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Please give opinions, critique, etc.. Here's some excerpts on the races.(One, two, better not sue!)
Elves
"Hehehahaha, I've been in my glory years since before your fathers' father was born. Do you really think you can stop me, little human?"~Prof. Veldrin
The elves are a species of graceful, frail, immortal humanoids, whose advanced kingdoms predate the earliest human kingdom by several thousand years.
Although elves, as with humans and other species, are all different and each their own to a degree, the culture of all subgroups is often arrogant, aloof, and horrifyingly ruthless.
Elven nations generally resemble text book example opressive aristocracies, the elven noble houses openly promote incest to 'keep the house bloodline pure'. Elves are well known(AKA: stereotyped) for having massive god complexes, and for not being able to get sick or anything in the first place.
Physiologically, elves superficially resemble humans, though they are generally taller, lithe of limb, and fit, with eerily luminescent eyes, sharp features, a genetic lack of body hair, and long, pointed ears.
While visually similar at a distance, it has been suggested that the most striking topical difference between humans and elves, besides their unique skin and hair colors, can be seen when the elves move, exhibiting an extremely graceful and intentional manner that is not exhibited in humans.
An elven body contains no fat and their muscle fibers are dense and springy to support their agility and grace, along with bones that are lighter(and weaker) than human bones (and without marrow).
The internal organs of an elf do not have any direct correlation to human organs, and display an aesthetic cleanliness and tidiness about them. The elven abdominal cavity contains bony plates that function as a secondary ribcage protecting the digestive and reproductive organs. However, there are no chemical enzymes or digestive fluids present in the elven "stomach".
Elven reproduction, besides depending on population(AKA higher pop. density=lower fertility, and elven nations rarely exceed 10000), is speculated to be progressive, so that the gamete delivery would occur in stages.
And the elven brain has an extreme density of cerebral matter with sorts of ganglia and the teeth are outgrowths of the skull, unlike human teeth which are separate from the skull fundamentally.
An elf has extremely advanced reaction skills compared to a human, their movements and reactions are almost too fast for human eyes to follow. An elven mind is said to process problems, emotions, and feeling in split seconds, much faster than a normal human.
Elves, being the direct children of the closest thing in the universe to God, have a unique 'plateau' aging effect. AKA As they grow older, their aging gradually slows, until they hit puberty between human years 26 and 42., and it slows to almost nothing.
Originally, thousands of years ago, there was only one race of elves, the Ust'Ussen(Elvish, tr. First Ones). They were said to have skin with the texture and color of polished gold. They were absurdly advanced and powerful, and held the entire universe by the throat.
(FUN FACT:Elves made Orcs, Trolls and Humans from apes to be slaves. The slaves escaped and made kingdoms and stuff. The elves were too cool to care, and in fact later turned the slaves against one another.)
They lived on the massive, mechanical flying continent of D'issan's Ssin, which is powered by steam and magic(AKA bound spirits). This continent is now home to only the High Elves.
But then, about 50,000 years ago, war broke out between several different factions that made up the old Ust'Ussen, the war lasted about 25,000 years, ravaging the world, and splitting apart the continents.(Prior to this, there was just one unbelievably large continent.)
Then one day, the leaders of these groups, weary of the endless war, split up, each traveling in different directions across the world, until each settling down and making a kingdom.
Those different groups have aesthetically and culturally evolved greatly to match their new environment, yet still all have their unique features like long pointed ears, unnaturally intense stares, and lack of body or facial hair...
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Orcs
"I've lived my life a fugitive of old, pointless hatreds... I refuse to let myself or my family live such a life for another day."~King Ingvarr
Orcs are sophisticated barbarian beast peoples of the northern steppes and highlands and are noted for their unshakeable courage in war and their unflinching endurance of pain and hardship.
In the past, orcs have been widely feared and hated by humans and elves(Who actually just got bored and wanted their old creations to rip eachothers throats out).
It is said that they have, several times in the past, attempted to unite as a people and build a nation for all orckind.
Yet, every time they have attempted, it was quickly ambushed and destroyed by united human and elven armies, and captured builders killed or imprisoned.
Niether species remembers exactly how it started. Some accounts say that an elf told a large human warband that some orc had kidnapped his daughter.
So the warband journeyed into the freezing highlands and, upon seeing a village of orcs from afar and being horrified by their 'savage, yet disturbingly human visage' as the historians put it, quickly rained down on the orcish village(which didn't have the girl).
They used... less-than-honorable tactics to slay the entire village, down to the last woman and child, then burned it to the ground and sowed the fields with salt, believing the orcs to be hideous demons.]Who's the real demons?
A single orcish mother escaped into the forest with her infant, to the village of the Bjorn Clan, and told them of what happened. The Bjorn Clan, shocked by the tale, and by the description of the humans, believed the humans to be demons, and launched a bloody attack on a nearby human village, and things quickly escalated out of control after that.
