<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;">        As stated previously, there are three races on this plane; <span class="bbc_u">Eldar</span> (elves), <span class="bbc_u">Dragon Kind</span>, and <span class="bbc_u">Humans</span>. Each of these races either reside in clans (smaller clusters of people), tribes (slightly larger clusters of people), or as individuals. Being an individual is extremely tough, and typically only Dragon Kind bother to do it, usually because of their hoards. It is much more viable to live with others. <br/><br/>        There is no mass manufacturing of clothing or armor. No one, save for the oldest of the dragon kind who have managed to squander their hoards through the passage of time, has a full suit of armor. Mostly, depending on what a tribe specializes in, people will have bits and pieces of armor and pieces of clothing that has been hand made from the skin of animals, or the remnants of armor pieces scavenged. If you really want a visual of how things are, look up Luis Royo artwork. It's pretty realistic since everything has pretty much decayed. People have had to scavenge for every single thing. Shelter, clothing, food, safety, everything.<br/><br/>Additionally, there are only four lands who occasionally send one or two people on the journey to find the tower. It is from these four lands that you must choose where your character hails from. No one who has ever gone on the journey has ever returned. <span class="bbc_u">Please note that I will be placing a two character limit for each land. This is to prevent everyone from just grouping up in one area.</span><br/><br/><br/><strong><em>The Lands and Who Lives in Them</em></strong><br/><br/><strong>The Desert of the Purple Sands</strong><br/><br/>The desert is quite literally a desert. Imagine the Saharan Desert with glittering purple sands. The days are hot and wind blasted. The sand is not like any other, it best resembles ground up glass, and when the day winds blow, the sand can and will shred your flesh off of your bones. The nights are cooler and the winds are calmer, but that it when the nocturnal creatures come out to hunt. There are stories of scorpions as large as cars, but who could believe such a thing?<br/><br/>The people who live here are human, nomadic tribes. They scavenge the sparkling dunes for treasures that have been left behind by the unwary traveler and they are excellent at trade. They often wear bits and pieces of this legendary scorpion armor to shield their flesh from the razor-like clouds of sand. There are of course the occasional Dragon King that dwell out here too.<br/><br/><br/><strong>The Seamless Swamps</strong><br/><br/>The high water table has long since turned these lands into lethal swamps. There are large reptiles that navigate the murky waters, eager to snatch any prey that disturbs the water. The swamps are a labyrinth of twisted, dead trees and muddy islands. There are Humans here as well as Eldar, though not so near one another. The humans here are skilled fisherman who can navigate the dangerous terrain better than most. They also occasionally hunt the croc-like creatures that live in the watery depths for their tough, leathery hide and razor-like teeth.<br/><br/><br/><strong>The Screaming Cliffs</strong><br/><br/>Jutting sharply from the planet surface in the south are miles of brilliantly colorful cliffs. Navigating such perilous terrain requires strength and grace. Much of the traveling here is climbing or flying, and only Dragon Kind can do that. One misstep will send any clumsy traveler to his or her demise. The winds sweep through the chasms and astonishingly high peaks and making a scream like that of a banshee. Most outsiders avoid the Cliffs because of this shrill cry, it is often deafening. Eldar live here, hunting the golden feather and egg of the Hook-Beaked Eagle. Dragon Kind also find this terrain favorable to their existence.<br/><br/><br/><strong>The Black Forest</strong><br/><br/>Trees of vast height and girth grow here. They are also very dense and...sentient. All three races live, or try to live, within the mysterious depths of the forest because of all places, this has the most food available. The biggest trouble is that the trees are capable of moving of their own free will, and do not have a care for the living things that scurry beneath their roots. In places, the ground is found to be hollow and will often, without warning, open up wide, black chasms that swallow up anything unfortunate enough to be standing over it.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>* So, here's what you can do: decide what you want to play and where they come from. Please make sure you've read the descriptions before doing so! Remember, no technology, so no guns, no full suits of armor! No vehicles either! We're back to beasts of burden, if you're lucky and carts here.<br/><br/><br/><strong>A Little Something About My Role Play Standards</strong><br/><br/>Also, please ensure you can check your spelling and type at least two paragraphs for your posts. If you can type more, fantastic, but I say a good, healthy post is a minimum of two solid paragraphs. If you're someone who normally posts less but you want to expand on your skill level, this might be a good place to practice! If you are somebody who likes to post four or more paragraphs, that's fine, I know I possess the ability to meet that myself. I ask for patience with those who cannot and a willingness to mentor them a little bit as they exercise their skills. <br/><br/> <br/>Feel free to ask me questions here, I can begin the role play at any time. You can use your opening post to provide any information for your character as I am not requiring character sheets at this time. </span></span>