[OOC] Relics of the First Age

[Sep]

Relics of the First Age

The lands of Azukhar used to be abundant with Magic. A being named Kheris ruled the lands with an iron fist, to all his subjects he was revered as a God. His reign was as long as it was cruel, starting hundreds of years before any recorded history. Though like all good tales eventually a group of heroes rose up to meet Kheris and his forces. The Order of the Third Moon tricked sorcerors into imbuing objects with their powers, objects that would bond with the host and grant them incredible power. Using these objects the Order of the Third Moon managed to wage war against Kheris and his forces. Kheris' death marked the start of the second age.

The Order of the Third Moon recognised this power they now held, these objects bonded with an individual for life and separation of the object from its host resulted in death for the wielder. In a stunning fit of cruelty, the Order turned against the wielders who had saved them from the oppression of Kheris and destroyed the objects so that magic could never once again threaten Azukhar.

I wish I could say there had been peace, but a power vacuum spread across the continent of Azukhar as old rivalries and feuds resurfaced, previously quelled by Kheris' absolute control of the lands. Kingdoms formed and lines were drawn. The only constant was that of the Order of the Third Moon, they were in every corner of every kingdom ensuring that magic would not resurface once more. The Order of the Third Moon began a new religion, detailing their former leader Tyron a messiah sent to Azukhar from the One True God. In the absence of Kheris new literature was 'found' at archaeological sites all over the continent and even on some of the isles to the North.

As we move into the Third Age relics still exist, however with increased rarity. The Order of the Third Moon mainly fulfils a religious role within many of the Kingdoms. Tales of the Great One who stood up against Kheris and his Pantheon when no-one else would on behalf of the One True God. However, as the coronation of the new King of Etrid, the most prosperous kingdom in all of Azukhar is to take place, forces stir int he dark that has not stirred in an age, as the Relics of the First Age return.

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Lexicon of Knowledge:

This is a Guideline, I have left some room for those of you that want to be a bit more creationist to do so. If you wish too add a new race send me a PM with the details. A large part of my focus is being diverted to the story.

The World of Azukhar

Kingdom of Etrid

The Kingdom of Etrid is the most propserous on all of Azukhar. Situated on the banks of the River Esk, also known as the 'Great River' that connects the North and South shores of Azukhar, Etrid has been blessed with prime positioning to be a trade centre for much of the continent, goods coming by land and sea to be sold and transported to all the other lands. After the fall of Kheris at the end of the first age the Order of the Third Moon also set up residence their great Cathedral sits mere miles away from the capital of Greytry.

The Kingdom of Etrid hosts the most fanatical of the Order of the Third Moons believers, magic is outlawed and anyone suspected of consorting with Whitches and Warlocks, or of being one, are taken by the Order to never be heard from again. There is no need for a trial, and those within the Order hold official rank within Etrids military. Able to commandeer guards, soldiers and ships at their will with no need to consult the military superiors. The Grand Inquisitor himself is said to even have the power to overrule the King, not that such power has ever been utilised though after the untimely death of King Grewalt the Grand Inquisitor took charge of the Kingdom until Prince Alten was off age. Now his coronation nears, some more royal to the throne than the Order fear potential disruption in an attempt by the Order to retain power.

Kingdom of Uk'Dhar

The Kingdom of Uk'Dhar is situated in the mountains in the north of Azukhar, an expansive range of mountains that plays host to interconnected cities and towns burrowed deep into the mountains. Dwarves live in these mountains like colonies of ants, each having their rightful place and duty to work. Ruled by the great mining families that established the first tunnels centuries ago. The tunnels themselves have been untouched by magic since the end of the first age.

Largely independent from the rest of Azukhar few humans have explored the depths of Uk'Dhar beyond some Inquisitors from the Order of the Third Moon. Exporting the finest smithed weapons and metallic goods in exchange for coin and food the Uk'Dhar have a firm and strong economy. The few humans that have ventured into the deep, and the few Dwarves to come forth out into Azukhar proper tell tales of impressive machines powered by steam capable of mass processing of raw materials or transporting tonnes of goods along metal rail systems deep within the mountain. A technology many monarchs throughout Azukhar seem interested in.

The Great Plains

The Great Plains exist to the north of Kingdom of Etrid and span much of the continent. Some small settlements exist however the only cities are in ruin, the Great Plains had once been the lands of Kheris, people are not sure whether the land is barren due to war or a curse placed upon the land by the dreaded false God himself. Many refuse to move to more prosperous kingdoms due to stubbornness, fear of persecution or simply due to poverty.

