The Forbidden Desert

The forbidden desert gets its name from the people of the surrounding nations, Talax, Alantor, Razell and Nazakir. The authorities of those regions have all but barred their citizens from entering, as to enter spell certain death, or so the legends say.

In reality it is nothing more than a desert, while it is home to some nasty creatures, and the almighty behemoth known as the Smorgwurm, it is also home to a half dozen, mostly human, nomad tribes.

The desert is also the location of the temple of the gods, the resting place of the mortal forms of the now deities of Terrainia. Hidden beneath a labyrinth constructed by the deities themselves to protect their bodies for the eons to come.

Leadership

Established:  years ago

Diplomacy

Philosophy: []*

As with most heroes, a is wealthy and very well equipped, with enchanted weapons and armour, custom made or claimed while adventuering, and as well known as the themselves. This wealth will have come from a life of adventuring, their lofty status or through power over others.

A hero, good or evil, must have completed some great feet, achieved a near impossible task or slain a mighty foe to fully unlock their most powerful abilities.

Proficiencies:

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy one handed 1h weapons. 

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy two handed 2h weapons.

Ranged Weapons:
Thrown, Simple or Two Handed ranged ranged weapons.

Armour:
Light, Medium or Heavy armour armour.

Shields:
Light, Medium or Heavy shields.

Abilities

 Manoeuvres:
MARTIAL / SUPPORT ONLY ❘ ❘ 

 Divine Powers:
DIETY GRANTED ABILITIES (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Spells:
SPELLCASTER CASTED SPELLS ONLY (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Crafting:
MAGICAL CRAFTING ONLY (

Skills:
NON CRAFT - NON COMBAT

Keywords:

Geography

Geography:
Landmarks: []*

As with most heroes, a is wealthy and very well equipped, with enchanted weapons and armour, custom made or claimed while adventuering, and as well known as the themselves. This wealth will have come from a life of adventuring, their lofty status or through power over others.

A hero, good or evil, must have completed some great feet, achieved a near impossible task or slain a mighty foe to fully unlock their most powerful abilities.

Proficiencies:

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy one handed 1h weapons. 

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy two handed 2h weapons.

Ranged Weapons:
Thrown, Simple or Two Handed ranged ranged weapons.

Armour:
Light, Medium or Heavy armour armour.

Shields:
Light, Medium or Heavy shields.

Abilities

 Manoeuvres:
MARTIAL / SUPPORT ONLY ❘ ❘ 

 Divine Powers:
DIETY GRANTED ABILITIES (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Spells:
SPELLCASTER CASTED SPELLS ONLY (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Crafting:
MAGICAL CRAFTING ONLY (

Skills:
NON CRAFT - NON COMBAT

Keywords:
Climate:

Theology

Secondry deities: []*

As with most heroes, a is wealthy and very well equipped, with enchanted weapons and armour, custom made or claimed while adventuering, and as well known as the themselves. This wealth will have come from a life of adventuring, their lofty status or through power over others.

A hero, good or evil, must have completed some great feet, achieved a near impossible task or slain a mighty foe to fully unlock their most powerful abilities.

Proficiencies:

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy one handed 1h weapons. 

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy two handed 2h weapons.

Ranged Weapons:
Thrown, Simple or Two Handed ranged ranged weapons.

Armour:
Light, Medium or Heavy armour armour.

Shields:
Light, Medium or Heavy shields.

Abilities

 Manoeuvres:
MARTIAL / SUPPORT ONLY ❘ ❘ 

 Divine Powers:
DIETY GRANTED ABILITIES (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Spells:
SPELLCASTER CASTED SPELLS ONLY (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Crafting:
MAGICAL CRAFTING ONLY (

Skills:
NON CRAFT - NON COMBAT

Keywords:
Prohibited deities: []*

As with most heroes, a is wealthy and very well equipped, with enchanted weapons and armour, custom made or claimed while adventuering, and as well known as the themselves. This wealth will have come from a life of adventuring, their lofty status or through power over others.

A hero, good or evil, must have completed some great feet, achieved a near impossible task or slain a mighty foe to fully unlock their most powerful abilities.

Proficiencies:

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy one handed 1h weapons. 

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy two handed 2h weapons.

Ranged Weapons:
Thrown, Simple or Two Handed ranged ranged weapons.

Armour:
Light, Medium or Heavy armour armour.

Shields:
Light, Medium or Heavy shields.

