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2011-02-27T07:45:05Z

174.51.44.36: /* Nidhogr */ Added link to Water Forest

2010-07-25T02:50:35Z

Nidhogr: Added link to Water Forest

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	===Nidhogr===		===Nidhogr===
	[[image:Nidhogr.png\|thumb]]		[[image:Nidhogr.png\|thumb]]
	There are many dangers found in the depths of a dwarven fortress. Cave-ins, explosive gas-pockets and the other dangers of working beneath a billion tons of pressing rock make a trip through the Water Forest look pleasant in comparison.		There are many dangers found in the depths of a dwarven fortress. Cave-ins, explosive gas-pockets and the other dangers of working beneath a billion tons of pressing rock make a trip through the [[Londerfell#Heloraen_Vosilea_.28The_Water_Forest.29\|Water Forest]] look pleasant in comparison.

	All of those dangers pale into nothing compared with the threat of an unleashed Nidhogr.		All of those dangers pale into nothing compared with the threat of an unleashed Nidhogr.

174.51.44.36: /* Nidhogr */ clarification

2010-02-07T06:41:21Z

Nidhogr: clarification

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	Dwarven religion tells this tale of the Nidhogr: "The Sun Within, Wotan, was a benevolent god that carved the Dwarves out of rock, taught them metallurgy and a writing system. The dwarves prospered beneath Everoc, establishing many large strongholds and cities. They crafted wondrous items, and their wealth was greater than all the surface civilizations could muster. But then, Valpurg (thought by some to be the draconian Belial) approached Wotan and asked him for the knowledge of the deep. Wotan, being kind, obliged, but Valpurg used the secret arts to forge the Nidhogr and the Wyrms, great beasts that invaded the deep halls and almost destroyed the Dwarven civilization. It took the might of Wotan, aided by mighty champions, to halt their advance, and in the process Wotan lost much of his former power and retreated into a sealed hall where he now rests, awaiting the time of the final battle."		Dwarven religion tells this tale of the Nidhogr: "The Sun Within, Wotan, was a benevolent god that carved the Dwarves out of rock, taught them metallurgy and a writing system. The dwarves prospered beneath Everoc, establishing many large strongholds and cities. They crafted wondrous items, and their wealth was greater than all the surface civilizations could muster. But then, Valpurg (thought by some to be the draconian Belial) approached Wotan and asked him for the knowledge of the deep. Wotan, being kind, obliged, but Valpurg used the secret arts to forge the Nidhogr and the Wyrms, great beasts that invaded the deep halls and almost destroyed the Dwarven civilization. It took the might of Wotan, aided by mighty champions, to halt their advance, and in the process Wotan lost much of his former power and retreated into a sealed hall where he now rests, awaiting the time of the final battle."

	~~What~~ is known ~~is that they~~ are creatures of incredible power and even greater savagery. Their origins are unknown, but due to common superstition are believed to be unleashed on any fortress that digs too deep. Some are found beneath the earth, others come out of the wilderness. Varied in shape they are united in their unquenchable thirst for blood, suffering and death.		This much is known, the Nidhogr are creatures of incredible power and even greater savagery. Their origins are unknown, but due to common superstition are believed to be unleashed on any fortress that digs too deep. Some are found beneath the earth, others come out of the wilderness. Varied in shape they are united in their unquenchable thirst for blood, suffering and death.

	One saga that is sung of the Nidhogr is that of the great champion Meng Kolmonom in the fortress that now bears his name.		One saga that is sung of the Nidhogr is that of the great champion Meng Kolmonom in the fortress that now bears his name.

174.51.44.36: /* The Gentry */ Repeated word

2009-12-03T07:52:10Z

The Gentry: Repeated word

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	==The Gentry==		==The Gentry==
	Historians and naturalists of Everoc have written volumes about the varied races, biomes, flora and fauna to be found there. None of them have written a word about its oldest, most powerful and influential inhabitants, if such a ~~word~~ is appropriate to beings who ignore concepts like time and space.		Historians and naturalists of Everoc have written volumes about the varied races, biomes, flora and fauna to be found there. None of them have written a word about its oldest, most powerful and influential inhabitants, if such a term is appropriate to beings who ignore concepts like time and space.

	The Gentry.		The Gentry.

24.9.179.139: /* History */ Inserted additional ambiguity into Doobie origins.

2009-11-22T06:30:21Z

History: Inserted additional ambiguity into Doobie origins.

