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Spoiler: Murmur Base (click to show/hide)

This unassuming patch of hot, dry, sparse forest is now the gathering point for those who wish to defend the world from the depredations of the Emperor and his insidious minions.

Heroes may attempt to search this area for anything of interest, but without the infrastructure to provide opportunities, they are unlikely to find much more than refugees and impoverished warriors.


Base Events
"Hrrrrgh... The 'Emperor' won't win. We'll make him pay for each inch if needs be, and we'll drive him from this world if it kills us."

[Rolled Action] A hero may search through the city for interesting events or profitable opportunities. The nature and quality of these events are determined by the quality of the roll and the features of the space or region they are searching.

Path to Murmuring Folk Village
"Howdy there! Lookin' for some cider, or maybe a dance?"

[Rolled Action] The Murmuring Folk are stubborn and a bit uncouth, but can be quite friendly with those they view as allies. Depending on how things go, they might give a visiting champion minor gifts or services.

Path to Holo's Lair
"I am Holo, the Wise Wolf! What do you want of me, Mortal?"

[Rolled Action] Holo, patron goddess of the Murmuring Folk and unofficial power behind the resistance to the Emperor, does not meet with guests in person lightly. A hero must first visit (and not enrage) the Murmuring Folk Village prior to advancing to her personal lair. Assuming she remains amicable, heroes can expect little in terms of direct support, but may find intriguing information or other benefits to talking in person to a goddess.

Spoiler: Guard Base (click to show/hide)

This unassuming patch of hot, dry rock is now the gathering point for those who wish to conquer this world in the name of the almighty Emperor.

Heroes may attempt to search this area for anything of interest, but without the infrastructure to provide opportunities, they are unlikely to find much more than refugees and impoverished warriors.


Base Events
"Grah! Fur-covered vermin. None can stand against the might of the Emperor!"

[Rolled Action] A hero may search through the city for interesting events or profitable opportunities. The nature and quality of these events are determined by the quality of the roll and the features of the space or region they are searching.

Path to Slag Camp
"Strength is strength, worm. Take what is yours and stay away from whatever isn't."

[Rolled Action] Slags are not usually known for their hospitality, but they recognize and respect strength and are far from completely antisocial. Depending on how things go, a visiting champion might come away with minor gifts or services.

Path to Emperor's Pavilion
"You have your audience... champion. Speak."

[Rolled Action] The Emperor has no time for idle chatter from gawking fools. A hero must first visit (and not enrage) the Slag Camp prior to advancing to his personal accommodations. Assuming he remains amicable, heroes can expect little in terms of direct support, but may find intriguing information or other benefits to talking to a god-king in person.

Spoiler: Plains/Trading Post (click to show/hide)

The Dry Fields, sometimes simply called the Plains, are a flat, hot, arid expanse of grass with a quick life cycle. While the living grass is not especially vibrant either, it is the mats of grass while dead that gives the Dry Fields its name. It is easy to traverse and contains ample fodder, but possesses little of note otherwise.


Trading Post
"Greetings! Yeah I'm a Murmur- of the Murmuring Folk, I mean. Completely neutral. Just a merchant, me and my partners. Now, how can I help you?"

[Tribe Slots] The trading post is a frequent hangout of refugees, mercenaries, adventurers, and others interested in getting close to the current conflict without immediately joining a side. These people may offer their talents, whatever they may be, to whoever meets their price first. This price might be Gold Coins, a structure to live or work in, a promise for some other action, or occasionally even whoever will take them.

Spoiler: Savannah/Sawmill (click to show/hide)

Between the hot, dry forests of the west and the cold snow of the north lies an unusual border. Meltwater forms scattered pools amidst thinned-out star apple trees, resulting in a sort of savannah. While nothing spectacular lives or grows here, it's an interesting enough area to draw the attentions of some.


Sawmill
"Eh? Oh sure, mill's got all ya need. Stone, metal, glass... can carve 'lot more than just wood, y'know."

[Rolled Action] The sawmill specializes in procuring and processing materials. For a fee, it can sometimes get someone what they need.

Spoiler: Cakewalk/Quarry (click to show/hide)

Between the hot, dry plains of the south and the cold snow of the north lies the rocky route cakelings, sentient cupcakes, take in their migration patterns. Aside from a few streams and pools of meltwater, there is little here that cannot be found elsewhere, but it is still of interest to some.


Quarry
"Hmph. Cakestone it'll cut, but other things too. Did you think this outpost was purely for whatever lies on the ground?"

[Rolled Action] The quarry specializes in procuring and processing materials. For a fee, it can sometimes get someone what they need.

Spoiler: Center (click to show/hide)

This well-manicured region of grass holds an interplanar portal, a fact which makes it a hub of commerce and travel. Many beings may be seen going about their business here, and it remains outside the control of either faction in the current conflict.


Shrine
"Pay no heed to the Emperor's lies. The gods of this world are very much alive... if anything, I think they have been multiplying as of late."

[Rolled Action] The priest currently at this shrine varies. Murmur, Bakerling, Spiderkin, and Slimekin priests are known to tend here.

[Rolled Action] For a small number of Gold Coins, whatever priest happens to be residing here at the moment can grant you a blessing. Blessings are temporary buffs whose nature depends on the god in question and the luck of the draw. Being on good terms with the priest might or might not help as well.

[Rolled Action] For a medium number of Gold Coins, whatever priest happens to be residing here at the moment can grant you a holy vision that reveals a sacred quest. Sacred quests generally involve traveling to a single location. The rewards vary, but may include anything from an open-ended favor to a divine artifact.

[Rolled Action] For a large number of Gold Coins, whatever priest happens to be residing here at the moment can pray for the most sacred of boons- a direct divine action. The power of the gods is not unlimited, but it can accomplish a staggering array of effects. Creation or alteration of lands, artifacts, or even living things are usually the most coveted uses of such an action, but more mundane shows of divine power are possible.

Market
"Greetings! I can tell you're a discerning customer, which is why I offer the bounties of the planes themselves! Why limit yourself to the treasures of one paltry world, when you can buy from the infinite reaches of this very stall?"

[Rolled Action] The merchant currently at this market varies. Murmur, Bakerling, Slag, and Jade merchants are known to tend here.

[Rolled Action] For a small number of Gold Coins, whatever merchant happens to be residing here at the moment can sell you minor baubles (not especially valuable gems, jewelry, and other marginally useful or outright cosmetic items) and potions.

[Rolled Action] For a medium number of Gold Coins, whatever merchant happens to be residing here at the moment can sell you crafting materials or basic equipment.

[Rolled Action] For a large number of Gold Coins, whatever merchant happens to be residing here at the moment can arrange for you a crafting quest. A crafting quest involves requesting an item with certain qualities, and then being instructed as to which components must be fetched from where to accomplish this.

Arena
"Ha! If you've got a weak stomach, maybe stick to the puppet shows, eh?"

[Rolled Action] The arena master currently at this arena varies. Slag, Jade, Spiderkin, and Slimekin arena masters are known to tend here.

[Rolled Action] For a small number of Gold Coins, whatever arena master happens to be residing here at the moment can allow you to watch the games. Watching tends to grant XP and occasionally buffs, healing, or other benefits from relaxing and enjoying some combat from afar, and may even win you Gold Coins from successful wagering.

[Rolled Action] For a medium number of Gold Coins, whatever arena master happens to be residing here at the moment can let you participate in a fight. Winning, in addition to granting XP and usually Gold Coins, will generally reward you with an item, more Gold Coins, or some other trophy.

[Rolled Action] For a large number of Gold Coins, whatever arena master happens to be residing here at the moment can arrange for you a gauntlet. A gauntlet is a series of challenges, usually three total, that take place in the arena to the adoration of the crowds. The reward for completing a gauntlet can range from slaves or war beasts to powerful weapons or other favors.

Spoiler: Baker City (click to show/hide)

The only true city of Morukon, Baker City is inhabited by "civilized" Bakerlings, sometimes called Coinlings or Purselings due to their love of wealth. Unlike their impish brethren to the south, the inhabitants of snowy Baker City specialize in commerce and trade, and have flourished with the recent influx of travelers and goods from the portal.


