Calendars2
Age of DriftThe current era After the Sundering, beginning at year zero when the world broke; campaigns default to starting at 150 AD, as the floating islands continue their slow voyage through the endless sky.Age of RootsThe era Before the Sundering, when the world was whole and the roots of civilization ran deep into unified lands, now remembered only in fragmented records and faded myths.
Factions7
The Ashen WalkersHardy surface scavengers who brave the gloom and fungal horrors of the Cinder Depths, gathering rare resources to trade via the ancient Chimney ladder-route.The Cobalt SyndicateA ruthless smuggling network operating from Rusty Hook Moorage, trading in illicit salvaged tech, forbidden artifacts, and desperate passengers seeking passage between islands.The Iron BaronsA ruthless cartel of airship magnates who control the sky-metal trade from their smoking forges in Ironholt Peaks, viewing the shattered world as resources to be exploited.The Sky-BreakersA doomsday cult seeking to finish what the Sundering started, believing the world must be fully destroyed before it can be reborn in perfection.The Spore-Mind CultistsCorrupted servants of a fungal horror in the Fungal Deep, gradually losing their humanity as the alien intelligence absorbs their minds into its growing hive-consciousness.The Tide-WeaversMystical coral-singers of the Sky-Coral Archipelago who commune with crystal formations to divine weather and guide airships through the shifting aerial currents.The Verdant CouncilThe druidic noble government of the Verdant Crown, ruling from hollowed world-trees and advocating balance between the floating islands and the broken surface below.
Historical event1
Locations16
Ashen BazaarA subterranean market lit by phosphorescent fungi, where surface dwellers trade minerals, strange mushrooms, and salvaged Sunder-tech for sky-world luxuries.Chimney BaseThe sprawling settlement at the foot of the ancient ladder-route, a rough-and-ready trading post where surface merchants and sky-world folk meet under the shadow of the endless ascent.Falls of Sky-PierA thunderous waterfall that plummets off the island's edge into the endless abyss, its mists creating perpetual rainbows — said to be where lovers leap to prove their devotion, caught by updraft spirits.Fungal DeepA lightless chasm choked with massive fungal growths, home to twisted creatures and surface cults who worship the things that shamble in the dark.Grass-Haven HamletA small farming community built into stone-lined hollows to shelter from the eternal winds, known for hardy wind-grain and especially stubborn goats.HollowbranchThe root-bound capital of the Verdant Crown, where noble families dwell within the hollowed trunks of ancient world-trees, their glowing fungal lanterns lighting the cascading walkways.Ironhold FoundryThe smoking heart of Ironholt Peaks, a massive open-air forge where master smiths craft airship hulls from salvaged sky-metal, the flames fed by vented gases from below.Petrified Forest of UrthosA vast expanse of stone trees frozen in mid-shatter by the ancient cataclysm, their crystallized sap still glowing faintly after centuries of darkness.Reef-Heart SanctumA cavernous temple within the largest coral formation, where coral-singers commune with the ancient crystal formations to divine weather patterns and safe routes.Ruin-Spire SanctumA partially intact tower from before the Sundering, now repurposed by surface survivors as a fortress against roaming horrors — its upper chambers still gleam with indecipherable pre-cataclysm script.Rusty Hook MoorageA chaotic airship dock suspended by massive chains, where crews brawl, smugglers trade, and questionable repairs happen at three times normal cost.Spark-Spire AthenaeumA tower of brass and crystal atop Thunderhead Spire, where mages study the perpetual storm and harness its lightning for experiments both brilliant and ill-advised.Storm-Light AnchoragesPerilous docking platforms clinging to the Spire's leeward side, accessible only during brief lulls in the storm — only the most desperate or skilled airship captains dare approach.The ChimneyA rusted, ancient ladder-system climbing thousands of feet through rock and vent shafts — the only surface-to-sky route that doesn't require an airship, favored by the desperate and devout.The Crystalline DepotThe primary trading post of the Sky-Coral Archipelago, built into a massive reef formation where airships recharge their crystals and crews trade rare salvaged goods.Whispering PeakThe highest point of Whispering Mesa, where wind spirits are said to speak through ancient rock formations — sages come here to scry, though many return changed.