Polybius

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The Spirit Weapons

It is unknown how many spirit weapons exist, if they are truly weapons and tools of raw creation and destruction, or if they are beings of unfathomable power. Wielded (or spawned) during the mythic Age of Chaos, the Spirit Weapons were the the catalyst for the eras that came after.

While the nascent Elder Arthropods were spared the power of the spirit weapons, the earliest and brightest civilizations that came before were not. The scars and terrible blight of the Age of Chaos is evident on this world even to this day, the lingering shadow of the Pallid Plain is supposed to have been the homeland of a civilization that eclipsed the technological advancement of even the greatest Empires of Phane. It has been suggested that the Ryukara Islands may have once been a continent rivaling even great Phane, but was sunk in the conflagration of the Age of Chaos at the hand of one such Spirit Weapon. While the power of the weapons is not doubted, their true nature and function is not known.

What little knowledge is known of the Spirit Weapons is collected in the archives and libraries of the greatest Empires of Phane, sparse words on ancient tablets and scrolls that fuel the imaginations of explorers and adventurers. Stanzas and verses in the many-thousand tongues of the world collaborate the destructive nature of the weapons, but only hint at the location or source of power.

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@Aristocles No problem. I suppose what I'm getting at is to take into account what everyone else has already written and try to incorporate some of that lore and legend into whatever you write. Rather than having a kitchen-sink setting where things are just thrown together at random. Either way, this has been and will be fun as hell.

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@Aristocles Hey! Jump in anytime, stay for a while or just pass through. I would prefer original content but if you have ideas your looking to throw in, have at it.

Magic Systems?

Brandon Sandersons Mistborn series has a really cool system.

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LOCATION

The Sunlit Vale

In stark contrast to the horrid Pallid Plain or the shores where touches the Mists of Rom, the Sunlit Vale is a lush and verdant region. The forests of birch, pine and corkscrew willows cradle the gentle hills of the central vale where many small communities thrive on the bounty of the fertile soil. Grasslands buffer the ring of forests and the vale. Hundreds of cool springs fed by underground estuaries cross the grasslands and drain into lakes and ponds.

Dappling the overwhelmingly green landscape are slabs of white granite and shale, untouched by weather or overgrowing vegetation. The mosses and ivy that quickly overtake any ruin in the vale inexplicably avoid these enormous stones. They are roughly rectangular in shape, smooth and cold to the touch. The largest, called "Giants Palm" is nearly a mile long, and have sunken into one of the many lakes in the region.

The Vale is isolated and peaceful; idyllic even. The country roads are tedious and winding; dirt and mud paths traveled for centuries by shepherds and farmers and before that the wild herds of animals that have been thinned or driven off with the arrival of civilization, small as it is in the vale.

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@Hanleth Folded crane is cool. I'm imagining a whole set of magical/mystical devices like this for the setting.

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I am so sorry to doublepost, but I'm off to work for the evening.

CHARACTER

tagius-Vishrak
Arachnomancer

A powerful sorcerer that has fallen to the lies and whispers of the dead goddess ROM in exchange for eternal life and the strength and power of an arachnid. Vishrak may have once been human, but those vestiges of man have been replaced by tallow molting skin, hollowed eyes that crawl with spiderlings and the black fangs of Roms' Children that are so feared throughout the land.

NOTE: 'tagius' is but a proper address signifying Vishraks identity as a sorcerer. There may be other 'tagius' in the land, but Vishrak either does not associate with them, or he is banished from their presence.

His intent is pure evil, too carry the fetid eggs and offspring of Rom to distant lands, to hide them away in secret chambers and isolated villages, where they may gestate and hatch without interruption; and then awaken to feed upon whatever creature they may find.

Vishrak makes his home in an a ravine in the Pallid Plain, a subterranean tower called Haegargak whose chambers are filled with the offspring of Rom.

The Masters of Veranth! [Accepting by Application Only]

@bluetommy2So you can post an IC if you wish to play it that way, or you can simply submit orders. I suppose it depends on how much time you have available that turn, or how involved your character is in the story. The DOGE should call some sort of meeting to order to discuss the events of the season as well, but you need not always play IC. You can send letters or messengers etc. if that is more suitable or if you have something secret to discuss.

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RACE

The Dun Gramor
_{Dun (mountain) Gramor (living)}
The Dun Gramor, Grumblers, or Rock-folk reside in the halls and peaks of the Gemstone mountains. Cut from the very shimmering peaks they reside upon, the Dun Gramor are of an elemental nature, perhaps inspired to life by divine or magical favor or mishap.

Gramor make their homes in large cavernous halls with craggy, labyrinthine passages of their own construction using their swollen boulder like fists. Many misguided adventurers and trespassers have been lost in the endless halls of the Gramor, lured by the rumors of great wealth in jewels, gems and relics housed in the innermost fortresses.

They are squat, hardy creatures, crafted entirely of rough-hewn rock and minerals. Their appearance varies greatly, often vividly speckled with minerals and gems on a grey craggy body. The heads are wide, molded into the shoulders creating the appearance of a lack of a neck. Their size varies as well, from no more than 4 feet tall to a towering 12 feet.

They have little contact with the outside world and are worrisome for neighboring settlements. They are often the cause of avalanches and landslides, always preceded by a low, choir-like intonation that is characteristic of their kind in great activity. They require no sustenance, none that anyone has discovered. It has been suggested that they reproduce by 'carving' offspring from the very mountains themselves, but this is perhaps unfounded rumor, only the hollowed out boulders and cliff-faces that can be found among the Gemstone Mountains suggest such a thing.

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@MikkishtheLeprechaun Your right. Let's add RACES & MAGIC. As for naming the world, I think one of two options:

• Each race might have a different name for the world.
• Everyone posting submit a suggestion for a world name & we all vote on our favorites.

EDIT: I've added race & magic to the front page.