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[Istrian]

Welcome to Battle of the Gods IV!
The official successor of Battle of the Gods II (and to a lesser extent, BotGIII).

If you want to join, please write a description of your civilization (and deity). If you don't know where to begin, a few guidelines.

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Deity
- As this is Battle of the GODS, you are required to have a deity (if you are a civ)
- What powers (spheres) does the god have access to ? (this determines his powers of intervention in the world) You have 8 points to assign between as many spheres as you like (the more points you spend, the more power he has compared to other deities)
- How does he view his civ/race ?

Morphology
- How does your race look like physically ?

Culture & Society
- What do they believe in ?
- How is their society organised ?
- Do they have a greater goal ?
- What place does religion occupy ?

Technology
- What level of technology do they have access to ? (Bronze Age ? Medieval ? Gunpowder ? More advanced ?)

Magic & Divine Powers
- Do they know about magic ? Do they practice it ?
- What kind of magic ?
- What is the place for magicians in your society ?

Arrival in the world
- Are they native or were they brought to this world ?
- If brought, how were they brought ?
- What is their population at the beginning of the game ? (the more powerful they are, the less population they have at start)(for info : humans would start with 300 population)

Population support and growth
- A percentage modifier between 1 and 30 for growth.
- Amount of people who can be fed from a tile of a certain type for support.

Speed of movement
- See "rules"

Relevant links are:
BotG3: http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=22037.0
BotG3(OOC): http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=20215.0
BotG2: http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=19241.0
BotG I: http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=646.0

We are ALWAYS in the need of more players and space is plenty (the map can be expanded as required), feel free to join.

Everyone involved in the game or wanting to join are very welcome to the IRC chanel to discus it. (go to http://www.worldirc.org/index.php?page=webchat then type in '/join #BotG dwarf' , or just click this: irc://irc.worldirc.org/#BotG )

Rules (most of it copy-pasted from BotG3 rules):

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To enter the game you need a deity+civ or an organization or an adventurer.

Play modes:
These play modes are available.

God of Civilization:
The player is a god around the table, and controls a civilization.
This is the entire presence of the species culture on the board, not any single government. For reference I heard somewhere that earth of today have 3-5 separate cultures.

Organization mode:
You control an organization, you may or may not be a god around the table or the leader of said organisation. An organization could be a government, a multicultural alliance, a company, a political movement, a guild, a secluded wizard tower, or whatever.

Adventurer mode:
You are a single individual, not necessarily an adventurer.
It can be a heroic adventurer, a wandering merchant, or a lone wizard in a tower.
If the person get hold of one this may evolve into organization mode over time.
This could also be a “monster mode” if the WM give a player control over some NPC megabeast.

Numbers and turns

Each turn lasts 2 days IRL (and a new turn will always be announced on Saturdays(evening)). Ingame, each turn will be 1 month i.e 12 turns are one year.

Should a player stay absent for more than 3 turns, without notice, his civ will become a NPC-civ, and will do nothing. If you announce your absence beforehand, another player or GM might take over for you.

Battles and other events that cannot be settled by agreement between 2 players, will be handled via PMs or IRC to the GM. After the GM decided what should happen, the GM or one of the involved players will write a summary of the event.

Movement follows the common sense rule. Each race is asked to write a table with their movement speed according to terrain in the description of their race. There are 11 types of terrain in-game (mountain, hill, plains, desert, forest, rainforest, river (on river boats), water (on deep-sea vessels), glacier, swamp, tundra).
Your movement speed on each is 2 tiles/turn. You can choose a free favored terrain type on which you get 3 tiles/turn speed. you can then choose other up to 3 other favored terrain types but you have to take a unfavored terrain type for each favored you choose. Speed on unfavored terrain is 1 tile/turn. If you take a race that can naturally move underwater other restrictions apply (discuss that with the GM).

Roads grant a +1 bonus to movement. It doesn't make terrain that was previously impassible because of temperature suddenly passable, so glaciers are still unreachable for races that cannot stand cold, deserts are impassible for creatures that cannot stand heat.

New turns are announced every 2 days IRL at 21:00 (GMT+1, Paris time) by the GM.

All players with civ growth should post their growth rate (standard is 20% (human) but it might range from 5% (LotR elf) to 35%. (some fast breading insect maybe)). The higher you growth rate, the weaker your race should be individually.

All players should also post whit their popcap for different biomes, this is for how many of your people you could get food for from one tile of that biome (support). You can choose 3 favored biomes on which you get popcap=1000x(growth rate) and 3 unfavored biomes (popcap=100xgrowth rate). Everywhere else you get popcap=400xgrowth rate.

Your are encouraged to keep track of your population. Your population on a new turn in a given city is new_pop = old_pop(1+growth) until you reach your popcap for that city.
Rivers count IN ADDITION to the tile they run though and gives a +100 bonus to popcap on that tile.

Popcap is how much food there is availed, meaning that it can be transported, traded, stored, etc. In case of siege it is assumed that there is enough food to last maybe 2 turns under normal conditions before the cap drops to 0...
Settlements next to to one another by the same race will count as 1 for popcap.
((human examples of popcap and speed:
mountain:20/1 (unfavored/unfavored)
hill:80/2 (normal/normal)
plain:200/3 (favored/favored)
desert:20/1 (unfavored/unfavored)
forest:200/2 (favored/normal)
rainforest:80/2 (unfavored/normal)
river:+100/3 (xxx/favored)
water:200/3 (favored/favored)
glacier:20/1 (unfavored/unfavored)
swamp:80/2 (normal/normal)
tundra:80/2 (normal/normal)
))

BotGII was full with overpoweredness and BotGIII was too GM-dependent. We want to avoid that. That's why we would welcome it, if all your magic and technology you want to use is described in the description of your race. If you want to add something later one, you will have to ask the GM about it. He will judge if the invention is reasonable, and if it was made in a reasonable time. No one would be able to invent something like greek fire from a scratch in just one turn. The GM will only intervene when a player asks him to, or when he feels someone is doing something overpowered.

