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A Soldier's Guide to the Infinite Sea
A) Trade and Commerce: A description of the major trade routes in the Infinite Sea, as well as an overview of which power imports and exports what, and how this shapes their foreign policy.
B) Garing, Gutierrez, and Truscott - A History: A brief history of GG&T, from its humble beginnings during the Petty Kingdoms era, through its establishment as a major armsmaking firm during the Wars of Unification, to its current status as the Unified Kingdom's largest gunmaker.
C) Antagia's Rebellion: An overview of the last years of the Octovian Empire, the rising of the houses of Antagia and Khorobirit, and the final fall of the Heirs of Saint Stanislaus.
D) The Saintly Martyrs: An overview of the worship of the Saints in the Northern Kingdoms, including biographies of selected Sainted Martyrs, iconography, and cosmology.
E) The Curtain of Storms - A Primer: Very little is known about the Curtain of Storms, mostly because there have been no successful attempts to explore it. This pamphlet, printed by the Halford Foundation, ties together shards of fact with webs of speculation, but that is more than what most can offer.
F) Old Calligia - What We Know: The Kian poet J'eanne Lieux once said that "The only thing we know about Old Calligia are the lies". While not entirely true, very little of the long-gone northern realm has survived. This essay from the University of San'heu attempts to put together the pieces.
G) Warfare Then and Now: A relatively broad overview of the history of war and warfare in the Infinite Sea, taken from a part of a Callindrian children's book.
H) Edmund Garing, In His Own Words: An autobiographical account of the junior partner of GG&T, edited by the Countess of Welles for her report on the War in Antar.
I) Instructions to Traders and Travellers (Pt 3): The third part of a series of pamphlets issued by the Takaran Ministry of Barbarian Affairs, this one covering some of the minor powers in the Infinite Sea, including Azulae, Callindria, and Rathkurin.
J) A Selection of the Unified Kingdom's Noble Houses: Consisting of entries from Fernandescourt's Great Armourial, this article would offer short histories and profiles of relatively minor baronial houses, much like that of the player character of the Dragoon Saga.
K) The Family Merger: A satirical engraving mocking the intricate and labyrinthine procedures behind the process of merging two powerful noble houses through marriage, complete with annotations.
L) Clerks and Commoners: Selections from a children's book written for the scions of the Tierran nobility, meant as their first real education in the classes and dynamics of the Baneless classes.
M) Intelligence Assessment - the 4th Duke of Cunaris: An Imperial Intelligence dossier collating basic information about Sir Johannes d'al Findlay, 4th Duke of Cunaris.
N) Tierra - Her Peoples and History: A "brief" overview of Tierra's ethnic groups, and how they have influenced Tierran history since the days of first settlement.
O) A Report on Tutors and Tutelage: Commissioned by the Royal University of Aetoria, this report investigates the education baneblooded children receive before they are admitted to the University itself.
P) Intelligence Assessment - Royal Tierran Intelligence: An Imperial Intelligence report on the capabilities of its Tierran counterpart.
Q) A Call to Arms to the Faithful of the Tree: A religious tract summarising the worship of the Tree of Life, and calling for a renewed age of religious devotion in an age of Takaran secularism.
R) The Compleat Knight: A somewhat tongue-in-cheek guide to the behaviours expected of a Knight of the Red.
S) Enemies of the Realm - A Catalogue of Ruin: An... overly partisan pamphlet distributed in secret in the streets of Aetoria, describing the state of the Cortes, and describing certain of its most influential members in less-than-flattering terms.
T) Addendum: The Army Under Peacetime Conditions: An addendum to Countess Welles unfinished report on the Dozen Years' War, recounting the state of the Tierran Army during times of peace.
An Adventurer's Guide to the Fledgling Realms
1) Duke Leofric of Kendrickstone: A brief biography of the Duke of Kendrickstone's life, including his time as an adventurer.
2) Who is William of Hallowford?: A collection of rumours, conjectures, and investigative reports on the figure of William of Hallowford, and his origins.
3) Wars of the Fledgling Realms: An overview of several armed conflicts between the powers of the Fledgling Realms.
4) The Iron Marches: An overview of the Iron Marches, the mostly-untamed land beyond the settled regions of the east coast.
5) A Map of the Fledgling Realms: An annotated map of the Fledgling Realms, the Island-Cities, as well as Northern Korilandis, and the eastern hinterlands of the Nizam-i-Khazar.