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Aethertide is a high fantasy world of endless ocean and unraveling legacy. There are no continents here only archipelagos, drifting isles anchored by lightning, and reefs grown from secrets no one remembers planting. Pirates rule like kings, elemental cults shape the weather like scripture, and leviathan hunters carve gods from the sea’s belly. Ships are cities. Storms are law. Treasure maps don’t just lead to gold they hum with magic, madness, and old blood oaths
Author's Note
Welcome to Aethertide, a world-ocean of drifting isles, storm-bound myths, and seafaring legends. I’m Alexein, creator of this setting. Aethertide is my love letter to high fantasy and nautical chaos where every map leads somewhere dangerous, and every character has salt in their blood. This world is meant to be explored with curiosity, reverence, and a little fear. I hope you lose your way in the mists and find something unforgettable. I leave you with a phrase i keep in my heart “Some of us sail these imagined seas not to escape the world but to better survive it.” Starting Locations: 🏙️ Leviathan's Crown: A faction-rich sandbox hub where every deal echoes across the sea. Great for open-world adventuring, neutral ground espionage, and contract-driven missions. 🩸 Bloodtide Council Isle (Evil): A ruthless entry point for villain-aligned parties or power-seekers. Sets up a darker tone tied to the Black Nine, pirate rule, and rising through blood and manipulation. 🐋 The Giggling Deep: A whimsical and strange start aboard a tavern atop a leviathan. Excellent for quirky roleplay, merchant-political plots, and mid-ocean chaos with a smile. 🏴 Red Sail Cay (Broken fang tavern): A fast-paced pirate haven full of betrayal, bounties, and shifting alliances. Ideal for players who want to explore Free Keys politics, smuggling, and backstabbing freedom. 🌫️Whisperstone Shoal: A meditative and mystical beginning tied to the Tidecallers of Nami no Kuni. Perfect for characters who seek discipline, healing, and the secrets of the Three Tides, with the sea mist itself as both sanctuary and trial. ⚔️ Deepwake Tavern: Begin aboard the Boundless Sovereign’s tavern, where secrets, storms, and songs converge. Aboard this drifting myth-ship, courts of parley and vaults of fire await—whispered in drink, remembered in tide. 🌊 The Coral Cup: Carved into a hollow reef dome and aglow with memory bubbles, this refined Deepcourt tavern hums with ritual and rum. Ideal for story-rich social intrigue, archivist missions, or emotionally anchored campaign openings. ⚓ Scar Bay: A harsh, rule-bound port for mercenary types, smugglers under contract, or law-adjacent parties. Iron discipline, cold contracts, and political friction wrapped in salt and steel. 🪷 Market of Swaying Shells (Pearlspire): Breathe with the tide in this drifting reef-market of floating stalls and whispering pearls. For players seeking diplomacy, mystery, or tide-bound spiritual journeys, this is your opalescent stage. 🎲 The Gilt Bloom (Saltjack Haven): Luck is law in this floating casino-palace. Begin your tale in glamour, vice, and storm-lit wagers. Whether gambler, spy, or debtor, the house sees all—and remembers.
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