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Shayakand Archive
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Two Friends, by John Payne
Posted on February 4, 2011 | 4 CommentsIt 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... -
The Navagunjara – Maiden Snatcher of Shayakand
Posted on January 3, 2011 | No CommentsWhen 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... -
A Game within a Game
Posted on October 18, 2010 | No Commentsby 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... -
Notes on Demons and Undead
Posted on September 3, 2010 | No Commentsby 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,... -
Bhrastasakti
Posted on June 23, 2010 | No CommentsSelf-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... -
Cursed Areas and Undead in Shayakand
Posted on May 21, 2010 | 1 CommentTo 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... -
Lion Men of the Steppes
Posted on April 29, 2010 | 2 CommentsIn 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.... -
Road to Daayata, by John Payne
Posted on April 5, 2010 | 1 CommentKuvaja 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... -
Purvaga and Ghosting
Posted on March 29, 2010 | 3 CommentsSpeaking 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... -
Ghosting, an ability for all settings
Posted on March 17, 2010 | 2 CommentsHello! 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... -
City of Spires
Posted on March 12, 2010 | No CommentsEdited 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... -
Cosmology of Shayakand
Posted on March 10, 2010 | 3 CommentsOne 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... -
Design Philosophy Phase Zero
Posted on March 3, 2010 | No CommentsEdited 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... -
Devdanchar Art
Posted on February 26, 2010 | 3 Commentsclick 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... -
Devdanchar – A Shayakand Villain
Posted on February 25, 2010 | 3 CommentsEdited 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... -
Psionics for Shayakand
Posted on February 5, 2010 | 2 CommentsEdited 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...
