My brother and I have been bouncing an idea around for a fantasy world setting, and it occoured to me to try putting it into Dwarf Fortress. I wanted to know your guys' thoughts on it, and see if you could think of any difficulties/great ideas. Here's the notes on the setting so far:
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Fey People
A Fantasy
There is a big City. There is a small Town a dozen miles away from that City. A few miles away from that Town there is a little village. And just a short walk out from that village is an old farmer's cottage. The cottage is surrounded by woods, near a creek and a gully, and there have been no humans here in many years. That does not mean that there are no people, however.
The Fey People of George's Cottage live as they do in many places. They are a varied group, spread across several villages throughout the woods, pastures, and other terrain of the Estate. The Fey People, you see, are small beings. The tallest of them, the Gnomes, are 11 in. tall. Most are around 7 in. tall like the Norns, and the small Goblins are a mere 5 in. As a rule, they live for 12 years, measuring their age by a two-month year- They are the equivalent of human 80 years old by that time, though some live longer and others live less.
They live in villages built out of the things they can find, and one can normally find someone of every type in a village. That said, there are empires and a king of every type. Each village is beholden to the local mayor of the race, and each mayor is a member of that race's council, who rule with the king of that kind.
The Kinds of The Fey People:
Elves: The Elves are small, warty, green, and hunched. They have thin wings, too, though flight is not easy to them. They are not evil as a whole, but their communities are often belligerent and violent to outsiders. They do, however, respect strength and honor, and can be strong allies. They wear clothes made from dirty socks, and pride themselves on never having taken a matching pair. They will on occasion make offerings to humans in order to gain a powerful ally.
Goblins: Goblins are built of rags, straw, and twigs. They are held together with twine and daubs of mud. They build and repair each other, and enjoy labor, working for others cheerfully. They can be simple-minded sometimes, but some are great artists, and they do travel and trade with the others. They are terrified of water, as more than a moment's splash will start to dissolve their mud! They care little for politics, simply working or fighting for those who respect their work.
Gnomes: Huge, strong, and bold, the Gnomes are rarer than the other kinds, but they leave their mark; They, by mysterious tradition, sometimes make larger-than-life-sized statues of themselves that they gift to people, even Humans. Recently Humans have started to make these statues themselves, but they leave out the bald head, lumpy, rocky skin, and yellow, angular teeth. The Gnomes are slow decision makers, as the feel that their great strength lends them a certain responsibility over the smaller kinds.
Dwarves: Beneath a long pointed cap, a bulbous nose. Under the nose, a long beard, and under the beard, a fit dwarf will have as close to a spherical belly as possible. Dwarves are wise, enjoy digging and metal working, and can live for many, many seasons. They are gruff and short-spoken, but just need a little time to get to know a new person. A game of nine-pins and nine pints should do it- just beware of the potency of the potables and the length of a game!
Mouslings: The Mouslings are perhaps the most in-touch with humans, as they often explore their artifacts and homes. There are two subtle sub-groups; the common Mousefolk and the Ratfolk, who are larger and cruder; the two forms are sometimes intermingled and sometimes almost entirely separate as the politics of the time dictate. They are not always wise, but they can be clever- the kind of clever that can get them into trouble.
Norns: The only thing special about Norns is the fact that occasionally one of them will make himself special. In appearance, they are very much like “normal-sized” Humans. They are not the most political or wealthy, but they are rather flexible and resourceful, and seem to be found everywhere. They also tend to be friendly, and are traditionally good hosts to travelers and visitors; thus they can usually get along well among the other kinds. However, they are rather variable. Some are more patient than a dwarf, some are less kind than an elf, and some are bizarre beyond the strangest Dridir.
Frog Folk: Natural water-dwellers, the frogfolk are an essential part of the larger community of feyfolk, serving on any streamgoing vessel and living in every even remotely damp village. As their name suggests, they are very similar to both norns and frogs. Unlike the other kinds, they are not ruled by a King, but by The Great Toad; an enormous bullfrog who's great croaks are interpreted by the Royal Council. The Froglings are very rarely on any one side or the other- they prefer to remain neutral in most conflicts, perhaps because of the economics, and perhaps because as amphibians, they “see the ripples from both sides.”
Trolls: The face of a Troll is dominated by modest fangs emerging from the mouth, a blobby nose, and wide yellowing eyes and teeth under a mop of greasy hair, and stubby arms ending in big mitts for hands. Trolls are great diggers and despise the sky and sunlight; only going out with thick hoods and robes. When on the surface, they remain in covered areas, especially under bridges. They are territorial beings, but accept barter for passage- and they do keep their paths and passages safe and neat where they can. They demand what they believe is fair payment, and can be violent if they do not receive it- this had led to a wary feeling between them and many other kinds.
Dridir: More commonly called Dryads, there are many forms of Dridir- Water Dryads, Earth Dryads, Tree-, Snow-, Fire-, Soot-, Wool-, Glass-, Stone-, Flower- Dryads... The list goes on and on, but they are all of one unique kind. They are quite variable, but they usually live close to nature- even more so than other kinds of Fey Folk- and independently. Often they have some kind of wings, although some are more decorative than others. Dridir have little united government, living only on the common law of the land, and only very rarely go to war.
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Well, that's what we have so far. Other notes include:
-"Magma" is "Burning Oil" pumped from a broken pipe. Cools into "Ash" stone that is a kind of (sandy?) soil.
TO DO:
-All the new races.
-Elves.
-Goblins.
-Gnomes.
-Dwarves.
-Mouselings.
-Norns.
-Frog Folk.
-Trolls.
-Dridir.
-All the new plants.
-Grassess become Trees.
-Mosses/molds for growing.
-Mixed large plants.
-All the new Rock Types.
-Soils can be used for Construction.
-Some rock types scaled down.
-minerals such as Granite are more coarse.
-Make metals such as tin useable for tools.
-All the new Animals.
-Make small animals Monsters.
-Create vermine critters.
-pet animals such as Cammies.
-All the new items.
-Small weapons: Pins, picks, ect.
-Re-name/redesign some items.
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