WORLD
This category is for key settings in the Jormuwagüllandr universe.
The Pale wound
A scar on this world. the remnants of a harsh punishment by the Pale Ordained.
Ashvalen, the city of thirteen eyes
“The first city, and the last.”
Protected by unseen forces. It still stands today.
As a way to honour the dead, their skeletons are used as foundations for expanding the city. A tradition still in practice to this day. The honour is exclusively reserved for the descendants of it’s original founders and inhabitants.
Rumoured to be built by breagar the builder. And founded by his wife, Chels. She fell in love with one of the wild gods. And together with the wild gods she managed to create a safe haven for her people and her children.
-The universe is dark. Creatures live blind and unseeing
-Rise of mythic beings and watchers
Camps of the Un’lai
In the early days of the religion of Un’lai, a settlement for devote followers was built.
Unclaimed Land was taken and plans were made for a testament of their belief. A city-temple of glorious detail and scale. One their one true god would not be able to ignore.
Certain that this would appease their god. They gathered like minded people and would begin construction.
Unfortunately it did not take long before the Wild gods would reclaim their sacred land.
Unclaimed land would remain just that. The wild gods welcome anyone that would respect that. And these worshippers of Un’lai clearly did not.
As for their one true god? She saw this as a fitting way to humble her followers. It was their own fault, for believing they deserved her attention. No mortal should feel entitled to her attention. They exist only to serve.
After the brutal massacre the Camps were left abandonned and construction of the city-temple was abandoned.
This event was a defining moment for the Un’lai, They would never again try to build a city for themselves. single buildings of devotion in existing cities would be their way of life. Providing basic housing and education to the citizens of those cities.
The kingdom of ends
"The Kingdom of ends, where everyone is just a means to an ends."
The king of rot used the city’s inhabitants to sap their life energy, making them rot while alive. Just so he could be granted eternal life. To prevent the inhabitants from moving away he drugged the water, Turning the inhabitants into docile addicts.
For his scheme to be successful he needed to contain enough energy into himself, an attempt in direct violation of the principal law and attracting the attention of the Pale ordained.
He managed to consume enough to gain enormous life energy. But was ultimately stopped by the 9 armed maiden. Locking the king of rot underneath her castle’s dungeons, in a place long forgotten and forgotten ever since.
THE RED DESERT, AK-SOHUS
Petriroux city
The green ocean in between the red sand, filled with glorious vegetation and a thriving commerce.
Founded by the bored king, Gilmesh.
Abandoned by that same king. His thirst for adventure was greater than the love for his city. Gradually decaying, what used to be a wonderful city, is now filled with gangs. without a single ruling faction this city is constantly changing. Turf wars and gang violence are common.
Petriroux castle
The castle was built by and for Gilmesh on a whim to settle down.
A ruler so disenchanted with political power that he turned his castle into an elaborate distraction. A labyrinth of theaters, dueling courts and pleasure houses.
His longing for something new grew too strong and he left everything behind for the sake of adventure. Ever since then the castle has been empty. Except for his servants who are still waiting on Gilmesh’s return. Even during the gang violence in the city, for control over petriroux, no violence is allowed near the castle. The castle and city act as if the bored king is still watching. And that bleeds into everything.
The old Mill
Being a remnant of Petriroux’s better days, this old windmill attests to the city’s peaceful origins.