- MoonShadow's only source of light is
from a huge blue moon, that rotates so that it can be seen from 1/4 to full every half
month. This means there is a half month of total darkness.
- All the rivers on the planet are
interconnected in some way this is because they all eventually delve into the earth.
After a long trip they come to one of the many springs on mountain tops or other
such places where they start the cycle again.
- Minerals are abundant, but wood is not
due to the lack of light on the this side of the planet
- Mushrooms and other fungi are abundant
due to the large amount of moisture and the lack of light.
- Because of the moon that orbits
MoonShadow's and and the overall darkness, Lanrocopethes (Were creatures) are very common
on the dark side of the planet. Because of this all races have a hatred for these
creatures who are usually innocent of any crime. Although this may sound like the people
are prejudiced they have good reason to be, when these creatures do change form, they
change form for two week intervals. Because of this there savage killing spree's have made
the races fear and hate any were creature they come by. NOTE: There are rumors of a tribe
of were creatures that have built a gathering place of sorts on the darkest part of the
planet, that being the ice caps. Also because they live in so much cold, there coats are
very long and matted giving them in even more fearsome appearance. And because of the
scarcity of food in these climates they have become better hunters then even there skilled
cousins that live in the not so cold regions of the planet.
- Psionics in this world are mistrusted at
best, even though there is a fairly large portion of the population with them (7%). There
are so many because the human race is still in its infancy and the ideals of science are
not totally encompassing. Hence allowing them to open there minds to the possibility
of psionic powers. They are mistrusted because they are thought to warp oe thought's and
steal a person's mind. Although this is a rare occurrence it can and has happened, but the
actual portion of Psionics this advanced is very low (.15%)
- Magic is the most respected and rare art
of super natural powers. Because humans are relatively new in this world they have just
started to develop there magic skills. Hence the maximum level of spells that are
currently created is level 4. After that the character has to create his own spells and of
course attach his name to it. Magic is respected because the human's see it as the thing
that will bring them up in the world power or at least allow them to keep there current
place in the scheme of things. NOTE: The albino drow of the planet do know some minor
magic but have never invested much time into it, making the maximum level for elf's 2.
Drawf's and hobgoblin's have the least knowledge making there maximum magic level 1.
- Gods have always been a part of
MoonShadow for all races. The most prominent god being the goddess of the moon, this is so
because all races weather good or evil see it as the only light in there dark lives.
Because the gods have been on MoonShadow since the beginning of all the races so to have
the clerics that worship them. Of all the classes for humans this is the most advanced one
because all you need to become a cleric is sheer devotion. Because of this the level's of
the clerics is unlimited and all spells exist. The clerics due to this power are the
leaders in human society. As for other races the same is true except for the dwarf's, they
have a medium involvement with religion, but a major involvement with the elements of rock
and fire. The various clans usually have a main deity of one of these elements. Because of
there devotion they receive an unlimited amount of spell progression in those areas.
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- Hobgoblins are the most abundant race on
the planet, this is so because of there sheer numbers (due to rapid growth and
reproduction) and there brute force. They mainly inhabit the immense barrens the cover
some of Moon Shadow's surface. There are factual stories from slaves that escaped from
there work camps that there is huge cities located on the interior of these barrens.
Numbers have been said to be as high as a 100,000 hobgoblins in one city.
Surprisingly they are actually thriving, this has been rumored to be because a
brutal race of giants is said to rule over the city. As well people have said the a race
of dragons directly from the earth below have rose and taken these cities as there own to
rule. The actual truth is unknown because of the difficulty to even travel the barrens,
let alone surviving the wolf riding hobgoblins armies that patrol the waste lands.
- Although the hobgoblins are the most
abundant race on the dark side the Dwarf's are the most advanced, through the years of
there mining they have gained the greatest skill on the planet for forging weapons. They
can charge such a price for there goods that they rarely ever have to trade a lot of
weapons for other supplies. Because they have the other races of the planet in a bind they
exploit this and carry them self's around other races as if they are far more superior in
every way. Because of this the dwarf's have not made many willing allies.
- A new race on the planet that has
adapted to the mushrooms forest and the river systems. These small kin are the known as Mushroom
Gnomes. These creatures like there cousins are very shy, they try to avoid
contact with anybody other then the Mushroom forest creatures. They also have very
specialized abilities which allow them to survie in the harsh dark enviroment. Otherwise
they are a race with a very low population that does not war with anyone and have often
times befriended select albino drow.
- In the abandoned mines and crevices of
the dwarf's there lies a race know as rock gnomes, this race is the smallest of all the
major races on MoonShadow. Most other races on the planet have only heard rumors about
such a Gnome. They are often nicknamed the little dwarf's or the mini men. One must keep
in mind of course that these are true gnomes, not Mushroom gnomes as described before.
These gnomes live by eating roots and doing some simple farming just outside there caves
and crevices. Because they do not have a very strong military state they have learned to
be experts at hiding, running and adapting. Many a dwarf that has met with the race say
that they know the upper earth more then any other race and more times then not can show a
dwarf a thing or two about a mine that they did not know before.
- All human's start off at second level on
MoonShadow due to there lack of infra vision. I say this because they have to make up for
there disadvantages by becoming more skilled in other area's. DM's should note that
player's should very seriously consider blind fighting for this side of the planet
because the penaltie for any task is a great one without it.
- Humans have very low technology, swords
and other refined metal materials are rare. (Very few humans know how to work metals or
mine.)
- The rivers that are on the planet are
filled with life because of all the minerals that are dissovled into them. Because the
rivers are so bountiful the humans and many other races live around or near them. On some
fabled occasions massive war's have been fought over a river where many a thousand have
died trying to lay stake to the territory.
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