Campaigning in the Maya (Good Kingdom/Feywild)
by Marc SaindonSo the basic idea is that there are cracks from the Nightmare Dimension in the Good Kingdom's counterpart in Sind (or the Feywild if you retcon it into the setting), with Jaibul being the epicenter of the phenomenon (think of Hawkins, Indiana and its relation with Upside Down).
The main antagonist emerging from the Nightmare Dimension are the Malfera, although other critters emerge.
The Fae in this subsetting call themselves the "Yaksha" (to sound less celtic and more appropriate to Hindi-like Sind), and are the first line of defense against the Malferan incursion. The Seelie-Unseelie split still exists, but the terminology can be changed to Vedic (emphasis of tradition) and Tantric (emphasis on free expression). (I don't claim to be a scholar on hinduism, this is just a quick-fix in a pastiche setting that has no real academic claims.)
Individual Yaksha are also split between nobles and commoners, with nobles owning a song or dance that define them. Their commoner attendants will often perform it in their court, although Yakshas are also keen on getting mortals to follow the trends. Ownership of a song or dance can be fought over, usually by artistic means (like a dance off). The more ancient songs hold a lot power, although a popular fad can propel a nobody with a dirty limerick or tavern song to his name briefly to the top tiers, only to see him crashing down as a has-been afterwards (hey macarena?). Naturally, Bard is a favored class among the Yaksha fey, although a regimental song can empower a fierce Fighter. (Due to the Fey-Immortal conflict, Yakshas can't be Clerics or Paladins).
(image from the cover of X5 - The Temple of Death)
