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elcome to Roesone, thc Black Barony. Carved from d lawless frontier o d y 80 years ago, R o e w n e is one of the youngest states in Anuire. As ruler, you'll find that Rocsone is surrounded by uncertain allies and danrous enemies. Plots and intrigues creep through e halls of your very court, and shadowed powers e moving against you. It'll take strength, guile, d determination t o keep your crown on your ead, and your head on your shoulders.
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wha* you need TO play This accessory is designed for u s e with t h e BIRTHRIGHT-campaign setting. You o r your Dungeon Master should have t h e BIRTHRIGHT boxed set. You will also fmd the Player's Handbook and the DUNGEON MAST& Guide to be very useful. However, much of the material in this book can be used in any campaign setting to add color and detail to a small kingdom.
Overview of Roesone
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is assumed that if you have purchased this prod, you are planning t o play a regent character se domain is Roesone, in the southern coastlands of Anuire. This book explores your realm in detail, providing you with information about the people, towns, and sites of interest. You should feel free to ignore or alter any material that you don't think is appropriate for your character's domain. For example, if you have ereated the rest of your character's family want him to have any living relatives, yo feel free to disregard the information that appe under House Roesone later in this book. Once you've read through this sourcebook, pass t to your Dungeon Master and tell him what you ant t o keep or change about your kingdom. If e going t o greatly strengthen Roesone o r set the campaign's balance of power, your DM s the right to say no. This is also a good way for M to see what's important to your character set up adventures for your PC. Even if you choose not to play a regent, there are still many opportunities for player characters in Roesone. Nobles, servants in service to the baron diers all make interesting characters. Sometimes it's good not to be the king, but to be one of the people who keeps &e kingdom -ing!
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your response. Undoubtedly, the patriarch has more on his mind than words of comfort. Medoere has been a very useful ally for s&al years Sanding 88 they do between,you and Diem@,$' *'
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t.i:hcd. d floorplan of the expanded castle Rlac u c r , and d gr'nedop. af the Housr Koesone. 'lh e\t oi this dKumenr xntdin> usrful information n the histon o f the realm. the places and eoplc oiyoiir domain. and individuals of 1101 tr,iti~nof lau .ind taxation u1 jour domain. Please Ict
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13s the year 120 hlK, these lands ucre home to scattered villages, irseholds, and bands of outlaws. Diemud no longer had the strcngrh to hold the lands. dithough they were still Dieman in name. A
-;than bandit captains who comnynded a few dozen thugs. One . . pfthese, a scoundrel and cutthroat named Rocbone. controlled a m i o n of the province Caercas 6 His son, Daen b e s o i ,
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the :\ndu. :le.ircd .md \ettlcd mu;h of thr !;uuthcrn 'nasi. iron1 11,s mouth ot'tllc >fJc>il to th.: retrc.it* g borders of the 1:rehdnnieii. l r o m time to time. thc garhlin, of the Spiderlord nd thc Dsrctha sertlerr ~ l a ~ h sind fier;? b,ittie> )ugh1 undsr the e x e , ut the Spidcriell. flut lk%iaar \\'a> Jpproaihing. and t h e day i m t s that th ere ,ummtinzd hy Koele. 1'rin:t of t b
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.'refect enjoys good relations with all monarch whose subjects follow his faith, and rarely feels th need to flex the temple's mu He is exeremely satisfied with sion and growth in Roesone One of the Impregnable H ple of Nesirie, h e a d q u a r t e r e d i 'gh Prefect Hubaere of Haelyn's Temp1 e Aerenweans should worship Haely the people of Osoerde and Roesone (their e neighbors) follow Haelyn's faith The High Prefect has even urged Roesone lord to go to war with Aerenw
32) hopes to spread her faith and influence. igh Prefect is wise not to challenge her y. however, and has thus far not taken any ction against the priestess or h e r temple.
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the usefulness of some of these special tricks b insisting that the PC regent undergo some kind has been forgotten, and the PC may have to explo some of the surprisingly extensive and danger0
.irmor, sword. and shield-thc legendan Rozronr. The armor is full p h e mail r2, wit filigree and the image of a black hart enrblazo tongue. 7he baron's herdldic hhield is enchanted tti
value of -2. and has the special power of creating
.The Arms of Kozrone are supposedly entombe Darn Koesonc's sepul-hre, in the vaults ben may be able to disturh the rest of his ancestor claim the arms for his own use. However. it's
self hy undertaking d que5t of some kind. It's w e porsihle that thieves have already stolen thc a r m . and the regent will have to traik them down to f i d
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much less likely t o be caught than the sergeant of Diemed's castle, sincc it's considered that Roesone controls no Guild holdings there. (In effect.
T h e agent risks exposure as a spy each time he acts for Roesone, so a wise regent will \\.,tit u n t i l i t i s crucial heiore playing this card. Thc sergeant has access t o any cell or prisoner in the h x o n i dungeons. and occasionally guxds Baron ' ' $:'t Diemed h i m s a ' '$%, Thr second intelligence asset in Roeionc's pay i s a minor courtier of Ghoere who harhors a grudge against Baron Ghoere. The courtier's family lost almost half their land> hecause of Tael's rulings. and since their estates are near the Kocsonean border they've quietly appealed t o Roesone fur help. .The courtier i s a prettv young nnbleauman by
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and t o he inquisitive about their ruitnr.;' assignments and duties. l h e last special asset avdiidhle t o the ruler Roesone i s a secret t r e x y with Guilder Kalien. the leader o f Endier. Endier is threatened by both Ghoere and Diemed. and Kalien approached Roesone labt year with an offer LO provide information
military i d in the event o i war. Kalien's reports arrive once every month or 30. and to date they've een very accurate iwnoting te location and activities o f (;hoeran armies. H&ever, d w rse regent won't rely on this iiormation ton mush-one never
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