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<blockquote data-quote="Sanglorian" data-source="post: 6749540" data-attributes="member: 83822"><p>Inspired by Dragonmarks</p><p></p><p><strong>The Last Words of Creation</strong></p><p>When the universe was almost done, someone or something saw that it could be made good. They spoke twelve words, but the last word roused a dark presence that lay below reality. That presence spoke its own word, that sent the twelve words fleeing for safety.</p><p></p><p>So the world was made, but not made good, and there are thirteen words that sometimes appear as flowing tattooes on the skin of living beings. Twelve of these marks try to make the world right; one tries to keep it from that state of grace. Which is the spoiler is unknown. </p><p></p><p>The words appear infrequently, on the bodies of creatures that meet unknown and slowly-changing criteria. For example, the Tamberlain mark used to appear only on dwarves; in recent years it has appeared only on orcs. That has caused some cultural changes in House Tamberlain.</p><p></p><p>The marks grant limited magical powers to the bearers. Houses have formed around most, but not all, of the marks, for the marks are inheritable to some degree. </p><p></p><p><em>Hooks</em></p><p>What other marks are there?</p><p>What other houses are there?</p><p>What magical powers do the marks grant?</p><p>Which is the dark mark?</p><p>What thing said the first twelve words? What thing said the last?</p><p>Why do the criteria for the marks change?</p><p></p><p>Inspired by the The Colour of Magic.</p><p></p><p><strong>Naros Remade</strong></p><p>Each tree is a citadel, a tower, a quay, a cathedral. A dryad can draw people into her tree and reveal to them an inner world - connected to other nearby tree interiors.</p><p></p><p>The dryads from Naros have recreated what they remember of that country in their home trees. Some of the more delusional actually pretend that they are in Naros, and recruit people who have wandered through their forest to play bit parts.</p><p></p><p>One of the Sanguine Lords has ben captured by the dryads because of her resemblance to the Queen of Naros. She has been held in the trees for three years now.</p><p></p><p><em>Hooks</em></p><p>Which Sanguine Lord is it? Where did she rule and what has happened to it since?</p><p>Are there relics of Naros squirrelled away in the trees?</p><p>How does the tree physics work? What dimensions do they have?</p><p></p><p><strong>The Unicorn's Husband</strong>Once the Unicorn was paired, and neither was lonely. They ran freely with elf and human maid alike through the Kingswood, for under their wachful eyes not even the Elf King himself would dare confront a human trespasser.</p><p></p><p></p><p>One of the humans, one Maud Verlime, was bolder than the others, and would often skip through the woods seeking out her equine companions.</p><p></p><p></p><p>One day, she tripped on a rotting log. A hand, long-fingered but strong, helped her to her feet. An elflord smiled benignly at her from under a mask.</p><p></p><p></p><p>They made hot love that day, but at what cost! The Unicorns came across them, lying contented in the glade, and one flew into a terrific rage that its favourite humanoid had grown up.</p><p></p><p></p><p>It stabbed its horn deep into the earth and it snapped off; it snorted and bellowed, and fire came from its nostrils and singed its hair black. It trampled away, its hoofprints burned permanently into the Kingswood.</p><p></p><p></p><p>From the hole made by the horn gushed the geyser beside the King's Holt. Maudsbloom is the name the elves give the red flowers that grow across the West Kingswood. Travellers can still find a path through the Kingswood marked by glowing hoofprints: the Nightmare's Ride.</p><p></p><p></p><p>And the Unicorn is alone.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Hooks</em></p><p>Where is the Nightmare now?</p><p>Maud Verlime was the lover of Huu Vo Malkus? Did their union produce progency?</p><p>When she claims he raided her grazing land, was it perhaps something else that he wanted from her?</p><p>Which other virgins travelled alongside the Unicorns?</p><p>Where does the Nightmare's Ride lead?</p><p>The geyser by the Holt is the source of the Witchwater. Is that great river really less than a human lifetime old?</p><p>What are the properties of maudsbloom?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sanglorian, post: 6749540, member: 83822"] Inspired by Dragonmarks [B]The Last Words of Creation[/B] When the universe was almost done, someone or something saw that it could be made good. They spoke twelve words, but the last word roused a dark presence that lay below reality. That presence spoke its own word, that sent the twelve words fleeing for safety. So the world was made, but not made good, and there are thirteen words that sometimes appear as flowing tattooes on the skin of living beings. Twelve of these marks try to make the world right; one tries to keep it from that state of grace. Which is the spoiler is unknown. The words appear infrequently, on the bodies of creatures that meet unknown and slowly-changing criteria. For example, the Tamberlain mark used to appear only on dwarves; in recent years it has appeared only on orcs. That has caused some cultural changes in House Tamberlain. The marks grant limited magical powers to the bearers. Houses have formed around most, but not all, of the marks, for the marks are inheritable to some degree. [I]Hooks[/I] What other marks are there? What other houses are there? What magical powers do the marks grant? Which is the dark mark? What thing said the first twelve words? What thing said the last? Why do the criteria for the marks change? Inspired by the The Colour of Magic. [B]Naros Remade[/B] Each tree is a citadel, a tower, a quay, a cathedral. A dryad can draw people into her tree and reveal to them an inner world - connected to other nearby tree interiors. The dryads from Naros have recreated what they remember of that country in their home trees. Some of the more delusional actually pretend that they are in Naros, and recruit people who have wandered through their forest to play bit parts. One of the Sanguine Lords has ben captured by the dryads because of her resemblance to the Queen of Naros. She has been held in the trees for three years now. [I]Hooks[/I] Which Sanguine Lord is it? Where did she rule and what has happened to it since? Are there relics of Naros squirrelled away in the trees? How does the tree physics work? What dimensions do they have? [B]The Unicorn's Husband[/B]Once the Unicorn was paired, and neither was lonely. They ran freely with elf and human maid alike through the Kingswood, for under their wachful eyes not even the Elf King himself would dare confront a human trespasser. One of the humans, one Maud Verlime, was bolder than the others, and would often skip through the woods seeking out her equine companions. One day, she tripped on a rotting log. A hand, long-fingered but strong, helped her to her feet. An elflord smiled benignly at her from under a mask. They made hot love that day, but at what cost! The Unicorns came across them, lying contented in the glade, and one flew into a terrific rage that its favourite humanoid had grown up. It stabbed its horn deep into the earth and it snapped off; it snorted and bellowed, and fire came from its nostrils and singed its hair black. It trampled away, its hoofprints burned permanently into the Kingswood. From the hole made by the horn gushed the geyser beside the King's Holt. Maudsbloom is the name the elves give the red flowers that grow across the West Kingswood. Travellers can still find a path through the Kingswood marked by glowing hoofprints: the Nightmare's Ride. And the Unicorn is alone. [I]Hooks[/I] Where is the Nightmare now? Maud Verlime was the lover of Huu Vo Malkus? Did their union produce progency? When she claims he raided her grazing land, was it perhaps something else that he wanted from her? Which other virgins travelled alongside the Unicorns? Where does the Nightmare's Ride lead? The geyser by the Holt is the source of the Witchwater. Is that great river really less than a human lifetime old? What are the properties of maudsbloom? [/QUOTE]
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