Miscellaneous Topics

This is an index of various topics which quite relevant to the world, but are either tucked away deep within the pages, or do not have a proper home. By listing them here they are more accessible to readers.

• Calendar - The annual structure of Zol
• Language - The words spoken across Zol
• Geographical and Population Scale - The size of the world and its people
• The Dangers of the Wilderness - The challenges of residing in Zol
• Warfare - The shape of war throughout Zol’s history
• Zol’s Perspective of the Universe - Zol’s understanding of The Cosmos, and its place within it.
• The Edgeless Nature of Zol - The nature of Zol’s great mysteries
• Types of Settlements
  • Cities
  • Estates
  • Gate Towns
  • Outer Villages
  • Anticities
• Space, Matter, and Energy - The building blocks of Zol
• The Triumvirate - A controversial belief that drives many social conflicts
• Slavery - An ugly scar on Zol’s society which has caused many issues throughout history
• Enchantment of magical objects
  • Iron Light
  • Imbuement Perpetuum
• The Iron Tracks - The vast train system which spans The Three Corners
• Airships - Vessels capable of flight
• Skimmers - Magical, terrestrial vehicles which are only seen in some regions
• Apparatum - Simple magical objects which revolutionized Zol
• Casters - Those who can use Magic through their Vizir in any capacity
• Speakers - Those who can use Magic through The Old Tongue
• Wordbearers - Those who have learned a word of The First Tongue
• Dragons - The magical, complex, and dangerous beings who have a mysterious existence within Zol
• The Underdark - The vast caves which exist beneath Zol
• The Bladehammer Guild - A network of factions who seek to expand Zol’s horizons
• Academic institutions of Zol
  • Kerketh Academy - A school inventive mages, artificers, and scholars within Deepspell of The Free Cities of Alderun
  • The Kybis Assembly - A school with a reputation of delving into the dangerous unknown.
  • The University
    • The Arcanum
      • Jhenbridge
      • The Brass Hall
    • The Observum
      • The Obsidian Temple
      • The First Bastion
    • The Viridium
      • The Conservatory
  • The Eelynn
  • The College of Hoss
  • Zezan Bard College
  • Orella Bard College
• Chalkstone
• Zolaeum Notica
• The Old World of Zol - Excerpts from The Grand Nothing
• The Mortal Coil
• Schools of Art
  • Orella Bard College
  • Zezan Bard College
• Magical Metals
• The Hatiat - One of the only long standing nomadic traditions within the three corners.
• Curiosity - The generic name for any magical illness
• Numerology - The cultural, spiritual, and religious significance of numbers