Kenny1

The Empires of Terra

@Lucidnonsense Actually angels would be fascinating as an addition

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"Ah you're awake" a young nurse said as she walked in with a small meal. The wooden tray was set in front of Mol.

The white porcelain bowl, decorated with a beautiful landscape, was filled with a hot noodle soup. A cup of pine needle tea sat next to the pair of silver chopsticks, which had a notable lack of design.

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I'll tell the story ic :-)

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The Xi'an class system is based off of three factors; species, profession and honors

Species

1) Demons

2) Humans

3) Other

Professions

1) Government

2) Scholars

3) Warriors

4) Craftsmen

5) Merchants

6) Labor

Honors are just recognitions from the government of exceptional exceptions. For example the knights of Vaolos are classified as warriors, despite being nonhuman

So in a function breakdown Xi'an looks like this. Each tier has their own rank system, but y'all don't need to worry about that since it's common sense that a palace guard outranks a foot soldier and a master outranks the student

Tier one: Royalty

Tier Two: Scholars, doctors, generals

Tier Three: Warriors, foot soldiers, embassadors, royal officials such as tax collectors, demons lowest level

Tier Four: Craftsmen, artists, teachers, architects

Tier Five: Merchants, wealthy humans

Tier Six: Labor, farmers, unskilled workers, human lowest level

Tier Seven: Nonhumans without honors, criminals

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"If your Majesty is so inclined" Ishay said, hiding his eagerness behind a bored tone

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Xi'an only has a few hundred telepathic demons, but since they are a relatively small country it's enough to make more elaborate forms of communication unneeded

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"Honestly it just never seemed necessary to train animals" Ling admitted "Some demons are telepathic so we just have one with every garrison. It's a rare talent but we have enough to use their talent systematically."

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Quite taken aback by the rapidity of the situation unfolding before them, Ragnest and Tyron were once again startled. It took Ragnest a good few seconds and head shaking before he could reply to the guard's question.

Ragnest replied, "Yes, I vouch for Tyron, friend in life and in death and my fellow traveler."

"I wonder, how long will his majesty take to grace us with his presence, I have heard rumors he is quite casual in his formalities." At this Tryon gave Ragnest a shooting glance, as if to say, stop with the formality and subtle rudeness, I know what you are doing. Ragnest suddenly realizing this possibility that he may have unwittingly insulted his host, lowered his arm to his waist, his sword would probably be of little use against magic, but it made him feel safe.

It was unusual for Ragnest to make diplomatic slip ups like these as he was often personally chosen by the king to lead them. Perhaps it was the sudden walls that had sprung up which jolted his nerves, or maybe it was the fact that he was seeing a prince whom he greatly admired.

@Ewin Rysell

"You would do well to watch your mouth" said the guard as he narrowed his eyes "you may be a warrior, but you aren't even human. So mind your formalities, or you may just end up wishing you were back in your homeland."

(Ooc: On the Xianese totem poll Ragnest is somewhere around the bottom of the warrior class, which is the second highest class after the demon nobility)

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@Kenny1

"It isn't mine to debate, if the man wishes to come, that is his own choice," he replied. "However, if you have a way of quickly sending messages, I could write to him. He does know a little about magic himself."

@NecroKnight

Ling pondered for a bit before answering "Unfortunately our only expedient means of communication is exclusive to between demons, and even that is limited to select few demons"

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Mol looked over the books and his eyes fell on one called 'Dru shikhdub' which Mol translated as 'the peoples beginning' which of course referred to the orks and trolls. 'I've overheard some legends of this sort from when the orks and trolls were worshiping the fell beings' Mol began as he took the book off of the shelf 'mostly stuff about giving them strength and power, but some of the legend was scattered here and there. I gathered that the orks believed that they were once human, but were taken to the underworld and changed into orks. I also gathered that the trolls were abominations, orks mashed together into a larger creature. They think that, some, demons or under-worldly powers wanted them as an army, to rebel or conquer that I am not sure of. I do not know how they came to this world, or if there are still orks and trolls in the underworld, which I'm hoping this book will explain'.

Mol opened the book, and as he did so he heard a faint whisper on the edge of his hearing, as if something had been disturbed. He started to read aloud and as he did so the words seemed to captivate him and Wu could mysteriously understand what they said, even though they were in Druka and Mol wasn't translating. 'Gukhot zobor, druan sukh (below the world, demons exist)' as Mol said the words he heard faint drums and sounds of steam escaping, as well as bubbling 'Drugh druanthorukh, daro durguto druanzabe (the demons took humans to build an army). Druan budokhkag, Bagutoga o Totudage (the demons had split, into the Bagutoga and Totudage). Totudagehugh, Totudage o Bagutoga gurokh (the Totudage were rebels, they fought). Drugh Totudagethorukh, daro Totudageukogu. Drugh Totudagehokekhkag, dru o drukh, daro durguto zabe (The Totudage took the humans because they were losing. They changed them into Orks and Trolls to build an army). Durgutodru'o'drukh Totudagegurokh. Bagutoga suz shikh, eros Bakutoga ukudakh (With the ork and troll army the Totudage fought. Many Bagutoga died but the Bagutoga won)' Mol heard the drums grow louder and they formed a war beat, cries and yells could be heard faintly as well as the other sounds of war 'Totudage kugetokh (the Totudage were banished)' As Mol said these words he heard a voice in his head, it was raspy and commanding and as he continued to read goosebumps showed up on his skin and he started to shiver, the voice said 'Drika, unhtotu, Totudagetotu, kaekhutoutotu (You, join me, join the Totudage, join creator)' Mol continued to read 'Totudage Bagutogashikh, Totudagesabatakakh. Gukhot Totudagesabatakakh (The Bagutoga killed the Totudage, the Totudage ran, they ran to the world)' The voice said as he read this 'Inu Bagutogagurogh, inu ukudagh! (we will fight the Bagutoga, we will win!)' Mol read 'Dru o Drukh xugekh (the orks and trolls escaped)' the voice yelled 'Inu gurogh! Inu shigh! (we will fight! we will win!)' Mol yelled and in a show of great willpower threw the book on the ground. He heard a screaming in his ears and hurried to close the book. Once he did the screaming abruptly stopped and he fell beside it, unconscious.

Somewhere in Xian.

Drikdarok heard the scream in his ears, one word 'Totugh! (unite!)'. It stopped as soon as it had started and he looked around, and upon seeing that his ork companions had heard it to he yelled 'Kaekhutou tako! (the gods speak!)' drew out his sword and yelled a war cry. To his companions he said 'Inu Ocradzerogh, inu takogh (we go to Ocrad, we unite)' and then spurred his long strider to ride back to Ocrad at double his previous pace.

@ThatOneNewGuy

The door made a loud smack as a scholar ran into the room, worried about the loud noises emanating from it.

He gasped loudly at the sight of the two bodies on the floor. Shaking from the adrenaline he carefully checked for pulses, and breathed a sigh of relief as he found the life signs.

Running back into the hall he shouted for medical help, which by sheer luck he found in the form of a royal doctor researching downstairs.

Dr. Deng, as he was named, analyzed the two closely after laying them on their backs. But, was unable to detect any immediate problems.

"It must be from all the dust" the doctor concluded, unsure of what else it could be. He ordered a pair of servants to take the two to the palace clinic for observation, and word of the event sent to his Majesty.