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Fairy, Titanian

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== Overview ==

The term "fairy" is a generic one that describes all races created by O'Ma and Titania. However, there is also a specific race known as the Titanian fairy, which is the only fairy race created by Titania after arriving on Avlis. They are not known to exist back on the goddess? home plane. Titanian fairies are extremely small magical creatures, and they constitute the majority of Titania's minions in the world.

On its first birthday, every Titanian fairy is given a magical wand by its parent or close relative. These items are personalized to the fairy and can only be used by it alone as the source for most of its magical abilities. A Titanian fairy's wand is of pure gold, and has many magical abilities that only the owner can access. No one has yet found out how these wands are made, or where they came from.

== Personality ==

Titanian fairies are very alert, almost to the point of being nervous when in unfamiliar surroundings. When among themselves, they are light-hearted and jovial. Titanian fairies born in the spring and summer are especially compassionate and caring of others, whereas fairies born in the fall and winter are greedy and selfish. Among their own kind, they are always playing pranks on mortals and laughing, yet the pranks played by seelie fairies often produce much less collateral damage to unsuspecting non-fey than their unseelie kin, who often crave non-fey flesh for food. Nevertheless, most any fairy enjoys a good joke, and pranks are a primary hobby in their culture.

Unseelie fairies are always scheming and planning their next move, for whatever it may be. It could be a birthday party for their best friend, or a plot to enslave and devour a small nation. Their seelie kin disapprove of this attitude, and are always looking for ways to counteract their moves by adding goodness and balance into the world.

All Titanian fairies are female, and many a male has fallen prey to their ability to charm men for use as protection or amusement. The fairies themselves see this as a game that they spend their life engaging in to pass the long years that they live. Although, the added bonus of having a larger humanoid protecting them is also appreciated. The outcome of whether the man will be forever enslaved or eaten usually depends on their captor's birthday.

Personal magic wands are very valuable to all fairies. These objects cannot be replaced, and it is known that without it the fairy will slowly waste away and die in three to six months. This is because they are intensely magical, to the point that magic is responsible for sustaining their life force. Anti-magic shells will also kill a fairy within five minutes of exposure, and magic users wielding this spell will often get their attention in a hurry, and not in a positive way.

== Physical Description ==

All Titanian fairies are female, without exception. In their main form, they exist as extremely small magical creatures, with beautiful gossamer wings of blue, red, or any other bright color. On average, they stand about three and half inches tall when in this form, and there is little variation from individual to individual. At will, a fairy can switch to a larger form, which stands about 4 1/2 feet tall. She uses this form to relate to other races for general purposes and for reproduction, and sometimes to fight if needed. The changing of form requires the use of her wand.

Titanian fairies have a wide range of hair and eye colors and virtually all the colors of the rainbow are represented. Their clothing is equally colorful, made out of a magical cloth thought to be derived from flax plants.

== Relations ==

Titanian fairies are reclusive and avoid contact with other races when it is not necessary. Dwarves, humans, and dracon often make them suspicious because they are not known to be friendly to the environment, which the fairies prize very highly. Evil races such as goblinoids and giant-kin are almost never tolerated, though orcs will sometimes be given a chance to explain themselves and then told to move on. Titanian fairies severely dislike drangonari elves and will usually attack them on sight. Most believe this is due to the antagonistic relationship between their goddess and Angadar, the creator of the drangonari. O'Ma fairy races are looked upon with disdain and loathing, bordering on violence, though most seelie fairies can restrain themselves. These hatreds are ancient and go back all the way to the time of the creation of their races on Avlis.

Titanian fairies require an elven or human male to reproduce. When they decide to have a child, they will charm the male and keep them for breeding purposes. If he proves useful in protecting her, the fairy may keep the male on for an extended stay. Otherwise he will be released or killed.

== Alignment ==

Seelie fairies tend towards goodness and neutrality. Their main focus is often the betterment of their group and the greater good of all. Unseelie fairies tend towards evil and chaos, only caring about themselves and the quickest road to their next thrill.

== Fairy Lands ==

Though they have no country of their own, Titanian fairies can be found in any natural environment of beauty. They can be seen flying through the forests of T'Nanshi and Jechran, as well as the plains of the Kurathene Empire and the secluded mountains of Galdos and Deglos. These communities can take on different forms depending on the terrain and climate. When they are in the forest, they are miniature cities are located in treetops. The communities are governed by a dutchess who oversees their loose government.

Most races realize that fairies have no military ambitions towards any but the O'Ma fairies and do not use much in the way of resources, so they allow their communities to exist unbothered for the most part.

== Religion ==

Titanian fairies are all but magically bound to Titania. Regardless of worship, they all accept her as their queen and protector. Rarely will a Titanian worship another Avlissian god, because they see them as foreign. Many do not worship any god at all.

== Language ==

The language that fairies speak is common to all fairy races (both O'Ma and Titanian), and many of them speak the common tongue as well. In a lot of cases, common fairies can speak elven and sylvan languages too.

== Names ==

Titanian fairies generally only have one name, their first name. They can be long and flowing, and are usually shortened.

=== Female Names ===

Adrianninia, Antoinettinia, Bernadetinia, Carmelitinia, Josiniphinia, Lemurinia, Nicolanitinia, Providenzilinia, Rosalininia, Shoshania

== Adventurers ==

Titanian fairy adventurers usually leave their community because of curiosity or the hunger for power, depending on their seelie or unseelie nature. The free-spirited way of their kind often leads them to wander, and this is accepted by their kin. Adventures can spawn off of these wanderings in almost any fashion

Note that fairies are not a playable race on Avlis.

==See Also==

* [[Fey|Fey racial group]]

[[Category:Fey Races]]

Fairy, Titanian

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== Overview ==

The term "fairy" is a generic one that describes all races created by O'Ma and Titania. However, there is also a specific race known as the Titanian fairy, which is the only fairy race created by Titania after arriving on Avlis. They are not known to exist back on the goddess? home plane. Titanian fairies are extremely small magical creatures, and they constitute the majority of Titania's minions in the world.

On its first birthday, every Titanian fairy is given a magical wand by its parent or close relative. These items are personalized to the fairy and can only be used by it alone as the source for most of its magical abilities. A Titanian fairy's wand is of pure gold, and has many magical abilities that only the owner can access. No one has yet found out how these wands are made, or where they came from.

== Personality ==

Titanian fairies are very alert, almost to the point of being nervous when in unfamiliar surroundings. When among themselves, they are light-hearted and jovial. Titanian fairies born in the spring and summer are especially compassionate and caring of others, whereas fairies born in the fall and winter are greedy and selfish. Among their own kind, they are always playing pranks on mortals and laughing, yet the pranks played by seelie fairies often produce much less collateral damage to unsuspecting non-fey than their unseelie kin, who often crave non-fey flesh for food. Nevertheless, most any fairy enjoys a good joke, and pranks are a primary hobby in their culture.

Unseelie fairies are always scheming and planning their next move, for whatever it may be. It could be a birthday party for their best friend, or a plot to enslave and devour a small nation. Their seelie kin disapprove of this attitude, and are always looking for ways to counteract their moves by adding goodness and balance into the world.

All Titanian fairies are female, and many a male has fallen prey to their ability to charm men for use as protection or amusement. The fairies themselves see this as a game that they spend their life engaging in to pass the long years that they live. Although, the added bonus of having a larger humanoid protecting them is also appreciated. The outcome of whether the man will be forever enslaved or eaten usually depends on their captor's birthday.

Personal magic wands are very valuable to all fairies. These objects cannot be replaced, and it is known that without it the fairy will slowly waste away and die in three to six months. This is because they are intensely magical, to the point that magic is responsible for sustaining their life force. Anti-magic shells will also kill a fairy within five minutes of exposure, and magic users wielding this spell will often get their attention in a hurry, and not in a positive way.

