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[bulborbish]

Nice game ya got going on here.

I may join soon, if I get motivated

[Humaan]

(OOC: Bulborbish, your supposed to post in OOC when not in character.)

Asakoth studied the new race in his domain. A being a law finally existed, and from the basic mold, a new hope would arise. But law was still not strong enough. It could not fight, it needed something no weapon, no armor, and no magic could provide. A great leader. This leader would have to be selected by divine means, for no other method would continue the law.

Create Herald: Free Action

To this Archon a simple message began: "Gather your people, living in this plane, for the message of law is about to be sent." It was all he could do to begin a new age for his domain. He looked around and realized the lineage of this Archon would be loyal to law. But people will argue, fight, and go to war over who will inherit his linage. So, it was decided a new concept shall arise, the concept of hereditary rule.

Teach Populous: Hereditary Rule (2/3 AP Left)

With the idea taught into their minds, Asakoth knew that the organization of the populous is still yet undetermined. Knowing the populous still has not decided a leader, he sent a commandment out:

“Listen to this man, my herald, for he is to rule you for life. He shall keep you on the correct path to law, and his son shall take up his mantle upon his death. From that point onward, his family is to be considered royal blood, and the eldest, if still in a position to do so, shall take up the throne.”
Create Organization: Asako Kingdom (0/3 AP Left)

Asakoth looked upon the remainder of the world before he would return to his slumber. His herald was indeed had succeeded with his message. When he returned, he knew his herald would have an heir and an heir after that. Beyond that indeed, the 14th in linage to the throne would be ruling. He began to start his slumber again… his work was done for now…

[RAM]

In the plane of shadow Wheel continued rotating, and beneath lay a barren reflection of the material world, it had been this way since its creation, but now, something stirred. Dark forms scurried between rocks, ghostly forms gracefully drifted through the air with a subdued hum, and trails spread from burrows into the world at large, seeking to add to their collections. Soon the shadows were filled with uncountable eyes, observing all, and casually abandoned trinkets would be stored and secured.
 Some of these creatures drifted into the material plane, and, lacking the sustenance of their home, quickly became voracious, and would be regarded as a pest by the peoples of that world.
But back in the shadows, Wheels eternally revolving will continued as the new creatures were surveyed. Eventually the attention of the deity rested upon a single scarab, as the deity turned overhead the scarab made circles in the dust, and grew, and changed. Its legs shifted forwards, its head grew from its body and gained great articulation, it grew two long arms tipped with fine pincers, while its wings retracted and its carapace grew thicker. It grew a venom in its pincers that would cause lethargy and paralysis. Then, at about a metre in length, this centaurian hybrid of a scarab and a preying-mantis' growth stopped.
 And it became aware of things, its desires were renewed, it sought to collect, to study, and to protect and hide. It sought to gather knowledge and uniqueness from the world and keep it safely hidden in the darkness where only those who respected it would be allowed to find it. And then it became aware of agreement, it turned and saw what it had felt, another like it, but with a fragile shell and mighty wings, and then it felt many others about, and that they felt many more. It then felt a sense of unity with the others, they were its allies and together they would form a united will.

 They sensed that they were different to the smaller creatures, and took a name, they would identify themselves as the Ankh'heg. And then a new will swept over them, that of their creator. It beckoned for communities to be formed, with the largest in the south in the shadow of their revolving deity. They began observing the shifting of their world as it reflected the changes of another.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

4Create populace: Insects in the plane of shadow and the prime material plane.
2Create populace: Ankh'heg in the plane of shadow.

Spoiler: Ankh'heg: (click to show/hide)

1st level warrior
Size/Type:     Small Magical Beast (Extraplanar)
Hit Dice:    1d8 (5 hp)
Initiative:    +2
Speed:    20 ft. (4 squares), climb 10 ft.
Armor Class:    19 (+2 Dex, +6 natural, +1 size), touch 13, flat-footed 17
Base Attack/Grapple:    +1/-6
Attack:    Claw +3 melee (1d4-3 plus poison) or spear -1 melee (1d6-3)
Full Attack:    2 Claws +3 melee (1d4-3 plus poison) and Bite -2 melee (1d3-3) or spear -1 melee (1d6-3) and Bite -2 melee (1d3-3)
Space/Reach:    5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:    Ankh'heg Traits (Ex), Poison
Special Qualities:    Ankh'heg Traits (Ex), darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, blindsight 10 ft., hive mind 60 ft., telepathy 60 ft., shadow native
Saves:    Fort +2, Ref +2, Will +1
Abilities:    Str 5, Dex 14, Con 10, Int 17, Wis 13, Cha 4
Skills:    -
Feats:    Weapon Finesse
Environment:    Underground
Organization:    Solitary(1-3), Commune (7-20 plus 20% noncombatants plus 1-3 4th level leaders) or community (40-200 plus 40% noncombatants plus 4-40 5th level protectors, 3-12 4th level scholars, 3-12 6th level leaders, and 1 champion of 6th-13th level)
Challenge Rating:    -
Treasure:    Standard
Alignment:    Usually neutral
Advancement:    By character class
Level Adjustment:    +-

Ankheg Traits (Ex)

Ankh'heg possess the following racial traits.

    * +4 Dexterity, +4 Intelligence +2 Wisdom, -4 Strength, -2 Constitution, -4 Charisma.
    * Small size. +1 bonus to Armor Class, +1 bonus on attack rolls, +4 bonus on Hide checks, -4 penalty on grapple checks, lifting and carrying limits ¾ those of Medium characters.
    * An Ankh'heg’s base land speed is 20 feet.
    * +2 racial bonus on hide, Move Silently, spot, search, listen and knowledge checks.
    * Automatic Languages: Common, Undercommon. Bonus Languages: Any. Though Ankh'heg cannot speak.
    * Favored Class: Wizard.

