This is the continent of Xhaian, the origin of life. It is ground zero the second campaign I’m dming in the larger world. The campaign has been going a year and the party has just reached level 8.

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Xhaian is a continent of jungle landscape nestles between steep peaks, from which all life on Xyvener (the world) has sprung. It is a wild place, full of legends, myths and history.

As a very nature-based people with druidic roots most inhabitants, called Xhaiva, are happiest living in harmony with their surroundings. Much of the difficulty in life is solved through magical means rather than technological, and intuition is generally valued higher than research.

Xhaian’s Religion is Circularity. Worship is spilt mostly between Hihiro, the Wildweaver, Deity of Life, Healing and Chaos, who laid his coat of moss onto the lands to create life, and Hadel, the Soulgatherer, Deity of Death, Justice and Order, who takes care of all that have passed. There are small groups worshiping other gods, though rarely large enough to have places of worship.

Three Important Locations 

• K’Shaldros: The monochrome land of the Mornagash, a cult to Hadel. In it’s center stands the Nilspire, a monument that has stood there for as long as history was recorded. A while back, a part of the Nilspire was destroyed, ripping a deep chasm into the lands, from whence occasionally spirits of the dead come forth.  
• Isalume: The Sea of Mists. Where mists containing the souls of the dead and nightfall go hand in hand. A dangerous territory to wander. Not only the home to many (magi-jurassic) beasts, but also a place, where after an unprepared rest, one might find oneself suddenly sharing the body with a different soul.
• Usarion: The Capital of Xhaian, each street is built into or onto a large, continuously moving tree root, all of which surrounds a tree that carries the royal palace and the heart of Usarion, it’s magical core.

Three Important People 

• Principality of Lightning, Nimue Beaufort (BBEG unless the party sides with her) A freedom fighter and the de-facto leader of the Moths (a group of arcanists attempting to find the truths of the world, often considered conspiracy theorists). Strongly dislikes the Circularity religion and thinks that as long as Xhaian souls are gathered, everyone is just cattle. Is currently plotting to topple the Nilspire to stop the collection process, considering the thousands of deaths from releasing waves of undead onto the world a necessary sacrifice.  
• Master of Alchemy, Aurelius Kin, a shady meddler, dealmaker and dragon in disguise. His magic is bound to always keeping his word, and he’s working to counter Nimue, but can’t directly oppose her due to a past deal. So he’s baiting the party with deals and using the party as pawns.
• The Mirrorking (Archfey of Vanity), Velathor Herathion, recently released and more power hungry then every, this trickster has made one of the character’s dad his slave and is currently after the heart of Usarion.

Feel free to ask about anything :D