Winterheart Winterheart was the capital city for the Dark Elves before it was partially destroyed during the Winterheart Massacre. The...

The original Ilisara: two half-moon shaped continents designed by the gods

The Isles is the collective name for the five continents beyond the Twin Crescents — civilizations that built themselves without gods, and are only now making contact with the wider world.

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The Veil is a shifting mass of fog that conceals a tear in reality; a mystical island that serves as a portal to other worlds.

Ships steer clear from the Kraken’s Eye, a territory in the center of the Isles controlled by the mighty Kraken, Kog'sumoth.

Karkoon are a sprite-like race no bigger than a large insect. They glow with bioluminescent light, and are mighty despite their small size.

Axols are a young race of axolotl humanoids standing about four feet tall. Due to the kraken Kog'sumoth's rampant consumption of magical...

Magic is magic. No matter where it comes from or what it does, all magic is closely related. However, it falls neatly into four categories.

Overview Aeon's Demise is the name given to the killing of Aeon, the god of time, by Hejong, the god of war. It is one of the most consequential events in Ilisara's history. The physical aftermath of the battle reshaped the planet's geography permanently. Background Aeon was a chaotic deity whose body was made of shifting black and gold sand. He constantly rewound time, froze it at will, and opened rifts to other dimensions that no other god could close. He undid the careful

Overview Aslaug is the world tree of Aldemere and the most sacred site in the Weald faith. It is an ancient tree of incomprehensible size. Its trunk is so tall that clouds circle its boughs, and its roots run under the whole of Aldemere and Strom, deep enough to reach the leylines at the continent's core. Nature spirits make their homes inside the tree. Location According to the Weald faith, when Remedia laid down to rest after creating life on Aldemere, her body became the m

Overview Ilisara contains many unusual materials. The following is a reference catalogue of the most notable rare materials, organized by type. Metals and Alloys Aetherium — A lunar metal originating from the moon Lunarcha. It amplifies and distorts magic in its vicinity. On Ilisara, it enhances spellcraft in strange and unpredictable ways. Witch covens prize it for rituals. It is extraordinarily rare and cannot be mined on the planet's surface. Demonsteel — Pressure-forged d

Overview A Chosen is a mortal selected by a god to serve as their representative in the world. Each god may have only one Chosen at a time. The Chosen typically acts as their patron's voice, champion, and agent among the living. They carrying out their god's will, spreading their faith, and intervene in mortal affairs on their behalf. Gods may select Chosen entirely at their own discretion. Vandun's Chosen riding to war. Art by Tithi Luadthong What It Means to Be Chosen A Cho

Overview Aldemere is a rugged, rural land peppered with small villages and a few large cities. Spanning between the cities are hermetical druid circles, clearwater lakes, ancient standing stones, and many, many peasants whose villages have 20 or less inhabitants. The royal court at Ardveld is formal, hierarchical, and politically treacherous; overcompensating, perhaps, for its relatively sparse and uninhabited realm. Orosians and humans share Aldemere's land in roughly equal

Art by nextmars Erendor is a coastal kingdom in the eastern crescent of Isandor. It is one of the five kingdoms of the Vestian Empire, and the southernmost seat of sun elf power in the Crescents. The kingdom is bordered by vast dunes to the east and the open sea to the west. Its population is predominantly sun elf, with a minority of human settlers, catfolk merchants, desert tribal peoples, and halflings. Erendor is a young kingdom. It was carved from orcish territory by Hest

Art by Nextmars Revalis is the largest and most sparsely populated of the five kingdoms of the Vestian Empire. It spans the southern reaches of Hellan, from the borders of Snowpeak across the rest of the continent's southern expanse, encompassing vast forests, coastal cliffs, and wild frontier lands. The kingdom was founded by Queen Hestia Dawnwalker following the Verunist Crusade, tasked by the Vestian Empire with unifying the disparate and unstable peoples of southern Hella

Overview Roen (also known as Röen) are a species of plant-people created by Remedia, goddess of life and nature. They are among the youngest species in Ilisara and are very few in number. Most who have encountered a Roen did so inside Aslaug's roots, where they tend the hidden arboretum at the tree's heart. Some Roen can also be found living in the Redwoods in Fleur du Lionne. They tend to sprout in places where there is deep, intense nature magic. Appearance Art by moth.deit

Introduction The red line marks the borders of the Vestian Empire. Kandarith is an ancient settlement inhabited primarily by Catfolk. It serves as their cultural and historical capital. Kandarith was carved out from under the rule of orcs many hundred years ago and remains a free city today. Its inhabitants are fiercely attached to their independence. Despite the continent changing hands from orcs to the Vestian Empire, they retain sovereignty. Kandarith maintains a prosperou

Overview Blood magic is the rarest and most dangerous school of magic in Ilisara. Where arcane magic draws on the mind and spiritual magic draws on the soul, blood magic draws on the body. Its wielders manipulate blood, flesh, bone, and vitality. It skirts the boundaries of what magic should be capable of, and can backfire with horrific consequences. Blood magic is illegal in the Vestian Empire and largely unknown in the Isles. Its practitioners are few, feared, and seldom op

Ancient Blood Deity; Patron of Orcs; the Reviled. Vanished after Armageddon.