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Zyrius -Parasidic Shapeshifting Jokesters, Happy Trolling Travelers

9 (18.8%)

Glarrock -Symbiotic Rat-Lichen-Turtles, Cautious Diplomats

5 (10.4%)

Tregaris -Sentient Plantfolk, Survival Escapists

7 (14.6%)

Sheaylicai  -Mamalean Dragons, Survivalsts

2 (4.2%)

Dakamerawa -Humanoid Amphibians, Cowardly Survivalists

4 (8.3%)

Blood Tribe -Sentient Telepathic Carrots, Aggressive Mind Controlers

7 (14.6%)

Usola -Marsupial Crows, Curious Agriculturalists

7 (14.6%)

Franco Karm -Demonic Humanoids, Dominant Isolationists

4 (8.3%)

Sennat -Fox-headed Tentacled Humanoids, Isolated Survivalists

3 (6.3%)

Total Members Voted: 10

Voting closed: September 02, 2012, 05:30:23 am

[Taricus]

Hairless. But fair point on the climate, though I think it would work better as a subtropical climate.

[racnor]

might as well give this a try.

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Tribe Name:Sennat
Race Name: Ledreo
Race Description: At first glance the Ledreo look a little like bipedal foxs, with sharp, triangular heads on top of bodies that seem far too thin to support them. Their bones are less dense than even those of birds, and their upper bodies are covered in an array of long thin tentacles that can twist together into usable appendages. Instead of muscles, the Ledreo utilize a unique form of hemoglobin that responds to electrical charge, effectively turning their blood into a muscle. They move by swinging their tentacles in unison, while kicking their legs to stay off the ground, giving them the appearance of floating jellyfish. Ledreo reach physical maturity at 15, at which point they stay about the same until around 90, when accumulated wounds catch up with them.
World/Region Name: Ferridia Valley
World/Region Description: Ferridia is a vast shallow river-valley cut though what was once an open temperate plain. Periodic flooding both enriches the soil and erodes the many large veins of magnetite that crisscross the bedrock, staining the soil, riverbed, and plants rust red. The surrounding plains are fertile, but the Ledreo are mostly congregated near the river, while the plains are populated by a large variety of predators.
Tribal Personality: The Sennat are a very cautious tribe, founded around the goal of protecting their fragile members. They are worried about the idea of leaving the valley without clear reason.
Tribal Strength: The fine tentacles of the Ledreo give them unprecedented  fine motor control, which allows them to manipulates tools and plants with more delicacy. Controlling their blood has also given them an affinity for manipulating the earth, which the tribe uses to assist in the creation of crude structures.            (craftsmanship, agriculture, basic constructive earth magic.)
Tribal Weakness: The fears of the Sennat are pretty well grounded. Light bones and telekinetic blood seem less cool when a punch caves in your ribs or your entire blood supply tries to force itself out of claw wounds. As a result, medicine has also advanced fairly slowly among the Sennat. Additionally, their blood requires more iron than normal to work at peak efficiency, and that can only be easily acquired from plants grown within the valley, and limiting their movement range.
(close combat, medicine, iron deficiency)
Initial Story Action:Organize village watch

[Armok]

I am willing to have the jesters live near my race, because from what I remember they made the last story they were in awesome. Just beware that some of them will almost certainly be enslaved and made into servitors.

I'm noticing so far nobody have given very contradictory descriptions of their lands. Maybe if that ends up true for all races they could be grouped together in a single one after all?

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Tribe Name: Oolahtorh
Race Name: Deep Nobles
Race Description: Basicaly tentacled eldrich abominations, but without any supernatural or mystic elements, and with loads of special twists (most important for gameplay are the widespread usage of so called Servitors) as decried in http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=99545.msg2927782#msg2927782
World/Region Name: "Oolahtorh village"
World/Region Description: By Deep noble standards a rather small town in a to-narrow but amply long chasm, remarkable both for being unusually close to the surface and for lacking a central Royal. Due to the later, it is significantly less well lit (since the usual method of lighting depends on florescence relying on radioactivity from the royal), and the lack of a natural centre point gives it an aimless layout many nobles find slightly creepy.
Tribal Personality: Oolahtorh is a group young social outcasts - the eldest is barely 2000 years old! - and lacks most of the social, cultural and economic structure of a proper deep noble community. Luckily, being willing to suffer this kind of lifestyle also selects for flexibility of though, and they also have a few prodigious servitor makers.
Tribal Strength: Servitor making, adventurousness, creativity
Tribal Weakness: lack of social, economical and cultural structure and capital, no access to Royals or Royal-blood-derived products, zero magic
Initial Story Action: Launch a surface expedition to scout for species suitable for making into servitors (any player race + local animals )

Edit: Crap, just noticed the part abut just evolving from animlas, which can't be fit to nobles since they did not evolve and are not animals, what do?

