Since I haven't updated in a while, now might be a good time to write some more fantasy! I know you all love it 
Varibs, the Council of Ancients, and the Nine Cantons
The main antagonists in this story is the Varib Empire. The Varibs are not necessarily evil, just ruthlessly expansionist and amoral. I guess that could be classified as evil, but I find gray morality to be much more engaging than simple good/evil, black/white morality.
The empire is ruled by the Council of Ancients, a council of nine members. These Councilors were human, at one point, but on their appointment to the council they underwent a transformation. They still look more or less human, they are just very tall, incredibly strong, and extremely long lived. They usually live for about a millennium. When a Councilor is close to death he will name a successor, and he will undergo the transformation after the old councilors death. If a Councilor is killed unexpectedly, in battle for for example, then the council will choose a successor.
The empire is divided into nine cantons, each one ruled by a Councilor. The capital, Salliam, is its own canton, and the Councilor there is usually considered to be the impartial member of the council. Braus, the first councilor we meet in the story, is a relatively young councilor, only about two hundred years old. He is the Councilor for Hathima, a small canton in the north-west of the the empire, on the opposite side of the Silverback Mountains from the Soofar province of Nanshiir. This is the region that most of the raiders plaugeing the coast come from.
Since I've covered all the lands west of the mountains, the only thing left is the Nanshiir Empire. I'm almost reluctant to write about it. I'm not sure where to even begin, there's so much swirling around up here.
As a bit of commentary, My original idea was for the Councilors to be medusas, but I was never totally happy with that. Mostly because I cribbed it from the Eberron campaign setting in D&D. I wanted to coem up with something original, and so the Councilors came to be. I even wrote the first few chapters with Braus as a medusa. I may even still tweak the Councilors. They seem just a little to generic. I want something a little more evocative.
Varibs, the Council of Ancients, and the Nine Cantons
The main antagonists in this story is the Varib Empire. The Varibs are not necessarily evil, just ruthlessly expansionist and amoral. I guess that could be classified as evil, but I find gray morality to be much more engaging than simple good/evil, black/white morality.
The empire is ruled by the Council of Ancients, a council of nine members. These Councilors were human, at one point, but on their appointment to the council they underwent a transformation. They still look more or less human, they are just very tall, incredibly strong, and extremely long lived. They usually live for about a millennium. When a Councilor is close to death he will name a successor, and he will undergo the transformation after the old councilors death. If a Councilor is killed unexpectedly, in battle for for example, then the council will choose a successor.
The empire is divided into nine cantons, each one ruled by a Councilor. The capital, Salliam, is its own canton, and the Councilor there is usually considered to be the impartial member of the council. Braus, the first councilor we meet in the story, is a relatively young councilor, only about two hundred years old. He is the Councilor for Hathima, a small canton in the north-west of the the empire, on the opposite side of the Silverback Mountains from the Soofar province of Nanshiir. This is the region that most of the raiders plaugeing the coast come from.
Since I've covered all the lands west of the mountains, the only thing left is the Nanshiir Empire. I'm almost reluctant to write about it. I'm not sure where to even begin, there's so much swirling around up here.
As a bit of commentary, My original idea was for the Councilors to be medusas, but I was never totally happy with that. Mostly because I cribbed it from the Eberron campaign setting in D&D. I wanted to coem up with something original, and so the Councilors came to be. I even wrote the first few chapters with Braus as a medusa. I may even still tweak the Councilors. They seem just a little to generic. I want something a little more evocative.
hellocupcake:
nopes. i have to lurk around the library with my laptop 