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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The Glimmering Husk
The Glimmering Husk
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Coordinates(-8685, 4999)
Description

The Glimmering Husk is an unsettlingly elegant tavern in Luminis Blight's noble district, its walls subtly pulsating with a sickly, ethereal light. Here, Tiefling aristocrats and their human supplicants exchange whispers. It functions as a hub for acquiring rare, illicit mutations for personal display or use, and for commissioning discreet, ethically dubious magical experiments. Jobs involve becoming unwilling subjects for "aesthetic" alterations or acquiring bizarre, blighted components for rituals. Services include arranging clandestine flesh-grafting or discreetly hiring "talent scouts" for new experimental subjects. Their "famous" drink is "Essence-Wine," a shimmering, viscous liquid said to be distilled from distilled suffering, granting brief, disturbing visions.

Appearance

The tavern's interior glows with a faint, eerie light emanating from its pulsating walls, casting unsettling shadows. The atmosphere is thick with whispered secrets and the scent of strange alchemical concoctions. Patrons are often adorned with bizarre, blighted mutations, and the bar prominently features bottles of shimmering Essence-Wine, a viscous drink said to grant disturbing visions.

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