If you have a secret plan, PM it to the GM.

All players must post EVERYTHING relevant before they can join in, RP stuff movement speed and growth and initial populations and starting position and everything else that may ever be relevant.

Entry races must be approved by a GM before entry, they should not be overpowered, they should be decently realistic (many seem to have trubles uniting the concepts of magic and realism, it has to do whit how consequent it is.

If you’d want to join but are unable to post reliably evry turn or think the rules are to demanding and want to only RP some instead of keeping rack of food and doing math you might want to wait a while into the game and play some random adventurer from one of the races, whit the permission of said player.

For convenience SI/metric units will be used for all measurements in game, no inches and pounds, no “huge” or “kinda really small”.

The symbols for a civ/organization player is one letter, upper-case for settlements and lower-case for armies, the heroes does not get their own tile. Adventurer players that are just one person all get the @ tile, and just have to keep track of their coordinates.

All cities must have proper information on: Name, population, short description, coordinates, and owner.

Keeping large and detailed lists of everything is encouraged. Feel free to give names to geographic features.

Please keep thread layout in mind, and use spoiler tags to hide large things.
Try to keep OOC talk in ((OOC parenthesis)), either in the beginning or in the end of your posts.

The game is played after the common sense rule. Common sense will in most occasions win.

Lastly, this still applies from BotG II (with modifications):
“5. Common sense trumps all.
7. Players may join at any time. Players begin with a single city and an immortal (In the sense that s/he doesn't age. Not that s/he is immune to death) champion.
8. Play fair, have fun. If you know an action will alienate another player, don't do it.”

[Istrian]

Map Key

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^ mountain peak/volcano
▲ mountain
⌂ rocky hills
. plains and grassy hills
~ deserts and sandy dunes
♣ forest
♠ rain forest
╞ dead/burnt forest
○ river source
└─┬┘┌┐ river
≈ water
█ glacier
⌠ swamp
● tundra

░ storm (dependant on terrain type)
═╦╝ tunnel or road
╫ bridge
♥ special place
æ ruins
< > Messenger animal


The Map on turn 31(can be expanded/modified on reasonable demand)
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  |≈▲D▲⌂D⌂●●●●●●●●≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈
  |⌂▲▲▲⌂⌂≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♣♣.♣♣.....≈≈≈≈
  |⌂⌂D⌂⌂.≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈.♣♣.♣⌂⌂⌂.....≈≈
  |≈.≈..≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈.♣♣♣♣⌂⌂^⌂⌂.....≈
05|≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈..♣#=#⌂▲▲⌂⌂...┌≈
  |≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈──────○▲▲⌂⌂..┌┘≈
  |≈≈≈≈...≈≈≈.≈≈T≈≈.~♣#~⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂.┌┘.≈
  |≈≈┐..⌂⌂⌂≈|..≈≈≈...♣♣⌂⌂▲▲○───┘...
  |♣.|.⌂⌂▲⌂♣|...≈..~♣Y£⌂▲▲▲⌂⌂.....♣
10|♣♣|⌂⌂▲⌂⌂♣|...≈Y..♣♣⌂⌂▲^▲⌂⌂.IiiI♣
  |♣♣○⌂▲○──n┘...≈Y...♣⌂k▲▲▲⌂⌂..♣♣=♣
  |♣♣⌂▲⌂N♣♣.....≈===♣♣♣Y⌂▲▲⌂⌂...♣=♣
  |.⌂⌂▲⌂.♣.....≈≈≈┐YY====⌂▲▲⌂⌂...I♣
  |⌂⌂▲⌂⌂♣♣♣♣..≈≈≈≈└─────Y▲Y⌂⌂Y..♣=♣
15|⌂▲▲▲⌂♣♣♣♣♣≈≈≈≈.......⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂..♣=♣
  |⌂▲^▲⌂♣♣♣♣♣≈≈≈≈≈V..V...⌂⌂v▲⌂⌂.II─
  |⌂▲▲▲⌂♣♣♣♣≈≈≈≈≈≈.......=K▲k○──┘=.
  |≈⌂▲▲⌂♣♣♣⌠┌≈≈≈≈≈≈≈...===K▲▲⌂⌂..=.
  |≈⌂▲⌂⌂♣♣⌠⌠|⌠≈≈≈≈≈⌠⌠⌠┌──○o▲⌂⌂♣♣iI♣
20|⌂⌂▲⌂⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠|⌠≈≈≈⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠|#⌂▲▲⌂⌂⌂O♣♣♣♣
  |▲▲○─┐┌─┐⌠|⌠└─┬─────┘⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂..♣♣♣♣
  |⌂⌂⌂~└┘~└─┘~~.|⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌂⌂▲o⌂O.....♣♣
  |~~~~~~~~~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈⌠⌠⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂...~..
  |~~~~~~~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈⌠┌─○▲▲⌂⌂.~~.~
25|~S~~S~~S~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈─┬┘⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂~~~~~
  |~~~~~~~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠|⌂⌂▲▲▲○⌂~~~~~
  |~s~~┌──≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠|⌂⌂oR▲⌂⌂~~~~~
  |~===SS~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠|⌂⌂▲▲▲⌂⌂♠~♠~~
  |⌂S⌂~S~~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠└──○▲▲⌂⌂≈≈≈≈≈
30|○───┘~~~~~~~♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂≈≈≈≈

[Istrian]

Players (only those in this list are approved for play) :

