Zephire A whole new world PEACH

Joshinthemosh · 11-13-2012, 10:13 PM

Hello ladies and gents. Thanks in advance for the feedback. I apologize

I worked on this world awhile back and now dusted it off a little. And I am finally putting it up for people to take a look and get some feedback.

Zephire is still DEFINITIVELY a work in progress. Please tell me what you like,. what you hate, anything. Also if you like something enough to steal it go for it! Just tell me what it was so I can use it too.

Thanks all

(This world is made with Pathfinder in mind so everything relates to that)

Zephire

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Over two thousand years ago the continent of Zephire came together under one government. The government, ran by wizards began with the noble goals of preserving both the welfare of knowledge and welfare of their people. The various churches were ignored under this regime. This is not to say they were maltreated they were just simply ignored. Their doctrines were overridden, their virtues disregarded. The church following were treated as almost substandard, as they were regarded as somewhat insane for trusting religion over science and magic. Interestingly enough there were no documented cases of mixed breeding. The races generally got along with each other but there was a certain xenophobia as it concerned breeding. This went well for over a thousand years until the Council of Ten (the governing council of the entire government, checked by no one) which represented all schools of scholarly knowledge. Each race selected a delegate. In addition the military, the wizard’s institution and the churches combined got one seat. Needless to say the churches were angered about that fact. In time these disparate churches had more than a few issues with each other but after hundreds of years of this treatment they soon began to work together against what they say, at least a political sense, mutual enemies.
Roughly 500 years ago there was an outbreak among the various churches. They were fed up of the government’s treatment. At first there were protests. Then some minor uprisings. Nothing that wasn't quickly dealt with and neutralized

500 years ago the government of Zephire began to weaken. Centuries of an extremely hands off approach to governing their people. The religions had as a group become fed up with their treatment. They in no way had the strength to overthrow or actively resist their control. That being said certain sects in the church did begin a kind of low level guerrilla warfare against the government. These efforts increased over a hundred years and sped up the process of weakening the government.

400 years ago the Sapon Institute captured Demi-God and began work on siphoning it's energy. After fifty years of work on the project they came forward to the Council of Ten and officially announced their project. In doing so they infuriated the churches. The church's delegate called a general assembly of all the churches, an occurrence that had happened only a handful of times prior. At the assembly the churches decided that this had to be stopped somehow and diplomacy was not a acceptable answer. After that point the level of guerrilla warfare increased dramatically, now church sanctioned. Also all of the churches were united in this campaign to end this experimentation on the Demi-God.

300 years ago the Sapon Institute brought the Council of Ten, various arcane masters and assorted military and political leaders. The churches boycotted the event. That day the Sapon Institute exploded. The population of the Isle of A Thousand Dragons went from 10,000 to 2,000 overnight. The entire western part was blown to dust. People all over the continent of Zephire saw the explosion. The huge amount of arcane and divine magic released in the explosion changed its survivors (See Isle Folk description). It also changed the geography of Zephire. The mainland around the Isle of Thousand Dragons developed a huge mountain range, The Erratums, around it. The dust clouds that the explosion caused the northern tundra to creep further south. The Barstoc River was created from a gigantic lake that was brought up with the mountains.

The religions used this groundswell of terror and despair to add to their ranks. All religions gained thousands upon thousands of new dedicated members. The religions also broke apart from each other. Each religion went there separate ways, for a time. After a while they can to a point were the only way to gain new followers was to go where others had already gone. As a result the already tense relationship broke. All of the religions went on the warpath, against whomever they first encountered. Enough alliances were made and broken to fill all the libraries in the now gone Sapon Institute. After over two hundred years of bloodshed there is a uneasy truce between the various countries. The countries no longer have official standing armies. But there are many companies of mercenaries wandering the lands.

About 100 years after the explosion the Isle Folk began to appear on the mainland. They were automatically mistrusted and mistreated by the churches and their followers. As a result being an Isle Person on the mainland was a life of mistrust and danger. Some mercenary outfits on the other hand actively courted Isle Folk for their size and skill in combat and as tacticians. As a result some Isle People can be found travelling the mainland

Religions(Churches really)

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Mercenary Companies

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Isle Folk(new race)

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NEW RACE
Isle Folk

+2 Con
+2 Int
-2 Cha

The Isle Folk were the indentured servants of the Sapon Institute. They came from various races and backgrounds, as to their master’s preference. But even though they came from many places they all shared certain aspects. The servants were all exceptionally strong and sharp. To that end they were permanently enchanted for strength and intellect to be of better use to the Institute. The enchantments were in place for so long that they became bred down into servants. As a result Isle Folk are much stronger and smarter than their mainland cousins. They also passed down their charisma suppressions that the Wizards fed them to keep them from mobilizing.
Isle Folk had to survive brutal conditions and infusions of arcane magic but as a result are a bit aloof and subconscience of their appearence. They look much like their mainland cousins but with obvious differences, mainly their thick skin and otherworldly palor. Thus they are a bit shy and introverted with other races.
Spellcaster Hatred-Every Isle Folk remembers what happened to them at the hands of spellcasters. They hold a hatred that bordered on irrational. They automatically are distrustful, if not downright hostile to any creature seen or heard of using magic. If an Isle Folk is found using magic they are shunned and hunted. All Isle Folk are taught to kill any of their own using magic. As a result Isle Folk spellcaster, arcane or divine are exceedingly rare. Word has it the leader of the Victor’s is a spellcaster creating even more mystique around them.

Speed 30ft

Powerful Build- After many years of enchantments the Isle Folk became used to increased strength and carrying oversized loads. An Isle Folk can wield a weapon one size larger with no penalites. This does not mean an Isle Folk can wield a smaller sized two handed weapon one handed.

Thick Skin- As a result of their conditions Isle People became thick skined to protect against the elements and creatures on their island. They recieve a +2 bonus to AC.

Survivors- +2 on Survival checks

Arcane Creation-as magic took a huge role in their creation Isle People gain a +2 on all Knowledge Arcana checks.

Spell Weakness-After so many generations of being controlled with magic Isle Folk are predisposed to being controlled. Isle Folk suffer a -4 penalty against all spells and spell like abilities (both arcane and divine)

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Thanks all, I know that's a lot to read.