maekrenia

[this is a WIP subject to major overhauls. last updated may 8th 2024]

Maekrenia is a magical archipelago atop a mountain, protected by a barrier of pink storm magic that stretches for miles along its border, with no way to leave nor enter. Once a grand kingdom of industry, it's now simply a home for all sorts of species and beings - noteably enough, only the small ones. There are all sorts of wonders: a great, shadowy forest home to dark beasts, with trees that stretch high into the sky; a mountain city of dragons and dark elves, carved deep into the stone in a myriad of tunnels and halls; meadows of giant colorful flowers; and wandering creatures whose very composition is made of magic. An entire second archipelago floats in the sky, dozens of small islands lifted by storm magic that hum with song.

Outside of Maekrenia are the Hollowlands. It is a desolate place of stone and ice as far as the eye can see, choked by some kind of rotten magic, a sick green fog that devours any magic it reaches. Those who live there lead dangerous lives, living day by day. It's only a matter of time before this rotten magic breaches the barriers to Maekrenia, too.

The thing is... should those barriers really stay up?