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FORWARD,
owns the Batling Race, and conceived of the Merfolk.
owns the Trwyth.
owns the Florina

AND FINALLY!!! THIS TOOK SO DAMN LONG!!! Not only the pic. But the description too. Anyway uh...please enjoy. ^^

NOT TO MENTION, these aren't really characters, so much as "generic" members of each race, just so you can see what they look like. I mean unless you want them to be characters. XD

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Dwarf
Before: The main work force of the High Elves, they were alcoholic, Elf-hating, ax-swinging "warriors" stuck doing menial labor.
After: The discovery of the first piece of tech, named the Ramjet Wrench, had helped thrust them into a new path as engineering and scientific geniuses, who craft machines of great functionality and potential.

Dark Elf
Before: Simply an offshoot of the High Elves trapped on a Fallen Kingdom, they were once as graceful and artful as any other Elf.
After: Centuries of being isolated with no other company, on a hostile land had made them strong fighters. But it also made them alcoholic, boorish, blunt, and INCREDIBLY profane. Taking up jobs as mercenaries to deal with their lack in social skills.

Goblin
Before: Little more than quick cannon fodder, they were simply low-level soldiers sent out en masse, to soak enemy attacks.
After: An unexpected source of bravery in battle, they now charge into battle with Magitech weapons and vehicles, and are hailed as invaluable members of the royal guard, and what they call the "Chopper Patrol".

Naga
Before: Once, the children of Rahab, and one of his own daughters, Anna-Shesha, and living under the instruction of the Sea Serpents.
After: Refusing to offer up their most beloved leader, Adi-Shesha, to be violated by Rahab, they rebelled against him and his Sea Serpents, using a thaumaturgical ritual to lift the island with a huge water spout. And have since remained at the front line against Rahab.

Orc
Before: The often-discriminated, shunned warrior race, infamous for starting two world wars, and inspiring much anti-orc propaganda.
After: One of the most honorable and brave race of warriors out there, renowned for their chivalry, and their proficiency as noble knights who rescue, and even marry, princesses.

High Elf
Before: The effective rulers of the world, who had enslaved just about every race they came across, and named themselves king of all.
After: With so many making an attempt to dissociate themselves from the conquerors of yore, many now work as travelling artists, craftsmen, performers, and intellectuals, still able to bring beauty into the world.

Cyclops
Before: Little more than a particularly small, weak type of "giant", hardly strong enough to fight off adventurers exploring dungeons.
After: An extremely intelligent, sophisticated type of half-giant, whose analytical eye gives them proficiency in various fields requiring attention to detail, and cunning. Including espionage.

Wood Elf
Before: The peaceful, harmonious druids of the forest who lived in balance with nature, and never got involved with outside matters.
After: After being freed from their enslavement via High Elves, they can't bring themselves to change easily. One party keeps working menial jobs, the other is so addicted to magic, they continue to use it in the forests.

Florina
Before: The joyful, shy, yet sociable flower people who exist in great numbers, and had a mass-pollination ritual every five years.
After: The paranoid, easily spooked flower people whose population has taken a MASSIVE drop after their homeland, Garden Kingdom, has fallen. They're in danger of extinction, and five years simply is not enough time to get their numbers back up...

Troll
Before: Due to the meddling of the High Elves, after the Jotnar rebellion, they were doomed to live as beasts under bridges.
After: The curse that turned them into stone in the sunlight had been lifted. Now, they embrace a new era, establishing the Troll Market, and becoming expert merchants, and ever-faithful assistants to the Dwarves.

Holstaur
Before: They had all been but overshadowed by their male counterparts, the Minotaurs, who were known for their strength and brutality.
After: The overabundance of "strong, scary monstrous humanoids" had caused attention to be turned to their female counterparts, who could do everything the Minotaurs could and more! And became renowned for their beauty, bustiness, and brawn.

Birdfolk
Before: The race who supposed themselves the literal children of Ziz, they raised themselves above all others, and posed as angels.
After: Events including slavery via High Elf, the rising of the Dwarves, and the threat of the Feathered Serpents had greatly humbled them. Their only hope now is to work together alongside the other races, rather than above them.

