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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Electric Wizard" data-source="post: 5943926" data-attributes="member: 83982">Wow, this thread really took off! Here's some setting fluff. Take some medieval Vietnam/South China, add a hint of Dark Sun and Outlaws of the Marsh and you get...Trua, Kingdom of CanalsKing Duc Xo (Pronounced Dook So) rules Trua, a kingdom on Lake Oncor's southwestern shore. The kingdom is healthy thanks its elaborate canal system. The canals bring lake water to rice paddies that are days away from the shore, and swarms of boatmen traverse its larger branches. The ruling class of Trua probably migrated here from the Spear Jungles long ago. They are short, lean and have medium complexions.King Duc Xo is Trua's fourth Sorcerer-King. He claims that his line descends from a lake dragon, and that his great-great-grandfather built Trua's canals with the aid of a divine turtle. Neither of these are true. But Duc Xo is one of the world's most powerful sorcerers, and he inspires terror and awe in his many subjects. Trua has been expanding under his rule. Blinded by his pride, the Sorcerer-King doesn't fully realize is that many subjects who migrate to conquered territories do so to escape his authority rather than spread it. Bandits called the Swamp Tigers has been harassing his enforcers and robbing tribute-laden boats along the border. Attempts to stop them have been thwarted due to the Swamp Tigers' popularity among local villagers. But it's only a matter of time before Duc Xo takes more drastic measures...</blockquote>

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