Afarezir Islands

Wilderness Region

The Afarezir Islands are desolate, windswept, rainy islands off the northwest coast of Hârn. The rocky shores of the wide eastern bays of these rugged islands are alive with sprawling colonies of seals and great wheeling flocks of seabirds. This harsh world has shaped the Nolgind Kubora who make the 10 largest islands their home. A hardy and unfailingly in...   [click here for more]

Agrik: Order of Mamaka, Master of Steel

The Order of Mamaka, Master of Steel, is the most politically powerful clerical order in the Hârnic church of Agrik, the evil god of war and violence. The order's grandmaster is the Agrikan church's highest representative on Hârn and the order's control over the Hârnic church is threatened by the other Agrikan orders.

The Order of Mamaka reveres weaponcrafting and alch...   [click here for more]

Agrik: Warriors of Mameka

The Warriors of Mameka are a wealthy and disciplined fighting order in the church of Agrik, the evil god of war and violence. Sponsored by the clerical order of Mamaka, Master of Steel, the Warriors are the most politically powerful Agrikan force on Hârn.

The Warriors are distinguished by deep spiritual toughness and discipline, exemplified by their strict celibacy. Welded togethe...   [click here for more]

Arcane Lore

Arcane Lore

The Guild of Arcane Lore is a loose association of scholars whose study and practice involve esoteric knowledge. Some study magical phenomena, while others practice magic; many are only students in obscure but mundane fields. The differences are sometimes unclear. This article describes the origins and development of the guild and its organization, ranks, and subgroup...   [click here for more]

Atlas Map C6

Atlas Hârnica map C6 covers the northwestern coast of the Kingdom of Rethem. The map covers a number of major settlements, including Tormau, held by Earl Denyl Lynnaeus, the most dangerous and powerful rival of Rethem's King Chafin III; Bedenes, held by the Warriors of Mameka and the base of that Agrikan fighting order's campaigns against the Kuboran tribes; Ithiko, birthplace of the Morg...   [click here for more]

Atlas Map D7

Atlas Hârnica map D7 includes Selvos Castle, Tesien, Golotha and Hyen Keep.

Atlas Map D9

Atlas Hârnica map D9 includes Sarkum Castle, Hebon Keep and the windswept south coast of Kanday.

Atlas Map E8

Atlas Hârnica map E8 includes Kanday's largest city, Aleath and the royal seat of Dyrisa.

Atlas Map J6

Atlas Hârnica map J6 covers southwestern Kaldor and parts of Evael, the Elven Kingdom. Jedes Keep is the only major civilized area. South of the Osel River lies a large area known as the Oselmarch, claimed by Kaldor, but controlled by Pagaelin tribesmen. Pagaelin villages are named and located on the map along with the native names of lakes and rivers. The impassable Tuleme Falls and vast...   [click here for more]

Atlas Map K5

Atlas Hârnica map K5 covers eastern Kaldor including most of Vemionshire, Balimshire, Thelshire and southern Nephshire. Dominated by the important castles of Kiban and Minarsas, this region is also where the Silver Way from Azadmere enters civilized Kaldor.

Atlas Map L5

Atlas Hârnica map L5 covers the wild region north of Tontury Lake to Azadmere. It is a rugged hilly landscape traversed by the Selene and Guthe Rivers and a portion of the Silver Way trade route.

Bats

Bats is a Bestiary article.

Bats are feared by many, in part because they have long been associated with witchcraft, darkness, and evil. This bestiary article describes the habitat and physical attributes of Hârnic bats, with full HârnMaster stats.

The article also gives full information on rabies, "The Wreaker's Madness," and how to reflect its ef...   [click here for more]

Bedenes

BedenesBedenes is a formidible fortress on the northern frontier of the Kingdom of Rethem. Bedenes Keep and the surrounding lands of Emesa Hundred are held by the Warriors of Mameka, a powerful fighting order of Agrik, god of war and violence. From Bedenes, the Warriors wage war against the Kuboran tribesmen and plunder the riches of the Peran wilderness.

