Isle of Melas
Scope
The motivation behind building Isle of Melas
Melas is an island continent of mystery, of cooperation and betrayal, of great sorrow and corruption, and the promise of greater hope. Its civilization is built on the legacy of family strife, ambitions to rule, dreams of healing, and all stemmed from a rift between a brother and a sister that defined the culture of the entire region.
Sentient beings of every kind inhabit the island, some living in harmony with one another and others in very secluded pockets of their own kind. Unusual combinations exist, as the humans' incursion into the land upset the existing balance in new and interesting ways.
Natural and clerical magic abounds, but in some areas over time these mystical, supernatural forces have become suspect and even shunned.
A great civilization is on the cusp of coming together, if groups can put aside past differences and work together for the common good.
The goal of the project
I want my players to feel like they are starting small, but that there is a much larger world out there and that maybe they can have a hand in creating or ushering in something new and wondrous.
Isle of Melas's Unique Selling point
This is a land where tribes have turned into civilizations and then into nations, and fallen back to civilizations and tribes. A great disparate group of people interact with each other and have the tools they need to come together and create something much bigger than themselves.
Theme
Genre
The genre is standard D&D levels of swords and sorcery, but perhaps a step past the height of one of these civilizations. Technology is straining to take hold, and while natural and spiritual magic still have great influence, other forces threaten to push these to the side.