Rise from the Ashes IC

[Ipphli]

Children of Uso

Suncliff, Triton Enclave

Sellus smiled as he spoke with the elders about the antics of the landdwellers. Although still the term used to refer to the Order and its members, it no longer had a derogatory tone to it. The tritons, especially those living in the enclave, had come to see the Order as equals. While they may not believe in Uso as they did, they did respect at least the Children's devotion to him, and that was something.

The Enclave, now a much larger place since it was first conceived, held 20 families. Tucked away in a small lagoon just south of Suncliff proper, it provided a nice, calm spot for them to build their underwater homes, yet still close enough to Suncliff, no more than an hour's walk.

Sellus had spent the day trying to teach the youngsters of the village to swim and fish. Mostly they waded about in the shallows, afraid of the strong current. Sellus couldn't blame them, he supposed; they weren't made for the water as he and his people were. But the now-elder had come to love it here; it was quiet and peaceful. And many of the people that came to Suncliff learned of Uso while they were there.

He'd also heard reports of the peaceful cohabitation near Shusi; apparently the master craftsman that had been sent had taken a liking to fishing. Yes, things were going very well for the Tritons and their new allies. And they still had so much to teach each other...

Aceria

With the increases in food, many of the Children could focus on other things besides survival. For example, faster means of traveling. While the Children could travel very quickly, it could still become tiring. And there were other creatures in the deeps that could travel even faster. And so some of the Children made it their mission to tame some of these other creatures, most notably dolphins and sharks. While the two creatures were bitter enemies, the Children respected both of them for their purpose, and their shared parent Uso.

Meanwhile, some of the elders took up a special kind of farming: coral-shaping. Naturally occurring, some had taken it upon themselves to shape coral into many designs, some practical and some artistic. Which gave them an idea. Soon a new breaker was seen, safeguarding Shusi from the violent storms of the ocean. In time the breaker would rise up many feet above the ocean surface, easily seen by any traveling the waves.

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Battle: Heal
Creation: Seawall of Shusi
Expansion: More territory surrounding Aceria
Religion: None
Technology: Animal Husbandry

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Actions

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Black Bastion - Creation - Race - Stone Golem - (creation+1/2 earth+1/2 protection) (9d100)[499]
Black Bastion - Expansion - Building near the mines
Black Bastion - Heal - (9d10)[39]
Children - Creation - Location - Seawall of Shusi - (creation+1/2 primary domain) (7d100)[482]
Children - Expansion - Territory surrounding Aceria
Children - Heal - (10d10)[55]
Danaoi - Religion - Bolster - ({willpower+primary domain-creation strength}/2) (9d100)[412] - 417 /2 change to creation str = no change
Danaoi - Expansion - Heading north
Danaoi - Heal - (8d10)[34]
Dark Father - Creation - Abstract/Magic - Death Magic - (1/2 creation+1/2 willpower+death+magic) (9d100)[533]
Dark Father - Religion - Bolster - ({willpower+primary domain-creation strength}/2) (8d100)[449] - 353 /2 change to creation str = new str 401
Dark Father - Expansion - New colony
Dark Father - Heal - (10d10)[61]
Gyra - Religion - Bolster - ({willpower+primary domain-creation strength}/2) (9d100)[368] - 463 /2 change to creation str = new str 416
Gyra - Heal - (8d10)[54]
Hradani - Religion - Bolster - ({willpower+primary domain-creation strength}/2) (10d100)[319] - 466 /2 change to creation str = new str 393
Hradani - Heal - (8d10)[40]
Narade - Creation - Location - Oasis of Chelar - (creation+1/2 primary domain+1/2 water) (9d100)[342]
Narade - Religion - Converting the Black Bastion - ({willpower+primary domain-creation strength}/2) (11d100)[651] - 471 /2 change to creation str = new str 381
New devotion of Naradians = 686
Narade - Expansion - North West
Narade - Heal - (14d10)[86]+(1d5)[3] = 89
Saradites - Creation - Location - Enchanted Island - (creation+1/2 primary domain) (6d100)[268]
Saradites - Expansion - Oasis
Saradites - Heal - (17d10)[76]
Glass Shelter - Creation - Race - Pygmy Sand Worms - (creation+1/2 primary) (8d100)[320] + (1d50)[3] = 323
Glass Shelter - Expansion - West
Glass Shelter - Heal - (7d10)[49]