Human
Before: Considered little more than one of the most average, and uninteresting races, who were easily enslaved by the Elves.
After: Now, humans are widely known for being unpredictable in their attitudes, and unorthodox in how they do things. The establishment of the Wire Kingdom had done wonders to show off human ingenuity at its finest.

Swanmay
Before: These Swan Maidens had once been targeted by men, who stole their feather capes to force them to marry them.
After: Tired of being forced to marry, and tired of leaving behind children, they became the alluring but deadly rangers of the forest. Those who want their hand will have to EARN it now, and show her that they are worthy of her companionship.

Chromatic Dragon
Before: A descendant race of the Sea Serpents, who had been given wings, they waged war on the Kingdoms of Cauldron above.
After: However...the Chromatic Dragons had something the Sea Serpents didn't: honor. Rather than let them be extinguished, Cauldron offered to spare them, so long as they support a better cause...and so they did. As the Guardians of Elemental Magic.

Gnome
Before: They had once worked alongside the Dwarves to replace the Trolls once they went missing. Again, they were just menial workers.
After: Like the Dwarves, they had also taken to science and engineering. Unlike the Dwarves, their way of doing things is more creative, albeit FAR less practical. Their value of failure over success had allowed them to learn so much in so little time.

Wight
Before: They were among the ranks of the undead, as simply a stronger, slightly more durable version of the average zombie.
After: That is, until a thaumaturgical ritual was used to give these undead their original minds back, to break control over them. Thus...they were no longer regular zombies. But simply undead people, who continue to think and act like people.

Trwyth
Before: In older times, they were beasts. Boars with poisonous quills that fought off local beasts, to save the lives of settling Elves.
After: In gratitude, they were granted sapience, with the work of a magical comb and pair of scissors. The resulting styling job had given them the minds of people, and they remained faithful to the Elves ever since.

Blemmyae
Before: They were once one of the more peaceful tribal races, living very simple lives in an arid area. That is, until they were enslaved.
After: After being freed from slavery, the Blemmyae became incredibly defensive, and aggressive to other races. They became warriors, ready to attack those on their turf, and ensure no one can ever hold their people captive again.

Menehune
Before: Similar to the Blemmyae, they were a tribal folk, who lived on a tropical island, and made spectacular crafts from wood.
After: Like other races, they were enslaved. But after their freedom was granted, they went back to their island, only to find it being settled by other races! And well...they decided to roll with it, and make it into a hub for tourism.

Lung Dragon
Before: Back then, they were actually Sea Serpents themselves, and had done increasingly evil things to attain flight, to attack Cauldron.
After: Their quest for flight had led them to discover many things about the world...and in doing so, they wanted to destroy it less and less. Until they came to the Kingdoms not as destroyers, but as spiritual guides. Wanting to atone for all they'd done before.

Centaur
Before: Dominated by their male counterparts, they lived as part of a very savage, very boorish and hostile society.
After: Until the Centauromachy happened, with them crashing a royal wedding. The females had taken charge since then, to make Centaur society a much more honorable one, oriented towards becoming blacksmiths and mighty warriors.

Cynos
Before: A tribal people who lived in hostile conditions, leading them to behave like little more than savages who liked to hunt and kill.
After: A race who had learned to get close to each other and others through their years of slavery, leading them to still be quite fierce when necessary. But oftentimes quite affectionate to others, and loyal to friends.

Gem Dragons
Before: These Dragons, once the creators of the fertile land, had given up on the world, seeing people destroy their work, and their god.
After: However...the discovery of Technology had given them hope once again. Their new mission is to help seek out technology, and cultivate creative thought...so that the races of Cauldron can stop drawing power from Ziz.

Metallic Dragons
Before: These Dragons had once been opposed to the Chromatic Dragons, being held up high as bastions of honor and justice.
After: However...facing Rahab at the front line had done a number on them. They had become...rusty. Mentally and physically. Their help may be needed once again. But they don't know if they can do it anymore...

Pixie
Before: They were mischievous forest sprites who frequently performed tricks and pranks on those who strayed into their forests.
After: They are STILL mischievous forest sprites, who have taken fancy to Magitech, and frequently mess around with it to screw with other people. They're every bit as annoying and pesky as they were before.

