World of Arcus

The World of Arcus is a fictional setting created by Jones King as underlay for the 3 soundtracks The New Age, The Legend of Antaphar, and a yet unnamed soundtrack album. The setting has since undergone extensive work and is described in full on this page.

The World

Arcus is the name for the huge island landmass populated by humans and beasts and is the main setting for Chronicles of Arcus. The only known sentient species known on Arcus are the humans who enjoys the same technology level of that of the early middle-ages of Europe. The island enjoys a temperate climate in the north and central areas where as harsh desserts and stonefields stretches across the south and east of the island. North of the island lies the Ancient World where the humans first lived and evolved. But during the Age of Ice tribes of men fled across the great sea and settled upon the island.