Bralspace Almanac

The following is a short listing of the major bodies in Bralspace.  It is
designed for use by players,  and so leaves a lot of detail for the DM to
fill in later.  For those interested there is a map available in gif or
PICT format (please specify).  The map can only be obtained if a message is
sent to me via private email.  This map is revised from my previous
Bralspace map, showing the new planets,  and has a simple map of a
hemisphere of the planet Spiral.


Bralspace
(aka Spiralspace to the Elves)

Primary, "Sun":
Size C Spherical firebody
        Bralspace's primary is a fairly standard fireworld,  it is not as
bright as some,  such that its light does not cause any penalties for orcs,
goblins or other mildly photophobic creatures.  Those with more advanced
photophobia, such as drow,  are affected as by standard suns.

Shipwrecker:
Size B Spherical Earthbody
        Shipwrecker is a small planet,  only about 90 miles across.  It is
covered in forests and mountains,  about 50% of the planet is a stormy
ocean.  The planet is inhabited by goblins and harpies,  as well as
"normal" mountainous and forest animals.
        Wrighters,  a small colony town, is controled by the Rock.  About
half the town is dedicated to a ship building operation run by  Bral's
Shipwrights' Guild,  the rest is devoted to adventurers and miners.  A few
years ago gold was discovered in the mountains inland from town.  This
resulted in a gold rush which has still not completely abated, despite the
relatively poor finds.  This gold rush ignited a long simmering guerilla
conflict between the local goblin tribes and the lumberers of Bral.  The
goblins were defeated and forced deeper back into the mountains.
        Shipwrecker is named after a minor sea goddess worshipped by the
goblins of the planet.  Her goblin name,  Latanuut ("Undernight"),  was
dropped by some humans and demihumans who took up her worship as a way of
preventing the many shipwrecks she is said to cause on the planet.  The
goblins themselves continue to worship her,  and are spelljamming aware,
though not spelljamming capable.  Prince Andru has forbidden trade with the
goblins of Shipwrecker,  something even the Arcane have not violated for
fear of losing access to one of wildspace's most active ports.

Minial's Arch
Size B Spherical earthbody
        This small,  wooded planet is an elven colony world.  The
inhabitents, a tribe of displaced Gruagach who have been on this planet now
for at least a millenia,  refuse to speak with outsiders concerning their
past.  It is unknown where they came from,  or why they choose to colonize
this world.  The tribe is incredibly insular,  even by gruagach standards.
The Imperial Elven Fleet is not welcome here,  though a courtsey
ambassodership is maintained by the tribes ruling council of elders.  The
grugach maintain no (known) jammers,  and the numerous clans which make up
the tribe live a nomadic lifestyle, travelling on before they begin to
strain the delicate local ecologies.  The planets wildlife are said to be
exceptionally dangerous,  "giant" versions of the more normal animals are
the norm.  Cave Bears,  for instance, are present in numbers, but black
bears are unknown.

Numeliador
Size B Cluster earthbody
        This small elven colony is located on a "live" world,  a cluster of
astroids are joined together by a plant of unknown origin.  This world
supports a varied ecological system,  and is inhabited by elves of nearly
every variety.  This small colony is focused on a single "tree" town with
an associated spelljammer dock and the same name as the planet.  The elves
here are all refugees from other spheres.  They are a tired, cynical,  and
proud lot.  The Imperial fleet maintains a small garrison in the town,  and
a man-o-war is often nearby,  but "Imperial" involvement is not desired by
the inhabitents,  who are a fiercely independent group.  A small amount of
trade is carried with vessels of the Sindiath line,  but the colony is
essentially self-sufficient.