== Physical Description ==

All Titanian fairies are female, without exception. In their main form, they exist as extremely small magical creatures, with beautiful gossamer wings of blue, red, or any other bright color. On average, they stand about three and half inches tall when in this form, and there is little variation from individual to individual. At will, a fairy can switch to a larger form, which stands about 4 1/2 feet tall. She uses this form to relate to other races for general purposes and for reproduction, and sometimes to fight if needed. The changing of form requires the use of her wand.

Titanian fairies have a wide range of hair and eye colors. Virtually all the colors of the rainbow are represented. Their clothing is equally colorful, made out of a magical cloth thought to be derived from flax plants.

== Relations ==

Titanian fairies are reclusive and avoid contact with other races when it is not necessary. Dwarves, humans, and dracon often make them suspicious because they are not known to be friendly to the environment, which the fairies prize very highly. Evil races such as goblinoids and giant-kin are almost never tolerated, though orcs will sometimes be given a chance to explain themselves and then told to move on. Titanian fairies severely dislike drangonari elves and will usually attack them on sight. Most believe this is due to the antagonistic relationship between their goddess and Angadar, the creator of the drangonari. O'Ma fairy races are looked upon with disdain and loathing, bordering on violence, though most seelie fairies can restrain themselves. These hatreds are ancient and go back all the way to the time of the creation of their races on Avlis.

Titanian fairies require an elven or human male to reproduce. When they decide to have a child, they will charm the male and keep them for breeding purposes. If he proves useful in protecting her, the fairy may keep the male on for an extended stay. Otherwise he will be released or killed.

== Alignment ==

Seelie fairies tend towards goodness and neutrality. Their main focus is often the betterment of their group and the greater good of all. Unseelie fairies tend towards evil and chaos, only caring about themselves and the quickest road to their next thrill.

== Fairy Lands ==

Though they have no country of their own, Titanian fairies can be found in any natural environment of beauty. They can be seen flying through the forests of T'Nanshi and Jechran, as well as the plains of the Kurathene Empire and the secluded mountains of Galdos and Deglos. These communities can take on different forms depending on the terrain and climate. When they are in the forest, they are miniature cities are located in treetops. The communities are governed by a dutchess who oversees their loose government.

Most races realize that fairies have no military ambitions towards any but the O'Ma fairies and do not use much in the way of resources, so they allow their communities to exist unbothered for the most part.

== Religion ==

Titanian fairies are all but magically bound to Titania. Regardless of worship, they all accept her as their queen and protector. Rarely will a Titanian worship another Avlissian god, because they see them as foreign. Many do not worship any god at all.

== Language ==

The language that fairies speak is common to all fairy races (both O'Ma and Titanian), and many of them speak the common tongue as well. In a lot of cases, common fairies can speak elven and sylvan languages too.

== Names ==

Titanian fairies generally only have one name, their first name. They can be long and flowing, and are usually shortened.

=== Female Names ===

Adrianninia, Antoinettinia, Bernadetinia, Carmelitinia, Josiniphinia, Lemurinia, Nicolanitinia, Providenzilinia, Rosalininia, Shoshania

== Adventurers ==

Titanian fairy adventurers usually leave their community because of curiosity or the hunger for power, depending on their seelie or unseelie nature. The free-spirited way of their kind often leads them to wander, and this is accepted by their kin. Adventures can spawn off of these wanderings in almost any fashion

Note that fairies are not a playable race on Avlis.

==See Also==

* [[Fey|Fey racial group]]

[[Category:Fey Races]]

Magic:Transmutation

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[[Category:Magical Schools| Transmutation]]
[[Category:Transmutation Spells|Transmutation]]
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These spells transform the recipient, either subtly or obviously. Transmutation spells change the properties of some creature, thing, or condition. A transmutation usually changes only one property at a time, but it can be any property.

Prohibited School: [[Magic:Conjuration|Conjuration]]

'''Spells:''' [[Magic:Amplify|Amplify]], [[Magic:Aura of Glory|Aura of Glory]], [[Magic:Aura of Vitality|Aura of Vitality]], [[Magic:Barkskin|Barkskin]], [[Magic:Bestow Curse|Bestow Curse]], [[Magic:Blade Thirst|Blade Thirst]], [[Magic:Bless Weapon|Bless Weapon]], [[Magic:Blood Frenzy|Blood Frenzy]], [[Magic:Bulls Strength|Bull's Strength]], [[Magic:Burning Hands|Burning Hands]], [[Magic:Camouflage|Camouflage]], [[Magic:Cats Grace|Cat's Grace]], [[Magic:Deafening Clang|Deafening Clang]], [[Magic:Disintegrate|Disintegrate]], [[Magic:Drown|Drown]], [[Magic:Eagles Splendor|Eagle's Splendor]], [[Magic:Endurance|Endurance]], [[Magic:Entangle|Entangle]], [[Magic:Expeditious Retreat|Expeditious Retreat]], [[Magic:Flesh_to_Stone|Flesh to stone]], [[Magic:Foxs Cunning|Fox's Cunning]], [[Magic:Greater Magic Weapon|Greater Magic Weapon]], [[Magic:Greater Sanctuary|Greater Sanctuary]], [[Magic:Greater Stoneskin|Greater Stoneskin]], [[Magic:Haste|Haste]], [[Magic:Keen Edge|Keen Edge]], [[Magic:Knock|Knock]], [[Magic:Magic Vestment|Magic Vestment]], [[Magic:Magic Weapon|Magic Weapon]], [[Magic:Mass Camouflage|Mass Camouflage]], [[Magic:One with the Land|One with the Land]], [[Magic:Owls Wisdom|Owl's Wisdom]], [[Magic:Polymorph Self|Polymorph Self]], [[Magic:Quillfire|Quillfire]], [[Magic:Shapechange|Shapechange]], [[Magic:Slow|Slow]], [[Magic:Stone Bones|Stone Bones]], [[Magic:Stone_to_Flesh|Stone to flesh]] [[Magic:Tensers Transformation|Tenser's Transformation]], [[Magic:Time Stop|Time Stop]], [[Magic:Ultravision|Ultravision]], [[Magic:Virtue|Virtue]]

Guild: Blackhawk Company

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[[Image:Blackhawk.gif|left|thumb|right|140px|M'Chekian Army, Special Operations Division, Blackhawk Company]]
'''Alignment:''' Any alignments are welcome. However, non-good alignments are better suited to solving problems through military violence, and the M'Chekian Army has usually tended towards the Neutral and Evil ends of the spectrum.

'''Base of operations:''' The Nation of [[M'Chek]].

'''How to contact us:''' Any of the senior officers (listed below) will be happy to help. Also, Cm. Sgt. [[PCs:Dillon Wylde|Dillon Wylde]] functions as a recruiter.

'''What we do:''' Blackhawk Company is the PC division of [[M'Chek]]'s armed forces.

'''What to expect:''' Kicking ass for [[M'Chek]]! Expect a lot of military-themed roleplaying, including planning and executing daring missions in wartime as well as regular guild meetings and outings. Wherever there is a threat to [[M'Chek]] and its citizens, Blackhawk Company stands in their way. We are not law enforcement, though we do aid the [[Guild:_M'Chekian_Guards-Iron_Fist_Division|M'Chekian Guards]] when necessary.