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	The Gentry had their biggest effect on history when they made war with the Draconians. Eventually, they got bored and left, but this war was a significant contributor to the madness which lead to the downfall of the draconians, and also likely accounts for two races.		The Gentry had their biggest effect on history when they made war with the Draconians. Eventually, they got bored and left, but this war was a significant contributor to the madness which lead to the downfall of the draconians, and also likely accounts for two races.
	The Gentry made the Corgyn. The Corgyn don't seem to serve any purpose, besides following the Gentry's rules, but in the past they fought draconians.		The Gentry made the Corgyn. The Corgyn don't seem to serve any purpose, besides following the Gentry's rules, but in the past they fought draconians.
	The Gentry may have also created the Doobies. The ~~doobies certainly~~ originated from the war between the ~~gentry~~ and the Draconians, but the ~~doobies~~ could be created by either side, they could be ~~gentry~~ made flesh, or ~~they could be~~ the fourth elf clan. Or they could be something else entirely.		The Gentry may have also created the Doobies. The Doobies may have originated from the war between the Gentry and the Draconians (according to the rare naturalists who study such matters), but the Doobies could have been created by either side. Or they could be Gentry made flesh, or the fourth elf clan. Or they could be something else entirely.

	===Game Advice===		===Game Advice===

24.9.179.139: /* Bongo Bongo */ Grammar fixing.

2009-11-22T06:22:31Z

Bongo Bongo: Grammar fixing.

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	But in the dustiest of ancient necrotexts, and in the darkest rumours of the dwarves there is a tale of a new god, stitched together from the corpses of the Outsiders and animated by the darkest of goblin necromancy.		But in the dustiest of ancient necrotexts, and in the darkest rumours of the dwarves there is a tale of a new god, stitched together from the corpses of the Outsiders and animated by the darkest of goblin necromancy.

	Long ago in time ~~forgot~~, say some stories, the ancient necromancer lords searched to hard and ~~far~~ for ~~the~~ knowledge in the dark~~, and~~ woke the nameless horrors that sleep beyond the world. Those beings came and the gods had war with them, a fight for the survival of the world and all its past, present and future, for ~~they~~ outer gods would devour time itself. Yet those ancient necromancers were the ones who finally drove ~~them~~ back~~: for they~~ took the body of a fallen god, one of the Outsiders with his head and lower body crushed to naught and his hands sliced clean away. They woke his flesh again with the very power of their enemies. Thus risen was the Phantom Shadow Beast, Bongo Bongo, and deep below the earth he beat the rhythm that tied those ineffable horrors to time, forcing them to flee or else to age and die.		Long ago in a time now forgotten, say some stories, the ancient necromancer lords searched too hard and deep for knowledge in the dark. They woke the nameless horrors that sleep beyond the world. Those beings came and the gods had war with them, a fight for the survival of the world and all its past, present and future, for the outer gods would devour time itself. Yet those ancient necromancers were the ones who finally drove the Outsiders back. They took the body of a fallen god, one of the Outsiders with his head and lower body crushed to naught and his hands sliced clean away. They woke his flesh again with the very power of their enemies. Thus risen was the Phantom Shadow Beast, Bongo Bongo, and deep below the earth he beat the rhythm that tied those ineffable horrors to time, forcing them to flee or else to age and die.

	It is said when the people of the earth venture deep, beyond the clang of anvils and the echo of words in their halls, to the deepest, darkest silence of the uttermost depths, they may hear the distant rhythm that echoes up from beneath the world. The beat of Bongo Bongo.		It is said when the people of the earth venture deep, beyond the clang of anvils and the echo of words in their halls, to the deepest, darkest silence of the uttermost depths, they may hear the distant rhythm that echoes up from beneath the world. The beat of Bongo Bongo.

1d4chan>Cruxador: /* Nidhogr */ I can spell...

2009-06-12T00:26:07Z

Nidhogr: I can spell...

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	===Nidhogr===		===Nidhogr===
	[[image:~~Nidhodr~~.png\|thumb]]		[[image:Nidhogr.png\|thumb]]
	There are many dangers found in the depths of a dwarven fortress. Cave-ins, explosive gas-pockets and the other dangers of working beneath a billion tons of pressing rock make a trip through the Water Forest look pleasant in comparison.		There are many dangers found in the depths of a dwarven fortress. Cave-ins, explosive gas-pockets and the other dangers of working beneath a billion tons of pressing rock make a trip through the Water Forest look pleasant in comparison.

1d4chan>Cruxador: /* Nidhogr */

2009-06-12T00:23:28Z

Nidhogr

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	===Nidhogr===		===Nidhogr===
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	There are many dangers found in the depths of a dwarven fortress. Cave-ins, explosive gas-pockets and the other dangers of working beneath a billion tons of pressing rock make a trip through the Water Forest look pleasant in comparison.		There are many dangers found in the depths of a dwarven fortress. Cave-ins, explosive gas-pockets and the other dangers of working beneath a billion tons of pressing rock make a trip through the Water Forest look pleasant in comparison.

