Gates of Aqualon

Dunhearst Asylum

On the foggy Church island of Cromwell, there lies an old Sanatorium that has endured for over a thousand years. It's history is grim, but its secrets... they are grimmer.

The Keeper Weapons

These greatest of weapons bind the great elemental Ur-Souls to their Keepers, enabling them to perform impossible feats of elemental magic.

The Keepers

Mightier than mages, only five Keepers ever exist at a time, each exerting total dominion over one of the five magical elements.

The Ur-Souls

Since the creation of the Great Clockwork, those most powerful souls often suspected of being deeply connected to that very creation have stood apart from the rest, commanding magic and a connection to the Great Clockwork few other souls can match.

The Hearthersfǫr - Days of Winterlight Angels

Far down north live the Kaltani, Skôts, and Gallians, as well as the Angel Saxons. Of the old Nordmen tribes, only the Angel Saxons remain truly mighty, and when the dark winters threaten their brethren below, the Journey of the Hearth begins...

High Saxian

Maps of Aqualon: The Northwestern Yamato Valley

The Northwestern Yamato Valley is a fertile region fraught with Ur-soulism elemental shrines and beautiful forests.

The Den of Momiji

A fox family that has become enshrined, literally and metaphorically, in the local culture of the Western Yamato Valley.

Earth Magic

Earth magic is one of the five types of elemental magic. Feared above all other elements in war, and coveted for its application in construction, the mastery of earth is old and mighty indeed.

Wind Magic

Wind magic is one of the five types of elemental magic. Versatile in its application, it has found widespread applciation across the Ocean Belt to propell ships and calm storms but is found everywhere on Aqualon.

Fire Magic

Fire magic is one of the five types of elemental magic. Ever feared and coveted, it once was monopolized by the Angel Saxons for their magic forges, until they made a deal with the Middlish men and gave them the gift of flame.

Lightning Magic

Lightning magic is one of the five types of elemental magic. Difficult to master and devastating in its raw application but incredibly versatile in powering advanced technology, few mages outside of Fulgrath choose to attune themselves to it.

Water Magic

Water magic is one of the five types of elemental magic. It enables a magus to manipulate water by moving it or changing its phase and can even be used to heal certain injuries such as poisoning, bleeding, and flesh wounds.

Schools of Elemental Magic

Of the various types of magic on Aqualon, elemental magic is the easiest to attain and the most prolific kind across the globe. There are five sub-types of elemental magic: Water, Fire, Lightning, Earth, and Wind, each with its own schools.

Aqualon Short Stories

Find all of Aqualon's wondrous tales in one easy-to-navigate place and buckle up for epic stories of all sorts!

Hinamoto Kanna

The Encyclopedia Aqualonia

Welcome to the world of Aqualon. Whatever you wish to know about this incredible world you may find among the pages of the countless articles of this great encyclopedia. Learn all about Aqualon's lands, technology, magic, history, cultures, and people.

The Wattenwaten

The Borealian Lunar Outpost

Few people on Aqualon are aware that the Old Gods actually live on Aqualon's moon, even fewer know that Borealians have flown up there and built facilities using no magic whatsoever.

Higashi Taifûmon 東大風門

Still active and working after over two millenia, ships that sail westward through this gate are accelerated by a powerful channel of wind that carries them all the way from the Lower Yamato Islands to Hammerhead.

The Lands of Inferno

Between the Walls of Weltenend lie the Lands of Inferno, a pressure cooker of volcanic and tectonic activity, filled with searing heat, lava streams, noxious gases, and smoke.

Vaenndrasil

The largest tree on Aqualon is the Vaenndrasil of Druith, located in the Glade of Druith.

The Shipyards of Jotuneyja

A remote shipyard of the Borealian Technocracy, which churns out its ironclads for trade and supply lines.

Shishisô

This amazing, cattail-like plant grows all over Yamato, though it is rarer in the fertile Yamato Valley, instead preferring higher altitudes along the vast mountain range.

