[quote=@The ZAX]
Are The Claws open for settlement? I am thinking a non-standard (i.e.. not dwarves) mining race. If magic is rare, scary and dangerous in this world, would it work for the race to be mining the equivalent of magic uranium or oil? I'm thinking something unstable/volatile, like Necrotite from the Iron Kingdoms, but not necessarily with the connection to undeath.
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Yep, everything is currently open for settlement, and we'll figure out how to accommodate everyone's territorial claims as they come in. (territorial boundaries are going to be more blurred than usual for an NRP). 

That general concept sounds fine to me, [@the ZAX]. Besides naming those mountains the Claws, bc I thought that's a cool name for a mountain range, I have nothing in particular developed for them, so you can go nuts. 

Same goes for everyone for the rest of the map- everything not already described in the OP is open for naming/claiming/backstory creation.