Creating a World - (Fantasy)

[Airiose]

I'm looking for a group of people to help put together a decent sized Fantasy world. The setting, basic Swords and Sorcery. We would be creating everything from Races to Nations, towns to cities, history to religion, and everything in between.

After, or during, the creation of this world, we could branch off into several different roleplays. Perhaps a nation roleplay to flesh out the different aspects of the world, or a character roleplay that describes one of the most influential events in the history of the world we create.

The possibilities are limitless, so, who is interested?

I will be compiling the information we have come up with, and I will post it somewhere. I will keep you all updated.

Until then, check the thread for the races that we have come up with. We are in need of people to help think of Gods for this world. If you are interested, VM me.

[ActRaiser]

1: A name for the World we will be creating. Does it have moons? What are the names of the continents.

2: What races should there be?

3: Mythology. Are there Gods? What pantheon of Gods does each race believe in? Do these gods actually exist?

1. Oroth? Urioth? Uriens?

2. I've thought of Dwarves, Elves (Wood Elves), Gold Elves (High Elves), Humans (Of course), Morlocks (To be explained below), Orcs, Serpent Men (Detailed below) and Gorgonites (To be explained below).

3. Yes. I was not sure we need a Pantheon for races to believe in, per se, just deities. These gods should exist similar to highly powerful monsters as per Final Fantasy. (For example, a mighty dragon might ascend and become the dragon god somehow, an archmage specializing in lightning would ascend to become a Zeus like god, etcetera) The Source for deities is mysterious, and for a long time, not even the gods themselves knew what this was, but they do now, and they aren't saying what it is.

Races:
Morlocks:
Subteran cousins of humans. The first murderer, (This is from the Cain v.s Abel myth) was allowed to live but was banished from the surface to live below. Soon, hundreds of criminals were forced to live underneath the surface. Their off-spring, throughout the thousands of years, became twisted, grey, palid and albino skinned, fanged, and red within red eyed monster like humanoids. Their skins are beneath fish-like scales, and they possess moth like manes on their necks and shoulders. Though not innately evil, and capable of good and virtueous things, their cultures are frequently violent, barbaric and cruel. But their hardened history have made them strong, wise and enduring.

SerpentMen:
SerpentMen, once used as brainwashed humanoid monsters to dominate, conquer and enslave the other races, are now just as bad or virtueous as anyone else. SerpentMen are strong, but slow. . . They do have great eye-sight however, and because of their strength and vision, they possess a greater capacity for archery despite their low agility and speed. (They can fire further with their bows and more accurately because of their sight.) They have no venom, unfortunately, but they do possess very high resilience against other venoms. SerpentMen occasionally produce sorcerers of high powers, based on serpentine traits.

Gorgonites:
Cousins to the SerpentMen, the Gorgonites are also serpent like humanoids. Gorgonites lack the immense strength of SerpentMen, but they are actually still stronger than humans. Gorgonites possess a slowness, but their slowness is less pronounced than the SerpentMen. However, Gorgonites have a strength for craft. Their skills in gem-cutting almost approaches that of Dwarven crafts. Unfortunately for other races, the Gorgonite's stone monuments, fortresses and cities are truely immense, and even grander and more remarkable even than Dwarven made structures, occasionally. Gorgonites have a female to male ratio of population around 3-1. However this is natural and not seen as unfortunate. With their fortress cities and engineering skills, it is very difficult to threaten them as a race.

[Antireality]

World= Ley'Sumar. It orbits two suns in a figure eight pattern, the red sun named Einra, the orange sun that occasionally emanates a blue hue is called Thragh(silent -gh-). This duel planetary system results in one long year followed by a short year with a week between the two that has no night, only a few brief hours of dark provided by the three medium sized moons that orbit Ley'Sumar.

