Dwarves are near and dear to a lot of players. They're pervasive in literature and they've been left mostly unchanged from the Norse myths that spawned their inclusion in the Middle Earth books. They're stout, hearty warriors with a clannish mentality and a deep seated greed that educates many of their decisions. Of course, like all of our races, we want to give a new spin on an old classic while keeping what makes them dwarves. So, in our setting, our Dwarves were an earl

Continuing on our series of race posts, today we're going to talk about the Elves. During our round table, we spoke a little bit about the Elves' place in fiction and what other writers have used them for historically. They're a natural foil for humanity, very similar physically but with a wildly different culture. Of course you can look at all fantasy races as "they're like humans, but," and begin that way, but that simplistic approach doesn't leave them with the depth ne

So putting this together has taught me a lot, and it seems like the size of the Map is a huge concern for a lot of players. We understand that. However we trust people to make use of the story elements that exist to help people role play. Our cities are cultural, and based on one of the gods of the custom pantheon and the world begins in a sort of neutral peace time, actually our first chapter is going to focus heavily on this treaty as the nations come together to negotiate