Surface World

The Surface World, also known as the Material World, or the Mortal Realm, is the planet where most mortals live, and the opposite of the Underworld. In the Undergod's Realm cosmology, other planets or celestial bodies rarely factor into the story, rather, the Surface World is considered the material plane, where mortals are found, and the Underworld is a catch all term for the realms of gods, infernals, fey and more.

## Features

The Surface World contains three known continents:. Noavar, Kanvari and Edanka, though more are believed to exists. Some (such as the Blighted Lands) even feature in myths and legends, despite not being discovered or rediscovered by modern explorers

The Surface World is orbited by one Moon, and orbits a single star, commonly simply referred to as The Sun. It is a round planet, and believed to be the third from The Sun by astronomers.

Perhaps confusingly, given the name, the Underdark is also considered a part of the Surface World, as it exists on the same plane.

## History

The true age of the Surface World is unknown, though it is believed to be either as old as the Underworld, predate it, or have been created shortly after

#### Prehistory

It is believed that the Surface World was barren and lifeless before the arrival of the Prime Elementals. Artists often depict the Surface World of pre-history as a white or black smooth, featureless sphere.

With the arrival of the Prime Elementals, the planet began to take its current geographical shape, and developed its first life. The oldest known civilizations of the Surface World are thought to have emerged during this time, the insectoid civilizations such as the formians, and this is also likely when the Underdark was first created.

#### Age of Myth

By the Age of Myth, when the dragons first arrived on the Surface World, beastfolk such as the sarrukh and aeree had created their civilizations and empires, though the arrival of the dragons and their war with the elementals and among each other greatly fractured and in most cases destroyed these early empires. It was a time of great calamity and war, though many of the greatest treasures and magical artifacts still hidden in the dark places of the world are thought to come from this time.

Apart from dragons, this age also saw the arrival of giants and their gods to the world, one of the few races who was strong enough to survive and even thrive in this hostile environment.

First Age

The elves at the time were a single group, and spread out across the entire world, very likely even to continents that are currently either destroyed or yet to be rediscovered. Much like the Age of Myth, magic was far more potent during this time, a fact easily exploited by the magically gifted elves.

The Magical Collapse however, apart from fracturing elven civilization, also created significant changes to the landscape of the Surface World. In particular, the Great Vortex in the Western Ocean, the Pit in the Greylands and the birth of rivers of Godsblood on the Surface World are thought to originate from The Magical Collapse.

#### Second Age

The Underdark was greatly changed and developed during the Underdark, as dwarven civilization expanded with the use of Godsblood, and the drow began to establish their civilization.

The Second Age also saw the depletion of Godsblood as a natural resource in the world, with very few deposits still remaining.

#### Third Age

The Third and current Age has seen the least dramatic changes to the Surface World in terms of geography, as human cities lack the magical strength of the elves of the First Age, and the technological prowess of the dwarves of the Second Age.