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.


Author's Note: 100 NPCs, 300+ POI's, Custom classes, Monsters and items.
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The Endless Exchange
The Endless Exchange
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TypeChaotic Oligarchy
Description

The Endless Exchange functions as a sprawling, chaotic Oligarchy, its Kitsune families and influential individuals profiting from every secret and transaction. Slavery is a core institution, with captives stripped of identities and used as anonymous laborers in its vast, illicit trade of information and goods. Threats include constant betrayal and violent power shifts, possessing spirits drawn to the raw desperation, creatures born from discarded identities, and the constant risk of truth itself becoming a lethal weapon in the volatile markets.

Appearance

A labyrinthine cityscape of crowded bazaars, shadowed alleys, and towering spires adorned with shifting sigils. The air is thick with whispers, and spectral figures flicker among the crowds, embodying lost identities and desperate souls.

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