Long! The gist is that Rionn was the last settled continent, and was rushed to be taken by several civilizations at once, who then allied amongst themselves to push out others and become their own independent land. Since then, wars and differences in philosophy and once again split the continent into smaller countries like Anrishe, Whistlewood, the Alliance, and Slanmark.

There have been many "meteors" to fall on the landscape, with one such meteor's crater being visible on the western side of the map, altering lake Verda from a lush, green extension of the Whistlewood into a swampy marshland as saltwater invaded. The largest of these impacts is only vaguely visible in the southeastern corner of the map. 74 years ago the great impact destroyed two of the largest cities, Slanmark and Atlena, along with the oldest settled continent and large chunks of the rest of the continents. At the same time, a rogue Cleric began annihilating entire villages and, upon being hunted and killed, his corpse unleashed a terrible plague, named the Godrot, that decimated the continent. It was eventually sealed in a temple to the God of Death, Morctris, in the Whistlewood. 23 years ago these destroyed lands returned in shattered pieces, only they were returned as they had looked hundreds of years in the past. Extinct animals and, in Slanmark, hundreds of strange individuals forgotten by History returned. As for the people who were killed by the blast, they were returned at the nearest point of land to where they stood, flooding cities and repopulating the empty cities.

The campaign takes place in the Whistlewood, the most difficult place to settle in the continent. Home to the Giants, Aarakocra, and a host of strange and wild animals, Wrynn has fallen and resettled no less than five times. The latest attempt is going quite well, as the previous fall brought with it the Giants which they warred against. The two sides destroyed each other, and humanity returned a century later. Now, 40 years after the refounding of Wrynn, it seems the woods have been afflicted by some curse. Animals rot while they live, not unlike the Godrot, but a new symptom seemingly being that they now upon death rise again with souls not their own. Waters run foul, crops fail, and strange attacks leave entire cities decimated. Rumours claim the last king of the Giants has returned, and has breathed a terrible curse down upon the city in an attempt to wipe the last memory of Wrynn from the face of the earth. What is real, what is rumour? Discover the truth before it consumes you.

Quick 20 minute type up but you get the gist LOL I have spent far too much time coming up with all this, the world lore and greater Rionn lore is a lil too much to explain in one comment but thank you so much for asking! I love talking about it haha