Menusia#
Everything that walks on Urd started here. Some of it never left, and some of it is hungry.
Tropical forest, caves and falls, and the oldest civilization on Urd. Life began in Menusia, the ancients' palace stood in the Lost City of Amone, and no province has better kept its secrets or worse creatures.
The land#
Menusia is the oldest region of civilization in existence. Menusia is where life began, where the palace of the ancients once stood within the Lost City of Amone. The subtropical area remains forlorn and mysterious, it’s secrets not easily revealed as it contains some of the most dangerous creatures in existence.
- Terrain
- Tropical and subtropical forests
- Ground
- Tropical Broadleaf Forest 49%Mangrove Swamp 24%Prairie 6%
- Landmarks
- Brovost CaveMirian CavesTirian CavesAgiea RiverJirian CavesTropics of DumetCrystal FallsTropics of NigeerCrystal ShoresideLost City of Amone
Who lives there#
Menusia has no chartered towns on any map, and that suits it. Its people live under the canopy and in the caves of Brovost, Mirian, Tirian and Jirian, along the Agiea River and the Crystal Falls, and they don’t need anyone else to find them. The avaries call Menusia home, which tells you something about the place.
Not long ago an army of trolls, dwarves, humans and anyone else who would come stood together to defend Amone, and plenty of them didn’t come back. The forest has already grown back over the battlefield. That’s what Menusia does with most things.
How each race takes to settling in Menusia. Where should I start? ranks every province for a race.
- At home
- Avarie
Towns and holdings#
The histories record no chartered town in Menusia. Its people live where the maps don’t reach.
Places to explore#
The hand-drawn maps in Menusia, easiest first, with the levels their creatures run.
Each place’s story is on Adventure Sites in Menusia.
What roams here#
The beasts the province is known for, the mounts its stables sell, and every animal and magical creature its ground suits. Creatures has the numbers to run each one.
- Magical creatures76
- Abada, Adar Llwch Gwin, Adlet, Addonexus, Agloolik, Afanc, Atach, Agta, Alerion, Ahuizhotl, Akki, Aspis, Asrai, Bai Ze, Balam, Barbegazi, Basilisk, Bastet, Black Annis, Blurr, Bunyip, Calygreyhound, Campacti, Canaima, Catoblepas, Centaur, Lillend, Cerberus, Charybdis, Cinnamologus, Clurichaun, Cyclops, Dobhar-Chu, Doppelganger, Drake, Faun, Fei Lian, Grant, Golem, Harpy, Hercinia, Hydra, Kampe, Leucrota, Llamhigyn Y Dwr, Marid, Minotaur, Muldjewangk, Muscaliet, Myrmecoleon, Nymph, Ogre, Onocentaur, Parandrus, Pegasus, Peryton, Quanlier, Roc, Satyr, Schilla, Serpent, Siren, Svagin, Tarasque, Tikbalang, Tikoloshe, Tiyanak, Tlatecuhtli, Unicorn, Undine, Wendigo, Will'o'wisp, Wyvern, Yale, Yara-Ma-Yha-Who, Yeti
Every animal of Menusia, by family 287
- Great cats13
- Menusian Tiger, Leopard, Cheetah, Nigeer Tiger, Crecian Tiger, Kyrian Tiger, Amari Tiger, Jaguar, Lion, Panther, Darkwood Tiger, Cougar, Puma
- Wolves and wild dogs11
- Hyena, Fox, Jackal, Dhole, Gray Wolf, Red Wolf, Fennec Fox, Dhjarian Fox, Coyote, Wild Dog, Wolf
- Dogs13
