Mor'thal

Summary

A large, semi oceanic planet in a clustered solar system. Orbits a large star called Suun.

Home to the continents of:

And a collection of islands known as the Wave Belt.

There are also 4 charted bodies of water between these continents:

The Azuran Ocean

The main body of water between Feldon and Edon. Named for its bright blue waters.

The Dead-Cold Depths

A treacherous body of water; between Edon and Olto, that few have survived the journey across and of those who did, many wished that they hadn’t. Named after the Dead-Cold; a disease acquired by those who crossed through the Depths and lived to tell the tale.

The Silver Strait

A frigid body of water between Iccirol and the Wave Belt. Not much is known other than its quite a perilous journey.

The Sapphuran Sea

A deep blue body of water between Olto and Feldon. It is a relatively calm ocean which enabled stable trade routes between the two countries for centuries.

Geography

Land Mass Sizing (Estimates)

1 Mile ~= 1.6 Kilometers

Land Mass	Width (miles)	Height (miles)
Edon	600	500
Olto	1200	1500
Iccirol	400	1100
Feldon	2400	1500
Wave Belt	3800	800

Story of Origin

This is a common; yet likely apocryphal, retelling of the events of the founding of Mor’Thal from the perspective of those who revere The Brightmother and her brothers; Cator and Gavel.

In the Beginning

The Brightmother and her brothers settled on Mor’Thal after travelling from planet-to-planet observing naturally occurring life forms. It is said that they found a planet that was eternally dark and cold and every time life spawned to life it was snuffed out shortly after. The Brightmother took pity on the world and gave it light and warmth and while she didn’t eradicate the darkness, she forced it back enough to allow life to spawn.

Her brothers created Elves, Dwarves, Gnomes, and Dragons to tame the natural elements. However, it wasn’t until The Brightmother herself created Humans that the world was deemed complete. It was named Mor’Thal after the word used to describe it’s people; Mortals.

The First War

Life flourished in the early days of the planet and many new races of Mortal life began to appear. The Gods believed their work was done; preparing to leave for their next venture, until their creations began to conflict and battle with one-another. The Brightmother and her brothers decided to intervene and teach their creations how to co-exist. However the natural darkness that had once consumed the world played on the Mortals’ fears and corrupted a handful of them - leading to the creation of Devils, Demons, and Chromatic Dragons.

The Gods decided to entrust a fraction of their powers to select Mortals who had proven they were like-minded and the first Clerics, Paladins, Sorcerers, and Warlocks were born. The founding Gods also elevated some even more select Mortals to become Gods in their own right.

Following a lengthy combat; the Mortals managed to push back the natural darkness once again and peace was largely restored. The Brightmother and her brothers; having seen the damage their powers could to do the world they’d fought so hard to nurture; reclaimed a large amount of their power and only granted the smallest slivers to loyal Mortals when the time was called for.

For a short while; Mortals had little Magic and the world was peaceful.

Magical Developments

Some nomadic Mortals; unhappy with the damage done to the natural wildlife of the planet; listened to the natural energy of the land and were rewarded with Druidic Magic in return.

Around the same time; curious Mortals with good cause managed to understand the underlying magical languages of the world and after careful study - Arcane Magic was invented.

The return of Magic to Mor’Thal scared The Brightmother but her brothers convinced her not to act and for them to instead bestow their blessings more liberally now that their creations had earnt the gift of Magic.

The Mortals were left to learn how to co-exist on their own this time - with less direct intervention from any of the gods than before.

Time and History Keeping

At some stage in the retroactively named Pre-History era, The Telltale Brothers invented the foundations of recording historical events include how to tell eras, years, months and days apart.

Structure

Mor’Thal follows a similar temporal structure as Earth.

A full rotation around Suun is a year.
A year is broke up into 12 months of 30 days each.
Each season is 3 months long roughly.
There are three globally recognised Eras in recorded history:
- Iron stylised as Fe
- Bronze stylised as Br
- Silver stylised as Ag
A specific years is denoted as <year> <era> i.e. 142 Fe is the 142nd Year in the Iron Era

Seasons

There are 4 seasons on Mor’Thal, spanning 3 months each. In the Northern Hemisphere, the cycle is as follows:

For the Southern Hemisphere, the seasons are shifted forwards two seasons i.e. when it is Wyntnar in the Northern Hemisphere, it is Summnar in the Southern Hemisphere.

Calendar

There are 12 months in one year on Mor’Thal. In chronological order, those months are:

Each month is named after a gemstone and within each season there are 3 of following suffixes:

-Irus
-Odis
-Ayan
-Toran