The Canyon of Khepri

At the southern border of the Red Sands lies the Canyon of Khepri, a vast gorge that runs along the Rusty Shore towards the east.

Efalla, Lady of Water

Chief of chiefs, first leader of the Vanierkindern in the New World. Efalla led her peers to the great Lake Glazglubin and the Corsic Ocean where they would later become known as the Efalli and eventually the Maoloaiya.

Whetu Mohio

The Maoloaiya art of navigation, sometimes called pathfinding, with the help of which they used to travel hundreds of thousands of kilometers across the Corsic Ocean and Trans-Glaciatic Sea.

Faith

Clockwork theologists have a few things to say about faith. With relentless empirical study, they have uncovered the impressive power behind genuine faith and how it can bend and empower souls.

The Maoloaiya

The Maoloaiya inhabit the Trans-Glaciatic Sea, cut off from the rest of the world by the mighty Gastropnir Glacier, which separates them from the Great Land and the Corsic Ocean. They are skilled navigators and nomadic island dwellers. ~ 4702

Maps of Aqualon: Central Aerialis

Aerialis, the City of Air, is one of the five capitals of the Middle Lands.

Maps of Aqualon: Jamphel Yeshe

Yamato folk first survey Jamphel Yeshe, calling it "Kujira-tô" or Whale Island, owing to its shape that resembles a whale's head.

Maps of Aqualon: The Black Sanctum of the East

One of the two homes of the Brotherhood of the Null, located at the Eastern Walls of Weltenend and carved from obsidian.

Maps of Aqualon: The Bonfire Shrine

The enshrined Eternal Flame of Lumina Aka and the shrine villages surrounding it, north of the Charwoods.

Maps of Aqualon: 山雨得 Xiau'toku in the Northwestern Yamato Valley

A village located in the western Yamato Valley.

Maps of Aqualon: The Pirate Coves of Porasta

The most notorious pirate harbor on the Corsic Ocean.

Maps of Aqualon: The Middle Lands

The Middle Lands Magocracy is one of the most powerful nations on Aqualon.

Maps of Aqualon: The City of Aquaris

Aquaris, the City of Water, is located in the north of the Middle Lands.

Darmstadt Processors

The key piece of technology that allowed Borealis to leave magic behind and usher in a new bio-computer age for their technocratic super-society.

Timber

Timber is an islet of the Spark Isles, which are on the south-western side of the Anvil Island. It has a thick jungle on it and harbors a camp of illegal arms-dealers, the Gulch.

Spiral Cloud Publishing

Spiral Cloud Publishing is a collector and distributor of content from the Borealis Creative Cloud, allocating fantastic short stories and novels from the CC in a weekly digest for Borealis citizens.

The HJT Gazette

The HJT Gazette is one of the most influential publishing houses of the Corsic Ocean, printing the same-named news paper and a popular magazine.

Amber Sun Productions

Amber Sun Productions is the most influential publisher of the city of Miyako Fluxum, publishing novels and magazines alike.

The Jô'oo Clan

The Jô'oo Clan is one of the Clans of Yamato. It exists since its founding in the Age of Awakening by the notorious Hestia Bygate, destroyer of Estverde. And both feared and respected, the clan has carved out an impresive name all of its own. ~ 3018 Word

The Daily Lives of Aqualon's Patrons

Dive into a plethora of monthly serials telling the tales of various people on Aqualon, based on the Patrons who support this project.

Patrons of Aqualon, January 2019

This multi-story serial follows the adventures of the various patron tiers of Aqualon and the people that are part of them.

Red Fox Publishing

Red Fox Publishing is one of the most influential publishing houses of the Yamato Kingdom and beyond.

Command Tower Entertainment

Command Tower Entertainment is one of the most influential publishing houses of the Great Land.

Arclight Press

Arclight Press is one of the most influential publishing houses of Fulgrath.

