Mortale

Mortale is the realm of mortals, overflowing with individuals full of creativity and potential for good and evil. The world is made of six main continents of varying sizes and shapes, but all have their own extensive histories, cultures, and inhabitants. Although a great number of races reside in Mortale, one race currently has dominion in the world through their population size, intellect, and determination; Humans. In the current Age of Men, kingdoms and nations debate through words or actions on who should control the great continents and rule over the people that inhabit them. Although Humans control most of Mortale, other more ancient civilizations exist. The Elf sages of Nobia continue their evolution of knowledge and magic in their mystical old forests. Vast Dwarven kingdoms under mountains, whose peaks touch the clouds, continue delving into the wealth hidden deep in Mortale's heart. Peaceful lands unknown to conflict thrive with festive Halflings and inventive Gnomes. Mortale is a land of possibility, where one's dreams can become reality if they have the will to see them through.

The Creation

In the beginning there was nothing. Existence of the universe only consisted of swirling thick mist in an empty void. In the devoid abyss appeared two beings of fathomless power, Brothers from a realm far away. Upon looking at the dull nothingness they were filled with discontent and began weaving the universe into existence. They combined they're powers together to create a great cosmic tree that expanded across the entire void and named it Arbor, the realm tree. In the center of Arbor they created a realm to anchor the tree to, a world of diverse forests, deserts, oceans, mountains, and more. They called this realm Mortale, the material plane filled with unique fauna and flora varying from woodland creatures to desert scavengers. The Brothers made five large continents to each house their own kind of environment and creatures.
The largest of the five continents, Pelagus, was split into four different regions. The colossal Redwood and Maple dominant forests that covered about 80% of the land, which would one day be controlled by the Human and Elven kingdoms respectively. The mountain ranges to the west, the Hróf Mountains, where each peak was shaped differently, narrow or wide, tall or squat, where Dragonborn decedents of the Metallic Dragons would one day reside in tribes. On the Western side of the Hróf Mountains lay rough hill-lands, where great mounds of dirt and stone would be mined out and shaped from within into great Dwarven cities. Finally, South-East of the Redwood forests, on the edge of Mortale, exist a immense swamp which would become increasingly dangerous and fouler the closer you travelled towards its heart which rest in it's center.
The second largest continent was called Asgard, it consisted of three broad regions. On the Western side was a calm pine forests constantly covered in a light peaceful drizzle of snowfall, where the Aesir would one day lay the foundations of their kingdom. To the East an immense tropical jungle covered about 60% of the continent, in the jungle resides beautiful birds and colorful plants with a spectrum of medicinal properties. Lastly, to the South of the snow forests and lush jungles is a giant canyon of red sandstone that in rest winding valleys, some leading to the Stained Ocean where the water bordering the Southern shores are colored a pale red. However, Asgard broke apart in a seismic event after Ragnarok, forever changing the continent.

Alternative Name(s)

The Material Plane, the Mortal Realm

Type

Dimensional plane

Location under

Arbor

Included Locations

• Khanzia
• Nobia