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Encyclopedia > Barsaive

Barsaive is the setting for the FASA Role-playing game Earthdawn. The region of Barsaive corresponds roughly to the area around modern-day Ukraine. This article is about the role-playing game company. ... A role-playing game (RPG) is a type of game in which players assume the roles of characters and collaboratively create narratives. ... It has been suggested that Windling be merged into this article or section. ...


Before the Scourge Barsavie was one of the provinces of the Theran Empire, but in the current game time it is an independent entity, divided into many factions. A scourge (from the Italian scoriada, ultimately from the Latin excoriare [to flay] and corium [skin]), comprises a whip or lash, especially one used for the infliction of corporal punishment. ... This article is about political regions. ...


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Earthdawn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (742 words)
The primary setting of Earthdawn is Barsaive, a former province of the Theran Empire.
Barsaive is a region of city-states, independent from the Therans since the dwarven Kingdom of Throal led a rebellion against their former overlords.
The Theran presence in Barsaive has been limited to a small part of south-western Barsaive, based around the magical fortress of Sky Point.
Map of Barsaive (1645 words)
Barsaive is based on the Volga River basin.
The dwarf kingdom of Throal is the foremost nation in Barsaive; it is orderly, with a lot of high and low culture, and well taxed.
Vivane is the Theran Capitol of Barsaive, regardless of the fact that Thera's domination only goes as far as the Delaris Mountains and the Twilight Peaks.
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