Titan's Fall

More a merchant/trade post than a true town, Titan’s Fall clings to life in the shadow of a fallen titan's remains. Shacks of bone, scrap, and hide cluster around impact scars and hollowed-out titan remains. Strange artifacts surface daily, attracting opportunists and arcanists despite the eerie aura that permeates the land. Most don’t stay long as there is a sense of going to and from. It's well known to be the only way from the Imperium (the only known empire left standing after the Titan War) to get into the Lost Lands.

“The bones never stopped humming. You learn to live with it, or you leave.”

— Balin Deepdelve, proprietor of undefined

Titan’s Fall is a settlement carved into and built atop the colossal remains of a Titan, one of the god-like beings who once shaped the world. The bones are not just foundation — they are architecture, legend, and fuel. The city is defined by its aesthetic: bleached bone halls, cavernous marrow chambers, and the constant, almost imperceptible hum of lingering Titanic energy. It is a haven for scholars seeking ancient truths, adventurers chasing power, and refugees who’ve found peace from the Imperium. Beneath the surface, however, ancient magics churn, and not all who delve into something known as The Descent return.

Titan’s Fall was founded nearly a century ago, long after the Titan Wars had faded into myth, when scavengers and scholars first dared to settle among the petrified bones of a fallen godlike being. Drawn by tales of residual magic and forgotten relics, a group of Imperium archaeologists and settlers found built tents and shacks between ribs the size of towers, carving out a foothold in a place most feared. As arcane anomalies surged and strange flora took root, more settlers arrived—refugees, mages, and those seeking purpose—until the camp grew into a flourishing frontier town. What began as a desperate, reckless expedition became a permanent settlement, born in the shadow of something ancient and immense, and bound by the promise that power could be found in the bones of the past.

"We didn’t come here to build a city. We came chasing bones and ghosts—and somehow, we stayed. The titan may be dead, but something in those bones made us feel alive."

— Founders of Titan's Fall

Though its foundations were carved from bone and ambition, Titan’s Fall grew into more than just a relic-hunter’s refuge. As settlers cleared the land around the titan’s remains, they discovered the soil—enriched by centuries of magical seepage—was unnaturally fertile. Crops grew faster, hardier, and stranger, giving rise to sprawling farms that now feed not just the city but distant trade partners as well. Over time, the city also became a launch point for those seeking fortune, knowledge, or redemption in the deeper wilds of the Lost Lands. Titan’s Fall stands today as both granary and gateway—rooted in the past, but always looking forward into the unknown.

Titan’s Fall marked the first successful foothold in the Lost Lands, and its growth sparked a wave of frontier expansion. As trade routes and brave expeditions stretched beyond its borders, settlers began to seek new opportunities in the surrounding wilds. To the south, druids and herbalists followed whispers of ancient nature magic into the Emerald Canopy, founding Verdant Hollow amid its flourishing wilderness. To the north, prospectors and craftsmen carved their way into the mineral-rich cliffs, giving rise to Stonehaven, a hardy mining town built on the remnants of other fallen titans. Together, these towns now form a triad of civilization in a land still ruled by the bones of giants.