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Three mellenia have past since the world was cleft in two. Forsaken
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Three mellenia have past since the Ruk was cleft in two. Forsaken were
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were the beings when the gods fell. The great rift defines all those
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the beings when the gods fell. The great rift defines all those that
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that live beside, within or over its cliffs. Those that were to
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live beside, within or over its cliffs. Those that were to survive
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survive grew stronger and apart. First, were the elves who held a
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grew stronger and apart. First, were the elves who held a steel blade
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steel blade to the throats of any who dare question their reign. But
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to the throats of any who dare question their reign. But their
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their oppressive technocracy was to implode through their own bloody
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oppressive technocracy was to implode through their own bloody spite
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spite and treachery. Their time, the time of the Ancient Republic came
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and treachery. Their time, was the age of the [[Ancient Republic]].
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to be known as the First Duration.
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But as noble elvish blood seeped into the eddies and lakes of the
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But as the last noble elvish blood seeped below the surface into the
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dyafice, whom should rise but the scattered and nameless tribes of the
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eddies and lakes of the Dyafice, whom should rise but the scattered
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uplands. A human conqueror, Mekzig, would lead the scattered tribes
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and nameless tribes of the uplands. A human conqueror, Mekzig, as Mek,
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into battle and forever be immotalised as their God, Mek. But before
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the God of Men. But before long, the humans too learnt nothing from
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long, the humans too learnt nothing from the fall of the [[Ancient
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the fall of the [[Ancient Republic]]. They turned their wayd into a
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Republic]] as turned to the brutal of their own instiutions to dominate
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brutal set of instiutions and came to dominate all who dwelled along
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all who dwelled along the rift's gearth. In their hearts, they looked
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the rift's gearth. In their hearts, they looked up to their one true
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up to their one true god, and down toward any other religious beliefs
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god but downward to all other religious beliefs with lethal
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with singular intolerance. Forgotten would be the pluralist temples of
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intolerance. Forgotten would be the pluralist temples of the Ancient
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the Ancient Republic. Their time, the present age, described by sages
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Republic. Their time, the present age, is a time of war. The Rift
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as the Second Duration, is a time of war. The Rift Wars.
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Wars.
  
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Little is written of how the rift came to be but many prophecies
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Little is written of how the Rift came to be but many prophecies
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abound of its origin. For the church of men, the rift is evidence of
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abound of its origin. For the Mekanites, the rift is evidence of the
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the wretchedness of the ancient Republic and the poverty of a society
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wretchedness of the [[Ancient Republic]] and the poverty of a society
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once ruled by other kind. The rift avows the greatness of Mek, the one
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once ruled by other kind. The rift avows the greatness of Mek. But the
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true God. But sages tell of other tales. In the alleys and courtyards
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songs of the street tell another tale. In the alleys and smoke houses
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of cities believers secretly pray to the old gods. In the farm houses
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of cities and towns believers secretly pray to the old gods. In the
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and ale houses of villages the downtrodden look up to the heavens.
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farm houses and ale houses of villages the downtrodden look up to the
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Quietly though, beyond the reach of the Mekanites the fallen gods
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heavens. Quietly though, beyond the reach of the Mekanites, the fallen
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answer their prayers.
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gods answer their prayers.
  
 
However, a wondrous new power lingers in the third mellenium. It is
 
However, a wondrous new power lingers in the third mellenium. It is
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* [[Recursors]]
  
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= Magic (Toch'thonism) =
  
 
* [[Cursors]] - ''Nuer''
 
* [[Cursors]] - ''Nuer''

Revision as of 09:40, 13 June 2016

Three mellenia have past since the Ruk was cleft in two. Forsaken were the beings when the gods fell. The great rift defines all those that live beside, within or over its cliffs. Those that were to survive grew stronger and apart. First, were the elves who held a steel blade to the throats of any who dare question their reign. But their oppressive technocracy was to implode through their own bloody spite and treachery. Their time, was the age of the Ancient Republic.

But as the last noble elvish blood seeped below the surface into the eddies and lakes of the Dyafice, whom should rise but the scattered and nameless tribes of the uplands. A human conqueror, Mekzig, as Mek, the God of Men. But before long, the humans too learnt nothing from the fall of the Ancient Republic. They turned their wayd into a brutal set of instiutions and came to dominate all who dwelled along the rift's gearth. In their hearts, they looked up to their one true god but downward to all other religious beliefs with lethal intolerance. Forgotten would be the pluralist temples of the Ancient Republic. Their time, the present age, is a time of war. The Rift Wars.

Little is written of how the Rift came to be but many prophecies abound of its origin. For the Mekanites, the rift is evidence of the wretchedness of the Ancient Republic and the poverty of a society once ruled by other kind. The rift avows the greatness of Mek. But the songs of the street tell another tale. In the alleys and smoke houses of cities and towns believers secretly pray to the old gods. In the farm houses and ale houses of villages the downtrodden look up to the heavens. Quietly though, beyond the reach of the Mekanites, the fallen gods answer their prayers.

However, a wondrous new power lingers in the third mellenium. It is the battery of sorcerous energy the Mekanites call Toch'thonism. Coming in many forms, from the wild energy of the sorcerer to the cloistered mastery of the wizard, Toch'thonism is seen as threatening Mekanite power in the two kingdoms.

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History

In the common tongue, the name of the known world is abbreviated to simply Ruk. Scholars categorise its history into two distinct stages called the Durations. The historical record spans three mellenia with the First Duration referring the time of the Ancient Republic and the Second Duration, the present age, as the The Age of Mek. The term Duration came into the vernacular through the research of a Valentian scholar, Holbard Cobala, who argued that there were two epochs, or durations, to Ruk history. He concluded that the Second Duration was looming as a fatal repeat of the first. Cobala's distopian conclusion is rejected by the followers of Mek.

Races

Gods and Demi-gods

Baltet

Pauwm

Mek

Theocracy

Chair and Robe

Magic (Toch'thonism)

Cities and Towns

Notable Characters

Adventures


Map

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The Five Dies

Dwarves: Tale of the 5 glyphs/dies - metal, earth, fire, water, wood.

"All of the sons disappeared due to the betrayal of two of the sons. The son of earth and the son of metal."

Elves:

5 Sons - If the elememts are ever separated then it would cause the fall of the republic.

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DM

  • Ben Hall

Player Characters

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