The
Land - Floating boulders are swept along by unseen
rivers, like so many leaves. Twisted trees murmur of cryptic
rites. Vicious waygates rip and mend the sky in rhythm with
cosmic forces. Defaced megaliths still mark the ruins of long
lost empires. Decadent sprawling cities devour old gods in favor
of seductive new cults. Once bustling trade routes, now lead
to empty wastes. Devilish storms on caustic seas pit the flesh
of ship, sailor, and shoreline alike. Agyris is tattered and
tired, for Age has piled upon Age. Those who seek to save her,
should listen to the Land, for the echoes of the past cataclysms
are still ringing in her depths.
The
Creatures - In Agyris, ordinary animals have become
mere relicts of their ancestors. With the coming of each new
Age, the beasts become more ferocious, reflecting the degradation
that has seized the Land. The common horse of the last Age is
now an earth stomping, ravaging monster, hunting down those
whom it would have once served. In this Fourth Age, heroes and
guardians are in great demand, since even the monsters are gaining
in guile and power. Agyris has become a very deadly place.
The
Folk (Mortal-Kin) - Gyr is the home of many sentient
races, good and foul alike. Rugged Skorr warlords, dark Wythir
warlocks, clever Galilaen engineers, wise Faeyan songelves,
stout mountain Durga, rich Toth merchants, and curious wee Dar
are all in conflict, and are all are in danger from the Land
and its creatures. Shaped by the world around them, the folk
of the Fourth Age often practice coarse violence or refined
magic. While most travelers are reputed to be dangerous, few
things are ever as they seem. A fearsome hulking Ogra might
be a true ally, and a friendly Faeyan may be nothing more than
a greedy cutthroat.
The
WonderBell/The Ebon Bell - Rumored to have been the
last creation of the "Old Lords", the Bell is shrouded in mystery.
Some believe that it is the cause of the mighty Corruptions;
the death of the Land. Others insist that the Bell is the last
savior of Agyris, and that it must be found and preserved at
all costs. Although none can be sure of it's true nature or
fate, all know that wars have been fought on it's behalf, and
that thousands have died trying to find and/or destroy it. This
enigmatic instrument has figured centrally in all of the great
ancient prophecies, and it's tainted shadow is cast heavily
over all folk of the Fourth Age.
Jump to Agyris.net
with these handy shortcuts.
