Mystaran Almanac & Book of Facts
Book One: Atlas
Volume X, AC 1019
Compiled as a Handy Handbook
First Printing
Published by Joshuan Gallidox
Hin Adventurer and Entrepreneur
within the City of Mirros
in the Kingdom of Karameikos
in the Year After Crowning 1019
A Word or Two About this Material
First, and most important, are the copyright laws regarding this project. This material is NOT endorsed or approved by TSR, Inc. Although the setting (places, characters, features, calendar...), as well as the rules of D&D and AD&D are the creation and property of TSR, the events, attitudes, beliefs, descriptions, and all the rest in this material are those of the writers and are in no way supported by TSR.
TSR, Inc. is a subsidiary of Wizards of the Coast. Should TSR or Wizards of the Coast demand that we remove this material from the web, we will be happy to comply with their decision.
The intent behind the Mystaran Almanac is to continue to keep alive the wonderful world of Mystara. It is therefore the compilation of ideas and suggestions from all members of the Mystara Mailing List, and not those of the staff and/or management of TSR.
This manual has very little in terms of game stats, as it does not want to infringe on TSR's copyright (meaning: you want the stats of NPCs and such, buy the appropriate book/references by TSR). We hope that TSR sees this merely as the work put in by those who love Mystara and wish to see it grow rather than any attempt at stealing their setting and infringing on their copyrights.
Our second topic regards permission to place this almanac up on your own personal web page. GO RIGHT AHEAD! We, the authors, give complete and free access to this material to everyone. You are free to do what you will with it, with one ABSOLUTE restriction: should TSR/Wizards of the Coast demand that you remove this from your web page, you must comply! As mentioned above, Mystara and all that is related to it belongs to TSR, so TSR has the final say on everything concerning Mystara and this non-endorsed material. If they want it removed, then it is gone.
Also, you are free to modify the contents of this almanac as you see fit as well (after all, everyone has their own future for Mystara). We simply ask that, if you do so, please:
1. Change the title: we would like to keep the title Mystaran Almanac so people can find the rest of the series and know which material is the continuation of this particular group of authors' project. In other words, we are simply asking for the rights to the name Mystaran Almanac.
2. Mention that you have modified it from the Mystaran Almanac: in this case, say where it came from, and keep the original authors' names. Feel free to add a "modified by:" section at the top of that list. The writers have put a few hundreds hours each on this project, so please, give credit where credit is due.
For example, call it Bob's Almanac of Mystara with the subtitle "Modified by Bob from the Mystaran Almanac."
Of course, we won't police you or harass anyone who doesn't comply with this. We just ask that you do, please.
Now comes the debate on "canon" or "net-canon" material. We do not in any way claim that the Mystaran Almanac is the "online official future of Mystara!" We, the authors, write this product because we enjoy writing it. It is not our attempt to make our own personal home campaign the official version! It doesn't even always match OUR own campaigns as we are several authors who each put in their own ideas (often conflicting until a consensus is agreed upon). We also steal/accept ideas left and right from posts made by the members of the Mystara Mailing List or other sites. So the names on the author list is by no means the only people who have shaped this "future" Mystara; many people on the Mystara Mailing List have participated, whether they know it or not (unfortunately, we often forget who the source of a given idea was, so the Special Thanks list is far from complete. If we missed you, sorry!).
This product is nothing more than a possible future for Mystara which we call the "Mystaran Almanac future" (hence the above expressed desire to keep the title should you change a part of this product). Use its contents or disregard them as you see fit. You are each the DM of YOUR own campaign, so decide what YOU like, keep what interests YOU, or throw out what YOU don't like-and that's the end of it. Do not take these events in your own campaign simply because we say so! There is no such thing as an "official" or "canon" Mystara. Use them because YOU want to.
And, more importantly, should TSR ever return to making Mystara products, odds are everything we've done here (as well as whatever has been happening in your own campaign) will probably disagree with what they say and become obsolete (as far as "canon" is concerned, that is). All this to say: DON'T WORRY ABOUT CANON OR NON-CANON; JUST HAVE FUN!
