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.


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Sanctum of Empty Promise
Sanctum of Empty Promise
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Description

The Sanctum of Empty Promise is a chillingly sterile temple in Luminis Blight, its cold, smooth surfaces devoid of ornamentation, yet radiating a profound sense of hollowness. Dedicated to Nethys, The Barren Womb, its purpose is the perversion of creation and the grim celebration of absence. Here, Tiefling priests, their forms often gaunt and unhealthily pristine, oversee vile rituals of corrupted fertility. The Sanctum functions as a grotesque nursery, where new "life" is brought forth only to be twisted into monstrous abominations or to know the agony of stillbirth. You'll find despairing individuals, often Humans consumed by longing for progeny, seeking futile remedies or offering desperate, horrifying sacrifices to escape barrenness. The air here is unnervingly still, permeated by a chilling emptiness. Within its cold, echoing chambers, one might witness the silent agony of shattered hopes, the ritualistic destruction of nascent life, or the chilling initiation of those who c

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Cold, smooth, and unadorned surfaces with an unnervingly still air; echoing chambers where Tiefling priests conduct vile rituals and desperate individuals seek futile remedies or offer horrifying sacrifices.

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