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Lexicon Chronicles:

realm of kaga

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Written By Owen K.C. Stephens

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lexicon Chronicles: Realm of Kaga

They are servants of a force known to all, but under-

stood fully by none: The Children of Kaga, spell-

casters who dedicate themselves to the service and

exploitation of the Kaga, are the only ones who have

any inkling into what the Realm of Kaga actually

is. To know who and what they are, you must know

what they serve, an arcane secret even they haven’t

plumbed the depths of.

First Ones. Instead they were being recreated, over

and over, by the races of Exodus. The Kaga realized

to overcome the ideas of might making right would

take eons, and subtle applications of power. The Kaga

had no desire to be a dictator itself, and thus eschewed

direct intervention wherever possible.

Instead it sought to learn as much as it could through

its servants, so to better understand what lead thinking

minds to turn so often to subjugation of neighbors.

The Kaga knew it was no longer mortal itself, and

thus it could not truly understand how mortals

thought. But it could learn, and where possible teach,

to spread civilization and tolerance of those who are

tolerant. The Kaga even gave its own servants, the

Children of Kaga, great leeway on when to intervene,

as they were themselves mortal and thus free to exer-

cise their own will even where the Kaga would not.

And on rare occasions, when a Child of Kaga discov-

ered a true threat to freedom on a vast scale, the Kaga

mobilized itself to end despotism by force, as it had in

the times of the First Ones.

Enter the Realm of Kaga, a living, arcane, sentient

plane of magic and knowledge created by the most

brilliant minds in all of Exodus.

The Kaga is a powerful force of magic, created in

ancient times to rescue the world of Exodus from the

First Ones. It is a sentient, arcan, artificial afterlife

originally formed by a cabal of wise men, wizards,

and mystics to fight the First Ones. Though the true

nature of the First Ones is long since lost, it is known

they enforced a tyrannical rule over all lesser races.

The Kaga hates tyrants and slavers as a result, and has

consistently acted against those who would implement

similar policies.

After leading the enslaved races to victory over the

First Ones, the Kaga removed itself from the sphere

of Exodus daily affairs. Its reason for doing so was

twofold. First, the Kaga was flooded with the souls,

and memories, of its faithful during the wars with

the First Ones. Originally formed of the soul stuff of

just 100 brave scholars and mages, the Kaga grew

exponentially during its first decades of life. Though

it could put off dealing with the memories and opin-

ions of thousands of new spirits during the war, once

hostilities turned to victory the Kaga knew it needed

time to stabilize itself. The Kaga needed to be a single

godlike influence, not hundreds of disjointed motiva-

tions fighting against one another.

Realm of Kaga

The Realm of Kaga has the following planar traits:

• Subjective directional gravity: Inhabitants of the

Realm of Kaga determine their own “down” direc-

tion. Objects not under the motive force of others

do not move. See below for more information on

movement in the Realm of Kaga.

• Mildly good-aligned: All evil creatures take a -2

circumstance penalty on all Charisma-based skills

while in the Realm of Kaga.

• No dominant traits.

• Normal time.

• Normal magic.

• Self-contained shape: The Realm of Kaga is

shaped similar to that of an egg and the borders

wrap in on themselves, depositing the traveler on

the other side of the plane. With each new indi-

vidual that Kaga fuses with, it grows by a 100 feet

in diameter. Currently, the Realm of Kaga is 160

miles in diameter.

• The Realm of Kaga is sentient and its characteris-

tics change only when the realm itself wishes it to.

Second, the Kaga feared it was too powerful for the

fledgling cult just freed from slavery to develop prop-

erly in its presence. Already the Kaga was worshiped

as a god by many tribes, and king and scholars alike

sought its wisdom for every serious problem. The

Kaga did not wish to form all cultures in its image,

or stifle their individual expressions and traditions.

Thus it withdrew, leaving just a handful of Children of

Kaga to carry on the tradition of service to the Kaga.