Races= I too would agree with the need for elves, dwarves, and humans. As far as elves go... instead of all the different “races” I purpose that we bridge the racial gap at some point and have a time where the races(all or just the elves) that seek to be seen as one people with out the scope of color filtering who they should be. lol cause we all know “dark” elves are really just black(African (your location here)) people, and high elves are Asians o.e

Mythology= I'm fond of the gods from Forgotten Realms so I like the idea of deities that represent larger aspects, such as Magic, The Hero(guardian), Truth(Light), Lies(Dark), and so on. The concept of a single god or deity presenting themselves to every(or most) race(s) with a different form can add to the interplay between races. Of course they wouldn’t know that necessarily.

That's about as creative as I can get right now.

[Airiose]

I love both of your ideas, but I've got to sleep. I'll comment and put up my edited ideas in the morning.

[Greycat]

1. A name for the World we will be creating. Does it have moons? What are the names of the continents.

While I don't have a name for the world and continents, I do like Antireality's idea of twin suns. I'm also for multiple moons. Those aspects could have an effect on the magic (whether of certain races or in general) or the world, and play a part in the mythology.
I'll also suggest a 'lost' continent that only appears under certain conditions, like Shina Dark. In the similar vein, a hidden floating continent would also be cool.

Geography Assignment: About Celis
By Jon

Celis is an oddity a weird place. It is an island with a self contained ecology. About 150km long and 90 wide, it is bordered on all sides by steep sharp cliff walls that form a natural barrier and wall around the land. It contains lakes, ponds, rivers, a few hills. Multiple forests, plains, no deserts or beaches though. Fertile soil, volcanic in origin to boot. The weather is somewhat unpredictable but mostly fair. Doesn't seem odd yet? That's because I forgot to mention that it flies. Yep. Six miles in the air on average. A top speed of about 150km per hour.

So, how in the world did a chunk of land that huge get flying? All the fault of an old 1200 year old gnome called Knas the weird. Even by gnomes. That should tell you how weird he was. He researched into a rock type that would give floating abilities. Not to the wearer or user, but to the eater. He wanted to fly with the birds. The old coot. His rock worked. Eating it gave the consumer the ability to fly. He found that just having it in your blood could let it work. Now, this was in the last war. Some general thought it would be a great advantage to have his army able to fly, so they went after him. The general lost most of his tropes getting to the secret place Knas worked in, but eventually found the old gnome. He died without telling it's secrets. Now, what does this have to do with Celis? He worked in an oasis of sorts, a garden of Eden sort of place in a large mountain range known for it's impressive cliff and rock formations. A lovely land, hard to get to, quite large, about 150km long and almost 100km wide in fact. Sound familiar?

The land was over a natural fault line and dormant volcano, which Knas rigged to explode. The dude was seriously paranoid. He found that his rock was quite explosive. What he didn't find was that prolonged heat and pressure caused the rock to catalyze and spread like wildfire, seeding more rock into a more stable form of itself. Gnomish babble aside, the volcano woke up mad and the lava made the entire bedrock of the oasis Knas' floating rock. So Celis was born. They were several small populations of different species on the island when it took flight (another one of Knas' experiments), and they were more or less stranded. Knas' kids, when they hatched, worked out a chair that would pilot the island somewhat, so Celis is not only the world's largest floating island (the other floating cities are flies in comparison), but is the worlds only flying island and the world's only pilotable nation.

Not many people know about it (aside from the whales, but they fly and it was pretty hard to keep them from nosing about.) The natives (most of the hatred of Knas is gone, though he is still the national hero and condemner, but it is a paradise in the sky) with magic work at keeping it hidden and inconspicuous (the cloud that covers the base at all times is not natural. Seriously, you ever heard about a permanent cloud over 100km across?) Some of Knas' kids and grandkids have left (no, they weren't thrown off... Not all of them at least) and contributed to the floating transportation modes you see on the surface. (from a report on Celis by a human school kid who lives there)

2: What races should there be?

I suppose humans/elves/dwarves are the staple of any fantasy world, but lets try not to make the humans the mundane race for once. Give them something to make them stand out, rather than being the jack-of-all-trades. A lot of fantasy does that, with elves being mystic and arrogant, Dwarfs being strong and manly and so forth.
I'm a big fan of the animalistic races, and already have a feline race I drew up for a similar RP. An aquatic race, if only to add peril and mystery to the seas is also fun. For know, two races I already made and may edit.

