Dragon Isles Races

The Dragon Isles 

By: David C. Palumbo
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Page last edited on 4-19-13

Question: What is the Dragon Isles?

Answer: The Dragon Isles is my gaming world.

Question: what's a story arc?
Answer: When a player creates a character of specific race in the game it will open up a story line or arc. This includes special items and quests that will be made available to that player's class and race. 

RPG Platform:

1. Pathfinder (work in process)

Races: 

Humans - no evil player characters allowed.

1. Mathis - The first race created by the Gods, "The Lost Empire". 

• Story arc - to be revealed during game play.
• Quests: the magic amulet, the glass sword and  armor, what armor?.
• Alignment - Any 
• Government: Republic
• Language: Mathesian 

2. Rune - Masters of the written word, use tattoo's runes to case spells.

• Story arc - Restoration of their homeland.
• History: lost capital city in war, summoned demon lord and lost control. 
• Quest - for the bell, book and candle to banish the demon lord.
• Alignment - Any
• Government: Democracy
• Language: Runic Symbols
• Special Class: Rune Mage - uses tattoo's to cast spells, no spell book required.
• Each rune tattoo can cast a spell once per day.
• Each spell level tattoo costs 1,000 gold.
• Must have spell component or feat.
• Major advantage is not requiring a spell book or studying spells every day.
• Disadvantage - each new spell requires a new tattoo and costs gold.

3. Storm Raiders - Masters of the sea and elemental magic. 

• Story arc, quest for the four elemental rings of command. 
• Quests - fore each ring, Air, Water, Fire and Earth.
• Alignment - Any non evil
• Government: Monarchy
• Language: Trade Tough or Common
• Modeled after "flavor" Viking's with longships, Plus elementmental casters.  

4. Vurt - They are so Lawful it hurts. 

• Story arc, the balance of good and evil.
• Quests: the copper plates, the shield, immortality, it's a curse or is it? 
• Alignment - Any non chaotic
• Government: Monarchy
•  Language: Vurt
• Modeled after French knights.

5. Angleeions (an'glee'ions) - They are a bit chaotic. 

• Story arc, let chaos rain.
• Quests: The bard's song, the great sword, boots what boots? 
• Alignment - Any non lawful
• Government: Monarchy
• Language: Anglo
• Modeled after Celts 

6. Zuma - Necromantic magic, demon summoning you get the idea. 

• Story Line, Rebirth. 
• History - Three great wars two with the Rune and one with Mathis which caused there island homeland to sink into the ocean. 
• Quests: at hell's gate, demon in the attic, guess who's coming for dinner? 
• Alignment - Any non good (player characters must be neutral) .
• Government: Democracy - no discrimination against undead, devils or demons. 
• Language: Dranic

7. Elves - Standard (Halfing part of Elven kingdom) 

• Story line, Fear of the return of Zuma.
• Quests: the long bow, the forest and the staff 
• Alignment - Any
• Government: Monarchy
• Language: Elven

8. Dwarves - Standard (Gnomes part of Dwarf kingdom) 

• Story line, fear of the return of dragons. 
• Quest: the forge, the battle axe, the hammer
• Alignment - Any 
• Government: Monarchy
• Language: Dwarven

9. Ice Maidens

• Special (More information to coming)
• Betrayed by all but Mathis and the Angleeions during the first great war.
• Story Arc will need to be unlocked.