Eien
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The Laws of Eien
Due to an endemic mineral with unusual properties, gravitational anomalies occur in areas where refined pieces of it congregate together and fuse. Fusion of mineral particles generates magical energy that can be harnessed to power lots of different devices.
The world has different planes of existence which all interact according to established rules. Energy flows in a circular, single direction pattern. Spells and processes that run counter to this current (ie summoning demons, using magical ore to generate energy intended to eradicate life, etc) elicit strong countermeasures from the 'balance' guardians of the system. Aka the Dragons. The Sovathi, in their quest for domination and limitless power, nearly eradicated the dragons and destroyed the planet in their greed.
Gods (whether True Gods or Dragons who have extensive followings) take an active, real interest in their followers lives.
The Alfather is a cosmic entity capable of reducing the planet to nothing in the blink of an eye. The most powerful of the True Gods spend their existence hiding Eien from his view and protecting it.
The Alfather is a cosmic entity capable of reducing the planet to nothing in the blink of an eye. The most powerful of the True Gods spend their existence hiding Eien from his view and protecting it.
Cosmology
Created in the fashion of most planets according to science. It is a habitable world where the very first 'residents' ascended to a plane of higher being and became gods. These beings fused, forming the Alfather, while new residents were born from the energy output of the Alfather's melding. When the Alfather then turned on them, they sealed off the planet and hid it from him.
To maintain balance these True Gods sealed some energy into a unique mineral found on Eien and scattered it across the planet. They then created the Planes and the Well, then the first of the Guardians (the Dragons) who serve as the only method to close the energy circle of the world when they draw energy from the Well to cast magic. Each successive race to evolve on the planet had less and less 'native' magic, culminating in the most recent race (humans) who only occassionally have the ability to sense and channel energy. (Mages and Sorcerers)
Principal Geography & Features
Planet is highly evolved and biodiverse, with the impact of those initial magically gifted societies (and their mistakes) shaping it. Most notable are the gravity anomalies caused by the Sovat Empire's use of the energy crystals.
The Elhellond Forest is an access point to the Elemental Plane purely on accident, and is an exception to the 'one way current' rule.
Initial Active Setting
Story starts in Kejas with glimpses of Larane and other places. As books progress and follow new MCs, the stories will take place in different countries important to those characters.