world stuff and MAP!

Leauvalar has five continents:  Nar, Elb, Ix, Lok, Yud

Leauvalar has a year of 364 days, divided into 13 months each one with 28 days.

Our game takes place on the continent of Ix. 

Long ago, Goblins ruled the "world".  They were eventually deposed by the PC races.  

The largest and longest-lasting government since then was the Kingdom of Flahr.  Flahr was ruled by a council of super-powerful wizards, and at one time it nearly covered the entire continent o Ix.  However, a revolution--spurred by the Church of Ygrava--eventually shattered the Kingdom of Flahr.  The historic day that the capital city of Arcanopolis fell, is the Day remembered as the Day Flahr was Sundered.

In the thousand years since Flahr ended, the lands have reorganized into a wide assortment of independent kingdoms.

Our game takes place in the Kingdom of Griffonwyr.  It is the year 1043AF (After Fall [or After Flahr]).

This is the "beta version" of the map that I was using when I played with Jeff.  One Hex is 8 Miles.  The Light Green is grassland.  The Dark Green is woods/forests.  The Tan is hills.  The Dark Brown is Mountains.  The Gray is swampland.  The Blue is Water.  Black Lines are paved roads, Light Brown Lines are dirt roads.

Here's the big connected version:

There will be some changes made to the lay of the land.  But this will give you an idea of what we were working with.

Griffonwyr has grown in the last couple of hundred years.  What is now Eastern Griffonwyr (not yet mapped) was once a small kingdom called Ilgar.  This joining was mutually desired and solidified with a marriage.

Southern Griffonwyr was once a small kingdom called Magedonia, its capital was Mon Izmir.  A long-lasting war with neighboring Asteriad wiped out the Ruler, and his next of kin was forced to ally with Griffonwyr to drive away the invading enemy.  As soon as the war was over, this decision was regretted, and the Ruler's descendants have been plotting their secession, civil war, and possible conquering the kingdom ever since.

To the East, beyond the borders of Griffonwyr, is the Elven forest-nation of Serenestra.  To the South-East is the dark kingdom of Asteriad.

To the West (just beyond the map) is the pastoral Halfling Kingdom of Gardonia.  Somewhere past that, is the ruined Kingdom of Arcanor, contaminated by magical fallout.