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Primeval Symphony

2024-05-30T02:55:38Z

Ka-ess:

The Primeval Symphony is an orchestral work written by [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]], based on the melody and text of the [[Countersong]], which was revealed to [[the Fishwives]] in a psychedelic vision on the plane of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Hastily composed after returning to the Material Realm, the work was first performed the following night. Ka-Ess himself directed the inaugural performance, an elaborate ritual which banished the evil spirit of [[Unqfëa, Fisher of Souls]] into the [[God-Gaol]] within the [[Obsidian Pyramid]], struck down by [[Cheeky Patch]] with the holy blade [[Telemnar]] at the climax of the fourth movement. The premiere featured [[Ilabrar Nightbreeze]] on [[pan-flute]], [[Gulbog the Toothless]] on [[oboe]], [[Ix-Ix the Illiterate]] on [[bassoon]], [[Grumsh "Mushy" Barrelgorge]] on [[cornet]], [[Fulbo Daffodil]] on [[elvish horn]], [["Deaf" Citron Bastardsson]] on [[harp]], and the voices of the [[Blood-God Abbey Congregational Choir]].

Primeval Symphony

2024-05-30T02:51:27Z

Ka-ess:

The Primeval Symphony is an orchestral work written by [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]], based on the melody and text of the [[Countersong]], which was revealed to [[the Fishwives]] in a psychedelic vision on the plane of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Hastily composed after returning to the Material Realm, the work was first performed the following night. Ka-Ess himself directed the inaugural performance, an elaborate ritual which banished the evil spirit of [[Unqfëa, Fisher of Souls]] into the [[God-Gaol]] within the [[Obsidian Pyramid]]. The premiere featured [[Ilabrar Nightbreeze]] on [[pan-flute]], [[Gulbog the Toothless]] on [[oboe]], [[Ix-Ix the Illiterate]] on [[bassoon]], [[Grumsh "Mushy" Barrelgorge]] on [[cornet]], [[Fulbo Daffodil]] on [[elvish horn]], [["Deaf" Citron Bastardsson]] on [[harp]], and the voices of the [[Blood-God Abbey Congregational Choir]].

Primeval Symphony

2024-05-30T02:43:58Z

Ka-ess:

The Primeval Symphony is an orchestral work written by [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]], based on the melody and text of the [Song of ], which was revealed to [[the Fishwives]] in a psychedelic vision on the plane of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Hastily composed after returning to the Material Realm, the work was first performed the following night. Ka-Ess himself directed the inaugural performance, an elaborate ritual which banished the evil spirit of [[Unqfëa, Fisher of Souls]] into the [[God-Gaol]] within the [[Obsidian Pyramid]]. The premiere featured [[Ilabrar Nightbreeze]] on [[pan-flute]], [[Gulbog the Toothless]] on [[oboe]], [[Ix-Ix the Illiterate]] on [[bassoon]], [[Grumsh "Mushy" Barrelgorge]] on [[cornet]], [[Fulbo Daffodil]] on [[elvish horn]], [["Deaf" Citron Bastardsson]] on [[harp]], and the voices of the [[Blood-God Abbey Congregational Choir]].

Primeval Symphony

2024-05-30T02:42:17Z

Ka-ess:

The Primeval Symphony is an orchestral work written by [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]], based on the melody and text of the [Song of ], which was revealed to [[the Fishwives]] in a psychedelic vision on the plane of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Hastily composed after returning to the Material Realm, the work was first performed the following night. Ka-Ess himself directed the inaugural performance, an elaborate ritual which banished the evil spirit of [[Unqfëa, Fisher of Souls]] into the [[God-Gaol]] within the [[Obsidian Pyramid]]. The premiere featured [[Ilabrar Nightbreeze]] on [[pan-flute]], [[Ik-Ik the Toothless]] on [[oboe]], [[X.X. the Illiterate]] on [[bassoon]], [[Grumsh "Mushy" Barrelgorge]] on [[cornet]], [[Fulbo Daffodil]] on [[elvish horn]], [["Deaf" Citron Bastardsson]] on [[harp]], and the voices of the [[Blood-God Abbey Congregational Choir]].

Primeval Symphony

2024-05-30T02:41:59Z

Ka-ess:

The Primeval Symphony is an orchestral work written by [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]], based on the melody and text of the [Song of ], which was revealed to [[the Fishwives]] in a psychedelic vision on the plane of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Hastily composed after returning to the Material Realm, the work was first performed the following night. Ka-Ess himself directed the inaugural performance, an elaborate ritual which banished the evil spirit of [[Unqfëa, Fisher of Souls]] into the [[God-Gaol]] within the [[Obsidian Pyramid]]. The premiere featured [[Ilabrar Nightbreeze]] on [[pan-flute]], [[Ik-Ik the Toothless]] on [[oboe]], [[X.X. the Illiterate]] on [[bassoon]], [[Grumsh "Mushy" Barrelgorge]] on [[cornet]], [[Fulbo Daffodil]] on [[elvish horn]], [["Deaf" Citron Bastardsson]] on [[harp]], and the voices of the [[Blood-God Abbey Community Choir]].

Primeval Symphony

2024-05-30T02:41:33Z

Ka-ess:

The Primeval Symphony is an orchestral work written by [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]], based on the melody and text of the [Song of ], which was revealed to [[the Fishwives]] in a psychedelic vision on the plane of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Hastily composed after returning to the Material Realm, the work was first performed the following night. Ka-Ess himself directed the inaugural performance, an elaborate ritual which banished the evil spirit of [[Unqfëa, Fisher of Souls]] into the [[God-Gaol]] within the [[Obsidian Pyramid]]. The premiere featured [Ilabrar Nightbreeze] on [[pan-flute]], [[Ik-Ik the Toothless]] on [[oboe]], [[X.X. the Illiterate]] on [[bassoon]], [[Grumsh "Mushy" Barrelgorge]] on [[cornet]], [[Fulbo Daffodil]] on [[elvish horn]], [["Deaf" Citron Bastardsson]] on [[harp]], and the voices of the [[Blood-God Abbey Community Choir]].

Primeval Symphony

2024-05-30T02:39:58Z

Ka-ess: Created page with "The Primeval Symphony is an orchestral work written by Ka-Ess Lizardkin, based on the melody and text of the [Song of ], which was revealed to [the Fishwives] in a psychedelic vision on the plane of the Mushroom Kingdom. Hastily composed after returning to the Material Realm, the work was first performed the following night. Ka-Ess himself directed the inaugural performance, an elaborate ritual which banished the evil spirit of Unqfaea, Fisher of Souls..."

The Primeval Symphony is an orchestral work written by [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]], based on the melody and text of the [Song of ], which was revealed to [the Fishwives] in a psychedelic vision on the plane of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Hastily composed after returning to the Material Realm, the work was first performed the following night. Ka-Ess himself directed the inaugural performance, an elaborate ritual which banished the evil spirit of [[Unqfaea, Fisher of Souls]] into the [[God-Gaol]] within the [[Obsidian Pyramid]]. The premiere featured [Ilabrar Nightbreeze] on [[pan-flute]], [[Ik-Ik the Toothless]] on [[oboe]], [[X.X. the Illiterate]] on [[bassoon]], [[Grumsh "Mushy" Barrelgorge]] on [[cornet]], [[Fulbo Daffodil]] on [[elvish horn]], [["Deaf" Citron Bastardsson]] on [[harp]], and the voices of the [[Blood-God Abbey Community Choir]].

Hinazka Moon

2024-04-20T21:10:46Z

Ka-ess:

Hinazka Moon was a [[wikipedia:song cycle|song cycle]] composed by [[Ka-ess Lizardkin]] in late [[219 V.II]], during the [[Fishwives]]' expedition to the [[Enchanted Coast]] of [[Hinazka]]. The work comprises a series of [[wikipedia:tone poems|tone poems]] interspersed with verses written by Ka-Ess in the style of the [[Tabaxi]] [[wikipedia:haiku|image poem]] tradition. Composed during one of the most prolific periods of the bard's adventuring career, Hinazka Moon is considered by Ka-ess scholars to be some of his most personal and vulnerable work.

== Hinazka Moon: Image Poems ==

Beneath the scale is 
another scale. Beneath the 
world -- another world.

The albatross reels. 
The sails fill with wind. I too 
am a wisp of cloud.

The sea at every 
horizon. I could drink it dry 
and still thirst.

After the wound, a 
scar. After the song, silence. 
After you --

What can be sung of 
that which endures this world? 
Moon. Egg. Tooth. Seed. Stone.

Weep, weep, Hinazka moon - 
If every star were your consort 
My darling would be yet more beloved.

Ka-Ess

2024-04-20T21:09:32Z

Ka-ess: /* Notable Works */

[[File:Kaess.jpg|thumb|Ka-Ess, in elaborate hat]]
Ka-Ess, also known as Ka-Ess Lizardkin, Ka-Ess Lizardman, Ka-Ess Manlizard, Ka-Ess [[The House of Manlizard|von Manlizard]], Ka-Ess "the Rakish," and various other aliases and epithets, was a [[lizardfolk]] [[merchant]], [[pirate]], and [[explorer]] in the [[Skaugan Main]] and member of the [[Council of High Captains]]. An itinerant [[bard]] and notorious rapscallion, his "[[Tales of Ka-Ess]]" are considered a useful, if unreliable, primary source for Skaugan historians.

Though an established [[adventurer]] in his own right, Ka-Ess' most well-known exploits occurred in the company of [[The Fishwives]], a pirate crew that at times included such figures as [[Ardrick Blackstone]], [[Cheeky Patch]], [[Ilabrar Nightbreeze]], and [[Sathul Tashill]], aboard their flagship, ''[[The Satisfied Fishwife]]''.

== Description ==

Ka-Ess was a 6'5" blue lizardman with scattered copper and green frills and webbing. He was thin for a lizardman, not unusual for the less robust males. His eyes were yellow, with long slitted pupils. He had small, sharp, evenly spaced teeth and gracefully curving black claws. On his foreleg knuckles was tattooed the magical device HOLD FAST, on the knuckles of his hands, HOLD TRUE.

Though Ka-Ess' scales were bright and burnished, he bore some scars from various battles and misadventures that were the subject of his vain insecurities.

== Early Life ==

Born c. [[194 Valanthe II]] [[DRC]] in the southern fens of [[Kwetzpali]], Ka-Ess enjoyed an early life of relative privilege as a rare and thus desirable male. He was raised in the harem of the [[Matron]] [[Ssa-ptal]], groomed for the life of a drone, and was educated in hunting, handicrafts, [[traditional Lizardfolk unarmed combat]], and the historical poems and songs of the [[Lizardfolk oral tradition]]. In his fourteenth year, Ssa-ptal died unexpectedly — a crushing blow to young Ka-Ess' prospects. His attempts to negotiate a new Matronage were fruitless, and Ka-Ess fled into exile rather than be devoured by the Matron of a rival line.

== Taking to the Sea ==
[[File:Kassbld3.jpg|thumb|Ka-Ess duels a pirate]]
Following a nearby stream, Ka-Ess soon found himself faced with the vast ocean. He was so struck by the sight that he at once swore his life to the Sea. He spent several weeks encamped on the shore before he saw a ship in the distance — the [[Barrel-Chested Lady]]. Sensing a swell in the crescendo of Fortune, Ka-Ess swam out to the ship and persuaded its captain, [[Erno Yardspar]], to accept him to the crew. But in his haste to begin a life at sea, Ka-Ess was incautious in the affixing of his signature to several documents, and in exchange for his piratical education was forced to serve two years of indentured servitude in Yardspar's employ.