Next is the big decision between D&D and AD&D. This subject is always a strong debate on the mailing list. The Mystaran Almanac supports both games as it is very stats free. It deals mostly with the world of Mystara, NOT gaming systems.
The few times that stats are present, describing NPCs, the AD&D 2nd Edition game stats were used, except in the Famous Folk section where we used both 2nd and 3rd Edition rules (with clear marks to identify one from the other and avoid confusion). The main reason for this is the fact that potential new players will be used to the AD&D system, and the more of them that join Mystara, the better! Also, Mystara was completely converted to AD&D with their final projects, including Joshuan's Almanac as well as the Karameikos, Glantri, and Savage Coast box sets (all copyright property of TSR). Should TSR revive Mystara, it will probably be in 3rd Edition format.
Lastly, by now, all old D&D players should know how to convert back and forth between systems blindfolded. This is something the new AD&D players don't know how to do.
All in all, this book is about Mystara, not the game system, so please don't discard it because of that, but instead read it because it's about Mystara!
Finally, the list of authors and contributors to this project:
| Product Manager | Geoff Gander |
| Editor | Hervé Musseau |
| Contributors | Giulio N. Caroletti |
| Steve Carter | |
| Francesco Defferrari | |
| Chris Furneaux | |
| Francisco V. Navarro | |
| Thibault Sarlat | |
| Jacob Skytte | |
| Beau Yarbrough | |
| Special thanks to | Marco Dalmonte |
| Daniel Eustace | |
| Shawn Stanley | |
| also all contributors to the previous almanacs | |
| and anyone whose ideas we shamelessly pillaged but forgot to thank |
So, if you have any ideas or comments concerning this almanac or events for AC 1020, please, feel free to contact us. For AC 1020, expect more regions to be covered in the almanac, as well as whole new sections.
Read on, and enjoy your year-long visit to the grand world of Mystara.
The Mystaran Almanac Team
INTRODUCTIONPrefaceATLAS OF THE OLD WORLDDear ReaderAlmanac Format
To the reader
The Immortals
Physical Characteristics of MystaraIntroduction to the Old WorldCorrespondents for the Old WorldATLAS OF THE ALPHATIAN SEAAtlas
ACTIUS (County of)
AENGMOR (City of)
AENGMOR (Colony of)
ATRUAGHIN CLANS (Territories of)
BIAZZAN (County of)
BORYDOS (Protectorate of)
BUHROHUR (County of)
CARYTION (County of)
DAROKIN (Republic of)
ETHENGAR KHANATES
FIVE SHIRES (The)
GLANTRI (Principalities of)
GRÅBJERGE (Jarldom of)
HALATHIUS (County of)
HATTIAS (Duchy of)
HELDANN (Territory of)
IERENDI (Kingdom of)
JALAWAR (Mumlyket of)
KADESH (Rajahstan of)
KANTRIUM (Duchy of)
KARAMEIKOS (Kingdom of)
KERENDAS (Duchy of)
LUCINIUS (Duchy of)
MACHETOS (County of)
MINROTHAD (Exarchate of)
MOSITIUS (Duchy of)
ORCLAND
OSTLAND (Kingdom of)
PESHMIR (Rajahstan of)
RETEBIUS (Duchy of)
ROCKHOME (Kingdom of)
SCLARAS (Protectorate of)
SERRAINE (Flying City of)
SHADOW ELVES (Kingdom of the)
SHAJARKAND (Mumlyket of)
SIND (Territories of)
SODERFJORD (Kingdom of)
