Games, all sorts

After the Sundering, society fragmented. The plague wiped out large numbers of farmers, artisans and intellectuals. Books were destroyed. Knowledge of what lay beyond the Greenwood and Eastwall is speculation and rumor. Even the purpose of many nearby structures has been forgotten to time…

The stories of the past have grown both parochial and fantastic. Varans are once again learning to unlock the mysteries of magic after a long night, and regard most tales of old as stories for children…

Things are looking up. Vara is emerging from a dark age. Magic is once again being studied, even if at comparatively elementary levels. Talk of pushing into the Greenwood is being taken seriously. The general sense is that the dark night is over and that the sun is shining.