Technology

Black Bastion - Ancient Chants - (47d10)[244] (need Agriculture for Education)
Children - Animal Husbandry - (70d10)[353]
Danaoi - Hunting - (61d10)[316]
Dark Father - Crafting - (35d10)[184]
Gyra - Tracking - (46d10)[248]
Hradani - Agriculture - (46d10)[242]
Narade - Seafaring (traded from Children) - (137d10)[806]
Saradites - Education - (83d10)[423]
Glass Shelter - Exploration - (45d10)[278]

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Results

Black Bastion
Creation: Stone Golems (creation str 499) are reactivated.
Expansion: Towards the mines.
Conversion: A lot of dvergar are moved by the words of the prophet Narade as spread by Sasha (new devotion 381).
- 11 essence

Children of Uso
Creation: The Seawall of Shusi is strong (creation str 482).
Expansion: Around Aceria.
+5 essence

Danaoi
Religion: No effect.
Expansion: Reach Midground.
-16 essence

Followers of the Dark Father
Creation: The dark elves weave the dark energies escaping the Tunnels of Vesper into powerful spells, thus discovering Death Magic -(creation str 533).
Religion: The fanatism of the dark elves is healthy...really. (new devotion 401)
Expansion: A new colony is founded underground. The Followers discover a tribe of myconids living in a cavern complex not far from there.
-39 essence

Faithful of Gyra
Religion: The civilization of the Accipitrons is fairing well, until a plague strikes the hordes of herbivores, thus greatly limiting the food available to the growing population (new devotion 416).
+4 essence

Hradani
Religion: Some of the Algai’d’siswai who left in search of other humanoids never come back to the tribe. Others find their way back; those who are changed in horrible ways. They are in a state of shock and their bodies are either deeply scarred or burned. They cannot speak of what happened in the borderlands, for they are too traumatized. The only clues are a few large black feathers. (new devotion 393)
-10 essence

Order of Narade
Creation: The Oasis of Chelar has begun to cleanse the land around it (creation str 342).
Religion: A lot of dvergar are moved by the words of the prophet Narade as spread by Sasha (new devotion 686).
Expansion: As they move northwest, the Naradians find increasingly fertile valleys. They also discover a narrow mountain pass that must lead to ogre lands. Near the pass, as they prepare to camp for the night, they come across a small village. They hear terrified screams coming from that area. (We will roleplay this right away. I will let you post first.)
-11 essence

Saradites
Creation: The Enchanted Island of the Al Makim is a haven for all mages (creation str 268).
Expansion: Foundation of a new colony in the desert.
+26 essence

Glass Shelter
Creation: The ensi tame pigmy sand worms (creation str 323).
Expansion: The Glass Shelter builds an outpost 50 km west in the desert. They know from a map that they are approaching the Naram-Suen river.
-1 essence

[Smiley_]

Though they were able to find some scarce food with their refined hunting techniques, the population was still unable to grow with the current plague going around. Accipitrons finally had a reason to care about the plants that their prey fed on.

In hopes of gathering the secrets of the plant world, several fliers decided to seek out the Baradans. Surely, the children of the forest would be able to help feed the dwindling foragers.

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Technology: Agriculture. Hopefully with help from the Baradans

[Archpaladin Zousha]

The Baradans had lain quiet for a time, Barada, their leader, communing with the spirits to see what it was that needed to be done. One day, she emerged from the Bountiful Grove with knowledge of the ancient prayers and songs that Nature had heeded in the past and would heed again. The people were astonished and overjoyed.

There was still much work to be done though. The Baradans began to realize that their efforts at exploration, while successful, were not getting them anywhere. Instead of exploring, they now proselytized, preaching the word of Barada to any who were not already allies of Dynean. They sent ambassadors to other tribes of people. Human, elf, dwarf, any who would listen.

