Distant Reaches - Welcome to the Distant Reaches…

Welcome to the Distant Reaches…

Welcome to the Distant Reaches…

A map of the center of the Amal Empire. This is but a fraction of the breadth of the Distant Reaches.

The Amal Empire reigns from the City of Amalcross — a place of immense wealth and profound inequality. A thousand years of Emperors and Empresses have sat upon the Diamond Throne there. Mages and Binders drive the machinery of empire with spells.

At the Emperor’s bidding, Bards bring tales from far and wide to compete for favor at court during the Conclave of Bards.

The Salavasters, mysterious lizard-like people from across the ocean, come with riches and spices for trade.

Ravaging bands of ravenous Rilk’gar are a constant threat on the far frontiers of the empire. Uncanny Beings from beyond the Meridian — the divider between this world and the roiling Chaos beyond— walk the earth.

This is the Distant Reaches, a vast land filled with strange beings, ancient magic, powerful romances, and bloody conflicts.


Featured Secrets

Lies Sharp as Any Sword
Lies Sharp as Any Sword
Viscount Connor Torrant's speech regarding the brewing conflict between Amalcross and its former vassal state Mard.
Open Spike Night at the Ale & Marrow
Open Spike Night at the Ale & Marrow
A selection of poetry from this week's open spike night at the Ale & Marrow.
Rochi: The Menace of the Sand Wastes
Rochi: The Menace of the Sand Wastes
From The Pantheon Fantastical, by Silvana Rhinebeck

Featured Q&As and Reviews

Review: “The Witcher,” Season 3
Review: “The Witcher,” Season 3
When the going gets weird, Geralt gets going.
J.Y. Tao on “The Sixth Taste”
J.Y. Tao on “The Sixth Taste”
Q&A with JY Tao
A.B. Greene on “The Roots of Discontent”
A.B. Greene on “The Roots of Discontent”
Q&A with AB Greene
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