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That's not a symptom of age, that's a symptom of our spine failing.

Being immortal at seventy would be the worst thing ever, period.

edited 24th May '12 8:05:04 PM by Exelixi

It actually doesn't go pass 55. -EXACTLY- 55. That's another thing I was trying for the Sylvan. They are closer to Aether, the realm of the mind and emotion and magic, and so they are prone to neuroticisms and their different 'breeds' are of all sort of riotous color combinations.

Yet, their life and their growth seems to be lorded over by some amount of precision and even symmetry that wouldn't be seen naturally. When they stop aging, they know it and they have exactly one hundred years TO THE SECOND, to live after that. The span between which they will stop aging is exactly 50 years after 5 years of age. Within that 50 years, their seems to be an imposed symmetry, where they grow to their maximum height EXACTLY at the middle of that 50 years (At age 30, 25 + 5 first years) and they shrink, while still seemingly aging, their height is made to match that of their mirror younger half exactly, give or take outside stimuli.

See, that's just. . . Argh.

Well, I disagree with you.

Ok, let’s start catching up by completing the last voting. Here are my votes:

• Domain Spells- Yes
• Grog, God of Damnation- Yes
• Wintermill Shipping and airships- Yes
• Cammy Wintermill- Yes
• Ascended Gods- Yes
• Proto Gods- Yes
• Nephilim (Subrace)- Yes
• Kerameikos, God of Fire, lava and volcanos- Yes
• Aegaeus, God of water, and rain- Yes
• Black Empire Facts #5 Zeledo, the Black Princess- Yes
• Humorith, The celestial god of art, entertainment expression and appreciation of other expression- Yes
• The Leanansidhe- yes
• The Pentagram And The States Of Matter- yes
• Patrisk Gan Zoftus- yes
• Tomia Gin- Yes
• Thryn, the Evening Star (Ascendant Celestial god)- Yes
• Astrourgists (magic)- Yes
• Imperial College- Yes
• Ipera- Goddess of farmers, farming, and livestock- Yes
• Matedism- Yes
• Black Empire Facts #5.2 The Clock- Yes
• Addendum: ticks -Yes
• Path of Bodily Enlightenment- Yes

Next up I'll tally the votes and announce the results.

Edit: Oh wait, Go A still hasn't voted. Please do so ASAP so I can then update the main page. If you still need to rered the proposals the links are here.

edited 25th May '12 5:34:32 PM by Sijo

Everyone, as soon as you get the chance, look over all the stuff we have. Yes, all of it. To make sure we're not forgetting everything.

I'm still not happy about the elf-gnome issue. Honestly at this point I think they should be separate races, since Anima elves don't shrink. And no, that doesn't mean I want Anima elves to shrink. Or just remove the shrinking thing entirely. I'm not going to shut up about these goddamn elves.

edited 26th May '12 5:51:54 PM by Exelixi

Meh, I'm not so attached to it.

Could still be an occasional affliction.

Sasasluvs

Sapient constructs of flesh, metal and sorcery. They are possessed of particular qualities, an uncanny willingness to serve. They do not reproduce, have no need to eat or breathe or rest, but they do have want of the latter -except for rest- and to try the former, being built at first glance with the same anatomy as humanoids. They also have harsh, grating personalities.

It's important to note that whoever made them is no longer around, their origin is a mystery -they seem to have collective amnesia on the subject- and they are spread evenly all over the globe. Their numbers, although high, are exactly unknown, most of each own travels alone, giving their services wherever asked and staying so long as they are well pampered, leaving whenever that ends. It is damn hard to imprison or kill one, although not impossible. Although they resist attempts to do either, none ever seem to begrudge the whomever is trying to do it.

Their is the Laborer class. Often built of male-like anatomy, as tall as a normal humanoid but as thick in their shoulders as three and not at all thinning out on the way, with tree-trunk legs, thick barreled chest and wide bellies, no fat, all muscle. Big beards as well, lots of body hair in general. Except for being huge, they look like what most fiction portrays dwarfs to look like.

