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	Races therefore are mostly about biology while history, religion, mentality and such are dictated by the culture.		Races therefore are mostly about biology while history, religion, mentality and such are dictated by the culture.

	*'''[[Humans]]:''' Human races are the Middlelanders (Caucasians), Tulamids (~~Arabians~~), Thorwals (Vikings), Nivese (~~Mongols~~), Moha (Native Americans), Utulu (Africans) and a few more. Among the biggest cultures are the Middleland (central Europe, high middle ages), the Horas-Empire (Italy/France, full renaissance), Al’Alfa (Spain in colonial times with a good measure of ancient Rome), the Tulamid City States (ancient Egypt / 1001 nights / Persia), the Novadis (desert dwelling one-true-god worshipping zealots), the Bornland (Tsaristic Russia minus the Tsar), and a lot more smaller ones.		*'''[[Humans]]:''' Human races are the Middlelanders (Caucasians), Tulamids (Arabs), Thorwals (Vikings), Nivese (Sámi), Moha (Native Americans), Utulu (Africans) and a few more. Among the biggest cultures are the Middleland (central Europe, high middle ages), the Horas-Empire (Italy/France, full renaissance), Al’Alfa (Spain in colonial times with a good measure of ancient Rome), the Tulamid City States (ancient Egypt / 1001 nights / Persia), the Novadis (desert dwelling one-true-god worshipping zealots), the Bornland (Tsaristic Russia minus the Tsar), and a lot more smaller ones.
	*'''[[Elves]]:''' Physically, elves are mostly as Tolkien wrote them: beautiful, ageless and magic. Culturally they live as hunter-gatherers, but help themselves a lot with their innate magic. Turning themselves invisible for the hunt, magically making plants produce ripe fruit or literally singing pure metal out of the ground and shaping it - for elves magic is part of their everyday life. This leaves them with lots of time for music, art or storytelling. Elves are divided into different peoples after the fall of their race (sound familiar?). A few thousand years ago, the high elves ruled the continent with advanced magic and science. After a series of bad decisions (allied with an over-ambitious dragon-god, pissing of their own gods, trying to become gods themselves, falling for the tricks of The Nameless One) they all went extinct. Now we are left with three branches of the tree:		*'''[[Elves]]:''' Physically, elves are mostly as Tolkien wrote them: beautiful, ageless and magic. Culturally they live as hunter-gatherers, but help themselves a lot with their innate magic. Turning themselves invisible for the hunt, magically making plants produce ripe fruit or literally singing pure metal out of the ground and shaping it - for elves magic is part of their everyday life. This leaves them with lots of time for music, art or storytelling. Elves are divided into different peoples after the fall of their race (sound familiar?). A few thousand years ago, the high elves ruled the continent with advanced magic and science. After a series of bad decisions (allied with an over-ambitious dragon-god, pissing of their own gods, trying to become gods themselves, falling for the tricks of The Nameless One) they all went extinct. Now we are left with three branches of the tree:
	**'''Wood Elves:''' Direct descendants of the light elves who first arrived in our reality from The Light. While other elves went off, explored, advanced and later became the high elves, the wood elves already back then cut ties with their cousins. By living traditionally and staying in their old forests close to The Dream, they avoided the bad things that happened. Never rose, therefore never fell. Wood elves prefer to live their lives as they have always done, isolating themselves from the rest of the world. Even other elves are accepted, but rarely welcomed with open arms. Would-be intruders usually find themselves a few days later outside the forest again with no memory of how they got there or what happened. Except if they were aggressive, then they never return. Tree houses, talk to animals, control plants, collectively dream to alter reality.		**'''Wood Elves:''' Direct descendants of the light elves who first arrived in our reality from The Light. While other elves went off, explored, advanced and later became the high elves, the wood elves already back then cut ties with their cousins. By living traditionally and staying in their old forests close to The Dream, they avoided the bad things that happened. Never rose, therefore never fell. Wood elves prefer to live their lives as they have always done, isolating themselves from the rest of the world. Even other elves are accepted, but rarely welcomed with open arms. Would-be intruders usually find themselves a few days later outside the forest again with no memory of how they got there or what happened. Except if they were aggressive, then they never return. Tree houses, talk to animals, control plants, collectively dream to alter reality.

