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CONTENTS ON THE WRITING O F

THE DENIZENS O F BARSAIVE 5 THE REMARKABLE HISTORY

Or THE ELVEN PEOPLE 6 TO L I V ~ as an elf s~nce the corruptron 6 of the ~ l v e n cour t and ~ t s power 6

On the ~hooslngand Re1 n o f the Queen 7 he ~a lam~tous Passlngo 7 Queen ~ a l l ~ a 7 The c'om~ngof ~ u e e n ~ a ~ l l a 8 The ~ U ~ U ~ ~ U O U S Re~gn o f ~ l a c h l a 8 what the Corrupt~on wrought upon

the i-lven cour t 10 A D~scourze on &en ~ ~ ~ r ~ t u a l ~ e h e f s 11

of the ~ourney and the wheel 12 o n the f ollowingofa path 12 of the ~ ~ f f e r e n t paths 12 0 f ~ l v e n R~tuals 16

of the &en ~ r t s and crafts 20 Of Diverse &en Arts 21 A Discourse on ~ r a k s 23

o f the &en Language 25 and Legends 26

28 of dven Settlements 28

of elves and other ~ame-g~vers 29 OF True Elves and Blood elves 31

AN ESSAY ON HUMANS 32 O n Be~nga Human In Barsalve 32 O n the Common Beglnnlngof A I~ Name-givers 32

On the versatde Nature o f Humans 33 On the ~~ene ra l Nature and Wa s o f ~ u m a n s 34 ? c)n the ~ h ~ s ~ c a l Nature o Humans 34

d n Marr~age and chdd Rear~ng 35 o n Human spirltuaI and other Bel~efs 36

O n the places where Humans 38 O n Human ~rchl tecture 38

O n Dtverse and un~que Human cultures 39 OF the cathan people 39 A D~scourse on the D~ngann~ 41 o n the Strange Or~g~ns o f the GaIeb-~Iek 44 of the outlaw ~ ~ d e r - s o f the scorched plain 45 o n the Stran e H~stor o f the Scav~an ~eop Ie47 t 9 c>n the EVIIS t at ~ e f e the vorst 49

4 BRII-i TREATISE ON THE T'SKRANG 52 a n the Nature o f the ~ ' s k r a n g 53

O n the T'skrangof the Ser ent R~ver E 54 06 the ~m~or tance o f t e ~ i a l l 54 O n the ono or o f Berngthe Lahala 54- of the ~ l r a c l e o f New Life 55 O n Grow~ng U p T'skrang 56

o n the ~ o r n ~ l e x i t ~ e s o f village Life 57 04 the T'SIahY~n 58 of Life on the Great River 49

O n the Aropago~ 59 O n un~que Items o f Trade 62

r ish o f surpass~ng ~ e l ~ c a c y 6.2 Sp~ces o f Great Diversity 62 Rope o f ~ncom~arable strength 62 Basketry o f ~ x c e e d ~ n g Cunning 63 Pine Instruments o f ~ r i t l n g 63 MUSIC o f J O ~ and profit 63 pottery o f Beauty and use 64 ~ r t o f Elemental Nature 64

O n the ~ ' s k r a n g ~ o v e fo r ~ r t 64 o n the T1skrang Beyond the serpent R~ver 65

O n Those T'skran Known as the pale Ones 66 of the T1skrang w f o rly 68 OF the T1skrangwho Llve rn the ~ u n g l e 69

O n the T1skrang Love for Language 71 O n Customs peculiar t o the ~ ' s k r a n P 72 of L ~ v ~ n g In Harmony with a Tai 72

of the ways and Honors o f Nam~ng 73 O n the Reasons for Mat~ng 73 of the ~ ' s k r a n g Rituals at ~ e a t h 74

A Discourse on the sub ect o f Haropas J 7s O n the T'skran and the Passlons f 77 O n the T'S rang Reverence for the old ways 78

A TALE OP WINDLINGS 79 O n the Nature o f windllngs 79 O n ~ i n d l r n g ~ ~ ~ e a r a n c e and Anatomy 81

O n the unique Nature o f windl lng~lght 81 OF 61rth and Growth 81 O n HOW ~ l~ght Makes a windling 82

o n the deals Dearest t o windlings 82 of the value o f change 82 06 the windlin Love o f reedo om P 83 O n L~vlnga Li e o f Feellng 83

of Diverse windlln Customs P 83 O n Com~ngo Age 84 of Mat~ngand ramily Life 8 4

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of Language and windling ~ u m o r On the custom o f windlin vengeance of windling clans and NO i? les

