“Power can be claimed in many ways. A warrior claims it with strength, a merchant with wealth, a priest with faith, and a monarch with birth. But claiming power does not grant it, and what these claimants hold is the mere illusion of it. True power is held by those who understand that all peoples, from the rulers to the ruled, care not for any of these ideals and are driven solely by the instinct to survive and reproduce.”
- Doctor Molder Underfoot -
The plague-ridden province of Bubonia (boo‑BOH‑nee‑ah) is bleak and shrouded in clouds of miasma and toxic haze. Amidst the instability of rampant disease and strife, rival guilds work and scheme tirelessly to achieve their individual aims, hoping to become the next predominant faction that wields the power and wealth to control all others. Most of the plagueborn (see page >) and other species of Bubonia lead humble and often short lives, filled with constant fear. However, the guilds provide an opportunity for a life of larger purpose, excitement, and riches.
Mutant creatures, twisted by the province itself, wander on all manner of appendages and seek to destroy those still spared from their terrible fate. But perhaps even more dangerous are the plots of the province’s people, where loyalty is fleeting and assassination, backstabbing, and other heinous acts of treachery are common.