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	In TDE, there are many different traditions of practitioners, everyone with their own view of magic and their own way of shaping astral energies:<br>		In TDE, there are many different traditions of practitioners, everyone with their own view of magic and their own way of shaping astral energies:<br>

	'''Witches''' see magic as a gift from their patron goddess Satuaria and as an extension of their emotions. If a spell fits to their emotional state (casting a love spell on somebody they are attracted to), they are easier to perform. Conversely, if they cast against their feelings (healing an enemy) it gets more difficult. Uniquely, witches can cast powerful ritual-curses and share their soul with a familiar.<br>		*'''Witches''' see magic as a gift from their patron goddess Satuaria and as an extension of their emotions. If a spell fits to their emotional state (casting a love spell on somebody they are attracted to), they are easier to perform. Conversely, if they cast against their feelings (healing an enemy) it gets more difficult. Uniquely, witches can cast powerful ritual-curses and share their soul with a familiar.<br>
			*'''Druids''' see themselves as priests of the dead ur-giant Sumu, the living earth, and magic as the last remains of her life flowing through the world. Druids shape magic by pure force of will, literally commanding reality to change according to their needs. Their mental discipline allows them to supercharge spells to punch through magic resistance and their perfect memory makes them very good at learning and improving their skills. Druidic rituals center around voodoo-doll-like long-range domination and communing with nature.<br>
	'''Druids''' see themselves as priests of the dead ur-giant Sumu, the living earth, and magic as the last remains of her life flowing through the world. Druids shape magic by pure force of will, literally commanding reality to change according to their needs. Their mental discipline allows them to supercharge spells to punch through magic resistance and their perfect memory makes them very good at learning and improving their skills. Druidic rituals center around voodoo-doll-like long-range domination and communing with nature.<br>		*'''Elves''' are born with magic; for them it is a natural part of everyday life and they pity others who are lacking this ability. Elves percieve magic as music; everything in the world has its own melody. By adding their song to the ones around them, they change the cosmic harmony and so affect reality. Elven magic is very efficient and their spells are more cost-effective and have longer lasting duration. Elven rituals center around the connection between the elf and the land or his companions, mostly with restoring properties.<br>
			*'''Guild-mages''' view magic as a science. They study, learn, experiment and share their findings. Their tradition is built on observing and analyzing the astral matrices and their insight into the underlying mechanisms allows them to better modify spells, changing them on-the-fly as needed. Guild-mage rituals enchant different objects to aid them: The staff, the crystal ball, the alchemist’s bowl and the banishing-sword.<br>
	'''Elves''' are born with magic; for them it is a natural part of everyday life and they pity others who are lacking this ability. Elves percieve magic as music; everything in the world has its own melody. By adding their song to the ones around them, they change the cosmic harmony and so affect reality. Elven magic is very efficient and their spells are more cost-effective and have longer lasting duration. Elven rituals center around the connection between the elf and the land or his companions, mostly with restoring properties.<br>

	'''Guild-mages''' view magic as a science. They study, learn, experiment and share their findings. Their tradition is built on observing and analyzing the astral matrices and their insight into the underlying mechanisms allows them to better modify spells, changing them on-the-fly as needed. Guild-mage rituals enchant different objects to aid them: The staff, the crystal ball, the alchemist’s bowl and the banishing-sword.<br>

	There are a number of other magic traditions like the rascals (stolen as children by fairies, very powerful but can only cast for fun), the charlatans (guild-mage dropouts who made their own traditions specializing in illusions), the Geodes (dwarven druids, friends with elementals and sometimes turning into trees) but they are rare. The most numerous practitioners are guild-mages, elves, witches and druids.<br>		There are a number of other magic traditions like the rascals (stolen as children by fairies, very powerful but can only cast for fun), the charlatans (guild-mage dropouts who made their own traditions specializing in illusions), the Geodes (dwarven druids, friends with elementals and sometimes turning into trees) but they are rare. The most numerous practitioners are guild-mages, elves, witches and druids.<br>

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	==The Gods==		==The Gods==
	In principle, gods are very real in TDE. That still does not mean that everything that is being worshiped is a god though. While great number of religions exist on Dere, a real god is a being that can wield karmic energy. Other than astral energy, which is the source of all magic, karmic energy is pure divine order. Gods can bestow a fraction of their energy onto mortal beings, making them clerics. Clerics can use this karmic energy to perform liturgies and miracles to shape the world around them according to the will of their god.		In principle, gods are very real in TDE. That still does not mean that everything that is being worshiped is a god though. While a great number of religions exist on Dere, a real god is a being that can wield karmic energy. Other than astral energy, which is the source of all magic, karmic energy is pure divine order. Gods can bestow a fraction of their energy onto mortal beings, making them clerics. Clerics can use this karmic energy to perform liturgies and miracles to shape the world around them according to the will of their god.