Despite the nature of his employment, Ka-Ess found his tour aboard the Barrel-Chested Lady liberating. Freed from his obligations as a Lizardman breeding male, he exulted in swinging from the rigging, fencing, drinking, brawling, and above all, singing loud and lustily with his fellow [[sailors]] (including [[Vok Toothtaker]], who would later serve as ship's surgeon on the ''Fishwife''). He soon found that his courtly education in the harem had instilled in him a talent for music, and when he lent his sibilant tones to a [[shanty]], the ship sailed as if it were under the protection of the sea itself. Yardspar, though ruthless, was a cunning sailor and tactician, and he instructed Ka-Ess in the many maritime arts. When his contractual obligation had been fulfilled, Ka-Ess Lizardkin strode down the gangplank a fully-fledged sailor and [[bard]]. Ka-Ess worked as a sailor on various merchant and pirate ships for the next several years, finding himself in demand for his acrobatic, musical, and navigational gifts. Unused to the concept of currency, he spent as quickly as he earned, having little concept of "saving," and his extravagance earned him many boon companions in the ports of the [[Skaugan Main]].

== Capture and Escape ==

His fortunes were to change for the worse when he accepted a commission as navigator on the [[wikipedia:merchantman|merchantman]] the [[Hefty Barmaid]]. Only several days out of port, the Barmaid was captured by the dread [[Admiral Drax]]. Pressed into service as a galley slave, Ka-Ess suffered much before effecting a daring escape with a band of fellow slaves including [[Bragen Minotauros]] and [[Mute, Illiterate Half-Orc]]. They absconded with the ship's boat and finally arrived, exhausted, at [[Hag Island]]. Confronted with [[the Hag]]'s fearsome rage, Ka-Ess and his companions elected to flee to [[Port Skaug]], where Ka-Ess found himself in need of a ship and crew.

== The Satisfied Fishwife ==

With only what he had stolen from Drax, Ka-Ess arranged lodgings at [[The Wayward Lobster]] and began his search for a ship and crew to exact revenge on the Hag and seize her holdings. It was here that he met [[Ardrick Blackstone]] and [[Ilabrar Nightbreeze]], who answered his advertisement for "rough and rowdy sailors seeking fabulous fortunes." Assembling a scrappy raiding party, they captured the Neglected Fishwife, rechristened it The [[Satisfied Fishwife]], and slew the Hag, laying claim to the now-[[Hagless Island]]. The period of his life spent with [[The Fishwives]] was one of the most profitable and productive of his career, and it was at this time that he first attained wider notoriety in the Skaugan region.

== Political Career ==

In [[218 V.II]], during the height of the [[halfling refugee crisis]], the [[Marquis de Rothshyr]] hired Ka-Ess and his companions as couriers to escort [[glowing red gem|a package]] to his estate. Immediately sensing their usefulness, the Marquis then retained [[the Fishwives]] as adventurers and arranged to install Ka-Ess as a [[High Captain]] in the Skaugan assembly ahead of a crucial vote on [[the halfling question]]. Though untrained in politics and largely unaware of the position's responsibilities, Ka-Ess accepted the nomination, with consequences still felt throughout the region today. As a token of their support for the halfling cause, [[The Fishwives]] resettled a convoy of halfling refugees on Hagless Island, and the halfling-goblin settlement that developed on the island soon became the center of Ka-Ess' political power and personal fortune.

As the political situation worsened in the Skaugan Main, Ka-Ess' wealth and power only increased. Hagless Island's agricultual and shipping industries, supplemented by his inveterate grave-robbing and naval prize-taking, soon found Ka-Ess and his companions in possession of a great fortune. The renewed activity on Hagless Island awakened the dormant black dragon [[Balagos]], and the Fishwives' defeat of the beast - with Ka-Ess striking the killing blow - earned Ka-Ess the sobriquet "Dragonslayer" and the Fishwives at large a reputation as fearsome warriors.

When Port Drax declared war on Port Skaug and her allies in [[219 V.II]], Ka-Ess parleyed his newfound wealth and noteriety into a naval commission and was appointed Commodore of the Skaugan Navy by the [[Council of High Captains]]. The position, which gave Ka-Ess authority over the entire Skaugan allied fleet, was seen as risky, and the private diaries of other High Captains of the time suggest that he was expected to fail and be executed by court-martial. Nevertheless, adopting a guerilla strategy of surprise and attrition, the Skaugan fleet triumphed over the larger Draxian Armada, culminating in the [[Sack of Drax]] and the death of the once-Dread [[Admiral Drax]] at the hands of Ardrick Blackstone. In the aftermath of the [[Skaugodraxan Conflict]], Ka-Ess and his fellow Fishwives were named [[Sea-Lords]] of Skaug.

== Death ==

The circumstances of Ka-Ess' death remain unknown but are widely believed to be horrific. Contemporary sources invariably omit the actual cause of death, instead couching the event in epithet and euphemism. Some scholars speculate that this suggests a sacreligious, unutterable, or indescribable death, a theory in keeping with the Fishwives' documented interest in [[Old Gods]].

== Notable Works ==
(This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items.)

*[[The Tales of Ka-Ess]]
*[[Odes Composed Upon Regarding my Elaborate Hat]]
*[[To the Goblins, to Hastily Brine]] (from a poem by [[Bogo Grodog]])
*[[In Praise of Myself]]
*[[Luaus of the Goblin-King]]
*[[43 Short Poems about Fish]]
*[[An Offspring's Treasury of Gobliphone Poetry]] (song cycle, adapted from the classic orcish poetic omnibus)
*[[Beloved One, Your Eyes Are Like the Moon]]
*[[Further Ribald Tales of the "Satisfied Fishwife"]]
*[[Liēt and Jammah'a]]
*[[Hinazka Moon]]

Hinazka Moon

2024-04-20T21:08:24Z

Ka-ess:

Hinazka Moon was a [[wikipedia:song cycle|song cycle]] composed by [[Ka-ess Lizardkin]] in late [[219 V.II]], during the [[Fishwives]]' expedition to the [[Enchanted Coast]] of [[Hinazka]]. The work comprises a series of [[wikipedia:tone poems|tone poems]] interspersed with verses written by Ka-Ess in the style of the [[Tabaxi]] [[wikipedia:haiku|image poem]] tradition. Composed during one of the most prolific periods of the bard's adventuring career, Hinazka Moon is considered by Ka-ess scholars to be some of his most personal and vulnerable work.

== Hinazka Moon: Image Poems ==

Beneath the scale is 
another scale. Beneath the 
world -- another world.

The albatross reels. 
The sails fill with wind. I too 
am a wisp of cloud.

The sea at every 
horizon. I could drink it dry 
and still thirst.

After the wound, a 
scar. After the song, silence. 
After you --

What can be sung of 
that which endures this world? 
Moon. Egg. Tooth. Seed. Stone.

Weep, weep, Hinazka moon - 
If every star were your consort 
My darling would be yet more beloved.

Hinazka Moon

2024-04-20T21:07:20Z

Ka-ess: Created page with "Hinazka Moon was a cycle composed by Ka-ess Lizardkin in late 219 V.II, during the Fishwives' expedition to the Enchanted Coast of Hinazka. The work comprises a series of wikipedia:tone poems interspersed with verses written by Ka-Ess in the style of the Tabaxi image poem tradition. The work, composed during one of the most prolific periods of the bard's adventuring career, is considered by K..."

Hinazka Moon was a [[wikipedia:song cycle|cycle]] composed by [[Ka-ess Lizardkin]] in late [[219 V.II]], during the [[Fishwives]]' expedition to the [[Enchanted Coast]] of [[Hinazka]]. The work comprises a series of [[wikipedia:tone poems]] interspersed with verses written by Ka-Ess in the style of the [[Tabaxi]] [[wikipedia:haiku|image poem]] tradition. The work, composed during one of the most prolific periods of the bard's adventuring career, is considered by Ka-ess scholars to be some of his most personal and vulnerable work.

== Hinazka Moon: Image Poems ==

Beneath the scale is 
another scale. Beneath the 
world -- another world.

The albatross reels. 
The sails fill with wind. I too 
am a wisp of cloud.

The sea at every 
horizon. I could drink it dry 
and still thirst.

After the wound, a 
scar. After the song, silence. 
After you --

What can be sung of 
that which endures this world? 
Moon. Egg. Tooth. Seed. Stone.

Weep, weep, Hinazka moon - 
If every star were your consort 
My darling would be yet more beloved.

The Tales of Ka-Ess

2023-12-30T07:04:10Z

Ka-ess:

[[File:Kaesscodex.jpg|thumb|A rare first edition of the ''Tales of Ka-Ess'']]
<blockquote><poem>"None had been so handsome,
nor greater in prowess
nor ever had been better dressed
than the lizard Ka-Ess."
:— Ka-Ess, ''The Tales of Ka-Ess''</poem></blockquote>

== Preface ==

''The Tales of Ka-Ess'', containing the complete surviving works of the [[wikipedia:Bard (Dungeons & Dragons)|bard]] [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]], remained unpublished until long after the author's unsettling demise. Criticized by poetic authorities as grandiloquent, longwinded, grandiose, and delusional, Ka-Ess' excruciatingly detailed accounts of his own minutiae nevertheless have afforded historians insight into daily life in the [[Skaugan Main]] during the [[third century Valanthe]].

Despite the work's questionable artistic merit, The Tales of Ka-Ess are of interest to historians for their depictions not only of Ka-Ess himself, a minor political figure in the Skaugan navy, but his [[The Fishwives|various companions]], many of whom were notable historical figures in their own right. These included, at times, the [[half-elven]] prince [[Ilabrar Nightbreeze|Ilabrar Nailo I Nightbreeze]]; the [[Tabaxi]] spellsword [[Cheeky Patch]]; the [[dwarf]] [[Ardrick Blackstone]], Archimandrite of [[Kord]]; the [[Yuan-Ti]] [[Evil Snake Cult|cult]] leader [[Sathul Tashill]]; the [[Kothan]] Admiral [[Bragen Minotauros]]; Ka-Ess' political patron The [[Marquis de Rothshyr]]; and a host of other sailors, politicians, artists, scoundrels and sybarites of the period.

The works included in The Tales of Ka-Ess take many forms, including formal rhyming and alliterative poetry, scholarly entries, journals, notes, [[Draconic]] hieroglyphics and obscene pictograms. Most historians and philologists believe that the varied nature of its contents suggests that the original codex was assembled from fragments rather than written as one unified narrative. The influence on and perhaps authorship of the work by its editor, the so-called [[the Fishwife poet|Fishwife poet]], remains disputed.

Scholars consider The Tales of Ka-Ess to be an incomplete document, containing many lacunae, contradictions, and omissions; this is unfortunately but necessarily reflected in this publication. Nevertheless, this annotated and illustrated edition of the ''Tales'' represents the most comprehensive effort to date to create a complete history of [[The Fishwives]]' lives and adventures from the material available in the original [[wikipedia:codex|codex]] and other relevant sources.

