A different world
The ongoing book series “Legends from before Time” takes the reader into another world that at first appears cheerful, but then becomes increasingly darkened by developments.
It is the story of a young bear who sets out to find her destiny and herself. Cheerful and curious about the world, she sets off on a journey that will give her clarity. But she eventually gets caught up in the conflict, which flares up again after long years of unspoken peace between the two dominant empires. Driven by lust for power and the will to maintain the status quo at all costs, lies and intrigue ignite a fire that threatens to spread across the entire continent.
A divided world
The Nordlands
The Northlands are inhabited by the various bear and wolf tribes. The wolves live in seemingly archaic nomadic clan structures and roam freely through the forests and tundras that cover the northeast of the continent. The forest bears settle in small communities in the areas west of the Dragon Ridge Mountains and make their living by fishing and trading wood. The Frost Bear tribes are the only people that settle on the frozen coast and beyond. But in the icy expanses beyond the vast pine forests of the Northlands there are also hot springs and the fabled fire of heaven.
The Kingdom
The Kingdom has been ruled by the gryphons since the fall of the dragons. Her combat skills and her ability to fly gave way to their victory over the dragons and cemented their claim to power.
The realm of the Gryphons is considered the forge of the modern world and a melting pot of peoples. The kingdom stretches from the great port city of Telkar on the northern Azure Sea to the capital of Tri-Cities in the Midlands, from the Northwatch in Eastcliff to the Citadel in Swampasud. Although the nobility is reserved exclusively for the princely houses of the gryphons, all citizens have guaranteed rights and unprecedented prosperity enables the promotion of art and science.
The Empire of the Sun
The southern lands of the continent are still held by the lizards, who were once the willing servants of the dragons. Therefore, the Gryphon Kingdom once built a huge fortress to stop possible invasions. Beyond this wall lie the Daggertooth Marshes. If the kingdom's citizens are to be believed, these swamplands are nothing more than a deadly morass. All the tales of the deep swamps that are whispered in muffled voices in the hours before a fitful sleep are nothing but horror stories. But even darker myths surround the pyramids of the sun. At these cult sites the scaled peoples are said to have offered bloody sacrifices to the glory of the dragons. But with the fall of the old empire, the former centers of power became just a part of the dark legends told about the south in the taverns of the north.
