Shamanistic Kitty Bam Reference Guide

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Shamanistic Kitty Bam Reference Guide

Unread postby Nekogami » Sat Jul 28, 2007 4:43 pm

People keep asking me about it 'cause I keep asking them about it. So this is like...for like...people....like....interested.....like.

The Continenet = Currently unnamed
Currency= Lira (1lira = .01 dollars)
Took cues from an old Warcraft map on layout and some hints from my faves Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman. Basically I distorte the bottom "boot" part of Italy to be the continent. Towns and landmarks are named after colors, Kingdoms after flowers.
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The Races, Tribes, and History

Clans of Felinity
Alpha is located on the southern "toe" of the Continent and the entire northern border is ice-locked. There's a mountain range up the western half. Alpha is seperated from Beta by a large swamp and Beta is seperated from Omega by a mountain rand and a wall. The kingdoms are Camelia, Magnolia, Verbena, And Salvia. Magnolia and Verbena are at odds but I'll get to that later. There's an island to the south of the "heel" but I haven't decided what to do with it since I just add if out of some strange love of Sicily and Corsica. Don't ask me, I'm just crazy about islands! Look at Argovia!!

Alpha like I said is on the "toe" and situated in the middle of the Yellow Plains. To the north-northeast is Port Black, to the east is forest then Greyway, along the souther coast is Carmine. So they aren't completely isolated from all other societies but they have free roam of the plains fairly much. Alphans are peaceful and there have never been any wars with them and the other people since the Alphan shamans have always helped the settled people by means of their powers. Farming is hard enough for Greyway since it's right on the edge of the Sorrowblack (Swamp) without someone getting the Alphans on a bad foot. Carmine and Port Black at least can fish but Port Black and the Alphans are the main sources of agriculture.

Betans are considered more powerful Shamans but they keep to themselves, are more isolated from society, and who wants to cross the Sorrowblack for any reason anyway?Oh and if your shaman weapon is in the Sorrowblack... SUCKS TO BE YOU. It's icky, gross, harsh, and in the Sorrowblack, the ground walks on you. Also, since no kingdom exists taxes are by town, subject to change but there's also no standing army. So that's geography and general culture of the Toe. Across the mountains things get less friendly. North across the Green Leaf Bay it's nicer.

Alphans aren't nomadic though their homes seem like mega tents. Would and stone is fairly rare, between the towns and the Alphans the forest just aren't big enough so the homes are made of mostly leather. They stand up to rain and wind very well. A few of the homes are wooden but those belong to leaders and the wealthy which is usually one in the same. Those that lose power just downgrade to a leather hut while the new kid gratiously takes their lost property as their own. Coups don't happen in Alpha often. The men handle the politics whether they like it or not, voting for council members every ten years and incumbents usually find they live their lives in council and if you're good with words your son will take over for you and be smart enough to stay in office. Only once were the Alphan's in peril, the Omegans had crossed the Sorrowblack and took them by surprise. Betta was in a stalemate with Omegan forces but fortunately the towns came to the aid of the cat people and drove the Omegans back. The retreating Omegans succumbed to the Sorrowblack and the Betans turned the balance of the battle when the Alphans and towns came to their aid.

Betans are the oldest of the cat people tribes. The best shamans were Betans. They keep to themselves though. They help people sure but you come to them, they don't go to you. They live mountainside and nearby forest. They are in a constant battle with the Omegans. The Omegans live just beyond their mountains.

The Omegans used to be Betans but a certain Omegan argued that with their great power there was no reason for the cat people not to have a kingdom of their own but to be a shaman, the wise argued, was to live quietly not to rule but to help. The Certain Omegan argued that the best way to help was to rule and see that order was handed down efficiently. Sending out random shamans willy-nilly was a haphazard way to protect order and balance. As a kingdom, they would have more resources at their disposal. Some Betans called him a heretic, other called him a visionary and thusly the split occurred. Over time the Omegans became more and more powerful but constantly thwarting their plans were the Betans that seemed to intercept them politically and militarily when dealing with other societies. So the Betans and Omegans hate each other. The Alphans like the Betans and ever since that nasty conquest business really hate the Omegans. So no one with really likes Omegans, their pompous, a little pushy and cold. Their motives are shady and it's hard to say whether their goal is noble or not. Depends on who you are. Omega is working with the Camelia nation currently.

Camelia is having a border dispute with Salvia. Salvia is huge in comparison to the other kingdoms. Camelia argues that the lands east of Silver God Mountain and west of the river are theirs. Salvia says uh, no. STFU. The people there are divided as well. Camelia pours on the honey heavy but Salvia keeps them from getting to close to the majority. It's a hot topic but it's all talk. PR on both sides but Camelia is no closer to getting those lands than it was a hundred years ago. You know politicians, bitch, moan, get votes.

Meanwhile, in the bat caves, Magnolia and Verbena aren't happy with each other. Fifty years ago Verbena and Magnolia had a religious split. Magnolia worshiped so and such gods while the south worshipped those gods and ancestry. Northerners thought they were kooks but all was well no one really cared until the King decreed Ancestral worship illegal then hell broke loose. Verbena succeeded the Red Wall was built as the dividing line by Verbena and they just don't like each other. Camelia and Salvia really don't want to get involved so they play both sides, getting in to messes occasionally but Magnolia and Verbena would rather bitch at each other than get the other nations involved. They skirmish along the wall every now and again. Last big fight was ten years ago Magnolia got smart built metal ships to navigate the sometimes icy waters and attacked from the sea. Verbena looked done for but the King rallied the nation and after three long years kept the battle to the coast and built guard towers along the edge to prevent further attacks. Those metal boats are expensive so Magnolia slowly withdrew as the nation was strained on money and resources. They still harrass from the sea on occasion but they're still recovering from the last attack and so is Verbena. It's just a matter of time. Omega is very interested in Verbena. It's a small nation and with Camelia's help they could probably take it. If only Camelia would get on board.

Clans of Canility
The Dog clans are Delta, Gamma, and Kappa.

Gammans are are leader types. They gladly go out into the world and often find their shamans taking places of great authority. Guiding their employers on the ways of Nature and giving them practical advice as well. Gammans are prided for being fearless and powerful. They hold competitions to demonstrate these feats yearly. They are the unofficial high class of the dog clans, sometimes, commanding the two lesser clans into action. Gamma is located in the kingdom of Camelia.

They aren't too thrilled with the Omegans trying to 'corrupt' the Camelians and are advising against this very action adamantly. They've started a grass roots campaign against it, turning as many people as possible against the Omegan cause as possible. So far things have been holding out but the Omegans are not giving up.

Deltans, who live to the north around Aqua in the Salvian kingdon. They tend to keep more to themselves than the Gammans do but are comparable in culture and power to the Alphans of the cat people.

Kappans are more aggressivwe war-liking people. They tend to loan their services out to armies and agressive nations and people. They can be found near the Glacial Mass and Violet at the edge of the Magnolia kingdom.

Clans of Gargule
The Gargoyle clans are Epsilon, Omicron, and Sigma. (under construction)



I think that's the major stuff of the last 100 years.

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