Aelura

The planet of Aelura is the primary setting for Depths of Aelura. Once a thriving if conflict ridden world, the surface of Aelura was made uninhabitable during the events of the mysterious Burning Age. With its lands drying out beyond even the help of magic and ferocious storms ravaging all corners, many peoples of this world elected to flee into their respective continent's Underdark.

The known world contains three extant continents: Hiram, Yidar, and Risha. A fourth continent, known to most simply as the Draconic Continent, was destroyed in a war between the Chromatic and Metallic dragons in the prehistoric times of the Primal Age. The continents are surrounded by three major oceans: the Darkwater Ocean, the Dusk Ocean, and the Crimson Ocean. Other major landmasses include the arctic island of Skyshine, the tropical Ophidian Isles, and the remains of the Draconic Continent known as the Shattered Islands.

Most of Aelura is currently either restless seas or lifeless deserts. Most life, if it had the ability, has fled down into the Underdark to seek shelter from the unlivable conditions on the surface. Thankfully, the Underdarks of each of the continents boast expansive networks of tunnels and complex ecosystems that support powerful kingdoms and nations.