Major Races:  Most of your standard fantasy races, though some races are not standard
(especially trolls and dragons).  Human, Orc, Dragon, Troll, Ogre, Wyvern, Griffon, Roc,
and the like.

The Trolls:  Rather different than the standard races.  Of normal intellegence (i.e. the same
normal ranges as humans, some not some bright, some very bright).  The trollish language
is very different than the human tounge that is standard on Panthelia, and when the trolls
try to speak the "common" tongue, it ends up in being a hybred sounding sort of thing
(Fred-speak).  However, they can understand humans speaking just fine thank you very
much.

Major Trolls:
High Chief of the Trolls:  Belagar
His sons:
Randegar, Frereder (better known as "Fred")
Randegar is the older and the "heir" to the chiefhood, though the position is more
ceremonial than anything.

The Trolls are ancient allies of the dragons, as they live in the same mountains.  However,
they hate the orcs and the ogres.  As a rule, they tend to be peaceful, but then again, they
do tend to be 8 foot tall and strong enough to pick a tree out of the ground, so if they are
mad....look out.

Orders of Dragons:

Green: Not the "lizard" green, but more of an emerald green.  Their primary power tends
toward "life" magic (healing and the like) though they also have attack powers and the
like.

Silver: (or "white").  Their powers tend toward "holy" magic, both attack and healing,
though their healing powers are less than the greens.

Blue:  Ice magic.

Red: Fire magic (of course ;p)

Black: Rare.  Their magic tends toward "stasis" magic (hold spells, paralysis and the like).

When the different orders interbreed, the progeny is usually one or the other (there are no
"mixed" breeds).

Special Class:
Gold:   The Dragons are great believers in prophecy and destiny.  One aspect of this is that
any dragon that is born Gold is fated to lead the dragon clan at some point.  Gold dragons
can be born of any other color, however, they have tended to all come from one family
over the ages.  Their dragonsight is more powerful and more developed than any other,
and they also have limited prophetic  foresight.

Lifespan:  The Dragons can be killed by violence.  They will also die when they give up
their will to live.  Some dragons (like Nerlana) have lived for millenia.

Mating:  Dragons mate with only 1 mate per life.  If one dies early, the other remains
alone.  When they mate they are joined with them in a very tight soul-bond.  Though
dragons have their human form, there has never been a human-dragon relationship.  Less
because the dragons think they are too good, it's just that humans fail to interest them.
However, they will form very close friendships with humans on occasion.

Important Dragons:
Nerlana: Queen of the Dragon-clan.  Ancient and wise, wounded in the Dragonwars.  The
only living dragon who remembers the days of the "dragon-soulmates".

Narlamere: (Green) Son of Nerlana.  Deceased.  Died in the Dragonwars.  Father of
Rhoysmere and Rhondamere.

Yarlia (Green):   Wife of Narlamere.  Still alive, and rather fed up with Rhondamere's
antics.

Rhondamere (Green):  Younger son of Narlamere and Yarlia.  Deceased. Was a very angry
young dragon, and lost himself in partying and the like

Rhoysmere (Green):  Older son of Narlamere and Yarlia.  Very formal and upright.  His
highest goal is to live up to the memory of his Father.

Agianna (Silver):  Wife of Rhoysmere.  Vivacious and outgoing, with a constant sly
chuckle in her eyes.  Very opposite of Rhoysmere, but in this case, opposites do attact.
She is able to get him to lighten up, and only she truly understands him.
 

The Dark Dragons (see the Dragonwars):  Properly known as "The Order of the Claw".
They feel that as the dragons are the most powerful race on the planet, they should rule
things.  Exiled after the Dragonwars, they are in hiding, rarely taking their dragonforms
(easier to hide as a human).

Berefir (Red):  Current leader of the Dark Dragons.  Not the most powerful dragon, but
very cunning and sneaky.  Very, very dangerous, always plotting something.

Tararia (Blue): Wife of Berefir, less patient than her husband, wants him to take more
direct action.

Tartare (Black):  First leader of the Dark Dragons.  Deceased.

The Dragonwars:
285 years ago, the Order of the Claw made it's first move in it's quest to take over the
planet.  They went to destroy the royal family.  To that end, they ambushed Narlamere as
he flew.  He fought bravely, but the odds were just too great and he fell.  Soon after, his
two sons Rhoysmere and Rhondamere came across his savagely beaten corpse.  This
experience changed the two greatly (Rhoys was about 25 at the time, and Rhond around
17).  Rhoysmere became obsessed with honoring his father by living up to his memory.
He also internalized his pain and anger.  Rhondamere however, has tended to act out his
anger (thus his rebellious streak).

A brutal series of battles followed which lasted nearly 20 years.  In the end, the power of
the Order of the Claw was broken and Nerlana defeated Tartare in single combat, but was
savagely wounded in the battle.  The order of the claw remains in exile, looking for an
opportunity.  It is thought that they are behind many of the disturbances on the planet, as
they manipulate the gullible.

In the early days, it was prophicied that there would be 10 humans who would have the
ability to speak to the dragons without words or mouth (empathically).  To this point,
there have been 7, though it has been uncounted ages since the Seventh came.  The
forgotten sage gave each a title which said something about the person involved.

