Anvellor's east coast is divided up into 6 regions. From northmost to southmost, these are:

Isilra

The cold lands in the north, dominated by snow and barely inhabited.

Isilra is divided up into three regions. There’s the tundras in the south, the only part of Isilra that is home to civilized nations. To the north of that are the wastelands, a barren land with lots of mountains and caves, inhabited only by hermits and wild animals. Even further north of that are the icecaps, a large sea mostly frozen over.

Isilra is also home to many ruins of temples dedicated to some kind of giant entity. This, combined with how common disappearances can be in the north, has led scholars to believe the north is home to a dangerous entity and cults that worship it.

Isilra Borealis [+]

In the north, once a month there is an Aurora Borealis-like event, which carries magical power, empowering mages in the north.

This event, known as the Isilra Borealis lasts for a day, and during it, non-blessed corpses will decompose into snow, and after it's over, they will be reborn as a Snow Spirit. Snow Spirits carry the knowledge of the previous owner, but not the experiences (so they would understand languages and the like), but cannot use magic typically. Snow Spirits usually cannot venture far from the place of their original death, usually only a mile radius or so, though it varies in small increments between spirits. If the body is destroyed, the spirit tends to revive in about a year, unless the spirit considers its death 'satisfying'. After transformed, the souls experiences cease to be, meaning the person that was transformed will never enter any afterlife, however, the spirit that was born, may enter an afterlife, if applicable (though a spirit both finding their death satisfying, and qualifying for an afterlife, is rare). Any mage in the north will notice a rejuvenating effect, as well as empowered magic, but ice and snow elemental magic is particularly empowered.'

Samare

A temperate land that lies between Isilra and the Lezin Mountains, this is the most populated region of Anvellor.

Samare is home to many different nations of different sizes. Although they each have their differences, there are a few things that are often common between these nations. The majority of the nations are Republics or Kingdoms, and all but a few hold religion in high regard. In places where religion is especially important, non-priest magic users tend to be frowned upon or even mistreated, while in others mages might be treated with respect or just treated like any other person.

The dominant sentient species in Samare is humans, though there are a few non-human nations. Of note is the Anubite Exile Republic, a small nation on the border of the Lezin Mountains that takes in Anubites that have been exiled from their homeland.

Lezin

A large mountain range that separates Samare from the Metia desert. The mountain range is home to a massive cave network that spans the entire mountain range, with every cavern connected through a maze-like mess of tunnels, most of which are unexplored for obvious reasons.

The caves of Lezin are mostly uninhabited, though a few nations of dwarves exist, having slowly converted some caves into livable cities and slowly exploring the other caves in the mountains. How deep these caves go, and whether they’re natural or partially artificial is unknown. Occasionally, ancient structures can be found in unexplored caves, left behind by whoever lived in these caves first.

Most travel through Lezin is done either by traveling directly through the mountain range using dwarven communities, or through the mountain range’s many valleys

Metia

The great desert of the continent, home to the Anubites and the Theocracy of Nubia as it's sole great nation. Most of Metia is uninhabitable desert, with only a single large body of water, the Nubian River, flowing through it, along which the Theocracy of Nubia lies.

After Amierre, Metia is the least explored of the six core regions, and travelers still occasionally stumble across ruins of ancient structures while passing through the deadly sea of sand. Some of these structures are well-known as they make for great shelter when a sandstorm hits.

Umbara

A savanna that lies between Metia and Amierre, mostly flat and only slightly more populated than Metia. Umbara has a large population of dangerous animals, to the point where the region is one of the most dangerous regions to travel through. It is, however, still an important region, as caravans traveling to Amierre - and specifically, the Amierre Iron Mine - have to travel overland through Amierre, as there are no nations in this regionwith big enough harbours to handle enough trade ships to take over for overland travel.

