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MYSTARAN ALMANAC

AC 1018

& BOOK of FACTS

Book 1: Atlas

Volume IX, AC 1018

Version 1.1

A Word or Two About this Material

First, and most important, are the copyright laws regarding this project. This material is NOT endorsed or approved by TSR, Inc. Although the setting (places, characters, features, calendar...), as well as the rules of D&D and AD&D are the creation and property of TSR, the events, attitudes, beliefs, descriptions, and all the rest in this material are those of the writers and are in no way supported by TSR.

TSR, Inc. is a subsidiary of Wizards of the Coast. Should TSR or Wizards of the Coast demand that we remove this material from the web, we will be happy to comply with their decision.

The intent behind the Mystaran Almanac is to continue to keep alive the wonderful world of Mystara. It is therefore the compilation of ideas and suggestions from all members of the Mystara Mailing List, and not those of the staff and/or management of TSR.

This manual has very little in terms of game stats, as it does not want to infringe on TSR's copyright (meaning: you want the stats of NPCs and such, buy the appropriate book/references by TSR). We hope that TSR sees this merely as the work put in by those who love Mystara and wish to see it grow rather than any attempt at stealing their setting and infringing on their copyrights.

Our second topic regards permission to place this almanac up on your own personal web page. GO RIGHT AHEAD! We, the authors, give complete and free access to this material to everyone. You are free to do what you will with it, with one ABSOLUTE restriction: should TSR/Wizards of the Coast demand that you remove this from your web page, you must comply! As mentioned above, Mystara and all that is related to it belongs to TSR, so TSR has the final say on everything concerning Mystara and this non-endorsed material. If they want it removed, then it is gone.

Also, you are free to modify the contents of this almanac as you see fit as well (after all, everyone has their own future for Mystara). We simply ask that, if you do so, please:

1. Change the title: we would like to keep the title Mystaran Almanac so people can find the rest of the series and know which material is the continuation of this particular group of authors' project. In other words, we are simply asking for the rights to the name Mystaran Almanac.

2. Mention that you have modified it from the Mystaran Almanac: in this case, say where it came from, and keep the original authors' names. Feel free to add a "modified by:" section at the top of that list. The writers have put a few hundreds hours each on this project, so please, give credit where credit is due.

For example, call it Bob's Almanac of Mystara with the subtitle "Modified by Bob from the Mystaran Almanac."

Of course, we won't police you or harass anyone who doesn't comply with this. We just ask that you do, please.

Now comes the debate on "canon" or "net-canon" material. We do not in any way claim that the Mystaran Almanac is the "online official future of Mystara!" We, the authors, write this product because we enjoy writing it. It is not our attempt to make our own personal home campaign the official version! It doesn't even always match OUR own campaigns as we are several authors who each put in their own ideas (often conflicting until a consensus is agreed upon). We also steal/accept ideas left and right from posts made by the members of the Mystara Mailing List or other sites. So the names on the author list is by no means the only people who have shaped this "future" Mystara; many people on the Mystara Mailing List have participated, whether they know it or not (unfortunately, we often forget who the source of a given idea was, so the Special Thanks list is far from complete. If we missed you, sorry!).

This product is nothing more than a possible future for Mystara which we call the "Mystaran Almanac future" (hence the above expressed desire to keep the title should you change a part of this product). Use its contents or disregard them as you see fit. You are each the DM of YOUR own campaign, so decide what YOU like, keep what interests YOU, or throw out what YOU don't like-and that's the end of it. Do not take these events in your own campaign simply because we say so! There is no such thing as an "official" or "canon" Mystara. Use them because YOU want to.

And, more importantly, should TSR ever return to making Mystara products, odds are everything we've done here (as well as whatever has been happening in your own campaign) will probably disagree with what they say and become obsolete (as far as "canon" is concerned, that is). All this to say: DON'T WORRY ABOUT CANON OR NON-CANON; JUST HAVE FUN!

Next is the big decision between D&D and AD&D. This subject is always a strong debate on the mailing list. The Mystaran Almanac supports both games as it is very stats free. It deals mostly with the world of Mystara, NOT gaming systems.

