The Divine Realm of Alyssum

[Iron Dragoon]

New Demiplane: Alyssum

Alyssum is a place of open fields and mountains. The fields are host to villages and farms, while the mountain ranges form a massive natural labyrinth, riddled with valleys and cave systems.

The largest city of the plane is built around the Alyssum Royal Academy.

Alyssum Traits

- Normal gravity

- Normal time

- Finite size: 300,000 sq mi. Alyssum is bordered on all sides by mountains.

- Divinely Morphic: Certain powerful creatures (Alyssa and node Deities for now) can alter Alyssum with a thought. Normal creatures find Alyssum as easy to alter as the Prime Material Plane.

- No elemental traits.

- Normal magic

Alyssum Links

Alyssum exists within the Gates of the Moon and is linked to it.

Alyssum Inhabitants

Alyssum is home to wanderers and settlers of all races, as long as they pursue knowledge in good faith (and not to hide or hoard it). The flora and fauna of all types that fit the terrain exist in Alyssum. Alyssum openly welcomes Druids of all kinds and with them come a variety of life.

Movement and Combat

Movement on Alyssum is the same as on the Prime Material Plane, as is combat.

Features of Alyssum

Alyssum Royal Academy

A sprawling campus, focused not only on magical learning, but education and trade skill of all types, centered around a massive library. The library is a massive spire, with the higher levels dedicated to the discovery of knowledge and revelation of secrets. Alyssa's personal quarters sit at the top the of the spire.

Labyrinth Mountains

The mountains are especially eye-catching as many of the ridges and spires are angled, or outright bent, to create a sort of natural canopy, making surveying from the air extremely difficult. Exploration of this labyrinth can only be done by foot in many places. Many of the hidden valleys are idyllic: wide and deep bowls, flowing rivers and natural springs, soil rich with nutrients, and oftentimes with large sections of evergreen trees. In an odd trait of the plane, once such a valley is found and settled, to include a school, the ridges and peaks that hid it from above are often found to bend away, opening them being seen and approached from the air.

Ianvasah's Grove

Ianvasah's Grove is both a memorial and refuge for all Druids, established to honor a fallen friend and blessed by Selune and Alyssa. It's a place of pure nature and a gathering place for Druids to establish connections between each other and exchange knowledge and ideas. It's open to any who wish to visit and are willing to respect the rules of the Druids who reside there.

The Alyssum Royal Library

The Alyssum Royal Library is one of the largest and most in-depth libraries in the planes. The Librarians, often Clerics of Alyssa, come and go freely, and even have a small sub-sect of themselves who travel on expeditions to find any all books they can to add to the library. The library itself is the spire which Alyssa resides in, on the top floor. Each higher level of the spire holds more advanced, and dangerous, knowledge. At the top levels of the spire, there's an entire floor dedicated to delving into the most dangerous knowledge in the planes, to include trying to peer into the knowledge of the Far Realm. Alyssa herself often works on this level, doing research and trying to uncover the most secret of knowledges to add to her library.

The Alyssum Royal Library is built from the contributions of a number of sources. The seed of the Library were copies of knowledge and lore from the Arcane Order of Arythma. Queen Morwel provided a donation of books as well, but the largest contributor was the discovery of lost knowledge in the form of slate tablets from a necromancer and guarded by lamia. This knowledge is housed in the spire at the center of the Alyssum Royal Academy, which is open to all students, residents, and visitors to the realm. Though the library is open to all, some of the more dangerous knowledge resides on the higher levels of the tower, available for study once oen has proven their wisdom.
The Library also houses a great scrying crystal, which is the forefront of Alyssum's intelligence gathering. It's used to identify everything from lost wanderers to lost knowledge to enemies of the realm.
Those that consult the library can gain multiple benefits. The many books, scrolls, tablets gathered over Alyssa's adventures and other sources of lore provide an excellent repository of knowledge that can be applied in many ways. All bonuses from the library require at least one hour of research and study.
A +10 bonus to a Knowledge check, made at the conclusion of the research.
A +10 bonus to your next Craft check, this check must be made on the same day as the research.
A +4 insight bonus to saving throws for 24 hours.
Additionally, the great crystal at the center of the library workshop aids in scrying. It allows you to scry on a person or location as if by a Greater Scrying spell (DC 45). This crystal also wards users against counter-attacks by altering any incoming damage into non-lethal damage. Likewise, any curse that targets a user is immediately subject to a Tenacious Curse Dispel (caster level 30), cast upon the subject of the curse by the crystal once per round. This effect only applies to effects enacted during the use of the Eye.
The library is also equipped with calling orbs that allow for rapid transmission of information from the field.

