The World of Emarro

THE PREMISE

The world of Emarro was once a prosperous land of peace and serenity. However, the world was torn asunder when Onirr the Greater Goddess of All, was destroyed by reasons yet unknown, leaving only her sisters Obris and Osyn to watch over the fledgling world. But the sisters were eternally divided by decision, and thus this division led to the introduction of pain and suffering throughout the world. But in that haze of the unknown came the rise of heroes who managed to fight back against the darkness.

A new order was born from those heroes, a pantheon of gods and goddesses, each granted their own realms and tasked with watching over all life and guiding those who sought their guidance and strive for the peace and serenity that once existed under the watchful gaze of Onirr. And then the unthinkable happened -- the gods fell.

No one knows what happened. Generations ago, all those who prayed or gained power from deities, suddenly heard an apocalyptic scream that became known as The Wailing. For a moment it seemed as if the end had come. Paladins, Clerics, and priests, no one who the words of their deities sang to them, could be heard. Instead, all they heard was a deafening silence and a sensation of utter loneliness. This lasted for months and it drew to the point that people began to lose hope. And then, slowly, the power was restored. The power of the gods and their realms were there but now their voices were silenced. Many have tried to discover what happened to the gods of Emarro, and why they have yet to be seen. However, none have been able to discover what happened to them. But so long as their power is still blessed onto those worthy, who is to argue?

Time has passed and a new normal has developed. In the wake of the fall of the gods, strange entities now haunt the lands of Emarro. Smaller villages and townships eke out a living, struggling to defend themselves as they are besieged by otherworldly beasts and monsters, while larger communities seem to notice little change at all.

Corruption has begun to grow rampant yet again, with criminal organizations taking root and recruiting any and everyone who seeking community and protection form the growing darkness outside. And the gods? They are still silent, even as the gifts of their realms fall into more and more corrupt hands. Who is to say what will happen tomorrow, or the day after, especially with the voice of the gods silenced as they have been. Will that mystery ever be answered? Will corruption finally settle with no one to stop it? Only time and your decisions will tell.


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