'''Miscellany:''' The Blackhawks are part of the elite-forces wing of the [[Guild:MChekArmy|M'Chek Army]], and as such are called upon for dangerous military tasks requiring flexibility, ingenuity and outstanding bravery. [[M'Chek|M'Chekian]] citizenship is a must, as is a clean criminal record (you can't be wanted for crimes in other nations). Your character will be expected to spend a majority of their time in [[M'Chek]]. That's not to say they can't travel, but characters who only come to [[M'Chek]] to take part in DM-run army events aren't what the guild is about.

== Blackhawk Company Introduction and Organisation ==

Blackhawk Battalion is part of the Special Operations Division of the M'Chekian Army, and is currently part of the [[Blackhawk Brigade|12th Infantry Brigade]] serving under Lord Derrington. While the highly trained Agents and Special Agents of the elusive M'Chekian Special Forces devote themselves to intelligence-gathering, assassinations and other deep-cover operations, the troops of Blackhawk Battalion represent the very best soldiers that M'Chek can call on, a reputation won over years of campaigning. The Battalion is made up of a mixture of veterans, specialists picked from the ranks of the regulars for their talents, mercenaries and adventurers. While the unit has a fearsome reputation for martial skill, its true advantage lies in the level of initiative and imagination expected of a Blackhawk soldier. The Battalion is not assigned to the long, dull garrison duties or parade ground drills of the regular army - they are expected to gather their own intelligence, plan their own missions and achieve victories for M'Chek at their own intiative, whatever the threat.

Blackhawk Battalion is a unit of nine hundred soldiers when at full operational strength, and is the first of the three Battalions that make up the [[Blackhawk Brigade|12th Infantry Brigade]].

The current commander of Blackhawk Battalion is Lt. Colonel [[PCs:Silver Fox|Silver Fox]].

== A Brief History of the Blackhawks ==
Blackhawk Company was formed by order of the Joint Houses after the end of the M'Chek-T'Nanshi war to clear select areas of the [[Underdark]] for colonization and farming. [[PCs:Dala Wennen|Dala Wennen]], former Commander of Alpha Corps, was asked to lead this new unit, which she did until her apparent death in a raid on a Shaahesk temple. [[PCs:Morran Unuldur|Morran Unuldur]], then a Lieutenant, was promoted to Captain and granted command. He led the company for the rest of the campaign against the Underdark Bugbears.
At the conclusion of the Underdark campaign, it was decided that Blackhawk Company was no longer necessary. Members were offered the choice of either joining the [[Guild:_M'Chekian_Guards-Iron_Fist_Division|Guards]] or being demobilised. Only one member chose to join the [[Guild:_M'Chekian_Guards-Iron_Fist_Division|Guards]]; the others retired to civilian life.
Later that year, however, [[M'Chek]] once again had need of her devoted defenders, as a flight of Pyrite dragons led by the monstrous Tharul'Zhannadar threated to destroy all life in the nation. The Blackhawks were reformed, and with the aid of several other groups defended M'Chek from the draconic onslaught before taking the fight to the dragons' island. There, the mighty Tharul'Zannadar was finally defeated.
After this success, the rulers of M'Chek saw the use in keeping such an elite unit available and ready to react to any nw threat, so they were placed on standby with the understanding that they could be recalled at any time to deal with threats that were beyond the [[Guild: The M'Chekian Guards|Guards]]' abilities. From this point until the outbreak of hostilities with the nation of [[Drotid|Drotid]], Major Caitlin Swift was in command. She helped guide the Company through the fraught months of invasion by the Undead of Lord Kale, the Demons of [[Kimonictinus|Kimonictinus]] and the Drotid forces of Voivode Kassesshisrath.

== The M'Chek-Drotid War ==
Since the invasion of M'Chek's eastern shore by the forces of Drotid, Blackhawk Company has once again been at the forefront of the M'Chekian war effort. In their capacity as an elite, special forces unit, the Company has been called upon to undertake a series of daring missions, shoring up the nation's defences and taking the fight to the enemy. While initially faced with a crisis of leadership following the death in battle of then-commander Rolan Fyne, the Blackhawks rallied around the leadership of Major [[PCs:Thaylis Beign|Thaylis Beign]].

Blackhawk Battalion, and especially the First Company, have been heavily involved in the planning and execution of some of the M'Chekian forces' greatest successes in the current conflict. A hastily-formed army of M'Chekian Guards, Blackhawk Company soldiers and local regular army regiments successfully defeated the nascent [[Shaahesk|Shaahesk]] beachhead at [[Eastshore|Eastshore]], liberating the town and protecting it until its rebuilding. Operation: Iron Fist saw the Company spearhead the first M'Chekian offensive into the Shaahesk lines since the outbreak of hostilities, and succeeded in clearing, taking and holding an important Shaahesk supply base on the eastern shore. Operation: Wyvern sought to repay the Shaahesk for their earlier assault on the M'Chekian Army position at Greylake, and resulted in a decisive defeat for the forces of Drotid. The Blackhawks were, as ever, in the vanguard, ensuring the success of the mission by preventing the Shaahesk alerting their reserves of the attack.

As the war drew on, the Blackhawks remained at the heart of the fighting, but also assisted the war effort in other ways. It is rumoured that the wave of reinforcements from the northwest which bolstered the lines on the eastern front at a critical moment was a direct result of interventions in the northwest by Blackhawk soldiers. Army leadership has always refused to comment.

The Blackhawks found themselves playing a vital role in the grand offensive which saw M'Chek retake much of its lost ground, some years into the conflict. It was Blackhawk scouts who discovered the withdrawal of several of the most feared warbands from M'Chekian soil, who had been redeployed to invade the distant city-state of Elysia. As the M'Chekian army counterattacked, the Blackhawks ensured the success of the crucial engagements - during Operation: Highland Flood, the Battalion provided an essential diversionary operation which allowed the main attack to advance and successfully capture the Forward Camp west of Fort Kasslesstha. They then saw what, for many of the Battalion, would prove to be their finest hour, as they outflanked and ambushed the dreaded Red Demon warband en route to roll back the M'Chekian gains. In a brutal engagement, Blackhawk Battalion was able to decisively defeat the warband, although initially outnumbered. Artillery and archery from the M'Chekian forces in the forward camp itself completed the rout.

Subsequently, the Battalion was called in to reinforce and defeat the inevitable Shaahesk counterattack in Operation: Blunt Fall. The Blackhawks used their cunning and knowledge of the countryside to outflank the onrushing Shaahesk forces, taking the lizards' artillery pieces from the rear and destroying them. The forces of Warlord Kasslesstha have since been unable to mount attacks from their fortress, surrounded as they are by M'Chekian redoubts.

Most recently, the Blackhawks enlisted the aid of civilian mercenaries to remove a thorn in M'Chek's side - the Old Iron Mines in the Warrens, which had been reopened and turned to the production of iron for the Drotid war machine by the Shaahesk and their Bugbear allies. The M'Chekian forces boldly assaulted the surrounded lizard positions and destroyed the mines with explosive charges, crippling the Shaahesk ability to arm and equip themselves with locally-sourced ore. As a result, the alliance hangs in the balance.

After long service on the frontlines, Major Beign's talent was recognised by the army's commanders, and he was promoted to the general staff of the Army's Third Brigade, where he remains. Silver Fox took over command of the Blackhawks in his stead.

==Blackhawk Brigade==

Following a major incident involving an abortive attack on Fort Kasslesstha made by foreign agents, a restructuring of Lord Derrington's armed forces took place. The 12th Infantry Brigade, previously under the disgraced Brigadier Tanners, was reconstituted as the Blackhawk Brigade, under the overall command of Brigadier Thaylis Beign. Most of the old Blackhawk Battalion was transferred to this new organisation, to continue to serve as M'Chek's elite troops and to assist in bringing the formation up to fighting strength.

