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<blockquote data-quote="WayOfTheFourElements" data-source="post: 8096536" data-attributes="member: 6904757"><p>For the new setting I'm creating (The Mysterious Isle), I've decided to scrap nearly all of the PHB <em>seeds</em> (from Odin's loins the miracle of life fell). Instead, the non-human seeds were taken primarily from Volo's Guide to Monsters, including goliaths, lizardfolk, and tabaxi. I will also included dwarves, creatures carved from living stone. I may decide to eladrin, as well, although they will be more faerie than elven.</p><p></p><p>The human Kingdom of Aubrey, also known as the Sunstone Kingdom, had built its cities along the coastline. Few are brave enough to venture into the central forest that dominates the isle. The forest is filled with monsters and ancient ruins, that provide hints of the isle mysterious past.</p><p></p><p>The primary religion of Audrey Kingdom is Christianity, complete with an archbishop and various saints. The archbishop is convinced the isle is the resting place of the Holy Grail, which has been corrupted by the serpent of the Garden of Edon to produce the strange and terrifying beasts what roam the forest. Two orders of knighthood, The Knights of the Phoenix and Knights of the Sacred Orange Tree, seek the grail and to protect the kingdom from the dangers that lurk inside the forest.</p><p></p><p>So far, the isle hasn't paid much heed to Tolkien. I have instead drawn inspiration from Arthurian legend, Greek myth, Milton, Jack Vance, Clack Ashton Smith, and the Chinese epic, Journey to the West.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayOfTheFourElements, post: 8096536, member: 6904757"] For the new setting I'm creating (The Mysterious Isle), I've decided to scrap nearly all of the PHB [I]seeds[/I] (from Odin's loins the miracle of life fell). Instead, the non-human seeds were taken primarily from Volo's Guide to Monsters, including goliaths, lizardfolk, and tabaxi. I will also included dwarves, creatures carved from living stone. I may decide to eladrin, as well, although they will be more faerie than elven. The human Kingdom of Aubrey, also known as the Sunstone Kingdom, had built its cities along the coastline. Few are brave enough to venture into the central forest that dominates the isle. The forest is filled with monsters and ancient ruins, that provide hints of the isle mysterious past. The primary religion of Audrey Kingdom is Christianity, complete with an archbishop and various saints. The archbishop is convinced the isle is the resting place of the Holy Grail, which has been corrupted by the serpent of the Garden of Edon to produce the strange and terrifying beasts what roam the forest. Two orders of knighthood, The Knights of the Phoenix and Knights of the Sacred Orange Tree, seek the grail and to protect the kingdom from the dangers that lurk inside the forest. So far, the isle hasn't paid much heed to Tolkien. I have instead drawn inspiration from Arthurian legend, Greek myth, Milton, Jack Vance, Clack Ashton Smith, and the Chinese epic, Journey to the West. [/QUOTE]
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