== Index ==

Part the First: [[Book One|The great Achievements and Exploits of Ka-Ess the Rakish and his merry Fishwives]], where they travelled and what they found there, the Foes they outwitted and slew, and their great Fortune thus attained.

Part the Second: [[Next Issue|The continuing Adventures of the Fishwives]], their voyages into the Unknown, and the world's mysteries yet unexplained.

Appendix A: [[Places|The Skaugan Main and its Surroundings]], with emphasis on the exotic and forbidden Locales with which our Tale is concerned.

Appendix B: [[People|A compleat Accounting of the Characters of our Tale]], both great and small, and the divers Fashions in which their lives and those of our Heroes intertwined.

Appendix C: [[Society and Culture|The Kingdoms, Societies, Races and Cultures]] of the many Folk of the Skaugan Main in the time of Ka-Ess, and their many Rites and Traditions both mundane and arcane.

Appendix D: [[Organizations|The Fraternities, Sects, Orders and other such Bodies]] to be found in the tales herein, and the Manner in which to the Fishwives they were disposed.

Appendix E: [[Shanties|The Chanteys, work Songs, folk Ballads, fo'c'sle Songs, Jigs and Reels]] typical of rough-necked Skaugan Mariners during the golden Age of the Fishwives.

The Tales of Ka-Ess

2023-12-30T07:03:15Z

Ka-ess:

[[File:Kaesscodex.jpg|thumb|A rare first edition of the ''Tales of Ka-Ess'']]
<blockquote><poem>"None had been so handsome,
nor greater in prowess
nor ever had been better dressed
than the lizard Ka-Ess."
:— Ka-Ess, ''The Tales of Ka-Ess''</poem></blockquote>

== Preface ==

''The Tales of Ka-Ess'', containing the complete surviving works of the [[wikipedia:Bard (Dungeons & Dragons)|bard]] [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]], remained unpublished until long after the author's unsettling demise. Criticized by poetic authorities as grandiloquent, longwinded, grandiose, and delusional, Ka-Ess' excruciatingly detailed accounts of his own minutiae nevertheless have afforded historians insight into daily life in the [[Skaugan Main]] during the [[third century Valanthe]].

Despite the work's questionable artistic merit, The Tales of Ka-Ess are of interest to historians for their depictions not only of Ka-Ess himself, a minor political figure in the Skaugan navy, but his [[The Fishwives|various companions]], many of whom were notable historical figures in their own right. These included, at times, the [[half-elven]] prince [[Ilabrar Nightbreeze|Ilabrar Nailo I Nightbreeze]], the [[Tabaxi]] spellsword [[Cheeky Patch]], the [[dwarf]] [[Ardrick Blackstone]], Archimandrite of [[Kord]], the [[Yuan-Ti]] [[Evil Snake Cult|cult]] leader [[Sathul Tashill]], the [[Kothan]] Admiral [[Bragen Minotauros]], Ka-Ess' political patron The [[Marquis de Rothshyr]], and a host of other sailors, politicians, artists, scoundrels and sybarites of the period.

The works included in The Tales of Ka-Ess take many forms, including formal rhyming and alliterative poetry, scholarly entries, journals, notes, [[Draconic]] hieroglyphics and obscene pictograms. Most historians and philologists believe that the varied nature of its contents suggests that the original codex was assembled from fragments rather than written as one unified narrative. The influence on and perhaps authorship of the work by its editor, the so-called [[the Fishwife poet|Fishwife poet]], remains disputed.

Scholars consider The Tales of Ka-Ess to be an incomplete document, containing many lacunae, contradictions, and omissions; this is unfortunately but necessarily reflected in this publication. Nevertheless, this annotated and illustrated edition of the ''Tales'' represents the most comprehensive effort to date to create a complete history of [[The Fishwives]]' lives and adventures from the material available in the original [[wikipedia:codex|codex]] and other relevant sources.

== Index ==

Part the First: [[Book One|The great Achievements and Exploits of Ka-Ess the Rakish and his merry Fishwives]], where they travelled and what they found there, the Foes they outwitted and slew, and their great Fortune thus attained.

Part the Second: [[Next Issue|The continuing Adventures of the Fishwives]], their voyages into the Unknown, and the world's mysteries yet unexplained.

Appendix A: [[Places|The Skaugan Main and its Surroundings]], with emphasis on the exotic and forbidden Locales with which our Tale is concerned.

Appendix B: [[People|A compleat Accounting of the Characters of our Tale]], both great and small, and the divers Fashions in which their lives and those of our Heroes intertwined.

Appendix C: [[Society and Culture|The Kingdoms, Societies, Races and Cultures]] of the many Folk of the Skaugan Main in the time of Ka-Ess, and their many Rites and Traditions both mundane and arcane.

Appendix D: [[Organizations|The Fraternities, Sects, Orders and other such Bodies]] to be found in the tales herein, and the Manner in which to the Fishwives they were disposed.

Appendix E: [[Shanties|The Chanteys, work Songs, folk Ballads, fo'c'sle Songs, Jigs and Reels]] typical of rough-necked Skaugan Mariners during the golden Age of the Fishwives.

Bident

2023-11-03T05:08:26Z

Ka-ess: Created page with "The bident, a long, two-pronged spear, was the traditional polearm of the sea-elves of Nindrol."

The bident, a long, two-pronged spear, was the traditional polearm of the [[sea-elves]] of [[Nindrol]].

This really big whale

2023-06-23T04:21:16Z

Ka-ess:

The [[Fishwives]] met this really big whale while traversing the seas near [[Lome]]. It was really big. The really big whale was capable of speech and magic.

Later, the Fishwives encountered a whaling ship near [[Port Skaug]] which was pursuing the really big whale. They sent it in the opposite direction of the really big whale.

Some dolphins also mentioned that really big whales were diving unusually deep and working some strange magic, but that's probably nothing.

The really big whale's name may have been Kraken-Bane.

War of the Dread Admiral

2023-02-03T01:20:12Z

Ka-ess:

The '''War of the Dread Admiral''', also known as the Eighth Corsair War, the War of Skaugan Aggression, or the Skaugodraxan Conflict, was a conflict initiated by the Dread [[Admiral Drax]] against [[Port Skaug]] and her allies in late [[218 Valanthe II]]. Threatened by the expansion of Skaugan power in the region, and possibly motivated by supernatural concerns, Drax ordered his [[pirate fleet of Admiral Drax|Pirate Armada]] to [[razing of the Hona Archipelago|raze the Hona Archipelago]], igniting tensions in the region already inflamed by the [[Halfling-Minotaur conflict]].

== Skaugan Reaction ==

Early in the conflict, various Skaugan worthies were at odds over how best to deal with the threat:

*'''The Walruses''' believed that, like the noble walrus, Skaug was strong enough to resist any predators, and need merely wait out the pirate fleet. This faction included High Captains [[Lyranthine Ebon-Eyed]], [[Dharr]], and [[Konstance Vinter]], with the tacit backing of the [[Gralhund]] family.

*'''The Lions''' believed that the path to victory lay in a bold, decisive fleet action, in which the ships of Port Skaug would smash Drax's ill-led rabble in one fell swoop. This faction included High Captains [[Huwal]] and [[Freeman Mongrelborn]], and was supported by the rakish Merchant Prince [[Elaith Craulnober]].

*'''The Wolves''' adopted the adage of the great general [[Zariel the Schemer]]: "Be cunning! Strike suddenly! Fight the nomad war!" They believed that a war of raiding and attrition would weaken Drax and protect the trade that was the lifeblood of Port Skaug without risking defeat. This faction included High Captains [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]], [[Kreodo]], [[Tamúl the Tongueless]], and [[Mavis Thornwood]], with the encouragement of the [[Marquis de Rothshyr]].

Some of the High Captains, including [[Eberhardt Fischer]], [[Dr. Jeff Silvertooth]] and [[Zomos Pebolath]], remained undecided.

== Conclusion ==

Under the command of Commodore [[Ka-Ess von Manlizard]], the Skaugan fleet eventually adopted the Wolves' guerilla posture, raiding Draxian merchants and supply lines, before luring the Armada away from Port Drax in a large fleet action led by [[Freeman Mongrelborn]]. The [[Satisfied Fishwife]] then struck a decisive blow against the lightly defended [[Port Drak]], killing the dread [[Admiral Drax]] and returning control of the port to the local freedmen.

Liēt and Jammah'a

2023-02-02T19:28:23Z

Ka-ess:

Liēt and Jammah'a is a romantic epic poem first popularized among sailors in the [[Skaugan Main]] during the [[First Century Valanthe II Naïlo]]. The poem, part of a larger oral tradition of Skaugan mariners, recounts the romance between [[Liēt III The Opalescent]] ("Liēt Opal-Eyed"), Imperial Princess of [[Doloriane]], and Jammah'a, a [[djinn]] slave held in magical thrall by Liēt's mother, [[Liēt II The Serene]] ("The Implacable Queen"). The lovers conspire to free Jammah'a from his enchanted bonds and flee to his ancestral Cloud-Manse in the [[Elemental Plane of Air]], but their romance is revealed, scandalizing the elven court and leading to a series of reprisal killings. At the poem's conclusion, Liēt, rather than be forced by her mother into lifelong celibacy as a nun of the [[Abbey of Doloriane]], hurls herself from a rocky crag into the arms of "her lover, the air."

Although the court setting and personages are based on historical figures from the [[Second Liētine Epoch]], the poem is a romantic pastiche of [[Elven]] court life and only loosely reflects the actual politics and practices of the time. The sudden death of Liēt III in 481 L.II, purportedly due to illness, created an Imperial succession crisis and gave rise to many folk legends, but no evidence of the alleged affair, or even of a Djinn servant in the Liētine Court, exists in the historical literature.

== Revival and Publication ==

Liēt and Jammah'a faded into obscurity in the later years of the [[Second Valanthian Epoch]] until it was encountered by the bard [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]] sometime in the early [[Third Century Valanthe II Naïlo]]. His version of the tale, an oratorio written for the [[The Spinecracker Amphitheater for Contemporary Poetics|Spinecracker Academy Orchestra]], is the first known published version of the poem. Ka-Ess is credited with adding the now-standard frame story, in which an Eagle-Prince, disgusted by the "savage spears and arrows of the featherless," observes the courtship of the two lovers and comes to respect the nobility of the maiden, who "lack'd wings yet she gave herself to the sky." Notably, Ka-Ess' version of the work retains the ambiguity of the conclusion, and whether Liēt is carried away into the clouds or plummets to her death in the waves remains unresolved.

The meaning of the oratorio's dedication — "For a [[Dagna the Fair|formidable woman]]" — is uncertain.

Liēt and Jammah'a

2023-02-02T19:10:39Z

Ka-ess: /* Revival and Publication */

Liēt and Jammah'a is a romantic epic poem first popularized among sailors in the [[Skaugan Main]] during the [[First Century Valanthe II Naïlo]]. The poem, part of a larger oral tradition of Skaugan mariners, recounts the romance between [[Liēt III The Opalescent]] ("Liēt Opal-Eyed"), Imperial Princess of [[Doloriane]], and Jammah'a, a [[djinn]] slave held in magical thrall by Liēt's mother, [[Liēt II The Serene]] ("The Implacable Queen"). The lovers conspire to free Jammah'a from his enchanted bonds and flee to his ancestral Cloud-Manse in the [[Elemental Plane of Air]], but their romance is revealed, scandalizing the elven court and leading to a series of reprisal killings. At the poem's conclusion, Liēt, rather than be forced by her mother into lifelong celibacy as a nun of the [[Abbey of Doloriane]], hurls herself from a rocky crag into the arms of "her lover, the air."