- Saellem Snow Hound, Bulldog, Pitbull Terrier, Coliseum Terrier, Darkwood Boarhound, Crecian Terrier, Bull Terrier, Tharsian Mastiff, Morian War Mastiff, Jewall Mastiff, Kinforge Ratter, Dumasque Wrinklehound, Kyrian War Dog
- Bears5
- Black Bear, Brown Bear, Giant Panda, Grizzly Bear, Bear
- Great beasts6
- Elephant, Rhinoceros, Hairy Rhinoceros, White Rhinoceros, Giraffe, Hippopotamus
- Deer and antelope20
- Bongo, Bontebok, Nyala, Oribi, Reedbuck, Waterbuck, Red Deer, Okapi, Antelope, Sambar Deer, White-Lipped Deer, Spotted Deer, Elk, Tufted Deer, Swamp Deer, Gazelle, Addax Antelope, Oryx, White-Tailed Deer, Deer
- Cattle, goats and sheep9
- Bison, Crecian Buffalo, Alpaca, Wild Goat, Bighorn Sheep, Ibex, Llama, Yak, Wild Yak
- Apes and monkeys23
- Ape, Baboon, Monkey, Orangutan, Mandrill, Gorilla, Lemur, Squirrel Monkey, Pygmy Marmoset, Aye-Aye Monkey, Capuchin Monkey, Woolly Monkey, Spider Monkey, White-Faced Monkey, Howler Monkey, Silvery Gibbon, Bamboo Monkey, Owl-Faced Monkey, Yellow-Tailed Woolly Monkey, Langur, White-Cheeked Spider Monkey, Tufted Gray Langur, Chimpanzee
- Marsupials7
- Tree Kangaroo, Numbat, Wallaby, Bilby, Marsupial Mole, Quokka, Koala Bear
- Small mammals38
- Badger, Weasel, Ferret, Wolverine, Flying Squirrel, Fossa, Gerbil, Hare, Hedgehog, Otter, Mongoose, Dwarf Mongoose, Giant Armadillo, Sloth, Porcupine, Capybara, Giant River Otter, Prairie Dog, Volcano Rabbit, White-Tailed Mouse, Unicolored Oldfield Mouse, Tufted Ground Squirrel, Saellem Flying Squirrel, Jackrabbit, Tharsian Giant Squirrel, Kinkajou, Crecian Hare, Civet, Jerboa, Meerkat, Pocket Mouse, Aardvark, Armadillo, Red Panda, Skunk, Chinchilla, Kangaroo Rat, Mole Rat
- Birds of prey15
- Prairie Falcon, Darkwood Hawk, Chanting Goshawk, Peregrine Falcon, Osprey, Harpy Eagle, Golden Eagle, Lammergeier, Pariah Kite, Red-Backed Kite, Red-Shouldered Hawk, Swallow-Tailed Kite, Purple Eagle, Falcon, Swamp Harrier
- Waterbirds14
- White Pelican, Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, Greater White-Fronted Goose, Wood Duck, Black-Headed Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Sandpiper, Wood Stork, Marbled Murrelet, Red-Bearded Goose, White-Winged Wood Duck, Brown-Winged Kingfisher, Flamingo
- Other birds32
- Ostrich, Purple Martin, Mountain Bluebird, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Paradise Tanager, Long-Tailed Sylph, Black-Backed Grosbeak, Hoopoe, Sunbird, Scarlet Macaw, Orange Winged Parrot, Woodpecker, Hooded Oriole, Western Meadowlark, Hummingbird, Yellow Billed Cuckoo, Mockingbird, Darkwood Bulbul, Menusian Bird-Of-Paradise, Crecian Thrush, Wrinkled Hornbill, Yellow-Shouldered Blackbird, Prairie Chicken, Amari Lovebird, Yellow-Legged Pigeon, White-Winged Collared Dove, Yellow-Eyed Starling, Yellow-Crowned Parakeet, Kakapo, Yellow-Crested Cockatoo, Roadrunner, White-Throated Swift
- Crocodiles3
- Crocodile, Saltwater Crocodile, Alligator
- Lizards8
- Lizard, Rainbow Lizard, Iguana, Rock Iguana, Tiger Chameleon, Mellowdeep Giant Lizard, Chuckwalla, Horned Lizard
- Snakes1
- Snake
- Turtles and tortoises9
- Geometric Tortoise, Amari Box Turtle, Yellow-Margined Box Turtle, Wood Turtle, Amari Mud Turtle, Three-Striped Roof Turtle, Jagged-Shelled Turtle, Spurred Tortoise, Turtle
- Frogs and toads21