Intention - Episode 2

Dean, Donna, Nathanael, and Kaleb are stranded in Belfry, cut off from their ship, the E-3. Trapped in the Psy, their sense of time is fraying, but their sense for what is right remains strong as they try to help the Kirin.

Intention - Episode 1

The last two remaining explorators psifold into sector rage, Psy. Cut off from real space and their fellow explorators, who were lost during a spawn incident, Carlyle and Blueshift have to fend for themselves with the help of the ship A.I.

The Publishing Houses of Aqualon

Across the planet, there are many great publishing companies, each specializing in their own genres and tropes, depending on the zeitgeist of the societies they are situated in.

Soul Engineering

Soul engineering is a sub-field of clockwork theology and gyrometrics practiced in Miyako Fluxum, where it is also used in the development and maintainance of soul computers.

Clockwork Theology

Clockwork theology is a field of scientific study that examins the Great Clockwork, the laws of existence, and their relation to reality and the creation of the universe.

Exclusive Content

Old Tim's One Hundred Facts about Aqualon, Volume 2

In 1663 GE, as a little hobby on the side, Timmothy Jargon, renowned technocrat of Miyako Fluxum, began collecting facts and stories about the world of Aqualon. In 1673 GE, he released this, his second booklet listing 100 of these facts.

Tale #15: Ironclad People

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Maps of Aqualon: The Planet

This titanic 10000 x 6045 pixel world map shows the basic layout of Aqualon and many of its lands and locations. Though still incomplete, you can find many, many pins on this map telling you much about the lands of Aqualon.

Maps of Aqualon: The City of Fulgrath

The full map of Fulgrath with markers.

Doubts About the Great Clockwork Arise in Jamphel Yeshe

In one final act, the Grand Sages settle around Jamphel Yeshe and turn to stone as they bannish the Great Clockwork from within the island.

Rikkigen and the Ur-souls

The Age of the Iron Divide philosophers of Yamato worked closely with the scrolls of Yilik to further their understanding of the universe and the human soul.

Men of Metal

An ancient worldview that tries to explain the nature of the soul and the Great Clockwork created by the Albenmannen, ancestors of the Angel Saxons.

A Theory of Qi

Within himself, Yilik found Qi, and within Qi, he found the gateways to the Great Clockwork, the origin of all Qi.

Soul Theory

Soul theory is the empirical study of the human soul.

The Eternal Flame of Lumina Aka is Lit

When the Angel Saxons and Kaltani druids gave the gift of flame to the men of Mt.Tarkaal, they enshrined it in a great bottle of glass.

Trade for Magics

In the 4th century of the Age of the Iron Divide, Angel Saxons and Kaltani druids traded the secrets of magic

The Monastery of the Grand Sages is Built on Jamphel Yeshe

Construction on the Monastery of the Grand Sages is completed. During their lifetime, the Sages and their acolytes refer to it simply as home.

The Founding of Jamphel Yeshe

The Five Sages cross the Iron Belt and the Corsic Ocean on foot to arrive at Whale Island, and they name it Jamphel Yeshe. It becomes a mecca of spirituality and philosphy.

The Yamato Surveys: Jamphel Yeshe

Yamato folk first survey Jamphel Yeshe, calling it "Kujira-tô" or Whale Island, owing to its shape that resembles a whale's head.

The Reshaping of the World

The Reshaping of the World was brought upon the Nine Realms after the War of the Reshaping and turned the shard world of Aqualon into a planet.

The History of Aqualon: After the Reshaping

A timeline of Aqualon's major history after the planet had been forged out of the Nine Realms by the Faceless World-Shaper.

Tale #14: Svalbrynd Chain Gang

A short story from the times the Axis of Steel was founded. The Iron Belt is a dangerous place, and doubly so if you dare to try mining it...