Abilities

 Manoeuvres:
MARTIAL / SUPPORT ONLY ❘ ❘ 

 Divine Powers:
DIETY GRANTED ABILITIES (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Spells:
SPELLCASTER CASTED SPELLS ONLY (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Crafting:
MAGICAL CRAFTING ONLY (

Skills:
NON CRAFT - NON COMBAT

Keywords:

Demography

Population by Race: []*

As with most heroes, a is wealthy and very well equipped, with enchanted weapons and armour, custom made or claimed while adventuering, and as well known as the themselves. This wealth will have come from a life of adventuring, their lofty status or through power over others.

A hero, good or evil, must have completed some great feet, achieved a near impossible task or slain a mighty foe to fully unlock their most powerful abilities.

Proficiencies:

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy one handed 1h weapons. 

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy two handed 2h weapons.

Ranged Weapons:
Thrown, Simple or Two Handed ranged ranged weapons.

Armour:
Light, Medium or Heavy armour armour.

Shields:
Light, Medium or Heavy shields.

Abilities

 Manoeuvres:
MARTIAL / SUPPORT ONLY ❘ ❘ 

 Divine Powers:
DIETY GRANTED ABILITIES (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Spells:
SPELLCASTER CASTED SPELLS ONLY (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Crafting:
MAGICAL CRAFTING ONLY (

Skills:
NON CRAFT - NON COMBAT

Keywords:

[ Approx: ]

Population Total: 0

[ Approx ]

Spoken Languages: []*

As with most heroes, a is wealthy and very well equipped, with enchanted weapons and armour, custom made or claimed while adventuering, and as well known as the themselves. This wealth will have come from a life of adventuring, their lofty status or through power over others.

A hero, good or evil, must have completed some great feet, achieved a near impossible task or slain a mighty foe to fully unlock their most powerful abilities.

Proficiencies:

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy one handed 1h weapons. 

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy two handed 2h weapons.

Ranged Weapons:
Thrown, Simple or Two Handed ranged ranged weapons.

Armour:
Light, Medium or Heavy armour armour.

Shields:
Light, Medium or Heavy shields.

Abilities

 Manoeuvres:
MARTIAL / SUPPORT ONLY ❘ ❘ 

 Divine Powers:
DIETY GRANTED ABILITIES (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Spells:
SPELLCASTER CASTED SPELLS ONLY (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Crafting:
MAGICAL CRAFTING ONLY (

Skills:
NON CRAFT - NON COMBAT

Keywords:
Demonym: []*

As with most heroes, a is wealthy and very well equipped, with enchanted weapons and armour, custom made or claimed while adventuering, and as well known as the themselves. This wealth will have come from a life of adventuring, their lofty status or through power over others.

A hero, good or evil, must have completed some great feet, achieved a near impossible task or slain a mighty foe to fully unlock their most powerful abilities.

Proficiencies:

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy one handed 1h weapons. 

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy two handed 2h weapons.

Ranged Weapons:
Thrown, Simple or Two Handed ranged ranged weapons.

Armour:
Light, Medium or Heavy armour armour.

Shields:
Light, Medium or Heavy shields.

Abilities

 Manoeuvres:
MARTIAL / SUPPORT ONLY ❘ ❘ 

 Divine Powers:
DIETY GRANTED ABILITIES (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Spells:
SPELLCASTER CASTED SPELLS ONLY (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Crafting:
MAGICAL CRAFTING ONLY (

Skills:
NON CRAFT - NON COMBAT

Keywords:

Laws and Justice: []*

As with most heroes, a is wealthy and very well equipped, with enchanted weapons and armour, custom made or claimed while adventuering, and as well known as the themselves. This wealth will have come from a life of adventuring, their lofty status or through power over others.

A hero, good or evil, must have completed some great feet, achieved a near impossible task or slain a mighty foe to fully unlock their most powerful abilities.

Proficiencies:

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy one handed 1h weapons. 

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy two handed 2h weapons.

Ranged Weapons:
Thrown, Simple or Two Handed ranged ranged weapons.

Armour:
Light, Medium or Heavy armour armour.

Shields:
Light, Medium or Heavy shields.

Abilities

 Manoeuvres:
MARTIAL / SUPPORT ONLY ❘ ❘ 

 Divine Powers:
DIETY GRANTED ABILITIES (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Spells:
SPELLCASTER CASTED SPELLS ONLY (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Crafting:
MAGICAL CRAFTING ONLY (

Skills:
NON CRAFT - NON COMBAT

Keywords:

Magicial Law: []*

As with most heroes, a is wealthy and very well equipped, with enchanted weapons and armour, custom made or claimed while adventuering, and as well known as the themselves. This wealth will have come from a life of adventuring, their lofty status or through power over others.

