====== The Setting of Aperta-Mundi ======

Aperta-Mundi is the setting for 2024's "Hail and Well Met" campaign. The world of Aperta-Mundi is a continual work in progress that we will endeavor to share canonical details about here.

===== History =====

[[history|A brief history of Aperta-Mundi]] 



===== Geography =====

The scope of Hail and Well Met are mostly centered on the city of [[Welmet]] on the continent of [[Biomia]]. 

A series of adventures surround [[Restwell Keep]], a small enclave of civilization to the west of the city.

Some adventurers have taken up residence in one of the ruined pyramids  in the [[Sovereign Desert]].

[[https://theadventurers.academy/biomia/|A conceptual map of the known world]]

Other known continents include:
  * [[Civorea]]
  * [[https://www.worldanvil.com/w/kognombia-davidit|KoGnombia]]
  * [[bwystfil_dinas|Bwystfil-Dinas]]
  * [[Leng]]

===== Current Politics =====

This section lists the political power players in and around the world of Aperta-Mundi in no particular order

  * The Sanguine Order - The greatest empire currently active in the entire world of Aperta-Mundi
  * KoGnombia - The "rulers" of the Libertarian Paradise of KoGnombia
  * Kingdom of Welmet - The political powers of the city-state of Welmet, one of the more powerful kingdoms of the continent of Biomia
  * [[moonlight_mob|Moonlight Mob]]


===== Languages =====

Characters may chose to learn any of the standard languages as they wish. However, learning a language from the exotic language table requires GM's permission.

**Standard Languages**

Common, Draconic, Dwarvish, Elvish, Gnomish, Goblin, Infernal, Orcish

**Exotic Languages**

Player characters may only learn to speak these more exotic languages with the GM's approval

Abyssal, Aquan, Auran, Celestial, Druidic, Ignan,  Sylvan, Terran, Thieves' Cant, Undercommon

**Unused Languages**

The following standard PHB languages are not spoken in Aperta-Mundi.

Giant - All giants are relatives of the dwarves and speak a dialect of Dwarven that sounds a bit halting and slow.
Gnoll - Animal-hybrid humanoids who have taken the curse such as gnolls, mongrelmen and werecreatures speak Sylvan or the tongue of their original heritage.
Halfling - All Fellows speak the common tongue of humanity.


===== Metaphysics =====


==== New Gods ====

  * Bahkmé - An evil god supposedly pretending to be Konshu
  * Beshaba - Deity of accidents, bad luck, misfortune, and random mischief
  * [[Eldath]] - Nature deity of peace and serenity, The mother of waters
  * [[flat deity|The Flat Deity]] - Lord of Fridays, Fertility, and Fortune
  * [[Gnomki]] - Gnomish god of jesters
  * [[Hestia]] - The virgin goddess of the hearth, related to the old gods of the Crone, Matron, and Maiden
  * [[Ilmater]] - The deity of endurance, martyrdom, perseverance, and suffering
  * [[invisible hand|The Invisible Hand]] - God of free market forces
  * Isis and Osiris - Two deities in one, representing the cycle of life, death, and birth
  * [[Konshu]] - Trickster God of Gold and the Moon
  * [[Leitra]] - The Demonic Lady of Rot
  * Mielekki - Deity of forests and forest creatures, known as the Lady of the Forest
  * Pelor - God of light and law
  * [[Phoebus]] - Monstrous Demigod of the Moon
  * [[Selûne]] - Goddess of the Moon
  * Set - The host of the underworld, perhaps a servant of the [[Raven Queen]]
  * Tyr - Patron god of veterans, aging soldiers, and war
  * [[Oghma]] - The deity of learning and the sharing of knowledge
  * Umberlee - The wrathful goddess of the oceans and tempest
  * [[Wael]] - The deity of secrets, mysteries, and revelations
  * Xan Yae - The goddess of Twilight, Shadows, Stealth, and Mental Power. Her symbol is a black lotus blossom.











==== Old Gods ====

  * The Maiden, Matron, and Crone - Three-faced deity of time and fate
  * [[Lolth]] - Elven goddess of cold cruelty, venom, treachery, and spiders
  * [[Ornn]] - Ancient ram-headed deity of the forge
  * [[Raven Queen|The Raven Queen]] - This being, also known as the Duskmaven, is the goddess of death, fate, and winter
  * [[Valhir]] - Ancient ursine demigod of storms 
==== Outer Gods ====

  * The King in Yellow
  * Cult of M'eta - They believe that they are merely pawns in some sort of game - their symbol is a multi faceted shape called a "dodecahedron"
  * [[Maja Lore]] - Lore about the Maja cult
==== Dead Gods ====

  * Bezos the Vendor - The power of this deity has been usurped by the [[Invisible Hand]]
  * Dimise
  * Hylia
  * Kishin