#dragonworld

[toothwalker]

Ifemi and Wynstan, chatting about wizardly subjects (pondering orbs mostly) while their familiars sport about charmingly in the play pool

(this is an artfight attack on @iguanodont)

[iguanodont]

A trio of characters from my weird dragon setting. If I ever make an rpg out of it, these guys would be the core party, united by the power of Group Project. I can’t quite call them original characters, since each is based on characters my friends made for a pilot session I ran in the setting. Ifemi is the unofficial leader, since the crux of the adventure (a survey of dragon meta-lairs) was her thesis proposal. She’s highly motivated and studious, if a bit over-invested in her favorite anime series. Leet was hand-picked by Ifemi for their experience with breaking into the cyberspace of runescribing monitors (magic computers), which has some practical application to entering and navigating dragon lairs. Matthias wants to be a Lone Warrior, but got tacked into the group by his grandfather, who is an actual dragon/notorious public benefactor that thought this would be a terrific character building experience for the lad.

I’m affectionately calling them the Cringe Crew

Some more character info down here:

Matthias is the literal golden child of the Delmar family, a dynasty of wealthy merchants in the seaside city of Kadromy. As part of a centuries-old ritual tying the wealth of the Delmar bloodline to the the intellectual wealth of Kadromy’s famous magic university, Matthias father was sired by the city’s resident dragon and university benefactor Saargasto the Nacreous. As a quarter gold-dragon, Matthias has a natural affinity to magic; the real challenge is learning to harness and control it, as his casting tends to be as explosive as his temper. He hates the rigid expectations of both school and his family, and in general just wants to cut his own path and be the cool mysterious guy in the corner of the tavern. Currently being forced to participate in a group project that he didn’t even come up with, which grates on him even more.

xXx_L33T_HAXXOR_xXx is the forum handle of an otherwise nameless young dwarf attending Kadromy University. They go by a number of nicknames, including Leet, Haxx, Nobody, and Jerma. The World Wide Weave is a dangerous place, as Leet learned the hard way in childhood after losing their true name and identity to fey mischief and a corrupted link. Their whole past had to be wiped to save them from being cursed for life, and rather than choose a new, normal name, Leet opted to just embrace anonymity. Dwarves in this setting are master builders of runescribing monitors (basically magic computers), so Leet has more experience with these powerful engines of conjuring and communication than most. Despite being quiet and secretive, Leet enjoys some infamy for their side hustle in pirated spell scrolls and fairy goods. Stuck in a group project with two insane people.

Ifemi Sowande is a bright young wizard-in-training at KMU (Kadromy Magical University), with a focus on sub-planar ecology, though she’s also adept in the fields of conjuration and evocation. She credits her tenacious approach to life to her fictional role model, Ajitama the ninja. Ifemi’s spellcasting technique is unorthodox, citing “styles of ninjutsu” and “the chi point system” as her primary methodology. Many find her personality odd and overbearing, but she has a heart of gold and will go out of her way to help classmates. Her extracurricular activities include parkour, kendo, jūjutsu, and being an active member of the school otaku club. Unfortunately, college is expensive even in in this fantastical realm, and Ifemi has contracted her fair share of curses trying to rip spell scrolls and unofficial manga translations off the www (world wide weave). She actually meets and befriends Leet after they start corresponding on a cyber-curse help forum and figure out they share a class.

[dark-realms-and-nations]

Monday Mapposting - The Great Unknown

A magical land that extends infinitely north.  The lands range depending on the type of magic that resides there, and as the land has infinite space, the terrain can change dramatically through travels.  There are no laws, and no official borders, save from the southern border with Zabloia.

The End of the World

The northernmost tip of the Great Unknown.  It is said that the answers to all  questions can be found here, though no one except the infamous Barilouis, who is said to live at the end of the world.

The House of Gods and Angels

One of the least populated realms in the great unknown.  There, forgotten Gods and their angels live.  The realm is plagued by war and fallen angels who seek revenge from their gods.

Darkrealms (Myeoi)

The Darkrealms are the home of all evil.  Here, demons, imps, incarnates, and curse bearers reside, separated from society.  Despite their dark lives, the land is calm and has a structured tribal society, seeing itself as a separate nation-state from the Greater Great Unknown, Myeoi. 

On the map on my map masterpost, this is the northernmost country.

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[dark-realms-and-nations]

MAP MASTERPOST

bad pic sorry!

This is the map I have so far for the world! It is the political map, and each color represents a government's territory. in total, there are 23 defined empires and governments within the world, but there are also many nations and states within these empires.

The list of countries is as follows (as seen left to right on the map)

Abrania

East Abrania

Ubrein

Itilocha

Ashkin (and related territories)

Estarnia

Crostin

Shethrock

Zabloia

Uusyke

Eloca

The Isle of Blood

The Great Unknown

Fikisi

Abdroe

Harmahota

Harimlota

Mitica

Minia and Sasaki

Unified Theocratic Empires of North Orgryina (UTENA)

Orgryina

Druastan

Phalotiris

The Farlands

As time goes on, I hope to post a comprehensive informational guide to each of these empires. Each of these posts will link back to this one, and a link will be added to this post as a quick way to explore the world.

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What is D.R.A.G.O.N?