Barada began to ponder what would be best for the people to do now, and then realized that though the druidic arts she had taught them gave them an edge, they were still not warriors. She decided a guardian would be needed for her people. She prayed alone to the spirits of the land to send a guardian for her people, and after three days and three nights, the answer to her prayers came with the dawn. A great hulking bear, made from the living rock and soil stood before her, empowered by the land itself. Barada smiled as she saw what had occured, and thanked the land for sending them protectors.

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Creation: the Spirits of the Land

Battle: Heal
Religion: Convert
Technology: Ancient Chants

[Archpaladin Zousha]

As a number of Baradans leave the forest to spread their message, they find a particular tribe that interests them, living north of the forest.

"Hail, people from beyond the forest. We are emissaries of Barada the Bountiful. We come in peace."

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The Baradans have arrived at the home of the Hridani.

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Portals open in the homeland of each loyalist tribe. Crates of good are sent through, courtesy of Lady Dynean. They contain food, tools and ancient scrolls. A being also emerges from each gate to assist the tribe. This being is called an Arbiter; he appear to mortals as a mysterious veiled humanoid dressed in black and white cloaks. Arbiters are known to make up Dynean's personal guard.

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Tools of the Trade: In game terms, this means that each loyalist tribe gains a bonus to their next technology roll.

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Followers of the Dark Father only

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A delegation of dark-eyed ensi led by a death knight come to the capital of the drow kingdom asking for an audience with the council. They are part of an organization called the Crimson Claw. They are the children of Sesketh and speak of an old alliance between the ensi and the dark elves.

[Krrth]

Hradani


The loss of the scouts hit hard. They were a warrior people. What could have killed or maimed so many of their finest warriors, and left the survivors so mentally scarred? The Council discussed this with the Clan Chief, and a decision was made. Warriors were to hunt down and locate whatever did this. The warriors were to travel in groups. If the enemy was located, the youngest was to hang back and report on the findings if the fight went wrong.

The exploration of the hills around the valley continues. One of the scouts came back with the news of a discovery. A ruined building had been discovered, with the remains of a great battle before it. The chief and his guard went to investigate, along with the head judge. What they saw when they arrived astounded them. Humanlike remains were scattered in front of and inside the temple, along with the remains of strange animal like creatures. They appeared to have been attacking the temple. The defenders seem to have been rather large individuals, around the size of Hradani. Even though they had been vastly outnumbered, they seemed to have fought the attackers to a stand still. Piles of enemy dead were still heaped around where each of the defenders had fallen. Inside the temple were dozens of skeletons. In front of what was left of the altar was a large body. It seems to be leaning against the altar. It looks like the defenders won a Pyrrhic Victory, the last survivor having just enough strength to realize he had won before his wounds claimed his life.

The Hradani who saw this were moved. They collected the bodies of the fallen defenders and put them to rest in the temple they had defended. Their weapons were passed to the Hradani present, for they could still be of use. The remains of the attackers were buried in a large pit.
The Judge and the storytellers investigated the temple, but were unable to read most of the writings found therein. Only the name "Aresk Moonfell" was translated. The tribes would continue to try and understand the tomes and carvings, but it would take years before any success was achieved.


While hunting, a group of Algai’d’siswai come across humans traveling in the steppes. Noting that they looked harmless, they approach. Upon nearing the travelers, they hear: "Hail, people from beyond the forest. We are emissaries of Barada the Bountiful. We come in peace."


Greeting, little ones. What purpose do you have in the Hradani lands?

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Creation (relic):Twelve (ogre sized) weapons were recovered from the temple defenders, a collection of one and two handed swords, axes, spears, and maces. These are distributed to the Chief, his sons, his guards, and the greatest warriors of the tribe.

Religion: Nothing

Battle:Healing

Tribe:Expansion. They continue exploring and colonizing the hills.

Technology: Ancient Chants.

[Johel]

Mountain Pass

On an exploration mission, not far away from the last outpost, the small group of scouts froze as they heard the screams tearing appart the silence of the night.

"-You heard that ?"

Whatever was going on there, even if they weren't warriors or adepts, the naradians were bound to help. It was just their way : since they were born, most of them had seen their parents, friends and neighbours acting in an altruistic way whenever the opportunity arose. Personnal security, reputation, wealth or power didn't matter as much as the conviction to act right, to keep his soul clean. And it was precisely to keep theirs clean that the scouts were now investigating the scary noise.