Although the court setting and personages are based on historical figures from the [[Second Liētine Epoch]], the poem is a romantic pastiche of [[Elven]] court life and only loosely reflects the actual politics and practices of the time. The sudden death of Liēt III in 481 L.II, purportedly due to sudden illness, created an Imperial succession crisis and gave rise to many folk legends, but no evidence of the alleged affair, or even of a Djinn servant in the Liētine Court, exists in the historical literature.

== Revival and Publication ==

Liēt and Jammah'a faded into obscurity in the later years of the [[Second Valanthian Epoch]] until it was encountered by the bard [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]] sometime in the early [[Third Century Valanthe II Naïlo]]. His version of the tale, an oratorio written for the [[The Spinecracker Amphitheater for Contemporary Poetics|Spinecracker Academy Orchestra]], is the first known published version of the poem. Ka-Ess is credited with adding the now-standard frame story, in which an Eagle-Prince, disgusted by the "savage spears and arrows of the featherless," observes the courtship of the two lovers and comes to respect the nobility of the maiden, who "lack'd wings yet she gave herself to the sky." Notably, Ka-Ess' version of the work retains the ambiguity of the conclusion, and whether Liēt is carried away into the clouds or plummets to her death in the waves remains unresolved.

The meaning of the oratorio's dedication — "For a [[Dagna the Fair|formidable woman]]" — is uncertain.

Liēt and Jammah'a

2023-02-02T18:06:43Z

Ka-ess:

Liēt and Jammah'a is a romantic epic poem first popularized among sailors in the [[Skaugan Main]] during the [[First Century Valanthe II Naïlo]]. The poem, part of a larger oral tradition of Skaugan mariners, recounts the romance between [[Liēt III The Opalescent]] ("Liēt Opal-Eyed"), Imperial Princess of [[Doloriane]], and Jammah'a, a [[djinn]] slave held in magical thrall by Liēt's mother, [[Liēt II The Serene]] ("The Implacable Queen"). The lovers conspire to free Jammah'a from his enchanted bonds and flee to his ancestral Cloud-Manse in the [[Elemental Plane of Air]], but their romance is revealed, scandalizing the elven court and leading to a series of reprisal killings. At the poem's conclusion, Liēt, rather than be forced by her mother into lifelong celibacy as a nun of the [[Abbey of Doloriane]], hurls herself from a rocky crag into the arms of "her lover, the air."

Although the court setting and personages are based on historical figures from the [[Second Liētine Epoch]], the poem is a romantic pastiche of [[Elven]] court life and only loosely reflects the actual politics and practices of the time. The sudden death of Liēt III in 481 L.II, purportedly due to sudden illness, created an Imperial succession crisis and gave rise to many folk legends, but no evidence of the alleged affair, or even of a Djinn servant in the Liētine Court, exists in the historical literature.

== Revival and Publication ==

Liēt and Jammah'a faded into obscurity in the later years of the [[Second Valanthian Epoch]] until it was encountered by the bard [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]] sometime in the early [[Third Century Valanthe II Naïlo]]. His version of the tale, an oratorio written for the [[The Spinecracker Amphitheater for Contemporary Poetics|Spinecracker Academy Orchestra]], is the first known written version of the poem. Ka-Ess is credited with adding the now-standard frame story, in which an Eagle-Prince, disgusted by the "savage spears and arrows of the featherless," observes the courtship of the two lovers and comes to respect the nobility of the maiden, who "lack'd wings yet she gave herself to the sky." Notably, Ka-Ess' version of the work retains the ambiguity of the conclusion, and whether Liēt is carried away into the clouds or plummets to her death in the waves remains unresolved.

The meaning of the oratorio's dedication — "For a [[Dagna the Fair|formidable woman]]" — is uncertain.

Liēt and Jammah'a

2023-01-29T22:04:45Z

Ka-ess:

Liēt and Jammah'a is a romantic epic poem first popularized among sailors in the [[Skaugan Main]] during the [[First Century Valanthe II Naïlo]]. The poem, part of a larger oral tradition of Skaugan mariners, recounts the romance between [[Liēt II The Opalescent]] ("Liēt Opal-Eyed"), Imperial Princess of [[Doloriane]], and Jammah'a, a [[djinn]] slave held in magical thrall by Liēt's mother, [[Liēt I The Serene]] ("The Implacable Queen"). The lovers conspire to free Jammah'a from his enchanted bonds and flee to his ancestral Cloud-Manse in the [[Elemental Plane of Air]], but their romance is revealed, scandalizing the elven court and leading to a series of reprisal killings. At the poem's conclusion, Liēt, rather than be forced by her mother into lifelong celibacy as a nun of the [[Abbey of Doloriane]], hurls herself from a rocky crag into the arms of "her lover, the air."

Although the court setting and personages are based on historical figures from the [[Liētine Epoch]], the poem is a romantic pastiche of [[Elven]] court life and only loosely reflects the actual politics and practices of the time. The sudden death of Liēt III in 481 L.II, purportedly due to sudden illness, created a succession crisis in the Liētine Court and gave rise to many folk legends, but no evidence of the alleged affair, or even of a Djinn servant in the Liētine Court, exists in the historical literature.

== Revival and Publication ==

Liēt and Jammah'a faded into obscurity in the later years of the [[Second Valanthian Epoch]] until it was encountered by the bard [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]] sometime in the early [[Third Century Valanthe II Naïlo]]. His version of the tale, an oratorio written for the [[The Spinecracker Amphitheater for Contemporary Poetics|Spinecracker Academy Orchestra]], is the first known written version of the poem. Ka-Ess is credited with adding the now-standard frame story, in which an Eagle-Prince, disgusted by the "savage spears and arrows of the featherless," observes the courtship of the two lovers and comes to respect the nobility of the maiden, who "lack'd wings yet she gave herself to the sky." Notably, Ka-Ess' version of the work retains the ambiguity of the conclusion, and whether Liēt is carried away into the clouds or plummets to her death in the waves remains unresolved.

The meaning of the oratorio's dedication — "For a [[Dagna the Fair|formidable woman]]" — is uncertain.

Ka-Ess

2023-01-29T22:04:17Z

Ka-ess:

Port Drak

2023-01-29T21:43:24Z

Ka-ess:

Port Drak was a [[Mictlani]] settlement and shipping hub founded by the dread [[Admiral Drax]] in the late [[second century Valanthe II]]. The town, located at the northern tip of Mictlan, the Isle of the Damned, was probably founded on a preexisting Mictlani encampment, although few records exist of the city before it came into the dread Admiral Drax's possession. The port relied heavily on slave labor, maintaining a large population of laborers captured by the dread Admiral Drax's slaver convoys.

== Liberation by the Fishwives ==

Port Drak was captured by [[The Fishwives]] in [[219 V.II]], putting a decisive end to the [[Skaugodraxan Conflict]]. After capturing the dread Admiral Drax's flagship [[The --]] and putting him to [[Ardrick Blackstone|the hammer]], the Fishwives liberated the city's slaves and delivered it into their control. Henceforth, the city was known as [[???]]

== Notable Citizens ==

*The Dread Admiral Drax (d. 219 V.II)
*[[Chun the Adaptable]]

War of the Dread Admiral

2023-01-29T21:16:19Z

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The '''War of the Dread Admiral''', also known as the Eighth Corsair War, the War of Skaugan Aggression, or the Skaugodraxan Conflict, was a conflict initiated by the Dread [[Admiral Drax]] against [[Port Skaug]] and her allies in late [[218 Valanthe II]]. Threatened by the expansion of Skaugan power in the region, and possibly motivated by supernatural concerns, Drax ordered his [[pirate fleet of Admiral Drax|Pirate Armada]] to [[razing of the Hona Archipelago|raze the Hona Archipelago]], igniting tensions in the region already inflamed by the [[Halfling-Minotaur conflict]]

== Skaugan Reaction ==

Early in the conflict, various Skaugan worthies were at odds over how best to deal with the threat:

*'''The Walruses''' believed that, like the noble walrus, Skaug was strong enough to resist any predators, and need merely wait out the pirate fleet. This faction included High Captains [[Lyranthine Ebon-Eyed]], [[Dharr]], and [[Konstance Vinter]], with the tacit backing of the [[Gralhund]] family.

*'''The Lions''' believed that the path to victory lay in a bold, decisive fleet action, in which the ships of Port Skaug would smash Drax's ill-led rabble in one fell swoop. This faction included High Captains [[Huwal]] and [[Freeman Mongrelborn]], and was supported by the rakish Merchant Prince [[Elaith Craulnober]].

*'''The Wolves''' adopted the adage of the great general [[Zariel the Schemer]]: "Be cunning! Strike suddenly! Fight the nomad war!" They believed that a war of raiding and attrition would weaken Drax and protect the trade that was the lifeblood of Port Skaug without risking defeat. This faction included High Captains [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]], [[Kreodo]], [[Tamúl the Tongueless]], and [[Mavis Thornwood]], with the encouragement of the [[Marquis de Rothshyr]].

Some of the High Captains, including [[Eberhardt Fischer]], [[Dr. Jeff Silvertooth]] and [[Zomos Pebolath]], remained undecided.

== Conclusion ==

Under the command of Commodore [[Ka-Ess von Manlizard]], the Skaugan fleet eventually adopted the Wolves' guerilla posture, raiding Draxian merchants and supply lines, before luring the Armada away from Port Drax in a large fleet action led by [[Freeman Mongrelborn]]. The [[Satisfied Fishwife]] then struck a decisive blow against the lightly defended [[Port Drak]], killing the dread [[Admiral Drax]] and returning control of the port to the local freedmen.

Ka-ess Lizardkin

2023-01-29T21:15:49Z

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War of the Dread Admiral

2023-01-29T21:15:19Z

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The '''War of the Dread Admiral''', also known as the Eighth Corsair War, the War of Skaugan Aggression, or the Skaugodraxan Conflict, was a conflict initiated by the Dread [[Admiral Drax]] against [[Port Skaug]] and her allies in late [[218 Valanthe II]]. Threatened by the expansion of Skaugan power in the region, and possibly motivated by supernatural concerns, Drax ordered his [[pirate fleet of Admiral Drax|Pirate Armada]] to [[razing of the Hona Archipelago|raze the Hona Archipelago]], igniting tensions in the region already inflamed by the [[Halfling-Minotaur conflict]]

== Skaugan Reaction ==

Early in the conflict, various Skaugan worthies were at odds over how best to deal with the threat:

*'''The Walruses''' believed that, like the noble walrus, Skaug was strong enough to resist any predators, and need merely wait out the pirate fleet. This faction included High Captains [[Lyranthine Ebon-Eyed]], [[Dharr]], and [[Konstance Vinter]], with the tacit backing of the [[Gralhund]] family.

*'''The Lions''' believed that the path to victory lay in a bold, decisive fleet action, in which the ships of Port Skaug would smash Drax's ill-led rabble in one fell swoop. This faction included High Captains [[Huwal]] and [[Freeman Mongrelborn]], and was supported by the rakish Merchant Prince [[Elaith Craulnober]].

