EDSG Episode 139 - House K'tenshin

* The Nine Diamonds – House K’tenshin * Dominant aropagoi of the Serpent River’s South Reach * Controls the Servos, Byrose, Iontos, and Tylon rivers. * Control of the Tylon is disputed with House T’kambras. * Personal identifier is a ruby and gold earring worn in the left ear. * Allied with the Therans in the past, still has close ties with them. * Operated as a kind of military autocracy; the shivalahala is a high Circle Warrior. * Tensions with Travar. * Founded around the start of the Orichalcum Wars about 1300 years ago. * Woke from their Scourge-induced hibernation late – not until the Therans returned to Barsaive. * Found that one entire foundation and its riverboats disappeared during the Scourge. * Invited members of House Carinci that were didn’t want to return to Thera after first Theran War. * Sixteen massive towers, largest on the river, arranged in a diamond pattern. * Inner four towers have dry-dock facilities for riverboats. * When allied with the Therans, took t’skrang from the jungle as slaves (mainly to sell to Thera). * Alliance with Thera and the aftermaths of the wars have left K’tenshin in poor situation. * Not overt villains, but a convenient target to look down on and in a rough spot in Serpent River culture. * The Shivalahala K’tenshin – Warden-tier Warrior. Headmistress of the War College. * K’tenshin Council – 24 members from the aropagoi’s 12 nialls. One member is the Advocate, who can veto the shivalahala. * K’tenshin numerology. * No direct representation of affiliated villages. * House K’tenshin’s goals. * Josh theorizes potential updates for the current timeline. * The War College – Six year commitment, mostly t’skrang from House K’tenshin. * Ideas of working the War College into games. Find and Follow: Email: [email protected] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeoifzUuBjez9V6wnvzom3g Twitter: @EDSGPodcast Josh on Twitter: @LoreMerchant Dan on Twitter: @boice_voice Get product information, developer blogs, and more at www.fasagames.com FASA Games on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasagamesinc FASA Games Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/uuVwS9u Earthdawn Guild Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/earthdawnguild Earthdawn West Marches: https://discord.gg/hhHDtXW