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<blockquote data-quote="Dunamin" data-source="post: 4446223" data-attributes="member: 57529"><p>As mentioned elsewhere, I’ve been meaning to put some work into the giths in 4LW. I had something like this in mind:</p><p></p><p>-</p><p></p><p><strong>Basic premise</strong> </p><p>A few decades ago, in the deepest reaches of illithid society an elder brain came to know a terrible prophecy that would spell doom of its kind: the Liberator of the gith would return. </p><p>In ancient times the illithids had a grand empire that spanned worlds, but the slaves known as gith rose against them under the guidance of a legendary figure and the empire was no more. The site of her return is now believed to have been located on a grand island and an immense invading illithid force has been sent to conquer it. Kingdoms of mortals have been enthralled and the search begun, yet soon after they were followed by their ancestral enemies – the githyanki and the githzerai. The sundered progenitors would eradicate the illithid and find the Liberator, though neither side will allow the other to succeed.</p><p></p><p>Now war wages between gith and illithid and gith between, as it always have been. Yet the battleground is mortal land, far removed from their planar homes. No one knows for sure if the Liberator truly will or has returned, nor what she or the three parties will do if it happens. Some say she will cleanse the illithids from time itself, others that she will be broken and become their tool to bring the end of her divided people. Many suspect that most githyanki would rally under her, while most githzerai would seal her away forevermore. A few dare speculate that she will unite the giths and make them one people again.</p><p></p><p>Whatever the truth, brains will be devoured and lives will be taken. War will rage with flames of the mind.</p><p></p><p>-</p><p></p><p>So, we have the traditional three sides and a dramatic prophecy that could be the turning point of them all. Central concepts here are psionics, war, racial history, and destiny – besides the classic elements I plan to include a rift to the Far Realm, forbidden githyanki-githzerai alliances, and more.</p><p>I’ve tried to be vague enough to not “infringe upon” WotC intellectual property, yet traditional enough that most seasoned D&D players will feel instant familiarity. What do you guys think?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dunamin, post: 4446223, member: 57529"] As mentioned elsewhere, I’ve been meaning to put some work into the giths in 4LW. I had something like this in mind: - [B]Basic premise[/B] A few decades ago, in the deepest reaches of illithid society an elder brain came to know a terrible prophecy that would spell doom of its kind: the Liberator of the gith would return. In ancient times the illithids had a grand empire that spanned worlds, but the slaves known as gith rose against them under the guidance of a legendary figure and the empire was no more. The site of her return is now believed to have been located on a grand island and an immense invading illithid force has been sent to conquer it. Kingdoms of mortals have been enthralled and the search begun, yet soon after they were followed by their ancestral enemies – the githyanki and the githzerai. The sundered progenitors would eradicate the illithid and find the Liberator, though neither side will allow the other to succeed. Now war wages between gith and illithid and gith between, as it always have been. Yet the battleground is mortal land, far removed from their planar homes. No one knows for sure if the Liberator truly will or has returned, nor what she or the three parties will do if it happens. Some say she will cleanse the illithids from time itself, others that she will be broken and become their tool to bring the end of her divided people. Many suspect that most githyanki would rally under her, while most githzerai would seal her away forevermore. A few dare speculate that she will unite the giths and make them one people again. Whatever the truth, brains will be devoured and lives will be taken. War will rage with flames of the mind. - So, we have the traditional three sides and a dramatic prophecy that could be the turning point of them all. Central concepts here are psionics, war, racial history, and destiny – besides the classic elements I plan to include a rift to the Far Realm, forbidden githyanki-githzerai alliances, and more. I’ve tried to be vague enough to not “infringe upon” WotC intellectual property, yet traditional enough that most seasoned D&D players will feel instant familiarity. What do you guys think? [/QUOTE]
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