Erath

Amongst the heavens, the light of a single star shines upon many worlds; hundreds of them. Some quite small, some impossibly large, most void of life and a few…teeming with it. One such world is Erath, a wondrous world, steeped in the spirit of magic, the fourth from its sun; a beautiful globe of blue and green, swirling with clouds of misty-white. Vast oceans wet the planet, forming deep seas set apart by lands rooted from mountainous terrain. Thick ice and snow, set a frost upon the poles of this living world, as it drifts in silence...teetering and turning, a heavenly dance; bringing forth seasons in their time.   For eons untold, the axial transition of Erath continues unabated; this pristine planet and its brilliant sun, sweeping in procession through the limitless void. Though, for one reason or another, some of Erath’s seasons are at times, harsher than others, this stellar dance continues ever on; the light of its stalwart sun, never faltering, and the promise of its life-giving warmth, seemingly, never to fail.   Over long months the aspect of Erath shifts once more, bringing a season of change to its northern hemisphere and to the abundance of life dwelling within. As the world spins on its axis, slowly orbiting its father-star, daybreak comes to the wild continent of Oberia and within a few hours, shines bright upon the lands of Aluedra Valley. Wherein, its north western portion, within a fortress-tower of wood and stone, a lone hemunarth--a half-elf, stirs....   A cold gust presses against the shutters of Elirah Encathla’s bed chamber, rattling them. Awakened by the clatter, she rises from the comfort of her feather bed and slips a wispy shift about her otherwise, pale and bare body. She parts the shutters; the golden glow of rising light brightening the emerald hue of her eyes. The crisp morning breeze caresses her; setting the length of her ebon hair aflutter and revealing the tapered points of her ears. To the early risers wandering the township below, the hemunarth appears akin to a beautiful banner unto herself.   Elirah outstretches her arms toward the fast-rising sun, and with a smile upon her supple lips and the warmth of morning light upon her face, she gives reverence to her god, in the elven way. "Shaye-nue-pay, Nal-Sola, for every day of my good life."   Welcome to the world of Erath, a soon-to-come adventure for Dungeons & Dragons 5th. edition, based on the epic fantasy series, The Black Rose: A Chronicle of the Elves by Phillip Stanley.