>surrounded by uncharted and haunted lands, a village resides in the middle of a canyon
>the canyon's valleys and caves lead to the "Shadow-lands", areas that seemingly span continents and are seperated in time and space from one another
>as there is no way of being fully self-sufficient in the village of the middle, the village sends out people brave and strong enough to collect the shadowland's resources
>however, its nature is not to be taken lightly. moreso than the intimidating wildlife, monstrosities and sinister figures, it is the lingering curse of the lands that only allows few days to weeks of trespassing before one gets claimed by it
>and better not touch that nasty magic shit, it's flashy but fucks your immune system
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The ancient City of the Oracle - often invaded, never conquered. Countless eons it has stood, and while each successive civilization has added to the city, somehow each successive conquest has left much of the city intact. As a result, a hodgepodge of various architectures and races inhabit it.
A mysterious curse overcomes any civilization that has invaded it, and the representatives of those vanished civilizations have remained in the city, degenerate and dangerous. All came to receive the blessing of the Oracle - a single wish.
Once every thousand years, the doors to the Oracle open to a worthy aspirant - one who can pass the Four Trials, conquer the Sleeping Kings, and find their way through the twisting, prehuman streets of the First City to the Temple of the Oracle. Whoever stands before the Oracle receives a single wish. None know now what the wishes have been, though it is known that all of the Sleeping Kings have recieved a wish.
The omens have begun - the Oracle's gates will open. Will you receive your wish? Or will you become just another lost legend in the tale of the City of the Oracle?
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that sounds cool. so there is basicly some kind of century old forbidden city in the middle of it all?