pabih's sun & moon

the sun & moon series revolves around the kingdom of Solarin & surrounding villages/towns within the region of Duskridge, the adventurers of the Solarin Adventuring Guild, the adventuring school of Rowan Academy, and the subtle effects of the Sun and Moon on every way of life.

𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬

𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐧
humans, elves, demi-humans, most animals

𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧
hostile/predatory animals, corrupted humans/animals, goblins, orcs, ogres, monsters, vampires, succubus/incubus, demons

these classifications come from ancient times when hunter gatherers had to specify who is a threat to each other in communication. they also are the natural observance of when these species are more often born, and when they're usually active.

𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐧'𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 from most rare to least
Light, Nature, Wind, Fire, Water, Healing

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 from most rare to least
Shadow, Necromancy, Blood, Illusion, Allure, Hurting

magic is generally hard to learn and rare to harness. from what the great mages can tell, people able to harness magic (through innate talent or sharpened skill) usually have some inherent calling, seemingly tied to the person's time of birth, lineage, nurture and/or personality. the kingdom of Solarin recognizes the power of the Moon's magic and therefore doesn't scorn it, but the conservative belief that the Moon's magic is “scary”, “dangerous” or “improper” still exists, which is why the adventuring school Rowan Academy avoids teaching it or permitting its usage around campus.

𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

𝐃𝐮𝐬𝐤𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞
a central region containing Solarin, Solarin's surrounding villages/towns, as well as other isolated lesser kingdoms.

𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧
a thriving, large kingdom. exchanges in gold coins. contains Rowan Academy, other schools, various villages and the main castle. highly regarded to some for the safety and opportunity the kingdom brings, dissented by others who find themselves less fortunate. royalty, the Solarin Adventuring Guild, the rich, the poor and the highly-ranked adventurers all live drastically different lives. such a large kingdom has larger secrets, like how the Solarin Adventuring Guild can automatically raise/lower ranks, who truly runs Solarin, who or what lays in the depths of the castle—but one thing is for certain. how the kingdom runs, operates this way on purpose.

𝐑𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲
the selective school formed to mold adventurers into their “specialty”—while subtlety influencing their politics, ways of thinking and magic—as well as to bring in gold through tuition. alongside courtyards, food places, bars and dorm taverns, on campus there are two classroom buildings, a training courtyard, and the Lythia building, where magic classes are taught. named after Rowan Sol, the revered hero of the 8th century, and founder of Solarin.

𝐇𝐞𝐥
… the lesser-known origin of all Demonkind (demons, incubus, succubus), a subterranean kingdom as large as Solarin with cavernous heights that serve as sky. is mostly isolated from surface, but they have their own ways of getting surface information. furthermore, modes of travel to/from Hel is few, but does exist—tunnels, teleportation, spells. the Soverign of this kingdom—Demon King, Demon Queen or Demon Lord—is a title often fought for, passed down, or given to.

𝐒𝐮𝐥𝐟𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐬
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𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬𝐞
the starting point of all, whose true history has been lost to time. some say it was the first focusing of the Sun and Moon's force upon the Earth, creating the beginnings of life that would then go on to be humans, elves as well as beasts and cast-to-the-shadows demonkind. others say it was the birth of our Sol and Luna, the tipping of the scales into the balance that brought despair as well as happiness, death as well as life. a few may even whisper that it could never be a starting point—the Eclipse instead brought about a new age over life that shunned and ignored the forces above. all of them may be wrong. all of them may be right. all that is known is that most calendars around the world have marked their years as A.E. (After Eclipse), and they have all done so by long tradition, across various cultures.

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧 (~𝟖𝟎𝟎 𝐀.𝐄.)
revered hero Rowan Sol, said to be blessed by Light Magic itself, with his party defeats the Demon King—who had been conquering the surface at this time—and uses the collective hope to begin forming Solarin, building it up from a small collective and leaving behind a legacy that allowed for Solarin to become the large, castled society it is today.

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (~𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐀.𝐄.)
for decades, demons, succubus/incubus and vampires could not secure a foothold within Solarin. the biggest kingdom in the region, said to be blessed by Sol herself, also happened to be the most discriminatory towards Demonkind at one point because they “came from under the Moon”. growing feelings of injustice, the pursuit of Demonkind prosperity separate from any Demon Lord, as well as vampire familial politics all culminated in the Moonlight Revolution, where certain species such as demons, vampires, succubus/incubus and ogres fought for and secured their own civil rights, under the oath that they follow the same customs as everyone else.

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (~𝟏𝟐𝟐𝟓 𝐀.𝐄.)
alchemists had long known of, and steered clear from, a certain mixture that creates a highly explosive black powder. practitioners of Fire Magic had long known of, and disregarded, the act of simply pointing a finger, and launching a small bolt of fire towards someone. due to the small size of the bolt, it proved too difficult to launch the magic at a focused velocity enough to be noteworthy. when engineers without a grasp of Magic sought innovation in solving this problem, then came the first firearm, a self described “weapon that harnesses Fire without the need for Magic at all”. they were obviously immediately ridiculed by traditionalists, as well as practically clunky, slow to reload and easy to jam. but efforts to thwart these developments have all failed, resulting in the long-stagnant environment of swordsmen, archers, mages and supports to adapt to a new threat. an equalizer.