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THE STORY SO FAR
Welcome to Anacra, the Four Kingdoms! This fantasy world is still relatively young, and its history tells of a conflict between creativity and beauty, and cruel oppression.
Here's a very brief history of what's going on so far, and where your new student will fit in.
The Dawn World
Long ago, Anacra was a place of pure magic, where thought and imagination alone could reshape reality itself. This time, called the
Dawn World, was a mythic past of impossible legends and creations.
But the young world attracted the attention of the
Infernals, cruel fiends from beyond this world. They came to Anacra intending to conquer and subvert its inhabitants, remaking the world in their own image.
Thanks to this ancient war, the
Elemental Sovereigns -- primal gods of creation -- were forced to divide the Dawn World into the Four Kingdoms: The Mortal World, the fairy Otherworld, the majestic Sky Kingdom and the mysterious Underworld.
The Journey of Ioth
One of the survivors of the Dawn World was an elf named Ioth. Along with his companions, he traveled the reshaped world, studying its laws and trying to understand how things had changed. In the process, he discovered the art of
Wizardry. Together with his companions, he found a leftover pocket of
Dawn Magic, and used it to create a massive, mile-wide golden sphere. Inside this sphere he could make floating islands, caves, beaches, small worlds within the world.
He summoned the newborn mortal peoples of the world to his beautiful home and taught them forgotten wisdom of the past. Over time, the place became the greatest center of magical learning in the Four Kingdoms. It's called
Ioth Academy.
The Infernals Return
But the angry Infernals still intended to conquer Anacra and return it to its primal state, so they could control and reshape it. About four hundred years before our story begins,
The Destroyer, warlord of the Infernals, tricked the fire giants into making a blade forged from the iron of the earth's blood, and used it to slay the avatar of
Erecura, Sovereign of Stone. This shook the Four Kingdoms to their core, and the Infernals returned in force.
For the last four centuries, the Mortal World has languished under the rule of these cruel gods. They rampage across the world, building empires in their own name, oppressing and threatening anyone who refuses to obey them. Most of the world is under the control of the Infernals and their minions. This age is called the
Demonic Imperium, and it's a time of terrible suffering.
Where You Fit In
You are a student at
Ioth Academy. Even though much of the world is under Infernal control, there are still some cultures that have resisted or evaded the rule of the Cruel Gods, and those who live under the power of the Infernals sometimes escape and make their way to this school of magic.
There are four other students who've been at the academy for the last few years, getting into all sort of trouble, and you may or may not know who they are. You're the hero of another story, up to your own adventures at the academy, but there's always the chance that you'll get dragged along in their shenanigans...
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