The few times that stats are present, describing NPCs, the AD&D 2nd Edition game stats were used, except in the Famous Folk section where we used both 2nd and 3rd Edition rules (with clear marks to identify one from the other and avoid confusion). The main reason for this is the fact that potential new players will be used to the AD&D system, and the more of them that join Mystara, the better! Also, Mystara was completely converted to AD&D with their final projects, including Joshuan's Almanac as well as the Karameikos, Glantri, and Savage Coast box sets (all copyright property of TSR). Should TSR revive Mystara, it will probably be in 3rd Edition format.

Lastly, by now, all old D&D players should know how to convert back and forth between systems blindfolded. This is something the new AD&D players don't know how to do.

All in all, this book is about Mystara, not the game system, so please don't discard it because of that, but instead read it because it's about Mystara!

Finally, the list of authors and contributors to this project:

Product Managers & Editors

Hervé Musseau

Geoff Gander

Contributors to the Atlas

Damon Alexander Brown

John Calvin

Giulio N. Caroletti

Marco Dalmonte

Francesco Defferrari

Christina Eustace

Daniel Eustace

Chris Furneaux

Jamuga Khan

Mark McKinney

Sverre Midthjell

Francisco V. Navarro

James Ruhland

Jens Schnabel

Jacob Skytte

Andrew Theisen

Beau Yarbrough

Special Thanks to

Aleksei Andrievski

Alex Benson

Christopher Cherrington

Ethan Deneault

Rob Fry

Michael M.M. Grootenboer

Harri Mäki

Adrian Mattias

Aaron Nowack

Giovanni Porpora

Shawn Stanley

also all contributors to the previous almanacs

and anyone whose ideas we shamelessly pillaged but forgot to thank

So, if you have any ideas or comments concerning this almanac or events for AC 1019, please, feel free to contact us. For AC 1019, expect more regions to be covered in the almanac, as well as whole new sections.

Read on, and enjoy your year-long visit to the grand world of Mystara.

