Hmmmmm.... I'll think on that.

@Flagg

What lies in the Great White Erg?

I'm looking for a place far away enough from the Dratha empire that Cerys will seem to come from nowhere and close enough to be raided for ichor or slaves.

I think the Great White Erg fits my needs better because it'd be more difficult for Cerys to build an army in a land that already has a set government. I had imagined something less fixed, a number of lose tribes governed only by themselves. I am sorry to give up the cold climate though. I love my pale-faced priestess.

@Flagg

You know just how to warm a nerdy girl's bloodthirsty heart. I'll edit that into my lore sheets and write up a bit on the place and culture.

@Cairo Accepted! Love it- looking forward to coming up with beasts to 'tame'.

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Thank you kindly! I'll probably throw up a list of some tomorrow for approval, and we can all maybe add more over time.

I'm thinking these guys could be a good source of kinda dark comedic relief, with Har-dok playing straight man to his lunatic troops - not to say that they'd be complete clowns, of course, or that they wouldn't be as badass and capable as any other force when it came right down to it.

I know we just started but I'll be gone for 3-4 days

The Hermit [+]

Name: The Hermit

Description: Tales of the the Hermit always describe him differently, but a common thread among them has been he appears as a man in sweeping robes surrounded by undulating shadows, holding a staff of charred wood etched with glowing runes. His facial features are hidden by the shadows, but they say he is pale of skin and that his eyes radiate with the power he holds.

Race: It’s said he was once human

Faction/Unit: The Hermit is his own master

Location: A labyrinth of ruins near the base of the Godsfang Mountains

Synopsis of Role: The Hermit was, in fact, once a human from the Rainlands. He left his home and traveled up the Godsfang Mountains to the Mountain Wisdoms. He asked the Wisdoms for the tools he needed to find answers in the ruin left by the Old Ones. He was mutated by them into a being of shadow and ichor. The tools they provided were small white-skinned creatures with claws and fangs called Shadowlings. He is convinced the Wisdoms cursed him and have sent him along a fruitless quest simply for their own amusement, but he is determined to use what they gave him to seek answers in the ruins.
My concept for The Hermit is for him to be a mythical, wiseman figure in the desert with a darker feel to him. Not evil, mind you, but definitely corrupted by the mutation/curse he suffered from the Mountain Wisdoms. I aim for him to have some illusionary magic along with his servants.

Hey, @Flagg! Long time no see.

Question for you: since it seems a major focus/POV of the RP is the Coward's Men, and they serve the Dratha, will the Salished be the defacto antagonist, or do you encourage players to take up both sides of the conflict?