(Selected Excerpts from the Yodotai section of the LBS RPG)
The Yodotai originate from a land far to the west of the Emerald Empire. The Yodotai Empire is a vast and powerful nation intent on the idea that they are directed by divine mandate to rule over all lands that exist. Over the past thousand years [...]

(Selected Excerpts from the Assassin section of the LBS RPG)
The Jewel of the Desert is a place of sublime beauty, but beauty often conceals a heart of terrible violence. For over three centuries, the Children of the Mountain have served as a constant reminder of this truth. Few residents of Medinaat al-Salaam rivaled the Immortal [...]

(Selected Excerpts from the Ashalan section of the Legend of the Burning Sands RPG)
Long seen as both protectors and progenitors by the people of Medinaat al-Salaam, the Ashalan are an enigma to the people of the Burning Sands as well as to those of the Emerald Empire. A long-lived race whose nature borders on the [...]

(Selected Excerpts from the Ra’Shari section of the Legend of the Burning Sands RPG)
Outside Medinaat al-Salaam, observers occasionally see a small parade of wagons, drawn by horse, camel, or both, seemingly poorly adapted for a nomad’s life in the desert, but still rolling in from the deep desert, narrow banners tugged by the desert wind. [...]

(Selected Excerpt from the Ashalan chapter of the Legend of the Burning Sands RolePlaying Game)
Item: Khadja
Traditionally, only the ruling Council of Twelve used khadja, but over the last century many of the Ashalan warriors have taken to using the weapon. Like many uniquely Ashalan weapons, the khadja is named for the first wielder. Khadja was [...]

(Selected Excerpts from the Jackals section of the Legend of the Burning Sands RPG)
Until the Awakening and their ill-fated alliance with the jinn Kaleel, the Jackals relished their reputation as the terror of Medinaat al-Salaam. A cult originally formed from would-be members of the Order of the Ebon Hand who had failed the Test of [...]

Among the people of the desert, Curses can be as fearsome as warrior with a scimitar. Beware the old Ra’shari woman giving you the “evil eye”, as it may cost you your life in the time to come!
(Excerpt from the Medinaat al-Salaam section of the LBS RPG)
Curses
The opposite of Blessings, Curses draws forth the potential [...]

(Selected Excerpts from the Medinaat al Salaam section of the Legend of the Burning Sands RPG)
Learning again flourishes in Medinaat al-Salaam, with the doors of the Qabal Stronghold open to all who wish to learn. Even the Ashalan sometimes visit the Stronghold to share their esoteric knowledge. Most members of the Qabal enjoy their positions [...]

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To the north of the Emerald Empire, there lies a mysterious land called the Burning Sands. In an extraordinary city known as the Jewel of the Desert, great empires clash and deadly intrigues abound.
To the rest of the Empire the Burning Sands are a gaijin enigma, but as the exile of [...]

(Selected Excerpts from the Ebonite section of the Legend of the Burning Sands RPG)
The Order of the Ebon Hand, more commonly called the Ebonites by most denizens of Medinaat al-Salaam, are something of an oddity even among the wildly varied cultures of the Burning Sands. They are an exceptionally diverse organization that holds allegiance to [...]