You can find a short introduction to the comic itself on the About page.
Places
- Aracona – Capital city of Cania with around 1.4 million residents
- Cania – Second largest country on Gaia, located to the west of Midgard
- Cheysh – Port city in the north of Cania
- Conas – River flowing through Aracona
- Dalelands – Former main settlement area of the humans and elves before the Darkness, located to the north of Midgard
- Gaia – Name of the planet which was created by the goddess of the same name
- Golnar – Country located to the south of Midgard, known for its adventurers
- Harasanth – Desert country located to the south of Midgard, known for its artists
- Ileasaar – Province of Cania, was an independent country before being conquered by Cania a decade ago
- Karach – High mountain region separating Midgard and Ysdar
- Midgard – Capital city of the country Midgard with around 1.9 million residents
- Midgard – Largest country on Gaia, located to the east of Cania, its capital city is also named Midgard
- Mithra – Legendary city that was destroyed during the Darkness, its ruins are located in the north of Midgard
- Santhilia – Mountainous country located to the south of Midgard, known for its dragons
- Thunderbolt Stronghold – Main castle of the dwarves, destroyed during the Darkness
- The Void – Channel of nothingness leading to Bhaal‘s hiding place inside Gaia, located in the Dalelands
- Ysdar – Land of the elves, located to the east of Midgard, secured by the Mythal
Things
- Asmodeus – The most powerful avatar of Bhaal during the Darkness
- Bluestream – Magical weave, fuelled by Gaia’s energy, the main source of magic on Gaia
- Bhaal – The God of Death
- Crystal – Magic spells can be “stored” in crystals, e.g. to put a spell on weapons
- The Darkness – Worldwide war between Gaia‘s and Bhaal‘s creatures at the end of the First Age
- Gaia – The Goddess of Life
- Imp – Small, draconic creature
- Mythal – Enormous magical protective shield around Ysdar, the land of the elves
- Redstream – Magical weave, fuelled by Bhaal’s energy
- The Source / The Spirit Source – Mythical place somewhere inside Gaia which is the source of the spirit of all creatures
- Shadowdancers – Thieves’ guild from Ileasaar operating in Aracona
- Spiritstream – Ethereal weave that connects spirits with the Spirit Source
- Tears of Gaia – The Tear of Gaia was an incredibly powerful crystal that got split up in three parts at the end of the War of the Three Crowns
- Thaler and Kreutzer – The money used on Gaia
- The War of Light and Darkness – see The Darkness
- The War of the Three Crowns – Worldwide war between humans, elves and dwarves after the Darkness
Phrases
- Black Disc – The Symbol of Asmodeus during the Darkness
- Clueless cutter – Derogatory term for adventurers who behave like fools, see Cutter
- Cutter – Somewhat derogatory term for adventurers and other unstable folk
- Dark heavens! – Phrase with a similar meaning as “Good Lord!”, referring to the Darkness
- to return to Gaia – to die, the spirit returns to the Source after death
- to send so. back to Gaia – to kill so.
Calendar
- A year on Gaia consists of 12 months (= 360 days).
- A month consists of 6 weeks (= 30 days).
- A week consists of 5 days. The only weekday with a distinct name is Freeday, the last and generally work-free day of a week.
The months have the following names:
- Iceclaw (= January)
- Crystalis (= February)
- Trios (= March)
- Greenbring (= April)
- Lifespring (= May)
- Flowerall (= June)
- Warmtide (= July)
- Harvestar (= August)
- Parting (= September)
- Leaffall (= October)
- Fogging (= November)
- Deepcold (= December)
