World - Homebrew abnormal D&D Realm... Created by a epic spell-caster character inside a pocket realm that is constantly growing. It has a Centered Cosmology meaning the earth is the center of the universe, and the alternate planes of existence are actually wrapped around the earth or are inner planes that exist internally (in the earth or in everyone's minds like the Plane of Dreams/Celestia/and even the Far Realm which comes from the minds of the insane and has congealed into a mirky pit of madness. Its commonly believed that each star in the sky is a plane or planar portal, and the Elemental Plane of Fire is actually the Sun. I will be posting gods, guilds, orders and others later in another post.
Setting - The Town of Monsterhome (sounds better in other Languages) Population of 10k
Monsterhome is a vast city that could be more accurately described as multiple towns all packed together, Founded by a silver dragon that had taken a Vow of Pacifism. The town thrives because of the strange race relations there. All races, monsterous or otherwise are welcome here. For the most part the races stick to themselves but each provide a valuable resource or service to the rest of the town. But the real thing that makes this town unique (except for the town in FR thats just like it
) is that when an invading army, or any other threat to their way of life, presents itself - ALL (and this is enforced) able bodies fight to protect the town. But, because of this no invading army has been able to take control of the island, tho many have tried. Silver-Isle is an Australia like island, longer than it is wide. Named for the vast amounts of silver veins within the mountains surrounding the town of Monsterhome. While its not really an Island it is barely connected by a strip of jungle covering a landbridge of sorts, durring the rainy season (which is when the game will take place) the valley that connects the island is an Amazon-like flooded jungle and is very dangerous. It is a volcanic jungle island adjacent to a poisoned sea. So no aquatic characters... Mountain terrain around the city with dense jungles surrounding them. The north part of the island is low elevation and is a sun-scorched mix of jungle, hill, and desert. The south being mountainous terrain with heavy snow cover almost year-round. So most of the 3.5 setting books will be allowed (Sandstorm/Frostburn).
The Island is located off the southwest of the main continent, in the southern hemisphere north of the southern vasts (Frozen wasteland) and far east of the Dragonisles. (home of the Dragon god, and birthplace of most dragons) So dragon characters and other dragon-like races will be common.
The City is ruled by an inner council of three that mostly have to agree or arrange and barter to bring about change, while each race may choose a council member (and many races have, possibly some characters). The council can also appoint permanent council members. The City Lodge is located on the third floor of the center marketplace's main building, which is the true center of the city. And while this a almost an anything goes the town itself is neutral mostly but with a largely evil population so most good characters will not feel at home. The council frowns upon alignments that veer to far from neutrality (LG {expecially} as well as NE and CE) so some town dealings will be more difficult for those.