Deities interact with the world. Deities interact with the world though they are not omnipotent. Followers can expect some sort of boon from consistent worship of a deity. A follower is also expected to share the news and convert more souls for them. One may choose to not worship the deities, but none can doubt their existence.

Much of the world is untamed. The world and countries have swaths of wilderness running through them. In the wilderness, monsters and terror abound. Adventurers root out these threats. Few people know the world outside their county or even village.

The world is ancient. An timeless age existed before the First Era. Since then, mortals have touched almost every corner of Uto Daeg, though only a fraction of once-great places exist today. Societies rose and fell. Conglomerations of species and peoples banded and disbanded, the youngest dead before the oldest left their golden age.

Mortals regained purpose. For an entire era, mortals wandered the world, seeking purpose. They were said to be Adrift. The Great Revelation came and one-by-one mortals' spark of ambition and purpose returned. Many draw upon this for their identity. These mortals are called Raptured.

Conflict shapes history. Chaos always follows collapse, but also provides opportunity to ambitious worldshakers. Like-minded factions and organizations craft the world in the rubble of destruction. Although empires fall, survivors build in their fertile soil. Conflict acts as sparks to the dry kindling of the world.

Morality has absolutes. The use of spells such as detect good and evil and others denote the very real presence of an objective Good and an objective Evil. Just be careful who you listen to to tell you the difference....

The world is magical. Sorcerers born into homely villages. Druids who roam the isolated wilds of the world. Dragon congregations. Far-travelers from other planes who visit through portals. Floating skyships. Floating cities of cloud giants. Underground labyrinths of evil illithid. Invisible magical founts. All permeate the world.

Most of the world is roughly mapped. Although nearly impossible to traverse naturally, the world is loosely known and charted. Areas such as the Unclaimed Lands in western Enor Daeg or lands further away than the Uto Daeg world map may exist in some way, but the exact details are lost. The general lay is known to some kingdoms, but not common people who still rely upon their leaders to receive information, and none save very few know the true details of some inky parchment.