Fight! Ahem, ok, this is a pretty intensely involved round. I am to distinguish the main characters of the book and create a one-page sort of bio for each of them. I am compiling a dossier of main characters, if you will. So, first comes identifying the main characters from the rest of the “chaff.” …
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Well, since I’ve gotten the general descriptions for all of the major Dhogem territories in The Deeps, next up in that vein would be the minor territories, and then some zoomed in looks at specifics within the territories. However, before we get into all that, I want to give some background information on one of …
A huge, underground river flows just east of the barren tunnels at the edge of the Serpent’s Vaults, and a mighty keep rules this river, serving as massive dam, castle, and center of irrigation all at once. The Dhogem that live in this region are an odd juxtaposition — both simple-minded and cosmopolitan at once. …
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Beneath the dense granite mountains that rise out of the white sands of Ticonderos’ western shores hide an abundance of labyrinthine tunnels filled with gemstones and valuable ores. The Dhogem who dwell in these vaults are the most “human-like” in their culture, using their abundant material wealth for technological advancement, for trade, and for carving …
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I realized last night that, before I begin to delve too deeply into the socio-political landscape of both the over and under worlds of Ticonderos, I had better get a more concrete grasp of what magic exists in the setting and how each of them works. Being a “classic fantasy” setting with some twists, and …
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