The Guildhall of Alyssum

Sitting opposite of the entrance to the Royal Academy, across a great fountained public square and market, sits the Guild-house of Alyssum. This is the single largest hall for tradesmen and trade apprenticeship in the planes. It's a place of open collaboration and project planning. Many skilled tradesmen gather here to find others who can teach them more, or to build a company to garner work and reputation.

Notable People of Alyssum

Alyssa Songsteel: Queen

Alyssa is the unopposed ruler of Alyssum. Her touch on the daily lives of those who call Alyssum home is light, as long none tread over her tenets. She favors a hands-off approach to rulership and imposes few laws or rules, but those that exist are iron-clad and enforced with her full might. She is new to divinity and her realm is likewise new. She encourages the exploration and settlement of it as a means to expand it.

Jarem Aruwood

A newly ascended deity, Jarem currently leads the combined armies of Alyssum. A worshiper of The Red Knight before his ascension, Jarem was assigned by The Red Knight to assist Alyssa and protect her once it was revealed that she was being targeted by Shar.

Emily Aryn

Another newly ascended deity, Emily is the daughter of two Goddesses. She is the righteous wrath of Alyssum, often the driving force behind missions to free slaves and strike at Sharran outposts. She embodies passion for liberation and freedom, and brings energy and a sense of purpose to many missions.

Bastian

A orc follower of Shaundakul before ascension, Bastian is the quiet and steadfast anchor of the Alyssum Gods. He often hunts the shadows, and is given the task of finding and protecting the realm against dangers unseen.

Dolmaya Augurson

An immortal Empress in her own right, Dolmaya is the known Proxy of Alyssa. She often takes personal interest and control over the larger and more critical events of the plane. As Proxy, she holds full authority to settle any matter that might cross her path.


Delaize

Delaize is a mentor, friend, and advisor to Alyssa. He is often found overseeing the administrative side of Alyssum and is known to be wise and fair. And to have Alyssa's full backing, should any seek to subvert him.

Walt Songsteel

Father of Alyssa Songsteel and master blacksmith. He runs a smithy in Alyssum. While he has no official authority or placing in the administration of the plane, he is respected and Alyssa can often be found working in his forge alongside him on projects.

Alilynn Songsteel

Mother of Alyssa Songsteel and master seamstress. She runs her own tailoring shop in Alyssum. While she has no official authority or placing in the administration of the plane, she is respected and Alyssa can often be found taking tea with her. She makes the majority of Alyssa's formal wear, in an odd quirk, as Alyssa prefers to involve her in such events.

Alihana Songsteel

Sister of Alyssa Songsteel and student at the Royal Academy. Though not blessed with odd turns of fate that lead Alyssa to her current power, Alihana is now blossoming into what she should have been. While her current goals are still undecided, she is exploring her potential and talents. Though not having always seen eye to eye with Alyssa, she can often be found conspiring with her sister over things some might consider mundane. She is currently apprenticed to Dolmaya and being evaluated by her for potential.

Alyssum Encounters

Use this tables to determine random encounters within Alyssum.



   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

d%	Encounter	Number
1-20	Faithful of Shaundakul	1d2
21-30	Faithful of Selune	1d3
31-40	Faithful of the Red Kngiht	1d6
41-50	Faithful of Jarem	1d6
51-60	Faithful of Emily	1d4
61-70	Faithful of Bastian	1d2
71-75	Druid	1
76-80	Hermit-Sage	1
81-85	Bralani	1d2
86-90	Ghaele	1d2
91-95	Lillend	1
95-98	Celestial Charger	1d8
99	Arcane Dragon	1
100	Unique Encounter	*

*A Unique Encounter can be any named PC in Alyssum.

[Iron Dragoon]

Add-ons:

Stolen bank: To be used to for dangerous experiments.
Stolen mansion from limbo: To be made into a mobile fortress.