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@darkwalker57
@mianngu
@Ezra
@Mariano
@SwampCreature
@KaeZero

What a fuckin' mess, Asta thought to herself. How could this have gone so off the rails? She could feel her body bristling with anger, her face shifting to look more like the wrathful monster she was.

How in all Hells was she going to explain things to Lulu?

Not to mention this Mastema situation was proving to be a bit more troubling than she initially thought. Doesn't help that the guy seems to have a shitty, smartass attitude. OOooOO the guy has a contract with Baal, he's such a edge lord.

Asta felt herself getting more and more annoyed as the conversation went on, the fire within her building to an inferno. She wondered if Cye could feel the warmth that was surely come off her, and the corner of her mouth slightly upturned at that possibility. It was time to get fuckin' real.

"Hold up there, gruesome," Asta roared as Kuroda started writing the contract. Her voice had gShe extended her frame to her full height and a low growl rumbled from her belly as she stepped toward the Mastema. "Long term contract for us AND we have to clean up your mess? AND we hire you in? Do you even hear yourself, what you are asking? This whole situation has been essentially the worst interview!" Asta gesticulated wildly with her clawed hands as she admonished the demon before her and her team. Bob and Cye both found themselves having to dodge around her wild arms and restless tail. Asta palmed her face in exasperation and continued. "For you to come onto our team with the... the prowess" Asta enunciates with lovely air quotes around 'prowess' "that you've so sloppily shown here... I shudder to think what our boss would think striking up a deal with you without her. You are bold as shit, but that will only get you so far."

Asta was so incredibly enraged she could feel herself almost losing control, but found herself cooling as she thought of the ways this deal could be better shaped to go well for everyone involved. She took a deep breath in, and blew out a cloud of smoke and clasped her hands together so she didn't wring this fellow's neck.

"Hoooooookay, you know what? I think we can make this work so everyone is all peaches and cream," Asta goes as she paces back and forth between the Mastema and her team. "How about this. Absolutely FUCK no to a long term contract or hiring you without big boss's buy in. That's the first thorn in my ass. However, we can get you council with her for a proper interview. We can pretend none of this ever happened and I can put a solid word in for you. You'll have the chance to work with us, whether you blow it or not is out of my claws." Asta paused for a second and looked off in the distance as she considered her next points. "Next thorn, yeah sure, we'll clean up your shit. And we get those four souls. I can even include that in my spiel, let boss know that you helped us get these bad boys." Asta stops again to gesture at the weevils. "As for your other contractors... Fuck 'em. Last thorn that's up in there real deep is the idea that you would be working with our competition alongside working with us. That shit stinks. Brimstone's legal team can get you guidance on how to sever those ties real quick."

Asta then looks around, taking in all the BULLSHIT. She was settling into her anger elegantly.

"What do you say to that?" Asta asked the Mastema, crossing her arms. She looked back to her team to see if she could read their expressions.

Ooooooooo, I have so many.

• Isshin Ashina from Sekiro
• Eileen the Crow from Bloodborne
• Garrus Vakarian from Mass Effect
• Blaidd from Elden Ring
• Malenia Blade of Miquella from Elden Ring
• Ghost from Destiny
• Cayde from Destiny
• Atreus from God of War
• Senua from Senua's Sacrifice
• Agro from Shadow of the Colossus
• Gex from Gex
• Lily Bowen from Fallout New Vegas
• Jane Shepard from Mass Effect

@mianngu

Character Name: Krimber
Character description(physical, race, age, ect) : dragonfolk, bright teal in color, always wearing a long bulky cardigan that hides her bound wings in back, very friendly and welcoming, constantly emits a smell of lavender, bright yellowy green eyes and long eyelashes
Background/schooling: reptilian studies
Gender/Pronouns: she/her
Area of Expertise (ie linguistics, epigraphy, fossils, dwarfs, dragons ect): dragons
Trouble (vice): scared of heights
Fun fact: has a companion manticore pup that always follows her. She calls him Bartrum and will often talk to him. He's a good sport about it.

@mianngu
@KaeZero
@Ezra
@SwampCreature

Asta hissed at the screaming mana watch. Yeah, sure it's probably useful information, but why is it so PIERCING?! So MADDENING?! First she was embarrassed in front of the team, then the fucking hamcoons doing what they do, Larazeth getting stuck, now THIS?! She could feel herself almost full to boiling over with rage. She had the sudden urge to rip the things from each of their wrists, crunch them all into little mana watch balls, and toss them into next week. This was really not her day.

"SHUT THAT DAMN THING UP, WILL YOU?!" Asta roared at no one and everyone, her face deforming wildly.

What Asta thought would be a terrifying display wound up just looking like a silly temper tantrum to her colleagues.

@SwampCreature

Mine was the N64! I have so many fond memories with that console. My family would get together for Mario Party and Mario Kart every weekend, it would be a bloodbath. I also really enjoyed the Gex games, though I would argue they were horror games at the time and would often give me heart palpitations while playing.

I would love to hear stories about this, if anyone else is comfortable with sharing.

One of the many things I have appreciated about TTRPGs has been the ability to explore my gender identity and sexuality in a way that's fun and makes me feel safe. Selfishly, when I play these games, part of my goal is to explore different things about myself through all the play sessions. It doesn't necessarily have to be something I'm struggling with, I just really like being able to feel a certain connection with whatever character I'm playing. This connection does tend to be associated with my sexuality and gender identity, though. Sometimes these characteristics, such as sexuality, even develop for them over time rather than being something I define right at the beginning. Which I think can be pretty nice, because it took me a while to figure it out, too.

@mianngu
@SwampCreature
@Ezra
@KaeZero

Asta already longed for the next interaction she would have with Lulu. Hopefully alone next time. She hated when she was reduced to a puddle in front of the team. Especially Cye, though, for some odd reason. There was something intimidating about them in a way that made Asta feel all mixed up inside. Ah, well. Best unpack that later.

It became increasingly hard to hold back her rage with those damn hamcoons biting at her ankles though. A low growl rumbled out from Asta's chest and she kicked at the larger of the hamcoons romping around at her feet.

"Get outta here, rats!" she hollered at them. "Hmph."

She looked back up to see that Bob had the portal open, ready for the team to jump on through. Asta groaned as Larazeth attempted to get through first. He was absolutely going to get stuck again.

The team all filed in, and Asta just happened to fall in behind Cye. The sudden closeness surprised her for a second, and then she was REALLY surprised when she fully bumped into the back of them. Asta grunted in frustration and perhaps a little bit of... ahem tension, and peeked over Cye's shoulder. Sure enough, Larazeth was stuck.

Asta heard Cye's little side comment and couldn't help but chuckle, immediately hoping that they hadn't heard. Then they did something SUPER unexpected and executed a perfect roundhouse to Larazeth's backside. Asta appreciated the front seat view for that, but then had to shake herself because the path was open and it was time to get back to work.