They are rude and crude and lewd, possessed always of thick foreign accents no matter where they go -It's believed they fake it- and behavior we would find stereotypical in thugs or construction workers. They are the most numerous of the Sasasluvs, but not the most commonly seen. This is because they travel in group, concentrating their larger numbers into smaller spots, so their frequency becomes the same.

Their is the Courtesan class, most of whom are female. They were programmed with mania and excessive hedonistic desire. They are here to provide pleasure and have need to experience it themselves. Not rude or crude, but certainly lewd.

Their is the Artisan class, which also functions as a Bureaucratic and Sage class. No gender preferences. They were made by whatever mad genius to be persnickety pompous prudes.

Sloth Gauza

One of the Gods of Temptation, a hermaphroditic entity. Hir good and bad side are two hermaphroditic siblings as well, Requazrelirak the Rest and Relaxation Replendency and Galopth the Unmoving.

Sheiaoueuiasap The Everhungering Maw

The goddess of gluttony. She is a daughter of greed.

Noname

The First Mage and eventually the Ascended God of Magic. Se had performed a reality wrecking working of epic proportions, one that merged hem with the Aether se had always desired. The price had been hes identity, ripped from hemself and from the collective memory of all people for all time. Still, se sits in hes librarium immaterium, collecting all the arcane lore that ever was.

You still haven't voted.

Yes

Domain SpellsYes

Grog, God of DamnationYes

Wintermill Shipping and airshipsYes

Cammy WintermillYes

Ascended GodsYes

Proto GodsYes

Nephilim (Subrace)Yes

Kerameikos, God of Fire, lava and volcanosVolcanoes but Yes

Aegaeus, God of water, and rainYes This and Kerameikos could be Elemental gods

Black Empire Facts #5 Zeledo, the Black PrincessYes

Humorith, The celestial god of art, entertainment expression and appreciation of other expressionYes

The LeanansidheYes

The Pentagram And The States Of MatterNo

Patrisk Gan ZoftusYes

Tomia Gin Yes

Thryn, the Evening Star (Ascendant Celestial god) Yes

Astrourgists (magic) Astroturgists but Yes

Imperial CollegeYes

Ipera- Goddess of farmers, farming, and livestockYes

MatedismYes

Black Empire Facts #5.2 The ClockYes

Addendum: ticksYes

Path of Bodily EnlightenmentNo

I designed them with the possibility of being elemental gods in mind.

edited 27th May '12 9:56:30 PM by Vyctorian

Yeah, and then I did those up above after. I think I was thinkin' of those when I did it.

Voting Results:

• Domain Spells-4
• Grog, God of Damnation-2
• Wintermill Shipping and airships -4
• Cammy Wintermill-4
• Ascended Gods-4
• Proto Gods-4
• Nephilim (Subrace) -4
• Kerameikos, God of Fire, lava and volcanos-4
• Aegaeus, God of water, and rain-4
• Black Empire Facts #5 Zeledo, the Black Princess-4
• Humorith, The celestial god of art, entertainment expression and appreciation of other expression-4
• The Leanansidhe-4
• The Pentagram And The States Of Matter-1
• Patrisk Gan Zoftus-4
• Tomia Gin-4
• Thryn, the Evening Star (Ascendant Celestial god) -4
• Astrourgists (magic) -4
• Imperial College-4
• Ipera- Goddess of farmers, farming, and livestock -4
• Matedism-4
• Black Empire Facts #5.2 The Clock -4
• Addendum: ticks -4
• Path of Bodily Enlightenment -1
• Name change from Church of Truth to Brotherhood of Truth- 3

Will update the main page tonight.

Sijo, I'll make the next vote page, how about that?

Any particular reason why?

Give you a break.

I just had an involuntary 2-week break, but I'll keep your offer in mind for when I'm under pressure.

also: Main page updated!