Some come to the plains to escape the judgement of law, others to seek fortune in artifacts abandoned after the fall of the first age. There is only one constant, people in the Great Plains become a hardy people, or they do not survive.

The Pyramid of Kheris

Deep within the Plains lies what was once Kheris' capital. Ravished by war and magic it is now a wasteland, at it's centre the Pyramid that once hosted the most powerful Sorceror in history still stands. The Order of the Third Moon attempted to destroy it after Kheris was defeated, however, the land around them burned and turned to molten lava, hundreds lost their lives in what should have been a simple act, as the city burned and crumbled the forces of the Order retreated. When they looked back they saw in horror as the landscape was turned into that of nightmares, everyone who had lived within the city was gone with only the charred and burnt pyramid remaining.

The Order still patrols the border around the Pyramid, trying to discourage any would-be tomb raider from disturbing it.

Forest of Paeris

while the Great Plains were decimated, the decimation stops abruptly at the start of the Forest of Paeris. Formerly home to the Elve Lords, they stood with the Order of the Third Moon against Kheris in order to preserve the sanctity of their forest. Their assistance was rewarded with their genocide. Both the Wood Elves and the Sea Elves are all but extinct with very few hidden covens remaining hidden away. Now Human cities populate the forests, felling trees to create wide swathes of land for them to build their cities out of stone. Building strong walls to protect them from all forms of beast both magical and ordinary that take exception to their presence within what was once holy land to the Elves.

That said trade is bountiful and flows freely down the river Esk towards Etrid and various other destinations.

Kingdom of Cellhád

The Kingdom of Cellhád lies surrounding a small mountain range to the south-east of Etrid. Until the end of the second age, the people of Cellhád were a loose assortment of varying family clans that owned different lands within their borders, controlled by a lord in a castle up in the mountains. With the fall of Kheris and his Kingdom, the clans took this city for themselves, now free they formed a council of clans and a loose code of conduct and law within the land. Seen by many others as barbaric, it promotes the skill and ability of the individual over any concept of the nobility of birth.

The clans rarely meet all at once, and instead remain in their individual lands.

Magic

Magic within Azukhar is all but extinct, and largely exists through relics, however, that does not mean that there are those in secret that try and practice the lost arts. Magic in itself is separated into three schools. Elemental, Physical and the Spiritual. The use of magic is like the use of another muscle, it must be trained and honed over time. Overuse can result in injury, even death.

Elemental Magic is the most simple of the three schools and the most common within the fifth age. It allows the user command over Earth, Water, Air or Fire. From simple feats of manipulating these elements, to more complex aspects of generating them and manipulating them to interact with their bodies in unique and powerful ways. As it was the most common form of magic this is also the most common form of the relic.

Physical Magic allows the user to adjust their body to accomplish incredible feats, strength, speed, shapeshifting. Some more advanced forms also allow for the manipulation of others, including the ability to control the minds and feelings of others.

Spiritual Magic is arguably the most powerful of all the disciplines. Spiritual magic crosses the bridge between Azukhar and other plains of existence and can provide a variety of impossible feats as simple as gifting someone with the power of flight to allow them to control shadows and use them as weapons. While the most powerful is also the most random, trying to unlock your spiritual potential takes years of meditation and practice and even then it is impossible to determine what abilities you will end up with. The only way to determine what ability you can obtain is by learning off a relic and bonding it to yourself.

Relics

Relics were made towards the end of the First Age and into the second as the war between the Order of the Third Moon and their allies spread across the continent. With a lack of powerful sorcerers to combat those that Kheris had at his command The Order of the Third Moon somehow managed to imbue objects with magical power, these objects once used bound to an individual for life and allowed them to perform various forms of magic.

There is an inherent danger to relics, someone who binds to a relic already has access to its magic at the highest level but can easily over-exert themself by performing these miraculous feats resulting in their death. This connection between Relic and the User also means that should the two be separated for a prolonged period of time the user dies and the relic once again becomes inert. Relics themselves are nigh indestructible.

Races

I'm not going to go into detail on humans. Humans are humans. We vary but we're pretty much boring.

Wood Elves

Wood Elves and the Druids of Man share many similarities. Historically people are unsure if the Druids are humans adopting the lifestyle of the Wood Elf or if the Wood Elves are somehow descended from the first druids. Generally a very calm and patient people, with fair skin and light hair colours they hold a very regal form with sharp angular features. The average Wood Elf is around 6 Foot tall making them taller than the average human.

