There needs to be a current threat/problem/general mentality when making this universe. Is a great prophecy about to take place? Are we slipping into a new ice age? Are political feuds the norm?

Honestly, I wouldn't like it if we went all edgy GoT-style on this. I'd prefer a more mystical universe, but one that is losing its touch - as if we live in a period directly after the golden age of magic and adventuring.

EDIT: Found a plausible map. 

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