Shayakand Archive

  • It was two years since the end of war with the garuda. My friend and I were again sharing conversation and lentils beneath the shade of a tree. He loved...4February 4, 2011

    Two Friends, by John Payne

    It was two years since the end of war with the garuda. My friend and I were again sharing conversation and lentils beneath the shade of a tree. He loved…

  • When the Udya came down from the high mountains into the lush land that is now Shayakand, they carried with them the epic tales of their past and gods that brought...0January 3, 2011

    The Navagunjara – Maiden Snatcher of Shayakand

    When the Udya came down from the high mountains into the lush land that is now Shayakand, they carried with them the epic tales of their past and gods that brought…

  • by John Payne There are times when a description is not enough to provide the flavor of a location. This location could be as small as a person’s home or...0October 18, 2010

    A Game within a Game

    by John Payne There are times when a description is not enough to provide the flavor of a location. This location could be as small as a person’s home or…

  • 0September 3, 2010

    Notes on Demons and Undead

    by John Payne I wrote this for Shayakand and plan to develop it in the future. Feel free to adapt them to your setting. For more details behind the scenes,…

  • Self-Mummifying Monks Rather than seeking enlightenment, bhrastasakti seek annihilation. Rather than the cultivation of rta, the natural order, their practice leads to the cultivation of nirrti, the fundamental force of...0June 23, 2010

    Bhrastasakti

    Self-Mummifying Monks Rather than seeking enlightenment, bhrastasakti seek annihilation. Rather than the cultivation of rta, the natural order, their practice leads to the cultivation of nirrti, the fundamental force of…

  • To explain necromancy and the undead in Shayakand, I’ve given a brief recap of the cosmology. Following the explanation I’ve given an example of a merchant that began as a...1May 21, 2010

    Cursed Areas and Undead in Shayakand

    To explain necromancy and the undead in Shayakand, I’ve given a brief recap of the cosmology. Following the explanation I’ve given an example of a merchant that began as a…

  • In Shayakand’s stratified society, many races find their place either inside or outside the system. Two notable sentient species place themselves in conflict with society; the Purvaga and the Atrasuli....2April 29, 2010

    Lion Men of the Steppes

    In Shayakand’s stratified society, many races find their place either inside or outside the system. Two notable sentient species place themselves in conflict with society; the Purvaga and the Atrasuli….

  • Kuvaja began preparations to travel south. The journey would require two or three weeks, even though the road leads directly to Daayata. Kuvaja has originally planned to travel alone with...1April 5, 2010

    Road to Daayata, by John Payne

    Kuvaja began preparations to travel south. The journey would require two or three weeks, even though the road leads directly to Daayata. Kuvaja has originally planned to travel alone with…

  • Speaking of community driven content, the folks at tenletter built upon the ghosting idea published by Cassey and produced some crunchiness for use the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Considering that Shayakand...3March 29, 2010

    Purvaga and Ghosting

    Speaking of community driven content, the folks at tenletter built upon the ghosting idea published by Cassey and produced some crunchiness for use the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Considering that Shayakand…

  • Hello! I’m Cassey Toi, and perhaps not one of the usual creative people you’ll find here at Nevermet Press, so I’m really pleased that I managed to have an idea...2March 17, 2010

    Ghosting, an ability for all settings

    Hello! I’m Cassey Toi, and perhaps not one of the usual creative people you’ll find here at Nevermet Press, so I’m really pleased that I managed to have an idea…

  • Edited by Cassey Toi The begining Treasures once filled even the beggar’s satchels, the towers of the least nobles reaching heights of a hundred feet or more, a red light...0March 12, 2010

    City of Spires

    Edited by Cassey Toi The begining Treasures once filled even the beggar’s satchels, the towers of the least nobles reaching heights of a hundred feet or more, a red light…

  • One of the inspirations for Shayakand provides a very different cosmology. The source for this alien cosmology is not Vedic, Funan, or Asian at all. It comes from a Greek...3March 10, 2010

    Cosmology of Shayakand

    One of the inspirations for Shayakand provides a very different cosmology. The source for this alien cosmology is not Vedic, Funan, or Asian at all. It comes from a Greek…

  • Edited by Jonathan Jacobs Introductions and Building a City in Miniature Hello O’Readers of Nevermet Press! The name’s Steven Schutt, and I have a few things up on the site...0March 3, 2010

    Design Philosophy Phase Zero

    Edited by Jonathan Jacobs Introductions and Building a City in Miniature Hello O’Readers of Nevermet Press! The name’s Steven Schutt, and I have a few things up on the site…

  • click each image for a high resolution version In the Time Before Time, in the Great Darkness (a couple of months ago, online) the Creator (John Payne) brought forth a world...3February 26, 2010

    Devdanchar Art

    click each image for a high resolution version In the Time Before Time, in the Great Darkness (a couple of months ago, online) the Creator (John Payne) brought forth a world…

  • Edited by Jonathan Jacobs Ethos When creating Shayakand, a lot of thought went into how different the humans and other humanoid races are from traditionally European-based fantasy settings. Amongst those...3February 25, 2010

    Devdanchar – A Shayakand Villain

    Edited by Jonathan Jacobs Ethos When creating Shayakand, a lot of thought went into how different the humans and other humanoid races are from traditionally European-based fantasy settings. Amongst those…

  • Edited by Jonathan Jacobs Shayakand is an upcoming Nevermet Press campaign setting that draws inspiration from the Vedic Age of India, the Funan and Chenla empires of southeast Asia, and...2February 5, 2010

    Psionics for Shayakand

    Edited by Jonathan Jacobs Shayakand is an upcoming Nevermet Press campaign setting that draws inspiration from the Vedic Age of India, the Funan and Chenla empires of southeast Asia, and…