In this world, every living thing has a King. King of Lions, King of Gazelles, King of Chickens, etc. Long ago the Men lost their King and became divided under The Hundred Kings, none of whom was considered legitimate by any of the other Kings, including and perhaps especially the Kings of other living things. Separated from the counsel of the ( Read more... )

Had this idea for a world setting for possibly a story, possibly an RPG. A world in which, historically, all men were once immortal in the sense of never get sick and never grow old. Terrible wars decimated the immortal population, however, and mortal men were fruitful and multiplied. Now the world is separated into powerful factions each headed by ( Read more... )

He took the cigarette from his mouth and tapped it against the wall, glowing ashes dropping to the cobblestones. Then he looked at me, cocking his head to one side as he did so. "Revelations," he told me, "describes heaven as a city. A walled city with twelve gates. A sort of castle, if you will." He took another drag from his cigarette. "All ( Read more... )

mira_fastfire's posted somewhat recently, speculating about interactions between the various characters she's created for role-playing games. It's gotten me thinking a bit lately about the characters I've played, what they might think of each other, the "where are they now" stories, and what does all this say about me ( Read more... )

As I walk in the room, my sister is sitting on the couch. The television is on with the sound off. It seems to be tuned to a Spanish soap-opera, but she's not watching it. The radio in her room down the hall is turned up loud enough to be heard in here, though there's another here on the bookshelf. But she's not listening to the radio, either. She' ( Read more... )