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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 674628" data-attributes="member: 1125">I'd just like to point out that even on earth most early socieities tended to be Theocracies anyway. Most 'tribal cultures' work on a balance between Shaman and War-chief, and even the first Civilisations were theocratic (take Egypts God-king Pharoah for instance). Also according to the beliefs of those socieities their Shaman/Priest DID use 'magic' except that it was very low level stuff (as seen here)Anyway back to the Scenario.The Wolfman is a celebrated warrior amongst the Plainsfolk and many rally around him and his leadership. He begins to breed and this gives rise to children who have wolfish characteristics - the first of the Gnoll race.The Wolf Spirit is venerated and eventually gains the name Yenoghu.The raids of the Wolf-spirit Warriors that follow the Wolfman and his progeny begin to take their toll on the hill people who retreat deeper into the caves or are slaughtered.However the savage, bloodthirsty ways of the Wolf-spirit Warriors leads to a schism between them and the True Humans amongst the Plainsfolk. This Schism leads to civil war and the True Humans escape ironically seeking the shelter of the caves!This leaves the Plains to the gnolls who eventually become a seperate genetic species (eww evolution in action!The True Humans now occupy the surface caves. Stories begin to circulate of a ghost he watches the True Humans laughing. Those who can seem to hear him say "See the Hillmen won the day afterall!"Far below however a few survivors from the Hill people have discovered a series of huge caverns with their own water and air sources and an amazing ecology. They settle here and use their knowledge of fire to create forges, fueled by lichen, for the newly discovered metals. They become shorter and stockier with a denser muscle mass. Thick beards grow on both males and females and they too becopme a seperate species - Dwarfs(ooc yah know I might use this idea for a PbP game - this could be a great method for creation of a new world setting)</blockquote>

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