Loan Shark
"Welcome, kind sir. Down on your luck? Rather in a rush? For very reasonable rates, we can get you what you need right now... just don't forget to pay us back later, that'd be ever so rude..."

[Rolled Action] The Bakerlings are well-versed in the arts of loaning Gold Coins to prospective borrowers. The amount they are willing to part with depends largely on who they are loaning it to and for what purpose, while the conditions of this generous loan's repayment depend largely on the luck of the draw. Those who cross the Bakerlings may find themselves- or even their entire faction- unable or challenged in procuring future services, at the least.

Finder
"Ah, well, you know how marketplaces can be. Everything you could ever want, save the one thing you actually do. Let's get a more active approach going, shall we?"

[Rolled Action] For a small finder's fee, the Bakerlings can set out to find something you want- be that an individual, creature, item, material, or just about anything else they might be able to then sell you. Finding a given subject may take some time, depending on the luck of the draw and how exotic the desired item.

Auction House
"Hurry hurry hurry! Tarry too long, lay down too stingy a bid, and someone else might just snatch the object of your dreams from under your very nose!"

[Periodic Action] Here the Bakerlings offer things they consider of unusual worth- enough so that they might make a nice profit from putting it up for auction. Every 5 turns, the highest current bidder wins the auction and a new item is put on display immediately. The winner may come to collect their prize at any time, while failed bidders may retrieve their insufficient offers.

Spoiler: The Art of War (click to show/hide)

Bases and Victory
The Murmur Base and the Guard Base are the home bases and objectives for each of the two opposing teams. Sacking an enemy's base results in victory; being sacked results in defeat. In addition, players responsible for sacking, and living players on the winning team, may leverage their achievements in ways that change the world, possibly affecting future rounds.

Army Movement and Spawning
Every turn, each army will attempt to move one space closer to the enemy base along the path separating the two. They will not take any route other than the most direct one. Every other turn, a new army will spawn in each base, providing a constant stream of soldiers to the front lines.

Army Combat and Merging
When two armies meet, they do battle. Armies may occupy the same space if they move into it simultaneously, but will otherwise block each others' attempts to move forward. Each turn an army is unable to move brings the army behind it one space closer, eventually resulting in reinforcements arriving and the the two armies merging into a larger combined force.

Combat is determined by opposed d6s. The higher roller deals damage equal to its Att score to the lower roller. An army's Att score is the accumulation of the Att scores of its component units. On a tie, each army damages the other simultaneously. Damage is then distributed to units within the receiving army as most benefits the defender.

Combat Damage and Priority
Specifically, each unit can absorb damage equal to its current HP. A unit cannot absorb partial damage; if it takes damage at all, it must take enough to destroy it or all damage remaining. If a unit is destroyed and there is still damage remaining, it goes to the next unit and so on until there is no more damage or no more units.

Barring special abilities, units take damage in order of their HP relative to their Attack. Units with low Att:HP ratios take damage first, while high Att:HP units take damage only when there are no beefier units to absorb for them.

Hero Damage and Tanking
Heroes always take damage last unless they choose to tank for the army. Should they so choose, they will take all damage the army receives, if any, in the coming battle. As with normal units, this damage is all or nothing; they may not absorb partial damage and let the army take the rest.

Spoiler: Hero's Handbook (click to show/hide)

Hero Movement and Points of Interest
Heroes may move freely across the map, with some exceptions. They may not move past hostile forces, and certain routes may be blocked to members of specific factions or require a toll or other action to pass through.

Unlike armies, heroes may move directly between points of interest, skipping over blank tiles entirely unless they decide otherwise. Like armies, however, they may move to only one such space per turn. Heroes may move to allied armies, battles, and even engage hostile armies alone provided they are on or closer than the nearest point of interest in that direction. They may also move to blank tiles and the like should they so choose. A point of interest is generally any tile with a permanent feature on it.

Heroes may perform an action at their target destination as easily as they could a location they already reside at. They may not perform actions at locations they are departing from, however. Locations whose options or abilities are generated upon investigating them (such as the Shrine, Market, and Arena) are an exception to this rule- an action must be spent in advance to check on the current details, but the hero may retroactively decide to take advantage of the resulting offers or not without interfering with their current action and/or movement.

Location Actions and Construction
Different locations have different actions available to them. See the map key for details.

One noteworthy action used primarily in your own base is the construction of new buildings. See the relevant section for details.

Hero Combat and Tanking Priority
When heroes are present for combat, they add their stats to the army's and are subject to possible damage as normal. They may choose to tank for the army on any given turn, taking any damage the army receives, if any, instead of allowing it to be distributed to units of the army in order of tankiness relative to damage. If they do not make such a decision, they are always last in line to receive damage. If multiple heroes are available as the last units of an army with damage remaining, which ones takes it is random unless they have specified an order for that.

Hero Rewards and Sharing
Any hero present when a unit dies in battle is eligible for certain rewards. A hero may receive up to 1 XP per level of any unit that dies, even if that unit was on their side (it was clearly an intense battle, after all). A hero may also receive up to 1 Gold Coin per level of any unit that dies, but only if that unit was an enemy. A unit will generally have 2 HP or 1 Att per level, allowing for easy estimation of a unit's worth. Rewards are split amongst all heroes on the same side, although heroes on the opposing side do not reduce XP gains or steal gold. In the event that available XP or Gold Coins cannot be split evenly amongst all participants, the recipients for the spares will be rolled for.

Every 10 XP may be spent on 1 Att or 2 HP. XP is recorded as [Current XP/10] as a reminder of this, but there is no maximum XP cap or need to spend it until you feel like it.

Healing and Death
When a hero takes damage, they must rest to heal. Any turn spent in a settlement or similarly inhabited region heals 1 HP per turn. Faster healing may be possible via constructed buildings or lucky visits to relaxing places.

When a hero's HP drops to 0 or lower, they roll to see what happens.

6: Taken Hostage. Someone or something on your enemy's side has taken an interest in you, and aims to get something out of it. Better hope it's reasonable and your allies are generous... or maybe that your captors are unobservant.
5: Daring Escape. Not only do you escape from the enemy's clutches, you gain a special ability from your heroism! The ability gained depends on your backstory, behavior, tribe, etc.
4: Escape: You flee the scene, wounded but alive. You're still at 0 HP or lower and need to heal, however.
3: Mortal Wound: You escape, but barely. You'll need appropriate medical attention just to get back on your feet, nevermind recovering your HP.
2: Wounded Prisoner: You didn't escape and you certainly didn't get captured cleanly. You'll need appropriate medical attention just to get back on your feet, which your captors might not especially feel like providing. Just hope they keep you alive, at least.
1: Death: You have been slain valiantly in combat. Resurrecting you might be possible in absolute theory, but it's probably not best to count on it. That sort of thing would be an epic quest your faction probably can't afford any more, what with one of its finest missing from the front lines.

Spoiler: Architect's Encyclopedia (click to show/hide)

Structure and Placement
Structures are an integral part of home bases and troop production. Most structures are built in a home base and occupy a space on the city grid. Structures may theoretically be built on any accessible tile and many places that are not tiles, but are typically of limited use and greatly reduced security compared to structures built in a home base.

Within each home base is a grid of spaces called the city grid. The city grid is five spaces wide and five spaces tall, making a square of 25 spaces total. Each space may support one structure, and adjacent structures may sometimes have an effect on each other. The center space is especially important, as building a structure on it will generally provide a bonus to the entire city related to its central structure's function.

Home bases also start off with a default set of troop-producing structures. These structures may not be upgraded and do not take up space on the city grid.

Purpose and Production
The function of structures varies widely. They can offer healing, buffs, items for sale, or other advantages to visiting heroes, amplify other aspects of a base's function, or otherwise do anything that might be reasonable for a staffed building to provide.

One of their most common and fundamental purposes, however, is to provide additional soldiers for the waves that constantly spawn from each base. By increasing production of soldiers, structures can empower their faction's forces, allowing them to triumph more often and meaningfully in battle, push the enemy back, and eventually sack their base and achieve victory.

