Eden

Eden is a setting separate from all of Xhoria. It's a completely new setting I decided to create after finding little motivation to continue forward with Xhoria. It is an industrial fantasy setting set in an enormous city. There is a lot of mystery and danger, from the origins of the city and the land itself, to the horrific creatures that seem to want the extinction of humanity. I took a lot of inspiration from other media, like: Dishonored, Attack on Titan, Blades in the Dark, Final Fantasy XIV, Noita, Cultist Simulator, and others.

Geography
The only area known by humanity of Eden is mostly flat, with the exception of a large mountain that is inside the city. It is mostly grassland, but some parts are heavily forested.

History
Not much is known about the origins of Eden, nor is there any consensus about it. It's still up to research and debate.

Welcome to Eden (Premise)
Shrouded in darkness and isolated from the outside. At the center of the land of Eden lies the City of Lights, an enormous walled settlement that is home to all of humanity. Surrounded by the horrors of the dark known as Nephilim, the city can not expand, and humanity can not venture far from the city. Even within the City of Lights, humanity is not safe. During an event named ‘Heavensrift,’ light finally shines through the eternal night, bringing down harbingers of absolution. Humanity itself is at the start of an industrial age, with the discovery of Luminite, an extremely energy dense substance when refined. It’s used to power luminite engines for use in many different machinery, like the railway system in the City of Lights. Luminite is also a very good source of light, which is definitely needed in a world where day never breaks.

Shrouded in Darkness
Eden is in an eternal state of night. It’s consistently dark with the exception of the Heavensrift. Outside of the walls of the City of Lights exist the Nephilim, or dark-stalkers, as they are called by the common folk, horrific creatures of darkness that hunt down humanity wandering outside the walls. Some nephilim are stronger than others. It is assumed the longer a nephilim is alive, the stronger it gets. Lesser nephilim seem to be weakened by exposure to bright light, while stronger nephilim seem to be unaffected by light and actively seek to destroy light sources.

The City of Lights
The City of Lights is a large city in Eden. It is surrounded by two large walls. It’s total diameter is around 400 miles. There are eight districts that border the two walls in each cardinal direction. The central district is only welcome to those that have permission. It is a district of wealth and luxury, inhabited by the wealthiest and most powerful people. Between the districts is mostly uninhabited land, or small villages. It’s mostly flat land, with some large forests here and there. The northern districts lie within tall rocky and cold mountains.

Heavensrift
Every moonless day the heavens split open in an event called the 'Heavensrift.' Angelic-like creatures, that are named Cherubim by scholars and sin-eaters by the common folk, come down to Eden to violently absolve mankind of their sins, killing them and turning them into lesser cherubim. Like Nephilim, they also seem to be more powerful the longer they exist. Reports from within the central district of the City of Lights say that the cherubim are almost like servants to the head of state. The central district seems to be safe from any cherubim attacks.

Industrial Age
Humanity has found a substance called Luminite, which is extremely energy dense and can be used as a power source for the trains and other machinery, but also as a strong source of light. The districts and the City of Lights are filled with street lamps that run on luminite and people that can afford it can get a lantern that runs on luminite. Someone holding a luminite lantern might be safe from lesser nephilim, but will definitely be hunted down by stronger Nephilim. There are train stations that connect the eight districts with the central district in the City of Lights, called the Cross-Rails. Mostly used for cargo and people that are allowed to enter the central district. There are also trains that connect the eight districts with eachother, called the Segment-Rails. These trains allow quick transportation between the districts.

Scientific Trinity
Magic, Alchemy, and Engineering are the three pillars that the City of Lights rests on. With the discovery of Luminite engineering, magic has become less used in general, while still playing a role. Luminite has also caused the research into alchemy to finally come into fruition, as it makes the search for the prima materia to create the philosopher’s stone possible. There is great tension between the three pillars as the one takes over the job of the other.

Absence of Religion
It’s widely agreed upon that the nephilim and the cherubim are the creations of the deities Nox and Lux respectively, both aiming to destroy humanity, therefore they aren’t widely worshiped by anyone within the City of Lights. Clerics devote themselves to the domain, instead of any god. Everyone thinks that this is the entire world and no one knows about what’s waiting for them beyond the walls. There isn’t any recorded history at all about the creation of the City or Eden. It’s up to speculation.

Into the Unknown
The land of Eden is mostly unknown, because of the danger and risk that comes with exploring outside of the walls. There is an exploration guild that highly rewards strong and capable adventurers that risk their lives exploring the outside-wall world.