Post by Xavier on Sept 7, 2011 16:40:24 GMT -5
When the magical forces of Ecliptico were released in an attempt to stop time, the world's natural order was thrown into chaos. Ecliptico was always a world brimming with magic, and as the natural order was disrupted, the magic of the world was likewise disturbed.
The natural life of the planet is highly unstable. Mutations occur frequently and thus evolution over the last thousand years has been on overdrive. Both plants and animals adapted quickly to their new environments, some changing into what the residents of the Belt call monsters. Most of these monstrous creatures come from Aeok, where the abundance of energy from the constant sunlight caused rapid growth of plant life and thus a rapid increase in prey species. the predators grew larger and more aggressive to better hunt this larger supply of prey. In Guohash energy is sparse, so the creatures deveoped strategies more suited to ambushing prey. Even the plants of Guohash became predatory in order to survive.
With the magic of the world still out of tune, it is a known fact that in Ecliptico, strange things are known to happen. People have been known to appear out of thin air, pulled from their homes in other worlds or other planes of existence. Inanimate objects sometimes become animated and hostile to humanoids, and elemental creatures are a common sight in the wilderness. Even in The Belt, protected by wizards at all times as it is, is not completely safe from random happenings.
The natural life of the planet is highly unstable. Mutations occur frequently and thus evolution over the last thousand years has been on overdrive. Both plants and animals adapted quickly to their new environments, some changing into what the residents of the Belt call monsters. Most of these monstrous creatures come from Aeok, where the abundance of energy from the constant sunlight caused rapid growth of plant life and thus a rapid increase in prey species. the predators grew larger and more aggressive to better hunt this larger supply of prey. In Guohash energy is sparse, so the creatures deveoped strategies more suited to ambushing prey. Even the plants of Guohash became predatory in order to survive.
With the magic of the world still out of tune, it is a known fact that in Ecliptico, strange things are known to happen. People have been known to appear out of thin air, pulled from their homes in other worlds or other planes of existence. Inanimate objects sometimes become animated and hostile to humanoids, and elemental creatures are a common sight in the wilderness. Even in The Belt, protected by wizards at all times as it is, is not completely safe from random happenings.