Dis Klahn
A race of humanoid felines. They are long lived, but life expectancy is only 50-80 though, because most Klahn are reckless. They are covered in fur except for the pads on their feet, toes, palms and finger tips. The color of their fur has a wide color range, almost every thing but bright yellows, greens, reds, and blues. Eyes are the same. Their skin color is odd, as different fingers and palm pads can have different colors. Fur patterns include strips, spots, patches, sploshes, and some fades. Though the young are fond of dying fur in different patterns. They do have hair, the term for it in their language, Kerio, roughly translates to 'thick/long/bushy fur tipping the head and spine' so they use hair and mane for short.

They have long limbs and narrow shoulders. Their tails are prehensile and have an interesting tip that can harden and be used as a club. They shift easily from bipedal to quadruped as wells as from plantigrade to digitigrade locomotion with some interesting bone structures. Their jaws are able to unhinge. They can exert a pressure of over 500 pounds with a good bite. Unlike humans, they can regrow lost teeth. While they have five fingers, they only have four toes.

Dis Klahn are carnivorous and have little use or need for plants in their diet. They might sometimes eat a leaf or fruit for medicinal purposes. They mostly prefer their food raw and freshly killed, but they do appreciate good cooking, though rare meat is still preferred. You can actually poison and maybe kill a Klahn with more than three servings of fruit within six hours since they cannot digest it and the natural sugars may ferment cause alcohol poisoning (they are extreme light weights in terms of drinking.) To them, most things are prey, though they prefer herbivores over carnivores. Within their private homes and communities, they generally abstain from clothes aside from straps for holding tools and such, but pants are a fad (can't beat pockets.) In the general populace, they were pants and tops (mostly women) as not to offend members of other races.

They are natural predators and fighters and have large fangs and teeth, and claws. They have a lower pain sensitivity, faster healing and good senses. There smell is about 30 times better than a humans and their hearing is super acute. They are extremely adaptive and can change to fit most environments (for example if they move from the north to a hot area, they shed their thicker coats within three days for a lighter one.)They don't built elaborate cities, sticking to simpler homes. They either live in trees and tree-houses or small hut shelters in plains, just to keep dry. The largest homes would be for expectant mothers and her kits. They are not really materialistic either; living as hunter gatherers they don't accumulate much.

Magic wise, they are skilled with manipulating the world around them by imposing their will unto it. For example, they 'grow' plants into their homes over two to seven days, or mold rocks into formations. Their magic is strongly influenced by the mind, and can be ineffective if only because the user doesn't believe it will work. Cas'ten are the major magic users. They wield basic telekinetic magic and elemental magics. Klahn are renown for their teleportation magic. Like the Chesire cat, they can fade away from sight, teleporting up to twenty feet. They don't have to move either, they can Fade an arm to avoid a hit them Fade it back. Masters are capable of long ranges but they use a different kind than the Fade, known as the Drift. They ride the Currents that surround the world to get to another location. Trips can take anywhere from a few seconds to an hour. Sliding a weaker from of the Drift that lets them move at extreme speeds over the land. Cas'ten are marked by long whisker like fur/hair growing from the tip of their ears known as Tennic. They often grow longer ears as they age as well.

Gnomes, Tinker's in the Dirt
Written by Giorg Kaern, Anthropologist
Small diminutive creatures that are most often found in caves and tunnels, gnomes are queer creatures that live in low light conditions but are adapted to handle bright lights. They do venture out above ground, but the majority of the civilization lies below the surface. They are one of the more advanced races, but also appear to be the least advance because of the nature of disrepair, mess and overall unsafe dangerous look of their creations, most resembling nothing more than scraps cobbled together from the discards of a blacksmith, tanner and miner, often held together with strips of cloth and dubious looking bots. Even knowing this is due mostly to their spontaneous and eccentric nature is little comfort to one who takes a ride on the rickety lift down into one of their many cities.