Asta followed behind Cye, chuffing to try and mask another chuckle when she noticed there was a cinnamon peep stuck to Larazeth's butt.

@TableTopProphet

Shapes and colors danced in front of Boof's eyes. For a moment she thought for sure she was going to hurl, but, just in time, the speed with which things were racing around started to slow down and come together.

So many different people here, with such complicated backgrounds and feelings. This might be an interesting table setting to be sure. Boy oh boy does Boof love the TEA, though.

Jake and Emily HAVE to sit next to each other, Boof determined as she observed the visions in front of her. Meanwhile, back in the real world, she was jotting down haphazard drawings of the people as a way of keeping track. She could just write their names, but what fun is that? Now who else to sit with the romantic and the superhero, hmmm... how about Max.

Next table! Let's put Alex, Lily and Maya together. Boof tries to remember if she checked to see if the pen she's using works well. She always forgets to do that! This process is pretty crucial since upon coming out of the vision, Boof doesn't really remember faces to names and whatnot. Though her drawings are abysmal, she can decipher them quite well for this application. Don't want another situation like last time happening... She's pretty sure it's fine.

Annnd the last table, one for two as it were. Looks like the writer and the chef are gonna cozy up together. Perhaps they can create the worlds next best cookbook. Boof makes a mental note to remember their names so she can collect once they make it big. She did pair them up after all, sooooo...

As Boof finishes the arrangements, she feels herself being gently pulled back, flashing and racing colors slowly fading out to reveal Memaw, smiling with her hands clasped in her lap. Once Boof has fully regained her normal vision, she looks down at her pad of paper to see... nothing.

Boof is taken aback for a second... then starts giggling like the mad little gnome she is. This is fine, it's fine!

@Ezra

I LOVE COMPANIONS. This might sound silly, but I think they serve as a comforting feature for me. When I play solo games especially. I also just love creatures of all sorts in games, and it adds to my affection for the game if you can actually interact with the creatures for sure.

@mianngu

Asta knew she had pushed too far as soon as she started uttering what would surely be the last thing she'd be allowed to say at this meeting.

Maybe she'll notice the wink and dig it?

She most certainly did not, at least that's not the impression Asta got from the look she was getting from Lulu. Then she felt the creepers doing what they do, and grunted in a combination of panic and... arousal? Knowing that Lulu was doing it certainly did nothing to settle her. Then Lulu was saying words, but who knows what they even were. There was no way Asta was going to be able to focus at this moment on anything other than the thought that Lulu Kaachu was binding her. A barely perceptible mewl escaped Asta's lips and she really hoped no one was able to hear it. Her face was once again aflame with blush.

Then the door opened to reveal poor Cye. Asta couldn't help but feel jealous that this bout of attention on her was about to end knowing Lulu and her peeves.

@mianngu

This woman will surely bring my end, and I will thank her after

Asta was absorbed in her lewd thoughts of Lulu, trying to focus on the tasks at hand, but when she touched her . . . Asta nearly collapsed right there. Lulu was the only being in existence that could quell the burning rage within her and make her think, yeah, you know what, I could settle down, we could get a cottage together, maybe get a puppy . . .

NEED. TO. FOCUS. SHE SAID YOUR NAME, YOU FOOL.

Friggin' Bob. What does she even know about souls worth securing with her elite trash education. Asta learned her way out in the field while Bob was fiddling around with a smart calculator or something in school. Pffft! Asta couldn't help but chuff obnoxiously, smoke coming out of her slitted nose.

Wait a minute, meeting a senior negotiator? What? Why? Asta felt a smouldering in her chest that was threatening to grow to a blaze. She stood up to her full 8 feet, her clawed hands in tight fists.

"Hey, Ba-I mean, Lulu, who is this senior negotiator and why do we need to meet him? I'm pretty sure I can handle myself out there no sweat. Come on, you know me." Asta punctuates this outburst with a not so subtle wink at Lulu. As soon as she says it, though, she wonders what lovely . . . I mean, horrible punishment Lulu might have in store for such a display . . .

@mianngu

Character Name: Asta
Demon Species and/or Sin Choice: Wrath
Appearance: Dark red, scaly skin with darker blotches throughout, very tall, lean, light blue almost white glowing eyes, wild blue-black hair that forms a mane around her neck and chest, silvery eland horns, lean muscle all over, four fingers on each hand ending in long black claws, long raptor legs with black tiger stripes striking through the red skin ending in three toed feet, long tail ending with a black poof like a lion's, a killer smile, but human-ish face morphs into a snouted reptilian face when enraged
Personality Type: playful, but do what I want
Gender/Pronouns: she/her
Position/ job/responsibilities: Relentless Recruiter
Key Ability* : Persuasion
Goals: I wanna be the very best
Secret: BIIIIIG crush on Lulu.

@TableTopProphet

Boof is wrenched awake at the sound of Gus's bellowing. Yes, she fell asleep inside the host podium while reaching for a little ginger candy. Boof giggles obnoxiously at herself, immediately wincing at the sudden pain in her dome piece.

She tidies her things just slightly at the host station (it's good enough bah), then pulls out a special tea mixture she'd been meaning to share with Memaw, but kept forgetting to bring to work. Boof procured this smelly tea from some wizard lookin' fellow at a shindig the other night. The dude seemed well meaning, and Boof does NOT turn down free stuff.

Boof moseys on over behind the bar to get something piping hot to pop this tea into. The long tall ones were nowhere to be seen, so she had to climb up onto the counter to properly do what needs doing. "Should I let them know that my dirty peets have been on the counter?" she asked herself. Over little to no though, Boof guffaws and shakes her head while grabbing a nearby kettle. Humming a strange toon she heard at the rave last night, she heated the water, plopped the tea bags into her and Memaw's cups, and starting to rooting around for something to munch on with the funky smelling tea. She settled on some cheese crackers hiding below the bar counter and some sort of jerky-meat stuff that just happened to be chilling next to the cheese crackers. How convenient!

By the time Boof had a haphazard presentation of cheese crackers and mystery meat on a large cutting board, the tea was sufficiently steeped and ready for sippin'. Boof put the two cups onto the board and started padding her way over where she would surely find Memaw waiting patiently.