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Civilizations :
Akroma as the Hitengu
Kashyyk as the Orcs
Dwarfaholic as the Erithreans
Zako as the Hrun
Navian as the Katytans
Pandarsenic as the Tyrgani Technocracy
Devath as the Susotu
Naze as the Ikyonians

Adventurers :
Poltifar as Danalof the Sage
Armok as Kcirph the Mouse (Retired / Echogroth Academy)
Flintus10 as Skeris Moonarch (Retired / Echogroth Inn)
Cheeetar as Hasuin the Traveller (Retired adventurer / Central swamps area)

Symbols:

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Yy   Hitengu               Akroma
Oo   The Orcs             Kashyyk
Cc   Storm Giants        Nhiphanter
Rr    Erithreans            Dwarfaholic
Vv   Hrun                   Zako
Kk    Katytans             Navian
Nn   Tyrgani T-cracy    Pandarsenic
Ss    Susotu                Devath
Ii      Ikyon                 Naze

Destroyed civilisations

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Zarzin (Krumlink) : Popped out of existence.
Flamewood Elves (Heph) : Eaten by Storm Giants.
Storm Giants (Nhiphanter) : Destroyed in a last stand by hunger and the Hitengu.
Zorkins (evilcherry) : Black hole'd away.
Monoglains (Emperor_Jonathan) : Abandoned by their god, and black hole'd away.

Players awaiting validation

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Array

Artwork (by players, for players)

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By Akroma
Uchiwaka
Ranpu
Danalof and Kcirph
Kawareidou
The Buhachi
Flaming beast vs. Hrafn's mount
Uchiwaka and Danalof
Hrafn vs. Uchiwaka
Uchiwaka and his Dragon
Danalof's Lab in Teiichi
Katytan Strikes Down Hrun (propaganda)
Uchiwaka and Dracan test
Kyou, the new Buhachi

By Naze
House Dysis Soldier

By Nhiphanter
Khordad Shash, servant of Sem'seddin, Lord of Underwolrds
Hrafn, champion of Ukko
A potential megabeast
Another potential megabeast

Premade adventurers (get your own today) :
Akena the Katytan

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Note: As Katytans are genderless, the choice of pronouns used to describe them is completely arbitrary. Don't feel constrained nor confused. Likewise, if you're interested in playing a Katytan of your own design, PM me about it and we can work it out, no problem!

The Story:
It was nearly two years ago, before the Battle of the Gods began, that the ill-fated Alantralora Expedition lost their boats and many of their number to the beasts of the western swamps. Those who slipped into the river depths  were torn apart by the terrible creatures that lurked within, and surely none could survive. The Katytan fisherman, Monsi, reported the assured death of their leader whilst he lay bleeding terribly from his own wounds.

But Akena Alantralora is made of tougher stuff than most Katytans--A few fish, a few torn limbs? She'd faced far worse and survived a hero!

The river itself, however, proved to be a more challenging opponent, and when she awoke upon the far shore, he could not remember how she had arrived there, nor where she had come from.

The remaining debris of the lost expeditionary flotilla littered the shores, though it all seemed unfamiliar. Nonetheless, she found himself in need of food, tools, and medical supplies, before she could rest there.

Time passed, and there were many challenges to face. Great beasts and enormous armoured bugs roaming the wilds, and the volcanic eruption that destroyed their city devastated the countryside all around. Akena slowly recovered from her wounds--she always did--but something was wrong about this land, something that would drive her out of it to seek new adventure...

Description:
Akena is tall and muscular, even relative to other Katytans, standing at six Katytan feet precisely (about 4.5 m). His frame is tough, wiry, and rather narrow, left somewhat gaunt from his recent ordeals but still with the same vigor and fortitude as ever. His hair and eyes are coal black and his deep russet skin marred with many dark scars, all these the marks left on him by the blood of the demon Uzmok; though in the decades since then, the darkness appears to be losing its power.

Personality:
Akena used to be something of a troublemaker, some would even say a criminal or psychopath. Those times were many years ago, and she learned to maintain the respect she gained from her heroism. Still, after two years stranded alone in the wilds after an episode of terrible physical and mental trauma, it's anybody's guess what mental state she's in, for better or for worse.

[Istrian]

FAQ :
Q : Do cities gain popcap only from the tile they are on ?
A : Cities gain popcap from the tile they are on AND the 8 surrounding tiles.

Q : I think my civ should have higher popcaps on certain types of terrain due to tech/magic/whatever. Can I have that ?
A : Sure, but discuss the specifics with the GM.

Q : How are Divine Interventions handled ?
A : Divine Intervention will be handled on a case-by-case basis. Ask the GM beforehand. If it is reasonable and makes for a good narration, you will get what you want. It should also be noted that deities can influence the world only with powers related to their spheres (and a few common ones). Appearing before your loyal subjects is common for deities (so in most cases, you don't need permission to do that, unless you plan to tell some secrets to your followers).
Whenever you use DI, select a relevant sphere(s) and describe the intervention to the GM. The GM will then tell you how long to wait until you can again use that sphere for DI.

Q : How should I handle special resources like ores/gunpowder/mana/whatever ?
A : However you wish, just don't make it too unbalanced (like having every single ore in unlimited amounts in every city you have). The GM might tell you that a resource is getting depleted if you overuse it.

[Akroma]

When I said I would make a nw civ, I lied. The Tengu are too fleshed out to be simply dropped.
However, I will still make something new. I blatant rip-off of the old Tengu, but with a new flavour

The Race of the Hitengu
Deity:

Tomoshibi
Tomoshibi is a concenptual god, rather than a bodily entity. One could see her as the embodiment of light or "life-force", which in this case, are regarded as one and the same.
Spheres: Light(4), Fire(2), Life(2)
Tomoshibi sees the Hitengu as just one part in the greater network of life. As everyone, the Hitengu has a right to life freely, and should flourish.

