Altius

700 AD

Altius is a land of turmoil and warfare ravaged by fiends and warmongers. In times of old, it was not so. A great pantheon of nine almighty gods, their names and powers now scarcely remembered, once governed the world. Their combined strength built to keep the realm a place of order- a place safe from the horrors of the lower planes. This all changed with the coming of Zanthar. A demon of pure chaos born from the Abyss with the sole purpose of eradicating the light, Zanthar broke into the world of Altius, his power surpassing the gods' arcane barriers. Once within, the creature slew the world's deities one by one, until he was the only primordial power. Under Zanthar's rule, the creatures of the lower planes roam free upon Altius. Civilizations and kingdoms wage war upon each other for long centuries, never truly winning nor recovering. Bandits and thugs roam the wastelands that once stood as utopian empires, slaying and pillaging anyone who dares step foot upon their territory. Great armies of demonic horrors scour the land, eradicating every last scrap of earthly magic. It is a realm built on the blood of the gods.