The Schism: A 13th Age RP Campaign

You can crop the picture if the dimensions are what's throwing it off.

Or just use the Moustache one.

Is GX using one of the 13 True Ways classes? If not, then I can help her.

Seems to be working again. The dimensions don't seem to be the problem, rather the shape of the picture makes it kinda difficult to fit into a circular portrait.

Also, GX needs info about the various races before she can decide what race to play. I'm the only one who can provide that.

Here you go GX.

I'm going to do a brief overview of the races first, so you have something to read and mull over while I go into more detail. The full post will probably take me an hour or two.

Humans: The most populous race in the Civilized Lands, and quite possibly the most diverse, humans live all across the realm, from small mining villages in the mountains and camps in the far wilderness to vast, powerful cities along the Midland Sea. But most humans live in the cities and towns of the Dragon Empire, the largest- and arguably oldest- nation in the world. While humans tend to be a very warlike people, and the Coliseum Games in the capital of Axis can attest to that, they are also good politicians, diplomats, and merchants, and their alliance with the Elves has existed for many, many centuries. Humans are generally treated well in most nations and cities, except the Dwarven Kingdom. Despite their loose alliance with humans- as well as the Dwarves' alliance with the Elves- the Dwarves generally hold no love for humans. However, they do tolerate them- so long as they show proper respect and have plenty of coin. Humans come in all shapes and sizes, and most worship the Gods of Light, or rather, the virtues those Gods represent.

Elves: The Elves believe themselves to be the original race who first settled the Civilized Lands. Of course, this is widely contested by everyone else. Elves are split into 3 branches: the High Elves, Wood Elves, and Dark Elves. Wood Elves are masters of the forest, and while most are friendly to outsiders, they rarely leave their forests. However, when they do, they usually become famous fletchers, adventurers, or even entertainers. Wood Elves love nature, and they celebrate nature with song and dance. Out of all the races, Wood Elves are said to be the most mesmerizing and incredible dancers. While Wood Elves worship the All-Mother- oddly enough, similar to the Dwarves- they pay fealty to and greatly honor the Elf Queen. Wood Elves are usually around average height for humans(5'5-5'9) and have very pale, almost snowy white skin.

High Elves are taller than their brethren, but they also have pale skin, like Wood Elves. High Elves are masters of persuasion and trade. They're much more well traveled than their Wood Elven counterparts, and they worship the Old Elvish Gods of Sky and Land. Before the Iron Sea was turned into a massive haven for monsters, they also worshipped the God of the Sea, but the High Elves believe said deity abandoned the world and as such prefer to stay far away from it. They really hold no love for most sources of water in general.

The Dark Elves, also known as Drow or Silver Folk, live deep in the Under, in the old homeland of the Dwarves. After a war that lasted for decades, the Dark Elves forced the Dwarves from their ancestral home, and the Dwarves never forget. Dark Elves are extreme isolationists and are very mistrustful of outsiders. They rarely venture out into the Surface Lands, and most people never see a single Drow in their entire lives. They are the tallest of the Elves- perhaps surprisingly, given that they've always lived underground- and have very exotic, gorgeous ebony skin and beautiful silver skin. Most races agree- again, perhaps oddly considering most races don't like them very much- that the Dark Elves are by far the most beautiful people in the world. There are a few Drow ambassadors in the Elf Queen's court, and while the majority of the Court are very suspicious of them, and even downright prejudiced and racist, the Elf Queen actually favors the Dark Elves in her Court and treats them exceptionally well. No one really knows who or what the Drow worship, save for themselves and the Elf Queen, and neither feel like sharing.

All Elves, even Drow, feel a connection to the Elf Queen. This mystical connection is almost spiritual, and some Elves can even communicate with the Elf Queen across great distances- and those who can are considered to be the Elf Queen's personal friends and are usually treated well everywhere.

Oh, and because I forgot to add this but am too lazy to edit: High Elves generally live in Queenswood, though they're pretty common in most areas of the realm. The three branches of Elves are all said to share the same ancestor- a topic that's highly controversial and debated by many- and as such are often called "the Shards", as in shards of the Elven ancestors. However, only non-elves use this term. Elves HATE it.

I'll post info things about one or two races at a time, so my posts are quicker and GX can read more.

Besides a caster, a Rogue would be OK too.

Crow is a Pixie.

And I suppose Crow's got some Rogue in his background in case we need some sneaky or some grabby. Yeah.

I allowed Crow to make his own custom race using the Gnome template.

GX should be a dragon.

Speaking of Half-Elves...

13th Age Half Elves are really weird. And I didn't like it, so I changed it and made them more traditional. The long lasting alliance between humans and elves stems back all the way to before the First Age, before the Dragon Empire was founded, when the Black King still reigned. The world rose up to overthrow the Tyrant, but such was the Tyrant's power, that even the White, bride of the Gold Wyrm, fell before his power. Knowing they could never defeat the Tyrant alone, the Elf Queen of the time formed an alliance with a charismatic, popular leader of man, and the founder of the rebellion. He would unite his other humans to turn against the Tyrant, and she would teach him how to control the Sea itself and weaken the Black King. They were married, and the alliance between Elves and Man was first formed almost a year before the birth of the world's very first Half-Elf.

Half Elves were originally the pride of the world. The world's first Half Elf singlehandedly changed the entire course of history. Because it is difficult for humans and elves to have children, Half-Elves were once celebrated as mini miracles. Now, that legacy is almost entirely forgotten. Only the Half-Elves remember their lost history, and it's made more than a few of them bitter.

Unlike normal elves, Half Elves cannot feel the connection to the Elf Queen, and as such, are outcasts from their people. Most elves hate Half Elves even more than Orcs- which is saying something- though no one really knows why. Even the Elf Queen herself hates Half-Elves- in fact, she may actually hate them the most. Half-Elves usually all live in human cities and villages.