Appearance
Gnomes are generally between one and two feet tall. They have skinny limbs, small bodies and large disproportionate heads. Their hands and feet are the same, possessing six digits that are double-jointed and can bend in different directions. Their digits also have three joints instead of the two that are common to most other species like humans. They have wide mouths, large soft noses and a pair of massive eyes. Their eyes have three membranes; a clear one that acts like protective goggles for water, smoke, dust, etc., and two darker ones that act as shades for bright lights. Their eye lids close sideways. They are often are dark skinned, in earthy colors.

Culture
Gnome culture is about building, mining and creating. They are ruled by the gnome that builds the most spectacular creation during the election. Aside from that, they is no real structure to the society. Every gnome builds for itself, grows its own food and takes care of its own mistakes. They switch feely between the pronouns it and he. Gnomes are all about making things, no matter how strange and useless it may seem.

Ecology
Gnomes primarily live off funguses and subterranean mosses they scrape from rocks with their sharp front teeth. They also gain essential nutrients from rocks and earth so they each them too, using their flat tough back teeth. They are insectivores and eat the occasional fish. They are asexual, reproducing by laying eggs-like cocoons, or cocoon-like eggs, depending on how you view it. Their genetic code is prone to mutation and is the source of diversity within the population. They made eggs (called crusps) first by producing a mass of cells around their bodies, primarily their throats, over a period of a week or so then mixing the thick cell paste into dirt, iron and other minerals and forming a large ball. The ball hardens into a nigh impenetrable mass that can remain dormant for centuries. When the crusp maker dies or experiences near death, his death sends shocks over the telepathic link he maintains with his crusps and causes them to break open in a few hours. The new gnome if fully formed and has a portion of the memories of their maker.
They are one of the races that does not know true natural death, as long as the gnome in question has a crusp somewhere. The oldest known gnome died at 1467 years, 245 days, 5 hours and 32 minutes. He died when his magic hour glass, designed to reverse time, reversed him to a lump of cells (the cells eventually regrew, but he forgot everything about who he was and had mutations in his DNA, effectively making him a new person.) They are considerable stronger than they look, capable of lifting over ten times their own weight. Their bones are precipitates or iron and their cells can endlessly regenerate. A good ability to have considering half the population blows themselves up before breakfast, often to get breakfast.

Magic
Gnomes have an interesting relationship with magic. They cannot wield it themselves, but they can influence it and use to power their creations (like the golem fad they started a few centuries back.) Magic also makes them a bit (extremely) crazy and eccentric by the standards of other races, but that madness is what makes them so inventive and allows them to live. (A gnome actually experimented with that, placing some victims volunteers in a magic isolated room and seeing the results. They were dreadful bores and practically drones until their magic was returned.) Gnomes make some of the magic weapons and magic storage devices, often without even realizing or thinking about it.
(from "Guide to the Peoples")

3: Mythology. Are there Gods? What pantheon of Gods does each race believe in? Do these gods actually exist?

I like Anti's idea of gods representing the archetypes of reality. It would even be a mix of Anti's idea and Acts; tiers within the pantheon. A high deity that is known in some form or another to most races, lower aspects and demi gods that are ascended monsters or magic users. That way, their could be some correlation between the races beliefs without them having to believe the same thing, and them having different names for the same deity.

[Zamokra41]

1. Name of the world, mainland and other countries : Was never good with finding names...to my shame... I can however suggest a few names for kingdoms, cities, villages and small things like that.

2. Take a look and say what you think

HUMANS- Also known as : Mortals, pink-skins, the "common race".

-The humans are the most numerous of the main races, as such they are also considered to be the most...common in all of ~Insert World name here~. The humans from ~Insert Mainland name here~ curently reside in the central part, rulling over 5 kingdoms. These kingdoms were once at war with each other, this until one brave human king began a campaign for unifiyng them under one rule. Today, the human lands are under the rule of the old King Andrew Lionbane, who resides in the city of New Lionbane. The Human Kingdoms are, Lioncross ; Eagleblade; Wolfcore ; Winterpeak and Mistraven.

