Rookery Isles
Who We Are
Zandara is where the Isles comes to celebrate, relax, and make deals. We are the festival nation. The cultural capital. The place where ale flows freely and secrets flow even more freely.
We're not warriors. We're not mages. We're something more dangerous - we're the ones who whisper in the right ears. The bards who sing the songs that shape public opinion. The courtesans who learn pillow secrets. The senators who broker power.
Want to start a war? Hire a Greenscale bard to sing of injustice. Want to end one? Hire us to sing of peace.
Everything is negotiable. Everyone has a price. And we know what it is.
Our Culture
- Legendary brewmasters with secret recipes
- Grand festivals attracting all nations
- Guild of Pleasures - finest courtesans and entertainers
- Musical traditions and bardic colleges
- Senate debates where words are weapons
- "Politics is performance. Master the stage."
- Lore keepers and scribes recording history
Our History
We've never conquered a single territory through war. We've gained three through negotiation and marriage alliances. That's the Greenscale way - why bleed when you can bargain?
During the Great War, we played both sides carefully. Too carefully, some say. We maintained "neutrality" while profiting from both resistance and tyranny. When the war ended, we had the least damaged infrastructure and the most favors owed.
Now we're positioned as kingmakers. The Senators of Zandara vote as a bloc in Regent elections. Win our support? You're halfway to the throne.
Roleplay in House Greenscale
This is soft power. This is influence. This is "I'll convince them to do what I want and they'll think it was their idea." You don't need a sword when you have blackmail. You don't need magic when you have leverage.
- Senator maneuvering for political power
- Bard whose songs topple or elevate houses
- Courtesan/member of the Guild of Pleasures
- Playwright crafting propaganda as entertainment
- Brewmaster protecting ancient recipes
- Festival organizer creating neutral ground for deals
- Lore keeper recording (and selling) secrets
- Politicians-for-hire selling your influence
- Spy hiding behind a performer's mask
The Game
Control the narrative, control the Isles. Make them laugh. Make them cry. Make them dance to your tune. And when the Regent is chosen, make sure they owe YOU.
How much power can you gain without a single weapon?
Welcome to the festival. Welcome to House Greenscale.