Bedenes also is a semina...   [click here for more]

Birds

Bestiary Article

Birds are ubiquitous across Hârn and familiar to all. They are found in cities and keeps, in fields and hedgerows, in the wilds, forests, mountains, and shores. They range in size from the small wren with a wingspan of six inches to the northern eagle, which reaches nearly 20 feet tip to tip.

This bestiary article describes how birds are used by man...   [click here for more]

Cattle

Bestiary Article

Cattle are indigenous to Hârn and most parts of the Lythian continent. Domestic cattle are used for milk and labor and are slaughtered for hides, meat, and tallow. Herds of wild cattle roam the grasslands and river valleys in great numbers.

This article describes the domestic breeds of cattle common to Hârn as well as wild breeds such...   [click here for more]

City of Aleath

Includes the original Aleath article from Cities of Hârn, the expansion from Son of Cities and some of the content from Web of the Widow. The city has been divided into 4 neighborhoods and the buildings numbered accordingly. The 12 Aleathian aldermen have been identified and the 4 villages located outside town have been described. There is also some new ar...   [click here for more]

City of Golotha

City of Golotha

Golotha is the principal settlement of the Kingdom of Rethem and the political heir to the infamous Theocracy of Tekhos. Strategically located at the mouth of the River Thard, the city was founded in the fourth century on ground reclaimed from a misty swamp. It is still plagued by morning fogs. Golotha is a city of secrets and dark places. Its narrow streets ar...   [click here for more]

City of Thay

Thay is the second-largest city in the Kingdom of Melderyn in southeast Hârn. The city is the dominant economic force in northern Melderyn, both as as a busy seaport and the terminus of one of the major trade routes of eastern Hârn. It is the closest port on the Hârnic mainland to the Lythian continent.

Thay offers game masters many opportunities, both as the ...   [click here for more]

Dead of Winter

A Hârnic Murder Mystery Adventure A stormy day in early winter. Gusts of wind whip up the powdery snow cloaking Ternu Heath in a mantle of white. A lone group of travelers hurries to a remote Laranian abbey to escape the merciless weather. The powers of fate have chosen them to become involved with a series of violent murders at the abbey.

Chendy is an abbey of ...   [click here for more]

Deer

Bestiary Article

Many varieties of deer can be found on Hârn. The Hârnic tribesmen hunt them as a source of food, hide, antlers, and sinew, while the nobles of the island's kingdoms also hunt them for sport.

This bestiary article includes descriptions and statistics for three classes of deer. The Northern Deer, the largest indigenous species, prefers the colde...   [click here for more]

Dragons

Dragons is a Bestiary article (expanded from the 2002 release).

Dragons are the fire-breathing fiends of a thousand travelers' tales, the most feared of the fantastical beasts said to roam the Hârnic wilderness. Legends tell of the Great Wyrm that emerges from its lair to devour an entire village or just one helpless maiden. While many such tales can be discounted as the ravings o...   [click here for more]

Dyrisa Castle

Dyrisa is the second largest settlement in the Kingdom of Kanday and the principal seat of King Andasin IV and the royal House of Kand. The town prospers from its position on the road between Aleath and Coranan, two of Hârn's largest towns. The area around Dyrisa was sacred to the Ariathe tribe and is the site of many barrow graves.

The Dyrisa article describes the town's history,...   [click here for more]

Escorsen's Hermitage

Field of Daisies (w/Quickstart Rules)

Field of Daisies is an introductory adventure for HârnWorld. Although designed to be used with the HârnMaster rule system, it is generic enough for easy conversion for use with other rule systems and can easily fit into any medieval fantasy game setting.

The adventure unfolds in the fief of Falkath, a small manor in northern Kaldor, a feudal kingdom in eastern H&...   [click here for more]

Fyvria Expansion (Pages 7 to 12)

A compendium of spells, lore, and experiment notes assembled by Theron of Yisgaraen during his ill-fated expedition with Bognor of Barth to the Anoth Delta. Theron was the sole survivor of the journey which has come to be known as Bognor's Folly (see HârnPlayer). Contains 11 new Fyvrian spells. THERON'S LARDER (I) LURE OF THE FALCON (II) BEASTLY BURDEN (II) LOVE PERFUME (...   [click here for more]