-Relationships with other Races
~Elves - Friendly
~Dwarves - Allies
~Dark Elves - Unfriendly
~Orcs - Neutral
~Anthros - Neutral

Lioncross is the main and greatest of the 5 Human Kingdoms. It resides in the centrer of the Human lands, having Eagleblade to the West, Wolfcore to the East, Winterpeak to the North and Mistraven to the South. In Lioncross one can find the city of New Lionbane, where the seat of power of the human race is located. In the city lives King Andrew Lionbane, along with his family. New Lionbane also houses the headquarters of the Paladin Order, Holy Inquisition and Church of Light.

Eagleblade is the Western neighbor of Lioncross. This kingdom is mostly a merchant kingdom, the base of human economy. Eagleblade has very little military, mostly having rich merchants hiering mercenaryes who eventualy remain in the cities for a prolongued contract. All in all, Eagleblade is a haven for trade and hirelings, one can find members of almost all races, plying their trade in these beautifuly constructed cities.

Wolfcore is the Eastern neighbor of Lioncross. This great city is, was and always will be, a great military bastion for all Humans who prefer though hard combat. Wolfcore values brawn and strong steel above all, most of their people feel somewhat resentful to magic users of all forms, even the Paladins. It is in Wolfcore where the most battle harden of veterans can be found, their armies being respected even by the mighty Orcs.

Winterpeak is the Northen neighbor of Lioncross. This kingdom consists mostly of vast montanious areas with many villages scattered everywhere. Winterpeak's main...atraction is their main city, which bears the same name. Winterpeak city is a vast haven for any practicants of the magical art, one can find members of all races who overlook their diferences in order to further their studies of magic. Their city is hovering safely at a great distance in the air, the only means of acces being magical teleporters who can only be used by the touch of a Mage.

Mistraven is the Southern neighbor of Lioncross. Saying that Mistraven is a kingdom would be a bit...exagerated, as their lands consist mostly of valleys with wild forests and caves. Mistraven's main residences are its port cities, many havens for the more....subtle people. Many thieves and pirates live and rest in the port cities of Mystraven when not on buisnes. A little known fact is that slavery is also present here, the mistravians know how to keep their secrets, "What happens in Mystraven, stays in Mystraven. Except for scurvy and broken bones" as they say.

Elves- Also known as : "First Born", Sun Elves.

-The Elves are the oldest of all races. One may find the enigmatic Elves living in the vast forested areas located far to the West of ~Insert Mainland here~, marked on the map as "Immortal Forests". The Elves are a seldom race, mostly remaining inside their borders and living to protect their homes. Rumors say that Elves are immortal, in truth they only live the longest, about 3 times longer than any other races. Elves have harnessed and bonded with nature, building their homes in great trees that they call Sylvans and believe to be gifts from their gods, as such they managed to learn to merge nature and magic togheter, the practicants of such arts are called Druids and are revered in the eyes of all Elves. The Elven kingdom is currently rulled by Grand Arch-Druid Malythurion, whom is said to be gifted by the gods with actual immortality. These magnificent creatures are known to have kept their woodland homes safe from any threat since time imemorial and as such their relationships with the other races have been simply out of curiousity and good will.

-Relationships with other Races
~Humans - Friendly
~Dark Elves - Enemy
~Dwarves - Neutral
~Orcs - Neutral
~Anthros - Neutral

Dark Elves- Also known as : Shadow-men, Underworlders, Moon Elves

-Dark Elves are a derivated branch of the original, pure elven race. Their origins and birth are unknown, though there are many speculations, many regarded as myths. The Dark Elves, unlike other races, live underground, below the land of ~Insert Mainland name here~, hence their popular names. They have a single notable fortress located in the far South of ~Insert Mainland name here~. The fortress itself is merely a border gate that leads to the underground tunnels, from where the dark elves' homeland truly lies.Due to living mostly in the absence of life, Dark Elves are slightly different in appearance, compared to their cousins, their skin being much paler due to lack of pigmentation in their skins and a slight shine reflecting from their eyes, beaming a yellowish light. They are ruled by the Shadow Empress Ecatherina and although they have lost faith towards the gods, they still believe in their existance,but keep a reluctance from venerating them; the concept they do believe in is that each and every living creature survives on it's own, without the help of any divinity. While Elves dedicated theimselves and their culture towards nature, Dark Elves show a strong affinity towards the art of darkness and it's forces, building their culture and life within it's power, also the reason they call themselves Dark Elves. This race keeps out of conflicts between other overworld races and show a certain hatred towards their surface cousins.