Amierre

The dense jungleland of the south, mostly unexplored, home to a few tribes but no civilized nations. Amierre’s jungles are almost impenetrable, and many exploration attempts have resulted in the loss of all of it’s members, either to hostile tribes, illnesses, or wild animals. That being said, there are stories of great structures deep within the jungle, just waiting to be explored and documented…

On the edge of Amierre's jungle sits the world's biggest Iron Mine. It produces so much Iron and is so big that it has grown to be the size of a tiny nation - it even has a small defense force. This mine is independent, and supplies Iron to anyone willing to pay, to the point where most nations import most of their iron from them.
However, recently all Iron shipments have ground to a halt. No messengers sent to the Mine have returned, and most nations are struggling to secure alternative sources of Iron. The League is likely to send out some members to investigate soon.

In this world, magic exists. Some species have a special organ, known as a Mana Heart, inside their body. This organ is responsible for creating Mana, which flows through one’s body. Unless one lacks this organ, they are capable of using devices that consume Mana. If one were to run out of Mana, they’d lose consciousness for up to sixteen hours.

The size of the Mana Heart varies from person to person. Usually the organ is smaller than the normal Heart, but in rare cases it is bigger. If that is the case, the person is capable of casting magic without the need for devices specifically built to let people with smaller Mana Hearts (known as Laymen). This allows those with bigger Mana Hearts to become mages, and study the art of Magic. The size of one’s Mana Heart can be determined using either a spell, or by certain magitech devices. Nubia is the sole creator of the former, though they sell such devices to other nations.

It is possible for a Mana Heart to be enlarged or shrunk after birth to allow for the ability to use magic later in life, or the removal of said ability. This, however, requires use of either an expensive, painful ritual, divine intervention, or a risky organ transplant. Because the latter is an option, there is a black market for Mana Hearts…

Magic is taught at magic academies to those who have a big enough Mana Heart in some of the wealthier nations in Samare, and in Nubia it is a mandatory education provided by the state for those born with a big enough Mana Heart to cast magic, as mages are important to keep their nation’s tech functional. If a magic academy is not available, there is always the option of an apprenticeship with another mage, though not all mages are willing to take an apprentice.

When it comes to casting spells, the requirements to succesfully cast a spell can vary, depending on the caster's skill and the specific spell. Those with less experience need to first spend time charging up a spell before they can cast it by saying the spell's name, while those with more experience do not need to charge up and can sometimes even skip the incantation itself entirely if one is skilled enough.

For some spells, however, charging in the form of a chant is required. Usually this only applies to rituals and other large-scale spells, however.

The charging can be sped up by using wands or staves, as those help channel the caster's Mana. Wands and Staves can also be attuned to specific spells, allowing said items to be used to cast specific spells with very little effort. Attuning is a time-consuming ritual however, and attuning multiple spells tons single wand decreases it's effectiveness.

Wands attuned to specific spells can also be used by those without a Mana Heart big enough for the user to cast spells on their own. When used in this way, the caster can only cast the spell the wand is attuned to. (So someone with a wand attuned to Fireball can only shoot fireballs if their Mana Heart isn't big enough).

Mages with greater skill will tend to be able to be more conservative with their Mana, while inexperienced mages often use more Mana than is needed for the spell they're casting. This leads to inexperienced mages running out of Mana and losing consciousness faster than experienced mages. If a mage is running low on Mana, they will begin to feel drowsy.

Within the world, adventuring and exploring are both completely reasonable occupations. As most of the land is unexplored and littered with ruins that could contain valuables, there is always the possibility of making a fortune if one is lucky. Because of this, one of the few multinational organizations - The League of Explorers - has been set up.

To join the League, one must pay a monthly fee. In return, you are allowed to make use of the League’s services in towns where they have a building. Non-League members may only make use of certain services at increased cost. However, in addition to the monthly fee, the League demands you pay 15% of what you make from selling loot to them. If one refuses to pay, then the League sends other League Members after them.

Common League services include a room and food for the night, like an Inn but safer, cheaper medical and blacksmith services if a healer or smith is available, and a courier service for sending messages and packages between League establishments. The courier service is safer than most, as packages are usually escorted by other League members.

The League does, however, have some laws. Those that break either a League law or National law are immediately kicked out of the League, and handed over or reported to the authorities if possible. The League Laws are as follows:

• Necromancy is Forbidden.
• Theft is Forbidden.
• Murder is Forbidden (Self-Defense Exception).
• No lying to the League about your profits.

