to each other. If there's one rule that we want
you to remember at all times it's this one: be nice. No
offensive name-calling, no hurtful comments, if you
have nothing good to say, don't say anything at all.
No undermining other characters. All characters have
the option to choose a faction at the beggining of the
game. This, however, means that some player's will
choose diferent factions, yet will end up playing in the
same party. Keep in mind that even though these
factions have different goals, this does not mean they
cannot work together as a team.
Be present at all times. Being present means paying
attention to your gaming group. This includes your DM
and your fellow players. We understand you may get
distracted sometimes, but if you start paying more
attention to your phone, or your portable gaming
device than to the gaming session, you'll become "that
one player" who slows everything down everytime it's
his or her turn. Be present, get involved, look for ways
to add to the fun of the game, and help others get
involved as well.
Don't cheat. A natural 20 is a natural 20, and a natural
1 is a natural 1. There's no need to lie in a game
session. Be honest. No loaded dice, no lying about your
rolls, no need for any of that at the table.
Don't steal. This should be obvious. If you want to use a
dice that's not yours, ask for it, then return it once
you're done. People who take other people's dice,
pencils, pens or any other possesions and fail to return
them will be given a warning. If they repeatedly show
this type of behavior they will be banned from any
future Open Gaming events.
Necessary Resources
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The rules we will be using to run every game session
within the Chronicles of Navia living world are the D&D
5th edition rules. This includes the Basic Rules PDF,
released for free by Wizards of the Coast, and any other
variant rule included in this supplement.
Important: The 5th edition core rulebooks contain
information on character creation, feats, backgrounds,
and other useful information.
The resources presented on the Player's Handbook may
only be used after providing proof of ownership of a
physical copy of the 5th edition's Player's Handbook,
and after consulting with the Dungeon Master running
your game before the game begins.
If you own a D&D 5th edition Player’s Handbook, you
may direct yourself to one of the dungeon masters,
who will then register you, and a maximum of three
other friends who will then be able to use that player’s
handbook and all the information within when creating
characters and playing within the Navia Chronicles
Living Setting.
If you don't own a copy of the D&D 5th edition Player's
Handbook, feel free to ask one of the dungeons
masters about ways to acquire one. Links with more
information are presented on the Appendix A, at the
end of this book.
Pirated copies of the Player's Handbook, in the form of
scans or a similar format, cannot, and will not, be
allowed to be used on the Navia Chronicles Living
Setting games.
As new books are released by Wizards of the Coast,
these guidelines may change, if any change is needed.
Character Creation
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Player Characters (often referred as PCs) are created
using the rules presented on the Basic Rules PDF or the
Player's Handbook, but under the following changes, as
to make the characters fit within the world of the Navia
Chronicles.
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Ability Scores Generation
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Generate your ability scores using the point buy system
presented on the basic rules or the Player's Handbook.
After assigning ability scores, apply your racial benefits
to derive your starting ability score at 1st level. You
cannot roll your ability scores.
Races
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Choose a race, alongside with a subrace, from the
following list:
• Human (or Human Variant).
• Dwarf
○ Stonebound Ruler
○ Stonebound Commoner
○ Skybound
• Elf
○ Dawn
○ Dusk
• Halfling
○ Highguard
○ Merryway
• Mortis
○ Arcanum
○ Machina
More information on these races and their subraces is
presented on Chapter 3 - Races of Navia. Races not
presented on this list are not allowed within the Navia
Chronicles Living Setting games.
Classes
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Your class determines your occupation as an
adventurer, but more so, exmplify your area of focus
within the party, how you character was trained, and
their perfered methods to solve problems.
When creating your character, choose from any class
available to you.
If you own a registered copy of the Player's Handbook,
you may use any class presented in that book. If you
don't own a copy of the Player's Handbook, you are
limited to the classes presented on the Basic Rules PDF.
You may choose to use the Class Options, presented on
Chapter 4 of this PDF if you so desire.
Backgrounds
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Your character's background helps you tell others
through roleplaying what kind of person you were
before becoming an adventurer. These can range from
a heroes of the common folk to witty scoundrels and
wise priests.
Much like your class, you may choose any background
presented on the Player's Handbook. If you lack the
book, you are limited to the content available within
the Basic Rules PDF.
In addition to the backgrounds presented on those
books, you may choose a Navia Chronicles background,
which can be found on Chapter 5 of this supplement.
You may modify existing backgrounds only with
approval from a Dungeon Master, before the start of a
game.
Factions
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When the lands of Navia are endangered, and the local
population is unable to face off against these menaces,
that's when the forces of the factions are rallied.
When you create your character, choose one fo the
factions presented on Chapter 6, factions. As a member
of these presigious organizations, you gain perks that
few on the Sky Isles have, such as freedom of travel,
sponsorship and supplies, as well as the backing of your
brothers and sisters in arms.
Player Characters are not allowed to be Factionless, for
it defeats the purpose of the organized play games,
which function strictly on mission given by the factions.
Alignments
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When you create your character, you may pick from any
non-evil alingment as long as it fits your chosen faction.
The exception to this rule are characters that belong to
the Rhinehold Bank faction, who may choose the Lawful
Evil alignment under DM approval.
Equipment
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When you create your character at 1st level, you may
choose to take the starting packages of your class and
background, or the maximun gold your class can start-
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-with, as presented on the Basic Rules pdf or Player's
Handbook, Chapter 5: Equipment. You may spend this
gold however you wish. Any remaining gold you have
left unspent is kept on your character in the form of
coins.
Character Advancement
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After creating your player character, you are ready to
participate on the Navia Chronicles Living Setting
games. However, although your 1st level character is
more powerful than the average commoner, as you
contininue to play, your character is meant to grow in
power, and as a person, shaped by the adventures it
has lived through.
Missions & Growth Points
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Unlike regular games of D&D, the Navia Chronicles
player characters do not collect expirience points by
killing mosters. Instead, they gain Growth Points by
compleating mission goals during each session of play.
Missions and their diferent goals are further explained
on Chapter 6 - Factions. The diferent goals grant
Growth Points as follows:
• Mission Goals, if completed, grant 2 Growth
Point per character.
• Faction Goals, if completed, grant 1 Growth
Point per character.
• Secret Goals, if completed while no member of
other factions knew of them, grant 1 Growth
Point.
Once a character has acumulated 4 Growth Points it
advances to the next level, and the ammount of Growth
points it posseses resets to 0. Any excess of Growth
Points are carried over.
For example: If Rene's character had 3 Growth Points
before finishing her current mission goal, and she gains
2 Growth Points after the mission is over, her character
levels up, and she's left with 1 Growth Point that
carried over.
For more details on other ways to spend Growth Points
please refer to the Downtime section of this chapter.
Leveling & Hit Die
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Every time an Organized Play character levels up, the
character gains the average number of hit points it
would have gained from its class. The average number
is always presented to the right of the hit die of the
class found on Class Features.
Feats & Multiclassing
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The optional feat system is allowed within the Navia
Chronicles games, as long as the player has access to
the contents of the Player's Handbook, chapter 6. The
Multiclass option is also allowed, but only with the
permission of the DM, and it also requires the player to
own the Player's Handbook.
Retirement
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Retiring a character from play means that said character
won't be playable anymore. It can become an NPC
within the Navia Chronicles setting if the owner of the
character allows it, but otherwise it'll remain only on
the annals of Navian history.
The maximum character level of the Navia Chronicles
Living Setting games is 12th level. Once a character has
reached this milestone, it must be retired, and the
player must create a new character, starting at 1st level.
This rule serves to keep the difficulty of the living
setting consistent, and allows for old player characters
to continue their stories outside of the main story
missions. It also allows the player a chance to try out
something new, again, and tell a new story.
Using & Modifying Pre-gens
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You can find pre-generated characters of 1st level on
our Navia Chronicles Dropbox folder, which players of
the Navia Chronicles Living Setting games may use
freely. These pregens allow newcomers to play the
game without need to read the Player's Handbook or
the Basic Rules PDF.
You may change any aspect of your chosen pregen,
except for the race and name, before you reach 3rd
level. No further changes can be made after you have
acquired 3rd level, and you may only level up normally.
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Downtime
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Tales of heroism, valor and glory tell much of its
protagonists. Many a time have we heard of how a
warrior fought and defeated a dragon, armed only with
his will and his blade.
Of the cunning thief, who robbed ancient tombs of old
without ever being seen. Of masters of the arcane
changing the cosmos itself with a single wave of their
hand.
Yet, the story of how the heroes prepared supper
around a campfire, surrounded by the shadows of trees
and the sounds of nightly crickets goes untold.
Beyond Adventuring
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Although there is plenty of time for players to build the
personalities of their characters within the games, the
same time cannot be said for the events that take place
on the lives of each individual character.
In-between Organized Play games, players may choose
to designate what their characters will be doing until
their next adventure. Since each character is associated
with a faction, and they move only when a faction
commands them to complete a mission, most
characters will either return to the faction's regional
headquarters, remain where the last Organized Play
ended, or go on a quest of their own, among other
activities.
Once a player returns to an Organized Play game, the
player has the option to roll on the following table to
determine the progress of the character's chosen
activity during downtime.
D20 Result
1-5 Setback. Something stood in the way of
your objective, preventing you from making
any relevant progress.
6-10 Progress. You managed to gain some
advancement in the pursuit of your goals.
11-15 Breakthrough. Although your objectives
were not completed, you gained insight on
new and exciting ways to complete them.
16-20 Completion. You succeeded on your
objectives and completed your mission.
Once the dice result is known, the player may work with
the dungeon master to establish what exactly took
place and how it would have affected the character.
Downtime Rewards
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If a player provides an interesting and engaging answer
to the downtime result, the dungeon master could
reward the player in a number of ways. The following
are a few examples of such rewards.
• Growth Points: 1 Growth Point could be awarded
for good and engaging storytelling.
• Faction Renown: Up to 2 points of Renown can
be gained through this methods.
• Mundane Items: A dungeon master can reward
you with any mundane item it feels you have
earned by performing downtime.
In the event that the player reaches the Completion of
its quest, the dungeon master may provide the
following reward, in addition to any of the rewards
presented above.
• Magical Items: In the rare event that your
downtime may have given you access to a
