Athas: Dark Sun

Athas is a desert world destroyed and made barren by Defilers, users of magic that take away the life force of plants and innocent creatures. Tempetures reach 150° Fahrenheit daily, and resources like water and metal are rare, metal being almost completely non-existent other than being found in the occasional meteor crater. Bone, bug chitin, and obsidian making up the majority of improvised weapons. The majority of people cling to life behind the impenetrable walls of city states, ruled by god-like tyrants known as Sorcerer Kings. These Sorcerer Kings are the most destructive defilers and also the most powerful in psionics, a common type of psychic ability that derives it's powers from 'The Way'. Those who use psionics can read minds, influence others, and cause hallucinations. However it is common ability, and those who use magic or psionics inside the city states can be put to death. Slavers, templars, and corrupt nobles all do whatever they can to get in the Kings favor. In the outlands hundred of different factions and people make their own ways. Such as the various Kreen, elf tribals, war lord merchants, and slavers. As well as any other group you can expect to encounter in the wasteland. Those who find themselves in the wrath of the Sorcerer Kings must bear the wastelands' darkest depths, such as the horrific bug and lizard monsters, the barbarians, slavers, psychotic Wizards and cultists, all of whom could potentially break your mind with psionic abilities, even those you might think incapable of it. Some, however, choose to fight against the corrupt sorcerer Kings and free the oppressed. More try to find the treasures this barren world hides beneath its dry sands, and see what it has to offer. There are some to even dare to make their own way, establishing outposts and trade caravans. The rest are just fighting to survive.