Religion plays an important role in Anvellor, and while there are various smaller religions and cults in the world, there is one main religion. Simply known as the Anvellan Faith, it has a Pantheon of ten gods, after which the months on the calendar are named. People either worship the entire pantheon, or a selection of deities that best fit their personal beliefs (or desires). The deities of this religion, and the length and order of their corresponding month, are as follows:

• Thera, Goddess of Magic & Knowledge. 37 Days
• Lucian, God of Life & Protection. 38 Days
• Archor, God of Creation & Destruction. 37 Days
• Briar, Goddess of Love & Peace. 38 Days
• Hestus, God of Revenge & Justice. 37 Days
• Belphus, God of Death & Disaster. 38 Days
• Vinia, Goddess of Harvest & Plenty. 37 Days
• Rava, Goddess of Artisans & Merchants. 38 Days
• Mentu, God of the Elements. 37 Days
• Tanti, Goddess of Luck & Wealth. 38 Days

There are, of course, many cults and smaller religions, though none of these enjoy the widespread popularity of the Anvellan Faith. The one exception to this is the Anubite religion. They worship the God of the Sun and the Goddess of the Moon, Khonos and Virtune, as the Gods responsible for all life, and view the 10 gods of the Anvellan Faith as servants of Khonos and Virtune.

The days of the week in Anvellor are named after Elements, the Moon, and the Sun; Igni, Terre, Aer, Aqu, Mun and Sol. For most religions, the week starts on Igni, but for Anubites it starts on Sol (which they call Khon) and ends on Mun (which they call Virt).

Name:
Gender:
Species:
Age:
Nationality: (Optional, either pick an existing nation or create your own)
Appearance: (Image or Description, or both!)
Equipment: (If Any)
Backstory: (Optional)
Abilities: (Physical, Magical, or Both)
Other: (Optional)

Name:
Droigheann / Jack Thorne

Gender:
Male

Species:
Half-Beast (Panther)

Age:
29

Nationality:
Lezin

Appearance:
Standing at 5'7", he has a naturally lithe build. His body is covered in a layer of dark grey fur with black spots. His hair is black, and forms a shaggy mane, with his ears sticking out the side. His face looks mostly human, though with a cat nose instead of a human one and catlike green eyes.
His left hand has an amulet made from a diamond encased in silver embedded in his palm, and some of the fingers on that hand are crooked like they've been badly broken in the past.
His legs are digitigrade, like that of a cat, and he refuses to wear shoes.
In terms of clothing, he wears a pair of brown pants that are cut off below the thigh, a green long sleeved tunic, and a brown cloak, with a belt holding his bolt quiver, his hand crossbow, and his sword sheath. His armour consists of a pair of knee pads, a leather cuirass, a pair of leather shoulderpads, a leather bracer, and the Gauntlet of the Hunt. The cuirass also has a bandolier to hold his knives.

Equipment:
-Artificial Mana Heart: A coin sized amulet found in a ruin that stores magical power which the wearer can then draw on, similar to a Mana Heart. Due to circumstances involving an idiot and a crushing trap, the Artificial Mana Heart is now embedded into his left hand.
-Gauntlet and Sword of the Hunt: A paired set of magical items, a silvered shortsword with a design of a wolf's head on the guard, and a steel gauntlet with a mechanism to stab the user. By drawing blood from the user, via the gauntlet, the sword becomes imbued with a magical aura that increases the damage it deals.
-4 Regular Daggers
-Silvered Dagger
-Hand Crossbow
-Quiver with 20 Regular Bolts and 5 Silvered Bolts
-A Set of Leather Armour with Metal Reinforcement
-A Set of Travelling Clothes
-Spellbook
-Backpack
-Rope
-Lockpicks
-Crowbar
-Coinpurse

