Language: Sardinian
General Info
City info
Here we shall list the specific city info if any is listed for the cities history.
Towns
Havenhollow
Is run by the house of plant Rehoboam, its location is the farthest north in the nephilim’s territory. The city itself is in the center of a massive tree, carved out by a few plant masons. The hall was the sight of a massive battle during the “Days of Demons War” where half the city was burned. Thanks to the house Rehoboam though, it was soon rebuilt and now has massive walls surrounding the city made of a strong blood red oak.
Icecrest
Is run by House Wormwood and is actually a city in the west. It is known for the large population of Gnolls in the area. This town is well known for its massive library, and their cathedral that has the lord Lok carved out of ice and wood guarding the front entrance. The city is well known for its schools as well, where they teach certain lower ranking magic skills to the other races. Icecrest is the one place in the whole kingdom where all races are welcome.
Castles
Rissingshire Palace
Is run by house Jehosohaphat and is currently where a massive army is gathering. The palace itself is carved out of sandstone but the surrounding city is made of pure marble. A well-known fact about Rissingshire Palace is that it once belonged to house Virtue over 9,000 years ago, and to this day still has the tomb of house Virtue buried beneath the Keep.
Treehold Hold
Is just south of the capitol and is run by House Cherobim. Strangely enough the castle and city are built in the center magma chamber of a volcano; it was called Treehold because the volcano itself looks like an elder tree. The castle has never been breached and suffered a year of siege from the house Virtue long ago. Some say that the strange city is blessed by Scald himself and is cooled so that the people never feel the heat of the magma lake around them. The best description given for the whole city is that it looks as black as death, however the castle glows bright red from some strange material.
Belsworth Stronghold
Is run by House Serephim and used to belong to house Atho, over 100 years ago, however Juan’s army lost to Raziel and the stronghold was taken. It is built on top of a massive mountain at the very peak. The castle itself is said to be built out of clouds. The castle has been closed up since the battle and is only used by soldiers of the Serephim house or family.
Castrum [capitol]
The Capitol is not run by any house, the council as a group controls the city itself. The city is located on floating rocks above a massive Oventuim ore deposit. Below the city is a slave town where the slaves that have been captured or bought by the many houses work mining up every last bit of the huge deposit. Castrum is very beautiful with the strange pyres that light the streets, bright gold streets and marble sidewalks. The city is also the center of all trading in the northern nation, from slaves to fruit, they have it all. However very few races are allowed in the city, for traders they must buy trading passes to get through the gates of the first part of town. Otherwise the only races allowed in the city are Trigarians, dwarfs, and nephilim. The city is currently broken up into 3 floating islands. The first is the trading depot which you can get to by crossing a massive timber bridge. The second is the poor district, where the ghettos and slavers live; you can get to this town by means of flying or taking a qual. The third is the largest and it’s the rich district where all the schools, churches, and royal houses are. This district can only be approached if one has a pair of wings to fly there. The nephilim have also taken extra measurements to up the defenses on this part of town. With walls are over 100 feet tall and every sort of cannon and catapult surrounding the outer wall.
Moorwich
Is at the center of the whole northern kingdom, and is run by House Olorun. The city is underground and is called the shining light of the kingdom. The castle itself is made of pure diamond, the streets of the city are made of iron ore and glow red. A lot like the dwarven cities, Moorwich also has lava flowing from the ceiling as light. There are many pools of lava all over the city. They are also known for their spa’s. The spas are set up for each type of nephilim, there are hot and cold pools that equal out to any temperature the user would like. They also have large amounts of hot rocks and natural steam caves, along with all this and huge smelting operations. The city is by far the busiest, and largest.
Goulrich Hold
The southern city is run by house Vendenomo and house Atho. The city has been split by a massive fissure, and due to this the city was split down the fissure for control. There is only one way into the city which is through a tunnel in a mountain which is on the northern side that Vendenomo owns. The southern part of the stronghold is surrounded by fissures on its eastern and western sides and the southern border is blocked by a massive mountain the size of which no one has seen. What is not known about the city is that way below in the center fissure there is a cove that leads to the ocean and is run by Turtian pirates. There is only one small and ancient bridge between the two sides.
