Welcome to The Vorydian Chronicles: A Knights of QQ Production
The game and website are still under development. We will be making periodic updates as we develop our rich and in-depth game world and mechanics. Look forward to the publication of our Rules Book and Lore Book once we are ready to launch.
We now have scheduled Event Dates! Please check out our Event Dates link to see a schedule of when and where our events will be held!
In the mean time, please feel free to sign up for the site and check out our forums and FAQ section. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line via the Contact Us link or post on the forums.
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The Vorydian Chronicles Volume I: Dawn of Heroes
“I pen my words here, gentle reader, so that future generations may learn from the ever-growing past. Some of these words will fill your soul with hope and inspiration. Some will drag on your heart with sadness and despair. Yet all things must be told in order for a History to be credible.
Know that it is the Dawn of Heroes, as the hope of the Kalaron Alliance and the future dawns in the new kingdom of Vorydia. So many records have been lost to us through the skeins of time and war that I pray Cadence be merciful with our legacy. Civilizations have risen and fallen with nothing but their dust to tell us they were ever here. Alliances thought unshakable in their oaths grow as weak as fragile blooms in an early frost. Technological marvels of bygone days astound our most brilliant engineers. Stories of the feats of magic in the tales of the past baffle the most competent of Magi. I hope to the gods that my works will shed a light for the future that we today are lacking. May that light endure the ages and preserve our own small knowledge for our children. Perhaps one day we will regain what we have lost. It is said in song and legend that Rowanon lies at the crossroads of Existence and that the heavens of the gods themselves encircle us in the great dance of stars. This may be so, for none can doubt that our gods look upon us constantly. Their presence and blessings in all our lives are felt in even the smallest of things.
Rowanon is a world which is steeped in the Arcane, divine whims and the perseverance of its inhabitants. From the miraculous mechanical devices of the Engineers, to the astounding powers of the Magi, to the Priestly arts of worship, to the heroic prowess of arms and dexterity - the flow of power touches us all. It is a world which thrives on diversity and invention. The ingenuity and drive of the people I share this world with never ceases to amaze me or fill my heart with hope for the future no matter what trials it may bring.
Yet our world is also one of conflict and empires divided by the expanse of seas and mountains and the ideologies of men. The Kalaron Alliance in all its glory populates the west just as the dark cloud of the Vasilican Dominion lies far to the east. Though many kingdoms and cultures are spread throughout Rowanon, know that these two great powers are where most of the history of our times lay and war is a constant thing. If it is not our mortal conflicts that drench the battlefields in blood then it is the struggle against the aberrations and monsters of the world that keeps us on our guard…”
- Excerpt from The Dawn of Heroes by Lillian Cromwell -
For hundreds of years the kingdoms of Kalaron Alliance have stood defiant and strong against the conquering tyranny of the Vasilican Dominion. Vorydia is the first kingdom founded collectively by the free nations of the Alliance. By the will of the gods, it would be a hope for the future and a testament to the unity of the Alliance itself.
The conflict between the Kalaron Alliance and Vasilica has grown quiet in recent history. Reports of a massive religious civil war within the Dominion have all but halted its aggressive push towards world domination. Some kingdoms have left the Alliance, believing that the trend of security and peace will continue. They believe that perhaps the mad Vasilicans and their ruler, the Domina Selene Evainne, have finally conquered enough.
However, just as the memory of the last major battle against the Dominion had started to fade into history, news from across the sea brought reports of the unexplored northern continent of Tristas and Vasilican warships off of its southeastern-most coast. The Regent of the Kalaron Alliance - Celewyn Arcelon, and the council of Alliance kingdoms knew that the western territory of Tristas must be claimed and secured before Vasilica drew closer.
The Alliance sent Maximillian Aquilon of Medonia, and six nobles each representing a kingdom of the Alliance who dedicated themselves to the claiming of Tristas. They were to carve out a new kingdom - Vorydia.
It has been twenty years since the first cohort made landfall upon the southern shores of Tristas. King Maximillian leads the ongoing establishment of his beloved Vorydia and hopes to thwart the Dominion if they ever dare reach as far as his borders. The call of adventure and glory in Vorydia echoed across the Kalaron Alliance, to join King Maximillian, and from all corners of the known world came those who would answer. Will you be among them?
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The Vorydian Chronicles is a live action role playing game, also known as a LARP, based in the northern New Jersey (NJ) area. Though our LARP is based in northern New Jersey (NJ), our event camp locations are easily accessible by live action role players, also known as LARPers, from Pennsylvania (PA), central and southern New Jersey (NJ), New York (NY), and Connecticut (CT). We anticipate our LARP to be frequented by LARPers from New York City (NYC), New York (NY); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA); Bergen County, New Jersey (NJ); Essex County, New Jersey (NJ); Monmouth County, New Jersey (NJ); Hudson County, New Jersey (NJ); Warren County, New Jersey (NJ); and Ocean County, New Jersey (NJ). However, we wish to expand our LARP to encompass as many territories as possible. Our first goal is to expand more into the Pennsylvania (PA) areas and then into New York (NY) state. Eventually, our goal is to have events running in every state.
Our LARP setting is a unique blend of High Fantasy and Steampunk and is set in the rich and intriguing world of Rowanon. On this world, the multitudes of kingdoms, races, organizations, religions, and cultures weave a diverse stage for intrigue and adventure. The focus of our story is the kingdom of Vorydia - a place where imagination is as limitless and unpredictable as the future. Vorydia calls to all those seeking adventure!
Administered by a dedicated staff, the Vorydian Chronicles has an ever-expanding rules system and game world that offers over twenty different races, fifteen different classes, and an innovative craftsman profession system that includes Engineers and Doctors.
However, The Vorydian Chronicles is much more than a standard High Fantasy or Steampunk LARP. The Vorydian Chronicles is owned and operated by a New Jersey (NJ) based business known as the Knights of QQ, LLC. Where many LARPs are run by individuals or Boy Scout venture groups, this LARP is not. It is the goal of the Knights of QQ, LLC to bring the best LARPing experience possible to role playing gamers that are both new to LARPs and to role playing gamers that are experienced LARPers. The Vorydian Chronicles is the reality of that goal being attained. It is also our goal to expand our LARP to encompass an increasingly wider area including multiple events per month set in the diverse locations of our in-game fantasy world.
Our LARP is also unique in that it offers a wondrous blend of themes. High Fantasy role playing, science fiction (sci-fi or scifi) role playing, and Steampunk role playing are all part of what the Vorydian Chronicles as a LARP has to offer. Steampunk in the Vorydian Chronicles LARP is very heavily emphasized and blended beautifully with an equal emphasis on High Fantasy and Magic. Our Steampunk also borderlines on Science Fiction for those role playing gamers on the other side of the spectrum.
We encourage you to explore our website, join our forums and community, and ask us questions. LARPing is a great experience, as are all forms of role playing, and we want to share our community with as many people as possible!