Guardian Dragons
Before: A smaller kind of dragon, bred and employed by Dark Lords to guard hostage princesses/princes, and treasures.
After: After one too many Guardian Dragons fell in love with their captors and married them, even to the point of having children. Thus, instating many guardian dragons today as guardians of royal families, and noble lands.

Merfolk
Before: They had once been a fearful folk, who lived in the Domain of Rahab, and were almost driven to extinction by him.
After: At least...until they had been saved by the Nagas. Befriending them, the Merfolk had become a playful and curious folk, infinitely intrigued by the wonders of the world outside of the water.

Jotunn
Before: Otherwise known as the Ice Giants, their morality was ambiguous, but they were a quite warlike society.
After: When one elite Sea Serpent, named Jormungand, attempted to recruit the Jotnar to wreak great destruction on Cauldron...they refused. And begun attacking HIM instead. Thus, they are at war with the Sea Serpents...and enjoying every moment of it.

Yuki-Onna
Before: At one time, they had been a race of Yokai who hunt those lost in the snow, feeding on their life force.
After: Ironically enough, a failed attempt to suck the life force from the Jotunn leader, Ymir, ended their "evil" run. When threatened with execution, they recited their best qualities. Endearing the Jotunn enough to invite them into their society. And gradually causing the Yuki-Onna to truly become as good as they claimed to be.

Batlings
Before: At first, they had been little more than offshoots of Blood Vampires, and were simply a nuisance at the time.
After: However, given enough time to develop, they became their own great people. Becoming haughty, snobbish, and aloof, some have even gained the same megalomaniac tendancies the High Elves did back then. Much to their leaders' dismay.

Ghosts
Before: There was a time when ghosts were terrifying, as their rage over their situation led them to lash out against the innocent.
After: Things had been this way until some ghosts made an attempt to try something different. Not to get angry over their new predicament, but find ways around its difficulties, and earn their help by being a benevolent presence to others.

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....d'you think I should do another one? X'DDD

Description
FORWARD,
owns the Batling Race, and conceived of the Merfolk.
owns the Trwyth.
owns the Florina

AND FINALLY!!! THIS TOOK SO DAMN LONG!!! Not only the pic. But the description too. Anyway uh...please enjoy. ^^

NOT TO MENTION, these aren't really characters, so much as "generic" members of each race, just so you can see what they look like. I mean unless you want them to be characters. XD

----------------------------

Dwarf
Before: The main work force of the High Elves, they were alcoholic, Elf-hating, ax-swinging "warriors" stuck doing menial labor.
After: The discovery of the first piece of tech, named the Ramjet Wrench, had helped thrust them into a new path as engineering and scientific geniuses, who craft machines of great functionality and potential.

Dark Elf
Before: Simply an offshoot of the High Elves trapped on a Fallen Kingdom, they were once as graceful and artful as any other Elf.
After: Centuries of being isolated with no other company, on a hostile land had made them strong fighters. But it also made them alcoholic, boorish, blunt, and INCREDIBLY profane. Taking up jobs as mercenaries to deal with their lack in social skills.

Goblin
Before: Little more than quick cannon fodder, they were simply low-level soldiers sent out en masse, to soak enemy attacks.
After: An unexpected source of bravery in battle, they now charge into battle with Magitech weapons and vehicles, and are hailed as invaluable members of the royal guard, and what they call the "Chopper Patrol".

Naga
Before: Once, the children of Rahab, and one of his own daughters, Anna-Shesha, and living under the instruction of the Sea Serpents.
After: Refusing to offer up their most beloved leader, Adi-Shesha, to be violated by Rahab, they rebelled against him and his Sea Serpents, using a thaumaturgical ritual to lift the island with a huge water spout. And have since remained at the front line against Rahab.

Orc
Before: The often-discriminated, shunned warrior race, infamous for starting two world wars, and inspiring much anti-orc propaganda.
After: One of the most honorable and brave race of warriors out there, renowned for their chivalry, and their proficiency as noble knights who rescue, and even marry, princesses.