Once the nascent civilizations had developed into

unique cultural identities, and the Kaga had ordered

the energy within itself into the realm of Kaga, the

vast group-mind looked into the world once more. It

found, much to its disappointment, that the ideas of

tyranny and oppression had not gone away with the

The Kaga is a force no less vast and powerful than a

god, but it does not consider itself a divinity. It is, if

anything mortals can understand, a place. Thought not

of as a physical place, but a metaphysical one, which

some considered an after life. The Realm of Kaga is

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not heaven or hell, but it is the final resting place of

the Children of Kaga, thousands of which have served

it over the centuries. Magics able to take mortals to

different Realms can carry them to the Realm of Kaga

if one of three requirements is met. The traveler must

have been there before, be a Child of Kaga, or be able

to make a DC 30 Knowledge ( arcana ) or Knowledge

( the planes ) skill check to know of the location of the

Realm of Kaga and use plane shift or similar magic to

reach it.

materialize out of the liquid stuff of that pocket-

dimension to act as guards known as the Librex

Vardicar. These act like sorcerers or wizards of 9th-

18th level with the ghost template, good outsider type,

and one Arcus Omnex ( see the “Child of Kaga” pres-

tige class below ) for each spell level they are capable

of casting. A Librex Vardicar may be convinced to

help a polite petitioner seeking knowledge to help the

world, or to banish a lost traveler back to the mate-

rial plane. This banishing effect can be used at will

and negated with a successful Will save DC 24. If a

Librex Vardicar sees travelers in the Realm of Kaga

as a threat it attacks them. If it is destroyed, there is a

50% chance each hour than 1d4 more Librex Vardicar

appear and attack the offending party.

Because it is created of magic, knowledge and soul-

stuff, the Realm of Kaga has a very different envi-

ronment from the material plane. It is a vast space

of warm fluid, with neither a surface nor a bottom.

Movement through the Realm is accomplished by

force of will, with creatures gaining a fly move rate

equal to their Wisdom and Intelligence scores added

together with good maneuverability.

Fusing with the

Realm of Kaga

Any Child of Kaga or devote servant of Kaga who has

been heavily blessed by Kaga can elect to fuse with

the Realm of Kaga upon their death and some have

even been known to willingly do it before their natural

lifespan has ended. Fusing with the Realm of Kaga is

only possible for the Children of Kaga or those who

have sworn their lives to the ideals of the Kaga and

knowledge. It is left up to the GM’s discretion if a

character can or cannot fuse with and become a part

of the Realm of Kaga.

Magic works normally within the realm, but weapons

do not. Even magic weapons are completely unable to

do harm within the Realm of Kaga as the realm is one

of pure thought and magic. However, the very intent

to harm can deal damage. Any creature can make

a ranged touch attack against any target within 60

feet simply by focusing their desire to do harm. The

damage dealt on a successful touch attack is based on

the attacker’s Wisdom score, as determined below:

Damage By Wisdom

Wisdom Score Damage Dealt

1-4

1d4

The tenets of Kaga

The Realm of Kaga is sentient and places certain

beliefs and ideals before all others, expecting its

followers to lead by example and to honor the values

the realm promotes. The tenets of Kaga, as first

penned by the scholar and Child of Kaga, Varthas, are

as follows:

5-8

1d6

9-12

1d8

13-16

1d10

17-20

2d6

21-24

2d8

25-28

2d10

29+

2d12

• Love knowledge for the sake of knowledge and

understanding.

• Share all knowledge willingly and without

payment but do so only to those of goodly heart

and intent.

• Oppose slavery and tyranny at all costs. Use

force if necessary and cast out those who would

impede the freedom of others.

• All creatures have a right to knowledge and never

cloak the truth of lore behind the lies of deceit.

• Never squander magic for it is the lifeblood and

blessing of Kaga and should never be used trivi-

ally.

Any creature in the Realm of Kaga can attempt to

pluck knowledge from the raw stuff of the Realm.