Morphology
Similar to their close relatives, the Tengu, the Hitengu have the morphology of harpies. But unlike the black Tengu, the Hitengu are of sublime angelic beauty. Their feathers and hair perfectly white, and their features are much more humanlike in comparison to their crow relatives.
Their standing height is at an average of 1,70 m, the wingspan is at about 3,50. To be able to fly with such short wings, their wings and chest is very muscular, easily even out-strenghting dwarves. They can however not lift heavy weights easily. The shins of the Hitengu are covered in slightly yellow scales, that end in a pair of menacing claws. Their eyesight and hearing are of supreme quality. Their clothing is light and sparse, usually made from silk or cotton. They can only fly at low altitudes, due to their low resistance towards cold. The Hitengu are strict herbivores, and life mostly of their extensive orchards, the kinomi, a kind of nut that is ground to flour and then made into a kind of bread, as well as honey and milk. They get the milk from goates, which are never slaughtered for meat or leather. Their usual life expectancy is over 80 years, due to their very healthy way of life.


Culture & Society
The Hitengu are connected to nature, and as such they life in perfect balance with their surroundings. This results in somewhat low pop-caps, as they do not use avaiable resources to the fullest. They belief that life is something holy, and will never kill someone, unless to save their own or someone elses life. They had to fight war against other civs before, to defend themselves, so they know how to produce basic armor and basic weapons, but only have very few of them. Their structures are of sublime beauty, and usually intertwined into nature. The roof is always made of glass, to let natural light in, and make you feel like you are less inside a house. Nevertheless, the Hitengu put a high emphasis on lamps, which are not only their favourite decoration for houses, but also used as jewelry.

Their society is organized in a parliamentarian theocracy. Head of the nation would be the Hinyuudou, which is assigned through interpretation of reincarnation. In other words, when the old Hinyuudou dies, the children that were born shortly after are tested and judged by the remaining priests, and one of them is (probably) the reincarnation of the former Hinyuudou.
The parliament consists of representatives coming from all parts of society, and are voted for directly. Both the Hinyuudou and the parliament have the right to propose new laws, which are only passed if the respective other agrees to it. This way the parliament ensures the laws are not too spritual in nature, and the Hinyuudou that these laws are not too "worldly".
There is no such thing as a court or any judges. The Hitengu do not understand the concept of punishment. There is no need to, as everyone in Hitengu society abides by the law.
They have no such thing as a greater goal. They only want to life in harmony, and if possible, spread that harmony.
Sprituality is something important for the Hitengu. Tomoshibi is not an actual god for them, but rather the concept of life-force. Each and every thing in existance, may it be plant, animal, or even a stone, has Tomoshibi in it. Light is the most dominant "touchable" form of tomoshibi, fire is also something regarded as such.
As a result, the inner sanctum of Hitengu temples is usually empty, or contains a mirror.

Technology
Their technology is not very far developed. Though their architectural knowledge is supreme, their ability to forge metal objects is only weakly developed. They can, however, produce and work with glass very proficently.
They also have extensive medical knowledge, and are able to cure most kinds of poisons or sicknesses. For the Hitengu, losing a leg is not a death sentence.

Magic & Divine Powers
The Hitengu practise a form of clerical magic, which they refer to as Hijutsu. In simple terms, it could be best described as fireworks. The Hitengu are a race that worships light, therefor, fireworks must not be missing in their festivals and rituals. But without gunpowder, that's a little hard. Hijustu is the practise of storing up light in containers, and releasing it in a very concentrated and controled matter, usually for artistic purposes, such as fireworks. These containers also find a place in everyday life, as lamps that glow magicaly, or jewelry that has a mysterious sparkling to it.

In past wars, there have been occasions on which this magic was used for military uses. At first, it was only armor and shields that emitted a strong light to blind the enemy, later the concentrated light was used as a weapon itself. Just like a firework bomb based on gunpowder exploding right next to your face can kill you, so can Hijutsu.
The ones who developed that use for military purposes had such a bad conscience that they would never be able to smile again for the rest of their life.
The military variant hasn't been practised in more than 100 years, only the civil use is still seen everywhere. The knowledge on how to use it to kill lies in the libraries.



Arrival in the world
They are natives. Long wars have decimated them, but as their enemies are now gone, they are slowly recuperating.They start with 500, at X18Y13

Population support and growth
18% growth
mountain:18/1 (unfavored/unfavored)
hill:180/2 (favoured/favoured)
plain:180/3 (favored/favored)
desert:18/3 (unfavored/favored)
forest:180/2 (favored/normal)
rainforest:180/2 (favored/normal)
river:+100/3 (xxx/favored)
water:72/1 (normal/unfavored)
glacier:20/1 (unfavored/unfavored)
swamp:72/2 (normal/normal)
tundra:18/2 (unfavoured/normal)


Hero:
Yamato Hachirou Yumma Ken'ichi Uchiwakamaru.

The 8th hitengu ever created, Uchiwaka has been living as an immortal for the last 1500 years. His swordsmanship and Hijutsu both are superb. Uchiwaka as a legend has filled many books and chronicles, in more than just one world, but Uchiwaka the person is remaining a mystery that is only slowly unraveling.


