Editing The Dark Eye (section)

===Derography===
TDE takes place mostly in the third sphere on the planet of Dere. Other planets or solar systems may exist, but are never mentioned. No aliens here. On Dere we have several continents each with their own flavour: The most explored and fleshed out is Aventuria, with the races and cultures mentioned above. Mostly medieval fantasy setting, generally pretty nice, despite the occasional war or evil dark plot. Until the invasion of the damned. Afterwards considerably grimmer and darker.

To the west of Aventuria lies Myranor or the Golden Land. The ancestors of the middlelanders emigrated from here, fleeing from an oppressive demon-worshipping empire. Nowadays here be magitech and occasional steampunk (still demons). Flying cities, titans (like from the other imperium), lots of magically “enhanced” hybrid species (catgirls, anyone?).

To the east of Aventuria lies Rakshazar or the Giant’s Land. Here be Conan. A divine curse of discord lies over the entire continent, preventing the rise of any nation or alliance. The biggest you can get is city-states, but even those are unstable. Additionally, spells do not work here. Try it and blow yourself up. With the proper knowledge and caution, ritual magic is possible but still dangerous. On top of that, most peoples do not have the knowledge or the resources to make steel, leading to mostly stone-age or bronze-age cultures.

To the south of Aventuria lies Uthuria, “the miraculous southern continent, about which almost nothing is known”. Aventurians have just discovered it and started to explore its northern shores.

Besides Dere, there are a number of other settings, mostly large Globules connected to the third sphere by stable gateways. Some examples are the fairy worlds, the islands in the mist (refuge of ancient elves), Zze Tha (suviving part of the Achaz-empire) and the hollow world of Tharun (the world is on the inside of a hollow sphere). Dere itself varies greatly depending on when you are setting your campaign. Aventuria has about 2000 years of really detailed history (and ancient history going back as far as 36000 years plus a few ages). Most common settings are the “current times”, before or after the invasion of the damned or the “dark ages”, the last centuries of the old empire and the diamond sultanate(about 1500-1000 years before “present”).