*'''The Wolves''' adopted the adage of the great general [[Zariel the Schemer]]: "Be cunning! Strike suddenly! Fight the nomad war!" They believed that a war of raiding and attrition would weaken Drax and protect the trade that was the lifeblood of Port Skaug without risking defeat. This faction included High Captains [[Ka-ess Lizardkin]], [[Kreodo]], [[Tamúl the Tongueless]], and [[Mavis Thornwood]], with the encouragement of the [[Marquis de Rothshyr]].

Some of the High Captains, including [[Eberhardt Fischer]], [[Dr. Jeff Silvertooth]] and [[Zomos Pebolath]], remained undecided.

== Conclusion ==

Under the command of Commodore [[Ka-Ess von Manlizard]], the Skaugan fleet eventually adopted the Wolves' guerilla posture, raiding Draxian merchants and supply lines, before luring the Armada away from Port Drax in a large fleet action led by [[Freeman Mongrelborn]]. The [[Satisfied Fishwife]] then struck a decisive blow against the lightly defended [[Port Drak]], killing the dread [[Admiral Drax]] and returning control of the port to the local freedmen.

War of the Dread Admiral

2023-01-29T21:14:02Z

Ka-ess:

The '''War of the Dread Admiral''', also known as the Eighth Corsair War, the War of Skaugan Aggression, or the Skaugodraxan Conflict, was a conflict initiated by the Dread [[Admiral Drax]] against [[Port Skaug]] and her allies in late [[218 Valanthe II]]. Threatened by the expansion of Skaugan power in the region, and possibly motivated by supernatural concerns, Drax ordered his [[pirate fleet of Admiral Drax|Pirate Armada]] to [[razing of the Hona Archipelago|raze the Hona Archipelago]], igniting tensions in the region already inflamed by the [[Halfling-Minotaur conflict]]

== Skaugan Reaction ==

Early in the conflict, various Skaugan worthies were at odds over how best to deal with the threat:

*'''The Walruses''' believed that, like the noble walrus, Skaug was strong enough to resist any predators, and need merely wait out the pirate fleet. This faction included High Captains [[Lyranthine Ebon-Eyed]], [[Dharr]], and [[Konstance Vinter]], with the tacit backing of the [[Gralhund]] family.

*'''The Lions''' believed that the path to victory lay in a bold, decisive fleet action, in which the ships of Port Skaug would smash Drax's ill-led rabble in one fell swoop. This faction included High Captains [[Huwal]] and [[Freeman Mongrelborn]], and was supported by the rakish Merchant Prince [[Elaith Craulnober]].

*'''The Wolves''' adopted the adage of the great general [[Zariel the Schemer]]: "Be cunning! Strike suddenly! Fight the nomad war!" They believed that a war of raiding and attrition would weaken Drax and protect the trade that was the lifeblood of Port Skaug without risking defeat. This faction included High Captains [[Ka-ess Lizardkin]], [[Kreodo]], [[Tamúl the Tongueless]], and [[Mavis Thornwood]], with the encouragement of the [[Marquis de Rothshyr]].

Some of the High Captains, including [[Huwal the Minotaur]], [[Eberhardt Fischer]], and [[Zomos Pebolath]], remained undecided.

== Conclusion ==

Under the command of Commodore [[Ka-Ess von Manlizard]], the Skaugan fleet eventually adopted the Wolves' guerilla posture, raiding Draxian merchants and supply lines, before luring the Armada away from Port Drax in a large fleet action led by [[Freeman Mongrelborn]]. The [[Satisfied Fishwife]] then struck a decisive blow against the lightly defended [[Port Drak]], killing the dread [[Admiral Drax]] and returning control of the port to the local freedmen.

Skaugodraxan Conflict

2023-01-29T21:05:32Z

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Port Drak

2023-01-29T21:02:36Z

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Port Drak was a [[Mictlani]] settlement and shipping hub founded by the dread [[Admiral Drax]] in the late [[second century Valanthe II]]. The town, located at the northern tip of Mictlan, the Isle of the Damned. was probably founded on a preexisting Mictlani encampment, although few records exist of the city before it came into the dread Admiral Drax's possession. The port relied heavily on slave labor, maintaining a large population of laborers captured by the dread Admiral Drax's slaver convoys.

== Liberation by the Fishwives ==

Port Drak was captured by [[The Fishwives]] in [[219 V.II]], putting a decisive end to the [[Skaugodraxan Conflict]]. After capturing the dread Admiral Drax's flagship [[The --]] and putting him to [[Ardrick Blackstone|the hammer]], the Fishwives liberated the city's slaves and delivered it into their control. Henceforth, the city was known as [[???]]

== Notable Citizens ==

*The Dread Admiral Drax (d. 219 V.II)
*[[Chun the Adaptable]]

Port Drax

2023-01-29T21:00:42Z

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Port Drax

2023-01-29T20:59:29Z

Ka-ess:

Port Drax was a [[Mictlani]] city and shipping hub founded by the dread [[Admiral Drax]] in the late [[second century Valanthe II]]. The city was probably founded on a preexisting Mictlani settlement, although few records exist of the city before it came into the dread Admiral Drax's possession. The city relied heavily on slave labor, maintaining a large population of laborers captured by the dread Admiral Drax's slaver convoys.

== Liberation by the Fishwives ==

Port Drax was captured by [[The Fishwives]] in [[219 V.II]], putting a decisive end to the [[Skaugodraxan Conflict]]. After capturing the dread Admiral Drax's flagship [[The --]] and putting him to [[Ardrick Blackstone|the hammer]], the Fishwives liberated the city's slaves and delivered it into their control. Henceforth, the city was known as [[???]]

== Notable Citizens ==

*The Dread Admiral Drax (d. 219 V.II)
*[[Chun the Adaptable]]

Port Drax

2023-01-29T20:59:07Z

Ka-ess:

Port Drax was a [[Mictlani]] city and shipping hub founded by the dread [[Admiral Drax]] in the late [[second century Valanthe II]]. The city was probably founded on a preexisting Mictlani settlement, although few records exist of the city before it came into the dread Admiral Drax's possession. The city relied heavily on slave labor, maintaining a large population of laborers captured by the dread Admiral Drax's slaver convoys.

== Liberation by the Fishwives ==

Port Drax was captured by [[The Fishwives]] in [[219 V.II]], putting a decisive end to the [[Skaugodraxan Conflict]]. After capturing the dread Admiral's flagship [[The --]] and putting him to [[Ardrick Blackstone|the hammer]], the Fishwives liberated the city's slaves and delivered it into their control. Henceforth, the city was known as [[???]]

== Notable Citizens ==

*The Dread Admiral Drax (d. 219 V.II)
*[[Chun the Adaptable]]

Mictlani

2023-01-29T20:58:17Z

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Port Drax

2023-01-29T20:57:30Z

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Port Drax was a [[Mictlani]] city and shipping hub founded by the dread [[Admiral Drax]] in the late [[second century Valanthe II]]. The city was probably founded on a preexisting Mictlani settlement, although few records exist of the city before it came into the dread Admiral Drax's possession. The city relied heavily on slave labor, maintaining a large population of laborers captured by the dread Admiral Drax's slaver convoys.

== Liberation by the Fishwives ==

Port Drax was captured by [[The Fishwives]] in [[219 V.II]], putting a decisive end to the [[Skaugodraxan Conflict]]. After capturing the dread Admiral's flagship [[The --]] and putting him to [[Ardrick Blackstone|the hammer]], the Fishwives liberated the city's slaves and delivered it into their control. Henceforth, the city was known as [[???]].

== Notable Citizens ==

*The Dread Admiral Drax (d. 219 V.II)
*[[Chun the Adaptable]]

Elves

2023-01-29T04:22:20Z

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'''Elves''' are sapient, [[humanoid|bipedal]] mammals. Many elves place great importance on the "purity" of their race, and ethnocentrist and imperialist beliefs are common in Elven [[cultures]]. During the time of [[the Fishwives]], most elves lived within [[The Empire of Doloriane]], the largest Elven state.

== Moon Elves ==

The Moon Elves are the most common subspecies of Elf, accounting for the bulk of [[The Empire of Doloriane]]'s population. An ancient race with a long literary, cultural and magical history, many Moon Elves consider their society to be the peak of [[elfoid]] achievement.

== Sea Elves ==

The Sea Elves of the Skaugan Main, unlike their terrestrial cousins, have developed the ability to breathe underwater without magical assistance. Their society is less formal and more nomadic than that of the Moon Elves, who sometimes consider Sea Elves to be "savages."

== Drow ==

[[Drow]], or "Dark Elves," are a subterranean race of elves which make their home in the [[Underdark]]. Drow society is centered around a powerful matriarchal priesthood dedicated to [[Lolth]], the Spider Queen.

== Half-Elves ==

Elves are closely related to and capable of reproducing with [[humans]] and some other [[humanoids]]. The offspring of such a union is often considered "inferior" by mainstream Elven culture.

Elves

2023-01-29T04:21:14Z

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'''Elves''' are sapient, [[humanoid|bipedal]] mammals. Many elves place great importance on the "purity" of their race, and ethnocentrist and imperialist beliefs are common in Elven [[cultures]]. During the time of [[the Fishwives]], most elves lived within [[The Empire of Doloriane]], the largest Elven state.

== Moon Elves ==

The Moon Elves are the most common subspecies of Elf, accounting for the bulk of [[The Empire of Doloriane]]'s population. An ancient race with a long literary, cultural and magical history, many Moon Elves consider their society to be the peak of [[elfoid]] achievement.

== Sea Elves ==

The Sea Elves of the Skaugan Main, unlike their terrestrial cousins, have developed the ability to breathe underwater without magical assistance. Their society is less formal and more nomadic than that of the Moon Elves, who sometimes consider Sea Elves to be "savages."

== Drow ==

[[Drow]], or "Dark Elves," are a subterranean race of elves which make their home in the Underdark.

== Half-Elves ==

Elves are closely related to and capable of reproducing with [[humans]] and some other [[humanoids]]. The offspring of such a union is often considered "inferior" by mainstream Elven culture.

Elves

2023-01-29T04:20:05Z

Ka-ess:

'''Elves''' are sapient, [[humanoid|bipedal]] mammals. Many elves place great importance on the "purity" of their race, and ethnocentrist and imperialist beliefs are common in Elven [[cultures]]. During the time of [[the Fishwives]], most elves lived within [[The Empire of Doloriane]], the largest Elven state.

== Moon Elves ==

The Moon Elves are the most common subspecies of Elf, accounting for the bulk of [[The Empire of Doloriane]]'s population. An ancient race with a long literary, cultural and magical history, many Moon Elves consider their society to be the peak of [[elfoid]] achievement.

== Sea Elves ==

The Sea Elves of the Skaugan Main, unlike their terrestrial cousins, have developed the ability to breathe underwater without magical assistance. Their society is less formal and more nomadic than that of the Moon Elves, who sometimes consider Sea Elves to be "savages."

== Half-Elves ==

Elves are closely related to and capable of reproducing with [[humans]] and some other [[humanoids]]. The offspring of such a union is often considered "inferior" by mainstream Elven culture.

