The world of Gaea (Gee-uh) is one formed of history and mythology, where adventurers and great heroes follow their own paths to glory . . . and more often than not, hard won bounties. The villains of Gaea, however, may be as insignificant as a local neighborhood bully, as terrifying as a monstrous leviathan on the open seas, or even as all powerful as the titans or gods of mythology who helped shape this great world of ours.
The Old World Becomes New
A Place to Start
In the early twenty-first century, archaeologists, historians, and scientists uncovered evidence that the history of mankind stretches much further into the past than was previously agreed upon. Tens of millennia further back into the annals of history, to be precise. It is in these lost ages that our story begins.
As historians, archaeologists, scientists, mythologists, folklorists, and storytellers, we are excited to explore with you an alternate reality version of our beautiful Earth. A fantastical version of Earth, known as Gaea. A place where the myths and legends that we are familiar with today got their start as living and breathing legends.
A world where gods and goddesses played an active role in the world they had built. A place where fantastical creatures and monsters brought both harmony and chaos to the world around them. A time when heroes of all genders and walks of life had the potential to become legends and the villains they battled against could be the warlord in the next kingdom, the dragons soaring through the sky, the demons of the underworld, the deities who claim to have created the world, or even as devious as the hermit who lives in a cave high up on the tallest mountain above the town who always seems to know more than he should.
Working with a team of professionals, hobbyists, and lovers of the fun and fantastical to create a series of sourcebooks for the world of Gaea has truly been a dream project. I first began to dream of creating a world of mythology and legend as a young woman in the mid-80s. I have had an immense fascination with mythology and folklore since first reading stories about ancient Greek mythology in elementary school and watching movies like Legend (Ridley Scott 1985) and Dragonslayer (Matthew Robbins 1981). These stories and movies inspired within me a lifelong interest in wanting to create my own versions of these types of stories in a way that others (that's you) could enjoy and create within as well.
Fast forward a few decades and we, you and I together, have before us the wonderful and fantastical world of Gaea. It is my hope, and the hope of our creative team, that you will enjoy the world of Gaea and all of the wonder that it holds as much as we enjoyed creating it. We are putting in a lot of time and creative effort in developing these sourcebooks for Gaea, but now it is time for the fun part. Developing our first multi-level adventure guidebook based in the world of Gaea and inspired by our ongoing monthly campaign. But until then, please enjoy exploring the continents of Haeslios, Krioslos, and Atlantis, and if you are so inclined, the many other continents and oceans of Gaea with your players and Game Masters.
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Sarah Flowers; Creative Historian of Gaea
