I belive that this idea can be resurected.
But, I sugjest a Mazatl-Cualy aproach to it. Don't know what I meen, well than let me explain.
The 1st post sugjested:
[to_xp]Gekko;7343497 said:
for the time being, let's just assume that they re-appeared on creation just as misteriously as they disappeared. no one knows where they have been all this time. probably some evil spell got casted upon them and disrupted the link between Danalin and them, making the God unaware of their existance and bringing him into depression and eternal sleep and dreaming. the Aifons were probably trapped into the depths of the sea and couldn't be find by anyone, hence being presumed extint. but the incoming armageddon and the machinations of Mulcarn have brought them enough power to rise again to the surface and meet the new civilizations of the Era of Rebirth.
But I sugjest something radicaly diferent, yet still similar.
Instead of being destroyed they were cursed with a fate worse than death.
We know from official fluf that they were destroyed by some force (I don't know what and am to lazy to look it up).
But I sugjest that a small faction had survived, at the cost of pledging aligence to the true overlords. Now, they are something like the Mazatl of the sea.
They worship a minor non adoptable religion that is based around the real mysteries behind the OO.
They have krakens and other sea monsters as mounts and they govern their empires from wast cities beneth the waves.
Their objective (and hopefuly Unique VC) would be to flood the entire world for their overlords.
The Aifons them self would newer apear as units, other than a few mages and specialists to represent their few numbers and reclusive nature. Instead, they would have monsters sumoned from the deep to serve them as workers and armies alike.
Examples of troops:
Ships: Man o' War, Frigate
-> Kraken, Killer Wale
Land troops: Knight, Axeman, Champion
-> Giant Crabs, drown like creatures (True Drowns), Stigian Legionaries (stronger stygian guard), ect.
Their cities would only be foundable in the ocean, but once founded they could be atacked and destroyed by any naval unit. (if they have canons on board, they sure hell can drop a gunpowder keg onto the fish-men).
On the sea and in their cities, they would fight against your normal naval units like in SMAC.
On land, their land units would be fighting your land units.
All hail and fear the Cualy of the sea. The ultimate and real power of the OO.
So, what do you people think?