Half-elven

2023-01-29T04:16:47Z

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Half-elven

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Half-elven

2023-01-29T04:14:58Z

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Liēt and Jammah'a

2023-01-29T03:16:56Z

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Liēt and Jammah'a is a romantic epic poem first popularized among sailors in the [[Skaugan Main]] during the [[First Century Valanthe II Naïlo]]. The poem, part of a larger oral tradition of Skaugan mariners, recounts the romance between [[Liēt II The Opalescent]] ("Liēt Opal-Eyed"), Imperial Princess of [[Doloriane]], and Jammah'a, a [[djinn]] slave held in magical thrall by Liēt's mother, [[Liēt I The Serene]] ("The Implacable Queen"). The lovers conspire to free Jammah'a from his enchanted bonds and flee to his ancestral Cloud-Manse in the [[Elemental Plane of Air]], but their romance is revealed, scandalizing the elven court and leading to a series of reprisal killings. At the poem's conclusion, Liēt, rather than be forced by her mother into lifelong celibacy as a nun of the [[Abbey of Doloriane]], hurls herself from a rocky crag into the arms of "her lover, the air."

Although the court setting and personages are based on historical figures from the [[Liētine Epoch]], the poem is a romantic pastiche of [[Elven]] court life and only loosely reflects the actual politics and practices of the time. The sudden death of Liēt III in 481 L.II, purportedly due to sudden illness, created a succession crisis in the Liētine Court and gave rise to many folk legends, but no evidence of the alleged affair, or even of a Djinn servant in the Liētine Court, exists in the historical literature.

== Revival and Publication ==

Liēt and Jammah'a faded into obscurity in the later years of the [[Second Valanthian Epoch]] until it was encountered by the bard [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]] sometime in the early [[Third Century Valanthe II Naïlo]]. His version of the tale, an oratorio written for the [[The Spinecracker Amphitheater for Contemporary Poetics|Spinecracker Academy Orchestra]], is the first known written version of the poem. Ka-Ess is credited with adding the now-standard frame story, in which an Eagle-Prince, disgusted by the "savage spears and arrows of the featherless," observes the courtship of the two lovers and comes to respect the nobility of the maiden, who "lack'd wings yet she gave herself to the sky." Notably, Ka-Ess' version of the work retains the ambiguity of the conclusion, and whether Liēt is carried away into the clouds or plummets to her death in the waves remains unresolved.

The meaning of the oratorio's dedication — "For a formidable woman" — is uncertain.

Skaugodraxan Conflict

2023-01-29T03:12:35Z

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The Skaugodraxan Conflict was a naval war fought between the Armada of [[Port Drax]], under the command of the dread [[Admiral Drax]], and the [[Skaugan]] Allied Fleed, under the command of Commodore [[Ka-Ess von Manlizard]]. Threatened by the expansion of Skaugan power in the region, and possibly motivated by supernatural concerns, the dread Admiral Drax declared war on [[Port Skaug]] in early [[219 V.II]]. The Skaugan fleet adopted a defensive posture, raiding Draxian merchants and supply lines, before luring the Armada away from Port Drax in a large fleet action led by [[Freeman Mongrelborn]]. The [[Satisfied Fishwife]] then struck a decisive blow against the lightly defended Port Drax, killing the dread [[Admiral Drax]] and returning control of the port to the local freedmen.

Liēt and Jammah'a

2023-01-29T03:01:33Z

Ka-ess:

Liēt and Jammah'a is a romantic epic poem first popularized among sailors in the [[Skaugan Main]] during the [[First Century Valanthe II Naïlo]]. The poem, part of a larger oral tradition of Skaugan mariners, recounts the romance between [[Liēt II The Opalescent]] ("Liēt Opal-Eyed"), Imperial Princess of [[Doloriane]], and Jammah'a, a [[djinn]] slave held in magical thrall by Liēt's mother, [[Liēt I The Serene]] ("The Implacable Queen"). The lovers conspire to free Jammah'a from his enchanted bonds and flee to his ancestral Cloud-Manse in the [[Elemental Plane of Air]], but their romance is revealed, scandalizing the elven court and leading to a series of reprisal killings. At the poem's conclusion, Liēt, rather than be forced by her mother into lifelong celibacy as a nun of the [[Abbey of Doloriane]], hurls herself from a rocky crag into the arms of "her lover, the air."

Although the court setting and personages are based on historical figures from the [[Liētine Epoch]], the poem is a romantic pastiche of [[Elven]] court life and only loosely reflects the actual politics and practices of the time. The sudden death of Liēt III in 481 L.II, purportedly due to sudden illness, created a succession crisis in the Liētine Court and gave rise to many folk legends, but no evidence of the alleged affair, or even of a Djinn servant in the Liētine Court, exists in the historical literature.

== Revival and Publication ==

Liēt and Jammah'a faded into obscurity in the later years of the [[Second Valanthian Epoch]] until it was encountered by the bard [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]] sometime in the early [[Third Century Valanthe II Naïlo]]. His version of the tale, an oratorio written for the [[The Spinecracker Amphitheater for Contemporary Poetics|Spinecracker Academy Orchestra]], is the first known written version of the poem. Ka-Ess is credited with adding the now-standard frame story, in which an Eagle-Prince, disgusted by the "savage spears and arrows of the featherless," observes the courtship of the two lovers and comes to respect the nobility of the maiden, who "lack'd wings yet she gave herself to the sky." Notably, Ka-Ess' version of the work retains the ambiguity of the conclusion, and whether Liēt is carried away into the clouds or plummets to her death in the waves remains unresolved.

The meaning of the poem's dedication — "For a formidable woman" — is uncertain.

Liēt and Jammah'a

2023-01-29T02:59:15Z

Ka-ess:

Liēt and Jammah'a is a romantic epic poem first popularized among sailors in the [[Skaugan Main]] during the [[First Century Valanthe II Naïlo]]. The poem, part of a larger oral tradition of Skaugan mariners, recounts the romance between [[Liēt II The Opalescent]] ("Liēt Opal-Eyed"), Imperial Princess of [[Doloriane]], and Jammah'a, a [[djinn]] slave held in magical thrall by Liēt's mother, [[Liēt I The Serene]] ("The Implacable Queen"). The lovers conspire to free Jammah'a from his enchanted bonds and flee to his ancestral Cloud-Manse in the [[Elemental Plane of Air]], but their romance is revealed, scandalizing the elven court and leading to a series of reprisal killings. At the poem's conclusion, Liēt, rather than be forced by her mother into lifelong celibacy as a nun of the [[Abbey of Doloriane]], hurls herself from a rocky crag into the arms of "her lover, the air."

Although the court setting and personages are based on historical figures from the [[Liētine Epoch]], the poem is a romantic pastiche of [[Elven]] court life and only loosely reflects the actual politics and practices of the time. The sudden death of Liēt III in 481 L.II, purportedly due to sudden illness, created a succession crisis in the Liētine Court and gave rise to many folk legends, but no evidence of the alleged affair, or even of a Djinn servant in the Liētine Court, exists in the historical literature.

== Revival and Publication ==

Liēt and Jammah'a faded into obscurity in the later years of the Second Valanthian Epoch until it was encountered by the bard [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]] sometime in the early [[Third Century Valanthe II Naïlo]]. His version of the tale, an oratorio written for the [[The Spinecracker Amphitheater for Contemporary Poetics|Spinecracker Academy Orchestra]], is the first known written version of the poem. Ka-Ess is credited with adding the now-standard frame story, in which an Eagle-Prince, disgusted by the "savage spears and arrows of the featherless," observes the courtship of the two lovers and comes to respect the nobility of the maiden, who "lack'd wings yet she gave herself to the sky." Notably, Ka-Ess' version of the work retains the ambiguity of the conclusion, and whether Liēt is carried away into the clouds or plummets to her death in the waves remains unresolved.

The meaning of the poem's dedication — "For a formidable woman" — is uncertain.

Liēt and Jammah'a

2023-01-29T02:57:23Z

Ka-ess:

Liēt and Jammah'a is a romantic epic poem first popularized among sailors in the [[Skaugan Main]] during the [[First Century Valanthe II Naïlo]]. The poem, part of a larger oral tradition of Skaugan mariners, recounts the romance between [[Liēt II The Opalescent]] ("Liēt Opal-Eyed"), Imperial Princess of [[Doloriane]], and Jammah'a, a [[djinn]] slave held in magical thrall by Liēt's mother, [[Liēt I The Serene]] ("The Implacable Queen"). The lovers conspire to free Jammah'a from his enchanted bonds and flee to his ancestral Cloud-Manse in the [[Elemental Plane of Air]], but their romance is revealed, scandalizing the elven court and leading to a series of reprisal killings. At the poem's conclusion, Liēt, rather than be forced by her mother into lifelong celibacy as a nun of the [[Abbey of Doloriane]], hurls herself from a rocky crag into the arms of "her lover, the air."

Although the court setting and personages are based on historical figures from the [[Liētine Epoch]], the poem is a romantic pastiche of [[Elven]] court life and only loosely reflects the actual politics and practices of the time. The sudden death of Liēt III in 481 L.II, purportedly due to sudden illness, created a succession crisis in the Liētine Court and gave rise to many folk legends, but no evidence of the alleged affair, or even of a Djinn servant in the Liētine Court, exists in the historical literature.

== Revival and Publication ==

Liēt and Jammah'a faded into obscurity in the later years of the Second Valanthian Epoch until it was encountered by the bard [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]] sometime in the early [[Third Century Valanthe II Naïlo]]. His version of the tale, an oratorio written for the [[The Spinecracker Amphitheater for Contemporary Poetics|Spinecracker Academy Orchestra]], is the first known written version of the poem. Ka-Ess is credited with adding the now-standard frame story, in which an Eagle-Prince, disgusted by the "savage spears and arrows of Man," observes the courtship of the two lovers and comes to respect the nobility of the maiden, who "lack'd wings yet she gave herself to the sky." Notably, Ka-Ess' version of the work retains the ambiguity of the conclusion, and whether Liēt is carried away into the clouds or plummets to her death in the waves remains unresolved.

The meaning of the poem's dedication — "For a formidable woman" — is uncertain.

Liēt and Jammah'a

2023-01-29T02:51:49Z

Ka-ess:

Liēt and Jammah'a is a romantic epic poem first popularized among sailors in the [[Skaugan Main]] during the [[First Century Valanthe II Naïlo]]. The poem, part of a larger oral tradition of Skaugan mariners, recounts the romance between [[Liēt II The Opalescent]] ("Liēt Opal-Eyed"), Imperial Princess of [[Doloriane]], and Jammah'a, a [[djinn]] slave held in magical thrall by Liēt's mother, [[Liēt I The Serene]] ("The Implacable Queen"). The lovers conspire to free Jammah'a from his enchanted bonds and flee to his ancestral Cloud-Manse in the [[Elemental Plane of Air]], but their romance is revealed, scandalizing the elven court and leading to a series of reprisal killings. At the poem's conclusion, Liēt, rather than be forced by her mother into lifelong celibacy as a nun of the [[Abbey of Doloriane]], hurls herself from a rocky crag into the arms of "her lover, the air."

Although the court setting and personages are based on historical figures from the [[Liētine Epoch]], the poem is a romantic pastiche of [[Elven]] court life and only loosely reflects the actual politics and practices of the time. The sudden death of Liēt III in 481 L.II, purportedly due to sudden illness, created a succession crisis in the Liētine Court, giving rise to many folk legends, but no evidence of the alleged affair, or even of a Djinn servant in the Liētine Court, exists in the historical literature.