Character Name: Boof
Fantasy Race: Tiefling Gnome
Appearance: About three feet tall, always wearing muscle tanks and suspenders, bright green eyes and red skin. Stocky as heck. Has red ram horns and dark blue hair, totally blind without her glasses. Digs piercings, has her septum and eyebrow pierced. HATES shoes, so always barefoot. Usually wears their hair in slouchy pig tails. Resting crabby face.
Personality Type: pretty extroverted, will give someone the business if the business needs givin', likes goofing off and playing tricks every now and again
Gender/Pronouns: she/her
Kitchen Role/job/responsibilities: Server/Host
Favorite Hobby: Drawing customer portraits (real badly, but oh boy they love doing it)
Major Fear: Shoes ("how'm I supposed to function if my dogs're in a cage", "am I gonna get worker's comp for the blisters I get wearin' your shackles? Oh, sorry, SHOES I mean")
Major Flaw: sometimes speaks before she thinks through what she's saying
Life Goals: meet a dragon, have a gallery for all the customer portraits, really wants to make people smile and laugh
Secrets: REALLY enjoys ASMR

Creatures
(These things could also serve as characters depending on plot progression)

• Owlbear
• Werebats - cross and vamp and a werewolf and you get this
• Lemkeys - picture a cat and a lemur crossed, prehensile tales, lovely companions
• Dragons
• Tunnel worms - rare giant worms
• Demons
• Mandor worm - parasite
• Gerbil
• Fox
• White stags
• Elephant deer - bigger deer with trunked noses
• Rock lizards - live in northern mountain range
• Tusked alligators
• Diggers - pests that cause sink holes
• Griffins
• Forest lion - a lion that lives in the forest, has a greenish hue to their mane
• Squirrels
• Caller (bird) - bird whose call can be heard for miles, sometimes domesticated to use for an alarm of sorts
• Giant Eagle
• Rolling beetles
• Octopeds - creepy guys that can imitate shapes and sounds
• Sea Tigers - the giant creatures that invade land
• Monkey Lizard - furry lizard critter
• Werewolves
• Red wolves
• Humming Stork
• Tree leech - thing that sucks the sap out of trees
• Stoats
• Giant moles
• Tiger Spiders - giant spiders that have markings like a tiger
• Iden Snake - most venomous snake in Elliria
• Mountain goats
• Mountain snakes - rather large snake-like creatures covered in fur
• Rock beetles - look like rocks, but beetles
• Much more!

Plants
(All of these things can be used for crafting a myriad of different things whether they be clothing, food, potions/spells, poisons, medicines)

• Sea Grass
• Blackroot
• Scrim’s Mushroom
• Red Mark (Mushroom)
• Kelp
• Six Leaf Clover
• Stink Flower
• Nederberries
• Grave Vine
• Lavender
• Mint
• Winterberries
• Ellie’s Milkweed
• Pettles
• Lore beans
• Fox Flower
• LionNip
• Rogg’s Snapdragon
• Snowshroom
• Drizzleleaf
• Blackwood
• Pinewood
• Rubber plants
• Swamp wood
• Much more!

Minerals/Precious Metals/Gems
(can be used to make special weapons, items of protection, armor)

• Steel
• Gold
• Silver
• Jade
• Saphire
• Modrian
• Lasmiontine
• Malionine
• Beach Molhalite
• Lavendar Nyeroite
• Much more!

Characters

Jurni | Tiefling | She/her

Jurni’s human mother, Larissa, was killed by her half-Demon father, Salvir, some years after she was born. Her and her mother had quite the bond, and Larissa was actively planning on escaping Salvir. Upon finding out about these plans, Salvir murdered Larissa and aimed to do the same to Jurni. Her father, knowing Jurni was about to escape, was able to get a significant hit on her with a cursed ranged weapon. This weapon/demon began to ruin her life. It called itself Nemesis, it would tell her in the quiet moments she found herself alone. It would sometimes even reveal itself to her, but she realized that it was only her that could see it. It has a connection to her nearly uncontrollable urges to cause suffering. Usually when she gets these she will have herself locked up for one reason or another by either the city jailers, or a person that has been friendly to her since they first met, Tamsyn. She often wonders if this was the reason why her father was so cruel, this horrible weapon named Nemesis. In her travels, Jurni came across a lovely couple on the outskirts of Outer Elisora and they took care of her the best they could while they were alive, patching up her wound that ended up leaving an angry looking scar, black in color. After living with this couple for about a year, Jurni witnessed their horrific murder, someone in all black and rather large.
Ultimately trying to get revenge on whoever killed her adoptive parents and be rid of Nemesis. Also wants to help protect people from the demons, but she is widely distrusted because she’s kind of a punk. Even so, she still tries to prove to everyone that they are wrong about her.

Possible Plots

• Help Jurni Overcome her Demons (Literally)
• Find Out Who is Summoning the Demons
• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Pursue Relationship
• Stop the Summoning of Demons
• Befriend Helen, the Angry Village Chicken

Meaningful Items Associated with this Character

• Nemesis - the weapon that hurt Jurni and caused what ails her now
• Sea Tiger Tooth Necklace - a family heirloom her mother gave her

Tamsyn | Witch | She/her

Tamsyn is a local witch residing in one of the outer villages. She is also a close friend of Jurni’s. Whenever Jurni has one of her episodes and in her village, Tamsyn will provide Jurni with a safe space to get through it without hurting herself or anyone else around her. She’s sometimes able to give Jurni some potions/teas to help her calm back down. Tamsyn has a pretty misleading appearance. She is barely five feet tall with boots on and is very quiet/reclusive. However, she is one of the most powerful witches in the realm. There was a time when she nearly lost herself to this power, and she bears the mark of that (white stripe in her hair). Nobody knows this about her. She is able to cast some protection for a period of time on the village she resides in, but doing so worries her. She doesn’t want to reveal too much about what she is able to do for fear that this will cast her in a bad light and people will think she is the one bringing about the reign of demons. She also worries that if she were to show her powers too much, people would try to take advantage of/use her. Especially if the city were to find out.

Possible Plots

• Get Ingredients for Tamsyn’s Spells/Potions
• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Find Out Who is Summoning the Demons
• Befriend Helen, the Angry Village Chicken
• Pursue Relationship
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful Items Associated with this Character

• Tamsyn’s Grimoire
• A Simple Chain Necklace infused with Calming properties
• Lillia’s Ring (Lillia is Tamsyn’s deceased wife)
• Bowie’s Right Eye

Alan | Member of the Council of Elisora | He/him
Alan is one of the people in the higher ranks that especially enjoys terrorizing people he deems to be lower than him. He is perfectly aware that what they are doing to not only the villagers, but people inside the city is not right. He doesn’t care. He’s also the one that’s quickest to blame the outer villagers for the attacks. Though he thinks to himself that summoning demons to go after those against him isn’t a bad idea. Alan and his family have their own secrets for the player to uncover.

Possible Plots

• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Find Out Who is Summoning the Demons
• Pursue Relationship
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful Items Associated with this Character

• Questionable Financial Documents
• Copies of constitutions/amendments as they evolved in Elisora
• Golden Dagger with a Dragon handle

Loren | Priest | He/him
A religious zealot, there’s no other way to put it. He firmly believes that any creatures inhuman are abominations and won’t be making it into the great beyond. Absolutely refuses to accept certain people into his congregation and is also quick to say that the “abominations” in their society are what is attracting these demons to the area. He is one of the few followers of Amol that actually believes he is real without a doubt. He still however takes advantage of people using Amol as much as he possibly can to fill his quota to the council.