On Diverse windling~r-ts and crafts OF windlin ~wellings OF the Cra % ingof weapons and Armor of the workingof Metal Into ~ e w e l r ~ of the Art of Tattooing of windling~arb of the ~ r t o f windling ~ a n c e o n the Unique Beauties o f windling MUSIC o n the ~ a k i n ~ o f windling wine o n the Nature o f windling~rade

o n ~ i n d l ~ n ~ ~ ~ i r i t u a l ~ e l i e f s oF windling Beliefs about Death

On the ~ a n n e r o f windlings Toward other Name- iver Races 3 HOW windlings See t e Theran Empire

GAME INT-ORMATION Ro1epla3lng ~ i n t s

Elves tiumans T'skrang wlndllngs

~isciplines New Dlsc~~lines Boatman Journeqman wind-dancer windmaster windscout woodsman

New Talents 411- Tracking Armor Bypass Cast Net Dive ~ t t a c k Evaluate Fast Grab R Insect Communication Morphism pilot Boat Read River Scent ~dentiFier wind Dance

Questors .Special Rules

~ l v e s Humans T'skrang ~ I i d i n g Swimming windlings

DENIZENS OF EARTHDAWN Volume I

Writing Louis J. Prosperi, Tom Dowd, Marc Gasgione, Shane Lacy Hensley, Sean R. Rhoades, Carl Sargent, John J. Terra

Additional Writing Robert C. Charrette, Diane Piron-Gelman

Development Louis J. Prosperi

Editorial Staff Editorial Director

Donna Ippolito Managing Editor

Sharon Turner Mulvihill Associate Editors

Diane Piron-Gelman, Robert "Snorky" Cruz

Production Staff Art Director/Project Manager

HRH Jim Nelson Project Midwife

Steve Bryant Cover Art

Janet Aulisio Dannheiser Cover Design/Color Section Design

Mark Emst, Jim Nelson Black 6 White Illustrations

Tom Baxa, Joel Biske, Steve Bryant, Liz Danforth, Janet Aulisio Dannheiser, Earl Geier, Jeff Laubenstein, Darrell Midgette, Jim Nelson, Mike Nielsen, Tony "Suds" Szczudlo

Color Plates Joel Biske, Jeff Laubenstein, Jim Nelson, Tony "Suds" Szczudlo

Layout Steve Bryant

Production Assistant Emesto Hernandez

EARTHDAWM, DENIZENS OF EARTHDAWNTM, and BARSAIVETM are trademarks of FASA Corporation. O 1994 FASA Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.

Published by FASA Corporation 1100 W. Cermak, Suite 8305 Chicago, IL 60608

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ON THE WWTING O P THC DENIZENS O P BARSAIVE

How many of us can claim friends or acquaintances of every Name-giver race other than our own? Indeed, in the after- math of the Scourge that isolated many of us in our own racial enclaves, how many of us have any knowledge of another race other than the superficial? Who but the t'skrang understand the true meaning of haropas? Do any folk but the elves truly feel the tragedy of Blood Wood's dreadful transformation? Do any but humans see the human race's worth? Who but a windling knows what it feels like to fly? Few Barsaivians can answer these questions, but all of us should have such knowledge. In order to give us a truer understanding of each other, I and my assistants have created this remarkable work, entitled Denlzens of Barsaive.

During the compilation of A n Explorer's Guide to Barsaive, my colleague Jerriv Forrim and I traveled extensively throughout the land and met many Name-givers of whose ways we knew little or nothing. It came to Jerriv and I that our ignorance of our fellow Name-givers was no less inexcusable than our former ignorance of the wonders and dangers of Barsaive, and so we determined to somehow correct that fault. Together, we conceived the idea of writing several volumes on the nature and ways of Barsaive's Name-giver races, each volume devoted to a particular people.