High Elf
Before: The effective rulers of the world, who had enslaved just about every race they came across, and named themselves king of all.
After: With so many making an attempt to dissociate themselves from the conquerors of yore, many now work as travelling artists, craftsmen, performers, and intellectuals, still able to bring beauty into the world.

Cyclops
Before: Little more than a particularly small, weak type of "giant", hardly strong enough to fight off adventurers exploring dungeons.
After: An extremely intelligent, sophisticated type of half-giant, whose analytical eye gives them proficiency in various fields requiring attention to detail, and cunning. Including espionage.

Wood Elf
Before: The peaceful, harmonious druids of the forest who lived in balance with nature, and never got involved with outside matters.
After: After being freed from their enslavement via High Elves, they can't bring themselves to change easily. One party keeps working menial jobs, the other is so addicted to magic, they continue to use it in the forests.

Florina
Before: The joyful, shy, yet sociable flower people who exist in great numbers, and had a mass-pollination ritual every five years.
After: The paranoid, easily spooked flower people whose population has taken a MASSIVE drop after their homeland, Garden Kingdom, has fallen. They're in danger of extinction, and five years simply is not enough time to get their numbers back up...

Troll
Before: Due to the meddling of the High Elves, after the Jotnar rebellion, they were doomed to live as beasts under bridges.
After: The curse that turned them into stone in the sunlight had been lifted. Now, they embrace a new era, establishing the Troll Market, and becoming expert merchants, and ever-faithful assistants to the Dwarves.

Holstaur
Before: They had all been but overshadowed by their male counterparts, the Minotaurs, who were known for their strength and brutality.
After: The overabundance of "strong, scary monstrous humanoids" had caused attention to be turned to their female counterparts, who could do everything the Minotaurs could and more! And became renowned for their beauty, bustiness, and brawn.

Birdfolk
Before: The race who supposed themselves the literal children of Ziz, they raised themselves above all others, and posed as angels.
After: Events including slavery via High Elf, the rising of the Dwarves, and the threat of the Feathered Serpents had greatly humbled them. Their only hope now is to work together alongside the other races, rather than above them.

Human
Before: Considered little more than one of the most average, and uninteresting races, who were easily enslaved by the Elves.
After: Now, humans are widely known for being unpredictable in their attitudes, and unorthodox in how they do things. The establishment of the Wire Kingdom had done wonders to show off human ingenuity at its finest.

Swanmay
Before: These Swan Maidens had once been targeted by men, who stole their feather capes to force them to marry them.
After: Tired of being forced to marry, and tired of leaving behind children, they became the alluring but deadly rangers of the forest. Those who want their hand will have to EARN it now, and show her that they are worthy of her companionship.

Chromatic Dragon
Before: A descendant race of the Sea Serpents, who had been given wings, they waged war on the Kingdoms of Cauldron above.
After: However...the Chromatic Dragons had something the Sea Serpents didn't: honor. Rather than let them be extinguished, Cauldron offered to spare them, so long as they support a better cause...and so they did. As the Guardians of Elemental Magic.

Gnome
Before: They had once worked alongside the Dwarves to replace the Trolls once they went missing. Again, they were just menial workers.
After: Like the Dwarves, they had also taken to science and engineering. Unlike the Dwarves, their way of doing things is more creative, albeit FAR less practical. Their value of failure over success had allowed them to learn so much in so little time.

Wight
Before: They were among the ranks of the undead, as simply a stronger, slightly more durable version of the average zombie.
After: That is, until a thaumaturgical ritual was used to give these undead their original minds back, to break control over them. Thus...they were no longer regular zombies. But simply undead people, who continue to think and act like people.

Trwyth
Before: In older times, they were beasts. Boars with poisonous quills that fought off local beasts, to save the lives of settling Elves.
After: In gratitude, they were granted sapience, with the work of a magical comb and pair of scissors. The resulting styling job had given them the minds of people, and they remained faithful to the Elves ever since.

Blemmyae
Before: They were once one of the more peaceful tribal races, living very simple lives in an arid area. That is, until they were enslaved.
After: After being freed from slavery, the Blemmyae became incredibly defensive, and aggressive to other races. They became warriors, ready to attack those on their turf, and ensure no one can ever hold their people captive again.