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  |≈▲^▲⌂⌂⌂●●●●●●●●≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈
  |⌂▲▲▲⌂⌂≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♣♣.♣♣.....≈≈≈≈
  |⌂⌂⌂⌂⌂.≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈.♣♣.♣⌂⌂⌂.....≈≈
  |≈.≈..≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈.♣♣♣♣⌂⌂^⌂⌂.....≈
05|≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈..♣♣♣⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂...┌≈
  |≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈──────○▲▲⌂⌂..┌┘≈
  |≈≈≈≈...≈≈≈.≈≈≈≈≈...♣♣⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂.┌┘.≈
  |≈≈┐..⌂⌂⌂≈|..≈≈≈...♣♣⌂⌂▲▲○───┘...
  |♣.|.⌂⌂▲⌂♣|...≈...♣♣⌂⌂▲▲▲⌂⌂.....♣
10|♣♣|⌂⌂▲⌂⌂♣|...≈...♣♣⌂⌂▲^▲⌂⌂....♣♣
  |♣♣○⌂▲○───┘...≈...♣♣⌂⌂▲▲▲⌂⌂..♣♣♣♣
  |♣♣⌂▲⌂⌂♣♣.....≈..♣♣♣♣⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂...♣♣♣
  |.⌂⌂▲⌂.♣.....≈≈≈┐.Y♣♣♣⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂...♣♣
  |⌂⌂▲⌂⌂♣♣♣♣..≈≈≈≈└─────○▲▲⌂⌂...♣♣♣
15|⌂▲▲▲⌂♣♣♣♣♣≈≈≈≈.......⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂...♣♣
  |⌂▲^▲⌂♣♣♣♣♣≈≈≈≈≈.......⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂.┌──
  |⌂▲▲▲⌂♣♣♣♣≈≈≈≈≈≈......⌂⌂^▲⌂○──┘..
  |≈⌂▲▲⌂♣♣♣⌠┌≈≈≈≈≈≈≈.....⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂....
  |≈⌂▲⌂⌂♣♣⌠⌠|⌠≈≈≈≈≈⌠⌠⌠┌──○▲▲⌂⌂♣♣♣♣♣
20|⌂⌂▲⌂⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠|⌠≈≈≈⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠|⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂⌂.♣♣♣♣
  |▲▲○─┐┌─┐⌠|⌠└─┬─────┘⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂..♣♣♣♣
  |⌂⌂⌂~└┘~└─┘~~.|⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂.....♣♣
  |~~~~~~~~~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈⌠⌠⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂...~..
  |~~~~~~~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈⌠┌─○▲▲⌂⌂.~~.~
25|~~~~~~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈─┬┘⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂~~~~~
  |~~~~~~~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠|⌂⌂▲▲▲○⌂~~~~~
  |~~~~┌──≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠|⌂⌂▲^▲⌂⌂~~~~~
  |~~~~|~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠|⌂⌂▲▲▲⌂⌂♠~♠~~
  |⌂⌂⌂~|~~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠└──○▲▲⌂⌂≈≈≈≈≈
30|○───┘~~~~~~~♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂≈≈≈≈
Nation: Tenrai Minzoku
Cities:
Teiichi, the capital X17Y12
Inhabitants: 500
Pop-cap:1920

[Kashyyk]

Deity:
Kazad demon of the Deeps. (Fire 3, Dark 3, Death 2)
Most have never heard of Him, as He goes mainly by titles, such as 'The Dark Rider' and 'Scourge of the Earth'. He controls the Orcs and their minions.
He is portrayed as a tall, strong figure, dressed head to toe in a dark robe. His face is hidden hy a hood.

Basic description:
The Orcs are the 'Master' race, which is as much as can be said about the chaotic nature of most of their citadels. Orcs have a red-black skin tone, with thick, muscled arms and powerful legs. Beneath them are the Trolls and Goblins. Trolls are huge hulking monsters, usually found in caves or ruins, they have a similar skin tone to the Orcs, but much darker. Goblins are also quite similar to their Orc relatives but smaller and more weedy. They are usually the cannon fodder of any Orc army. Orcs usually live for about 400 years, Trolls up to 800 and Goblins no more than 60.

Culture & Society:
The Orcs lead the chaotic strongholds in which they live, sending out raiding parties comprising of themselves, and their brothers, the Trolls and Goblins. It is a sad life to be a Goblin, as any Orc or Troll could give you an order, and you would have to do it. A slow death would be the punishment. The Orcs are a warlike race, although their method of fighting is comparatively civilised. They use horns and drums to signal to their soldiers, and Standards to keep them together. They also split themselves into warbands, comprising of about 50 Orcs, who work together using various tactics depending on their weaponry.

Technology:
They can create many varieties of armour and weaponry using iron. But they are able to work with  almost any other metal. Their hand ranged weapons, such as crossbows are poorly made, as they will only go to Goblins. Their siege weapons however, are beautiful. They can build huge towers, ladders, Trebuchet, Catapult, Ballistae and they can even make, with some magic, pots of magic powder. In other words, explosives.
The Orcs live underground, in winding tunnels and caverns usually with large holes open to the sky, to vent away the fumes of their furnaces. As such they are unable to build much, except with wood. But even then it is of poor quality.

Magic & Divine Powers:
The Orcs have various shamans and magic doers that are able to manipulate the flow to a lesser extent. They can do small things, such as throw fireballs & lightning and can enchant weapons with some form of magic, usually Sharpness or Fireblade. Most magic is quite flashy and over the top, and all could be done an easier way.

Arrival in the world:
They are natives. After Gaz's conquest his horde was seriously depleted. As such they only start with 350 Goblins, 200 Orcs and 75 Trolls. They start at x22,y22

Population support and growth:
Goblins = 25%
Orcs = 15%
Trolls = 5%

Order is Goblins, Orcs, Trolls.
Mountain: 250|60|50//2|2|3 (F|N|F//N|N|F)
Hill: 100|150|50//3|2|3 (N|F|F//F|N|F)
Plain: 100|150|20//2|3|2 (N|F|N//N|F|N)
Desert: 250|15|5//3|2|3 (F|U|U//F|N|F)
Forest: 250|60|20//3|2|1 (F|N|N//F|N|U)
Rainforest: 100|60|5//1|2|1 (N|N|U//U|N|U)
River: +100//2|3|1  (xxx//N|F|U)
Water: 100|150|20//2|3|2 (N|F|N//N|F|N)
Glacier: 25|15|50//1|1|2 (U|U|F//U|U|N)
Swamp: 25|60|5//2|1|1 (U|N|U//N|U|U)
Tundra: 25|15|50//1|1|2 (U|U|N//U|U|N)

Hero:
Gaz, the Orc. Warlord of an Empire, he finally defeated the last rival tribe and now intends to conquer the world. No creature, Goblin, Orc or Troll can stand in his way, and he is a ruthless tactical minded warlord. He fought his brother for the title of Warlord after his father died, and his career started then.