Possible Plots

• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Find Out Who is Summoning the Demons
• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Pursue Relationship
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful Items Associated with this Character

• Necklace with Sun Symbol Pendant (symbol of faith in Amol, a false God, sham)
• “Holy” Journal

Lou | Wandering human child | He/him
A silly, charming little kid that roams the Outer Elisoran region. He appears to be all alone, claiming that his parents disappeared out of nowhere. His father ventured into the BlackWood forest to try to find something. His mother… he has no idea. She was to await the return of her husband because he was ideally going to find a special herb that is believed to be a cure for her sickness. One morning, Lou found she was gone from her bedroom.
There is also a little creature that follows this boy around wherever he goes, often perching on the top of his head or on his shoulder. He calls her Prim (short for Primrose) and says that she is his best and only friend now.

Possible Plots

• Help Lou Find his Mom
• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Find Out Who is Summoning the Demons
• Pursue Relationship
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful Items Associated with this Character

• Mother’s necklace
• Leather whip his father fashioned for him

Primrose | Lou’s Lemkey Companion, Lou’s Mom | she/her
Has large cat-like ears that end in pointy black tufts three black stripes that run from the tip of her pointy snout to the end of her tail. Where the tail starts, these marks start to spiral around the length of her tail. She also has bright, light teal eyes. She appears to be very intelligent and aware of social norms/how social interactions work. She often gently guides Lou to do certain things, such as go to market to get food and leading him away from dangerous areas/people. She acts as a guardian for the boy. Little does Lou know, this little creature is actually his mom. She had been transformed into a lemkey mostly on accident by a witch living in the BlackWood forest. This witch found that lemkeys have a resistance to the illness that Lou’s mother had, so the intention was to have her ingest a concoction of lemkey blood and other mysterious ingredients with her being cured almost immediately. Instead, she was transformed into a lemkey, free of illness. It is this witch’s understanding that there’s no way to reverse these effects, she will remain a lemkey for the rest of her life.

Possible Plots

• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Help Lou Find his Mom
• Pursue Relationship
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful Items Associated with this Character

• Primrose/Lou’s Mom’s necklace
• Primrose/Lou’s Mom’s hairpin

Rogg | Mysterious Talking Dragon | they/them
Rogg is a fairly large dragon hanging out in the Blackwood Forest. They hold some secrets about the land and may have some knowledge of what is going on at the coastline. Players may encounter them if they decide to venture into the wood. How Rogg reacts to their presence is entirely up to the players. Rogg is quite the force to be reckoned with, but isn’t looking for a fight. Typically they choose to be civil, if not mischievous. Rogg also has an interesting connection with Vesna.
Rogg is also trying to reunite with their partner as they got separated a very long time ago escaping hunters in the mountains. For the longest time, Rogg believed her to be dead. Recently however, Rogg received an odd message/vision from Vesna saying that she is very much alive and awaits them in the mountains. Rogg is still skeptical of this, though, and wonders if this vision was a figment of their own imagination. After all, Vesna has rarely made herself known as of late, even to them.

Possible plots

• Help Rogg Reunite with Their Partner
• Pursue Relationship
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful Items Associated with this Character

• One of Rogg’s scales
• Lock of Their Fur
• One of Rogg’s Teeth
• A gem that their partner was quite fond of for some reason

Kain | Quiet Tiefling with an affinity for the Arcane | he/him
Another one of the people that were investigated first regarding the demon attacks. He was witnessed doing some arcane tricks behind a building in one of the bigger villages and was beaten up until Jurni flung herself into the action. Jurni showed Kain how to get to the village in the woods that held almost exclusively tieflings and explained to him that he would be much safer there given the current political climate as well as what people had just witnessed him doing. He wasn’t harming anyone, or planning to, but that wouldn’t matter in others eyes.

Possible Plots

• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Find Out Who is Summoning the Demons
• Pursue Relationship
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful Items Associated with this Character

• Journal going over Spell Workshopping
• Personal Journal
• Valuable Marble (something he uses for certain magic tricks)

Grumble | Grumpy Horned Owl Avian | he/him
So loving called this by everyone because of how he grumbles around. Happens to know some stuff about what’s going on with the coast, may have directly interacted with one of the giant sea creatures before migrating inland like so many others. He tends to side with the sea creatures knowing what he knows about the fishing trade long ago. Quite a grumpy guy, but is well-meaning and is very fond of Lou and Prim.

Possible Plots

• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Retrieve Family Artifact from Oronear Coast for Grumble
• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Find Out Who is Summoning the Demons
• Pursue Relationship
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful Items Associated with this Character

• One of Grumble’s Feathers
• A drawing of a sea tiger
• A letter from someone claiming to be living at the coast, one of Grumble’s friends

Bowie | Mischievous Human Man | he/him
Tends to flirt around with everyone he comes across. Whether he actually means to or not remains to be seen. Doesn’t really align with anyone unless there is something he’s receiving in return for his deeds. Definitely has a thing for Tamsyn, but she couldn't care less. He often gets jealous of Jurni since Tamsyn is always so quick to take care of her, but doesn’t ever cross any lines.

Possible Plots

• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Find Out Who is Summoning the Demons
• Pursue Relationship
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful Items Associated with this Character

• Crossbow with Etching of his Name
• Bottle of Smelling Dust Crafted by Tamsyn (take a whiff and you are AWAKE)

Malmeros | Tiefling in Elisora, One of the Best Doctors | They/them
Malmeros is one of if not the best doctor in Elliria. They live in Elisora and take care of patients there, but also make trips out to the neighboring villages/towns to lend a hand to those in need outside the city. They have gotten quite the mouthful about this, especially when the demon attacks started to happen inside the city. The council believed that Malmeros’s top priority should be citizens within the walls of Elisora, but they do not agree with this.

Possible Plots

• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Help Malmeros get Ingredients for Medicines/Antidotes
• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Find Out Who is Summoning the Demons
• Pursue Relationship
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful Items Associated with this Character

• Antique Stethoscope
• Doctor Notepad (full of patient information)
• Concoction made by Tamsyn for Pain (he gets refills every so often, keeps it secret usually)

Eladrin | Demonologist Dwarf | She/her
Took up studying the monsters that began to invade the regions surrounding Elisora soon after they appeared. She initially was starting to research the Blackwood forest in hopes to better understand the environment and make it safer somehow for people to venture through. Many of these demons that she now studies reside in this forest, so she’s still sort of in her wheelhouse. She’s made pretty interesting discoveries about how the demons are summoned, and has also found out that when they are summoned there is a special mark left on the ground. More information to come as she keeps going.

