Alright, this is meant as the OOC thread to pool the information, questions, character sheets (possibly) and so forth for the future reference.<br/><br/>First off, the game thread link (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=134159.0) leads to the actual gameplay going forth, but this will serve as a place to check up on ooc matters, rules, and it could well serve out as a place for rolling as well.<br/><br/>I haven't put many things down for certain about this setting as its a try for me too still, but I have the following in mind.<br/><hr/>There have been 3 ages, and the current 'age' the characters live in is known as the 4th age.<br/><br/>1st was the Age of Chaos, commonly considered an age of constant warfare, small nations with many languages, and ignorance.<br/>2nd was the Age of the Empire, a unification age when the most of human settlements rose and grew in power, a few human-friendly races benefitted from this as well. What it brought as most important quality is the<strong>common language</strong>used by merchants and then everyday folks.<br/>3rd was the Age of Warlords, when the empire fell apart without a single leader and multiple competing factions seeking to gain power. Leading to terrible wars and corruption, greed and avarice.<br/>4th age is known as the Age of Restoration, as the great conflicts are finally coming to an end, with many of the smaller nations now part of a larger alliance or swearing fealty to a single ruler. There are a few major power-blocks known in the main world.<br/><br/>The Great Isles have been left mostly in peace though, given their nature of being already isolated, but supposedly the empire tried to settle them to some extent. During the age of Warlords, those settlements were not heard of anymore, and the 4th age only knows a little about the settlements at the edge of the isles.<br/><br/>I'm pulling material from greek mythology as well as holy roman empire, but a lot of it is custom made, and I'm gladly willing to discuss things as it happens. The world has a 'normal' amount of magic, so using magic is quite possible, its brought together a lot of things but yet many things are 'secrets' of certain regions after the rivalries in the 3rd age.<br/><br/>And though its an Age of Restoration, it only means that the larger wars are now too costly and the warlords have settled down from what it had been for several years in the past.