TAMERONIKAS (Emirate of)
TEL AKBIR (Duchy of)
TERENTIAS (Grand Duchy of)
THYATIS (Duchy of)
THYATIS (Empire of)
THYATIS (The City)
TWAELAR (Merrow Empire)
VESTLAND (Kingdom of)
VYALIA (County of)
WENDAR (Elven Kingdom of)
YLARUAM (Emirates of)Introduction for the Alphatian SeaCorrespondents for the Alphatian SeaATLAS OF THE SEA OF DAWNAtlas
AQUAS (Kingdom of)
ARKAN (Kingdom of, a.k.a. Ar)
DAWNRIM (Kingdom of)
GREY ISLANDS (Dominion of the)
HORKEN (Kingdom of)
IONACE (a.k.a. the Isle of Nayce)
LAGRIUS (Kingdom of)
MERIANDER (Kingdom of)
NOTRION (Kingdom of)
QEODHAR (Kingdom of)
SUNDSVALL MAELSTROM
SUNKEN ALPHATIAN MAINLAND
SURSHIELD (Kingdom of)
TURMOIL (Territory of)
VEROTH (Kingdom of)Introduction for the Sea of DawnCorrespondents for the Sea of DawnATLAS OF DAVANIAAtlas
AEGOS (Kingdom of)
AERIA (Kingdom of)
CAERDWICCA (Barony of)
EKTO (Kingdom of)
FURMENGLAIVE (County of)
GAITY (Kingdom of)
HELDUN (Exarchate/Confederated Kingdom of)
HILLVALE (Kingdom of)
KENDACH (County of)
MERIDIA (Province of)
NE'ER-DO-WELL (Kingdom of)
OCHALEA (Exarchate of)
PEARL ISLANDS (Exarchate of the)
REDSTONE (County of)
SEPTENTRIONA (Province of)
THOTHIA (Kingdom of)
TRIKELIOS (Kingdom of)
WEST PORTAGE (Barony of)
WESTROURKE (Exarchate of)Introduction for DavaniaCorrespondents for DavaniaATLAS OF NORWOLDAtlas
EMEROND (Kingdom of)
ESERI (Free Prairies of)
GARGANIN (City-State of)
HRISSOPOLI (City-State of)
ILIOLOOSTI (City-State of)
KASTELIOS (City-State of)
MIVOSIA (City-State of)
MOGLUUR (Sacred Lands of)
POLAKATSIKES (Dominion of)
SCHWEIDNITZ (Oberherrschaft of)
THYATIAN HINTERLANDS (Exarchate of)
TLIK'KKILL (Haven of Crabmen)
VANYA'S REST (Outpost of)Introduction for NorwoldCorrespondents for NorwoldATLAS OF THE SAVAGE COASTAtlas
ARCTIC WASTES
LOTHBARTH FOREST
NORTHERN BAY MARCHES
WESTERN BAY MARCHES
SOUTHERN BAY MARCHES
ICEREACH DOMAINS
FINAL RANGE DOMAINS
TRANQUIL COAST
WYRMSTEETH RANGE
KAMMINER BAY
DENAGOTHIAN PLATEAUIntroduction for the Savage CoastCorrespondents for the Savage CoastATLAS OF WESTERN BRUNAtlas
ALMARRÓN (Estado de)
BELLAYNE (Kingdom of)
CIMARRON COUNTY
GARGOÑA (Baronía de)
GOMBAR (Kingdom of)
GUADALANTE (Estado de)
NARVAEZ (Baronía de)
NOUVELLE-RENARDIE (Colonie de)
SARAGÓN (Baronía de)
SLAGOVICH (City-State of)
SUMA'A (Kingdom of)
YAVDLOM (Most Serene Divinarchy of)Introduction to Western BrunCorrespondents for Western BrunATLAS OF SKOTHARAtlas
BYLOT HILLS
BRASOV (Kingdom of)
CHEVALLE (Kingdom of)
GOURNZEE (Duchy of)
GREENKHLAAWDAA (a.k.a. Land of the Closed Society)
HULE (Hagiarchy of)
KERMINHAE (Land of)
KLAGORST (Confederated Kingdoms of)
SZEKESH (Land of)
STYGIA (Grand Duchy of)
THE WHITE ORCS OF THE NORTH
YEZCHAMENID EMPIRE
ZUYEVO (Empire of)Introduction to SkotharCorrespondents for SkotharATLAS OF THE HOLLOW WORLDAtlas
AKUBA (City-State of)
CYMRU (Hivebrood of)
DURHAN (Republic of)
EKLEKE (Kingdom of)
ELO GOBLANDS
ESTERHOLD (Republic of) and DRAEH (City-State of)
LLEWERYN
MINAEA (Confederated Kingdom of)
TANGOR (Empire of)
THONIA (Kingdom of, a.k.a. Empire of)Introduction for the Hollow WorldCorrespondents for the Hollow WorldATLAS OF THE FLOATING CONTINENT OF ALPHATIAAtlas
