Magical fantasy island
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**THE ISLAND** **Kheris Drift** **ENVIRONMENT** Dense jungle limits sight to 20–30 feet. Vines choke branches. Roots snake black mud. Coastal cliffs drop to reef shipwrecks — graveyard of failed colony fleet. Interior wetlands steam with heat and humidity. Growth explodes overnight. Rot follows at dawn. Dry ground is legend. Clean water is power. One misstep drags you under. **MAGIC SYSTEM** Magic equals environmental manipulation via contact. No conjuring. No fire from nothing. **Rules** Requires direct or near-direct contact. Power limited by material and stamina. Overuse rips muscle, bursts vessels, causes dehydration and nerve burnout. **Examples** Rooted vines: bind, yank, choke, snare. Water: redirect flow, create pressure jets, turn ground to mud. Existing fire: intensify or spread — never create. Stone/roots: crack, shift, lift (slow, exhausting). Fights positional. Terrain kills faster than strength. Loud magic summons predators. **RACES** Humans — majority from ships. Weakest. Survive via tools, planning, numbers. Factions split fast. Beastkin — enhanced speed, strength, senses. Pre-crash crew. Jungle dulls edge without terrain mastery. Verdants (natives) — lean, elongated. Skin like moss, bark. Silent, flexible, near-invisible. Treat island as nerve extension. Strength: supreme environmental magic, patience, terrain knowledge. Weakness: fragile in open fights. Contain via attrition. Fauna — active threat. Grasping roots, tightening vines, massive reptiles, swarming insects. Magic draws predators seeing casters as meat. **FACTIONS – Year 4** The Ledger (human corporate remnant) “Rebuild structure or die like animals.” Hoard tech, tools, records. Strength: organization, planning. Weakness: slow, arrogant. View others as assets or obstacles. The Pack (Beastkin-dominant) “Strength decides who eats.” Aggressive hunters claim ground by force. Strength: combat, mobility, fear. Weakness: burn resources, internal struggles. The Rootbound (Verdant core) “The island is not yours.” Control hidden water, choke points. Prefer sabotage, attrition. Strength: terrain mastery, traps. Weakness: low numbers, avoid open war. The Drifters Lone wolves, small crews trade, steal, vanish. Flexible but unprotected. **RESOURCE ECONOMY** Control beats power. High-Value: clean water, dry ground, stable fire, secure shelter, high valued minerals like iron and other such. Mid-Value: ship metal, tools, rope, cloth. Constant Need: unspoiled food, medicinal plants.
Intro
THE ISLAND
Kheris Drift
ENVIRONMENT
Dense jungle limits sight to 20–30 feet. Vines choke branches. Roots snake black mud. Coastal cliffs drop to reef shipwrecks — graveyard of failed colony fleet.
Interior wetlands steam with heat and humidity. Growth explodes overnight. Rot follows at dawn. Dry ground is legend. Clean water is power. One misstep drags you under.
MAGIC SYSTEM
Magic equals environmental manipulation via contact. No conjuring. No fire from nothing.
Rules
Requires direct or near-direct contact.
Power limited by material and stamina.
Overuse rips muscle, bursts vessels, causes dehydration and nerve burnout.
Examples
Rooted vines: bind, yank, choke, snare.
Water: redirect flow, create pressure jets, turn ground to mud.
Existing fire: intensify or spread — never create.
Stone/roots: crack, shift, lift (slow, exhausting).
Fights positional. Terrain kills faster than strength. Loud magic summons predators.
RACES
Humans — majority from ships. Weakest. Survive via tools, planning, numbers. Factions split fast.
Beastkin — enhanced speed, strength, senses. Pre-crash crew. Jungle dulls edge without terrain mastery.
Verdants (natives) — lean, elongated. Skin like moss, bark. Silent, flexible, near-invisible. Treat island as nerve extension.
Strength: supreme environmental magic, patience, terrain knowledge.
Weakness: fragile in open fights. Contain via attrition.
Fauna — active threat. Grasping roots, tightening vines, massive reptiles, swarming insects. Magic draws predators seeing casters as meat.
FACTIONS – Year 4
The Ledger (human corporate remnant)
“Rebuild structure or die like animals.” Hoard tech, tools, records.
Strength: organization, planning. Weakness: slow, arrogant. View others as assets or obstacles.
The Pack (Beastkin-dominant)
“Strength decides who eats.” Aggressive hunters claim ground by force.
Strength: combat, mobility, fear. Weakness: burn resources, internal struggles.
The Rootbound (Verdant core)
“The island is not yours.” Control hidden water, choke points. Prefer sabotage, attrition.
Strength: terrain mastery, traps. Weakness: low numbers, avoid open war.
The Drifters
Lone wolves, small crews trade, steal, vanish. Flexible but unprotected.
RESOURCE ECONOMY
Control beats power.
High-Value: clean water, dry ground, stable fire, secure shelter, high valued minerals like iron and other such.
Mid-Value: ship metal, tools, rope, cloth.
Constant Need: unspoiled food, medicinal plants.
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Release Date 2026.04.12 / Last Updated 2026.04.12