We presented our idea to Merrox, Master of the Hall of Records, who swiftly saw the wisdom of our proposal and gra- ciously acceded to it. Undaunted by the magnitude of the task before us, we fell to with a will. To my great sorrow, poor Terriv soon found the long hours and hard work too much for his frail constitution. Though he went to great lengths to deny the seriousness of his condition, often insisting on working almost as late as I did in an effort to prove his fitness, it became clear to me after only a few weeks that his health could not bear the strain. Indeed, it was not long after the last meal we shared that he collapsed-his health had become so precarious that even a simple meal of baked t'skrang fish did not agree with him. I took him at once to the healers, with whom he yet remains. He was so weak he could barely talk, but could not be induced to lie down quietly and take his medicine until he had extracted a promise from me that I would take on the burden of completing our great work.

Finding myself solely responsible for this great project, I spent many months sifting through countless historical records, travelers' journals, treatises, scholarly essays, and firsthand accounts, attempting to distill these diverse sources into accurate, interesting, and complete portrayals of each Name-giver race. I have labored to decipher and read a veritable mountain of documents, both in the Library of Throal and outside it. Though King Varulus 111 once again refused permis- sion to visit the Eternal Library at Thera, I have managed to obtain one document from a Theran source that mysteriously found its way to our Great Library. Such a find is miraculous indeed and only serves to prove that the Passions truly love the work of the scholar above the petty considerations of politics. Though the task has been grueling, I can say with confi- dence that the information in these volumes constitutes an informative, complete, and fascinating record of the nature and ways of the Name-givers of our world. If anyone in Barsaive cares to know something of a race other than his own, I bid him come to the Great Library and peruse this great work-he will find no better source in all the land.

The eight volumes of Denizens ofBarsaiue describe the races of our land in alphabetical order: from Volumes 1 to 8, their subjects are dwarfs, elves, humans, obisidmen, orks, trolls, t'skrang, and windlings. I remind all readers of this work that every individual sees the world through his own eyes. Though I have tried to pass on only verifiable facts, the nature of the material is such that facts cannot be separated from the attitudes of the writers.

During the final stages of the compilation of this work, I was most ably assisted by many of the archivists and scribes who were my colleagues in the creation of A n Explorer's Guide to Barsaive. It is with great gratitude that I acknowledge their contributions. As with the aforementioned work, myself and my colleagues-and occasionally other readers-have added marginal notes where appropriate to clarify points made in the text.

The greatest measure of my gratitude, of course, goes to my poor friend Jerriv Forrim, whom sad circumstance has rel- egated to a relatively minor role in the very work he helped bring to fruition. I believe that he will be more than happy with the final form of this work, and I wish him the good health in which to read it for many years to come.

-Thorn Edrull, Archivist and Scribe of the Hall of Records, 1506 TH

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T H E REMARKABLE HISTORY OF T H E ELVEN P E O P L E

The following excerpt from Volume I1 of Denizens of Barsaive comes from the writings of Liandra, an elven troubadour now dwelling in the city of Urupa, on the coast of the Aras Sea. This particular essay is unique in that its author is one of the few living

Barsaioians born before the Scourge. Liandra was but a young child when he and his family took shelterfrom the coming of the Horrors in an underground kaer. Though many have wondered which h e r was Liandra's home for so many centuries, the troubadour himself has said no more of it than to ask why it matters. He far more often speaks of the time before the Scourge, attempting to give people an

understanding of the scope of the tragedy that the Scourge has wrought on the elves of Barsaive. -Presented for the edification of the reader by Thom Edrull, Archivist and Scribe of the Hall of Records, 1506 TH

As a traveler who has seen many sights and shared many stories with all manner of people, I have discovered among the Name-giver races a vast number of different and often conflicting beliefs regarding the elven people. As an elven scholar and trouba- dour, I feel it my duty to share the truth of the life of an elf in Barsaive.

TO LIVE A S AN ELF SINCE THE CORRUPTION

In the wake of the Scourge, to be elven is wonder and tragedy at the same time. In wonder we behold once more the beauties of nature so long denied us, as we help the world heal itself and restore our land to its former splendor. Our tragedy lies in what we have lost, for we have become a people without a soul. The Scourge-born Corruption of the Elven Court at Wyrm Wood has destroyed the very heart of the elven race, and not an elf in Barsaive truly feels whole. The Elven Court bound us together, and its loss has left us blinded children crying in the dark. For cen- turies, all elves knew undying faith and trust in the guidance and wisdom of the Elven Court. Now we have lost our way and must find anew our place in the world among our fellow Name-givers.

