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Hidden Tomb


Mountain Cottage


Inside Cottage

#1 Oal: Oal is a country that is full of dense forests and strange vegetation. it is the primary home of the Mamali, a race of humanoid animals. (all mammals) there are 3 major cities in Oal. theres Oal Nastuk, the capital of Oal. the Mamali who live here are the ones who are most distrusting of humans, and would rather they all vanished from Riften entirely. Oal Enbis, the smallest city. they are more accepting of the humans compared to the capital. and then theres Oal Reizell, the medium sized one. Oal Reizell is neutral on the whole humans vs monsters debacle thats been going on for centuries. there is also a tribe of Mamali living at the lake near the floating island called the Amazon that live in the densest part of the forests. theyre a tribe of all females and only evolve during a great hunt thats held every year by their deity Azomi on the floating island. their village is known as Oal Nambei. it used to be just Nambei, but Oal Nastuk made them change it if they wanted to continue trading. Oal is technically the first place you see in the game, because during the intro narration, the main character is seen walking through the woods of Oal, but ends up in country #2. speaking of which...

#2 Marigate: Marigate is home to Reznant, the biggest Origus (humans) city in Riften. the Origus there are accepting of most races, though the list is pretty small. this country is also the primary home to the Beastkin. the Beastkin are a race of humans that were magically infused with bestial aspects such as ears, tails, horns, fangs, wings, and so on. they are considered outcasts in the world, but by the end of the game, they're given a second chance by most civilizations. they live in a forest that is always covered in a thick layer of fog and the only way to find the city is by the starting town is a nice little village in the woods that is currently being ravaged by goblins and such. there is also a grand observatory (which i forgot to move closer to the city) where the study of cosmic magic is being held. Marigate is also home to the religious army known as the Golden Light, who are a group of zealots who worship the goddess of hope. the group is currently split in 2 due to conflicting interests in how to operate.

#3 Heldrich: Heldrich is the owner of the green side of the famous green-red mountain range. (its supposed to be half red on the back side) this country is the primary home for the Icarus, who are basically half angels. they have the appearance of them, but lack the immortality and grand power that angels normally have. the main city of the Icarus is known as Damincu, and lays atop a floating island protected by holy magic. there is another group known as the storm callers that live somewhere in the mountains. the capital of Heldrich is Augaunt city, which is famous for being the most diverse and accepting city in all of Riften. both man and monster can live in harmony there. another famous landmark is the Yiannos dojo, which is home to the last remaining member of the Yiannos family. (who becomes one of your party members) they were famous for being able to master any weapon given to them. the fortress on the mountains has been taken over by Orcs and is being used as a military base. (i use the word military very loosely) it was a base used by the Light Elves as a defensive base in the case of the Oni deciding to join the Dark Elves during the war. there is also a tiny bit of land inside of Oal that is owned by Heldrich as an Icarus sanctuary that protects an ancient relic is held there, and is incapable of being moved, so it has been claimed by Heldrich for the time being.

#4 Presko: Presko is another country that is primarily full of Origus, although this time, there is no race thats secretly living there. Presko is home to the R.D.F. (Riften defense force) which acts as the first responders to any major threats happening on the continent. they have the largest military in all of Riften. even larger than the 2 elven cities, and the fairies. to the right of the mountains surrounding the R.D.F. main base is a ruined temple beaming with radiant energy. the Golden Light is, of course, looking into this phenomenon, and you end up having to fight them. there is also a ruined city in the middle of a dead crater. a few decades ago, the humans attempted to open a portal to another realm. unfortunately, the realm they opened it up to was the realm of nightmares. nightmarish creatures started pouring out at an alarming rate. they were able to close it before too many nightmarish creatures escaped into their realm, but the monsters brought a blight with them. one that kills all living things that touch it. in order to prevent the whole world from being destroyed by this nightmare blight, the goddesses of hope and justice teamed up together to sink the city into a big crater and coat the perimeter of the crater in twilight essence. even though it was against the gods pact to interfere with the mortal realm anymore.

#5 Vensil: despite all the forests in Vensil, it is most known for its savannah that connects to the desert. this region is probably the least important of all regions. not too many important events happened in this area other than a few battles between the light and dark elves. it is the make-shift home of the twilight elves, however. theyre a mix between light and dark elves. they live hidden away in the mountain range that separates the 2 elf races. they create these strange machines that can extract cosmic energy from the sky. there is another Mamali tribe living in the savannah known as the Pygmy tribe. theyre a tribe of Mamali who never discovered how to evolve, so theyre stuck in their small, stumpy forms. and then theres the savannan research center where people are researching the effects of Fae magic on the local wildlife (will explain that with #6) over in the forest section of Vensil holds the base for your party in one of the games. its a big tower that overlooks the surrounding forests. the capital of Vensil, known as Gyagyo, is a semi European themed city next to the ocean and the great crag mountain. there is also the ruins of the school of enchantmentation. (which is totally a real word) also there is Piwofu island, which is inhabited by many different races, but is predominantly inhabited by the Origus aborigines.

#6 Halu Vaans: Halu Vaans is the primary home of the Light Elves. the Light Elves live in a European style kingdom surrounded by a Fae forest. the Fae forest consists strange flora and pastel colored trees. (i couldnt get pastel trees with default rpg maker, so use your imagination) the Fae forest comes with many up sides and down sides. on one half, there are many plants that make for good food and medicine, and it keeps away many different threats, such as Demons, evil spirits and rogue Celestials. but on the other side, a lot of the flora and fauna is dangerous. normal animals that eat the plants or drink from the waters in the Fae forest eventually end up becoming mutated and go insane. and the same can happen to people who are not properly protected from its strange magic. there are also strange monsters that dwell in the Fae forest that are much deadlier than most monsters found anywhere else in Riften. and then there are many evil plants that attack travelers and creatures alike. many of those evil plants seem to cultivate around a mysterious mansion that hasnt been inhabited for many years, yet still looks brand new the Fae forest is spreading, but its spreading at a manageable rate. there are many regulators keeping the Fae forest at bay so that it doesnt consume the whole land.

the Light Elves are not effected by most of the crazy stuff that goes on in the Fae forest, since they originate from the Fae. they were created when the gods tried to fuse angels and devils together, just to see what would happen. they then decided to turn some Origus into these angel/devil mixtures. the outcome was a little different from what they expected. the ones with more angelic blood turned into Light Elves. the ones that had more demonic blood in them became Dark Elves. and the ones who had the 2 perfectly balanced became Pixies, who later on evolved into Fairies. (will get to that soon) there are still many Fairies in Halu Vaans, but a lot of them moved away to seek out a new home after the Light Elves basically claimed the place as their home. one place that holds many Fairies is Dual Peak city. a city that is located in front of 2 small mountains that are directly next to each other. theres a big bridge keep that goes across the 2, but i couldnt put it in using default rpg maker, so again, use your imagination. the kingdom of Halu Vaans is ruled over by the Esliere family. the present king managed to overthrow the previous king during the Elven war seeing him to be unfit to rule due to his views on the Dark Elves. after that, the kingdom became allies with the Dark Elf kingdom once again. the main character of one of the games is the daughter of the king. she decided to take matters into her own hand since her father was unable to deal with the mysterious disappearances of many people across Halu Vaans.

to be continued in followup posts because ive spent like 5 days working on this without uploading it.