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	Digging too deep is a common phrase on Everoc. Roughly meaning foolish or reckless, it is what happens when one is blinded by the promise of great riches and neglects caution in its pursuit. A gambler betting too much at cards, a rake seducing the wife of a powerful noble or a merchant taking out huge loans to corner a market are all digging too deep.		Digging too deep is a common phrase on Everoc. Roughly meaning foolish or reckless, it is what happens when one is blinded by the promise of great riches and neglects caution in its pursuit. A gambler betting too much at cards, a rake seducing the wife of a powerful noble or a merchant taking out huge loans to corner a market are all digging too deep.

	Digging too deep has a darker meaning. Everoc is a peaceful, prosperous land, but those who ask too many questions or let their ~~curiousity~~ get the better of them often come to a bad end. Literally it means to go to deep into the earth, an activity that has lead to the greatest tragedies of the dwarves, a race to whom tragedy is as common as the noontime mittagbier.		Digging too deep has a darker meaning. Everoc is a peaceful, prosperous land, but those who ask too many questions or let their curiosity get the better of them often come to a bad end. Literally it means to go to deep into the earth, an activity that has lead to the greatest tragedies of the dwarves, a race to whom tragedy is as common as the noontime mittagbier.

	There are many things the inhabitants of Everoc do not talk about. Some say it is a habit of the taciturn dwarves, others that it is the influence of the superstitious corgyn. Those who dwell there know that to speak of a thing gives it power and attracts their attention.		There are many things the inhabitants of Everoc do not talk about. Some say it is a habit of the taciturn dwarves, others that it is the influence of the superstitious corgyn. Those who dwell there know that to speak of a thing gives it power and attracts their attention.
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	Outsiders know little of this period of dwarven history. Tales speak of epic battles against a multitude of foes, an increasingly erratic line of emperors (notably Mad Emperor Sankis I) and a plague of madness sweeping across the land affecting dwarves and wildlife alike.		Outsiders know little of this period of dwarven history. Tales speak of epic battles against a multitude of foes, an increasingly erratic line of emperors (notably Mad Emperor Sankis I) and a plague of madness sweeping across the land affecting dwarves and wildlife alike.

	Mighty dwarven expeditions were sent to recover the city from whatever befell it. The role of these armies is unclear, being variously described as reinforcements, rescue missions and a mining term describing the deliberate collapse of an unstable shaft to save the rest of the mine. Perhaps the closest equivalents are lance or sterilize. The fate of these armies is maddeningly vague and in some cases they simply ~~dissappear~~ and are never spoken of again.		Mighty dwarven expeditions were sent to recover the city from whatever befell it. The role of these armies is unclear, being variously described as reinforcements, rescue missions and a mining term describing the deliberate collapse of an unstable shaft to save the rest of the mine. Perhaps the closest equivalents are lance or sterilize. The fate of these armies is maddeningly vague and in some cases they simply disappear and are never spoken of again.

	Tales of Koganusan grew increasingly wilder as the years passed. Most of these are so grotesque they can only be propaganda, spread by the Dwarven Lordships to discredit the previous Imperial Era. The eventual fate of Koganusan is recorded since the dwarves record everything. However that knowledge is locked away in the deepest of vaults, accessible to few dwarves and no outsiders. Suffice to say that the dwarves will neither speak of it or reveal the location of the fortress. This has not stopped adventurers from seeking it out, hoping to reclaim the treasures said to lay within. If any have found it, none have spoken of it.		Tales of Koganusan grew increasingly wilder as the years passed. Most of these are so grotesque they can only be propaganda, spread by the Dwarven Lordships to discredit the previous Imperial Era. The eventual fate of Koganusan is recorded since the dwarves record everything. However that knowledge is locked away in the deepest of vaults, accessible to few dwarves and no outsiders. Suffice to say that the dwarves will neither speak of it or reveal the location of the fortress. This has not stopped adventurers from seeking it out, hoping to reclaim the treasures said to lay within. If any have found it, none have spoken of it.
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	One saga that is sung of the Nidhogr is that of the great champion Meng Kolmonom in the fortress that now bears his name.		One saga that is sung of the Nidhogr is that of the great champion Meng Kolmonom in the fortress that now bears his name.

	As the saga tells it, Kolmonom dug too deep and trembled in fear. Soon their fears were realized as a great wyrm dubbed Slöl Sluxlol appeared on the frontier. Slöl moved slowly to increase the dread its presence created, batting aside all forces sent against it. The defenses of the fortress were ripped apart like ~~paper~~ mache and the dread beast roared in contempt as it entered the great hall.		As the saga tells it, Kolmonom dug too deep and trembled in fear. Soon their fears were realized as a great wyrm dubbed Slöl Sluxlol appeared on the frontier. Slöl moved slowly to increase the dread its presence created, batting aside all forces sent against it. The defenses of the fortress were ripped apart like papier-mache and the dread beast roared in contempt as it entered the great hall.

