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Welcome, to the World of Zyathé

A Vast and Cataclysmic World Awaits!

In the furthest reaches of history, AvovA, the Dreamer of the First Dream, created the Zyanthuus – the font of power colloquially known as magic. Using the energy from that immeasurably powerful flow, AvovA then spoke The Way of All Things, which established order, disorder, and the balance between them. This in turn enabled the creation of the Eterniverse, the Deific and Demific realms, the gods, and the Life-World of Zyathé, which dances in the solar system known as Suleón. But unknown to the creator at the time of the creation, four sparks of foulness also emerged – brought forth from the depths of the cataclysm of The Making. These would eventually become beings of incalculable power, even greater than the gods themselves. They are named the Four Lords of Corruption. And the result of their genesis would ultimately be the unmaking of the maker.

Zyathé was not always as it is now. In the beginning it was magnificent. Beautiful. Unspoiled. Untouched by the vileness that twists and warps and infests it today. The terrible cataclysm of the Woe of Ruin that destroyed the high magicks and tainted the Zyahthuus left a legacy that still seeps like a slithering snake into every stone and blade of grass upon the face of the world. Meanwhile, in the Never-Place, the Four Lords of Corruption plot their revenge… and plan for the time when they shall break free of the prison where AvovA consigned them in his last sacrificial act for his creation.

Today Zyathé is known as the Wy’rded World, for it is now a devastated and afflicted globe, where contentious gods oversee a creation that is but a shadow of what it once was. The high races have fallen far from their once lofty positions, while those long relegated to the fringes grow in strength. Monstrous abominations stalk the wilds. Powerful, evil beings pursue all manner of nefarious ends. Sovereignties, nation-states, tyrannies, and invaders clash on every continent. And in the depths of the Zyanduun, which is called the Underdelve, all manner of dark and horrible creatures contest with the peoples that live there. All is not lost, but the world has only just been pulled back from the brink of oblivion, and there are many forces that yet work to push it over the edge.

This, my friend, is Zyathé: The Wy’rded World. And for good or ill, it is where you make your home.

Diverse Races

The World of Zyathé offers an interesting and compelling group of new races for your players to enjoy. These new races bring much verisimilitude to the Wy’rded World. The new races include: The Sarth, whose inability to use arcane magicks is compensated with an immunity to the toxically thaumaturgical Flowstones, leading to their talents in cutting and shaping that most valuable material. The Goruund, isolationist mountain folk with great strength of body and mind, whose artistic bent and philosophical ways shroud them in mystery. The Dark and Light Fay’aree rarely venture from their Un-seelie and Seelie courts, but when they do, make for formidable adventurers. The Myruun, an ocean-going folk renowned for their almost obsessive industriousness, as well as tempers that are as unpredictable as the sea. The Aethyr, whose skill with weaving the winds and the storms can bring much power to an adventuring party, and much danger to those who oppose them. Plus, we also bring some new and interesting takes on the more traditional fantasy races. And, in the future, more races will be released – both fair and abominable.

Fresh Monsters

The World of Zyathé has an amazing array of majestic beasts, fearful creatures, and baleful monsters to confound and combat your party. Some have been here since the beginning of creation, but most came into being in the aftermath of the horrific twisting of the world that occurred during the Woe of Ruin. These opponents have new stats to bring more intensity, surprise, and variety to your table. Just some of the new monsters you’ll find are: Aracnic Revenants: Fearful, undead spiders created through necromancy involving the use of a human brain! Nasty! Dragu’un: Though not true dragons, Dragu'uns are quite formidable enough in their own right. These large reptilian beasts are comfortable making their nests in an alarmingly wide array of different environments, posing a threat to settlements just about anywhere across Zyathé. The Rottmire: A form of ooze, the Rottmire lives in bogs and marshes and is very good at lying in wait for prey. The longer it lives, the more natural armor it builds from all of the logs, rocks, and weapons that stick in its oozy body. Nightclimbers: Man-eating squirrels that attack in swarms! Hide your nuts. Plus Hogskeeters, Greenstripe Panthers, Greenslimes, Boulderback Snappers, the Mighty Toadlossus, and so many more! The monsters we create are all designed to help you, the GM, run a more comprehensive campaign that fosters intense combat and situational serendipity. Plus, they are fully level-variable, so you never have to worry about the meta-gaming, monster memorizers again. We’re working feverishly on our first chapter of the Cyclopædia Monstrica, and hope to have it on the way soon!