ANTALIA
AZCANS (Empire of the)
BEASTMEN (Lands of the)
BRUTE-MEN (Lands of the)
GENTLE FOLK (Elf-Lands of the)
ICEVALE (Elf-Lands of)
JENNITES (Tribelands of the)
KOGOLOR (Dwarven Kingdom of)
KRUGEL HORDE (Lands of the)
KUBITT VALLEY
MAKAI ISLANDS
MALPHEGGI LIZARD MEN (Tribelands of the)
MERRY PIRATE SEAS
MILENIA (Empire of)
NEATHAR (Thousand Tribes of the)
NEATHARUM (Kingdom of, a.k.a. Alphatian Neatharum)
NITHIA (Empire of)
OLTECS (Kingdom of the)
SCHATTENALFEN (Kingdom of the)
SELHOMARR (Empire of)
SHAHJAPUR (Kingdom of)
TANAGORO (Kingdom of the)
TRALDAR (Kingdoms of the)Introduction for the Floating Continent of AlphatiaCorrespondents for the Floating Continent of AlphatiaFAMOUS PEOPLEAtlas
ALPHATIA (Empire of)
ALPHAS'AR (Kingdom of)
AMBUR (Kingdom of)
ARKAN (Kingdom of)
AROGANSA (Kingdom of)
BETTELLYN (Kingdom of)
BLACKHEART (Kingdom of)
CITADEL (City of)
EADRIN (Kingdom of)
FORESTHOME (Kingdom of)
FRISLAND (Kingdom of)
GREENSPUR (Kingdom of)
HAVEN (Kingdom of)
LIMN (Kingdom of)
MALEVOLENCE (Estate of)
RANDEL (Kingdom of)
SHIYE-LAWR (Kingdom of)
STONEWALL (Kingdom of)
STOUTFELLOW (Kingdom of)
THERANDEROL (Kingdom of)
UNDERSIDE (the, a.k.a. "Empire" of Omesro)
VERTILOCH (Kingdom of)Correspondents for the Famous People of MystaraMYSTARAN MISCELLANEA
Almanac Format
Most Distinguished Dead
Most Illustrious Monarchs
Most Eminent Ruling Nobles
Most Trusted Councillors
Most Influential Aristocrats
Most Powerful Warlords
Most Blessed Ecclesiastics
Most Learned Scholars
Most Prosperous Merchants
Most Diverse Local CelebritiesThe Mystaran Year
Universities of MystaraUniversities of the Old WorldCountry Names
Universities of the Alphatian Sea and the Sea of Dawn
Mystaran Almanac & Book of Facts
Book One: Atlas
Volume X, AC 1019
In this first volume of the Mystaran Almanac, our esteemed reader will be given a concise account of the nations that dot the various Mystaran continents, both familiar and exotic places, as they can be described at the start of the year AC 1019.
In addition, the reader will be delighted to read new accounts by our host of correspondents, for the following nations, well-known or just discovered:
the
Children of the Horse of the Atruaghin Clans
the Five Shires
the Principality of Aalban in Glantri
the Territory of Heldann
the Kingdom of Karameikos
the Jarldom of Gråbjerge in Ostland
the Territories of Sind
the Falun Caverns in Soderfjord
the Empire of Thyatis
the Jarldom of Bornbank in Vestland
the Kingdom of Qeodhar
the Exarchate of Ochalea
the Free Plains of Eseri
the Sacred Lands of Mogluur
the Oberherrschaft of Schweidnitz
the Haven of Tlik'kkill
and the Alphatian Underside.
The reader will also find full-colour maps of:
the
Kingdoms of Qeodhar and Ystmarhavn
the Free Plains of Eseri
the region of Mivosia
the Sacred Lands of Mogluur
the Oberherrschaft of Schweidnitz
the Haven of Tlik'kkill
and the region of Tangor.
Discover these and more in Book I: the Atlas, the first of three indispensable volumes that constitute the Mystaran Almanac, AC 1019 edition.