A History of Faith on Aqualon: The Old World

Before Aqualon was forged into a planet, it consisted of nine asteroids, floating around the sun, a rainbow river connecting them. Then, people put their faith in titans and gods, before they knew better.

Albeney Castle

The largest stone castle owned by the Nordmen to this day. It was built by Angel Saxon builders and Kaltani, Skôtish, and Gallian laborers in the early decades of the Great War.

The Angel Saxons

The descendants of the Albenmannen. Weavers of magic, blacksmiths of mighty artifacts, builders of tall stony halls, children of the Old Gods.

Paramani

One of the four islands of the Nyingma island group, famous for its quartz mines.

Fulgrath

Fulgrath, the City of Lightning, is one of the Five Capital Cities of the Middle Lands.

Tale #13: The Second Deal

A short story about duty, betrayal, and good busines, and about the shady deals between the West Yamato Trading Company and the Black Market.

Tale #12: The White Death

A ship drifting into the jaws of a terrible trap - this is a short story from the Tales of the Mandala Triangle, the greatest ship graveyard of Aqualon.

Tale #11: Wisteria and Green-Leaf Jasmine

Aqualon's many cultures have their own unique last rites for the departed. This short story portrays a widows tale, turning her deceased husband into a crystal...

Tale #10: The Velvet Scholia

Ferries of the HJT Company are trained ship mages for hire, accompanying trade and cruise vessels across pirate infested waters. This short story follows one such pirate encounter.

Tale #9: The Stacks of Fulgrath

Industry, even, or perhaps especially, the magical kind, tends to sacrifice the little man on the altar of profit. But this short story has some extra sting, following an intern at the Fulgrath power plant.

Tale #8: Dearest Vincent

A letter from Rudolph Molotov to Vincent Kunibert Greenhorn, two seminal Aqualonian scientists that were involved in the groundbreaking research for the quantification of magic.

Tale #7: Bits and Bytes, Allocate and Divide

Aqualon is a planet reborn over and over; but when the first machine attained sentience in its past incarnation, Aura, a monumental ripple went through the collective souls of the world... A short story about the awakening machine.

Tale #6: Jump!

A short story from the monumental day the center of Borealis was ripped out of the city as seperatist technocrats made their vie for independance. Not everyone came out unscathed that day...

Tale #5: Keepers, Blades, and Elements

Each Keeper wields their Keeper weapon, which grants them dominion over their magical element. This is a story about Din, the young Keeper of Fire, unsure of whether she is ready for the responsibility.

Tale #4: The Gate at the Mountaintop

On a journey to save his soul from invasive animancy, Lord of Wind Kenji Sokolow seeks the Gate at the Mountaintop, pathway to the Great Clockwork, built by Plâton Rai'enjôh centuries ago...

Tale #3: The Glade of Druith

The Druithi are a nomadic folk, inhabiting the Glade of Druith, where animals and trees grow to unbelievable sizes... This is the story of one of their most important gatherings: A time of life, death, and magic.

Tale #2: The Mighty Brammenwoods

There are precious gems in the mighty trees of the Brammenwoods, but only a fool would dare venture there to pry them off. A fool like Hildur...

Tale #1: On the Signing of the Null Concord

When the Null Concord was signed, the world of Aqualon became a little bit safer. But few know that the shadows had a hand in the ratification of the document...

One Hundred Fantastic Facts Come to Life

Facts about Aqualon and little stories attached to them.

The Green Baronies

The Green Baronies, three domains that each contain one capital castle town, rule the fertile and wealthy Saltplains. They owe fealty to the Tower of Five and pay Middlish taxes, but are also granted broad trade and customs subsidies.

The Animancer, vol. 1: Facing the Storm

After a lucrative haul at the port of Black Steel, Captain Elizabeth Keen is steering the Temptress towards Kiln; but dark clouds in the distance await the ship...

Altonar, the City at the Water Vent

One of the great technocrat cities of Aqualon, located in the Great Land between the Golden Sands and Lake Glazglubin.

