DarkianMaker
Pope of the cheese god Kambert
This is all the lore the RP has received from the start by the original GM:
Ariatra was discovered in the end of Age of Fire and so marked the start of what is now known officially as the Age of Discovery and to some the Age of The Scrumble. The Age of Fire was one of conflict, the rise of industry and technology had increased population of the old world nations and an insatiable need for resources by the old world nations. As a result wars became common place for living space and resources. Intrigue was rife, alliances were made and broken constantly meaning sides in war changed weekly even daily. Territory exchanged constantly, death of civilians and soldiers and their were heroes and villains. For the full details on the wars, see my previous work on the Age of Fire.
Principle concern of the old world nation was the dwindling of the crystal known as Samphire, critical source of the mana required for all magical abilities. It was once plentiful among the Old World but it was discovered that the wondorus blue crystal was becoming rarer and rarer as mines seemed to inexplicably dry up. The reason of this is officially unknown but some scholars, see the Warning Letters of Casius the Golden Tongued, blamed the rise of industry as the cause aa magic is tied with nature. Though we now know that there were truth in those claims, it was back than rejected and covered up by leaders due to the value of industries. See the recently declassified Letters of the Council of Thelia.
The exact details of the discovery of Ariatra have become distorted by legend and certainly the discoverers own account is, in this writer's opinion, murred by exaggeration and self promotion as been disputed by various other sources. What is known is the discoverer, Lady Tria Prientiss, sailed on the Siren Call and two other ships to find the continent, funded by the King of Aretha and guided by ancient document from era of Great Thalian Empire, the ancient precursor Empire which stretched across the Old World and beyond. The journey likely took the three months as described in Thia's Odyssey but that is more likely due to Tria's lack of navigational skill rather than misadventures with cannibals, dragons or sea monsters. She landed first on Tria Island on the north west before finding the main continent. She returned a year later with stories of lash fields, tall mountains, Thalian ruins, exotic natives and plentiful Samphire. It was only natural that the nations of the old world took interest.... ---Excerpt from The Age of Discovery: The Truth and Myth by Princess Regiana Sul
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Some local tribes, races and other random lore that people have slapped on:
The Canid Alliance: A loose band of canid tribes that formed to protect their claims against outsider invasions. Vexans - Fox people. Wuluru - Coyote people. Fendren - Wolf people
Distribution: East of The White Lands, South of the Northern mountain range. Lands border those of the cat folk, against who the Canids are avid enemies.
The thieves guild is at the heart of the forest, there are a few witches that live in the forests and tribes of Meif’wa(cat people) and tribe of werewolf live in the slithin to, with two main towns with plazas and people, and few peaceful or thieving werewolf and Meif’wa and witches
The Forest Tribes: A confederacy of human natives that reside in the southwestern most woods, near the coast
The Daira Confederacy: A confederacy of human natives that reside on the southern peninsulas in the southwest
Southern Catfolk: Tribe Akule: 372 Tribe Emook: 542 Tribe Wamma: 450 Tribe Tokia: 650 Tribe Mekni: 733 Tribe Omope: 274 Tribe Kemma: 314
Vorgen Packs Various packs of large, feral wolf men. While somewhat sentient, they are quite hostile and treat outsiders as such. If encountered, use of lethal force is encouraged.
Gnomeregan League: A small alliance of various Gnome holdings in the western peninsula of New Ariatra. Struggling to survive due to Vorgen Packs and other aggressive neighbors
Ariatra was discovered in the end of Age of Fire and so marked the start of what is now known officially as the Age of Discovery and to some the Age of The Scrumble. The Age of Fire was one of conflict, the rise of industry and technology had increased population of the old world nations and an insatiable need for resources by the old world nations. As a result wars became common place for living space and resources. Intrigue was rife, alliances were made and broken constantly meaning sides in war changed weekly even daily. Territory exchanged constantly, death of civilians and soldiers and their were heroes and villains. For the full details on the wars, see my previous work on the Age of Fire.
Principle concern of the old world nation was the dwindling of the crystal known as Samphire, critical source of the mana required for all magical abilities. It was once plentiful among the Old World but it was discovered that the wondorus blue crystal was becoming rarer and rarer as mines seemed to inexplicably dry up. The reason of this is officially unknown but some scholars, see the Warning Letters of Casius the Golden Tongued, blamed the rise of industry as the cause aa magic is tied with nature. Though we now know that there were truth in those claims, it was back than rejected and covered up by leaders due to the value of industries. See the recently declassified Letters of the Council of Thelia.
The exact details of the discovery of Ariatra have become distorted by legend and certainly the discoverers own account is, in this writer's opinion, murred by exaggeration and self promotion as been disputed by various other sources. What is known is the discoverer, Lady Tria Prientiss, sailed on the Siren Call and two other ships to find the continent, funded by the King of Aretha and guided by ancient document from era of Great Thalian Empire, the ancient precursor Empire which stretched across the Old World and beyond. The journey likely took the three months as described in Thia's Odyssey but that is more likely due to Tria's lack of navigational skill rather than misadventures with cannibals, dragons or sea monsters. She landed first on Tria Island on the north west before finding the main continent. She returned a year later with stories of lash fields, tall mountains, Thalian ruins, exotic natives and plentiful Samphire. It was only natural that the nations of the old world took interest.... ---Excerpt from The Age of Discovery: The Truth and Myth by Princess Regiana Sul
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Some local tribes, races and other random lore that people have slapped on:
The Canid Alliance: A loose band of canid tribes that formed to protect their claims against outsider invasions. Vexans - Fox people. Wuluru - Coyote people. Fendren - Wolf people
Distribution: East of The White Lands, South of the Northern mountain range. Lands border those of the cat folk, against who the Canids are avid enemies.
The thieves guild is at the heart of the forest, there are a few witches that live in the forests and tribes of Meif’wa(cat people) and tribe of werewolf live in the slithin to, with two main towns with plazas and people, and few peaceful or thieving werewolf and Meif’wa and witches
The Forest Tribes: A confederacy of human natives that reside in the southwestern most woods, near the coast
The Daira Confederacy: A confederacy of human natives that reside on the southern peninsulas in the southwest
Southern Catfolk: Tribe Akule: 372 Tribe Emook: 542 Tribe Wamma: 450 Tribe Tokia: 650 Tribe Mekni: 733 Tribe Omope: 274 Tribe Kemma: 314
Vorgen Packs Various packs of large, feral wolf men. While somewhat sentient, they are quite hostile and treat outsiders as such. If encountered, use of lethal force is encouraged.
Gnomeregan League: A small alliance of various Gnome holdings in the western peninsula of New Ariatra. Struggling to survive due to Vorgen Packs and other aggressive neighbors