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  |≈▲^▲⌂⌂⌂●●●●●●●●≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈
  |⌂▲▲▲⌂⌂≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♣♣.♣♣.....≈≈≈≈
  |⌂⌂⌂⌂⌂.≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈.♣♣.♣⌂⌂⌂.....≈≈
  |≈.≈..≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈.♣♣♣♣⌂⌂^⌂⌂.....≈
05|≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈..♣♣♣⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂...┌≈
  |≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈──────○▲▲⌂⌂..┌┘≈
  |≈≈≈≈...≈≈≈.≈≈≈≈≈...♣♣⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂.┌┘.≈
  |≈≈┐..⌂⌂⌂≈|..≈≈≈...♣♣⌂⌂▲▲○───┘...
  |♣.|.⌂⌂▲⌂♣|...≈...♣♣⌂⌂▲▲▲⌂⌂.....♣
10|♣♣|⌂⌂▲⌂⌂♣|...≈...♣♣⌂⌂▲^▲⌂⌂....♣♣
  |♣♣○⌂▲○───┘...≈...♣♣⌂⌂▲▲▲⌂⌂..♣♣♣♣
  |♣♣⌂▲⌂⌂♣♣.....≈..♣♣♣♣⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂...♣♣♣
  |.⌂⌂▲⌂.♣.....≈≈≈┐.Y♣♣♣⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂...♣♣
  |⌂⌂▲⌂⌂♣♣♣♣..≈≈≈≈└─────○▲▲⌂⌂...♣♣♣
15|⌂▲▲▲⌂♣♣♣♣♣≈≈≈≈.......⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂...♣♣
  |⌂▲^▲⌂♣♣♣♣♣≈≈≈≈≈.......⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂.┌──
  |⌂▲▲▲⌂♣♣♣♣≈≈≈≈≈≈......⌂⌂^▲⌂○──┘..
  |≈⌂▲▲⌂♣♣♣⌠┌≈≈≈≈≈≈≈.....⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂....
  |≈⌂▲⌂⌂♣♣⌠⌠|⌠≈≈≈≈≈⌠⌠⌠┌──○▲▲⌂⌂♣♣♣♣♣
20|⌂⌂▲⌂⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠|⌠≈≈≈⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠|⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂⌂.♣♣♣♣
  |▲▲○─┐┌─┐⌠|⌠└─┬─────┘⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂..♣♣♣♣
  |⌂⌂⌂~└┘~└─┘~~.|⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌂⌂▲▲⌂O.....♣♣
  |~~~~~~~~~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈⌠⌠⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂...~..
  |~~~~~~~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈⌠┌─○▲▲⌂⌂.~~.~
25|~~~~~~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈─┬┘⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂~~~~~
  |~~~~~~~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠|⌂⌂▲▲▲○⌂~~~~~
  |~~~~┌──≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠|⌂⌂▲^▲⌂⌂~~~~~
  |~~~~|~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠|⌂⌂▲▲▲⌂⌂♠~♠~~
  |⌂⌂⌂~|~~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠└──○▲▲⌂⌂≈≈≈≈≈
30|○───┘~~~~~~~♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂≈≈≈≈

Nation: Warlord -'s Empire
Cities:
Capital -Black Tower
Current population:
G= 350
O= 200
T= 75
Popcap:
G=1200
O=1170
T=420

[Zako]

((Reserved))

[Akroma]

there we go, is there anything missing you'd like me to specify, Istrian ?

and yes, the name Ranpu translates to "lamp"



There is a problem with the IRC
I try to /join #botg using the password "dwarf" but it sais I am not authorized to join, and something about a +r

[Poltifar]

Yay, finally, I'll post my adventurer sage/wizard later, but one question (from Akroma's race descrition):

Spheres: Light(4), Fire(2), Life(2)

What exactly do the numbers meen? And if I want to classify my hero's powers, how much points can I allocate? Btw, I'll be using Istrian's magic system, all credits to him for it.

[Akroma]

it shows how strong a sphere is represented, with a maximum of 8 points

[Dwarfaholic]

((reserved))

((Starts at the volcano of (27, 23) with 50 creeps dudes, unless I have made a mistake in reading the co- ordinates))

The Erithreans

Civ symbol: R
Army symbol: r

God: Machinatus the Hidden (Shadow 2, Fire 2, Stone 2, Speechcraft 2)
The creator god of the Erithreans, Machinatus hadn't concerned himself with his people until just quite recently, sending them Machinatus the Pure, his diamond- encrusted avatar.

Physiology:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Nobody knows where the Erithreans came from; indeed, little is known of them at all, for they are a secretive and unsociable race, tucked away in calderas deep withing the mountains. Although they are not hostile enough to attack outsiders, one should not except great hospitality for an Erithrean settlement, or "Safehome", as they call it.

The Erithreaites have an average height of two meters when standing upright. Their physical appearance is that of living rock, for Erithreans quickly develop a protecting shell of minerals to protect them from the merciless heat.
Sight is not their forte: their race relies on an acute sense of feeling and hearing, combined with a weak ability to sense shifts in static fields, giving them an eerie skill to "sense" anyone approaching.
They are vaguely humanoid in shape, with large muscles and tough skin to bear the cumbersome weight of the minerals they use as protection.

