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[LordOfTheNight]

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M a p s

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1. Sando - Sando is a small settlement of perhaps 5,000 people that resides in the Fractured Canyons. A portion of the settlement sits above ground while the majority of the city is located within a cave that contained Maker ruins. The caves stay relatively cool and thanks to the repurposing of Maker artifacts, the city has an abundance of clean clear water. Sando's primary export are the rare and valuable Aquamarine Tears, gems that strangely produce 3-4 hours of water when one sucks on the gem.

2. Krun - Krun is located in the Fractured Canyons and is a sister city to Sando. Krun and Sando often exchange resources between one another due to convenience. Krun boasts a population of roughly 4,000 people and is home to a rather successful iron mine. That iron is generally sent to Sando to be made into steel in exchange for a regular supply of water and Aquamarine Tears

3. Excavation Site - Recently, Maker artifacts were discovered in a cave near the city of Ruk. Upon discovery, the city dispatched miners and engineers immediately to begin searching the caves. The deeper they went, the more they found. Maker experts believe that there may be a Maker ruin located somewhere in the caves but it has as of yet not been discovered

4. Kernvo Ruins

5. Ruk Der

6. Unhe Plataeu

7. Ruk

R a c e s

- Mankind -

Perhaps the most common species found, human beings can be found all across the Aezoli Jhal, ranging from as tall as the fae or as short as the dwarves. Humans vary in terms of magic, some being very powerful while some are completely void of magic ability. Humans have proven quite effective at bridging the gap between both science and magic, relying equally on both respectively. Many humans have settled and made their own cities, some above ground in the heart of the deserts and some deep in the earth where it is far more tolerable. Humans however are often deeply distrusting and superstitious, often believing that things in nature must be one thing or another, black or white, good or evil. When they encounter something they fear or don’t understand, they often react violently, trying to control things that cannot or will not be controlled

- Faekind -

One of the oldest of the races, the fae can be recognized by their distinctive sharp ears and tall slender figures. Their bones are naturally hollow like a birds, making them naturally light on their feet and naturally agile. Of all the races, the fae are naturally adept at magic. Fae mages are often able to perform seemingly impossible feats of magic because of their natural attunement and their naturally long age allows them to study longee. Unlike mankind or dwarven kind, the majority of fae prefer to live in nomadic tribes on the surface. A minor number live in the larger cities peacefully, making lives for themselves and preferring the comfort of city living rather than the harsh uncertainty of the desert. The average fae can live 600 years assuming they are in good health and aren’t magically altered. Otherwise, a fae can live perhaps thousands of years before dying

- Dwarves -

Dwarves are almost as old as the fae but unlike the fae, prefer the power of science and machine then magic. Dwarves can be recognized by their distinctive short features and excessive hair. Unlike the fae, dwarves bones are naturally dense and strong like iron, often keeping them from being light or agile. However, what they lack in general speed or agility, they make up for in both pure strength and durability. Dwarves are also naturally stubborn and are often unaffected by magic that alters the mind. Dwarves have harnessed the power of steam and black powder. Though the dwarves have harnessed amazing sciences, they prefer to keep themselves, helping mankind on occasion but outright ignoring the fae. Dwarves find the fae to be smug and afraid to get their hands dirty, fae finding them equally distasteful and untrustworthy

- Gleekon -

Gleekon are a reptilian race of tribal raiders. Gleekon can range in size and shape from one another similarly to humans but gleekon are always reptilian humanoids and always ill-tempered. Many aren’t very intelligent and those that are intelligent often become tribal chiefs, though usually through brute strength rather then intelligence. These tribes can range in size from a few hundred gleekon to tens of thousands. These tribes often wander the deserts and wage war with the dwarves more often than not. The dwarves and humans particularly hate the gleekon as they often disrupt established trade routes and can cripple cities for weeks if not months. It isn’t known roughly how long gleekon live due in large part to the gleekon often dying from killing one another or from the constant wars they wage

- Skavvers -

Skavvers are an insectoid race of scavengers that have an obsession with Maker artifacts. While not as hostile as gleekon, they aren't exactly friendly either. If they think you have something they want, they'll kill you. However, they are willing to barter so long as you have something of worth. Skavvers mostly keep to their hives. Imagine termite mounds but big enough for flying humanoids. When they go out, it's to scavage for whatever they can find

