Nine cultures

You pick a culture at birth. It sets home climate, starting settlements, creature flavor, and which shops stock local wares. Species lists live on the species page.

The Kingdoms

Green plains and river valleys. Human feudal society: peasants, knights, priests. Crest: crown. Creatures: peasants, pikemen, archers, cavalry, griffins, angels. Grain is abundant here.

The Sylvan Realms

Ancient forests. Elven society. Crest: leaf. Creatures: sprites, wood elves, centaurs, pegasi, unicorns, green dragons. Timber and medicine thrive; ore is scarce.

The Arcane Cities

High mountains. Wizard society. Crest: star. Creatures: gremlins, golems, magi, genies, nagas, titans. Aether is the crop: crystal, golem cores, bottled weather.

The Infernal Lands

Volcanic badlands. Demonic society. Crest: flame. Creatures: imps, gogs, hell hounds, demons, pit fiends, devils. Heat and ore; almost no grain.

The Deadlands

Swamps and graveyards. Undead society. Crest: skull. Creatures: skeletons, zombies, ghouls, vampires, liches, bone dragons. Medicine and necrotic crafts. The living who settle here learn to be useful.

The Underworld

Vast caves (not frost). Dark subterranean society. Crest: eye. Creatures: troglodytes, harpies, medusae, minotaurs, manticores. Ore, gems, secrets sold by weight.

The Warlord Lands

Steppes and crags. Orcish tribal society. Crest: axe. Creatures: goblins, wolf riders, orcs, ogres, cyclopes, behemoths. Strength is the language; goblins keep the books.

The Marsh Kingdoms

Wetlands and deltas. Beastfolk and reptilian society. Crest: wave. Creatures: gnolls, lizardmen, basilisks, wyverns, hydras. Salt, fish, pearls, and venom.

The Elemental Lands

Strange magical terrain. Elemental society. Crest: spiral. Creatures: wisps, elementals of air, water, earth and fire, tempests. Storm shards and bottled wind.

Crossroads Freehold sits at map 50,50 as neutral ground of every banner, listed with the Kingdoms culture in the atlas but belonging to all.