[Haika]

"If I were a deep one, blub blub blubblub blubblub blub blub....." *hums to himself*

I think the Nobles could work, you just have to realize that you are freshly created and need to start from scratch. And are mortal, meaning they need food, shelter, resources and the like. They also wouldn't start with any servitors. However you might also want to just choose something else. That link you gave has the whole species developed quite extensively. This leaves little room to be creative and change as this game goes along.



Some interesting applications so far. Anyone have any thoughts about the other applicants? Stuff you like, dislike, want to read, don't want to read, etc, etc.

[Armok]

I'm balancing very much on the edge of uncertainty about if I want to join or not at the moment. Probably don't want to play the nobles given all of this. To late at night to think up some other alternative, maybe I will tomorrow unless I forget, but don't wait for me.

[kilakan]

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Tribe Name:Tregaris

Race Name:The Sprouted

Race Description:From the seeds of the mother tree they grew.  A diverse race of plants which evolved thought and then movement to adapt to the harsh environment and harsher predators.  Throughout their lives they change to survive, starting life as a seed the young sprouts mature into many different forms to best suit their environment and gathering together with others of the Sprouted in hopes of one day building a safe utopia.  While their shapes are often different depending on where they grew up, one thing remains constant among all; They start as a seed from another sprouted, and from that seed hatches a humanoid like creature only a few inches tall.  Throughout their entire lives they continue to grow in size whether they will it or not, and only when the growth stops are they able to reproduce.  Flowering marks the end of the life of a sprouted, a conscious action which causes them to lose all sentience and mobility becoming a pure plant which will in time give birth to hundreds of new seeds.  As such in times of hardship a Sprouted's life may be as short as a year as the tribe loses members to predation and disaster, increasing the need for new seeds.
     The deciding factor on a sprouted's appearance is often what they consume and see within the first few days of their life, the more they rely on sunlight and water for substance the closer they become to humanoid trees.  Their individual traits are often based around the plants they grew up near, and as such the harsher the land the stronger the surviving Sprouted will become.  While rarely a seedling will be deprived of sunlight or feast on the carcass of some forest creature and grow into a mix of fungus and animal.  These sprouted are often regarded as twisted abominations, for once it has consumed too much fresh raw meat or possibly been deprived of sunlight for too long they become unable to flower.  Once reaching a critical mass the fungal simply dissolve into the ground.  Once a fungal Sprouted dissolves all that is left of them is the occasional mushroom that bursts forth from the ground they died at, attempting feebly to reach for the sun. 

World/Region Name:Roil Canyon

World/Region Description:A massive fissure with walls too steep and high for anything but the birds to ever hope to escape.  From some unknown land far above waterfalls rain down at distant spots showering a massive self-contained rainforest with life giving water.  The vegetation within is diverse and often deadly, as both plants and animals fight for light and food.  Giant trees dip poison to kill rapidly growing vines which attempt to strangle the life from both the trees roots and any animal unlucky enough to fall asleep near them.  Massive insects rip their way through the undergrowth always looking for more food fallen from above.  Upon the giant plants entire other ecosystems live and thrive near the sun, supported by the growth beneath dirt and debris gathers to give a place for further plants to sprout and grow.  A single thing can be seen to be held in common amongst almost all life in Roil Canyon, the scrambling hope that if only one could reach high enough to get to the world beyond the chasm they would find paradise.

Tribal Personality:Brought together by the need to survive and united by the hope of finding a paradise free of struggle the Sprouted.  They are often cheerful and loving, cherishing every moment of life and every hope that their finial demise might give life to the next generation of Sprouted.  This tribe in particular shares the singular purpose of creating a safe land for themselves either high and in full sun or a distant hope of escaping Roil Canyon.  The tribe itself is composed of nothing but a rogue band of seedlings of which the oldest is merely 10  years old and thus none of the members are very large yet.

