Questions about Blessed Lands Book

so Warriors of the Soldier-Saints of Dagha requires that Heroes must have completed the Rigors of the Penitent before taking this Path. Is there any knowledge of what that entails, and is there a means for players to acquire the option to take this?

Is this something planned to come out in a module or as a stand alone, like the Entzara thing was (and may be again?) in the old campaign.

Does the Church of the Dark Triumvirate maintain a presence in the First City and hold religious ceremonies at the Temple of the Pantheon?

What sort of presence the Dark Triumvirate might have in the First City begs the question of how much of a “proselytizing” religion it is. I never got the impression that the Dark Apostate was that interested in spreading their religion across Onara. So I wouldn’t think they would have any priests outside of Canceri spreading the faith as it were. They might travel for other purposes though. Just my two cents on the subject.

OK, quick question about the “First City” its relationship to “the Harbor” (pg 61). So the Harbor serves as the Harbor for the First City on the Sea of Lanterns, right? No docks are listed as being related to the First City, at the base of the plateau. This seems strange, since it seems the fastest way to get to and from the Harbor, especially with cargo would be by boat, down the Tygana River (pg 49), when the floodplains aren’t innundated (when they are one could sail anywhere from the base of the First City). The Tygana is described as fast flowing, but I assume that is before it enters the flat flood plain (pg 59), where it appears to be the best source of (non tidal) water to the plain. I also assume it is navitigable from Harbor to near the First City because of this.

Here is the problem. The description of the flood plain describes it as horribly dangerous, and says that no one stays out after night fall on it, and that those delivering good from Pecinium (I assume to the Harbor) hustle to make the trip before night fall. But then how do goods get from the Harbor approximately 150 miles across the incredibly dangerous flood plains to the First City? If they take the trail marked I assume a caravan can make the usual 15 miles/day, which means they are out on the flood plain for 10 days. If they ride a horse at the impressive 40 miles/day, it still takes 3-4 days. I assume the river might be a bit faster, but not one day, especially not going up stream, and that would require docks near the First City for the boats. How does travel between the Harbor and the First City work?

I checked a module that involved travel to the Harbor from the First City, wondering if there was a smaller harbor at the base of the platuea. The module explicitely said The Harbor was at the mouth of the Flood Plain, but claimed it would only take 2 hours hard riding to make it there, not 3-4 days. (I want those horses!) Is there an issue with the placement of the Harbor, or the size of the Flood Plains? When the Flood Plains flood every 7 years, The Harbor becomes an Island in the Sea until the flood recedes, right?

Hello,

The answer to the Harbor question is that the adventure was written before the final location of the Harbor was selected. As for the travel time, call it artistic license.

OK, that’s understandable, for the question about the module, but what about the logistics about travel across the Flood Plain? Is the means of getting material to the Harbor from the First City usually a 10+ day caravan trip? Or are flat boats or the river used as well? Does “The Harbor” essentially exist as an Island during the 7 year flood? When that happens, do ships sail straight to the First City? Are there structures/plans for these occasional events?

Hello,

Based on the maps and geography as its laid out, that’s the way it is gentlemen. To have changed it to match my original vision would have been difficult and lead to more reversals and corrections.

Not pick away at the nit – I fully understand, but that’s the way it is for now.

On the Blessed Lands Book map of the Blessed Lands there is a number 17 and a number 18 location, but there are no numbered locations in the text to match these. I assume these are Ravan’tindel and Saam Ur, in order, and the numbers are just missing from in front of their titles in the text on page 66, but I wanted to make sure.

Is this correct?

Yes, that is correct.

Blessed Lands, p. 123, right column at the top says, ” […] when the green moon Aperio is full. As the emerald lunar light shines […], a gateway to the Realm of Shadow […]”

However, the green moon is named Viridis, and the dark moon is named Aperio. The two mentions of green and emerald initially seem to outweigh the one mention of Aperio, but then again the dark moon is more often associated with darkness and shadows.

Which moon is being referenced here?