History

It will be the year 1219 and Lithariya is starting to emerge into an era of significant technological development into some steampunk territory under the governance of the Pax Quinstella - a uniting governance body comprised of five orders that oversee knowledge (magic, science, archiving), religion, military, commerce, and engineering (development, construction, infrastructure). These are The Arcane Archivists, the Fraternity of the Silver Star, Swords of the New Order, the Stellarian Trading Company, and the Brightmind Corps. While the Pax Quinstella have brought order and prosperity to its lands and people (Drymvaal, the Endless Plain, and the entire northern continent), pockets of resistance or even opposition exist within and without. Ralgan and Seekers' Refuge - the so-called "free cities" - resist Pax Quinstella control in their own ways. Ralgan, the cultural capital of the world historically of dwarves and half-orc, live their protest by preserving their free spirit and cultural identity as a melting pot of creativity. Seekers' Refuge, settled more closely to the Pax Quinstella domain, face a steeper hill to climb to preserve their independence. Their resistance is through political structures and, though not a consensus approach, guerrilla tactics.

Lands beyond the Pax Quinstella's control have shed their old names (at least within Pax territory) and are collectively referred to the untamed lands. Gigantrossi, ancestral home of gnomes and giants, remains fiercely independent and is too far and too large for the Pax to dominate. There is cooperation and competition between the two, though deep distrust runs through the relationship. The scattered shores and Djinal Behl are controlled by the Allbound Alliance, a pan-draconic nation that wants little to do with other races. Aviiron is the land of the beastmen, with little connection to the Pax (or any other nation or people) and as such there is little known within the Pax about this place.