The World of Cheos
Long ago I created Cheos, a world for a Dungeons and Dragons game. It's a different take on the typical fantasy world. The mythical cratures are all half animal, half human. The monsters are all genetic nightmares. There is magic and science in this world.
I decided to put it online here for help building it into a real, breathing, dynamic world. I got the idea from the World of Korio blog for my teacher's anthology class.
Here's the deal. It is a shared world. Anybody can create within the guidelines I will post there. But I am the final arbiter of what is "real" on Cheos. Anybody can use the stuff from the world for thier games. I intend to write stories based on Cheos. If you post an idea on the blog, then you are accepting that it is OK for me to use it in a book. So if you are willing to help, let's create a world.
Here is the concept of the World of Cheos.
Millinea ago, there was a great war between wizard kings that destroyed the world. These wizards and thier minions created warriors by blending humans with animals. There were thousands of types of of these "blendings" but only a few have survived. The war devestated humanity, barely 20,000 true humans were left. Some of the blended races survived and eventually thrived. The rest could not sustain thier populations and died off. Thousands of years passed before the world healed itself from the destruction of the war. Now there are new civilizations and new wonders. All D&D realms have humans. In other D&D worlds humans are the most prolific of the races. That is not the case here. Since all the races are descended from humans they breed and die at the same rate (unless war, disease and famine take thier toll). The other races are all specific human-animal hybrids. There are Elves, Dwarves, Trolls, Ogres, Orcs, Goblins, Kobolds, Gnomes, Merfolk and Pixies. I am open to other races, but these are what I started with.
The Elves of Cheos
Elves are blends of humans and large cats. Tiger, Lions, Cheetah, Puma, Lynx, etc.
They are not long lived like in other worlds. They age just like men. They are more dexterous and get a +1 bonus to DEX. But they have less stamina so the get a -1. They are covered with a very fine fur, but the hair on their heads grows long like a human. Their coloration is similar to the cats of they were blended.
Here are a few general guidelines for Elves.
They live in matriarchal societies.
- They are hunters and value hunting skills above all.
- They have claws on their hands and feet.
- Elves tend to live in wooded or jungle areas.
- Elves are excellent warriors, but not particularly warlike.
- Elves value the concept of law highly and have developed very complex systems of laws and customs.
- Elves are clannish.
- Elves have powerful wizards but few clerics.Elven rogues are rare.
- Elves are arrogant.
- Elves are political intriguers.
- Elves are highly skilled artisans
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