The Instructor of Recruits and Sgt. Kill Flayer teach you the basics of the Kirinal Concordance Zone.
After their first Shatter, young folks in the Zone make a ceremony of riding the rail around the Pit in one day and stopping for a drink in each city.
The quarterly journal details Ambrosia the Shard Drifter's journey to visit each of the Shards of Thaya. She sells thousands of subscription copies throughout the known world.
The elves of the Kingdom of Amredhel have put up a statue of Valentine the Vampire King in Eladriel. It marks the spot where he stood until the Elf-King allowed him into the city and began the alliance that defeated the Far Realm.
The mechanical soulforged celebrate the day of their rebirth with the first of their kind.
The arcane engine that implants a lost soul of Kirinal into a mechanical body.
The annual mid-summer barbecue festival named for the kaiju hunter who won it ten years in a row. Food lovers throng to the Zone on the Second Heaven of Nar to feast on slow cooked meats!
The Blood Siren steals the lives of mortal girls, but in return she grants them the lives of immortal predators.
The foremost order of holy warriors in the world. Serving the god Anam, they have defined the tenets of law and the virtues of good for 1,700 years.
A new clockwork moon has risen in the sky and the moon's children are overcome with strange mechanical maladies.
The magitech of the Zone allows those with missing limbs or organs to replace them with hex crystal powered prosthetics.
Gigantic flying reptiles from prehistory reemerged into the world after the Day of Dispelling. They have been domesticated by the Jakar Horse Lords.
The Mountain Jakar have made the most out of the sudden appearance of a cave of dinosaurs on their lands.
Traditional batok tattoo needles are used to inscribe beautiful, and sometimes magical, tattoos into the skin of the worthy.
The Bakunawa's Grave appears on nights of the full moon in large bodies of water. Sometimes the waters are still, sometimes they roil with scaly coils.
The old stories say that the six lost moons seek a way to take their rightful places back in the sky. No one really believed it until one did!
Lunapalooza is coming! Come celebrate the moon of Thaya and all her glory! I'm sure that the new sinister moon in the sky will have no effect on anything whatsoever!
The lands just outside of the Zone have never recovered from the Catastrophes. The blighted soil of the Wastes cannot support life, but some find a way.
Bats have been the only species to successfully colonize the Kirinal Wastes. Some are large enough to ride!
Outlaws, religious zealots, and monsters hide in the Kirinal Wastelands. They seek to avoid the attention of the law.
The eight piece Crown of Sun & Moon was worn by the moon goddess when she visited with her husband, the sun god. It's pieces are distributed throughout the world and on the moon.
The churches of the sun & moon united after the death of the moon goddess. Now after 200 years, that union may be coming to an end.
An elite force of magical warriors responsible for protecting the Navigator of Worlds.
The entertainment district of Tower Town comes to life at night with great music and incredible venues.
The Talino's took back their freedom from the sea devils, turning themselves from a conquered people into a cultural force across three continents.
Valentine, the charismatic King of the Vampires allied with the elves after the tragedy of the First Armada. He was one of the leaders of the Shattered Moon Coalition that led the world to victory in the War Against the Far Realm.
The curse that transforms mortals into ageless undead ravenous for blood and sensation.
The Kirinal Concordance Zone is rife with spirits both good and bad. In order for mortals to live peacefully among them, common courtesies, such as saying "Tabi Tabi Po" enables mortals to not incur the wrath of their neighbors.
It's best not to walk at night in the Zone. Even worse, don't find yourself alone outside the city walls at night in the Zone. If you are, beware the tikbalang!.
The natural result of centuries as an interdimensional crossroads. Populations of mixed breed outsiders, referred to as "Pit-Bloods", are accepted in society as long as they swear allegiance to one of the Concordant Nations.
Ambrosia the Shard Drifter is a famous author and adventurer famous for her journals detailing her goal of traveling to each of the Shards of Thaya.
The barrier of floating monuments that bars entry in or out of Darastrix Tolgalen and the Dragon Empire.
When the Dragon Empire reappeared it deployed rune magic on a scale beyond anything seen before. So far they use it only as a defensive barrier.
The Rod of the Red Dome of Heaven was an artifact full of runic magic given to the dragons by the giants to mark the end of the War of the Burning Sky. It broke into many smaller pieces and now signifies those who speak with the Emperor's Voice.