Possible Plots

• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Assist Eladrin in Her Demon Research
• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Find Out Who is Summoning the Demons
• Pursue Relationship
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful Items Associated with this Character

• Demon Claw
• Drawings of markings on the Sites of Summonings
• Strange Necklace that makes anyone who touches it horrifically sad (she suspects there’s a demon trapped in it)

Emi | Shapeshifter Bad at Shapeshifting | She/her
She’s real bad at shapeshifting, to the point where it’s almost dangerous for her to do it. It seems to her that every time she tries to shapeshift she retains a part of the animal she turned into. Currently, she has fox ears, animal-ish eyes, and a bushy fox tail. Something she’s currently battling with as well is regression into her fox form. Rather than her needing to fight to keep her fox form, she needs to fight to keep her human form. This has given her many problems concerning her identity. Maybe she’s just meant to be a fox, and that’s okay, right? It would be if she didn’t really want to be a human. She’s built many relationships with all sorts of creatures in the Ellirian region, but her favorite is a human named Avery. They have done their best to help each other as they both struggle with their identities in the world. Going full fox would mean that Avery and Emi could not pursue the life they want together. Emi often visits with Tamsyn, whether it be to hang out for a bit or inquire about how to fix herself. Dabbles a bit in witchery as well, almost an apprentice with Tamsyn (this is another thing that Tamsyn is working on in her spare time, she really wants to help her friends).

Possible Plots

• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Find Out Who is Summoning the Demons
• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Pursue Relationship
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful Items Associated with this Character

• Another concoction of calming from Tamsyn
• Journal of Notes from visits with Tamsyn
• Worry stone

Avery | Human Farmer | they/them
Manages one of the largest farms in the region and does an awesome job at it. Has tried to hire on workers to help them out with the work, but feels guilty that they can’t pay employees well on account of the overbearing taxes put upon by the city. Has taken quite a liking to Emi and finds themself even more connected with her when they find that she is having similar struggles in a way. Goes to Tamsyn for protection spells/potions to try and protect the crops from initially just wandering animals, but now they have to worry about the demons tearing them up. Has thought a lot about going into the Blackwood forest to try and retrieve a certain ingredient for a potion Tamsyn is attempting to prepare for Emi, but this would likely mean Avery would never see Emi again, vice versa.

Possible Plots

• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Find Out Who is Summoning the Demons
• Pursue Relationship
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful Items Associated with this Character

• Old family trowel (tradition to use it for the beginning of each crop season)
• Petrified crop (result of a demon attack)
• Stake shooter

Ainslee | Fae from the Blackwood Forest | she/her
Very serious Fae lady that lives in one of the villages closest to the Blackwood Forest. She hated seeing people venturing into the woods and getting hurt. Whether that be from exposure or one of the many creatures that can kill. Actually close friends with Rogg, but tries to keep her knowledge of them under wraps. Rogg is a special one, and although they can hold their own, Ainslee worries for them if too much information gets out about who they are/what they know. Deals in magical (or not) items in her shop of curiosities. She may try to lead you to certain items depending on how the plot is going on.

Possible Plots

• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Find Out Who is Summoning the Demons
• Pursue Relationship
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful Items Associated with this Character

• Hypnosis bracelet
• Special mug (DO NOT TOUCH)

Thorn | Lady Werewolf from the Blackwood Forest | she/her
Silly werewolf girl that occasionally visits the outer villages of Elisora. She doesn’t appear to be a danger, but has definitely received some odd stares and accusations for farm animals going missing. She’s largely vegetarian, though, and hates the idea of harming living things. Sometimes, she likes to sprinkle some cricket flakes on her salads though. Has a family in the woods, but they tend to dismiss her as being the black sheep. What werewolf doesn’t gorge themself with meat? They do care for her, though. Often uses her lupine strength to help around the villages, including helping to fight off demons.

Possible Plots

• Save Thorn from Demons
• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Find Out Who is Summoning the Demons
• Pursue Relationship
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful Items Associated with this Character

• Vegetarian cookbook
• Family Heirloom bracelet with Symbol of Vesna pendant (has magical properties that make it so it fits perfectly, even after she morphs)

Selene | Wife of Alan, a Summoner | she/her
Really does not like her husband, because why would she. He’s a horrible person. Sneaks away from him regularly to try and help those in need, including giving away her and Alan’s money. Has been caught doing this before and was punished for it, so she can’t continue giving as much as she did, but does her best to take care of the residents of the Elisoran. No one but Tamsyn knows this about her, but she is another powerful witch that specializes in summoning. Tamsyn grew up closely with her, looking at her essentially as an older sister. Then they grew apart.

Possible Plots

• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Find Out Who is Summoning the Demons
• Pursue Relationship
• Stop the Summoning of Demons
• Help Selene Leave the Council and Alan

Meaningful Items Associated with this Character

• Demon Artifact
• Necklace with Vesna pendant (True Goddess in Elliria)
• Summoning Journal

Locations

Inner Elisora

This place has grown very large since its founding. It’s got all sorts of stores, a huge library, multiple churches, quite a large and diverse market for foods, and much more to offer.

Places of Note

Elisora Library

• Contains historical documents/texts
• It’s HUGE
• Many sections regarding topics of demonology, herbology, alchemy, the arcane, history, etc.

Church of Vesna

• Place of worship, specifically for Vesna, Goddess of Unity(heh)
• A welcoming place, no matter your religious affiliations

Elisora Market

• Biggest market in the region
• Deals mostly in foods (there are other shops within Elisora that sell clothing, jewelry, equipment, etc)

First Church of Amol

• Amol is basically a sham, not a real god
• Does not accept any other faiths in the congregation

Council of Elisora

• Government stuff
• The six council members regularly meet here about various goings-on out in the world
• Corrupt

Strips of Shops

• Throughout Elisora, there a quite a few streets full of shops
• Expensive garb, weapons, treats, equipment, massages, etc.

Bram Hospital

• Ran by Malmeros
• Best place to get treated for just about anything, though there are other smaller places that try to promote healing with alternative medicines.

Blacksmith

• Exactly what the name says

Residents

• NPCs
• Characters
• Malmeros
• Selene
• Alan
• Loren
• Personal Character

Possible Plots

• Help Inner City Council and Outer Villages Come to Agreement
• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful/Unique Items

• Books/Journals with valuable information concerning characters, creatures, resources, etc.
• Artifacts from the Summer War, Avelaine, the northern mountains, BlackWood Forest, Norra Wood, history in general (either held in museums or, mysteriously, in someone’s possession)
• Depending on plot progression, there might be some clues leading player to who the person is that’s summoning demons
• Dropped items that are specific to a certain character, stuff like that

Outer Elisora
Made up of a few different villages, but generally everyone is pretty spread out.