Nexus
The nexus is a newly discovered dimension by the nephilim that is said to be where the most powerful creatures are created. It is also said that this is where the rift which is the magical source that the nephilim use is located. Due to the new discovery of the nexus, many spells have been created to summon lesser demons that are much more powerful than the ones from Abaddon. Not much is known about the nexus, other than that there are very powerful rift demons there. If Abaddon is considered to be hell then the nexus is a world that Nero himself would fear.
Abaddon
Is the definition of hell; however it is also a new world that was discovered by ancient Zomokian explorers. The Abaddon is the home of the three demon lords and the eclipse, considered highly hostile. The Abaddon is used mainly as a prison for the nephilim; since certain nephilim can’t be caged. The Abaddon is almost impossible to get out of.
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Technology periods
Here we shall discuss the main technological discoveries by this race.
Hierarchy
Here we shall discuss how the overall ladder of power is designed in this races territories.
Nobility
Here we shall discuss notable noble houses through the time periods.
Historical Rulers
Previous councils are kept secret from general populace; they do this because they don’t want council members killed. Therefore only the council and family of the council members know each other’s identities.
Current Council: 9950-
Raziel of house Serephim
Daniel of house Cherobim
Odis of house Jinn
Juan of house Atho
Ariel of house Vendenomo
Olog of house Olorun
Serephim
The strongest of all the houses. Represented by a snake coiling around a lightning bolt. They lead the council with their leader Raziel a viscous man of 400 who is power incarnate. His house uses mind magic and prays to the lordling Medium. Raziel has conquered and killed three houses so far, one being the house that used to be water and is now known as Azazal. Raziel however is not the leader of his house unlike most he is the second in command to his older brother who is currently king of the nephilim.
Cherobim
The second strongest of the houses. They are represented by a wolf bearing its teeth with fire coming out the sides of its mouth. Their leader Daniel is a woman with a permanent pms streak going for her. She is in Raziel’s pocket at all times, with black hair and blackened eyes. The woman is a demon incarnate. Daniel is actually married to house Serephim’s leader Raziel which most people don’t know about. The house prays to Scald and is known for their brutality in war.
Jinn
The middle house as it’s called. Represented by a blue ox made of solid stone. Their leader is Odis; a fat man in his mid-30’s enjoying life. He is known for his greed and follows those in power. The house worships Bould the lordling of metal and is known for their intimidation. This house has a scary background in their strides in the field of torture. Most don’t know but house Jinn is loyal to Serephim because way back when the house was founded by a member of Serephim it was granted to the current owners after they eliminated the first house Jinn.
Atho
This house is represented by a deer made of stars, they’re mostly known for their air magic. As is their element they follow the flow. Not agreeing or disagreeing with ideas their leader Juan, is a kind hearted soul who would not hurt a fly. This house worship’s the lord Zafier who is actually the father of the current leader. When the old lording died Zafier was chosen to replace him and take his power. The house Atho is supposed to have the strongest connection to their lord due to the fact that it has the direct bloodline of their lord, but many doubt Juan’s power and plot to take control. This house has lands in the farthest northern point of the southern continent and has many lands on the northern continent. They have no current standing army unlike the other houses. Their castles are said to be built on the clouds in the south and to be impenetrable to anyone who cannot use air magic.
Vendenomo
They’re symbol is of a big cat holding a sphere like object. Their leader Ariel is a small lady of around 450 years of age. She is the oldest member on the council and one of the wisest. Sadly her house has very little power on the council. She is stubborn but quick and witty. This house worships Asfelldon and is currently ruling on both the northern and southern council. Ariel’s daughter was supposed to be promised to a son of Atho but no one knows what’s truly going on with the engagement. The eldest son of house Atho was promised to the daughter, but recently disappeared on the battlefield when he was helping the house Rehoboam defend their lands. Due to this many things have gone sour between the two houses and war is rumored to be happening.
Olorun
The traitors’ house as people call it from way back. Their representative is a Fox made of a blue flame, There leader Olog is a small man with very little power. Not much is known of him since he is never seen outside the council meetings without a hooded cape. This house worships the lord Lucent and is one of the oldest houses on record. They’re said to be founded by an ex member of house Virtue and to have once helped the house try and take control of both kingdoms. The house is called the traitors’ house because of this and many wish it destroyed. House Olorun is currently at war with the house Cherobim, Serephim and Jinn, but has held its own. The house may not be as large as the others but its members are stubborn. Their main stronghold is located underground and they have sealed many of the entrances. Because of the size of many of the citizen of this house they are also rumored to be decedents of dwarfs but very few believe it.