	The most powerful of the gods are The Twelve and their religion is, with a few variations, spread through the entire world. The twelve gods are:		The most powerful of the gods are The Twelve and their religion is, with a few variations, spread through the entire world. The twelve gods are:

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	[[Humans]]<br>		[[Humans]]<br>
	Human races are the Middlelanders (Caucasians), Tulamids (Arabians), Thorwals (Vikings), Nivese (Mongols), Moha (Native Americans), Utulu (Africans) and a few more.		Human races are the Middlelanders (Caucasians), Tulamids (Arabians), Thorwals (Vikings), Nivese (Mongols), Moha (Native Americans), Utulu (Africans) and a few more.<br>
	Among the biggest cultures are the Middleland (central Europe, high middle ages), the Horas-Empire (Italy/France, full renaissance), Al’Alfa (Spain in colonial times with a good measure of ancient Rome), the Tulamid City States (ancient Egypt / 1001 nights / Persia), the Novadis (desert dwelling one-true-god worshipping zealots), the Bornland (Tsaristic Russia minus the Tsar), and a lot more smaller ones.		Among the biggest cultures are the Middleland (central Europe, high middle ages), the Horas-Empire (Italy/France, full renaissance), Al’Alfa (Spain in colonial times with a good measure of ancient Rome), the Tulamid City States (ancient Egypt / 1001 nights / Persia), the Novadis (desert dwelling one-true-god worshipping zealots), the Bornland (Tsaristic Russia minus the Tsar), and a lot more smaller ones.

	[[Elves]]<br>		[[Elves]]<br>
	Physically, elves are mostly as Tolkien wrote them: beautiful, ageless and magic. They live as hunter-gatherers, but help themselves a lot with their innate magic. Turning themselves invisible for the hunt, magically making plants produce ripe fruit or literally singing pure metal out of the ground and shaping it - for elves magic is part of their everyday life. This leaves them with lots of time for music, art or storytelling.		Physically, elves are mostly as Tolkien wrote them: beautiful, ageless and magic. They live as hunter-gatherers, but help themselves a lot with their innate magic. Turning themselves invisible for the hunt, magically making plants produce ripe fruit or literally singing pure metal out of the ground and shaping it - for elves magic is part of their everyday life. This leaves them with lots of time for music, art or storytelling.
	Elves are divided into different peoples after the fall of their race (sound familiar?). A few thousand years ago, the high elves ruled the continent with advanced magic and science. After a series of bad decisions (allied with an over-ambitious dragon-god, pissing of their own gods, trying to become gods themselves, falling for the tricks of ~~the~~ Nameless One) they all went extinct. Now we are left with three branches of the tree:		Elves are divided into different peoples after the fall of their race (sound familiar?). A few thousand years ago, the high elves ruled the continent with advanced magic and science. After a series of bad decisions (allied with an over-ambitious dragon-god, pissing of their own gods, trying to become gods themselves, falling for the tricks of The Nameless One) they all went extinct. Now we are left with three branches of the tree:

	Wood Elves<br>		Wood Elves<br>
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	Gem Dwarves<br>		Gem Dwarves<br>
	Fancy clothes instead of ~~armour~~, fencing weapons instead of axes. Gem dwarves have style and are famous as traders, jewelers and tinkerers (also infamous as thieves). More equivalent of gnomes in other settings.		Fancy clothes instead of chainmails, fencing weapons instead of axes. Gem dwarves have style and are famous as traders, jewelers and tinkerers (also infamous as thieves). More equivalent of gnomes in other settings.

