Refuge

Welcome to Refuge; a world transformed with ancient, powerful magic. There are no taverns here, no band of metal-clad knights and adventurers. No massive cities and walled citadels. There is only the wild, untamed primal world, and the clan fire. The people of this planet are just as new to it as the world is fresh, with each reaching out tentatively to explore their surroundings.   This world is hostile, a true eat-or-be-eaten environment. Things are still shifting, ever-changing, and expanding. It is rare for people to settle down, with most tribes living a nomadic life that follows their roaming food sources year-round. And speaking of tribes, yes the people of this land are simple creatures. Men and women are just learning the extent of their intelligence. Basic tools and weapons are made of stone, fur, and wood; metal is something that has yet to be discovered and refined. The various tribes of elves, men, dwarves, and others are more often than not still strangers to each other here, with few places that house them all together. Massive bonfires called the Clan Fires are kept lit in the heart of each tribe, its heat, size, and height signaling the strength of the clan.   The gods of this realm are unlike any other, with their domains locked to the material territory that their followers and themselves inhabit. The great Crystal Sphere that Refuge inhabits has been magically locked, allowing nothing to enter, not even the elemental or divine outer planes can pierce the veil that locks Refuge away. Instead the gods walk the world alongside their mortal followers, accepting rituals and sacrifices. And being a powerful, divine being in this prehistoric world is still not a guarantee of safety and strength, power changes hands frequently here, with those at the top one summer might fall and become a memory by winter.     This is a world of secrecy, blood, stone, and song, a genesis of something new and grand that I hope to weave into a fantastically rich universe through campaigns and stories told by both myself and my players. Together I hope to race through the ages of this world, with my players laying down and constructing the very foundation of this world. Their stories will turn into tales that eventually turn into history. Their adventures will be the stuff of legend that their future characters will be enamored with.   Ultimately the way this world and its characters play out will be up to players that play them. Let us see how far they last...