==Brigade Command Structure==

===High Command===

* Lord [[Tobias Chasworth]], War Commissioner of M'Chek
* General [[NPCs:Cassius|Cassius]], M'Chekian Special Operations Division
* Lord [[NPCs:Andrew Derrington|Andrew Derrington]]

===12th Infantry (Blackhawk) Brigade Command===

* Brigadier [[PCs:Thaylis Beign|Thaylis Beign]]
** Copper Eagle Medal, Derrington's Medal, Serpent's Tail Campaign Medal

* Major [[NPCs:Peter_Russborough|Peter Russborough]], Adjutant to Brigadier Beign

* Lt. Colonel [[PCs:Silver Fox|Silver Fox]], Commander of Blackhawk Battalion
* Lt. Colonel [[NPCs:Justin_Watersdown|Justin Watersdown]], Commander of Sable Lions Battalion
* Lt. Colonel [[NPCs:Serria_Atterman|Serria Atterman]], Commander of Onyx Boars Battalion

==Blackhawk Battalion Roster==

===Commanding Officer===
* Lt. Colonel [[PCs:Silver Fox|Silver Fox]]
** Derrington's Medal, Serpent's Tail Campaign Medal, Red Rose of M'Chek

===Executive Officer===
* Captain [[PCs:Rickus va'Alor|Rickus va'Alor]]
** Copper Eagle Medal, Derrington's Medal

===Senior Officers===
* Captain [[PCs:Richance_Weller|Richance Weller]], Quartermaster
** Copper Eagle Medal
* 2nd. Lt. [[PCs:Orfanos|Orfanos]]
** Copper Eagle Medal, Serpent's Tail Campaign Medal

===Enlisted Soldiers===
* Command Sergeant [[PCs:Dillon Wylde|Dillon Wylde]]
** Copper Eagle Medal, Derrington's Medal, Serpent's Tail Campaign Medal

* Sergeant [[PCs:Straccio|Straccio]]
** Copper Eagle Medal
* Sergeant [[PCs:Rollek_Heloc|Rollek Heloc]]
* Sergeant [[PCs:Paco Di Brancaleone|Paco Di Brancaleone]]
** Copper Boot, Copper Eagle Medal, Derrington's Medal, Serpent's Tail Campaign Medal
* Sergeant [[PCs:Lucius Tragus|Lucius Tragus]]
** Copper Eagle Medal, Derrington's Medal, Serpent's Tail Campaign Medal
* Sergeant Vaako SandFireStorm
** Serpent's Tail Campaign Medal

* Corporal [[PCs:Kate Benneset|Kate Benneset]]
* Corporal [[PCs:Alice|Alice]]
* Corporal [[PCs:Vana|Vana]]

* Private [[PCs:Samuel Valorian|Sammy Valorian]]
* Private [[PCs:Karna'yeritath Zamanaena|Karna'yeritath Zamanaena]]
* Private Etzeth Tzeleth
* Private [[PCs:Kassha Firehart|Kassha Firehart]]
* Private [[Kayla Bur'ernook|Kayla Bur'ernook]]
** Serpent's Tail Campaign Medal
* Private [[Drashter Volterz|Drashter Volterz]]
** Serpent's Tail Campaign Medal
* Private [[Jack Barton|Jack Barton]]
* Private June Osammy
* Private Raar Yuwmax

* Recruit Malcolm Griffon
* Recruit Aniero
* Recruit V. "Ripper" Zarud

==Additional Background Information==

[[M'Chekian Military Medals|M'Chekian Medals]]

[[Blackhawk Brigade]]

==DM Sponsors==
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Dru'El

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[[Category:Greater_Gods]]
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[[Image:DruEl.jpg|right|150px]]
'''Colors:''' Green and Brown

'''Alignment:''' [[Alignment#Chaotic_Good|Chaotic Good]]

'''Worshippers' Alignment:''' CG, NG

'''Area of Control:''' [[Elf|Elves]], Nature

'''Clerical Domains:''' [[Magic:Level#Animal|Animal]], [[Magic:Level#Good|Good]], [[Magic:Level#Plant|Plant]], [[Magic:Level#Protection|Protection]], [[Magic:Level#Sun|Sun]]

'''Holy Warrior:''' [[Avenger]]

'''Religious Orders:''' [[Guild:HandsofDruEl|The Hands of Dru'El]]

'''Center of Worship:''' [[Le'Or T'Nanshi]]

''"When the heart is known, the path is clear."''

Nothing describes the outlook of the Elven god '''Dru'El''' better than that statement. Working to bring goodness into the world is the prime reason why elves and other goodly creatures were created. However, true goodness is often clouded by illusions of law, justice, and procedure. While these things do have their merits, the followers of Dru'El believe that they should be used in moderation. Laws and rules are very useful for giving people a guideline and basis for acting in society, however they should be used with discretion and not followed blindly. The spirit of the society is what is most important.

Goodness does not necessarily mean zealousness or apathy, or order. The god of the elves believes that rules can sometimes get in the way of what's really good. Breaking a rule for this reason is not such a bad thing. The world should look out for the little guy and not let legality interfere.

How does an adherent of Dru'El reach enlightenment?

Knowing what is in one's heart is the key. When a person is inherently good, their inner intention is focused on helping others in society. It is finding this conscience that is most difficult for people, for many are not in touch with the part of them that knows right from wrong, good from evil. But once someone succeeds in making contact with that inner voice or inner intelligence, they will know which way to act, and almost invariably they will be led towards bettering those outside of themselves.

Does this take discipline? No. Does this take work? Sometimes. How is this enlightenment found? To know oneself, the person must know that they are reflected in nature and the outside world. By becoming in tune with these things on the outside, they will move into attunement within themselves and eventually become one, both inside and out.

Followers of Dru'El are able to accept that laws are necessary sometimes, however they will never stand for laws or people being abused when they don't deserve it. It is not so much "injustice" that concerns them, so much as abuse. "Justice" implies blind adherence to laws in their eyes.

Dru'El teaches that doing good is a matter of following your own heart. How this good is accomplished is less important than what is accomplished. A [[Druid]] of Dru'El for example, sees this most keenly in how the forest lives and grows. There is no greater example of this principle then what is good for the forest, if a tree dies it is not to be mourned, for it brings new life to the other trees around it. No one tells the wolf where it can or can not hunt, but it instinctively knows by following it's nature, where to hunt that will not harm the forest around it.

Much as with O'Ma, a Druid of Dru'El sees protecting and caring for the forest as a benefit to all people, not just the ones who live in it, or do it solely for the sake of the forest itself. A druid of Dru'El would look at hunting down evil, in much the same way a Druid of O'Ma would.

Dru'el like the other greater gods has his own holy warrior, The Avenger. Avengers have very little solid organization, but it is known that a cousin of [[NPCs:Solerion Rinthon|Solerion Rinthon]] named [[NPCs:Eirias Ju'Lel|Eirias Ju'Lel]] during the [[The Great War|Great War]] started them. Eirias was Solerion's head commando in the war against the [[Orc|orcs]]. Known for his prowess with a longbow, and his ability to navigate the woods undetected, Eirias trained many others in his art. Eventually towards the end of the war these people became known as "Eirias' Avengers", and later simply "Avengers".

Dru'El has temples in [[Elysia]], [[Le'Or T'Nanshi]], [[Visimontium]], and in the [[T'Nanshi]] wilds.

Forian

2010-09-20T21:09:17Z

S N: /* See also: */ Fixed links

{{Deities}}
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[[Image:Forian.jpg|right|150px]]
'''Colors:''' Orange, Yellow and Green... Maybe. Sometimes, could be?

