Ancardia is the primary setting for ADOM. It is a world populated by various intelligent races as well as mundane and fantastic creatures. Ancardia features a strong presence of magic in a large number of different forms. The world of Ancardia is located on a single plane of existence within a multiplanar universe. Various creatures from other planes can sometimes be found in Ancardia; the incursion from the plane of primal chaos serves as the primary plot-driving force. There is an extensive religious system among intelligent races tied to three major fundamental forces of Chaos, Balance and Order.