Post by Crowe on Sept 3, 2011 14:23:03 GMT -5
Good Afternoon Morthika. It has been awhile since I have last pitched an idea here, in-fact five or six years since I first recruited for Anima after running it past Kylie. I am posting up the skeleton of the idea so that players can get a flavor for it, gage interest, and decide on its playability while I get more of the information done. Enjoy.
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The story begins in the land of Trevassa, a Kingdom in the world of Alloxx. Trevassa in the pinnacle of its power was a land of supreme justice and it's people abided by the laws of peace and prosperity. Though not the largest country in Alloxx, the borders of Trevassa have always been an expanse of beauty. A land of never-ending natural splendor, Trevassa is buffered on its northern borders by a mountain range called the Eternal Rain Mountains, towering and ominous, the mountain range towers to untold heights shadowing out the horizon from a distance and stretching high enough to make one's neck sore standing up close. It's name comes from the thousands of waterfalls that fall from the various water sources, these natural miracles cause the bases of where they land to be a rainbow of color. Naturally this makes the main body of Trevassa a river basin of sorts, lush with green forests and several rivers all running towards the ocean in the south. This is the Ungara Jungle and it is home to wonderful creatures not seen in any other place than this formerly isolated area, one of the most amazing things is that in it's time, the Ungara Jungle never contained one deadly or wasteful creature. It is said this natural splendor was created by a forest God whom dwelled in the jungle in it's time of teeming life.
The Ungara Jungle's expanse ends at the jaggedly formed, thousand mile stretch of alabaster sand beaches created by the various tributaries of the rivers of the Eternal Rain. This area was aptly named the Mouth of Creation, and just like Ungara it is inhabited by many rare fresh and salt water creatures from whales and sharks, to prehistoric crustaceans. It's simple to say that Trevassa, in it's time, was considered one of the jewels of the entirety of Alloxx.
Some considered it a sin, for any man to dwell within this area of beauty, but there came a time when the reach of man finally reached this area. A King, named Tillen Archeon, came to pass the expanse of the Eternal Rain mountains and found the jewel stretching as far as the eye could see. It is Tillen that named each and every area of Trevassa and decided to settle his small group of a displaced nation in the protected area. Tillen built but two cities in the area, considering the beautiful pieces of architecture a scar on the face of Trevassa. The capital built at the exact middle of the Eternal Rain range, was named I'Mal Tal, or the Golden City. And like steps to an altar, I'Mal Tal was structured like a tower with many steps leading to the highest point, the material used to build this mega structure was an amazing mix of white marble laden with swirls of golden inlay. When the architects first began to build with the material, they questioned the integrity of the structure due to the soft nature of pure gold but upon further inspection it was found that the gold swirls were an unexplainable change in the structure of the marble and not actual gold veins. Construction continued until I'Mal Tal was finished, a ivory gold-swirled beauty stretching up against the purple of the mountains and the lush green of the canopy of the forest. The first several steps of this "tower city" were all for the growing residents of the Trevassan empire, the structures were very rustic in style, pillars with inlaid grooves marking some door ways and intricate reliefs marking others. The streets made of cobble stone caused the beat of hoof prints a distinct and welcomed noise as the guards of the tower would travel about the area. Though left rather barren for decoration, King Tillen gave his people the freedom to erect their own monuments, to honor whom and what they would wish. It is not beyond reason that the people soon put up statues in honor of their glorified leader whom had led them to a paradise that they had never known. But, Tillen wasn't the only one given glory by the people, many of the peacekeepers of Trevassa were given their time of day and intricate statues of them upon their mounts were everywhere amongst the city. The two floors above the residential area was all the commerce needed for the people of the city. Smithies, floral shops, natural medicine shops, restaurants, clothing shops, and various other businesses of every possible resource available to Trevassans were welcomed to come and open a space for the enjoyment of the people. And the five tiers above all of this was the grand palace, home of the now dubbed Golden King of Trevassa. Tillen had no hand in the creation of I'Mal Tal, he left it in the hands of his people how they wanted to represent themselves in the form of their city but when he saw the palace he dropped to his knees before his beloved people in tears and thanks. The round tiers were covered in many doorways spread out in three foot spaces between them and each of them was marked by a statue of the likeness of the Golden King. The interior of the palace was no different, banners of white and gold hung with the white dragon, the crest of the Archeon family. Many portraits of their Lord hung everywhere amongst the halls, along with hand made pottery depicting the young King's life and his family in the lands of their forefathers, the former Trevassa. His throne was handcrafted from woodworkers amongst their people, made from an ivory hard wood and elegantly carved to have the great white dragon running amongst it's design. His crown was made by the smithies from the same marble material as the city, made lighter and fitted with precious stones found in the pools at the base of the Eternal Rain Range. And for all their gifts, there was one that King Tillen himself found to be the most precious. The very top of I'Mal Tal housed a statue of mysterious origins, not crafted or forged by any of the hands of the people of Trevassa. Instead the great statue of the White Dragon was summoned by the combined efforts of the people of Trevassa and it was obvious even to foreigners that this was not an ordinary statue, no the statue was a slumbering white dragon pacted to the Golden King through an ancient ritual. This not only gave King Tillen an unnaturally long life but powers inconceivable outside the mages of man, with the white dragon King Tillen could also use it as a mount to get about his kingdom in ease. All in all, I'Mal Tal and its people were considered to be some of the most powerful and giving individuals in all of Alloxx.