Level and Tier
Structures possess a Level and a Tier. Level is a measure of how advanced the building's construction is, and can be upgraded. Tier is a measure of the value and utility of a structure's materials, and cannot be affected once created. A Tier 1 Level 1 building might be a simple grass hut, for instance, while a Tier 5 Level 5 could be an elaborate palace made largely of gold. Tier 1 Level 5 might be a magnificent mud brick communal center, and Tier 5 Level 1 could be a solid silver hut.

Tier 1 is generally grass, mud, or some other very basic, readily available material. Tier 2 is generally wood or some similarly common but functional material. Tier 3 is generally stone or some other sturdy but somewhat difficult to acquire material. Tier 4 is typically iron or some other clearly exotic, special material. Tier 5 is typically gold or some other extravagant, opulent material.

Level 1 is typically a hut or other very simple, basic construction. Level 2 is typically a small house or other small but respectable construction. Level 3 is typically a large house or other fairly large structure. Level 4 is typically a respectable mansion or other very large, elaborate structure. Level 5 is typically a palace or other very large, advanced construction.

Tier affects the quality and purpose of a structure's output. Higher is generally "better" to a point, but especially past Tier 3, higher Tiers also tend to mean more specialized and complex products, not simply outputs that give higher bonuses. The specifics of what this means tends to vary from purpose to purpose, but each Tier can generally be expected to either strengthen an existing or add a new special ability or effect related to a building's use.

Level affects the magnitude of a structure's output. Higher is always better unless the product in question has side effects, and usually each Level produces one unit of a building's effect.


Soldiers and Abilities
Structures designed to produce soldiers generally add their produced unit type to each wave of fresh troops. The type of unit produced by a given structure is a function of several different factors.

The Level and Tier of produced units is equal to that of its producing structure. Remember that for each Level, a unit receives an additional +2 HP or +1 Att.

Tier affects a unit's special abilities and specialization. It is much easier to make a unit's combat stats lie the way you want them to with higher-Tier units.

Tier 1 units usually have negative special abilities.

Tier 2 units usually have no or very slight special abilities.

Tier 3 units often have a useful special ability that fits their purpose well.

Tier 4 units often have a powerful or even purpose-changing special ability.

Tier 5 units are often so specialized or peculiar that they don't function well outside a specific situation.

Construction and Requirements
Building a structure requires a sufficient number of Gold Coins or materials to pay for it, and access to a tribe to inhabit the structure. It also requires the hero be present at the construction site.

Access to a population usually means that a given tribe resides in reasonable numbers at the location in question. Any other structure staffed by a given populace is generally sufficient to satisfy this condition; no population is expended or reduced by this process, nor are any discrete units of population necessary. In addition, the primary races of a faction are generally assumed to be on hand enough to count as present. Should a tribe be lacking but desired at a given point, a source of them must generally be brought in, often in the form of mercenaries or other discrete, transportable units. Some groups may also be willing to inhabit any structure of a certain type constructed explicitly for them, usually as an offer of limited time and/or quantity. Such an offer counts as access for the purposes of their stated conditions, as they will readily move themselves when able. The exact effects of a working population are sometimes purely cosmetic, but especially for higher-Tier structures, the unique abilities and quirks of a race or tribe may have interesting effects.

Units of appropriate material may be used in place of Gold Coins at a rate equal to their Tier in Gold Coins. The Tier of the building must be the same as the material used, and since a building's cost is normally Tier times Level per additional Level, this means a structure can be upgraded or built using one additional unit of material per cumulative Level. Note that the type of material a structure is made of can have an influence on its function, and that a structure must generally be composed entirely of the same material, though any combination of Gold Coins and actual materials may be used.

Gold Coins are generally acquired through battle. Below is a table of the requirements of all Levels and Tiers, both per level and cumulatively. For instance, upgrading a Tier 1, Level 2 building to Level 3 costs 3 Gold Coins, while producing a Tier 1, Level 3 building from scratch requires 6 Gold Coins total. Remember that appropriate building materials can reduce these amounts by their Tier per piece.


Individual

	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5
Level 1	1	2	3	4	5
Level 2	2	4	6	8	10
Level 3	3	6	9	12	15
Level 4	4	8	12	16	20
Level 5	5	10	15	20	25

Cumulative

	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5
Level 1	1	2	3	4	5
Level 2	3	6	9	12	15
Level 3	6	12	18	24	30
Level 4	10	20	30	40	50
Level 5	15	30	45	60	75

This is a game about two factions sending wave after wave of mooks at each other, while heroes help fight or faff about elsewhere. Said heroes can gain experience and grow in power; find, forge, or buy items for themselves; and even build structures to assist their faction, including by producing more troops. When one side or the other manages to push into the enemy's base and destroy all of its troop producing structures, they win.

Ideally, once one side wins, a new round can begin. If this ends up happening, the results of the previous round may influence future ones.

Details on lore, signing up, and some sample mechanics in action can be found below.

[IronyOwl]

Player List and Bases


Murmur Base

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[] Empty Land
G Pumpkin House [T3]
D Livewood Protector's House [T3]
P Pottery Shack [T2]
T Tax Collector [T4]: +1 Gold/turn, base improvements only
S Serpent Slashers [T2]

Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5

Free Murmur Infantry Barracks
3x 2/2 HP Murmur Infantry [+1]
4/4 HP Ferretujn Protector Novices [+0]
  Regeneration 1: This unit heals 1 HP each turn.
1x 2/2 HP Serpent Slashers [+2]


Tower
20/20 HP
5 Att
Armor 5

Spoiler: Shinja Havoc, Serpent's Steward of the Serpent Clan (Errol) (click to show/hide)

Name: Shinja Havoc, Serpent's Steward
Tribe: Serpent Clan
Faction: Murmurs
Description: Tall, muscled and imposing especially for one of the Serpent Clan. His face is fearsome, but also shows signs of his age, and his body bears the scars of many battles, with his tail long since gone. His mere presence, which is amplified by the fairly threatening nature of Serpent Clansmen, can make lesser men tremble in dread. His thinning hair is bound in a long ponytail, as warriors of the Serpent tend to wear it, and he has a fairly imposing moustache.

He is clad in a light combination of leather, cloth and several pieces of heirloom eastern armor, exposing his musculous arms and the serpent tattoo on his left biceps signifying the leadership he holds - a duty passed down his family line until one day the hero of their legends returns to lead the Clan back to glory. Shinja does not intend to sit idle until that day comes, however. He is determined to restore the old glory their tales spoke of, with or without an hero. And, though he can be cruel when he needs to be, he is respected by his men as a strong leader who has led the clan to greater heights and treats his subordinates with the respect they deserve.

In combat, Shinja is merciless, wielding two sharp, long, curved blades, forged from Corshino Steel, coated in deadly poisons, in a style that almost resembles a dance, albeit a deadly one. Furthermore, a small crossbow, and a few bolts laced with the most curious substances are part of his equipment, in case he does need to play dirty or finish off a runner. He also uses intimidation tactics in his favor.

While under normal circumstances he and his clan wouldn't be involved directly in this sort of competition - they'd most likely wait on the sidelines and prey on the weakened - through a certain chain of actions he has become indebted to the Wise Wolf Holo after entering this world, and thus he swore the allegiance of his clan, and though a Serpent lies, swindles, connives and backstabs, they will never break their oaths.

Tribe Description: Serpent Clan members look like crossbreeds of humans and lizards, true to their name, although one might almost assume the element is draconic instead and became corrupted over many generations - this is the chief subject of their folk tales. In detail, that means they look humanoid, covered with skin except for scaled, clawed "gauntlets" on their hands, forearms, shins and feet. Their cheeks also are typically adorned with several patches of scales, their teeth feature sharp venomous fangs, their eyes slitted and able to see exceptionally well in the darkness. A Serpent Clansman's overall build is wiry and made for agility. They also grow a long tail, aiding their balance. Having lost one's tail is typically a sign of a veteran. Clothing tends to be light and made for easy movement, veteran melee soldiers additionally wear armor plating as a symbol of status and wealth.

