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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The Rite of Flesh
The Rite of Flesh
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Description

The Rite of Flesh is the terrifying, transformative court of The Charnel Choir, its sessions held amidst the stench of decay and the wet sounds of shifting flesh. Its purpose is to enforce the sacred nature of decay and punish deviations from the path of transformation. Crimes such as refusing transformation, expressing "impure" thoughts (e.g., hope, cleanliness), or defiling sacred blight condemn one to forced servitude: unwilling subjection to horrifying flesh-twisting experiments, serving as living vessels for spreading blight, or enduring perpetual ritualistic torment. Attempting to cleanse blight or sabotage sacred rituals leads to execution: "The Devouring Bloom" – the condemned is forced to consume a highly concentrated strain of potent blight, causing their body to rapidly swell, burst, and then putrefy into a grotesque, blossoming mass of diseased flesh and organic ruin.

Appearance

The chamber is dimly lit by sickly greenish fungi and pulsating blight blooms. Walls are covered in oozing sores and twisted flesh, with ritualistic symbols carved into bone and sinew. Pools of viscous, dark fluid bubble on the floor, and the air is heavy with a nauseating stench of decay and rot.

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