Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 6 Oct 2005 to 12 Oct 2005 (#2005-192) From: MYSTARA-L automatic digest system Date: 13/10/2005, 18:00 To: MYSTARA-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There are 6 messages totalling 237 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Night Dragons[via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com] 2. Origins of the Callarii part 1[via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com] 3. Night Dragons?[via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com] 4. More Callarii thoughts[via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com] 5. I miss this place[via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com] 6. Origins of the Callarii part 1 ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 19:57:12 -0500 From: Michael McConnell Subject: Re: Night Dragons[via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com] That's pretty much how I had it set up. IMC, Synn was a silver dragon who had sworn loyalty to Entropy in return for the power to destroy a group of dragon hunters who had almost destroyed her. Eventually, I was going to have the PCs find out about her backstory and possibly some way to undo the Ceremony. ________________________________________________________________ Get your own evilemail.com address at http://www.evilemail.com ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 20:30:26 +0200 From: Giampaolo Agosta Subject: Re: Origins of the Callarii part 1[via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com] Havard Faanes ha scritto: > Mealiden decided to > continue his Great Migration north towards the Plains > of Canolbarth where he would found his new realm. But > many elves were wounded, or too old or too young to > travel. Others decided to stay to protect these elves > who were unable to travel. They asked Lady Callarii > for help. She was the only one who could lead them, > they said. Lady Callarii was forced to chose between > her true love and the people who depended upon her. In > the end she chose the people. Though the sadness of > her lost love would remain with her in the decades > that followed. The tale is fine, but I wonder why these elves had to split from Mealiden, when the distance they traveled from Vyalia to Radlebb wasn't that different from the one traveled by the followers of Mealiden -- sure, there were the mountains to pass, but it still doesn't seem quite likely that they would go that far, if they were all old and/or wounded. Also, considering the length of elven life, Mealiden and Callarii would probably be divided for a short while -- a decade to allow the young to grow up and the wounded to heal. Bye, GP ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 20:02:18 +0200 From: Giampaolo Agosta Subject: Re: Night Dragons?[via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com] Havard Faanes ha scritto: > Any thoughts on the origins of Night Dragons? > > I was thinking perhaps they are regular dragons who > chose to dedicate themselves completely to Entropy and > perform a corrupted form of the Ceremony of > Sublimination, thus transforming themselves into Night > Dragons.... Hi Havard, considering what is known of the Night Dragons (they are undead, draconic servant of the Entropic Immortals), it is likely that they indeed performed some kind of ceremony that transformed them, as they certainly were once living dragons. Maybe they, not unlike Morphail Gorevitch-Woszlany, were tricked into a pact with some Entropic Immortal (Thanatos, most likely, but Idris would be another good sponsor) who made them "immortal", provided that they served him. This explanation could apply to Greater Night Dragons only, as the lesser variant could have been created by the Greater Dragons themselves (by some variant of the original ceremony). Bye, GP ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 15:40:37 +0200 From: Havard Faanes Subject: More Callarii thoughts[via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com] Havent had much repsonse on my files on the Callarii, but here are some more thoughts: The Elves of Duke Stefan During the Thyatian Invasions of Traladara, the elves stayed out of human affairs. But they did not enjoy to see their Traladaran friends suffer. When Duke Stefan arrived in Karameikos, they hoped he would make conditions better. The Duke was thus able to make a deal with the Callarii. He offered simply that they could rule their forests in their own ways as long as they recognized him officially as their Ruler. As a symbol of this agreement, the elves send some of their best warriors to serve as an honorary guard at King Stefan’s Castle. Callarii Settlements: The Callarii make their homes in most of Karameikos' forests, but the largest concentration of Callarii are found in the Radlebb Woods. Quite a few also dwell in the western edge of Dymrak. However, due to the presence of Goblins and fouler things within that forest, even elves hesitate to go deep within those woods. The largest known settlement of Callarii is Rifllian, village built by the elves to make trade with humans and the other races. Many of its population are thus, in addition to the elves; Humans, halflings and gnomes, though Dwarves rarely stay long in Rifflian. The Callarii breed and trade horses and also sell woodcraft, weapons, fruits, berrie, animal skins and meat. The Horse Clan All elven Clans have their specialty. Horsemanship is the pride of the Callarii. OD&D: Members of the Callarii gain the Ride skill for free 3E: Ride is always considered a class skill for the Callarii. ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 15:31:30 +0200 From: Havard Faanes Subject: I miss this place[via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com] *Sigh* Nothing is happening here lately and the boards are down for maintainance. I need an outlet! Håvard ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 20:19:03 +0200 From: Havard Faanes Subject: Re: Origins of the Callarii part 1 Finally this list is up and running again! --- Giampaolo Agosta skrev: > The tale is fine, but I wonder why these elves had > to split from Mealiden, when the distance they traveled from > Vyalia to Radlebb wasn't that different from the one traveled by the > followers of Mealiden -- sure, there were the mountains to pass, but it still > doesn't seem quite likely that they would go that far, if they were all > old and/or wounded. I'm actually thinking they all travelled together for a while into Karameikos. Then, Mealiden's group left the others and crossed the mountains through the pass where the Duke's Road Keep currently sits. But you do have a point. Was something else making them stay? Or were they attacked at a later point? Or were they just unhappy with Mealidens decisions so far? > Also, considering the length of elven life, Mealiden > and Callarii would probably be divided for a short while -- a decade to > allow the young to grow up and the wounded to heal. It is indeed another problem with the story. Perhaps Mealiden had found someone else in the meantime? Suggestions? Håvard ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ------------------------------ End of MYSTARA-L Digest - 6 Oct 2005 to 12 Oct 2005 (#2005-192) ***************************************************************