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| Legends of Kaethos OOC | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 29 2010, 02:04 PM (55,971 Views) | |
| Ragnorra | Feb 5 2012, 10:02 PM Post #6976 |
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They are over energetic roman legionaries. |
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| BeastWarrior Nocturne | Feb 5 2012, 10:16 PM Post #6977 |
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Currently at war with NovaSpork.
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Sounds like a race that has finally found it's real purpose in life to me. |
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| Ragnorra | Feb 5 2012, 10:37 PM Post #6978 |
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They were worse before they made that pact. But when your creator was the god of war, yeah. You're kinda designed for that sort of thing. I'm more curious just how much of the Shadow World has Wolfie designed. |
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| Masterwolfie | Feb 5 2012, 10:41 PM Post #6979 |
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More then you know. But I'm curious. You all got imaginations. What do you think the shadow world is like? |
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| BeastWarrior Nocturne | Feb 5 2012, 11:23 PM Post #6980 |
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Currently at war with NovaSpork.
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You know what the world looks like when Frodo puts on the ring? It all being kind of dusty, with.. dust? shadows? well stuff, rising up from the floor. That's how I imagine the Shadow World looks like. |
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| Ragnorra | Feb 5 2012, 11:31 PM Post #6981 |
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I've likely given you some clue what I think it's like from what I've written with Val. It's in perpetual twilight as there are no shadows without some kind of light. Rather than trees you see great mushrooms that grow in the dim lighting. Most species have larger eyes than normal to collect the light better and seem to 'glow' due to how their eyes collect light, like most animals. Essentially you know how cats eyes 'glow' in the dark? This is because their eyes reflect the light caught in their eyes back, meaning they essentially count any form of light twice for their vision. Neat huh? Bright light is a defense mechanism spawned by certain species to combat or deter animals and likely the only actual plants grow from all of that. The vast majority of species being either blind or light sensitive. Land masses without mushrooms are probably mountainous in nature with harsh winds. The Ebon elves likely live amidst the mushrooms where light is dimmer due to being obscured by the mushrooms, making their darker colored forms camouflage. Their enhanced hearing being a natural evolution in such a shadowy land. The demons likely live up on the mountains as they provide clear views of the surrounding areas. Given the rate the mushrooms grow, it's likely that a clearing crew is often required to keep an area unrestricted from view. Other sentient species likely exist. given their nature likely all the species view the Garitia as intelligent rabid animals that have to be put down. Likely decorated Garitia hunters are welcomed amidst any of the sentient species as heroes, especially if they are bringing a fresh kill. Alcohol would be derived from mushrooms usually. Given the danger of reaching plants to make it, it'd be particularly expensive and rare. Shadow Daisy Wine being an example of such. The general geography of the Shadow World will be in mimicry of Kaethos but always slightly off. Mountains and volcano's may be in wrong locations or swapped about, lakes may be jungles and vise versa. Never mind the replacing of trees with enormous mushrooms. It likely also rains a lot. Due to the nature of the world, light magic is likely associated with torment, villainy and trickery, the ne'erdowells magic. Technology likely would be advanced by the demons, but in war like directions, not comfort. the Ebon Elves likely use biological equipment and are poisoners and drug makers using the many mushrooms they live amidst and cultivate. Both likely wield shadow magic as the most basic of magic while the demons also make great use of fire magic and the ebon elves likely having great talent for transformations and mutations via magic. There is likely other sentient creatures in the Shadow World, or at least were depending on how well they obeyed the Demon Occupation forces. The demons were likely upon creation like the Garitia in many ways but independent. As likely to murder each other as anyone else. When they made the pact with the Fire Lord likely under an incredibly powerful and unusually coherent demon warlord, they could temper their urges with discipline. Though the energetic nature of the fire element made demons very fidgety when trying to hold still and wait. They still had boundless energy. Once they had discipline they could organize and civilize. Likely they had a similar view to the Roman Empire. they were the greatest civilization in the Shadow World and it was their duty to spread that enlightenment to other species, but pragmatic enough to understand they weren't perfect and could learn from others. Those they defeated would be considered members of the empire and treated relatively well if they worked with the occupation forces. While demons could easily be brutal, they were not monsters like the Garitia. Chances are when they broke into Kaethos, they didn't realize just how hostile a dimension it was for them. Bright lights, powerful enemies, strange diseases and lord knows what. But they had already went to the trouble of pushing through, they had to engage. They could make it more habitable after they won. When the war turned sour with the Demon War becoming the Titan's War the demons likely realized that they had made a very dramatic mistake and retreated to consolidate their holdings against a potential Garitia Invasion. The demons left behind were those who sought to defeat the Garitia there rather than flee. And in the end they were reviled for their war rather than their sacrifice to fix their mistakes, abandoned in a hostile world. The demons are aggressive, difficult to discourage and headstrong, when they get an idea it's hard to dissuade them. They are energetic and are trained to discipline at a young age, but they enjoy many things most people do. Art, fine foods and drink, company of others. Sparring and roughhousing is a common way for them to vent their energies, and injuries are common. Medical staff are always in high demand, and Ebon Elves often fill those areas due to their ability to replace lost limbs and knit flesh. Interspecies relationships are often discouraged and frowned upon but as with any wide spread spreading of species it's inevitable, and demons are very energetic in that regard as well. Due to their common integration into demon life there's a fairly large subculture of half-demon half-elves, marked often by their billowing hair of shadows. Or that's my idea anyways. I could go on this for hours. |