Residents

• Tamsyn
• Grumble
• Jurni
• Bowie
• Lou
• Primrose
• Emi
• Avery
• Thorn
• Kain
• Eladrin
• Personal Character

Raefiya

Biggest village out of the five surrounding the inner city. It's also located closer to Elisora than the other villages. This village is known for creating quality clothing and some good farming practices, both of which the inner city takes advantage of. It’s also recognized as the village Tamsyn works in, which brings quite a bit of business.

Places of Note

Tamsyn’s Workshop/House

• Many people frequent here for teas, medicine, spells, potions, magical items
• Offers mentorships
• Sometimes holds worship sessions for Vesna here

Avery’s Farm

• Biggest farm in the region, responsible for providing a range of different foods that other farms just can’t seem to get right

Church of Amol

• Loren comes here every day from Elisora to preach to people about Amol, seeding doubt in Vesna (which is not hard when looking at all the bad stuff that has been happening)
• Makes a lot of money, which essentially goes back into the hands of the corrupt Council of Elisora

Various Workshops

• Blacksmiths, woodworking, pottery, etc.

Possible Plots

• Befriend Helen, the Angry Village Chicken
• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful/Unique Items

• Depending on plot progression, there might be some clues leading player to who the person is that’s summoning demons
• Dropped items that are specific to a certain character, stuff like that

Seren

Many craft shows are held here having jewelry, clothing, all sorts of things that may catch someone’s attention. Also known for having a very strange shop . . .

Places of Note

Ainslee’s Curiosities

• Special shop ran by Ainslee
• Full of weird stuff that may or may not have curses or blessings placed on them, or nothing at all. Could just be a regular rock you might buy from here.
• Contains some items that could advance certain plots depending on what you get

Possible plots

• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful/Unique Items

• Depending on plot progression, there might be some clues leading player to who the person is that’s summoning demons
• Dropped items that are specific to a certain character, stuff like that

Jarren
Initially, this village was one of the bigger and better of the five surrounding the city. Resources have been sufficiently destroyed and folks here tend to be just barely getting by. Lots of houses have gone vacant by people trying to escape the attacks from both demons and other people in this region.

Possible Plots

• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful/Unique Items

• Demon flesh, claws, hair, fur, scales, etc.
• Petrified crops
• Depending on plot progression, there might be some clues leading player to who the person is that’s summoning demons
• Dropped items that are specific to a certain character, stuff like that

Lydi
A smaller village containing just a few families and their homes.

Possible Plots

• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful/Unique Items

• Depending on plot progression, there might be some clues leading player to who the person is that’s summoning demons
• Dropped items that are specific to a certain character, stuff like that

Mithmine

This village lies a bit deeper into Norra Wood and has a large tiefling population. It’s a smaller community, but out of all the villages it is hit the least and appears to be the most happy.

Possible Plots

• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful/Unique Items

• Depending on plot progression, there might be some clues leading player to who the person is that’s summoning demons
• Dropped items that are specific to a certain character, stuff like that

Clover
This village has a large pond at the center of it, making it a nice visiting spot for both city dwellers as well as people from other villages that want to take a dip into the nice cool water. That was, until something appeared to be living just beneath the surface of the water. It seems that one of the demons summoned has taken a liking to lurking in this pond and preying on anyone who comes just close enough to snatch. With it going unattended to, the pond has become an eyesore and appears almost black with how dirty it is.

Possible Plots

• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful/Unique Items

• Depending on plot progression, there might be some clues leading player to who the person is that’s summoning demons
• Dropped items that are specific to a certain character, stuff like that

Norra Wood

This forest is the nicer out of the two that reside in this region. It contains various berries, mushrooms, and other edible things that people can make use of. As time has gone on though, it’s been found that the city is taking more than their fair share of these resources and the villagers are once again left with less and forced to go back into the city in order to meet their needs. Various types of animals live here as well, nothing too dangerous if you feel like going on an adventure. You may come across white deer, leaf collectors, giant millipedes (seriously, you can ride on these things), friendly forest spirits, and more. This forest also seems to have some sort of protection around it making it so demons will not enter, but this isn’t widely recognized yet.

Possible Plots

• Get Ingredients for Tamsyn’s Spells/Potions
• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful/Unique Items

• Artifacts suggesting other people used to live here
• Buried tools, bones, markings on trees, sacred objects with symbols of Vesna
• Plants that have properties that repel, and can even kill, demons

Blackwood Forest

This forest is another story. This is where it is believed a lot of the demons lurk during certain times when they aren’t terrorizing villagers and haven’t yet been vanquished. Not only that but in this forest there ARE quite a number of creatures that can kill you. Venomous snakes, owl-bears, giant lizards, giant centipedes, gremlins, an ancient dragon that can talk (huh?)… It’s not a good place to be. However, there are VERY valuable resources in this forest. Exotic fruits, fibers, minerals, meat, treasures. One just has to think about whether or not they want to risk losing their lives in order to get these things. More and more people are running out of options for themselves and their families, so the choice seems to have already been made for them. If one does find themself to be lost within these woods, there is a chance they may encounter some sort of creature/spirit that will try to help them get to safety. Whether that be out of the forest, or a place to quickly evade a horrible creature. These curious beings are a mystery…

Possible Plots

• Investigate High Strangeness in BlackWood Forest
• Help Rogg Reunite with Their Partner
• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Get Ingredients for Tamsyn’s Spells/Potions
• Stop the Summoning of Demons

Meaningful/Unique Items

• Bones from various creatures
• Artifacts
• Unique flora and fauna to this particular forest
• Dropped items from certain characters, depending on plot progression

Oronear Sea/Coast

This is the area the giant sea creatures are most active and abundant, although they do come onto other shores as well. There was originally a large city on the coast as well, but it lies in ruin now, having been ransacked by the beasts. Has beautiful white sandy beaches and there are caves that hold various creatures and valuable resources.

Possible Plots

• Find out more about the sea tigers
• Find ingredients for Malmeros or Tamsyn

Meaningful/Unique Items

• Sea glass
• Shells

Avelaine

A once beautiful city on the coast, now in ruins. The creatures of the sea ransacked the place looking for food, even after the Summer War. Still contains some valuable artifacts if people are brave enough to get this close to the beach.

Possible Plots

• Investigate Avelaine Ruins
• Meaningful/Unique Items
• Artifacts not yet recovered
• Sea tiger remains

Blue Lake

Known for its bright blue color, this lake is often a sort of vacation spot for Elisorans. It’s enormous, and has all sorts of creatures that serve a number of different purposes back in Elisora, from food to crafting materials.

Possible Plots

• Perform Rituals on Possessed Individuals to Free Them
• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Get Ingredients for Tamsyn’s Spells/Potions

Meaningful/Unique Items

• Parts from certain fish for unique crafting purposes
• Weapon discarded after a horrible murder

Unnamed Mountain Range North of Elisora

These mountains are rarely talked about, much like the BlackWood forest. They are even more treacherous than the Blackwood forest as well, full of giant, fearsome snakes that thrive on the cold only found in these mountains. There are many other dangerous creatures that make a home of these mountains, and there are even believed to be secluded societies within them somewhere, usually called simply ‘Mountain People’. Some adventurers have spoken of seeing people standing up on cliff sides, staring down at their group silently as they skirt the outside of the mountain range.

