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<blockquote data-quote="QuietBrowser" data-source="post: 6939173" data-attributes="member: 6855057"><p>Alright, so, this thread is kind of slipping down the page, so while I hate multi-posting, I figured I might as well go ahead with that explanation I offered in the last post.l</p><p></p><p><u>The Cradlelands:</u></p><p>These were the birthplace of humanity, so, it only makes sense that humanity - and its mutated descendants, the calibans - are the primary race living here. These are also the pre-Dawn birthplace of the Warforged (meaning they remain here in great numbers, as this is where their creche-forges and/or the lore to build/repair them were and might still be) and the post-Dawn birthplace of the Rodushi, who arose in a city of philosophers and thinkers that had been emptied by the disaster. Beyond those four races, other races are willing to make their home here in large numbers for different reasons; gnomoi are outcasts in the eyes of their pureblood dwarf kin, and so many have chosen to migrate here to live their own lives, whilst kobold tribes have long looted human ruins in hopes of finding the key to undoing their "curse". Shadar-kai and forgeborn dwarves... well, I don't really have a good reason for them. Orkoids basically live wherever they please, so, really, you'll find them all over.</p><p></p><p><u>The Scarred Coast:</u></p><p>This is the great melting pot of the known regions so, really, you'll find representatives of most every "civilized" race here. It covers a large amount of territory ranging from mountains and forests to plains and river deltas, so there's plenty of environments for different species to be comfortable with. Pureblood dwarves are xenophobic and uncommon these days, so they're rarely seen outside of their ancestral homeland; it's a testimony to the melting pot nature of the Scarred Coast that there are actually clanholds still living here. As the 'breadbasket' territory, it's also very attractive to the conquest-fuelled Draega.</p><p></p><p><u>The Jaderealm:</u></p><p>Nobody living knows if these are the ancient forests where humanity first arose at the dawn of Eden, or if they're elven territory showcasing what generations of elven super-botany with no caretakers does, or even if it's a little of both. Lush, verdant tropical forests and swamps and wetlands, this is a natural place for the reptilian races and for elfin "offspring" races. The Aranea are particularly common here because the very three-dimensional nature of the forests appeals to their arachnid natures; the Slagheap would technically be just as appealing, but the environment is less deleterious to their precious textbooks.</p><p></p><p><u>The Slagheap:</u></p><p>This is the ancient homeland of the dwarves. Of course they predominant here, in all their current forms. Humans and warforged represent human settlements that dwelled here before the Doom War, or which fled here for perceived shelter after the Black Dawn, whilst kobolds descend from mountain-dwelling dragons or are here for ancient dwarven ruins, much like their presence in the Cradlelands.</p><p></p><p><u>The Bitterflats:</u></p><p>These are the iconic Mad Max/Fallout-style "wastelands"; arid savannahs and rugged steppes and harsh desert regions where only the strong survive. Gnolls rule here, the cradle of their species, but the draega also thrive with their sheer numbers, as do the mutated calibans who migrated here generations ago. Other races, like humans and rodushi, are recent settlers to the region.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="QuietBrowser, post: 6939173, member: 6855057"] Alright, so, this thread is kind of slipping down the page, so while I hate multi-posting, I figured I might as well go ahead with that explanation I offered in the last post.l [U]The Cradlelands:[/U] These were the birthplace of humanity, so, it only makes sense that humanity - and its mutated descendants, the calibans - are the primary race living here. These are also the pre-Dawn birthplace of the Warforged (meaning they remain here in great numbers, as this is where their creche-forges and/or the lore to build/repair them were and might still be) and the post-Dawn birthplace of the Rodushi, who arose in a city of philosophers and thinkers that had been emptied by the disaster. Beyond those four races, other races are willing to make their home here in large numbers for different reasons; gnomoi are outcasts in the eyes of their pureblood dwarf kin, and so many have chosen to migrate here to live their own lives, whilst kobold tribes have long looted human ruins in hopes of finding the key to undoing their "curse". Shadar-kai and forgeborn dwarves... well, I don't really have a good reason for them. Orkoids basically live wherever they please, so, really, you'll find them all over. [U]The Scarred Coast:[/U] This is the great melting pot of the known regions so, really, you'll find representatives of most every "civilized" race here. It covers a large amount of territory ranging from mountains and forests to plains and river deltas, so there's plenty of environments for different species to be comfortable with. Pureblood dwarves are xenophobic and uncommon these days, so they're rarely seen outside of their ancestral homeland; it's a testimony to the melting pot nature of the Scarred Coast that there are actually clanholds still living here. As the 'breadbasket' territory, it's also very attractive to the conquest-fuelled Draega. [U]The Jaderealm:[/U] Nobody living knows if these are the ancient forests where humanity first arose at the dawn of Eden, or if they're elven territory showcasing what generations of elven super-botany with no caretakers does, or even if it's a little of both. Lush, verdant tropical forests and swamps and wetlands, this is a natural place for the reptilian races and for elfin "offspring" races. The Aranea are particularly common here because the very three-dimensional nature of the forests appeals to their arachnid natures; the Slagheap would technically be just as appealing, but the environment is less deleterious to their precious textbooks. [U]The Slagheap:[/U] This is the ancient homeland of the dwarves. Of course they predominant here, in all their current forms. Humans and warforged represent human settlements that dwelled here before the Doom War, or which fled here for perceived shelter after the Black Dawn, whilst kobolds descend from mountain-dwelling dragons or are here for ancient dwarven ruins, much like their presence in the Cradlelands. [U]The Bitterflats:[/U] These are the iconic Mad Max/Fallout-style "wastelands"; arid savannahs and rugged steppes and harsh desert regions where only the strong survive. Gnolls rule here, the cradle of their species, but the draega also thrive with their sheer numbers, as do the mutated calibans who migrated here generations ago. Other races, like humans and rodushi, are recent settlers to the region. [/QUOTE]
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