Markaz

The World of Markaz

Before the city, there were only the fortified keeps of rival noble Houses and the wild lands between them. For ten arduous years, those houses hammered out a hard-won truce to build the Straight Roads—paved arteries designed to hold back brigands and unlock commerce for all people.

At the great crossroads where those straight roads converged, humanity broke the ancient mold: they began constructing Markaz, the first city in recorded history.

What Woke Up

“She witnessed two men in a crowded tavern glow white-hot from within and tear the room apart—unleashing a force no one has ever seen, let alone named.”

Markaz was founded on trade and peace, but it has no precedent, no established laws, and unfinished walls. When a raw, lethal power awakens in the blood of ordinary men and women, the fragile treaty begins to crumble.

• The Docks: Crushed bodies pressed into solid stone with impossible force.
• The Straight Roads: Noble couriers and heirs hunted in the shadows of the trade routes.
• The Survivors: A scattered handful of ordinary survivors who carried away the white-hot ember—and can feel it stirring again.

Project Status

Markaz is currently in active worldbuilding and developmental drafting.

• Story Bible & Magic Lore: Complete
• Factions & Houses: Adunthe and rival noble houses mapped
• Next Stage: Manuscript compilation and sample chapter teasers