Tribal Strength:Diversity brings strength, and as such every member is praised for their unique growths that have benefited the fight for survival.  The particular mesh of plant and humanoid allows them a greater understanding of all life forms.  Seeds are able to be carried and stored for years if not decades before they sprout, and as such when conditions allow new sprouted are able to be planted at will.  A flowering can produce anywhere from 1 to thousands of seeds  depending on the size of the Sprouted.  Due to being evolved from plants the sprouted are able to survive on sun and water.
(Diverse Growths, Knowledge of Nature, Young are effectively in stasis until conditions are favorable for growth, older individuals can give birth to thousands of new sprouted, Photosynthesis)

Tribal Weakness:The flowering in essence kills the Sprouted who undergoes it, robbing the tribe of an member.  The individuals of the tribe are all currently very young in comparison to how old they can be, and as such small and weak.  Rarely a seedling will grow up in horrific conditions, creating an individual made of fungus which is unable to reproduce and often only lives a few years.  Deprivation from nutrients in soil and organic matter such as flesh or other plants will greatly reduce a sprouted's strength and speed.
(Young, Currently Weak, Reproduction kills, Chance newborns will be afflicted with a sterilizing and eventually fatal condition. Reliance on photosythesis alone greatly reduces physical characteristics.)

Initial Story Action:As the last of the new seedlings emerged from the cracked and dry earth, the oldest named Andris lifts the newborn up to his shoulder where it yawns and falls asleep after the struggle to emerge from the ground.  A vine wraps gently around it's waist securing it and it's siblings onto the eldest Sprouted's bark covered back.  Motioning quietly for the others to pack up he begins slowly climbing the massive tree which they were camped beside.  Gather the tribe and begin climbing and walking to try and find a place with water and sun to raise and nourish the newly hatched.

Annnddd done... hopefully plant/animal/humanoid things are okay :p  Oh and also for all intensive purposes each generation of Sprouted would have similar characteristics from growing up in the same place.

[Lillipad]

The guys racnor thought up could be interesting. It's not too often that people want to run a race of frail people.

[micelus]

Heh. Forgot about this.

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Tribe Name: Usola
Race Name: Cici
Race Description: The cici , at a glance, can be described as highly intelligent crows. A second glance does not in fact change this view. It is only when one watches a ci for a long period of time does one see the differences. Unlike crows, the cici have primitive claw-arms emnating from pouches found on the front of their body. These arms are not very long, being used only for basic tasks. A cici's feathers are usually a a dirty black or brown, but some individuals possess a more reddish tint. A ci usually grows an inflatable crest upon maturity along its neck, used for mating performances and communication. Unlike birds, cici give live birth. However, they do not give birth in a placental manner, but in a marsupial manner and thus do actually excrete a form of 'milk'. Finally, an average ci can expect to live to around 40 years, unless of course extended by medicine. They mature at around 12.
World/Region Name: Usola Woods
World/Region Description: The Woods are a large area of wooded hills and mountains, with a rare clearing every now and then. The top of the mountains are the source of several rivers and lakes. The climate is cold and most organisms have developed ways to cope with the climate. The trees of the region are ancient, and light can rarely pierce the bottom of the forest, forcing most organisms to inhabit the canopies or rely less on the sun. In fact, many organisms that live on the forest floor are nocturnal and some have even lost the need for eyes at all, becoming blind as time passed. The forest canopy is a different scene all together, with several species often thought as non-aboreal inhabiting it as if it was the ground itself. This is due to the ability of certain species of trees havingdeveloped the ability to 'meld' with other trees, entangling with their branches. This allowed pathways and stable areas to be created, allowing non-aboreal life to inhabit the area. The cici inhabit this area of the forest. Some interesting species are the aforementioned melding trees, gliding bears, winged-snakes, flying wombats, and even a species of tree-swinging squid.
Tribal Personality: The Usola are content with their way of life, only caring about their crops and livestock. Even so, the tribe is curious about the world and many members often journey down onto the forest floor. Some members of the tribe however, advocate a closer unity with other tribes, wanting to increase the chance of survival for all. Intrestingly, some elders are agreeing with them.
Tribal Strength: Incredible amounts of food are freely available from the tribe, owing to their early domestication of a special type of parasitic vine and the successful taming of a giant species of tree-kangaroo. They also have a growing desire to reach out to other tribes, and share in their resources. Finally, the Usola are close-knit and would find it very difficult to abandon one another.
Tribal Weakness: The Usola lack any form of metalworking or even metal itself. Hard to find in the trees, after all. Being for the most part peaceful, they lack sufficient weaponry or attitude to fight a prolonged conflict. Finally, they're dirty cowards and WILL run if they feel like it, unless it is a family member, in which case they will not.
Initial Story Action: Explore the forest floor.

[Ukrainian Ranger]

Am I too late?

At least bring me in the waiting list

[Lillipad]

Did you read every post? This isn't first-come. If you make something Haika likes, you're in.

[edit]
Squirrels.

