Update One - Duskrise
Men have wandered for thousands of years under the night sky. But now their wanderings turn inward, and from those journeys come living dreams: Cities, technology, and grand ideas. Will these dreams, still vague, lead to a new awakening, or a heretofore unimaginable nightmare? That is for you to decide.
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The people of Abeille know nothing but forests, being surrounded by seemingly endless trees. Rumors say that a coast is nearby.
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The kingdom of Ak'Nakal lies by the coast, beside a river fed by a small lake. Open land can be found away from the river, containing grassland, lakes, and fjords.
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The first settlements of the Chaoyang are on a hilly plateau buttressed by a salt water bay and a pair of fresh water lakes. Surrounding the hills are plains, grassland, and solitary stands of old growth trees.
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Civoria is founded in a small, pleasantly warm river valley, cradled within an isthmus by the coast. Shiny rocks litter the ground to the west. To the north lay imposing jungles.
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Clifton, or the Cliftonlings as such ancient chronicles call them, begin their existence facing a narrow strait with the famous cliffs that are its namesake. Nearby seems to be an isthmus, and the waters teem with marine life.
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The Gardiani, unlike their neighbors, begin life in the savanna, with dry stands of baobab trees for shade, the hum of locusts at night for company and the trumpeting of elephants ringing in their ears.
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The Hauldricht settle upon a hilly piece of land surrounded by water on three sides. White capped mountains loom in the distance, while ice often drifts south from northern floes.
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The Kappanoka have a similar, if slightly friendlier, situation than the Hauldricht. Their chilly peninsula abounds with crab colonies, as well as deep forests, northern plains and then a major mountain range to the north of that.
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The Lydrathi settle near the coast, at the center of a great, fertile, and bountiful grassland that will surely support many young subjects. Already plans are being made for a daughter city to be built, for the land can easily support it, though these remain but dreams.
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The bold people of Providence, or the Providents as they are known, found their first city on a cold but fertile northern plain filled with corn. Local villages provided a map which describes nearby seas with massive ice floes.
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The even bolder tribes of Taoron gather in their first moot at the place of Beacon, to share their knowledge of the surrounding lands and seas.
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For the tribes of the Targani, life is harder than perhaps any of their neighbors in this world. Hunting remains the livelihood of most of the people in this harsh tundra and boreal forest, though some say great treasures can be found in the cold, windswept hills.
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The Weshanka, unlike all of their neighbors, begin life on the true steppe. The endless plains stretch to all horizons.
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OOC: Endless thanks to Matt for his assistance in collating descriptions. In return I shall give him the reward he desires.
Within the next two days, I would request your orders in this thread, in a spoiler. You can choose to emphasize
Development,
Expansion, or
Spirit. (These three goals will change in future updates.) Flavor will be welcomed and may accrue secret benefits.
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