All Things Begin
At the start of all, There was naught but the maelstrom. At the center of the maelstrom, a massive wyrm appeared, its scaly coils wrapped around the cosmos. Slowly the wyrm lifted its head and turned its gaze to the maelstrom that raged all around it. With an explosion of fury and movement, the massive wyrm stretched its full length and began lashing its head and tail back and forth, driving the maelstrom away until all that remained was calm, like an ocean after the storm and the wyrm was pleased and it slumbered.
When the wyrm awoke again, it realized that it was lonely, it emerged from the mountain that had grown up around it and set off in search of a companion. And thus, time moved. For an aeon, the great wyrm searched traveled to the ends of creation, sweeping away the maelstrom as it found the storm, until it saw a light twinkling in the distance, in a flash of scale and tooth, the wyrm hurtled toward the light, which grew steadily, until a mighty forest spread before the wyrm, water splashed and danced down mountains and the wyrm knew it was home. The mighty wyrm descended and wound its way through the massive trees and boulders, until it came upon a lake of crystal that reflected all light that fell upon it. On the far side, was a palace that seemed to be built of glass. Curious, the mighty wyrm flew across the lake to have a closer look.
Darkness Descends
Fabos, the eternal empire has fallen. Darkness has fallen across the land, war and plague sweep the land, the elves and dwarves have retreated to their own lands, locking out those who fled their crumbling empire, leaving them to die at the gates of their realms. It has been three generations since the Fabosan Empire fell, war and plague are still a way of life, bandits ride out from crumbling ruins to prey upon village and town, education and magic has been lost to the ages. The majority of people are busy just trying to survive, however there are a few people who seek out the lost ruins of the mighty civilization where their great-grandparents once played in the streets, even the elves and dwarves have sent some of their kin out into the world, to learn of what has come to pass in the past 45 years.
A World Struggling
Lorthia is a Second Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game setting, it has been in existence in one form or another since the winter of 1986/'87. Lorthia is a world in darkness, one where it seems as if the forces of evil and darkness have triumphed over those of good and light. However, all is not lost, for there are heroes who dare to struggle against the forces of evil and dream of restoring a lost and crumbled empire.
A Beacon of Light
As the Fabosan Empire plunges into darkness and the elves and dwarves retreat from the realms of man, there is a beacon of hope and that is the ancient city of Cardoss and, ironically enough, the capital of the Fabosan Empire. The Wizards' Council has seized control of the city and they are attempting to keep the city intact as social order begins to break down within the city and the council's operatives work behind the scenes in an attempt to enforce order within the city and the surrounding lands.
Chronology
Main Article: History of Lorthia
See also: Geological history of Lorthia
Lorthia at a Glance
Diameter: 12,000 miles as estimated by the Borthian Mathematician Paragus. Approximately 60% of Lorthia is covered by water. Beyond the Ocean of the Storm Gods is at least one other continent according to migration myths of giants and the Holy Mauhai Empire.
Sun: Cyrus
Moon: Chandra
Other Celstial Objects: The Eternal Loom, an illuminated cloud that is only seen at night. The Weaver, it is thought that The Weaver is a ring of ice that encircles the planet.
Lorthia is part of a series of tightly interconnected worlds where powerful beings live, they claim to be gods and as such are revered by the people found on Lorthia.
Character Generation
Characters are created by rolling 4d6, dropping the lowest die, and arranging as desired.
Classes Available:
Warrior
Fighter
Ranger
Paladin
Nightwatcher
Priest
Cleric
Druid
Specialty Priest
Rogue
Thief
Bard
Wizard
Generalist
Specialist
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
Further reading
First Game Session (after this one, they will be posted by date…)
12/4/09 Session
2/5/10 Session — Into the Swamp of Bellaqon's Foot]
