Describe the process you went through to create the world that ShadowGuard takes place in? What inspired you?

Ben: The world of ShadowGuard (called Abaran) originally began during an old, old, old Dungeons & Dragons campaign I created around the age of 13. I always envisioned Abaran being a world where magic and technology once reigned, but those mysteries had been lost during the passage of time. I also always envisioned the majority of the world being under the control of a demi-god type of figure. These elements have remained in the ShadowGuard module, albeit changed greatly from the original plan. And that's all I really want to say on the matter for the moment...