A hero, good or evil, must have completed some great feet, achieved a near impossible task or slain a mighty foe to fully unlock their most powerful abilities.

Proficiencies:

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy one handed 1h weapons. 

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy two handed 2h weapons.

Ranged Weapons:
Thrown, Simple or Two Handed ranged ranged weapons.

Armour:
Light, Medium or Heavy armour armour.

Shields:
Light, Medium or Heavy shields.

Abilities

 Manoeuvres:
MARTIAL / SUPPORT ONLY ❘ ❘ 

 Divine Powers:
DIETY GRANTED ABILITIES (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Spells:
SPELLCASTER CASTED SPELLS ONLY (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Crafting:
MAGICAL CRAFTING ONLY (

Skills:
NON CRAFT - NON COMBAT

Keywords:

Architecture: []*

As with most heroes, a is wealthy and very well equipped, with enchanted weapons and armour, custom made or claimed while adventuering, and as well known as the themselves. This wealth will have come from a life of adventuring, their lofty status or through power over others.

A hero, good or evil, must have completed some great feet, achieved a near impossible task or slain a mighty foe to fully unlock their most powerful abilities.

Proficiencies:

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy one handed 1h weapons. 

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy two handed 2h weapons.

Ranged Weapons:
Thrown, Simple or Two Handed ranged ranged weapons.

Armour:
Light, Medium or Heavy armour armour.

Shields:
Light, Medium or Heavy shields.

Abilities

 Manoeuvres:
MARTIAL / SUPPORT ONLY ❘ ❘ 

 Divine Powers:
DIETY GRANTED ABILITIES (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Spells:
SPELLCASTER CASTED SPELLS ONLY (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Crafting:
MAGICAL CRAFTING ONLY (

Skills:
NON CRAFT - NON COMBAT

Keywords:

Economy

State:[]*

As with most heroes, a is wealthy and very well equipped, with enchanted weapons and armour, custom made or claimed while adventuering, and as well known as the themselves. This wealth will have come from a life of adventuring, their lofty status or through power over others.

A hero, good or evil, must have completed some great feet, achieved a near impossible task or slain a mighty foe to fully unlock their most powerful abilities.

Proficiencies:

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy one handed 1h weapons. 

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy two handed 2h weapons.

Ranged Weapons:
Thrown, Simple or Two Handed ranged ranged weapons.

Armour:
Light, Medium or Heavy armour armour.

Shields:
Light, Medium or Heavy shields.

Abilities

 Manoeuvres:
MARTIAL / SUPPORT ONLY ❘ ❘ 

 Divine Powers:
DIETY GRANTED ABILITIES (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Spells:
SPELLCASTER CASTED SPELLS ONLY (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Crafting:
MAGICAL CRAFTING ONLY (

Skills:
NON CRAFT - NON COMBAT

Keywords:

Taxation:[]*

As with most heroes, a is wealthy and very well equipped, with enchanted weapons and armour, custom made or claimed while adventuering, and as well known as the themselves. This wealth will have come from a life of adventuring, their lofty status or through power over others.

A hero, good or evil, must have completed some great feet, achieved a near impossible task or slain a mighty foe to fully unlock their most powerful abilities.

Proficiencies:

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy one handed 1h weapons. 

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy two handed 2h weapons.

Ranged Weapons:
Thrown, Simple or Two Handed ranged ranged weapons.

Armour:
Light, Medium or Heavy armour armour.

Shields:
Light, Medium or Heavy shields.

Abilities

 Manoeuvres:
MARTIAL / SUPPORT ONLY ❘ ❘ 

 Divine Powers:
DIETY GRANTED ABILITIES (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Spells:
SPELLCASTER CASTED SPELLS ONLY (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Crafting:
MAGICAL CRAFTING ONLY (

Skills:
NON CRAFT - NON COMBAT

Keywords:

Minerals:
Commodities:
Main Exports:
Main Imports:
Trade Partners:[]*

As with most heroes, a is wealthy and very well equipped, with enchanted weapons and armour, custom made or claimed while adventuering, and as well known as the themselves. This wealth will have come from a life of adventuring, their lofty status or through power over others.

A hero, good or evil, must have completed some great feet, achieved a near impossible task or slain a mighty foe to fully unlock their most powerful abilities.

Proficiencies:

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy one handed 1h weapons. 

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy two handed 2h weapons.

Ranged Weapons:
Thrown, Simple or Two Handed ranged ranged weapons.

Armour:
Light, Medium or Heavy armour armour.

