The Wildlands is a lawless realm that is located in Northern Magnamund. It was formerly part of Northern Cloeasia, until the formation of the Maakengorge split Cloeasia in two, with the northern part becoming a wasteland known as the Wildlands. Most fled the creatures that spawned from the Maakengorge, but a number of small, fortified coastal settlements, including the capital and port of Ragadorn, persevered.
History[]
The Wildlands was formerly part of Northern Cloeasia. In MS 3055, the Maakengorge formed, sundering several parts of Northern Magnamund. From the depths of the Maakengorge spawned various mutant horrors, and in MS 3072, the power of the Nengud-kor-Adez flowed through the tributaries of the Maakengorge, cursing the lands around the Maakengorge.[3] Many of the Cloeasians fled north into neighbouring Sommerlund or Durenor, but a small number of heavily-fortified settlements remained, notably the city of Ragadorn. Ragadorn became an important port and trading post for Sommerlund and Durenor, and they helped defend it from an amphibian invasion by sea in MS 4040. As such, the Wildlands have largely become a barren wasteland where various horrors and mutants roam the land, attacking the few remaining human settlements along the coast.[4] Even Ragadorn has not been spared entirely: It is home to many bandits and fugitives, who indirectly control the city.[1]
Sommerlund has long wished to pacify, and possibly settle, the wastelands of the Wildlands.[5] Around MS 5000, Fort Harding was constructed as a forward outpost for this purpose, but was destroyed by the River King.[6]
In MS 5050, during the events of Fire on the Water, Lone Wolf was shipwrecked after the Green Sceptre was attacked by pirates and the Drakkarim. After the ship's destruction, he landed in Ragadorn, and was forced to make his way on foot to Durenor to retrieve the Sommerswerd.
Around MS 5078, during the events of The Wildlands Hunt, a plot by slave trader Balazar to overthrow Overlord Valkhar was foiled by Athania and her forces, as well as Autumn Snow.[7]
Geography[]
The Wildlands are located in Northern Magnamund, between Sommerlund and Durenor. The vast majority of the land is an uninhabitable, cursed wasteland, except for a select few settlements along the northern coast, most notably the port city and capital of Ragadorn. To the south lies the Maakengorge, which separates it from the country it was formerly a part of, Cloeasia, as well as the Maakenmire. The River Dorn bisects the country north-to-south, starting from the Maakenmire and flowing into the Gulf of Durenor, near Ragadorn.
The Maakengorge is a source of corruption that spawns various horrors and mutants that roam the wastelands of the Wildlands. It is home to the following fauna:
- Alligator Kreel[8]
- Boar[9]
- Burrowcrawler (in the eastern parts)[10]
- Rat[11]
- Sandsnake[12]
- Sentient Dust Storm and Dust Zombie[13]
- Shadow Cat[14]
- Szall[15][16]
- Wildlands Mutant (mutant human)[17]
Due to the corruption of the land, the Kai Discipline of Hunting cannot be used to hunt for Meals. The Magnakai Discipline of Huntmastery, however, can.[18]
Politics[]
The Wildlands is ruled by an Overlord. The current ruler is Overlord Valkhar, who began his rule some time between MS 5050 and MS 5078. However, the Overlord's rule is fragile, due to the lawlessness that pervades the Wildlands. Even in Ragadorn, bandits and fugitives run large parts of the city.
List of known rulers of the Wildlands[]
- Overlord Torrost (during MS 5000)[4]
- Overlord Killean (prior to Lachlan)[19]
- Overlord Lachlan (during MS 5050)[1]
- Overlord Valkhar (during MS 5078 and MS 5103–present)[19][2]
Demographics[]
The Wildlands has a population of 20,000. Its native population was descended from Cloeasia, likely either the Ulnarian and/or Vassa peoples.
Economy[]
The port city of Ragadorn is a key trading post for Sommerlund and Durenor. It exports fish and shipbuilding.[1]
In Lone Wolf media[]
The Wildlands, predominantly Ragadorn, is the main setting of the first arc of Fire on the Water, and The Wildlands Hunt. In the former, the player (as Lone Wolf) makes their way to Durenor on foot, whilst in the latter, the player (as Autumn Snow) travels to Nerzuur.
The Wildlands is also the main setting of Adventures of the Kai, an RPG adventure.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Dever, Joe [1986] (2015-10-31). The Magnamund Companion, Internet Edition, Project Aon, p. 27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Devere, Ben [2025]. The New Age of War, Lazzari, Vincent, Holmgard Press, p. 14.
- ↑ Dever, Joe [2017]. The Realm of Sommerlund. Cubicle 7, p. 55.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hahn, August [2004]. Lone Wolf: The Roleplaying Game, Dever, Joe, Mongoose Publishing, pp. 222–223.
- ↑ Dever, Joe [2016]. Adventures of the Kai. Cubicle 7, p. 28.
- ↑ Dever, Joe [2016]. Adventures of the Kai. Cubicle 7, p. 48.
- ↑ The Wildlands Hunt
- ↑ Dever, Joe [2017]. Magnamund Menagerie. Cubicle 7, pp. 47–48.
- ↑ Dever, Joe [2017]. Magnamund Menagerie. Cubicle 7, pp. 51–52.
- ↑ Dever, Joe [2017]. Bestiary of the Beyond. Cubicle 7, p. 14.
- ↑ Dever, Joe [2017]. Magnamund Menagerie. Cubicle 7, pp. 68–69.
- ↑ Dever, Joe [2017]. Magnamund Menagerie. Cubicle 7, p. 73.
- ↑ Dever, Joe [2017]. Bestiary of the Beyond. Cubicle 7, p. 53.
- ↑ Dever, Joe [2017]. Bestiary of the Beyond. Cubicle 7, p. 107.
- ↑ Dever, Joe [2017]. Magnamund Menagerie. Cubicle 7, p. 7.
- ↑ Dever, Joe [2017]. Magnamund Menagerie. Cubicle 7, pp. 21–22.
- ↑ Dever, Joe [2017]. Bestiary of the Beyond. Cubicle 7, pp. 111–112.
- ↑ Dever, Joe [2016]. Adventures of the Kai. Cubicle 7, p. 32.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 The Wildlands Hunt: §321
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