The world of Thren is built on the ruins of a hundred fallen empires.  One golden age after another has risen out of the chaos to shine but for the briefest moment before collapsing once again.  And each has left its mark upon this world.  An eladrin spire, now leaning and cracked, looms over a small town square.  A farmer plowing his fields uncovers a golden hammer etched with forgotten runes.  A stone gate stands alone in an empty meadow, far from any settlements, the dragons chiseled into its surface all but hidden beneath the tangles of a vine that grows nowhere else in this world.

Thren is a fractured land.  A motley variety of people inhabit its nations and city-states, from "ordinary" humans and dwarves to the devilish tieflings and reptilian dragonborn.  Monsters of all manner stalk the wilds, not all of them natural or native to this plane of existence.  All over the world, there are portals into other realms, gates to the Feywild and Shadowfell, the Abyss and the Astral Sea, opened by ancient wizards and unlockable by those with sufficient knowledge and power.  Entire swaths of land are permeated with magic, be it intentional -- as with the eladrin kingdoms -- or the result of some forgotten cataclysm, like the shattered islands in the middle of the Darkened Sea.

For now, civilization endures.  City-states and small kingdoms hold steadfast against the chaos outside.  One can raise a family in peace and relative tranquility, free of worry that it could all come crashing down tomorrow.  And given time, one of these nations could even grow into an empire, perhaps one that will resist the inevitable collapse.  Or perhaps these points of light will dim and flicker out, one by one, until the last light of civilization is extinguished.

Only time will tell.

Fallen Empires is a campaign setting inspired by the implicit setting Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition.  It will be the setting for at least one D&D campaign and possibly more D&D or even Savage Worlds games.

• The People of Thren - Read more about the various races that inhabit Thren. 
• The Lands of Thren - Read more about the regions of Thren and the various "points of light" that dot its ruined landscape. 
• The Gods - Learn about the most popular gods, pantheons, and other revered beings in Thren. 
• The Fallen Empires - Information on the empires that have risen and fallen over the course of Thren's history.
• Campaigns - Information on games taking place in Thren, including characters and Actual Play accounts.
• Rules - Modifications to rule sets used in Fallen Empires games.
• Musings - General ramblings about the creation and design of Thren.  Probably of interest to no one but me.
• Updates - A list of the most recent changes to this wiki.  (Latest update: October 27, 2010.)

Status of Current Games: No current games.