magical item, you may be awarded one by the
dungeon master. Magical items gained though
the completion of a Downtime Quest cannot
exceed a rarity of Rare. It also bears
consideration that the rarity of the item is closely
related to the amount of real months that
character has been in the pursuit of its quest.
Downtime Example
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"Pedro has always attended the Living Setting games,
but due a family complication he missed the last game.
Before leaving the game, however, he explained to the
DM that his character would go on a downtime quest
to find information about his lost sibling, the DM
agreed. Pedro manages to attend the game the
following month, and rolls his d20 to see how his
character's quest go. He rolls a 13, meaning the
character made an important Breakthrough. Pedro
explains that his character may have found some
friends his character's sibling had made, and is
rewarded with 1 Growth Point for giving the table an
engaging story."
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Chapter 3 - Races of Navia
From the chivalrous halflings to the stern mortis, the
lands of Navia are filled with life. In the Sky Isles various
kingdoms battle each other for supremacy, land and
resources. Yet, each of these domains is shaped not by
the words of kings, counts or warlords. But by the
traditions, faiths and decisions of their common folk.
During this chapter, we expand on each race's position
within Navia, as well as introduce changes to existing
sub-races, and we will also present a setting-original
race: The Mortis, the chosen children of the Imperias.
Humans
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Masters of the biggest and most populous cities of
Navia, the humans are a varied sort. Adaptable,
confident and curious, are all traits commonly
associated with this race.
Physically, Humans are considered the most varied
among the known races of Navia. Some are blonde and
ashen eyed, a look most prevalent on the southern
freeholds. As one travels further north complexions
turn darker, even obsidian, as one reaches the flying
isles, the end of the world. Unlike their complexions,
human culture often remains constant regardless of
location, with certain local alterations and traditions
being added, but maintaining its basic tenants:
expansion and control.
This is not to say that humans were travelers, for the
average human rarely left it's place of birth.
In the first Eras of the flying lands, humans were
nomads, folk without a home of their own. Their
peoples traveled across the lands, and many clans were
created during those days. Eventually, each clan
claimed land of their own, returning to them every
cycle or so. This tradition became norm, and soon the
once nomadic humans ceased to be. Centuries later,
nations now exist where the clans laid their roots. Their
oldest cities, now easily hundreds of times larger than
the thorps they once were.
It's not often seen, a human traveling the lands of
Navia. At least it wasn't until very recently, and even so,
it remains uncommon for them to walk away from their
homes. Their cities call to them, like flowers to bees.
Traits
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Age: Navian Humans tend to live up to 90 years. Most
humans reach adulthood around their 15th year.
Alignment: In the federations they are more often good
than not, but if they are subjects of the king of the ever
fire they are more often evil or neutral than good.
Languages: Humans speak, read and write the dialect of
their region of origin.
Classes: Humans are so diverse that they can belong to
any class. However, different ethnic groups may favor
specific classes.
Statistics: Human characters may use the human traits
presented on the Basic Rules. If the player has access to
the Player's Handbook, it may use the standard human
traits or the Human Variant traits.
Dwarves
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Often, one is forced to take a life unlike what is
expected, or worse, desired. Few know this better than
the Dwarves of Navia.
A dwarf, regardless of gender, stands at 1.25 meters at
worst and 1.45 meters at best. Their kind tends to gain
weight rather easily, but most lead a life of heavy labor,
allowing them to easily develop stronger muscles. Male
dwarves grow long beards, often decorated with beads
or rings if one can afford it. Female dwarves lack the
density of facial hair of males, but can easily grow their
manes faster than males.
Their ancient halls, filled with statues of ancestors,
paragons and regalia of ages past, could be easily seen
as dour and cold by outsiders. Yet, it's on their
underground cities where the Ironbound feel most at
home. When the land below them was raised into the
sky to travel above the mountains they once cherished,
the dwarves saw no opportunity, no joy, only unwanted
change.
The generations passed, paragons born, and cities built.
And still the disdain of the Divines remain. Like a
sickness, it grew and infected all around it. Leading the
vast majority of Dwarves away from common religious
practices, and giving birth to their long-standing
tradition of ancestor worshiping.
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Traits
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Age: Navian Dwarves tend to live up to 150 years,
reaching adulthood at their 25th year.
Alignment: Dwarves dislike extremes, or so they tend
to preach. Thus, most of them favor neutral alignments,
depending on their station.
Languages: Dwarves speak, read and write Skandsor, as
well as the dialect of their region of origin.
The following are the subraces of Dwarves that exist on
Navia. Unlike other subraces, dwarven ones are based
around their culture, and their traits are not inherited
by blood, but learned after years of social conditioning.
Stonebound Dwarves
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The lords of the black thrones, and masters of metal
and stone. The Ironbound identify themselves as Truu,
real dwarves. The society their Ancestors, whom they
pay zealous devotion to, created is based on castes that
each dwarf is born into, but capable of moving up or
down from it, albeit, with a lot of difficulty.
Above the rest lie the ruler caste, which further divides
into the lords and warriors castes. Below the rulers lie
the common folk, who craft, farm and sell what they
can. Below all others lies the broken, which is not so
much a caste, as it's the bulk of individuals that have
been expelled from the Ironbound society. Thus, this
caste is comprised by exiles, branded criminals and
deserters.
The Stonebound society, although strict, holds a great
sense of fairness when dealing with its members. It
expects individuals to serve the needs of the many, and
to bring honor and glory not just to oneself, but to their
family and ancestors. In turn, an Stonebound never
stands alone, for it has the support of its people,
always.
Classes: The Stonebound society drives its members to
excel in their field, and most commonly this field tends
to be martial, with many Ironbound Dwarves favoring
the barbarian, fighter, monk and paladin paths.
Statistics: Stonebound Dwarf characters born into the
Ruler caste use the Mountain Dwarf statistics.
Stonebound Dwarves born into the common caste use
the Hill Dwarf Statistics. Both can be found on the Basic
Rules or the Player's Handbook.
Skybound Dwarves
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Some grow content with tradition, finding in it solace
and peace. Others seek to free themselves from the
grasp of these old rules, and in turn become rebels,
unwanted by the society they have denied. Skarr
dwarves are those who embraced the flying lands of
Navia, and sought to explore these new expanses,
instead of remaining hidden on the black citadels of
their foreparents.
Their culture welcomes and hones creativity. Children
grow learning of hundreds of ways to work, live and
love, but are not expected to choose unless they truly
want to. To the Skybound, a free mind is the most
productive mind, a freer mind knows how to build the
tools of its survival.
Unlike their Truu cousins, the Skarr have abandoned the
caste system so commonly associated with dwarves by
outsiders. Instead, the social station of the Skybound is
based on merit. Those who prove themselves in the
eyes of the Skarr grow in power and prestige. Those
that fail to do so, find themselves on lower stations, but
are very rarely abandoned. The Skarr know better than
to allow their numbers to grow thinner than they
already are.
Classes: The Skybound Clans ask nothing of its members
but to seek out and satisfy their curiosity. Many walk
the path of the warrior, while others prefer the arcane
paths. In general, the Skarr can be seen as members of
any class.
Statistics:
Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases
by 1.
Crafter. Skybound dwarves have a natural knack for
building weapons, armor and the items they need for
their constant drive for survival.
They gain proficiency In a set of tools they use for their
day to day work, and can apply double their proficiency
bonus to this particular set.
In addition to this after checking the number of days
needed to craft something using their chosen tools, cut
this time to 2/3 of the amount, make these the number
of days a sky bound needs to complete the crafting, it
doesn't apply to magical items, as their complexity
takes time.
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Elves Traits
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Faith and religion can shape the lenses from which one Age: Navian Elves tend to live up to 180 years, reaching
sees the world. To those truly devoted, it'll change the adulthood at their 30th year.
way in which they talk, think and feel. It will guide their Alignment: Elves mimic the values and conduct of the
actions and drive their lives. None understand this Divines they pledge allegiance to and, more often than
better than the Aelefn, who are said to be children of not, will take on that Divine's alignment.
the sun and moon. Heralds of the Divine in the world of Languages: Elves speak, read and write Hevaelefna, and
mortals. the language of their region of origin.
Two subraces of Elves populate the sky isles of Navia.
Elves stand taller than most races, with adult males The Dawn Elves, guardians of the sun, and the Dusk
ranging between 1.60 meters to 1.85 meters, and adult Elves, servants of the moon.
females ranging between 1.65 meters to 1.95 meters.
Their bodies are normally slender, with their arms and Dawn Elves
legs being significantly longer than those of other races.
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Elven pupils and irises are slightly bigger than those of
Some see the sun, shedding its light from above the
other races, and can be of any color. The Aelefn do not
clouds, and see a nuisance. Heat, fire, death. Others
possess body hair in any shape or form, and what little
find on it warmth and growth. And to the Aráelefn it is
they can grow on their heads is fashioned based on the
more. It's their guiding light.
individual's lifestyle. For example, warrior cuts are such
that stops hair from covering the eyes during battle,
Long hours below the sun have caused generations of
while scholars and nobles allow themselves to groom
Dawn Elves to be born of amber, copper and obsidian
their hair into outrageous forms.
skin. They see in it as a canvas, and are prone to
decorate it with inks of all sort of color imaginable.
Elven cities tend to be warm and welcoming. Buildings
Their clothes are made of thin fabrics, allowing their
flow into one another as if to give the impression that
flesh to breath, yet covering enough that it'll not get
the city itself is all but a single entity, not a collection of
burnt.
buildings.
Families of Dawn elves are closely tied, and they are
known to have more children per couple than their
And yet, the key and center of all of these cities are its
Dusk cousins. Young ones who lose their parents are
temples. Their deeply religious roots makes the elves go
quickly adopted by a foster family, and such is an
to great lengths to display the majesty of each Divine as
example of how their society works. Always in support
best they can.
for one another.
And while they keep every one of these divine entities
Aráelefn leaders are always priests, as their
on the highest of regards, none are more connected
government is entirely ruled by the Divine Orders. The
and influential to their societies than The Living Sun and
highest ranking individual on their society is known as
The Moon Dancer.
the Voice of the Sun, or Aráilaimen in elven, who holds
absolute authority over the Dawn Elves lands, laws and
Elvish folk can take things to extremes far more easily
way of life.
than any other mortal race, their love, their hatred and
all their sorrow is not comparable to a human's in their
However, they fervor, although often seemed as
excess. This influences their worship of their chosen
zealous by others, has never stopped the Dawn Elves
DIvine too, a fanatical elf is a fearsome thing indeed.
from peaceful interaction with other races. As such,
their cities, few that they are, can be found close to
Elven folk do not take prayer lightly, and perform sacred
Human, Dwarven and even Halfling settlements.
rites daily. Although participation is entirely optional in
Classes: Their integration with other races and cultures
most cities, not joining them is seen as disrespectful.
allows a Aráelefn to easily train into any class, but their
Not only to the Aelefn, but to the Divines as well.
culture often drives them become Clerics and Paladins.

