The Realm of Thorns The fairytale cities of the Realm of Thorns are home to phex-favoured merchants, astute astrologers and mysterious Qabalya sects who vie for power and influence at the court of the Lady of the Roses. Wealthy Arania, however, has to fend off numerous dangers. Ferkina tribes in the west of the kingdom are just as much a threat as the Novadian conquerors from the south. Beneath the surface, conspiracies of secret circles and alliances are fermenting, pursuing their own plans, and time and again the Aranians have to confront the horrors of the past. This regional game aid provides you with additional background material on Mhaharanyat Aranien. The journey through the kingdom takes you from the snake-infested mangrove swamps of Yalaiad, across the Gorian Steppes of Southern Arania and the fertile hills of Palmyramis, to the magnificent palaces of Zorgan, the moon-silver capital of the Mhaharanyat. You will learn more about the history and way of life of the Aranians and how their Tulamid heritage and Middle Kingdom customs have blended over the centuries. The book also includes a map of the region (A3) as well as city maps of Zorgan, Baburin, Elburum, Palmyrabad, Anchopal, Llanka and Malqis