Varied Settings

The Wy’rded World provides a variety settings. The calamity that was the Woe of Ruin broke the world and created all manner of strange, unnatural, and wonderous locales. Some of these include: The Valley of the Nethershade: Here, on the continent of East Verdestia, the last floating city of the Etherns lies suspended in the air above an ever-burning vale, crooked and filled with unimaginable horrors. The Du’unserra Sea: On the continent of Sundestia, the enormous black ocean of tiny Du’un Crystals forms what some call The Sea of Onyx. It is a hot and arid place where the Karunai clans ride their great sand ships across the shadowy, crystalline waves to travel between their oasis cities. Osensia: This great, ocean-going city of the Myruun people may be found off the coast of Verdestia. It is an enormous, buoyant island crafted entirely by its inhabitants, and harbors many dark secrets. The Dread Peak: Long ago in the depths of time, a group of powerful mages built a citadel atop a lone mountain on the continent of Zustrenia. Supposedly a huge, multi-level complex filled with all manner of treasure and death is said to reside there. Beware though! There are times when the peak literally vanishes, and all that are on or inside disappear with it…. The Vile Desolation: On the continent of West Verdestia, situated between the lands of the invading Orokonoids and the Republic of Zyranthea, is a horrible and frightening wasteland. It is a blighted region with many destroyed villages and towns, hordes of undead, and creatures that feast on ever-abundant carrion. The dead city of Covenant may be found there, filled with the many creations of undeath that still serve under the black fist of the Shadowlord, Kalnovich. These are just a few of the many places that may be found on these torn lands. To learn more, check out Chapter 1 of the Cyclopædia Zyrathica entitled, Zyathé: The Wy’rded World.

Gargantuan Lore

History and lore are the backbone of enduring sagas. Our goal with the World of Zyathé is to build a deep, abiding, and ongoing foundation of mysterious, intriguing, and enthralling tales, stories, rumors, historical accounts, and current events to help you bring the Wy’rded World to life. Every supplement we craft… every adventure we create… all will contribute to the lore and history of the world. But there’s so much more to the Eterniverse than just what we’re making today. The world of Zyathé is the culmination of nearly 40 years of adventure building, augmented with new and exciting ideas brought by our many creative team members. We truly desire to give you an immersive environment that is fantastical yet believable. The entire Cyclopaedia Zyrathica is currently in development. It will ultimately be a multi-chapter anthology on Zyathé that will cover all the continents and every aspect of the world at-large. The first chapter, entitled Zyathé: The Wy’rded World, is an overview of the many facets of the world setting. It covers the creation of the Eterniverse, the planar realms, and the gods, as well as world history, peoples, governments, and lore. Beyond this, it also provides new races, rules for the myterious Flowstones, and a beautiful world map that is simply incredible. We’re also creating amazing, detailed maps of every continent and then, when adventures call for them, maps of more localized areas showing incredible levels of detail. We really want Zyathé to come alive for you and your players.

New Classes

With the beginnings of the Wy’rded World, we’ve already created a number of interesting classes for your folks to play, and we’re going to add more as our campaigns progress and the world expands. The new races of our world have also given rise to new classes derived from their cultures and specialties. Some of the new classes we’ve created for the World of Zyathé include: Flintlock Fusilier: A wielder of a magically imbued device that directs the magicks of Flowstones to propel arcane projectiles and cast a variety of different spells. Agent of Jinxx: An operative for the Lord of Fools. This specialist combines roguish talents with illusory magicks, and a bit of trickery to confound their enemies. Hanataz Spelldancer: A mobile mage that brings forth ancient magicks of the Hanataz through the special dances of the traveling folk. Technic Artificiter: An irrepressible inventor and creator that uses the magical energy found within Flowstones to power all manner of devices, including complex automatons. There are many more in current materials and future publications. Beyond this, we’re also in the process of developing a complete set of classes for the various churches of the world. The only question is… “What’s a Depravant?”

Where in the Wy’rded World?

A vibrant 36” x 24” map to show the pieces of a broken world.

As you know, maps are a big deal in RPGs. When we started down the road of creating our own maps, we determined to do something wholly unique. Collaborating with our artist, Malthus Wolf, we came up with a style that truly sets our maps apart. First, we went “old school” with a 3/4 view to add a certain richness to the feel of the overall map.

Then, we breathed lore, culture, history, and cataclysm into the strange topography. Take a look at our world, and pick one up if you have any more room on your gaming wall!

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The Art of our Adventures

Another objective for our fantastical world was having art handouts to accompany our adventures. These are all crafted by the many artists that collaborated with us, and they’re all excited to share their work with you. We hope you love the quality, the look, and, most of all, the application of these in your games.
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