It took but a minute to the scouts to go there. Though not skilled hunters, the men were nevertheless quiet and sneaky enough to close the distance unoticed. They stopped right before entering the glow of the torches which lit the village.

[LongVin]

Followers of the Dark Father

The meeting

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The Ensi emissary is led into the ancient fortress which serves as the meeting place of the Council. Zelil Lotti sits at the center of the esteemed council and speaks first to the Ambassador "Greetings to you emissary of Sesketh. I am Zelil Lotti first amongst the followers of the Dark Father. You wish to speak to us regarding the ancient alliance between the great Vesper and Warlord Sesketh?"

Myconids

Myconids...the foul living mushrooms who make their home in what is rightfully Drow land. In times past they would be driven out and killed for their insolence. Now, with so much gone it would not be possible to launch such a direct and sucessful attack against such an inferior creature. There may be something to learn from these inferior beasts in these times, perhaps some hidden knowledge. Of course it would have to be refined and improved to meet with high Drow standards. But, for now they would take with the mushroom people.

A small expedition it sent to meet with the Myconids. Their orders are to establish peaceful communications and learn what they can from them.


<turn orders coming soon>

[Archpaladin Zousha]

While hunting, a group of Algai’d’siswai come across humans traveling in the steppes. Noting that they looked harmless, they approach. Upon nearing the travelers, they hear: "Hail, people from beyond the forest. We are emissaries of Barada the Bountiful. We come in peace."


Greeting, little ones. What purpose do you have in the Hradani lands?

"We have come to explore the lands surrounding our home, the great forest of Bevidia to the south, and to make contact with the other tribes, in the hopes of sharing the gifts the land has given us with them. Tribes such as yours, my friends."

[Archpaladin Zousha]

The Baradans begin to establish stronger connections with the neighbors they have met, especially with the Order of Narade. While Lady Dynean had given the Order a great many gifts, the Baradans saw that they had difficulty working with the land, like they had once had, before Barada came to them. In the interest of promoting cooperation between the two peoples, the Baradans proposed to the Order of Narade to share their secrets of tending the land with them, if the Order was willing to do the same for the Baradans.

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In exchange for agricultural knowledge, the Accipitrons offered their assistance in searching out suitable "nesting grounds" for the forest children. They were eagerly waiting for the next visitors to midground and were hoping for more interaction between the many factions.

[Archpaladin Zousha]

In exchange for agricultural knowledge, the Accipitrons offered their assistance in searching out suitable "nesting grounds" for the forest children. They were eagerly waiting for the next visitors to midground and were hoping for more interaction between the many factions.

The Baradans heartily agreed to share their agricultural knowledge with the Accipitrons. Those scouts that had first arrived in Midground sent a message back to their leaders, and soon another party of them had arrived, bearing a message from Barada herself that they were to serve as official ambassadors to the Accipitrons, a posting they proudly accepted. They asked their feathered hosts for permission to make a more permanent residence at Midground.

[Krrth]

Hradani

The forest you say? That's a mite dangerous place. You're either tougher than you look, foolish....or incrediably lucky. In any event, welcome to our lands.


Now, unless ye be packing some power that we can't be seeing, I'd suggest ye hurry back to our camp. We've been loosing patrols in this area to something, but what we don't know.

[Archpaladin Zousha]

Hradani

The forest you say? That's a mite dangerous place. You're either tougher than you look, foolish....or incrediably lucky. In any event, welcome to our lands.


Now, unless ye be packing some power that we can't be seeing, I'd suggest ye hurry back to our camp. We've been loosing patrols in this area to something, but what we don't know.

The Baradan leader nods.

"We live in harmony with the land, and it provides for us. The forest has been our home since Barada came to us. We are not defenseless though. We Baradans can call the creatures, the plants and even the land itself to defend us."

[Krrth]

That's for the good then. The last thing we met before your merry selves were slightly larger than you, with talons, razor sharp beaks, and a taste for flesh. They hunt in packs.


