The World of Arkon

High magic and steampunk technology, each country specializes in somthing specific and the entire landmass is one super continent with 5 nations built on the remains of an ancient civilization. Deep below it all are the bones of an Ascendent a titantic sized creature that was hundreds of feet tall and fought the gods. its blood leaks into the ground and one nation has harvested it as a resource. the existance of the previous civilization and the titan has been wiped from history by somthing as strong as the gods. the Voice, the Voice is an entity that is the god of free will and emotion. it isnt worshipped and isnt known of well even to the gods. but in times of crisis when emotions are high it sometimes provides power and gifts to those in need. sometimes this is good. sometimes this is bad, but always is it epic. the 5 of the nations have formed a tenuous alliance and we are 10 years past a world war.

the northen hemisphere contains the Nation of Jotunn, a land of giants, dwarves and orcs. it is a very militant nation that is untrusting and defensive, it is led by the Storm king, a storm giant. he has a cloud giant advisor who is a women, and a stone giant as his left hand who is a general.. they participated in the war of resources. the land is freezing cold and mountainous. to the East you have the Nation of Halvar, a vast desert that is probably the largest country, but it is mostly uninhabited uninhabitable wasteland. elemental storms travel through it and high winds are constant, some people move through solar powered skiffs. there are few settlements and most dont last long. the entire nation is in constant civil war and crime is very high and bandits are plenty. the only thing holding it together is a dragonborn monk by the name of Daxon the render who solves all disputes with gladiatorial pit fighting. Halvar is full of Tieflings, dragonborn, humans and those with a tougher heritage. to the far west you have the more oceanic nation of Mauka. tropical climate, warm sands a vast ocean on its border and a few small islands. it is home to water genasi, triton, sea elves, humans and more, famouse for its export of whale bones and oil it has decent trade connections with the other nations besides Halvar and is led by a merchent guild with a female leader a water genasi by the name of Orthal, she is kind but shrewd and cunning. mauka is a lap of luxury but overfishing is a problem and if their whales die out it will lose its biggest export. it also has one of the largest thieves guild. ran by pirates mostly The guild is called "The Sirens" Arbres is the Land dominated by the elves, mostly High elves and wood elves. It functions on a monarchy rarther then a council like Tavos or the merchants of Mauka. Their leaders are King Galendale and Queen Elora Leore. Little is known of the elven land, for it is protected viciously and no outsiders are bid welcome. The elves here greatly love their nature and deem the other races unworthy of it. And their arrogant and lofty attitude has gained them many enemies… it is also the most magical location, and has a thieves guild known as the magpies that operate mostly on the eastern side of Arbres. Tavos is located in the center of these four nations is a busy country full of overcrowding and political corruption. There is currently a plague ongoing in the country due to the poor living conditions in the slums. It is however the most industrial country and has the largest trade network. Having borders with 4 other countries. Mechanical devices, weapons and transportation is plentiful in this land. Its leader is a fat and rich human man named phalanx. He sits as the chair of the council blocking all votes for better living qualities to avoid giving money to the poor of the country. He accepts large bribes from the thieves’ guild. Which fuels drug addiction and theft throughout the country. this nation Harvests ether and uses it to fuel alot of technology, they are the most technologically advanced nation. there is also a secret 6th nation underground that is home to monsters and drow and changlings and other entities that arnt welcome anywhere else. it is the largest and is built on the bones of an ancient civilization that time has forgotten and is actully a very kind and prosperous place but has no interaction with the other nations.. it is known as Arieanthem.

elves mostly dominate the south of all kinds, half elves are stigmatized somewhat unless they have a free pass and other races are usually servants, rare well respected traders or diplomats, or prisoners and slaves. all races are welcome in the other regions. but halvar mostly features dragon born and fire genasi along with tougher races and tieflings, Joutunn features those accustomed to ice and snow, dwarves, orcs and giants though other races do live there also red orcs come from here which are a little different and come from the mountains beyond jotunn which little is known about. in Mauka sea elves, water genasi other aquatic humanoids and more common races live here. and Tavos is mostly humans but any race can be here. Arieanthem deep below features societies rejects and monstrous races with no where else to go,

the last war isnt far from memory and theres little trust in the world. a fallen angel named Hessenbow disguised as a baron is manipulation events in tavos to trigger conflict and is working with an ancient lich from a previous civilization known as the puppet master to resurrect the titan under the earth, the Ascendent. a corrupt dryad by the name of Elva has taken the place of the queen of arbres and is trying to open portals into the feywild for her master the cursebringer an ancient archfey with blood curses who is also working with the puppetmaster and Hessenbow for her own means.

magic comes from various ways, pacts with powerful entities, schooling, bloodlines, faith or a connection to the primal powers. there is a form of magic known as astral magic that is very rare and is only really known about in Arbres, it requires both strong connections to nature and vast studies of the arcane to even understand, there are maybe less then a handful of actual practioners and very few spells made. but it is exceedingly potent and works on space and stars and barriers. Avandra - goddess of change, luck and travel Bahumat - Dragon god of justice, protection and nobilty Erathis - goddess of civilization, invention and Law Ioun - goddess of knowledge, skill and Prophecy Kord - God of storms, battle and strength Melora - goddess of the wilderness, nature and the sea Moradin - god of family, community and creation Pelor - god of the sun, agriculture and time Raven Queen - goddess of death, fate and winter, was once mortal. Sehannie - Goddess of illusion, love and the moon New gods that have recently taken over prior positions and are slowly gaining momentum include: Melvara the goddess of love, rumored child of Melora, associated with passion and roses. a beautiful women with a crown of thorns and a dress made of rose petals. Islandis the god of trickery and chaos, rumored entity born of the feywild that grew so powerful it breached the material world and became worshipped, has no gender identity and presents as androgynous. Ingenium god of machines, with the fast pace of Technological advancement people began praying for machinary to work and put more faith in their tech, Ingenium is a sleek copper robotic humanoid