-Relationships with other Races
~Humans - Unfriendly
~Elves - Enemy
~Dwarves - Unfriendly
~Orcs - Neutral
~Anthros - Unfriendly

Dwarves- Also known as : Half-men, Mountainers, Stone children

-The Dwarves are a proud and crafty race. They live close to where they can mine resources and use them to craft many of their wondrous items, as such they have builded a single, great city inside the biggest mountain in ~Insert Mainland name here~. Dwarves live in the far Northren part of ~Insert Mainland name here~, sharing a border with the Human lands and the Frozen Sea. Being so close to Humans has made interaction a neccesaty soon bringing them on good terms with eachother. Dwarves are famed through all of the lands for their weapons and armor, their craftyness with miraculous ore, turning it into powerfull alloys and using them to create the very best of equipment. It was the Dwarves who discovered stronger materials such as Adamant, Verridium, and their newest and most prided discovery, Silver Onyx. Apart from their mastery over the forge, Dwarves are known for being able to use powerful magical runes to augment their weapons and armor or to even unleash great raw magic for various effects. Among Dwarves, the Runesmiths are the most revered, being looked to as Dwarves who have been shared the "Craft of the Gods" as they believe that the Rune stones are a gift from their gods. These people are also quite famed for their resilence in front of the natural elements of the world, their short temper and extremely strong beverages. They are also known as the only race who are still in contact with the inventive Anthros, by their continuous trades.

-Relationships with other Races
~Humans - Allies
~Elves - Friendly
~Dark Elve - Neutral
~Orcs - Neutral
~Anthros - Friendly

Orcs- Also known as : Green-skins, Barbarians, Divinationists

-The Orcs are a seldom and lonely race. The Orcs are, just like the Elves, among the first races to appear, according to mythology, they however decided to keep close to what they have and show little to no trust towards the other inhabitants of ~Insert Mainland name here~. They live in the far South-Eastern part of the lands, Orcs have a perfectly defined border all around their lands and few members of other races have ever ventured so far. The Orcs are known for their strenght in combat, it is said that one Orc warrior can fight against one warrior of every other race, at once, and win. It is unsure weather that is truth or only a mere exageration from bards and storytellers, but so far no one has tested the theory. Orcs live not in kingdoms or cities, they live as tribes in many crafty war camps scattered all over their lands. A little known fact to the other races, there actulay 2 kinds of Orcs. There are the "Big Mouths" , these Orcs are called like that due to having an underbite from 2 overgrown tusk-like teeth reaching about midway to their cheecks. The "Big Mouth" Orcs are also the bigger and stronger kind of Orcs, be them male or female, the "Big Mouths" are usualy the warriors and hunters of their tribes. Then there are the "Small Mouths" , called like that from the simple fact that they lack the underbite and overgrown teeth of their cousins. The "Small Mouths" are also the more fragile yet quicker and wittier of Orcs. A "Small Mouth" is usualy like that due to its afinity towards magic, unlike other races, the Orcish magic users, like mages, are not taught, they are born. No one knows for sure why, but the Orcs believe that the "Small Mouths" have a more tighter connection to the Spirit World and as such it is usualy them who become great Shamans and tribe leaders.

