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[Nilocy]

oh well, all the better really. Makes it more interesting when the gm doesn't know exactly whats going to happen at the beginning not to mention a hell ova lot more fun for the players.

[Tokay]

Delurk.

Location: J-4, J-6, K-5, K-7

The Tokays are landliving bipedal lizards that mostly live in coasts and beaches but also in forests, they like a warm climate. They are coldblooded and lay eggs, one at a time.
A Tokay lives about 30 years and is 1 meter tall and weighs 30 kilograms when fully grown.
Tokays have stubby arms and legs and the head is large, about 50% of the body is the head. They have large eyes and great eyesight. They have three claws on their hands, one of the claws works as a thumb. They are green with beige belly skin and beige spots on the top of their heads.
The Tokay is an omnivore that mostly eats seeds, nuts, fish and less often, meat.

Tokays like collecting stuff:fine stones, sea shells and other things they find fancy, storing it in the round ditches that they use as homes.
They also regularely steal items from eachother, they do not care about their items getting stolen or stealing others items, they view it as a game.

Tokays live in large groups that live in one place and make "towns". The towns are simply a place with many Tokay ditches. They live one and one in the ditches.

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An not so masterfully done paint picture of a Tokay 

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

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Evolutions:

Tools:3 (3ep) Tokays know how to use basic tools, for example:stones for cracking nuts and shells.

Firemaking:2 (2ep) A few Tokays have learned the art of firemaking. They are viewed as leaders, as the fire is useful for warmth and scaring away predators.

Cooking:4 (4ep) Tokays know how to mix their food and how to preserve it in their ditches.

Language:11 (12ep) Tokays do not stay alive for long if alone, being in a group and communication is important for them to stay alive. They communicate through growling and whistling.

Swimming:4 (4ep) From living near water and hunting for fish Tokays have learned how to swim.

Claws:5 (5ep) The claws of a Tokay are more made for gripping items then for fighting.

Great Eyesight:15 (20ep) Tokays have great eyesight so that they can spot predators and warn the others.

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Weaknesses:
Low in the food chain
Weak

[Fualkner]

Registration for species is CLOSED. We are full. Other people may sign up as dieties.

Disadvantages are RP-ish and will net you EP at some point. This is to encourage creatures that are actually lifelike. After all, overcoming adversity will make you evolve faster.

[Helmaroc]

Deity, that sounds interesting...could you post a example, please?

[Nonanonymous]

*metric measurements*

Man, it gets annoying when you live in the only country in the world that doesn't use the new measuring system.  I really have to learn to use that instead soon.

[a1s]

Aqizzar's Kadesh

Sean's Mii'Ari

Duke 2.0's Shrike

Nilocy's Jhiar'd

Dwarmin's Morrosur

Tokay's Tokay (RECURSION AAAAAAAAAA)

NonAnonymous's Nahuantl

Registration for species is CLOSED.

so I take it, you didn't like the plants, then?

[Asheron]

I'll have a go at a deity...

Name: Nevon
Spheres: Chaos, change and life, sometimes fire.
Form: Typically is pictured as a human-sized black butterfly when referred to chaos and change. When it changes in to his life/fire form, it ( the butterfly is genderless ) becomes a human woman with scales, a tail, a dragon head and claws.
Rituals: Nevon requires blood sacrifices of the spoils of hunting and some sort of a ritual where young believers need to pass a test of maturity.
In exchange, believers of Nevon are promised many descendants and an overall change of life in bad times.
Background: In the beginning, the universe was split in two perfect halves. One of them was filled with water, the other with fire.
Constantly, water and fire would evaporate and douse eachother in a constant battle.
After eras, the energy freed by this caused a large rift to form between the two halfs. The water and fire around the edge of this rift became solid, and formed two eggs. On the fire side, the egg of Nevon formed. On the side of water, the egg of Venon, his twin brother/sister, formed.
After they hatched, Nevon and Venon crafted the earth by making fire and water solid and then forming it like clay.
Then, Nevon created life.
Venon, who was jealous of his brother's/sister's feat, decided to flood the other's work. A battle between the two began.
After years of tiresome fighting, they decided to split up what was made to prevent any further conflict. Venon would own everything above what Nevon had made, and Nevon would own everything below.
And so, earth was placed between the two gods. Any now and then, both gods would unleash some of their power to keep the earth alive ( rain from Venon's side, and lava from Nevon's side ).

[Nilocy]

Hmm, well since EP will come from the weaknesses, do you mind updating my race then? I'ev added some obvious weaknesses.

