Ways to Explore the World of Vaxus

A Comprehensive Guide

What is Tales from Vaxus?
Tales from Vaxus (TfV for short) is a comprehensive world guide for the book series called Empire's Fall. Written and maintained by the author's brother, the sections below list a series of expanding worldbuilding articles, guides to playing TTRPGs set within Empire's Fall, and other resources such as art commissions, speculative planetology maps, and short stories written by the author and others. The hope is that this website will continue to evolve alongside the author's journey in their goal of one day publishing a book series set within the world of Vaxus.

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As Katurah and Drahxdin make their way across Akus in search of new leads and adventures, others are finding their own path across the eight corners of the world. Below are three paths to take when exploring Tales from Vaxus.
Table of Contents:

• Path 1: Story Codex/Database
• Path 2: Tales from Vaxus TTRPG Campaign Setting
• Path 3: Short Stories and Other Resources

Story Codex/Database

The first path features various short stories, lore articles, and other resources found in the world. Articles under this path are considered canon, but some content may require special permission to view, especially if it involves work-in-progress or spoilers.

The World of Olum

World Mechanics

• Magic Systems
• The Wilds
• Deities and Religions
• History

World Geography

• The Northern Continent: Major Events, Regions, and Civilizations
• The Southern Continent: Major Events, Regions, and Civilizations

Creatures of Olum

• Hearts
• Draelish
• Wildlings

Tales from Vaxus TTRPG Campaign Setting

The second path offers a way to create your own stories in the world of Vaxus through the use of Tabletop Role-playing Games (TTRPG). Both the author and I found much inspiration when we played and while it would be our dream to one day create our own TTRPG for the world of Vaxus, in the meantime, I have created a Campaign Setting for several TTRPG systems, each of which can be found below.
Setting Overview:

• Tales from Vaxus TTRPG Campaign Setting

Short Stories and Other Resources

The third path showcases some short stories that take place in the world of Vaxus written by myself and the author of Empire's Fall.

Short Stories

Draelish Anthologies

- Restless Night

- Firstlight, 1st Division - of Tarmac

Textbook Excerpts from the School of Ekavaria

- Excerpt from "The Spirits of Change: A Guide for Young Mages"

- Excerpt from Lart Docer's Lecture on "Intro to Magical Theory"

- Excerpt from Lart Docer's Lecture on "Intro to Magical Theory" - The Essence of Change

- "Magic! A Textbook for First Grade Classrooms"

- Excerpt from "Magic! A Textbook for First Grade Classrooms" - Necessary Definitions

- Excerpt from "Magic! A Textbook for First Grade Classrooms" - The Tides of Change

- Excerpt from "Magic! A Textbook for First Grade Classrooms" - The Sight

Other Resources

The Maw Commission - by [Author Pending] (TBA)

Draelish Anatomy Commission - by Sam Santala (TBA)

Maps of Olum - by Tales from Vaxus (TBA)

Author's Site

• Click here to access the author's World Anvil page. Please note that it includes some outdated articles, some of which will be reworked and brought over to this site at a later date.