Post by kusanagi on May 10, 2006 18:25:33 GMT
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You find yourself walking towards a temple constructed of massive blocks of moonstone, a delicately-contrived building with pillars arcing about the perimeter, supporting the dome on the top. A bench curves with the interior wall, literally built into the structure, ringing in a shimmering basin. In the center of this pool is a pillar raised four feet over the crystaline fluid, top opening to a full, lush bloom. Upon this platform are two stones; one brilliantly coruscating, containing within every fathomable shade, colors swirling amidst the center like tongs of flame; the other stone appears as a smll shard of glass, it's smoky contents like captured tears. Evetually, your eyes turn away from the stones resting upon the pedestal, and you see the pale white walls have friezes etched into their surface. You read them while walking along the wall, your finger tracing over the smoothness of the pictures. Suddenly it dawns on you that these carving tell the story of Praetora, and the story of your life, however the etching appear to be unfinished.
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Created within the vast expanses of Praetora is the Sea of Death, a massive landmass that stretches past as far as the eye can see, an everturning torrent of sand. Few have been able to survive within the harsh climate and conditions, however the Empire of Antioch had sprung up as a viable power within the dunes of the Sea of Death. The land of Praetora was created when Faerun reploded from the inside out. this was due to the plans of the Faerie Queen of Wind and Woe, and many souls were trn from the doomed world and implanted upon Praetora. The Akrabi, a corpion-like humanoid race, has attempted to dominate the land since the race's creation.
The Akrabi originate from a set of caverns known as the Azdun, however the Azdun has never been penetrated by the forces of the united alliance of races. Deep beneath Azdun, however, lies the citadel of the drow, the only shard of Faerun that survived the explosion. Adventurers from all walks of life have been called to Antioch in a plan to attack the Azdun, however unknown to all is that the drow are secretly bribing most of the Advisors of the Emperor of Antioch, Zuriel Sarazin II. Many groups of adventurers joined Antioch as mercenaries.
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