The second city of the people of Trevassa lay on the Mouth of Creation, it's named after the Golden King himself, Tillenos. Unlike the white spire of I'Mal Tal, Tillenos had a natural set-up for a human city. Many buildings lay here and there in a grid formation to make for the streets to be interconnected by the road systems. Though not open for imports and exports, the main feature of the city was the grand port stretching into the ocean beyond the Mouth, though protective of their treasure, the Trevassan people welcomed tourists to come and be in the splendor of their natural wonderland. It was only made possible by the righteous and honorable allies King Tillen had made on his journey with his people to find a new home far away from their previous home in the North. And because of this Alliance, those from other lands could be carefully monitored and Trevassa could be defended if any sought to occupy or destroy the area. And as this was, many of the architectures in Tillenos were influenced by the many cultures that had come to visit, colors from exotic places and structures to match. It was said that in Tillenos you could find anything you would want in the world at one time or another. Even though considered the jewels of the world and protected for many years from threats near and far in Alloxx, what would come to Trevassa could not be helped, not by it's people, not by it's allies, and not even by it's mighty king.
It is unclear when it started, and as fast as it begun, it already took hold of the world and it started with the one place that could provide a challenge to what the people of Alloxx could only describe as "The Damned". Demons from an ethereal realm of perpetual night arose in the darkness and depths of the sea and took the undefended port of Tillenos without as much as a gasp. The Golden King rose up on his dragon, sensing the weight of the thousands of his people being killed, filled with an anger unbecoming of him, he sought to shield everything beyond the port from the coming tide and for several hours he did, allowing for thousands upon thousands of his people to escape through mountain passages but he could not protect the land forever, the jewel and light of Alloxx was silenced in a mere ten hours after the first strike. The dark tide spilled into the entirety of man's dominion and for hundreds of years has controlled every country from north to south, east to west. The Golden King was cursed to a land of death, barren of water, barren of the trees and life it had once inhabited. For three hundred years not one man has stepped foot into the lands of Trevassa and returned from accursed lands. Those whom have flown above it, or observed the now black tower city of I'Mal Tal tell stories of undead and all manner of deadly creatures congregating among the dead trees and dry river bottoms from the Mouth of Creation to the edge of the Eternal Rain Range. And some say that at certain points and times you can still see King Tillen, dressed in his golden armor and helm, mounted upon his white dragon waiting to be released from the tower to seek his vengeance upon the Damned and to free the world from an Eternal Night.
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Eternal Night
[/glow] The story begins in the land of Trevassa, a Kingdom in the world of Alloxx. Trevassa in the pinnacle of its power was a land of supreme justice and it's people abided by the laws of peace and prosperity. Though not the largest country in Alloxx, the borders of Trevassa have always been an expanse of beauty. A land of never-ending natural splendor, Trevassa is buffered on its northern borders by a mountain range called the Eternal Rain Mountains, towering and ominous, the mountain range towers to untold heights shadowing out the horizon from a distance and stretching high enough to make one's neck sore standing up close. It's name comes from the thousands of waterfalls that fall from the various water sources, these natural miracles cause the bases of where they land to be a rainbow of color. Naturally this makes the main body of Trevassa a river basin of sorts, lush with green forests and several rivers all running towards the ocean in the south. This is the Ungara Jungle and it is home to wonderful creatures not seen in any other place than this formerly isolated area, one of the most amazing things is that in it's time, the Ungara Jungle never contained one deadly or wasteful creature. It is said this natural splendor was created by a forest God whom dwelled in the jungle in it's time of teeming life.
The Ungara Jungle's expanse ends at the jaggedly formed, thousand mile stretch of alabaster sand beaches created by the various tributaries of the rivers of the Eternal Rain. This area was aptly named the Mouth of Creation, and just like Ungara it is inhabited by many rare fresh and salt water creatures from whales and sharks, to prehistoric crustaceans. It's simple to say that Trevassa, in it's time, was considered one of the jewels of the entirety of Alloxx.