Their bones and muscle are finely tuned in order for climbing and navigating the forests of their homeland. A strong reverence for nature, a history of magic and herbology radiates with these people which have resulted in them being the target of genocide by the Order of the Third Moon. Some enclaves still exist, however, hidden away in enclaves in their forests. Often hiding in among Druids who willingly shelter them from persecution.

Sea Elves

Sea and Wood Elves are not actually related, humans just found the names easier than their elvish names and the elves elected not too correct them. Sea Elves tend to live in coastal areas, with webbing on their hands and feet and able to hold their breath for prolonged periods of time. Compared to their Wood Elve brethren they are slightly more secretive and aggressive, forced to become so after the Order of the Third Moon betrayed them at the start of the Third Age. Many have adopted the physical discipline of magic in order to prolong their ability to stay in the water. Their way of avoiding persecution from the Order of the Third Moon.

Dwarves

Few Dwarves live or spend time above ground, originally known to man as the Mountain Elve the Dwarven people however didn't stand by this and soon made sure that this was corrected. Strong, skilled and stoic they have been the pioneers of almost every technological advancement to have occurred since the defeat of Kheris. From forging ploughs and harnesses for beasts, carriages to be drawn by a horse, new techniques for smithing the Dwarves have forged it all. They are proud people, proud of their work to an almost religious degree and more importantly, they enjoy the work more than anything else.

Mythical Beasts: I haven't listed any as off yet, as I said I want to allow you the player to also have a say in the creation of this world so want to leave the prospect of you creating things. I'll add these as they appear in the RP.

History

WIP

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Character Sheet Template:

[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Age: [/b]
[b]Gender:[/b] (Or a disguise, doesn't have to be their real gender, if their chosen gender is different than their birth gender please detail)
[b]Faction/Allegiance:[/b] (Whom does your character answer to? This can vary greatly)
[b]Relic Description:[/b] (Include the appearance and abilities of the relic, if applicable)
[b]Appearance:[/b] (if using a picture, please pick something that you’d get away with wearing in public and that would make sense for the era. Same goes for text-based description.)
[b]Flaws:[/b] (The more, the merrier)
[b]Skills:[/b] (What sort of non-relic skills/abilities make your character stand out?)
[b]Biography:[/b] (you know, regular background stuff. Its up to you if you want to have just a couple of paragraphs or half an essay, but quality will trump quantity.)
[b]Personality/motivation:[/b] (Explain how your character works. What makes it tick? What sort of quirks are there to him/her? What motivates him/her?)
[b]Relations: [/b](Does your character have any sort of relationship/relations with any of the others? Friendship? family? Sworn enemy? worked together? etc.)
[b]Final Point - Secrets:[/b] (if you want something to be secret from the other players, PM it to the GMs If you want something secret from other players' characters, specify that in the CS, and the others will respect it.)

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Rules:

Basically. Guild Rules. I shouldn't need to call you up on anything. Have fun, world build (but don't contradict anything already established, if it's something major please clear it with the GM Team first), save the World (or destroy it I guess).

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If you have any questions, let me know! I hope you enjoy, and I look forward to helping you through this world as we explore this new age.

[Dark Cloud]

WIP

Heindell Ironbjorn

Name: Heindell Ironbjorn
Age: 200
Gender: Male
Faction/Allegiance:

- The Artificer Coalition -

^{- Faction -}

Before the Third Age the dwarves, or at least some of them decided to retreat deeper within the earth and far from the conflict raging above the surface. Taking many of their various works with them and deciding to wait out the chaos until the beginning of the Third Age when the dwarves of the deep came up with their various works of craftsmanship, with things such as simple automata made from bronze and fuelled by compressed and superheated air intermingled with magic. However they were met with superstition at their alien craftsmanship and driven to near extinction, however some children can trace their bloodlines to the Deep-kin. Several surviving members of the Deep-kin established an order amongst the dwarves.

[BigPapaBelial]

So...

Question: Outside of Dwarves, Humans, and the Elves, are there any other races besides?

Reason I ask is as I was reading I got the idea of a "beast" race Relic user. If this is too much I'll abandon it because I do have a few other ideas besides. I'm just asking so I don't go ahead and cause problems. I've had enough problems in other RPs of late. So just want to get it out of the way.

[Sep]

@BigPapaBelial as I said in the OP beyond the history my focus is building the story so I've left room for other people to add their own ideas. If you send me a PM we'll see what we can work out.

