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#1 zombiegleemax Jan 02, 2005 9:09:01	first happy new year all. ok 1 related question guys at athas.org how soon before the next installment? now to the general questions i have been writing a book about athas, revelations actually that should be shattering to hard core fans its taking me awhile because (this might be a long post sorry ) i have to re-read the pp books and all cannon material.Because of the dregoth story line it looks like it will take place at the same time line by sheer happenstance.(thanks alot athas.not in a bad way just damn made my job harder.) ok now the question no throwing things.1. from what i understand the halflings are the native species correct? 2. were they always 2 seperate races or did that come about after the blue age ?3.are the pyreen halflings?4.on athas.org i saw the cosmology what are mindscapes supposed to be ?5.in the pp books it mentions psionics are tapped internal or a external sources any ideas on this?6.are their 3or 4 sperate trikreen races?7.is their any cannon on the elemental lords physical description and their names?8.is the astral and ethereal planes connected to athas?9.any information on the messanger the comet i think and its meaning or why it hasn't showed up?10.the para elementals are what silt, magma, sun and rain ?if this is correct it just doesnt add up in my mind is there mention of para elementals in any D&D source.11.after the pp books what city states are still controlled by the sk?and those states that lost sk what state are the in?just throw some ideas out there is what im looking for.12.NOW one i cant find any information on spirits of the lands are they advanced druids are they seperate beings any names ever giving?do they supply druids their spells and if so were do they get this ability ?13.any ideas on the sk that didn't take out their races like which ones didnt and why or what happen to them ?ok thats all for now sorry i said it might be long but any feed back is greatly appreciated.
#2 zombiegleemax Jan 02, 2005 9:43:04	1. The halflings are indeed the aboriginal bipedal sentient species on Athas, but whether they evolved there or immigrated from elsewhere is never addressed. 2.Their racial and cultural division began with the Green Age 3.The Pyreen are one of the Rebirth races,like humans and dwarves, that developed from Halflings due to the influence of the Pristine Tower 4.Mindscapes are mental constructs of territory created by mortal minds that bodily enter the Grey, a kind of self-defense mechanism against the essence of the Grey. Thay also help one keep from getting lost in the Grey 5.Psionics are powered by an internal resorvoir of mental energy 6. There is about 6 Thri-Kreen races. They are the Tondi, To'ksa, T'keech, J'hol, J'ez, and Jeral. There is a related species called the Zik'Chil, who are slightly different and can alter the bodies and minds of Thri-Kreen, and there are the Trin, who have four legs, two arms like those of a Praying Mantis,and are basically primitive savage hunter-killers. 7.According to official Dark SUn stuff, I believe there are no particular Elemental Lords mentioned, and it is implied they no longer exist. 8.The Astral is blocked by the Grey, and the Grey is, I believe, actually a local density fluctuation of the Grey, a super-dense region of condensed Ethereal energy with infusions of Positive and Negative energy, and is so dense it blocks passage through it to the Outer Planes. 9.Nobody knows why the Messenger disappeared. 10.The para-elementals of Athas do indeed differ from those found in traditional D&D cosmology. 11.Urik, Nibenay, Gulg, Kurn,New Guistenal, and Eldaarich 12.Spirits of the Land are collective minds of deceased druids, advanced being druids , and in rare cases others. They do indeed grant druids their spells. 13.Every SK tried their best. They only stopped when they revolted against Rajaat.Dregoth failed, Borys failed, Androponis failed, and most others were successful. I hope this answers your questions adequately. Any others, just post them.