[LSTAR]

Name: Aquil
Spheres: Fate, Learning, Reality
Form: Aquil usually takes the form of a young human with a torn page of parchment scroll, although he has been known to manifest as the the parchment alone.
Rituals: Aquil accepts all prayers in writing. Once a year, he demands his followers refill the Ink-Wells of his temples with a measure of their blood.
Background: The future is predetermined. What is, was, and what is yet to come, will be. There is no alternative.

In the oldest days there was a book, and in this book the course of the worlds was laid out and charted in infinite detail. Their paths through the heavens, their fates and fates of those that called them home.

Once there was a man who was unsatisfied with his lot in life. His family were farmers and had been so for generations. The man grew weary of his arduous labour in the fields of his village and left home, vowing to find something else. His prospects were slim, for there was no learning in his world.

He journeyed for months before coming to the mountain at the centre of his world. He climbed for untold days and eventually reached the top. Resting from his labour, the man looked out at the world laid before his eyes. As majestic as the sight was, his gaze was stolen by something else. Something he had never seen before. A large, square shape of tanned leather, floating in the air, just out of arm's reach.
We today would recognize this as a book, but in the man's time and world, the science of writing was yet to be discovered.

Understanding, somehow, that this thing was the object of his search and travels, the man reached out, standing on tip-toes. As his fingers made contact with leather, he overbalanced, and in fear of tumbling to his death reached out, seeking a purchase.
With a tearing noise, a single page came free from that book and the man plummeted from the mountain.

Broken on the rocks bellow, as the breath left his body, his blood spread across the page, stolen from the heavens at such cost. In spidery trails, by sheer chance or divine intent, the trails of red spelt these words:

"I have touched the Heavens. I am now of gods"

In the Heavens the Gods wrung their hands in frustration, for Another had joined their ranks.

[Aqizzar]

Hmmm.... I suppose I should alter my race a bit in regards to the new changes in tone.  They should be more primative and have some defined weaknesses.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Life Cycle: Kadesh are born in large batches, with maybe a half-dozen survivers to maturity.  They grow throughout their lives, but are effectively adults at around 8-9 years.  Few live much more than 20.  (Instead of that smarmy bit I had)

Scratch Fiber Use (Weaving) - they ain't there yet.

Add Extended Eyesight 5: 5EP
A Kadesh's large, wide spaced eyes are made for an aquatic prey species.  They have a very wide field of view and can see well in low light levels, important under water.

Disadvantages-
Amphibious problems as stated.  They aren't really adapted to life on land, and can't go far from water.

Their eyesight is meant to protect them from predators, and is geared to pick up movement.  They have a had time focusing on objects.

Fualkner, could you update my lizards accordingly?  And I hope we get to keep a1s plant guys, they look fascinating.


EDIT: In light of Fualkner's point about interruptions, I'll edit this in here-

_{More fatfaced and smiley that I wanted, but Spore can't do anything else.  That mess on it's chest is a bundle of tentacles, which Spore also can't do.}

[Dwarmin]

Hey my race isnt updated on the map, do you need me to choose a new area 
Use the letter "O" to represent since M is already taken i guess.

[Fualkner]

Please E-mail deity submissions to me, I'd rather not deal with constant interruptions once the game gets going. Dwarmin and a1s, so sorry for both of the mistakes, I am fixing both. I am rather forgetful at times, should have counted up the creatures, and I love the concept of A1s's plants, so I don't know why I forgot them.

Anyway, Deities: You must choose one major specilization (Can not be too broad, Life and Chaos are both to broad, as are whole elements.) And two minor ones. Form and Background are good. Please revise your submissions and email them to my address located in my profile.

[Nonanonymous]

I've made some changes to the Nahuantl, and used up that wasted 5 EP, now.

[Fualkner]

Alright, let's begin play! Deities won't have to worry about this first turn, as no one has any religion.

The small, varied landscape of a small unnamed island is indeed exciting. The inhabitance of the island are learning. They are growing in new ways, evolving. What does the future hold for these eight tribes, these brave groups of creatures entering into an unknown world? Well, only time will tell.

Global Climate: Temparate

Events: None yet. Start you off clean and simple.

Well, get to it! You have 3 days to complete your turn.

[Sean Mirrsen]

Can you describe at least the basic guidelines for a turn? Do we have to explicitly state how we gather food and what happens on the inside of the colony (RP aside), and what tasks are presumed to be carried out "by themselves"?