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 Silence of the Grave
The Silence of the Grave
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Description

The Silence of the Grave is Dirge-Stone's Darakhul theocratic court, held within the Wailing Cenotaph, judging disrespect to the dead and enforcing orthodoxy. Disturbing graves, performing unauthorized death rites, or disrupting ancestral communion lead to forced servitude: forced perpetual communion with tormenting spirits, or serving as silent laborers in bone pits, their vocal cords removed. Desecrating a sacred crypt or attempting to raise a forbidden entity earns execution: "The Bone-Choke" – forced to ingest pulverized bone-dust of ancestors, lungs solidify, body crystallizes from within, final silent gasps a chilling spectacle.

Appearance

The Wailing Cenotaph is a somber, towering structure of dark stone etched with mournful runes and skull motifs. Inside, spectral whispers echo through vaulted halls lined with bone-laden altars and cryptic inscriptions. The air is heavy with the scent of incense and the chill of restless spirits.

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