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The Defenestrator
AesophDarkfable
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 | | 06/11/2006 6:12 PM |
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The southern end of the large upland plains, couched between a forboding jungle to the east and mountains to the west and south is dominated by powerful Wemics collectively known as the Pride. The Pride, though united at times as a collective, are divided into five smaller tribes, each with their own lands surrounding out from their holy site the Silver Waters. There at the Silver Waters the leaders of each these prides meet twice yearly (See Politics).
Longrunner Pride:
Leader: Lord Longrunner (CG Male Half-Cesestial Wemic Fighter 8/Barbarian 8)
Population: 699 (314 males, 282 females, 103 cubs) 30% of population is leveled
Lord Longrunner is said to be the grandson of one of the original Children of the Sun. There is no direct proof of this and he does not discuss it, what is known is his celestial nature has allowed him to live longer than any living member of the Pride. His vast knowledge and leadership skill teamed with his skill in combat arms make him a fierce opponent. Even more so he is advised by an ancient Golden Protector, said to be sent from the Golden Father himself to advise the people of the Prides.
The Longrunners are the second most nomadic of the Prides, they roam their lands from end to end stopping rarely in one place for much time. This is quite a feat because they are not a small Pride. They call their lands the Longlands, they are vast going from the border of the Silver Waters to the western mountains. Longrunner often sends in protection and guardians into both the Sunlands and the Stormlands. Lord Longrunner is leader of the council when they meet at Silver Waters and only Throatripper has ever stood up to or questioned him publicly.
Blackclaw Pride:
Leader: Stalker (NG Male Wemic Ranger 5/Rogue 8)
Population: 89 (42 males, 32 females, 15 cubs) All males and half females are leveled
The Blackclaw Pride roams the lands near the mountains to the east with constant vigil watch. They have no "home" but often meet at Blackclaw Rock, a giant stone jutting out of the plains. Stalker is loyal to Lord Longrunner with everybone of his body, much to the chagrin of Throatripper who wishes he could take the council lead someday. The Blackclaw protect against an ancient prophecy that speaks of Blood flowing down from the mountains high (insert rest of prophecy here)...
Because of this they stand guard constantly, often sending in their specialist rangers and scouts into the mountains and the abandoned Dwarfhold looking for signs of this evil.
Pride of Storms:
Leader: Pellfar Thundermane (CG Male Wemic Druid 13)
Population: 282 (111 males, 119 females, 52 cubs) 30% leveled druids, shamans, etc 20% leveled warriors/fighters
Pride of the Sun:
Leader: Dalia Sunpaw (LG Female Wemic Paladin 4/Cleric 10)
Population: 1154 (410 males, 573 females, 171 cubs) 20% leveled
Ghostrage Pride:
Leader: Calinar Throatripper (CN Male Wemic Barbarian 15)
Population: 127 (112 males, 15 young adults) All adults are leveled
17 Male Ghostwise Halfings
Stormlands-
Dotted by several small oasis and trees.
Lightning Tree:
Healers Home:
Longlands-
One of the few Pridelands with non-Wemic population.
Village of Man: Population (210 humans)
Tradewind: Permanent trade village near the border of the Silver waters territory.
Population: 15 Wemics, 33 Humans, 4 Ghostwise Haflings
Clawlands- Rocky and dry, loomed over by the mountains above to the west.
Blackclaw Rock: Gathering Site of the Blackclaw Pride
Dwarfhold: Abondoned Dwarven fortress built into the side of the mountain face.
Sunlands-
Ruins of Khalesh: Ruins of an ancient catfolk city, long gone from the Pridelands
Ruins of Tremor: Ruins of an ancient human city.
Ragelands-
Ghost Circle: Holy site
Cragpass: A defensible mountain pass that leads to the small village of Haven.
Haven: A small village of ghostwise halflings that performs the only minor trading that the Pridelands sees. Under the protection of the Ghostrage.
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AesophDarkfable
Warlord
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| | 06/11/2006 10:21 PM |
| Enemies and Dangers:
The largest threat to the Pridelands comes from the jungles to the east. A group of three druids known as the Blackmass. These three worship a dark an ancient power that once resided in the jungle and constantly strive to recover the remnants of the power, rotting the jungle and the land while they do it. (See the Rotting in religion)
Though the Pride has battled the Blackmass's minions several times and have an idea of their existence, they have only once seen one of the druids on the field of battle.
The Blackmass is made up of:
Blackhoof (NE Male Half-Fiend Satyr Druid 5/Bard 5/Fouchlyn Lyricist 2)
Silverback (CE Male Human Cleric 7/Apelord 6)
Maiden of Rot (CE Female Tiefling Druid 5/Blighter 7
This is a new threat and most disheartening is that they have rallied the spread and distant Gnolls, long ago scattered across the jungle by the Wemics under their banner. These Gnolls and their hyena pets corrupted by dark magics of the Blackmass have been gathering closer and closer to the edges of the jungle and the Silver Waters over the past few years. The Gnolls that have been returning have began slow raids on the small Ghostwise villages, reclaiming their slaves from years gone.
