Valeria
A powerful mediator of Sunspire whose crown, military, guilds, and hidden institutions compete beneath a polished surface.
The known world
World Atlas
A beautiful place arranged around an infernal crater. Very tasteful.
Archival map · legacy spellings preservedNations & regions
A world divided by survival.
The Infernal Bargain ended a century of prosperity with a wound that every nation now interprets differently.
Sylvara
A nation rooted in balance, tradition, and the immense Whisperroot Sanctuary. Its observers distrust ambition and reckless exploitation.
Mireholm
A spirit-haunted wetland that rewards respect and punishes loud outsiders who swing axes before listening.
Greenhollow
Welcoming, curious, and cooperative—until someone mistakes hospitality for permission to exploit its land.
Karak Thul
A deliberate nation of forges and hard-earned trust. Respect the work, think before speaking, and perhaps earn a place at the table.
Skraggmar
Small folk who listen, learn, and take what louder nations assume they cannot. Friendship is possible when the deal is good.
Thra Zul
Strength earns respect. Stand firm and the orcs may fight beside you; treat them as monsters and they will correct your misunderstanding.
Xorath Kul
Suspicious of surface nations, but practical enough to trade and ally when the darkness finds value in it.
Deadlands
The ruined heart of old Sunspire, dominated by the Tower of Damnation and the corruption left behind when Asmodeus came to collect.
A city with too much lore to waste
Eldenhold
The campaign left Eldenhold halfway through its second session. The city did not stop existing out of spite. Fourteen canonical stories preserve the people, taverns, crimes, and bad decisions that shaped it before the party arrived.
Read the talesPowers in motion
Known factions
The organizations shaping Sunspire are part of the world’s public record. Secret cults remain predictably annoyed about being listed alphabetically.
The Arcane SanctumThe Black TalonsThe BureaucracyThe Council of NoblesThe Golden Minotaur GuildThe Iron GuardThe Magistrate’s GuildThe Silken SonicsThe Silver CloaksThe Valerian ChurchThe Valerian CrownThe Laborers’ UnionThe Trade Guilds
The central chronology
The Infernal Bargain
Maltraxis trades the souls of his kingdom for a century of prosperity and absolute power.
The Bargain Collapses
Asmodeus collects. Old Sunspire becomes the Tower of Damnation and the surrounding land burns into the Deadlands.
The Scars Remain
The Champions sealed the portal, but corrupted crystals and infernal breaches are spreading through the surviving nations.