Cassiel
House of order, the leader’s name is John. The symbol for Cassiel’s house is an hourglass with a gold shine surrounding it. They were once the top house in the nephilim society but due to an ancient war with the house Virtue they no longer are as powerful. The house however is coming back. John is a leader known by many and one of the more famous soldiers of the nephilim military. He is also the only soldier to lead a house. John however is very short coming in at 4 feet tall and carries a massive staff with an hour glass at the end. This house worships Set the lord of order.
Azazal
House of water, the leader’s name is Grigori. The symbol for house Azazal is a spiked shark with a wave behind it. The house is quite new to the northern region and has very little influence. Their leader Grigori is a slim built woman and very tall. She is about 225 years old. Grigori has made much progress in the water magic field; she has the ability to summon an army of almost 400 water nymphs, which is unheard of. Out of all the water nephilims, Grigori is the most dangerous because she has had some lessons from the Toth and realized that blood and water are close. She is currently working on trying to teach nymphs to use the water in blood against her opponents.
Dominion
house of earth, leader’s name is Paul, Paul is a wide man with very large arms and his cudgel is made of an ancient tree from the Mukta territory. This cudgel has its own supply of the rift flowing through it. The house sigil for Dominion is a Turtle with a chunk of earth on its back for a shell. House Dominion is quite old, actually the third oldest house and was actually started by a nephilim who was raised by wild pack of what is now the Gnoll people.
Wormwood
House of ice, Zaccheus is the leader. The name Wormwood comes from the area on the southern continent where the main nephilim empire is located. Their territory is the farthest south and on an island off of the continent in a frozen wasteland filled with strange trees that are eaten by massive worms. The Wormwood house is famous for the wood that they sell and there beautiful wood castles. Unlike the rest of the nephilim houses who build they’re strongholds out of stone, the wormwood house found that stone was too hard to mine on this island and so figured out how to use the wood and ice to build their cities. Another interesting fact is that a person from the house of Wormwood can never feel cold or hot, which is unique to their island. Some say it’s because of the fact that the city is so cold that their bodies are permanently numbed.
Uzziel
House of animals, the leader is named Levi. Levi is currently of the age of 75 and is actually the bastard daughter of the last house ruler. Due to a few assassination attempts her father was killed and with no heirs and no wife Levi gained control. Levi is loyal to Michael and has been stricken with love for the man. The house has allied with house Jehosohaphat in order to stay alive and gain power. House Uzziel’s sigil is a bear with a whip.
Jehosohaphat
House of life, the leaders name is Michael. The house of Jehosohaphat is currently at war with Rehoboam over some swamp lands that border the two houses. Michael being the current ruler of the house and the son of the last king of the nephilim has put it upon himself to start trying to take as much land from each of the houses that he can. Being a natural born strategist Michael has started a war in the south with Hezekiah and is currently winning, which at this rate could mean house Rehoboam could be eliminated. This house’s sigil is a Yin Yang symbol with red instead of black to represent blood and gold instead of white to represent gold.
Sariel
House of sound, the leader’s name is Sariel. Sariel is the second of her family to be named after the house so her name is Sariel Sariel. She has blonde hair and is curvy and tall, she is also known for her very loud and manipulative voice. Sariel has one of the prettiest singing voice of the world. But she can change her pitch at any given moment, which sometimes scares many to hear her natural high pitched soothing voice go to a very monotone deepened voice. The house’s symbol is a Selth Demon screaming. They were once an ally of house Wormwood but due to recent wars between the two the houses this alliance has been dissolved.
Rehoboam
House of plant, the leader’s name is Hezekiah. Hezekiah is a 16 year old boy and the last of his house other than his younger brother who is 8. Most of the house leaders have been killed and thanks to this Hezekiah has been left in charge. With the half of the house’s lands taken it is most likely soon to be eliminated. What is not known by other houses is that Hezekiah is the most gifted out of all the people in the world with plant magic, so many of his people wonder if he can push house Jehosohaphat back. This house’s sigil is a red rose with a cloud over it.