Possible Plots

• Save Peoples of the Elisoran Region from Demonborne Illness
• Get Ingredients for Tamsyn’s Spells/Potions
• Investigate the northern mountains

Meaningful/Unique Items

• Unique rocks/minerals
• Artifacts from the peoples living here
• Items leading to Rogg's partner

History/Culture

Vesna, Goddess of Unity and Elliria
For a long time, Vesna was worshiped without question by just about everyone in Elliria. She made herself known in a number of different ways, never truly interfering with anyone’s lives really. More like providing guidance toward certain paths. Whether people who received this guidance would actually follow it was on them, though. Doubt in Vesna began to grow when horrible things would happen. How could a loving Goddess stand by while the people who worshiped her suffered? The people wanted more from her than she could give. There are unspoken rules associated with these things. No mortals could truly understand this.

Amol, False God
Amol is a scam born of greed and hatred for Vesna. As soon as doubt started to grow in Vesna, there were whispers of the one true God Amol. No one really knows who started the spread, but once the Assault on Avelaine happened it exploded. More and more people were pledging their hearts to Amol, a God that didn’t even exist. Some of the people that preached about him actually did believe he was real, but there are a select few individuals who still are very much aware of the false God.

Avelaine's Downward Spiral

Avelaine was a beautiful coastal city in Elliria where fishing was big business. Initially, only a few ships would be sent out each day to fetch whatever the sailors could find in the Oronear Sea. In the early days, these charters would be solely focused on capturing fish that would be of use to citizens of Avelaine, whether that be as food or materials to create tools. Some fish were even found to be helpful in creating medicines. As more discoveries came about, more and more ships were sent out with newly employed fishermen. With this came the finding of Sea Tigers.
The one that was sighted first was huge, but turned out to be a young one as the folks of Avelaine found out later. All the people on the boat could make out of the creature were its bright yellow eyes, what appeared to be dark stripes along its body, and the ridges all along its back and down to the end of its tail. This creature did not attack, merely surfaced for a time and got frightened by the nearby boat. The fishermen however were terrified, and began to feel like they were ill-equipped for these journeys. They had just come across a sea monster after all. Upon returning to the marina, news of this creature spread like wildfire. People demanded weaponry to protect themselves on these voyages, just in case. This was provided to them, of course.
It wasn’t long after the first sighting of a sea tiger when fishermen actually managed to catch one. This was an accident at the time, and it was an even smaller one than the first one sighted. It was a cub. Even being smaller than the first, it was still massive. Just small enough to fit in the fishing net amongst a myriad of other catches. This was the first time people were actually killed by a sea tiger. Once the net was hoisted aboard, the creature lunged from the pile of fish and pounced on a nearby fisherman. The others looked on in horror as the creature tore into their colleague.
It was this interaction that gave the people of Avelaine a better picture of what they were dealing with, as well as what helped them name them. Even as a cub the creature was quite muscular. Its body was overall a dark blue, with dark, navy blue stripes, and a lighter colored underbelly. It had a very long, whip-like tail that it seemed to use as another appendage. On the ship the creature walked about on all four webbed feet. It had a pretty long snout, ending in a blackened, cat-like nose and a set of razor sharp teeth. Its gills were one of its more interesting features. They were located on either side of its head, initially covered by dark, fin-like structures. When the creature began to threat display, these fins flared out and a thin, bright red membranous tissue erupted from the gills, almost giving the illusion that the creature had a mane. The thing took the lives of two other people on the boat and then was wrangled to a point where it could no longer hurt anyone. The men were shocked that the thing appeared to be fine out of the water, breathing as it normally would even with gills. It was brought back to shore where there was much debate on what should be done with it. It was smaller than the other one that was seen, but it was still large enough to provide some new meat to the market. However, scientists wanted to be given the chance to examine it. This was a new creature afterall. It was eventually decided that they would give over the creature to researchers, who found out some pretty interesting information about them.
Firstly, the creature had an organ similar to one found in a common household pet that allowed them to breathe air. Although it’s similar and appears to provide the same function, the organ is significantly more intricate in the sea tigers. These things could come up on land whenever they wanted. This of course was cause for concern, what with the overfishing that was occurring at the time. Researchers did think of the possibility that these things would come up on land to feed if they ran out of food in the sea. Anyway, research continued and it was found that the meat had some sort of toxin in it that would be poisonous if eaten. Researchers also noted that this was probably a female version of the species, at three meters long with a two meter long tail. This was just assumed as the first sighting had been just a bit bigger and had perhaps been a male. This was very much incorrect as they would eventually find out. Even at the sizes that the researchers of Avelaine knew about, they were suggesting that they back off on the fishing on account of them being concerned about them being able to come up on land and attack. The response was to create more weapons to combat these creatures and begin exterminating them as well.
There were a number of protests amongst the cityfolk about this unethical treatment of wildlife and fishing, most of which included researchers that worked with the captured specimen directly. They tried to warn that these creatures would be dangerous if trifled with, and that the captured creature only attacked the way it did because it was provoked. The fishermen as well as the higher council of Avelaine dismissed these concerns, not even a little bit worried that the overfishing as well as the extermination of sea tigers could have significant consequences. They had no idea.
The overfishing continued, and sea tigers were killed right and left. Occasionally they would fight back and people would get pulled into the sea, further solidifying in the minds of the fisherman that these creatures were dangerous and the extermination was in fact needed. What they didn’t realize they were doing, in a way, was introducing another accessible food source for the sea tigers. With the lack of fish left for them, the sea tigers began to get more aggressive with boats and some would even follow fishermen back up onto land.
These ruthless killings of the sea tigers continued for quite some time before anyone noticed that something strange was happening. One day, there was an outsider coming into the city, seemingly from the coast. Avelaine occasionally gets random people that walk along the beach for a while from both the north and south and happen upon the city in their travels. This person was different, though. They approached in a long ragged cloak, and no one was able to make out their face. It seemed like they were making an effort to stay hidden under that cloak. People mentioned weird noises coming from under the hood as they would walk by, almost like they were attempting to talk. It didn’t take long for folks to get unsettled and the guard was called to action. The figure was approached by a couple of officers, but didn’t seem to acknowledge them when they were addressed by them. It would be noted later that the only thing the officers were able to make out was a low, sort of gurgly voice say, “Just… passing… through…” One of the officers grew frustrated and yanked on the figure’s cloak. This is when cityfolk had their first encounter with the octopeds. Beneath the cloak was a gross imitation of a thin man, but it seemed the creature was having a hard time keeping the form/illusion. The creature’s attempt at human eyes was all wrong and one of the arms was just a long, dragging tentacle. There was an incredibly loud screech emitted from the creature and it began to run back toward the coast even as its human form deteriorated. The officers gave chase and eventually caught the creature and, with the help of some nearby fisherman, were able to net the thing.
This creature too was handed over to researchers, though many people just wanted it killed. This sea monster was somehow able to imitate human form and speech, not well, but the illusion was there. Why would it do that? What sort of intelligent creature were they dealing with? It was later found that the octopeds were able to communicate with and mimic other species with ease as well, including the sea tigers to an extent. This was how the octopeds were able to relay information.
There were more incidents of octopeds trying to infiltrate the city following the capture of the first octoped, each more disturbing than the last it seemed. They were learning to mimic the human form well and maintain that form for much longer periods of time. What began to cause significant issues amongst cityfolk was when it was found that the octopeds could mimic specific people in the community. People who were trusted. How could anyone know absolutely for sure that someone was who they said they were and what were these things up to anyway?