Spiral
Size C Spherical earthbody
        A former elven colony,  this planet was conquered by the Scro
Tarantula Fleet in 5043 OC.  Since the naval actions of that year,  which
resulted in the destruction of the Tarantula fleet and the near destruction
of the IEN Spiralspace fleet Spiral has been the center of a vicious,  low
intenisty conflict between the humanoids,  the natives of Spiral, and the
IEN.
        Spiral,  a small world,  was always the focus for the Imperial
Elven navy in this sphere,  elves have always term the sphere
"Spiralspace".  The planet is dominated by polar seas and an equatorial
ocean which forms an unbroken band around its center.  Strangely curving
rivers lead between this ocean and the polar water bodies.  The dry ground
was dominated by old mountains and thick evergreen forests.  A pleasent
world whose few monsters had been driven into the remote corners of the
world, Spiral had been inhabited by high elves, humans,  and a few dwarf
clans.  All living under the rulership of the elven House of Spiral.  The
Imperial Elven Fleet for this system had been headquartered in the Crown of
Correlon,  an elven station orbiting Spiral,  though under the command of
Admiral Cirathorn the bulk of the fleet had shifted Bral due to the
Admiral's personality conflicts with House Spiral.
        Today, the elven, human, and dwarven natives of the planet have
been driven to the least hospitable regions.  Spiral's cities and towns are
now inhabited by goblins, orcs, and their slaves and the Crown of Correlon
is now controlled by the Scro.  The Scro maintain a small but disciplined
fleet from this base,  and the humanoid tribes of Spiral have small fleets
of their own as well (no one is entirely certain of the numbers).  The
current Scro commander is apparently one Admiral Dushgoi,  Prince Andru has
negotiated a peace through him between the Scro and the Rock.  The IEN is
of course far from pleased,  but are currently in no position to challenge
this either legally or with force.

Rock of Bral
Size A Irregular earthbody
        This famous astroid city is well detailed in SJR5 Bralspace and the
original SJ boxed set.  The city is within a small, unnamed field of
perhaps 30 other astroids.  Bral claims soveriegnity over all of them,
though most are useless except for mining.  Many nobles and merchant houses
of the Rock own these astroids,  most sit seemingly abandoned.

Gods' Marbles
Size A irregular earthbodies
        This astroid field,  inhabited by Rock Hoppers,  is rich in the
animal life of wildspace.  Virtually every known wildspace animal species
can be found somewhere amongst this tight group of over 100 astroids of
various sizes.  Scavver,  delphinids, astroid spiders,  and zard,
especially inhabit this field.  The native Rock Hoppers normally live off
of the scavver schools,  but occasional pods of kindori within the field
provide a supplement to their diet.  the ecology of these field is possible
primarily through the large amounts of infinity vine scattered throughout.

Grainfields
Size A irregular earthbodies
        This large astroid group holds several farming astroids owned and
operated by Merchant Houses of Bral (Houses Moune,  Kullek,  and Daxault).
For this reason priveteers and ships of the Royal Bralian Navy are often
found within,  hunting for pirate groups and making sure none of the
astorids become isolated enough to make a tempting target for pirates.  The
field is composed of approx. 50 astroids and it's rumoured that ghost ships
and undead vessels haunt the deeper regions of Grainfields.

Ironpiece
Size C coin shaped earthbody  (approx 390 miles across)
        A gnomish colony world,  Ironpiece is carefully avoided by most
other spelljammers,  despite the fact that it is inhabited by forest and
rock gnomes as well as the more common (in wildspace) tinker gnomes.  Since
the Battle of Ironpiece in 5043 OC the gnomes have been engaged in a
strenuous arms building program, convinced that the scro intend to conquer
their planet next.  The Spudnik I Space Superiority Fighter is one of that
buildup's results.  Many of these little spellfighters now defend Port
Walkaway,  the primary naval port on the planet.

In addition there are literally thousands of small planetoids inhabited by
virtually every known space going species.  These are all in regular orbits
around the primary.
Bralspace is rather small,  Ironpiece,  the furthest planet out,  is about
10 days travel from the sphere,  and 10 days travel from the primary.  No
planet in the sphere is ever more than 20 days from any other,  regardless
of current orbital position.

Bibliography:
SJR5 Rock of Bral
Spelljammer Boxed Set
_The Maelstrom's Eye_ Book 3 of the Cloakmaster Cycle
"Shipwrecker" Module Role Aids #712
SJR 8 Space Lairs
1st Spelljammer MC Appendix

"We look on the same stars,  the sky is common,  the same world surrounds
us.  What difference does it make by what pains each seeks the truth?  We
can not attain to so great a secret by one road..."
Symmachus,  "Memorial on the Occasion of the Removal of the Altar of
Victory from the Senate House" (392 AD)

westermeyer.3@???.edu
Paul Westermeyer
Phd Student, History, Ohio State University
Adjunct Faculty, Humanities Department, Columbus State Community College


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