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Rarely do Dawn Elves become Warlocks, and the few
that exist do so out of fiendish pacts that are
considered a foul mimicry of the Sun's might.
Statistics: Dawn Elves use the Wood Elf statistics,
presented in the Basic Rules or the Player's Handbook.
Dusk Elves
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The darkness of the night fills the mind of all beings
with dread. They fear what dwells in shadow and
coldness. Monsters, phantasms and worse are said to
exist only in lands where shine never reaches. None
know better than the Lómelefn, as their lives are forged
by obscurity.
The flesh of the Dusk Elves has taken a teal color over
generations, turning paler as they age. They actively
avoid the sun-lit days, and if they ever need to come
out during bright hours, they do so with care, covering
themselves enough as to avoid harming their sensible
skin.
The teachings of Celiane, Divine of the night, the moon
and darkness, has guided the Lómelefn culture since
times immemorial, and with each passing century, the
Moon Dancer cements herself as their most prominent
mistress. The tenants she gives her children are few.
Key amongst them is the concept of self above others.
Individuals are taught to look after themselves first, and
succeed even at the expense of others. The strong shall
rule the weak, is a commonly said expression among
the children of the moon.
Amongst most, the Lómelefn stand out as keen
thinkers, and adept casters. Individual cells of Dusk
Elves tend to form scholarly circles, dedicated to the
study or the arcane arts and its influence in the world
around them.
When it comes to relating to others, the Lómelefn
almost always find themselves at odds with anyone
who's not one of their own. Their cousins, the Arálefn,
are too social for their liking, and other races are worse
still. In the end, their individualism can shape the
children of the moon into loners, or worse, hermits.
Classes: Mastery of the energies around them drives
the Lómelefn more so than any other race. They are
naturally and socially inclined into classes capable of
arcane manipulation, such as Bards and Wizards.
Eldritch Knight (Fighters), Arcane Tricksters (Rogues)
are common martial traditions among the Dusk Elves.
On rare occasions a Dusk Elf will take on the path of the
Totem Barbarian, seeking to overcome the magic of its
enemies with raw physical might.
Statistics: Dawn Elves use the High Elf statistics,
presented in the Basic Rules or the Player's Handbook.
Halflings
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Freedom to love, to forgive, to travel, to wonder, to
explore, to understand. Freedom to give to those who
need it, and share it with those around us. Freedom is
the true Halfling belief. Although each individual has a
different outlook on what true freedom means and
how it is achieved, their cultures and society are so
focused on it, that it can't be simply ignored. Although
some have tried, and failed miserably.
Halflings stand as the smallest of the civilized races of
Navia. Both males and females stand between 0.8
meters (80 centimeters) and 1 meter. Halfling
complexion and skin tones tend to mirror those of
humans, to whom they are somewhat related, even
though the link between both races has all to being
forgotten by time. Halfling hair naturally curly, and
although traditions vary from one aldea to the next, it's
common, and welcomed, by Halflings to allow body
hair to grow, only to later fashioned into wild styles and
dye it of all mater of color. Male halflings, however, are
incapable of growing full beards, instead growing
mustaches and sideburns.
Traits
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Age: Navian Halflings tend to live up to 100 years,
reaching adulthood at their 20th year.
Alignment: Halflings' peaceful demeanor and love for
themselves and others gives them an inclination
towards Good alignments as a whole. Highguard
Halflings tend to favor the Lawful Good alignment,
while the Merryways find themselves easily on the
Chaotic Good side of the spectrum.
Languages: Halflings speak, read and write Fauril, a
colloquial variation of Necris, as well as the language of
their region of origin.
Two subraces of Halflings are found on Navia: The
chivalrous Highguards and the nomadic Merryways.
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Highguards
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Guided by an ancient code of honor established by the
first of their kings, the Highguard Halflings were once a
humble family of warriors. Driven to see their people
grow in power and prestige what they could not in size,
the Highguards would only grow stronger with each
passing generation.
Centuries later, their people still remain, eager to
continue their foreparents' quest.
The Ronfaure, the proper Halfling term for their
domains, are each ruled by a King or Queen, whose'
position is passed down to their firstborn child upon
death or resignation of the royal crown. Each of these
rulers is advised by councils of loyal knights, often
referred as Knight Tables. These advisors deal with all
matter of affair. From economics and more scholarly
fields to military tactics and combat.
Yet, the knights and rulers they serve are merely
guardians of their society. Highguards see themselves
as keepers of their peoples' freedom. Though Eras past,
whenever a Halfling found itself robbed of liberty,
armies of Highguards would amass to free them from
the clutches of tyranny.
Highguard cities tend to be heavily fortified, with each
Halfling hole being a highly secured keep of its own.
The common folk and their knightly protectors never
find themselves separated from one another, unlike
what is commonly seen in human, dwarven and elven
settlements. As the old Highguard proverb goes: "Our
peoples are one. We fight, eat, love and grief as one.".
In truth, it would be difficult to tell apart a noble from a
commoner on a Highguard village, if one didn't know
the individual's profession beforehand.
Classes: While the Highguards are not taken to any
class in particular, they are, however, to paths that
allows them to keep others from harm. Defense and
Heavy armor are preferred fighting styles, as well as
spells from the school of abjuration, transmutation and
those which provide healing and shelter.
Statistics: Highguard Halflings use the Stout Halfling
statistics, presented in the Basic Rules or the Player's
Handbook.
Merryways
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Long ago, there was a road passing though the green
lands of old, or so it is told. And thought that road,
there traveled a Halfling, the first of the Merryways.
And travel they would continue to do until today, for it
is what they do best. Few have seen more of the world
around them than the Merryways, as their families
grow ever larger aboard their ox-pulled wagons.
Decorated with all sort of trinket and memento, these
moving homes represent the spirit of its people as a
whole. Adventurous, tenacious, carefree and brave.
When it comes to government, the Merryways lack one
almost entirely. To them, each caravan is its own
domain. It's owners are all equal as long as they
contribute to the journey ahead. When several
caravans band together, be it to keep safety in
numbers, or to move a greater number of supplies,
each one chooses a representative, known as the
Wayseeker, who represents the best interests of its
caravan. In the event that the Wayseekers need to
decide on a course of action, they are to vote, with the
majority leading the decision.
The merry folk are regarded almost everywhere as
excellent merchants, entertainers, soothsayers and
beast masters. In fact, some attribute the creation of
trade to them, as no other race has remained such as
constant traveler, ever. Themselves, they claim no such
honor, instead taking great pride in their expertise and
honesty when it comes to dealing with strangers.
In the past, the Highguards have tried to integrate the
Merryways into their society, but to no avail. While
their intentions are good, the calling of wanderlust is
too strong for the merry folk to resist it.
Classes: The life of a Merryway is always on the road,
and thus, they tend to avoid classes that require a long
term commitment to a single place, or that would
require an equally long amount of study. The paths
most commonly pursued by the merry folk are those of
the Barbarian, Bard, Fighter, Ranger, Rogue and
Warlock, for none need them to remain stationary, and
can be easily studied while traveling.
Statistics: Merryways Halflings use the Lightfoot
Halfling statistics, presented in the Basic Rules or the
Player's Handbook.
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Mortis
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Relics of an Era long past, the Mortis are remnants
of a civilization almost swallowed whole by a
deadlier plague than any seen since the fall of their
empires. When faced by their own frail mortality,
their leaders cursed the Divines that had
abandoned them to such rotten fate. They began
studying the nature of the soul, and how it's bound
to the bodies of all living things.
In time, they learned how to bind the souls to the
bodies of their dead, creating, albeit unknowingly,
a new form of life. The first of the Mortis were
born during those days, and as the years passed,
the new shells proved resistant to the plague that
had almost consumed them. Now, several
millennia later they remain strong, but hidden
away from others that do not comprehend them.
Born of Magic
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Mortis are not born, they are created. Few
amongst them know the ancient rites that allow free
souls to be bound to a body, which the mortis
often refer to as a Helica, a shell. Arcane energies
are used to guide the soul into the shell, granting it
a semblance of life. The ritual has some side
effects on the shell, leaving linear markings all over
it and turning skin and metal paler in tone.
Upon this forced rebirth, the soul retains no
memories of its past lives. Their minds are blank
canvases, and their personalities ready to be
forged by Mortis culture.
Masked Faces
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To the Mortis, their faces are not their own. They
belong to someone else, someone who no longer
exists, or someone who never really existed. To
give themselves a sense of identity, Each Mortis
wears a mask named Veritas, specially made for
each individual.
These masks tend to be made of metals, such as
iron, steel, bronze or gold. Other materials, such as
wood and bone, can be used to create Veritas but
are rarely used due to their frailty.
The shape, and overall design of the masks, are left to
each individual to devise. Newly born Mortis tend to be
given simple and plain masks of whichever material is
easier to come by on their province of origin.
Servants of the Imperias
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The Mortis lands expand through thousands of miles of
underground caverns and passages. Some created by
them, others still in their natural form. Their cities tend
to be built in the biggest caverns, which they later
expand to create vast living spaces. The skill of the
Mortis on terraforming has led them to create huge
structures that make any surface castle seem like a hut
in comparison.
The Mortis domains are divided into provinces, each
ruled by a noble house, and it's servants. Above the
noble houses, are the Courts, alliances made by several
noble families in order to amass power and influence
over others. Lastly, above all others stands the
Imperias, supreme rulers of all Mortis, who sits on the
crystal throne, passing judgment and keeping the
Courts from destroying one another on needless wars.
Family and Legacy
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Their inability to reproduce renders the concept of
gender useless to them, so Mortis do not form
conventional households by other races' standards. A
family, in truth, is a group of Mortis that has sworn
fealty to one another. In their eyes, they fight, live and
die as a one.
To formalize the unions and establish the new
household, it's members are called to swear an oath in
the presence of a court representative. Once the
process is finished, the new family is added to the
Court's records, and allowed to adopt newly created
mortis into its fold.
Each family is called to provide to its members and
teach them in the ways of their kind. Those found
incapable of either or both risk finding their Court
displeased and their bonds broken by force.
Breaking the union is similarly easy, as it requires only a
formal request from all founding members or proof
that one has broken the original oath.
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Mortis Names
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A Mortis' name is commonly provided by its Binders,
those who created it using the magic rituals of old.
These names tend to be only transitory, however, for
every Mortis tends to adopt several names through its
existence. Family names, be it noble or not, are treated
with a lot more care, for they represent not the
individual, but their closest friends.
To bring shame to its family, is to hurt not only
themselves, but others. Mortis' who repeatly do so end
up exiled from their respective family, becoming
kinless.
Unlike other races, there is no gender associated with
Mortis names.
Names: Aelia, Albus, Aquila, Balbus, Brutus, Caira, Cato,
Celius, Cneus, Decima, Drusa, Einnus, Fabrius, Florus,
Laelio, Nero, Octavia, Quitina, Rufus, Seneca, Sergia,
Taurus, Tiberius, Xiros.
Family Names: Alatrias, Babudios, Betecis, Caecinas,
Corunacainus, Dossenias, Geranes, Hirtios, Livilus,
Modias, Numeries, Pollius, Raminas, Serperis, Titanias,
Volpulas.
Mortis Traits
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Your Mortis character has an array of racial abilities, the
result of modifications to their host body after its soul
was detached after death.
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score
increases by 2.
Age. Since the Mortis are, at their most basic level,
souls bind to a [soulless] shell, they can continue to
exist as long as the shells remain mostly whole. This has
granted the race a level of quasi-immortality. The
oldest member of the Mortis are close to 1000 years
old, and continue to age to this day.
Alignment. Taught that their society has solely survived
the passing of time by staying strong as a group, most
Mortis tend to favor Lawful alignments. There are
individuals, however, that deny this claim and favor
individualism above the betterment of their culture,
leaning towards chaos.
Size. Unlike other races, the Mortis vary greatly in
weight and size from one another. Most members of
this race are small or medium, depending on the shell
selected to host their souls.
Large Mortis are rare, but some do exist. No variation
of the old rituals exist that allows souls to inhabit shells
bigger than large or smaller than small.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 ft.
Darkvision. Either by magic or other means your eyes
have become attuned to the darkness where the cities
of the Mortis lie. You can see in dim light within 60 feet
of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it
were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only
shades of gray.
Shards of the Past. You gain proficiency with two skills,
or one skill and one set of tools, of your choice.
Spiritual Vessel. You have the advantage on saving
throws against being paralyzed and magic cannot put
you to sleep.
Languages. You can speak, read and write Necris, the
tongue of the dead as well as one other language. Older
than most languages, Necris is filled with serpentine
sounds and open vowels. It possesses its own alphabet,
which served as the basis for the elvish and halfling
tongues and alphabets.
Subrace. Two subraces of the Mortis currently exist in
the world of Navia: The Arcanum Mortis and the
Machina Mortis. Choose one of these subraces.
Arcanum Mortis
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As an Arcanum Mortis, your soul joined this race when
it was bind to a physical body by the ancient rituals.
Your shell is flesh and capable of decay, as it was once a
living body. The race to which it once belonged is
irrelevant now. Empowered by arcane forces beyond
the control of few but the mightiest casters, your soul is
now a conduit which increases the potency of any
magic you might wield, regardless of source or nature.
Classes: The Arcanum are known to be keen sages and
scholars. Any spell casting class, except for Cleric and
Druid, are commonplace amongst them. Those who
prefer a martial approach choose the Fighter class.
Ability Score Increase. One mental ability score of your
choice increases by 1.
Humanoid Shell. Your body was once that of another. A
person that has since passed away. Your memories are
your own, but you bear the face of a stranger.
Your shell is humanoid in nature, but you need not
sleep in order to rest. However, you must feed on the
magical energies of the world to acquire sustenance.
Feed off Magic. Whenever you are targeted by a spell
of 1st level or higher, you recover 3 HP.
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Magical Conduit. Raw magical power flows constantly
though you, empowering your abilities and magic. You
gain one cantrip of your choice. Additionally, as a Bonus
Action, you may increase the DC of an ability or spell
you possess by 2. Once you have used this feature, you
must finish a long rest before you use it again.
Machina Mortis
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As a Machina Mortis, your soul was bind to a
constructed body, and united with it by a combination of
magical forces and the manipulation of technological
forces beyond the understanding of most. In essence you
are the pinnacle of Magitech studies. Your body is
truly everlasting and difficult to destroy, but is equally
difficult to repair without the necessary tools and the