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| Riffus Maximus | Feb 5 2012, 11:39 PM Post #6982 |
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Nocturu's Wind of Change
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From Phyron's perspective, the Shadow World would look like Mordor in LOTR in it's roughest places. Doesn't know if it's a totally different world or a parrallel world that is basically a dark copy of Kaethos. Thing for sure, he believes that there's no greenery or whatsoever there, only dead trees and cracked dusty rock ground. Dark sky filled with dark clouds and thick smoky clouds of ash from volcanoes and such. |
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| Ragnorra | Feb 5 2012, 11:48 PM Post #6983 |
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Yeah Val doesn't particularly know or care what the Shadow world was like because she doesn't have to live in it. The real fun part is Ksel is gonna arrive there, or to be exact some mixed version of Ksel and Capra hehe. I already have a fairly decent idea of what they'll do on arrival before they die. As for the Shadow World itself, I think the demons by requirement would need to be a very uniform species. Their hierarchical nature and warlike creation strikes me as similar to the Roman Empire. I doubt a ravening species as they are potrayed would be able to function as well as they do. Matter fact I can forsee the Demons as being the shadows of the Imperials, while the Kaethos demons are more like the shadows of the Orcs after the weakening of their pact with the Fire Lord made them increasingly hostile and less disciplined, breaking down into more tribal and infighting ways. |
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| Masterwolfie | Feb 6 2012, 12:21 AM Post #6984 |
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To how the demons are portrayed comes down to the Demon King. Without that figure head they break down to infighting and tribal behavior. Not going to go any further but all will be answered if the story continues. Or well if you ask me the right questions. Anyway I'll resume writing so on tomorrow. I never really do on Sunday. So sleep well and be warned. I think a certain someone wants to tell a story. Your dreams may not be safe, which Wolfie found out many years ago. Oh yeah just so you know the reason why Wolfie never sleeps. Its not because its unnecessary, as it can benefit him. It's because of the same guy who attacked you lot in your dreams. Edited by Masterwolfie, Feb 6 2012, 12:22 AM.
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| Ragnorra | Feb 6 2012, 12:24 AM Post #6985 |
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That seems a little weird. I mean that implies Demons are basically shadow version of orcs that run around slicing each other up soon as no one is telling them what to do. And these guys somehow conquered a massive area? If they were like that the Ebon elves probably would have wiped them out. That'd make more sense if that was before the fire Pact really. The fire pact was supposed to make them, you know, less war-like in a sense. That's why they did it. And it;d apply to the Charred Valley demons because their fire pact has weakened. |
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| Masterwolfie | Feb 6 2012, 12:35 AM Post #6986 |
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It's more of an alpha society. When I was thinking writing stuff down for the demons. I read this wiki page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_(ethology) |
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| Ragnorra | Feb 6 2012, 12:41 AM Post #6987 |
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Alpha society only functions on a certain scale. Tribal scale essentially. While it makes absolutely perfect sense before the fire pact, the demons as is simply wouldn't be able to sustain an alpha society for long. Not as a cohesive society anyways, the turn over rate would be too high. It makes sense that if the pact weakens it could reassert though like in the Charred Valley. Rather what likely would happen is the Alpha status would be reinforced by a caste system to help determine when and how such things happen and who can qualify. Otherwise the minute the Alpha went down, over a million species would suddenly self destruct. And I don;t think the demons are that stupid. Now the Garitia, that would make sense. Kill the hive mind core and they go nuts on each other. That may also help explain why the demons hate them, beyond the general mindless ravening destroyer bit. They see what could have been them without the fire lord pact and that fear makes them hate them. And a good way to determine who's worth of advancing to a certain caste would be to hunt down a certain amount of Garitia and slay them and bring the corpses back. |
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| Masterwolfie | Feb 6 2012, 12:50 AM Post #6988 |
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You may be amused about the current state of affairs in the shadow world. But it remains the same the demon king became the key to how their society works. I say 'became' with story spoiler reasons. The only way you going to find that out is to delve into the Shadow world. Which in roleplay order if we go by the one on my family forum. Three. It would be the third one in the series. |
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| Ragnorra | Feb 6 2012, 01:04 AM Post #6989 |
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Maybe I will. I dunno. Well anyone head of state is key to how the country works except in a republic. Or supposedly in a communist state. If it's literal then I fail to see what makes the demons that different from Garitia. |
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| Masterwolfie | Feb 6 2012, 07:25 PM Post #6990 |
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I find it curious you starting to question it now. In the book of lore it says Demons erupt into infighting when a demon king isn't established. Also that the power of the firelord pact makes demons go into a blinding rage. |
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