The rabbitfolk were thought extinct when the moon shattered. To everyone's surprise, they had survived to become a fierce warrior race and valued ally in the Far War.
The floating island home of the Lapin rabbitfolk on the moon. It was the first known Shard of Thaya and it's magic keeps the rest of the life-giving Shards in the sky.
The legendary city of the golden dragons was a center of learning and draconic power during the Age of Monsters. It re-emerged with the Dragon Empire on the Day of Dispelling more powerful than it was in the myths.
The legendary Emperor of the Dragon Empire emerged from the mists of time, still the Emperor, but a mad, hollow version of himself.
The coronation ceremony bequeaths the title of Red Feather Battlemaster on the winner of the Red Feather Tournament. It's a huge dance performance that includes the the entirety of the Battlemancer order.
These hidden agents of the Inquisitors are stationed at every outpost of the Dragon Empire. They are tasked with ensuring compliance with the Truth & Fallacy through whatever means necessary.
The ancient Dragon Princes of the Dragon Island do not speak directly to their followers. These noble dragonborn speak for their draconic masters.
The ancient Dragon Empire from the Age of Monsters emerged from under the Red Dome of Heaven on the Day of Dispelling. The incredibly powerful armies and dragons of the Empire are confined behind the Boundary Markers strictly by the will of their Emperor.
The beautiful Tomb of Thaya marks the final resting spot of the goddess Thaya. It is carved from white marble with a living silver tree growing from the top of it. It is one of the holiest sites of the Church of the Sun & Moon.
In the Age of Monsters the War of the Burning Sky pit the Giant Tribes versus the Dragon Empire in a millenium long war that almost destroyed the world.
The elven military city is named after and built around the tomb of the goddess Thaya. It stands on the Barrow Shard of the Shattered Moon.
Recruits to the Thayan Armada undergo this unofficial rite of passage the night before they first embark for the Shattered Moon from Menelost Telperion.
Through some miracle the Lapin rabbitfolk survived the shattering of Thaya's Moon and continue to thrive as the moon's only native sophonts.
All kinds of eggs are eaten in the diverse interdimensional civilization contained in the Zone. They have everything from chicken, duck, owlbear, giant spider, thought eater, and phoenix eggs.
The Great Warren is home of the Lapin rabbitfolk and the only settlement to survive the shattering of the moon.
First developed by the rabbitfolk of the Lapin Shard, moon balloons are a slow but reliable form of heavy transport between the far flung shards of the Shattered Moon.
One of the few living creatures able to survive on the Surface of the Shattered Moon, undershard snails produce life-giving air for those caught on the surface. Unfortunately they are sometimes full of parasites.
The Inquisitors are empowered by the Emperor of the Dragon Empire to seek out and prosecute the thought crime of disbelieving in the Truth.
The Surface of the Shattered Moon is an inhospitable void of rocks and thin air that lies beneath the life-giving Shards.
The motorized city of the dwarves travels on rails. Here the dwarves mine the hex crystal used for ident-a-hedrons and to power the magitech revolution.
The Sun and Moon's Temple of Love has become a Fortress of Vengeance. The elves launch their skyships to war on the moon.
The overflow of different realities mix together in the ultimate version of survival of the fittest.
All the Lich King's warlocks died and he has no power left in the world. Right?
The ancient ent Oak Father spent two millenia protecting the green world and innocent lives. He is best known for his romance with a mushroom.
The famous Myconid Mother is an awakened mushroom and celebrated in the Zone for her relationship with the Oak Father. Her mysterious origin remains to be explored.
The premier evoker and war wizard of his age, Ion's birth was inextricably linked to the Disintegration of Kirinal. One of Chagroth's Troubleshooters and a founding member of the Lods of Greystone. He perished helping the Gods Withdraw from the world.
The richest family in the world. They don't care about you. "The law protects us, but doesn't bind us. The law binds you, but doesn't protect you."
In which I talk about myself and you don't have to read this if you don't want to. But it's important to me.
My Hub for Summer Camp 2023!
Reading Summer Camp 2023 articles from other worldbuilders.
My pledge article for Summer Camp 2023. Diamond or DIe Baby!
My shortlist and honorable mentions for the Summer Camp 2023 Cuisine Prompt
The neutral zone around the Kirinal Pit. It's divided into 8 allied squabbling city-states.
The leader of a Sovran in Lozar, this civic title is bestowed for five years. An individual can only serve as First Warden twice in their lives.
