Kingdom of Jardium

The restricted Celestial magic does not mean they neglect the stars. Jardians have a fascination with the sky, particularly the moon. It was the first biata who created the modern calendar based on the movements of the moon, and many tales about the constellations come from starry-eyed storytelling Selunari. Clothes, jewelry, and cloaks often feature the moon, sun, and stars.

The Chancellor has a council of nine members of the community, which advise them on matters. Jardium maintains a large number of earth scholars which perform rituals to keep the walls safe, as well as warriors and trackers to keep the monsters at bay. The most elite of these warriors are the Knights of the Steppe, which are not appointed based on noble lineage, but instead on their merit and bravery.

Outside the Walls: Here the vastness of Jardium’s planes is untouched. There’s enough to fear outside the walls that our feathery friends typically stay in the comfort of the city’s tall standing protectors, but that doesn’t mean no one lives outside. In fact, many oathsworn, selunari, and a handful of wylderkin and dryads live outside the walls. Some Oathsworn run small settlements and farms. Selunari roam the plains hunting and gathering to survive. There is one notable tribe, sometimes referred to as “The Wanderers.” This mixed clan of both Oathsworn and Selunari came to be when Chief Reidar and his tribe were within an inch of death and Mother Alamina saved him. From then on their families intertwined and now many of those in this tribe have at least a little Oathsworn and Selunari ancestry.

Taber: The outermost layer of Jardium, Taber is where you can find just about anything that can be dreamt of, from pottery to pies to lizardskin jackets. It’s easy to get lost in the bustle of businesses, smells of delicious street food and brightly colored wares from every corner of the shard. Taber hides a dark side, however, namely in the children of the street which find themselves living in the alleys. Jardium has a higher mortality rate than any other culture, particularly due to the monsters. Unfortunately, these victims often leave orphans behind, and those orphans often struggle to fend for themselves.

Domum: The secondmost ring, Domum is where residencies and the more usual storefronts can be found, as well as the political district. There is also a homestone here, which is protected at all hours by a group of biata hand-selected from the Knights of the Steppe by the Chancellor.

Pagnosia: Pagnosia is a walled settlement in the innermost section of the city, closely guarded by biata, known simply as Keepers. While it’s not impossible to visit, few are granted access to Pagnosia, and those who are have their memories carefully screened and redacted by mentalists at the end of their visit. Retained memories suggest Pagnosia is a city of lush, green gardens and polite, friendly biata, but the large gaps of missing memories suggest there is something else there to hide.

Jardian names generally sound rather homely and surnames are multisyllabic. First names take inspiration from Celtic or English cultures.​

First name examples: Bowen, Sloane, Margo, Ronin

Surname examples: Tealeaf, Summerbrook, Redfern, Farroot