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.
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			- 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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	[FONT=Courier New]
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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