This is a Civ Quest where you are a race of humanoid bird people called the Valki. Think 'harpies'. I hope you enjoy it.
The place where the gods of the nascent world met is not really a place in the way you or I think of it. It does not have a location, color, scent or temperature. And yet it exists, a blankness for the gods to project themselves into, cut off from everything else. A mingling, or confluence, perhaps. A neutral domain belonging to none, where their great work could be set in motion and arbitrated.
They debated for endless eons and no time at all, building a lifeless world together, to their collective image. Each god made their own contributions and objections, absolutely insisting on a certain thing being included or being opposed at all costs to another deity's suggestion. The early world was a tumultuous place, molten rock scarring the landscape at times, while airless void struck the world at others. Luckily, they resisted the urge to place any living thing there until the world was more or less settled and decided on.
Kan, as patient and measured as always, said to all the others: "Lo, the great Rules which bind the new world are struck. We shall each place some of our hand-crafted people in this new world. We shall not step into the world ourselves- Indeed, we have architected it so that such an action would surely trap the one who did so. Any of us who unduly interfere will have a portion of themselves bound and limited until the end of the world."
They were interrupted by Vail. Manic and compassionate, their voice swings wildly in pitch. "And so it is our creations that are being tested, my friends! Our own powers and cleverness are not the thing contested here, but instead the people we throw into this world, the ones we damn to pain and suffering and struggle... What our poor children accomplish will be the measure of the world. I hope they surprise me!"
"Not so," Uval interrupted. "Not entirely. For the Rules allow us to whisper into our peoples' minds when certain conditions are met. We will have a method of guidance, however crude. Our creations and planning will dominate this contest, but our own wisdom shall enter into it as well."
"Contest. Contest? You can have your competition, Uval. Silly as it is to pit everyone against each other when variety is the true treasure of any world, hm? What will you declare victory for - when your people have killed all the others? Do you wish to have the greatest temples and stories? Or something else? Isn't all that pointless? We're gods." Senys laughed and laughed as Uval stoicly ignored them.
Nuum stands silent, simply listening to the others. As always. They stare 'down' at the colorful people sleeping in the cool white mists of dream and unbeing. (Metaphorically, of course, as the place the gods met was not really a location, strictly speaking.)
And thus the Gods created the world, and the first people awoke...
The People simply woke up one day, knowing how to speak, how to move, how to eat and drink... And not much else. They stared around in wonder, at the earth and sky and plants and animals. But firstly, at themselves. They wondered at their bodies, moving around and appreciating the beauty in others they could see.
And then they heard the voice of God, booming over the landscape. God told them that they and their kin had created the world. God named the people and identified itself, and then intoned, "Go forth and do as you wish."
[] Kan, creator of the Kwern. Their thick and powerful legs thump as they form a great circle and stand silent when others speak.
[] Vail, creator of the Valki. They preen their feathers and take to the skies, clumsily gliding on untested wings, but learning quickly.
[] Uval, creator of the Malan. They compare the size of their horns and the strength of their limbs, shouting and competing already.
[] Senys, creator of the Shuurs. They admire each others' strong and dexterous tails and limber hands and feet, chattering away loudly.
[] Nuum, creator of the Luwai. They move slowly at first, considering their glittering scales and long, flexible fingers and toes.
Choose your species.
Hello all. This is my attempt at a new Civ Quest, this time with a pre-defined cast of gods and rules for magic that I won't bend from (but you still have to discover). Starting a new Civ Quest sounds fun, and without any of the crazy different kinds of magic to keep track of I can hopefully avoid the confusion and frustration that killed my old Civ Quest.
Mechanics will be very similar to the previous quest, especially early on. You have to decide which species to be. None of them are explicitly human, though they're all humanoid. The gods depict themselves as genderless, or try to at any rate.
