Walkena's Witness's page

Hail Walkena! May Mzali reign destruction upon her enemies! Give no quarter to the Sargavan running-dogs!

The setting definitely lends itself to moral grayness at best! When I first read about Sargava, I thought "Wow, this region explores the actual consequences of all those H. Rider Haggard novels! What kind of players are going to want to explore this and enjoy delving into the difficult discussions that arise from real-world colonialism...Will it be akin to the whole 'are goblin babies evil' endless debate?"

The players do have the option of "going native" as part of the Sargava sourcebook; which could or could not make the interactions with Mzali have a different outcome. But since Mzali and Sargava are kind of like the 20th century border between Germany and France, even without a Chelish presence there's bound the be conflict!

Have you been reading the fiction in Serpent's Skull? I loved the fiction, not least of all because it features an all-Mwangi party. My favorite character is Verkusht the Bekyar sorcerer.

Also, here's hoping to see Walkena statted up! I could see the little mummy-god king as a mythic creature.

Blasphemer! Walkena is no mere creature! Walkena is too mythic for a puny stat-block to contain His awesome powers! Also, He may be little, but He is mighty! You shall suffer the punishment of seven angry suns for your blasphemy!

All hail Walkena, Child-God of Mzali! By his divine grace and the Council of Mwanyisa, we prosper against the Avistani and their northern, heathen gods!

I can also see the appeal of team Wakena.

Join us! Come to our introductory meeting in Mzali and we will teach you more about the greatness of Walkena. You will see wonders!

[There is a small services fee, which will be remitted should you not be satisfied with your experience. However, no one has ever yet asked for a remittance. Ever.]

Your friend,
W.W.

And Mzali is more interesting than it looks. It's big, run by Mwangi natives, and ascendant. Walkena is LE on the books, being a mummy and all, but look at it another way:

He's a newly revived superhero from the golden age past who blew up an army of nasty foreigners. Those who are loyal to him and his dreams of greatness (for us loyal Mwangi) are rewarded. Those who are not with the program, well, things are bad for them. But what right minded Mwangi wouldn't want to be on team Walkena? Fools who think trade with foreigners is good? Crazy men! Or the narrow minded who balk at a mummy for a king? C'mon, judge the guy by his deeds!

Ah, a brother in arms! Thank you for joining the cause! With Walkena's aid and blessings we will drive the heathens into the sea, and a golden age can begin again, as it was in Walkena's days! Those who oppose us shall feel his wrath, and those who join with us shall taste the milk of paradise! What right-thinking Mwangi wouldn't give his all for undead-god and country?

W.W.

Dear Paizo,
I resent any implications that Walkena is Evil. Those are all lies spread by His enemies to deceive you! Walkena is Good! Walkena is Love! If you embrace Him as your Savior, he will not visit his Wrath upon you. I can send you informative brochures about Walkena's Plans for Us, and how he just wants the Best for us. Just contact witness@www.com or visit our website: www.ww.com.
Sincerely,
W. Witness

Zeugma wrote:

The half-elf Red Mantis is very sexy. But I'm wondering why all the face characters on the covers so far are melanin-impoverished? I understand they're NPCs, but for an AP set in Mwangi, they're awfully lily white.

I hope they packed sunblock.

Because of the nature of Sargava, which is a Chelish colony. The factions all hail from this colony, and all represent intruders of a sort into the Mwangi expanse; the locals aren't as interested in discovering an ancient city in their own back yard as they are, perhaps, in either living life or even getting these various factions out of their land.

Walkena does not approve of these pale-faced foreigners. When the invaders are slain, then we will explore the cities of our ancestors in proper Mwangi style.

I believe that Red Mantis elf will not hold out long in our jungles; leather doesn't breathe well in tropical climates.
MUAHAHAHAHA!

May Walkena smile on our cause.

Hopefully we'll learn more about Walkena the Child God. I noticed some of his followers in the NPC Guide, and would like to know more about the faith.

If you are interested in learning of the greatness of Walkena, I'd be happy to do a home visit. You can also come to our prayer meetings. With Walkena in your life, the path to greater happiness will be clear. Do the proverbs not say that the little Child will lead us?

*hands over colorful folded papers written in Polyglot*

We have brochures!