what is araura?

PROLOGUE…

For centuries… the land of Araura kept watch over the inhabitants of the world of Sereth from the skies above. Powerful yet peaceful, the Araurans were completely in tune with the spirits and willingly taught their ways to all who sought enlightenment. Together with the guardians of the Mursai Empire, Sereth enjoyed an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity. However, nothing lasts forever.

One night twenty-two years ago, the Araura mysteriously vanished. With no clues and no apparent survivors, the fate that befell the powerful skyland is shrouded in darkness and mystery. This event would come to be known simply as The Vanishing.

After a mission to retrieve the last survivor of Araura  ends in disaster, a disenchanted young vagabond is tasked to finish the job. Having alienated everyone around him, does Renzia have what it takes to help Anea on his own?

Or will this gig prove to be too far above his pay grade?

With Araura gone, chaos and darkness slowly took hold of Sereth. Mursai became increasingly overwhelmed trying to keep its weaker neighbors and allies safe. Seven years later, a similar fate came to call for Mursai. The major cities of the empire came under a sudden and vicious attack. At the epicenter of the empire - in the capital city of Valegor - the mighty Monolith of Mursai fought valiantly, but after one night of intense battle, the mighty empire had fallen. 

A calamity referred to only as The Curse blotted out the sky over the once powerful empire. The swirling miasma in the skies keeps any light from reaching the land. To this day, The Darklands lie empty and hopeless as monsters and the wicked alike prey upon anyone who would stray away from their towns.

With the Vanishing of Araura and the curse upon Mursai, the people of the world have become withdrawn and untrusting. Once noble and heroic guardians have all but given up on their sworn duty to protect the weak and the pursuit of harmony. However, a glimmer of hope has begun to cut through the darkness.

A LIGHT IN THE DARK

A young Arauran woman named Anea Branduill has been discovered living in The Darklands, near the town of Fenzwell. In an effort to keep her identity safe, The Kingdom of Burgonne sends a small detachment of it most elite force, The Silver Guard, to retrieve Anea and keep her safe. However, the mission falls to peril and nearly the entire force is wiped out a lone assassin as Anea and two knights barely manage to flee.

Anea now takes it upon herself to get her and the two knights to their destination safely, so she enlists the help of a wayward vagabond named Renzia Windlance.

Now, Anea is betting their lives on the lazy outcast Renzia to quickly and quietly navigate them to safe harbor. However there are far worse things than bandits and monsters awaiting them on their journey. A slumbering evil is beginning to awaken…