SPECIES: Elves
Races: Oglandadorian, Rumenish
Languages: Shadespeak, Leveros
Cities: Oglandador, Rumenor
Religions: Havish
Sentience: High
Attributes: Elves were banished to the caves of Oglandador after losing the war to the humans and dwarves. Accommodating to their new living space, elves grew shorter and fairer than they once were. While they originally hailed from Rumenor as a tall, tan, and dark-haired race, the elves grew light and pale--eventually gaining a white and silvery hair color. While some of the elves are still born with some of the qualities of their ancestors, most have completely succumbed to these changes. The elves are the only race who clearly remember the war that banished them to Oglandador, and their pain runs deep. This causes them to try and find humor in all situations, and has thusly produced a race of troublesome pranksters.
Lifestyle: Before the elves were banished, they lived life among the rock, and used the treasures of the earth to decorate and display their bodies. After moving to Oglandador, the elves forgot this art but were forced to retain their knowledge on stonework in order to cut through the rock that would serve as their prison. This is clear upon seeing their magnificent city. The dome they have carved for Oglandador is peculiar. While its maximum height reaches hundreds of feet high, the edges of the city's dome drop dramatically in order to prevent unwanted intrusions. The elves rely on redlight and bluefire in order to see throughout the day and night, respectively. Due to their playful nature, elves are excellent at getting out of sticky situations, but are oddly accustomed to political matters. They follow a very thorough and structured order of law and hierarchy that they deem indispensible.
Notable Elves of Importance: Yyvellian Arvan Jzork (a Oglandadorian explorer of Rumenish design)
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Monday, May 6, 2013
The Peoples of Festral (Dwarves)
SPECIES: Dwarves
Races: Bastillian, Astalinian
Languages: Dwarvish, Blakish, Selsweigh, Leveros
Cities: Bastille, Astalin, Xevillus
Religions: Istian, Blavados
Sentience: High
Attributes: Dwarves in Festral consider themselves to be very in tune to nature. While they cannot use any form of Magik, they are able to speak to the living trees of Festral--giving them the ability to graft segments of wood onto their own bodies. Dwarves are known to be extremely claustrophobic, and spend most of their time living in trees to help accommodate this uneasiness. The arms are long and lean due to their constant use in swinging from tree to tree. They use interlocking branches in trees to slide from one place to the next, harnessing the strong and stocky legs as a braking mechanism when slamming into trees on opposite sides.
Lifestyle: Dwarves rely more on nature than any other political source or economic income. While they do maintain a structured government within their two cities, it remains minimal at best. It can be noted, however, that the two cities of Bastille and Astalin remain viciously competitive and leery towards on another--going so far as to block off hunting and farming routes from each other in order to remain more dominant than the other city. This rift is further emphasized by the language barrier between the two cities, as well as Bastille's religious belief that the earth needs to be embraced and protected, while Astalin believes that the earth needs to be respected and also used for gain. The seperation is made clear based on the two cities' geography. Bastille is nested on the top of a large tree, while Astalin is carved into the center of one.
Notable Dwarves of Importance: Herder Kuur Octillian (a Bastillian Huntsmen)
Races: Bastillian, Astalinian
Languages: Dwarvish, Blakish, Selsweigh, Leveros
Cities: Bastille, Astalin, Xevillus
Religions: Istian, Blavados
Sentience: High
Attributes: Dwarves in Festral consider themselves to be very in tune to nature. While they cannot use any form of Magik, they are able to speak to the living trees of Festral--giving them the ability to graft segments of wood onto their own bodies. Dwarves are known to be extremely claustrophobic, and spend most of their time living in trees to help accommodate this uneasiness. The arms are long and lean due to their constant use in swinging from tree to tree. They use interlocking branches in trees to slide from one place to the next, harnessing the strong and stocky legs as a braking mechanism when slamming into trees on opposite sides.
