Ælanor

In Ælanor the world is defined by it's beginning though it is a beginning mired in falsehood and secrecy. The world, in truth is a prison, a seal for the great presence of eldritch chaos from time immemorial that lies beneath your very feet. The gods using all their Divine power, sealed it away beneath the elements to slumber for all time. The celestial pillars as they are known to us, you know the massive towers of gleaming metal and stone that dot the world, this are the pins that hold this monster in place. They keep it still and slumbering, but the peoples of the world are ignorant of this. The masses believe that the celestial pillars are sign of the gods to keep to the faith, though even this belief changes on where you go. There are only two truths known about this pillars, first that civilization grows and flocks to them despite not knowing their origin, second that disturbing them will being about grave consequences and destroying or removing them could change the face of Ælanor as we know it!   Ælanor is broken up into 3 ages, each 1000s of years apart with different levels magic technology and culture. The earliest is "Bloodspell," this era takes place after the great rise of chaos from the sea with whom the gods and their champions did battle. This left the gods tired and they withdrew to their holy realms leaving the mortal races to fend for themselves. But the mortals discovered the powers of the arcane and that only a select few could wield power equal to the gods, and this great power corrupted them. The ones who mastered its power are known as the "Magi" and they ruled the lands with an iron fist for many centuries.   The next age is known as "Sundered Star," none are sure how it happened but after a millennia of rule by the magi, their magic backfired on them removing them from power. With the ruling class gone the land descended into chaos for centuries. That is until in the corse of a great battle between waring factions, the Sundered Star (a grand gem plucked from the night sky) was used by a hero to stop the war. Its was there the waring factions worked together to create a great kingdom known as Sundered Star. The gem who which is the cities name sake sits atop the Celestial Pillar at the center of the city, and some would say the center of civilization. Sundered Star is self is something akin to a Republic the first of its kind along with that nearly any type of civilized humanoid can be found living there. But there are competitors foreign empires are on the rise, hoards tribal creatures roam the surrounding mountains and the lands beyond, cults threaten the very foundation of life in cities, and adventurers must deal with threats of the old world from the Magi.   Finally, farther into the future in "Cloud Break" the world has been changed. Many part are uninhabitable after the chaos corruption, though some civilization remains many mortals have taken to skys. Airships, floating islands, and a high level of magic and technology are common place now. The standard mode of transportation is a vehicle called a Cloud Breaker, a type of airship that sails on clouds like a boat sails on water, as true airships are actually fairly uncommon and expensive to upkeep. In this new world heroes must rise to find the source of the corruption and put a stop to it, lest the Sleeping Chaos fully awake and with its awakening fully destroy Ælanor.