	Ore Dwarves<br>		Ore Dwarves<br>
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	Hill Dwarves<br>		Hill Dwarves<br>
	Live under hills rather than mountains; Inventors of beer and many delicious recipes. Friendly, peaceful, equivalent more to Tolkien-Hobbits. But don’t think you can go and raid their nice little houses – they are still dwarves and if you get on their bad side you get a a heavy crossbow bolt between the eyes.		Live under hills rather than mountains; Inventors of beer and many delicious recipes. Friendly, peaceful, equivalent more to Tolkien-Hobbits. But don’t think you can go and raid their nice little houses – they are still dwarves and if you get on their bad side you get a heavy crossbow bolt between the eyes.

	Achaz<br>		Achaz<br>
	Achaz are humanoid [[Lizardmen]]. They stand as tall as humans, have scales, webbed fingers and a tail and can grow up to 250 years old. Being cold-blooded, they only live in the (sub-)tropical regions of the continent (except that one tribe in the Orcland for some reason). Females can be identified by their red-colored dorsal ridges (no lizard boobs here). While they do feel love, sex involves no pleasure for them and “producing a clutch” is only a means of reproduction. When necessary Achaz can also change their gender. While in some regions tribal Achaz trade with humans and in rare instances also live together with them, ~~however~~ their comparatively alien physiology and mentality always sets them apart from us mammals.		Achaz are humanoid [[Lizardmen]]. They stand as tall as humans, have scales, webbed fingers and a tail and can grow up to 250 years old. Being cold-blooded, they only live in the (sub-)tropical regions of the continent (except that one tribe in the Orcland for some reason). Females can be identified by their red-colored dorsal ridges (no lizard boobs here). While they do feel love, sex involves no pleasure for them and “producing a clutch” is only a means of reproduction. When necessary Achaz can also change their gender. While in some regions tribal Achaz trade with humans and in rare instances also live together with them, their comparatively alien physiology and mentality always sets them apart from us mammals.
	Achaz are an ancient race, even pre-dating dwarves and elves. At the height of their power their empire spanned continents, but latest since the second dragon war those are all gone. Gone from this world, at least... When the ancient Achaz saw their race falling, they folded space and time around the core lands of their empire and shunted in into a globule (DnD-eqilvalent: demiplane). That really big desert in the middle of the continent, where now Novadis ride their camels and wage djihad? That is what they left when they went away and somewhere in the limbus (DnD-eqivalent: astral plane) these guys are still around. Several adventures deal with preventing the return of a country full of super-powerful lizard-wizards.		Achaz are an ancient race, even pre-dating dwarves and elves. At the height of their power their empire spanned continents, but latest since the second dragon war those are all gone. Gone from this world, at least... When the ancient Achaz saw their race falling, they folded space and time around the core lands of their empire and shunted in into a globule (DnD-eqilvalent: demiplane). That really big desert in the middle of the continent, where now Novadis ride their camels and wage djihad? That is what they left when they went away and somewhere in the limbus (DnD-eqivalent: astral plane) these guys are still around. Several adventures deal with preventing the return of a country full of super-powerful lizard-wizards.
	In the here and now, there are two cultures of Achaz:		In the here and now, there are two cultures of Achaz:

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	Cosmology		Cosmology

	In TDE, space-time is seven-dimensional. The seven Axes are: 3 Axes Spatiales (make up our three-dimensional space), Vector Temporalis (along that line be time travel), Axis Transglobulis (that way lie ~~golbules~~ / demiplanes and pocket dimensions), Axis Nodicocausalum (this way to alternate realities / mirror universes) and Axis Orthosphaericus (along this line through the spheres).		In TDE, space-time is seven-dimensional. The seven Axes are: 3 Axes Spatiales (make up our three-dimensional space), Vector Temporalis (along that line be time travel), Axis Transglobulis (that way lie globules / demiplanes and pocket dimensions), Axis Nodicocausalum (this way to alternate realities / mirror universes) and Axis Orthosphaericus (along this line through the spheres).<br>
	All of existence is made up from seven spheres, one inside the other. Thinking of it as an onion or a russian doll is wrong, but helpful for visualizing.<br>		All of existence is made up from seven spheres, one inside the other. Thinking of it as an onion or a russian doll is wrong, but helpful for visualizing.<br>
	* The first sphere, also known as the mysterium of Kha, is infinetly small. Basically it has no space, so don’t try to travel there. It is the foundation of all existence and the source of all order and rules. Without the first sphere, there would be no other spheres, no causality, no time, nothing but ever-fluctuating pure chaos.<br>		* The first sphere, also known as the mysterium of Kha, is infinetly small. Basically it has no space, so don’t try to travel there. It is the foundation of all existence and the source of all order and rules. Without the first sphere, there would be no other spheres, no causality, no time, nothing but ever-fluctuating pure chaos.<br>
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	* The third sphere is where we exist. We have space and time and gravity. The elements are coming together and form air to breathe, ground to stand on, plants, animals and us. Nice place here.<br>		* The third sphere is where we exist. We have space and time and gravity. The elements are coming together and form air to breathe, ground to stand on, plants, animals and us. Nice place here.<br>
	* The fourth sphere is the realm of the dead. When something dies in the third, its soul goes here. Almost all of the sphere is controlled by the god Boron, who judges the dead. Worthy souls move on, not-so-worthy ones stay here until sufficiently purified - or for all eternity. A few tiny corners belong to death-gods of other races, but the vast majority are the Halls of Boron.<br>		* The fourth sphere is the realm of the dead. When something dies in the third, its soul goes here. Almost all of the sphere is controlled by the god Boron, who judges the dead. Worthy souls move on, not-so-worthy ones stay here until sufficiently purified - or for all eternity. A few tiny corners belong to death-gods of other races, but the vast majority are the Halls of Boron.<br>
	* The fifth sphere is the citadel of Alveran, the seat of the gods. Here the ~~twelve gods~~ and their allies have their paradises where they live and welcome worthy souls.<br>		* The fifth sphere is the citadel of Alveran, the seat of the gods. Here the Twelve Gods and their allies have their paradises where they live and welcome worthy souls.<br>
	* The sixth sphere is called “Stars and Power” and is the source of all magic. Here dwell remnants of forgotten or defeated gods and a few things we don’t quite understand yet. The outer edge of the sixth sphere is the wall of stars, the bulwark against chaos. Maintained by gods and others, it keeps all those nasties from the seventh from pouring in.<br>		* The sixth sphere is called “Stars and Power” and is the source of all magic. Here dwell remnants of forgotten or defeated gods and a few things we don’t quite understand yet. The outer edge of the sixth sphere is the wall of stars, the bulwark against chaos. Maintained by gods and others, it keeps all those nasties from the seventh from pouring in.<br>
	* The seventh sphere, as a counterpoint to the first, is infinite. These are the hells, the broiling chaos. They can be divided into the “lower hells” and the “upper hells”. The lower hells surround creation and the tiny bit of order that leaks out is enough to give the chaos some form. Here be arch-demons, hellscapes and generally bad things. The upper hells are too chaotic even for that, nothing can exist here and anything venturing that far out would dissolve into pure chaos.<br>		* The seventh sphere, as a counterpoint to the first, is infinite. These are the hells, the broiling chaos. They can be divided into the “lower hells” and the “upper hells”. The lower hells surround creation and the tiny bit of order that leaks out is enough to give the chaos some form. Here be arch-demons, hellscapes and generally bad things. The upper hells are too chaotic even for that, nothing can exist here and anything venturing that far out would dissolve into pure chaos.<br>
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	Besides Dere, there are a number of other settings, mostly large Globules connected to the third sphere by stable gateways. Some examples are the fairy worlds, the islands in the mist (refuge of ancient elves), Zze Tha (suviving part of the Achaz-empire) and the hollow world of Tharun (the world is on the inside of a hollow sphere).		Besides Dere, there are a number of other settings, mostly large Globules connected to the third sphere by stable gateways. Some examples are the fairy worlds, the islands in the mist (refuge of ancient elves), Zze Tha (suviving part of the Achaz-empire) and the hollow world of Tharun (the world is on the inside of a hollow sphere).
	Dere itself varies greatly depending on when you are setting your campaign. Aventuria has about 2000 years of really detailed history (and ancient history going back as far as 36000 years plus a few ages). Most common settings are the “current times”, before or after the invasion of the damned or the “dark ages”, the last centuries of the old empire and the diamond sultanate(about 1500-1000 years before “present”).		Dere itself varies greatly depending on when you are setting your campaign. Aventuria has about 2000 years of really detailed history (and ancient history going back as far as 36000 years plus a few ages). Most common settings are the “current times”, before or after the invasion of the damned or the “dark ages”, the last centuries of the old empire and the diamond sultanate(about 1500-1000 years before “present”).


	==The Gods==		==The Gods==