Ardentis Wiki
Canon-first campaign setting knowledge base for narrative generation, planning, and play.
Core Identity
- World: Ardentis (large island-continent, northwest hemisphere of Zoratha)
- System: Pathfinder 2e
- Primary Conflict: Iceflame's long-game destabilization plan — The Great Divide
- Tone: Dark fantasy with horror undertones, political fracture, and mythic-scale stakes
Domains
- 🗺️ Geography
- 🏛️ History · Timeline
- ⚔️ Factions & Powers
- 👤 People & NPCs
- ⚖️ Religion & Pantheon
- ✨ Magic & Metaphysics
- 🎲 GM Tools
- 🌌 Cosmology (GM only)
Navigate by Intent
- Chronology → Master Timeline
- Place + power context → Geography
- Factions & politics → Factions
- Current campaign state → GM Quick Reference
- Who controls what → see Current State below
Current State (4724–4725 AR)
| Faction | Status |
|---|---|
| League of Dwarven Trade Cities | Stable; northern pressure from Iceflame; south face unguarded |
| Iceflame | Ascendant; giants mobilized; Great Divide in progress |
| Free Cities of Ulek | Weakened; Highport lost; Nordwall independent |
| Kingdom of Ulek | Holding; ground-level seal broken (players may not know) |
| Ulek Empire (Crane) | Sandstone; church-backed usurper; diplomatically isolated |
| Five Kingdoms | Four of five active; Highport seat vacant; defense clause untriggered |
| Slavelords | Occupy Highport; Iceflame-backed; expanding inland |
| Caligni | Unknown to surface; five families underground; Queen acting without sanction |