Contemplations of a Tainted Mind

3.22.2008

Geography!

The World's Name: Torne.
Preliminary Kingdoms:
Continent 1
-- An Elven Kingdom
-- A Human Kingdom
Continent 2
-- The Beastlands
-- The Wastes/Barrens
-- Kingdom of Sea/Desert Elves
Continent 3
-- A Gnomish/Renegade Elf Tech Kingdom
Continent 4
-- A Feudal Magi Kingdom
Continent 5
-- A Spirit Kingdom

Regarding these kingdoms, they are only the major powers on each of five continents. The 'Tech' Kingdom is a melding of Magic and Steampunk. The Spirit Kingdom is a crossing to the Shadowlands Demiplane. The Feudal Magi Kingdom is likely to be Rynthsara. A highly isolated and insular kingdom.

Potential Names for things:
Nephethalen [Kingdom]
Saeless [Kingdom]
Tolren [Kingdom/Continent]
Snowcrest [City]
Forest Haven [City]
Solace [City]
Silver Falls [City]
Aurora Village [City]
Queen's Gate [City/Artifact]
Evermere [City?]
Cloverdale [City]
Kastel Ruins [City/Area]

The Inner Planes:
The Burning Caverns (Elemental Fire)
The Giant's Forest (Elemental Earth)
The Endless Sky (Elemental Air)
The Floating Kingdom (Elemental Water)
The City of Light and Shadows (Novus)
The Dreamscape
The Shadowlands
The Aether
The Astralis

The Outer Planes: Not sure yet on these.

Other, Miscellaneous Info.

The four elemental planes are almost infinite. They all connect on the fringes, dependent upon which direction you travel.

The Burning Caverns Turn into steam filled caverns and, eventually, reach a wall of steam that becomes a wall of water towards the east. This wall of water would lead one to the gates of the floating kingdom. To the west of the caverns, the walls become sparser and eventually the walkways begin to float. After a time, the caverns themselves crumble away and one finds the southern edge of the Endless Sky. The pathway ends at a sheer precipice. Finally, if one travels far enough north upon the correct path, there will be the southern gate to the City.

The Endless Sky continues northwards from the Burning Caverns. There is no way to navigate this plane without flying or walking the clouds. If one travels far enough north, he or she will find that a canopy of trees will appear, without any ground. If they enter into this canopy, they will find walkways and the Giant's Forest. If one were to travel eastward from the Endless Sky, they would find a massive plateau that serves as a congregation for all winged and flying creatures. Near the eastern edge of this plateau is a gateway that leads to the City.

The Giant's Forest lays north of the Endless Sky. This is a forest that has no ground. The trees only descend into pure darkness. There are many levels of pathways strung between the trees. To the east lays the Floating Kingdom, there is one walkway that descends deep into the shadows of the darkness, and leads to a small cavern deep within the Kingdom. To the south, there is a pathway that leads upwards to the upper edge of the canopy. This walkway widens and leads to the north gate of the city.

The Floating Kingdom is a large kingdom made of interconnect spheres, suspended deep in an ocean that knows no bounds. To the north is the Giant's Forest. To the south, the Burning Caverns. To the west, even deeper in the ocean, is a sphere that leads to the eastern gate of the city.

The City of Light and Shadows is said to be a city of many temperaments. It serves as the embodiment of Novus. The Energy of both Life and Death. The city reflects this dual-nature in many ways, most strikingly the stark shadows and brilliant lights that coat the entire city in an intricate array of patterns. It is told by the Planar Rangers and their brethren, the Agent Retrievers, that the darkest of evils and most brilliant of holies come from this city. There are stories regarding the city, that discuss the endless battle waged within its thick walls. Finally, there exists deep within the city and gate to the Outer Planes, that can completely bypass both the Aether and the Astralis.