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[Information] Ashes Lore - What we know so far
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I’ve combined some of the lore elements we’ve been given so far into a brief overview. This is subject to change as more information is provided.
Long ago, the world of Verra was besieged by a great calamity. A corruption befell the land, twisting and perverting every facet of nature, spawning hideous beings of every description; from troll-like creatures to towering behemoths. Nothing escaped its touch.
Granted by divine intervention, your ancestors fled Verra through towering gateways, seeking refuge in a place void of magic.
Soon after the exodus, the gateways dimmed and became dormant. Centuries turned to millennia, burying them beneath myriad calamities. Over eons, history became legend, then even the great legends were at last forgotten.
The world in Ashes lay devoid of civilization for centuries. Until now.
Vast expeditions were sent through the gateways to discover the beautiful and perilous magical realm of your ancestors.
You arrive in the world of Ashes to explore, rebuild and repopulate your place of origin. Ancient treasures and wondrous adventures await those who dare to disturb the dark remnants of evil that inhabit this land.
From now on, your choices and the choices of your fellow adventurers will influence how the story will unfold.
Sources: A world with consequences, Reactive world nodes, Unreal Engine Q&A, PAX West Panel announcing Verra as the name of the Ashes world.
Edit 1: Portals -> Gateways.
Edit 2: Add references and concept art.
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So we are one of these expiditions from the other world, right? which means we do not have a magical background until we enter the new world! what we are learning in the new world is something new to us, and that we have not studied!
Honestly, it makes me not want to step through the portal. No one ever opens up portals so people can have free donuts and cookies.
It's a trap.
Please feed us some crumbs Intrepid!
They remained hidden for millennia until the "spooling up" (reactivation) of the portals drew their attention back to the surface.
As Jeff continues to try to correct Steven.
@GMSteven
- Background of where we're returning to our old/new magical world from
- Magic-less world = a loss of lore, on the part of the exiled, relating to magic. So for races such as elves who traditionally strongly use magic, and possibly are even imbued with it, what does this mean? Did these races continue to keep their teachings on how to do something that no one can do? If magic is a part of them, then did they wane during the exile?
- Can/will people go mad, upon re-entering a world rife with magic, when magic was lost for so long?
- Who is around to re-teach the returning exiles how to use magic?
So many questions!And as was pointed out above, some form of knowledge of where we've come from will help mightily with character creation. Thanks, @lexmax, for putting this together!
(secretly loved that)