In the first era, the Goddess of life, death and forgiveness, birthed the first men, and elves. Her brother and sisters created there own versions of these people, to show how mighty they were to her! And slowly the first men grew into towns, building houses and herding animals. The dwarfs learned metal work and mining, and through patience, the Elves gave magic to the world.

Eventually the men spread wide, building castles, and kingdoms. The Orcs build there own castles to the east, and the Wyvern in the desert west. This change from tribal beings running about to castles and kingdoms led to the second era. But this era was anything but peaceful, each kingdom wanted not but land to farm, and people to work. The great wars between them sprouted alliances and generations of distrust. The Orcs and Dwarfs fought with Men and Wyvern, and the eventual split of the elves brought the elegant Wood elves, and the deathly dark elves.

The wars brought blood shed and hatred into the world, but that would change due to one man, King Jorgeth Mirden of Mirden edge, a castle on the edge of a cliff, giving them only on way in, up the large hill side. Using his magic so strong even the elves looked on with amazement. He used it to control the greatest creature of the world has seen, the mighty Hydra. It's five heads black as tar spewed molten sludge that was hot enough to defeat the dragon riders of the west. and eventually controlled all of Vikindol. the Continent was split into five kingdoms, of north (Human), West (Wyvern), East (Orc), Central (Wood Elf), and South (Human). Starting the Third era, the Era of Mirden.

It is now 3E621, and the Empress Helen Mirden, rules over the five kingdoms, with a ferocity none have ever seen. Her only daughter princess Viirdosa, and is the cause of the incident known as the Blood rat. Where one hundred men were but to death by plague rats for there rumored night with the princess.This and many other events have brought many whispers of a rebellion, not the first but this one is said to be the one to topple the crazed empress.

you are an adventurer, or a wandering sell sword, perhaps a novice mage looking for knowledge. Ether way you have found your way to the southern city of faafengarden, a city of fine wine and silks, a place one can lose thine self in the boundless tastes, and where one can lose there coin. Why have you come all this way? For you have received a letter to come to this city and met a group known as the Keepers of Arcana.

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More information of this world:
There are a many of creatures that cover the world, from the Greek griffin, to the prehistoric T-Rex, so you will find a great many things in the wild.
Religions:
The followers of Forgiveness: These people believe that the Goddess of Life, death, and forgiveness is the only god, and the others are demons!
The many folk: your average Joe that believes all the gods are real, but usually only prays when they think the'll help.
Believers of Paaga: they listing to the words of the god of hate, war and destruction. They use magic to summon Imps, Gargoyals, and Succubi! seen as evil, and is one of the few illegal religions.