The Ancient Ones
D R A G O N S
These are the most powerful race in existence, or as some say, lore and folk tales. In this world, there are many differences between your normal fantasy dragons and these ones. Allow me to elaborate:
In this world, they are more ethereal and mythical in appearances. Often having free-flowing wings, lighter-colored scales, and can be elemental in form and DNA. Such as one of the oldest dragons, Xthdandar, he was made of crystalline scales, horns, and talons and fangs. Dragons are seen as the old Gods of this world and only some still believe in them, as according to history they went extinct thousands of years ago.
Then there are their children, which are known as Wyverns. In this world, they are still reptilian creatures (cold-blooded, scales), their scales especially being very tough, almost like steel can be in an array of different colors, but primarily black, which their frills and webbings, and scale highlights being avariety of colors. But unlike most, they only have two legs (like the ones in Game of Thrones), because they have no sort of magic to them, and they do not breathe fire. They are basically just flying lizards.
They live down in the south, near Atlum, and the people there often use them as mounts. They have strong horns, talons and teeth for attacks, and often can fly long distances without tiring, making them one of the best mounts for them, however few and far between there are.
G I A N T S
They are the oldest of the clans of O're, and are some of the most elusive kind, in spite of their size. They are sought out by only the bravest of men, as Giants are seen as Gods, as they are the oldest beings. And are also feared by many, not just due to their massive size, ranging in anywhere from 10 to 30 feet, to even 100 or more, depending on the breed and lineage of the giant itself. They are said to be the wisest and most spiritually intuned beings, but they are also just as fearsome in battle. Some people still believe in the, but they haven't been seen long before the Dragons left this world, often only being seen in textbooks or remnants of whatever ones fell in battle.
L E V I A T H A N S / S E A S E R P A N T S
They are of the most feared monsters in all of O're, for not only their size which can be as long as 300 feet, or as small as 50 feet, or their hideous and terrifying appearance. They are sought after by treasure hunters and risk-takers, for their scales, fangs, and even possibly obtained organs bring in much money. It is advised to never enter one's domain, is one never returns from their doomed voyage at sea.
Their most recently sighted area is in the Southern Isles Sea, south of Atlum.
S P I R I T S
Spirits are strange and powerful extradimensional beings. They have great powers, and each breed of spirits reflects some sort of natural element. Spirits originated from the Ethereal Realm, a plane of reality where the living beings reflected the world itself. During the Old Age, one of the Predecessors found a way to "fuse" the Ethereal Realm and the Material Realm (O're) together, allowing passage from one to the other. The Djinn, the beings whose structures and forms most resembled the O'reans, escaped from there into O're.
Now, spirits are able to travel to O're through certain gates, and those who die on the Material Realm have their spirits sent to the Ethereal Realm. There are many different breeds of spirits, but most are classified in two ways: Souls and Elementals.
Souls are the spirits of the dead. At least, the dead from O're. Spirits don't die, exactly - at least not in a way we'd necessarily define as death. In any case, due to the Predecessors' meddling, all who die go to the Ethereal Realm. There is no differentiating from good or evil. There is no Heaven or Hell. It is all just one place. The spirits of the dead can just wander around, until either a necromancer raises them from the dead (something that is normally frowned upon by the church), or until the nature of the Ethereal Realm eventually forms them into an elemental.
Then there are the Elementals. Elementals are/were the natives of the Ethereal Realm. They come in many varieties. You can't say one ice elemental is just like another - that would be like saying one native of O're is just like the other. Just like humans, elementals come in all shapes and sizes, and each reflects their element in their own special way. Some elementals choose to be human-like. They gain a humanoid appearance, can talk, eat, and sleep. They laugh, cry, and fall in love. They basically mimic humanity in a way, along with their element.
Others choose their more natural form - great clumps of energy and material, with some features a O'rean might recognize (i.e. a mouth, an eye, legs and arms, etc.) They often don't speak, or do many things mortals do. Fire Elemental, Earth and Water Eelemental, Pure Energy Elemental. The Church and its members mistook the elementals for demons, and now many who carry their blood are cast out of society or hunted by zealous "demon hunters". However, as mentioned, elementals (or other spirits) can't die. They can be contained or imprisoned, but as long as their attuned element still is active on O're, they will live.
Xaharian The Grey
He was believed to be the First of all the Lycans, and is reveared as a God among them. The story behind him, was that he was among the Ancient Ones, or as people now refer to them as The Old Gods. He was supposedly feared among any living being, and that he could swallow a whole continent with one gulp if he so desired. The descendants that came after him are what are now called Lycans, and as such, they are seen as a superior race as they were born of a god, or at least it's what they claim.
It is rumored that he left the Material Realm after he created what would later be the Lycan clans, seeing as he had enough of the mortal world. But no one really knows for sure what happened to a wolf that was supposedly large enough to swallow entire land masses whole.
