GM Quick Reference

Canon Consistency Checklist

• Verify events against Master Timeline.
• Treat The Great Divide as the main strategic frame for current-era conflicts.
• Reconcile regional facts with Geography before session prep.
• Use Ember Testament Campaign Dossier for symbolic-name decoding at the table.
• Use Empire of Ulek Governance Model when adjudicating imperial legal or military response times.

Active Party

• Krus (Elf Duskwalker Investigator)
• Evelynn (Elf Ranger)
• Theronius (Dwarven Fighter)
• Mori Okimoto (Orc Sorcerer)
• Tyrion (Human Wizard)
• Dord (Dwarven Cleric of the Dwarfather)
• Pico Storm (Human Druid)
• Lyriana Valeris — Mayor of Nordwall (Player Character)

Current Critical Threads

• Great Divide escalation → The Great Divide
• Temple of Primordial Evil reactivation → Temple — Ritual Logic
• Highport occupied by Slavelords → Highport · The Slavelords
• Dark orcs staging through Lighthouse Island
• One of four temple seals already broken → The Scrambledough Seven

Key NPCs

• Theodor Crane — usurper emperor, Sandstone
• The Iceflame Queen — Caligni, Queen of Giants, Lord of Deception's high priestess
• Prince Eltram — sealed in the Temple, rightful king of Ulek
• Lady Annabelle — historical; her death ended true Ulek legitimacy

Encounter References

• Slavelord Stat Blocks — all ten, split into two encounter groups

GM-Only Lore

• Cosmology — four worlds, Gamma World, The Dark
• The Dark & Noria — final antagonist, Astral Plane alignment plan