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4 years ago ::
Apr 14, 2009 - 7:10PM
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Oct 14, 2007
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Elementals are entirely independent from God's and have no connection at all with them. They are unintelligent, simple things that most of all cares about food and partners. They can only be called upon by skilled magicians and will even then only serve unwillingly.
They stem from seperate planes of existence where they are equilant to beasts and animals.
Djinns and similair beings rules these planes. They tend to be agressive and snobby, especially against inhabitants of the mortal realm. A realm they see of as one of poor taste and finnese. They often wage war on themselves or Djinns from other realms. At rare cases their wars have even been fought within the mortal realm which has resulted in great losses in mortal lives.
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4 years ago ::
Apr 14, 2009 - 7:19PM
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Date Joined:
Jan 15, 2009
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The world has several cities underground, in the Underdark. Most are poulated by Drow, Illithids, Vampires, and Tieflings. These massive cities and there residents are not inherently evil, just dark. One such city is the great Arachna-citadel, a former evil drow fortress liberated by heroes from above. The city is shaped like a great spider, with each leg housing s different idea (trade, etc.)
There exists a large city called Mythshine, populated by a smattering of all of the races. Mythshine is a melting pot of cultures, and is home to a great Guildhall, where adventurers and heroes are trained in their craft by class-specific masters. A Warlock can find a patron witthout fear of being cheated, a Rogue can perfect his Spetschnatz backflip axe-throw, and a Druid can leearn from the Spirits themselves.
Shaman: "Why doesn't the squirrel shoot the wizard?"
DM: "Because the last squirrel who tried to shoot the wizard missed, then was pulled out of his tree and incinerated."
Wizard: "He has a point."
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4 years ago ::
Apr 14, 2009 - 7:22PM
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The Kliandri Mountains are home to the goliaths. These are fey creatures, connected to their mountains just as dryads are connected to their trees. Goliaths worship no gods, instead identifying themselves with the hiisi.
The corrupting power of the meteor has warped some of the goliaths, creating the race of orcs. These creatures are beyond reason, beyond diplomacy, living only to destroy and to worship Ynnoch. The goliaths have been fighting a losing war against their corrupted brethren for over a century.
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4 years ago ::
Apr 14, 2009 - 7:30PM
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Date Joined:
Jan 15, 2009
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There exists a race of Elves that lean towards the magical instead of the natural. These elves are now a seperate race reffered to as Eladrin. In recent years, the have drifted away even further from the natural world, developing alchemy, steam-technology (powered by the Elemental Chaos), and odd, bronze machines and weapons.
There exists a great and powerful being, sometimes revered as a dark God, called the Meteor. The meteor is evil given a physical form and streaking through space and time, spreading corruption and madness in it's wake. Some have suggested that it is a tainted Prinmordial from when the world was young, whie others think it abberrant, not from this reality.
(Wow, this is fun. We have a name for this place yet?)
Shaman: "Why doesn't the squirrel shoot the wizard?"
DM: "Because the last squirrel who tried to shoot the wizard missed, then was pulled out of his tree and incinerated."
Wizard: "He has a point."
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4 years ago ::
Apr 14, 2009 - 7:33PM
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The Dragonborn were created by the experiments of several older dragons, including Ilkhrok, as a test to see if draconic power could be contained in a humaniod frame. Most Dragonborn maintain close ties with at least one of their Draconic creators, who they revere as strongly as the Hiisi.
The Elemental Chaos is said to be the area where the Ahrneks, the chaotic counterparts of the Hiisi, were exiled after a long a vicious war over who would control creation.
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4 years ago ::
Apr 14, 2009 - 7:36PM
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Date Joined:
Jan 15, 2009
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The Dragonborn were created by the experiments of several older dragons, including Ilkhrok, as a test to see if draconic power could be contained in a humaniod frame. Most Dragonborn maintain close ties with at least one of their Draconic creators, who they revere as strongly as the Hiisi.