Virtue
House of chaos, no longer around. After the Eclipse [which at the time were still nephilim] tried to take full control of the northern and southern kingdoms, this house was torn from most history books. The leader, who you can’t find in any books, was considered cursed and demented so the whole house was banished to the dimension known as Abaddon. All remaining members of the house where either killed or imprisoned for the rest of their lives.
Military
Here we will discuss any specific military information
Unlike the other races in the world, the nephilims military is set up on a squad basis. There are no massive legions or armies, each lord or lady’s house has their own armies [whether standing or not]. Otherwise as a nation the nephilim have many squads that are sent out all over the world to “take care of things”. These squads consist of over a hundred, different squads and range in members from 3-20 depending on the job that squad has. In the north however they only have 10 squads.
Wars
Here we shall discuss the notable wars for each period and who they were against.
The wars listed here are the only major wars in the north; wars between houses are too many and therefore are rarely recorded as such.
Days of Demons [eclipse war]: Age of chaos
During these times there were only 4 houses:
House Virtue was run by Hanses the second strongest of the four houses. This house prayed to Nero and craved power above all things. The house is recorded to have started a war with house Cassiel. Hanses was a young upstart with power no one had seen in ages. At the age of 38 Hanses was the new ruler of his house after killing two sisters a brother and his father. Hanses main magic was blood magic, which he learned from a Toth high priest. He also knew water and metal magic along with mind manipulation. He was of a large build and weighed in at around 200 lbs with little fat. The boy said he was Nero’s true son and would vanquish all those who did not worship him.
House Cassie at the time was l run by a man named Serip, a kind old man of the age of 425. Serip’s main magic was in Fire, but he learned a lot in mind magic and Air. The house was the most powerful at the time and worshipped there lord Set who was always carved with bright yellow eyes. They called themselves the Time Keepers and were the arch enemies of house Virtue.
House Serephim was run by Cassandra, the sister of Serip. At that time the house was the weakest of the four and barely had any lands. They were newly founded and had just begun to build a place for themselves in the north and south. Cassandra was a lovely woman with gold hair, fair skin and and a gorgeous body. She was also as smart as a whip. But she was supposed to be promised to Hanses, even though she was 200 years old. Instead Serip had his sister found a house and gave her a place in his council which meant she could not marry another member on the council.
House Olorun was the third strongest and was run by a man named Thoron. Thoron was chubby at the age of 374. He was a well-known warrior and very powerful. It was said he rivaled even Hanses’s power. Thoron was actually Hanses cousin and was actually attracted to the man. Thoron had founded the house in the name of his cousin’s father, Olorun, which also translates into Norse as “light bringer”. But when Thoron heard what had happened with Hanses’s betrothed he flipped and started gathering an army to which the nephilim rarely saw.
Now with these four houses and there many issues arising, Hanses decided it was time for a king of the nephilim. See back then the nephilim were run by a council and only elected a king during war, which was rare. Now Hanses with all his new power and house Olorun in his pocket decided he would launch an attack on both north and south. Well with Thoron in the south, half of house Virtue’s army went and tried to take the capitol in the southern continent. Hanses saw to it himself to lead the northern forces against Serephim in the south.
Three weeks later the north belonged to Hanses but Thoron did not have such luck. See Thoron was big and strong but he lacked a tactful mind and lost the army within a week of marching on house Cassiel’s ancient home. Thoron was put to death and his head was sent to Hanses with a warning saying:
If you come south you shall be next boy. If you do not wish to see more heads sent north then you will send me my sister.
Hanses didn’t take to kindly to this and marched his whole army south across the sea. They say he built a bridge of ice all the way to the southern kingdom, using the blood of the fallen. But once Hanses got there Serip was waiting for him on the shores. Serip was alone and had cast a spell that would send Hanses and his army into another dimension, but what Serip didn’t know was that it was Nero who taught him the spell and that it was actually going to kill him. With Serip’s own blood he sent Hanses and his entire army into Abaddon never to be heard from again.
Sadly it was too late for his sister; after Serip realized what he had truly done he learned one final truth. His sister had been raped by Hanses and she was now with child. In Serip’s final words he told his sister that the child must live, for one day it would be his blood that would be required to banish the ancient demons of house Virtue. After Serip passed his sister gave birth to a healthy boy, his name was Atho and was later charged with creating the house Atho in his uncles name.