The prayer of Tazi Asadi the Unbeliever to his friend Xeno, the Avatar of Malfador God of Lies.
We are the voice of the past, the world as it should be, and the universe as it shall become. This chauvinist organization seeks to return elves, dwarves, and men to their rightful place as masters of the world.
The Ambassador of Hell to the Kirinal Concordance Zone, Titivilus is an archdevil of hell who loves good conversations, excellent cuisine, expensive wine, and tricking idiots out of their souls.
On Shatter, Two, the Surveyor of Worlds, flies over the Kirinal Pit with the other Kirinal Divers. He determines how many times the Horns of Kirinal will blow. He was the second soulforged to be re-born.
The Concordant Beacon Finders search the multiverse for Kirinalos who have gone missing with the manifest. Their duty is to find Concordant citizens and return them home.
The famous Red Feather Battlemancers were ambushed and assassinated by the forces of the Far Realms.
An enormous, voracious beast hides in the waters of Cryzad's Sea. This "shard" of water floats suspended over the surface of the Shattered Moon.
The souls of mortals have been the source of divine power and the currency of fiends for time immemorial. Now mortals use the power of souls themselves.
The capital of the Sovranty of Lozar. This port city was renamed and became the new capital when the original was destroyed in the Lich Wars.
The notorious city of pirates sits on an isolated island in the Talinian Ocean. The only law is the Buccaneer's Code. Otherwise, anything goes.
The Holy City of Amaston sits on the eastern coast of Lozar. It is the home of the Church of Anam and the re-birthing place of all soulforged.
The first sword of Anam, the God of Justiice was a bastard sword made of gold harder than steel. He gave it to his head solar angel and it eventually made it's way to St. F'tor the Golden Tridenser.
Telperion Moon Raiders are former starships that can withstand the use of the Totemic Gravity Drives that allow flight between the moons and the world.
The brevity code used by the Kirinal Divers to describe a new reality in only 25 words.
The Golden Griffons of Lozar have served as the preferred mounts of the Tridenser Knights sine the time of the Pax Lozaria.
A large flying snake with dragon wings and two large hunting spikes. The spikes were made of "black ivory" and the atke were hunted to extinction by collectors who valued their spikes.
The Anamite people hail from the Duchy of Amaston on the Vitran Shore of the Lozarian Peninsula. These swarthy handsome folk are a bulwark of the Concordance, known for their worship of Anam, the God of Justice.
Disliking someone based on their ancestry, religion, or sexual orientation has gone out of style in the Zone and the Sovranty. But that doesn't mean it's gone or that it can't come back.
The photophilic seaweed known as Cryzad Kelp defies gravity by floating towards any bright light source. It also makes a delicious nori!
A small island in the middle of the ocean with few natural resources and a middling harbor. It's one claim to fame is that it is the lawless home to pirates and dragons.
When the Dragon Empire went into exile, a colony of giants went with them. They were sent to protect the Storm Princess, Megar the Hatchling. They have lived there for 100,000 years under the rule of their ancient enemies.
The mischievous garrison geckos have the ability to change their color to any pattern they've seen and to duplicate any sound they've heard. They're best known for making sarcastic commentary on karaoke singers.
Totemic Gravity Lodestones allow skyships to become moonships. With the proper metaphysical materials you can literally fly to the moon!
The elves patrol the dust of a broken moon seeking vengeance for the death of their Silver Lady.
A sword of kings and the god of justice. What purpose does it have in a world leaving gods and kings behind?
The enormous statue in honor of the fallen Red Feather Battlemancers depicts a winged woman with six arms brandishing a sword in each hand. She animates and floats in silent judgment over the Red Feather Tournament.
The contract presented by the Lords of Hell to the Kirinal Concordance Zone. This legally binding and easy to get out of agreement cedes an amount of time in the Kirinal Pit to Hell.
A group in the Zone opposed to ident-a-hedrons on religious grounds. They live in the Zone without ID
Everyone carries an ident-a-hedron in the Zone, but warlocks can't. They hide their pact as a counterfeit hedron.
To make fake ident-a-hedrons, the Soul Stealers forcibly overdose their victims on the drug soulaster. That makes their souls pliable enough to stretch for miles.
A mechanical man with a transplanted soul who hated the gods and started a movement.
Slain moon goddess. Victorious serpent. Fallen sword, glittering to the surface of the moon. It waits for a worthy hand.
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