Concerning Nations: The number of them depends. Too many locations, at least as starting points, makes it too difficult to populate. I think it'd be of more benifit to keep note of the ones that aren't selected for possible addition later on. To progress to.
Has anyone been thinking ahead to plot? Reading these ideas and deciding where and who they want to use? I know I have.
And while we're thinking, how did we want to handle character sheets with the group? I, commonly use a very basic sheet:
Name
Age
Picture
Apperance
Personality
Abilities / Talents
History
Seeing as how we haven't had any more recent submissions, and I haven't gotten a lot of feed back on people intending to post except for one other, I'm thinking we shold wrap up this part today, and lets get characters ready and start to play. I'll fill in whatever needs to be filled in as we go.
Plotline:
In the ancient days of the infancy of man, when the world was covered with forest. The days before the elves came to this world, and the dwarves had yet to separate themselves from the rock, when the mountains were still sharp and tall and new, and the oceans deep and pure existed Zarathushtra and the Shoka'la'dem. Words lost to the old tongue, known to none but the wisest and most learned of the sages, believed by those great and worthy minds to be nothing more than ancient creation myth born by ignorance in the infancy of the world, for nothing has been seen or heard of Zarathushtra or her children in many years.
Until now.
Deep in the forest of Islidir, in the most ancient parts of the world, the Varg stir. A race of men, twisted and warped by dark magic, possessed by a demonic spirit and an unquenchable thirst for blood. So complete and utter is their taint by the darkness of that ancient forest that they cannot dwell within the bright of the sun, but can be as one with the shadow. Amongst them, sorcerers of an ancient, dark magic who are dedicated to the return of the endless night, the Shoka'la'dem.
An unknown prophetess has issued a call in the form of dreams to those who would have the power, the strength to stand up against this rising tide. To each is made a promise, that without action this will be the last age of the light. To the great temple of Dal'Shar they are to go. To the ancient and most holy of temples dedicated to Tyr – the sightless.
I'll flesh this out a little more, just wanted to get an idea out to you guys so you can give input.