The world is too large for explorers to map, and too old for
academics to record. Expeditions return with tales of places
bizarre, wondrous, and horrific.
"You are an explorer, braving the unknown in search of riche
knowledge, and power. Most of all, you seek Arcana, strange
devices holding unnatural powers. They range from a humble
piece of jewellery to vast sculptures. There are many religious
and scientific theories around their existence, but most settle
somewhere in between.
Citizens flock to Bastion. Its vast industries provide
dangerous but dependable work, and its docks send guns,
chemicals, and newspapers to distant neighbours. Beneath the
city, The Underground stretches just as far. Sewers twist into
tunnels, hiding ancient caves and forgotten vaults.
Fallen cities are adorned with statues of star-beings, cultists
manifest their fervour into reality, and belligerent unions prepare
for a cosmic invasion. Familiar landscapes are overrun by strange
weeds, corrosive mists creep in from the sea, and jet black
mountains watch from the horizon. This odd world has been
affected by beings stranger than we can imagine.