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#1
zombiegleemax
Nov 03, 2005 8:37:09 Anyone got/written anything on the Anattan wastes?
#2
greyorm
Nov 03, 2005 11:48:57 Well, this wasn't specifically written with the Anattan Wastes in mind, but here's my "other side of the Silt Sea" piece from quite some time ago. As you can tell, it is rather unfinished and unedited.

A great doom had descended upon Chokath -- the Twisted One had come, and the gates of the city had been sealed shut against his unbearable presence. He sought their extinction, for they would not join him, they would not give away the hidden hordes of the earth-men secreted away in the tunnels and catacombs beneath their city.

They were the Pyreen, and the Betrayer had come to claim their lands. Some few of them had fled to hide in the wilds, but the last of their great culture was here, the last of their shining Temples of the Way, the last of their erudite tomes and psionic inventions, the last of their great artisans and philosophers, and the last of their ancestors' bones.

Chokath was the last stronghold of their people, and they went out to fight, to battle with the mad armies of the Twisted One, of Rajaat the War-Bringer, who had come across the Vanished Sea, the Sea of Dust, and raised the tribes of men against those they had once seen as gods and spirits, as sacred guardians of the earth, as teachers and protectors.

But wrath and hatred, jealously and greed were powerful forces in the hands of the Twisted One, and slowly the tribes of men had turned, and those who would not turn had been slain or now huddled in the walls beneath the protection of the last of their glorified saviours in the last city of the Pyreen.

The warring men rode upon twisted beasts, great reptiles of thick scale and horn that brothe forth gouts of fire and flame, turning stone to slag and men to ash. Even the sacred might of the Pyreen was not enough to keep the Warbringer's armies from breaching the walls, to keep the foul sorcery of Rajaat from raping the land and turning their fields to empty, infertile dust...but they had saved the dwarves.

Even though Rajaat's armies learned through threat and torture from a weak-willed man where the earth-men were hidden, and flooded those catacombs to drive them out, slaying and murdering, cleansing the city of the last of them -- deep below, in the black and lightless depths, others had fled when the armies had first come. And these alone were saved.

They had found their path by secret ways long hidden or forgotten, through twisting tunnels and down lightless stairwells, across chasms torn in the ancient rock by the hands of unseen powers, and through tunnels too narrow for men to follow, which had been built in ages before the Rebirth. These dwarves lived on in the lightless depths, and as they lay dying weeks later, still hidden from the armies above, they prayed to their ancestors for salvation, to the bones of the earth...and the bones of the earth awakened...

Charnel Dwarves

These dwarves are the descendants of Athasian dwarves who hid in the dark abysses of the earth beneath the city of Chokath, in the endless catacombs and connecting tunnels built to house the dead since the time of the Blue Age.

The so-called Charnel Dwarves are necromancers and corpse-eaters, blood-drinkers who wield bone and stone crafted from the catacombs and the remains they house; they are worshippers of undead spirits. They are not evil, though, for necromancy and bone-work are simply a way of life, a way of survival.

Charnel dwarves are dark eyed and beardless, but with pates of thin, gray hair. They can eat minerals, and subsist on metal, rock and bone: a gift from the undead spirits they follow.

Their necromancy has awakened life-shaped items (now undead) found in the deepest tunnels and chambers; they have made these a part of their lives, even though there are not many of these.

They have no tools with which to mine or dig. They are not great stone masons, but they can tell where stonework is unstable, and tell direction and elevation without sight. It is said they never become lost in the twisting passages under the earth and always know the way of the paths they have travelled.

Raider Tribes

These men are the descendants of the Twisted One's armies, still waging his holy war against the Unclean Ones: the other races of the Rebirth.

Rajaat's Children

These are sorcerers (defilers) who walk with the Raider Tribes. They have a long history and solidarity. Their magic is a sacred gift from the god Rajaat, and they believe that only when the evil of the cursed hell-lands they have been sworn to rid the glorious universe of are utterly turned to ash by their wars will the great Rebirth come and will the god Rajaat return to bring them all out of the emptied hell and into final paradise.
#3
zombiegleemax
Nov 03, 2005 21:08:54 Wow, this is really really good. I especially like the idea of the charnel dwarves, the pyreen city, and raider tribes continuing the cleansing wars "somewhere out there." Please give us more!

itf
#4
kalthandrix
Nov 03, 2005 21:56:42 Greyorm has some mad writing skilz- you should check out the stories he has on his website.

He has even been known to pull out some pretty sweet artwork every so often too :D
#5
nytcrawlr
Nov 03, 2005 22:09:33
Greyorm has some mad writing skilz- you should check out the stories he has on his website.

Yeah, he needs to gain telepathy so he can just read my thoughts and write the Rajaat stories I have in my head, heh.

Oh well, I'm shooting at starting up school again next fall and with that some Liberal Art classes, so maybe I can get my non-existent writing skills to become existent, hehe.
#6
zombiegleemax
Nov 04, 2005 8:27:21 Cool ideas Greyorm!
what if the cleansing tribes were undead?
That could explain why the Anattan wastes are so devastated
(through centuries of continuous annihilation)
why the tribes are still actively cleansing,
and why they might still be a threat to the tablelands if they ever bridged the Sea of Silt?

Love to hear more and other theories about how the Anattan wastes came to be.
#7
dasch_dup
Nov 05, 2005 16:29:45 The Anattan Wastes Region map was created by Dark Sun Rising.info. I checked my brothers notes and he wrote very little about the area. All I can tell is that Anatta is supposed to be the primary city here. I don't think he ever "fleshed" this area out.

