Chapter One: Bronce (background)

This post is to provide details of background information that the party knows (based on knowledge checks) about the things they have encountered thus far.

Chillhame

This small island is notable only for being the place where a massive Drow army was defeated one thousand years ago, at the end of the last Equinox of the Heroes. It is independent, though the kingdom of Caldraza has long considered it a part of itself and is keen to recover it. The capital of Chillhame is Saragost, a walled city that boasts a fortified harbor.

Blediwesse

Blediwesse is the flower-maiden of spring rain. She is the special patron goddess of unmarried maidens. She brings life to the earth after the ravages of winter, blessing the earth with the waters that cause plants to ripen. She is also a goddess of wells and rivers, who sends the waters of the natural springs for the good of men. Priestesses of Blediwesse must be virginal and often go crowned with flowers as part of their regalia.
Domains: Good, Healing, Earth, Water
Alignment: Neutral Good
Favored Weapon: Sickle

Most of the people of Bronce worship Blediwesse as their patron deity.

Equinox of Heroes

The Equinox of Heroes is a time of great derring-do on the part of chosen heroes who fight for the forces of good. The last Equinox of Heroes occurred approximately 1,000 years ago. During this time a massive drow army invaded Chillhame and many other lands. The actions and valor of the heroes of time won the day, but at great cost. All of the heroes of the time, including Starkweather John, died in defense of the lands against the drow.

Some believe that the Equinox of Heroes is a repeating cycle that recurs every 1,000 years, although there is no one around to vouch for this fact. In fact, there is no one left alive today that remembers the last Equinox . . . only legends and tales of the past speak of this time. Some scholars and sages speak of other times even farther in the past when champions of good rose up to face a great evil . . . but they know no details, and only smatterings of the legends and rumors of great deeds remain.

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