So, how about something very different.
I have placed Cerilia and Mystarra (also known as the Known World) in the
same universe. In Mystarra, mortals can become immortals- which is basically
the same as gods. The Gorgon wants to be a god, and has so far failed, so he
goes abroad to find knowledge. In Mystarra, he learns of on of their paths
of immortality, which involves creating a stable and permanent kingdom. He
engenders an heir and puts him in a position to inherit a minor kingdom - in
my case, Coeranys.

The rest of the gods take him up on the challenge. Instead of trying to put
down this scion of the shadow, they provide him with companions. Soon the
kingdom is prospering. It seems destined to build an empire. But what kind
of an empire?

To finalize his plan and make the empire permanent, the Gorgon needs his son
to "defeat" him, so he is basically setting himself up as a giant straw man.

All the usual rivalries and plot elements still exist. The cold rider is
still a major player and might ruin it all - as might The Raven. But the
plan has worked almost too well - a lack of "harvesting bloodlines" by the
Gorgon for the last fifty years has allowed unprecedented prosperity in
Anuire, and the heir turned out to be a guilder, not a warlord.

As a part of this, it will become apparent that bloodlines and regency is a
curse for the land rather than a boon. It is what elevated men to semi-gods,
but it is also what keeps Cerilia poorer and less developed than either
Djapar or Mystarra. The Cold Rider is using the Shadow World as a vessel to
imprison the vital energies of Cerilia, channeling some of it back in the
form of regency.

Will the heroes of the tale fulfill the Gorgon`s desire for empire and
continue to gather regency, or will they realize the threat, try to break
the prison of the shadow world, and loose their birthright in order to free
Cerilia?



I realize that this is very far from the canon Birthright setting. But it is
a summary of what my game is all about. It is much more high fantasy than a
regular Birthright game. We have played one and a half years now, and I
expect to be finished this year - probably this summer. The characters have
gone from level 1 to level 14 so far, and I expect them to get to level 20.



/Carl





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