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#1 zombiegleemax Nov 03, 2005 8:37:09	Anyone got/written anything on the Anattan wastes?
#2 greyorm Nov 03, 2005 11:48:57	Well, this wasn't specifically written with the Anattan Wastes in mind, but here's my "other side of the Silt Sea" piece from quite some time ago. As you can tell, it is rather unfinished and unedited. A great doom had descended upon Chokath -- the Twisted One had come, and the gates of the city had been sealed shut against his unbearable presence. He sought their extinction, for they would not join him, they would not give away the hidden hordes of the earth-men secreted away in the tunnels and catacombs beneath their city. They were the Pyreen, and the Betrayer had come to claim their lands. Some few of them had fled to hide in the wilds, but the last of their great culture was here, the last of their shining Temples of the Way, the last of their erudite tomes and psionic inventions, the last of their great artisans and philosophers, and the last of their ancestors' bones. Chokath was the last stronghold of their people, and they went out to fight, to battle with the mad armies of the Twisted One, of Rajaat the War-Bringer, who had come across the Vanished Sea, the Sea of Dust, and raised the tribes of men against those they had once seen as gods and spirits, as sacred guardians of the earth, as teachers and protectors. But wrath and hatred, jealously and greed were powerful forces in the hands of the Twisted One, and slowly the tribes of men had turned, and those who would not turn had been slain or now huddled in the walls beneath the protection of the last of their glorified saviours in the last city of the Pyreen. The warring men rode upon twisted beasts, great reptiles of thick scale and horn that brothe forth gouts of fire and flame, turning stone to slag and men to ash. Even the sacred might of the Pyreen was not enough to keep the Warbringer's armies from breaching the walls, to keep the foul sorcery of Rajaat from raping the land and turning their fields to empty, infertile dust...but they had saved the dwarves. Even though Rajaat's armies learned through threat and torture from a weak-willed man where the earth-men were hidden, and flooded those catacombs to drive them out, slaying and murdering, cleansing the city of the last of them -- deep below, in the black and lightless depths, others had fled when the armies had first come. And these alone were saved. They had found their path by secret ways long hidden or forgotten, through twisting tunnels and down lightless stairwells, across chasms torn in the ancient rock by the hands of unseen powers, and through tunnels too narrow for men to follow, which had been built in ages before the Rebirth. These dwarves lived on in the lightless depths, and as they lay dying weeks later, still hidden from the armies above, they prayed to their ancestors for salvation, to the bones of the earth...and the bones of the earth awakened... Charnel Dwarves These dwarves are the descendants of Athasian dwarves who hid in the dark abysses of the earth beneath the city of Chokath, in the endless catacombs and connecting tunnels built to house the dead since the time of the Blue Age. The so-called Charnel Dwarves are necromancers and corpse-eaters, blood-drinkers who wield bone and stone crafted from the catacombs and the remains they house; they are worshippers of undead spirits. They are not evil, though, for necromancy and bone-work are simply a way of life, a way of survival. Charnel dwarves are dark eyed and beardless, but with pates of thin, gray hair. They can eat minerals, and subsist on metal, rock and bone: a gift from the undead spirits they follow. Their necromancy has awakened life-shaped items (now undead) found in the deepest tunnels and chambers; they have made these a part of their lives, even though there are not many of these. They have no tools with which to mine or dig. They are not great stone masons, but they can tell where stonework is unstable, and tell direction and elevation without sight. It is said they never become lost in the twisting passages under the earth and always know the way of the paths they have travelled. Raider Tribes These men are the descendants of the Twisted One's armies, still waging his holy war against the Unclean Ones: the other races of the Rebirth. Rajaat's Children These are sorcerers (defilers) who walk with the Raider Tribes. They have a long history and solidarity. Their magic is a sacred gift from the god Rajaat, and they believe that only when the evil of the cursed hell-lands they have been sworn to rid the glorious universe of are utterly turned to ash by their wars will the great Rebirth come and will the god Rajaat return to bring them all out of the emptied hell and into final paradise.
#3 zombiegleemax Nov 03, 2005 21:08:54	Wow, this is really really good. I especially like the idea of the charnel dwarves, the pyreen city, and raider tribes continuing the cleansing wars "somewhere out there." Please give us more! itf
#4 kalthandrix Nov 03, 2005 21:56:42	Greyorm has some mad writing skilz- you should check out the stories he has on his website. He has even been known to pull out some pretty sweet artwork every so often too :D
#5 nytcrawlr Nov 03, 2005 22:09:33	Greyorm has some mad writing skilz- you should check out the stories he has on his website. Yeah, he needs to gain telepathy so he can just read my thoughts and write the Rajaat stories I have in my head, heh. Oh well, I'm shooting at starting up school again next fall and with that some Liberal Art classes, so maybe I can get my non-existent writing skills to become existent, hehe.
#6 zombiegleemax Nov 04, 2005 8:27:21	Cool ideas Greyorm! what if the cleansing tribes were undead? That could explain why the Anattan wastes are so devastated (through centuries of continuous annihilation) why the tribes are still actively cleansing, and why they might still be a threat to the tablelands if they ever bridged the Sea of Silt? Love to hear more and other theories about how the Anattan wastes came to be.
#7 dasch_dup Nov 05, 2005 16:29:45	The Anattan Wastes Region map was created by Dark Sun Rising.info. I checked my brothers notes and he wrote very little about the area. All I can tell is that Anatta is supposed to be the primary city here. I don't think he ever "fleshed" this area out.