Orcish armorers are prized for their craftsmanship, and orc warriors in heavy armor are said to be among the finest front-line troops in Illivicia.
Despite recent peace treaties doing an admirable job at severely reducing the old hatreds orcs and humans have for one another, most humans still regard orc society as rough and cruel, but there is much to admire in their fierce tribal loyalties and generous equality of rank and respect among the sexes, and most orcs still view humans as arrogant and soulless.
However, since the signing of the Treaty of the Unjaag 50 years ago, the orcs have built for themselves a home kingdom, Orkheim(lit. means Orc-home), dedicated to all of orckind, and all other scorned, vilified peoples as long as they show themselves capable of honor, courage and mercy.
They have attempted to unite as a people under the banner of their proud, charismatic king, Ingvarr. However, many rebellious orc clans who did not accept Ingvarr's peace treaties now wander the land, sticking to the old nomadic bandit lifestyle that many orc tribes resorted to.
Also, many human and elven scholars claim that their original so-called 'vilifying' of the orcs was justified, saying that the old orcish tribes made livings raiding and ravaging the countryside.
The orcs rebuke this, claiming that, with a few exceptions, the old tribes maintained peaceful farming and hunting economies, and that the tales of 'big bad greenskins with spooky axes pillaging the land or whatever.' are nothing more than ridiculous and insulting exaggeration with no actual grounds. But it can't be known now...
Orcs have no written history, or writing system. Their history has been, for generations, passed on through the generations in the form of intricate tales, songs and (spoken)poems. As such, many humans still do not trust the orcs accounts of their ancestry, as they have no actual written history.
However Ingvarr has been considering having a written orcish alphabet made, something the majority of his councilors and advisors strongly advise against, believing that many orcs would fear it to be the first step towards losing their culture. The currency of Orkheim is called Steinns.
Orcs have a very distinct case of sexual dimorphism. Physically, orc males resemble, in the face, apes with piggish noses. They are, generally, noticably larger than humans. Unlike orcish females, who are known to be only slightly, almost unnoticably larger than human females( having dense, springy muscle fibers somewhat similar to elves), lack the apish or piggish faces, and infact, often be attractive by human standards, somewhat resembling green elves, to a degree.(I'm not sure about this part.)
Orcs(of both sexes) have sharp teeth, pointed ears, sharp features, and skin that generally ranges through various shades of green and greenish tint, but other than that they unquestionably resemble humans.
Elves
"Hehehahaha, I've been in my glory years since before your fathers' father was born. Do you really think you can stop me, little human?"~Prof. Veldrin
The elves are a species of graceful, frail, immortal humanoids, whose advanced kingdoms predate the earliest human kingdom by several thousand years.
Although elves, as with humans and other species, are all different and each their own to a degree, the culture of all subgroups is often arrogant, aloof, and horrifyingly ruthless.
Elven nations generally resemble text book example opressive aristocracies, the elven noble houses openly promote incest to 'keep the house bloodline pure'. Elves are well known(AKA: stereotyped) for having massive god complexes, and for not being able to get sick or anything in the first place.
Physiologically, elves superficially resemble humans, though they are generally taller, lithe of limb, and fit, with eerily luminescent eyes, sharp features, a genetic lack of body hair, and long, pointed ears.
While visually similar at a distance, it has been suggested that the most striking topical difference between humans and elves, besides their unique skin and hair colors, can be seen when the elves move, exhibiting an extremely graceful and intentional manner that is not exhibited in humans.
An elven body contains no fat and their muscle fibers are dense and springy to support their agility and grace, along with bones that are lighter(and weaker) than human bones (and without marrow).
The internal organs of an elf do not have any direct correlation to human organs, and display an aesthetic cleanliness and tidiness about them. The elven abdominal cavity contains bony plates that function as a secondary ribcage protecting the digestive and reproductive organs. However, there are no chemical enzymes or digestive fluids present in the elven "stomach".
Elven reproduction, besides depending on population(AKA higher pop. density=lower fertility, and elven nations rarely exceed 10000), is speculated to be progressive, so that the gamete delivery would occur in stages.
And the elven brain has an extreme density of cerebral matter with sorts of ganglia and the teeth are outgrowths of the skull, unlike human teeth which are separate from the skull fundamentally.
An elf has extremely advanced reaction skills compared to a human, their movements and reactions are almost too fast for human eyes to follow. An elven mind is said to process problems, emotions, and feeling in split seconds, much faster than a normal human.
Elves, being the direct children of the closest thing in the universe to God, have a unique 'plateau' aging effect. AKA As they grow older, their aging gradually slows, until they hit puberty between human years 26 and 42., and it slows to almost nothing.
Originally, thousands of years ago, there was only one race of elves, the Ust'Ussen(Elvish, tr. First Ones). They were said to have skin with the texture and color of polished gold. They were absurdly advanced and powerful, and held the entire universe by the throat.