-Relationships with other Races
~Humans - Neutral
~Elves - Neutral
~Dwarves - Neutral
~Dark Elves - Neutral
~Anthros - Neutral

Anthros- Also known as : Beast-men, Fur-men and Fuzzballs

-The Anthros are a unique and interesting race: at the first glance, they seem to be a harmonius mix between humans and animals, as in, these creatures have gained the ability to stand on two feet, their bodies adapting to the new way of life. They also gained consciousness and are much more open minded than any other race, hence they never had an established god or religions. They have also been gifted with intelligence, as their culture is vast, having a sensitive side for arts and crafts.Unfortunately for them, they had suffered an extensive wipe-out of their race, their homeland was reduced to rubble and mud; the creatures were defeated by a great invading force of the Undead. The survivors had no other options left, other than living in nomadic tribes scattered around the lands of ~Insert Mainland name here~. Their newest attempt to reorganize is the beginning of a town on an island in the middle of a great lake; the island has been named "Freedom Island" by King Ramon Greypelt, thus the new society is heading towards monarchy. Many consider it's best they stay on the island and rebuild everything, as this would be a "challange", others think that they should man up and fight their homeland back.The Anthros are an inventive kind, creating fascinating mechanical wonders and gizmos, leaving even the crafty Dwarves in awe. They call themselves "Engineers", as, they are the first race that ever created a working coal-based engine. Much of their technology was lost in the invasion, as today, the remaining Anthros must build everything from zero. Today, the race is feeling somewhat resentful towards the other races, excepting the Dwarves (with which they still trade their crafty inventions) and have no quarrel with Orcs.

- Relationships with other Races
~Humans - Resentful
~Elves - Resentful
~Dark Elves - Resentful
~Dwarves - Tolerated
~Orcs - Neutral

3. I have a couple of ideas for gods, mythology, legends and such. But I need to brush them up a bit as to make more or less sense.

For now I will only submit my idea for the races of the world.

[TheStinger]

And so it begins. Let's just start with the basics:

1: A name for the World we will be creating. Does it have moons? What are the names of the continents.

2: What races should there be?

3: Mythology. Are there Gods? What pantheon of Gods does each race believe in? Do these gods actually exist?

1: Does Syrius sound good? Or Aelora? I don't know, I kinda suck at fantasy names for worlds.

2: Just like Greycat said, humans, dwarves & elves are the staple of any fantasy world & they should definetly exist. However they should not dominate. I also propose dark elves, half-elves, orcs & half orcs, satyrs, dragons(presumebly dissapeared race, explained below) & dragonborn(explained below).

3: Here I think there should be a creator god, who is the most powerful & that every race worships & other minor gods for each aspect of life, like war, magic, the underworld, marriage, water & other things.

Dragonborn: They are a race of humanoid dragons that are the ancestors of the ancient airborne dragons that everyone believes to have dissapeared. Dragonborn have a well-known dedication to honor, how deeply rooted this trait is remains debatable though. However, all dragonborn tend to view all living things as deserving of courtesy and respect. To dragonborn, honor is more than a word and is often considered more important than life itself. Cowardice is not simply undesirable amongst dragonborn, it is considered outright repulsive. They are stronger then the average human & much more resilient. They stand on an average height of somewhere between 6'2" and 6'8" & a body weight to match, usually somewhere between 220 and 320 lbs. Their skin also has different colors.
Dragons: Dragons are a dead race. These smart & graceful creatures that ruled the skies are now more then a memory. The reason for their dissapearance is unknown. Some say that they have been hunted excessively by humans & elves out of fear & for their skin, which is very valuable & useful for making strong armor. Not all dragons are dead though. Some dragons are still alive. They live among humans & elves, disguised as them.

[Aristocrap]

I think instead of everyone throwing their ideas around like a food fight in a school cafeteria, we should break down roles. Someone should be in charge of a certain race, another in charge of geography, etc.

Perhaps teams would work; we could have a team working on dwarves, for instance. One person designs their culture, another their religion, another their appearance, whatever. I think we'd have to have a more organized network in order for this to work.

[Airiose]

I was thinking something along those lines, Aristocrap, but first we needed to just flush out a few ideas.

Massive post up soon, then I will post up roles that need to be filled.

[simian]

I might have to opt out of this one if there are Dwarves and Elves.

How about we just have humans? and rather than the medieval theme that I think might take over, we could go more scifi fantasy?