Duvania

Duvania

Duvania is a world with a heavy focus on philosophy that has been in development since 2012. It's primary purpose is eventually act as the setting to future game development projects. As of now, and the past few years, it's being used as the setting for my D&D campaign. Duvania has it's own D&D 5e homebrew module that I've created to let the rules of D&D fit with Duvania's lore.

If you're looking to put Duvania into a genre, I'd describe it as fantasy, high-magic, and ancient/medieval. While most the setting is heavily inspired off of ancient greek technology and culture, much of medieval technology (and beyond) has been accessed via quick innovation with magic. While the setting features many typical fantasy races one is to expect, they've all been designed independently from their stereotypes to create a fresh experience. This is one example of the approach I strive to take with this setting.

The Exposition

In a burst of magic and dust, Duvos was born between two stars. Duvos had a vision for a perfect world, one with all the elements to bring life to its fullest. He created deities who would watch over this land, each representing a different element of life. Oranos, the God of Order. Nymphus, the Goddess of Courage. Sihnos, the God of Adventure. Renneth, the God of Independence. Kymira, the Goddess of Companionship. Akorra, the Goddess of Mystery. And finally, Duvos himself would be the God of Creation. Together, the deities formed balance on Duvania. Duvos raised the gods to understand their roles, meanwhile bringing sparks of life to Duvania. He carefully crafted creatures to evolve and grow over time, meditating for millions of years as the planet grew like a seed. Long after the world had grown and people had evolved, the deities were revealed to the people of Duvania during a natural crisis that threatened the lives of many. This too was the day Duvos vanished, leaving the deities in imbalance and disarray. They no longer had their guide, their mentor, their leader, nor the element of creation.
The world's technology began to stagnate, and as did the people grow grittier. People lived in uninspired lives of survival, war, and dreary chores. But like a shining beam of hope, heroes arose to make a change; known as the chosen, the 6 heroes would fulfill a prophecy to collect powerful artifacts across Duvania that each represented an element of life. With the artifacts, they rose a new deity of creation, known as Emmeline. Little news has been heard ever since then about the new goddess, but balance is on its way to being restored.