Realm History

## The Lore of ValheimRP Season 4

Valheim was once a large landmass. Land was plenty so there was rarely any fighting. There existed a balance of nature, magic, industry, creatures, and humans. Every few years the moon would change to a red colour. Humans noticed an eerie feeling of power emanating from it and some sought to find the meaning. The Mages of the Red Moon kept track of the moon and found that fires burned hotter on the night of the Red Moon. They sought to summon the power of the Red Moon to grow crops in the winter. They promised the end of famine and starvation, a noble cause many supported. The Mages of the Red Moon studied fire magic and set up a rune to accumulate power from Red moon. It worked wonderfully, every few years the energy kept the land warm longer into the winter and crops flourished. Then the year of reckoning came. First a Red Moon came much earlier than normal in April. No big deal just a bit warmer of a summer, plentiful rains kept the crops cool... Then another Red Moon in July. The crops started withering. People panicked but the Red Mages assured them it would just mean great grow season in the winter. Revolts started in October when the third Red Moon appeared. The ground around the rune started turning black, scorched by the red moon's energy. The Red Mages went into hiding. They were unsure what was happening as well and just hoped it would be over soon. In December the tetrad was completed. The final Red Moon energized the rune so much it shattered. A Large Titan of fire and molten rock emerged from deep inside Valheim. The titan scorched the land around it with every step it took. Molten pieces of rock and spouts of fire emerged from the land around it. It sought to find its masters, the Red Mages who created the rune. Forests, Towns, everything burned in its path.

The Red Mages now not only feared the titan but the people around them. The people sought vengeance for towns destroyed, the lives lost. The more the mages ran, the titan followed, causing more destruction. A group of the humans disavowed all magic and hunted the Red mages. As the Titan continued to rampage their number grew. The Red mages were found and slaughtered. With no purpose the titan wandered west destroying anything in its way. The keepers of the magic from all corners of the world met in the west to discuss how to destroy the abomination. As water brings balance to fire they sought to bring balance to the red moon's titan. A drastic step had to be taken, a massive flood to engulf the titan. They waited for the full moon and the highest tide. Runes were placed surrounding the titan. Water rushed towards the runes. The magic beings used all their strength to summon a large wave to topple the titan and restore the balance of magic. The titan saw the wave and let out one last roar as it slammed the earth with it's fists. The great wave crashed down onto the titan and a great cloud of steam arose. As the steam cleared the beings of the realm cheered. The titan was no more! But not without a cost, the titan's final blow had crushed the land creating a great trench. As the water rushed to the runes a new ocean was created. The land was now split into two. Uzoth to the east and Edor to the west. The scarred earth of the titan's path remained cursed with fire was known as The Scar.

**Rothran** In the Eastern land of Uzoth the mage hunters resolved to create a kingdom to keep the land free from magic permanently. Rothran was founded. No longer would a group of magic people have the power to destroy the land and kill thousands of people. All magic was hunted and destroyed. The world's balance was studied as science. They studied how to use the world's resources to strengthen their kingdom. Sciences of Blacksmithing, Potion making were mastered by the kingdom.

**Vinehelm** The magic peoples who had ventured west to defeat the titan found themselves on the new western continent Edora. They sought a place to call home away from the scar and the dangerous creatures across the land. Vinehelm was founded as a home for all. All people, all forms of magic, all ways of life were accepted. The kingdom provided a safe place for all beings to live freely as long as they respected the balance of magic and life. The elders of the land taught the people how magic influenced the balance of the world. The new understanding of magic helped the people develop new potions and magical armours.