Atreides was a dwarf of common origins who almost became a legend when he recovered the Fierce Axe of Dwarvish Lords. He traveled with Terroc’s adventuring band for a time before joining Princess Tarigananta’s side in the First Alliance War. During the war Atreides had a vision that led him to the Fierce Axe. He wielded it in battle against the Xorians, but unfortunately perished at the hands of the Rages. The Axe spent decades in human hands before the dwarves were able to recover it.

Atreides was born to a dwarven smith couple that lived in Dalleer. He’d planned to take over their smithy when the time came. After completing his apprenticeship, Atreides left on his journeyman quest. He learned to defend himself with axe and shield. Atreides grew to love fighting. He especially loved mixing in offensive moves with his shield, bashing his enemies in the body with his rampart before slamming them in the face with his ax. Merchant caravans came to know Atreides as a reliable defender if they came under attack.

Atreides joined up with Terroc’s adventuring party. Alongside the wizard Atreides reclaimed the Chains of Inferno for Hephaestus. When Terroc retired Atreides continued traveling with Amalgami and Salzar. He entered the service of Princess Tarigananata in her bid to reclaim the Xorian throne during the First Alliance War. Atreides protected the princess from the Xorian Rages who attempted to assassinate her.

Atreides recovered the Fierce Axe of Dwarvish Lords on the eve of a battle during the First Alliance War. He was led by visions to a giant’s cave. He slew the giant and claimed the Fierce Axe from his enemy’s treasure trove. He used the Axe to oppose the Xorians and the Rages. Unfortunately Atreides died while fighting the Rage, Grave, and the Fierce Axe was claimed by the Xorians. His body was lost. The dwarven nations might’ve united behind Atreides, but they were forced to wait four decades before the Axe was reclaimed once again during the Battle of Phoenix.

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89 – Bunnies vs. the Borg D&D (Avery and Traumwald) Setting the Stage, Campaigns for D&D and Other RPGs

Avery presents her world of Traumwald which means Dream Forest. Traumwald was a peaceful, magical world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals of all kinds. Their peace was shattered by the attack of the Ichal, a biomechanical hive mind species similar to the Borg. The Ichal are led by the dark god Ulvakros who seeks to absorb all life into himself. The Ichal have spread across different dimensions and now they have come to Traumwald as the next stop on their mission of multiversal conquest.Traumwald has a D&D 5.0e supplement that Avery made. It's a setting and a campaign in one book. Species generation rules allow you to create any sort of animal species for your PC. There are lots of new subclasses to play and a new base class, the Ascetic. The campaign is adaptable with a dynamic faction system for tracking the events as they unfold at your table. Each campaign run in Traumwald is guaranteed to be different as the factions fluctuate and change to player actions. You can lift the faction system for your personal campaign as well!You can find Traumwald on Avery's itch.io page.Check out the Setting the Stage website!Want to be on the show? Fill out this survey.Join our Discord!Support Setting the Stage on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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