Shadow World
Haalkitaine and the Imperial Court of Rhakhaan
Author: Terry Kevin Amthor
Stock #: 6310 (6310P)
ISBN: 1-883716-13-6
Published 1999 by Eidolon Studio.
Cover Price: $20.00 ($15.00 PDF)
Page Count: 130 + maps
Cover/Jacket Text:
The most powerful city on Jaiman, capital of the Rhakhaan
Empire, Haalkitaine is an ancient pile of granite brooding on the knees of the
Grey Mountains. Within
this new Citybook you’ll uncover information on the Noble Families, their
tower-villas in the city, and the dark intrigues that plague the Emperor's Court.
A large full-color map of Haalkitaine is the centerpiece, supplemented with a
GM info about the city. There are descriptions of dozens of shops, inns, taverns & armorers,
many with NPC details. There are also maps of Rhakhaan and Jaiman, laying out
the boundaries of the Duchies, Counties & Baronies of the Empire, & the
exact locations of many Jaimani sites previously unrevealed!
• Detailed 17” x 22” color map of the
city
• description of the Catacombs & sewers
• Information about the royal family & aristocracy
• A guide to many city vendors in the style of 'Eidolon'
• Maps of Rhakhaan & Jaiman
Table of Contents
I OVERVIEW & TERMINOLOGY ..................7
1 local Climate ...........................8
2 Flow-storms .............................8
3 Getting to Haalkitaine .................10
4 First impressions ......................10
5 Languages...............................11
6 Peoples of Haalkitaine .................12
II HISTORY
1 The First Era ..........................17
2 lnterregnum ............................17
3 Second Era of ire ......................17
4 The Third Era of Ire ...................20
5 The Future .............................28
7 The Kulthean Calendar ..................28
8 Rhakhaan Holidays ......................29
9 About Time .............................30
III SOCIETY
1 Town & Country .........................32
2 Class and daily life ...................32
3 Life in the City Villa .................34
4 Etiquette & Honor ......................34
5 Education ..............................34
6 The Essaence Arts ......................36
7 Hygiene ................................36
8 Entertainment & Diversions .............36
9 Clothing and Fashion ...................37
10. Love, Courtship & Marriage ...........39
IV RHAKHAAN NOBILITY
1 The Ranks of Nobility ..................43
2 Knighthood .............................44
3 The Imperial Family ....................44
4 The Dukes ..............................46
4 The Marquesses .........................51
5 The Counts .............................53
6 The Viscounts ..........................55
7 The Barons .............................57
8 Clergy Titles ..........................58
The Royal Succession .....................60
V GOVERNMENT
1 The Emperor ............................64
2 His Majesty’s Privy Council ............64
3 The Peerage ............................65
4 Phoenix Guard ..........................65
5 The Imperial Army & Navy ...............65
6 His Majesty’s Post .....................66
7 Haalkitaine City Government ............66
8 Laws & justice .........................66
VI OTHER POWERS
1 Religious Influences ...................72
2 Political Influences ...................73
3 Criminal Elements ......................74
4 Forces of Unlife .......................75
VII PLACES OE NOTE
1 The Haalkitaine Library & Galleries ....80
2 The Sewers .............................80
3 The Catacombs ..........................81
4 Beyond the Catacombs ...................83
5 The Ash Lairs ..........................84
6 The Royal Tombs ........................84
7 VilIas of The Peerage ..................84
8 The Imperial palace ....................84
Architectural Drawings ...................85
VIII CITY GUIDE
1 Key Terminology .......................101
2 Haalkitaine Architecture ..............104
3 City Features .........................104
4 Northgate .............................105
5 Library Park ..........................107
6 Twilight Quarter ......................108
7 Market Square .........................109
8 Lower Market ..........................110
9 High City .............................110
10 Cypress Circle .......................110
11 South Banks ..........................112
IX APPENDICES
1 Commerce ..............................116
2 Price Charts ..........................118
3 Index .................................125