hand of skilled smiths, engineers or sages.
Classes: Built resilient and sturdy, the Machina often
find themselves driven towards martial classes that
allow them to make the best use of their inborn
hardness. Those capable of channeling their energy in
battle make fearsome Barbarians, while weapon
specialists find themselves without match when trained
as Fighters or Paladins with oaths sworn in the name of
the Imperias or the Courts.
Ability Score Increase. Choose between Strength or
Dexterity, your chosen score increases by 1.
Constructed Shell. The body you now inhabit was built
out of steel in the shape of a humanoid. You have two
arms and two legs, as well as a torso and head, allowing
you to use weapons and armor normally. You are a
sentient construct, and are affected by spells and class
abilities accordingly. You do not need to eat, but in
order to function your body requires fuel and at least
four hours of rest in order to process it and turn it into
energy.
Armored Body. The materials used to craft your shell
are sturdy and difficult to damage. Any damage dealt by
nonmagical weapons is reduced by 3.
Versatile Limb Structure. Because of your construction
you have the ability to shape and reshape your body as
needed. Once per short rest, you may reshape any limb
into a natural weapon (1d4), a shield, or any nonmetal
tool that you are proficient with. This requires a bonus
action and lasts until it is canceled as a bonus action or
until you take a short rest. This does not stack with the
monk’s martial arts class feature. At your DMs
discretion you may also use this feature to create any
shape or object you can think of.
Mortis Spells
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The following spells use the same rules presented on
the D&D 5th edition rulesets, and are available of any
character of the allowed class, but are considered rare
outside of the Mortis society.
Mend the Shell
1st level transmutation spell
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of powdered metal)
Duration: Instantaneous
Classes: Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
A Mortis shell you touch regains a number of hit points
equals to 2d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier. This
spell cannot be casted on unwilling recipients. If this
spell is casted on a creature which is not a Mortis, it'll
regain only half as many hit points, and becomes
poisoned for 1d4 rounds.
At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell
slot of 2nd level or higher, the healing increased by 2d4
and the duration of the poisoned condition increases by
1d4 for each spell slot above 1st.
Mortis Equipment
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The equipment presented here is commonly used by
members of the Mortis race, and it's rare to find it
outside of their domains or settlements with a high
population of Mortis.
Mask, Veritas: (Cost: 5 to 1,000 gold pieces) The masks
worn by all Mortis are not simply pieces of metal or
wood that they use to cover their faces. It's their very
identity. Each mask is carefully crafted, and in reality
one cannot simply purchase it, as the Maskmakers will
only take commissions and sculpt a new mask when
requested.
This leads to each mask being vastly different from one
another, and in reality, no two masks are created
equally.
A Mortis without it's mask is as badly seen as a naked
member of any other race. And since there is no real
need to remove them outside of eating, most Mortis
are never seen without it. A newly made Mortis
character always begins play with a Veritas worth
anything between 5 and 10 gold pieces.
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Chapter 4 - Class Options
In addition to the various class options presented on
the D&D 5th edition Basic Rules pdf or the 5th edition
Player's Handbook, the Navia Chronicles Player's Guide
presents new options for Players to choose from. This
chapter lists these options by class order.
Darkness Domain - Cleric
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Shadows, fear and the unknown are the weapons of
darkness, for there is nothing quite a traumatic as what
our eyes cannot see, but our ears can hear and our skin
can feel.
Darkness Domain Spells
Cleric Level Spells
1st Sleep, Unseen Servant
3rd Darkness, Darkvision
5th Blink, Fear
7th Confusion, Hunger of Hadar
9th Dream, Mislead
Bonus Proficiencies
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When the cleric chooses this domain at 1st level, he or
she gains proficiency with martial weapons.
Nightmare Armaments
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Starting at 1st level, you can coat a weapon you are
currently wielding with the force of fear, horror and
despair, turning it into a nightmare weapon. You can
activate this ability as an Action, and it lasts for a
number of rounds equal to your wisdom modifier
(minimum of 1).
While this ability is active, whenever you successfully
strike an enemy with your nightmare weapon that
enemy must make a charisma save or take 1d10 of
psychic damage, and one additional 1d10 when you
reach level 5, 11 and 17, in addition it becomes
frightened for 1d4+1 rounds.
If the enemy succeeds it's charisma save, it takes half as
much psychic damage and doesn't become frightened.
You cannot use this ability again until you finish a long
rest.
Channel Divinity: Snuff out the Light
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Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity
to extinguish magical and non-magical sources of light
around you. As an action, you create an area of magical
darkness that extends 30 ft. around you, and lasts for 1
minute, or until you lose your concentration (as if you
were concentrating on a spell).
Any non-magical light source within this area is
instantly extinguished. Magical light sources must roll a
charisma save (using the save modifier of the caster
which conjured them) against your spell DC. On a failed
save, the magical lights are extinguished. This result
remains even after the area of darkness has faded or
moved.
Channel Divinity: Dream Evil
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Starting at 6th level, you can use your Channel Divinity
to turn dreams into nightmares. When you cast the
Sleep spell, each creature that fall asleep also takes
1d10 psychic damage once they wake, plus an
additional 1d10 per spell slot level above 1st used to
cast the spell.
Passages of Darkness
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Starting at 8th level, you can cover your body with a veil
of darkness that allows you to easily move without
being seen.
You can activate this ability as an action, and it lasts for
a number of minutes equal to your cleric level. You can
jump from one area of dim light or darkness to another
by expending 1/4 the normal amount of feet you would
have needed to move there normally. If you are
incapable of reaching the new area of darkness, you are
pushed back to the area you where before attempting
the jump. You can use this once per long rest.
Call Forth Dreamland
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Starting at 17th level, as an action, you can create an
area of darkness and weird imaginary. This field has an
area of 90 ft. Centered around you. Your enemies
within this field have disadvantage on saving throws
against any necromancy or enchantment spell you cast.
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Spellbreaker Martial
Archetype - fighter
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Wicked people that wield powerful magic have always
claimed ruleship over those that don't. This is the reason
why specialized fighters have been trained in ways to
deal with this threat. They are the spellbreakers. The
live by a single tenant: No fear in the face of wavy hand
gestures and weird words.
Resist the Enemy
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At 3rd level, as a reaction you may choose a specific
type of elemental damage (acid, cold, fire or lighting).
You gain resistance to spells that deal that type of
damage.
This effect lasts until you are hit with the damage you
specified or until the start of your next turn. You may
use this ability a number of times equal to your
constitution modifier (Minimum of 1).
Magical Rebuke
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At 7th level whenever you are hit by a spell that deals
elemental damage, your weapon is imbued with the
power that damaged you.
On your next attack your weapon deals an extra 1d10
per spell level from the damage received in the
previous turn.
Wall of Blades
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At 10th level your knowledge of magic is enough to use
your enemies strength against them. Whenever you are
targeted by a ranged spell you may use your Action
Surge as a reaction.
Make an Attack Roll. You may choose to use either this
result or your AC, whichever is higher. You may only use
this ability before the success or failure of the enemy
roll is known.
Magic Eater
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At 15th level you may use your action surge as a
reaction to absorb the damage you receive from a spell
cast against you. You regenerate 1d8 hit points per spell
level from the spell cast against you.
Spell Reflection
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At 18th level you have learned to fight against magic
and to use this magic against your enemy. Whenever
you are targeted by a spell you roll a d6. On a roll of 1-4
you take the full effect of the spell.
On a roll of 5 or 6 you reflect the spell back to the
original source of the spell.
Scout Roguish
Archetype - Rogue
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In times of war, in dungeon exploration or in any
expedition in general it is always required to have the
information necessary to prepare for what's ahead.
A scout navigates any type of terrain swiftly and is a
master of detecting foes without being detected. Be it
in the wild or inside a dungeon you will never see a
scout until it's too late.
Bonus Proficiencies
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At 3rd level, when you choose this archetype , you gain
proficiency with the Perception and Investigation skills.
If you are already proficient with these skills select two
more from the Rogue Skill Proficiency list.
Ambush
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You are great at planning ambushes and surprising the
enemy. At 3rd level if you and your allies surprise an
enemy you scouted beforehand, each member of the
party gains 1d6 extra damage to their attacks this turn.
If an enemy notices you, you will have to make a
Dexterity (Stealth) check vs. his Wisdom (Perception)
for the ambush to be successful. If you do not beat his
check then you lose all benefits of the surprise round.
Distracting Shot
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You are trained to help your team escape from dire
situations if the need arises.
At 9th level, as a reaction, you may use a prepared
ranged weapon to fire a distracting shot at an enemy
who is attacking an ally within range of your weapon.
You make a ranged attack against the enemy's AC, if
you succeed the enemy gains disadvantage on the
attack.
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Expert Scout
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You are expert in finding enemies that might be a
threat to your party. At 15th level you have advantage
on perception and investigation checks.
Additionally you have advantage on initiative checks
against enemies you have surprised. If you would gain
the benefit of the ambush ability, you have advantage
on the attack roll against that enemy.
Bullseye
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You are a master sniper and deadly with any ranged
weapon. At 17th level, as an action, you take your time
to aim a shot against your opponent that is within
range of your weapon.
If your attack is successful, you treat the attack as if it
were a critical hit. You cannot move or perform
anything except bonus actions during the turn you
make this attack.
School of magitech - Wizard
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Navia is a world that is striving towards change and
progress. In a world where magic and technology go
hand in hand, wizards have found a way to concentrate
magical and elemental forces into gems, creating
crystals that serve as power sources for magitech
machinery.
They strive to find ways to augment their own spells
through the use and creation of these Arcane crystals,
to the extent of finding a way to surpass the fragile
nature of every learned spellcaster, by fusing their art
with technology and becoming a force to be reckoned
with.
Magitech Savant
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At 2nd level, when handling constructs or structures
that have an Arcane crystal as its power source
(Magitech) you may use your intelligence score to
handle them instead of your dexterity. You may apply
your proficiency bonus on these rolls.
You also have advantage when identifying an item or
construct of this sort. You also spend half the regular
amount of time and resources copying a spell with
elemental components (fire, cold, electricity, acid).
Create Arcane Crystal
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At 6th level, and once per long rest, you gain the ability
to spend a spell of 2nd level or higher to create an
Arcane crystal infused with one of the following
elemental energies: Fire, Cold, Lightning or Acid. You
must use a gem worth at least 50gp, and use a spell that
inflicts some type of elemental effect (fire, cold,
electricity or acid).
The crystal you make may be used to power certain
Magitech machines or items, infusing them with the
element of your choosing. Weapons gain 1d6 extra
elemental damage, and defensive items gain Resistance
to the crystal’s element.
Due to the volatile nature of this type of craft, the
Crystal only lasts for 1 hour + spell level of the spell slot
you used to create it. After this the crystal disintegrates
and item becomes a regular defensive item or a regular
weapon of its kind.
Animated constructs that are powered by the crystal
stop functioning after the crystal becomes unusable.
You may also use the Arcane crystal as a Spell focus.
You may add 2d8 damage to spells cast during the time
that this spell focus is active, and that match the
element of the crystal.
Not all weapons or machinery are compatible with
Arcane Crystals, and the misuse of this type of power
source will lead to the destruction of the item, and
more often than not, physical harm to its wearer.
Craft Iron Servant
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Magitech is no longer an "Experimental technology" or
"just a theory" for you. At 10th level you gain the ability
to animate a suit of armor to serve you as a defender.
For all effects, this Sentient Armor has the stats
presented below, except when fused with an Arcane
crystal.
When this happens the armor gains resistance to the
element of the Arcane crystal used to empower it. It
also gains +2d8 elemental damage on each of its
attacks. You must use an existing Suit of full plate armor
for this ability to work.
When acting on its own, the armor must be directed by
the master, using a bonus action once per round.
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Iron Mage
Iron Servant
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At 14th level you gain the ability to use the suit of ──────────────────────────────────────
armor as both a way of protecting yourself and to Armor Class: 18
enhance some of your spellcasting abilities. Donning Hit Points: 90 (12d10 + 24)
the suit of armor takes up one action and happens Speed: 30 ft.
when speaking the command word within 20 feet of
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the animated armor.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
This only works if the armor has an arcane crystal core 16 (+3) 11 (+0) 15 (+2) 1 (-5) 3 (-4) 1 (-5)
created by you. You gain extra hit points equal to
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fusing with it, its AC. You inherit the physical abilities of Damage immunities: poison, psychic
the armor (STR, DEX and CON) and keep your mental Condition Immunities: blinded, charmed, deafened,
abilities (INT, WIS and CHA). In addition to that, you exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned
gain the armor's enhanced physical attacks along with Senses: blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive
the Crystal's enhancements. Perception 6
Languages: Understands only the master's language, but does
You may cast element-neutral spells while in the suit of not speak
armor, however spells with elemental effects are Challenge: 6 (2,300 XP)
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element. You are immediately proficient with the armor Antimagic Susceptibility. The armor is incapacitated while in
type for the duration of this ability. the area of an antimagic field. If targeted by dispel magic the
armor must succeed on a Constitution saving throw against
This ability lasts for a number of turns equal to half your the caster's spell save DC or fall unconscious for 1 minute.
caster level + your Intelligence modifier, after this time False Appearance. While the armor remains motionless, it is
is up, the armor becomes a regular suit of full plate indistinguishable from a normal suit of armor.
armor and you incur any penalties you normally would Arcanotech. The armor contains a socket in the middle of the
while wearing any such type of armor without chest piece, where an Acane crystal may be placed. The armor
proficiency. Enemy spellcasters may dispel this effect, gains Elemental resistance and +2d8 elemental damage on
however they do so rolling against your Intelligence each attack, based on the crystals' element. Its slam attack
saving throw. counts as a magical weapons for the duration of the crystals'
effect.

