Aela
Aela is a fantasy world used in RPs by Khrrck
Contents
Overview
Name
To the dragons, it is Aela. To the humans, it is Asunia. To the Wyrms, it is Kanari. To the Jzna, it is Echaus. To the Rahoni, it is Lisast.
The Known Lands
According to the astronomers and geographers, who know of such things, Chroma is, technically, a sphere. In practice, it's a bit stranger.
As you journey near the edge of the Known Lands, things change. Magic works differently, not at all, or functions perfectly, apparently at random. Tales have been told of double moons and green skies. Strange mechanical monsters are glimpsed at the edge of sight...
Very few explorers venture beyond the Known Lands. And fewer still have been known to return.
Map
The Western Lands (not to scale)
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Primary Races
Human
Habitat, sorted by population Villages (everywhere, esp. forest & mountain valleys) Savannah City Forest Lair Sunset Bay Crater City
Wyrm
Habitat, sorted by population Caves, tunnels, mines (everywhere, esp. hills & mountains) Khr Caves Sunset Bay Crater City Savannah City
Dragon
Habitat, sorted by population Caves (AKA Lairs; mountains, forest, southern plains) Forest Lair Savannah City
Minority Races
Jzna
The Jzna are a race of lupine humanoids. They live a mostly solitary, carnivorous lifestyle in the forests. The Jzna produce some exceptional engineers, surpassing the Wyrms in certain aspects of magical and mechanical construction.
Rumor has it that the Jzna are the descendants of a small group of Changed humans.
Habitat, sorted by population Forest Crater City Forest Lair
Rahoni
The Rahoni are a race of fiercely proud, feline humanoids. Most of them live in nomadic tribes across the grasslands, accompanied by their shamen.
Some of the best wizards in the world are Rahoni shamen.
Habitat, sorted by population Grasslands Crater City Savannah City
Other Races
Changed
The Changed are composed almost entirely of members from other races who have been hit with blasts of raw magic, either because it was used a weapon against them or because a spell backfired against them. As their name suggests, the Changed have mutated in strange ways, producing an assortment of strange creatures with an equally strange assortment of odd and unusually powerful abilities.
Seeing more than a single Changed in one place is an unusual event, except for in Crater City.
Crossbreeds
Crossbreeds are even rarer than Changed, but they do happen.
The relatively common combinations are: Changed/Changed Human/Jzna Human/Rahoni
Sometimes, one of these rare combinations occurs. Dragon/Wyrm Dragon/Changed Human/Changed Jzna/Changed Jzna/Rahoni Rahoni/Changed Wyrm/Changed Wyrm/Human
Except for vague tales told in taverns, these combinations are never even heard of. Dragon/Human Dragon/Jzna Dragon/Rahoni Wyrm/Jzna Wyrm/Rahoni
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