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The beloved series' latest adventure ventures into the completely original world of this unfamiliar territory, a landscape remarkably changed from the familiar former world where previous stories took place. Within this world, the gods were destroyed by humanity merely seven decades past, sorcery becomes unpredictable, and civilization must determine how to manage their affairs lacking celestial direction.

The Setting of the Fourth Campaign

Whereas Exandria embodies a world characterized by deities, Aramán is defined by their total nonexistence. Seventy years ago, a monumental conflict unfolded, and humanity slayed the final of celestial entities. The seven divine creators now gone, humanity had to make do on their own in a changed existence, teeming with chaotic sorcery and uncertainty.

The main setting for the first installment is Dol-Makjar, which is situated on the east side of an area known as Kahad. This mountain city deeply respects the freedom fighters of the great conflict. Sculptures of these heroes project from the fortifications of the city, pushing against adjacent highlands seemingly restraining them.

Whereas Dol-Makjar serves as our starting point, numerous other sites are referenced during the story. The first is the Rookery, seemingly the cultural district of the settlement, where bards, writers, actors, and various other artists reside. It's in this area that viewers experience the majority of the episode during the first episode. Additionally the performance venue, the Dithyramb of Azgra, can be found.

Beyond Kahad exists another city called Dol-Rungja, although its important about this city remains explained.

Tir Cruthu constitutes the domain of mythical beings and an obscure realm beyond physical reality. Apparently this magical domain has disappeared, nevertheless, and the door to the world of Faerie was sealed. The meaning regarding this event hasn't been explained, but it does seem to affect this character, who has started to experience aging since getting disconnected from that dimension.

Ultimately, there is the Mournvale, a territory remote from the main city and the place this character and a religious order dwell. It sounds like the realm of the elves, but again, many aspects continue to be unexplained at present.

The Plot of Campaign 4

The plot commences in the community of Dol-Makjar. During the opening of the episode, the city's inhabitants are gathered for a very important event: the execution of a key character. Per the official, Thjazi is going to be put to death for serving as "a turncoat, sorcerer, murderer, and blatant rebellion against the community and its inhabitants." Thjazi formerly a celebrated soldier, but currently he's seen as an outlaw by the governing body to the administrative body.

At Thjazi's execution, multiple various people with relationships to him assemble to observe. These are the central figures for the campaign, comprising one character, another individual, a third person, a fourth character, a fifth individual, a sixth person, a seventh character, an eighth individual, Tyranny, a tenth character, an eleventh individual, Kattigan Vale and Vaelus. Several of these people attempt to rescue the prisoner; nevertheless, the attempt proves unsuccessful and Thjazi is put to death.

This event initiates the storyline of the fourth campaign, but each aspect links directly to the contemporary background of the setting of Aramán. Seventy years before modern times, after the Shapers' War with the final deity being slain, mortalkind needed to confront the issue: how to proceed? Magic rapidly became chaotic and unstable absent deities existing, and the uncertainty about the destination of deceased individuals travel, since the gods have ceased present to ferry them to the afterlife, still has yet to be resolved.

Inevitably, people banded together and started constructing their civilization again. However, unsurprisingly, some people approved of what this new world would look like. While we don't know extensive details regarding the War of Axe and Vine, it's mentioned several occasions in the premiere, and Thjazi was seen as a war hero after that conflict came to an end. Though, two years later, the character struck the Falconer's Rebellion against the powerful clans of the city. The cause has yet to be revealed, but given that this individual mentions that the Sundered Houses "maintain absolute authority", we can safely assume two things: the uprising didn't succeed and the clans' power remains complete in the city of this location.

Furthermore, with magic being "wild", it appears to be regulated and strictly supervised. Pretty different from arcane practices is seen in a far more celebratory perspective in the familiar world.

The People of This Adventure

As well as the primary characters, we're introduced to multiple significant supporting characters in the city of the primary setting.

Initially there's, of course, Thjazi Fang. A scoundrel, a thief, a revolutionary, a romantic, a sibling, a celebrated figure: Thjazi serves as the center around whom the premiere {centers|focuses|revol