O F T H E ELVEN C O U R T AND ITS POWER

To fully understand the elven people, reader must know of the Elven Court and the vital place it once held in elven lives and hearts. Unlike a kingdom such as Throal or the city-state that became the Th Empire, the Elven Court held no temporal

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CONTENTSON THE WRITING OF THE DENIZENS OF BARSAIVETHE REMARKABLE HISTORY OF THE ELVEN PEOPLETo Live as an Elf Since the CorruptionOf the Elven Court and its PowerOn the Choosing and Reign of the QueenThe Calamitous Passing of Queen DalliaThe Coming of Queen FaillaThe Tumultuous Reign of AlachiaWhat the Corruption Wrought Upon the Elven Court

A Discourse on Elven Spiritual BeliefsOf the Journey and the WheelOn the Following of a PathOf the Different PathsOf Elven Rituals

Of the Elven Arts and CraftsOf Diverse Elven ArtsA Discourse on Crafts

On the Unique Beauty of the Elven LanguageOn the Telling of Stories and Legends

Where the Elves of Barsaive DwellOf Elven Settlements

Of Elves and Other Name-giversOf True Elves and Blood Elves

AN ESSAY ON HUMANSOn Being a Human in BarsaiveOn the Common Beginning of All Name-giversOn the Versatile Nature of Humans

On the General Nature and Ways of HumansOn the Physical Nature of HumansOn Marriage and Child RearingOn Human Spiritual and Other Beliefs

On the Places Where Humans DwellOn Human Architecture

On Diverse and Unique Human CulturesOf the Cathan PeopleA Discourse on the DinganniOn the Strange Origins of the Galeb-KlekOf the Outlaw Riders of the Scorched PlainOn the Strange History of the Scavian PeopleOn the Evils that Befell the Vorst

A BRIEF TREATISE ON THE T'SKRANGOn the Nature of the T'skrangOn the T'skrang of the Serpent RiverOf the Importance of the NiallOn the Honor of Being the LahalaOf the Miracle of New LifeOn Growing Up T'skrang

On the Complexities of Village LifeOf the T'slahyinOf Life on the Great River

On the AropagoiOn Unique Items of TradeFish of Surpassing DelicacySpices of Great DiversityRope of Incomparable StrengthBasketry of Exceeding CunningFine Instruments of WritingMusic of Joy and ProfitPottery of Beauty and UseArt of Elemental Nature

On the T'skrang Love for ArtOn the T'skrang Beyond the Serpent RiverOn Those T'skrang Known as the Pale OnesOf the T'skrang Who FlyOf the T'skrang Who Live in the Jungle

On the T'skrang Love for LanguageOn Customs Peculiar to the T'skrangOf Living in Harmony With a TailOf the Ways and Honors of NamingOn the Reasons for MatingOf the T'skrang Rituals at Death

A Discourse on the Subject of HaropasOn the T'skrang and the PassionsOn the T'skrang Reverence for the Old Ways

A TALE OF WINDLINGSOn the Nature of WindlingsOn Windling Appearance and AnatomyOn the Unique Nature of Windling SightOf Birth and GrowthOn How Flight Makes a Windling

On the Ideals Dearest to WindlingsOf the Value of ChangeOf the Windling Love of FreedomOn Living a Life of Feeling

Of Diverse Windling CustomsOn Coming of AgeOf Mating and Family LifeOf Language and Windling HumorOn the Custom of Windling VengeanceOf Windling Clans and Nobles

On Diverse Windling Arts and CraftsOn Windling DwellingsOf the Crafting of Weapons and ArmorOf the Working of Metal Into JewelryOf the Art of TattooingOf Windling GarbOf the Art of the Windling DanceOn the Unique Beauties of Windling MusicOn the Making of Windling WineOn the Nature of Windling Trade

On Windling Spiritual BeliefsOf Windling Beliefs about Death

On the Manner of Windlings Toward Other Name-giver RacesHow Windlings See the Theran Empire

GAME INFORMATIONRoleplaying HintsElvesHumansT'skrangWindlings

DisciplinesNew DisciplinesBoatmanJourneymanWind-dancerWindmasterWindscoutWoodsman

New TalentsAir TrackingArmor BypassCast NetDive AttackEvaluateFast GrabInsect CommunicationMorphismPilot BoatRead RiverScent IdentifierWind Dance

QuestorsSpecial RulesElvesHumansT'skrangGlidingSwimmingWindlings

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