As for their role in the grand scheme of things, the Serpent Clan has always been a group of raiders, employing speed, stealth, skirmish and shock tactics to their advantage since lasting in a prolonged battle is not their strength - their considerable individual skill with their weaponry is superseded by their rather chaotic approach to tactics should the opponent recover. However, the Serpent's second strong suit is their remarkable ingenuity and cunning. Their society holds two groups in particular reverence - one, the scarred old warriors that survived many battles, for they cheated death many times - and the inventors that created new instruments of war and terror, or refined the old. The Serpent's alchemists have often enough made groundbreaking discoveries that enabled the Clan to take on foes many times larger than themselves, and win - much like their patron animal.

They're expert in the usage of Gunpowder in fire bombs, bombards, landmines and muskets and extensively employ it. In addition to that, they're adept in acquiring, distilling and using a wide variety of Venom to their advantage - be it their own or more exotic types, and it goes without mention that they're resistant to poison themselves. The final cornerstone of the Serpent's combat style is their melee core - composed of experienced soldiers and recruits alike, wielding or dual-wielding swords made from the black Corshino Steel, a material well-suited for thin, long and sharp blades and lightweight, reliable composite plating alike. Furthermore it easily conducts magic, making it a favorite of the Serpent's witches who weave deadly curses into the material, menacing their enemies even after the death of the wielder. However, it tends to be rather brittle and thus unsuitable for thicker plating, though it is also used as a luxury item and inofficial currency, as the Serpent Clan's inner economy is mostly based on bartering around the plunder.

Spoiler: Gardenia of the Serener Tribe (scapheap) (click to show/hide)

Name: Gardenia
Tribe: The Serener tribe
Faction: Murmur
Description: Garderia, a drider spellweaver who wield the Lullaby book. Like all driders, she has a human top-half and a spider body bar the head were the human-half is attached. Her human-half has short red hair, two green eyes and a flat chest, making her look like a tomboy(she act like one too). Her mouth has two sharp fangs. Her spider-body is a dark forest green, marking her as the poisoned caste. She wear a silk dress made by her mother.

The lullaby book was a spell book made by the chaos wizard, Half(true name is unknown). It gained the idea that it was cursed since anyone who tries to decode it soon goes mad. Gardenia is the current record holder of not going mad at 4 months(the average is about 4 days with the second best being 2 weeks.).

Tribe Description: A tribe of driders with four castes, marked by their spider-body natural colour. The hunters, are brown coloured and are the hardiest. They tend to warriors and builders. The Gifted, red fur, are unusually smart and magic attuned. They are mostly spellweavers and leaders. The Poisoned, green, are, unsurprisingly, poisonous and also resistant to most toxins. They are most likely to be assassins and chemists. And finally, the spinners, coloured blue, have more and better web then the others. They also tend to have more caring natures then their sadistic kin. They are more at home with the healers and farmers.

The Serener tribe is carnivorous, keeping mostly pigs, cows and deers with some local wildlife to eat. As mentioned, they are sadistic, but take a dim(read: will send some Poisoned over later) view of torture, viewing it as distasteful and cowardly.

Their buildings are made from webs, bones and wood. It should be noted that, despite the materials, They are very hard to set on fire due to the Serener's treatment of the building materials. It not known what the treatment is, but the wood and bones have a shine that is different to others methods that seeable by eye.

Spoiler: Dokiryn the Abjurer of the Ferretujn (Nirur Torir) (click to show/hide)

Name: Dokiryn the Abjurer
Tribe: Ferretujn
Faction: Murmurs
Description: Dokiryn was the first of his race to be created by Archmage Tyr. He was unusually bright, and taken on shortly thereafter as an apprentice. He watched as more of his species were made, and learned what he could. Being raised in relative separation, he was never a contender for leader of his people, but he is respected for his power.

His training focused mainly on defensive, support, and, above all, non-combat utility spells, but he can throw around impressive arcane hurtfulness when the situation calls for it.

He fights for freedom: For himself, for his people, and for those who cannot defend themselves. (His idealism will get him killed one of these days)

Tribe Description: The Ferretujn were created by a mad wizard, Archmage Tyr. They are a short, ferret-like people, having been morphed from ferrets. They are physically weak, but intelligent and witty. Born of magic, they tend to have an easier time learning it than most races.

Fifteen years after their creation, the Ferretujn had grown numerous. Tyr longed for power against those who had shunned him for his ideas. He orchestrated clashes between the expanding Ferretujn and local minor nobles. After half a year of battles, he was slain, and the Ferretujn banished to another world. They spent two decades living as nomads, searching for a home, when magical experimentation mixed with a long-collapsed ancient portal threw them to this world.

Materials: Undefined

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Spoiler: Nepthym Heliopsis of the Rah'ci'til (Dwarmin) (click to show/hide)

Name: Nepthym Heliopsis
Tribe: The Rah'ci'til
Faction: The Guard
Description: Nepthym is a female Rah'cl'til of about 23, with fair, shoulder length blonde hair and eyes colored completely electric blue-no whites. Her skin is a warm bronze tone-in many ways, she represents the 'Angelic' figure of legend, her body chiseled and perfected as befitting an instrument of the Gods. Otherwise, however, she appears to be a human-and a fairly scrawny and underfed one, at that. She has a dark black blast mark in the center of her chest, one that can be usually be seen even through her clothes, and never fades. She's almost armed with a blade or three, and a wise person can't help but get the feeling she's much faster, and perhaps more cunning than meets the eye. For a servant of the light, she is remarkably comfortable fighting from the shadows.

For her story, she is one who was born and died and born again. Nepthym is among those who are touched by the divine blood from birth, and thus sworn to the deities of Law and Order by birthright-even against their will. Though she fought this fate in her first life, cruel death claimed her-and after a period of rest, her spirit was called to battle once more. This time, the Lords of Order have sent not only her, but a host of Rah'-those first living, and resurrected-to aid the Emperor in claiming the world against Holo's designs. She herself has little choice in the matter, but hopes the fighting is resolved quickly and honorably. Maybe then she can live her second life better than the last.

But, first they have to win.

Tribe Description: The Rah'ci'til often call themselves the 'Suntouched' or sometimes 'The Crows of the White' for those more sarcastic-for each and every one is but mortal, yet contains a trace of divine energy within them, usually from a unique birth. They are a disparate people, sometimes compelled to serve against their will, and maintain a streak of stubbornness all the same-much like a flock of birds will be drawn as one group, they find themselves pulled along to whatever cause they are chosen to be champions for. Over time, they have gathered into a race of people that are prepared to fight and act at a moments notice-always serving the call. In truth, law and order are the cornerstones of their existence-and when they build, they build magnificently. They themselves almost resemble statues, and disorder and imperfection is highly unwelcome in their lives. Death does not ever truly claim them, lest they become corrupted to their divinely lawful natures-though they can be killed, and it is not easy to return from the lands of sleep. The Lords of Order are not known for their pity-and, view such failure with disdain. In time, however, and with need and the proper ceremony, a Rah can be called back to battle again and again...much to their own hardship.

As servants of the Lords of Order-a compendium of powerful Order Gods-they often call upon these abilities in battle-even the least of Rah can easily channel divine energy-they've even discovered, in true mortal fashion, how to distill it into a potent compound. This 'liquid light' flows like water through the lands they inhabit, and it's used in constructing their most powerful artifacts and buildings-they call it 'Somulus'. This, along with Harmonic Marble (a quarried mineral from the order plane) form the cornerstone of their economy and trade.

Ironically, they build few mere temples for servants of the Gods-their worship is existence. Instead, they prefer to construct powerful symbols of order and function, creating geometrically sound ley-lines to reinforce their own power. With enough energy, the Rah can (and have) converted entire worlds into planes of law-but at the lowest levels, they can merely empower themselves and their allies with blessings, draw summoned soldiers and creatures from divine armies to aid them in combat and, return their own to the fold from beyond the veil of death.

Spoiler: Throokor Siponai of the Gemonothis (Execute/Dumbo.exe) (click to show/hide)

Might as well paste a reservation here.
Name:Throokor Siponai
Tribe:Gemonothis
Faction:guard
Description:highly trained in the art of warfare and diplomacy, he is highly aggressive in battle, ferociously attacking with any weapons at his disposal, regardless of personal safety, being hyperactive and very erratic has a frightening habit of becoming more ferocious and unforgiving the longer he fights, eventually attacking any enemy in sight without regard for what can happen.

