The Four-Cornered World is the world in which the series of Goblin Slayer! takes place in. It is a rich fantasy world filled with diverse landscapes, Kingdoms, Regions, and even more diverse and numerous races of beings both sentient and monster in nature. The Gods help shepherd the Four-Cornered world as the Great Gods use it and its inhabitants in their "Campaigns" of tabletop RPG styled games.
Notable Regions[]
Being a Fantasy styled world, the Four-Cornered World is filled with numerous Kingdoms, some mixed together in alliances and in states of Cold Wars.
The Kingdom[]
The Westerner Frontier Town
- Ruler(s): The King
- Notable Races: Humans (Light-Skinned Variety), Elves, Dwarves, Lizardmen, Padfoots (Canine/Feline), Harefolk
- Notable Monsters: Goblins, Dragons, Ogres, Trolls, etc
The Kingdom has an Adventurer's Guild which is utilized to handle the many minor forces of Chaos in place of the Royal Army which handles Demonic forces of Chaos instead.
The Northern Kingdom[]
- Ruler(s): Konungr, Húsfreya
- Notable Races: Vikings
- Notable Monsters: Goblins, Dragons, Sea Monsters, etc
The Northern Kingdom was once a independent nation of loosely aligned Viking Clans; the territory recently became a vassal-state to The Kingdom. The land is very untamed and home to vast sea monsters, great beasts, and under constant raiding with rival clans.
Desert Kingdom[]
- Ruler(s): Desert Princess
- Notable Races: Humans (Olive-Skinned Variety), Myrmidons, Dark Elves, Padfoots
- Notable Monsters: Goblins, Red Dragons
A large Desert area in the Eastern corner of the Four-Cornered World, presently in a state of chaos due to the King's assassination a few years ago when the Prime Minister took control. During the Prime Minister's reign, the Dark-Elf-Human hybrid attempted to align the country with the forces of Chaos, reasoning it would help the Kingdom prosper. His Captain however, took it a step too far and tried to breed an near infinite army of Goblins using slaves. This would backfire spectacularly as the Western Kingdom had covertly sent Female Merchant who brought Goblin Slayer to wipe out the Goblin Army with his expertise. With things as they were, the Desert Princess was able to send her handmaidens to seek help from a young Knight to rescue her and restore her to power. Together, the Princess and Knight defeating the Prime Minister and restored the Desert Kingdom to the Forces of Order.
According to reports, the Desert Kingdom has no Adventurer's Guild, relying instead on their army and mercenary work to solve issues with Monsters.
"Southern Regions"[]
Nothing is currently known about the "Southern Regions" of the Four-Cornered World except it is said that the humans that originate from their are "Dark-Skinned"; Sister Grape is said to descend from said region before being abandoned in The Kingdom. Other inhabitants include the Lizardmen.
According to Cow Girl, the Southern Regions hold a great abundance of crops that are the most common export to the rest of the Kingdom, including tomatoes, potatoes, maize, and cocoa plants.
Trivia[]
- The Kingdoms and World take many numerous inspiration from the works of renowned author "J.R.R Tolkien", Films like "Star Wars", Video Games like "Dragon Quest", and traditional TRPGs like "Dungeons & Dragons" just to name a few.
- Due to the common language most races use, priests attribute this to the Trade God's influence.