A Brief History of Zenith
Zenith is the central city you will be warped to when you first drop into our world. It’s a huge technological marvel with an incredible amount of technology powering it. Bordering the massive chasm, lie the Plains of Shir, lush, fertile plains that serve as a food source for the denizens of Zenith.
It is the largest city in our world and the only major civilization that was spared from total destruction during the Calamity. Resting on massive floating islands that levitate due to crystallized essence, the city relies on those magical sources of energy to power the city as well as its defensive barriers.
The depth of the chasm has never been successfully measured. For thousands of years, the chasm has also had massive stone hands which rise out and serve to raise and lower the bridges that connect Zenith with the mainland. Only the highest members of the Zenithean council know the magic incantations to lower and raise the bridges.
When the calamity happened and the God-King’s forces laid waste to much of the world, the chasm served as a major defensive advantage. Combined with the raising of the bridges, Zenithean mages and engineers created a powerful defensive field around the city to protect it from harm.
Outside the city gates, the world suffered a very different fate. The death of countless peoples outside the city of Zenith and the nonchalance of the citizens safe within its walls forever created a rift between the two populations. This mutual animosity was further worsened by the God-King’s hellbent goal to capture Zenith at all costs, leading some to believe there was some shadowy connection between his arrival and Zenith.
Much of this is ancient history now, and it’s been hundreds of years since the gates were reopened. On the surface, the city of Zenith thrives, and Zenitheans live more richly than ever before, but whispers of unrest and anger grow louder by the day. In the overgrown ruins outside of the city, lies a gorgeous environment reclaimed by nature and it’s resilient people have only begun to rebuild their civilization.
Zenith is a Cross Platform VR MMORPG with a Kickstarter that launches on Monday 8/12. Sign up at https://www.zenithmmo.com to learn more or join our Discord.