== Revival and Publication ==

Liēt and Jammah'a faded into obscurity in the later years of the Second Valanthian Epoch until it was encountered by the bard [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]] sometime in the early [[Third Century Valanthe II Naïlo]]. His version of the tale, an oratorio written for the [[The Spinecracker Amphitheater for Contemporary Poetics|Spinecracker Academy Orchestra]], is the first known written version of the poem. Ka-Ess is credited with adding the now-standard frame story, in which an Eagle-Prince, disgusted by the "savage spears and arrows of Man," observes the courtship of the two lovers and comes to respect the nobility of the maiden, who "lack'd wings yet she gave herself to the sky." Notably, Ka-Ess' version of the work retains the ambiguity of the conclusion, and whether Liēt is carried away into the clouds or plummets to her death in the waves remains unresolved.

The meaning of the poem's dedication — "For a formidable woman" — is uncertain.

Liēt and Jammah'a

2023-01-29T02:50:12Z

Ka-ess:

Liēt and Jammah'a is a romantic epic poem first popularized among sailors in the [[Skaugan Main]] during the [[First Century Valanthe II Naïlo]]. The poem, part of a larger oral tradition of Skaugan mariners, recounts the romance between [[Liēt II The Opalescent]] ("Liēt Opal-Eyed"), Imperial Princess of [[Doloriane]], and Jammah'a, a [[djinn]] slave held in magical thrall by Liēt's mother, [[Liēt I The Serene]] ("The Implacable Queen"). The lovers conspire to free Jammah'a from his enchanted bonds and flee to his ancestral Cloud-Manse in the [[Elemental Plane of Air]], but their romance is revealed, scandalizing the elven court and leading to a series of reprisal killings. At the poem's conclusion, Liēt, rather than be forced by her mother into lifelong celibacy as a nun of the [[Abbey of Doloriane]], hurls herself from a rocky crag into the arms of "her lover, the air."

Although the court setting and personages are based on historical figures from the [[Liētine Epoch]], the poem is a romantic pastiche of [[Elven]] court life and only loosely reflects the actual politics and practices of the time. The sudden death of Liēt III in 481 L.II, purportedly due to sudden illness, created a succession crisis in the Liētine Court, giving rise to many folk legends, but no evidence of the alleged affair, or even a Djinn servant in the Liētine Court, exists in the historical literature.

== Revival and Publication ==

Liēt and Jammah'a faded into obscurity in the later years of the Second Valanthian Epoch until it was encountered by the bard [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]] sometime in the early [[Third Century Valanthe II Naïlo]]. His version of the tale, an oratorio written for the [[The Spinecracker Amphitheater for Contemporary Poetics|Spinecracker Academy Orchestra]], is the first known written version of the poem. Ka-Ess is credited with adding the now-standard frame story, in which an Eagle-Prince, disgusted by the "savage spears and arrows of Man," observes the courtship of the two lovers and comes to respect the nobility of the maiden, who "lack'd wings yet she gave herself to the sky." Notably, Ka-Ess' version of the work retains the ambiguity of the conclusion, and whether Liēt is carried away into the clouds or plummets to her death in the waves remains unresolved.

The meaning of the poem's dedication — "For a formidable woman" — is uncertain.

Liēt and Jammah'a

2023-01-29T02:37:50Z

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Liēt and Jammah'a is a romantic epic poem first popularized among sailors in the [[Skaugan Main]] during the [[First Century Valanthe II Naïlo|First Century Valanthe]]. The poem, part of a larger oral tradition of Skaugan mariners, recounts the romance between [[Liēt II The Opalescent]] ("Liēt Opal-Eyed"), Imperial Princess of Doloriane, and Jammah'a, a [[djinn]] slave held in magical thrall by Liēt's mother, [[Liēt I The Serene]] ("The Implacable Queen"). The lovers conspire to free Jammah'a from his enchanted bonds and flee to his ancestral Cloud-Manse in the [[Elemental Plane of Air]], but their romance is revealed, scandalizing the elven court and leading to a series of reprisal killings. At the poem's conclusion, Liēt, rather than be forced by her mother into lifelong celibacy as a nun of the [[Abbey of Doloriane]], hurls herself from a rocky crag into the arms of "her lover, the air."

Although the court setting and personages are based on historical figures from the [[Liētine Epoch]], the poem is a romantic pastiche of Elven court life and only loosely reflects the actual politics and practices of the time. The sudden death of Liēt III in 481 L.II, purportedly due to sudden illness, created a succession crisis in the Liētine Court, giving rise to many folk legends, but no evidence of the alleged affair, or even a Djinn servant in the Liētine Court, exists in the historical literature.

== Revival and Publication ==

Liēt and Jammah'a faded into obscurity in the later years of the Second Valanthian Epoch until it was encountered by the bard [[Ka-Ess Lizardkin]] sometime in the early [[third century Valanthe II]]. His version of the tale, published in his posthumous[[Tales of Ka-Ess]], is the first known written version of the poem. Ka-Ess is credited with adding the now-standard frame story, in which an Eagle-Prince, disgusted by the "savage spears and arrows of Man," observes the courtship of the two lovers and comes to respect the nobility of the maiden, who "lack'd wings yet she gave herself to the sky." Notably, Ka-Ess' version of the work retains the ambiguity of the conclusion, and whether Liēt is carried away into the clouds or plummets to her death in the waves remains unresolved.

The meaning of the poem's dedication — "For a formidable woman" — is uncertain.

Ka-Ess

2023-01-29T02:03:06Z

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[[File:Kaess.jpg|thumb|Ka-Ess, in elaborate hat]]
Ka-Ess, also known as Ka-Ess Lizardkin, Ka-Ess Lizardman, Ka-Ess Manlizard, Ka-Ess [[The House of Manlizard|von Manlizard]], Ka-Ess "the Rakish," and various other aliases and epithets, was a [[lizardfolk]] [[merchant]], [[pirate]], and [[explorer]] in the [[Skaugan Main]] and member of the [[Council of High Captains]]. An itinerant [[bard]] and notorious rapscallion, his "[[Tales of Ka-Ess]]" are considered a useful, if unreliable, primary source for Skaugan historians.

Though an established [[adventurer]] in his own right, Ka-Ess' most well-known exploits occurred in the company of [[The Fishwives]], a pirate crew that at times included such figures as [[Ardrick Blackstone]], [[Cheeky Patch]], [[Ilabrar Nightbreeze]], and [[Sathul Tashill]], aboard their flagship, ''[[The Satisfied Fishwife]]''.

== Description ==

Ka-Ess was a 6'5" blue lizardman with scattered copper and green frills and webbing. He was thin for a lizardman, not unusual for the less robust males. His eyes were yellow, with long slitted pupils. He had small, sharp, evenly spaced teeth and gracefully curving black claws. On his foreleg knuckles was tattooed the magical device HOLD FAST, on the knuckles of his hands, HOLD TRUE.

Though Ka-Ess' scales were bright and burnished, he bore some scars from various battles and misadventures that were the subject of his vain insecurities.

== Early Life ==

Born c. [[194 Valanthe II]] [[DRC]] in the southern fens of [[Kwetzpali]], Ka-Ess enjoyed an early life of relative privilege as a rare and thus desirable male. He was raised in the harem of the [[Matron]] [[Ssa-ptal]], groomed for the life of a drone, and was educated in hunting, handicrafts, [[traditional Lizardfolk unarmed combat]], and the historical poems and songs of the [[Lizardfolk oral tradition]]. In his fourteenth year, Ssa-ptal died unexpectedly — a crushing blow to young Ka-Ess' prospects. His attempts to negotiate a new Matronage were fruitless, and Ka-Ess fled into exile rather than be devoured by the Matron of a rival line.

== Taking to the Sea ==
[[File:Kassbld3.jpg|thumb|Ka-Ess duels a pirate]]
Following a nearby stream, Ka-Ess soon found himself faced with the vast ocean. He was so struck by the sight that he at once swore his life to the Sea. He spent several weeks encamped on the shore before he saw a ship in the distance — the [[Barrel-Chested Lady]]. Sensing a swell in the crescendo of Fortune, Ka-Ess swam out to the ship and persuaded its captain, [[Erno Yardspar]], to accept him to the crew. But in his haste to begin a life at sea, Ka-Ess was incautious in the affixing of his signature to several documents, and in exchange for his piratical education was forced to serve two years of indentured servitude in Yardspar's employ.

Despite the nature of his employment, Ka-Ess found his tour aboard the Barrel-Chested Lady liberating. Freed from his obligations as a Lizardman breeding male, he exulted in swinging from the rigging, fencing, drinking, brawling, and above all, singing loud and lustily with his fellow [[sailors]] (including [[Vok Toothtaker]], who would later serve as ship's surgeon on the ''Fishwife''). He soon found that his courtly education in the harem had instilled in him a talent for music, and when he lent his sibilant tones to a [[shanty]], the ship sailed as if it were under the protection of the sea itself. Yardspar, though ruthless, was a cunning sailor and tactician, and he instructed Ka-Ess in the many maritime arts. When his contractual obligation had been fulfilled, Ka-Ess Lizardkin strode down the gangplank a fully-fledged sailor and [[bard]]. Ka-Ess worked as a sailor on various merchant and pirate ships for the next several years, finding himself in demand for his acrobatic, musical, and navigational gifts. Unused to the concept of currency, he spent as quickly as he earned, having little concept of "saving," and his extravagance earned him many boon companions in the ports of the [[Skaugan Main]].

== Capture and Escape ==

His fortunes were to change for the worse when he accepted a commission as navigator on the [[wikipedia:merchantman|merchantman]] the [[Hefty Barmaid]]. Only several days out of port, the Barmaid was captured by the dread [[Admiral Drax]]. Pressed into service as a galley slave, Ka-Ess suffered much before effecting a daring escape with a band of fellow slaves including [[Bragen Minotauros]] and [[Mute, Illiterate Half-Orc]]. They absconded with the ship's boat and finally arrived, exhausted, at [[Hag Island]]. Confronted with [[the Hag]]'s fearsome rage, Ka-Ess and his companions elected to flee to [[Port Skaug]], where Ka-Ess found himself in need of a ship and crew.

== The Satisfied Fishwife ==

With only what he had stolen from Drax, Ka-Ess arranged lodgings at [[The Wayward Lobster]] and began his search for a ship and crew to exact revenge on the Hag and seize her holdings. It was here that he met [[Ardrick Blackstone]] and [[Ilabrar Nightbreeze]], who answered his advertisement for "rough and rowdy sailors seeking fabulous fortunes." Assembling a scrappy raiding party, they captured the Neglected Fishwife, rechristened it The [[Satisfied Fishwife]], and slew the Hag, laying claim to the now-[[Hagless Island]]. The period of his life spent with [[The Fishwives]] was one of the most profitable and productive of his career, and it was at this time that he first attained wider notoriety in the Skaugan region.

== Political Career ==

In [[218 V.II]], during the height of the [[halfling refugee crisis]], the [[Marquis de Rothshyr]] hired Ka-Ess and his companions as couriers to escort [[glowing red gem|a package]] to his estate. Immediately sensing their usefulness, the Marquis then retained [[the Fishwives]] as adventurers and arranged to install Ka-Ess as a [[High Captain]] in the Skaugan assembly ahead of a crucial vote on [[the halfling question]]. Though untrained in politics and largely unaware of the position's responsibilities, Ka-Ess accepted the nomination, with consequences still felt throughout the region today. As a token of their support for the halfling cause, [[The Fishwives]] resettled a convoy of halfling refugees on Hagless Island, and the halfling-goblin settlement that developed on the island soon became the center of Ka-Ess' political power and personal fortune.