He seems quite forgettable appearance wise, being averagely tall and thin and lanky, however this gives the impression that he is quite weak while his string bean kind of muscles make him tough and hard to take down, he wears a specially crafted mask that diagonally splits from white to black right on the middle with the only visible features his eyes, mouth and ears with his eyes being bright green and unmoving giving an impression of him staring into your soul if he looks directly at you and his mouth and ears being almost completely white, one of the only things showing his albino appearance, with most of his skin covered in a basic cloth garb with the symbol of Gemonos, a black and white heart on the middle.

Tribe description:the tribe Gemonothis is highly based around duality and their own vision of a god who has two faces and two personalities and because of this, any person in the tribe who shows a particular aptitude for a certain profession will be by law forced to learn a profession of the opposite type, as well as this they also give a special handcrafted mask to any person who has reached the top of their profession with the two colours symbolising the jobs they hold and as such in diplomatic communications with this tribe ''show me the two face" has become a coined phrase and it is (outside of their tribe) a definite symbol of them being the best at what they do and is also a definite symbol of trust between the two factions as unless the Gemonothis tribe trusts the other tribe, they are extremely reluctant to show their best people.

Spoiler: Kaybull of the Drakepool (GWG) (click to show/hide)

Name: Kaybull
Tribe: Drakepool
Faction: Yes.
...If I need to pick one and stick to it, the Guard.
Description: Kaybull is a Drakepool of unusual skill and unusual independence. He has picked up one positive habit that members of other races greatly appreciate: He will not seriously injure anyone without getting paid first.
Tribe Description: The Drakepool tribe is a tribe of reddish dragonmen with black heads. They are fearsome and fearless warriors, renowned for their battle "tactic" of having a few dozen friends charge haphazardly at enemies and attacking them randomly. Drakepools are perfectly able to test out many kinds of randomness, because should a Drakepool fall, he will (eventually) heal from any wounds short of total dismemberment or incineration^*. However, perhaps as a result of their regenerations, Drakepools (especially the warriors, especially the experienced ones) are insane. Between this and their regeneration, the Drakepool puts no significant penalty on murderers...although cremators are some of the worst criminals to the Drakepool tribe. Their preferred weapons are usually katana and firearms.
There are Drakepool hunters, pastoralists, smiths, and even some weavers and farmers, but the commonest profession is some variation on mercenaries. Drakepool mercenary companies are usually a combination of drinking buddies and several-man army.
Materials: [g]Gunpowder[/b], two undefined.

Signup Information

Spoiler: Backstory and You (click to show/hide)

Morukon is a world that is noteworthy primarily for having an extraplanar portal at its center. Through this gate, foreign creatures and goods can enter and leave- a feat they have been performing more and more, lately. This is both a cause and effect of the current crisis, a full-scale war between two of the most organized factions in the realm.

An immortal god-king known only as The Emperor has come to Morukon, and aims to conquer it for himself. Opposing him is Holo, a wolf goddess.

Both have servants doing the bulk of the fighting for them. The Emperor is served by legions of Slags, muscular, savage humanoids with neither eyes nor apparent difficulty seeing. Holo is served by Murmuring Folk, stubborn badgermen native to Morukon and who view her as their patron.

These are far from the only races either faction counts on, however. With the influx of foreign travelers, each side is highly interested in whatever help they can get. The Murmurs, the nickname given to Holo's forces, seek to protect Morukon from foreign invaders and call on anyone willing to crush evil. The Emperor's Guard, the official name for the vast hordes that serve The Emperor, seek to take all that their lord desires and call upon any willing to enjoy the fruits of his patronage.

Needless to say, both are also willing to accept those whose motives and desires may not match theirs entirely, so long as they can be depended on.


This is where you come in. You and your people have come through the gate seeking a home- perhaps your old one has been destroyed or taken over by enemies, or perhaps it's simply crowded or not as potentially profitable as this one. Whatever the case, you're here and ready to join one of these factions in their struggle- and hopefully in doing so, reap some rewards for you and your people.

Spoiler: Character Creation (click to show/hide)

Character Sheet

Code: [Select]

[b]Name:[/b] What they call you, of course.
[b]Tribe:[/b] The name of your tribe; a description of just what they are goes below. This might be anything from an entire race to a particular faction of bandits, but they must be reasonably numerous and vaguely coherent.
[b]Faction:[/b] Whether you intend to fight for the Murmurs or the Guard. This decision is permanent. Note that your decision implies enough of your Tribe being amicable to it to give you access to their services.
[b]Description:[/b] Tell us about yourself, hero. Your description will not have any overt in-game effects, at least immediately; all heroes begin as 2 HP, 0 Att scrubs. It may affect how others react to you and influence certain more creative actions, such as forge quests or construction.

Note that in most cases, a hero's race or vocation is assumed to be that of their tribe's. Exceptions are usually related in some fashion, such as an orc amongst goblins or a barbarian raised as a knight.

[b]Tribe Description:[/b] Tell us about your people. Your tribe might influence how people react to you. The real effects of tribe, however, tend to be felt with higher-Tier and higher-Level structures, should you build any, as these tend to show their inhabitant's talents more.

Furthermore, each Tribe has access to 3 materials, which must be appropriate for your tribe. These do not need to be defined in advance; you may declare them as you need them. These materials can be building or crafting materials, useful plants or animals, or just about anything else that might be useful in some way, usually for construction. That does not mean these items are free, at least in the case of discrete units of building material or useable items; merely that you have access to them for a reasonable cost.

In the case of gifts which merely require "access," simply having a pathway to the Center is generally sufficient. Actually traveling to the portal there is usually required to purchase discrete items.


There are 2-3 slots on each faction, for 4-6 players total. First come first served. You may reserve a spot, but they'll only keep so long, and if you don't declare your preferred faction it may be taken. I may add additional things to do (ie fight) if it seems like there's not enough for the current heroes to do.

Signups are currently closed. Sorry!


Lost and confused? Never fear, have some sample actions.

Spoiler: Sample Actions (click to show/hide)

Movement and Activity
Conan is currently in the Guard Base, and would like to move to the Center. Since he can't swear his side will push the others out of the way of the Plains, and he won't be able to move through a battle if not, he's going to take the long way around.

For his first action, he moves to the Cakewalk. He'd like to move further, but can't, because he can only move one space at a time- but a hero space, not an army space, meaning he gets to ignore all those pesky empty tiles. He could interact with the Quarry for free while he's here, but Conan has no time for idle chatter.

Next turn, he moves to Baker City. Since Baker City actually has some interesting things, and since movement does not cost an action, he decides to check on the Bakerlings' ability to loan him 10 Gold Coins.

Third turn, he receives the results of his investigation- the Bakerlings want to gouge him. While he would like to sack their city for such an insult, he settles with refusing their offer and moving to the Center. Unfortunately this requires a toll from those greedy fools, who are likely to pay when he becomes king of this land. He opts to check the arena first when he arrives.

Fourth turn, he receives the results of his investigation. The current arena master is a slag, which is perfect. He opts for a gauntlet- meaning next turn, he will begin fighting. Were he after a simple item, he could have bought it and left in one turn, but since the gauntlet must be performed here, he's stuck if he wants to partake in it. Note that while he is in the same tile as the Market and Shrine, he would have to spend additional actions (and thus additional turns) checking on them.


Battle and Cowardice
Red Ranger decides to join a battle. He moves to and engages in the action.

Next turn, he indeed partakes in the battle, adding his Att score to the army's. Since he didn't specify tanking for them, he doesn't. Each side has three 2/2 HP Infantry with 1 Att, meaning they deal three damage on a success. Red Ranger has 6/6 HP and 1 Att, so his army deals 4 total. Unfortunately, his side loses this time, so his army takes three damage. That's enough to destroy one Infantry and reduce a second to 1/2 HP. On the bright side, Red Ranger earns 2 XP from that, since they're Level 2. If there was an opposing hero, that hero would have gained that plus 2 Gold Coins; alas, they go to waste instead.

Red Ranger then opts to keep fighting; after all, the remnants of his army are enough to absorb all damage, so worst case he just earns some XP. Green Ranger decides to come help him as well.

