The Plane of Vitas Nova
D&D campaign wiki covering world lore, religions, and characters.
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Start Here
- 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
- Dorian Oric, Stats
- Tharion Papadakis, Stats
- K’roaa’ka, Stats
- Roland Hartbane, Stats
- Lilith Rozanov, Stats
- Azalea Fern, Stats
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
Archive
- Archive — raw campaign sources that have already been processed into canonical notes.
- Rrabek — deity of K’roaa’ka’s Grung tribe
- Thirteen-Verdant-Lords — 13 protectors of the Verdant Realm, connected to the Fae
- Rakushki-Guild — assassin guild mentioned in Dale’s tavern tales
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