The Mystaran Almanac Team

INTRODUCTION
Preface
Dear Reader
To the reader
Almanac Format
Artists for the Atlas
The People of Mystara
Humans
Dwarves
Elves
Gnomes
Goblinoids
Half-Elves
Hin (Halflings)
Lupins
Rakasta
Tortles
Lizardmen
The Immortals
Physical Characteristics of Mystara
ATLAS OF THE OLD WORLD
Introduction to the Old World
Correspondents for the Old World
Balinor "Silverblade" Audriel
Christopher Dove
Demetius Vannopolus
Dromeda the Shadow
Favonius Viator
Gilor Rockcrusher
Hempford Brewster
Hendrik von Gultzer
Joshuan Gallidox
Larn Fastbuck
Medu
Omar-ibn-Chukri
Ryuk-uk Tshaa
Shaun the Elfin
Stefania Torion
Thurgood Lodestar
Ursula Bremen
Vadin Kalidasa
Vivianna Romanones
Atlas
ACTIUS (County of)
AENGMOR (City of)
AENGMOR (Colony of)
ATRUAGHIN CLANS (Territories of)
BIAZZAN (County of)
BORYDOS (Protectorate of)
BUHROHUR (County of)
CARYTION (County of)
DAROKIN (Republic of, Borderlands)
DAROKIN (Republic of, Heartlands)
ETHENGAR KHANATES
FIVE SHIRES (The)
GLANTRI (Principalities of)
GRÅBJERGE (Dwarf-Kingdom of)
HALATHIUS (County of)
HATTIAS (Duchy of)
HELDANN (Territory of)
IERENDI (Kingdom of)
JALAWAR (Mumlyket of)
KADESH (Rajahstan of)
KANTRIUM (Duchy of)
KARAMEIKOS (Kingdom of)
KERENDAS (Duchy of)
LUCINIUS (Duchy of)
MACHETOS (Country of)
MINROTHAD (Exarchate of)
MOSITIUS (Duchy of)
ORCLAND
OSTLAND (Kingdom of)
RETEBIUS (Duchy of)
ROCKHOME (Kingdom of)
SCLARAS (Protectorate of)
SERRAINE (Flying City of)
SHADOW ELVES (Kingdom of the)
SHAJARKAND (Mumlyket of)
SIND (Rajahstan of)
SODERFJORD (Kingdom of)
TAMERONIKAS (Emirate of)
TEL AKBIR (Duchy of)
TERENTIAS (Grand Duchy of)
THYATIS (Duchy of)
THYATIS (Empire of)
THYATIS (The City)
TWAELAR (Merrow Empire)
VESTLAND (Kingdom of)
VYALIA (County of)
WENDAR (Elven Kingdom of)
YLARUAM (Emirates of)
ATLAS OF THE ALPHATIAN SEA
Introduction for the Alphatian Sea
Correspondents for the Alphatian Sea
Adoramar
Allstrick
Daralann
Dariyana
Feldimur
Graltarnim, Captain of the Wave Turtle
Myloptarq
Thalia "Red Sheaf" Torres di Lopez
Trastamar
Atlas
AQUAS (Kingdom of)
ARKAN (Kingdom of, a.k.a. Ar)
DAWNRIM (Kingdom of)
GREY ISLANDS (Dominion of the)
HORKEN (Kingdom of)
IONACE (a.k.a. the Isle of Nayce)
LAGRIUS (Kingdom of)
MERIANDER (Kingdom of)
NOTRION (Kingdom of)
QEODHAR (Kingdom of)
SUNKEN ALPHATIAN MAINLAND
SURSHIELD (Kingdom of)
TURMOIL (Territory of)
VEROTH (Kingdom of)
ATLAS OF THE SEA OF DAWN
Introduction for the Sea of Dawn
Correspondents for the Sea of Dawn
Aiklin
Allstrick
Demetius Vannopolus
Festevanessendrama
Kalitoru Nuar
Shaun the Elfin
Stefania Torion
Teldremon
Thalia "Red Sheaf" Torres di Lopez
Vivianna Romanones Atlas
AEGOS (Kingdom of)
AERIA (Kingdom of)
CAERDWICCA (Barony of)
EKTO (Kingdom of)
FURMENGLAIVE (County of)
GAITY (Kingdom of)
HELDUN (Exarchate/Confederated Kingdom of)
HILLVALE (Kingdom of)
KENDACH (County of)
MERIDIA (Province of)
NE'ER-DO-WELL (Kingdom of)
OCHALEA (Exarchate of)
PEARL ISLANDS (Exarchate of the)
REDSTONE (County of)
SEPTENTRIONA (Province of)
THOTHIA (Kingdom of)
TRIKELIOS (Kingdom of)
WEST PORTAGE (Barony of)
WESTROURKE (Exarchate of)
ATLAS OF DAVANIA
Introduction for Davania
Correspondents for Davania
Friedrich von Eisendorf
Marina Takanitas
Shaun the Elfin
Atlas
EMEROND (Kingdom of)
GARGANIN (City-State of)
HRISSOPOLI (City-State of)
ILIOLOOSTI (City-State of)
KASTELIOS (City-State of)
MIVOSIA (City-State of)
POLAKATSIKES (Dominion of)
THYATIAN HINTERLANDS (Exarchate of)
VANYA'S REST (Outpost of)
ATLAS OF NORWOLD
Introduction for Norwold
Correspondents for Norwold
Adik de Chevas
Arcadius
Christopher Dove
Synthala of Aasla
Atlas
ARCTIC WASTES
LOTHBARTH FOREST
NORTHERN BAY MARCHES
WESTERN BAY MARCHES
