Sean Merwin

Yeah. And, and there are some times when I wish they would do that, but this is this, the Scarlet Brotherhood could be the, the thing that the characters are fighting for the entire campaign. And even the monks, right. The Scarlet Brotherhood are made up of these monks for the most part. Yeah.

The whole tradition of the monk going all the way back to first edition, in D&D at least, is there's a hierarchy. And there's only one at the top of this pyramid, and there are two below that, and there might be four below that, et cetera. So as you gain levels, you need to actually fight, or one of the ones above you have to die in order for you to move up and take that.

The whole tradition of the monk going all the way back to first edition, in D&D at least, is there's a hierarchy. And there's only one at the top of this pyramid, and there are two below that, and there might be four below that, et cetera. So as you gain levels, you need to actually fight, or one of the ones above you have to die in order for you to move up and take that.

So there's this idea baked into, D&D, Monkhood, Scarlet Brotherhood, all of that, that begged you to fight it, that begged you to know. And then it says, well, it's a mystery. No one knows. It's a mystery. Yeah. Yeah. What else do we know about the Scarlet Brotherhood?

So there's this idea baked into, D&D, Monkhood, Scarlet Brotherhood, all of that, that begged you to fight it, that begged you to know. And then it says, well, it's a mystery. No one knows. It's a mystery. Yeah. Yeah. What else do we know about the Scarlet Brotherhood?

I know a way to save you. If you have blonde hair in the Living Greyhawk or in the Greyhawk. I don't know. Yeah, exactly.

I know a way to save you. If you have blonde hair in the Living Greyhawk or in the Greyhawk. I don't know. Yeah, exactly.

So speaking of Scarlet Brotherhood, we'll go to the Sea Barrens. These are islands off the former Great Kingdom's eastern coast. So we've spent a lot of time over there with like the Solnar Compact and other islands over there, the Lendor Islands. So there are five major islands, one called the Serpent Isles, that being uninhabited and maybe be cursed.

So speaking of Scarlet Brotherhood, we'll go to the Sea Barrens. These are islands off the former Great Kingdom's eastern coast. So we've spent a lot of time over there with like the Solnar Compact and other islands over there, the Lendor Islands. So there are five major islands, one called the Serpent Isles, that being uninhabited and maybe be cursed.

The other four inhabited ones are ruled by former Erdi lords that are now independent of the of the monarchies on the mainland. It's, as you might expect, warm, mild climates in the ocean, abundant resources, lots of trade, shipyards and ports, temples to the sea god Procan. as one might expect. What else do we have here in the Isles?

The other four inhabited ones are ruled by former Erdi lords that are now independent of the of the monarchies on the mainland. It's, as you might expect, warm, mild climates in the ocean, abundant resources, lots of trade, shipyards and ports, temples to the sea god Procan. as one might expect. What else do we have here in the Isles?

Yeah, I love that idea of that fifth island. Yeah. I see like Indiana Jones vibes, right? There's all this stuff there. No one's been there, but we have to go. So the Nazis are going there. We have to go there. Yes. And we fight them and we fight whatever the curse is and we try to harness this power. Yeah, let's do that. That's great.

Yeah, I love that idea of that fifth island. Yeah. I see like Indiana Jones vibes, right? There's all this stuff there. No one's been there, but we have to go. So the Nazis are going there. We have to go there. Yes. And we fight them and we fight whatever the curse is and we try to harness this power. Yeah, let's do that. That's great.

Oh, well, we've got the Sea Barrens, so of course we have to have the Sea Princes. The Sea Princes, though, are nowhere near the Sea Barrens. The Sea Princes are south of Keoland, east of the Hell Furnace Mountains, the Azura Sea, and the Jirlea Bay to the east and the southeast. So this is a nation, it's basically pirate land. Yeah. They fought Keoland. They're slave traders.

Oh, well, we've got the Sea Barrens, so of course we have to have the Sea Princes. The Sea Princes, though, are nowhere near the Sea Barrens. The Sea Princes are south of Keoland, east of the Hell Furnace Mountains, the Azura Sea, and the Jirlea Bay to the east and the southeast. So this is a nation, it's basically pirate land. Yeah. They fought Keoland. They're slave traders.

They may or may not be involved with the Scarlet Brotherhood, depending on what you think or how you want to run it. The history, it goes into the noble houses and warring with each other and Scarlet Brotherhood infiltration, et cetera, et cetera.

They may or may not be involved with the Scarlet Brotherhood, depending on what you think or how you want to run it. The history, it goes into the noble houses and warring with each other and Scarlet Brotherhood infiltration, et cetera, et cetera.

Yeah, well, Keelan always gets involved with things around them. So Keelan took advantage of this, attacking and taking the city of Westkeep. Ex-captives, particularly the Olmen there, now control the western half of the nation, but the Brotherhood holds the other key settlements. And then you have merfolk and tritons attacking the Scarlet Brotherhood ships.

Yeah, well, Keelan always gets involved with things around them. So Keelan took advantage of this, attacking and taking the city of Westkeep. Ex-captives, particularly the Olmen there, now control the western half of the nation, but the Brotherhood holds the other key settlements. And then you have merfolk and tritons attacking the Scarlet Brotherhood ships.

So half the lands are still held by Ayuz, including the island city of Admanfort in the Near Div. The lands are home to orders of knights who sort of see themselves as the bulwark against evil. What else do we have here in the shield lands?