Xeran Chronicles- First 2 sesh free - A Homebrew DND 5e Campaign

About the adventure

Xeran Chronicles is a Campaign setting I have been working on for the last decade and I have been playing it on and off for all that time and it is a favorite amongst my different groups ! It is vast enough that if you enjoy playing through and finishing the campaign that their are dozens of other "stories" to tell and can all be run as independent campaigns across this setting. I do utilize some direct inspiration from certain franchises and video games and you will see their are even some areas in my world based upon them ! Some examples being the soulsborne genre , monster hunter, warhammer , diablo etc. The setting itself is a vast world known as Xerus which is struggling through an era known as The Dark Ages. This is due to an apocalyptic like event known as The Darkening, which has been brought on by the warring forces of Celestials and Fiends much akin to the pop culture take on the Heaven vs Hell trope. This event has been happening for millenia across countless astral planes. But it has finally made its way to the material plane and the war has just begun unfolding on the world of Xerus. Now with the casualties mounting from the infernal and celestial hosts the different races and civilizations raise armies and prep for war to finally reach their gates. Many races and cities have even begun acting Xenophobic and condemning others to their fates out in the world and hiding in their settlements and behind the safety of their walls to avoid dealing with the coming onslaught. Many monstrous races have turned towards their dark gods for strength and protection from these warring races and are now committing attrocities and raiding across the world in the names of their dark gods. Many cults have emerged from the shadows calling forth the nightmares of their patrons and fueling the efforts of The Darkening and with all the death and destruction across the world the dead have begun rising in unprecedented numbers and now even the undead are a larger threat then ever before and their numbers grow by the day. This doesn't mean that the world is destroyed yet though, as many places in the world are still untouched by the events of the Darkening or have only just started having issues and you will still find bustling locales,trade+ commerce and many peoples in your travels. Players will take on the role of characters who are living and trying to make it by in this world and will have to have the strength to persevere. This specific campaign begins on the Isle of Kyprion where your characters have been shipwrecked en route to the Peninsula of Crozix out at sea. Either because you are trying to flee the troubles of living on the continents , you wanted start a life elsewhere or because you just want to see if their are places not so ravaged by the Darkening ! Other options are completely applicable as well because I like to incorporate player made backstories into the lore and design of my world to get you more involved and invested!