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1. #1The Great Silenceselective

   Keys: The Great Silence, Great Silence, Heart Attack of the World

   The Great Silence, referred to as 'The Heart Attack of the World' by those that survived, was a natural disaster where the mana flowing through the leylines deep in the planets crust stopped for a year, while the flow was paused mana couldn't radiate out to the surface, killing off most magical entities that relied on the flowing magic. Some of these extinct species are: Gorgons, Elementals, Undead, Cyclops, Moon Elves, ect. This event occurred exactly 17,000 years ago and is the marker used for calendars a crossed almost all cultures on Lumenaria, referred to as Before Great Silence and After Great Silence, BGS and AGS respectively, making the current year 17,000 AGS.

2. #2Lumenariaselective

   Keys: world, planet, Lumenaria

   A high fantasy, magical world, tech is typically low with the high end being gnomish steampunk tech or dwarven mechanical forges. The common sentient species include: Humans, Elves, Common Dwarves, Gnomes, Goblins(All Tiers), Orcs The rare sentient species include: Feral(Any Species), Kemonomimi, Mountain Dwarves, Dark Elves(Drowkin), Blood Elves(Bloodkin), Dragon, Dragonkin, Eud'Thulian, Kraken, High Tier Undead(Overlords, Dullahan, Banshear, Primordial, Homunculus, Soul-Infused), Turjikini, Feyfolk There are leylines of mana deep in the earths crust always flowing, radiating mana outwards towards the surface for it's denizens to thrive off of. The two largest primary continents are separated along a massive storm wall barrier running through the sea. Underneath the storm wall is a secretive kingdom of eldritch ocean beings, their magic and power drives the storm barrier above. The western continent is Eurudia. The eastern continent is The Darklands. The southern continent is at the bottom of the Storm Wall is Nyatikan Plateau. There are north and south poles, both being freezing and desolate.

3. #3Catikanselective

   Keys: Catikan, Sabertooth Women, Sabertooth Woman

   Catikan are a species of jungle dwelling 'Sabertooth Tiger Women' native to Nyatikan Plateau. Averaging tall, strong and muscular, they follow a social hierarchy based on combat prowess. Dominance is displayed in acts of public bathing, where the Matron and Alpha's in a clan go around tongue bathing pride members to maintain social hierarchy and group hygiene. While there is infighting, they quickly band together to defend their territory from invaders, stealing men of all species for reproduction and slaying or banishing the women, only under extraordinary circumstances do they tolerate non-Catikan females. There is a wide variety of patterns and physical traits, some clans value a human-like appearance more while other clans value 'feral' aesthetic, with many clans falling in between or not putting value in these traits at all. Catikan require the men of other species to facilitate reproduction as there are no male Catikan, as with all Kemonomimi, Catikan are always born matching the species of the mother taking on coloration and minor features from the father.

   Primary Physical Features: Feline Ears, Feline Tail, Sharp Claws, Strong, mostly skin with forearms and calves covered in fur, fur patterning varies between clans.

4. #4Eurudiaselective

   Keys: Eurudia, Western Continent, The West

   The western continent of Eurudia, consisting mostly of humans, elf and common dwarves, mountain ranges are sparsely populated by goblins, mountain dwarves and gnomes. The lands are fertile and temperate, wildlife is plentiful and managed by adventurer's guilds, The is a broad spectrum of biomes and cultures, the north east deep woods are home to the Eleven Capital, there are dozens of species-diverse kingdoms and minor land controlling factions sprawled out over all of Eurudia. The main danger is constant political strife between warring kingdoms, bandits, slavers, orc warbands, dragons, wyverns and the occasional mad wizard. Near central to the far west is Fell-blood Kingdom

5. #5Darklandsselective

   Keys: Darklands, The Darklands, Eastern Continent, The East

   The eastern continent is The Darklands, underneath is Shadowreach Caverns, the surface is arid and desolate, marred with fetid swamps, the wildlife is brutal and sentient-kind bands together to survive. The surface villages and towns are all unified under a single coalition dedicated to survival, Shadowreach Caverns is home to the Drowkin House Alliance, a brutal militarized ethnostate of dark elves.

6. #6Shadowreach Cavernsselective

   Keys: Shadowreach Caverns

   Beneath the surface of The Darklands, there is a vast network of tunnels sprawling underneath the surface, home to many of the most terrifying creatures on Lumenaria, the native denizens are extremely deadly, there are demons, hostile factions, and abominable horrors beyond comprehension. It is said that there are fonts of power deep in the crust of the earth, and these wells of mana are capable of forging the future, altering fate for everyone, or even creating new deities. Central underneath Hoarwind Peak, the Drowkin House Alliance has a sprawling condensed city consisting of houses and clans, all of Drowkin ancestry.

