It will end when the sun goes out, and then the Fourth World, the last of this Aeon, will begin. We live now in the Third World, the Age of Fire. Worse yet, it slew all the poor lizardmen, and while the Makai buried them, they sleep unquietly. But life was too good, and so the Makai fell into sin and the Second World fell to a poison wind that stole men's memories, the Death of Air. The rains did not drown the land so often then. And yet, things were still largely good in this bountiful land. Life was harder now, and sometimes tribes fought. In the First World of the Twenty-First Aeon, the Makai lived in peace in lands far away, but the time came for the wheel to turn, and the First World underwent the Death of Stone, destroying their homelands they fled across the rising waters and landed in the Ierendi Isles which they made their own, though they had to fight local lizardfolk sometimes. Their legends assert that we live in the Third World of the Twenty-First Aeon. Only the Makai know the origins of the Ierendi Isles. For pirates, rules are often more guidelines than laws.) And a pirate crew answers only to the Captain and to the King of Pirates. Each crew sets its own rules and laws within the Code of Honorable Piracy. Some even own businesses of various kinds, or other ships. Most crews also own some land which slaves grow crops which provides revenue to the ship for magical improvements, entertainment,and other uses. Crews collectively own their ships and the captain divides all loot from ventures among the men. Bands of free men join together, picking a leader who can be removed if the crew turns against his decisions, sharing danger and reward alike, proving their strength by their strong sword arm and cunning minds. To the Ierendi, the pirate life is the ideal life. A visiting bluffer could find himself in a battle of wits with the ierendian he wants to trick, and even an intimidate check could be seen as an act of bravery or foolishness. From a hero worshiper with dreams of grandeur to a trickster who has a lose sense of moral. The basic Ierendi could shift between a person who is very resourceful and cunning or a person who cares little about other than his own tranquility. Dwarves are workaholics, halflings are cunning, elves are skilled. Makai traditional way of life is one without worries. Ierendi’s cultural makeup is a mixed and strange one. Halflings report that Ierendi was founded by criminals and outcasts from the five shires on 570AC, although the local Makai people will regard this legend with good-natured contempt. Clan Caulker and Clan Longkeel were two of the biggest halfling clans on the island. They speak their own traditional language but also learn common and other languages. Their skin tone is typically bronze, with straight or extremely curly black hair. They are a simple people, living off the vast bounty the isles have to offer. Playful in times of peace, fearsome in times of war, the Makai never do something halfway. Makai are the native islanders to Ierendi. Your land will be measured and divided up,Īnd you yourself will die in a pagan country.Though the vast majority of Ierendians trace their heritage to the mainland, Ierendi’s social customs are based on those of the Makai, which promotes a slow, easy pace of life. “ ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city,Īnd your sons and daughters will fall by the sword. You say,Īnd stop preaching against the descendants of Isaac.’ But the LORD took me from tending the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’ Now then, hear the word of the LORD. Don’t prophesy anymore at Bethel, because this is the king’s sanctuary and the temple of the kingdom.”Īmos answered Amaziah, “I was neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet, but I was a shepherd, and I also took care of sycamore-fig trees. Earn your bread there and do your prophesying there. Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Get out, you seer! Go back to the land of Judah. Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent a message to Jeroboam king of Israel: “Amos is raising a conspiracy against you in the very heart of Israel.
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