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Escordvi—

An old world filled with older legends and myths, so old that no one knows what is real or not anymore. But there is one myth, one tale that some may say was just a dream… but it is the one they must now all live in.

Ancient beasts and their people waged wars and ravaged the once bountiful lands until the ground split and the waters rushed in, flooding and drowning all who once ruled the now barren surface. All civilizations were lost beneath the unending tides until the angry waters calmed and became still. Only a small handful of land, people, and creatures were saved, protected by mythical leviathans in hopes to one day revive the world. But no one cared for such lofty goals, content to only continue their survival. They would live on their leviathans with only a few deciding to settle on the numerous islands scattered throughout the world, and as time went by two armada factions developed.

The Paladins were originally created to help enforce some sense of order in a chaotic time. But as they grow more organized, their interests and purpose grew as well. Not only were they a source of order and enforcement, but they were also the frontrunners in scholarly and academic work, research and excavation of any old ruins that surface, charting and surveying all new islands for new resources, and protect and restore any new artifacts or other discoveries made. They grew in prominence, that security allowing those to flourish and create a rich city on their leviathan, the whale Elah.

The Corsairs developed in response by those who did not fit the mold. While known for the criminals and miscreants and thus often called "pirates," others who were independent minded would join to "temper" that ruthless notoriety. Adventurers, treasure hunters, mercenaries—they, too, are considered pirates. They pursue the freedom to adventure and stake claim to new horizons. While Corsairs may also delve into fields of "research," their motives are usually more selfish and have less regard to preservation. Their leviathan, Nogard the bone dragon, aids in their endeavors to avoid the Paladins, moving from place to place.

And so the people lived—until one day, someone or something found an ancient artifact that opened dimensional rifts to other worlds, forcibly bringing these outsiders to Escordvi to now live amongst its people. These rifts also brought in strange lands and stranger creatures, things that the native people find disruptive and wish to stop.

Of course, there are also those who wish to use this power for themselves.

Rumor has it that there is a special treasure map that could help guide them to the artifact, but the pieces have been scattered all over. Thus a new "hunt" is on to find that artifact, lost somewhere in the Endless Ocean.

Escordvi is a panfandom semi-private game that primarily uses invitations to join but with occasional public app cycles. It is a quest based exploration game with focus on finding and exploring new places and CR building. Despite the existence of factions, it is not a competitive factions game.