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Westenev

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So, the pesky human firelord invades the elves, the drow and the gnomes out of nowhere... and the Dwarves are like, "I'm okay with this! We're totally not gonna be next!"

That being said, if Humans wanted to take the north, they'd probably have to deal with the orks. Perhaps they might see it as a fair trade...
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18-Jun-2018 02:32:21 - Last edited on 18-Jun-2018 02:32:46 by Westenev

Azi Demonica

Azi Demonica

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NotFishing said :
Anyways, Azi, something I need to point out:

Orcs don't launch raids into human territory. It's too far away.

If it was Elves who raided/kidnapped her, that would a bit more sense, but it's still hard to believe because I don't see why either an Elf or an Orc would capture a Human and raise her like one of their own. OK.

Ah, I see, your races are absolutists, absolutely, for every individual. I never could have guessed. I will edit the bio soon.

18-Jun-2018 02:50:13

Westenev

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NotFishing said :
Westenev said :

and the Dwarves are like, "I'm okay with this! We're totally not gonna be next!"


Remember that they have the Geomancer Orb locked away in a tomb somewhere.

Sure, lets fix the burning house by plonking a landslide atop of it. That'll totally solve our problems.
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18-Jun-2018 02:50:55 - Last edited on 18-Jun-2018 02:52:58 by Westenev

NotFishing

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Azi Demonica said :

Ah, I see, your races are absolutists, absolutely, for every individual. I never could have guessed.


Well... no.

This isn't about the individual. If one elf/orc is going to adopt her, that implies the rest of the tribe/clan is going to be okay with it as well. So unless the individual in question is willing to be cast out from their tribe/clan and raise the baby on their own, they aren't going to be able to walk out with a human child and expect nobody to care.

If we're talking about an Elven Tribe that still launches raids into human territory, this means that they were one of the Tribes that refused to make peace with the Old Sorusians meaning they really hate humans.

And remember, Orcs are coastal raiders. That means they land on the coast, quickly run in, pillage a few camps/villages, and run back to their ship before the forces in the area can rally and form a proper response (though sometimes they will wait around for a response if they are really looking for a fight.) In order to attack human lands they would need to march all the way through elven territory, which will take weeks, and they will be subject to repeated ambushes while their ship runs the risk of being attacked as well.

Westenev said :

Sure, lets fix the burning house by plonking a landslide atop of it. That'll totally solve our problems.


It's more: "Let's raise a giant rock wall to shield our army from the flames, and then collapse that rock wall on top of their army."

Also they can't actually get to the Orb, but the humans don't know that. Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

18-Jun-2018 03:29:24 - Last edited on 18-Jun-2018 03:33:37 by NotFishing

Westenev

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I suppose this leaves one to question, do humans, elves and dwarves have communities outside of their respective counties (ie. alienage’s, or even hamlets or small towns). It stands to reason the Gnomes had a reasonable population co-existing with Elves, Dwarves or Humans - or else they would be extinct.

Because, I mean, it could be possible that a Human village that doesn't awnser to the empire or kingdoms might have set up camp in Elfguard.
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18-Jun-2018 04:23:05 - Last edited on 18-Jun-2018 04:26:21 by Westenev

Azi Demonica

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Ah, so that's the full story for Elves and Orcs at least, thank you for taking the time to explain all of that to me, Not. I never would have guessed for sure. I tend to imagine things with "What if..." a lot, as this is my only way of creating a story. I wanted Griselda to have a thorough backstory, to make her feel like she was truly part of the world, not just as a human, but a character who impacted a tiny portion of other races and areas. But, if it contradicts what would always happen, I'd have no choice but to change the History. Vikings were also coastal raiders, they still set up villages and towns.

I just thought it was a really cool concept, for adventurous Orcs to successfully penetrate foreign territory of Elves, Goblins and humans, destroy a village, one of them quasi-adopts a girl, and the girl turns out to be as strong as her captors, and gets revenge on those who left her village to the wolves. Then, such traitorous self-realization leading to the demise of her captors, and a capricious career as a mercenary, just felt like a really strong concept to work with.

Edit: Oh, and obviously, she is inspired by Apollyon from For Honor, hence her armour, that of Apollyon.



West,
I had a similar idea I used. Nomadic villagers, I felt, was an appropriate and interesting concept to work with, as they would be like wandering settlers.

18-Jun-2018 04:42:25 - Last edited on 18-Jun-2018 04:43:55 by Azi Demonica

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