Actions
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Multiattack. The Iron Servant makes three melee attacks.

Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.

Hit: 8 (2d6+3) bludgeoning damage.

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Chapter 5 - Backgrounds
In addition to the various class options presented on
the D&D 5th edition Basic Rules pdf or the 5th edition
Player's Handbook, the Navia Chronicles Player's Guide
brings new backgrounds to choose from, based in the
daily lives and experiences of the people of the Sky
Isles. Feel free to ask our Dungeon Masters about the
integration of your character into the lore of Navia, and
how certain aspects of the backgrounds work in the big
picture.
Archeologist
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You have spent your life studying what little history is
known of Navia and its cities. Swimming through
mountains of books regarding the history of the
creation of the world, the first known settlements, and
civilizations now long extinct that have left their mark
on the settlements and cities that have been built on
top of them, this is what your life has been until now.
But books are not enough. The lust for knowledge has
pushed you forward and out of the comfort of your
study and into the world of fallen civilizations, ancient
ruins and strange artifacts. You must uncover new facts
about how the world came to be, and how people used
to live before the current civilization came into
existence, and what better way to do so than with field
research?
Work with you DM to determine what kind of
Archeologist you have been until now. Are you a book
worm, all smarts and no practical knowledge? Did you
decide to take to the field after many years of study?
Are you in it to share knowledge with the world or are
you just itching to get your hands on every strange
artifact out there, simply to sell it to the highest bidder?
Skill Proficiencies: Investigation, History
Languages: Two of your choice
Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small
notebook containing your most relevant notes that also
serves as a journal, a small knife, a small trinket from
your first expedition, an oil lantern, a set of common
clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp.
Feature: Curator Knowledge
You have handled ancient artifacts for so long, it has
become second nature to keep them safe and well
preserved. When you find ancient items like pottery,
When you find ancient items like pottery, glass
sculptures and other fragile objects, you know exactly
how to keep those things safe, or at least where you
can bring them to keep them safe. You know where the
local museums are, and the names of all renown
curators in your field of study.
Suggested Characteristics
As someone who has spent more time underground
dusting through old gyro glyphs and cryptic puzzles, it is
very likely that you have developed some quirks when
dealing with people, particularly since they are not
dead or properly mummified. Maybe you are annoyed
by their blatant disregard of the details that are lying
right in front of them when searching through a
dungeon. You could have developed a certain affection
towards a certain type of architecture (everyone knows
how much dwarves love their stonework). Or you could
be the type of explorer that has to narrate out loud
every single thing that is going through his mind while
trying to solve a puzzle. But above all, you are an expert
at what you do, and you don't mind getting your hands
dirty while doing it.
d8 Personality Trait
1 I get very irritated when I need to explain
something more than once.
2 I love to cite texts- including volume, chapter
number, and line- whenever trying to make my
point.
3 Everything I do is for the betterment of our
society, he who ignores history, is doomed to
repeat it.
4 I love nothing more than a well elaborated
puzzle.
5 I have very little regard for superstition,
explorers do not need to fear old dead people,
or Gods.
6 I hate reptiles, I just can't help it.
7 I am horrible at judging the character of
someone to whom I'm attracted to.
8 If money is involved, I might try a bit harder to
get the job done.
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d6 Ideal
1 Knowledge. What I do is only to help further the
general knowledge of our civilization. (Neutral)
2 Beauty. I admire and respect a beautiful work of
art more than anything else. (Good)
3 Logic. Emotions must not cloud our logical
thinking. (Lawful)
4 No Limits. Bridges are meant to be crossed, traps
are meant to be bested. (Chaotic)
5 Power. He who knows and deals in information,
has power over those who don't. (Evil)
6 Wealth. What is adventure if not a way to enrich
oneself?. (Any)
d6 Bond
1 Once I take a job, I must do anything to see it
completed.
2 I have a small part of a relic that could change
the world as we know it.
3 The knowledge I gain in my travels must be
shared with the world.
4 I do what I do to provide sustenance for my
loved ones.
5 I’ve been searching my whole life for the answer
to a certain question.
6 Once my life is over, my tombstone will read
"Here lies the greatest explorer that ever lived".
d6 Flaw
1 I am a very, VERY greedy treasure hunter.
2 I love traps, so much so that I occasionally spring
them just to see how they work.
3 I don't mind running away once things start to
get ugly.
4 I keep changing my plans - and everyone else's
plans - on the go.
5 If you didn't get my explanation after the
second time I explained it to you, I'll ignore you
forever.
6 I share information with only those whom I trust,
which happen to be almost no one.
Doctor
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Across the land doctors are a welcomed sight where
healers are scarce. Be it divine, magical or through
knowledge of plants you have sworn the oath to help
cure the ill until their souls are ready to depart into the
cycle of Balthazar.
As a Doctor you are knowledgeable enough in the fields
of medicine to know that magic is not always the
answer to cure properly a disease.
Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Medicine, Nature
Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit
Equipment: A healer's kit, a herbalism kit, a symbol
identifying you as a traveling healer, a book of notes
about herbs, book on illnesses, a set of clean sheets,
and a belt pouch containing 10 gp
An Oath to Aid
Doctor and travelling doctors cannot ignore a person in
need. The sick seem to flock to them as flies flock a
corpse. As a travelling doctor you must always treat the
injured and the ill until they are better of health. You
may accept payment for your services but knowing the
person is well is reward enough.
Feature: A Welcomed sight
Anywhere that a doctor is needed a Doctor will be
welcomed. Anywhere from big cities to towns a person
identifying themselves as doctor will be welcomed into
any town.
Because of this you may find a person willing to lodge
you in rustic towns or a fellow doctor who you can stay
with in larger cities. In exchange you are expected to
help tend to the sick in the visited town.
Suggested Characteristics
Every doctor has his or her way of experiencing the
oath to aid. Some may do this with a smile. Others may
start to lose faith as more and more sick and injured
flock to their aid. Others don't feel sorry for their
patients anymore and just want the suffering to end for
all the people they receive.
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d8 Personality Trait
1 I have a saying for almost every situation. Most
of them learned on the job.
2 Empathy towards the injured is strong in me.
3 I keep myself emotionally distant from others
because everyone is just one breath from death
in the end.
4 I never lose hope. Even in the most dire
situations.
5 I believe everything happens for a reason and I'm
especially good at finding that reason.
6 Every person and town I travel to is a new
experience. That's why I enjoy helping others.
7 I enter into too much detail regarding the
treatments, illnesses and cures encountered.
8 I am solution driven. My answers are very dry
and direct.
d6 Ideal
1 Greater Good: I must help all those who are in
need. (Good)
2 Dignity: We are all connected and deserve a
dignifying live (or death). (Good)
3 Charity: I donate most of my time and gold to
charity and helping others. (Good)
4 Practicality: I help everyone who I am allowed to
help. I do not help the terminally ill or the
enemy. (Lawful)
5 Mercy: "Heal quickly or find peace quickly"
(Neutral)
6 Change: Death is a normal part of our life cycle.
Pastor knows when to take a soul (Chaotic)
d6 Bond
1 I have a duty to leave no soul suffer in this world.
2 I want to meet my mentor again in order to give
proper thanks for all the effort invested in me.
3 I have adopted a child of a mother I could not
save. I would do anything for that child
4 I am a very pious man even though I am blessed
with their healing powers.
5 My whole family was wiped by a strange disease.
I will not let future generations fall to the same
fate.
6 We are a community. I am going to make all
doctors proud.
d6 Flaw
1 I secretly wonder if all I'm doing is worth it.
2 I have strong fears related to the many diseases I
have encountered.
3 I often think I'm above others because of the
power I have of curing and ending lives.
4 Showing my lack of knowledge in a subject is
inexcusable.
5 I get extremely frustrated in situations when I
feel powerless.
6 I am still haunted by the ghost of a mistake I
made in the past.
Engineer
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An Engineer has devoted his life to finding new ways to
improve already existing processes. They use their
knowledge of Mechanical contraptions to create new
machines and improve the technologies that keep the
wheels of the world turning. In Navia, the spark of
invention has ignited the creativity in you, and by now
you have spent most of your life either learning a craft,
or practicing it long enough to be very proficient in it.
Choose one of the following specialties as your own, or
roll a d6 to choose a random one. The Specialty you
choose will define the type of art you character will
focus his efforts on. Speak with your DM to get a
general idea of how these different crafts work in the
world of Navia.
d6 Specialty d6 Specialty
1 Hydraulics 4 Mechanical
2 Thermodynamics 5 Architectural
3 Aerodynamics 6 Magitech
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Engineering Schools
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Hydraulics: This school studies the use of pressurized liquids to
generate, control and transmit power with the use of
pressurized liquids. Navian uses: lifts, cranes, management of
water supplies, gate opening mechanisms, etc.
Thermodynamics: This school studies the relation of heat with
forces acting between different parts of a whole structure. It
basically studies ways in which heat can be controlled to
increment the efficiency of a machine. Or how to transfer
power in the form of heat. Navian uses: Living space heating,
forges, steam-powered machinery.
Aerodynamics: This school studies the motion of air,
particularly its interaction with solid objects. Sometimes known
as gas dynamics, this field is relatively new in Navian society,
since airspace travel is extremely dangerous due to the violent
nature of the winds that surround the floating Continent.
Navian uses: Steam powered engines (along with
Thermodynamics), Eolic energy generation (such as mills and
other agricultural uses). Land transportation (sail-powered
carts).
Mechanical: Mechanical engineering is the discipline that
applies the principles of engineering, for the design, analysis,
manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems,
machinery and tools. You have the honor of saying that your
branch of engineering is the oldest of them all. Navian uses:
Mechanical engineering overlaps with all other types of
engineering. Where other engineers concentrate on making the
parts of the machine, you design it and put it together.
Architectural: Architectural Engineers study how to better
implement different types of materials on buildings. Where a
mason builds it, an Architectural engineer makes sure it will
stand the test of time, the elements, and sometimes the
eventual Wild Mage. Each race has its own aesthetic
preferrences when it comes to how a building should look, and
it's the job of their Architectural Engineers to make sure they
comply with those as well. Navian uses: Any type of small or big