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AesophDarkfable
Warlord
5628 Posts
| | 06/23/2006 7:55 PM |
| Religion:
The Wemics split their worship between two married deities. The majority of the prides do not worship one in particular but both as a unit in their daily lives. Clerics and Paladins are really the only ones who dedicate themselves to one or the other in particular.
The Golden Father:
LG
Domains: War, Law, Good, Strength, Fire, Sun
Favored Weapon: Halberd
The Golden Father is depicted as the sun with a lions mane often times in art. He is the aggressor and outword strength of the Pridelands. He watches over from above as he speeds across the day sky. Though he does not often interefere in the daily lives of the Wemic, Golden Father loves his children and with pride shines down on their lives.
The Silver Mother:
CG
Domains: Healing, Protection, Chaos, Good, Animal, Water
Favored Weapon: Sickle
The Silver Mother takes her power from the moon. She is mother to the animals of the plains and guardian and protector of the home. While the Golden Father protects the borders aggressivly the Silver Mother is a defender. She is often represented by the Moon with stars following behind as cubs. When she is full and shines off of the Silver Waters, it is the holiest day in the month. When the full moon is overcast it is considered a foul omen.
The Silver Mother is also reportedly the creator of the Ghostwise Halflings in the area who call their telepathy "moon speech." This relationship and shared area leads the Wemics to call the Ghostwise the "rak eimi" or "little brothers. (See Ghostwise)
Behind the Scenes:
Neither Diety in particular interferes with affairs much. This has led several scholars that have studied the religion and culture to feel that neither are true deities in any pantheon but instead aspects of nature personified in god form. This is made even more problematic by the fact that no other religions or canonical texts mentions them as deities. Whether this is true or not the scholars do note that this is not something to state to a Cleric or Paladin of either "god" as it is generally met with swift reprisal.
Creation Mythos:
In the darkness below there were primodial creatures, where these base animals came from noone knows. It wasn't until the Silver Mother found them that they became animals of the world. Silver Mother wanted play things for her cubs. Thus the first creation were the lower animals. Golden Father found these creatures weak, and they often did not have the capability to make it through the hot days, and even more probelmatic was the fact they could not survive attacks by the last of the primodial creatures, to defend them he created the Great Cats and to lead them the Lions and this was fine.
A dark day came though. A power known only as The Rotting had saw these creations in jealousy began to make his own. This began with the fell Hyena, but was soon transformed into the vile Gnolls of the Jungle. Though the Lions fought back they were in a difficult position to resist as these creatures hunted the Great Cats and began to dabble into dark magics. Seeing this approaching problem on their creation and how much it worried Silver Mother, to help guard and protect her animals she created a race of small spirits known as the Ghostwise. The spirits roamed the earth looking for bodies to inhabit and found those of a race called halflings. The spirits transformed these halflings, giving them the ability to speak with their minds. The Ghostwise then traveled to the Great plains to protect the animals there but were soon enslaved by the Gnolls. This upset Silver Mother greatly and her tears filled the Silver Waters now sacred to the Pride. Seeing this Golden Father raged, the sun shined down for three weeks straight they legend until he figured out what to do. Golden Father's answer was the Pride. Warriors strong and hardy that could defend the plains and the Great Cats from The Rotting's creatures.
The Pride lashed forth under great leaders, the Children of the Sun these five were called. They thundered across the plains and into the jungles and won the day, driving the Gnolls deep into the jungle and rescuing the enslaved Ghostwise. With this victory the Shadow was thought to be no more.
The Rotting:
NE
Domains: Animal, Plant, Evil, Travel
Favored Weapon: Flail (Heavy or Light)
This vile force created the Hyena and Gnolls just to spite the Golden Father and Silver Mother. After his Gnolls were scattered by the Wemics and run deep into the Jungle he fell out of favor as a diety and was doomed to become nothing but a footnote in history. Recently though a powerful druid seeking great power over nature itself sought out old ruins of power and was able to combine himself with the ancient god. This "new" God had few followers but was able to recruit three powerful followers called the Blackmass and through their work has gained much power by regrouping the Gnolls and informing them of their past as well as dark deals with demons. This is now a formidable foe that has attracted much attention in divine realms that are in the know as his teachings seem to be spreading fast and beyond their jungle stronghold. The Rotting is clearly insane as his mind is that of a power sick druid combined with a possibly ageless deity. | |
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AesophDarkfable
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| | 06/26/2006 1:47 PM |
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AesophDarkfable
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| | 06/26/2006 1:49 PM |
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AesophDarkfable
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5628 Posts
| | 06/26/2006 1:52 PM |
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AesophDarkfable
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| | 06/26/2006 1:54 PM |
| | Eastern Mountains- (Saved for Later) | |
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