Adventure Hook Adventure Hook A Dark force caused by the squabbles of Gods has taken hold in the realm of Numenos, Continents were grabbed by sprawling roots and forced together to create a singular land. The City of Kindle stands as the only bastion of safety and security, other settlements exist but their safety is questionable. You may lived your life in the safety of Kindle's walls or perhaps you gave it all you had to survive outside of them. No matter when or how you came to Kindle, you were drawn to word of people trying to make a impact, The Lanterns Guild. The Lantern's Guild originally only responsible for lighting the Lanterns along the path to the city seeks Panacea for the ailing world. They have conducted expeditions beyond Kindle to search for answers amidst the rot. Were you inspired by a force for good? Did you see a chance for profit amidst their altruism? It does not matter what drew you here, You stand at the Lantern Guild's doorstep ready to begin your adventure and forge your Legacy. Apply Here https://forms.gle/3u5yhpkVA3tPTMcGA About The World The First Creation The World Began when the First God Numen awoke from a deep slumber, having dreamed of creation and decided to put it into action. Numen, always in a half-awake half-asleep stupor was unable to fully remember what it was he was meant to create, and as such he decided it would be best to create those that could help. Numen quite literally picked his brain for the answer, breaking a piece of his brain and forming it into another being entirely. He first created Calx, The God of Stone, who understood innately that he was to help Numen make his dream reality. He created the foundation of the World, He crafted the World Stones that would determine the land over periods of time, as well as the Planet's core, when he completed this he knew that his work was done and told Numen as much. Numen second created Mare, The Goddess of Water, she too understood her job. Looking upon what Calx had completed, she filled the planet with Water atop the World Plates. She told Numen following this that her task was complete and that time would be necessary for more to be done. Numen, impatient as he was to remember his dream, picked three more pieces of his brain, that became Praeter, God of the Past, Praesens, God of the Present and Relicuos God of the Future. The three brothers had different eyes, Praeter could only see what had been, Praesens could only see what was, and Relicuos could only see what would be. Praesens, the only one anchored to what was in front of them, often had to guide his brothers holding their hands so they did not stumble as they were blind to the current time. They used their powers to forward time in order to cause the World Plates to begin moving something that Calx did not even realize he had set in motion and they began to break against each other. The brothers, knowing their work was done, informed Numen Numen created the Vis, Goddess of Nature and Life and Ignis God of Fire. Vis was tasked with creating the life that populated the World, Ignis was tasked with creating Light that could guide their way as well as nourish the plants that could thereafter nourish other life creating cycles. Ignis first created the Sun then Vis started her task of creating life. While Vis created life, and as the forests and grasslands populated the world Numen remembered that living things would need to breathe and created Aura, Goddess of Air. Numen remembered that as a Gift to the Gods that helped him realize his dream, He would have Vis work with them to add intelligent life to the world. Numen, growing tired, remembered that every dream must come to an end and picked the last piece of his brain before going back to sleep. Lecturn God of Death was created and oversaw the deaths of life as they happened an inevitable end for all living creatures. Leturn was almost immediately despised by the other Gods even though they all knew he simply did the work Numen had left him. Second Creation While Numen slept, The Gods did not idle in his absence; they had their own stories unravel as part of a second creation. Each of them found themselves not being able to live proper lives on Numens World and decided to make their own. The Three Brothers could not find a way to exist in a beneficial way and thus they created the first of other worlds, They created Paradox, A world where time flowed freely and indecisively in such a way as to allow all three brothers to see in their realm properly without needing to lean on one another for guidance. Calx and Ignis created a World below the main one together, that they called Brimstone Depths, It was a Land that only had Land and Flames and lava that flowed instead of water. They both naturally seemed to like this place better than the main world. Aura and Mare created a World above the main world together that they called Horizon. It was difficult to call it a land, Mare used her dominion over waters to create clouds that they walked across and Aura connected them by way of Air Bridges. Vis created her own land called the Untethered Lands. She believed she wanted a place where life could truly run free of rules and as such creatures from her realm could not die and would simply be remade in her lands if they were native there. She created the God-Heart in the Untethered Lands which allowed the Gods to create their own children through it in order to make new Gods that could populate new lands as well as other creatures. Lecturn being shunned by the other Gods created Last Rest, The place where the dead would be judged for their actions. Lecturn had his own sense of Justice and he simply did his duty by making mortals die, and as such he could not abide by what Vis had created. War Between Gods The War of the Divine started after the Second Creation, Lecturn could not abide by the God-Heart's Existence going against the natural order, He poisoned the God-Heart which created a horrific deity known as Graveheart, God of Undeath who created the first risen dead. This caused the first war between Gods as hatred spewed forth. Lecturn's Followers were blamed for his actions and the other Gods had their followers lead crusades in order to attempt to eradicate his worship. This only fueled Graveheart's power as more lives were lost and he became more and more capable as Lecturn's followers turned to him instead of their former God for help. Graveheart's risen armies amassed and began to strike down many of the Holy Armies that hunted Lecturn's followers, and only Lecturn's power could defeat Graveheart by providing true death to the Undead Enemies. The Graveheart Crisis Once Known as the Immortal God-Heart that served as the foundation of the everchanging undying Untethered Lands, It was poisoned by the God of Death Lecturn. It was cast out into the World and drew all continents into one where it began to fester and destroy the land. The Continent began to Decompose and living things began to rot and rise again to kill other living beings in an effort to infect them with the same disease that the Graveheart has, and seek only to destroy. Many live in fear of those infected by the disease but some still seek to reclaim their world, You seek to reclaim this dying world. The Graveheart Poison The Poison that the Graveheart infects the World with is known as the Decay, Once infected with it, It varies how long an individual can survive with it. The Poison itself oftentimes does not kill it's victims but rather will simply mark them as they will rise again when they do eventually die. It is a simple matter to check if someone is infected, The veins on their back around where their heart would be become heavily visible as if Dark Bleeding lines were drawn on the person's back. While the Decay does not always outright kill a Person, It will make a Person lose more survival instincts, Such as they will start to not feel hunger or thirst and it is not unheard of for people infected to accidently starve or die of dehydration while infected and rise again. About Me If you got this far your a trooper! My name is Jay, I am 25 he/him, I have posted this before and will repost each day until Friday, This doesn't mean you have been chosen mind you. I enjoy anime and videogames and have found that I've met most of my closest friends in my DnD hobbies and would like to run another round of DnD. If you join I am excited to see what you create.