Year 1060A strange spring emerges in the lands between the goblin hordes of the
Goldteeth and the
Blood Claws. The trees yield head-shaped fruits of various races of the peninsula, except the goblins.
6 v 5 = Ambiguous step towards unity
It does not take long for curious gobelinoid explorers of each clan to grab some fruits to eat and bring them back to their tribe. Those who eat them soon start rambling about the "goblin civilization" and why all goblin clans of the tundra should unite. These wishes would have been threw away by goblin leaders if the tasters did not also start to compete with chamans, by using some weak magic powers.
Much to the displeasure of chamans, who take a dim view on those attempts to "play gods", both clans send regular expeditions to grab more fruits. It turns into skirmishes once they try to hold the ground, where small magic artillery become common.
An old cult is brought up to date in the
Grodel Republic, thanks to a group of reckless young clerks. As the "Student" - the name of the god - starts gaining worshipers in the knowledge sphere of the island's population, high priests of the Gunnar cult soon criticize the Student as too universal in his understanding of the universe, thus threatening the delicate balance maintained by the other gods.
5 v 2 = Strong Student hold on the island
These warnings are not listened, and the Student quickly gains popularity among the Grodels. Many Vendhars began to share a part of their prayers' time for the Student, as the intellectual emulation he provided is especially appreciated in the noble and high clergy circles.
The Republic is soon famed for the quality of his theologian-philosophers, and libraries start competing with continental ones.
Somewhere in the forests of the
Blind God Tribe, a chaman has a dream which affects him as a revelation. In a reinterpretation of the ancestral tales and of the four Tribes' founding, he announces to his tribe how it is the duty of all tribes to repel the slavers to the sacred lands they inhabit.
6 v 6 = Strong proselytism face fierce opposition
Although the chaman is able to convince his own tribe, the three other tribes are not convinced. They distrust the Blind God Tribe, fearing this reinterpretation to be a pretext for ruling all the tribesmen of the forest.
Though awaken, it seems that the Blind God tribesmen will have to lead this fight alone.
While their northern neighbors were wearing themselves out in war, the
Engdal Duchy kept all is ressources, planning the extensions of the free lands south of his own.
5 v 4 = Partial Extension
As the duchy started to fund pioneers, it turns out that the bountiful hills were not so bountiful, and that the fertiles plains were not as promising as they sounded. Though colonization happens thanks to the large efforts of the Engdal Duke, it does not attract as many settlers as he might have wished.
In an abandoned elvish temple deep into the forests of the insular
Egorash Kingdom, six dragon eggs crackle, revealing six young dragons, who soon exit the temple.
3 v 3 = Dragons are source of chaos
The dragons are found in a field by a peasant, who quickly call for his local lord. Said lord give five dragons to the king, keeping the sixth as his prize. Not taking umbrage of it, the king accept the gift, distributing them to his family. However, they prove unable to tame them, and dragons become targets court plots, as prestigious pets for courtiers. The situation worsens with years, as the dragons' size grow. If some of them are successfully bound to someone, two of them proves too wild to be kept and start roaming on the island after escaping the palace and making a nest back in the old temple.
A conscious cloud take form in the sky of the
Grodel Republic, a being soon called "Zapcloud" by its inhabitants. Although the yellow cloud can appears menacing with the electricity inside it, the Zapcloud does not seems hostile towards humans, mostly curious. He is often seen roaming high in the streets at night, only launching stunning shocks when feeling attacked.
6 v 6 = Fierce theological debates in Grodel population
The theologians eagerly take the case, and start passionate debates about the Zapcloud. While believers of the gods of sky and thunder defend it as an expression of their gods, and Student's worshipers are fascinated about this unknown and apparently peaceful being, others are worried about letting a sentient cloud gas freely flying around the island. Minor violences break on the island as Zapcloud's supporters and opponents clash.
Way more evil than the Zapcloud, a dragon skeleton is revived in the land bordering the north of the
Vidunese Kingdom. Bonewing, as he calls himself, is a terrifying creature, spewing a unholy blue fire, of the same color than what is inside carcass. After turning into undead and bending to his will the animals and the few villagers around him, Bonewing found his lair near the Vidunese border, and plans his next move.
3 v 4 = Short Bonewing victory, at the expense of the Vidunese Kingdom.
Seeing populous settlements south of his lair, Bonewing quickly extend his influence around, either submitting cities or turning their dwellers into more obedient undeads.
A green cloud is seen moving in the tundra of the
Enoa Clan. Some of those reached by the fog begin to have various, more or less severe diseases and symptoms.
5 v 1 = Enoa Clan manages to repulse the cloud
Enoa Clan quickly move to escape from the green poisonous fog. With help of their shamans, they are able to somehow push the fog to the north, towards the forest.
Apparently hurt, the fog start traveling to the north, to the Black Leaf Tribe.
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Topic: Gods are Watching - POC Edition (Read 4322 times)