Taurien

Taurien is a continent I began building when I was 16 for a series of fantasy novels I intended to write. The world has been modified extensively since then to develop it into a Dungeons and Dragons setting where I could set my campaigns. It's a largely conflict driven country, with several large scale wars and battles in it's relatively short 1,600 year lifespan. It's marked by religious power and Holy Orders of Knights in constant struggle for the supremacy of their respective gods, cities are governed by religious orders, with the majority of the world under the indirect influence of the most powerful Religious state.   It a world where magic flows through the earth, where extra-planar threats are a constant due to the interference of the Worlds Tree of the northern tundra. Where all races are living both in harmony and constant conflict simultaneously, where the bonds of race are outweighed by the bonds of religious brotherhood. Where the night sky casts it's dull green glow across the land, where lanterns are lit on the sides of roads rarely traveled by the hand of some unknown creature. It's a world I made to feel vastly different and yet familiar all at the same time.   There are 5 distinct regions on the continent, each marked by a single capital, the capital of the entire continent resting at the heart of the continent. The Titan's Garden, the Plainsland, The Spirelings, The Frostwald and The Fuererde, together form the continent of Taurien, each unique in their culture but unified under a single religious power, the Aryians, followers of the goddess Arya. Each continent is divided into city states, each under the control of a different Holy Order, with influence from the Aryian order to make sure everything is following the grand vision of the Grand Chosen, the leader of the Aryians who sits on the throne in the Grand Capital, D'Athos. However, this split only invites small scale battles between neighboring City states, something that has allowed the Aryians to maintain control for such a long time, although this is changing.   Taurien is a wonderfully complex world, it's a place I've excitedly spent many hours in and have had the pleasure of inviting a number of my friends to join in on my fun. I hope what I've come up with here is of interest to some other people, and that my ideas can serve as fuel for your own creative projects. Thank you for checking out my work and I hope you find is interesting!