When that turn is processed, Red Ranger's army loses yet again and is destroyed. The 3 additional damage wipes out both the full-health and half-health Infantry exactly, leaving him and Green Ranger to fight alone. They get a total of 4 XP from that, which is split evenly to 2 XP each.

Both now seriously consider fleeing, but notice that the next army is only one space behind them. That means if they run, the two armies will move forward into the same space and keep fighting. If they stand their ground, the reinforcements will arrive before battle starts anyway. They thus opt to keep fighting.

Unfortunately, the enemy army has been holding still as well, and thus its reinforcements arrive also. At six 2/2 HP, 1 Att infantry, their force is now rather scary; able to wipe out the non-hero portion of Red Ranger and Green Ranger's army in one shot, rather than two. The rolls are then a tie, so while Red Ranger's army manages to inflict 3 points of damage, they are then wiped out entirely. The enemy loses one Infantry, while Red Ranger loses all three. This yields 8 XP and 2 Gold Coins total (for their faction; that would be 8 XP and 6 Gold Coins for the enemy).

Finally truly bested, Red Ranger decides to flee back to base to do something there. Green Ranger, having nothing to do in town anyway, decides to waste a turn or two and just retreat to the closest friendly army, hoping to turn the tide in a little bit.


Construction and Troop Creation
Super Sparkle Soldier Kawaii Sugoi decides she'd like gigantic teddy bear warriors to crush her enemies. Also they could REALLY use some tanks. To that end, she sets out to build a giant teddy bear producing structure, so that giant teddy bears will spawn with each of her side's army waves.

Unfortunately, her race is Weeaboo, which do not have access to teddy bears or teddy bear magic as such. Thus, she decides to travel to the Bakerlings and pay their Finder to find something like that for her. While she's at it, she decides her teddy bears are far too sugoi to be housed in any but the finest materials, and thus spends another turn getting the Finder to look for Tier 5 hard candy as a building material.

Some time later, the Finder should have found or not found her items by now, so she goes to see him again. Turns out there's a race of ravenous teddy bears that will settle in her city if she builds them a ball pit to live in, but they couldn't find the candy she wanted. She tells them to keep looking.

Later, she returns, and this time they've got her candy- but it's very expensive. Gritting her teeth, SSSKS pays it and takes her cartful of candy. Being a Murmur hero, she passes through the sawmill on her way home, and deposits the T5 hard candy into one of its open slots. She can't buy any immediately, so she wastes another turn then buying several units of it at the same exorbitant price she had to pay the Bakerlings.

Finally, she returns home and begins construction immediately. She places her ball pit directly in the center of town, since clearly no one could object to their town bonus being influenced by a teddy bear-infested ball pit. The race is of course monstrously large teddy bears, the base material is also teddy bears, since it's essentially housing, and of course the construction material is her precious T5 candy. With a not-insignificant number of Gold Coins from her apparently vast collection, SSSKS's dream becomes a reality.

Of course, that's just the ball pit, an Upkeep-producing T5L1 structure that produces, well, giant teddy bear inhabitants. Perhaps what bonus this is granting the town is better off unknown, but the Upkeep needs a place to be channeled into. SSSKS could have produced that in the same action, but perhaps she's finally run out of Gold Coins and has had to go harvest more.

Whatever the case, when SSSKS is ready to begin, she considers just what she's going for. She wants her fluffy abominations to be walking engines of destruction, which actually mainly means she wants them to be really, really good tanks. Inspiring fear would be awesome, though.

Unfortunately, right now she has only 1 unit of Upkeep and, initially, a Level 1 troop producer. That's hardly going to be a walking engine of destruction; in fact, it's going to produce 2 HP, 0 Att battle fodder. She can upgrade the troop producer to a higher level to produce scarier bears, but without the Upkeep to support it that just means it'll produce nothing each round rather than a fodder bear.

A bit strapped for cash, SSSKS decides to build several adjacent ball pits from the same material to boost her Upkeep source. This is both cheaper in Gold Coins, and produces bonus Upkeep in the form of adjacency bonuses; each adjacent ball pit provides an additional Upkeep in Giant Monstrous Teddy Bears. With a square of four ball pits, she's actually got 8 Upkeep total. Very nice!

Unfortunately, this just means her bear producer is pumping out 8 fodder bears per wave. This is very nice were she looking for battle fodder, and whatever special ability they have is undoubtedly nice- perhaps they explode on death? But it's not what SSSKS was looking for, so she upgrades her troop producer to keep up.

She stops at Level 4, since that provides 2 bears on her current Upkeep. One more and it'd produce only a single Level 5 bear each wave, with 3 Upkeep being wasted. While she would certainly like her unstoppable war bears to be Level 5, this is all rather expensive and she's got a war to fight in the meantime. Since the building material is rather expensive, her Level 4 bears probably have stats fairly specialized and in line with what she's after- perhaps 6 HP, 1 Att, and likely an impressive special ability, probably defensive in nature, to match.

Of course, four T5L1 ball pits and a T5L4 troop producing structure cost a total of 70 Gold Coins, several actions (though they could have all been accomplished in one, if she'd had all the prerequisites at the same time), and 8 carts of T5 hard candy, which was supposedly very expensive.

[IronyOwl]

Encyclopedia


Factions

Spoiler: Murmurs (click to show/hide)

"Murmurs" is the unofficial name given to the forces opposing the Emperor's Guard. They consist primarily of Murmuring Folk, hence the name, and have the support of Holo, though officially their leader is a Murmuring Folk by the name of Brandle.

The Murmur base is located in the vast star apple tree forests of the west and southwest. It's hot and dry, but it's home to most of the Murmurs.

Spoiler: Guard (click to show/hide)

"Guard" is the unofficial shortening of The Emperor's Guard, the official term for the servants of the Emperor. The Emperor himself has little time for such frivolities as the details of a war, however, so the official leader of the Guard is currently a Slag named Harak.

People

Spoiler: Holo the Wise Wolf, Goddess of Morukon (click to show/hide)

Holo is one of the native deities of Morukon, and the patron of the Murmuring Folk. She usually appears as a great runed brown wolf, but has been known to assume a more humanoid form to treat with mortals.

Holo is generally playful and kind, but she has a vengeful streak a mile wide- one that The Emperor and his Slags have triggered in full force.

Spoiler: Cheesecake, God of Morukon (click to show/hide)

A poorly understood deity, Cheesecake most often takes the form of a giant slice of cheesecake bristling with spikes. Those few scholars who have attempted to investigate him in any detail report that he seems generally benevolent but perhaps not terribly effective. This may be evidenced by his shaky relationship with the Bakerlings, who sometimes view him as their patron, but not nearly as routinely as the Murmuring Folk do Holo.

He's also presumably related to the sentient cupcakes of varying sizes that inhabit the east, though they don't really appear pious or even really to possess much in the way of culture at all.

Spoiler: The Emperor, Lord of Slags (click to show/hide)

The Emperor is a mysterious figure. He appears as an elven man with long ears, pale hair and skin, and incandescently glowing green eyes. He usually dresses in a red robe trimmed in gold, and has the combination of courtly manners and imperial impatience one might expect from a monarch.

The Emperor is able to command the Slags through a very simple mechanism- they know he has more power than they do, and they respect that enough to obey him because of it. He is known to be interested in other useful creatures that are willing to serve him, and the stated goal of his invasion is to conquer Morukon, but otherwise his motives are not well understood.

Spoiler: Brandle, Murmur Leader (click to show/hide)

Brandle is a Murmuring Folk, but certainly not normal. His fur is jagged, broad tiger stripes of white and black, and he's a bit broader than average, though no taller. What really sets him apart, however, are his blank, staring white eyes and massive, constantly-bared teeth. Nobody's sure if he's cursed or blessed or tainted or a halfbreed or just strange, but those not familiar with him are usually surprised to learn he's a leader and not a cleaver-toting mass murderer.

What he does both vocations justice to, however, is his seething hatred of The Emperor and his Slag minions. He mimics his goddess' wrath on that point, which is likely a major reason he rose to power in the first place. He's not stupid, but he is aggressive, stubborn as a Murmuring Folk needs to be, and some might tactfully call him bloodthirsty. He's amiable enough with allies, however, although he tends to lack patience with softer or more cautious ones.