D R A G O N S
These are the most powerful race in existence, or as some say, lore and folk tales. In this world, there are many differences between your normal fantasy dragons and these ones. Allow me to elaborate:
In this world, they are more ethereal and mythical in appearances. Often having free-flowing wings, lighter-colored scales, and can be elemental in form and DNA. Such as one of the oldest dragons, Xthdandar, he was made of crystalline scales, horns, and talons and fangs. Dragons are seen as the old Gods of this world and only some still believe in them, as according to history they went extinct thousands of years ago.
Then there are their children, which are known as Wyverns. In this world, they are still reptilian creatures (cold-blooded, scales), their scales especially being very tough, almost like steel can be in an array of different colors, but primarily black, which their frills and webbings, and scale highlights being avariety of colors. But unlike most, they only have two legs (like the ones in Game of Thrones), because they have no sort of magic to them, and they do not breathe fire. They are basically just flying lizards.
They live down in the south, near Atlum, and the people there often use them as mounts. They have strong horns, talons and teeth for attacks, and often can fly long distances without tiring, making them one of the best mounts for them, however few and far between there are.
G I A N T S
They are the oldest of the clans of O're, and are some of the most elusive kind, in spite of their size. They are sought out by only the bravest of men, as Giants are seen as Gods, as they are the oldest beings. And are also feared by many, not just due to their massive size, ranging in anywhere from 10 to 30 feet, to even 100 or more, depending on the breed and lineage of the giant itself. They are said to be the wisest and most spiritually intuned beings, but they are also just as fearsome in battle. Some people still believe in the, but they haven't been seen long before the Dragons left this world, often only being seen in textbooks or remnants of whatever ones fell in battle.
L E V I A T H A N S / S E A S E R P A N T S
They are of the most feared monsters in all of O're, for not only their size which can be as long as 300 feet, or as small as 50 feet, or their hideous and terrifying appearance. They are sought after by treasure hunters and risk-takers, for their scales, fangs, and even possibly obtained organs bring in much money. It is advised to never enter one's domain, is one never returns from their doomed voyage at sea.
Their most recently sighted area is in the Southern Isles Sea, south of Atlum.
S P I R I T S
Spirits are strange and powerful extradimensional beings. They have great powers, and each breed of spirits reflects some sort of natural element. Spirits originated from the Ethereal Realm, a plane of reality where the living beings reflected the world itself. During the Old Age, one of the Predecessors found a way to "fuse" the Ethereal Realm and the Material Realm (O're) together, allowing passage from one to the other. The Djinn, the beings whose structures and forms most resembled the O'reans, escaped from there into O're.
Now, spirits are able to travel to O're through certain gates, and those who die on the Material Realm have their spirits sent to the Ethereal Realm. There are many different breeds of spirits, but most are classified in two ways: Souls and Elementals.
Souls are the spirits of the dead. At least, the dead from O're. Spirits don't die, exactly - at least not in a way we'd necessarily define as death. In any case, due to the Predecessors' meddling, all who die go to the Ethereal Realm. There is no differentiating from good or evil. There is no Heaven or Hell. It is all just one place. The spirits of the dead can just wander around, until either a necromancer raises them from the dead (something that is normally frowned upon by the church), or until the nature of the Ethereal Realm eventually forms them into an elemental.
Then there are the Elementals. Elementals are/were the natives of the Ethereal Realm. They come in many varieties. You can't say one ice elemental is just like another - that would be like saying one native of O're is just like the other. Just like humans, elementals come in all shapes and sizes, and each reflects their element in their own special way. Some elementals choose to be human-like. They gain a humanoid appearance, can talk, eat, and sleep. They laugh, cry, and fall in love. They basically mimic humanity in a way, along with their element.
Others choose their more natural form - great clumps of energy and material, with some features a O'rean might recognize (i.e. a mouth, an eye, legs and arms, etc.) They often don't speak, or do many things mortals do. Fire Elemental, Earth and Water Eelemental, Pure Energy Elemental. The Church and its members mistook the elementals for demons, and now many who carry their blood are cast out of society or hunted by zealous "demon hunters". However, as mentioned, elementals (or other spirits) can't die. They can be contained or imprisoned, but as long as their attuned element still is active on O're, they will live.
Xaharian The Grey
He was believed to be the First of all the Lycans, and is reveared as a God among them. The story behind him, was that he was among the Ancient Ones, or as people now refer to them as The Old Gods. He was supposedly feared among any living being, and that he could swallow a whole continent with one gulp if he so desired. The descendants that came after him are what are now called Lycans, and as such, they are seen as a superior race as they were born of a god, or at least it's what they claim.
It is rumored that he left the Material Realm after he created what would later be the Lycan clans, seeing as he had enough of the mortal world. But no one really knows for sure what happened to a wolf that was supposedly large enough to swallow entire land masses whole.
