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![Tartaran, the island surrounded by The Cross. Houses the capital of the region and is home to the Order of Arcane Sages.](/assets/img/heroes/map4.jpg)
Tartaran, the island surrounded by The Cross. Houses the capital of the region and is home to the Order of Arcane Sages.
![The Dragon's Spine is a region south of the Cross featuring a dangerous and an untraversed mountain region.](/assets/img/heroes/map5.jpg)
The Dragon's Spine is a region south of the Cross featuring a dangerous and an untraversed mountain region.
![The Bipusmarsh features multiple waterways, a swamp and forests nearby. It is home of the Fungoids and many unfriendly creatures.](/assets/img/heroes/map6.jpg)
The Bipusmarsh features multiple waterways, a swamp and forests nearby. It is home of the Fungoids and many unfriendly creatures.
![Our adventurers, Arden, Bata, Sam, and Zaus, enjoying some peace and quiet by a campfire.](/assets/img/heroes/theme1.jpg)
Our adventurers, Arden, Bata, Sam, and Zaus, enjoying some peace and quiet by a campfire.
![A Dragon's Tooth shrine, piercing the night sky, reaching towards Coeurasa.](/assets/img/heroes/theme2.jpg)
A Dragon's Tooth shrine, piercing the night sky, reaching towards Coeurasa.
![The Courier's Guild, a barebones confederation of local offices, trade routes, carriage and mantis travel services, and other loosely affiliated package storing and handoff groups that handle the majority of the land-based delivery needs of The Cross.](/assets/img/heroes/theme3.jpg)
The Courier's Guild, a barebones confederation of local offices, trade routes, carriage and mantis travel services, and other loosely affiliated package storing and handoff groups that handle the majority of the land-based delivery needs of The Cross.
![Dragon's Tooth shrines, gigantic, black spikes that pierce the sky with forgotten purpose. They all angle to point at Coeurasa with their tapered tips.](/assets/img/heroes/theme4.jpg)
Dragon's Tooth shrines, gigantic, black spikes that pierce the sky with forgotten purpose. They all angle to point at Coeurasa with their tapered tips.
![Closer inspection of the Dragon's Teeth reveals a patterned surface made of countless thin columns, smooth to the touch, faceted together to form the walls of the structure.](/assets/img/heroes/theme5.jpg)
Closer inspection of the Dragon's Teeth reveals a patterned surface made of countless thin columns, smooth to the touch, faceted together to form the walls of the structure.
![Dragon's Tears. Fully intact Dragon's Tears are smooth, brilliantly refracting gemstones, about the size of a cantaloupe. Certain sects of society deal in the trade, shattering, and refinement of these sources of beauty. Smaller pieces, polished or not, are coveted as a luxury currency.](/assets/img/heroes/theme6.jpg)
Dragon's Tears. Fully intact Dragon's Tears are smooth, brilliantly refracting gemstones, about the size of a cantaloupe. Certain sects of society deal in the trade, shattering, and refinement of these sources of beauty. Smaller pieces, polished or not, are coveted as a luxury currency.
![Dragon's Tears. Precious, brilliant gems that refract light with intensity like no other mineral can. Some whispers even claim that a Dragon's Tear glows with a golden and warm inner light, that emanates through the Tear's majestic and unparalleled patterns.](/assets/img/heroes/theme7.jpg)
Dragon's Tears. Precious, brilliant gems that refract light with intensity like no other mineral can. Some whispers even claim that a Dragon's Tear glows with a golden and warm inner light, that emanates through the Tear's majestic and unparalleled patterns.
![Whisperstones. Decorated and well-shaped fragments of a Dragon's Tear. The stone holds a dim glow compared to a Dragon's Tear. They are believed to carry the souls, intentions, and path of the previous holders.](/assets/img/heroes/theme8.jpg)
Whisperstones. Decorated and well-shaped fragments of a Dragon's Tear. The stone holds a dim glow compared to a Dragon's Tear. They are believed to carry the souls, intentions, and path of the previous holders.
![The Amans. A tribe of the Bisemutum. Hunters, miners, and lumberjacks, their work relies on obtaining food and materials from animals and the woods in the region.](/assets/img/heroes/theme9.jpg)
The Amans. A tribe of the Bisemutum. Hunters, miners, and lumberjacks, their work relies on obtaining food and materials from animals and the woods in the region.
![The Crestfallen are a disenchanted collection of vagabonds splintered off from the Pirates of Secret Cove. What motivates a Crestfallen is entirely on the individual but generally consists of goals that go against the actions of larger more financially established groups.](/assets/img/heroes/theme10.jpg)
The Crestfallen are a disenchanted collection of vagabonds splintered off from the Pirates of Secret Cove. What motivates a Crestfallen is entirely on the individual but generally consists of goals that go against the actions of larger more financially established groups.
![Eramus Okuma. A very well versed and highly revered wizard, and the seventh generation of Headmaster of The Order.](/assets/img/heroes/theme11.jpg)
Eramus Okuma. A very well versed and highly revered wizard, and the seventh generation of Headmaster of The Order.
![Silkies are two-foot-tall, six-foot-long larval insects with twelve legs tucked beneath mottled leathery carapaces. Atop their heads are a pair of fluffy prehensile antennae that are often used for simple grasping and manipulation.](/assets/img/heroes/theme13.jpg)
Silkies are two-foot-tall, six-foot-long larval insects with twelve legs tucked beneath mottled leathery carapaces. Atop their heads are a pair of fluffy prehensile antennae that are often used for simple grasping and manipulation.
![Our adventurers, Arden and Therrin, enjoying some peace and quiet by a campfire.](/assets/img/heroes/theme14.jpg)
Our adventurers, Arden and Therrin, enjoying some peace and quiet by a campfire.