The world of Lanternfall is one on the brink of annihilation. Four hundred years ago an unknown magical event destroyed the barriers that kept spirits, demons, devils, Yugoloths, and other entities from entering the Material World. With the worlds protection broken, the world was invaded and occupied by countless number of spirits. The breaking of the barrier was so intense the sky itself was scarred, an inky black void blocking out all light from the heavens. Civilizations fell one by one, with the landscape dotted by the remnants of their broken walls and crumbling structures. Fortunately for the survivors alive today, Lyssa Noctveil , a powerful archmage, designed a magical lantern, called a Spirit Lantern, that when used in conjunction with each other can create an area of safety, which spirits and extraplanar entities cannot enter or manifest. The spirits have taken control of the wilderness that consumes the majority of the world now, with few bastions of civilization darting small secluded areas of the land shielded in the lanterns light. To this day the people of the world continue to endeavor against the darkness of the world, working hard to eke out the best existence they can in the darkness.