Lore and Factions of the Endless Plains (For a Game About the Mongolian Empire)

View from the Plane (2024). Collage by me.You are the weakest and least loved of your clan. You have been betrayed and driven out of your ancestral herding lands by your former brethren, the cursed Shü Ebsö. It is only by the will of the sky god Dusassu and the host of lesser spirit-gods of grain, wolf, and copper that you all will survive the Endless Plains with no herd save the horses you escaped on. But you are the Rodnu Ebsö, and you will survive.A sandbox steppecrawl game of religion, survival, and discovery inspired by Genghis Khan's early life.LoreYour world is the Endless Plains. These are mist-covered grasslands, lands of spirits and herds.Dusassu, the supreme god of the sky, watches all from above the mist. There are numerous other spirit-gods that provide boons or curses depending on where you are and how you interact with them. Befriending spirit-gods is highly productive for success in these unfamiliar lands.At the edge of the Endless Plains, there’s a sharp drop-off into…