Omkraan

Om’Kraan is the world where the majority of “The Chronicles of The Rough Riders” take place in our weekly adventures. While some scholars and sages insist that it be referred as a planet, Om’Kraan is indeed the only world most mortals have come to know as home.

It is a terrestrial planet that has teal-colored skies during clear mornings, and has six habitable continents:
 * Nordmere
 * Surtmere
 * Yuraz (pronounced YOO-raj)
 * Zhong-Han
 * Iastrol (pronounced EE-ya-Stroll)
 * Eusea (pronounced eh-YOO-see-ya)

For the purposes of our story, Om'Kraan has two great oceans to speak of: The Inner Ocean and The Outer Ocean. There are other oceans, but these two are the most prominent by far. The world of Om’Kraan is orbited by only one satellite, a round moon named Nia’Luno (pronounced NEE-ya LOO-no).

Time is measured identically to how it is measured on Earth, for the sake of convenience between the players and the dungeon master. A standard day is approximately 24 hours. A standard year is 1 complete orbital circuit around the sun. The moon is not tidally locked, so observers can see different features as Nia’Luno orbits around Om’Kraan throughout the year.

For most non-adventuring folks, days are spent admiring the skies as airships dock in the capital cities to drop off supplies and replenish resources and fuel for airborne travel. Also, many tourists can't help but admire the wondrous orbital rings that shine as clear as day even in the nighttime sky as they vacation near the equator. The immense orbital rings have been often called the "Wings of The Dragon" and are best admired from afar, as the Dragon Wars continue to rage onward.

One minor, but prevalent mystery pervades the citizens of Om'Kraan. For some reason, the humans of the planet have a sensitivity in detecting magical traces. Scholars posit that it might be a result of their immersion in a magical world leaving an impression, others suggest that the mundane nature of humanity leaves them more sensitive than innately magical species. Regardless of how or why, all humans in Om'Kraan can sense magic through smell and through touch, reported as a scent of electricity in the air, i.e. ozone. At a touch, body hairs stand on end.