general plot

[LADY EMMALINE ©]

The natives of this place call it by the name of Cydria. Though the dress of the island reflects that of our modern world, the lifestyle reflects that of Medieval Europe. The inhabitants live in cottages, hunt via archery, fence, and are forced to create means of entertainment separate from internet, television, and cell phones. There is no formal schooling. Children are only taught what their parents care to teach them or what they pick up on the streets.

A hundred years ago, this land was created by a family of deities as corrupt and imperfect as the beings that dwell in it. It was meant to be a paradise, full of fantastical races. And so it was, for the first few years.

Then civil unrest plagued the land. Race turned against race, god turned against god, and the battle for various territories began. The war left the land ravaged, so the gods decided to intervene. They set up a tournament.

Each year, a competition is held within each race to root out its champion. That champion faces off with the champions of all the other races in a perilous quest. The victor chooses which territory his or her race will occupy until the next year. Subsequently, remaining champions compete once more, the victor choosing another territory. And so on and so forth, until all the territories have been claimed.

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LAST YEAR'S TOURNAMENT:

1st pick - mages chose enyth
2nd pick - lycanthropes chose terrinth
3rd pick - vampyrs chose si'ith
4th pick - mer chose ni'ith
remainder - humans placed in wynth


FIFTH TOURNAMENT:

1st pick - vampires chose terrinth
2nd pick - lycanthropes chose enyth
3rd pick - mages chose si'ith
4th pick - mer chose ni'ith
remainder - humans placed in wynth


FOURTH TOURNAMENT:

1st pick - lycanthropes chose terrinth
2nd pick - mages chose enyth
3rd pick - vampyrs chose ni'ith
4th pick - humans chose si'ith
remainder - mer placed in wynth


THIRD TOURNAMENT:

1st pick - mer chose si'ith
2nd pick - mages chose enyth
3rd pick - vampyrs chose terrinth
4th pick - lycanthropes chose ni'ith
remainder - humans placed in wynth


SECOND TOURNAMENT:

1st pick - mer chose si'ith
2nd pick - mages chose enyth
3rd pick - lycanthropes chose terrinth
4th pick - vampyrs chose enyth
remainder - humans placed in wynth


FIRST TOURNAMENT:

1st pick - vampyrs chose terrinth
2nd pick - lycanthropes chose ni'ith
3rd pick - humans chose enyth
4th pick - mages chose si'ith
remainder - mer placed in wynth


WARTIME TERRITORIES:

humans governed wynth
mer governed ni'ith
mages governed si'ith
lycanthropes governed enyth
vampyrs governed terrinth
the lycanthropes fought the vampyrs for terrinth and reached a stalemate
the mer fought the mages for si'ith, and portions of the territory changed hands
the humans fought everyone for better land and were beaten back to wynth
no one fought for wynth