The Steel Empire is a proud and ancient empire inhabited by Steel Dwarves. Steel Dwarves have carved out a mighty, sprawling metropolis beneath the earth. Location of the Steel Empire (art by victoria_fantasy_art) Its tunnels stretch for miles beneath the continents of Aldemere and Oros, as well as beneath the ocean. It is considered a part of the Dark Below by most surface-dwellers, although the dwarves who live there would scoff at the notion. Their Empire is as different f

Introduction When the world was new, the god of death created an Afterlife. This realm -- a place parallel to Ilisara, but untouchable...

Relics, artifacts, and treasures whose stories and power are renown across the world

Healing is an advanced form of magic in Ilisara. It can be used to cure physical and mental injuries, as well as to remove curses and...

Overview Compared to the relative stability and order of the world, the Dark Below is a chaotic and unforgiving place. It is a realm stretching beneath the entire surface of the planet. Its endless tunnels, chasms, passageways are easy to get lost in. Finding one's way through the Dark Below is the primary objective of any traveler brave enough to enter. Tectonic activity causes frequent earthquakes the deeper one goes, which collapses tunnels and creates new pathways. The Da

Souls are the "consciousness" of living beings; the thing that makes you, you.

Chronomancy is the study and performance of temporal magic. Reversing time, speeding up time, time travel — it's all a part of Chronomancy.

Overview Art by Tithi Luadthong Beruna is a frigid, largely ungoverned realm of ice bridges, fjords, frozen tundra, and tribal settlements clinging to the base of sea cliffs. Beruna is the ancestral homeland of the Arcadians. Long ago, humans migrated south across an ice bridge to the more hospitable continent of Arcadia and built a civilization there. Those who stayed behind in Beruna never followed. They kept to their old ways; tribal, nomadic, and deeply connected to the l

Overview Art by victoria_fantasy_art Strom is a rugged kingdom in the southern Isles, separated from Aldemere by open water and bordered by the Galean Ocean to the east. It is a young nation built on old ground. Formerly called Oros, the land was overrun by orcs who fled Isandor after Armageddon. For a generation it was lost. Twenty years ago, King Vidar Stromvald returned from a journey to the far north with ten thousand ancient warriors from Anash'col at his back. He drove

Snowpeak is both the name of the tallest mountain in the Snowfell Mountains, and the name of the dwarven capital city. The dwarves...

Vestia is the Sun Elf capital city and the name of a kingdom. The city is a paradisical place, and the Dawnwalkers live there.

The city of Thrain is full of people from all walks of life. The streets are lined with vendors selling their wares, and the air is...

Lizardfolk possess a complex, sophisticated mindset driven by thousands of years of superiority and technological advancement.

Offspring of hill giants and humankind, Orosians are built like the timber trees they cultivate. They are excellent artisans and crafters.

Small in stature but not in heart, halflings mostly keep to themselves

A diminutive race of lesser intelligence, cousin to lizardfolk

Castalla, the capital city of the Arcadians, is located in a cradle between the Twin Peaks and surrounding mountains. It developed from...

A rare race of avian humanoids. Fierce warriors, birds of prey, and fighters who live in the remote mountains of Isandor.

Humans hailing from Arcadia are business-minded, innovative problem-solvers.

Industry, integrity, prosperity. Riverport's motto isn't followed by all of its citizens, for whom wealth is the ultimate goal.