This requires a Will save with the same DC as the

Knowledge check it would take to gain the sought

knowledge. On a failed check, the creature takes 1d4

Wisdom damage. This Wisdom loss may not be cured

by any means short of a wish or miracle spell while

the creature is in the Realm of Kaga, although it can

be cured through normal means once the creature has

left the Realm of Kaga.

Though no creature is “native” to the Realm of Kaga,

the spirits of past Children of Kaga do sometimes

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• Explore new realms and seek out new knowledge.

Never give up the opportunity to learn and experi-

ence something new.

• Aid those who are servants of the greater good for

they are the leaders of a better Exodus.

• Never forget the destruction and tyranny of the

First Ones for in the hearts of mortals, such

cruelty still lurks and only by learning from the

past can such selfish hatred be vanquished forever.

between two distance points. In this process, the

traveler will enter the corresponding arcane marking

by touching them in correct order then the gateway

entrance will open up a portal way to the location

accessed. If the traveler has the knowledge of the

correct gateway sequence and how to operate it, then

no skill check is required. If the traveler does not,

they must succeed on a Knowledge ( arcana ) check

( DC 25 ) to understand how the gateway works and

what locations it can transport them to. The traveler

must then succeed at a Use Magic Device check ( DC

25 ) to properly access the gateway. The gateway

entrance that is open will normally stay active for

10+D6 rounds or unless it is turn off by the gateway

entrance on either side of the travel location. Only

an object that can fit with in the space allotted in the

gateway entrance can pass through the entrance.

The Nexus Gateway:

Road Ways of Kaga

The Nexus Gateway is a network of teleportation

devices that exist over the world of Exodus to permit

individuals to travel great distances in a blink of an

eye and is tied directly to the Realm of Kaga. It is

Kaga’s gift to the world and it was first created and

instituted by the Children of Kaga after the war with

the First Ones.

Individual who enter into the gateway entrance are

immediately transporter to their desired location.

Individual can not “peek” their head through the

portal to observe what is going on before they step

through. The effect of the Nexus Gateway and the

gateway entrance are equal to a Greater Teleport spell

by a 19th level caster. Though normally not used for

interplanar travel, the gateway entrance can be modi-

fied with a Use Magic Device check ( DC 35 ) to be

used for planar travel.

The gateway entrances are uniformly an arch shaped

doorway with roughly a 15 to 20 foot diameter,

marked with various arcane marking equally spaced

on the outside of the entrances. The only real differ-

ence between the gateway entrances is the amount

of arcane symbols that are on them, which serve the

purpose of identifying each specific Nexus Gateway

and destination.

Anyone who uses a detect magic on a gateway

entrance will see that it radiates a strong transmuta-

tion aura strength which never seems to dissipate no

matter the length of time or the activity of the gateway

entrance.

Number of Gateways

In the world of Exodus there is an unknown amount

of gateway entrances that can access the Nexus

Gateway. Only the the Kaga truly knows how many

Nexus Gateways exist as they are all intimately

connected to the Realm but even the Children of

Kaga do not have access to this knowledge as there

are “unauthorized” gateways being created without

their blessing. Most “authorized” Gateway Entrances

are located in the larger cities and capital cities in the

world of Exodus.

Travel by the Nexus Gateway is only possible by

a gateway entrance. It is possible for a gateway to

“lock its gateway entrance”, preventing individuals for

entering or exiting from the chosen gateway entrance.

Normally there is no limit to the amount of individual

that can pass through a portal at any given time,

save by the amount of people that may physically fit

through the gate.

Gateway Operation

The operation of the Nexus Gateway and the gateway

entrance are built on the concept that the destination is

not fixed, but singled out when one gateway entrance

contacts another one. Each location on the Nexus

Gateway has a corresponding sequence of arcane

markings that determine the gateway entrance’s loca-

tion. The arcane symbols are the mechanics that the

gateway entrances use to make is possible to travel

Individual can bring through any object they can carry

through, but non-attended items, like an arrow fired

through the gateway entrance will just bounce off the

entrance. Constructs are unaffected by this effect and

not tried as “non-attended items”.

