Humanity expanded galaxy-wide using Spike Drives until the 3200 CE Sundering shattered space-time, isolating worlds for a millennium. Now, rediscovered Spike Drive blueprints enable new exploration. The galactic core remains a mystery, but outer sectors like 36 see conflict. The militant Red Sun Dominion, mercantile Trade Constellation, and piratical Mortal Veil vie for control in this reawakening galaxy.

The Shadows of Hausa Village

Hausa Village, an eccentric utopian retreat built in 1942 by millionaire Elias Malkuth, is shrouded in mystery and unease. Once a luxurious haven for the elite, the village became notorious for strange symbols, midnight gatherings, and bizarre disappearances, leading to its eventual abandonment by the mid-20th century.

The unsettling truth behind its fall lies in Malkuth's obsession with dark occultism, particularly his attempts to commune with the malevolent entity Ahriman. His failed rituals, which inadvertently involved the villagers, resulted in rampant paranoia and violence, leading to the village's desolation in 1946. Decades later, Malkuth's journals inspired his descendant, Vincent Konacky, to complete the ritual, which ultimately granted him immortality but unleashed a wave of malevolent energy, transforming most of humanity into soulless Thralls under his control.

In 1997, remnants of humanity formed a resistance determined to end Vincent's reign. Three members ventured into the desolate Hausa Village, now a haunted remnant of its former grandeur, to infiltrate Malkuth Manor and locate the source of Vincent's dark power, knowing their mission was fraught with peril and potential sacrifice.

Explorers on Coia harnessed spire magic, awakening a malevolent force and initiating the Shadow War. Gateways, built to end it, instead fueled centuries of civil war, corrupting them into dark portals. After millennia of conflict and invasion, The Dragonbone Vanguard destroyed the gateways. Coia, scarred but free from extra-planar invasion, now faces new unnatural threats and enduring political turmoil while struggling to rebuild.

Zephyria, once a solid world, shattered into floating archipelagos by a magical cataclysm, where gravity is now optional and skyships use Mana. A Merchant's Revolt replaced the monarchy with The Golden Chain, a ruthless corporatocracy controlling trade and Mana drives from Geargrind. Adventurers explore the wild outer edges for Pre-Splinter artifacts. Despite corporate greed and unstable magic, the world thrives with whimsical creatures, fluffy clouds, and an optimistic spirit of high adventure.