The ankh'heg warrior presented here had the following ability scores before racial adjustments: Str 9, Dex 10, Con 12, Int 13, Wis 11, Cha 8.

Poison (Ex)

Injury, Fortitude DC 10, initial damage 1d6 dex, secondary damage paralysis 1d6 minutes. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Hive Mind (Ex)

All ankh'heg within 60 feet are in constant communication. If one is aware of a particular danger, they all are. If one in a group is not flat-footed, none of them are. No ankh'heg in a group is considered flanked unless all of them are.

Telepathy (Su)

An ankh'heg can communicate telepathically with any creature within 60 feet that has an Intelligence score. The creature can respond to the ankh'heg if it wishes—no common language is needed.

Blindsight (Ex)

An ankh'heg uses a telepathic sense to detect its surroundings within 10 feet.

Shadow Native (Ex)

As natives of the Plane of Shadow ankh'heg are sustained by it and are not affected by a lack of food, sleep, or breath while within it.

[The Willow Wisp]

Synk took time to reflect upon all that had happened and on hinself. He sat and meditated. Waiting....Watching....and planning.

Evolve Physically(0 of 3 AP):

[RAM]

(this is a link to the out of character thread, please drop by if you are still interested)

As the eternally revolving Wheel gazed upon the shadows the shadows gazed upon the common insects within them. In time the vermin became like shadows themselves to better suit their home. Wheel's rotating purpose grew stronger with the shadows. Many things would need to be done.

4 Create Subrace: All Vermin in the plane of shadow gain the dark template.
3 Evolve Physically: Wheel.

Spoiler: Dark template (click to show/hide)

 Dark creatures are otherwise mundane creatures that have become bound to the nature of a darkness orientated plane, specifically the Plane of Shadow. They resemble dark images of beings found on the Material Plane.
 
 A caster may choose to forgo the ability to summon creatures with the celestial or fiendish templates and gain the ability to summon creatures with the dark template in their place. Once made this choice requires an atonement spell or equivalent to change.

Creating A Celestial Creature

 "Dark" is an inherited template that can be added to any corporeal aberration, animal, dragon, fey, giant, humanoid, magical beast, monstrous humanoid, plant, or vermin of good or neutral alignment (referred to hereafter as the base creature).

A dark creature uses all the base creature’s statistics and abilities except as noted here. Do not recalculate the creature’s Hit Dice, base attack bonus, saves, or skill points if its type changes.
Size and Type

Dark creatures gain the incorporeal subtype and animals or vermin with this template become magical beasts, but otherwise the creature type is unchanged. Size is unchanged. Dark creatures encountered on the Material Plane have the extraplanar subtype.

Attack

Dark creatures gain an incorporeal touch attack.

Special Attacks

A dark creature retains all the special attacks of the base creature and also gains the following attack.

Dexterity Damage (Su)
The touch of a dark creature deals 1d2 points of Dexterity damage to a corporeal foe. Increase the damage by 1 size category for every 4 hit dice the creature possesses. Refer to the base creature's attacks when attacking incorporeal foes.

Special Qualities

A dark creature retains all the special qualities of the base creature and also gains the following qualities.

    * Blindsight out to 5 feet.
    * Incorporeal traits.
    * Daylight Powerlessness.
    * Shadow Native.(See here for details)
Abilities

Same as the base creature, but Intelligence and Charisma are at least 3.

Environment

Any darkness orientated plane.

Challenge Rating

HD 3 or less, as base creature; HD 4 to 7, as base creature +1; HD 8 or more, as base creature +2?

Alignment

Always true neutral.

Level Adjustment

Same as the base creature +4?

[RAM]

Much had been done to protect the southern reaches. An impenetrable wall of mountains blocked approach from above and a host of fell beasts guarded the caves below. But still the chaos beyond encroached. The hatred within all things of that world would surface and provoke violence. While small in number there were some burellies within that would pursue conflict with the scribbles. Wheel revolved and observed, and acted!
 Deep within the shadows of the Barrier range a great rotation began. Beneath it, all was darkness. Within the darkness there was a swirling ring of dark, immaterial fabrics. From that ring emerged a horde of insectile creatures that swarmed into the valley.
 A great rotating will bore down on the valley, those most pure amongst the scribbles felt it and were compelled towards the ring, escorted by the newcomers. Those Burellies present that still lived for the games, and had not been swayed be recent chaos were set upon by a merciless sleep, and also whisked into the darkness. Those that had been consumed by the the conflicts felt a great unwelcomeness, and fled into the maze, or remained and were unravelled. Those that remained were given a choice, sanctuary, or exile. They could remain and seek to fulfil their own unique nature, or leave and embrace the world beyond. Those that remained were taken to the heart of the lands and granted such seclusion as they desired, those that left were escorted safely through the maze to the lands beyond, and left there.

Wheels rotating gaze observed the diminishing of the moon's shadow. While the cause remained mysterious the memory would not. Casting its revolving will into the heavens a copy of the moon was crafted and maintained orbiting opposite the fading original. Though imperfect, it would serve as a reminder.

Spoiler:  actions (click to show/hide)

5 Create Avatar: Prime material plane: Wheel.
2 Create portal: Prime material plane: planet: Southern pole; Plane of shadow: Planet: Southern Pole.
0 Control Followers: Ankh'heg introduced to PMP south pole, perfect Scribbles moved to plane of shadow, Perfect burellies sleeping and moved to plane of shadow.
0 Divinely Morphic Create land: Plane of shadow, moon clone.

[RAM]

A brightly glowing scribble wanders through some caves, then vanishes forever...