The Lore of LegendHaven
"What if a convention was more than an event, but a world? And what if it had its own stories that you enjoy reading? And what if you were a part of this world?
"That's my dream for LegendHaven, a story arena for worlds without end."
Dominic de Souza
Founder
About the World, so far...
Every century, a fellowship of kingdoms sends scribes, students, and storytellers to convene in an ancient constellation of havens. The world is so large they rarely return to the same realm.
Some murmur there may be more kingdoms beyond the stormlit edges of the maps. None can say. The world is vast, so vast, that the only way to hold back the dark is through the magic of leygates.
Leygates are the only way to cross the oceans of mountains and unpassable forests. The myths stumble to remember who charted this world, who seeded the leylines and marked off these portals.
But, this magic is waning. There is neither gold nor power in the world to keep safe what was once strong.
Still the kingdoms gather, trading in tales, to share wisdom from the furthest reaches of the world. Their hope is that this moving marketplace of a million stories, this haven of legends, can restore the old wisdom with new ways.
About the World, so far...
With each passing century, the edge of urgency sharpens, the elders grieve the passing of wisdom, the youth turn ever faster toward steel than story.
Four great schools of magic stand: Wanderies, Chalimancers, VIsioneers, and Excaliburn. They train in the paths of the martial and mystic arts. Rare are these heirs of the gods, and needed more than ever.
But the schools are sundered, and the ways of magic have lost their stories, so that some wield power without meaning, some seek answers without reverence, and all seek safety under a story to build a better future.
Stories are how our souls survive.
Bannermark
A monastery-quay over the labyrinth of an obsidian crater, surrounded by a hundred banners as pledges to never summon fell magic again.
Amberveil
The oldest library in the world, hoisted high in the Hanging Havens, bridged across the ancient boughs of a forest on the frontier of the unknown.
Hearthhall
High above glaciers and snowfields, the first fires of the world are kept burning forever, an enclave of keepsakes lit by lanterns and warm welcomes.
Arclight Hollows
A ribbed canyon by the desert ocean, a marketplace of a million stories, hemmed by dunedrakes and lantern crabs, reached by sand sliders.
Harborcove
A brilliant port built by the Order of Tidewrights, blue bays and white gulls fringe the red-roofed city bustling with trade and treasure.
Even more lore, please!
Our dream is to help you relight your love of stories, and forge friendships that last a lifetime.
That's why we're working on ideas to create more lore, more stories, and more adventures that you can join at the next con.
We can't wait to share with you what we're working on... because we think it's ludicrously epic!
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