Rather tasty though.

If it be trade you want, our chief is currently in the Valley. If you want to go there, we will happily escort you. It's a few days run from here.

[Johel]

Order of Narade

Great Forest of Bevida

The Baradans begin to establish stronger connections with the neighbors they have met, especially with the Order of Narade. While Lady Dynean had given the Order a great many gifts, the Baradans saw that they had difficulty working with the land, like they had once had, before Barada came to them. In the interest of promoting cooperation between the two peoples, the Baradans proposed to the Order of Narade to share their secrets of tending the land with them, if the Order was willing to do the same for the Baradans.

As soon as the request reached Suncliff, a mission of Sisters, White Guardians travelled to the edge of the great forest of Bevida. Together with them were various craftsmen and other skilled people.

The Elder Sister in charge of the mission brought a message from the Matriarch for the druids of the Bountiful Grove.

"-The Lady brought us together so that the world may again be a Eden. In the name of this goal, we offer you peace, friendship and even more. May Narade inspire you wisdom in your choices as She inspires us generosity in ours. We wish to spread both of them to your people, along with Narade's teachings."

She then handed over a wooden staff, icons carved on it with master skill. The figures represented various beings, mainly humans, though some looked like dwarven of various shapes, tritons and mermaids, strange wolven and deers, all dancing together in a spiral going up the staff. At the top of it, a orb, probably some kind of polished mineral, reflected the light like if water was running on it.

"-This represents our commitement to the Alliance. Whatever help you may need one day, it shall be granted to you by the Order, as long as you should allow our adepts to settle in your lands."

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The Order agree to help the Baradans with Ancient Chants, Crafting or Seafaring. In exchange, the Order'll get the help of the druids for Agriculture.

The staff is just a staff, though it's well crafted. Basically, it's a symbol. Neither of our peoples know writting yet so I guess a object is the best way to remind somebody of his word.

[Raz_Fox]

Midground

Arain'jel was deeply surprised when an image of fire manifested from his cooking fire - the Narjel had learned the art of the Firedancer, and had decided to contact their missing adventurers.

When Kannor'jel heard of their exploration, he vowed to bring it to the attention of Ardan ar Isath himself, that they might harvest the bounty of the north.


Meanwhile, Hanna'jel and Trem'jel son of Raths'jel and Elt'jel son of Arain'jel took Shasa wife of Raths'jel and Kira daughter of Arain'jel and went further north, as their families camped and spoke with the Firedancer of the Narjel.

Trem'jel saw creatures like the great desert falcons, but with the body of a man; Shasa his mother spoke of people whose bodies were overgrown and unused to labor. Elt'jel suggested that they approach these strange creatures, and Hanna'jel and Trem'jel agreed heartily.

Therefore, the Danaoi came forth into the village of these creatures, Hanna'jel gripping his staff tightly lest they prove hostile, Kira hiding behind her half-brother Elt'jel, who listened to their cries and began to divine their tongue.

[Archpaladin Zousha]

That's for the good then. The last thing we met before your merry selves were slightly larger than you, with talons, razor sharp beaks, and a taste for flesh. They hunt in packs.


Rather tasty though.

If it be trade you want, our chief is currently in the Valley. If you want to go there, we will happily escort you. It's a few days run from here.

"We would appreciate that, yes. Thank you."

[Archpaladin Zousha]

Order of Narade

Great Forest of Bevida



As soon as the request reached Suncliff, a mission of Sisters, White Guardians travelled to the edge of the great forest of Bevida. Together with them were various craftsmen and other skilled people.

The Elder Sister in charge of the mission brought a message from the Matriarch for the druids of the Bountiful Grove.

"-The Lady brought us together so that the world may again be a Eden. In the name of this goal, we offer you peace, friendship and even more. May Narade inspire you wisdom in your choices as She inspires us generosity in ours. We wish to spread both of them to your people, along with Narade's teachings."

She then handed over a wooden staff, icons carved on it with master skill. The figures represented various beings, mainly humans, though some looked like dwarven of various shapes, tritons and mermaids, strange wolven and deers, all dancing together in a spiral going up the staff. At the top of it, a orb, probably some kind of polished mineral, reflected the light like if water was running on it.