[Kenshi]

Character Sheet Template:

Kato

Name: Kato
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Faction/Allegiance:???
Relic Description: Sacred Scroll
Appearance:
Flaws: Drinking, Women, Easily Offended,Believes he must prove himself worthy always.
Skills: Marial Arts,Calligraphy, Precise memory
Biography: Kato has in his possession a sacred scroll relic in which he is to deliver into the hands of who he doesn't know, the scroll has been guarded by the monastery which he is from, and now his elder masters have asked him to deliver it to the rightful owner, and that he would know who that is, when the time comes. He has been traveling for months now and has yet to find anyone worthy of the scroll, at times he wants to throw it away and return home, but deep down he knows that he must fulfill this journey no matter how long it takes.
Personality/motivation: He is determined and driven by the faith of his religion and teachings of his elders before him.
Relations: ?
Final Point - Secrets: He is the one he is seeking

[Dark Cloud]

@Sep I know what you may be thinking: That sounds like the Dwemer.

[Sep]

Renaming from Geilnor as I've been informed that's the name of the land that Runescape uses.

[Kazemitsu]

Hider

Name: Feng
Age: 29
Gender: Male

Faction/Allegiance: No one except those he Respects, currently Uk'Dhar.

Relic Description:
The relic is a perfect disc made of some sort of black metal. It looks to have glyphs carved into it along the outer edge from a long dead language.

• Strength: When the relic is activated his already impressive strength rises even further to frightening levels.
• Speed/Reflexes: Like his strength his speed and reflexes increase beyond normal human capabilities, which is a great boon for the giant.
• Endurance: His body toughens to the point he might as well not even wear armor when he has this aspect active, this includes being highly resistant to harsh elements.

Appearance:

Feng is a behemoth of a human male standing at six feet and eight inches tall with darkly tanned and heavily scarred skin. His eyes are gunmetal gray and set deep in his sockets, his heavy brow making them shadowed. In his portrait is his battle garb, normally he'd be wearing thick cloth pants and sleeveless shirt with a leather belt and boots. All of which are tan or brown.

Flaws:

• Stubborn: Sometimes seen as good, but he's very set in his way of thinking and how he does things and refuses to do otherwise.
• Angry: He's a very angry individual, thankfully it's kept in control, mostly about how he feels people are blinded by unquestioning faith.
• Blunt: He says things as bluntly as possible, going right to the point without using soft language. Very undiplomatic.
• Anti-Social: He's not one for large groups of people, or people in general really.
• Reactionary: Sometimes he reacts to things without thinking, commonly in a violent manner, which can cause many issues.
• Violent: He's a violent man and will choose to use actions instead of words. Like punching a noble in the snoz for a verbal slight.

Skills:

• Craftsman: Due to living alone for a long time he has learned to craft his own things. Weapons, Armor, Utilities, his cabin, and furniture.
• Weapon Use: He knows his way around various melee weapons. He found they follow a lot of the same attack patterns and abuses this, like using an axe like one would a sword.
• Herbalist: He lives in the wilds, through trial and error he has learned the properties of various plants and what they might be useful for.
• Tracking: He can track to a degree, it's not his best skill though.
• Fisticuffs: When all else fails, a good punch to the face is always a good thing. Through all the brawls he has been n he has learned effective ways of giving a beat down and avoiding one himself. This includes grappling and wrestling.
• Rage: It's less of a skill and more of a...situational capability. He can trigger and use his often hidden anger to improve his physical capabilities like taking more hits without feeling it and hitting harder with fist or weapon.

Biography:
Feng genuinely doesn't talk about his past much unless it's related to something going on right now. He chose the life of a hermit in the northern mountains of Azukhar. Really he came from Kingdom of Cellhád but he wasn't one for toeing the line and trying to prove himself for some usurp-able position. He had no desire for those kinds of politics, or politics in general. So he moved far north. The harsh wilderness tempered the youthful Feng during his travels, and when he settled down it only got better.

He knew he was on top of the dwarven communities, he rarely traded with them when he truly needed something. Most of his time spent in the mountains was spent on digging into the stone for ores, crafting various weapons to fill what time wasn't spent mining, and surviving. He could hunt and trap just not very well, there were stories of a giant man wrestling bears in nearby villages.

One day was special though, while he was mining his pick struck something with a immense shower of sparks. He discovered some sort of black-ish coin with little glyphs along its edge. Upon touching it a strange warmth coursed through his body. Something magic was at work but he didn't think much of it and pocketed the coin to inspect. He had work to do, and strangely seemed to have more energy to continue working.

