As per my last post, I’ll now be detailing the little bit of the backdrop for my #Hexplore24 campaign. I tried to keep things concise, and yet add enough detail that things would be intriguing without the baggage of constraining details. All art I use is AI generated and strictly for the purpose of a little pizzazz for these entries.
Background
An Apocalypse… The population of the world was once much greater. Empires spanned the globe; cultures were at war, people vied for supremacy, and constant innovation spurned these legions onward to greater goals with more at stake. This all changed with the rise of the Grand Magician Delexor. His magics conquered kingdoms and humbled the greatest of heroes, but his greatest foe of all was his own drive and creativity. Not many living to this day know specifically what it was that unleashed this spell upon the world, but the grim nature of this epic spell would reverberate into the world even today. Dark, unearthly magic beckoned the chaos of the abyss and the realms beyond, welcoming monstrosities and tragedy into these realms.
An Empire from the Ashes… The one empire to have survived the Arcane Dawn for some unknown reason is known as the Empire of Ayiel. Although their roots are lost to the annals of time, the truth of their origin is one protected by those in charge of the Empire. The Empire has always been run by a single elected Emperor, decided by the Council of Ayiel, a circle of powerful and mysterious mages. Their motivations are also unknown, although the Emperor has always been on the lookout for territory to claim, as well as the destruction of any other empire seeking any sort of power along his borders. Many knights and mages ride forth on behalf of the Council and their Emperor to seek riches and glories in his name.
Fledgling Societies… Those folks who find sanctuary outside the reaches of the Empire of Ayiel find themselves unfortunately within the reach of those who had claimed this lost world. Monsters, beasts, and those humanoids who were once allies and enemies of humans. Those few societies on the fringes of the empire discover riches and fruitful lands to create their own societies, if they are able to cut it on the frontier. Little is known about what is beyond the furthest frontier settlements, and thus what adventurers are able to learn is what is known.
Time
- Year
- A year is 366 days
- Months
- There are twelve months in the year, each named after a constellation in the heavens that moves directly over the capital of the Ayiel Empire, the City of Silvertowers
- 1. The Raven
- 2. The Candle
- 3. The Lady
- 4. The Lord
- 5. The Dragon
- 6. The Serpent
- 7. The Tree
- 8. The Moth
- 9. The Ring
- 10. The Wolf
- 11. The Chalice
- 12. The Sword
I am certain a lot of other details will be coming forward as the narrative of the Hexcrawl conjures it up, so stay tuned.
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