The Autaria Dynasty

daermadm

Re: Gorlen Blackhammer - Journal Entry #402

So based on The above Gorlen Journal, I told ChatGPT to generate the Autaria Dynasty. This is what I got out:

The Autaria Dynasty

Overview

Government Type: Imperial Dynasty (Hereditary Monarchy)
Current Ruler: Empress Velythara Sunsworn (Sorcerer-Archmage, rumored to be immortal)
Capital City: Auris-Tal
Major Religions: The Cult of the Eternal Flame, Elemental Pantheon
Dominant Races: Humans, High Elves, Fire Genasi, Aasimar, Half-Dragons
Magic Level: Extremely High

Major Cities & Settlements

1. Auris-Tal (The Gilded Spire) - Capital City

Floating city infused with golden flame, built on a leyline nexus.
Home to the Imperial Palace, Grand Magocracy, and Pyreborn Legions.
Guarded by the Flamewardens, elite battle-mages.

2. Dareth’Myr (The Pyreheart Citadel) - Military Fortress

Built atop an active volcanic rift, housing the Infernal Legions.
Center of arcane-forging, producing powerful enchanted weapons.

3. Vassareth (City of Eternal Glass) - Arcane Research Center

City made of enchanted glass, reflecting the northern lights.
Home to the Grand Magus Academy and ancient magical relics.

4. Kelvaris (The Shattered Hold) - Lost City Ruins

Once a thriving port, destroyed in a magical battle between Autaria and Duiral.
Haunted by spectral armies and unstable planar breaches.

5. Emberwatch (The Flame’s Vigil) - Religious Stronghold

Built around the Eternal Flame, a divine fire said to grant immortality.
Ruled by Pyreborn Clerics, zealots enforcing divine law.

6. Esagend (The Floating Archives) - Arcane City of the Lost Coast

A city of floating islands anchored in the Sea of Ice.
Houses the Grand Athenaeum, one of the world’s largest magical libraries.
Features a spelljamming port, though planar magic is unpredictable here.

Epic-Level Adventure Hooks

1. The Shattered Titan (Level 30+)

A Primordial Fire Titan stirs beneath Vassareth, threatening to awaken.
A rogue cult within the Cult of the Eternal Flame seeks to release it.

2. The Ghost War of Kelvaris (Level 30+)

The ruined city is caught in an endless battle between spectral forces.
The Soulforge Mirror is trapping them in undeath, and a powerful lich-general is manipulating events.

3. The Emperor’s Secret (Level 32+)

The Empress’s immortality is linked to a sealed archdemon within the Eternal Flame.
The Legion must sever its influence without collapsing the empire into chaos.

4. The Infernal Pact (Level 35+)

The Infernal Legions draw their strength from a fallen solar, now corrupted.
The party must descend into Dareth’Myr’s vaults to break the infernal contract.

5. The Shadow of the Void (Level 35-40+)

A fragment of an ancient cosmic horror has been discovered in Kelvaris.
The Legion must decide whether to destroy it or use it to uncover the true origins of an eldritch threat.

6. The Arcane Sundering (Level 30+)

Esagend’s floating islands are collapsing due to a rogue scholar unsealing a lost artifact.

7. The Spelljammer Siege (Level 32+)

A Duiral fleet blockades Esagend, while the Autarian military prepares a devastating magical attack.

8. The Librarian’s Bargain (Level 35+)

The Ebon Archivist, a sentient knowledge construct, is awakening under Abyssal Lord influence.
It may rewrite history itself, potentially erasing the Fallen Legion from existence.

Notable NPCs

Empress Velythara Sunsworn (CR 35)

Seemingly immortal sorcerer-queen, secretly hosting a dormant archdemon.

Lord Inquisitor Zeraphan (CR 32)

Fire-aspected celestial-born warrior leading the Flamewardens.

General Kelmaris Val’tor (CR 34)

Commander of the Infernal Legions, wielding the abyss-tainted blade Cinderfang.

The Phantom King of Kelvaris (CR 38)

A cursed Duiral warlord ruling the eternal ghost war.

The Void-Touched Shard (CR ???)

A fragment of an ancient cosmic force that mutates and corrupts those who touch it.

halfgiant

“Magic Level: Extremely High” - Titillating; We will have to introduce the immortal sorcerer-queen to Dregnoth.

dwarf

immortal sorceress and godking !! sounds like a match made in heaven

daermadm

Estimated Population of Esagend

Total Population: 850,000 - 1.2 million
Humans: ~30% (~255,000 - 360,000)
Monstrous & Non-Human Races: ~70% (~595,000 - 840,000)
    Tieflings, Aasimar, and Genasi: ~15% (127,500 - 180,000)
    Lizardfolk, Minotaurs, and Orc-kin: ~20% (170,000 - 240,000)
    Constructs & Arcane-Born Beings: ~10% (85,000 - 120,000)
    Planar Entities (Elementals, Outsiders, etc.): ~5% (42,500 - 60,000)
    Other Mixed Races (Extraplanar Refugees, Hybrid Races, etc.): ~20% (170,000 - 240,000)

City Density & Structure

Skybound Districts: Floating arcane platforms housing elite mages, research towers, and high-society estates.
Lower Platforms & Trade Zones: Mid-level city districts for merchants, artisans, and arcane technologists.
Outer Rings & Docking Zones: Spelljammer ports, teleportation hubs, and transient populations.
Underbelly (Collapsed Sections, Arcane Slums): Hidden enclaves of rogue spellcasters, black-market traders, and dangerous arcane anomalies.

dwarf

cloud needs to add webp image support to 'da boardz so we can post AI images he uploaded to game chat

halfgiant

@dwarf said in The Autaria Dynasty:

PC
a day ago

cloud needs to add webp image support to 'da boardz so we can post AI images he uploaded to game chat

Agree… those were some very cool images.

daermadm

@dwarf said in The Autaria Dynasty:

cloud needs to add webp image support to 'da boardz so we can post AI images he uploaded to game chat

I thought I did long ago. Let me look.

Edit: It is an allowed upload type. Does it not display them?

Edit 2: I see.

daermadm

It displays them when they are a link. so the plugin I use to auto create the image links on uploaded files is what does not suppor tit.

dwarf

@daermadm said in The Autaria Dynasty:

It displays them when they are a link. so the plugin I use to auto create the image links on uploaded files is what does not suppor tit.

sooo… ya gotta find an updated or different plugin ???

daermadm

@daermadm said in The Autaria Dynasty:

The Arcane Sundering (Level 30+)

Esagend’s floating islands are collapsing due to a rogue scholar unsealing a lost artifact.