Every year Ansparia celebrates life and friendship during a special celebration known as the Festival of Kinship. It is a time when all the Civilized Races meet at one of three locations, one on each continent, for a two-week extravaganza of camaraderie, music, food, games, and shopping. There are special performances by acting troupes reenacting important moments of Ansparia’s history and during the Festival all discontent is put aside. Fights and wars pause, kindness prevails, and no one present is at a loss for anything. Three Locations It would be unfair for any one city to host the Festival, so three neutral locations were selected at the time the event was originally being planned.…

Welcome back, my friends. It has been another week and I’m sad to say that my research project has come to a temporary standstill. Weather has confiscated my ability to travel and I’ve been stuck in this village all week. Now, the people here are very kind, and have given me a warm welcome and a warm bed, but literature is not abundant here. What brought me here, you ask? I had hoped to interview one of the few remaining survivors of the Flamecrest, but alas he is surviving no longer. It appears he passed from this life about five years ago. The Uncivilized Races Thus, I’ve been pinned down…

Welcome back, my friends. I hope life has treated you well since last we met. As for myself, I have traveled from one library to the next to collect research for a special project I’m working to create. I can’t wait to share it with you, but not until it is ready. Only the best for you, my friends! But today, I’d like to give you a brief overview of the races in Ansparia that make up the diverse beings known as: Mankind. The Civilized Races A large portion of Mankind is made up of several races that share a common theme. The civilized races are those who have the natural ability…

Welcome to Ansparia! Now that you’re here you might be wondering, what IS Ansparia? And that, my friend, is what this letter is all about. You won’t learn everything about Ansparia here; you’ll have to explore it yourself to do that. Wait! Don’t grab your hero gear and rush off just yet! Let me fill you in on a few basics. A Flat World Essentially, Ansparia is the world you are currently visiting. It has both similarities to and differences from the worlds you are probably accustomed to visiting. One of the biggest differences is that Ansparia is flat. Yes, you heard me correctly, this world is not an orb…