	But then arose a champion, Meng Kolmonom. Taunting the dread wyrm he and a few brave companions lured the creature deep into the foundations of the fortress. Leading his men he fought the beast until the rest of the fort diverted an underground river into the caverns below. Even as the foundations of the great dwarven city were swept away by the flood, causing widespread devastation, Kolmonom and his band held back Slöl. Until finally in a great crash they were trapped beneath the onrushing black waters.		But then arose a champion, Meng Kolmonom. Taunting the dread wyrm he and a few brave companions lured the creature deep into the foundations of the fortress. Leading his men he fought the beast until the rest of the fort diverted an underground river into the caverns below. Even as the foundations of the great dwarven city were swept away by the flood, causing widespread devastation, Kolmonom and his band held back Slöl. Until finally in a great crash they were trapped beneath the onrushing black waters.
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	Roughly 800 years ago, the goblin homeland was destroyed. Legends of the time speak of a great battle in the heavens between the gods and invaders from a dark place, outside of reality. These legends are dismissed as primitive superstition by all but the goblins, who insist they made a great sacrifice to save the world and the elves who refuse to speak of that era.		Roughly 800 years ago, the goblin homeland was destroyed. Legends of the time speak of a great battle in the heavens between the gods and invaders from a dark place, outside of reality. These legends are dismissed as primitive superstition by all but the goblins, who insist they made a great sacrifice to save the world and the elves who refuse to speak of that era.

	But in the dustiest of ancient necrotexts, and in the darkest ~~rumours~~ of the dwarves there is a tale of a new god, stitched together from the corpses of the Outsiders and animated by the darkest of goblin necromancy.		But in the dustiest of ancient necrotexts, and in the darkest rumors of the dwarves there is a tale of a new god, stitched together from the corpses of the Outsiders and animated by the darkest of goblin necromancy.

	Long ago in a time now forgotten, say some stories, the ancient necromancer lords searched too hard and deep for knowledge in the dark. They woke the nameless horrors that sleep beyond the world. Those beings came and the gods had war with them, a fight for the survival of the world and all its past, present and future, for the outer gods would devour time itself. Yet those ancient necromancers were the ones who finally drove the Outsiders back. They took the body of a fallen god, one of the Outsiders with his head and lower body crushed to naught and his hands sliced clean away. They woke his flesh again with the very power of their enemies. Thus risen was the Phantom Shadow Beast, Bongo Bongo, and deep below the earth he beat the rhythm that tied those ineffable horrors to time, forcing them to flee or else to age and die.		Long ago in a time now forgotten, say some stories, the ancient necromancer lords searched too hard and deep for knowledge in the dark. They woke the nameless horrors that sleep beyond the world. Those beings came and the gods had war with them, a fight for the survival of the world and all its past, present and future, for the outer gods would devour time itself. Yet those ancient necromancers were the ones who finally drove the Outsiders back. They took the body of a fallen god, one of the Outsiders with his head and lower body crushed to naught and his hands sliced clean away. They woke his flesh again with the very power of their enemies. Thus risen was the Phantom Shadow Beast, Bongo Bongo, and deep below the earth he beat the rhythm that tied those ineffable horrors to time, forcing them to flee or else to age and die.
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	Except in Everoc, their homeland. Dwarves already live under conditions of unspeakable stress. Tight confines, back-breaking labor in confined, lightless conditions and the constant danger of cave-ins or explosive gas. That's nothing. The dwarves can handle that.		Except in Everoc, their homeland. Dwarves already live under conditions of unspeakable stress. Tight confines, back-breaking labor in confined, lightless conditions and the constant danger of cave-ins or explosive gas. That's nothing. The dwarves can handle that.

	But in Everoc dwarves can crack. They drink more alcohol, they obsess over work more, they are gruffer and more abrasive. Moodiness, ~~withdrawawl~~, suicide and outbursts of berserk frenzy are constant plagues. In terrible cases these emotional disturbances can spiral out of control, and more than one fortress has fallen to insanity and murder spreading like wildfire.		But in Everoc dwarves can crack. They drink more alcohol, they obsess over work more, they are gruffer and more abrasive. Moodiness, withdrawal, suicide and outbursts of berserk frenzy are constant plagues. In terrible cases these emotional disturbances can spiral out of control, and more than one fortress has fallen to insanity and murder spreading like wildfire.

	It is a subject the dwarves prefer not to discuss, saying only that the unfortunate individual or fortress lacked iron. Iron in this case is not a metaphor, but the actual chemical element with atomic number 26.		It is a subject the dwarves prefer not to discuss, saying only that the unfortunate individual or fortress lacked iron. Iron in this case is not a metaphor, but the actual chemical element with atomic number 26.