#1  Yeregar  (The Mountain Child)  A shepherd from the mountains who loved to watch
the dragons fly by (even though they terrified his flocks).  As he reached adulthood, he
found he could reach out to the dragons in his mind.  Through his contact, the Dragons
first began to walk among men.

#2:  Belthina  (The Sage)
He was a great seer, and he was the one who saw and named the next 8 dragon soulmates.

#3:  Rander (The King of Men)  Built a great empire, but based not on conquest, but
mutal protection and justice.

#4:  Ulura:  (Woman of Sorrow)  As she grew older, her children were kidnapped from
her home by people wishing her to use her gifts to help eliminate the dragons.  Her
children were saved, but she died in the rescue.

#5:  Frencin:  (The Harmony of the Soul).  The most acclaimed musician ever.  He was
able to express the joy of flying on the back of a dragon into some of his most powerful
music.

#6:  Haren:  (The Hero of Ages)  Traveled his world doing his best to help people.
However, he always tried to keep a low profile, so few knew of his efforts.

#7:  Annerra: (Promise Cut Short).  The last of the soulmates to have come.  Died young
as the result of treachery.

Yet to come:

#8 (The Wanderer)

#9 (Hope of the Ages)

#10: (Keeper of the River of Blood)

The People of Ulura

[Note, read "The Lay of Ulura" for more details]

The Fourth of the Dragonsoulmates was Ulura, the woman of sorrows. She died in
saving her children from kidnappers.  After her death, her son and daughter went in opposite
directions.

 Her son left the immediate area, and eventually settled on Raven's Peak, a mountain far from the
Eyrie.  In time, he built a castle there, and became the Lord of the area.  Over the years the
family lands became larger, and included the river valley of the Ardanah, and actually was
as large or larger than many kingdoms.  However, technically, they were part of the Kingdom of
Terenheim. In reality, the Capital is far away, and so long as the tax money is sent in, the Kingdom isn't
really an issue.

  The same family ruled over Castle of Ravenspeak until recently, when the last decendent, Count Michael
was deposed by Count Artur Elingheim, who had been his mage-advisor.  Michael is gone, presumed
to be in exile, though no one in the whole area is really sure.

  Traditionally, the Counts were called not only count, but also given the title "Uluras'son", as a memory of their
descent from the woman of sorrows.  However, with the deposing of Michael, and the end of the line of Ulura
the dragons of the Eyrie and the Ulurakith (see next entry) insisted that the new Count remove that from
his title.

The Ulurakith

  These are the people more commonly known as the "Amazon" tribe, of the 3 allied people (the Dragons,
the trolls and the Ulurakith). They are decended from Ulura's daughter.  They remained in the area of the Eyrie,
actually living in it's shadow across the ages.  This is a very heavily matriarchial society, ruled by the Queens
of the Ulurakith, decended from Ulura herself.

  Over the ages, this society has stagnated, remaining a small village people. More seriously though, they have
stagnated in an almost obsessive focus on physical strength.  Always a traditional people, this obsession
has pushed them to value physical strength above almost everything else.  Any change from the way things
always have been is looked upon with suspicion by many.  The two most recent queens, Adalain, and Alelneia
have begun to change this, but it is not always an easy task.

  While the Ulurakith do not put great store in titles in day to day life, they do retain the ancient titles for their
formal ceremonies.  They have a monthly celebration, where the tribe gathers to hear the lore of the tribe, as
well as to annoint any girls who have passed their trials and are ready to ascend to womanhood.  Other than in
formal ceremony, titles are not used, just names.  However, all of the female members of the tribe who have passed their trials hold the title of Ulurakith  In addition, the Queen hold the title Majeri, so the current ruler is Alelneia Ulurakith Majeri.

Important Ulurakith:
Alelneia: Current Queen of the Amazons, recently elevated into the position as a result of the death of her aunt, Adalain.  [Note: see the 3 story arc starting with "What Price Strength"]

Lessa Windstraven:  General of the Armies, and Regent of the tribe those times that Alelneia is on her travels.

Bajornig:  Childhood friend of Alelneia, and now current leader of the extreme traditionalist party of the Ulurakith.

The Guild of Mages:
  This consists of many of the mages of Panthelia (other than the mage-smiths).  Honestly, they are not all
that highly organized, and the guild serves more as a way for them to keep in touch with one another
and to spy on one another, than to advance their cause.  Traditionally, a member of this Guild is called "Mage"
as a title before his name.

The Guild of Mage-Smiths
 As the title implies, this consists of those smiths (mostly blacksmith, but also any other metal smith) who are
also mages. Generally, these are the people who create swords of power, and the like.  However, mostly, they
work as ordinary smiths, fixing plows, shoeing horses, or serving as armorers for the army.  Their guild is
far more organized, providing a number of services, from training and assistance, to keeping track of where a young
smith can find a region where a smith is needed.  Though it is small and less prestigious, it is probably far more
effective than the Guild of Mages.  Members of this guild do not use any title, and often those they work with have
no idea they are anything but a normal smith.

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