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<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-G26W6267FY"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-G26W6267FY'); </script> **[Home Page](Home%20Page.md)** # Verum >[!infobox] ># Verum >![[Verum_Plant.webp]] >###### Art by [Yowto](https://twitter.com/yowto_/status/1322721937903161344) >||| >|:-:|:--| >|Type|Planets| >|Location|[Prime Material Plane](Prime%20Material%20Plane.md)| **Verum** is a fictional world that is the setting of all the campaigns of the [Living World of Verum](https://verum.fandom.com/wiki/Living_World_of_Verum "Living World of Verum"). It is also the name of a planet that was a primary focus in the setting of most campaigns. Verum consists of the [Prime Material Plane](Prime%20Material%20Plane.md), The [Astral Sea](Astral%20Sea.md), multiple Nebulae and the Outer Planes. There are six Nebulae that are spread throughout Verum, connected with each other by the Astral Sea. Almost all of the Nebulae are named after the handmaidens of the [Astral Traveler](Astral%20Traveler.md), and they have a connection to and dominion over each one of them. >>[!Column|flex s-t ttl-c no-i]+ # Continents > >>[!recite|no-i ]- [Aelenclast](Aelenclast.md) >> >>Aelenclast is a continent far to the west of [Kalkatesh](Kalkatesh.md) that is described as "a mega-city which has remnants of [Maltosian](Maltos.md) influence". It is possible to get lost in the megacity due to how big it is, making it hard to get to a specific destination. It is also the continent where "Taladoni yet still remain". > >>[!recite|no-i]- Conflux >> >> >> > >>[!recite|no-i]- [Corvanis](Corvanis.md) >>[Corvanis](Corvanis.md) was once a small low-magic continent to the north-west of [Kalkatesh](Kalkatesh.md). The continent was ruled by a single kingdom and by a religion of light, which treated other forms of worship and the use of magic as paganistic hedonism. They burned people at stakes and punished people that use magic; even the use of a cantrip was punishable by torture and death. All magic was considered evil, unless it was sanctioned by the church. It was once of the Settings in which the games took place, and was revolutionized by the end. > >>[!recite|no-i]- [Elda'Sharkai](Elda'Sharkai.md) >> >>[Elda'Sharkai](Elda'Sharkai.md) is a dark continent where all [Shar'kai](Shar'kai.md) originate from. The continent is described as a wasteland and is one of the most dangerous places in the planet of Verum. The people of [Elda'Sharkai](Elda'Sharkai.md) value strength above all. When their god of death, [[Aladine]], stopped responding to their prayers, a traitor convinced many of them leave for [Kalkatesh](Kalkatesh.md). With so many gone, the [Shar'kai](Shar'kai.md) were not prepared to face the great famine, and it left the continent weak and desperate. > >>[!recite|no-i]- [Glies](Glies.md) >>A map of Glies by [Tiffany](https://twitter.com/Tiff_Tiefling) >>[![[Glies_Map.webp|700]]](Glies_Map.webp) >> >>[Glies](Glies.md) is a continent to the east of [Kalkatesh](Kalkatesh.md). It is known that the land is based on Asian culture, and it was explored in an off-stream campaign called _The Glies Expedition_ and the main location for [[Phase 4]] of the Living World of Verum. > >>[!recite|no-i]- [Kalkatesh](Kalkatesh.md) >>A map of Kalkatesh by [Tiffany](https://twitter.com/Tiff_Tiefling) >>[![[Kalkatesh_Map.webp|700]]](Kalkatesh_Map.webp) >> >>[Kalkatesh](Kalkatesh.md) is the third largest continent of the planet Verum. It is a land that is steeped in a history of war and catastrophe, the greatest of which, The Reckoning, nearly destroyed all of creation, before the intervention of [The Seven](The%20Seven.md). A band of mortals that rose up and put a stop to the greatest threat creation had ever known. Sixty-four years later, the land left behind struggles to recover from its wounds and old secrets begin to bubble to the surface, new struggles emerge and old threats return. After the events of the [Violet Arc](Violet%20Arc), and the course of many centuries, Kalkatesh became a paragon of technology due to the invention of a substance called [Steam](Steam.md). > >>[!recite|no-i]- [Ryne](Ryne.md) >> >>Ryne is a continent far to the west of [Kalkatesh](Kalkatesh.md). It is a continent where all life is interwoven with the sound of music and performance. Magic and the use of it is represented as music as well. Naturally because of that, it is filled with bards, where all know of the ancient songs, and different sects, music, and performance. There is also a terrible evil that haunts the land, an entity known as "The Silence".[3](https://verum.fandom.com/wiki/Verum_(planet)#cite_note-shrineofsin08-3) Ryne was explored in a lost campaign called _The Whispering Shore_. > >>[!recite|no-i]- [Whyxxstar](Whyxxstar.md) >> >>Whyxsstar, also known as the Yggdrasil Isles, is a group of islands in the planet of Verum. It is the homeland of the Viakin and where the Midgard Pantheon resides. Each island is ruled by a World Serpent. ### Oceans ## Abyssal Ocean The Abyssal Ocean is the ocean that divides all of the continents in the planet of Verum. It is inhabited by creatures called Leviathans who make travels between continents impossible, except for one period of time in the year where they are asleep. This period lasts for a week, and is celebrated by the people of [Kalkatesh](Kalkatesh.md) as the Festival of the Seven. ### [Underworld](Underworld.md) The [Underworld](Underworld.md) is a land of caves and caverns far beneath the surface of the planet. # <center>Notable Recent Events</center> *<center>These were provided by Arcadum in the Discord, in lieu of the beginning of the</center>[<center> Aelenclast Arc.</center>](Aelenclast.md)* - **Imperial Calendar Year 1780** The sky erupts, shattering what peace the world of Verum once knew. Invaders from beyond the stars and opportunists from other planes begin to a calculated attack on Verum. The main invaders, named the Faceless, a race of emotionless automatons and the opportunists, smaller races from other planets wage war upon the surface. Reeling from the attack but prepared by the heroes of the past, the continents of Verum begin to fight back, holding ground in some places, losing it in others. - **Imperial Calendar Year 1785 ** Out of desperation, the different continents find away to communicate with each other, using the various temples of the Seven and the restored Prismatic powers within. Through this communication Verum is able to put up a consolidated defense. The attacks from the invaders have damaged the sky leaving what is known as the Sky Scar, a torn portal in the astral sea. - **Imperial Calendar Year 1790** Due to the consolidated actions of the continents and the specific actions of the war hero Daniel Khazor, the creatures referred to as the Faceless are revealed to be a traitorous faction of the Inevitables a progenitor race of creation, awakened by the invention of Steam. The defeat of these creatures and the banishment through the Sky Scar was a costly victory, as the mana of Verum was greatly drained in all continents save for one. Alenclast. - **Imperial Calender Year 1795** A consolidated effort of each of the continents, their factions, noble families and the people of Verum put their hopes in the colonization and reclamation of the mana of Verum from the massive leyline in uncharterd Alenclast. Led by the war hero Daniel Khazor, the expedition to Alenclast prepares to launch in 1797.