DRAGON stands for Dark Realms and Greater Otherworldly Nations. It is a multinational cooperation that consists of three representatives from each of the participating states within the world. DRAGON serves to keep order, stop major wars for occurring, and protect less-developed states within the political climate of the world. They meet three times a year on a neutral land known as the Farlands. During these meetings, trade, alliances, boundaries, and the political climate are discussed and regulated.

Non-DRAGON member states regulate their own issues, and are not obliged to follow the rules set by DRAGON. These states are few and far between.

DRAGON has had many effects on the political and magical climate of the world, having gone to lengths as far as banning schools of magic due to their dangerous properties. DRAGON is responsible for the ending of multiple wars, but also has been the cause of many conflicts within member states due to disagreements over rulings.

Any questions are welcome and will be answerd!

[dark-realms-and-nations]

INTRO POST

| Any Pronouns | Laurel | Forever DM | CST

Hi! This account is solely focused on sharing the lore of my world building project! I hope to one day turn this world into a massive DND campaign, or perhaps a book.

The profile pic is temporary and will change once I have official art done! Please bear with me on all art as I am not a talented 2d artist.

What is my world?

My world is a classic, fictional world inspired aesthetically by a multitude stories, including classical fantasy, horror, sci-fi, mythologies, and other similar stories. The politics of the world are inspired by that of our own Earth's history, and the magic system is entirely written by myself.

What can I expect from this blog?

On this blog, I will be posting in-depth information on characters, politics, and magics. These may include art, playlists, long strands of text, or other media.

Some of the material that is talked about here may be triggering to some, so I will be tagging my posts accordingly to the content of the lore. These tags can be found below!

I will try to post every day, multiple times a day, and each day will be about something new.

How can I interact with your world?

I am open to answering asks and dms about my world! I will also be posting polls and open ended questions to allow you, my followers, to help me create this world!

TAGS

#DRAGONworld <- All posts about my world

#DRAGONmaps <- information about the physical world

#DRAGONmagic <- Information about the magic system

#DRAGONreligon <- information about the religious systems

#DRAGONcharacters <- information about characters

#DRAGONcities <- information about the towns and cities

#DRAGONpolitics <- information about wars and politics

#DRAGONsocieties <- information about groups

#DRAGONasks <-answering asks

#DRAGONpolls.votes <- polls and votes

[iguanodont]

I desperately need to know more about your sentient wizard castle oc!

Hello, glad you asked! I tend to be secretive about my dragon lore in case I ever run a dnd adventure in this setting for my friends, so I will put a cut under this image, which is a mixed media piece I did depicting the Castle and its True Self:

The nameless dragon of the great bitter lake has been wandering the perimeter of this mostly dry basin for longer than anyone can remember. Its body resembles a great big nonsensical castle, cobbled together from hazy memories of a bygone civilization as old and mysterious as the dragon itself. It seems to flicker in and out of existence like a mirage, and none who have tried to force their way into its halls have succeeded, or at least returned to tell the tale. In some ways, it is perfectly ordinary for a brass dragon: they roam, they observe, and they try, in their lofty, alien way, to Understand the world around them.

Most dragons construct and inhabit a lair, which are an extension of itself as a web to a spider. This dragon has become its own lair. Beyond the metaphysical courtyards that surround the inner castle, one may find that the arrangement of chambers mirror the internal structure of the dragon’s material body. Of course, a walking castle can only observe the world in broad strokes, so to keep up with the world on a more granular scale, it relies on the little fairy-creatures that serve it to visit the world below and be its eyes and ears, to find it companions. Should you be lucky enough to be invited into its walls, it may keep you for a few days, or months, or decades, until it has exhausted every conceivable conversation topic with you. You will not be speaking directly to the dragon, of course, but a lair projection in the approximate form of a human. It may show you around its grand house, from the lofty tower of its mind, to the labyrinthine dungeon of its bowels, but the chamber of the heart is eternally barred to outsiders. Some would posit that whatever priceless treasures its hoard contains are stashed away there. The Castle has a long memory, and a particular interest in the slow processes of ecological change in the basin, though the business of men and elves and other little folk will interest it too. When it grows bored of your company, you may politely ask to take your leave, and perhaps be escorted back to the world of mortal creatures, though you may find that considerably more time has passed on the surface than you perceived, and the memory of your time with the dragon fading as if only a dream. Beware, it may also just retreat into itself and leave you to wander the halls of its body until you lose yourself entirely. Those who thoroughly offend or otherwise break the contract of its hospitality are put into a state of somnambulism, and become fixtures of the lair itself.

The oldest inhabitant of the lair is the Angel, which presumably Fell into the lake after being struck down in some divine battle many eons ago. Its halo is lost to history (or so the dragon, which sees All in the basin, has told it), and without it can never heal itself, or find its way back to the firmament. The angel may have been the dragon’s first companion, but now is all but forgotten by its new host, and lives as a caged bird in the lair. Angels need a purpose (not unlike certain dog breeds), and this one busies itself with tending the garden, never mind that none of the plants are real. The ethereal space of a dragon’s lair is a close enough substitute for the celestial habitat of angels, in any case; better it be trapped here forever than to become some wretched Lower Thing on the surface, it thinks. It’s friendly enough, though most guests find its mutilated appearance offputting, and very few speak or understand its ancient dialect. It looks something like this:

Not sure if you’re up to speed on this setting already but for some extra context here’s a post I made about metallic dragons in general, another one about how kobolds work, and some commissioned art of a different brass dragon.

[snapshotofthesloth]