SOUTHERN BAY MARCHES
ICEREACH DOMAINS
FINAL RANGE DOMAINS
TRANQUIL COAST
WYRMSTEETH RANGE
KAMMINER BAY
DENAGOTHIAN PLATEAU
ATLAS OF THE SAVAGE COAST
Introduction for the Savage Coast
Correspondents for the Savage Coast
Gnighmen Lodestar
Hernando Cagliostro
Kr'kesh
Marina Takanitas
Piotr Drobnjak
Rikard Prospero
Atlas
ALMARRÓN (Estado de)
BELLAYNE (Kingdom of)
CIMARRON COUNTY
GARGOÑA (Baronía de)
GUADALANTE (Estado de)
NARVAEZ (Baronía de)
NOUVELLE-RENARDIE (Colonie de)
SARAGÓN (Baronía de)
SLAGOVICH (City-State of)
SUMA'A (Kingdom of) and GOMBAR (Kingdom of)
YAVDLOM (Most Serene Divinarchy of)
ATLAS OF WESTERN BRUN
Introduction to Western Brun
Correspondents for Western Brun
Giulio diSergio-Orsini
Marina Takanitas
Piotr Drobnjak
Atlas
BYLOT HILLS
BRASOV (Kingdom of)
CHEVALLE (Kingdom of)
GOURNZEE (Duchy of)
GREENKHLAAWDAA (a.k.a. Land of the Closed Society)
HULE (Hagiarchy of)
KERMINHAE (Land of)
KLAGORST (Confederated Kingdoms of)
SZEKESH (Land of)
STYGIA (Grand Duchy of)
THE WHITE ORCS OF THE NORTH
YEZCHAMENID EMPIRE
ZUYEVO (Empire of)
ATLAS OF SKOTHAR
Introduction to Skothar
Correspondents for Skothar
Erakliton of Traun
Welten Feather-of-Blood-and-Soil
Yin Tang of Beitung
Atlas
AKUBA (City-State of)
CYMRU (Hivebrood of)
DURHAN (Republic of)
EKLEKE (Kingdom of)
ELO GOBLANDS
ESTERHOLD (Republic of) and DRAEH (City-State of)
LLEWERYN
MINAEA (Confederated Kingdom of)
TANGOR (Empire of)
THONIA (Kingdom of, a.k.a. Empire of)
ATLAS OF THE HOLLOW WORLD
Introduction for the Hollow World
Correspondents for the Hollow World
Dellebram
Leadyl Feadiel
Moctlpotec
Saasiks the Avenger
Taleris of Calimnis, son of Trestian
Theukidikies the Historian of Corisa
Yupac
Atlas
ANTALIA
AZCANS (Empire of the)
BEASTMEN (Lands of the)
BRUTE-MEN (Lands of the)
GENTLE FOLK (Elf-Lands of the)
ICEVALE (Elf-Lands of)
JENNITES (Tribelands of the)
KOGOLOR (Dwarven Kingdom of)
KRUGEL HORDE (Lands of the)
KUBITT VALLEY
MAKAI ISLANDS
MALPHEGGI LIZARD MEN (Tribelands of the)
MERRY PIRATE SEAS
MILENIA (Empire of)
NEATHAR (Thousand Tribes of the)
NEATHARUM (Kingdom of, a.k.a. Alphatian Neatharum)
NITHIA (Empire of)
OLTECS (Kingdom of the)
SCHATTENALFEN (Kingdom of the)
SELHOMARR (Empire of)
SHAHJAPUR (Kingdom of)
TANAGORO (Kingdom of the)
TRALDAR (Kingdoms of the)
ATLAS OF THE FLOATING CONTINENT OF ALPHATIA
Introduction for the Hollow World
Correspondents for the Hollow World
Aritmanes
Derenwyn
Furrny Mallok
Gerta Knutsdotter
Khostrubel the Forthright
Xanshahu of Rimpos, Patroness of Enlightenment, Matriarch of the third Sphere of Djaea, Creator of Megtheria Dom, etc, etc...
Zweibelterm
Atlas
ALPHATIA (Empire of)
ALPHAS'AR (Kingdom of)
AMBUR (Kingdom of)
ARKAN (Kingdom of)
AROGANSA (Kingdom of)
BETTELLYN (Kingdom of)
BLACKHEART (Kingdom of)
CITADEL (City of)
EADRIN (Kingdom of)
FORESTHOME (Kingdom of)
FRISLAND (Kingdom of)
GREENSPUR (Kingdom of)
HAVEN (Kingdom of)
LIMN (Kingdom of)
MALEVOLENCE (Estate of)
RANDEL (Kingdom of)
SHIYE-LAWR (Kingdom of)
STONEWALL (Kingdom of)
STOUTFELLOW (Kingdom of)
THERANDEROL (Kingdom of)
VERTILOCH (Kingdom of)
FAMOUS PEOPLE
Almanac Format
Most Distinguished Dead
Most Illustrious Monarchs
Most Eminent Ruling Nobles
Most Trusted Councillors
Most Powerful Warlords
Most Blessed Ecclesiastics
Most Learned Scholars
Most Prosperous Merchants
Most Diverse Local Celebrities
ECONOMICA
Currency Exchange Fees
Economic Year (AC 1018) in Review
Local Price Adjustments (as of the end of the year)
MYSTARAN MISCELLANEA
The Mystaran Year
Mystaran Calendar
Mystaran Horoscope
Horoscope for AC 1018
Universities of Mystara
Universities of the Old World
Universities of the Alphatian Sea and the Sea of Dawn