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The Magnan
03-24-2011, 04:29 PM
Sycane, the Wasteland

Sycane earned its name, because the oldest people in Sycane are the Sycanese, otherwise known as the Mechanists. They originally occupied the Sycane Plains which was once a habitat for all manner of creatures. The Sycanese built the Mechanist City (Sycansinium) in the desert which is now known as the Badlands. Historically the Sycanese people famously built many keeps and defenses underground. These defenses consisted of cogs, gears, springs which powered traps and sometimes weaponry. The Sycanese soon paid the price for experimenting with the Arcane magic. In under a century the life drained out of Sycane. The Badlands became inhospitable, the Sycanese Emperor however, remained firm, whilst some of his people fled west and later occupied the Dregen Mountains.

It was around this time that Vanchar was founded by a group of humans had finally found a source of life. The Nivern River. The Varcharian people later built cities such as Elangor and Vectad. The army you could say vaguely seemed like the roman forces of our world. Disciplined, formiddable, and with unbreakable resolve. When Vanchar extended its borders the first other civilisation it found was Baltirek. Barbarians who had captured somehow, an ancient city. The Baltirese and Syria lived in relative harmony with eachother, and it was until the rise of Magna would they start to want power. The Road to war is long, but it has an end.

Another ancient city emerged from the dirt or rather hiberation. The lizard people Y'tan Grul, had lizard bodies, which were incredibly thick, they had retractable claws, wings, and even tendrils, on their arms they had strange curved gauntlets which were capable of slicing through flesh. Their weapons were unusual, in that some were made of stone, and others unknown steels.

The Magnan Divide, happened when Syen Grunth of the Magnan Empire was overthrown. About a year later, the Magnan Magnallion had estabilished himself as ruler, and had gradually marched on the Nivern River. His forces had also been dealt a blow by the Sycanese. The Y'tan who lived in the middle of the Wasteland, had built up a force, and its city which rested inside the hills became almost impervious. The Y'tan had also begun expanding a little, and unfortunately for the Blood Burners they would be annihilated by this invisible beast of an enemy.

The Black Dragon loyal were occupants of the Dragnin, living in exile had left them little but no choice in the matter. They first goal was to trade with those on the Dregen Mountains. The Black Dragon Legions had out of this built an alliance. Of course it had allies in Vanchar but knowing the Sycanese were willing to help made things easier for Magniek.

This my failed attempt at making a map
Note: Baltirek is the small empire into between Y'tan Grul and the Badlands
http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h454/The_Magnan_19/Basicmap.jpg?t=1301215052

I will add maps for each empire to makes things easier these will be in the post below under Empires name.

The Magnan
03-25-2011, 06:24 PM
The Sycanese

Name: Sycanese
Lived in Sycane: over 1000 years maybe longer
Cities: Sycansium, Darkglade Mechanist, Vavren
Territory: Badlands -

The Badlands is what splits Eastern Sycane from Western Sycane, and is the dead land of Sycane. Yet Bregen still believes the Badlands can be rebuilt. Many well known places in the Badland include the Darkglade Mechanist, which is an underground city with an unbreakable lock for an entrance.

Borders: Firetop Mountains and Dregen Mountains

Appearance: Normally appear tall, many are well built, and many men wear their hair long. They also had distinctive ears which appear elvish. In rare cases some Sycanese have appeared green, despite having yellowy skin.

Weaponry: Snake Sword, and the Mechanist.

Characters:
Bregen
Isen
T'hell
Granthen

Npc:
Sycanese soldiers


The Magnans
Name: Magna
Lived in Sycane: Estimated 340 years
Cities:

Magnan Empire- Firann, Ugatator, Tavre, Taxillion

Black Dragon - Dragnin, Karai, Drezemia

Territory: Firetop Mountains
The eastside of the mountains is the Badlands, and too the south is the Wasteland, and Syria. The Mountains have forts on all sides, and massive stone walls blocking many flanking positions.

Dragnin
The city was built during the rule of Syen Grunth, and now after his downfall the Legion occupies the city and surrounding villages.

Borders:
Badlands, Wasteland

Appearance: Human in appearance, but due to the fiery abilities they possess the body can sometimes appear blotted or singed.

Weapons: Bound Swords/Axes/Hammers forged in the Wasteland itself, Crossbows

Characters:
Black Dragon Legion

Magnan Empire
Blood Burners


The Baltirese
Name: Baltirese
Lived in Sycane: Estimated 400 years
Cities:
Baltirek

Bighorn

Nejin

Territory:

Vrax Forest is directly on the border of Baltirek, and is west of the J'tan Grul Caverns. The Tallon river flows directly around Baltirek.

Borders:
Vrax Forest

Appearance: The males are barbarian in appearance, and many have a lot of facial hair, they also have large noses. The females tend to have blonde plaited hair and at times dye it red.
Weapons: Blunt Swords, Stone Hammers

Characters:



Y'tan Grul

Name: Y'tan Grul (The Flies)
Lived in Sycane: Estimated 1500 years
Cities: The Bragdar Keep

Territory:

Located in the middle of Eastern Sycane, their territory is somewhat erratic and not marked exactly.
Borders:

Unknown

Appearance: They are normally twice the size of a regular human and lizard like, and have thick black scaly skin but with the their strange armour on the Flies become almost unstoppable which is why armies do they best to avoid them. Their heads are portrudied due to the strange helmets they where. They have large wings, sharp curved tendrils, and retractable claws. They weapons are mostly curved arcane swords.

Characters:


Vanchar
Name: Vanchar
Lived in Sycane: Estimated 340 years
Cities:

Ravren
Daksu
Asden

Territory:
Nivern River



The Gods of Sycane
Pantheon of Light
King, Ilumos
God of Life, Bloodsore Tallon


Pantheon of Shadow
King,Darkrayne
Patron of the Black Dragon, Corgraven
Goddess of the Dead, Preda Lore

Enchantments and Items located in Sycane, most likely left by the gods or some other supernatural being.
Eye of Tallon - A conduit
The Path - A sorcerious path which allows more or less fast travel between the realms, can only be used by sorcerors. Each path is unique.