Far to the East, across the blasted wastelands, across the abyss, is a nation that most residents of the Iron Kingdoms have never even heard of. Its people are proud, driven by their understanding of honour to be the very best they can be in an effort to save their eternal souls from damnation… and at the same time, they are a cruel, callous, vicious people who consider all other species to be lesser, worthy only of enslavement, experimentation and worse.
The first expansion for the Iron Kingdoms: Unleashed RPG opens up the Skorne Empire, and may Menoth have mercy on our souls…
What I love about Iron Kingdoms: Unleashed is that creating a character in the world beyond national borders is unique. I found it fascinating how the game illustrates both appreciable limitations and flexibility in discussing players’ identities. It’s different than in the Iron Kingdoms. There, a Cygnaran or Llaelese person might be able to make a life for themselves in Khador or the Protectorate. The cultural differences might make it a rough transition, but what it represents is the cultural shift in our world known as cosmopolitanism. “Universal people” transcended borders to become men and women of the world.