Erithreans are not very good crafters, although they are able to "grow" minute components onto their skin. Few people even know they exist, and they are mostly known in fairy tales as "Earth Spirits" due to the ventures of a few young rascals.
Erithreans prefer to fight without weapons, letting their huge strength and rock skin defeat their enemies, but sometimes use huge, shoulder-mounted iron ballistae as ranged weaponry.

Culture and society:

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The Erithreans are a reclusive kind, usually tending to stick to themselves. They are arranged in four castes, with the highest being signified by the "-atus" at the end of their name, and the lowest being "-atos". An Erithrean of a rank two higher than another Erithrean need not greet or notice the other Erithrean.
Erithreans of a higher caste usually also have a better quality cover: While the -atos- caste Erithreans may have poor quality stone, the -ates or better will usually have metals or jewels.

The Erithreans were once in greater numbers, back when they were still the lords of the depths. However, the creatures of the Deeps have since lowered their numbers, and only a few dozen remain.

The only goal of the Erithreans is to survive in this new, harsh world (although it is less harsh than what they are used to)- all else is secondary.
They are not very religious, as Machinatus doesn't usually reply to any prayers. Still, a priest or two might live in a larger Erithrean settlement.

Technology:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

At the moment, the Erithreans have little advanced technology, the few pieces remaining being remnants from their old glory days. Still, they have some nice items, like their trademark weapon, the shoulder- mountable iron ballista.

Magic and Divine Powers:

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Erithrean magic is focused on earth, which is surely a shocking discovery to any scholar. Most Erithreans can focus their power to rapidly accelerate the normal speed of the growth of their rock skin, enabling them to quickly develop sharp edges and blades where needed. However, these protrudements lack the distinct toughness of typical Erithrean armour.

Machinatus rarely answers the prayers sent by the Erithreans, save for, perhaps, Machinatus the Pure.

Arrival:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The Erithreans are a native race. For millennia, they have dwindled in the Deeps, trying to survive amidst the lava pits and fierce beasts. With the arrival of Machinatus the Pure, however, they have gathered their sparce numbers and swum to the surface of a caldera, located far in the north of the world.

The Erithreans start with 50 creatures.

Population growth and support:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Growth: 7%
Support:
Favoured terrain:
Mountain, especially volcanoes (Yeah, I'm special, so I get pop from volcanoes. Huzzah.)
Hill
Desert

Unfavoured terrain:
Swamps
Sea
Glacier

Ie.
Mountains, Hills and Deserts: 70 (+ 200 if a volcano is present)
Swamps, Seas and Glaciers: 7
Rest: 28

Movement speed:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Favoured:
Mountain
Hills
Plains

Unfavoured:
Swamp
River
Sea

Hero:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Machinatus the Pure is the avatar of Machinatus the Hidden, and thus the unquestioned leader of the Erithreans.

Machinatus the Pure is a head taller than the usual Erithrean, and is fully covered in the finest diamonds, making him easily distinguishable from a crowd of Erithreans. He is also one of the few Erithreans with any greater magical abilities, and he can crush stone and morph rock with the lightest touch.

Special rules:
- Volcanoes grant +200 pop cap
- No river bonus
- Can use the Deeps to move between volcanoes:
-- 2 tiles per turn
-- 5% of dudes lost per turn
- Can telecommunicate electromagnetically between two adjacent squares.

[Greiger]

I would join but I'm going to be buzy for some time. I'll still be watching though.
May toss the Dracon in again if I ever get the chance.

[Armok]

If this is happening I guess I don't want to be left out... on the other hand I'm not sure if I approve of this game, I liked the BotG3 rules better and I'd much rather see that resurrected. Also I think it's a bit hasty, there should be an OOC thread were we can discus rules long before the game starts.
I'd like to discus on IRC whit Istrian really.

If I join, I don't think I want to write an essay every turn, so maybe I'll just create an adventurer, I have some idea...

Basically, some forest animal gains sentience randomly from magic effects, that's me. Probably some rodent, maybe a rat or a squirrel. then I proceed on first turn to happen upon and join one of the mage organisations.

[Mel_Vixen]

So here is my desired race. I hope its not to powerfull. If anything has to be changed please PM me.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Deity: Voral - A former nature Spirit inhabiting the Granitsword (peak x22:y10)
Spheres: Fire (4), Nature(4)


Race: Elves of flamewood

Symbole: E e

Culture: the Flamewood-elves are an proud race of elves who have mastered the mountains as well as the forest. The life in big cave cities which are lighted by sunstones and big treehouses in the forest on the feet of the mountains. They learned to smith, Martial arts and the magic of the forrests and the mountains.

The flamewood-elves are Aristocratic and an council of families reigns currently.

Appearance: Normally up to 20 centimetres bigger then humans. They are a weaker but with a bit more dexterity and a bit faster then the average human. They show normally not much emotions but have an very strong feeling of community.

The Flamewood-elves know many tactics in war and take challenges more then gladly.

The magic of the Flamewood-elves is very intuitiv and goes more into shamanism then in magical science. Music songs and rithm are an mayor part of the spellcasting.

History: Elven outcasts, Natives.

