Myria

Province Map of Myria

**Myria** is the setting of Season 21. This is a fantasy world with 3 Moons and 2 primary continents one in the east and one in the west. The two continents have a technological gap with the Western continent being more technologically advanced. Myria is inhabited by several races from fantasy stories including elves, dwarves and automata.

## **Etymology**

Nobody knows where the word "Myria" came from. It just seemed to exist from the beginning of time.

## **Planetary Features**

The planet of Myria is a fictional planet that is similar to earth but different in its makeup. Myria has a planetary circumference of approximately 40,000 miles (64,373.76 km) and a surface are of around 500 million square miles (103,599.52 km2).

### **Geography**

Myria consists of two primary landmasses, separated by a great ocean alongside a large island chain in the northern hemisphere. There are also the northern and lower ice caps, frozen solid in the end.

#### ***Western Continent***

The Western Continent is the largest of the two and inhabited by the most technologically advanced civilizations of Myria. This continent also consists of the largest desert in Myria the [Name] Desert and a land-bridge to the southern ice cap.

#### ***Eastern Continent***

The eastern continent is the smaller of the two, but the most covered in plant life. It is home to several of the tallest mountains in Myria. The eastern continent is also the only continent inhabited by the Gnolls and Kobolds in their natural habitats. It is also the target of the Mandate, a colonial enterprise established by the Western states with the goal of peaceful conquest of the eastern lands, in spite of the Kobold nations already present there. Out of the two continents, the eastern continent has fallen the most behind in terms of technological advancement, resulting in its current state of being on the receiving end of a great conquest and much pillaging.

#### ***Northern Archipelago***

The Northern Archipelago is a chain of islands that is shaped in somewhat of a circular pattern around an internal sea. This region is strangely formed, almost as if there had once been some sort of a unified land region in the area. This is particularly supported by the shape of the islands and their alignment almost around a circular region, as if forming the circumference of some unknown circle. One theory is that a large asteroid had crashed in the middle of this region long ago, resulting in the current radial shape.

### **Magicology**

Myria consists of several magical properties, primarily in the form of rocks of an unknown origin as of yet. To unlock the magical powers contained within these rocks, unique rocks are inscribed on the surface, at which the carver will attain magical powers to use at his will.

#### ***Leylines***

The leylines of Myria are also a mystery. They form and originate from what appears to be four circles. An interesting fact about these leylines is that they are all centered within some body of water. This has given rise to some early theories that the leylines and the magic rocks themselves may not be natural to Myria, but instead coming from some extraterrestrial origin, either space or, for the religious, the gods. Unbeknownst to these scientists, these theories are accurate to some extent.

Another interesting characteristic of the leylines is that the center of the three smaller circles appear to line up with radial lines generated outwards from the largest circle. This pattern doesn't appear to occur with any of the other circles, each of them being separate from the others, excluding the center one.

#### ***Leystone***

The primary material used for magic within Myria is the strange mineral known as leystone. This mineral comes from meteors that crashed into Myria in the ancient past of the planet. The largest concentration of these stones are found around the primary crash sites of the largest chunks of these meteors, though smaller concentrations can be found across the various continents of Myria, most likely having split off and scattered when the meteor entered Myria's atmosphere.

These rocks are coveted by the various magic-using races of Myria due to their mysterious yet powerful magical properties, the accessing of which grants incredible power.

### **Physics**

In spite of being a fictional planet and about two and a half times larger than Earth, the physical laws of Myria are very similar. Unless otherwise noted, assume that the gravity, etc. of the planet work identically to how they would work on planet Earth.

## **Environmental Traits**

### **Atmosphere**

The atmosphere of Myria is Earth-like. It consists primarily of the same elements and is capable of sustaining higher forms of life. Oxygen and nitrogen form the largest components of the atmosphere, with much of the latter being produced by trees, plants, and algae. Differences in surface heating at various locations across the planet have the potential to cause powerful wind drafts and storms. The troposphere, the layer closest to the surface, is typically the warmest.

### **Climate**

Myria consists of several different climate zones and weather regions. There are oddities, however, resulting from the ancient rocks that hide beneath the seas. The Northern Archipelago is notorious for being afflicted by violent storms that appear to violate the laws of nature at times, a result of the magical meteorite situated at the bottom of the sea.

## **History**

### **Formation of Myria**

The planet of Myria was created in the distant past. Although there are numerous myths and legends about the formation of the planet, scientific theories suggest the planet formed naturally instead of through magic. Sometime after its formation, Myria managed to obtain three moons. These moons themselves are the focus of worship by at least one nation, but their actual origins are likewise clouded in mystery as the technology to explore them does not exist and likely will not exist for at least half a century.

### **The Meteor's Arrival**

At some point following the formation of Myria and preceding the rise of sentient life, a cosmic event occurred. This event is currently unknown to the races of Myria, although some scientists have begun to speculate about a similar event, using surrounding evidence to formulate early theories about some sort of magic rocks.

These theories are accurate to some extent. In the far past, a meteor entered the atmosphere of the planet and broke into several smaller meteorites before slamming into the planet. The meteorite's origin is unknown. Although two of the pieces landed relatively harmless in the seas of Myria, the smallest crashed into a northwestern region of the western continent, causing the formation of a small lake in the crater. The largest piece however tore apart a landmass to the northeast of the western continent, creating the northern archipelago.

This event likely wiped out most of the early life forms rising on Myria, except for the few ancestors of the modern races of Myria. This event also resulted in the creation of the leylines, being the center of the radial formations and being the origin of the magic rocks used by the rune-carving magic users of the planet. This largest rock is also the cause of the odd ocean currents and the strange climate and storms of the northern archipelago.

## **Ecology**

### **Sentient Races**

*More Info: Species of Myria*

Spread across the world are various races that struggle for control over Myria. [Species] is the most widespread of the races, being the majority race in [number] countries across the two continents.

The Western Continent is dominated by [species] while the eastern continent is primarily inhabited by [species].