Liertak

For millennia, Liertak was ruled by the Ashard, an ancient race granted limitless power and wisdom by their mastery of magic. Their dominion came to an end when the earth itself was torn apart, razing even their most magnificent cities to the ground and toppling their civilization.

The tear in the world was so immense that lava erupted from deep within the earth, transforming oceans into vast tundras of obsidian. Six colossal chains appeared in the sky, anchoring the continents together. The chains tower over mountains and seas, meeting at the cathedral Elicyn in the heart of the world.

With their dominion shattered and their magic a powerless shadow of what it was, the Ashard were overthrown and exterminated. Entire countries had sunk and splintered new islands had formed. Vicious wars were fought over territory as civilizations adjusted to the suddenly altered geography.

Now, almost five hundred years later, the world's civilizations have been reshaped. The peace between the western human nations of Dragha and Astor is threatened by constant territorial skirmishes, and hostilities are rising from the elven domain Forellia. Suspicions and military activity are growing everywhere. With whispers of a rising hobgoblin power in the east and a new religious cult spreading distress and persecution, the world appears to be on the edge of being torn apart once more.

You have each chosen to travel with a dwarven caravan to the city of Var'stead, the centre of Astor's military and religious powers in order to seek out your own destinies in this perilous world.