Menehune
Before: Similar to the Blemmyae, they were a tribal folk, who lived on a tropical island, and made spectacular crafts from wood.
After: Like other races, they were enslaved. But after their freedom was granted, they went back to their island, only to find it being settled by other races! And well...they decided to roll with it, and make it into a hub for tourism.

Lung Dragon
Before: Back then, they were actually Sea Serpents themselves, and had done increasingly evil things to attain flight, to attack Cauldron.
After: Their quest for flight had led them to discover many things about the world...and in doing so, they wanted to destroy it less and less. Until they came to the Kingdoms not as destroyers, but as spiritual guides. Wanting to atone for all they'd done before.

Centaur
Before: Dominated by their male counterparts, they lived as part of a very savage, very boorish and hostile society.
After: Until the Centauromachy happened, with them crashing a royal wedding. The females had taken charge since then, to make Centaur society a much more honorable one, oriented towards becoming blacksmiths and mighty warriors.

Cynos
Before: A tribal people who lived in hostile conditions, leading them to behave like little more than savages who liked to hunt and kill.
After: A race who had learned to get close to each other and others through their years of slavery, leading them to still be quite fierce when necessary. But oftentimes quite affectionate to others, and loyal to friends.

Gem Dragons
Before: These Dragons, once the creators of the fertile land, had given up on the world, seeing people destroy their work, and their god.
After: However...the discovery of Technology had given them hope once again. Their new mission is to help seek out technology, and cultivate creative thought...so that the races of Cauldron can stop drawing power from Ziz.

Metallic Dragons
Before: These Dragons had once been opposed to the Chromatic Dragons, being held up high as bastions of honor and justice.
After: However...facing Rahab at the front line had done a number on them. They had become...rusty. Mentally and physically. Their help may be needed once again. But they don't know if they can do it anymore...

Pixie
Before: They were mischievous forest sprites who frequently performed tricks and pranks on those who strayed into their forests.
After: They are STILL mischievous forest sprites, who have taken fancy to Magitech, and frequently mess around with it to screw with other people. They're every bit as annoying and pesky as they were before.

Guardian Dragons
Before: A smaller kind of dragon, bred and employed by Dark Lords to guard hostage princesses/princes, and treasures.
After: After one too many Guardian Dragons fell in love with their captors and married them, even to the point of having children. Thus, instating many guardian dragons today as guardians of royal families, and noble lands.

Merfolk
Before: They had once been a fearful folk, who lived in the Domain of Rahab, and were almost driven to extinction by him.
After: At least...until they had been saved by the Nagas. Befriending them, the Merfolk had become a playful and curious folk, infinitely intrigued by the wonders of the world outside of the water.

Jotunn
Before: Otherwise known as the Ice Giants, their morality was ambiguous, but they were a quite warlike society.
After: When one elite Sea Serpent, named Jormungand, attempted to recruit the Jotnar to wreak great destruction on Cauldron...they refused. And begun attacking HIM instead. Thus, they are at war with the Sea Serpents...and enjoying every moment of it.

Yuki-Onna
Before: At one time, they had been a race of Yokai who hunt those lost in the snow, feeding on their life force.
After: Ironically enough, a failed attempt to suck the life force from the Jotunn leader, Ymir, ended their "evil" run. When threatened with execution, they recited their best qualities. Endearing the Jotunn enough to invite them into their society. And gradually causing the Yuki-Onna to truly become as good as they claimed to be.

Batlings
Before: At first, they had been little more than offshoots of Blood Vampires, and were simply a nuisance at the time.
After: However, given enough time to develop, they became their own great people. Becoming haughty, snobbish, and aloof, some have even gained the same megalomaniac tendancies the High Elves did back then. Much to their leaders' dismay.

Ghosts
Before: There was a time when ghosts were terrifying, as their rage over their situation led them to lash out against the innocent.
After: Things had been this way until some ghosts made an attempt to try something different. Not to get angry over their new predicament, but find ways around its difficulties, and earn their help by being a benevolent presence to others.

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....d'you think I should do another one? X'DDD