Welcome to Tales of Kailani, a fantasy TTRPG Setting inspired by South East Asia (SEA) and Pacific Island (PI) cultures. The setting exploers the many islands of Kailani, where the stars in the sky meets with the horizon of the ocean. The people often believe they are children of the stars and water, and worship and celebrate their three core gods: Ma-Ona, the mother of the ocean, her sister Sa-Ona, the mother of stars, and O-Pau, Ma-Ona's husband, the father of home and hearth.
This setting is designed to be compatible with DND and Pathfinder in mind, but those who are clever may find use in other TTRPG systems.
We take the familiar races and vibes of traditional DnD and retextualize them in this new islander setting. Real world cultures have been studied to give enthusiastic roleplayers am authetinc breath of fresh air away from typical European forests and castles, and instead offers an islander lifestyle full of friendly faces, megafauana dangers, and dark secrets that lurk underneath the detphs of the ocean waves.
The writer is an avid roleplayer who has found the repetitive use of a Medival Europe backdrop to now be a bit boring, and wishes to emphasize other cultures they do not see often enough. Authentic representation of cultures less in the spotlot is important. If you like what you see, please consider donating to the creator's Ko-Fi for more frequent updates and a chance to see the next setting, Tales of Sanjivneet, become alive as well.
The following is a work-in-progress list of currently worked on potentially playable and non-playable races. Unfortunately, there are no dragonborn in this setting. They have been instead replaced with unique lizardfolk with a variety of morphs/traits for player customization.
Names in paranthesis indicate a temporary name/working name. Most names not finalized.
| Name | Race | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human | Human | Humans are common in the islands of Kailani, and have Filipino inspiration when it comes to their culture. They are friendly and charitable people. | Confirmed, Playable |
| (Children of the Sea) | Elf | Sea Elves are partially inspired by Korean pearl divers and have a symbiotic relationship with te Maia. Enjoy benefits for swimming and constitution. | Confirmed, Playable |
| (n/a) | Half-Elf | Half elves are the children of elves and humans. | Confirmed, Playable |
| Te Maia | Lizardfolk | Te Maia are lizardfolk inspired by the Maori. They embody the warrior spirit and wear tattoos. They pride in the strength of their hospitality and community. Choose a morph to better your abilies on land or in the sea. | Confirmed, Playable |
| (Abyssal/Deep Sea Tieflings) | Tiefling | Abyssal Tieflings are a visually monstrous race with deep sea inspiration. Some may appear more human-like, but with uncanny features. Choose a morph to gain abilities while potentially gaining fearsome or uncanny traits. | Confirmed, Playable |
| (Star Touched) | Aasimar | Aasimar are inspired by the cosmos rather than divinity. Many have physical marks (like birthmarks) or impairments (like vitiligio or albinoism) due to their overload to the magic of starlight. Choose a trait to showcase your auspiciousness or gain abilities that may challenge your roleplay. | Confirmed, Playable |
| n/a | Kobold | Kobolds are scrappy, voracious for adventure, and love challenges. The megafauna on their island didn't (or couldn't) kill them, and they have developed a sport of using their favored boomerangs in increasingly wildier challenges. Aussie inspo. | New/WIP, Playable |
| n/a | Harengon/ Rabbitfolk | Striped Sumatran Rabbit race. They are largely nocturnal and typically shy of others, but will fiercely fight and protect their community and friends. | New/WIP, Playable |
| n/a | Crabfolk/ Crab People | Scavengers, these folks often rummage through shipwrecks and abandoned houses/towns, looking to build their own homes and shells. They tend not to speak to outsiders, and have had scuffles with others in the past due to their scavenging nature. | New/WIP |
| n/a | Earth Genasi | Defenders of the realm. Practice Muay Thai. | New/WIP |
| n/a | Water Genasi | n/a. | New/WIP |
These races, while playable, are not originally from Kailani and are from Sanjivneet, a continent to the North East. They are travellers, and seek to explore or settle in the Kailani area. You can consider them "preview" races for that (potential future) content.
| Name | Race | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Halffling | n/a | Confirmed, Playable |
| n/a | Gnome | n/a | Confirmed, Playable |
| n/a | Air Genasi | Descendents of Djinn, Genasi are a proud race, but tend to have a disliking to those who abuse their power. | Playable, WIP |
Tales of Kailani is written and produced by the artist/wrtier kilobytten.