Atollia
Eastern province of Orathos: an archipelago of volcanic islands plus the eastern
coast, including sub-aquatic cities in the reefs (mermaids, sirens, merrows).
A province of exploration, trade, learnedness, and the study of myth.
- Capital: Hitihare · Population: ~3.5M · ~18,750 sq mi
- Governance: two elected Consuls (one mainland, one islands) who must agree;
Magistrates run cities/ports. Classes: Patricians / Commoners / Plebians.
Villains
- 'Seadog' Jon Thomas — pirate captain with a chokehold on Atollian waters; he and
his brother Barty let pirates and marauders raid freely for a cut. The Varian
Navy's standing goal is to attack him. - The Scylla and the Hydra — legendary multi-headed guardians; the Hydra (land)
was slain, the Scylla (sea) bewitched by the Seadog into an attack dog. - Colonists & missionaries — raiding Atollian culture itself: burning sacred
texts, tearing down shrines to the old gods, displacing native Orathi.
The Coalition's goal here: free the Scylla and/or resurrect the Hydra.
The blue elf grand champion of The Urina is Aetolian.
Session 5
- Firsthand testimony from Laku, an islander Atollian aboard
The Expedition Ship: without the Hydra, pirates and marauders sail into the
Isles' waters at will — taking people, money, and weapons, sometimes killing for
sport — while missionaries tear down statues and burn books, chapels and prayer
sites. Laku fled years ago and is returning to fight. - Laku's hometown Amos has been fortified with walls ("harder to swim now, but at
least it's safe — for now"); Scala/Skyla (spelling unclear), shielded by reefs
and choppy northern waters, remains largely untouched. Veilwood's cliffs are too
high (and too scary) for pirates to bother with. - Two Atollians sit among the war planners on the ship's top deck.