Cost of travel on the

Nexus Gateway

The cost to travel on the Nexus Gateway is expensive

and heavily regulated in each of the major cities of

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Exodus. The average cost for traveling on the Nexus

Gateway is 5 gp per 100 miles of distance but this

can easily increase or decrease, depending on the city.

The exact price is left up to the GM.

tion has different and unusual effects. Roll a d6

on the following chart to determine the gateway’s

malfunction:

Gateway Malfunctions

Die Roll Gateway Malfunction

1 Traveler is teleported to a random

location. ( GM’s choice ).

2 The gateway discharges a blast of

arcane energy ( 6d6 points of force

damage, Reflex DC 17 for half

damage ).

3 All magical items that the traveler

is wearing are subject to a mage’s

disjunction spell.

4 Gateway ceases to function for 1d6

days.

5 The gateway polymorphs the trav-

eler into the last creature that passed

through the gate successfully.

6 Traveler is plane shifted to the Astral

Plane.

Creating a Gateway

Nexus Gateways can only be created by mages who

have access to the “Craft Nexus Gateway” feat (see

below) or the Children of Kaga who are petitioned

by the Kaga to craft the Gateways on its behalf.

Crafting a Nexus Gateway on behalf of the Kaga

only requires the “Craft Wondrous Item” feat and the

plane shift spell. Crafting the Gateway on behalf of

the Kaga costs 50,000 gold pieces, 1,000 experience

points (half of the normal 2,000 experience point

cost is paid by Kaga, as the realm is sanctioning the

gateway’s creation), and takes fifty days to complete.

Otherwise, the rules for creating new Nexus Gateways

are outlined in the “Craft Nexus Gateway” feat.

Destroying or Closing a

Gateway

A Gateway entrance, once established, cannot simply

be destroyed by any physical means. Only specific

spells can disrupt or destroy a Nexus Gateway. Mage’s

Disjunction can destroy a gateway entrance unless the

entrance can make a successful Will save ( The Nexus

Gateway has a Will save modifier of +10 ). The only

other spell that will directly affect a gateway entrance

is dispel magic. A dispel magic ( caster level check

against DC 35 ) will cause the gateway entrance to

stop functioning for 1d6 rounds.

Prestige Classes

For centuries, the followers of Kaga have developed

new abilities and professions that allow them to better

serve Kaga. Whether through lore, magic, or fist, the

servants of Kaga strive to better the world through

the spread of knowledge and the virtues of the Kaga.

Below are three new prestige classes that are designed

to give the players and the GM new options for

creating characters who have direct ties to the Realm

of Kaga.

A gateway entrance can be “locked” ( caster level

check against DC 30 ) by the individuals using that

entrance at that location.

Hidden Gateways

While there are large numbers of known and docu-

mented gateway entrances on Exodus, there are

several others that are what people would consider

to be “hidden” or not normally accessible. These

entrances at on time or another may have been stable

portals for the Nexus Gateway, but over time the loca-

tions have been lost, the gateway entrances at those

locations dismantled or just undiscovered.

Child of Kaga

A Child of Kaga is a scholar, mystic, spy, sage, and

when need arises a warrior, though their weapons

are cunning and magic, rather than shield and blade.

A master of powerful magic, a Child of Kaga’s

mastery comes from great flexibility and knowledge.

Constantly striving to learn as much as possible, the

Child of Kaga spreads his studies very widely. His

greatest power, the Arcus Omnes, gives him great

breadth of power but little depth. A Child of Kaga

must constantly pace himself, never allowing his

magic powers to run dry.

Malfunctioning Gateway

Entrances

On some rare occasions due to unknown reasons or

forces, a gateway entrance will malfunction and not

operate correctly. Using the entrance that is malfunc-

Children of Kaga are often court wizards and advi-

sors, traveling mystics, adventuring champions, and

revered sages. They are famous for being able to put

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