History

This is the world of Terrinor.  Terrinor is a world of magic, monsters, heroes and villains.  The setting is gothic in nature, bordering on the horrific.  It is unique in implementation, having many races of beings, monsters and a complex mythology that is unlike any place else. The setting is a world in turmoil.  More than 300 years ago, the world was nearly consumed by a powerful force unleashed by the magical conflict of two warring races: the kiisic and the rowans.  Now, the world is reduced to the state of near barbarism. This sets the stage for the world that you must live in.  The people of this world are in a constant battle for survival against all odds. What follows is a short description of the great calamity known as

**The Breaking**

The royal mages of the kiisic army, in an attempt to finish the millenia-old war, began a powerful ritual spell to bind all of the world's magic into one place - within a specially prepared Sphere of Containment.  The kiisic reasoned that once the magic was contained, the rowans, who were highly dependent upon their magic, would become helpless and easily massacred by the powerful kiisic armies.  The ritual spell was one of such power, that it required three months of careful ritual casting by a specially selected council of kiisic magi.

Though the ritual was shrouded in secrecy, the rowans learned of its casting and formulated a desperate response.  The rowan mages put a flaw into the magic that was being sucked into the sphere.  As the sphere absorbed more and more of the flawed magic, it became unstable and shattered with a ferocious explosion.  The resulting explosion destroyed not only the kiisic council, but also the entire underground kiisic city and caused a great earthquake which rumbled across the world.  The explosion was so great that the very fabric of existence became torn and the magic being released from the sphere became mixed with that which was outside of reality.  A chaotic, uncontrollable magic was the result.  People now call it the Black Blood.

With the release of the Black Blood, magic everywhere became unstable and the very forces that kept the world from dissolving into the void began to go awry.  Black Blood spread throughout the world, creating fantastic and often horrible results.  The world was rocked by earthquakes, cities were attacked by hordes of monsters, and entire regions were depopulated by plague and famine.  Nothing was left untouched from the destruction inflicted by the Black Blood.  Most of the population of the world was killed during this time, and nearly every city, town and village was left in ruins.

Eventually, the Black Blood was partially contained by a race calling themselves the lellowyn who bound it up in another Sphere of Containment and hid it deep under the earth.  Although much Black Blood still remains in the world, wreaking its chaotic mischief, the majority of it is locked in the magical sphere.  Since that time, the various sentient races of Terrinor have been slowly recovering.  Rebuilding cities in a world turned hostile is difficult at best.  Now, nearly nothing remains of the great civilizations that once existed.  Most of our knowledge of the ancient times has also been lost.  Occasionally, a barely legible manuscript is found in the wreckage and people gain new insights into what life was like before The Breaking.

Terrinor is now a hostile place to live.  During the past 300 years, those who were willing to 'do whatever it takes' were the ones who survived.  It is often that this sort of person is labeled as evil.  Now, it is the evil people who thrive while the rest huddle together in walled cities, afraid to venture forth for the myriad of dangers without.  Within the cities there is not much safety either, since desperate people often take desperate measures.  People do horrible deeds upon each other daily in their quest for only a few coins or a bit of food.  Perhaps the most dangerous, however, are those who dare to tamper with the unstable forces of magic.  They, after all, are the ones who caused the calamity in the first place.

The world of Terrinor is changing rapidly.  It is evolving into something new, with each person capable of making everlasting changes upon the face of history.  Welcome to Terrinor.  May you have the courage, the wisdom and the persistence to survive.

The world awaits.