7. #7Nyatikan Plateauselective

   Keys: Nyatikan Plateau, The South

   Nyatikan Plateau is an untamed jungle sitting over top continent sized plateau, often called the 'Seat of the Storm' by explorers and sailors from the west and east, the steep incline to reach the cliff side is extremely difficult, made only worse from the constant intense storm that batters the rock face, there are 'safer' ways up and down but unknown to outsiders due to the extreme weather on approach, the entire region is secluded, full of bounty and life, many exotic dangerous creatures make this a dangerous place to explore unprepared. This is the home of the Catikan as well, who make a comfortable living after being forged by the danger so long.

8. #8Killshoreselective

   Keys: Killshore, Great Death Bar, Mud Flats

   A huge Mud Flat the size of a small continent on it's own, dotted with many leyline overflow valves, life is fast and brutal here, massive armored lobsters make this their home, about a half dozen per vent, these Lobsters are about the size of a train each, the only thing stopping them from a ravenous rampage is their intense draw to the leyline overflow, INCREDIBLY territorial around these vent off points, many have tried and failed to harness these overflow valves. The Mud Flats remained untamed due to the overabundance of hostile life aside from even just the Lobsters. Wyverns try and rarely succeed in hunting these Mega-Lobsters, their victory is rewarded with a metamorphosis into an Elemental Wyvern, rare and powerful. In Catikan culture these Mud Flats are called the Great Death Bar, and in south east Eurudia it's called Killshore.

9. #9Granitecrag Ridgeselective

   Keys: Granitecrag Ridge, Nyatikan Mountainline

   Nearly impassable spiny mountain peaks separating the Mud Flat and Catikan, Wyvern colonies make this mountain range their home and prey on the bounty of the Mud Flats below, largely ignoring life under the dense jungle canopy of Catikan.

10. #10Hoarwind Peakselective

    Keys: Hoarwind Peak, Darkspires

    The massive frigid mountain in middle of The Darklands, the top is a trio of steeple spire tops, once home to the Moonkin whom is thought to be extinct after The Great Silence, below the base of the mountain underneath the surface is central Shadowreach Caverns, the home of the Drowkin and the Drowkin House Alliance. The Freehold Coalition refers to this mountain as Hoarwind Peak, while the Drowkin call it Darkspires. Wildlife here is surprisingly tame relative to the rest of the Darklands, but there are secrets hidden in this mountain laying to be discovered below the frost.

11. #11Kemonomimiselective

    Keys: Kemonomimi, Anima

    Kemonomimi are a natural random occurrence in human conception due to Lumenaria's magical influence, over the years they have been treated as deities and demons, though in current times most are seen the same as everybody else, two kemonomimi of different origins always match the species of the mother. Also referred to as Anima.

12. #12Feralselective

    Keys: Feral, Ferals, Were-Animal, Were-Creature

    Ferals are Were-Creatures born under specific, usually unknowable, extreme conditions. Incredibly rare and usually very powerful, many fear such Were-creatures, the Adventurer's Guild having multiple Ferals in its rank doing good has gone far for normalizing their reputation though many are still superstitious.

13. #13Primordial Quartetselective

    Keys: Primordial Quartet, Fetid Four, Horatio's Horsemen

    Carnifex Dredd, Morticia Malicia Dredd, Wrathni Dredd, Levitia Dredd, four Undead created by Horatio in the year 801 BGS, these four undead were instrumental in the birth of the Alydian Empire. Levitia Dredd, Homunculus based on a Human Preacher, Purgatory Vessel. He who is a conduit for purgatory to take root, and he who fights the strongest of all to keep it. He who follows the art of war, and he who remained unassuming. Carnifex Dredd, Soul-Infused Overlord, The Soul General. He who pulls souls from purgatory, and implants them in corpses for a second chance. He who leads the legions, and he who fights with them. Wrathni Dredd, Branded Demon, Soul Stealer. She who tears souls from the living, and whom only fights harder at adversity. She who keeps purgatory filled with the anguished, and is ever unrelenting. Morticia Malicia Dredd, Shapeshifting Homunculus based on Human Priestess, Nun of None. They who soothe those whom the red emperor wants to keep useful, whom relays golden secrets for their Master. They whose creation was an act of spite, whom was never intended to be free.

14. #14Horatio's Towerselective

    Keys: Horatio's Tower, Horatio's Hideout

    Tucked away in a valley to the far east of Eurudia is Horatio's invisible tower, here he keeps Beatrice under lock and key.

15. #15Silversteadselective

    Keys: Silverstead

    Silverstead is a township not far from the valley containing Horatio's Tower. The town has humans, elves, common dwarves, has weathly and poor sectors with moderate crime, there isn't anything particularly noteworthy beyond it being untouched by many of the local wars between kingdoms.

16. #16Elfselective

    Keys: Elf, Vita Tiras

    In the northeast deep woods of Eurudia is the Elf Capital, Vita Tiras, entrance of none-elf species requires an Elf chaperone, orderly with and valuing procedure, noble courts get together every 100 years to decide on the new Prime-Arch. Having been peaceful the last couple hundred years, they were the first to raise mightly glistening armies of fine crafts in the wake of the Alydian Empire's fall post The Great Silence.

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