'''Alignment:''' [[Alignment#Chaotic_Neutral|Chaotic Neutral]]

'''Worshippers' Alignment:''' CN

'''Area of Control:''' [[Changeling|Changelings]], Chaos

'''Holy Warrior:''' [[Confounder]]

'''Clerical Domains:''' [[Magic:Level#Animal|Animal]], [[Magic:Level#Destruction|Destruction]], [[Magic:Level#Magic|Magic]], [[Magic:Level#Protection|Protection]], [[Magic:Level#Trickery|Trickery]]

'''Religious Orders:''' [[Guild:Followers_of_Forian|Followers of Forian]]

'''Center of Worship:''' Anywhere

Um, 42, yeah that's it. 42. That's the answer to everything. Remember that, and you'll be fine. Now good. Always remember 42. Or was it 52?

We do whatever feels right in the moment. People spend too much time worrying about what they have done, or what they will do. They never see where they are, or what they are doing NOW. Even the ones who DO concentrate on the moment often spend a lot of time trying to categorize it or judge it. "Is this the right thing to do?" "How will this effect me down the road?" That's dire bear shit.

We are created into this life not for any purpose. There is nowhere to go, and nothing to do. We are already there. Where are we, one may ask? Here. Now. There is no journey. There is no goal. Everything that matters is right here, right now.

The above best sums up the outlook of Forian, whose influences are difficult to document, for example, when the gods set about creating their followers, Forian, always wanted a highly versatile and unpredictable race. He did not want them to have the unpleasant disadvantage of having only one form all their life. He also did not like the idea of depending on another god's advice when that would just take away from his individuality and originality. So, feeling especially unique one day, Forian went out alone and created the changelings, a race of beings that can change form. These beings immediately spread much confusion about Avlis. The confusion that they spread was not good, nor was it evil. It was just...well it was confusing.

So now what? If enlightenment is a crock, what do we do?

The answer is very simple. We do whatever feels right in the moment. When a bird flies through the morning air chirping, it doesn't worry about whether it SHOULD be chirping, or WHY it is flying. It simply chirps, and flies. If at the end of that chirping flight he nets himself a nice juicy worm, he does not reflect on all that flying and chirping he just did. He eats the worm as if the flying part never happened. Then he takes off again and looks for another worm, never contemplating his recent meal.

People spend too much time worrying about what they have done, or what they will do. They never see where they are, or what they are doing NOW. Even the ones who DO concentrate on the moment often spend a lot of time trying to categorize it or judge it. "Is this the right thing to do?" "How will this effect me down the road?" That's dire bear shit.

To know Forian's will, one must simply act in the NOW, without regard to past or future. If it feels good, hey, why not do it? If you don't want to do it, then don't. If you hate something, deal with it right then. If you like something, show it. Want to help someone? Go ahead. Only care about yourself? That's fine too.

All of it is fine, so long as you don't give it a second thought. Wars are fought, marriages are broken, and people are murdered all because of THOUGHT. Who need's it? There are no organized temples of Forian, they have no need for it, the mere erection of the temple building would require more disciplined organization than Forian desires, and to the best of this researchers knowledge, the organization of the church is such that even if a structure was erected in Forian's name, No cleric would have the time or the inclination to reside there.

The holy warrior of Forian, is like that of [[Mikon]], aptly named: "The confounder". It is not known for certain where or when Confounders came about. Some people even believe that they arose in several different places at the same time. It's entirely possible. It IS known, however, that they all follow Forian, and Forian's philosophy of self-gratification.

[[Ferrell]] is known to have a shrine to Forian.

=====See also:=====
Further (ic & ooc) discussions and information about Forian, may or may not be found in the [http://www.avlis.org/viewforum.php?f=245 Follower of Forian subforum]. Apply via the [http://www.avlis.org/ucp.php User control panel]

[[Category:Greater_Gods]]

Forian

2010-09-20T21:07:04Z

S N: Add pointer to Forian subforum

{{Deities}}
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[[Image:Forian.jpg|right|150px]]
'''Colors:''' Orange, Yellow and Green... Maybe. Sometimes, could be?

'''Alignment:''' [[Alignment#Chaotic_Neutral|Chaotic Neutral]]

'''Worshippers' Alignment:''' CN

'''Area of Control:''' [[Changeling|Changelings]], Chaos

'''Holy Warrior:''' [[Confounder]]

'''Clerical Domains:''' [[Magic:Level#Animal|Animal]], [[Magic:Level#Destruction|Destruction]], [[Magic:Level#Magic|Magic]], [[Magic:Level#Protection|Protection]], [[Magic:Level#Trickery|Trickery]]

'''Religious Orders:''' [[Guild:Followers_of_Forian|Followers of Forian]]

'''Center of Worship:''' Anywhere

Um, 42, yeah that's it. 42. That's the answer to everything. Remember that, and you'll be fine. Now good. Always remember 42. Or was it 52?

We do whatever feels right in the moment. People spend too much time worrying about what they have done, or what they will do. They never see where they are, or what they are doing NOW. Even the ones who DO concentrate on the moment often spend a lot of time trying to categorize it or judge it. "Is this the right thing to do?" "How will this effect me down the road?" That's dire bear shit.

We are created into this life not for any purpose. There is nowhere to go, and nothing to do. We are already there. Where are we, one may ask? Here. Now. There is no journey. There is no goal. Everything that matters is right here, right now.

The above best sums up the outlook of Forian, whose influences are difficult to document, for example, when the gods set about creating their followers, Forian, always wanted a highly versatile and unpredictable race. He did not want them to have the unpleasant disadvantage of having only one form all their life. He also did not like the idea of depending on another god's advice when that would just take away from his individuality and originality. So, feeling especially unique one day, Forian went out alone and created the changelings, a race of beings that can change form. These beings immediately spread much confusion about Avlis. The confusion that they spread was not good, nor was it evil. It was just...well it was confusing.

So now what? If enlightenment is a crock, what do we do?

The answer is very simple. We do whatever feels right in the moment. When a bird flies through the morning air chirping, it doesn't worry about whether it SHOULD be chirping, or WHY it is flying. It simply chirps, and flies. If at the end of that chirping flight he nets himself a nice juicy worm, he does not reflect on all that flying and chirping he just did. He eats the worm as if the flying part never happened. Then he takes off again and looks for another worm, never contemplating his recent meal.

People spend too much time worrying about what they have done, or what they will do. They never see where they are, or what they are doing NOW. Even the ones who DO concentrate on the moment often spend a lot of time trying to categorize it or judge it. "Is this the right thing to do?" "How will this effect me down the road?" That's dire bear shit.

To know Forian's will, one must simply act in the NOW, without regard to past or future. If it feels good, hey, why not do it? If you don't want to do it, then don't. If you hate something, deal with it right then. If you like something, show it. Want to help someone? Go ahead. Only care about yourself? That's fine too.

All of it is fine, so long as you don't give it a second thought. Wars are fought, marriages are broken, and people are murdered all because of THOUGHT. Who need's it? There are no organized temples of Forian, they have no need for it, the mere erection of the temple building would require more disciplined organization than Forian desires, and to the best of this researchers knowledge, the organization of the church is such that even if a structure was erected in Forian's name, No cleric would have the time or the inclination to reside there.

The holy warrior of Forian, is like that of [[Mikon]], aptly named: "The confounder". It is not known for certain where or when Confounders came about. Some people even believe that they arose in several different places at the same time. It's entirely possible. It IS known, however, that they all follow Forian, and Forian's philosophy of self-gratification.

[[Ferrell]] is known to have a shrine to Forian.