Lifestyle: Dwarves rely more on nature than any other political source or economic income. While they do maintain a structured government within their two cities, it remains minimal at best. It can be noted, however, that the two cities of Bastille and Astalin remain viciously competitive and leery towards on another--going so far as to block off hunting and farming routes from each other in order to remain more dominant than the other city. This rift is further emphasized by the language barrier between the two cities, as well as Bastille's religious belief that the earth needs to be embraced and protected, while Astalin believes that the earth needs to be respected and also used for gain. The seperation is made clear based on the two cities' geography. Bastille is nested on the top of a large tree, while Astalin is carved into the center of one.
Notable Dwarves of Importance: Herder Kuur Octillian (a Bastillian Huntsmen)
The Peoples of Festral (Humans)
SPECIES: Humans
Races: Regrish, Nommaneese
Languages: Old Tongue, Marcci, Vidak, Leveros
Cities: Regral, Nomman, Xevillus
Religons: Garvuthan, Solmencien, Prothos
Sentience: High
Attributes: The two different races of humans in Festral vary in several aspects. While the people of Regral are tall and have dark brown, maroon, and straw colored hair, the smaller Nommaneese people possess hair of silver, red, and blonde. Eyes in Regral and Nomman are different as Regrish eyes tend to be violet, red, and green in color, while Nommaneese eyes appear orange, gold, and grey. The people of Nomman, specifically the women, are also the only people in all of Festral who are able to harness Life Magik.
Lifestyle: The human populace is mostly centered in Regral (prior to the construction of Xevillus). The massive city--including its ground--is made entirely out of stone. It is a city that thrives on weapons and iron industries. The streets are wide and clean, with the exception of the cramped and oily factory roads. Nomman, on the other hand, is a widespread wooden city based on farming and livestock. Smaller in size of population and volume of building space taken, Nomman covers a much wider area of populace and remains quiet and orderly despite once housing the main Capitol of Man before the war. It is here that Life Casters are discovered at an early age, and are promptly sent to Regral to learn how to harness their Magik. As an encompassing generalization, humans are fairly simple-minded when it comes to politics, but thrive on monetary economics. Their overall lifestyle is quiet, calm, and centered around unwavering trust.
Notable Humans of Importance: Estra Lys Ar'Variah (a Nommaneese Life Caster), Kallick Hart Bostros (a Regrish Lancer)
Races: Regrish, Nommaneese
Languages: Old Tongue, Marcci, Vidak, Leveros
Cities: Regral, Nomman, Xevillus
Religons: Garvuthan, Solmencien, Prothos
Sentience: High
Attributes: The two different races of humans in Festral vary in several aspects. While the people of Regral are tall and have dark brown, maroon, and straw colored hair, the smaller Nommaneese people possess hair of silver, red, and blonde. Eyes in Regral and Nomman are different as Regrish eyes tend to be violet, red, and green in color, while Nommaneese eyes appear orange, gold, and grey. The people of Nomman, specifically the women, are also the only people in all of Festral who are able to harness Life Magik.
Lifestyle: The human populace is mostly centered in Regral (prior to the construction of Xevillus). The massive city--including its ground--is made entirely out of stone. It is a city that thrives on weapons and iron industries. The streets are wide and clean, with the exception of the cramped and oily factory roads. Nomman, on the other hand, is a widespread wooden city based on farming and livestock. Smaller in size of population and volume of building space taken, Nomman covers a much wider area of populace and remains quiet and orderly despite once housing the main Capitol of Man before the war. It is here that Life Casters are discovered at an early age, and are promptly sent to Regral to learn how to harness their Magik. As an encompassing generalization, humans are fairly simple-minded when it comes to politics, but thrive on monetary economics. Their overall lifestyle is quiet, calm, and centered around unwavering trust.
Notable Humans of Importance: Estra Lys Ar'Variah (a Nommaneese Life Caster), Kallick Hart Bostros (a Regrish Lancer)
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