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Post by DarkAssassinWolf on Jan 13, 2011 19:38:01 GMT -5
Thousands of years ago, when the world was young and innocent, a corrupt man came to the lands, conceived a plot to corrupt the beloved kingdom. But there were some who resisted, found it wrong in many ways. Magic being part of day to day life, death and sickness is close to being un heard of. With slave markets being set up people are starting to think twice while others are still blinded by what is going on around them. With the unseen forces causing a stir, a female has been trapped in a cave with only a small handful of friends and her young sun and daughter. No one knows how things will turn as they are being hunted down by a pack of Rogues while they wait, hopefully for Protectors to step in and help. The gifted child that has been unknown to even her own mother is know close to loosing her life till a fellow friend steps in and claims their life to keep her safe, not knowing what it is they are protecting. The child, being the spoken one to save the world and bring it into world peace. All is lost in the modern world, seeking a fait that is hard to be found. that are known as Protectors, larger, stronger, faster than any known things alive, have formed what they like to call a Pack Haven. Seeking peace over what most would like to be a world of rules and war. After saving a small group from certain doom, they have found one of the children has gone missing and need to bring it back before it can be used to end the world.
Here in Pack Haven you find what most would call a disgrace to all kind. Here you find not all of one, but of more. More then werewolves, here are gifted, vampires, humans and such like that. Though everyone might think hey are still on their own in a way, nobody here is ever alone. All most none are unhappy here, there are more than enough jobs, schools, healers, and food. The people know only of three places, Pack Haven, D'hara, and Gondolia. One day, the lies come out... That all that Rogues have done and that all those high minded words are lies. Some has been trying to take over the worlds, and outside of Pack Haven, those who seek power been setting up slave markets. People are unhappy and unsure of what to do.
The group of men and women who have taken to Pack Haven, now have to secretly battle more then one, within the law while they are able to operate outside of the kingdom's law.
What is your choice, will you help keep Pack Haven safe from the Rogues, be a Protector, and help bring world peace with the so called chosen child, or children? Or are you going to take the path of that a Rogue would take, claiming lives trying to keep from world peace and live as what you call freedom, trying to rule the world?
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Post by DarkAssassinWolf on Jan 13, 2011 19:38:15 GMT -5
Setting The D'Hara are the most isolated of the groups, choosing to reside in a forest near mountains. While they are isolated due to their tendencies to be hard to find, they aren't far from the other groups, and are actually closer than they wish to be. Their main city is Le'Lona, which is settled at the base of the mountains. While the city is in a forest most of the buildings are constructed around the tress, with the exclusion of the palace. Most of the buildings are fairer and more detailed than human homes, though they are indeed strong. The palace is closest to the mountains, and while it is not large in terms of the buildings of the royal, it is where the royal family resides and will reside until their kingdom falls. The main hall has the throne at the end of it, and it looks as if the hall was built from a fallen tree. The rest of the palace looks the same, including the rooms of the family, which are guarded.
The rest of the lands have camps over them and no formal cities. The purpose of these camps is to stop others from entering the forest unless they promise to do so peacefully, as well as to warn Le'Lona if any attacks are coming. Most of these camps have some name, though the only one outsiders would know it Selar, the training camp.
Culture The D'Hara believe in peace of nature. They respect all nature and living creatures, even the dragons. Due to this most do not eat meat of any sorts unless there is no other option -- the dragons excluded from this. They try to keep out of most conflicts, preferring to stay in their forest and live their lives in peace. However, they can sometimes be swayed to enter a conflict. If forced into a conflict or attacked, they usually take their own side. Most of the times, however, when it is peaceful, the people do whatever interests them. This means the D'Hara have a wide area of interests, but also that they are rich in art and stories. It is rare to see technology in the D'Haran forest, as well as modern clothing -- they have preferred to stay with their elder ways, still using bows and swords that they have crafted. While women are allowed to trousers and tunics, though in formal events dresses are required.
View on the Children The D'Hara see no problem with the existence of the children, as they are how nature intended them. They would not harm the children unless they turned out to be a true threat. However, they are currently neutral, preferring to stay in their forest and let the Pack lessen the numbers of the fell creatures.
Language Over the many years, the D'Haran people have learned English and made it their official language. However, most also kept a knowledge of their original languages. The dragons have their own language, the rough growls and roars that Le'Lona hear so often coming from the mountains. The angels also have their own language, though none knows what it sounds like other than them. The elves have their own language, but it is widely known among the D'Haran people, but not to the outside. To know a bit of elvish outside the D'Haran forest and not being an elf, dragon or angel is a bit feat, as it is said that the people don't speak their language to any that don't know it. However, most will use bits and pieces of it, especially when talking to animals. There are no written translations of elvish in the forest of the D'Haran, and there are few outside the forest, and those often aren't complete. Thus, it is near impossible to write down their language as a guide for you. However, if you wish your character to speak elvish, after the dialog you put, "he/she said in elvish". While that elvish is most likely broken unless your character comes from the forests of D'Hara.
Important people ~Queen and Royal Family; The royal family is the family of elves that first build Le'Lona, or at least the descendants of these people. They are ruled by a queen, and the eldest daughter takes the throne when the queen dies. The sons usually do not get a throne unless their are no females in the main family to take the throne -- the lesser families do not get any claim to the throne.
~The House of Nobles; The house consists of one representative from each "noble" family, three from each species, meaning nine representatives are usually in the house at once. They assist the queen, bringing new ideas for laws to her and giving their advise on what would be the wise thing to do in a situation.
Species ~Angels; The angels usually reside in the skies, though there are a lot of families that reside on the earth. They are fair creatures, usually having wings of white feathers. ~Dragons; The only non humanoid group in the D'Hara, these proud creatures have human intelligence, and are rarely gifted with the power to turn into a human for short amounts of time. They are often arrogant due to their size, and they are greatly respected in D'Haran society, due to their rareness. ~Elves; It could possibly be argued that elves are the most common people. They are fair, a little shorter than the average human and have pointed ears and more angular features. All types of elves are found here, from Drow to Wood elves.
All groups are blessed with longer lifespans, and some reach thousands of years old, though this is not common except in dragons. These are only the common species that have say in D'Haran society currently. There are other species here -- pixies, griffins, and phoenix are also common, though those species don't wish for say, nor are the D'Haran even sure they are not in some side of the conflict with the children.
Naming Elves stay away from common and modern first names, choosing older or more uncommon names. Oftentimes, elves make their own names or edit Greek or Latin names. Elves do not have proper last names, and instead when they mature (at about eighteen they are an adult) they pick their own surname, usually having to do with their interests. A elf with a love of birds may choose the surname Birdsong (just as an example). Angels use Greek or Latin names, very rarely going into different languages. They have no surnames at all. dragons are named after their scale color, or very rarely go by the naming style that the elves use. They also rarely have surnames unless it is a title of some sort.
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