Auros

Auros is the name of the world where the Auros Campaign takes place. The world of Auros exists in the Material Plane, although it features connections to other planes of existence, such as the Feywild, Shadowfell, and Elemental Planes. It is primarily divided into two major regions: the land, Terra and the sky, Celeste.

History

 * Main Article: History of Auros

The world of Auros has seen many significant changes throughout the years, mostly through catastrophic world-changing events known as the Dies Auros. These events, paired with natural geographical change over millions of years, has transformed Auros to the state that it is today.

Age of Gods (The First Age)

 * The Formation of Auros - There are many different theories and creation myths surrounding the creation of Auros. The most popular of them include: the Creation, the Great Dawn, the Reckoning, and the Planar Rifts Theory.
 * The Calla Collision - The Calla Collision occured thousands of years before the Illyrian calendar and most of written history. The theory involves a large celestial object (such as an asteroid or old satellite) named Cala crashing into Auros, creating the Calhara ring. Modern scientists believe that some form of intervention prevented the crash from destroying the planet.

Age of Monsters (The Second Age)

 * The Burning of Old Illyria - Also known as the "Reign of Fire", his event saw the destruction of Old Illyria, along with many other ancient civilizations. It was a period of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and heavy flooding, followed by several freezings as a result of the volcanic activity and its ashfall. The capital of Old Illyria, which turned the once rich continent, emerged as a harsh desert after the events of this Dies Auros.
 * The Umbral Plague - A deadly and contagious illness, supposedly originating from the Shadowfell, that wiped out over a third of Auros' population.
 * The Drowning of Laissaea - The island country of Laissaea sank beneath the waves. It was the last surviving ancient civilization from before the Reign of Fire.

Age of Mortals (The Third Age)

 * The Saltu Civil War - The destruction of the Saltu Empire and the liberation of many Ferrus cities.
 * The Rise of Caele - The rise of the city of the kingdom of Sol, and its capital Caele, as a major powerhouse in Auros.
 * The War of Dragons - A century long war between Terra, Celeste, and the ancient dragons. This war saw the rise of the Helos Empire, and the separation of Terra and Celeste through the mysterious Mist.

Campaign 1
The world of Auros has been left relatively unchanged since the war, with the biggest changes in recorded history happening within the confines of the Celeste Empire.

Arc 5: Fate
The party's visit the Ruins of Old Avencia and causes the entire island to plummet from the sky.

Arc 8: Hunt
Members of the party research about the next Dies Auros. A man named Aiden investigates the Old Avencia crash site somewhere in Terra.

Continents
As of Y. 7182 (0 AE), Terra was divided into six major regions and continents, although the islands of Lucerna are not officially large enough to be a continent.
 * Aeston
 * Illyria
 * Ferrus
 * Lucerna Isles
 * Noya
 * Virion

Oceans
As of Y. 7182 (0 AE), Terra has four major oceans.
 * Avela
 * Neige
 * Salarius
 * Typhos

Sky Kingdoms
As of Y. 7906 (724 AE), Celeste is made up four major kingdoms. It had five kingdoms before the War of Dragons.
 * Sol
 * Azure
 * Sylvain
 * Umber
 * Yse (former)

Satellites

 * Aurora
 * Cala (theorized)

Ring System

 * The Calhara Ring

Stars & Constellations

 * Helos (sun)
 * Auros Zodiac

Trivia

 * The world of Auros was heavily inspired by the worlds of Exandria (Critical Role), Westeros (ASOIF) and Camelot (BBC Merlin).
 * The name Auros, as well as the name Aurora, came from the aurora borealis.