Guiding Light of Koria
Introduction to Koria
Welcome, weary traveller. You saw our menu and weren't sure what to get? Sure, come right in, sit at the bar and we direct you to one of our tables. You can keep your goods, but please refrain from drawing weapons or weapon-like objects of any kind.
Hu, what, where am I?
You are in Koria. The largest explored continent on this world and - at least to the beliefs of nearly every scholar - the only continent.
You came here at a very unpleasant time, friend. Well, at least for the inhabitants. Koria is still shaken from the Spiral incident around sixty years ago. Normality is slowly creeping into the lives of the people again. But things are not stable, things are not coming back to normality. Not really. People pay taxes to support the Electorial Congregation and the Black Fortress; they craft armour, weapon or just clothes to support it.
But the Spiral is not the only thing in this vast world. A lot to explore, a lot to see, to feel. To read. And this is what Koria is about: Stories.
Small stories of love and kindness. Large stories of loss and war. And everything in between.
If you want to start somewhere you should explore the Caretaker's Inn first. I think the Caretaker will make an exception for you since his refuge is for gods and non-mortal beings only. Further on you might want to take a look at the Races throughout Koria.
But from here I should give you a hand. There are things you might want to see and you might not want to see, probably best avoid them, aye? This includes the stories written down on parchment. Those are the stories written in Koria, revolving around the Spiral incident and whatever is happening during, after and before it. Even hundreds of years ago. You might encounter things you enjoy and things you want to forget. To make your journey worth your while and ensure your safety, we have three tours pre-booked for you.
Read the description and pick your poison. A small notice right before it: whatever tour you take, you encounter everything else as the way it is intended, with all the information needed. Like the Caves of Joy. But if you take one of the tours you will get more details and a bit more insight. So fret not, there is nothing locked away behind a wall. Maybe only behind a thin veil. The tours will give you a deeper insight without locking away the more grounded articles and stories.
Inquisitor
Meaning: if you want to read everything in the articles and every story in the Tales of Koria, every detail, you take this tour.
Mortal God
Meaning: if you want to read about the more gory, bloody details in the articles or the stories in the Tales of Koria, you might want to take this tour.
Formulist
Meaning: if you want to read more about the raunchy details or to dive directly into the steaming pile of... well, then you might want to take this tour.
If you want to dig a bit deeper into the lore and the profession of the Mortal God, Formulist or Inquisitor - and their shenanigans - I got you covered below.
Lets shed some light
Koria is not simple. There are a few things you need to know. The way of the different kinds of magic, their power sources, their ways of working. Or how the belief-system works, what is an Eternal, what is an Outer God or an Inner God.
Belief-System
The Belief-System in Koria has basically three layers: the Eternals, the Outer Gods and the Inner Gods. It trickles down from the Eternals to the Inner Gods. Now lets talk who is who and why they are the way they are.
Eternal
Outer God
Inner God
Inspiration to Koria
My meta is fresh and still steaming from the heat of the forge, so you can read more of the scope, my inspiration and other parts of my meta here if you follow this. There are also my inspirations, texts and music settled in.
Tales of Koria
The Tales of Koria evolve around the Spiral, but are not confined by it. You can experience the Creation, the work of Roland, Outer Gods, Inner Gods, Dark Mages or just some maiden who might be an apprentice of some sort or the desperate attempt of surival in general.
For this part we have pre-booked the tours from before. Here you can pick your poison, but as stated, only a small fraction is behind the thin veil which is the tour you might want to take.
Tales of Koria: The Creation - Where to start
But don't fret, at this place we will gather all the other novels which are about to come. The first one will be the "Black Rune" nove, evolving around a certain elf and their adventures in the University of Hulwar. Stay tuned.
Great primer. I like that it is written as though you've just dropped into Koria out of nowhere. :D The roles are a really good idea too.
Thank you. I always picture my readers as travelers, so it would be a nifty idea to give them a little tour. Like the Caretakers Inn. :)