Yorna - Preface

Will the conflict never end?
On the world of Yorna, the lands of the peoples are divided drastically. It is a world of conflict in many forms; political, economic, military, and spiritual. These conflicts are what divide the lands, each realm essentially forming due to their common belief systems. Five continents comprise the land that is Yorna; the four continents of Juderia, Altimia, Reidon, and Kumah are those of which bear the struggles and sacrifices of men and women for their respective causes and, of course, those men, women, and children who cannot escape it. Fighting over land, resources, power, and righteousness continue to claim the lives of many innocents, with Time progressing passively and seemingly without care to the affairs of mere mortals.
Yet there is a new continent, one of recent discovery in the southern hemisphere. Round the clock abhorrent tidal conditions and treachorous storms kept ships from daring to venture to this land or even learning of its existence. Yet, somehow and for some reason, the storms and tides have, at least temporarily, subsided and allow passage to this new land. Now, after Captain Eberus Forman's amazing discovery aboard the exploration vessel The Sea Dog, he claims the land and proclaims it Tunal Libertanis; The Truly Free Land. Captain Eberus also decrees that all who wish to come and live in true peace and harmony may do so if they are willing to contribute.
Though many are joyous and have thrown down their lives on the continents as they are to make exodus to Tunal Libertanis, much of the world is in an uproar. The various powers that be from each continent are intrigued by the discovery and likely see this as a chance to extend their power through Tunal Libertanis. As such, the future seems unclear. Will Captain Eberus's attempts become reality as a beacon of hope for the races of Yorna, or will the powers of the world descend upon Tunal Libertanis and engulf it in their reality of stratification, conflict, and suffering?