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Once a beacon of knowledge and arcane mastery, the city of Mythran was hailed as the jewel of the southern deserts. Founded by an elite group of scholars, seers, and arcanists, it attracted the brightest minds from all over Arion. Mythran was not only a center of learning but also a hub for experimentation with dangerous magical forces. Centuries ago, the entire city vanished in an event known as the Great Silence, swallowed by the desert sands overnight. Today, Mythran is a place of legend, its ruins buried deep beneath the ever-shifting dunes, with recent rumors suggesting the city may hold a key to controlling the Aegis Veil.
Current Struggles
Unstable Magic: The magical energies that once powered Mythran have become volatile and unpredictable. Strange phenomena plague the desert surrounding the city's ruins—time loops, sudden sandstorms, and disorienting magical auras. This instability makes exploration of the city perilous. Survivors of the Great Silence warn that disturbing the ancient magics may trigger catastrophic events, but treasure hunters, scholars, and adventurers alike continue to ignore these warnings.
The Race for Mythran’s Secrets: Multiple factions have launched expeditions to uncover Mythran’s lost knowledge. Some seek powerful magical relics, while others hope to learn the secret of the Transdimensional Passageway that may have caused the city's downfall. The city’s ancient defenses remain active, with arcane guardians protecting its secrets, ensuring that many of these expeditions end in disaster. The stakes are high, as control over Mythran’s knowledge could change the balance of power across Arion.
The Scholars’ Warning: The few surviving scholars of Mythran have issued dire warnings about tampering with the city’s ruins. They claim that the instability in the magical ley lines around Mythran could tear apart any hope of restoring the Aegis Veil if disturbed further. However, their pleas often fall on deaf ears as factions grow more desperate for power.
Important Figures
Professor Eldris Kharis – Last Scholar of Mythran
Professor Kharis was a young student when the Great Silence occurred, one of the few survivors who fled the city before it was lost.
Now an elderly recluse, he has spent his life studying Mythran’s downfall and the dangerous magic tied to the Transdimensional Passageway.
Kharis believes that Mythran holds a terrible secret and warns adventurers against disturbing its remains, though few heed his warnings.
Zhara the Seeker – Treasure Hunter and Adventurer
Zhara is the leader of one of the many expeditions sent to find Mythran’s lost relics.
Charismatic and daring, she has a reputation for chasing after dangerous treasures and defying the odds.
Zhara’s motivations are not purely selfish—she seeks to use Mythran’s knowledge to prevent the unraveling of the Aegis Veil, but her reckless methods often put her at odds with others.
Aenarion’s Sentinels – Mythran’s Ancient Guardians
Aenarion, one of the original founders of Mythran, created powerful arcane guardians to protect the city’s secrets. These sentinels are constructs imbued with knowledge and magic, programmed to defend Mythran’s ruins against intruders. Over the centuries, they have become more erratic and dangerous, attacking anyone who ventures too close.
Malrek the Betrayer – Leader of the Cult of the Shattered Veil
Malrek, a renegade sorcerer, leads a shadowy group known as the Cult of the Shattered Veil.
This faction believes that Mythran’s secrets hold the power to break the Aegis Veil entirely, plunging the world into chaos.
Malrek seeks to harness the city’s unstable magic for his own ends, with no regard for the consequences.
Factions Involved in Mythran’s Fate
The Scholarly Circle (Protectors of Knowledge):
The Scholarly Circle is an organization of mages and arcanists who revere Mythran’s legacy.
They seek to preserve the city’s lost knowledge and prevent it from falling into the wrong hands.
Members of this group are methodical and cautious, preferring to avoid reckless expeditions and advocating for careful study of any discoveries.
The Relic Seekers (Treasure Hunters):
An independent faction of adventurers, treasure hunters, and mercenaries who see Mythran’s ruins as a goldmine of untapped magical relics.
Led by Zhara the Seeker, they often ignore the dangers of unstable magic in favor of potential rewards.
The Relic Seekers are well-equipped but divided, with some members motivated by greed while others seek to protect the world.
The Cult of the Shattered Veil (Rogue Sorcerers):
This dangerous group believes that Mythran’s magic can be used to destroy the Aegis Veil and reshape the world.
Led by Malrek the Betrayer, they are willing to sacrifice everything to claim Mythran’s power for themselves.
The cult has infiltrated other expeditions and is known for using forbidden magic.
The Wardens of Arion (Magical Protectors):
A secretive organization tasked with defending the Aegis Veil and maintaining the balance of magic in Arion.
They have dispatched an elite group of operatives to prevent any faction from gaining control of Mythran.
The Wardens are not above using force to keep Mythran’s secrets buried.
Notable Locations
The Sunken Halls:
Beneath the shifting sands lies the remnants of Mythran’s great halls of learning. These structures have been buried for centuries but still pulse with erratic magical energy. Scholars believe that some of the greatest discoveries of the age are still hidden here, waiting to be uncovered.
The Gate of Transcendence:
A mysterious portal said to have been linked to the Transdimensional Passageway. It is thought that this gateway led to other planes of existence, and some believe that Mythran’s downfall was caused by an attempt to open the gate. The portal is dormant, but its mere presence causes strange magical phenomena in the surrounding area.
The Obsidian Spire:
An ancient tower that once served as Mythran’s central arcane hub. The Obsidian Spire is where the most powerful mages conducted their experiments with transdimensional magic. It is believed that the answers to Mythran’s fate can be found at the top of the tower, though no one has managed to reach it.
The Whispering Sands:
The desert surrounding Mythran’s ruins, where the echoes of the city’s past still linger. The sands are said to “whisper” to those who traverse them, sometimes revealing glimpses of the past or leading explorers to their doom. Time and space are unpredictable here, making it a dangerous journey even before reaching the city itself.
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