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First steps on Khanat
This page is supposed to become a portal that will help newcomers in their discovery of the world. It should be clear, nice, synthetic. For now, it is the translation of the french version of the page, as it was available on 1st of august 2013. Especially, all links refer to french pages. When english articles will become available, the links will be updated.
This page is under construction (or, at least, its model is). It doesn't look very nice for now… It's normal!
The Peoples
Six intelligent species live across the millenary empire of the Khanat.
The three most common ones are:
- The Ucikaras, of solid constitution, well adapted to outdoor life;
Other species inhabit the legends, and may be met even if on rare occasions:
- TheOphidras, a reptilian species of strange habits, that originates from a region accessible only with great difficulties, the Istmir Lake;
- TheQuetzaras, dressed with feathers, who migrate from one region to another over the seasons, and who give rythm to the Khanat with their chants;
Each race may belong to specific castes: indeed, roles in the society are greatly depending on the birth.
The universe
See also Visions of the Khanat for a plunge into the very heart of the world.
Imagine… Imagine a very old world. So old that it looses its memory, and rebuild itself day after day through the dreams of its inhabitants. A wild territory, land of ferocious creatures who treads upon forgotten places, full of plants eaten ruins where chamans dance in the campfire light. In the windings of the underground, squeaking gears, rattling mechanisms watch, observe, oragnise. From his Va'itu'a palace, the Khan of the Eons, who is said to be immortal, follows anxiously the Mists' progress and the flood of Forgetter. He's waiting real miracles from the Dreamwalkers who sould dream of tomorrow's world.
Dream !
The Khanat is a changing universe, where reality never gets a fixed value, and changes under the press of extraordinary forces. Sometimes, the dream of a ra changes a whole region; sometimes the united will of all the inhabitants changes the future. The Mists move forth and back depending on the actions of the beings who live on the Khanat. But in the shades, sombre powers watch the world's destiny, and argue bitterly on its future. You've got the power to change the world… take it !
Explore
From the arid Desert of the West to the frozen foothils of the Snow-capped Mountain, from the crystal-clear waters of the Istmir Lake to the idyllic shores of the Dreaming See, not mentionning the monumental columns of the city of Natca and the dark mysteries of the Crypt, discover a diverse world, where each place reserves its share of challenges: fauna not really willing to share, ruins to be explored… All this is only a small insight…
Et si les longues balades ne vous suffisent pas, il y a les rayonnages des bibliothèques à explorer à la recherche des secrets du monde, les finesses de l'art du combat à apprendre dans l'arène ou dans la rue, et mille autres occupations1).
J'ai un peu de mal à mettre tout ce qu'on a dit. En même temps, c'est pas le moment de trop s'épancher. Si vous voyez quoi ajouter pour l'ambiance (et liens vers les divers trucs du monde) sans devenir lassant…
Votre aventure
Choisissez la vie que vous voulez mener : devenez le plus grand guerrier que cette terre ait porté, plongez dans les arcanes de la politique, révolutionnez la science et la technique, glorifiez vos dieux favoris ou menez une tranquille vie de famille…
Au fil de vos rencontres et de vos choix, votre destin s'écrit dans le Khanat.