Some considered it a sin, for any man to dwell within this area of beauty, but there came a time when the reach of man finally reached this area. A King, named Tillen Archeon, came to pass the expanse of the Eternal Rain mountains and found the jewel stretching as far as the eye could see. It is Tillen that named each and every area of Trevassa and decided to settle his small group of a displaced nation in the protected area. Tillen built but two cities in the area, considering the beautiful pieces of architecture a scar on the face of Trevassa. The capital built at the exact middle of the Eternal Rain range, was named I'Mal Tal, or the Golden City. And like steps to an altar, I'Mal Tal was structured like a tower with many steps leading to the highest point, the material used to build this mega structure was an amazing mix of white marble laden with swirls of golden inlay. When the architects first began to build with the material, they questioned the integrity of the structure due to the soft nature of pure gold but upon further inspection it was found that the gold swirls were an unexplainable change in the structure of the marble and not actual gold veins. Construction continued until I'Mal Tal was finished, a ivory gold-swirled beauty stretching up against the purple of the mountains and the lush green of the canopy of the forest. The first several steps of this "tower city" were all for the growing residents of the Trevassan empire, the structures were very rustic in style, pillars with inlaid grooves marking some door ways and intricate reliefs marking others. The streets made of cobble stone caused the beat of hoof prints a distinct and welcomed noise as the guards of the tower would travel about the area. Though left rather barren for decoration, King Tillen gave his people the freedom to erect their own monuments, to honor whom and what they would wish. It is not beyond reason that the people soon put up statues in honor of their glorified leader whom had led them to a paradise that they had never known. But, Tillen wasn't the only one given glory by the people, many of the peacekeepers of Trevassa were given their time of day and intricate statues of them upon their mounts were everywhere amongst the city. The two floors above the residential area was all the commerce needed for the people of the city. Smithies, floral shops, natural medicine shops, restaurants, clothing shops, and various other businesses of every possible resource available to Trevassans were welcomed to come and open a space for the enjoyment of the people. And the five tiers above all of this was the grand palace, home of the now dubbed Golden King of Trevassa. Tillen had no hand in the creation of I'Mal Tal, he left it in the hands of his people how they wanted to represent themselves in the form of their city but when he saw the palace he dropped to his knees before his beloved people in tears and thanks. The round tiers were covered in many doorways spread out in three foot spaces between them and each of them was marked by a statue of the likeness of the Golden King. The interior of the palace was no different, banners of white and gold hung with the white dragon, the crest of the Archeon family. Many portraits of their Lord hung everywhere amongst the halls, along with hand made pottery depicting the young King's life and his family in the lands of their forefathers, the former Trevassa. His throne was handcrafted from woodworkers amongst their people, made from an ivory hard wood and elegantly carved to have the great white dragon running amongst it's design. His crown was made by the smithies from the same marble material as the city, made lighter and fitted with precious stones found in the pools at the base of the Eternal Rain Range. And for all their gifts, there was one that King Tillen himself found to be the most precious. The very top of I'Mal Tal housed a statue of mysterious origins, not crafted or forged by any of the hands of the people of Trevassa. Instead the great statue of the White Dragon was summoned by the combined efforts of the people of Trevassa and it was obvious even to foreigners that this was not an ordinary statue, no the statue was a slumbering white dragon pacted to the Golden King through an ancient ritual. This not only gave King Tillen an unnaturally long life but powers inconceivable outside the mages of man, with the white dragon King Tillen could also use it as a mount to get about his kingdom in ease. All in all, I'Mal Tal and its people were considered to be some of the most powerful and giving individuals in all of Alloxx.
The second city of the people of Trevassa lay on the Mouth of Creation, it's named after the Golden King himself, Tillenos. Unlike the white spire of I'Mal Tal, Tillenos had a natural set-up for a human city. Many buildings lay here and there in a grid formation to make for the streets to be interconnected by the road systems. Though not open for imports and exports, the main feature of the city was the grand port stretching into the ocean beyond the Mouth, though protective of their treasure, the Trevassan people welcomed tourists to come and be in the splendor of their natural wonderland. It was only made possible by the righteous and honorable allies King Tillen had made on his journey with his people to find a new home far away from their previous home in the North. And because of this Alliance, those from other lands could be carefully monitored and Trevassa could be defended if any sought to occupy or destroy the area. And as this was, many of the architectures in Tillenos were influenced by the many cultures that had come to visit, colors from exotic places and structures to match. It was said that in Tillenos you could find anything you would want in the world at one time or another. Even though considered the jewels of the world and protected for many years from threats near and far in Alloxx, what would come to Trevassa could not be helped, not by it's people, not by it's allies, and not even by it's mighty king.
It is unclear when it started, and as fast as it begun, it already took hold of the world and it started with the one place that could provide a challenge to what the people of Alloxx could only describe as "The Damned". Demons from an ethereal realm of perpetual night arose in the darkness and depths of the sea and took the undefended port of Tillenos without as much as a gasp. The Golden King rose up on his dragon, sensing the weight of the thousands of his people being killed, filled with an anger unbecoming of him, he sought to shield everything beyond the port from the coming tide and for several hours he did, allowing for thousands upon thousands of his people to escape through mountain passages but he could not protect the land forever, the jewel and light of Alloxx was silenced in a mere ten hours after the first strike. The dark tide spilled into the entirety of man's dominion and for hundreds of years has controlled every country from north to south, east to west. The Golden King was cursed to a land of death, barren of water, barren of the trees and life it had once inhabited. For three hundred years not one man has stepped foot into the lands of Trevassa and returned from accursed lands. Those whom have flown above it, or observed the now black tower city of I'Mal Tal tell stories of undead and all manner of deadly creatures congregating among the dead trees and dry river bottoms from the Mouth of Creation to the edge of the Eternal Rain Range. And some say that at certain points and times you can still see King Tillen, dressed in his golden armor and helm, mounted upon his white dragon waiting to be released from the tower to seek his vengeance upon the Damned and to free the world from an Eternal Night.