Waking to a New World

Paxia weathers the destruction of her world within the Black Arkive and awakes to a new one, countless millenia later.

Old Tim's One Hundred Facts about Aqualon, Revised Edition

One hundred facts about the world of Aqualon, all in one handy volume, written by Old Tim.

Midas Creek

The great mercenary city in the heart of the Golden Sands, home to the mighty Midas Men.

Saresham

One of the four islands of the Nyingma island group, famous for its special silk.

Zuidshaven

A major port island of the Hooper Chain.

Graanshoof

A small dyke island at the northern tip of the Hooper Chain.

The Giant's Meal of Ravensburg

An ancient tradition of the Kaltani Fiefdoms of Ravensburg where a breakfast of tiny ingredients is served to the new High King on his very first day of rule. This is done to celebrate the first High King, Jörg the Giant.

万善屋敷 Banzen Yashiki

An eerie, dilapidated mansion on the western Yamato Maountain Range, located in the vicinity of Xiau'toku Mura.

Plâton Rai’enjoh

Aqualon's greatest hero, Plâton was not born a Keeper but an ordinary boy who wound up at the doorstep of the Old Gods.

The Fox Wedding

None would dare to hold a white wedding on Aqualon, none but the white themselves.

Day of the Warriors Underhill

On this day, an entire Kaltani and Skôtish war-band was buried alive by the Lord of Earth Mandred Valhelion.

Murasaki Moths as Pets

Almost no animal is as beloved in the Yamato Kingdom as the murasaki moth, its national animal. And though many households in Yamato raise the little critters, people from different regions rarely enjoy this privilege.

The Yamato Kingdom

The Yamato Kingdom is one of the oldest kingdoms of Aqualon and located in the great Yamato Mountain Range, the largest mountain range of the planet.

The Grand Master of the Null

Veiled in shadows ever shifting, the master commeth, and he knoweth many things.

Kuikoroshi no Nemuri 食い殺しの眠り (The Sleep of Devouring)

When the yarenma moth flaps its wings, run. Run fast and run far....

The Original Baba Yaga

Three queens to stand tall above all pirate lords, one bringing magic, one bringing cannons, and one bringing drugs...

The Grand Magus Tournament

On the first day of Auri, the bell is rung, and might marches into the Taira Coliseum on Mt. Tenbashira.

Son of a Shoe - A bit of Arkatrashian Culture

Sometimes insults take a moment to slip past the cultural barrier.

The Fox in Yamato Culture

The Yamato people can be quite superstitious, and seeing a fox can have very different implications for them, depending on the color of its coat.

The Magus Towers of the Middle Lands

The Travlers Guide to Aqualon by Thadeus Fletcher was a regular column in the HJT Gazette in the 1580s GE.

Gears, Mounds, and Elements - Funeral Rites on Aqualon

People don't dwell on death all that much on Aqualon, for their souls are reincarnated over and over by the power of the Great Clockwork. Still, life is life, and there is a time to mourn for all who lose those close to them.

Stray in the Void

A ballad about the thin line between nihilism and the quest for enlightement by the poet Drahoslav of Glazglubin.

The Magnificent Spire of Rahn

The Travlers Guide to Aqualon by Thadeus Fletcher was a regular column in the HJT Gazette in the 1580s GE.

Glint, by Heinrich Thadeus Borgerat

The book that, unintentionally, inspired the founding of the Church of Pure Souls.

The Travel Gates of Fulgrath

Take a step and save yourself an hour or two. Mass transit with style.

Nubium, the Magic Metal of Aerialis

Nubium is a magic engine metal created from aluminum and spell ink. When touched it turns weightless.

The Magic Engine

The Travlers Guide to Aqualon by Thadeus Fletcher was a regular column in the HJT Gazette in the 1580s GE.

The Secret of the Willow King

The Travlers Guid to Aqualon by Thadeus Fletcher was a regular column in the HJT Gazette in the 1580s GE.

