# Remnants of Hatred > [!info] Quick Facts > | | | > |---|---| > | **Continent** | [[Continent - Iros\|Iros]] (Northern) | > | **Former Nations** | Marahn, Tultan | > | **Cataclysm** | The Shattering (700 years ago) | > | **Cause** | Utaz the Endless | > | **Current State** | Chaotic magical wasteland | > | **Containment** | Umbrath Magocracy (Penumbra Hold) | > [!map] View on Map > [Open Interactive Map →](https://hawksrepos.github.io/elvensong-map/?location=Remnants%20of%20Hatred) > [!quote] > *"A permanent, swirling reminder of the horrific price of a lust for power that seeks to control forces far beyond the capacity of the soul to contain."* ## Overview The Remnants of Hatred represent **chaos incarnate**, a place where raw magic has completely supplanted the laws of nature and undefined physics govern the horizon. Located in the shattered northern reaches of Iros, this apocalyptic wasteland is what remains after the cataclysmic event known as **The Shattering**. ## The Landscape The terrain defies natural law: - **Swirling purple churning water** that acts as a predatory force, dragging creatures into violent vortexes - **Time dilations and spatial distortions** throughout the region - **Islands of jagged purple crystals** pulsing with arcane energy - **Perpetual lightning storms of pure mana** illuminating the sky - **Floating stone islands** and haunting mirages of worlds beyond - The barriers between planes are **violently torn**, kept permanently agape > The very concept of a "landscape" is a fluid and dangerous hallucination. ## History ### Before The Shattering Seven centuries ago, this region was home to two nations: **Marahn** - A stable and idyllic island nation - Respected trade partner to Askesh (to the north) - Maintained uneasy truce with Umbrath Magocracy (to the south) - Renowned for worship of ancient gods - Beautiful marble temples against rolling hills - Famous for legendary wine and wool **Tultan** - Sister nation to Marahn - Now exists as the **Drowned Lands**, a sunken graveyard beneath the waves ## Utaz the Endless ### Origins Before becoming a lich of unspeakable power, Utaz was a human archmage who: - Studied in the prestigious magical schools of Askesh - Travelled as far north as Auken - His original human name was **blasted from all records and living minds** by powerful memory magic ### His Descent Driven by lust for grandeur transcending mortal limits: 1. **Profane sacrifice** of an entire town in Umbrath (200+ souls) 2. **Single-handed slaughter** of two of Askesh's greatest archmages to siphon their power 3. By the time he reached Marahn, the human was long dead—replaced by **Utaz the Endless** ### The Failed Ritual - Brought a vessel of his own creation to perform a ritual of cosmic ambition - Opposed by the mightiest wizards of the age and a legendary adventuring party - They fell before his absolute power - **His arrogance was his undoing**—the experiment failed - The vessel was cast into the earth with the force of a meteor ## The Shattering The cataclysm that resulted: - **Fractured reality itself** and decimated the fabric of the planes - **Marahn**: Disintegrated in the initial blast - **Tultan**: Consumed by a kilometre-high wave as the seabed reshaped - **Askesh**: Almost halved in size by tectonic and magical fallout (never recovered) - **Hundreds of thousands of lives** extinguished - Great troughs of land vanished into the void ## Current Dangers > [!danger] Current Dangers > The evil unleashed has sunk deep into water and earth: > > - **Demons, devils, and abominations** have made this wasteland home > - **Forces of undeath** drawn to the chaos > - Dark magical effects corrupt surrounding areas > - The chaotic horrors grow deeper over time ## Containment: The Umbrath Magocracy The Umbrath Magocracy to the south has transformed into a nation bent entirely on **containing these runaway magical phenomena**: > [!abstract] Containment Effort > **Penumbra Hold**: Island fort of black stone serving as command center. **Elite battlemages** work tirelessly to monitor the borders. Warriors regularly venture into the spatial distortions to **destroy or contain** whatever horrors emerge. They act as a grim bulwark against the spreading infection of Utaz's failure. ## Connections - [[Continents/Continent - Iros|Iros]] - Parent continent - The Drowned Lands (former Tultan) - Sunken ruins beneath the waves - Askesh - Diminished northern neighbour - Umbrath Magocracy - Southern containment force --- ## Gallery ![[image 23.png]] ![[image 24.png]] ![[image 25.png]] ![[image 26.png]] ![[image 27.png]]