=====See also:=====
Further (ic & ooc) discussions and information about Forian, may or may not be found in the [http://www.avlis.org/viewforum.php?f=245|Follower of Forian subforum]. Apply via the [http://www.avlis.org/ucp.php|User control panel]

[[Category:Greater_Gods]]

Forian

2010-09-20T20:48:32Z

S N: Removed stale (circular?) link

File:Last lunchboxes.png

2010-08-28T15:04:31Z

S N: The last batch of her big order delivered.

The last batch of her big order delivered.

PCs:Elena

2010-08-28T15:03:08Z

S N:

{{PC}}
==Description==

{{PCStyle1|PCBackground=lightgray
|Portrait=tba.jpg
|Name=Elena
|Race=[[Human]]
|Sex=Female
|Class=[[Rogue|Entrepreneur]]
|Guild=
|Server=Mikona
|PM=TBA
}}

Current goals:
*Cave exploring trip/vacation.
*A steady backup job (It's only nice to adventure if the weather is good.)
*Find an affordable house.
[[Image:Last_lunchboxes.png]]

== History, most recent first ==
*Makes an awkward first impression to Silver over possible recruitment.
*Returns after long trip, to deliver last 100 boxes.
*Delivers first 100 boxes, goes on vacation for the profits.
*Starts up a Lunchbox enterprise, sells a few until a big contract to Blackhawks.
*Lost her shadow. (Mikona weather and a light source make this very hard to see.)
*Extending stay in Mikona (many errands), met good friends (Kate, Alice, Vaako)
*Been working as a courier in the Seven Cities, got to Mikona for a work delivery

== Elena's writings ==
===The mist===
Waking up hungry. Why am I awake? There's a thick mist outside, and it looks like it's almost morning. I dress, but is strangely distant in thought... why dress? I don't plan on going out... *flicker* ...side. Huh? She's in a dark archway, it feels bright, as if the eyes weren't used to the light. She close her eyes to give them time to adapt and walks a few steps out on to a larger street. Soon there's footsteps... (to be continued)
===Wish===
(Some words hastily jotted down)
Star Hands City Buried

[[Category:PCs|Elena]]

PCs:Elena

2010-08-28T14:20:41Z

S N:

{{PC}}
==Description==

{{PCStyle1|PCBackground=lightgray
|Portrait=tba.jpg
|Name=Elena
|Race=[[Human]]
|Sex=Female
|Class=[[Rogue|Entrepreneur]]
|Guild=
|Server=Mikona
|PM=TBA
}}

Current goals:
*Cave exploring trip/vacation.
*A steady backup job (It's only nice to adventure if the weather is good.)
*Find an affordable house.

== History, most recent first ==
*Makes an awkward first impression to Silver over possible recruitment.
*Returns after long trip, to deliver last 100 boxes.
*Delivers first 100 boxes, goes on vacation for the profits.
*Starts up a Lunchbox enterprise, sells a few until a big contract to Blackhawks.
*Lost her shadow. (Mikona weather and a light source make this very hard to see.)
*Extending stay in Mikona (many errands), met good friends (Kate, Alice, Vaako)
*Been working as a courier in the Seven Cities, got to Mikona for a work delivery

== Elena's writings ==
===The mist===
Waking up hungry. Why am I awake? There's a thick mist outside, and it looks like it's almost morning. I dress, but is strangely distant in thought... why dress? I don't plan on going out... *flicker* ...side. Huh? She's in a dark archway, it feels bright, as if the eyes weren't used to the light. She close her eyes to give them time to adapt and walks a few steps out on to a larger street. Soon there's footsteps... (to be continued)
===Wish===
(Some words hastily jotted down)
Star Hands City Buried

[[Category:PCs|Elena]]

PCs:Elena

2010-08-28T14:14:34Z

S N: Adding history section

{{PC}}
==Description==

{{PCStyle1|PCBackground=lightgray
|Portrait=tba.jpg
|Name=Elena
|Race=[[Human]]
|Sex=Female
|Class=[[Entrepreneur]]
|Guild=
|Server=Mikona
|PM=TBA
}}

Current goals:
*Cave exploring trip/vacation.
*A steady backup job (It's only nice to adventure if the weather is good.)
*Find an affordable house.

== History, most recent first ==
*Makes an awkward first impression to Silver over possible recruitment.
*Returns after long trip, to deliver last 100 boxes.
*Delivers first 100 boxes, goes on vacation for the profits.
*Starts up a Lunchbox enterprise, sells a few until a big contract to Blackhawks.
*Lost her shadow. (Mikona weather and a light source make this very hard to see.)
*Extending stay in Mikona (many errands), met good friends (Kate, Alice, Vaako)
*Been working as a courier in the Seven Cities, got to Mikona for a work delivery

== Elena's writings ==
===The mist===
Waking up hungry. Why am I awake? There's a thick mist outside, and it looks like it's almost morning. I dress, but is strangely distant in thought... why dress? I don't plan on going out... *flicker* ...side. Huh? She's in a dark archway, it feels bright, as if the eyes weren't used to the light. She close her eyes to give them time to adapt and walks a few steps out on to a larger street. Soon there's footsteps... (to be continued)
===Wish===
(Some words hastily jotted down)
Star Hands City Buried

[[Category:PCs|Elena]]

Psychic Combat

2010-03-30T01:04:11Z

S N: Fixed wiki link

{{Psionics}}

==Overview==

Before a psionicist can use a telepathic power, he must establish contact with the recipient's mind. "[[Telepathy#Contact |Contact]]" is a telepathic devotion which paves the way for other telepathic powers. Usually, a single use of this devotion is all that's required; the psionicist uses contact first, then follows up with another telepathic power. Beings with no psionic talent can be contacted in this way. The contact devotion never works against a psionicist (or psionic creature). This is true even when he's sleeping or unconscious. Psionicists normally have closed minds. When a subject's mind is closed, he can only be contacted through telepathic combat. The text below describes five telepathic assaults, or attack modes, that are used to establish contact with a closed mind. It also describes five telepathic defenses, which can help prevent such attacks from succeeding. 
 

==Telepathic Attack Modes==

There are five attack modes: [[Telepathy#Mind Thrust| Mind Thrust]], [[Telepathy#Ego Whip| Ego Whip]], [[Telepathy#Id Insinuation| Id Insinuation]], [[Telepathy#Psychic Crush| Psychic Crush]], and [[Telepathy#Psionic Blast| Psionic Blast]]. Against a mind that is open to contact, each of these powers has specific effects. For example, ego whip can make a character feel so worthless that he suffers a penalty to all of his die rolls. None of these effects occur unless the subject's mind is open to contact, however. If the subject's mind is closed, an attack mode only serves to erode his resistance. If he is repeatedly struck with an attack mode, his mind can be forced to open, and contact will be established. 
 

==Telepathic Defense Modes==

A character with psionic powers is not defenseless against telepathic attack modes. Five telepathic powers, known as defense modes, help protect characters from unwanted contact. These powers are [[Telepathy#Mind Blank| Mind Blank]], [[Telepathy#Thought Shield| Thought Shield]], [[Telepathy#Mental Barrier| Mental Barrier]], [[Telepathy#Intellect Fortress| Intellect Fortress]], and [[Telepathy#Tower of Iron Will| Tower of Iron Will]]. When a character activates a telepathic defense mode, it becomes effective at the beginning of the round. The character conducts a psychic contest against every attack mode coming his way. The initial cost of the defense mode covers all attacks in the round. 
 

==Attack Modifiers==

Each attack mode is more effective against some defense modes than others, and vice versa. This is represented by modifiers which apply to the attacker's power score. When an attack mode clashes with a defense mode, cross-index the attack with the defense on the list below. The resulting modifier is applied to the attacker's power score. Thus, positive modifiers are bonuses and negative modifiers are penalties. 
 