Eladrin were Feywild gnomes who made a pact with then Hiisi of the Feywild, which imbued them with the size and strength they needed to fend off an imminent conquest by the Formorians.
(Sorry, beat you to Eladrin by a single post.)
Shaman: "Why doesn't the squirrel shoot the wizard?"
DM: "Because the last squirrel who tried to shoot the wizard missed, then was pulled out of his tree and incinerated."
Wizard: "He has a point."
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4 years ago ::
Apr 14, 2009 - 7:38PM
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(Sorry, beat you to Eladrin by a single post.)
Already changed. Please don't ninja me again. 
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4 years ago ::
Apr 14, 2009 - 8:18PM
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Date Joined:
Mar 24, 2007
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The Caustic Carnaval is a travelling circus that travels up and down the Amenuk, from city to city. When it arrives in town, it is a marvellous affair, with folks flocking from miles to see. Halfling acrobats and animal tamers amaze audiences with fatastic feat of daring and skill. The Caustic Carnaval is known for the exotic beasts they put on display, which range from the mundane to the supernatural. The Roma Brothers, a trio of halflings run the show, and each brings a different skillset to the circus.
The Church of the Eye is a religion gaining popularity in the world. It worships the twins Ashri and Ashore, who hold dominion over illusion and clarity, respectively. It teaches its followers that, only by removing sight can one truly divine truth from lies. Most followers simply tie decorative blindfolds around their eyes, but the most fanatical put out their own eyes in a secret ritual.
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4 years ago ::
Apr 14, 2009 - 11:30PM
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The elemental chaos existed before the gods descended from their unknown place of origin. The gods used part of the elemental chaos to shape the world. The ahrneks that lived in that part of the chaos resisted, making war against the hiisi that followed in the wake of creation. The djinni and their servants, however, did not care about the actions of the gods aside from being mildly annoyed.
Since before the dawn of time, demons have tried to invade the elemental chaos. The demons come from a realm no one has ever visited, a distant plane inimical to life (some believe that their home plane is the cosmic opposite of the place the gods came from). The creatures of the elemental chaos have always had to fend off demons in between petty wars against each other. Since the creation of the mortal world, the demons have tried to attack it with equal gusto.
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4 years ago ::
Apr 15, 2009 - 12:37AM
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Ynnoch is a strange name, perhaps made all the more alien when it is learned that it is not an isolated name. Some scholars, mostly those who twitch when surrounded and who are afraid of going into the dark alone, can trace Ynnoch through the ages, the name often appearing in many isolated lore and legends. Often the name is linked with unspeakable horror and nightmarish beasts. One ancient tome, a book on magic written early in creation, speaks of a horrid god whose mate was eaten by demons. A Shrieking Beast who lurks in the folds of creation, clawing at itself, eternally attempting to rend its ever living flesh from its bones. The tome states that these hunks of flesh sometimes fall into the world and poison the world around them. The scholars who read such work would then point to the link between meteors, disasters, and the appearance of the name Ynnoch in the historical record. Most of their colleagues laugh them off, but some do stay and listen. Before long they to learn to fear what may lurk in the darkness.
Of all of the strange peoples upon the world, none is more disturbing than the Mind Flayer. They appear to have no uniting culture or geographic home. They often appear at centers of great learning or power, asking to be let in, often appealing to customs of travel and politics. They appear to be elegant and courtly creatures. Although they are often masters of etiquette, they remain constantly cold an observing. They have no joy or charm, simply a wall of cold unreadable emotion that bores and studies all that it comes across. Like eyes staring deep from a winter storm. They appear very rarely to work directly with other races, yet they are almost always near the epicenter of great social upheaval. They stay disconnected from events, yet trouble always seems to follow them. An old saying along the Amenuk River; “Better to have the thief judge, and the jester lead, than to have a Mind Flayer watch.” A most curious thing about the Mind Flayer is that they appear to have no need of eating food like other races...
I am a: Lawful Good Dragonborn Paladin
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