TruckKun

The Great Dragon War

@Lunamaria Hawke Its explained in the song, but Flightless soul explained it fairly well

Before the empire rose, before civilization took hold of the land, dragons were free and lived without a care.

But then humans being dickheads themselves, they began enslaving/killing dragons, burning their nests, and eradicating their younglings (breaking eggs/infanticide)

The dragons, fed up with the humans, are now waging war against them, led by a powerful dragon warlord (think Alduin or Parthurnaax from Skyrim).

Naturally, the emperor--and the empire as a whole--fabricates lies that the dragons are the aggressors. Possibly, they paint them as nothing but bloodthirsty demons, intent on devouring every living soul and spreading destruction and chaos.

We, the player characters, are vassal lords of the empire. Though we have been loyal for centuries (or however long this empire existed), what we discover in the Blachorian Mountains, and hear from the dragon warlord himself, causes us to become sympathetic. Thus, we--and the small states we rule over--defect from the empire and join the dragons.

@Flightless_Soul

The Great Dragon War

@Flightless_Soul @Rusalka Yeah that basically covers it. The empire and where you are is the southeastern part of the continent, and the mountain range seals off everything to the north and west. Beyond that is the dragons territory, not much is known about the land beyond, the official line is that it used to be a thriving kingdom a few thousand years ago before the dragons killed everyone and only a few made it out through the Holden pass. The Empire wants the land beyond the mountains.

The Great Dragon War

You and the other players are lords of small semi-feudal kingdoms, that are outside a medium size empire. The Emperor of said empire informed you that dragons were gathering in the Blachrion Mountains, specifically near the Holden pass. The holden pass is the only way through the mountains to the more wild part of the continent, which is mostly un-populated. You were going up to the nearby caves when you hear a song.
https://youtu.be/AvG2NMbA5z4?t=21 (it starts partway through the song intentionally)
and you decide to join the dragons cause. Now you must convince the dragons of your sincerity, and then prepare your land, for the coming war.

Welcome to Altheria

New Dawn of Civilizations

@Theyra how is my updated post?

New Dawn of Civilizations

@Theyra dont have time rn but will update when can

New Dawn of Civilizations

@Theyra its fine and i will work on that

New Dawn of Civilizations

@Theyra sorry about no posts but my power came back on in the last few days, but i was out for like 5 days so yeah

Myriad Reality

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So sorry, I totally missed this comment! I have an idea. Do you want to start them in a world somewhere? Like, any preferred setting for a universe they'd be visiting?

@Etcetera

not really, something with magic would be cool, like a swords and sorcery type thing maybe
but not really picky

New Dawn of Civilizations

The Blacksmiths' Chronicles: Chapter 5; Iron and Innovation (Supposedly)

3 years PA (Post Arrival)

After his ship performed so well the others in the tribe started respecting him more, and his tower-home got a higher priority rating. Additionally they managed to find Iron ore on this island, and on other islands in this archipelago they managed to find coal. His home recently got finished to his specifications and it is nice to have a home of his own. Additionally it appears like this island in the capital. Since the discovery of the coal and the iron ore Olliver has been working hard on upgrading the technology of the island/island chain. Olliver had had to invent a forge capable of melting the iron, so that it could be cast or forged. They now have iron swords and daggers, and also some iron chestplates and such. Olliver is doing his best to refine the iron. Soon he thinks that he might have them sufficiently refined that he can use wrought iron, and make scale or possibly feather mail. The tribesman dont bother him when he is in his forge however, they respect the ideas and quality that emerge from it too much to disturb it and risk ruining the work.

However Olliver is wondering if there might be others who have been brought here, in other corners of the globe, and is thinking about trying to expand the sphere of influence in the area so that they will benifit from other countries innovations instead of being more stagnant. Additionally there have been some ladies in the village who have been dropping hints and trying to catch Ollivers eye. Unfortunately for them, in the past year Olliver has gained an apprentice, a few of them actually, they are all from blacksmithing families, and know their trade fairly well, but they need new training inorder to use iron to its fullest potential, and one of those apprentices is Alemeda, a lady of ~28, who grew up in the forge and learned better than her brothers and is slated to take over the smithy. She has a light olive skin tone, and has relatively short, dark hair (about shoulder length), due to it getting in the way in the smithy before. The most odd thing about her appearence are her eyes, most people here have dark brown eyes, but hers are of the most esquisite green, like unto an emerald. And it is she alone who has caught Ollivers attention.

Myriad Reality

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I think it's pretty much fine--do you have any goals/motivations in play? I can try tying them into something going on depending on what that looks like.

@Etcetera

Honestly not really, they are more of a merc, they just wont do anything targeting children, and sometimes animals depending on the situation

"You think that 'hero's' are infallible? I am standing here as proof that they are not. They came to where I was and they left us all there."