Ceciderunt Dea

Land of the Fallen Goddess

History
9,000 years ago, a cult of demons who followed the orders of the Demonlord Drakling first arrived on this world in the Western Mountains. Shortly therafter, the Caelestine Angels and their Goddess arrived in pursuit of the demons, having chased them across several worlds. Drakling had chosen this world to make his stand. A war of attrition was waged, with the final battle between the Goddess and Drakling taking place in the North Peninsula's Great Caldera, later renamed Drakling's Tomb as it is believed that the Goddess remains beneath the rocky island of the Caldera using her power to keep the First Demonlord sealed away. In the aftermath of the battle, the surviving angels and demon's called a truce, their numbers waning and most recovering from severe injuries. Both side started incorporating the local population of native Humans and elves into their societies and thinning the Angelic and Demonic blood on either side. With the Angels, the thinned blood became so much so that most were no longer born with their wings and thus had to make a pilgrimage to see the Goddess's right hand maiden to realize their Angelic heritage and sprout their wings. The Demons, assuming the name of the Dalimos largely retained their demonic forms and powers in passing generations. They have remained largely satisfied with the territories they were left with in the wake of the war, only a handful of wars were waged between the two sides in the millennia, but their continued existence has justified a warrior culture among the Caelestine.

In recent years, the opening of a portal between Ceciderunt Dea and a merchant city on another world and the potential of causing imbalance between the world's two superpowers has forced greater cooperation between the Caelestines and the Dalimos to ensure continued peace.

Geography
60% of the surface is covered in liquid water, and an additional 20% covered in ice. There is one major Continent in the norther Hemisphere that makes up roughly 70% of the total landmass of the planet. The remaining landmass are scattered islands throughout the ocean. On the primary continent, the southern end is a mild temperate climate with the northern in a permanent winter. There is a large mountain chain along the north that spans most of the Continent's length that are pocked with massive Calderas that are rich in mineral resources, most notably metal ores and large gemstones, The northern most of the Calderas often lost their walls to the Ocean Waves in ancient times before the ice began to settle the seas. The mountains and the southern slopes are grown full of evergreen pine tree. The more temperate central highlands grow a wide variety of trees that shed their leaves in the winter, as well as grains uniquely adapted for the continent's short growing season.

The world orbits a distant blue star and has two moons that orbit one another as they orbit Ceciderunt itself. Both moons appear a pale blue color. An unknown phenomena began occurring every 10 years in which a "Third Moon" of a golden glow briefly becomes visible between the two. No one understands why it occurs.

Technological Level
Most of the races of Ceciderunt Dea have metallurgical technology up to Forged Steel, and agriculturally capable of the building of windmills for processing grains, and irrigation, though the degree by which they do the latter can vary. The Caelestine prefer the use of enchanted Bronze armors over the use of steel and enchanted steel alloys for their weapons and armors due to Bronze's affinity for light and protection spells.

Mass production has not been achieved as a result of the demand for quality of products over raw quantity by most parties on Ceciderunt.

Sylvashian elves are of a more primative inclination, lacking metallurgical processes.

Races

 * Caelestine
 * Cruentai
 * Dalimos
 * Sylvashian Elves

Major Cities

 * The Aviary
 * Ferrocor
 * Hellrise
 * Ruins of Kanas
 * Keranlus
 * Triluna

Notable Locations and Regions

 * Bladesrim Caldera
 * Featherkeeper's Citadel
 * Fervallis Pass
 * North Crescent Bay