Shields:
Light, Medium or Heavy shields.

Abilities

 Manoeuvres:
MARTIAL / SUPPORT ONLY ❘ ❘ 

 Divine Powers:
DIETY GRANTED ABILITIES (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Spells:
SPELLCASTER CASTED SPELLS ONLY (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Crafting:
MAGICAL CRAFTING ONLY (

Skills:
NON CRAFT - NON COMBAT

Keywords:

Map

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Wild Animals

Encounters

The Undead Zombies

Subtype (Name):

Archetype:

Class:

Native Plane:

Zombies

Wandering

Material

Most often a dead humanoid, brought back to life with dark energies. The decayed flesh hangs from the body, open wounds and sores do not bother them and the shamble towards the nearest living person, to feast on their living flesh.

Appearance:

Skeletons

Subtype (Name):

Archetype:

Class:

Native Plane:

Skeletons

Wandering

Material

Long dead humanoid, resurrected using dark power, the flesh long gone, often wielding the weapons they had in life. Capable of following the orders of their master, but if left un attended they will attack whomever they can.

Appearance:

Husk

Subtype (Name):

Archetype:

Class:

Native Plane:

Husk

Wandering

An encompansing term for those that die in the desert and are awoken with the dark energy that wakes the dead. Forever wandering the deseert in search for the living. Their sand blasted bodies typical barren of features and clothing.

Appearance:

[]*

As with most heroes, a is wealthy and very well equipped, with enchanted weapons and armour, custom made or claimed while adventuering, and as well known as the themselves. This wealth will have come from a life of adventuring, their lofty status or through power over others.

A hero, good or evil, must have completed some great feet, achieved a near impossible task or slain a mighty foe to fully unlock their most powerful abilities.

Proficiencies:

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy one handed 1h weapons. 

Melee Weapons:
Simple, Light or Heavy two handed 2h weapons.

Ranged Weapons:
Thrown, Simple or Two Handed ranged ranged weapons.

Armour:
Light, Medium or Heavy armour armour.

Shields:
Light, Medium or Heavy shields.

Abilities

 Manoeuvres:
MARTIAL / SUPPORT ONLY ❘ ❘ 

 Divine Powers:
DIETY GRANTED ABILITIES (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Spells:
SPELLCASTER CASTED SPELLS ONLY (TYPE IS FOR A GUIDE, NOT MANDATORY) ❘ ❘ ❘ 

 Crafting:
MAGICAL CRAFTING ONLY (

Skills:
NON CRAFT - NON COMBAT

Keywords:






The rise of the Elves-50000

Elfinihiar Creates the elves

The Rise of the Zariger Empire-4000

The Zariger expand aggressively outwards

Artwork of Terrainia
The kingdom page was last updated on the 8th July 25.
The The Forbidden Desert database entry was last updated on the 1st Jan 70.
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THE CONCEPTION

Terrainia started off in 2004 as a single island for a role-playing game (using a well-known and popular third edition rule set). This island became wonderfully detailed, players would recognise who they were dealing with when suitable miniatures (made by another well-known table-top games company) were placed on the table. But eventually the players finished the campaign, and managed to slay the dragon, or so they thought.

So with the campaign over, but the desire to continue burning ever bright, further areas were designed and planned, and over the course of five long but enjoyable years the world grew exponentially. At its peak of these five years there were six regular groups, around forty players, two dungeon masters, and a world as large as Earth drawn up and with huge levels of detail.

THE EVOLUTION

While that is where Terrainia was born, now twenty-one years on and the development hasn’t stopped, we began to construct this website in 2010 as a resource for our players to use. Then in 2020 (during the world wide pandemic), our founder took the opportunity to flesh out the world even more and add this to the website, during which thoughts turned to sharing Terrainia with the rest of the world.

It was at this time that the founder began to commission artists. Budgets were low, and it took time to find the right artists with the right style. But over the next few years, the main cast got made: the deities, the primary heroes and villains, then monsters. It was important for the founder that all artwork was theirs, monster design was theirs, and in turn, game systems were theirs — we did not want to copy or reproduce existing systems.

Along with the game world, contributors are writing novels and designing games, all set within Terrainia. At the time this page was last updated, there were no fewer than seven different games/books in production. Soon we will have links to these games/books for you to immerse yourselves within.

So that’s us. We hope you enjoy the site. If you want to give us some feedback, why not .

THE FUTURE

After this first wave of games and books, who knows? But one thing is for sure: there is plenty of material, and our aim will be to share this world with as many fantasy fans as possible.

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