Welcome to Varisia

"Like no other land I have visited in all my vast and fervent travels, here in Varisia art and environment are truly one. The monoliths of a mysterious and romantic people weather the ages, telling the voiceless tales of a race lost to silence. Each inspired day colors the skies in vivid palettes of placid blue, raging red-orange, and sorrowed gray - heavenly emotions painted across an endless, cloudless canvas. Even the natives live like masterpieces on display, their tattoos becoming the likenesses of their lives, their dances telling their endless tales, and their wisdom tempered by murmured harmonies echoing from both past and future."
- Cevil "Redwing" Charms Esq., Eidolon

"Savagery and regressivity epitomize the disfigured lands of Varisia. Jagged mountain chains break the worthless, dusty clay at queer and reckless lengths. Tangled forests grow wild with titan weeds - the flora of these fecund briars little more than tenacious brambles. Blasted reaches of cracked earth and rolling scrub form the parched paradises of all manner of backward savages, including the doomed final generations of humanity's brutish ancestors. And everywhere the land bears the scars of a forgotten people whose eroding ruins and crude attempts at artistry litter a landscape already scarred by its own geological leprosy."
- Darvayne Gios Amprei; Merciless: Abendego, Belkzen, Varisia, and Other Hells

Scarred by the depravity of ancient wizards and reclaimed by a wilderness of beasts and savages, only in the past few hundred years have the steps of civilized men again trod the wondrous and mysterious lands of Varisia.

Welcome to Varisia! Before you set out on your adventure, there are some things you should know that will aid you on your journey. In the "background" blog label, you'll find helpful tips on designing your character, a selection of traits to help your character feel like a part of the world and the events of the campaign, and an overview of the lands your character will be visiting.

How to Use the "Background" Label

On the left-hand side of the blog you will find a drop-down menu of the labels used. The "background" label will reveal much of the history and background of Varisia and will aid players in the creation of characters native to the region. All of the information presented herein is considered common knowledge, especially to characters who call Varisia home - players are encouraged to create characters with ties to this varied land.

To aid in that task, this blog label will be organized to facilitate character creation, providing you with details about races in the area, character tips, deities commonly worshiped, campaign traits, and equipment created and utilized by natives. The latter sections will detail the lands of Varisia, with a special focus on Sandpoint, the town in which the campaign will start. While any character, new or old, can take part in the campaign, those created and equipped using the "background" label are likely to have an advantage as the events of the campaign unfold.

As the campaign will begin in the coastal town of Sandpoint, characters should consider being local to that community or having a reason for visiting the area. If you choose to create a character from beyond Varisia's borders, work with me to establish a reason for being in Sandpoint.

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