With the current development of the world SoD interactive map we need descriptions of every zone in the game. To accomplish this I am opening up the chance for players to write zone descriptions for small amounts of fame (and credit on the map itself!). These descriptions need all of the following that is applicable:
The descriptions must be completely in character of a historian in SoD. Here is an example that I wrote:
We are looking to make this extremely professional. If you think you can participate and have the creative writing chops (and the depth of knowledge about the zone required) we would be overjoyed to include your work!
Please post any questions in this thread but be aware I will be deleting them and answering them at the bottom of this post in order to keep the thread solely descriptions.
Good luck!
Question Answers:
"Where can the information be found"
Well I suppose that is kind of the point of the exercise - there is no central place to find information like this. This is why we are creating one! Use any in game lore texts, the wiki, mobs you see there, in game dialog, forum lore posts, etc. Anything you can find thats important go ahead and use. I would rather correct bits of wrong lore in your description than have it be empty of lore altogether.
Completed/Claimed
- History of the zone
- Current lore situation of the zone
- Current and historic occupants
- Ties to the major factions in the game
- Description of the geography
- Anything else that is interesting
The descriptions must be completely in character of a historian in SoD. Here is an example that I wrote:
If you wish to participate please post your description *in this thread*. We only need one description per zone so please be sure to POST THE ZONE YOUR WORKING ON BEFORE YOU WORK ON YOUR DESCRIPTION so people do not step on each others toes. Edit the thread with your full description when you are ready. You can only claim one zone at a time and zone claims will be deleted and free for other people one day after you post them.Newport:
After the destruction of Freeport in 53 B.F. the Human population of Dalaya had no city to call its own. As Kaezul pulled his troops back to Ikisith for reasons unknown, an independent group of soldiers and merchants amongst the surviving refugees began to form a new city on the southern edge of the Great Plains (now called The Badlands). In 40 A.F., the city was proclaimed to be “A new Freeport, for all the races” and was named Newport.
Today Newport is a thriving hub of commerce and politics. It boasts the most active port in the world and contains many of the most powerful class guilds operating in Dalaya. The merchants and soldiers who originally founded the city over time grew into the trade syndicate we now know as The Silver Crown which currently rules over the city and its surrounding area.
Over the years the Newport subterranean aqueduct system has grown tremendously as the city has taken on more and more occupants. The Newport Guard has been on high alert since rumors began springing up that less than scrupulous organizations have taken root in the labyrinthine aqueduct system under the city.
Newport connects to the Centaur Hills to its north and has passenger boats leaving from its harbor daily to Erudin and the ruins of Freeport. All passenger services out of Newport are provided as a free service courtesy of the Silver Crown.
We are looking to make this extremely professional. If you think you can participate and have the creative writing chops (and the depth of knowledge about the zone required) we would be overjoyed to include your work!
Please post any questions in this thread but be aware I will be deleting them and answering them at the bottom of this post in order to keep the thread solely descriptions.
Good luck!
Question Answers:
"Where can the information be found"
Well I suppose that is kind of the point of the exercise - there is no central place to find information like this. This is why we are creating one! Use any in game lore texts, the wiki, mobs you see there, in game dialog, forum lore posts, etc. Anything you can find thats important go ahead and use. I would rather correct bits of wrong lore in your description than have it be empty of lore altogether.
Completed/Claimed
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Blackburrow blackburrow
Cauldron of Dawn cauldron
Caverns of Darkness codarkness
Centaur Hills centaur
Citadel of the Claw citadel
City of Mercy comercy
Crystal Caverns crystal
Cyrtho Malath cmalath
Dragon Necropolis necropolis
Dragonhorn Keep dragonhorn
Dreadfang Spire dreadfang
[I][COLOR=Blue]Dreadlands dreadlands[/COLOR][/I]
Eastern Waste eastwastes
Eldenal's Mansion eldenals
Emerald Jungle emeraldjungle
Everchill Caverns everchill
Everfrost everfrost
Faentharc Woods faentharc
Fearstone Keep fearstone
Field of Bones fieldofbone
Fire Grotto firegrotto
Frosthorn Coast frosthorn
Goblin Skull Mountains goblinskull
Gorge of the One-Eye cycgorge
Great Divide greatdivide
Greenmist Jungle greenmist
Grobb Undercity undercity
Grobb grobb
Haegra Malath hmalath
Halas halas
Halls of Misery misery
[COLOR=black]Heartland Plateau heartland[/COLOR]
[COLOR=Blue][I]Heartland Undercaverns undercaverns[/I][/COLOR]
Hidden Temple of Yaralith yaralith
Highkeep highkeep
Kedge Keep kedge
King's Pass kingpass
Lair of Paw paw
Lake Starfall starfall
Mistwoods mistwoods
Obsidian Shard Mountains shardmtns
Oggok oggok
Prison of Admyrrza prison
Prophet's Landing prophets
Red Sun Mines sunmines
Red Sun Peaks sunpeaks
Remnants of Old Ikild remnants
Rivervale rivervale
[I][COLOR=Blue]Ruins of First City firstruins[/COLOR][/I]
Ruins of Kaesora kaesora
[I][COLOR=Blue]Ruins of Nagthilian (Nagthilia A, B, and C)[/COLOR][/I]
Sadri Malath smalath
Sea of Swords seasword
Sepulcher of Darkness sepulcher
Shadowdale shadowdale
Shrouded Isle shroudisle
Siren's Grotto sirens
Sorcerer's Labyrinth labyrinth
Spires of Saitha spires
Steamfont steamfont
Stinger's Bog stingersbog
Storm Sea seastorm
Storm's Eye stormseye
Stormkeep stormkeep
Stronghold of Enthann valorb
Sundered Mountains sundermtns
Surefall Glade surefall
Tasinath, Land of Bliss poair
Tears of Elael elaeltears
The Arena arena
The Bloodied Quarry bloodquarry
The Darkwoods darkwoods
The Mountain Crags of Tarhyl tarhylcrags
The Murk murk
The Runnyeye Citadel runnyeye
The Rust rust
Tunnels of Lasanth lasanth
Tur'Ruj turruj
Underhill underhill
Valley of Erimal erimal
Warpstone Caverns warpstone
Warrens warrens
Western Waste westwastes
Whisperling Forest whisperling
Wyvernfang Coast wyvernfang
Yclist, The Veiled City yclist[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]Azmaen, The Heart of Frost pofrost
Cavern of the Deep One powater
Plane of Earth poearth
Plane of Entropy poentropy
Plane of Nightmare ponightmare
The Grand Anatheaum polore
Towers of Agony potorment
Tower of Tarhyl towertarhyl[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]The Plaguelands (east, west)
Freeport (east, west, north)
The Badlands (west, east, north, south)
Newport (North, South, Catacombs)
Kaladin (North, South)
Athica (North, South)
Faydark (Greater, Lesser)[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]Erudin Palace (Erudin, Palace)[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]The Wastes of Tarhyl (Southern, Northern, Oasis)
Thurgadin (Thurgadin, Icewell Keep)[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]Halls of Mielech (Halls, Keep, Lair)[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]Kelethin (Part of Gfaydark)
Baldakan (Part of Prophets)[/FONT]
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