- Toad, Golden Toad, Poison Arrow Frog, Glass Frog, Darkwood Toad, Banana Frog, White-Grass Treefrog, Menusian Flying Frog, Yellow Delta Frog, Pine Robber Frog, Warty Tree Toad, Shore Toad, Menusian Dwarf Frog, Menusian Coast Frog, Robber Frog, Saltwater Toad, Strawberry Dart Frog, Water Frog, White-Spotted Frog, Wrinkled Frog, Estuary Frog
- Salamanders and newts3
- Menusian Salamander, Yellow-Spotted Salamander, Yellow-Legged Salamander
- Crabs and crayfish5
- Mellowdeep Crayfish, Riverlet Crayfish, Mudflat Crab, Amari Shore Crab, Tree Hole Crab
- Snails4
- Land Snail, Tree Snail, Wreathed Cactus Snail, Pebblesnail
- Insects and spiders1
- Leaf-Cutter Ant
Ranks#
Menusia’s soldiers climb eight ranks. Every province pays its ranks the same; the titles are Menusia’s own. Citizenship is the same everywhere, and Home Province has its ranks.
| Rank | Title | Level | Pay a day | Quarters | Keeps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arad | 0 | 10 vern | Barracks bed | Food |
| 2 | Qarachu | 15 | 15 vern | Barracks bed | Food and Chest |
| 3 | Nokud | 30 | 20 vern | Barracks bed | Food, Chest and Office |
| 4 | Bahadur | 45 | 25 vern | Private quarters | Food, Chest and Office |
| 5 | Yurtchi | 60 | 30 vern | Private quarters | Food, Chest, Office and Mount |
| 6 | Orlok | 75 | 35 vern | 1 room | Food, Chest, Office and Mount |
| 7 | Boyan | 90 | 40 vern | 3 rooms | Food, Chest, Office and Mount |
| 8 | Khan | 100 | 45 vern | 5 rooms | Food, Chest, Office and Mount |
What others say#
Go into Menusia with a map and you'll come out with a story. Go in without one and you won't come out at all.
The trees there are older than the gods' quarrel. I've heard them talk about it.
Back to Amone
A veteran of the defense of Amone wants to go back for a friend he left buried there. The forest has covered the battlefield, the Lost City’s gates have closed again, and something has been moving in the caves of Mirian since the army left. He knows the way in. He doesn’t know the way out.
Where you grew up#
Roll a d10 for what you grew up around in Menusia, and a d20 on the table of family stations for who you grew up as. The button rolls both.
| d10 | What you grew up around |
|---|---|
| 1 | You grew up in a canopy village and didn't touch solid ground until you were six. |
| 2 | You guided travelers through the Tropics of Dumet and lost one to the forest you still think about. |
| 3 | Your family lived in the Mirian Caves, where the walls carry carvings older than any written language. |
| 4 | You fished the Agiea River and learned which of its creatures were food and which thought you were. |
| 5 | You were raised in the spray of the Crystal Falls by people who claim the water heals. |
| 6 | You fought with the Allied Army at Amone as a child soldier and came home with nightmares and a ring from the Lost City. |
| 7 | You gathered rare plants for alchemists and know which ones kill and which only make you wish they had. |
| 8 | You grew up among avaries and saw what heroes look like after their god finishes with them. |
| 9 | You were born on the Crystal Shoreside to a family who scavenge whatever the tide brings in. |
| 10 | You followed old trails toward the Lost City of Amone and once saw its gates, before the forest turned you around. |
