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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Delgar" data-source="post: 4107549" data-attributes="member: 3195">Part IIWow, I’m so glad that I posted this here; I never imagined that I would get so many views and responses. Lot’s of great ideas lets see if I can put some of them to some good use. Okay so where I left off I needed to pick a secret for my new world and the obvious choice was as to why the undead are a dominant force in my world, so here goes.Secret #1: Thousands of years ago great battle raged in the heavens (as they still do today), in one of those battles the gatekeeper, and Ferrier of souls into Shadowfell was slain and his corpse plummeted to earth. Miles around the area where his corpse landed has become a dark and twisted place, pulsing with dark energy. Because there is no longer anyone to ease the passing of others into the Shadowfell, the lines have become very long and although some can still pass into the realm, many wander off and continue to haunt the world. For a few days a month during the new moon, his body begins to pulsate sending off waves of negative energy throughout the land animating corpses, creating rifts and turning undead creatures more aggressive. Secret #2: During the time that the gatekeepers corpse fell to the ground a great Dragonkin civilization spanned across the land. It was during this time that the necromantic arts were first taken up as undead creatures were becoming more and more common. When their civilization was threatened by a group of “Plaugebringers” (not sure what this is yet) their greatest minds decided to build an undead army to fend off the threat, which worked but ultimately brought about their own doom in the process the zombies continue to roam the land and destroy all living humanoids.Secret #3: The creator of the zombies, a Dragonkin Necromancer, became so corrupted in his studies that he himself became one of the un-living. He made the zombies his perfect soldier, that those that they kill in battle will rise up and join his army. Through his powerful magic he is now linked to some of his creations and when they consume a brain and return to the hive, he can learn all that was contained within that mind. Using his minions he continues to try to rebuild the world in his own crazed image.Well there you have it, I have 3 sort of interconnected secrets that should lead to some interesting adventures and provide me with a basic idea of how things are going to work. I definitely plan on having some town being run by an intelligent undead that sacrifices his citizens to keep them safe, so I definitely want to keep that in mind for the future. Well, once again thanks for all the great ideas and comments, keep them coming and stay tuned for next time when I’ll start looking at the government and society around where the characters will be starting.</blockquote>

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