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Message: <blockquote data-quote="7thlvlDM" data-source="post: 340301" data-attributes="member: 1081">Drat, I didn't make it!  Oh well, back to the drawing board...1. Core Ethos Sentence. Tarmulund Empire: Rise of the Black Prince is a dark fantasy setting, where heroes must battle an ancient evil for the survival of The Last Kingdom.2. Who are the heroes?Parandim Silvermane is the aging monarch of Glendor, called The Last King. Among his people are the last lines of elven blood within the old empire.Bashere D’moray is commander of the Steel Legion of the Boar. After Summerset fell, he retreated his troops from Gussecan lands and swore fealty to The Last King.Tul-Ku-Mak is the frustrated and nervous dwarf thane of Kil-Sundul. His warriors find themselves in the way of the undead hordes attempting to cross into Glendor. Meanwhile, vampire assassins seek to “sever the head” of the dwarven resistance (that being Tul-Ku-Mak).Gylian Aspenleaf, the Duke of Emmerset, leads the hunters, trappers, and woodsmen of the Eastern Forest as they prepare for the coming onslaught.  Just west of the Halls of Kil-Sundul, their lands will be next to face the army of the dead.Ariana Al’kiri is the personal emissary of the Archcleric of Hemmeniya, The Lion God. She works to uncover the origins of the Black Prince, and the mysteries surrounding his sudden rise.Finnigan Dan Kane is a wizard and the current leader of the Order of the Sacred Flame. Also called the Night Watchers, the order was chartered for the purpose of putting angry spirits to rest.Sorsha. It is said the Black Prince had every wizard or sorcerer of notable skill hunted down and butchered; all except one. Like most surviving users of arcane magic, Sorsha, the Witch of the Fens, has gone into hiding.The Eaters (Mind Flayers). Deep below the Wyrmtooth mountains lurk The Eaters. Dwarves have long learned that when they hear the subtle scrapping of nails against the hard rocks that they have ventured too deep.  Yet when Kil-Sundul was nearly overrun by orcs boiling out of the north, Tul-Ku-Mak’s grandfather left to make a deal with The Eaters.  He never returned, but the terrifying screams of the thousands of orcs outside the last dwarven choke point signaled that some agreement had been reached.3. What do they do? King Parandim knows that if Glendor falls, it means the extinction of not only his people, but all people.  Refugees continue to pour in from neighboring Gussex and Western Tarmalund.  Being cut off from the empire’s heartlands, however, means starvation. In desperation, the king of Glendor has sent ships to find the elves of ages past and plea for their aid. Meanwhile, morale is low for the men of the Gussecan legion in exile; each man knows he will never see his loved ones again, except perhaps in battle. Tul-Ku-Mak is debating leaving his stronghold to search for The Eaters, but he is afraid of what awaits him if he succeeds. Ariana has enlisted the aid of the Night Watchers. They search for the witch Sorsha in hopes that she has knowledge of a weapon capable of defeating the Black Prince. The dragon knights have assembled at Grey Haven to discuss how to combat an army of undead troops equal to the population of Tarmulund minus those survivors in Glendor.  The king’s knights have scoured the land for all able-bodied men who can lift a sword.  Even the lowliest farmer must now fight for survival.4. Threats, Conflicts, Villains  Sangrim the lich was imprisoned a millennia ago by beings that have long left this world. Accidentally freed from his prison by miners in northern Gussex, Sangrim promptly murdered the imperial crown prince, took his identity, killed the emperor, and proceeded to wage war against his nobles.  Once the dead grew abundant, he animated them, slaughtered the remainder of his army for more (obedient) soldiers, and began the methodical extermination of every humanoid on the continent. He is called the Black Prince by those who know not his true identity.5. Nature of magic The essence of magic is invisible but everywhere.  Some areas hold stronger concentrations of it than others, and it is possible to collect this mana to fuel the mightiest of spells. It takes a strong will to manipulate magic and alter reality, or to bore a hole to another plane and call forth elemental forces.  Certain materials weaken the barrier between planes and allow easier access to these forces.6. What’s new? What’s different? This is not a fight for treasure, or power, trade routes, or even justice.  The heroes must battle for the survival of the world.</blockquote>

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