Genin is also linked to the trail through his legendary encounter with a demon that plagued villages up and down its length. The tale is widely known and many villages claim the story as their own.Chanakur is said to have been a foul and evil creature who reveled in bringing tragedy to the lives of common folk. The few who lived to tell of seeing the beast described it as being tall and hairless, with five horns upon its head and three razor-sharp claws on each of four limbs. Chanakur weighed as much as two men and was as strong as three. He had a mighty appetite and liked nothing better than manflesh.

Esenor is the seat of Clan Tesla, who hold their lands from the Earls of Neph. It is a small but wealthy barony with rich soils and lush meadows. Located in the kingdom’s peaceful heartland, the keep’s holders have focused on aesthetics and comfort rather than the ability to withstand attack or siege.

Sir Kisan Tesla, 48, has been baron since his father’s death in 700. A shrewd negotiator and brilliant intriguer, he has numerous friends and contacts in the royal court, the Laranian Church, and the powerful guilds of mercantylers and clothiers. The proximity to Kaldor’s halls of power makes Esenor a discreet hub for influential power brokers.

Enter the dramatic world of Richard the Lionheart with this historically accurate and detailed role playing aid.  Set in the year 1190, Lionheart includes a large, accurate color map, historical, political, and cultural notes, and an extensive gazetteer.

It is January 1, 1190. Richard Plantagenet is the mightiest king in Christendom, nobles vie to increase their power, tensions simmer beneath the cover of an alliance with the king of France, and the Third Crusade against the Saracen has begun.

This is the world of Lionheart. A world where good and evil are seldom clearly defined; where priests are sometimes corrupt and venal, and chivalric knights are often brutal and evil killers.