S'cool

Speaking of which:

• Special Tactics Fighting
• How can a vanilla mortal stand up to an Insert Something Magical Here?
• Spira , God of will power / determination
• The Game Master.
• Veik, God of weakness
• The Ceathair-Aon-Naoi Ritual
• Atrocities of Hadhism
• Twyn, the spirit eater
• Spirit slayer
• Sky pit
• Knights of the fallen
• The Dances of Imitation Transcendent
• Hadhism
• Butannaziba the Godlumthakathi
• Detect Evil- Ethomancy
• The Abominable The God of Evil
• The Amenity Goddess of Good
• The Devils Viceroys
• The Gods of Temptation And their counterparts
• 8 Disturbing Gods
• Darlian the Dancer
• Amniel the Unbound
• The caustic witch* of the coal swamps
• First Singer, World Singer
• Further Elaboration Upon the Nature of Elena and Her Spirits
• Elementals
• Sasasluvs
• Sloth Gauza
• Sheiaoueuiasap The Everhungering Maw
• Noname

Please vote ASAP so we can get caught up as quickly as we can. Also, if I left something out or posted the wrong link, let me know.

edited 29th May '12 6:15:34 AM by Sijo

Special Tactics Fighting Yes

How can a vanilla mortal stand up to an Insert Something Magical Here? Yes

Spira , God of will power / determination Yes

The Game Master Yes

Veik, God of weakness Yes

The Ceathair-Aon-Naoi Ritual Yes

Atrocities of Hadhism Yes

Twyn, the spirit eater Yes

Spirit slayer Yes

Sky pit Yes

Knights of the fallen Yes

The Dances of Imitation Transcendent Yes

Hadhism Yes

Butannaziba the Godlumthakathi Yes

Detect Evil- Ethomancy Yes

The Abominable The God of Evil Yes

The Amenity Goddess of Good Yes

The Devils Viceroys Yes

The Gods of Temptation And their counterparts Yes

8 Disturbing Gods Yes

Darlian the Dancer Yes

Amniel the Unbound Yes

The caustic witch* of the coal swamps Yes

First Singer, World Singer Yes

Further Elaboration Upon the Nature of Elena and Her Spirits Yes

Elementals Yes

Sasasluvs No I want to write more

Sloth Gauza No I want to write more

Sheiaoueuiasap The Everhungering Maw No I want to write more

Noname No I want to write more

Goa, if you want I can remove those from the ballot until you have expanded on them. But I'll need your answer ASAP.

I shall see if everyone else thinks they are good enough as is.

I'm fine with them being removed until later.

Something I just came up with:

Veritas, Celestial God of Truth

Veritas was born when the first sentient beings realized that they did not know everything they wished to know, that their senses were limited and their imaginations got in the way. Ever since then all beings have been driven to know The Truth, even if they don't realize it. This makes Veritas one the oldest celestials. It naturally stands in opposition to gods of Falsehood, Lies or Illusion.

Like all Celestials, Veritas has no true form; what it looks like depends on the preconceptions of the individual that sees it holds. (Yes there is an irony here, one that bothers Veritas and is often mocked by its foes.) It is often depicted as a Wise Old Man standing in a mountaintop or other hard-to-reach place, a matronly woman presiding over a Court of Law, or a Pillar of Light in which one must bathe to obtain illumination.

Veritas doesn't do much. Some say this is because it already knows everything there is to know and sees no point in doing anything (that is up to each DM though.) Many believe they must travel the world to find it, and if they do, it will answer their questions. This is true. What they don't know is that Veritas is both blunt and answers questions exactly as they are asked; it isn't its fault if someone asks for the Meaning of Life, gets told there is none, and then leaves depressed without being told "because it is to be determined by each individual" if they didn't ask it to elaborate.

Veritas' followers, on the other hand, can be quite fanatical, fighting against all odds to discover all secrets and to learn the answers to their questions. It should be noted that the actual Cult of Veritas has little to do with the Brotherhood of Truth (which is a movement among The Learned akin to the Renaissance) though many people don't realize this. The Cult is a threat to the Black Empire and similar organizations, or it would be if it had the resources to fight them. Which they might one day, with the right sponsors.

Reminder: please try to get all your votes in before Monday.

edited 2nd Jun '12 7:23:27 AM by Sijo

The Cult is likely a threat to all governments.