Dark Plains

Senior GMs: Deborah Landes, Robert Smart
:"These plains of ours, the so-called "Dark Plains": Athesia's most fertile land, nestled in the East, between the desert and the mountains. Its darkness is not literal: it probably enjoys some of the best weather on the continent. Rather, its darkness lies in the hearts of the inhabitants, driven there by centuries of deceit and wickedness. Once, we were a proud nation, a shining beacon of Pelor's grace for all the world to follow. But those days are long gone, lost to who knows what horrors. Now we bicker like children, and our peoples suffer and die in the turmoil. Devils stalk the land, stealing souls and crushing hope. Corrupted witchhunters turn us away from the true Witchfinders with their brutality. And of course, this havoc lets the way clear for common bandits too. In their desperation, the people turn to an overburdened Church, yet even there, secrecy reigns supreme, necessarily so. Always, there are bigger battles to be fought. Those of us who would help find it ever-harder to do anything of meaning in this Dread Land of Despair.
:"This is not the kingdom our ancestors built. Mine is a proud house, a house of ancient blood and noble intent. We remember the Days of Glory. We recall the splendour of Esparr and the magnificence of the Dawn King. But those days are gone forever. We must build a new land, a better, nobler land. I shudder to think how it may be done."
~Tarik Hadaz Devante
==Region Stats==
Military4	Infrastructure4	Loyalty5	Purity7	Unification9
Settled: 0904, 0905, 0906, 0907, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1305, 1306, 1505, 1604, 1605, 1606
The Pit: 1105
Explored: 1003, 1203, 1405, 1406, 1506
The Pit:
Points Of Interest:
1205 - White Spire of the Dawn
1606 - Legion Gate
===Player Characters===
Andres Armino
Appoline Reneux
Arianna Thistledown
Ceryndra Silverflame
Eron Garcia (retired)
Francis Domingez (retired)
Frekki Ingmarsson (AWOL)
Fulgrim Ironheart (retired)
Kisaiya
Konrad Luthor (AWOL)
Lanzo Müller
Markus (retired)
Mordecai Ladron
Pedro Ignacio
Ralf Schneiderhütten (retired)
Rosa Lightsinger (retired)
Santiago Domingez (deceased)
Shadowstrike (retired)
Solintsin
Two-Four
Valeska Von Spreichner
Wilfred Hildebrand (retired)
===Interest Groups===
Peregrine Rangers
The Church
==Antagonists==
The Dawn Wraiths (Cleansed)
Members of the old Royal House of Dawn, corrupted by energy from the Far Realms and intent on reclaiming the Dark Plains. They were cleansed in the Year of the Dark Dawn.
Devils
Angels who fell from grace millennia ago, and now bargain for souls to support their vast military and economic might.
The Crimson Templars
A dark order of devil-worshipping priests and warriors. 
House Luthor (Defunct)
A power hungry new house who will stop at nothing to expand their rule. Their previous lord was an egomaniac, and his widow appears to be in league with devils. They have been crushed by House Menthman.
House Menthman (Defunct)
The financial and political benefactors of the Crimson Templars, they are responsible for institutional slavery in the northwestern Dark Plains.
==Allies==
The Holy Church of St. Pelor
The Knightly Order of the Mailed Fist
The Sanguine Order of the Risen Sun
House Devante
Led by Gaspar Devante and his many-times-removed -grandchildren. They have been engaged in a shadow war against the Dawn Wraiths for centuries. They are merchants without peer, incredibly rich and influential.
House Pyreheart-Vespoya
An ancient house, based in the Old Esparren capitol of Esperanza, who were previously led by a madman in league with the Dawn Wraiths. They are renowned for the prowess of their knights and griffin riders.
House Spellmeyer
A tiny house who previously tied the north of the Plains together through alliances to Gerath and Voorhess.
House Taman
A formerly powerful house once under the thumb of House Luthor. It is regaining its former power.
House Voorhess
A house in the far northeast whose hunting traditions are legendary.
House Domingez
House Fuego
==Unaligned==
The Knightly Order of the Golden Finch
The Knightly Order of the Brazen Axe
The Knightly Order of the Adamantine Anvil
House Gerath
A house in the northeast renowned as traders and riverboatmen. Now part of the Empire
House Armino
A house with split loyalties between House Devante and House Pyreheart-Vespoya. They have shrunk in size, with the Empire taking dominion over some of their former lands.
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