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<blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 3514177" data-attributes="member: 2205">Dang, the tidally locked small moon idea was what I had.Crops needn't die in lack of sunlight.&nbsp; Maybe all the folks (and their livestock) are mushroom eaters?Anyway, that's the semi-realistic solution; since this is fantasy, that's not strictly necessary.&nbsp; I kinda like the idea that the darkness came first, and then the vampires.&nbsp; Some ancient king offended the sungod, and he swore never to shine his light on the land again or something like that.&nbsp; As you cross through the border regions, the sun gradually shrinks and fades until by the time you're in the kingdom proper it's just flat out gone.&nbsp; If you turn around and walk the other way, it gradually comes back into view in the same place in the sky that it should be.Realistically, it makes no sense, but it doesn't have to.&nbsp; In addition to the vampires, it could be a colony or trading center for all kinds of underdark races and creatures; the only place on the surface where they can congregate.&nbsp; A city-state or small realm ruled by vampires who trades heavily with drow in the slave market, for instance, sounds pretty awesome.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desdichado, post: 3514177, member: 2205"] Dang, the tidally locked small moon idea was what I had. Crops needn't die in lack of sunlight. Maybe all the folks (and their livestock) are mushroom eaters? Anyway, that's the semi-realistic solution; since this is fantasy, that's not strictly necessary. I kinda like the idea that the darkness came first, and then the vampires. Some ancient king offended the sungod, and he swore never to shine his light on the land again or something like that. As you cross through the border regions, the sun gradually shrinks and fades until by the time you're in the kingdom proper it's just flat out gone. If you turn around and walk the other way, it gradually comes back into view in the same place in the sky that it should be. Realistically, it makes no sense, but it doesn't have to. In addition to the vampires, it could be a colony or trading center for all kinds of underdark races and creatures; the only place on the surface where they can congregate. A city-state or small realm ruled by vampires who trades heavily with drow in the slave market, for instance, sounds pretty awesome. [/QUOTE]

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