The Rahn Cottage

This beautiful little cottage is built onto the side of the Rahnbach river by the Tokerei Foothills, a truly pristine location.

Pure White

The Travlers Guide to Aqualon by Thadeus Fletcher was a regular column in the HJT Gazette in the 1580s GE.

In With the Black Market

The Travlers Guide to Aqualon by Thadeus Fletcher was a regular column in the HJT Gazette in the 1580s GE.

Arkatrash, A City of Splendor and Friendly Faces

The Travlers Guide to Aqualon by Thadeus Fletcher was a regular column in the HJT Gazette in the 1580s GE.

To the Pyramids of Arkamanthali on Camel-Back

The Travlers Guid to Aqualon by Thadeus Fletcher was a regular column in the HJT Gazette in the 1580s GE.

The Travelers Guide to Aqualon

The Travlers Guide to Aqualon by Thadeus Fletcher was a regular column in the HJT Gazette in the 1580s GE.

The Connection Between Mind and Great Clockwork

The human mind connects to the Great Clockwork via five inner gates located in the so-called soulscape, which connects to the mindspace via a Great Gate located in a person's inner void.

The Brotherhood of the Null

"What Comes to Be Will Come to Naught." - A black wave washes over the land and all magic ends.

Heru in the Green Baronies; Write in the comments what our community operated character will do next!

This Adventure is up to YOU! Tell us about Heru's first experiences as a mercenary in the Saltplains.

The Black Priest of Rastrowel

A short story about the little girl Lyn, who lives with her uncle, an HJT ferry (a magus that protects ships), his apprentice Makani, and the mysterious Lady Wisp in a lighthouse hut on the island of Rastrowel. The first HJT Ferry Tale.

Which Element is Your Soul Attuned to?

Test your aptitude for elemental magic, the result may surprise you!

The Middle Lands Magic Research Consortium

The MLMRC is a research think tank that meets up for one month each year at the Tower of Five to advance magic and science in the Middle Lands and promote unity through advancement and prosperity.

The Animancer, Session 1: Defeating the Storm

In this first session, the crew of the Temptress is faced with a quite malicious storm. Will they pull through with powerful magic and clever engineering? Find out here!

Gates of Aqualon Magazine Issue #3

The third issue of the Gates of Aqualon Magazine! All about Hestia Bygate, tales of the Lord of Wind, assorted Facts, a map, and more.

Gates of Aqualon Magazine Issue #2

The second issue of the Gates of Aqualon Magazine! An exclusive extra story, chapters, assorted facts, a map, and hillarious pronunciation mistakes during chapter editing.

Gates of Aqualon Magazine Issue #1

The first issue of the Gates of Aqualon Magazine! Exclusive side stories, a map, assorted facts, and more.

The Faceless

The latest illegal venture onto the quarantined island of Guantil-ya by the HJT secret survey corps yielded some truly disturbing results...

Brynwain Fever

One of the most devastating plant deseases in Aqualon's history, magically crafted to destroy large ammounts of crop.

Jamphel Yeshe

The first clockwork exclusion zone. No magic. No god. Just depravity and human garbage littering hopeless streets of a once holy land...

Example Magic Stunts

Stunts for Aqualon as a Fate Setting. /AqualonFateCore

The Altonar Calendar

The Altonar Calendar is used in Altonar, the Middle Lands, and some of the Seventeen Yonder Islands.

Graduation Feddey

When a student of the Monastery of Five Paths is deemed ready, he is tested on his prowess with elemental magic over one feddey

Constantine Rajavadi

First Dan Magus Constantine Rajavadi of the Monstary of Five Paths.

Gatakoage 蛾凧揚げ (Moth Kite Flying)

On the 18th Day of the Ninth Month, the Yamato folk fly moth-shaped kites above their cities. (Words 1105)

Electricity

Before I move on to this brave new world, I should tell you of the final lament of mine own. Or perhaps you will be kind enough to spare me reciting this wailing epitath...