B e a s t i a r y

- Boga -

Threat Level: Very Low - None
Primary Food: Small Animals or Vegetation
Tameable: Yes

Stats

Strength - 18
Agility - 18
Endurance - 16
Will - 4
Intelligence - 3
Charisma - 6

When first arriving in the Exiled Lands, one of the first problems our ancestors discovered was that horses simply wasn't a viable mount for the desert. Simply put, the environment was simply too harsh. Keeping both the rider and the horse alive was simply impossible. When beast masters discovered the boga, it became clear that these creatures could do what horses couldn't.

Bogas are reptilian omnivores that stand at roughly 7 feet tall at the shoulder and roughly 15 feet long. The Boga's most distinguishing feature is the feathery mane and sharp beak. It's talons are razor sharp and capable of slicing flesh down to the bone. However, these claws also help the creature scale the sides of mountains and canyons with relative ease.

- Hermit Gecko -

Threat Level: Very Low - None
Primary Food: Small Insects
Tameable: Yes

Stats

Strength - 6
Agility - 18
Endurance - 4
Will - 3
Intelligence - 3
Charisma - 5

Many creatures of the desert look for shady places to make their homes. Caves, trees, bushes, canyons. Some however have the ability to create their own homes. There is no better example then the Hermit Gecko. The Hermit Gecko's spit is highly acidic and is able to eat through stone and metal. It uses this ability to create a nest for itself primarily but it can use this same ability as a defense IF it feels threatened.

- Great Shellback -

Threat Level: Very Low - None
Primary Food: Cactus Fruit
Tameable: Yes

Stats

Strength - 20
Agility - 8
Endurance - 18
Will - 5
Intelligence - 3
Charisma - 6

Great Shellbacks are massive herbivores that wander the deserts of the Exiled Lands. These creatures have been recorded at more than 15 feet tall and are nearly twice that in length. While these creatures make look intimidating, they really are not. They make for excellent mounts if one intends on moving a great deal of items though at the cost of speed. These beasts generally pull Dune Boats that provide ample shade and room for life saving supplies which makes up for that lack of real speed

I t e m s

COMING SOON!

O t h e r

COMING SOON!

[Yankee]

Working on a character sheet~ is there an age range you wanted us to stay inside?

[LordOfTheNight]

Nope! So long as we aren't dealing with children or the infirm

@Yankee

[Cleverbird]

I dont know what this is about, I'm just here to marvel at that gorgeous title

[Yankee]

@LordOfTheNight, you mentioned having stats between 1-10 with 1 being "sickly" and 10 being super. I was curious as to if you have some kind of point buy system in mind? For example, what is to stop me from just putting 10 into all my stats (besides being a decent human being)?

Otherwise, would you say something like this is correct?

1-2 = Poorly skilled = D~D+
3-4 = Average = C~C+
5-6 = Above Average = B~B+
7-8 = Professional = A~A+
9-10 = Best of the best = S~S+

[Stitches]

I saw the interest check, is there room for 2 more?

[LordOfTheNight]

Pretty much, though I am considering making the scale 20 so it breaks down more like this (assuming the stats we are looking at are strength):

1: Morbidly weak
2-3: Has trouble standing up in a strong breeze
4-5: Visibly weak
6-7: Difficulty pushing objects that are their own weight
8-9: Difficulty lifting heavy objects for long periods of time
10-11: Can lift heavy objects for a short period and can stay standing for several hours without break
12-13: Can perform physical labor for half a day without a break
14-15: Visibly toned and can carry heavy objects with one arm
16-17: Muscular. Can break wooden objects with bare hands and raw strength
18-19: Heavily muscular. Can perform the work of several men with ease
20: Pinnacle of strength

@Yankee

[LordOfTheNight]

2 more? As in you got a friend looking to join or you have 2 characters in mind?

