There is no one specific setting to Tyranny. A given GM may choose to run a game in an alternate version of the real world at any point in time, or a totally original setting. Some GMs however may want a little more to go on. With that in mind, here is a sample world, close enough to the real world not to be confusing, but vague enough to be adapted to any set of world events.
There are four land masses large enough to be classified as continents, all at least mostly above the equator, along with a number of islands of various sizes. In descending order of size, these continents are:
| The Western Planes |
| A vast expanse of wilderness consisting mostly of plains and forests. |
| The Southern Jungles |
| A hot and humid region of thick jungles and barren deserts. |
| The Eastern Mountains |
| A highly mountainous piece of land with a good deal of trees. Bartris the Demon City and the Lake of the Dead are located here. |
| The Northern Highlands |
| A land of rolling hills often shrouded in fog. The Well of Souls and the Sanctuary are located here. |
| The Western Planes | |
| Primarily unpopulated by intelligent life, save for some nomadic humans who live in surprising harmony with the scattered demons. | |
| Residing Demons of Note: | Bjongir the Bear Posel the Raven |
| Population Breakdown: | 50% Human 15% Wolf (Duran's children) 15% Raven (Posel's children) 10% Bear (Bjongir's children) 10% Misc. Beasts (Half-Demon, Lesser Demon, and Monsters) |
| The Southern Jungles | |
| Humans dwell only on the coastlines and outskirts of jungles in barely civilized villages. | |
| Residing Demons of Note: | Semlan the Lion Popri the Weasel Dmitrepes the Bat Munto the Mosquito Anshi the Spider Scortan the Scorpion Medna the Cobra Usaga the Boa |
| Population Breakdown: | 50% Spider (Anshi's children) 10% Human 5% Cobra (Medna's children) 5% Boa (Landrel's children) 10% Misc. Beasts (Half-Demon) 20% Other (Miscellaneous Half-Demons, Lesser Demons, and Monsters) |
| The Eastern Mountains | |
| Most of the terrain is still wilderness, with scattered small villages. | |
| Residing Demons of Note: | Jerok the Frog Kitsan the Fox Duran the Wolf Micat the Sculptor Lobikan the Tempter Usali the Chosen Giboro the Giant |
| Population Breakdown: | 35% Human 30% Misc. Beasts (Half-Demon) 10% Misc. Fiends (Half-Demon) 10% Misc. Righteous (Half-Demon) 5% Misc. Crafted (Half-Demon) 10% Other (Miscellaneous Undead, Lesser Demons, and Monsters) |
| The Northern Highlands | |
| Various large stone structures dot the countryside, and the humans live in a feudal manner, in fairly large militant communities. | |
| Residing Demons of Note: | Landrel the Oak Jaruut the Owl Torbald the Bull Lupus the Were Vlad the Lifedrainer Nezard the Lich Lexum the Crusader |
| Population Breakdown: | 50% Human 12% Werewolf (Lupus's children) 10% Vampire (Vlad's children) 10% Dryad (Landrel's children) 4% Misc. Righteous (Half-Demon) 3% Misc. Beasts (Half-Demon) 2% Misc. Crafted (Half-Demon) 1% Misc. Fiends (Half-Demon) 8% Other (Miscellaneous Undead, Lesser Demons, and Monsters) |
| The Western Planes | |
| Conquered by invaders from the Northern Highlands, and now in the process of being urbanized from coast to coast. | |
| Residing Demons of Note: | Bjongir the Bear Zandego the Scavenger |
| Population Breakdown: | 90% Human 5% Misc. Undead 5% Other (Miscellaneous Half-Demons, Lesser Demons, and Monsters) |
| The Southern Jungles | |
| Still mostly untamed wilderness with humans attempting to explore. | |
| Residing Demons of Note: | Semlan the Lion Popri the Weasel Dmitrepes the Bat Munto the Mosquito Anshi the Spider Scortan the Scorpion Medna the Cobra Usaga the Boa |
| Population Breakdown: | 50% Spider (Anshi's children) 10% Human 5% Cobra (Medna's children) 5% Boa (Landrel's children) 10% Misc. Beasts (Half-Demon) 5% Misc. Undead 15% Other (Miscellaneous Half-Demons, Lesser Demons, and Monsters) |
| The Eastern Mountains | |
| Much of the terrain is still wilderness, with scattered villages of varying size. | |
| Residing Demons of Note: | Jerok the Frog Kitsan the Fox Duran the Wolf Micat the Sculptor Lobikan the Tempter Usali the Chosen Giboro the Giant |
| Population Breakdown: | 40% Human 30% Misc. Beasts (Half-Demon) 10% Misc. Fiends (Half-Demon) 10% Misc. Righteous (Half-Demon) 5% Misc. Crafted (Half-Demon) 5% Other (Miscellaneous Undead, Lesser Demons, and Monsters) |
| The Northern Highlands | |
| Various large stone structures still dot the countryside, but human cities are everywhere. | |
| Residing Demons of Note: | Lupus the Were Vlad the Lifedrainer Nezard the Lich |
| Population Breakdown: | 95% Human 5% Misc. Fiends (Half-Demon, Lesser Demon, and Monster) |
| The Western Planes | |
| Completely urbanized, with dwindling natural resources. | |
| Residing Demons of Note: | None |
| Population Breakdown: | 100% Human |
| The Southern Jungles | |
| Large cities spread along the coastlines, but much wilderness still exists. | |
| Residing Demons of Note: | Semlan the Lion Popri the Weasel Dmitrepes the Bat Munto the Mosquito Anshi the Spider Scortan the Scorpion Medna the Cobra Usaga the Boa |
| Population Breakdown: | 70% Human 20% Spider (Anshi's children) 10% Other (Miscellaneous Half-Demons, Lesser Demons, and Monsters) |
| The Eastern Mountains | |
| A vast urban sprawl except for the most mountainous regions. | |
| Residing Demons of Note: | None |
| Population Breakdown: | 90% Human 10% Other (Miscellaneous Half-Demons, Lesser Demons, and Monsters) |
| The Northern Highlands | |
| Various large stone structures still dot the countryside, but human cities are everywhere. | |
| Residing Demons of Note: | Lupus the Were Vlad the Lifedrainer |
| Population Breakdown: | 99% Human 1% Other (Miscellaneous Half-Demons, Lesser Demons, and Monsters) |
Various powers and weaknesses are affected by holidays and dark holidays. While there are no real guidelines as to how many exist in a given year, here is a sampling for those who do not wish to make their own.
| Holidays | |
| 1/1 | New Year's Day |
| 3/10 | First time a human killed a demon. |
| 4/2 | A large city rid itself of all demons. |
| 7/15 | A demon spared the lives of a human family after seeing their daughter. |
| 9/20 | The Sanctuary was discovered. |
| Dark Holidays | |
| 1/3 | Anshala the All Mother born. |
| 5/7 | A well-liked human ruler died. |
| 9/13 | Vornarbuli the Vile born. |
| 10/2 | A large human city was destroyed by demons. |
| 12/31 | End of the Year. |
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