World Information

## Setting

**Technology**

Luctus takes place in a medieval fantasy setting, meaning that there is very little technology in the modern sense, the use of steam or early firearms has not yet been attained in most of the world. The equivalent real world period would be around the 15th Century.

**Races**

While almost all countries have prevalent races, all the races from D&D 5th Edition are present in Luctus, including some Homebrew Races.

**Gods**

In Luctus, Gods play a crucial cultural part in the shape of the world as all commonly worshiped Gods are tied to countries. While certain Gods have been around since as far as mortal records go, some others are mortals that ascended more or less recently. All information on the Gods and some of the more obscure worships can be found here.

**Culture**

The world of Luctus is one built in the image of the Gods. Every known country is built in the image of the gods and the people within those countries worship the gods and strive for the values they stand for, but the gods themselves do not govern those countries.

For example, the country of the Elves, Ainir, is built in the image of the God of Perfection, Infin. They strive for perfection in all things, and the different tribes of elves take an interest in a different way to reach this perfection. The Greenwood Elves, for instance, are elves that firmly believe that the natural order and the survival of the fittest is the best way to approach that perfection, while the Greybush Elves believe that reaching inner peace is the way to get close to perfection.

**Chagrin**

There is a global belief in Luctus that every evil, every nefarious act and every bad thought stems from the same source. When a creature is corrupted or a village is attacked, there is an understood agreement that an unseen force called Chagrin moved that creature. When a man thinks about cheating on his wife or stealing bread, it is because Chagrin is corrupting his mind.

While this is an unseen and unobservable force, there are records in history of Chagrin Spawns, creatures made entirely of this corruption. However those are rare and the ones that beat them even more so.

The following link leads to the Google Doc to help give a basic introduction to the Setting of Luctus, covering general information regarding the Eastern and Central Continents, as well as the Gods/Goddesses and Countries that populate both. More detailed information can be found via the World of Luctus Discord Server.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oalPIRKpyXn1rCLL6V25qrj5JxvzSa8LPIihcdLLI9k/edit?usp=sharing

## Countries & Capitals of Luctus

The known world of Luctus is divided into three continents, named after their geological location.

Most capital cities have at least one Teleportation Circle, though their use is limited to those who hold a continental Telepassport, which costs upwards of 50GP/month, and requires each user to pay the Teleportation fee of 50GP.

These Teleportation Circles are thoroughly protected with several layers of security and checks such as Zones of Truth and physical guards.

### Western Continent

* Dracaenir - Ryujing
* The Protectorate of Pasesh - Miibetsu
* The Protectorate of Oz'kas - Maa'sa
* The Shalanese Empire - Baodao

### Central Continent

* Pyrnes - Porto Calido
* Skor - Jotunhulm

### Eastern Continent

* The Duchy of Yuethor - Medil
* The Elbashakyan Sultanate - Baradazi
* Elion - Ambergrove
* The Empire of Thelora - Tannsgrisnir
* The Heptarchy of Ainir - Pearfalls
* The Kingdom of Mord - Solaris
* The Principality of Heth - Maplehill
* The Protectorate of Panton - Riz'Arion
* Swanrunia - Glimmerstar

## Luctus Calendar

A year on Luctus lasts 364 days over the course of 13 months. Each month consists of 4 weeks and each week has 7 days, which are 24 hours in length.

This calendar was established in ancient days by scholars, and the names of the days and months have changed throughout history depending on the present gods in the world.

The most commonly used modern calendars count the years starting with the year 0, named the Age of the First Day.

For a more detailed calendar view per month with holidays and birthdays, click Here.