Lothringun

Lothringun was once a continent teaming with life and mystical civilizations. Until the Great Cataclysm. Believed to be an asteroid that struck near the great city of Dirge well inland. The blast shredded the land scape and left a crater in the world, sending cracks throughout the continent. The dust cloud kicked choked the air with ash and dirt, snuffing out the sun and plant life for most of the land and leaving behind famine and disease. While only a part of the continent was effected, all suffered from the wars and ice age that followed.   The world is now recovering and new cities shine like bright points of light in a blackened sky. The elves retreated southward and took their culture to the beautiful city of Amistad, where trade and art flourish. The Academia Arcana in Ereldur high up in the mountains that divide the land holds the knowledge of magic that was common in the old world. Craftsmen ply their trade in Weinkauf where industry is an art and a Barron seeks to recreate the empires of old.   Not all is well though, banditry is common outside the cities where foul creatures hold sway. Rule of Law does not stretch to the desert in the north, where resources were always scarce. Beyond the treacherous mountain ranges to the west, little is known of what civilization has survived. Nothing is known of what lays across the waters where monsters dwell.