Board Thread:Random RP/@comment-26210095-20151206150907/@comment-26444332-20151209041411

Here's the history of this world:

"Come in, come in. It's cold outside. Care to listen? We were about to start."

"Long ago, far before the time in which we find ourselves, there were three realms of the world, the land divided between them. The coasts and great eastern forests belonged to the Elves, immortal, wisest and fairest of the races. The southern plains belonged to the races of Men, and the far northern mountains to the Dwarves. And in the centre of the continent was a great inland sea, and on that sea was an isle with a great mountain peak upon it. Barad Hithren it was called by the Elves, the Grey Tower, for the slopes were bare stone and snow lay upon the misty peak. A single tower had been founded upon that hallowed peak, of marble, Mithril the lost metal, silver, adamant, and the stone of the Elves that seems almost to glow in the moonlight. That tower was called Tirimbrithla in the ancient tongues that none can remember, the Tower of Pearl. And in those days there was peace. The Elves walked freely, and Dwarves still showed the ways to their hidden halls. Men were at peace then."

"What's that? You've heard this before? Well, I daresay you won't have heard the next bit."

"But the peace in those days was shattered, and a bloody sun rose each day and a stricken moon rose each night. For a great army calling themselves the Bloodlords came over the sea from the East, and fell upon the Elves like wolves among sheep. The elder kindred scattered, some resisting with their slender bows, and later with finely forged arms and armor, the likes of which is not in this world today. The Dwarves withstood the sieges upon their cities, and the mountains were painted red with the light of the setting sun as they fought hard against the intruders. Against men the Bloodlords also came, and destroyed much of their peoples and drove them almost into the western Sea. As the last Men fought desperately against the Bloodlords, unarmed but with timber axes and unarmoured but for leather workclothes, the Elves and Dwarves came. The Dwarves were a hardy people, and had fought off the Bloodlords and driven them to the western shores where even now they fought and died. The Elves had suffered, some scattering to the four corners of the world, some gathering and fighting. Against the Bloodlords that day stood the Snow Elves, Grey Elves, and Avari, the Wood-elves and Sand Elves scattering and the lost Shore Elves all but annihilated. Together, arming the races of Men and training them for war they drove the Bloodlords to the southeast, where finally with great strife they were cast down. From their legacy sprung the Blood Kingdom, who are the descendants of them; the Kor, not close descendants but kin; and the Skrab, who have also descended closely. Those three races have been isolationist for many years, building their strength, biding their time. The Bloodlords themselves fled, their only remaining hope for conquest in the wombs of the women left behind. But the Bloodlords themselves are immortal, like the Elves, and are said to have fielded armies beyond count of twisted creatures. The Elves call them yrch, and we name them Orcs to our children in the fairy tales we spin."

"What? You want to know what they looked like? Alright."

"The Bloodlords took many forms, some horrendous, some fair. Most fought in the guise of golden-eyed Grey Elves with dark hair and pale skin, and many had that form at all times. But the Elves speak of more powerful Bloodlords than they, with skin like molten ash and cloaks like shadow. Winged they were, though none saw them fly, and whips of fire and fell weapons of black steel they had. Those were the hardest to defeat, it is told. Only the Elves could defeat them, and even they died in the attempt. They were banished back to their dark realm across the eastern Sea, never to return. But as I said before, their descendants remain..."

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Descriptions of the people of the Everwhite Forests:

Grey Elves - White or pale blonde hair, pale skin, grey or icy blue eyes. They wear grey robes often and are excellent archers, though their skills lie mostly with stealth. They were the hardest hit during the war mentioned above, and never really recovered. However, they are the strongest(with an equal in the Blood Kingdom) in magic and the most diverse in it(unlike the Blood Kingdom, the Grey Elves can bend most every element to their will, and they have more spellweavers than any other race).

Wood-elves - Brown or raven hair, tan skin, brown or green eyes. They wear brown, green, or red robes often and are the best archers among the Everwhite Forests(the Avari could give them a run for their money), and proud of it. They scattered during the aforementioned war, but some fought alongside their kindred. They are relatively skilled in magic, though it is mostly physical enhancement.

Snow Elves - White, platinum, or grey hair, very pale skin, colorless or dark blue eyes. They were white and silver robes often, and are the best meleé warriors among all the Elves as well as the best smiths. They were the first to fight among the peoples of the continent, and the first to make arms and armor. They passed the original teaching of weapon-smithing to the Dwarves, who soon outstripped their teachers. They are relatively unskilled in magic, and have all but lost the secret art of forging enchantments into weapons and armor. Those few pieces that remain from the Elder Days are rare and treasured.