Guidebook to Terr'ahna

Terr'ahna is a vast and beautiful world brimming with magic and wonder, where magic and technology have come together, and diverse cultures live and thrive throughout awe-inspiring vistas alongside mystical creatures with magical powers.

Several continents span its globe, from the desert continent of Almahna; to the mountainous continent of Highwind north of it; the green and lush continent of Olympus to the south; the temperate continent of Atlantea to the northwest; the arctic regions of Arctica and Arcticus; the barren wasteland of Gothica to the west; and in the centre of the world lie the Quatrica Islands. Also an island known as Celesteon floats along the air currents high in the sky.

Explore the world through the map above! You can zoom in and out on different parts of the world, and click the label markers to learn more about that particular region

Mystia, The Magical Lifeforce

Throughout all things in the world flows a magical lifeforce known as Mystia. It is in the water, the rocks, the trees and other plants. It is even in the people and animals of the world. Some people are born with the ability to call upon this life-giving magic and weave it into spells. These people are known as Mystia-casters. It comes in seven main colours or schools: Spirit, Darkness, Element, Water, Light, Earth, and Wind.

The Mystimon

Mystia also flows through all fauna in the world, giving them their magical powers. These creatures are collectively known as Mystimon. They are each an essential part of the delicate ecosystem of this world, though some may fear them. And yet others will use the common thread that exists within all living creatures, Mystia, to create an unbreakable bond with a Mystimon, through a process known as Imprinting.

Once a Mystimon is Imprinted, the tamer can then summon it at any time and command it to do their bidding. For most people, these Mystimon are their friends or their pets. Though some may look upon them as something else. Of the many hundreds, perhaps thousands of Mystimon in the world, someone is sure to find one to like!

Mystia-Powered Technology

While Mystia is the lifeforce of the planet and all living things within it, in recent years it has also become the lifeforce of technological progress in the world. It all began around 600 years ago, when an ingenious inventor would unveil his plans for airships, which he called vimahna. Originally airships were powered by steam, the switch to Mystia as a power source came about around 100 years later, years after the original inventor's death.

What ensued from there accelerated technological development in the world. Today, Mystia powers everything from lamps, to airships, and even ground vehicles.

People of Terr'ahna

People come in all shapes and sizes. There are the gruff and stout Vikarahn, the spunky Cowins, humans of all kinds of ethnicities, and of course the elves of Olympus, the Fey. Just take a stroll through the Market District of Calrune, the Golden Oasis of the Desert, and you will find people of all sorts from all over the world. The last census from the Allied Nations Council was that there are around thirty different ancestries the world over.

The Gelvaran Fey of Olympus are a wise and noble people, though not without their faults. They are divided into two distinct groups. The City or High Gelvaran are a liberally minded people who live more around the larger cities or towns, such as Evergreen City and Pine Town, while the Wood Gelvaran are traditional and conservative, and they stick to the more rural areas of Olympus, like Applewood. Overall the Gelvaran have a sort of Greek-like culture.

In the north, the Vikarahns of Highwind are gruff stout dwarves and stuck in their ways. They don't like magic or religion. They are firmly grounded and rooted in a sort of Norwegian culture. They are amongst the best sailors and miners in the world. Their ship-craftsmanship is the envy of all the world.

Humans on the other hand are versatile tradesmen. They have populated every corner of the globe, be it the dark-skinned people of Almahna, the white-skinned people of Atlantea and Highwind, or the Asian-like people of the Quatrica Islands.

But Dragla are amongst the oldest and wisest of all people in the world. They are a dragon-kin people who some believe may be descended from the Dragon Lords, and can live for up to 900 years, maybe more. But they are also a solemn and sad people, refugees in a place that is not really their home.