'''Defense Mode: [[Telepathy#Mind Blank| Mind Blank]] '''
Attack Mode Modifiers: [[Telepathy#Mind Thrust| Mind Thrust]] (+5), [[Telepathy#Ego Whip| Ego Whip]] (+5), [[Telepathy#Id Insinuation| Id Insinuation]] (-3), [[Telepathy#Psychic Crush| Psychic Crush]] (+1), [[Telepathy#Psionic Blast| Psionic Blast]] (+2) 
'''Defense Mode: [[Telepathy#Thought Shield| Thought Shield]] '''
Attack Mode Modifiers: [[Telepathy#Mind Thrust| Mind Thrust]] (-2), [[Telepathy#Ego Whip| Ego Whip]] (0), [[Telepathy#Id Insinuation| Id Insinuation]] (+2), [[Telepathy#Psychic Crush| Psychic Crush]] (-3), [[Telepathy#Psionic Blast| Psionic Blast]] (+3) 
'''Defense Mode: [[Telepathy#Mental Barrier| Mental Barrier]] '''
Attack Mode Modifiers: [[Telepathy#Mind Thrust| Mind Thrust]] (-4), [[Telepathy#Ego Whip| Ego Whip]] (-3), [[Telepathy#Id Insinuation| Id Insinuation]] (+4), [[Telepathy#Psychic Crush| Psychic Crush]] (-1), [[Telepathy#Psionic Blast| Psionic Blast]] (0) 
'''Defense Mode: [[Telepathy#Intellect Fortress| Intellect Fortress]] '''
Attack Mode Modifiers: [[Telepathy#Mind Thrust| Mind Thrust]] (-4), [[Telepathy#Ego Whip| Ego Whip]] (-4), [[Telepathy#Id Insinuation| Id Insinuation]] (-1), [[Telepathy#Psychic Crush| Psychic Crush]] (-3), [[Telepathy#Psionic Blast| Psionic Blast]] (-1) 
'''Defense Mode: [[Telepathy#Tower of Iron Will| Tower of Iron Will]] '''
Attack Mode Modifiers: [[Telepathy#Mind Thrust| Mind Thrust]] (-5), [[Telepathy#Ego Whip| Ego Whip]] (-3), [[Telepathy#Id Insinuation| Id Insinuation]] (-3), [[Telepathy#Psychic Crush| Psychic Crush]] (-4), [[Telepathy#Psionic Blast| Psionic Blast]] (-2) 
 

==Tangents==

When an attack mode is used against another psion, each psion (the attacker and the defender) roll a d20. The attackers roll is modified by the adjustments described above. If the attackers modified roll is greater than the defenders roll the attack succeeds. Each time an attack mode overcomes a defense mode (or an attack mode succeeds against someone who was not using a defense mode), the attacker has established a partial contact called a tangent. Three tangents equal full contact. Thus, establishing contact with someone's mind through combat requires three successful attacks. A tangent has no direct effects in and of itself, no matter which attack mode helps to establish it. It is only a "foot in the door." When the door is open (i.e. when three tangents have succeeded) full contact is established. This contact is the same condition that is achieved when the contact power is used successfully against a nonpsionicist. (In other words, the three effective attacks simply take the place of one successful use of contact.) The tangents no longer apply when contact is established. In the next round, he can use any telepathic power against the defender that he chooses-provided he's within range and pays the power cost, of course. Having contact does not make the use of another telepathic power automatic; it only makes it possible. Still, the subject is incredibly vulnerable once contacted. His only means of protection is an overwhelming counterattack (probably a nontelepathic attack). A contacted mind can be dominated, mindwiped, affected by any number of other telepathic devotions, or crippled by another assault. 

[[Category:Psionics]]

Elysia

2010-03-28T06:53:03Z

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[[Elysia]] is a fortified city located along the shores of [[Lake Eridanus]], along the western edge of [[T'Nanshi]], south of the halfling nation of [[Ferrell]]. 

[[Image:Elysia1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Elysia]]

__TOC__

The heart of the city is the Champions of O'Ma Castle. It is situated on a hillock nearly a half mile from the shores of Lake Eridanus, the highest land mass for five miles in any direction. The city grew in concentric near circles around the completed castle. It is easiest to imagine Elysia as a bull's eye with [[#Champions Castle:|Champions Castle]] as the center. The only difference is that the bull's eye is shifted right of center if facing north and looking down from above. There are eleven districts in Elysia and they form four concentric rings around Champions Castle. The law in Elysia is upheld by [[Le%27Megen_T%27Elysia |Le'Megen T'Elysia]], The Shield of Elysia.

'''Location'''
* Along the western edge of T'Nanshi, east of the halfling nation of Ferrell

'''Name Derivation'''
* Elysia is named after the Neutral Good Outer Plane, Elysium.

'''Predominant Race'''
* Sylvan. The population consists of mostly [[Elf|elves]], [[Half-Elf|half-elves]], and [[Fey|fairy races]].

== Elysia Districts ==
While most of the citizens think of Elysia as only their home, the Champions of O'ma consider it both their home and if need be a highly defensible bastion. This thought played a huge role in the design of the city. [[NPCs:Vanoviel Niltaurwen|Vanoviel]] chose the location of Champions Castle carefully. It is situated on a hillock nearly a half mile from the shores of Lake Eridanus, the highest land mass for five miles in any direction. The city grew in concentric near circles around the completed castle. It is easiest to imagine Elysia as a bull's eye with Champions Castle as the center. The only difference is that the bull's eye is shifted right of center if facing north and looking down from above. There are eleven districts in Elysia and they form four concentric rings around Champions Castle.

===Parks District===
The first ring is formed by the Parks District. This district was created in deference to Tupaia Dagroth, a druidess of O'ma and an adventuring companion of Vanoviel, so that the city would be less of a smudge on nature. It is located primarily on the slopes of the hill on which Champions Castle sits. Tupaia makes her home outside the city, but often visits the Parks District, and when she is at neither place, she is usually tending to affairs in her estate in Mikona, which she inadvertently inherited from the late Lord Dagroth nearly fifty years ago.

=== Temple District ===
[[Image:Broken temple druel elysia.jpg|thumb|right|The broken temple of Dru'El]]
The second ring is formed by the Temple District. The district contains temples to many of the major gods of good and in time of siege would be the primary fallback position of the citizens of Elysia. This walled area was the first completed after the castle. The High Priests of all of the major temples selects one of their members each year to be the voting member of the City Council from this district. While it is not always true the chosen high priest is usually rotated through all the temples.

=== Nobles District ===
The third ring is formed by the Nobles District. This walled and gated area of the city is misnamed since Elysia, being a true democracy, has no nobles. It is simply called the Nobles District because the wealthiest citizens of Elysia live here. The wall surrounding the Nobles District is actually the first city wall that was built nearly twenty-five years ago. It remains a defensible structure even after Elysia continued to grow around it. The four gates leading into the Nobles District are named for the four cardinal points. North gate connects the Nobles District to the Northern Residences. East Gate connects to the Eastern Residences. West Gate connects to the Artisans district. South Gate connects to the Market. The citizens of the Nobles District elect their City Council member yearly by popular vote.

The fourth ring is formed by the remaining districts of the city: Northern Residences, Eastern Residences, Artisans District, Market District, Warehouse District, Forge District, and the Wharves. The entire fourth ring is surrounded by the city wall, which has four gates named for the principal race found on the roads exiting each gate. Elf Gate, on the cities eastern edge, leads to the nation of T'Nanshi. Man Gate, on the south side, leads to the nation of M'Chek. Dwarf Gate, on the northwestern edge, heads towards the nation of Deglos. Dracon Gate, on the west edge of the city just south of the lake, leads to Toran Shaarda.

