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Long
ago, the Prime Ahroth created three land masses: The Olde World to the
east, Kasuria in the middle, and Drakoria to the west.
The Furres of Kasuria (and the Olde World) grew into a courtly
chivalrous society, well-organized, ruled by a king or queen who
preside over the Great Council, made up of representatives from the
Noble Houses. Drakoria was mostly mountains and hills, and inhabited
by wild nomad Furres, who lived in tribes made of around 50-100 Furres.
The Prime Jujinka made the wasp-like sentient Bugges to live in
burrows underground and fly through the air, and the Faerie Furres (Elvenfurres)
to watch over the forests.
The Primes also made three kinds of friendly Draconid: the nocturnal
and dayblind Watchwyrm , the Minidragon, and the "True"
Dragon.
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Some time after their
defeat at the hands of the Primes, the Dark Primes gathered upon
Drakoria, and, led by Dyarr/a, they captured a number of true dragons,
and from them, recreated the extinct dragonlike people, called the
Wyrmmes.
The legendary battle between the Wyrmmes called the Ommol Hoonim and
the Ommol Vanoor caused a strange condition in Drakoria: all metal
brought here turns to rust in a matter of hours. In a day they turn to
dark reddish to greenish powder. (Tools are thus made from non-metal,
and edged weapons are not as sharp or strong as their Kasurian
counterparts.)
The Primes no longer begot children amongst the Furres, but their
descendants were still alive, and from these long-lived individuals
came a form of telepathy: the ability to transmit speech, thought, and
emotion. The ability was hereditary, that is, the children of those
strong in "Mindspeaking" would also tend to be strong. Once
in a very long time, a QuarterPrime Furre descended of the Primes
might also be born with wings, considered an omen of good fortune in
Kasuria.
Throughout the land, the Dark Primes founded evil cults, devoted to
trying to wipe out the QuarterPrimes, descendants of the goodly
Primes. They also mated with the first of the Drakorian Wyrmmes,
introducing the potential for the dreaded ability called "Kajutar".
The Wyrmmes grew more numerous and took over Drakoria. The Dark Primes
decreed that the Wyrmmes should rule the Furres, and Furres should
rule the Bugges.
The people of the Dragonlands are thus divided into two nations: the
Drakorian Empire and the smaller independent kingdom of Kasuria. The
Drakorians remain loyal to the evil Dark Primes, but the good
Kasurians believe in equality of the races, and freedom.
In Drakoria, Wyrmmes are the rulers. Furres of Drakoria are next in
status, and they keep both Bugges and other Furres as slaves, yet it
is illegal to enslave a Wyrmme. Wyrmmes born with wings are eligible
to be on the Council, which supports the Dark Emperor/Empress.
Kasuria is an enlightened monarchy; slavery is highly illegal in
Kasuria.
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