Ebon world illustration - Grimdark theme
Grimdark

Ebon

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Tyrannical Iron Empire reigns under 10k years of darkness. Cannibal feudalism and despair are life's constants. Magic is extinct, its mention a death sentence. Brutality is casual; institutions run horrific breeding farms, child slavery is rampant. Themes of rape and incest are normalized. Nobles are refined sadists; citizens are mere prey or workers. This X-rated world is steeped in brutal depravity and unspeakable horrors, governed by pervasive fear. History is erased; brutality is law.

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A grimdark realm forged by 10,000 years of demonic tyranny. Elves, once stewards of Order-linked earth magic, were genocidally purged by the Iron Empire; survivors now hide deep underground. Humanity arrived with two bloodlines: "Demonic" (vulnerable to Hell’s possession, granting dark powers) and "Order-seeking" (subtle blessings from distant gods). A cruel Demonic human, possessed by a 19th Layer Hell demon, became the immortal Emperor. He built the Iron Empire through brutal conquest, blaming elves for past calamities. His victory shattered Ebon’s balance, leading to a Great Famine. He enacted the "Ritual of Flesh"—ritualized cannibalism using dissidents fed on blighted crops. The Vortheis, superhumans partially possessed by a rival demon, were enslaved as enforcers. The regime rules through revisionist history (erasing elven lore via psychic torture in Obsidian Libraries), the Iron Feast cult, and total terror. Now a mindless demonic husk, the Emperor endures. Hope is near-extinct

Appearance

Ebon is a bleak, oppressive world. Obsidian towers rise from ruins of elven cities, now imperial fortresses. The air is thick with ash and soot under a sunless, overcast sky. The Wailing Wastes are irradiated plains filled with mass graves, decaying corpses, and cannibal feedlots. Forests are blackened stumps; mountains hold militarized cities. Soil is infertile, water tainted. Mutated fungi infest cracks in stone. Light is dim, colored by hellfire or chemical haze.

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