Encyclopedia Ixalana
in Pirates of Ixalan DCCWorld Codex
A Compendium of the Known, the Rumored, and the Best Left Undisturbed
Fellow reader, scholar, or sea-tossed soul:
Within these pages lies the most complete and painstakingly assembled collection of knowledge regarding the vast and verdant continent of Ixalan, compiled at great expense and no small peril. Whether drawn from Legion records, corsair journals, captive confessions, or salt-stained rumors whispered over broken mugs in dockside taverns, each entry has been verified to the most rigorous of my abilities—or at the very least, corroborated by two or more suspiciously similar lies.
This work does not presume to be definitive. Rather, it is a living ledger of a land still unfolding, as jagged cliffs reveal ancient temples, as dense jungles belch forth lizards of impossible girth, and as every calm bay holds the promise of blood and discovery in equal measure. Herein you will find descriptions of the Sun Empire's rites, the vampiric theology of the Legion of Dusk, the infuriating ingenuity of the River Heralds, and the reckless dreams of the Brazen Coalition. You will also find fragments of stranger things: vanished cities, cursed relics, and names whispered only by the dying.
If you are a trader seeking leverage, a captain seeking safe harbor, a priest seeking converts, or a student seeking forbidden knowledge—then let this volume be your guide, your warning, and your challenge.
The world of Ixalan does not yield its secrets.
But it does, sometimes, trade them.
Fellow reader, scholar, or sea-tossed soul:
Within these pages lies the most complete and painstakingly assembled collection of knowledge regarding the vast and verdant continent of Ixalan, compiled at great expense and no small peril. Whether drawn from Legion records, corsair journals, captive confessions, or salt-stained rumors whispered over broken mugs in dockside taverns, each entry has been verified to the most rigorous of my abilities—or at the very least, corroborated by two or more suspiciously similar lies.
This work does not presume to be definitive. Rather, it is a living ledger of a land still unfolding, as jagged cliffs reveal ancient temples, as dense jungles belch forth lizards of impossible girth, and as every calm bay holds the promise of blood and discovery in equal measure. Herein you will find descriptions of the Sun Empire's rites, the vampiric theology of the Legion of Dusk, the infuriating ingenuity of the River Heralds, and the reckless dreams of the Brazen Coalition. You will also find fragments of stranger things: vanished cities, cursed relics, and names whispered only by the dying.
If you are a trader seeking leverage, a captain seeking safe harbor, a priest seeking converts, or a student seeking forbidden knowledge—then let this volume be your guide, your warning, and your challenge.
The world of Ixalan does not yield its secrets.
But it does, sometimes, trade them.
- Ethnicities & Cultures:A guide to the diverse peoples of Ixalan—their histories, beliefs, traditions, and the rivalries that shape their place in a world of conquest and wonder.
- Who's Who: A living record of the boldest and most infamous figures shaping Ixalan’s fate—heroes, villains, and legends whose names echo across jungle, sea, and sky.
- World Atlas is a sweeping chart of Ixalan’s lands and seas, territories, hidden isles, and the ever-shifting borders of power, trade, and myth.
- Ships Known, is a sailor’s compendium of every vessel that rides the waves of Ixalan, from humble canoes and swift sloops to dread warships and legendary sea-beasts mistaken for ships.
- Deities & Religions, a reverent and wary chronicle of Ixalan’s gods, spirits, and forgotten powers, this book explores the faiths that guide, bind, and sometimes doom the peoples of the land and sea.
- Flora & Fauna, A naturalist’s record of Ixalan’s wondrous and perilous lifeforms, detailing the beasts, plants, and monstrous hybrids that thrive in its jungles, reefs, and ruin-choked wilds.
- Powerful Organizations, a dossier of the most influential factions in Ixalan—pirate fleets, sacred orders, secret cabals, and imperial forces—each vying for dominance in a world where loyalty is as shifting as the tide.