Towns: Echogroth (200) on x19:y9

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  |⌂▲▲▲⌂⌂≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♣♣.♣♣.....≈≈≈≈
  |⌂⌂⌂⌂⌂.≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈.♣♣.♣⌂⌂⌂.....≈≈
  |≈.≈..≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈.♣♣♣♣⌂⌂^⌂⌂.....≈
05|≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈..♣♣♣⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂...┌≈
  |≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈──────○▲▲⌂⌂..┌┘≈
  |≈≈≈≈...≈≈≈.≈≈≈≈≈...♣♣⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂.┌┘.≈
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  |♣.|.⌂⌂▲⌂♣|...≈...♣♣E⌂▲▲▲⌂⌂.....♣
10|♣♣|⌂⌂▲⌂⌂♣|...≈...♣♣⌂⌂▲^▲⌂⌂....♣♣
  |♣♣○⌂▲○───┘...≈...♣♣⌂⌂▲▲▲⌂⌂..♣♣♣♣
  |♣♣⌂▲⌂⌂♣♣.....≈..♣♣♣♣⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂...♣♣♣
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  |⌂⌂▲⌂⌂♣♣♣♣..≈≈≈≈└─────○▲▲⌂⌂...♣♣♣
15|⌂▲▲▲⌂♣♣♣♣♣≈≈≈≈.......⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂...♣♣
  |⌂▲X▲⌂♣♣♣♣♣≈≈≈≈≈.......⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂.┌──
  |⌂▲▲▲⌂♣♣♣♣≈≈≈≈≈≈......⌂⌂^▲⌂○──┘..
  |≈⌂▲▲⌂♣♣♣⌠┌≈≈≈≈≈≈≈.....⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂....
  |≈⌂▲⌂⌂♣♣⌠⌠|⌠≈≈≈≈≈⌠⌠⌠┌──○▲▲⌂⌂♣♣♣♣♣
20|⌂⌂▲⌂⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠|⌠≈≈≈⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠|⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂⌂.♣♣♣♣
  |▲▲○─┐┌─┐⌠|⌠└─┬─────┘⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂..♣♣♣♣
  |⌂⌂⌂~└┘~└─┘~~.|⌠⌠⌠⌠⌠⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂.....♣♣
  |~~~~~~~~~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈⌠⌠⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂...~..
  |~~~~~~~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈⌠┌─○▲▲⌂⌂.~~.~
25|~~~~~~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈─┬┘⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂~~~~~
  |~~~~~~~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠|⌂⌂▲▲▲○⌂~~~~~
  |~~~~┌──≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠|⌂⌂▲^▲⌂⌂~~~~~
  |~~~~|~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠|⌂⌂▲▲▲⌂⌂♠~♠~~
  |⌂⌂⌂~|~~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠└──○▲▲⌂⌂≈≈≈≈≈
30|○───┘~~~~~~~♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠⌂⌂▲▲⌂⌂≈≈≈≈





Growth: 10%

Specials: one out of 30 elves can use magic.

caps and speed:


Popcaps:
            popcaps     speed
mountain:   120 (+10)    2   (f/f)
hill:       160 (+10)    2   (f/n)         
plain:      80           2   (n/n)
desert:     10           1   (n/u)
forest:     160 (-40)    3   (f/f)
rainforest: 100          3   (n/f)
river:      +10          1   (u/u)
water:      20           2 +1(n/n)
glacier:    20           1   (u/u)
swamp:      50           2   (n/n)
tundra:     30           2 +1(n/n)

Sum:       750 + 10 rivermod

Changes Istrian demanded and which i see as pointless.







Tech: medieval (1000 - 1500)

Additional comon Knowledge: healing plants, Sheepfarming, Smithing (steel), Minimal mechanics, Astronomie, math, geometriecs, Scripture, Glassblowing, Glasssheeting, irigation, terrace farming, orchardfarmng, indoor farming.

Known metals and alloys: Gold (green, red, white), Silver, electrum, tin, nickel, wismuth, lead, cooper, Brass, Bronze, iron, steel, stainless steel


Weapons: Longswords, Staffs, Spears, Pikes, helebards
Firearms: shortbows, bolas, Slingshots
Armor: light plating, chainmails, leather
Ammo: Steel tiped arrows, Leadballs, Stones.

Siege: Torsion based balistae. Arrowshields, Rams.

Animals and breeds: Silvertail hawk (Messenger), Wyvern (Mount and war animal)(16), flamewood-wolves (mount, war animal)(30) , sheep, goats, dear, elks (breeding stock)

Magic/spells:

Warsong (fire & Nature) - An group of elves shares power and skill by this spell. Needs one magican elv to work for 20 normal elves. up to 20 groups can be united as one by an literal song. Increses strenght, dexterity, courage.

Firewall (fire) - needs atleast 2 Magicans to determine the endpoints. the wall can be up to 30 meters long which last 10 Minutes. every additional Magican ads segments of 20 Meters and additional 3 Minutes burntime.

Fog (nature) - creates an fog bank with 20 meters radius and 4 meters hight.

Bladewheat (nature) - Makes any leafs as sharp as Razors in an area with the radius of 5x5 meters.

Molt (fire) - Spell that makes rock shape able like clay. Used for building.

Sunstone (fire) - creates an long-lasting light source which emits sunlight out of any crystal

Guided Growth (nature) - Growth of plants is under the control of the magician elv. Used for building.


Hero: Briar - Old warmaster and friend of voral. He made the contract with voral in his youth and learned many fire related arts. He resebles almost an hermit in his way of life and enjoys the silence of the mountains.

Echogroth: An to a City converted cave. The main groth is a big undergroundlake. There are almost 20 meters from the ceiling down to the waters surface which has an deep of 5 Meters. Around this lake are many quarters carved into the stone facing the groth with beautifull windowfronts made from big glass sheets in wood and Brassframes. The groth is lighted by 3 Big Sunstones which are anually recharged.
 On an higher level where an small brook enters the cave and surplys the groths are the forges. Where it is possible the elves do Terrace farming or keep sheeps and goats.
The maingates of echogroth is an big stonedoor in an narrow chasm.

[Emperor_Jonathan]

Yeah I'll join.

Let me just make up a race first