=== Wharves District ===
[[Image:Departing_from_elysia_docks.jpg|thumb|right|Departing from the docks]]
The Wharves District is obviously located on the lake and contains most of Elysia's inns. The port is a major source of income for the city as Elysia is nearly the halfway point between the ocean at Mikona and the mountains of the dwarves in Deglos. The wharves always have a strong military presence, as the Champions are constantly vigilant against attacks that may come from the lake. The voting member of the City Council from the Wharves District is always the Harbormaster. The position is currently filled by Angathon Galenlom, a crusty old elf and rumored reformed pirate. The Wharves are connected to the Warehouse District, the Forge District, and the Artisans District.

=== Forge District ===
The Forge District is the small area of the city containing many of the skilled professionals in the creation of both martial and everyday materials. The name comes from a visiting dwarf that claimed the district smelled like his home. Rumor has it may have even brought a tear to his eye. This is the area to find all manner of high quality weapons and armor. The member of the City Council from the district is elected by the shop owners and residents. The current councilperson is Ollom Hammersong, a well respected dwarven transplant from Deglos. The Forge District is connected to the Wharves, the Artisans District, and the Warehouse District.

=== Warehouse District ===
The Warehouse District contains all of the city's storage areas for the goods that are entering and leaving the bustling port. Unbeknownst to the City Council and the Elysial Guards, this area also houses one of the few areas of crime in the city. A small thieves' guild, an offshoot of the Grey Dirk in Andarr, is alleged to operate out of one of the district's many warehouses. There is even scuttlebutt that Vanoviel Niltaurwen knows of the guild's existence and allows it to remain, provided it doesn't grow too large. It is speculated that she does this for all of the help that Raven, a former adventuring companion, gave her over the years. It is also whispered that the guild also occasionally does some work for the Champions of O'ma, and still has close ties to the guild run by Raven in Mikona today. The City Council member from this district is selected by the owners of the warehouses. The councilman from this district is Nimir Eowondil, a lesser warehouse owner. This district connects to the Wharves, the Forge District, and the Northern Residences. The Warehouse District also contains Dwarf Gate.

=== Artisans District ===
The Artisans District contains the city's primary mercantile areas. In this district you can get everything from a magical ring to a pair of trousers and everything inbetween. The heads of the various guilds select one of their numbers to be the district's council members each year. The Artisans District is represented with two members on the City Council. The council members are generally the heads of the guilds that were most profitable in the previous year. The current council members are Legilia Ibiralian, half elf/half dryad head of the weavers' guild, and Simon Wren, human head of the carpenters' guild. This district connects to the Market, the Wharves, and the Forge. It also contains Dracon Gate and West Gate.

=== Market District ===
The Market District contains most of the city's access to foodstuffs, ranging from wheat grown on the farms outside the city walls to fine elven wine imported from T'Nanshi. The owners of the shops and services in the district vote for one City Council Member and the farmers in the surrounding area also vote for one City Council Member. This gives the Market District, as a whole, two voting members on the City Council. The current Council members are Bieb Galie, an elven farmer and one of the citizens that has been in Elysia the longest, and Seveliwyn Kohajan, a half elf/half nymph grocer. This District connects to the Artisans District and the Eastern Residences. It also contains South Gate.

=== Northern Residences ===
The Northern Residences contain just that, the residences of most of the citizens of Elysia. This area contains the homes of the lower class of citizens. The house are in good repair, but not large. This district has one City Council member that is elected yearly by popular vote. The current member is Sevywia Qaurwen, a half-elven refugee from Mikona, who arrived in Elysia with nothing and has learned the skills needed to survive. She is a child of war, whose human father raped her elven mother. This district connects to the Warehouse District and the Eastern Residences. It also contains both Elf Gate and North Gate.

=== Eastern Residences ===
The Eastern Residences contain just that, the residences of the citizens of Elysia. This area contains the homes of the middle class of citizens. The house are in good repair and larger than the homes in the Northern Residences, but not as opulent as the homes in the Nobles District. This district has one City Council member that is elected yearly by popular vote. The current member is Eterra Miryldan, a former elven noble from T'Nanshi who grew disillusioned with the levity of the government there. This district connects to the Market District and the Northern Residences. It also contains both Man Gate and East Gate.

=== Champions Castle ===
Champions Castle is the headquarters of the Champions of O'ma and as such is the largest single structure in the city. With the exterior castle walls are the exterior bailey and the keep proper with the walled inner bailey. During festival times, the outer bailey is filled with vendors and performers to entertain all the citizens of Elysia. The keep and inner bailey are the nerve center of the Champions of O'ma. The everyday running of the Champions of O'ma are seen to at the local level by the sub-commanders, but the large grand exploits of the Champions of O'ma are planned here. All early training for the Champions of O'ma takes place here.

=== Inner Bailey ===
The inner Bailey contains the Drill Grounds, Archery Range, the Champions Smithy, the Champions Bowyer, the Champions Stables, the Champions Hospital, and the Champions Temple of O'ma. While these buildings are primarily for use by Champions of O'ma it is not uncommon to see people from all walks of life within the inner bailey.

=== Champions Keep ===
The Champions Keep contains the formal audience chamber, the Champions Mess, Elysia's library, various meeting and planning rooms, housing for many of the higher level officials in the Champions of O'ma, and Maria Torin's personal laboratory. The Champions Keep is also used for all City Council Meetings but is usually closed to the general public.

== Officials and Well Known Elysians ==

=== Council of Elysia ===

''Maria Torin'', Master Wizard of the Champions of O'ma 
''Laucin Ulyn'', High Cleric of the Champions of O'ma 
''Maj. Derrick Ogresbane'', Le'Megen T'Elysia Duty Supervisor 
''Sevywia Quarwen'', Northern Residences 
''Eterra Miryldan'', Eastern Residences 
''Seveliwyn Kohajan'', Marketplace 
''Bieb Galie'', Marketplace (Usually found at his farm south of Dracon Gate) 
''Nimir Eowondil'', Warehouse District 
''Legila Ibiralian'', Artisan's District 
''Ridan Virewyr'', Artisan's District 
''Angathon Galenlom'', Elysia Wharves 
''Ollom Hammersong'', Forge District 
''Legewiel Ste'te'lin'', Nobles District 
''Drendolyn Steelheart'', Temple District 

=== Others of Note ===

''Sarmon'', head of the Champions at the Council Chambers 
''Lady Tupaia Dagroth'', Druid of Dagroth Woods 
''Thamior Amakiir'', Seneschal of the Champions Keep 
''Alazmi Alxicus'', Lt. General of Elysian Armed Forces 
''Amaelia Cys'siira'', Elysian Lifestone Keeper

== In Game Developments ==
[[Image:Elysia_Welcomes_You.jpg|thumb|300px|Elysia Welcomes You!]]
* [http://www.avlis.org/viewforum.php?f=216 Elysia Marketplace]
* [[:Category:ElysiaPCs|Elysian PCs]]
* [[Major Meeting Points#Elysia|Major Meeting Points]]
* [[Elysia:Recent_Events|Recent Events]]
* [[Shop_Locations#Elysia|Shop Locations]]
* [[Tavern_Locations#Elysia|Tavern Locations]]

== Technical Aspects ==
* [[Needed files#Elysia|Needed Files]]
* [http://www.avlis.org/portal.php?getpage=serverstatus2 Server]: Elysia: world.avlis.org:5123

Server information: The Elysian server entails all of the city of Elysia, its outlying farmslands, and a small section of the T'Nanshi forest, but for all intents and purposes, the entire server is treated as Elysian soil.

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PCs:Elena

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