Tabletop roleplay adventure in a low-fantasy setting
Gameplay Setting
Welcome to the The Cut, an immense lowland basin formed by a meteorite that scoured the land eons ago.
This massive, cone-shaped valley has since been populated by the feudal cultures, social classes and political factions seeking wealth, power and prosperity in the fallout of this mystical, other-worldly event dubbed “The Skyfall”.
The Land
After generations of medieval warfare over the resource-rich remains of The Skyfall, the area has been settled into four main provinces in what is an uneasy political equilibrium.
The Maw
Ground-zero of the ancient Skyfall
Industrial heart of the region gripped by the iron fist of The Church of the Sovereign Saint.
The Choke
Dense megacity built around the mouth of the impact crater
Seat of power for the foreign Sovereign Regency.
The Midlands
Rolling hills and cratered mining basins
Under the purview of the various Trade Union Guilds
The Wilds
Untamed forests and vast, fertile valleys
Home to the ancestral peoples of the First Kin Coalition
The Cultures
Human
Foreigners to The Cut, Humans migrated to the region by sea after The Skyfall. Leveraging their renowned knack for warfare and their vast foreign coffers, they waged a bloody campaign claiming The Cut as their own.
Goff
The stocky, one-eyed Goff have held a presence here since long before The Skyfall. Their physical prowess and hearty constitution are well suited for feats of might and grinding, melee combat.
Shrike
A proud and ancient avian people, Shrike consider themselves the rightful heirs of the land. These cunning and skilled marksman are often treated with hostility and xenophobia by the ruling class.
Mantid
A strange, hermetic culture, Mantids are widely shrouded in mystery. These insectoid beings are adept tinkerers, craftsman and healers. They are rumored to have strange, regenerative biology.
The Factions
First Kin Coalition
A loosely-affiliated network of pacts and treaties formed between the ancestral groups of The Cut during the early struggles for power.
Trade Union Guilds
Amidst the grandeur of The Cut, many enterprising individuals, industrialists and tradesmen band together to protect their collective interests.
Sovereign Regency
As early victors of the many conflicts around The Skyfall, the royal court and military power of the Sovereign Regency has ruled the area with a near-iron fist for the better part of the last century.
Church of the
Sovereign Saint
Though often seen as a single, unified force, the Grand Pontiff’s ecclesiarchy and inquisitional army of The Church are more like co-equal branches of the Regency’s reign.