Introduction
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Themes
Shades of Grey
The world of Lothrea is filled with countless people, organisations and entities, all with their own goals and desires. There is no clear line between good and evil, between light and dark - all of that depends on your own viewpoint and situation. Nobody is the villain in their own story. Your own choices shape who you are, and what you do.
Exploration, Adventure & Discovery
Over a long history of destruction and rebuilding, countless empires and civilisations rose to great heights, before being destroyed. They left behind ruins, filled with ancient knowledge and history, that are just waiting to be discovered and explored. This is a world of adventure, where every new discovery holds the potential to change the world in its entierty.
Magic vs. Technology
For some people, magic and technology, are two sides of the same coin, different ways of understanding the laws of nature. For others, they are fundamentally incompatible with each other. Magic brought great wealth and prosperity to civilisations in the past, while technology starts to redefine the status quo in the present.
Tradition vs. Progress
An age of rediscovery and exploration has led to the age old conflict between tradition and progress. The world is transforming rapidly, and the established order of things is questioned and has to adapt. While some hold on to the old values and rituals, others jump straight into the new discoveries and a new future.
The People
Humans
Halflings
Dwarves
The World
And its History
In the beginning there was nothing, but eventually this nothingness gave birth to everything that exists today. This first age was the Age of Creation, the Era of Dawn. During that time the Siblings of the Sky - Yana, Tria and Izral watched over the newborn world. They watched as life formed, grew and prospered, and ultimately developed into the first sapient and sentient beings of this world.
The Mortals' beliefs brought rise to new gods, created and fueled by their faith. Over centuries, this faith split between ever more Divines, each single one of them becoming weaker and weaker. And so the Divines fought for their followers. They showered the world in gifts, all in a desperate attempt to gain the Mortals' faith. But the Mortals faith did not sway, each one holding on to the Divines they created themselves. Desperate, and with no good options left, the Divines started to fight each other. They wreaked havoc across the world, killing countless Mortals and Divines in the War for Dawn. When the world was at the brim of annihilation, the Siblings of the Sky intervened. With their combined power, they forced the fighting to stop, killing most of the remaining Divines in the process. This intervention unleashed magic greater than anything seen so far or ever since and caused the Sundering, the separation of worlds.
The Age of Arcanum was the second age of Lothrea. After rebuilding from the destruction of the War for Dawn, the Age of Arcanum became an era of great civilisations and magical achievements. It lasted for over ten thousand years and saw many great empires rise and fall. To this day, The Age of Arcanum was the height of civilisation.
The War of Fate was the darkest era of Lothrea's history, and nobody knows how long it lasted. In a chaotic conflict, with ever shifting alliances between civilisations, peoples, gods, dragons, and other primordial forces, the world was once again brought close to the brink of annihilation. Records of this time are rare at best, and those that do exist seem to contradict each other. Many cities, settlements and empires fell during this period, and then, one day to another, the war was over.
This is the present day, an age of rebuilding and rediscovery. A rapidly evolving world, no longer bound by the ancient order of things. This is no longer an age of divinity, but an age of mortals. A blank slate, holding the possibility of a grand future, or another great war. While the world is looking forwards, old forces worry about their influence and power.
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Very strong introduction article, well done Satrium
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