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Alatia
allows you to travel from a central, common world to
others via a central portal. To reach each world you
have to earn a key that will be given to you as an additional
reward for certain quests. Of course it is not possible
to take futuristic weapons like a laser gun into the
world of dinosaurs or magic realms as such. Each world
stands for itself, offering areas, treasures and quests
for you to solve and having its own specific properties
that you might experience.
Currently,
there are three worlds on Alatia but other ones are
being constructed by our wizards.
Alatia
is a universe of connected worlds, each with its own
unique character and style. Through the exploration
of the worlds, you will come to know and understand
its nature, perhaps develop friendships with those you
meet in your travels, and maybe, just maybe, you will
survive to meet the ultimate challenges that await you
on your journey.
So
pick up your feet, adventurer, and move off into that
great unknown.
All
the best on your travels.
Velaria
is Alatia's main world. It is a fantastic land of beauty
and danger. Nestled within Velaria are many wonderful
denizens. Many live in the central city known as Celest.
Celest
is a beautiful city of medievel proportions. While in
town you can stop at the pub and have a drink while
relaxing from the rigors of an adventurers life. Venture
upstairs in the pub and enjoy a game of Uno, Darts, or
the slot machine. You can even stop by the guild and
read the latest news, or just chat with friends. Life
is safe and easy inside town.
But
should you venture outside Celest, your expected lifespan
decreases dramatically. Velaria, while beautiful, hides
many dangers. Living within the world are dragons, giants,
orcs, trolls and many other legendary creatures.
Should
you decide to travel this world, stay on your guard
and be prepared for excitment...and danger.
Welcome
to the Shadow World!
This
world connects the common world to the plane of the
Negative, which we hopefully never need to enter! Therefore
the shades, immaterial as they are in the common world,
take a solid form in this world. Mortals from other
worlds are material, too, and may die here.
Although
the SW and it's inhabitants are foreign to the visitors
that come from the common world (and have prejudices
due to malevolent influences,) it is not evil in general.
On the contrary, the powers of evil always try to overrun
this world and separating it from the common world.
Their main objective is to enter the common world by
the Shadow World gate, for the common world's gates
would allow them to spread all over the realms.
The
presence of evil and darkness is somehow tolerated and
partly supported by the rather cold-minded and neutral
attitude of the inhabitants here. However, no evil power
has been able to raise to more than a local danger,
as far as it is known to the sages.
The
main danger to visitors still lies in the nature of
this world and it's natural predators like the shadow
mastiffs.
The
special nature of this world is revealed in its weakness
to withstand the effects of light. Of course, the foreign
traveller will be wise if he brings some light sources
with him, but if there is too much of light, the surroundig
parts of this world may disappear or do worse. One has
to remember that good-aligned from outside shed a certain
light, enough to illuminate the area around. Vision
therefore is also different to that in the common world.
Travellers from outside will need some time to get used
to this.
Most
visitors enter the SW through the gate that is sited
near the top of a great cliff. There is a small semi-civilized
area around it, called The Gate. It consists of a small
town and it's surroundings as well as a, probably less
civilized, forest. The wise visitor may find some of
the ways that lead deeper into this realm but may decide
not to follow them unprepared.
Venture
into Mythos and discover a realm where truth is forever
lost beneath fanciful legends. Deception is woven into
the very fabric of Mythosian culture and danger has
become a way of life. Mythos is not for the faint-hearted
and you will need all of your myriad skills to survive
its tests.
Yet
none can resist the lure of Chaos. As the world falls
from the Balance once held secure within the grasp of
the Gods, Mythos has decayed beyond the margins of Reality.
Fiction has blended with the lives of the Mythosians
and a new age has found a foothold in the nature of
imagination. One will never understand it, but through
exploration and study, perhaps...
...you
may survive. :)
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