As the political situation worsened in the Skaugan Main, Ka-Ess' wealth and power only increased. Hagless Island's agricultual and shipping industries, supplemented by his inveterate grave-robbing and naval prize-taking, soon found Ka-Ess and his companions in possession of a great fortune. The renewed activity on Hagless Island awakened a dormant [[black dragon]], and the Fishwives' defeat of the beast - with Ka-Ess striking the killing blow - earned Ka-Ess the sobriquet "Dragonslayer" and the Fishwives at large a reputation as fearsome warriors.

When Port Drax declared war on Port Skaug and her allies in [[219 V.II]], Ka-Ess parleyed his newfound wealth and noteriety into a naval commission and was appointed Commodore of the Skaugan Navy by the [[Council of High Captains]]. The position, which gave Ka-Ess authority over the entire Skaugan allied fleet, was seen as risky, and the private diaries of other High Captains of the time suggest that he was expected to fail and be executed by court-martial. Nevertheless, adopting a guerilla strategy of surprise and attrition, the Skaugan fleet triumphed over the larger Draxian Armada, culminating in the [[Sack of Drax]] and the death of the once-Dread [[Admiral Drax]] at the hands of Ardrick Blackstone. In the aftermath of the [[Skaugodraxan Conflict]], Ka-Ess and his fellow Fishwives were named [[Sea-Lords]] of Skaug.

== Death ==

The circumstances of Ka-Ess' death remain unknown but are widely believed to be horrific. Contemporary sources invariably omit the actual cause of death, instead couching the event in epithet and euphemism. Some scholars speculate that this suggests a sacreligious, unutterable, or indescribable death, a theory in keeping with the Fishwives' documented interest in [[Old Gods]].

== Notable Works ==
(This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items.)

*[[The Tales of Ka-Ess]]
*[[Odes Composed Upon Regarding my Elaborate Hat]]
*[[To the Goblins, to Hastily Brine]] (from a poem by [[Bogo Grodog]])
*[[In Praise of Myself]]
*[[Luaus of the Goblin-King]]
*[[43 Short Poems about Fish]]
*[[An Offspring's Treasury of Gobliphone Poetry]] (song cycle, adapted from the classic orcish poetic omnibus)
*[[Beloved One, Your Eyes Are Like the Moon]]
*[[Further Ribald Tales of the "Satisfied Fishwife"]]
*[[Liēt and Jammah'a]]

Ka-Ess

2023-01-29T01:35:01Z

Ka-ess:

[[File:Kaess.jpg|thumb|Ka-Ess, in elaborate hat]]
Ka-Ess, also known as Ka-Ess Lizardkin, Ka-Ess Lizardman, Ka-Ess Manlizard, Ka-Ess [[The House of Manlizard|von Manlizard]], Ka-Ess "the Rakish," and various other aliases and epithets, was a [[lizardfolk]] [[merchant]], [[pirate]], and [[explorer]] in the [[Skaugan Main]] and member of the [[Council of High Captains]]. An itinerant [[bard]] and notorious rapscallion, his "[[Tales of Ka-Ess]]" are considered a useful, if unreliable, primary source for Skaugan historians.

Though an established [[adventurer]] in his own right, Ka-Ess' most well-known exploits occurred in the company of [[The Fishwives]], a pirate crew that at times included such figures as [[Ardrick Blackstone]], [[Cheeky Patch]], [[Ilabrar Nightbreeze]], and [[Sathul Tashill]], aboard their flagship, ''[[The Satisfied Fishwife]]''.

== Description ==

Ka-Ess was a 6'5" blue lizardman with scattered copper and green frills and webbing. He was thin for a lizardman, not unusual for the less robust males. His eyes were yellow, with long slitted pupils. He had small, sharp, evenly spaced teeth and gracefully curving black claws. On his foreleg knuckles was tattooed the magical device HOLD FAST, on the knuckles of his hands, HOLD TRUE.

Though Ka-Ess' scales were bright and burnished, he bore some scars from various battles and misadventures that were the subject of his vain insecurities.

== Early Life ==

Born c. [[194 Valanthe II]] [[DRC]] in the southern fens of [[Kwetzpali]], Ka-Ess enjoyed an early life of relative privilege as a rare and thus desirable male. He was raised in the harem of the [[Matron]] [[Ssa-ptal]], groomed for the life of a drone, and was educated in hunting, handicrafts, [[traditional Lizardfolk unarmed combat]], and the historical poems and songs of the [[Lizardfolk oral tradition]]. In his fourteenth year, Ssa-ptal died unexpectedly — a crushing blow to young Ka-Ess' prospects. His attempts to negotiate a new Matronage were fruitless, and Ka-Ess fled into exile rather than be devoured by the Matron of a rival line.

== Taking to the Sea ==
[[File:Kassbld3.jpg|thumb|Ka-Ess duels a pirate]]
Following a nearby stream, Ka-Ess soon found himself faced with the vast ocean. He was so struck by the sight that he at once swore his life to the Sea. He spent several weeks encamped on the shore before he saw a ship in the distance — the [[Barrel-Chested Lady]]. Sensing a swell in the crescendo of Fortune, Ka-Ess swam out to the ship and persuaded its captain, [[Erno Yardspar]], to accept him to the crew. But in his haste to begin a life at sea, Ka-Ess was incautious in the affixing of his signature to several documents, and in exchange for his piratical education was forced to serve two years of indentured servitude in Yardspar's employ.

Despite the nature of his employment, Ka-Ess found his tour aboard the Barrel-Chested Lady liberating. Freed from his obligations as a Lizardman breeding male, he exulted in swinging from the rigging, fencing, drinking, brawling, and above all, singing loud and lustily with his fellow [[sailors]] (including [[Vok Toothtaker]], who would later serve as ship's surgeon on the ''Fishwife''). He soon found that his courtly education in the harem had instilled in him a talent for music, and when he lent his sibilant tones to a [[shanty]], the ship sailed as if it were under the protection of the sea itself. Yardspar, though ruthless, was a cunning sailor and tactician, and he instructed Ka-Ess in the many maritime arts. When his contractual obligation had been fulfilled, Ka-Ess Lizardkin strode down the gangplank a fully-fledged sailor and [[bard]]. Ka-Ess worked as a sailor on various merchant and pirate ships for the next several years, finding himself in demand for his acrobatic, musical, and navigational gifts. Unused to the concept of currency, he spent as quickly as he earned, having little concept of "saving," and his extravagance earned him many boon companions in the ports of the [[Skaugan Main]].

== Capture and Escape ==

His fortunes were to change for the worse when he accepted a commission as navigator on the [[wikipedia:merchantman|merchantman]] the [[Hefty Barmaid]]. Only several days out of port, the Barmaid was captured by the dread [[Admiral Drax]]. Pressed into service as a galley slave, Ka-Ess suffered much before effecting a daring escape with a band of fellow slaves including [[Bragen Minotauros]] and [[Mute, Illiterate Half-Orc]]. They absconded with the ship's boat and finally arrived, exhausted, at [[Hag Island]]. Confronted with [[the Hag]]'s fearsome rage, Ka-Ess and his companions elected to flee to [[Port Skaug]], where Ka-Ess found himself in need of a ship and crew.

== The Satisfied Fishwife ==

With only what he had stolen from Drax, Ka-Ess arranged lodgings at [[The Wayward Lobster]] and began his search for a ship and crew to exact revenge on the Hag and seize her holdings. It was here that he met [[Ardrick Blackstone]] and [[Ilabrar Nightbreeze]], who answered his advertisement for "rough and rowdy sailors seeking fabulous fortunes." Assembling a scrappy raiding party, they captured the Neglected Fishwife, rechristened it The [[Satisfied Fishwife]], and slew the Hag, laying claim to the now-[[Hagless Island]]. The period of his life spent with [[The Fishwives]] was one of the most profitable and productive of his career, and it was at this time that he first attained wider notoriety in the Skaugan region.

== Political Career ==

In [[218 V.II]], during the height of the [[halfling refugee crisis]], the [[Marquis de Rothshyr]] hired Ka-Ess and his companions as couriers to escort [[glowing red gem|a package]] to his estate. Immediately sensing their usefulness, the Marquis then retained [[the Fishwives]] as adventurers and arranged to install Ka-Ess as a [[High Captain]] in the Skaugan assembly ahead of a crucial vote on [[the halfling question]]. Though untrained in politics and largely unaware of the position's responsibilities, Ka-Ess accepted the nomination, with consequences still felt throughout the region today. As a token of their support for the halfling cause, [[The Fishwives]] resettled a convoy of halfling refugees on Hagless Island, and the halfling-goblin settlement that developed on the island soon became the center of Ka-Ess' political power and personal fortune.

As the political situation worsened in the Skaugan Main, Ka-Ess' wealth and power only increased. Hagless Island's agricultual and shipping industries, supplemented by his inveterate grave-robbing and naval prize-taking, soon found Ka-Ess and his companions in possession of a great fortune. The renewed activity on Hagless Island awakened a dormant [[black dragon]], and the Fishwives' defeat of the beast - with Ka-Ess striking the killing blow - earned Ka-Ess the sobriquet "Dragonslayer" and the Fishwives at large a reputation as fearsome warriors.

When Port Drax declared war on Port Skaug and her allies in [[219 V.II]], Ka-Ess parleyed his newfound wealth and noteriety into a naval commission and was appointed Commodore of the Skaugan Navy by the [[Council of High Captains]]. The position, which gave Ka-Ess authority over the entire Skaugan allied fleet, was seen as risky, and the private diaries of other High Captains of the time suggest that he was expected to fail and be executed by court-martial. Nevertheless, adopting a guerilla strategy of surprise and attrition, the Skaugan fleet triumphed over the larger Draxian Armada, culminating in the [[Sack of Drax]] and the death of the once-Dread [[Admiral Drax]] at the hands of Ardrick Blackstone. In the aftermath of the [[Skaugodraxan Conflict]], Ka-Ess and his fellow Fishwives were named [[Sea-Lords]] of Skaug.

== Death ==

The circumstances of Ka-Ess' death remain unknown but are widely believed to be horrific. Contemporary sources invariably omit the actual cause of death, instead couching the event in epithet and euphemism. Some scholars speculate that this suggests a sacreligious, unutterable, or indescribable death, a theory in keeping with the Fishwives' documented interest in [[Old Gods]].

== Notable Works ==
(This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items.)

*[[The Tales of Ka-Ess]]
*[[Odes Composed Upon Regarding my Elaborate Hat]]
*[[To the Goblins, to Hastily Brine]] (from a poem by [[Bogo Grodog]])
*[[In Praise of Myself]]
*[[Luaus of the Goblin-King]]
*[[43 Short Poems about Fish]]
*[[An Offspring's Treasury of Gobliphone Poetry]] (song cycle, adapted from the classic orcish poetic omnibus)
*[[Beloved One, Your Eyes Are Like the Moon]]
*[[Further Ribald Tales of the "Satisfied Fishwife"]]
*[[Illit and Jammah'a]]

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