
One of the Black Legion bases, North of Homestead. Unlike most military forts, it endured both the pre-Grim Dawn sabotage and the Grim Dawn. However it is barely holding, and is separated from Homestead by massive Bloodbound and Aetherial forces. Traditionally, the Legionnaires are criminals and reprobates forced into military service. The remnants of this elite Imperial military corps are the main surviving Human fighting force. However, they are badly overstretched, exhausted and taking casualties as they need to hold on against the Bloodbound, the Aetherials, and opportunistic monsters. HomesteadĪ farming burg in an agricultural region of the Empire. It became the base for survivors of the Empire’s elite Black Legion. Their presence allowed the farmers to narrowly survive. Old ArkoviaĪ long-since fallen kingdom, West of Devil’s Crossing. Full of undead and harpies. The road along the Arkovian coast links Devil’s Crossing and Burrwitch to the rest of the Erulan Empire’s corpse.Ī nomad culture. These appeared after the Old Arkovian King abandoned his throne to live on the road. Rootless and associated with the fall of a Kingdom, the Rovers were often persecuted. Ironically, this helped them survive the Grim Dawn. They call themselves Rhowari, after the King’s name. BurrwitchĪ burg to the North-East of Devil’s Crossing. Surrounded by unpleasant marshes. Entirely controlled by Aetherials. Serial-killing cultists worshipping a reality-destroying horror, Ch’thon the Dying God. They are fixated upon gathering absurd amounts of Human blood to fuel Ch’thonian magic. Can summon horrible monsters (“Chthonics”). Despise the Aetherials. Lower crossing, the burg outside of the Devil’s Crossing penitentiary. Click for a larger version. Devil’s CrossingĪ large prison at a crossroads. It was fortified by desperate Human refugees. This was the dominant power in the area before the Grim Dawn. Now it has almost entirely collapsed.

They can possess and warp people and even corpses. They’ve murdered the world during the titular Grim Dawn, and are trying to finish it off. Here is a primer to the main factions and locations. This man is your friend. He fights for freedom.
