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Old June 19th, 2008, 09:48 PM

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Default Re: Epics, Sagas, Fantasies, Mythos, Legends, Nati

I'd absolutely love to see an aboriginal Australian nation complete with bunyips and all sorts of supernatural nasties (like the vampire who's specific name I can't recall that looked like a tiny man with octopus suckers for fingers that'd find people asleep under trees, swallow them whole, and then spit them out slightly drained night after night until they gradually transformed into another vampire).

I'd also love a native american nation complete with skinwalkers and totemic spirits. The problem is of course that there were a whole lot of native american nations with a very diverse set of mythologies. I'm certain that wouldn't be a problem to abstract though, maybe their pretender god united the nations or somesuch. If I recall correctly, skinwalkers were supposed to be shamans that had given up their humanity and wore animal skins that allowed them to transform into animals. They were tremendously powerful and subtle when they wanted to be, and were figures to be both revered and feared.

On the literary side, I'd like to see some influence from Michael Moorecock, he's an awesome and influential writer from back in the days when science fiction and fantasy were considered to be pretty much the same thing. I wouldn't really want a nation based on his work per say as it was generally your standard high fantasy fare, but a few summons that referenced his work would be nice. Maybe the major players of the war between law and chaos could make an appearance, as I'd imagine they'd have something to say in the war for ultimate godhood.
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