Assault on Avelaine

The sea tigers began their attack eventually, making quick work of the marinas. Quite a few people stayed back to try and fight them off, but there were far too many of them. Most people fled the coast. Those who stayed would find that the nightmare was far from over. The octopeds began acting as lures for people who stayed back, drawing them out of their hiding places with a friendly face. If anyone was foolish enough to entertain these tricks, a nearby sea tiger would be ready to pounce.

Summer War

The Summer War brought even further devastation to Avelaine. People tried to organize and take Avelaine back, but the sea tigers were resilient and learned their tactics quickly. They were able to adapt accordingly, and make efforts useless. There also may have been some players on the inside making things even harder for the people of Avelaine trying to defend themselves and their home. Avelaine was left in ruins, abandoned by its citizens for the foreseeable future.

Development of Elisora

A settlement was formed of peoples migrating from the coast. The first group staked their claim in a beautiful region surrounded by forests and filled with plenty of resources with which to create a community. As they began to build, more and more people would show up, usually from the coast. There were others though that would come from other directions as well, which did make certain people curious about what else was out there. Who else? These newcomers were always welcomed into the community with open arms. There was a lot of work to be done after all. As the community grew, it seemed like certain people within the community were taking charge of the situation rather than doing work with everyone else. It was a group of six people, Bren and Gwyneth (humans), Kailu and Liluth (elves), and Ladoros and Phellia (tieflings). They were part of the initial group of people to arrive at this spot, and they deemed themselves to be worthy of governing this community as it grew. Most were in agreement with them, but there were others that weren’t a fan of this idea. Those that opposed this motion were fewer than those that were for, however, so generally people stayed quiet about their grievances. Time went on and the settlement grew to a point where the powers that be wanted to establish a name for their place. They eventually agreed on the name Elisora.

Turmoil Amongst the Peoples of the Elisoran region

As Elisora grew, so too did the issues between different groups of people. The cost of living in the city kept rising to a point where it was impossible to stay there and continue to be able to feed yourself. Not to mention there were people that held certain ideologies that were less than desirable. In general, people were feeling like the city was going downhill. So some of these people started developments outside of the city where they would ideally be able to grow their own foods and not pay the obnoxious taxes associated with living within the city. As this kept happening throughout this time period, the Greater Council of Elisora decided they needed to take action. If people were going to keep leaving, bigger claims of land would need to be made in Elisora’s name to encompass these outer villages surrounding the city. So that’s what they did. The people in the outer developments did not have the power to fight back on these claims, especially not when compared to the power that the city of Elisora now had access to. All they could do was protest these actions, which did work to a point.

Demon Uprising
(individual characters decide for themselves whether they personally support the demon uprising)

Demons begin ravaging the outer towns/villages. The body count starts piling up, and it seems that the outer villages are the ones getting hit the hardest by these attacks.
Villagers believe that someone in inner city is unleashing demons on them to stop the protests. They would of course be doing this in secret though, as this practice is highly illegal and punishable by life in prison, or death depending on the damage done as a result of this crime.
Accusations are thrown around, become yet another subject of protests. The powers that be deny having any involvement in these crimes, and further claim that no one in the inner city could possibly stoop so low as that. Following that, they suggested protesters look inward for who could possibly be doing this.
The demons end up targeting the villages for some reason. Perhaps because some of them are already suffering in many different ways and that makes them a tastier target. This person keeps summoning in an effort to finally succeed in exacting their revenge on the inner city, but keep failing. Eventually, this character ends up finding a way to summon within the city without getting caught and demons begin additionally attacking those in the city. This really puts a fire under the powers that be and they are quick to come back to their claims that someone in the outer villages is carrying out these attacks.
Religious conflict is also a thing. There are people in both villages as well as the city that believe certain people are responsible for the attacks. In fact, one of the biggest churches in the region is co-owned by a myriad of different species.
Some people are also considering migrating further inland, following a river that continues to run east of Elisora since this region is no longer safe to live in.
The demon attacks make it harder for the inner city of Elisora to get the goods they request of the villagers, not only because the villagers are also losing materials and crops due to demons, but it is also dangerous for the city guard to go out and fetch these things from the villages. There are more designated times set aside for this process, and they ask more of villages each time now so they don’t have to worry about going as often as they did before. This of course poses a problem for the villagers as they are left with even less than they had before and additionally makes it more dangerous for them to go out for longer periods of time in order to go get what they need from the city.

(Draft!)

The sweet smell of wisteria permeated the whole house, fortunately overpowering the familiar odor of blood coming from the small room in the basement. The powerful witch poured some of the wisteria tea into a mug with shaky hands, spilling a little in the process.
"Dammit!" she cursed, tears rolling down her face. A few of them fall into the tea by accident and she quickly wipes away the rest from her face. Maybe a couple of missed drops and a few tears won't affect the dosage, she hopes. With that, she tips a small vial very carefully into the tea. It sizzles as it mixes in with the wisteria, giving off more of a warm, musky smell. She smiles softly to herself, knowing that this will do.
A crash from below jolts the witch out of her daydream and she clutches her necklace in fear. Following this crash is a long, agonizing wail. She needs to hurry. She once more looks out the window at the still lifeless demon carcass, now appearing to disintegrate in the wind outside. Yes, it's gone. The witch consults her grimoire once more to ensure she got everything correct with the tea and takes a deep breath as she descends into the basement, large mug of the tea concoction in hands that threaten to drop it. As her feet fall on the basement landing, she sees glowing, orange eyes turn toward her slowly in the dark behind the thick bars.
They narrow for just a moment, then soften to what the witch is more accustomed to seeing from her dear friend.

Below is a rough outline of my tale. Each of these sections will be filled out in the comments since it's a bit lengthy when it's all put together!

History/Culture

Locations

Characters

Creatures

Plants

Minerals/Precious Metals/Gems

@Kykeon I want to get a 3D printer so badly, but I need to do more research on what ones are good