Fantasy The Guardians of Varadell

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Varadell

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Varadell is a lush, fertile kingdom. Consisting of the accumulation of four major lands. The Brushlands of Mallas, The Greegaris Mountain range, Handru Bog, and Nau Valley. It is under a truce of peace. Four races, humans, dwarves, giants, and dragons, have come together for mutual protection in the interest of peace and to go against war. This truce has lasted for centuries. The collective leaders of these races govern from the capital of city, known as Goran. The world has not always been at peace, the truce was founded out of desperation. Four hundred years before this golden age began the races of Varadell were besieged by The Shadow Cult. A group of fanatics driven on plunging the beauty of Varadell into the rule of The Shadow King. An immensely powerful demon lord, that had been banished into a stone of creation. The Shadow Cult was close to releasing their lord. The Shadow King alone would destroy all hope Varadell had of survival. The people of Varadell were already stretched thin they did not have the power of numbers, or magic to attack The Shadow Fortress and destroy the stone on their own. They only had one hope, the races made an unprecedented deal of peace, and put forth champions from each race, as well as other powerful beings to become The Guardians of Varadell.

Guardians of Varadell

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The Guardians of Varadell are a group of the most powerful warriors from each of their respective races, as well as other powerful beings who wish to fight for the defense of Varadell. As of today, they are held in the highest esteem only bowing to the racial leaders. There is a leader, who is voted in by the racial leaders and can have their title revoked if they act irresponsibly or treasonous. When they were first founded the leaders had little faith in them, as did the populace. They weren’t given much help finding their way to the Shadow Fortress, or fighting the Cult. They were expected to be able to do it on there own and they would be rewarded with one thing they want most for their services.

Main Races of Varadell

Humans

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Humans are the most common race in Varadell, most humans can be found in the Nau Valley. They are not normally born with any magical traits but they do have a lot of potential for improvement. Using magical artifacts, or gained abilities a human may best even a giant in unarmed combat. They are traditionally ruled by a king or governor in smaller outlying towns. Smaller human villages were hit the hardest by the Shadow Cult but armored towns were attacked as well. The humans have great potential for jealousy and hate causing them to show disdain for other races. Calling out the more physically gifted races such as giants, and dragons as savage brutes. The humans do not have a particular gripes with the dwarven race. Even admiring some of their craftsmanship. Although they are not exactly welcoming to dwarves in their townships.

Dwarves
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The dwarves are a shrewd race. They are definitely in an interesting position what with their small stature compared to other races(The tallest dwarf on record was four feet tall) but their craft work, coupled sturdy bone structure make them far from being weak. The average dwarf’s magic capability is not impressive compared to the other three races, but there have been examples with capabilities in metal shaping that could level an army. The dwarves are masters of engineering, they have created weapons ranging from massive siege towers, to cannons and ballista. The dwarves have always been led by a council of elders. The dwarves mainly live inside of the mountains of the Greegaris range. The dwarves have a shaky relationship with the giant race. Due to their close proximity the dwarves and giants have had multiple conflicts in the past, and some grudges are slow to be put down. Dwarves have little opinions on the dragons and humans.

Giants
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The giants are a race that value physical strength, and battle prowess over all other things, they earn their titles through war and form clans lead by the strongest of the group. They tower over other races standing anywhere between twenty feet, to even topping out at sixty in rare cases. They are just as comfortable fighting with their fists as they are using weapons. Giant magic consists of them channeling the power of their gods. Effects vary but they mostly increase strength, and size. The giants dominate the Greegaris Mountain Range. When it comes to battle few warriors are as brave, or fierce as a band of giants. They fight for honor and pride. Giant clans are usually ruled by the strongest individual. It is hard to think of a race the giants haven’t had a war with at some point or another. Although their biggest rivalry would be with the dwarves. They had a stalemate upon the mountains for decades. The giants are strong but a dwarven cannon can fell a giant with a good shot to the head. The giants were the most reluctant to join the alliance but for the survival of their race they joined with the other races and put old war rivalries to the side....Mostly.

Dragons
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The dragons are a varied race, no too dragons look exactly alike or have the same abilities. Although all dragons can put on a more civilized look, appearing more like a human then their true reptilian forms. The dragons have existed in isolation for a long time. They live solitary lives taking up holds in the Brushlands, Bog, and Mountains. They are quite talented in conventional magic though they have their limits. Their ways are mysterious, and they usually detest the use of weapons. Favoring their natural adaptation, and magic. The dragons have no real government they came together for the good of their race and put forth a representative to the other races. Who became their racial leader in the eyes of the other races though they have no real authority over the others of their own race. The other races have differing opinions on dragons, though dragons see the others as slightly inferior even though they realize the only way to defeat the demon lord is to ally with the other races.

RP info
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This is a simple RP idea I had that embraces everything I like about the Fantasy genre. Fantasy races, magic, and crazy world to take place in. The actual RP would take place during the founding of the Guardians. When the races still had negative views toward one another and the characters may have a bit of drama against each other. There is no post length requirement for this RP, I really don’t care how many sentences are written in a post so long as you give plenty to work with, and avoid one-liners like the black plague. There is of course the over arching plot of the Guardians first quest, slaying the demon lord, but along the way I’m really open to other sub-plots. Just let me know beforehand, so that the story can flow seamlessly. I will get a Character sheet up if sufficient interest has been shown. I am open to other fantasy races besides the four main ones, just nothing too out there, for example don’t throw a deity at me. Other than that, really any race is fine, with a few races that I feel should be exempted. If you have any more questions ask away.

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