Backstory:
Jack was orphaned at a young age. His family were travelling merchants, but on their way through Levis they were caught in a rock slide. He only survived due to the actions of his mother, who threw him under a thorn bush which prevented him from getting crushed.
Later he was found by the dwarves who were clearing the road. Seeing as he was an orphan, one of the dwarves in a happy, but childless, marriage decided to adopt him. They named him Droigheann, or Thorn in their tongue, after where he was found.
Raised in the dwarf way, a lot of alcohol and fighting, Thorn grew up with both a high endurance and an appreciation for the past.
For a time, he tried becoming a priest of Rava, but the wanderlust he inherited from his birth parents made staying in one place unappealing to him. The head priest informed him of a job he could take, that of a treasure hunter. Retrieving fragments of the past and shedding new light on it. He was 15 at the time.
Over the next 14 years, he made a name for himself as a Treasure Hunter. He began to refer to himself as the Jack due to the size of his magical heart being too small to be more than adapt in magic. Due to some errors in literacy, The Jack Thorn became Jack Thorne when he signed up to the League. Seeing as dealing with the paperwork would be too much effort, he decided to keep the name. He felt it suited him.
During one of his excursions, he came across an artifact designed to mimic a Mana Heart, allowing him to be a more effective caster. It became a permanent part of his body during a delve into a ruin with a greenhorn. The idiot activated a crushing trap, killing him and trapping Jack's arm. Though he managed to disarm the trap with his Legerdemain spell, his hand had been crushed and the amulet forced into it. While not the first time he had failed, it was the closest he had come to death so far, and it wasn't even down to his actions.
Since the incident, he has been working alone, unwilling to put up with the bullshit of other people.

Abilities: (Physical, Magical, or Both)
As a Panther Half-Beast, Jack has the natural bonuses that come with his race. Namely he has enhanced reflexes and flexibility, claws that allow for easy climbing, and enhanced night vision. He is also ambidextrous.
His constitution is higher than average for his species, due in no small part to being raised by Dwarves and their lax stance on alcohol.
He was trained to play to his strengths, being weaker but more agile than the Dwarves, coming up with an aggressive style that aims to keep opponents off balance.
As a treasure hunter, he has a wide knowledge of history, able to identify the purpose and the builder of most ruins he enters. He also has a vast knowledge of magic, born out of necessity considering the sheer amount of magical bullshit he finds himself encountering in his profession.
Initially he had some training as a Priest of Rava, but with his decision to become a treasure hunter he moved into learning more generically useful magic. He has a series of spells he can cast, along with a few rituals. His magical heart is about 70% the size of his heart, with the artificial one he has being about 33%. Combined, he has enough power to be considered a magus, but he lacks the training of others with a naturally larger heart.

List of Spells:
-Spare the Dying A spell designed to stabilise a wounded person. It won't cure the wounds, but will prevent death by bleeding out.
-Legerdemain Summons a green spectral hand that can turn invisible, work lockpicks, and lift up to 10lbs.
-Chill Touch A borderline necromancy spell. Creates a ghostly hand that drains vitality, dealing damage and preventing healing on the target temporarily.
-Prestidigitation This spell is a minor magical trick that novice spellcasters use for practice. You create one of the following magical Effects.
• You create an Instantaneous, harmless sensory effect, such as a shower of sparks, a puff of wind, faint musical notes, or an odd odour.
• You instantaneously light or snuff out a Candle, a torch, or a small campfire.
• You instantaneously clean or soil an object no larger than 1 cubic foot.
• You chill, warm, or flavor up to 1 cubic foot of nonliving material for 1 hour.
• You make a colour, a small mark, or a Symbol appear on an object or a surface for 1 hour.

[The Following are more Energy Intensive and can only be used a few times a day]

-Cure Wounds Imbuing holy magic into a person, the caster enhances the users healing ability, allowing them to more quickly recover from injuries. This magic does deal damage against creatures who are unholy, such as undead.
-Feather Fall The Caster causes up to 5 targets to slow their descent to a quarter of their speed and acceleration.
-Shadow Blade The user forms a blade out of darkness. This weapon deals more damage than a regular weapon.

