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I am one, my liege,

Whom the vile blows and buffets of the world

Have so incensed

that I am reckless what I do

to spite the world.


- Banquo's Murderer, Macbeth



Centuries have passed since the Shadow was defeated, and little is it mentioned anymore, and then only in whispers. The Clerisy, those dutiful and punctilious protectors of piety and order, have ensured that only the most sanitized and pious accounts of the Great Battle circulate, in which Justinian, the incarnate god, met the Dark Lord Daigon on the ashen plains of Nagath and in single combat vanquished him. In the deserts far to the south, the arrogant wizard-lords scoff at such stories, and debate theories of their own about the fall of Daigon and the Empire of Nagath. Some question whether there ever was a Dark Lord, speculating that the Temple created an antagonist to justify its own pretenses to sanctity.

Whatever the truth, it is clear that Nagath was once the seat of a great dominion. The ruined fortresses of steel and black stone, the great earthworks channeling rivers of molten rock, the half-ruined machines still capable of great destruction, the shrines haunted still by demons and dark gods, these and more remain testimony to some former glory...or horror.

But now it is a wasteland, infested with warring tribes of beastkin and orcs and barbarous men, the haunt of trolls and ghouls and outcasts from every corner of the civilized world, acknowledged by the Imperium only when they send in expeditions to massacre its remaining inhabitants in an effort to prevent them from ever becoming too numerous.

It is here, in this gods-forsaken land of ash and fire, of ruins and warring tribes, it is here that you will forge a kingdom.

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In this RP, players will design and play as a characters within the vast wasteland of Nagath, a Mordor-like hellscape in the fantasy world of Geryon. There will be NPC nations around Nagath taking an interest in what goes on within it, most notably the theocratic Justinian Imperium and the Imperium's sworn vassal-princes known as the Marcher Lords, who hold the hill country between Nagath and the Imperium's eastern flank. These vassals, and the Imperium they answer to, will not tolerate a threat rising in the seat of the ancient Dark Lord Daigon.

You are...well, whomever you would like to be. An Inquisitor in the Justinian Imperium, hunting down the faithless and accursed? The third son of one of the poorer Marcher Kings? A wizard-lord from the southern deserts? An orc warlord? An outcast cultist of some dark faith? A slave girl?

Whatever your lot in life, you share something with the other characters here...you possess an artifact, a possession of the former Dark Lord Daigon. A dagger, the shard of a broken sword, a leaf or book of dark verse, a gauntlet, a... ring? It might be a family heirloom, something you found by the side of the road, or something you've spent your whole life seeking. You may know its origins or be completely ignorant of them. Your artifact might be an item of great power, or simply a totem you keep close by.

Regardless, circumstance(?) or perhaps some inner compulsion has led you to the pirate city of Ozgad's Folly, on the north coast of Nagath, where our story begins.







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So for my Children of Orc, my idea is that the non-human orcs are degenerated humans, corrupted by demons, inbreeding, and crossbreeding with beastmen. My tribe, while still not exactly humans, would be the last "pure" Orcish tribe, able to be generally seen as Men.

This sound okay? I don't want to overstep my bounds with worldbuilding.
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I don't want to overstep my bounds with worldbuilding.


I'd really like everyone to help with the worldbuilding, so pls don't let that limit your plans.

So for my Children of Orc, my idea is that the non-human orcs are degenerated humans, corrupted by demons, inbreeding, and crossbreeding with beastmen. My tribe, while still not exactly humans, would be the last "pure" Orcish tribe, able to be generally seen as Men.

This sound okay?


Absolutely.

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Mostly my concern is that I don't want to box in other players, or step on toes.

But I'll start work on this tonight when I get home.

Edit: second Q: does a Dark Artifact have to be an object? What if it was a concept, or a quality of a person? Specifically I'm asking if a character possessing the "blood of the Dark Lord" would work. I don't have a lot riding on this, just a curiosity.
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Edit: second Q: does a Dark Artifact have to be an object? What if it was a concept, or a quality of a person? Specifically I'm asking if a character possessing the "blood of the Dark Lord" would work. I don't have a lot riding on this, just a curiosity.


