Okay, so brief retcon here. There's a LOT going on in Alara and I'm never going to get it right.
So, two options:
- I run Alara pre-Conflux and just do whatever the hell I want with the story.
- We choose one from the following settings I know well: Innistrad, Ravnica, Kamigawa, Mirrodin.
Thanks for the efforts you've put in so far Falconloft. I am entirely okay with our Alara differing from any published details. I don't know that much about Alara anyway, so I probably won't even notice and you certainly won't get any "well ackshually" from me.
If it is your will or will of the group to switch to a different setting from that list, my votes would be for Kamigawa or Mirrodin in that order.
For Alara, it might be worthwhile narrowing it to a single shard. Perhaps we are PCs from various shards exploring the deadly jungles of Jund.
"Swords of the Shards vs. The Deadly Jungles of Jund" has a great pulpy ring to it.
But any Shard could be an awesome place to set an adventure. It could spiral off to other shards if you find you are liking it, or just be a standalone and then try something else.