@Stitches

[Yankee]

Pretty much, though I am considering making the scale 20 so it breaks down more like this (assuming the stats we are looking at are strength):

1: Morbidly weak
2-3: Has trouble standing up in a strong breeze
4-5: Visibly weak
6-7: Difficulty pushing objects that are their own weight
8-9: Difficulty lifting heavy objects for long periods of time
10-11: Can lift heavy objects for a short period and can stay standing for several hours without break
12-13: Can perform physical labor for half a day without a break
14-15: Visibly toned and can carry heavy objects with one arm
16-17: Muscular. Can break wooden objects with bare hands and raw strength
18-19: Heavily muscular. Can perform the work of several men with ease
20: Pinnacle of strength

@Yankee

@LordOfTheNight

And how would that translate to stats like INT, CHA, etc?

[Stitches]

2 more? As in you got a friend looking to join or you have 2 characters in mind?

@Stitches

@LordOfTheNight

I got a friend that'll join aye

[LordOfTheNight]

Added a section to the Character thread that describes the stats in detail

@Yankee

[LordOfTheNight]

Hmm. Maybe. I'm open to side characters and you could convince me to allow more into the main group depending on the characters in question

@Stitches

[Stitches]

Hmm. Maybe. I'm open to side characters and you could convince me to allow more into the main group depending on the characters in question

@Stitches

@LordOfTheNight

Sorry for the brevity, I had arms full of shopping. What do you mean by side characters, if you don't mind me asking?

[Yankee]

Added a section to the Character thread that describes the stats in detail

@Yankee

@LordOfTheNight

Thank you so much, that really helps me
Gonna have a CS for review later today

[LordOfTheNight]

Side characters will be characters our characters will encounter once they are out in the desert. They'll join up with the group for one reason or another. It may be temporary, it may be permanently. It's totally up to you and your character

@Stitches

[Stitches]

That's more than fine by us. I'll get to work on a sheet tonight, when I'm back home.

[LordOfTheNight]

Alrighty!

@Stitches

[Stitches]

Oh, quick question. In the race info it says dwarves live as long as fae, in the sheet template their max age is 40. Which is true? It might affect the races we pick.

@LordOfTheNight

[LordOfTheNight]

The race info says the dwarven race is nearly as old as the fae. However I will adjust the age a bit just because I feel 40 years is kinda short haha

@Stitches

[Yankee]

So this is what I've got so far. I want to make sure everything else looks okay before I get into personality/likes, etc.

Hider

(Ah-sahn-tee)
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n a m e Asante

s p e c i e s Human

a g e 17

g e n d e r Male

Attributes

s t a t s

• Strength - 10
• Agility - 17
• Endurance - 13
• Intelligence - 13
• Will - 11
• Charisma - 7

s k i l l s

• Navigation
  
  • Particularly skilled at reading the stars in order to get his bearings and make his way through the desert.
• Boga Handling
  
  • Adept at maneuvering the creatures and calming them down when needed.
• Lock-picking
  
  • Asante has studied many types of locks and how to open them. When all else fails he's got explosives though.
• Trap Dismantling
  
  • Learned in different kinds of traps and how to spot and disarm them, or otherwise render them ineffective.

Inventory

w e a p o n s

• Flintlock
  
  • Kept tightly strapped to his person, the rudimentary pistol is used more to ward off danger than to kill. Shots fired at distant foes rarely hit their mark, but it keeps them away. The gun has it's uses.
• Scimitar
  
  • A sharpened sword worn proudly on the hip. While he usually lets others handle the bulk of combat, Asante is proficient with the blade and the sight of it sometimes helps to deter would-be thieves.
• Dagger
  
  • A short dagger Asante keeps concealed in his pants leg. The blade is only 4 inches long, but it gets the job done.

a r m o r

• Head - None
• Chest - Cloth
• Left Arm - Boga Leather Bracer
• Right Arm - Boga Leather Bracer
• Left Leg - Boga Leather Greaves
• Right Leg - Boga Leather Greaves

e q u i p m e n t

• Powder Bag
  
  • Securely fastened, contains black powder used either in tandem with his flintlock or in order to blow something up.

Info

a p p e a r a n c e
Asante is a lithe young man of average height. His thin, flexible frame lets him more easily move through sands and ruins. He keeps his dark hair relatively short and wears breathable clothes in order to keep cool. He has bright blue eyes that perhaps hint to his perfect vision, letting him see over many miles or make things out more clearly at a distance. His tanned skin is common among the humans in the Exiled Lands.

p e r s o n a l i t y
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l i k e s
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d i s l i k e s
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