Dark Sun

"Why struggle to conquer kingdoms when you can simply TAKE what's left..." - Moor, Sultan of Lyne. 
==At a Glance==
No Gods. No Laws.
In a world ruined by magic and war, the civilized races of the world had fallen into disarray. In the wake of a dreaded Dark Sun, foretold in the mythic Exodus Prophecy, sorcerers and magistrates struggled to uphold the tenants of fallen kingdoms -- or birth new ones in carnage and oppression. Marking the end of the Age of Adventure, the era of the Dark Sun was a bleak descent into madness for the mortal plane.
===History===
At the climax of the Godwar, a conflict that circled around the world's deities and their champions, the "Fabled Five" of the Exodus Prophecy failed to appear to stop its bloodshed. Without the aid of these foretold heroes, the battle between the gods escalated with an unknown party, seeking to rise above the others, cursing the sun -- blackening it and sending out a wave of solar devastation.
The curse on the celestial star, later referred to as the "Dark Sun", sent a solar flare arcing across the black of space, lashing the mortal plane and setting its forests and cities ablaze. Oceans were boiled and deserts were reduced to glass and not even the races hiding beneath mountains and underground were saved from the flash-fire that rocked the planet. Subterannean crevasses quickly collapsed in upon themselves from the magnitude of the blast and not even the mighty gods were spared as the Dark Sun reduced them to ash on their godly battleground.
Miraculously (or tragically) several pockets of mortals survived but became changed as a result of the widespread destruction. Gone were their ancestral homes and verdant resources and many faiths collapsed with the death of their pantheon. With the world thrown into disarray it was only the cunning who survived.
Four years after the collapse of the civilized world, Moor, the Dragon of Lyne re-appeared and began corraling the survivors beneath his heel. This tyranny of souls continued for ten years before a group of adventurers, remembering the example set during the age of adventure, set forth to tame the unchained world...  
===Characters===
Moor (Dark Sun)Tips.jpg|Moor (Sultan of Lyne)|link=Moor (Dark Sun)
Kirk (Dark Sun)Tips.jpg|Lord Kirk (Emperor of Humankind)|link=Adrian Kirk (Dark Sun)
KilikKorlyuhkaTips.jpg|Kilik "Widowmaker" Korlyuhka (Monk)|link=Kilik Korlyuhka (Dark Sun)
Aldo(DarkSun)Tips.png|Aldo the Greatworm (Gargantuan Beast)|link=Aldo the Greatworm (Dark Sun)
SinghTips.jpg|Singh (Ranger)|link=Singh (Dark Sun)
LadyJenaris(DarkSun)Tips.jpg|Lady Jenaris (Countess)|link=Lady Jenaris (Dark Sun)
Screwhead(DarkSun)Tips.jpg|Screwhead (Inquisitor)|link=Screwhead (Dark Sun)
RazetteTips.jpg|Razette (Assassin)|link=Razette (Dark Sun)
Rapoza (DarkSun)Tips.jpg|Rapoza (Brawler)|link=Rapoza (Dark Sun)
Jack(DarkSun)Tips.jpg|"Jack" (Fighter)|link="Jack" (Dark Sun)
Niven (Dark Sun)Tips.jpg|Niven (Warlock)|link=Niven (Dark Sun)
Koshmar(DarkSun)Tips.jpg|Koshmar (Ruler of Dreams)|link=Koshmar (Dark Sun)
Balderdash(Dark Sun)Tips.jpg|Balderdash (Paladin)|link=Balderdash (Dark Sun)
ShaxRaiderTips.jpg|Shax (Revenant Raider)|link=Shax (Dark Sun)
MultrusTips.jpg|Multrus (Sailor)|link=Multrus (Dark Sun)
===Locations===
The Near Reaches (Dark Sun).png|The Near Reaches -- Transformed
Harakkis.jpg|Harakkis (Airborne)|link=Harakkis (Dark Sun)
===Political Structure===
Region 	Major Power 	Status
The Near Reaches 	Moor, Sultan of Lyne	Capitols destroyed. Survivors take to the wilds but soon find themselves under assault by the tyrannical rule of Moor. A meagre rebellion forms in the Village of Non but is unable to combat Moor's air supremacy atop the floating island of Harakkis. Resistance relocates to Knothaven.
The Heartlands 	Aldo the Greatworm 	Flametop experiences a back-blow, sending volcanic eruptions throughout the province. All settlements destroyed and small groups of survivors hide in the shadows of the blackened forests -- all while paying tribute to their new overlord.
The Greatlands 	Aldo the Greatworm 	Lakes turned to steam. Ancient ruins reduced to rubble. Little trace of Fey history left. Purple Worms erupt from the ground and spread across the wide expanses, lead by the sentient Aldo the Greatworm.
The Known Realm 	Moor, Sultan of Lyne	Capitols destroyed. Survivors in the ruins of human settlements, raided by Underdark armies for slavery. Forests are turned to everlasting fields of flame and Harakkis floats over the continent on its patrol between the Known Realm and Near Reaches.
The Land Across the Sea	Sonngrand the Blind 	Landmass reduced to arid climate with few pockets of toxic oasis. Draconic remnants endure and are led by Sonngrand, blinded by the solar flare.
The Lowlands 	None 	Expansive desert turned to glass from extreme heat.
The Storming Sea 	None 	Seas boiled by intense heat. Barren.
The Shattered Coast 	None 	Forests decimated by flame. Large areas of land scorched by solar radiation, leading to mutations in wildlife and drop in life expectancy of surviving Fey-kin and Genasi.
The Frozen Shelf 	None 	Regarded as "No-Mans Land" after the Dark Sun. Seas turned red and peaks from the once high mountains dot the ocean with jagged rapids.
The Wanderwastes 	None 	Arctic caps melted thereby leading to an explosive surge of rising water levels. Waters destroyed Barbarian and Drow settlements.