[Ukrainian Ranger]

I should start reading topics, not a part of OP
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Tribe Name: Blood tribe

Race Name:  Talids

Race Description: Talids look like boring, ordinary plant with one big leaf (up to meter in diameter)  with carrot-like roots. But that bright purple root is what making them unique. The roots contain highly developed magical telepathic brain that can read minds of nearby beings and mind control weaker ones.

While one Talid can control only one creature, that control is complete. Plant gets all senses of controlled victim and can make it to do anything, including stuff like stop breathing. Usually mind controlled

The older Talid is, the bigger and smarter creature it can control, month old talids can posses an ant equivalent, while 40years elders probably can control a sentient lifeform.

Reproduction: Twice in a year plant produces one flower, that must get pollinated by another plant, usually via mind controlled slaves. In extreme cases self-pollination is possible but it's incest like taboo
Then plant develops tasty fruit with 3-6 seeds, that used to spread by using animals, but now, of cause, direct planting is used almost always

Talids can be killed only be destroying the root, losing aboveground part isn't even painful for the plant. Also Talids grow in a sentient manner, only when they want and thus they can stay in root form for  years, until starvation kicks in. 

World/Region Name: Holy Island.

World/Region Description:   
No one knows who created that 52 miles wide and 78 miles long island. No one knows how it works...  But once in a few decades it teleports to entirely new pace. It always lands on water or some other similar liquid. Sometimes it jumps few miles, sometimes it lands in another ocean, sometimes it lands on another planets, and sometimes it jumps in another dimensions.
No need to say that it's filled with many bizarre creatures, from many different places
Last island place was freezingly cold and almost sunless. Many creatures died, including majority of Talids, and then, after 40 year long winter a new jump happened...

Island geography From top to bottom (south, north, east and west don't really aply for a jumping island)
1) Mountains - this have many caves and tunnels, probaby built by the guys tyhat created the island. Somewhere deep jumping engine is located, that creates some additional heat and magical fields. Somewhere deep it's guarded by unknown magical monsters. Currently warm caves host many creatures that save themselves from freezing cold outside.
2) Young evergreen forest. It grew in the last 3 decades, after previous tropical forest died in the new freezing world. It's has rich wildlife and some creatures are very bizarre, river from mountains run through it
3) Freshwater lake. Almost ideal circle hole that usually is filled with rainwater from the mountains. Looks like this hole was created by the same unknown force that created the island. Currently the lake is almost completely frozen. But something may survive on the bottom
4) Plains. Vast open territories that once was very fertile, but now plants thrive only in a short one month summer. The home of the Blood tribe. Also it hosts many fishing animals and birds, in fact fish is currently a base for the current arctic ecosystem


Tribal Personality: Blood tribe is called like that, because they prefer blood  as a fertilizer, they mainly specialize on mind controlling predators, that not only protect them from herbivorous, but also provide needed fertilizers and heat of their bodies at winter
Another important feature of the blood tribe is that their religion teach to coexist with lesser plants, while other Talid tribes mercilessly kill all competition  around
Also due to the need to feed their predators, blood Tribe learned to control slaves on much longer distances

Tribal strength
1) Need soil and sun for survival
2) Can replace sun with any magical radiation, but sun is still preferable
3) Instant communication - they posses high level, long range telepathy. 
4) Developed military strategy and tactics (due to constant wars with other Talids Blood Tribe learned to coordinate actions of many slaves in effective manner)


Tribal weakness
1) Immobile. Religion taboos any form of replanting. That's viewed  as betraying Holy Island's kindness (yes they worship the island)
2) No starting technology - No wheel, no construction, no fire, no tools
3) Xenophobic - View non plant life forms as inferior beings created for the greater good of plants
4) Their roots are very good magical ingredient to any kind of mage. And very tasty food for many monsters


Initial Story Action: Evaluate new conditions after the jump, send flying scouts around

[Haika]

I'd like to remind people that I want this to be more a community thing, rather than just me picking players and such. If I have to, I can just have a vote, but I'd rather people discuss things in the thread.

[Lillipad]

What a beautiful discussion we're having.

[racnor]

I think the problem is that everything we could say feels too judgmental. Even if I just support applications, it feels like I'm insulting the ones I don't support.

[Lillipad]

We can't get anywhere if we're too afraid to criticize each other. Just say what you think is good about the sheets you like and bad about the sheets you're less fond of.

The only sheet I'd really say is off limits to talk about is Armok's. There are concepts that could be used, but nothing's really been properly filled in. Unless he decides to not play, we should just let him fill it out in full before touching upon it.