"-This represents our commitement to the Alliance. Whatever help you may need one day, it shall be granted to you by the Order, as long as you should allow our adepts to settle in your lands."

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The Order agree to help the Baradans with Ancient Chants, Crafting or Seafaring. In exchange, the Order'll get the help of the druids for Agriculture.

The staff is just a staff, though it's well crafted. Basically, it's a symbol. Neither of our peoples know writting yet so I guess a object is the best way to remind somebody of his word.

The druid leading the expedition accepted the staff, and nodded.

"Barada's word is her bond, and she will greatly appreciate this gift. Feel free to settle where you wish. The land belongs not to us alone, but to all."

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The Baradans will give the Naradians knowledge of Agriculture in exchange for knowledge of Crafting. I've researched Ancient Chants on my own.

[ArlEammon]

Al Makim

The Al Makim had decided it would be best to continue working on their wisemen's quality. It would be a long time before the Al Makim could reach the heights of glory that ancient Tekea did. Melchizedek ordered the Wisemen to develop their ways and become the greatest sages in all the planet.

Meanwhile, new powers manifested in some of the Tribesmen. The Saradites also attempted to construct a temple to Magic and a temple to Life.

(OOC:
Tech: Research Education again
Religion: Build a couple of temples
Battle: Heal
Creation: Abstract, Wizards.)

[Johel]

Mountain Pass

The screams didn't stopped. And so the scouts decided to break the neutrality of their mission to investigate directly into the village.

Great Forest of Bevida

"-So be it, then. I shall transmit your answer to the Matriarch. Let all know that the Order of Narade and all people it cares for swear today eternal friendship to Barada and her disciples !!"

In the following years, travellers from tribes living into the lands of the Order came to Bevida. And even if trade was still fairly limited, well crafted items were exchanged with the Baradans for animal hides, wool or simply dairy products and seeds.

The interest for the latter grew in Suncliff and the lands around it, as the experiments to grow vegetables met increasing success. Some advices from the druids helped the Order to figure how to work the land effectively.

While they learned to work the land from the Baradans, the Naradians also taught their teachers how to work the wood, the stone, the bone, the leather and many other materials in ways the Baradans had never imagined.

Suncliff

"-A good year, indeed, Matriarch."

The man passed his hand over the lush field of barley which, like an ocean of gold, moved under the wind, mirroring the gentle waves of the river. Such view was uncut for dozens of miles, as the peasants of Suncliff had set their fields right next to the river.

Each spring, as the ice melted up North in the mountain, the level of the river would increase, flooding the surrounding plains with a mix of water and mud. A mud which, together with the beautiful and mysterious chants of the Sisters, increased the land's fertility.

If the Order had always been generous with the people, its previous ressources had been scarced, limited to what little surplus the families would have found. The Children of Uso had taught the Naradians how to benefit from some gifts of the river but humans and tritons hadn't exactly the same abilities to fish. With the slow progress in agriculture, food was less of an issue, though it remained the primary concern.

Black Bastion

Sasha, now old and feeling her time would come soon, asked to be heard by the Council. Years, decades had passed since she had settled among the dvegars and their allies. She had witnessed a lot, learned a lot... and taught a lot. The chanting accent of Suncliff clashed with the blunt speech of the grey dwarven as the albinos priests of Baran conducted rituals, using the same words of power the Sister used for her own ceremonies. Words that uplift the souls of those who listened to them.

But Baran wasn't the only power-that-be to whom prayers went, now. The tiny, dirty and miserable hutt of Sasha was now a small chapel, its walls of stone worked by the adepts of Narade during their free time. Its paintings and artistic ornements contrasted with the raw, functionnal design of the rest of the city. Some dvegars found there a sense of purpose, higher than a mere work, yet more pratical than the "future greatness of the old empire" : They could see smiles on the faces of the people they cared for.

The altruistic ways of the "naradian" dvegars, together with the joyful religious chants, brought some soul into the dullness of the Black Bastion. This attracted more and more curious...and encouraged conversion in some cases. Already dozens of dvegars had joined Sasha's church and the number kept rising. But with her death nearing, she thought it was time to ask the Council to establish contact with Suncliff.