It wasn't until a few weeks later he was figuring out what was happening, the Coin was doing something magical to him. But magic was outlawed, not that the laws really applied out in the mountains. He was starting to wonder if magic was as terrible a thing as that church spewed back when he was traveling through the kingdoms. So being the hermit revel he was he began practicing use with the Coin Relic to learn what it could do.

Luckily the Relic was simplistic and didn't take very long to figure out. It boosted his physical capabilities, one at a time, for as long as he had energy to sustain it. This wasn't a bad thing, so he had to wonder again why that church was so adamant about these things being evil. He was already a self imposed exile, so what would it hurt to investigate. He had no social standing to lose. So blocking up his cavernous home, his mining was to make a cave, with a giant boulder he left the mountains to get answers. Logical answers.

Personality/motivation:
Feng is a simple man mostly driven by survival. Living a life mostly in solitude in the cold northern mountains does not exactly build, or reveal, a sound mind. He's quiet and wary, if paid attention to they'd notice (if they could see his eyes) that they'd be in constant motion looking at people and looking for exits to a room. Despite his wary nature, and probably not being of sound mind, he can be a fairly kind man. He's just...brusque in his ways of showing it.

When he's provoked however the wariness is gone, and so is any form of kindness. Anger ensues, which leads to him lashing out. Many would call it childish behavior, meeting words with violence. Feng calls it "Not dealing with fancily worded bullshit." He meets verbal slights against him, or those he may come to care about, with physical violence. Physical slights, well they get violence as well but it's ramped up to ten. He utterly hates being touched without his permission, but if it's a greeting (hand shake, forearm grab, etc) or a friendly gesture he lets it slide.

Despite living in the mountains he has been growing more curious the more he hears about The Order of The Third Moon and why people so blindly follow it. He didn't believe magic to be something to be scared of, it was just another tool in the worlds arsenal.

Relations: Currently None.

Final Point - Secrets: Given the amount of scars no one would notice one on his chest. His Relic is actually between his skin and muscle and is barely noticeable.

Not done yet, getting tired and don't wanna lose progress

[Omni5876]

I shall work on my CS

[alexakeehl]

I'll be working on it and may have it done by tomorrow! Been a little busy.

[Dead Cruiser]

I'm still fuzzy on what exactly you want as relics... And who our characters are supposed to be.

[Kenshi]

I'm still fuzzy on what exactly you want as relics... And who our characters are supposed to be.

@Dead Cruiser

👍 this.

[vietmyke]

Would a retooled Hadar work for this go around @Sep? I never did get to play him that much...

[Sep]

I'm still fuzzy on what exactly you want as relics... And who our characters are supposed to be.

@Dead Cruiser

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👍 this.

@Kenshi

1) Relics if you possess one can be anything from an everyday object such as a ring or a sword to the likes of a crown. Sorry I was operating on 2 hours of sleep yesterday coming off a nightshift, so there is some tidying up of the OP to do I just wanted to post as it's when I had promised it.

2) Feel free to play whomever you want. The story is going to be constructed around the characters, I'd like if you were all within the capital of Etrid for the coronation but can be whomever you want. I myself will not have a specific character as I'm going the DM style route.

Would a retooled Hadar work for this go around @Sep? I never did get to play him that much...

@vietmyke

I wanna say yes but I can't remember what Hadar was like if I'm completely honest. Can throw him at me in a Pm?

[Dead Cruiser]

@Sep Yeah I could still use an example of what you'd consider to be a proper relic. It's not the form I'm unsure about as much as the abilities it would grant.

[Sep]

@Sep Yeah I could still use an example of what you'd consider to be a proper relic. It's not the form I'm unsure about as much as the abilities it would grant.

@Dead Cruiser

Ah right. Pretty much anything magic can do in most fantasy settings. It's such a large variety of things I'd struggle to narrow it down. Why don't you tell me what you're thinking?

[Kenshi]

So a relic could boost your strength, or perhaps allow you to regenerate health, etc ?

[Sep]

So a relic could boost your strength, or perhaps allow you to regenerate health, etc ?

@Kenshi

Yup. As I said in the OP magic in Azukhar is separated into three schools, elemental (This is your basic bitch ATLA style stuff), Physical which is the ability to alter/edit your body and even have an effect on others (see mind control) and the spiritual which is where you get into the weird and wacky abilities that don't really fit into either field.

[Kenshi]

@Sep

Let me know what ya think of my CS??

[Sep]

@Sep

Let me know what ya think of my CS??

@Kenshi

Check it in the morning.