Spoiler: Harak, Guard Leader (click to show/hide)

Harak is unusual for a Slag leader, though he plays to expectations well. While most Slag chieftains have at least a modicum of leadership and charisma, Harak is a pitfighter turned commander- he's not stupid, but he's better with dual swords than a pen or his voice. He does understand that what the Emperor wants, the Emperor gets, however, and some think this somewhat more simplistic thinking aided his ascent. Others point to his rise from nothing to a powerful warrior as a sign of his perceived worth to lead, though even then not everybody agrees whether that would be due to merit or controllability.

Tribes

Spoiler: Murmuring Folk (click to show/hide)

The Murmuring Folk are natives of Morukon, and may be related to the badgerlike animals that also inhabit their star apple forests. They are easiest described as badgerfolk, tending towards being short but broad, and very, very stubborn. They are also known for simple music and a love of cider, both of which they are quite proficient at.

Murmuring Folk tend to be simple, rural folk otherwise. They affectionately worship Holo, though this worship takes the form of toasts and songs more often than most other races might expect.

Spoiler: Bakerlings (click to show/hide)

Bakerlings are small, purple, impish humanoids inhabiting the hot, dry plains to the southeast and the frozen snows of the northeast. The southern variety tends to be mischievous, even cruel at times, and often taunt and torment the sentient cupcakes found there, though they're ironically not fond of sweets. The northern variety tends to be far more mercantile and "civilized," and most of them reside in the only real city on Morukon.

Bakerlings have some connection with Cheesecake, though it's far more tenuous than that of Holo to her Murmuring Folk. Isolated Bakerlings may worship him, and a certain amount of his influence has spread through Bakerling culture ("By the cake!" is a mild expletive presumably related to either him and/or the cupcakelings, for instance).

Spoiler: Slags (click to show/hide)

Slags are somewhat short, slightly hunched humanoids that tend to be fairly muscled. Their most noteworthy feature is their head, however- it's lumpy and lacks eyes, ears, or a nose. Their mouth is also larger than one would expect from a humanoid, and filled with pointy teeth. Despite their monstrous appearance, Slags seem to have no trouble "seeing" or "hearing" in some sense of the words, and they're not as alien as one might expect.

They are still savage and primarily respect strength, however, which makes them effective servants of The Emperor. They view his crusade to take whatever he wants as the natural way of things, as well as their place serving him so long as he leads them well.

Spoiler: Jade (click to show/hide)

Jade are tall, vaguely mantislike beings, though more humanoid and without the scythes. They are professional interplanar merchants and traders, traveling between worlds to find the choicest wares and the choicest customers. Needless to say, they have leaped at the current situation in great numbers, intent on benefiting from it.

[IronyOwl]

This post reserved just in case. I do not require any further posts.

[Tiruin]

Edit: May not have the time for it at the moment if reserves are kicking in. PTW with joy though.

[Errol]

Making sheet as soon as I come home.

^{Better get some apple cider prepared for the wise wolf...}

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Shinja Havoc, Serpent's Steward
Tribe: Serpent Clan
Faction: Murmurs
Description: Tall, muscled and imposing especially for one of the Serpent Clan. His face is fearsome, but also shows signs of his age, and his body bears the scars of many battles, with his tail long since gone. His mere presence, which is amplified by the fairly threatening nature of Serpent Clansmen, can make lesser men tremble in dread. His thinning hair is bound in a long ponytail, as warriors of the Serpent tend to wear it, and he has a fairly imposing moustache.

He is clad in a light combination of leather, cloth and several pieces of heirloom eastern armor, exposing his musculous arms and the serpent tattoo on his left biceps signifying the leadership he holds - a duty passed down his family line until one day the hero of their legends returns to lead the Clan back to glory. Shinja does not intend to sit idle until that day comes, however. He is determined to restore the old glory their tales spoke of, with or without an hero. And, though he can be cruel when he needs to be, he is respected by his men as a strong leader who has led the clan to greater heights and treats his subordinates with the respect they deserve.

In combat, Shinja is merciless, wielding two sharp, long, curved blades, forged from Corshino Steel, coated in deadly poisons, in a style that almost resembles a dance, albeit a deadly one. Furthermore, a small crossbow, and a few bolts laced with the most curious substances are part of his equipment, in case he does need to play dirty or finish off a runner. He also uses intimidation tactics in his favor.

While under normal circumstances he and his clan wouldn't be involved directly in this sort of competition - they'd most likely wait on the sidelines and prey on the weakened - through a certain chain of actions he has become indebted to the Wise Wolf Holo after entering this world, and thus he swore the allegiance of his clan, and though a Serpent lies, swindles, connives and backstabs, they will never break their oaths.

Tribe Description: Serpent Clan members look like crossbreeds of humans and lizards, true to their name, although one might almost assume the element is draconic instead and became corrupted over many generations - this is the chief subject of their folk tales. In detail, that means they look humanoid, covered with skin except for scaled, clawed "gauntlets" on their hands, forearms, shins and feet. Their cheeks also are typically adorned with several patches of scales, their teeth feature sharp venomous fangs, their eyes slitted and able to see exceptionally well in the darkness. A Serpent Clansman's overall build is wiry and made for agility. They also grow a long tail, aiding their balance. Having lost one's tail is typically a sign of a veteran. Clothing tends to be light and made for easy movement, veteran melee soldiers additionally wear armor plating as a symbol of status and wealth.

As for their role in the grand scheme of things, the Serpent Clan has always been a group of raiders, employing speed, stealth, skirmish and shock tactics to their advantage since lasting in a prolonged battle is not their strength - their considerable individual skill with their weaponry is superseded by their rather chaotic approach to tactics should the opponent recover. However, the Serpent's second strong suit is their remarkable ingenuity and cunning. Their society holds two groups in particular reverence - one, the scarred old warriors that survived many battles, for they cheated death many times - and the inventors that created new instruments of war and terror, or refined the old. The Serpent's alchemists have often enough made groundbreaking discoveries that enabled the Clan to take on foes many times larger than themselves, and win - much like their patron animal.

They're expert in the usage of Gunpowder in fire bombs, bombards, landmines and muskets and extensively employ it. In addition to that, they're adept in acquiring, distilling and using a wide variety of Venom to their advantage - be it their own or more exotic types, and it goes without mention that they're resistant to poison themselves. The final cornerstone of the Serpent's combat style is their melee core - composed of experienced soldiers and recruits alike, wielding or dual-wielding swords made from the black Corshino Steel, a material well-suited for thin, long and sharp blades and lightweight, reliable composite plating alike. Furthermore it easily conducts magic, making it a favorite of the Serpent's witches who weave deadly curses into the material, menacing their enemies even after the death of the wielder. However, it tends to be rather brittle and thus unsuitable for thicker plating, though it is also used as a luxury item and inofficial currency, as the Serpent Clan's inner economy is mostly based on bartering around the plunder.

(Why did you create a guard-side my-country-right-or-wrong paladin tribe, Dwarmin! I wanted to do that! )

[Dwarmin]

Name: Nepthym Heliopsis
Tribe: The Rah'ci'til
Faction: The Guard
Description: Nepthym is a female Rah'cl'til of about 23, with fair, shoulder length blonde hair and eyes colored completely electric blue-no whites. Her skin is a warm bronze tone-in many ways, she represents the 'Angelic' figure of legend, her body chiseled and perfected as befitting an instrument of the Gods. Otherwise, however, she appears to be a human-and a fairly scrawny and underfed one, at that. She has a dark black blast mark in the center of her chest, one that can be usually be seen even through her clothes, and never fades. She's almost armed with a blade or three, and a wise person can't help but get the feeling she's much faster, and perhaps more cunning than meets the eye. For a servant of the light, she is remarkably comfortable fighting from the shadows.

For her story, she is one who was born and died and born again. Nepthym is among those who are touched by the divine blood from birth, and thus sworn to the deities of Law and Order by birthright-even against their will. Though she fought this fate in her first life, cruel death claimed her-and after a period of rest, her spirit was called to battle once more. This time, the Lords of Order have sent not only her, but a host of Rah'-those first living, and resurrected-to aid the Emperor in claiming the world against Holo's designs. She herself has little choice in the matter, but hopes the fighting is resolved quickly and honorably. Maybe then she can live her second life better than the last.

