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World Creation - High Fantasy

I've played Morrowind and Oblivion countless times. And honestly, I've always thought that their race selection, while awesome was still very limited and based mostly on standard fantasy cichés.

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Your humans are pretty obviously based on. Vikings,Celts, Romans and Africans with vague allusions to mysterious asian-based "Akivir" and no acknowledgement whatsoever of native american (as in any from all across north & south america) or eastern european cultures or races. Your elves are the standard high elf, wood elf & dark elf combination seen in every fantasy story since Tolkien. Orcs take the traditional place of dwarves in order to make them less evil and more playable. And then you get lizardmen. Another fantasy standard. And then Catmen are added. The cat people are the most original race in the entire selection of playable race. I mean half the time I'd rather play as a daedra than any of the 10 you can play as.

However, I agree 100% that the playable races' histories and cultures within the game are extremely well thought out and it does make everything more fun to play. But I wouldn't exactly call them different from most fantasy races.

And Rune, your race is very cool. I love what you've got going with them and think that the other humanoid races would benefit from being as unique and detailed.

Now, I haven't created the Dragons yet, partially because I want to give them a more complex culture than just being Big Bad Monsters. And I'm not doing so well with getting my thoughts together on that.

But the way I see it we have at least a few options for adding races and cultures into the world. Two ideas I just thought of:

One thing we can do is, once our races are created outline different subspecies that the will evolve into.

We could also try to have everyone come up with at least an idea for another humanoid race & their major culture(s).

World Creation - High Fantasy

You've got me all wrong, Rune.

I only meant that the firey energy came into contact with Wiri and it reacted to that in the way described. I did not mean to give the impression that Wiri did anything.

Akhen sent his spiritual fire into the world, just as Mellivora sent her love. But the spiritual fire reacted to the love by creating lust, etc. And the it reacted to Wiri by creating it's own subteranean moisture network. But that turned out to be Lava. Because it's spiritual fire.

World Creation - High Fantasy

I think I'm getting better at the abstract part.

World Creation - High Fantasy

As restraining as was his pride when mixed with the calming gaze and voice of his sister, Akhen was aggressive by nature. So it was that the primordial force of Immortal Fire welled up in him and Akhen snarled, summoning his inner magic to imbue the soul of the world with pure Divine Fire. This Eternal Flame scorched all the world from within giving birth to warmth and friction and spreading the nature of fire and force across the world and into the Stars.

This unyeilding energy reacted with the Love that Mellivora had given and from that reaction was Lust born. Lust for life, for victory, for beauty, for honor and for perfection. And from the fertile waves of Lust a new heat was unleashed upon the world. The heat of passion, the drive to excel and the fury of violence so that beings could celebrate, embrace and defend that Love.

And as was the reaction to Love, so too was this burning energy's reaction to Wiri. Rivers and channels of fire and molten rock spread out from the core of the world, erupting from the centres of enormous mountains, covering the surrounding land with liquid flame that would eventually cool and harden into new land. Better land. Pure and fresh and devoid of imperfections.

His energy further affected the nature of living things, bringing forth many new herbivores to prey upon vegetation and carnivores to prey upon them. This system would burn away the impurities of living beings. Thus ensuring that life would not remain stagnant, but that it would grow stronger and evolve over time or die and be forgotten.

The Stars, themselves, began to slowly waltz in celebration of the spiritual warmth that they now felt. Even the Sun was affected. Burning hotter than previously thought possible until it grew tired and rebuilt it's strength for a time only to do it all again. And so were the changing of seasons and cycling of the heavens begun.

In all these ways and more did Akhen's Immortal Fire bring Movement, Desire and Evolution forth to purify the world and it's creatures.

World Creation - High Fantasy

Was that abstract enough? I'm trying here, but I'm not quite sure I've got it.

World Creation - High Fantasy

The young Akhen shrieked his acceptance and approval of the Creator's whim, and as he did sparks soared forth from his nostrils fell into place within the void. Seeing this, the God of Fire continued to create an intricate tapestry of sparks across the great void in patterns that depicted the nature of fire and the glory of creation. He then added depictions of himself, his siblings and their maker. And he called these sparks Stars, for he had hidden many secrets and wonders within the pattern of their arrangement across the great void wherein the world rested. Indeed, by studying the Stars much could be learned about the magic of fire, divine magic and the nature of all things.

And then he turned proudly to his siblings and anounced, "Behold, for I have created an eternal monument to our glory! These Stars shall ever reflect our greatness and that of our Father."

The God of Fire watched the others for their reactions, especially Mellivora, for she was beautiful and he had taken great care to capture that beauty within her firey likeness in the void.

World Creation - High Fantasy

Name:
Akhen

Appearance:


Sphere of Influence:
Fire
Heat
Passion
Violence
Purification
Destruction
Predation
Dominance
Evolution

Ambitions:
To test his children and their world, in order to force the evolution of all things toward the pinnacle of strength and cunning.
To spread fear and suffering amongst the weak and the foolish.
To encourage the destruction and enslavement of prey.
To ignite passion and wrath within all the creatures of the world, that they might grow stronger and more predatory.
To increase strife and conflict so that all strong predators may be tested in the flames of battle.
The strong should reign.
The weak should be exposed and subdued.

Race:
Dragons

Weapon:
Breath of Celestial Fire hotter than a thousand Suns, Talons and Teeth sharper than any blade, magical or mundane.

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Name of Race: Dragons

Appearance:

Country: Kyaer Xoth.

Description: Titanic winged reptilian creatures who are extremely resistant to heat and fire. They are able to breathe pure flames. They thrive in the volcanic mountain ranges, making their nests deep within labyrinthine caverns near rivers of lava that boil as they flow.

Perks: Huge Size, Flight, Fire Breath & Fire Resistance, Tough Hide & High Intelligence.

Religion: Dragons revere and honor Akhen dutifully, doing their best to weed out weakness and constantly test strength and cunning. Draconian Priests have a Proverb: "All of Nature is Made Pure by Fire." Dragons are creature's of fire and heat, and so it is their responsibility to test the world for impurities and either eliminate or subjugate them as the case may be.
He is not an evil god, but his morality is far more severe than it is merciful. Some might go so far as to call it brutal. However it's ultimate goal is to benefit those who adopt it, and through them, the world. Akhen fosters patience, ingenuity, subtlety, and strategy within those who follow him, but it is ultimately directed towards the acquisition of power and the downfall of any incapable or undeserving of wielding it. His followers are taught to embrace life, defy death and never stagnate.

World Creation - High Fantasy

Danke!

World Creation - High Fantasy

Is there room for one more?