Race: Hardy Humans. They are just humans. But then hardy.
Backstory:Once upon a time, humanity lived happily in their little cities. They coexisted with other races in harmony. Naturally there were some small wars, but nothing major.
Then there was the disaster.
Everything was destroyed. Millions died. The disaster was followed up by smaller disasters; earthquakes, volcanoes, giant storms, planar rips, and many more.
And from the smoking wreckage of the world emerged the survivors. The world then was still suffering; minor disasters happened constantly, and otherworldly beings ran rampant. The survivors banded together into small tribes, who fled around, slowly regaining the skills they had lost.
Eventually, the world began to calm down. The otherworldly beings returned to their homes, died naturally, or killed each other with infighting. The disasters became less frequent, with some volcanoes not erupting for years on end. And so the tribes people began to settle. They cleared away the ashes from the fields and planted crops. They cut down long dead trees and built houses and workshops. They mined stone and built walls to protect from the remaining beasts. And as they did, life returned to the world. Ash was washed into the soil, and the provided fertility led to a booming in plantlife. Animals on the brink of extinction multiplied wildly with the new food sources.
And the new, tougher humanity stood ready to rebuild.
Bonuses:Hardy Workers Hardy Humans gain a 25% bonus to labour (4000 people generate 5 Labour)
Proudly Independent Hardy Humans require 25% less food (4000 people require 3 Food)
Fast Adaptors Research time is halved if the research helps solve an immediate and pressing problem (such as increased farm output during times of famine)
City: New HopeNew Hope is the aptly named site of the rebuild of humanity. It was founded, allegedly, by Sam the first. Sam was wandering through the wilderness, lost, starving, thirsty, and injured, when a light shone upon him, and guided him to the shores of a small lake. Sam jumped into the lake, drank, washed, and caught fish. When he was fed and rested, he realised what had happened, and looked round to thank the light. The light was nowhere to be seen, but as Sam looked round he realised what a paradise he had stumbled upon. The lake he stood by was surrounded by rich, green forests. On the western bank was a large clearing, where wild animals grazed at the long grass. A stream fed the lake from the north, snaking through hills, down from the mountains further up.
Sam ran home to his tribe, and led them to the lakeside. The tribes people agreed that the site was amazing, and they set to work building a settlement on the western shore. Many tribes joined them and Sam declared himself King Sam the First of New Hope, the name given to the swiftly growing city.
As the city grew, lost skills and technologies were remembered; boat building, farming, the wheel, bow and arrows, animal taming. At the time of play, metal working, using sample ores gathered from the northern mountains, is on the point of being discovered.
Biome:I have made a handy image!
Key: Blue= body of water. Blue line= river
Dark green= forest. Green= scrubland. Light Green=Grassland.
Red= city. The city is built on grassland (should that ever be interesting)
Brown= Hills. Light grey= Low mountains. Darker grey= High mountains.
Other stuff: Government: Monarch in charge of a still basically tribal society.
Neighbours: Some tribal people still about. Maybe some other human settlements.
Possible dangers: Other races come raiding. Some monster comes killing. Another human settlement becomes powerful and goes to war with us.
Tech level: Just got metal working.
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Topic: Restoration of Ages, an AoR Variant. (1 City Going, Still Accepting Players) (Read 11329 times)