But, first they have to win.

Tribe Description: The Rah'ci'til often call themselves the 'Suntouched' or sometimes 'The Crows of the White' for those more sarcastic-for each and every one is but mortal, yet contains a trace of divine energy within them, usually from a unique birth. They are a disparate people, sometimes compelled to serve against their will, and maintain a streak of stubbornness all the same-much like a flock of birds will be drawn as one group, they find themselves pulled along to whatever cause they are chosen to be champions for. Over time, they have gathered into a race of people that are prepared to fight and act at a moments notice-always serving the call. In truth, law and order are the cornerstones of their existence-and when they build, they build magnificently. They themselves almost resemble statues, and disorder and imperfection is highly unwelcome in their lives. Death does not ever truly claim them, lest they become corrupted to their divinely lawful natures-though they can be killed, and it is not easy to return from the lands of sleep. The Lords of Order are not known for their pity-and, view such failure with disdain. In time, however, and with need and the proper ceremony, a Rah can be called back to battle again and again...much to their own hardship.

As servants of the Lords of Order-a compendium of powerful Order Gods-they often call upon these abilities in battle-even the least of Rah can easily channel divine energy-they've even discovered, in true mortal fashion, how to distill it into a potent compound. This 'liquid light' flows like water through the lands they inhabit, and it's used in constructing their most powerful artifacts and buildings-they call it 'Somulus'. This, along with Harmonic Marble (a quarried mineral from the order plane) form the cornerstone of their economy and trade.

Ironically, they build few mere temples for servants of the Gods-their worship is existence. Instead, they prefer to construct powerful symbols of order and function, creating geometrically sound ley-lines to reinforce their own power. With enough energy, the Rah can (and have) converted entire worlds into planes of law-but at the lowest levels, they can merely empower themselves and their allies with blessings, draw summoned soldiers and creatures from divine armies to aid them in combat and, return their own to the fold from beyond the veil of death.

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By soon I mean...

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Name: Gardenia
Tribe: The Serener tribe
Faction: Murmur
Description: Garderia, a drider spellweaver who wield the Lullaby book. Like all driders, she has a human top-half and a spider body bar the head were the human-half is attached. Her human-half has short red hair, two green eyes and a flat chest, making her look like a tomboy(she act like one too). Her mouth has two sharp fangs. Her spider-body is a dark forest green, marking her as the poisoned caste. She wear a silk dress made by her mother.

The lullaby book was a spell book made by the chaos wizard, Half(true name is unknown). It gained the idea that it was cursed since anyone who tries to decode it soon goes mad. Gardenia is the current record holder of not going mad at 4 months(the average is about 4 days with the second best being 2 weeks.).

Tribe Description: A tribe of driders with four castes, marked by their spider-body natural colour. The hunters, are brown coloured and are the hardiest. They tend to warriors and builders. The Gifted, red fur, are unusually smart and magic attuned. They are mostly spellweavers and leaders. The Poisoned, green, are, unsurprisingly, poisonous and also resistant to most toxins. They are most likely to be assassins and chemists. And finally, the spinners, coloured blue, have more and better web then the others. They also tend to have more caring natures then their sadistic kin. They are more at home with the healers and farmers.

The Serener tribe is carnivorous, keeping mostly pigs, cows and deers with some local wildlife to eat. As mentioned, they are sadistic, but take a dim(read: will send some Poisoned over later) view of torture, viewing it as distasteful and cowardly.

Their buildings are made from webs, bones and wood. It should be noted that, despite the materials, They are very hard to set on fire due to the Serener's treatment of the building materials. It not known what the treatment is, but the wood and bones have a shine that is different to others methods that seeable by eye.

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Might as well paste a reservation here.
Name:Throokor Siponai
Tribe:Gemonothis
Faction:guard
Description:highly trained in the art of warfare and diplomacy, he is highly aggressive in battle, ferociously attacking with any weapons at his disposal, regardless of personal safety, being hyperactive and very erratic has a frightening habit of becoming more ferocious and unforgiving the longer he fights, eventually attacking any enemy in sight without regard for what can happen.

He seems quite forgettable appearance wise, being averagely tall and thin and lanky, however this gives the impression that he is quite weak while his string bean kind of muscles make him tough and hard to take down, he wears a specially crafted mask that diagonally splits from white to black right on the middle with the only visible features his eyes, mouth and ears with his eyes being bright green and unmoving giving an impression of him staring into your soul if he looks directly at you and his mouth and ears being almost completely white, one of the only things showing his albino appearance, with most of his skin covered in a basic cloth garb with the symbol of Gemonos, a black and white heart on the middle.

Tribe description:the tribe Gemonothis is highly based around duality and their own vision of a god who has two faces and two personalities and because of this, any person in the tribe who shows a particular aptitude for a certain profession will be by law forced to learn a profession of the opposite type, as well as this they also give a special handcrafted mask to any person who has reached the top of their profession with the two colours symbolising the jobs they hold and as such in diplomatic communications with this tribe ''show me the two face" has become a coined phrase and it is (outside of their tribe) a definite symbol of them being the best at what they do and is also a definite symbol of trust between the two factions as unless the Gemonothis tribe trusts the other tribe, they are extremely reluctant to show their best people.

((That good?))

[Nirur Torir]

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Name: Dokiryn the Abjurer
Tribe: Ferretujn
Faction: Murmurs
Description: Dokiryn was the first of his race to be created by Archmage Tyr. He was unusually bright, and taken on shortly thereafter as an apprentice. He watched as more of his species were made, and learned what he could. Being raised in relative separation, he was never a contender for leader of his people, but he is respected for his power.

His training focused mainly on defensive, support, and, above all, non-combat utility spells, but he can throw around impressive arcane hurtfulness when the situation calls for it.

He fights for freedom: For himself, for his people, and for those who cannot defend themselves. (His idealism will get him killed one of these days)

Tribe Description: The Ferretujn were created by a mad wizard, Archmage Tyr. They are a short, ferret-like people, having been morphed from ferrets. They are physically weak, but intelligent and witty. Born of magic, they tend to have an easier time learning it than most races.

Fifteen years after their creation, the Ferretujn had grown numerous. Tyr longed for power against those who had shunned him for his ideas. He orchestrated clashes between the expanding Ferretujn and local minor nobles. After half a year of battles, he was slain, and the Ferretujn banished to another world. They spent two decades living as nomads, searching for a home, when magical experimentation mixed with a long-collapsed ancient portal threw them to this world.

Materials: Undefined

[GreatWyrmGold]

Holy carp. Interested, will probably post a character sheet, refusing to reserve on principle more than anything else.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Name: Kaybull
Tribe: Drakepool
Faction: Yes.
...If I need to pick one and stick to it, the Guard.
Description: Kaybull is a Drakepool of unusual skill and unusual independence. He has picked up one positive habit that members of other races greatly appreciate: He will not seriously injure anyone without getting paid first.
Tribe Description: The Drakepool tribe is a tribe of reddish dragonmen with black heads. They are fearsome and fearless warriors, renowned for their battle "tactic" of having a few dozen friends charge haphazardly at enemies and attacking them randomly. Drakepools are perfectly able to test out many kinds of randomness, because should a Drakepool fall, he will (eventually) heal from any wounds short of total dismemberment or incineration^*. However, perhaps as a result of their regenerations, Drakepools (especially the warriors, especially the experienced ones) are insane. Between this and their regeneration, the Drakepool puts no significant penalty on murderers...although cremators are some of the worst criminals to the Drakepool tribe. Their preferred weapons are usually katana and firearms.
There are Drakepool hunters, pastoralists, smiths, and even some weavers and farmers, but the commonest profession is some variation on mercenaries. Drakepool mercenary companies are usually a combination of drinking buddies and several-man army.
Materials: [g]Gunpowder[/b], two undefined.

[wolfchild]

Damn, and with GWG that makes 6, oh well PTW

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And done.

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I feel so bad, 4 hand crafted tribes and everyone went and made their own tribes,

Not to say that those custom tribes aren't really cool however.