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Message: <blockquote data-quote="absurdum" data-source="post: 341818" data-attributes="member: 3508">my brilliant settingA world oppressed by a tyrannical regime, wherein a hero must have hope above all else.Heroes of this world come from all aspects of life, with the most prevalent being the villagers. These are hard working men and women fighting to protect there land, homes and people against invasion and domination. These heroes are bred of strong men and women who worked hard to build everything they have, crafting it all from nothing, and they will not let anyone take it from them. Examples of these heroes include the intrepid fighters and horsemen who refuse to submit to the invaders. They prove themselves as leaders by inspiring feelings of courage and hope in there people, rallying together many villages to form a front against the invaders, even fight against them. They are gifted and powerful sorcerers born with the talent to shape the energies of life and death who form the only defense against the invader's powerful wizards. They are those who venerate the spirits of the land in order to heal the sick and wounded and protect the weak. Heroes exist on the other side of the line but; the heroes from within the regime are a special breed. They go against all they have been taught, the laws they have been told to respect, and moreover they risk everything they have for there beliefs. What all the heroes have in common are that they are courageous people, filled with passion and desire to protect there beliefs, there loved ones and there lives.The heroes of the land fight to protect there people, not only against the regime but also against the predators of the land and anything else that may harm them. They fight with strength and valor, they win not by fighting all there battles alone, but by leading there people courageously against their enemies. Some of heroes in the regime have formed an underground cabal with the intent of overthrowing those in power. This cabal consists of scholars, rogues, soldiers, and general revolutionaries who want peace and freedom for all. They undermine politics, make key assassinations, rally support against the leaders, and fight out against there oppressors.The chief treat to the world comes from the tyrannical leaders of the regime, who corrupted what was intended to be a political system that benefited all, into a means in which to further there own selfish desires. Because of this the people of both the land and of the regime become threats to each other. With the people of the regime invading the lands of common folk, and assimilating there people. In retaliation the people of the land fight back against the people of the regime, pillage there cities, and torture their captives. Yet other threats outside this conflict exist, many orc tribes and villages are banding together once again, under the banner of a particularly charismatic leader. The orcs are building their own civilization, and are strengthening there forces getting ready for expansion. Also deep in the dwaven mines the residents have uncovered a sinister force that has the potential to overshadow all the other evils.When anything dies its life energy leaves its body and dissipates into the atmosphere. This life energy exists everywhere and around everyone, although invisible to most. Those few who have the ability to see this life energy also have the ability to shape it to there will, and they call this process magic. The elves studied this sorcery, and refined it into an art, one in which you did not have to be able to see the life energies to cast magic, just understand them. This alternate way of casting magic is now taught by the regime to all those within it who wish learn the arcane arts, in the great colleges of the arcane.Things are not as black and white as good and evil; there are only shades of grey. It is not as easy as to say the regime is evil and the people of the land are good. For the regime was created by the elves with good intentions, to culture the humans and form a nation that could stand up against any invader. Even though the leaders have become corrupt and now follow there own agenda most of the people that fight for them believe that they are doing well. The people of the land although fighting for there freedom are still bloodthirsty and savage in there ways. This sense of indifference is one of the key factors in what makes this world unique.</blockquote>

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