The Riven Lands world illustration - Grimdark theme
Grimdark

The Riven Lands

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Ithikari

The Riven Lands are a fractured realm born from a magical event, The Sundering which violently pulled people from countless realities into a bleeding scar across existence. Magic here is a vile, twisting curse, its power warping flesh and mind. Its inhabitants, xenophobic and without loyalty, cling to life amidst decaying lands, endless wars, and horrifying Gods that everyone worships in some form. Hope is a lie; only brutal struggle remains in this world drowned in cynicism and sheer cruelty.


Author's Note: 100 NPCs, 300+ POI's, Custom classes, Monsters and items.
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Bloodcleft
Bloodcleft
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TypeFortress City
Description

Bloodcleft is Crimsonhold's grim, central fortress, a city literally built upon layers of conquered foes. Its Human populace lives under the absolute rule of a ruthless dictator, driven by ceaseless conquest. Defeated populations are processed into broken legions or victims for dark rituals. The city's primary function is to serve as a command center for military campaigns and a hub for the torture and breaking of wills. Threats include constant fear of the tyrant's sudden purges leading to pervasive paranoia, vengeful ghosts of executed rebels haunting specific districts, demonic infiltration of noble houses for localized corruption, widespread drug abuse among weary citizens seeking escape, and brutal underground fight clubs where wills are systematically broken.

Appearance

The city is dominated by towering crimson stone walls stained with the blood of countless battles, with layered terraces of ancient bones and ruins beneath. Narrow, shadowed streets are filled with wary citizens, guarded noble houses, and hidden fight clubs, all under a sky perpetually darkened by war smoke.

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