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Sanctum: The land of living myths

Sanctum is a recently discovered large island continent that was concealed by a mysterious storm surrounding it. It is mostly covered in dense forests, but it does have deserts, tundras, swamps, tropical islands, etc. Along its beaches are wrecks of missing ships, some of which date back to the age of the former Demon Lord and Chief Goddess. While farther inland are old ruins and tribes of the original native humans inhabiting the land, each with their own traditions and culture. It remains mostly unexplored, mostly due to its strange and dangerous monsters that live there, but we’ll get to them in a moment.

Its discovery a few years ago has sparked a whole new frontier and draws opportunists, researchers, and explorers to make a name for themselves. Many of them come from neutral or mamono controlled countries. The few settlements that’re established in Sanctum make a living through various trades like lumber, fur, agriculture, and mining minerals. There is also trade between the settlers and the natives for items such as food and pelts. The settlers also use their bartering to get guides and information about the land from the natives. Unfortunately, there isn’t much to be made in tourism.

But most importantly, it has gotten the attention of those that wish to study, catalog, and perhaps even marry the mamono living here. The monsters found in Sanctum are unique in the sense that they’ve been nothing but rumors, thought to have been extinct, or were simply fairy-tales back in the old continents up until this point. A land filled with living myths. It’s currently unknown on how these monsters came to be here, and perhaps we’ll never know.

Back during the first years of discovery, The Order launched 3 crusades to purge Sanctum of it mamono and setup a foothold on the continent. As well as wanting to spread the word of the Chief Goddess to the “savages”. All attempts have ended in failure. If it wasn’t for the storm that destroyed many of their ships, then it was the unknown and powerful monsters that awaited them on land. The last crusade had over 5,000 troops and 100 heroes set sail to Sanctum. And by the end of it, only 100 troops returned on a single ship. None of them spoke about what happened back there.

Sanctum holds many riches and secrets waiting to be discovered, but are you brave enough to uncover them? If you want to familiarize yourself with the mamono living here to be better prepared for what’s to come... or if you want to fall in love with these strange beauties, then this guide is just for you:

Mamono:

.Jackalope

.Skinwalker

.Changeling

.Dogman

.Nebutori

.Deathworm

Locations:

(AN: Hi, and welcome to Sanctum! Here I will be writing about mamono based off cryptids, folklore, all that stuff. I’ll be posting all my mamono here, so please let me know what you think of them. I’ll take any suggestions if you have any, and I’ll decide if I want to do them. Enjoy.)