Join Adam as he builds out the DireLands fantasy campaign setting geography. This is the continuation of a series of livestreams which will see the development of the DireLands fantasy campaign setting. You can learn more about DireLands here: https://reverendcampbell.com/direlands/
About DireLands Fantasy Campaign Setting
DireLands is a system agnostic, dark fantasy tabletop roleplaying campaign setting. It was created by Adam P. Campbell in 2024. DireLands is set in a land that is in the final century of an ice age that saw the rise of the Witch-Queen who subjugated the three realms’ populations and cast out the demi-human races. The Triumvirate rose in the last century and liberated two of the three nations, but after their victory, they have become corrupt themselves.
Show Notes:
Intro
Welcome to this continuation of my DireLands system agnostic, dark fantasy campaign setting episode! My name is Adam, and in this episode I will be outlining the DireLands Fantasy Campaign Setting geography. I will also be discussing the concepts of the DireLands setting.
Details
- The Planet and its Moons
- DireLands takes place on the planet of Ciar-mhonadh (kierd-vonnig). It has an equatorial diameter of , with five primary landmasses.
- The planet lies in the goldilocks zone which it shares with one other planet that is unknown.
- There are at least twelve other planets in the system either closer or further away from the goldilocks zone.
- Continents (five)
- In this Frozen Epoch, two of the landmases, Faulest and the continent to the west, where the Men from the West originally came from, are connected by a northern glacial land bridge.
- Due to its inhospitable terrain and temperatures, no men or demi-humans have attempted to traverse the glacial land bridge.
- There is a large island south of Faulest called Quill. It is the ancestral home of halflings and fey creatures.
- To the east, surrounded by the oceans is the continent of Haughlus (haw-lus). This is the ancestral homeland of the elves. It is also home to many wild creatures, even rumors of ancient dragons.
- The south pole features a frozen continent that has yet to be explored or named.
- In this Frozen Epoch, two of the landmases, Faulest and the continent to the west, where the Men from the West originally came from, are connected by a northern glacial land bridge.
- Seas
- The sea that separates Haughlus and Faulest is called the West Groinich Ocean (groin- ish).
- The sea separating Haughlus and the unexplored continent of the men from the west is called East Groinich Ocean. They are named after the sea goddess of the elves.
- The sea separating the men from the west and Faulest is called the Praulix Sea, named after the first-nation people’s god of the deep.
- The ocean waters between Quill and Faulest are known as the Krawtion Straits. This means ‘unreachable’ in the nativ e halfling language.
- The ocean separating the three continents and the southern continent is referred to as the Ruz Ocean. It’s named after the halfling god of mischief.
- Islands
- There are many smaller landmasses and islands scattered throughout the oceans.
- DireLands takes place on the planet of Ciar-mhonadh (kierd-vonnig). It has an equatorial diameter of , with five primary landmasses.
- Moons
- The planet has two moons, one, which is incredibly large with a diameter of 3,506 miles, and gets the closest to the planet is called Dòiche (do-chye). Its name ironically means hope. This moon is primarily inhabited by gnomes and aberrations.
- It takes twenty-five years for the moon to circle the planet once in its oblong orbit. When it reaches the northernmost region of Locaston, a magical bridge appears. It is seen as an ill omen by the northern men and half-orc tribes, as monstrosities often appear in its close proximity.
- The second moon, which is much smaller at only 958 miles in diameter, reflects very little light, making it perpetually dark. It is called Eu-dòchas (eh-do-chas) and is believed to be inhabited by evil cosmic beings. Its name means despair.
- The planet has two moons, one, which is incredibly large with a diameter of 3,506 miles, and gets the closest to the planet is called Dòiche (do-chye). Its name ironically means hope. This moon is primarily inhabited by gnomes and aberrations.
- The details of the unknown continents, islands, moons, and even planets will be outlined in future supplements.
Outro
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