Elda

year 3348 2nd Age

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"Just a little further!"

hisses the feline caravan leader as she scrambles over the towering sand dunes.

"Look! You can see it now! I told you I'd get you there!"

  As you reach the top of the dune, exhausted from the climb, you raise your head and realize she was right. In the distance, the gleaming towers of the legendary city of Äon rise majestically against the horizon. The sunlight reflects off the glassy spires, shimmering like jewels atop the towering structures of the ancient city.   The long journey through the relentless desert has been worth it.  
  The beast lets out a final, agonizing cry as your sword plunges deep into its back. The winged creature that had terrorized the Sapphire Coast’s cities is no more.

"A toast to the Wyvern Slayer!"

shout a few of your companions as the creature exhales its dying breath. With the trophy secured on the cart, you make your way through the sun-drenched vineyards toward Thessalonis, the city of wine. After all you've endured, an evening at the tavern is well-earned.  
 

"Come on!"

calls a small Eladrin from the edge of the forest. Before you stretches an endless autumn wood, its vibrant colors fading into the distance as far as the eye can see, trapped eternally in its namesake season.

"You promised me."

She smiles, and you nod, joining her as you wander into the depths of the forest, heading northward toward the roots of the great mountains. Creatures of the Feywild accompany you for a while, some walking beside you, others watching from a distance, hidden among the amber leaves. Life in the Autumnwood is peaceful, the worries of the outside world seem to melt away here. But your thoughts are abruptly shattered by a deafening explosion, followed by the ground shaking beneath your feet. Smoke rises ominously from the north. Fear and uncertainty fill your heart as you watch the cloud grow, unaware of what fate awaits you.

The World of Elda

An overview of Elda can be found here