Tips for Aqualon Character Creation

Making your own character in this setting, eh? Well, here are a few links and tips on where to find what material ^-^

The Black Arkive

Remember us. These words are carved on immutable doors of jet-black metal.

About the Great Clockwork

Let me tell you about the machine behind the world.

Paxia

Hm. Yes. I will be your guide to this world. Alright.

Creativity

Explanation, Stunts, and Special Applications for the Creativity Skill. /AqualonFateCore

Vinclav, the Master of Keys

Now games and wagers are the life / Of sailors, pirates, fisher′s wives; / But do beware the yellow eyes, / Don′t bet to serve, your soul, your life / Always beware the yellow eyes.

Kunibert (Unit of Measurement)

The Kunibert is the unit of measurement for De Vries Field Strength.

Aqualon as a Setting (Game Creation Worksheet)

Dials, Skills, and Extras for Aqualon Fate Core.

Special Thanks

I would like to express my gratitude to these people and give credit to those that have provided excellent resources for world building and design.

The Bonfire Shrine

A shrine dedicated to the Eternal Flame of Lumina Aka, and also a recognized magus academy of the Middle Lands.

Codex Riccardium - A Primer on the Moths of Yamato

As Riccard Leeuw prepares to discuss the principles of technamagix in his codex, he sets a few pages aside to talk about the Moths of Yamato.

Hestia

Some people change the world for the better; but sometimes the way they do it is unsavory to say the least.

Spell Ink

Spell ink is a restricted substance produced in the Middle Lands. It is used in all five of the great cities of that land where they create magic engines with it.

The Margrave's Favor

[One-shot Adventure] The highly regulated magical metal nubium is being smuggled out of Aerialis by racketeers. The margrave will not stand for this and has started organizing patrols and investigations to find and punish the ringleaders.

Age of Heroes (Deck of Cards)

The standard Age of Heroes deck of cards can be found all over Aqualon, even beyond the Iron Belt.

Aerialis

One of the five great cities of the Middle Lands, home to the Rickard Leeuw Magistorium.

The Song of Stoik the Bard, First Moon

The first part in six of the most famous tale of the Kaltani Poetic Edda.

Spellblight

My eyes are blue now / yet, there is no innocence / and on the magic do I vow / to make them pay forever hence

The White Lancers of Aerialis

An order of elite mage soldiers, skilled in a secret art of wind magic.

Aqualonian Maps

A primer on mapmaking and the history of the southward orientation.

Academic Titles

The Academic Titles of Borealis, Miyako Fluxum, and Altonar.

De Vries Cluster Field Theory

An abridged explanation of De Vries Cluster Field Theory, its discovery, and its applications for anti-magic technology and advanced non-biological computers.

Aquaris

One of the five capitals of the Middle Lands, home to the Spire of Rahn.

Where Angels Live

An old Scottish nursery thyme about the Angel Saxons.

Codex Riccardium - A History of Magic

From chapter 1 of the Codex Riccardium: Magna Magia - Some thoughts on the origins of magic in society by Rickard Leeuw.

The Albenlied

The third song of the Songs of the Nine Realms of the Aloud-Tijden Saga.

Idioms of Aqualon

A list of of idioms and sayings used throughout Aqualon.

Magus Academies

There are a number of magus academies on Aqualon, the largest and most recognized five are located in the Middle Lands.

Magic

The magic of Aqualon comes in several forms, but all of them share the same nature. ~ 1450

The Tower of Five

The Tower is the ruling house of the five Keepers, who are in charge of the Middle Lands.

The Middle Lands

The Middle Lands are the most powerful region of the Great Land, which encompasses most inhabital parts of the Southern Hemisphere of Aqualon.

Aqualon World Updates

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The Storm Winds of Glazglubin

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The Black Priest of Rastrowel

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