The Plane of Vitas Nova

D&D campaign wiki covering world lore, religions, and characters.

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Current starting region: Verdant-Realm

Main starting town: Thornhollow

Ancient mystery under the town: Thorndeep

Six-player party index: see Characters below

Campaign Snapshot

Topic	Notes
Starting region	Verdant-Realm
Starting town	Thornhollow
Core mystery	Ancient ruins, old powers, and the deeper truth behind Thorndeep
Major tensions	Faith and doubt, fate and choice, class and status, rebirth, found family
Current party shape	A mixed group of artificer, cleric, ranger, paladin, rogue, and druid

Continents

Greno — the largest and most diverse continent
Hogarth — densely populated, center of civilization and commerce
Mara — distant, frozen, largely unexplored

Locations

Greno:

Verdant-Realm — lush forest region, campaign starting area
Freewood — coastal town in NW Greno, home of Tharion, where Roland arrived
Thornhollow — trade town in the Verdant Realm
Thorndeep — ancient ruins beneath Thornhollow
Black-Forest — dark forest where Roland was raised
The-Drowsy-Drow — inn in Freewood, Dale’s performance venue
Weber-Hollows — swampy area to the south, convergence point for both pairs (party arrived 2026-04-25)
Pasture Above Weber Hollows — site of the cattle mutilation and Amaresis blood symbol
Barrows Family Crypt — holds the founding records of Weber Hollows
Gilded-Realm — prosperous region connecting to Hogarth
Kracklin-Pass — perilous mountain crossing
Isles-of-Pisces — scattered island chain

Hogarth:

Beguiled-Realm — known for indulgence and luxury
Battlelands — war-torn territory
Ward-of-Squids — mysterious region
Realm-of-Ancients — ancient, history-rich lands

Mara:

Frigid-Realm — brutal expanse of ice, storms, and unknown dangers

Religions

Congregation-of-Elythrael — virtue, redemption, and angelic grace
Cult-of-Bazeel — chaos, vengeance, and infernal rebirth
Tribe-of-Dominae — martial honor and strength through combat
Temple-of-Kezmet — fate, fortune, and the flip of a coin
Herd-of-Amareses — harvest, renewal, and the cycle of nature
Errato — one of the two biggest religions in Freewood alongside Amareses

Religions are not race-locked

Amareses has orc followers, Elythrael has orc followers. Multiple religions coexist across racial lines.

Characters

| Character | Player | Class | Notes | | ------------------------------ | ------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | | Dorian Oric | Dustin | Artificer, Battle Smith | Guild engineer, Soul Core secret, G.L.U. | | Tharion Papadakis | Jackson | Cleric, War Domain | Young believer of Elythrael, from Freewood, prophesied companion | | K’roaa’ka | Matt | Ranger, Beast Master | Exiled grung, Echo, poison and water complications | | Roland Hartbane | Nathan | Paladin, Oath of the Ancients | Knight of light, White Stag mystery, son of a Verdant Lord | | Lilith Rozanov | Rachel | Rogue, Arcane Trickster | Circus survivor, Kezmet shadow | | Azalea Fern | Lexy | Druid, Circle of the Moon | Feywild druid, seasonal eladrin |

Character Sheets

NPCs

Hesta Varn — dwarf guildmaster of the Ironwright Compact, Dorian’s former master
Stergos Papadakis — Tharion’s father, famous retired warrior, lives in Freewood
Effa — Tharion’s mother, tiefling priestess of Elythrael
Dale “the Bard” — human bard at The Drowsy Drow, embellisher, friend of Stergos, Kezmet follower
Forge Doomhammer — old orc elder outside Freewood, connected to the Verdant Lords, prophesied Roland and Tharion’s journey
Eva Valentine — traveling circus operator, Lilith’s captor and employer
Wynn — half-elf druid tending the Shrine of Amareses in Thornhollow
Brother Aldric — priest of Elythrael at Thornhollow’s White Chapel
Mira & Tam Brindleworth — halfling innkeepers at The Slow Current
Reeve Colm Ashward — elected town administrator of Thornhollow
G.L.U. — Dorian’s Steel Defender construct
Echo — K’roaa’ka’s hound companion, died and returned to life
Thogel — orc child in Freewood

Weber Hollows (introduced 2026-04-25)

Flinter Barrows — current head of Weber Hollows, son of Arador
Nora Barrows — Flinter’s wife
Shiloh Barrows — Flinter and Nora’s daughter, ~9 years old
Arador Barrows — Flinter’s father, co-founder of Weber Hollows ~50 years ago
Isar — co-founder of Weber Hollows alongside Arador
Jamarius the Glorious — Weber Hollows storekeeper
Aldrich the Lore Master — keeper of town history
Benai — only person seen at the cattle mutilation site
The Creepy Jester — unnamed road encounter, sold Lilith a legendary card

Most Important NPCs Early On

| NPC | Role | | --------------------- | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Hesta Varn | Dorian’s mentor, guildmaster, and one of the key local power figures | | Eva Valentine | Lilith’s captor, employer, and leverage point | | Wynn | Amareses-aligned druid with possible insight into Echo and rebirth | | Brother Aldric | Elythrael priest and likely point of religious tension or guidance | | G.L.U. | Construct companion with unsettling autonomy | | Echo | Dead-and-returned hound central to K’roaa’ka’s story |

Factions & Cosmology (`Factions/`)

The-Creator — origin of gods, mortals, and the planes
Ironwright-Compact — artisan and engineer guild in Thornhollow
Carnival-of-Hijeanx — major world faction, possible link to Eva Valentine’s circus

Sessions

See Sessions index for the full log.

2026-04-25, Weber Hollows Arrival

DM Resources (`dm-resources/`)

dm-hooks — every pullable thread across all 6 characters, plus cross-party conflicts
dm-cheat-sheet — quick combat and RP reference for running all 6 PCs
spell-shopping-list — spell options with descriptions for all 6 characters
sheet-fill-reference — values for filling in MorePurpleMoreBetter character sheets
thornhollow-market-store — store inventory and prices for Thornhollow’s Greenway Market
in-world-songs — original songs and shanties written for the campaign (White Stag shanty)

World Notes

Magic exists throughout the world; minor magic is common, powerful magic is rare and regarded with awe
Major factions include the Paladins of Elythrael, the Cult of Bazeel, the warrior tribes of Dominae, and the Carnival of Hijeanx
At the center of all belief is The Creator, the origin of gods, mortals, and the planes
The Celestial Domain is where Elythrael and the faithful reside; the Domain of the Damned is where Bazeel and his followers dwell