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The largest and most dangerous prey
Every year or so, the king of the Sprukon's holds a grand contest, rewarding anyone who wins with treasure and and ensured spot at his royal feast. The task sounds simple, but is highly dangerous. The contestant must enter into the ruins of and ancient city, now overrun by large griffon-like creatures called Incuray, and hunt down the largest one they can find. The contest is held every year to keep the population of those creatures down, as they tend to prey on mortals, but also because they actually taste pretty freakin' good. Once the beast is slain it must be dragged back to the city, and whoever has the biggest one wins.

However, there are more dangers in the ruins than just Incuray. Rumors tell of dragons living deep inside the mountain, and of great stone structures that spring to life with some sort of ancient energy. But those are just some of the larger dangers, as colonies of Shrieking clouds litter the place as well. They are small cat-like animals with wings that swoop down on anything they can find and ravenously eat them alive before moving on to the next victim. The hunger of the beasts who live here is insatiable, and you better be daring or just plain stupid to even consider entering this contest.

But maybe not all is as it seems, as one of the contestants has a plan that must be stopped before they can pull it off.


Any species of character is allowed in this, however this rp is taking place in my own world I created called Aldun, a sort of super-continent that houses a large amount of species native to it. So, I figure I might as well explain some things here so people don't get confused, such as species and current wars that exist there.

-Ice Drake/Sand Drake
For lack of a better name they are just called "Ice Drakes" for now. Cousins of the desert dwelling Sand Drakes, they seem to be a complete polar opposite of them. They live in the Land of White up north, and have a monarchy. They consider themselves above other species, and rarely let anyone onto their lands. Humanoid in appearance, they have scales adorning their cheek bones and forehead, as well as down their spine. They have slit shaped cat like eyes that are yellow to orange in appearance. On the back of their head is a large collection of spikes in place of hair, which look like icicles and rattle when a snowstorm is approaching. Their feet are large and flat to walk on snow.
Sand Drakes look very similar to Ice Drakes, except for minor differences. They are sandy in color and are more welcoming than Ice Drakes are. They value gold and themselves over others and would gladly do anything for you as long as they're getting paid.

-Sprukon
Very similar to humans, except with redish brown to dark green hair, and dark skin often covered in birthmarks. They live in the red woods, and when standing against a tree it is very hard to distinguish them from it. They are taller than humans, and have more of an affinity for magic than them. In terms of difference in bone structure, Sprukons typically have a thinner and longer skull, as well as highly dexterous feet and toes used to climb trees with ease.

-Aldun Elf
A normal Tolken Elf, but around the size of a average human. Due to being used as magic slaves during wars for their natural knack at it, they detest magic and anything to do with it. If you enter one of their villages with so much as a wand you'll get cold looks from them. They arn't exactly the prettiest of species, with long hooked noses and lengthy rabbit like ears that are twice the length of their head, they often get funny looks from anyone who isn't from Aldun.

-Ruufa
A tall species, hated and feared by everyone. Created by the god of war, greed, and power, these beasts were made for war. Their face is exoskeletal and looks as if it is a mask against their black feathers which cover their entire body, save for the lower arms and legs. In place of their teeth are instead large mandibles that rotate in every direction and are often used as a form of sign language between each other. Their lower arms and legs are covered in silver chicken feet like scales with larger scales set in every now and then, which are as strong as dragon hide. They have three toes on the front of their feet, and a dew claw on the back, while their hands are five fingered and adorned with sharp claws. They often don't even need to use their claws, as the strength of their swings alone is enough to crack open a watermelon straight down the middle. On their heads are two horns which grow back and curve forward, larger in males than in females, however females and taller and more aggressive, with males being around 10-12ft tall and females being 11-13ft tall. On the back of their head is a large feather ruff that flares up when angered. Due to being from the god of power, they themselves have powers too. Every Ruufa is born with some sort of magical ability, and depending on how over powered the ability is, the less control they have over it. The god got banished to another realm for starting a war against the Aerovians, which severly weakened the Ruufa's magical powers, however some select few still have mastery over that ancient art.

-Aerovians
A incredibly intelligent and divine race, humanoid in appearance, but with feathered ruffs on their head and on the tips of their ears. Wings are attached to their back just below the shoulders, and in place of feet they have Cockatoo like talons. Long tail feathers come out from their tail bone. The feathers are usually a variety of colors, with males usually being brighter than females and with larger feather ruffs. The Aerovian's were known for their technology, and as the inhabitants of the ancient ruins. They were in tune with nature and had a mastery over beasts, with Incuray being common means of transportation for the elderly or young, or even as war beasts. They built large stone structures powered by steam and magic, which carried houses and even entire villages and carried them across the land on long prosthetic legs. Remains of these structures can be seen scattered throughout Aldun. The god of war, greed, and power, Houluke, envied the Aerovians for their intelligence and hated them for replacing his worship with a new god. Out of hate he created the Ruufa's to go and destroy them, and enslaved the Aldun Elves as magic users. At the end of the war, the Aerovians were gone. Whether they are extinct or in hiding, no one knows. The other gods of the world grew angry at Houluke for disrupting the nature of the world, and banished him to another dimension for all of eternity. That dimension is known as the False Realm.

-Prophetian
A sunken skinned gray humanoid with two sets of pointed ears. They are best known for their deer-like appearance, with large antlers and unguligrade hind legs which end in split hooves. A long black to brown tail usually ending with a tuft is used to balance the weight of their massive horns. A peaceful race, they usually keep to themselves-but not for the reasons you'd think. Inside their bodies are small amounts of radiation, which is not enough to effect adults, but more than enough to effect a developing fetus, often leading to common deformations and mutations within their kind. This radiation is also the cause of their color shifting blood, whenever they change emotion, it releases a hormone within their brain causing their blood to change a matching color to their mood; this is best seen in the horns. Incredibly reliant upon the horn system to read emotions, Prophetian's more than not find it hard to communicate with other species who don't have that system.
Magic 80%
Magic is common.
Technology 30%
Renaissance
Combat 60%
Combat is woven into the storyline and could come to the forefront if the characters seek it out.
Romance 30%
Some romance is possible, but the overall plot is more important.

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