zelandia - the homebrew setting based off New Zealand . Part 1

[Zardnaar]

Wapiti (red deer), and Tar (mountain goat), also totem houses (Marae) and their lore keepers (Whakapapa = tribal history)

Hello from the south island

They ate introduced. Personally I would go Polynesia and lost world New Zealand perhaps replacing humans all together.

If humans exist they could be limited to the coasts if say Kea are Lord's of the Alpine area and Kakapo and Kiwi are the elf replacements for the forests.

 

[TheCommanderSalty]

Wapiti (red deer), and Tar (mountain goat), also totem houses (Marae) and their lore keepers (Whakapapa = tribal history)

Hello from the south island

Hello South Island dweller!! Was thinking south island will be mostly alpine region

 

[TheCommanderSalty]

Yeah replacing them all together is something I have considered and is worth implementing. Or humans and other common races (elves, half-lings etc) would be in the main cities/ports as new explorers and merchants, but would be very rare sights?.

 

[Zardnaar]

Yeah replacing them all together is something I have considered and is worth implementing. Or humans and other common races (elves, half-lings etc) would be in the main cities/ports as new explorers and merchants, but would be very rare sights?.

What you could do is reversed Darksun. Elves, Humans, Dwarves, Halflings exist as the common races but ocean world instead of desert. Metal can still be rare (NZ has some mining is really the problem).

The Humans are either polynesian or +1 other displaced group, Elves in my settings are naval traders anyway, Dwarves could be in the volcanic areas. Or put them in offshore islands perhaps restricting them to Stewart Island. On this world they need protection.

 

[Zardnaar]

Hello South Island dweller!! Was thinking south island will be mostly alpine region

We also have lots of plains, forests, dry areas etc. Central Otago was Rohan in LotR. I live in Dunedin its hilly here and wet.

 

[TheCommanderSalty]

We also have lots of plains, forests, dry areas etc. Central Otago was Rohan in LotR. I live in Dunedin its hilly here and wet.

Im from the Waikato so its all cows, hills and sheep haha.

 

[mach1.9pants]

Mmmm the Mooloo Bard that only uses cattle bells as an instrument....

 

[TheCommanderSalty]

Mmmm the Mooloo Bard that only uses cattle bells as an instrument....

. Has power over the milk element hahaha

 

[Zardnaar]

Well you could play up the water/lost world theme. Its an island nation and the Maori were concentrated along the rivers.

 

[TheCommanderSalty]

Part 2 should be out in the next few days. So keep an eye on the blog or on here to see the next part . Thanks for all your guys feedback and keep posting if you have anymore good ideas