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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Hall of Immutable Silence
Hall of Immutable Silence
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Description

The Hall of Immutable Silence is a vast, echoing temple in Stonegaunt, its colossal black stone walls absorbing all light and sound, creating an oppressive void. Dedicated to Othgar, The Great Weight, its unique purpose is the grim pursuit of absolute stasis and crushing permanence. Here, Shadar-kai priests and adepts engage in terrifying rituals that embrace ultimate immobility, seeking release from change through profound stillness. The air within is cold and heavy, pressing down as if with immense, unseen mass. You'll find partially petrified figures—some willingly, others condemned—their forms slowly merging with the stone, their expressions fixed in eternal agony or profound emptiness. Worship involves meditating on the cessation of all motion, offering themselves or others to become permanent fixtures, and allowing their wills to be bound by the unyielding laws of the mountain, their minds slowly succumbing to the cold embrace of absolute stillness.

Appearance

Colossal black stone walls absorb all light and sound, creating an oppressive void. Inside, cold heavy air presses down, with figures partially merged into stone, their faces frozen in agony or emptiness.

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