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(One of the Alternate Alusias)

Terranada is a less magical and more technological world than Alusia Prime, with its history more heavily influenced by the Dwarves, Gnomes and other earth dwellers.

(GM Note: It is essentially a Steampunk world: Jules Verne with magic).

Steam powered brass aether vessels race to Thunor (Mars), the Imperial navy patrols the near aether (with jolly heroically named vessels like HMS Warspite and HMS Iron Duke), and put into dock at enormous orbital brick fortresses. The remaining faerie folk hide in woods that are disappearing into the furnaces of industry, while the humans, dwarves and halflings build victorian marvels.

Elves are not unknown, indeed on Terranada the old elven empire did not so much fall as collapse into decadence, and the official ruler of the Imperium (albeit with little personal power) is, and has been for the last ten thousand years, Her Elvic Majesty Gloriana.

Her Majesty rules from Kaydar, an analogue of the ancient dragon/elven capital in Terranova, which stylistically resembles a cross between the Eiffel Tower and the Crystal Palace. Her Majesty is advised (and some say controlled) by Minister Abraxes, a rather reptilian looking fellow of draconic lineage, and accompanied by a number of the few remaining elves.

(Dragons are said to be "few in polite society", and those that do associate with humans and elves appear to be from a semi-shapechanger lineage; their humanoid forms appear quite reptilian, not unlike Saurians).

Drow, called the "First Born" as well as "Black Pirates" are believed to live on Thunor.

The Guild analogue on Terranada is the "Seagate Adventurers Club and Philanthropic Society", a sort of Royal Geographic Society with more swords, who do battle for Queen and country against "fuzzy wuzzies, bodgys and boojums", (although what exactly these may be is unrevealed at this time).

People

The Imperium

Her Elvic Majesty Gloriana

an extremely elderly and frail elf, believed to be thousands of years old.

Minister Abraxes

A rather reptilian looking fellow of draconic lineage.

The Seagate Adventurers Club and Philanthropic Society

Lady Madeline Barkington

A good keen boffin with her own recently built Aether Vessel 'The Retort'. She is a friendly lady with no pretensions of grandeur and a keen sense of the ridiculous.

Gunter

A dwarven engineer of great skill who assists with the construction and smooth operation of Madeline's Aether vessel.

Reginald Cholmondeley Braithwaite

(pron. Chumley). A fine gentleman and keen Snark Hunter.

Caruthers

Another keen Snark hunter and good friend of Reginald.

Bongo

Caruthers pugwala. A vicious looking native halfling guide (with filed teeth).

Wilberforce Wilkins III

A sailor and owner of a small Aether Yacht.

Her Majesty's Navy

Captain Hollingbrooke

Commander Collins

Lt Rawlings

Her Majesty's Secret Service

Brigadier Sir Thomas Featherstonehaugh 

(pron. Fanshaw)

Captain Menzies 

(pron. Mingis)

Black Pirates

The Drow of Terranada live on Thunor and conflict with the Imperials, usually in the Aether between the planets.

Places

Kaydar

The Imperial capitol. Home of Her Elvic Majesty Gloriana.

Vauxhall Castle

Headquarters for Her Majesties Secret Service (Foreign Department)

Mars

Mars is one of the planets of the Aether above Eldamaar. Home of the Black Pirates who attack vessels passing by and sometimes raid other planets.

The Ring of Fire

The Ring of Fire is several miles across and represents a thinning between the 'worlds' of Terranada and Savage World. It is near the moon above Eldamaar and is a tourist attraction for the planet.

Devices

Dirigibles

Large cylinder like vehicles that appear to float without discernible magic. Beneath them is a sealed area with comfortable chairs and tables where passengers may relax while the vessel flies to its destination. Access is gained by large towers that the vessel is docked at.

Aether Vessels

The Terranadans do not appear to have the ability to cross planes, but within their own plane they travel to the other worlds around their sun in aether ships of various design.

The largest and best armed of these are the ships of Her Imperial Majesty's Aether Navy, which bear the designation HMAS, and generally rather heroic names. Some of the vessels mentioned or encounted are: Broadsword, Fearless, Indefatigable, Invincible, Iron Duke, Vanguard, and Warspite. Some of the other navy vessels are: HMASs Audacious, Courageous, Dauntless, Defiance, Dreadnought, Formidable, Implacable, Inflexible, Repulse, Revenge, Thunderer, Valiant, and Vengeance.

There are huge aether fortresses orbiting Terranada, the only one named was HMAF (Her Majesty's Aether Fortress) Pride of Eldarmar, others include HMAFs Impregnable, and Prince of Kaydar.

(The vastness of Her Majesty's aether fleet strongly suggests the presence of some major enemy to the Empire -- more likely foreign than domestic -- but there is no current information available on this other than the references to the Black Pirates).

Private or corporately owned aether vessels are quite common, and range from huge trading vessels that ply the shipping lanes between Terranada and the Out-Worlds, down to tiny yachts used for sightseeing and day trips.

Creatures

Snark

A beady eyed creature that is particularly rare. (Probably due to the keeness of the Snark Hunters). They are hunted with very large (and loud) 'guns' so it is presumed they are dangerous, although descriptions suggest them only the size of a weasel.

History

Spring 806

The area around this thinning is under naval blockade and is considered highly dangerous.