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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 4467339" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p><strong>The Unbinding</strong></p><p></p><p>Any feedback on the race histories? Too radical a change? Do they fit the setting?</p><p></p><p>I've been thinking more about <strong>The Great Unbinding</strong>, who caused it, why, and what's the fallout? Well, it seems like we've got the last part answered, so maybe we can work backward?</p><p></p><p><strong><u>EFFECTS OF THE GREAT UNBINDING</u></strong></p><p><strong>1.Storm genies freed from imprisonment</strong></p><p>An unenlightened tribe, as powerful as the marid, from ancient days that lashes out causing hurricanes and thunderstorms (introduce a new tribe of genie, parallelling the stormsoul genasi, and reaching into Persian & Sumerian storm demon myths)</p><p><strong>Who benefits?</strong> Someone who wants to sow discord among genie courts, someone with a vendetta against the empire who wants to use storm genies to bring Zakhara to its knees, someone loyal (worshipper? lover?) to a storm genie lord</p><p></p><p><strong>2. Dao term of service to the yikkaria ends</strong></p><p>An epic battle shakes the World Pillar Mountains, echoing for miles around. Though a truce is eventually declared, the dao bear a grudge for their long enslavement.</p><p><strong>Who benefits?</strong> The dao, someone who wants a distraction from activies in or near the World Pillar Mountains, someone trying to gain influence among dao, enemy of the yikkaria</p><p></p><p><strong>3. Sha’ir pacts are broken</strong></p><p>Spiteful genies seek to punish their former masters (explains new way sha'irs work)</p><p><strong>Who benefits?</strong> Headstrong arrogant young sha'ir impatient for power, bound genies, moralists who decry such magic, a genie's lover who wishes to see her freed from servitude to a wicked sha'ir</p><p></p><p><strong>4. Tieflings escape slavery in hell</strong></p><p>Tieflings return to the Haunted Lands and seek redemption. (or some other story to explain appearance of tiefling race)</p><p><strong>Who benefits?</strong> Tieflings, Iblis who maintains loyalist spies among the freed tieflings, The gods who gain true worshippers</p><p></p><p><strong>5. Eladrin interpret it as a sign and return to the world</strong> </p><p>Eladrin leave the Feywild seeking the Garden of Paradise (or some other story to explain appearance of eladrin race)</p><p><strong>Who benefits?</strong> Secret society seeking the Garden too</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 4467339, member: 20323"] [b]The Unbinding[/b] Any feedback on the race histories? Too radical a change? Do they fit the setting? I've been thinking more about [b]The Great Unbinding[/b], who caused it, why, and what's the fallout? Well, it seems like we've got the last part answered, so maybe we can work backward? [b][u]EFFECTS OF THE GREAT UNBINDING[/u][/b] [b]1.Storm genies freed from imprisonment[/b] An unenlightened tribe, as powerful as the marid, from ancient days that lashes out causing hurricanes and thunderstorms (introduce a new tribe of genie, parallelling the stormsoul genasi, and reaching into Persian & Sumerian storm demon myths) [b]Who benefits?[/b] Someone who wants to sow discord among genie courts, someone with a vendetta against the empire who wants to use storm genies to bring Zakhara to its knees, someone loyal (worshipper? lover?) to a storm genie lord [b]2. Dao term of service to the yikkaria ends[/b] An epic battle shakes the World Pillar Mountains, echoing for miles around. Though a truce is eventually declared, the dao bear a grudge for their long enslavement. [b]Who benefits?[/b] The dao, someone who wants a distraction from activies in or near the World Pillar Mountains, someone trying to gain influence among dao, enemy of the yikkaria [b]3. Sha’ir pacts are broken[/b] Spiteful genies seek to punish their former masters (explains new way sha'irs work) [b]Who benefits?[/b] Headstrong arrogant young sha'ir impatient for power, bound genies, moralists who decry such magic, a genie's lover who wishes to see her freed from servitude to a wicked sha'ir [b]4. Tieflings escape slavery in hell[/b] Tieflings return to the Haunted Lands and seek redemption. (or some other story to explain appearance of tiefling race) [b]Who benefits?[/b] Tieflings, Iblis who maintains loyalist spies among the freed tieflings, The gods who gain true worshippers [B]5. Eladrin interpret it as a sign and return to the world[/B] Eladrin leave the Feywild seeking the Garden of Paradise (or some other story to explain appearance of eladrin race) [b]Who benefits?[/b] Secret society seeking the Garden too [/QUOTE]
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