Hearken, warriors of fortune!

The chosen children of Acacius have fallen before the savage abyss. Years of exploration, of diplomacy, of heroism; all teeter on the brink of collapse. The lengthening shadows draw fresh chaos from the night, and even the bravest cower before the encroaching tide. Bastions of enlightenment have crumbled before the rot in the world, and servants of iniquitous demons gather, to tear the gods screaming from the heavens!

This is your chance to forge the shape of the future. Your chance to steal opportunity from the fickle whims of fate.

This is an age in which those that act will see their names etched in eternity, while those that falter will fall into ignominy.

It is an age of legend.

An age of blood.

An age of iron!

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

And everyone Else...

We finish this series of posts exploring the setting by taking a brief glance at some of the more peripheral powers of Kairos.


Luxantium




Known as the Jewel of the World, Luxantium was a nation of splendor and riches. Numerous city states thrived amid a beautiful, brooding landscape. Rolling lowlands were covered in tangled forests, and though the dangers of the Abyss were ever-present, they were held in place by heroic units of men-at-arms that allowed the people to prosper from this fertile countryside.

This flat and gentle terrain proved to be Luxantium's downfall. A vast, burning wave swept in from the sea, and there was nothing to break the tsunami as it raged across the empire. Now Luxantium exists only in the nostalgic memories of those fortunate enough to escape the cataclysm.


The Gedrosi Territories 




The highlands to the west of Luxantium escaped the disaster. As the hills rise into mountains, life becomes ever more harsh. Serfs scratch a living from barren soil, while the aristocracy of the land steal the fruits of their labour.

Anyone with the power and ambition to do so can claim noble birth. This self-proclaimed elite vie against each other for dominance, but few can compare to the Gedrosi family themselves. The Gedrosi have held control for centuries, inspiring fear in peasants and nobles alike, and crushing all who oppose them.


Amon Tor 




As Magna Thule has spread its influence across the sea, it has come into conflict with various other peoples. More than any other, the empire of Amon Tor stands directly opposed to Thulian life. While the faith of Acacius teaches that the land may be tamed, Amon Tor preaches that to tame the land is to leave it desolate and dead. It is said that Amon Tor worships the Abyss in the form of the Snake-God Voras, the Divine Wyrm that lurks within Kairos itself. 

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