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 Living Cathedral of Visceral Perfection
The Living Cathedral of Visceral Perfection
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Coordinates(-2443, 1117)
Description

The Court of Visceral Perfection enforces the master flesh-crafter's will from the Living Cathedral, imposing agonizing bodily transformation. Resistance to "perfecting" mutations or seeking healing for approved alterations leads to forced servitude: unwilling subjection to horrifying flesh-grafting and surgical alterations, their bodies ceaselessly reshaped. Destroying a "masterpiece" or aiding mutated escapees earns execution: "The Grand Disassembly" – systematically, agonizingly dissected alive by the master flesh-crafter's tools, each part meticulously arranged into grotesque "art" while the victim remains conscious.

Appearance

The cathedral's walls are living flesh, pulsating and shifting with embedded surgical tools and grafted limbs. The air is thick with the scent of antiseptics and decay, illuminated by bioluminescent veins and grotesque flesh sculptures.

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