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This is the world of Sanguinary, a world of flesh and blood, where fighters live by the laws of steel. Those who live within these dark lands find no place of rest. For here...the dead are even more dangerous than the living. Sanguinary, a world destined to live in shadow, abandoned to the darkness in its early beginnings. Here the only light from the skies above comes from the stars themselves, and a single blue moon, blessed with its own radiance due to the natural forces churning deep within it. These two facts keep the world of Sanguinary trapped in a never-ending twilight, a dimly lit world where life has adapted in many strange ways in order to survive. The planet itself is kept reasonably warm by the forces flowing beneath its surface. A lucky thing...for if it were not so, life would have perished long ago, if it was even given a chance to begin at all. Sanguinary is a strange world by comparison to others throughout the universe, and a harsh one. The southern regions of the planet are dominated by an area named The Soulless Valley, a vast network of connecting valleys through which the Amaranthine river's radiant blue waters flow. These regions are unsettled, a place where life is often savagely lost in the blink of an eye. These glowing waters have been a liquid grave for countless travelers throughout time, and always will be until the end of all things. The Dead Zone Sand Fields are an arid region that covers the northern areas. Here life has developed to live below the sand, strange creatures seldom seen, but no less feared by the wise. Many a traveler has met their end from being pulled beneath the soft sandy surface, then devoured beyond the sight and help of any who may be with them. These regions, like those of the far south, are unsettled and not traveled through without careful thought on the matter. Most of the lands of Sanguinary are savage and wild, where few are brave enough to travel, and no one would dare to try and settle. However, a few places have been settled through a great amount of effort, and the constant watchfulness of those living within them. Outside these few settled areas life is extremely hard, and often not very long lasting. These primary gathering places for travelers are not many, but well-equipped to see to the needs of any who come to them. Whether one stops at Nightshade City, its Auction Stations, or the Armageddon Bleeds Inn & Tavern, located one month's journey to the city's west, they are sure to find whatever they may need. It is also known that within the city can be found the major Thieving Guilds, Assassins Conclave, and Spy Networks of Sanguinary. These are secreted away from the main public areas of the city, where the common may walk freely. They are dark places where few dare to go, guarded, and known to be inhospitable to strangers. They are avoided by many, and for good reasons. A few hours travel east of the city, and into the Mountains Of Fate’s Blade, mountains that stretch as far as the eye can see from south to north, is reported to be the Underworld Haven, a sanctuary for the undead. Legends tell of vast caverns, and endless tunnel systems, beneath the high peaks. Hidden places where no living being has ever been said to return from...at least not as they were before entering the homelands of the damned. Those that dwell within these mountains are the true masters of Sanguinary, races as eternal as the darkness itself, the bloodthirsty kings and queens of the never-ending night. Sanguinary is a planet wrapped eternally in shadow, a world of darkness unlike any other. Know that across its lands death has many faces, many names, and even more ways of bringing you to it...so beware if you value your life, but even more importantly...your very soul. |
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