Rafia

Of Horsemen and Falconers

A people who survive off the land and rely mostly on their horses and falcons. Their powerful calvary are renowned for their resilience and fierce fighting maneuverability. The horses are used en masse during battle, and make short work of their enemies. More recently their falconers have risen in number. They are used to silently observe their domain, and to warn of impending danger.

The Rafian people are frequently at war with the Desert Elves. They tend to go back and forth between tense peace times and outright battles.

Royalty of Rafia King Thelis and Queen Renia rule over Rafia. A brave, proud people.

The Goblin-Powered Attempted Takeover:

The Order begins to suspect that people of Rafia were blindsided by an attempted coup against the royal leadership. The plot centered around Queen Renia, and the Order still has little understanding of how it began. Her curse, instead of pushing Thelis to war against the Desert Elves, propelled him to for the Cour of Riders and to consult the Order's advice and assistance.

The goblin emmissaries in Castle Hasufel are met with hostility from the Order. In the town, they encounter representatives from the Bonecutters: Sarx (chief lawyer), Biter  (admin assistant), Zet  (PR man), Jimmy  (lawyer), and Lula (Lawyer).  The goblins attempt to reason with the Order of the Seven, and note that one of their member has turned tail to never return (Alba), the other is a Necropolis priestess (Lucretia) who is likely behind the plot to assassinate Renia and weaken Rafian influence. They are offering their assistance on behalf of The Goblin City of Quintessence to King Thelis and wish to bury the hatchet with the Order. Instead, the Order bury their own hatchets in the goblins, stealing a birefcase they seemed intent on protecting. It contained a map of Quintessence, a map of the Rafian castle, and a sealed letter sealed with the symbol of King Broggath: a crowned skull within a circle. Using a magical tattoo on one of the dead goblins, the seal is opened and the letter reveals the coup for the group, confirming their suspcicions.

Only one of the goblin team eludes them as far as they know, a mysterious, well-armed bounty hunter accompanied by a massive wolf and three goblin dogs. Mug Dar deceives him by giving over the stolen briefcase without the documentation it came with and does not see him again.