Karameikos - Vaults of Pandius

suspicion by their kinsmen than most foreigners.They are Traldar’s lost tribe: the Darine, consistingof three main clans. The largest, and most commonlyencountered are the Kaledresh, wanderers with atalent for mending and tinkering. Their presence istolerated among the outlying farmsteads for as longas they are useful in patching pots and re-shoeinghorses. The Marikesh clan keeps sheep, goats, pigs,and horses. Their horses are said to only be matchedor bettered in quality by those of the elves. Thesmallest clan, the Lovani, are said to be of directlineage with Achelos and Zirchev. Their membersare among the wisest of sages and most powerfulseers. Their craftsmen make the finest cloth andleather goods.Members of each clan who take up Zirchev’s debtalso take up one of his many marks. The Kaledreshigain power over the roads and many means of travel.Those of Marikesh gain an affinity for animals andthe wild. Lovani are granted the ability to See overgreat distances, not only of miles and leagues, butalso years and centuries.CHANGES TO NPCS WITHINTHORN’S MYSTARAWhat discussion of Karameikos would be completewithout mention of Bargle and Aleena?Aleena Halaran, 6 th Level Human Female Cleric,Knight of the Griffon. First Lieutenant of the 13 thCompany of the Fourth Division, Castellan’s GuardBattalion. Soft-spoken, but no shrinking violet whenit comes to engaging the enemy, Aleena leads thesmall squad of Knights of the Griffon attached toCastellan’s Keep. Scuttlebutt amongst the rank andfile of the Fourth Division is that she only got placedthere because her uncle is a Patriarch within theChurch of Karameikos. This is not entirely untrue, asBaron Halaran has placed his niece as far away fromDRAGONSTONESInitially, Thorn’s Mystara was onlyhost to the three varieties of‘dragonstones’ outlined in theEberron Campaign Setting. Butthe more I thought about it, themore I wanted to make that ideainto something uniquely Mystaran.Eberron’s “land, sky, andunderdark” varieties were all welland good, but I have expandedMystara’s assortment toencompass all the colors of thechromatic dragons. Rather thanlinking to a “parent” dragon’stropes, though, the dragonstonesare tied more closely to theMystaran cosmology’s Spheres ofPower.Red stones allow the control ofobjects of Matter and Energy. Theuser can control flames, alter thecomposition of stone, and gainsresistance to heat. They take theirpower from the users’ blood.Black stones are linked to theSphere of Entropy, and allow themanipulation of electricity andshadow. They can also be used tocontrol any being with a soul, orbind a spirit or ethereal essenceinto the matrix of the stone. Theytake their power from the usersvitality.White dragonstones are alsolinked to the Sphere of Entropy,but in a positive manner: they areused for healing and warding. A80THRESHOLD: The Mystara Magazine Issue #1