"-This way, my children won't just be forgotten. This way, my life will have had a purpose."

And so, she waited at the doors of the fortress...

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Technology : Agriculture (help from Zousha)
give help to the Baradans for "Crafting"

[Smiley_]

Midground
Therefore, the Danaoi came forth into the village of these creatures, Hanna'jel gripping his staff tightly lest they prove hostile, Kira hiding behind her half-brother Elt'jel, who listened to their cries and began to divine their tongue.

The Acipitrons scrutinized the newcomers. These were not children of the forest. These came from another direction entirely.

As was custom, a single messenger flew down to greet them. He cleared his throat with a clack of the beak, and squaked out some of the meager smatterings of the language of the Baradans that this one knew.

Ahem... We welcome you to the Midground, travelers. From where you come?

It could be seen that this greeting was rehearsed, to an extent. The accipitron bore a woven basket and a traditional hunters axe. It cocked its head and continued.

Do you come for the north, or do you come for yourselves?

The syntax of this creature's speech was stiff and unrefined, but understandable, for the most part.

[Raz_Fox]

Midground

Elt'jel shook his head. "How curious. This one doesn't seem to speak the same language as the one I heard from them - trust me, the languages are very different." Trem'jel nodded, and stepped forward to represent the Danaoi.

"Ai... <We welcome you to Midground, travelers.> We are Danaoi. Could you speak further in your own tongue? We can hear it, and learn it." Trem'jel supplemented the quick, complex Danaoi tongue with hand motions, trying to get the bird creature to understand what he meant.

[Smiley_]

<Hmm...You wish us to speak our language? Very well. Our language is that of the skies and the sun. I havbe yet to see a land-dweller re-create it. Understand, perhaps, but recreate...unlikely.

The sound came out in a multitude of chirps and warbles. The blue eyes of this particular bird-person shone in a somewhat annoyed manner, but the creature tilted it's head in a curious manner.

[ArlEammon]

Al Makim

The Al Makim had decided it would be best to continue working on their wisemen's quality. It would be a long time before the Al Makim could reach the heights of glory that ancient Tekea did. Melchizedek ordered the Wisemen to develop their ways and become the greatest sages in all the planet.

Meanwhile, new powers manifested in some of the Tribesmen. The Saradites also attempted to construct a temple to Magic and a temple to Life.

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(OOC:
Tech: Research Education again
Religion: Build a couple of temples
Battle: Heal
Creation: Abstract, Wizards.)

[Raz_Fox]

Midground

Trem'jel nodded encouragingly, motioning for the creature to go on. "<Our language is that made of fish and sun. Understand, perhaps, but aerie...>

Despite a few slip-ups, Trem'jel seems to be able to get his tongue around the language, with excellent pitch and accuracy at reproducing the chirps and warbles.

[puppyavenger]

OOC: sorry its taken me so long to reply, I blame Real Life and Dwarf Fortress


Near the Heart

I apologize for my ignorance, but what exactly is this great guardian?

Anyway, who exactly are you? you say you worship one of the old gods correct? Many of the travelers on this expedition, myself included, are here to learn of the old gods. Would you be adverse to enplaning you deity to us? it would probably be a rather less violent way of learning, and none of us have any particular want to travel back through the dessert with half of us dead and the rest wounded.


Expansion

The outpost to the west had discovered promising result, local tribes and divination said that there was a great amount of water near-by. These was obviously something huge for the explorers, and several dozen of them have set out to find it.

Technology

With the quick advancement of the state of life in the shelter, the mystics and sand-mages have developed more and more theoretical and basic ways of altering their area' of influence.

A popular theory with some backing currently is to simply break anything in the dessert into its components. The basic elements are recognized as sand, fire and blood/water.


Creation

With the discovery of the sand worms, training and using them has become a major project for affected clans. Several individuals who spend lots of time training the worms begin to fell a connection to them, being able to speak with them through their minds and control several at once.

Tech

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Expansion: towards the Naram-Suen
Tech: Knowledge of the Ether
Battle: Heal
Creation: abstract: Worm Masters