scale construction work. Halls, towers, plazas, all of these are
designed and planned by Architectural Engineers throughout
Navia.
Magitech: Magitech Engineers are those who have studied the
properties of magic and harnessed the power generated by the
arcane currents that flow throughout every material in
existence. Through the infusion of the basic energy elements
into specially carved Arcane crystals, the magical energy is
channeled through machines, contraptions and constructs;
creating motion and other effects. Navian uses: Due to the
rarity of the materials required, and the volatile nature of
magic, Magitech Engineers are very few, and usually work with
sponsors or patrons who have a specific interest in mind when it
comes to infusing machines with magical power sources.
Security systems for important buildings, Golem creation, and
Vehicular improvement are some of the known uses of Magicite.
Skill Proficiencies: Dexterity checks to fix or craft
devices, Investigation, Proficient in one type of tool
related to your craft.
Languages: Two of your choice
Equipment: Traveler's clothes, a tool belt with your
preferred craft's tools and 15gp
Feature: Scavenger
You always seem to find a way to fix broken things and
create new one out of scraps. When in populated areas
you know exactly who to ask for supplies and where to
go and get them. You also recognize other Engineers by
merely looking at them. When working together, two
Engineers get the job done twice as fast than two other
regular crafters
Suggested Characteristics
As much as they love to get things done quickly,
Engineers may be cranky and jealous of their work and
their beloved blueprints. An Engineer may be slow to
trust others, introverted, and generally not a people
person.
On the other hand, they may also be way too loud and
overly inquisitive of other people, as their thirst for
knowledge grows, their sense for moral boundaries
seems to become a lot more lenient.
d8 Personality Trait
1 I talk using words that are very specific to my
particular specialty, and I act as if everyone
knows exactly what I'm talking about.
2 I keep a notepad where I draw all my ideas for
future projects, and I talk about them non-stop.
3 I think of myself as a patient teacher surrounded
by a bunch of dim witted fools.
4 I love building new things just as much as I love
taking them apart.
5 I treat my constructs as if they were my children.
6 I hate it when people touch me.
7 It's not that I don't like people... It's that people
seem to be very uncomfortable around me for
some reason...
8 I share my knowledge only with those that I
deem intelligent enough to understand it.
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d6 Ideal
1 Knowledge. Knowledge points us towards
absolute truth. (Neutral)
2 Altruism. The things we create, must aid a
greater purpose. And what greater purpose
than helping people?. (Good)
3 Logic. Emotions only help you make mistakes.
Stay Focused. (Lawful)
4 No Limits. Boundaries are meant to be
surpassed. (Chaotic)
5 Power. Power must be taken, regardless of the
consequences. (Evil)
6 Self-Improvement. We are but mortals encased
in flesh, why should we not improve on that?.
(Any)
d6 Bond
1 My notes will carry on my legacy, I must protect
them.
2 I seek to find source of power that would change
the world as we know it.
3 I work to collect all of my findings and share
them with the world.
4 My methods are very... misunderstood... I will
change that.
5 There is a certain blueprint that I must get my
hands on.
6 I owe a very large debt to one of my patrons, I
must pay it to free myself from his service.
d6 Flaw
1 I am easily distracted by unknown contraptions,
and I lose valuable time taking notes about them.
2 Most people scream and run when they see a
demon. I stop and take notes on its anatomy.
3 The acquisition of knowledge is worth paying any
price.
4 I always make a complicated drawing of the plan
at hand, and don't let anyone start until I've
shown every detail of it.
5 I tend to share valuable information with the first
one who shows the slightest of interests.
6 I usually misplace important tools and artifacts,
you can't expect me to remember everything.
Faction-Born
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The four factions of Navia are a lifelong commitment
for anyone who decides to join. Yet the common
yearning of the sentient species to congregate and
create families is strong. This leads to romance and
procreation within each faction. As a faction-born you
were born inside the ranks of one of these factions and
trained since you were old enough to stand:
d4 Faction Skill
1 Siegwulf Order Athletics
2 Lakehall College History
3 Moonlight Coven Acrobatics
4 Rhinehold Bank Insight
Skill Proficiencies: Survival, your faction related skill
Tool Proficiencies: One type of Gaming Set
Languages: One of your choice.
Equipment: Uniform, symbol identifying you as a
member of your faction, explorer pack or
dungeoneering pack, pouch containing 15 gp
Feature: Owed Favors
As a member of your faction you have likely traveled
and met a great deal of personalities from Navia.
Depending on the faction you choose you may have a
specific type of contact to help you in tasks.
Military for the Order, scholars for the College, black
market for the Coven and guild members for the Bank.
Whenever you find yourself on a settlement where
your faction has a significant presence, you may call on
your contacts for help, healing or other such tasks.
They are not bound to help you, but they could be
convinced to do.
Suggested Characteristics
As you parent's child, you were taught early on the
ways of your faction, and perhaps you grew to idolize it,
or to detest it, but very rarely would you find anyone
settling in between.
Depending on your stance regarding your faction, you
may have become close minded, abhorring to see the
world in the eyes of anyone that doesn't comprehend
your ways or those of your faction.
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d8 Personality Trait
1 My faction is the only true path that exists
2 I seek to destroy/find/collect and ancient artifact
3 All my life is dedicated for the betterment of my
faction
4 I wish to escape from the chains that currently
bind me
5 I seek to prove my worth inside the ranks of my
faction.
6 I dislike meeting members of a specific faction.
7 I am very narrow minded and often avoid talking
more than necessary.
8 I like to be referred by my rank title rather than
my name
d6 Ideal
1 Purpose. I wish to find the true purpose behind
my faction's goals (Neutral)
2 Aid. I seek to aid the common folk and those
downtrodden (Good)
3 Law. The tenants of my faction should be
practiced across all of navia. (Lawful)
4 Boundless. I wish to escape the narrow view
people have of my faction. (Chaotic)
5 Fame. I seek recognition for my deeds and to be
known throughout the land. (Neutral)
6 Wealth. I want to save in order to help my
parents retire once their service is done. (Any)
d6 Bond
1 My best friend within the Faction is always there
for me.
2 I owe my life to my mentor who taught me all I
know.
3 My parents are the only family I know. I wish to
make them proud.
4 The weapon I hold in my hand was used by my
father when he first joined the ranks of the
Faction.
5 I wish to complete a quest my deceased parents
never completed
6 I consider my faction's base my true home and
always return when necessary.
d6 Flaw
1 I am too narrow minded.
2 If you wish to speak ill of my faction you will
answer to me.
3 I shoot first and ask questions later.
4 I only believe everyone has a potential to be evil
and I don't trust others.
5 I don't explain what I'm about to do before I do
it.
6 I have a very short temper.
Sleuth
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Cities tend to be dangerous places. The vast amounts of
people is certain to lead to trouble. Sometimes the
enforcers of the settlement will be able to deal with a
crime.
When they can't justice tends to fall into the hands of a
less official kind of investigator.
That is where you come in. You solve crimes for a living.
You might be a private detective, a troubleshooter or
anything related to investigations working for the
highest bidder or for one, or several, of the various
groups, organizations and mafias in control of the
underground circles.
Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Investigation
Tools: Disguise kit, Forgery Kit
Equipment: A Journal with 20 paper pages, a toolkit of
you your choice, a vial of ink, five ink pens, a crowbar,
fifty feet of hempen rope, a set of common clothes, and
10 gp.
Feature: Private Eye
You have gained fame for solving a crime that the
authorities of the city or settlement where you live in
could not solve. The details are up to you but you have
gained the renown to be a reliable person to call when
times are needed.
Because of your reputation it is easy for you to find
information of the most recent crimes within the city
and you have at least the reluctant assistance of the
authorities within the settlement where you are
currently.
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Suggested Characteristics
Some people might say you don't trust people. The
truth is, they are not entirely wrong. But that's only
because you've made it your job to look for every clue,
every detail, and every little thing that might escape the
common eye.
As a Sleuth it's usually your job to study other people's
behavior and use that to your advantage when trying to
solve a case. You might think of yourself as an individual
that's above the rest.
You may have trouble trusting others, given the fact
that you have seen the ugly side of people who were
once thought to be the prime examples of spotless
behavior in Navian society.
You may have soft spot for a certain person, a contact
in a major city that has helped you at some point.
You may be a rugged private detective, down on your
luck, trying to find that one good case that will put your
name back in business.
Or you could be a very famous investigator, a
personality who has, or claims to have, solved dozens of
crimes, and is now looking for a real challenge of the
mind.
d8 Personality Trait
1 I always try to find the bright side of every
situation no matter how dire.
2 I don't share my plans with people I don't think
need to know the full details.
3 I tend to analyze every situation even if the
answer is simple.
4 I keep a journal of all my findings and even
quotes from people
5 I would go through all measures to finish my
investigation and conclude a case
6 My favorite cases are cold cases that seem to be
lost causes
7 I have a sense of entitlement because of my fame
and expect people to treat me accordingly.
8 I always treat others as if they were my
assistants.
d6 Ideal
1 Justice. Bring all criminals to justice is my final
goal. (Lawful)
2 Altruism. I don't expect rewards for my work.
Doing what is right is the best thing. (Good)
3 Logic. Sometimes the widow is the murderer, no
matter how much she cries. (Lawful)
4 Anarchy. Rules are not broken. They are bent in
order to achieve the final result. (Chaotic)
5 Control. Power must be taken, regardless of the
consequences. (Evil)
6 Self-Improvement. I always try to get harder
cases in order to prove myself better each time.
(Any)
d6 Bond
1 I keep tabs with all the families who I have
helped solve a case.
2 The leaders of military organizations. still seek
me for work.
3 I work to collect all of my findings and share
them with the world.
4 I possess a family heirloom and I cherish it very
much.
5 I seek to solve a mystery that has been part of
my family for generations.
6 I have adopted an orphaned child who is now
under the care of one of my patrons.
d6 Flaw
1 I am too cold when dealing with deaths and
tragedies.
2 There is an unsolved case that still haunts me to
this day.
3 One of the relatives of a criminal I captured has a
vendetta against me.
4 I treat everyone as a suspect when dealing with a
case. Even my companions.
5 I cannot work without writing down every little
detail first.
6 I have an enormous hatred for magic I cannot
seem to shake off.
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Variant backgrounds
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Aside from the new backgrounds presented on this
chapter, you may also choose from one of the
background variants listed below.
To some, the truth is not even all that important, and
what matters the most is making sure the truth is what
they makes of it.
Variant Feature: News Source