That'd be fine. I'm pretty open to what people come up with.
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upfront warning: I will be persnickety about what nonhumans I allow


Will you allow gnolls?
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Will you allow gnolls?


Sure, as long as they're adapted to the setting.
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I've had a couple ideas regarding the claim to the Justinian Imperium whose family lost a civil war...maybe there was a mating with the bloodline of the Dark Lord. I don't want to play that character, but I certainly want to play someone trying to manipulate the Empire's disarray to create the opportunity for that person.
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I've had a couple ideas regarding the claim to the Justinian Imperium whose family lost a civil war...maybe there was a mating with the bloodline of the Dark Lord. I don't want to play that character, but I certainly want to play someone trying to manipulate the Empire's disarray to create the opportunity for that person.


Just to clarify: the Imperium is technically ruled by the god Justinian himself, who is like, an incarnate, real person who is tremendously powerful. A civil war against his rule is totally possible, so your idea is good to go, I just wanted to make that clearer in case the OP wasnt. Justinian doesnt go out much, and is mostly in his vast Temple-Palace and lets noble families and the Clerisy run the show.
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Just to clarify: the Imperium is technically ruled by the god Justinian himself, who is like, an incarnate, real person who is tremendously powerful. A civil war against his rule is totally possible, so your idea is good to go, I just wanted to make that clearer in case the OP wasnt. Justinian doesnt go out much, and is mostly in his vast Temple-Palace and lets noble families and the Clerisy run the show.


Oh, got it. Well, that might change things a bit. Are there heirs? Maybe the infighting is among those?
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Oh, got it. Well, that might change things a bit. Are there heirs? Maybe the infighting is among those?


A) there could be wars among the noble families that defacto rule, and mystery would be added by Justinian's non-intervention. B) there could be an uprising of people who want to return to the past before Justinian was a god-king (he's ruled several hundred years), so it could be a royal family who wants to topple to god and reclaim their rightful throne or something. Open to other options too.
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A) there could be wars among the noble families that defacto rule, and mystery would be added by Justinian's non-intervention. B) there could be an uprising of people who want to return to the past before Justinian was a god-king (he's ruled several hundred years), so it could be a royal family who wants to topple to god and reclaim their rightful throne or something. Open to other options too.


Factional strife between noble rulers works.
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Yawn. WIP, will hopefully finish off tomorrow


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Yawn. WIP, will hopefully finish off tomorrow



love it so far.
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I'll have something after today, maybe this evening. As of writing, I am thinking of making the driving force behind this anti-Justinian movement might well be similar in character to the protestant reformation, with offers of greater autonomy for smaller principalities chafing under an imperial rule under the guise of a theological argument.

More conspiratorial, of course. I don't necessarily intend to be guiding that conspiracy, but I want to set it up and play a character within it. I feel like this would be the best way to break off nobles that are 'locked in' under the Imperium's current ruling structure, as well as merchants and other key backers of a potential revolt.

Assuming that this is in line with the GM vision, of course. I am just brainstorming that side of things.
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I'll have something after today, maybe this evening. As of writing, I am thinking of making the driving force behind this anti-Justinian movement might well be similar in character to the protestant reformation, with offers of greater autonomy for smaller principalities chafing under an imperial rule under the guise of a theological argument.

More conspiratorial, of course. I don't necessarily intend to be guiding that conspiracy, but I want to set it up and play a character within it. I feel like this would be the best way to break off nobles that are 'locked in' under the Imperium's current ruling structure, as well as merchants and other key backers of a potential revolt.

Assuming that this is in line with the GM vision, of course. I am just brainstorming that side of things.


Sounds good, looking forward to seeing what you come up with.



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Where are all those other characters jerks?
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Yeah sorry, minor emergency my end, finishing tonight
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