Welcome to The Dark Descent
Matan
Matan is a brand-new world created just for this campaign. It is an earth like world with 4 large continents, called Nuva, Iniiska, Mahri, and Metruve. Each continent has its own cultures and storied histories, but those aren’t too important for the scope of this campaign.
Civilization on Matan has just entered the 104th year of what is being called the Colonial Era, marked by the first major expeditions into the island chains that dot the equator of Matan. 35 years ago, the Abyss on the lone island of Neraka was discovered, and the subsequent magical and technological developments made from that discovery has drastically changed life on the mainland, mostly for the better.
Nobody knows where the Abyss came from, how it was formed, or why it is so densely packed with strange creatures, ruins, and magical artifacts. What many people have discovered, however, is that magical item prospectors and archaeologists have a chance to strike it big on Neraka. And many have, leading to the establishment of the city of Helaywa, the gateway to the Abyss. Helaywa is the cosmopolitan, scientific, and arcane center of Matan, full of people daring to try their hand within the Abyss.