List of Rituals
-Identify Takes ten minutes to complete. When used on a magical item, it can reveal what it can do.
-Detect Magic Takes ten minutes to complete. Creates a magical pulse that heads out 300 meters. For an hour, any magical items and spells within the range are revealed to the caster.
-Find Familiar Takes an Hour to complete. Binds either an elemental or a demon into the form of an animal that is bound into the service of the caster. The user can telepathically communicate with the familiar while it is within 100ft and can share it's senses.

Other:
Edgar: Jack's familiar, a minor demon trapped into the form of a raven. Practically indistinguishable from a normal raven save for the fact that instead of cawing it goes "SOULS".

"A man of imposing stature."




"Reserved. A man of focus, and commitment."

MAIN GOAL ⫻ To seek the truth..

PHILOSOPHY ⫻ The world isn't fair. The strong can pick on the meek with little to no consequence.

SECRETS ⫻ He doesn't believe in keeping secrets

SEXUALITY ⫻ Heterosexual.

FEARS ⫻ Losing control of his life.










"Its funny. My powers are so warm yet the world is so cold."




"You can't outrun the sunrise"

Name: Unknown. Perhaps she had one at one point, but it is lost to time.

Gender: Female

Species: Snow Spirit, previously descended from a halfbeast (cat).

Age: Appears to be in her mid twenties or so. Actual age unknown.

Nationality: A bit of a wanderer, though her current life started high up in the mountains of Isilra

Appearance:

Equipment: She wears a mixture of fur and leather armor, frosted over, lending it to just a bit more impact compensation than typical, although anyone who examines the armor would find that it's clearly not been well maintained for years, though it isn't breaking down either, frozen in moderate wear.
In terms of weaponry, she carries a heavy metal greatsword, and a small steel shield. Though she can wield them with either hand, she tends to prefer to wield the shield in her left hand, and sword in her right.
Greatsword: Once a well maintained and sharpened weapon, it has since been encased in several inches of ice, leading to it losing a bit of its edge. Still just as heavy (heavier, actually) than it was, though the nature of the icy shell encasing it lends to the weapon being more of a heavy club than a sword.
Shield: Nothing really to speak of, like the sword, it has since been encased in ice, which does protect the shield from wearing down over time. Primarily used to deflect blows, given that the small size doesn't lead to absorbing blows particularly well.
She also holds a shattered pendant around her neck, only one large piece of the previous design visible, which holds a strange warmth contrasting the rest of her.

Abilities:
Physical: As a snow spirit, she does have a somewhat otherwordly strength, allowing her to wield her greatsword easily in one hand. She does have resistance to the ill effects of being in cold environments, but she can feel every second of it, leading to a rather miserable existence. Her senses have been dulled, leading to her being nearly unable to taste or smell, while her touch is numb from the constant cold that surrounds her. While her hearing has been dulled, her nature as a Halfbeast still leads to it being slightly sharper than a normal humans. Unique among snow spirits due to strange circumstances surrounding her death, she is able to move freely around the world, though this comes at the cost of being unable to float, and she does require food and water, albeit at a much lower rate than most mortals. Additionally, while her body is resistant to damage from constant exposure to bone-chilling temperatures, she can still be hurt as usual, and nonmagical healing is rather slow, unless she has a source of snow or ice, which can be used to speed the process.
Magical: Though in life she had no skill with magic, nor a large enough Mana Heart to use magecraft, her nature does bring with it...
Isilra's Chill: In a sphere around her, about five feet in radius, there is a constant chill in the air, slowly freezing things that remain around her too closely, leading to objects sometimes being covered in a thin layer of frost when she leaves. This chill is certainly below freezing, approximately 0°F (-18°C), and absolutely constant, remaining that precise temperature whether atop the highest mountaintop, or in the heart of a volcano. This aura does not, however, protect her in the slightest from any fire, only slightly weakening it before it would reach her, and she holds a certain fascination with the warmth of the fire, and its flickering motions.

Backstory: While the events before her death are an unknown to her, the events afterwards are not particularly interesting, mostly wandering aimlessly around Isilra for years, before eventually happening upon a raiding nation of humans, living with them for a few years, never taking on an identity, but learning of how the world has changed, and heading to the south, to explore, and potentially find... why she had lived. Who she had been before. Or perhaps even discover secrets before even her.