The Riven Lands world illustration - Grimdark theme
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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.


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Dirge Dominion
Dirge Dominion
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TypeTheocratic Realm
Description

The Dirge Dominion is a chilling Theocracy where Grave Whispers and Blight-Touched priests collaboratively administer a realm steeped in ritualized decay. Its purpose is to shepherd all into a grim acceptance of the world's rot, preparing both land and populace for ultimate, horrifying transformation. They worship deities of pervasive corruption and unavoidable oblivion, seeing pain as a pathway to divine understanding. Slavery is integral, with victims of any race—including terrified Humans—subjected to agonizing, ritualistic torments, used as living vessels for spreading blight, or forced into macabre labor among ancient crypts. Threats include unpredictable undead manifestations, widespread insanity among their populace from constant exposure to decay, and relentless purges from outside forces who view them as absolute abominations.

Appearance

A bleak, mist-shrouded land of crumbling crypts and twisted temples, where withered trees and blighted earth dominate the landscape, and the air is thick with the scent of rot and whispered lamentations.

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