Orudara

Another Continent. Another Truth.

How much of the world remains invisible because you’ve never looked beyond the horizon?

The borders of a nation define territory. They do not define truth.

Orudara keeps its own secrets.

Modern Cendomvitan scholars place Orudara far to the south, across the same ocean that carried the earliest refugees north thousands of years ago. For much of history, its existence was dismissed as myth. Scattered records, fractured stone tablets, and the accounts of rare returned voyagers eventually revealed a different reality. Orudara is older than any crown, council, or kingdom known today.

Because many geographers doubted the continent existed at all, its true shape and size remained unknown. Generations of explorers sailed south in search of the lost homeland. Most never returned. Even so, surviving accounts describe a continent comparable in scale to Cendomvita, marked by vast forests, rugged mountains, and winding rivers.

Some legends claim Orudara once fit against Cendomvita‘s southern coast like a puzzle piece. For centuries, geologists dismissed the idea as one of history’s greatest fabrications.

Thousands fled by sea.
They sailed north.
They reached a new shore.
And then… they forgot.

By
Unknown Poet

Upon its establishment, the Information Guild guarded the final thread connecting Cendomvita to its true past. Consequently, they fractured the stone tablet that held the account of the migration. They then secreted the pieces throughout the continent to ensure the truth remained hidden.

Today, these shards remain scattered across the kingdoms. Each fragment carries more than just ancient history. Furthermore, they hold the dangerous possibility of a return to the cradle of humanity. This legacy ensures that while Orudara is forgotten, its influence still lingers beneath the surface of the world.

The refugees spoke of indigenous people who welcomed them and taught them the lay of the land. Furthermore, they described ancient cities that forests and jungles had long since reclaimed. Their stories touched on peace and prosperity, as well as plagues and conflicts. Most importantly, they brought back tales of a great scourge. Their forefathers believed they had left this affliction behind, but they had actually carried it with them.

This scourge lay dormant for years before erupting into localized outbreaks. At first, these events occurred decades apart. However, the outbreaks eventually became more frequent and concentrated. This led scholars to label them as epidemics. Finally, the entire continent became infected. This final pandemic forced the refugees to return home to Cendomvita.

The refugees assured the gathered scholars that this scourge was not traditionally contagious. Instead, it was the scourge of selfishness. This affliction manifests as the waning of compassion for fellow human beings. During their two centuries in Orudara, the refugees discovered that the indigenous people had suffered the same fate thousands of years earlier. Only a few had survived. Their mutual need for survival eventually burned out the disease. Unfortunately, the Cendomvitan refugees unwittingly brought the scourge back to the northern shores.