To this day many believe that Hanses was morphed during the wars into a demon. They say at the end of the war that he appeared to be a Nephilim but he fall to the depths of the rift and feasted on demons therefore becoming one himself. It is not known whether this is all true or not but it was recorded in history that way. However there are many different folklores that say Hanses was born a spawn of a Selth demon, or that if he didn’t rape you he feasted on your soul after defeating you.
After this very few wars happened in the northern history books. However there have been many wars in the southern empire and continue to be more as times got worse.
The Angels of Death
Heli vs nords
1385-1335BS
Nephilim war
Heli vs gnolls
650-450BS
Events/Holidays
We shall begin to discuss notable holidays and events in this culture. Explaining further on where they come from and what goes on during them.
Marriage:
Typically the nephilim royalty marry to gain alliances with other houses and/or move their houses up in the world. Many marriages are predetermined from birth, and others are set up to keep the peace. However there is one rule that you can’t marry another council member if you already are one.
Among the common people they marry whoever their parents see fit. A rule of thumb is that a daughter cannot marry without her father’s approval and a son cannot marry without his mother’s approval.
Religious beliefs
Here we shall discuss the different religious beliefs in this races history throughout the periods.
The Nephilim believe in a group of Demon lordlings that are sort of their gods. See pictures in lordling folder for best results.
Nero
The lord of chaos and responsible for many disasters in history. The houses who worshiped Nero were known for their powers with blood magic. This magic is forbidden in the nephilim society and worshipping Nero is not accepted typically by other nephilim. Narro looks like a human figure, skinny and with a five arrow head dress. Carries a scythe.
Asfelldon
The lord of electricity, known as a lord of justice among the nephilim people. Looks like a well-muscled man with horns on his head and carries a giant battle axe. Has brown fur.
Scald
The lord of fire, known as the lord of greed. He is also the lord of the phoenixs.
Appearance: skinny, young, pony tail, pitch red hair that emanates fire, black armor that’s dragon scaled. White. Zulfiqar weapon
Medium
The lord of mind magic, known for his deception. Snake man, green (look to image). Chain weapon
Set
Lord of order, also known as Yellow Eyes. Cloak with yellow eyes nothing under cloak.
Lucent
Lord of light and dark, known for duplicity. Called as lord of the grey, looks like a half male half female form with the head of a fox, one side blacks other white. Whip
Zafier
Lord of air, known for gentleness. Fan blade weapons, Long beard, old man, medium build, long white hair that billows constantly.
Delphin
Lady of water and the Queen of the nymphs. Known for her cheeriness, creature made of water in the form of a young woman. Trident made of pearl.
Bould
Lady of metal known for her stubbornness. Woman with spikes on her head. Spiked mace weapon
Bon
Lord of earth, known for his detachment. Hammer weapon, Massive volcano man (see picture).
Fana
Lady of animals known for her enslavement. Fox woman, dragon claw.
Lok
Lord of ice known for his desperation. Ice mallet
Elaun
Lord of life known for his vigor. Appearance: Young Egyptian emperor, sickle
Echo
Lady of sound known for her lust. With a flute.
Creeper
Lord of plants known for his horror. Looks like tlaloc of the Aztec gods. Iron Claw.
Known diseases
Here we shall discuss known diseases to be active and/or discovered or cured during the different time periods of these races
Economy
Here we shall discuss the different economies during the different periods, from coinage to how the race did as a whole during each period.
Economic State
Here we shall find out how this races nation is doing in the current economic system of the world overall.
Coins
Here we shall find how the coins look, what materials they are made of, and what the value of the coins are on the overall market.
Trade Goods
Here you shall find the trade goods this race has on offer in the nations they inhabit.
Imports/Trade Routes
Here we shall find the trade partners and trade routes.
Specialists/Population
Here we shall find what this race tends to specialize into, and what sort of population they have to each town.
Other Characters of note
Here we shall discuss other characters of note directly influence this race.
Anatomy
Here we shall both provide a design as well as an explanation of the anatomy of the race in question.
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Ability score increase
Age
Phenotypes
Height and Weight
Alignment
Speed
Founding
Here we shall explain when the race came to be, how it came to be, and whom it is credited to and where.
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