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Riveria the Forgotten Promised Land.

Riveria the Forgotten Promised Land.

****STILL IN DEVELOPMENT*****

Author Note: Ok so this is not really a chapter per say, it’s more of an update and expansion on how the world works. If you would rather not find out about this and experience it as our character does just skip this. However if you would like more in depth detail about this world feel free to keep reading! (So yeah Lucy knows some but not all about the world. Lucy’s only source of information is from books and her mother.) Now this is the last chance to stop reading! The text will be several spaces down the line. Also I just noticed that I didn't explain what was in the 13 books and what they even are just a description. Now it’s been 4 years so he has obviously read these the explanation of what that are will occur near the bottom of the chapter/update so if you want to know what those are scroll down.

The contents of this will be dungeons, monsters, variants, weapons, magic, the world, the 4 factions, bloodlines, classes, soul weapons, and many other things that pop in my head.

NOW OK SHOUTOUT TO Flammable for telling me how confusing and generic the four major lands were. I will explain more about them here. So thanks bro!

(P.S. this does influence the story a bit, but nothing will come up relating to 3 of the 4 fractions for quite some time.)

Let’s start by clarifying some facts. No the entire world is not split into these fractions. Riveria is spilt into several different continents, some in the sky, some underground, in the sea and some both deeper and higher then said places. This continent that Lucy is living on has split into four major powers. (There are smaller ones)

The largest one is that of The Empire, located in the south it is the largest and most diverse faction. While it’s military is counted among the largest even among all of Riveria, the fact is there are few “elites”. It’s basically a country for refugees and is a big blending mix of people. (Think Canada/U.S.A. but China population size)Traders like this place the most and it has one of the largest trading stations in the entire world! All the intelligent races are welcome here however it is also one of the largest capitals for the trading of slaves. But I digress that’s something that’s not relevant at this point in the story. The Empire is the oldest and largest of all the four powers on this continent which I will name sooner or later :3 It hold several noble families but the ancient nobles hold great power both in court and on the battlefield. It is ruled by the Emperor a man of considerable leadership, honor, and strength however he is old and the price is cocky, rude and brash. It is a green, hot, and lively place with many places to farm and a few deserts here and there. It’s population is not specialized in any military source. It is also the vaguest powerhouse as due to its sheer size many things are still unknown to be fact or fiction. Like how it has an underground dungeon nearing the pits of hell or contains secrets on how to ascend to the other planes. But it is known that it hoists the Scholarship, the world’s best place to well.. Learn about history, world, and magic and well just about anything you can think of. While not being the best in any specific area it has one of largest databases and collections of books anywhere in the entire world and has the most variety of paths to go down on.

Now for the The War Dominion located on the west side of Riveria. It is mainly covered in vast amounts of sand, however there are… sphere pyramids? I can’t find a way to describe what I’m thinking that well but it’s essentially a dome made out of rock and sand. Due the harsh climate and the various beasts that live there the people have been born with a stronger body than most. There are many small and exotic tribes that live in this dominion including the beast-man, the millennium, dwarves and desert elves. Many of the monster and dungeons here have also adapted forming poisonous scorpions, sand goblins, (light brown goblins with a mask over their mouth to help breathe and conceal themselves into the sand) Burrowers, and a few other surprises hidden deep in the sand. Also there is an area called the Sarlacc pit, (While named after the place from starwars no it is not a giant hole in the ground) which contains the majority of the monsters that exist in the desert including sand-sharks and various other hidden creatures. There are two beliefs about the Sarlacc pit, one is that there are several high level dungeon cores around the area and this is what has created the dangerous chaotic zone known as the Sarlacc. Or there is exactly one extremely large core whose power is unrivaled within the War Dominion. While it is a desert area it has a high supply of water but since the monsters also need water to survive often times these areas are fought over and claimed by small or large clans. Every year a competition is held at Killing Prairie. Here every tribe sends there strongest three compotators to compete for the title of king and queen of the War Dominon. Outsiders are allowed to participate however a special magic is cast upon you before the fight so that anything related to magic is temporarily shut down and a giant fist fight ensures. Only with weapons and no cover. As such even though many of the other fractions enter they are unable to adapt to the heat and killing intent. (It helps that most times outsiders are immediately ganged up on and beaten to death) Non-Natives must find a native clan to sponsor them or defeat and collect at least five tags given to the strongest 100 members of The War Dominion not including its king or queen. Also one cannot be under the age of 30 before receiving this tag. The dungeons located here are mainly underground and the average solider is a 4th circle warrior with the elites being comprised of 7th circle practitioners or higher. As previously stated the powerhouse in this continent is comprised mainly of warriors with a sky high ratio of warriors to mages. As such it holds the Warfare Faculty the continents best place to learn the art of war. How to most effectively break bones, physically torture and break the human spirit as well as many advanced courses in the art of weapon and bare handed combat.

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Next is the The Mystic Realm located in the east. It is surrounded by mountains and forests of varying age and sizes. The smallest mountain would be the size of mt.kilimanjaro which stands at around 5800 ft above sea level. Now of course not that many people live near the top but there are many caves within these mountain ranges and the beings that live there have much high stamina and better eyesight then the rest of the continent. Mainly dwarves live here although there are small pockets of other creatures lurking in the mountains. There have been rumors of how the twenty largest mountains house an ancient dragon within. It should be noted that while dragons are rare, ancient dragons have many more advantages. Slaying one would grant the slayer the dragons knowledge, vast wealth, power, and life-force. However the location of these dragons are scare and they may lurk elsewhere. Within the forest of the Mystic Realm many fractions exist and are isolated from one another by means of a magical barrier. The largest city and acting spokesman errr spokepeoples of the Mystic Realm is the Elf Queen and the Dwarf King, and no they are not married. Not much will be told about this as this realm has very few humans, and the ones that do go in never come out. As such not much information will be given about this fraction. However it is known that those who have extremely good marksman skills may be invited to join the Hawkeye Institute which boasts the continents best place to learn how to fire, and operate ranged weapons.

The Frozen Wonderland while on paper has the smallest territory of all four major powers, no one actually knows the full extent of their reach north. It is known that the undead inhabit the far north and many ancient colossal creatures have been found frozen inside the Frozen Wonderland. All that is known is that all who live and are born here have the ability to store mana as it is one of the basic requirements for survival in such a harsh climates. All the newborns without this ability soon die off. It is truly a dog eat dog world up there and not much will be revealed about this. However this fraction has the least strict rules and no known ruler, however the spokesperson for this is the head of the Glacial Academy, the world’s best mage institute. As said not this is the mysterious of the four fractions however due to the academies famous graduates it is known to be the best place if you are pursuing a career in magic.

PHEWWWWWWWW ok that was hard. I’m going to add more on it later but I felt like posting today as I may not have time to type more tomorrow. Homework OP. Hope this clears up some misconfusion and don't use Brain Bleach kids it's bad!