These variants replace certain aspects of their mother Over the years you have become known within the
backgrounds, such as the proficiencies and starting journalist circles, and can easily find a place to make
equipment, but use the personal traits, ideals, bonds your voice be heard and your words read. Whenever
and flaws of their backgrounds of origin. you find yourself in a settlement that has a newspaper,
bulletin board or some other form of mass
Variant Acolyte: Templar communication, you can use your expertise and
reputation to sell your stories, tales and reports for
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Every church and every temple needs swords to protect profit.
their lands, spears to safeguard the passage of pilgrims
and shields to stave off those who would damage them,
priesthood and laity both.
That’s where you step him, you are the mailed arm of
your religion, maybe since you have been able to hold a
blade or earlier. Depending on your religion you may be
knighted even.

That’s where you step in, you are the mailed arm of
your religion, maybe since you have been able to hold a
blade or earlier. Depending on your religion you may be
knighted even.

Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Religion, Perception

Tool Proficiencies: Vehicles (Land)
Equipment: Uniform, Cape, Holy Symbol, Any heavy
weapon, Certificate of Rank, Purse containing ten gold
pieces.

Variant Feature: Paragon

Your actions in defending your religion has reached the

ears of those in high places, and can make the
difference when you ask a boon from them, you can
count on their support as long as your objectives are
aligned to those of your religion.

Variant Sleuth: Journalist

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A journalists seeks the truth in order to make it public,
to use it to inform others, while remaining impartial.
Some, however, seek information to fuel blackmail and
scandal, using the information they gather only for their
own selfish gains.

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Chapter 6 - Factions
No hero stands alone, and you are certainly not the
exception. In Navia there's a history of outstanding
individuals forming covenants between themselves,
first the party becomes the group and with time and
luck it may become a faction. When you create your
character you begin play as a rookie member of one of
the factions presented within the following pages, to
give you a quick look of each read the following:
The Siegwulf order is the sword on a mailed fist of the
island, courageous and lawful, they tend to prefer
direct methods to confront their problems. If your
character likes to solve problems and confront evil this
may be your choice
The Lakehall college thinks of knowledge first and
everything else second, not knowledge for its own sake
but for the difference it can make into the future. If you
want to play a character who takes a profound interest
in the arcane this may be your choice
The Moonlight coven values subterfuge, and guile, they
are not commonly seen as heroes by the small folk but
in their own way they may find the time to do heroic
deeds, if your character it’s a thief or a person of not
much repute you may find the coven arms to be open
to help you.
The Rhinehold bank seeks business opportunity on
every turn. They open trade routes, hire artisans and
enforcers to have their objectives met. Money is their
language and treasure is their priority. If you want to
see gold in your pockets the bank is your best bet.
Faction Missions & Objectives
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Your faction may give you missions and perks based on
your rank, and these will help you fulfill the
responsibilities, that surely may appear to be few at the
beginning but with time will grow, power begets
responsibility after all.
During these missions, each player is given 3 kinds of
goals: mission goals, faction goals, and secret goals. To
complete a mission goal, a player must simply complete
the scenario prepared by the dungeon master during
play. It's common that these scenarios last a single
session. Faction objectives are publicly known to the
table, and are driven by the faction's approaches and
solutions to complete the tasks at hand.
Secret goals, much like faction goals, are driven by each
faction's approaches and solutions to problems that
may arise during the mission, but they are only revealed
to members of that specific faction. A secret goal is only
completed if it's requirements are fulfilled without
members of other factions discovering it.
Sample Order of Siegwulf Mission
The Plague Bringers
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"The lands are tarnished as they continue their cursed
march of destruction and conquest. These goblins
know nothing but pain, and are more than willing to
share their insights. They must be stopped.
You are to travel a village named Adai, east of Spire,
across Hangman's Pass. A hive has been sighted
nearby, and the local forces have neither the numbers
or training to stop it's advance. You are the last hope
of this village. Fight Bravely, and may the bladesoul be
with you.
Mission Goal: Protect the village of Adai from the
goblin hive, and ensure the safety of its' people.
Faction Goal: Destroy the goblin hive.
Secret Goal: Gather intelligence of the hive's tactics,
equipment and resources. Ensure that this knowledge
doesn't fall into the wrong hands.
Completing your objectives will not only increase your
prestige within your faction, but also strengthen Its
standing with the various governments, suppliers and
patrons needed to keep these organizations functioning
at the best of their ability.
Inter-faction Cooperation
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A word of warning: You must remind yourself that even
if members of a same party work better if they belong
to the same faction as you, this is not completely
necessary, and tales of inter factional companionship
are quite common. The factions all pursue the same
objective, to protect Navia and its inhabitants. What
varies, it's their methods and motivations for doing so.
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Renown & Rank
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Your faction rank represents your current standing in
the hierarchy of the organization. This rank
determinates who are your immediate superiors and
subordinates, as well as the overall level of influence
you might be able to use when interacting with non-
members of your faction. A higher ranking individual is
very likely to gain a greater degree of respect from
outsiders than a greenhorn. This is partially due to the
overall reputation of the factions, as well as the amount
of fame an individual gains by completing missions.
When your character is created, and you have selected
a faction, you possess a rank 0 in that faction. At this
point you are an applicant, and have not yet proven
yourself worthy of admission.
In order to advance in rank, you must gain renown,
which can be earned by:
• Completing Missions.
• Faction & Secret goals award players additional
renown if both are completed.
• Advancing the organization's interests.
Petty squabbles never lead to the loss of renown, but
Renown can be lost if a serious offense is committed.
Examples of acts that might lead to the loss of renown
are:
• Willingly hurting, or killing another member of
your faction. In the latter it's common for the
aggressor to be severely punished or even
expelled from the faction.
• Conspiring against your faction in the benefit of
evil causes or individuals.
Ranks & Duties
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There are a total of 6 ranks per factions, counting rank
zero. The following are the renown thresholds needed
to gain a higher rank:
Renown Rank Duties & Responsibilities
0 0 Gain admission to the faction.
1 1 Learn as much as possible.
3 2 Prove themselves capable.
10 3 Advance the faction's objectives.
25 4 Teach others what they have
learned.
50 5 Lead the faction to the best of
their ability.
In addition to renown, each faction requires a character
to possess a certain degree of ability before having
them advance into a higher rank. The level
requirements for advancing in rank are as follows:
Rank Minimum Level Required
0 No level requirement.
1 No level requirement.
2 No level requirement.
3 5th level character.
4 11th level character.
5 17th level character.
Once a character has gained enough renown and levels,
a ceremony where the new rank is bestowed will take
place once he returns to a faction's base.
Perks & Benefits
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As your character grows in influence and prestige, you'll
find various rewards provided by your factions
becoming available. In the most basic level, the factions
provide lodging and food for all its members whenever
possible, allowing most of its members to lead a
moderate lifestyle without much worry. In exchange,
they'll always take a cut of whatever you might earn
during your missions.
Higher ranking individuals gain could gain access to
hidden knowledge, gain temporal ownership of magical
items and more.
Faction Identifiers
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Each faction provides its members, no matter the rank,
an item that identify them as such. Such identifiers are:
• Siegwulf Order: Ceremonial Sword
• Lakehall College: Pin
• Moonlight Coven: Medallion
• Rhinehold Bank: Signet Ring
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Living Standards
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Although each faction expects its members to perform
missions and help in the advancement of its goals, and
they are well aware that the commitment its members
take comes at a cost.
Each faction will cover the lifestyle expenses of their
members, as shown on the table below. This ensures
that faction members need not worry about when their
next meal is going to be, and focus their efforts only
into advancing the goals of their faction.
Faction Member's Lifestyle
Siegwulf Order Modest
Lakehall College Modest
Moonlight Coven Poor
Rhinehold Bank Comfortable
Once a character reaches Rank 3, it's lifestyle improves
by one steep. Once Rank 5 is reached, a member's
lifestyle improves by another step. More information
on the various lifestyles can be found on Chapter 5:
Equipment, on the Player's Handbook or the Basic Rules
PDF.
many learn the ways of their faction from very early on.
These children grow to idolize or hate their factions, but all
are given a choice of joining when they reach adulthood,
and not before.
And then there are those that change their minds after a
few years, those who, despite the benefits of their station,
simply wish to leave. But it's never that simple.
Each faction has many secrets, the like only it's members
can learn. Letting these people go freely would jeopardize
the faction as a whole. Thus, there is only one way to end
one's service; death.
Some choose it willingly, preferring to die with their honor
untouched. Other escape, foolishly thinking they can evade
their former brothers and sisters. Those that are captured
are swiftly executed, and their remains destroyed as to
ensure their bodies may not speak by the command of
magic. Those that manage to evade their pursuers continue
to live, but on a constant chase. One they can never truly
escape.

