Sky Whales
Is it even worth setting a world in the sky if you don't have sky whales? I think not! What is a Sky Whale? Sky whales are large whale-like creatures that float through the sky on multi-year migration patterns. Scholars are unsure whether they were always up in…
The Fallen Protectors: Celestials
The gods are gone from the world of Skies of Mor-ladron (SoM). Maybe they will return one day; maybe they’re gone forever. Only time will tell. I wanted a way to have active divine or holy influences in the world, a small connection. It won’t be enough of…
Hippogriffs and History
I'm in the middle of writing a timeline for the history of the Skies of Mor-ladron (SoM), starting with the Great Catastrophe when the world was sundered and the cities rose into the skies to escape. (I definitely need to come up with a shorter name than “the…
Out with the Old, Part 1: What is Skies of Mor-ladron?
What makes Skies different from other settings? The world will change and grow as I talk about it here on the blog, but it's good to have a starting point. I’ll start by dropping the intro paragraphs from the player's companion I made for my…