(FUN FACT:Elves made Orcs, Trolls and Humans from apes to be slaves. The slaves escaped and made kingdoms and stuff. The elves were too cool to care, and in fact later turned the slaves against one another.)
They lived on the massive, mechanical flying continent of D'issan's Ssin, which is powered by steam and magic(AKA bound spirits). This continent is now home to only the High Elves.
But then, about 50,000 years ago, war broke out between several different factions that made up the old Ust'Ussen, the war lasted about 25,000 years, ravaging the world, and splitting apart the continents.(Prior to this, there was just one unbelievably large continent.)
Then one day, the leaders of these groups, weary of the endless war, split up, each traveling in different directions across the world, until each settling down and making a kingdom.
Those different groups have aesthetically and culturally evolved greatly to match their new environment, yet still all have their unique features like long pointed ears, unnaturally intense stares, and lack of body or facial hair...
====================================================================================================================
Orcs
"I've lived my life a fugitive of old, pointless hatreds... I refuse to let myself or my family live such a life for another day."~King Ingvarr
Orcs are sophisticated barbarian beast peoples of the northern steppes and highlands and are noted for their unshakeable courage in war and their unflinching endurance of pain and hardship.
In the past, orcs have been widely feared and hated by humans and elves(Who actually just got bored and wanted their old creations to rip eachothers throats out).
It is said that they have, several times in the past, attempted to unite as a people and build a nation for all orckind.
Yet, every time they have attempted, it was quickly ambushed and destroyed by united human and elven armies, and captured builders killed or imprisoned.
Niether species remembers exactly how it started. Some accounts say that an elf told a large human warband that some orc had kidnapped his daughter.
So the warband journeyed into the freezing highlands and, upon seeing a village of orcs from afar and being horrified by their 'savage, yet disturbingly human visage' as the historians put it, quickly rained down on the orcish village(which didn't have the girl).
They used... less-than-honorable tactics to slay the entire village, down to the last woman and child, then burned it to the ground and sowed the fields with salt, believing the orcs to be hideous demons.]Who's the real demons?
A single orcish mother escaped into the forest with her infant, to the village of the Bjorn Clan, and told them of what happened. The Bjorn Clan, shocked by the tale, and by the description of the humans, believed the humans to be demons, and launched a bloody attack on a nearby human village, and things quickly escalated out of control after that.
Orcish armorers are prized for their craftsmanship, and orc warriors in heavy armor are said to be among the finest front-line troops in Illivicia.
Despite recent peace treaties doing an admirable job at severely reducing the old hatreds orcs and humans have for one another, most humans still regard orc society as rough and cruel, but there is much to admire in their fierce tribal loyalties and generous equality of rank and respect among the sexes, and most orcs still view humans as arrogant and soulless.
However, since the signing of the Treaty of the Unjaag 50 years ago, the orcs have built for themselves a home kingdom, Orkheim(lit. means Orc-home), dedicated to all of orckind, and all other scorned, vilified peoples as long as they show themselves capable of honor, courage and mercy.
They have attempted to unite as a people under the banner of their proud, charismatic king, Ingvarr. However, many rebellious orc clans who did not accept Ingvarr's peace treaties now wander the land, sticking to the old nomadic bandit lifestyle that many orc tribes resorted to.
Also, many human and elven scholars claim that their original so-called 'vilifying' of the orcs was justified, saying that the old orcish tribes made livings raiding and ravaging the countryside.
The orcs rebuke this, claiming that, with a few exceptions, the old tribes maintained peaceful farming and hunting economies, and that the tales of 'big bad greenskins with spooky axes pillaging the land or whatever.' are nothing more than ridiculous and insulting exaggeration with no actual grounds. But it can't be known now...
Orcs have no written history, or writing system. Their history has been, for generations, passed on through the generations in the form of intricate tales, songs and (spoken)poems. As such, many humans still do not trust the orcs accounts of their ancestry, as they have no actual written history.
However Ingvarr has been considering having a written orcish alphabet made, something the majority of his councilors and advisors strongly advise against, believing that many orcs would fear it to be the first step towards losing their culture. The currency of Orkheim is called Steinns.
Orcs have a very distinct case of sexual dimorphism. Physically, orc males resemble, in the face, apes with piggish noses. They are, generally, noticably larger than humans. Unlike orcish females, who are known to be only slightly, almost unnoticably larger than human females( having dense, springy muscle fibers somewhat similar to elves), lack the apish or piggish faces, and infact, often be attractive by human standards, somewhat resembling green elves, to a degree.(I'm not sure about this part.)
Orcs(of both sexes) have sharp teeth, pointed ears, sharp features, and skin that generally ranges through various shades of green and greenish tint, but other than that they unquestionably resemble humans.
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