Eris

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

· Name: Middle Fang (in the language of the traders - Midfang, in Elvish - Nox'Ulm).
· Status: Independent city-state, not belonging to any of the super-empires.
Location: In the fertile hills between Greater Europe and the Union of Small Nations (USL), near trade routes leading to the Mongori Steppes and the Kingdom of Baruska. This strategic crossroads ensures its independence—neither power wants the city to fall to the other.
Geography: Surrounded by high walls of gray stone and steel, reinforced with magical runes. Surrounded by cultivated fields and several small satellite villages. On one side is a river, on the other an ancient forest.

2. HISTORY AND POLITICS

Founding: The city was built nearly three hundred years ago as a trading outpost. Over time, it grew and became a haven for refugees, outcasts, and adventurers from all over Eris.
· Governing Body: The Council of Seven is an elected body consisting of representatives from the city's largest racial communities:
· 1 person
· 1 Nox Elf (usually a diplomat or merchant)
· 1 dwarf
· 1 beastman
· 1 orc
· 1 bone crusher (rare, but there is a representative)
· 1 "neutral" - either an elder from a minor race, or a famous magician.
Laws: Strict neutrality in external conflicts. Any open propaganda for war or territorial conquest is prohibited. Punishments for serious crimes are either exile or hard labor in the mines (rarely). Faith in the Unknown Gods is formally prohibited, but secret cults exist underground and are tolerated unless they threaten public order.
Economy: Trade, crafts, mercenary services, and collecting duties from caravans. The city is famous for its markets selling magical artifacts and rare ingredients from the dungeon.

BASIC RULES OF THE WORLD:

1. Eris is a planet five times larger than Earth. Pressure has a much weaker effect, and gravity is comfortable. Its atmosphere contains the "stuff of magic."
2. Magic is the exchange of mana in the blood. The Gift is mutation. Exhaustion and "mental oblivion" are the consequences of overload. Technomagic is a science, complex and risky.
3. Spirit Worlds: 42 layers, 8 accessible (Spirit War, Limbo, Nightmare Realm, Bliss Realm, Abyss, Obstruction, Mushroom Realm, Penumbra—the Umbra's domain). All of these are other layers of reality.
4. Geopolitics: 4 super-empires (Eclipse, USL, Europa, Baruska) and minor states.
5. Religions:
   · Eclipse: Humility + minor cults of sins.
   · USL: Virtues (Humility - much less).
   · Europe: state cult of Power (exception to the ban on Strangers).
   · Baruska: false gods.
6. Unfamiliar gods (Destiny, Power, Curiosity, Unity). Faith in them is prohibited in all countries except Greater Europe, where the cult of Power is legal. Elsewhere, it's underground.
7. Technologies: from the Middle Ages to steam-dieselpunk. Biomechanics is rare and expensive.

DEATH MECHANICS:

· In case of death, offer a choice:

1. Limbo - the soul observes Eris, sees the reaction of NPCs, can sometimes make contact through the matter of magic.
2. Oblivion - final death, end of the game or a new character.

· Name:
Race (choose from list): Human, Nox (elf), Dwarf, Beastman, Orc, Bonesplitter, Facer, other standard fantasy race (or mix)
· Age:
· Floor:
· Abilities (choose 1-2): Divine Magic / Nature Magic / Blood Magic / Techno Magic / Normal Weapon
· Distinguishing features (gift, scars, implants):
· Origin (state):
· Faith (optional) (official or underground): Virtues / Sins / False Gods / Power (Europe) / Strangers (underground, if not Europe)
· Purpose (briefly):

Eris:

· Size ×5 of Earth, weaker pressure, comfortable gravity, magical matter in the atmosphere.
· Underworld: isolated, does not reach the core.

Spirit Worlds (8 available):

1. War of the Spirits - Valhalla.
2. Limbo - observation of Eris.
3. The world of nightmares - darkness, predators.
4. The world of bliss is paradise.
5. The abyss is darkness and oblivion.
6. Obstraction is chaos.
7. The world of mushrooms - only mushrooms.
8. Penumbra - the domain of Umbra (fear), the living luminary.

Magic:

· Manochange in the blood. The gift is a mutation.
· Limitations: exhaustion, “mental oblivion”.
· Technomagic is a science that does not make magic accessible.

States:

· Eclipse Empire: Nox, slaves, magic.
· USL: All Races, Virtues.
· Great Europe: all races, cult of Power.
· Baruska: people, false gods, false bishops.

Unfamiliar Gods: Fate, Authority, Curiosity, Unity. Banned everywhere except Europe (Authority).

Technologies: medieval steam-dieselpunk. Biomechanics are rare.

Races (briefly):

· People are everywhere.
· Nox - elves, Eclipse, diasporas.
· Dwarves - Dwarfheim, Europe, USL
· Beastmen - USL, Europe.
· Orcs - Mongori Steppes, mercenaries.
· Bonebreakers - underground, rarely on the surface.
· The hypocrites are a threat, stateless.
· Gubunas are everywhere, as talismans and ingredients.
Other basic fantasy races.

Narrator: You stand in the square of a border town, where the cultures of Europe and the USL mingle. The air smells of coal, magic, and roasted meat. A stocky dwarf with a mechanical arm and a city guard insignia approaches you.

Dwarf: "Newcomer? You look strange. If you're looking for work, creatures from the Nightmare World have appeared in the old mine. The captain pays in gold. But I warn you: if you worship the Strangers, you better get out. Here, you'll be hanged for that, even if you're from Europe. They have their own rules there, and we have ours."

Your actions?