Mailanka's Musings

 I've wanted to explore the world of Xen  with its genetic engineering and its cloned nobility for a long time.  It's the sort of wo...

Psi-Wars has three major branches of humanity.  The branch from whence came the psychic elites and space knight aristocracy were the descend...

I had originally intended to release this with the release of the Maradonian Noble background lens, but it's the end of the month, and I...

Patrons of the Companion ($5+) and higher tier sometimes get to vote on some critical aspect of the Psi-Wars setting.  Nearly two years ago,...

Kusari Kain Era: War of the Four Houses True Destiny: The Faithful Hound The Akashic Order struggled to integrate House Kain, and woul...

Esau Elegans Era: Rise of Alexus True Destiny: Left-Handed Fool The founder of House Elegans troubled the Akashic Order and they’ve st...

House Grimshaw Ancestor Veneration Tae Grimshaw Era: The Eternal Empire Destiny: Aristocratic Inquisitor Tae Grimshaw first gained t...

Sissi Sabine Era: Rise of Alexus Destiny: the Faithful Princess The Akashic Order holds Sissi Sabine up as the ultimate example that a...

Like gargoyles, the images of the devils of Persephone haunt the temples of the Akashic Order, acting as symbolic guardians against unwort...

In August, I introduced you to four houses, and gave my $5+ Patrons the opportunity to vote on the mysterious fifth house, an outsider to th...

Hello, dear patrons!  A few weeks ago I offered a poll on House Alexus.  I have the r esults of that poll up now.  It's not a full writ...

Not every house is going to use psionic powers, especially if we're looking at houses that joined the Empire later.  Cybernetics seems l...

I wanted to show that not all houses descend from the most ancient of bloodlines.  Sometimes, a businessman marries into a family, or conq...

Tools of House Elegans Elegans Background Options: Given the difficult situation of Elegans, you may instead take the Outcast or Wandere...

Early on, I had realized I couldn't make every house a major power house.  After all, the Empire had gutted many Houses, so I needed a...

An emperor to an eternal empire, at least The Eternal Emperor, Rulers of the Alexian Empire, the Lords of Maradon.  The House of Alexus ...

I wanted to take the opportunity to stop and address something I had essentially ignored over the creation of the entire Alliance: they use ...

If House Sabine was the aristocracy at its most egalitarian, I wanted a house that represented the elitism inherent in aristocracy.  I wan...