Note that although faction members may have their

basic expenses covered, the factions can only provide
this support when its members are close to a faction
headquarters or supply office.

Banishment
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The duty of those within the factions is not one that
easily ends. After joining, members are expected to
serve the faction for life, or until life is taken from
them. Although older members may go into a pseudo
retirement, and some are known to be granted leaves
off duty for several years, even then a faction may call
on these individuals for aid if needed.

Children born of faction members are not forced to join

as their parents did, but is common that they do, for

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Siegwulf Order
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The Siegwulf Order is an organization composed of
nobles, warriors and peasants. Brave souls, who strive
to protect the lands of Navia from the wickedness of
savages, monsters and evil-doers.

Anyone who shows commitment to the cause of light, a

will to fight the good fight, and bring righteous
punishment to any who dares bring harm upon those
unable to protect themselves, is welcomed to join the
Order.

Many a time has a horde of monsters attacked a village,

only to find knights bearing the shield of blades ready
to fight back. The Order is vigilant and ever ready to
move their forces at a moment notice. Their members
are disciplined and trained daily, leaving little time for
idleness.
Fighters, monks, paladins and rangers are the most
common disciplines practiced by the knights of the
Seven Swords.
Members of the Siegwulf Order are easily recognized by
their black iron armors and their ceremonial swords,
which they value more than their lives. Some members
have go as far as to say their swords are their souls.
Goals
• Be vigilant and protect the land we all share.
• Find and punish evil, wherever it may dwell.
• Be kind to those who are kind.
• Do what is necessary, not what is pleasant.
• Seek peaceful solutions - do not attack
preemptively.
Beliefs
• Defend those that cannot defend themselves.
You are the shield of the weak.
• Seek those who bring wickedness into our world,
and banish them. You are the sword of justice.
• A warrior stays judgment until the guilty are
proven to be so. Condemning innocence only
leads to suffering.
• A sword is a weapon used to kill. Draw it only
when you intend to fulfil its purpose.
• Wise is to speak. It's wiser to listen.
Member Traits
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The Siegwulf Order was built upon the bonds crafted
between its members. Most who join soon find
themselves not as soldiers in an army, but as members
of a big extended family. Initiates are communally
trained, a tradition which eases the new members into
a camaraderie mindset, allowing them to see their
equals not as rivals, but as friends. Once they acquire
the rank of apprentice, they'll will go on to be trained by
a Sword Master. Skilled and resourceful apprentices
eventually become Edge Knights, true warriors of the
Order, and are allowed to perfect their arts on their
own, seeking their own path and style.
Longtime members of the Order are perfectionists, who
seek to further improve their skills beyond what they
have already mastered. Their close bonds allows for a
vast amount of knowledge to be shared regularly, but
never with outsiders, as the secrets of the orders are to
be safeguarded from the hands of greedy and power-
hungry.
Ranks
• Recruit (rank 1)
• Apprentice (rank 2)
• Edge Knight (rank 3)
• Sword Master (rank 4)
• Blade Consular (rank 5)

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Lakehall college
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The Lakehall College was founded as a means to gather
information into their vast library. As with many
Universities and research centers, this is mainly an
inside job. Yet, the wonders of the world are out there
ready to be discovered.

They provided the world of Navia with the upmost

education as long as their fees are paid. The money
goes to the maintenance of the College, but part of it is
dedicated to funding expeditions to the uncharted
regions and wild expanses. Recently the faction has
been interested in the trouble brewing in the lost
continents for they can provide information so valuable
that once recorded will be the best piece of their
collection.

What lies deep inside the unexplored parts of the world

is something that no scholar can resist. They have
founded the settlement known as “The Cellar” where
adventurers can directly report their findings to their
patrons in the City.
The Erudite Circle rules the organization and direct the
efforts of the faction. The circle is currently presided by
Etheras Starshine, known as the Wishmaster.
Goals
• Feed the great library of the college.
• Explore the past civilizations of Navia.
• Discover the mysteries of the unexplored
continents.
• Deliver a quality education to the ones
who seek it.
• Discover new areas of knowledge to pass down
among generations.
Beliefs
• The mind is sharper than the blade, and it must
be trained daily.
• Seek knowledge beyond what is known, and
share it among the common folk.
• Recognize that each person is a master in its own
craft, in its own way.
• Magic is to be used responsibly, and not by the
corrupt and power hungry.
• Keep enough secrets to be indispensable, yet
share enough to have people seek you.
Member Traits
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Individuals joining the college find themselves
becoming gears on an elaborate, never-resting, ideal
machine of learning, exploration and discovery. They
are commonly educated in all fields of lore until they
can choose an area to specialize. When reaching this
age members are then separated into the scholars and
the explorers.
Scholars spend most of their time either teaching new
recruits or researching into their own fields of expertise.
Explorers are trained as well into trap disabling, caring
for objects found and basic survival skills so they can
live though their expeditions.
The eldest of the members are considered experts in
their respective field and have access to the most
prestigious parts of the libraries and the college. They
will often form teams and expeditions to retrieve items
from ruins, dungeons and everything in-between.
Ranks
• Initiate (rank 1)
• Neophyte (rank 2)
• Cerulean Scholar (rank 3)
• Teal Sage (rank 4)
• Azure Erudite (rank 5)

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Moonlight coven
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The Moonlight Coven started as a guild of thieves and
robbers in the early days of Spire, the City of
Knowledge. The movements of its members started to
gain too much notice and with their savings they
founded a city deep in the mountains of “The Divide”
the gap between this part of the continent and the
Mortis lands.

There they met the Hags. Their magic proved to be a

great asset to the group and their numbers increased
under the leadership of three powerful hags. Morrigan,
Badb and Mara. They gathered many followers and
started infiltrating the cities of Navia in order to gain
control through blackmail, arson and dark magic. The
Siegwulf Order took notice of the covens' dark nature
and launched an all-out war against it in order to
eradicate it from existence. This ended with the deaths
of Morrigan and Babd and the escape of the third sister, Member Traits
Mara, into the mountains forever lost to the minds of ──────────────────────────────────────
the intelligent races. Everyone is welcome to the coven. From the highest
nobles to the lowliest urchins we are all a big family. No
The Coven has recently resurfaced as a Thieves guild one is hungry, no one is in need and no one backs down
once again. Under the leadership of Elros Serpenthelm from the coven.
they keep they information brokerage business. The
Order keeps them in check at all times, fearing their Acquiring the treasures from among the world for the
dark nature might resurface and their members have covenant is the most important task a member can
the difficult task of proving the common folk otherwise. have and stealth and discretion is advised at its best.
Always be on the lookout and trust no one that is not a
Goals member of the coven.
• The Coven is your family. Your relinquish all past
lives once you join Higher ranking officers will take promising members for
• Never trust anyone outside the coven their particular teams and expand the network of
• Loot is to be shared to the member who needs it intelligence within the organization. If this happens to
the most. Yet trying not to is encouraged you, consider yourself lucky.
• Never lie to the elders.
• Every man for himself if the situation is dire. Ranks
• Robber (rank 1)
Beliefs • Lunar Bandit (rank 2)
• Power is the gold of fools. Secrets are the true • Snake Eye (rank 3)
currency • Moonlight Assassin (rank 4)
• The circumstance justify the means. • Shadow Hand (rank 5)
• All people deserve a second chance. But three
failures means out.
• Things are not impossible. There just hasn't been
someone creative enough.

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Rhinehold Bank
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The Rhinehold Bank is a centuries old institution,
created with the desire to bring wealth and prosperity
to the, once trade-less, lands of Navia. Their ranks hold
the wisest accountants, canniest merchants and
fiercest collectors on the face of the Sky Isles.

Among the various factions, the Bank is the most

careful when it comes to recruitment. Not just anyone
can serve the bank, for many who wish entry have
fingers stickier than slimes. Those that prove their value
to the institution, are granted a chance to prove they
are more than opportunists. Only then, they are
trusted.

On their never-ending quest to keep their coffers, and

those of their patrons, investors and partners, filled, the
Bank goes on great lengths to ensure that all trade is
fair, regulated and taxed. No coin exchanges hands
without an agent of the Bank taking notice. Which is all
made easier for they are the ones minting them.
Members of the Bank can be of any class, for the
institution doesn't care for your specialty, as long as
you put it to their service. Members of the Bank can be
recognized by their rich clothing and their signet rings,
which bear the Golden Scales & Hammer, displaying the
fair nature of their dealings, and the punishment they
can deliver to those who cheat them.
Goals
• Expand the reach of the Bank.
• Bring fairness into a trade, by peace or by force.
• Protect the interests of the Bank, it's investors,
partners and patrons.
• Ensure that due payments are made. No debt
goes forgotten.
Beliefs
• It's not our place to tell you how to manage your
wealth. Everyone must be capable of doing so.
• Display what wealth you have, and take pride on
it. To have little, or a lot, matters not, as long as
you are honest about your positions.
• Business and friendship never go hand in hand.
Keep one away from the other.
• A promise, once given, should not be broken.
Member Traits
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The Rhinehold Bank members are often driven and
strict. As the bank is built upon the backs of its many
workers, all of them know they burden they carry, and
it shows not only on their faces, but on their very
presence.
Bankers see their colleagues as rivals, or even peons to
use in order to move up the ranks of the institution.
These rivalries, however, are never meant to become
malicious. Every member knows that. As, much like
trade, advancement within the ranks of the Bank
happens by hard work, dedication, and manipulation.
Amongst its members, the bank has a great deal of
diversity, but regardless of training and background,
most members tend to carry blunt weapons, of which
the most popular are hammers and mauls. Although
these tools are rarely used, they serves as a reminder
that those who forget their debts to the Bank will be
crushed, sooner or later.
Ranks
• Clerk (rank 1)
• Agent (rank 2)
• Key Bearer (rank 3)
• Vault Keeper (rank 4)
• Guardian of the Ark (rank 5)

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