The Ninth Dungeon OOC

Bhaeryn / Bhaerin to the North East
Dar'Shien to the Far East
Alythir to the Far South
Qarlan to the Far, Far North
Ocaris Empire to the West

There are five active dunegons so far;
Tar Adessa
Tar Odessa
Tar Bellur
Tar Iriax
Tar Onis

And three ruined dungeons;
Tar Valen
Tar Rasard
Tar Cormir

And the new dungeon;
Tar Pasnia

The ranks are as follows, from highest to lowest;
S
A
B
C
D
E
F

Most adventures are somewhere in the C to F rank category. Very few gain B rank or high. There are three S rank adventurers at the moment, eight A rank and a dozen or so B Rank. There is rumoured to be someone above S rank, though it's not be confirmed yet.

You gain ranks by completing a set number of missions or by overcoming an extremely dangerous one. Most missions should be safe, though occasionally the Guild will misjudge the skill level needed to complete a contract. Usually mission will have a warning for the type of danger one might face--in the form of colour coded tags. Blue and Yellow usually indicate a task outside of a dungeon, usually fetch or gathering quests with the occasional guard mission. Red, Purple and Black are reserved for monster hunting and indicate the level of danger involved--Red for mild danger, Purple for high and Black for risk of death. White and Green are usually support quests, meant for healers or rescue crews. Additionally, most missions will either have a silver or gold seal. Silver for outside dungeons; Gold for inside.

These colours combined with adventurer ranks make it easy to pick a contract that one feels prepared for. Adventurers may take on missions a rank above their own--or any that are their rank or below. If you're C rank, this means you can take on B rank jobs but not A rank. And heed the colour tags; they could mean you're unprepared if you fail to notice a B rank mission with a Black colour tag.

Mission rewards will be available upon your return to the nearest Guild.

You lose ranks if you fail too many high-rank tasks in a row (such as a C rank failing several B-rank missions) or exhibit worrying behaviour (for example; violent behaviour outside of dungeons, especially towards non-guild members). This decision usually falls to the closet Guild Master. They will not be kind about it, either. Bad behaviour is not tolerated, so try to be on your best behaviour.

Humans
Humans can be found throughout the Realm and usually have little to no magic. Any magic they do have is limited and uncontrolled. Humans make wonderful soldiers, though, because they reproduce so fast. They are a varied and resilient people who often don't know when to give up or stay down. They're determined to prove their worth as dragon riders.

Elves
Elves are creatures of nature and can live for hundreds, even thousands, of years. Their powers relate to nature and the elements They highly dislike anything too advanced and tend to avoid cities, except for the few who live in small communties that incorporate nature into their construction. Elves are rarely seen away from the forests. Elves are the race most likely to bond with a dragon.

Tieflings, Fey'ri & Others Of A Fiendish Nature
These races have demonic bloodlines which may be reflected in their appearance and abilties, if they have any. Tieflings and Fiends are the most like their demons while the Fey'ri more often than not resemble the Elven side of their parentage. Those with fiendish blood are the least likely to bond with a dragon, and often struggle to adapt if they somehow manage to do so. They are often a violent, impulsive people, but can be reasoned with. If you're lucky.

Half-Elves & Other Half-breeds
Half-Elves are exactly what you'd imagine--half-elves. Others may be half-Dwarf or even half-elf and half-fiend--like the Fey'ri. They may live for a long time, or not very long at all. It's always a risk with half-breeds, but most resemble one sids or the other, such as half-elves, who live a lifespan somewhere between their human and elvish halves; almost as long as their Elvish brethen, but never the thousands of years some of the Elves reach. Half-breeds, especially half-elves, are second most likely race to bond with dragons, due to the varied races that are included in their bloodlines.

Dwarves
Dwarves are a short, sturdy race of humanoid people who prefer to live in mountainous areas and in the mines they love so dearly, deep below the surface where they're so rarely seen. They live almost as long as their Elvish cousins, but nowhere near as long as those with fiendish blood, and often outlive their human friends. They bond with dragons on a semi-regular basis, if they ever feel like stepping foot outside of their mountains and mines.

Dragons
Dragons are inherently magical creatures, born of magic and nature. The reproduce much like reptiles--by laying eggs--and can come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours. These eggs often need a magical componet to hatch, coming either in the form of their dragon parents, some force of nature....or a bond with a human, elf or other race that inhabits the realm. They usually prefer nature to civilization and can often been found in forests or mountainous areas. Dragons are intelligent creatures and usually live alone or in small--very small--family groups. Most dragons are hermit-like in nature and will often have a cave or nest--a lair where they protect a small pocket of land they've claimed for their own--where they sleep and live. These lairs often contain treasure, though there are varying opinions on the type of treasure one can find in said lair. Some dragons, if they are old enough, can have a humanoid form, though this is rare and almost never seen. That humans and the like are aware of. Dragons seems to be semi-secretive creatures.

Wyverns
Wyverns are dragons' smaller cousins, with two legs instead of four, and are often half the size of dragons or less. They do not breathe fire, and do not enjoy being ridden or imbue themselves to any other races. They are often more tribalistic and territorial than dragons, but are not as secretive or hoard as much. They often live with pixies and faeries because they enjoy the presence of the smaller beings who clean their wings.

Gypsies, Mages & Magic
Gypsies and Mages are two sides of the same coin. Gypsies are mages who wander, unlike Mages who settled down in one place. There are Light and Dark mages, along with every shade between these extremes. Both have magic in their veins, quite literally. They are similar to Sorcerers in many respects, but unlike Sorcerers, the magic often represents as psychical abnormalities such as unusual eye or hair colour, and sometimes even runes that appear naturally on the skin.

Some notable traveling clans are; Toril, Haverj, Almeric, Asyra, Shanni, Vanna and Belusa. Some of these clans are native to neighbouring kingdoms or the Hungry Isles.

Natural Talent vs Learned
Natural talent is rare and often highly sought after. It varies in strength, too, so weaker magic is more common. Strong mages are extremely rare. humans born with natural talent are pretty rare but they often find it easier to learn magic. Natural talent is more common in non-human races like elves, orcs and fey'ri. Half-breeds (a derogatory term for half-orcs, half-elves etc) are less likely to have natural magical talent but more common than humans. Fey'ri have much stronger magic, though it's usually not the levels of most elven mages. Orcs are less strong than elves but often have great talent in other ways, such as magic that makes metals and bodies stronger. They often end up as blacksmiths specialising in enchanting equal only to dwarven metalsmiths. Dwarves have their own kind of magic, usually something to do with minerals and gemstones, along with their enchanting. Dark elves and fey'ri usually deal in dark magics but that's not necessarily so. Fey'ri have demonic ancestry, so their magic can be quite dangerous if it's too strong and left unchecked, as it tends to corrupt them, especially if they're enouraged to reach for their darker natures. A fey'ri in a demonic rage is most dangerous. Most can resist it, but for a rare few, sometimes it can be quite overwhelming--a curse of their demonic ancestry. Primal mages often have trouble leaning magic, so there's a bit of a difficulty spike there for them.

types of magic;
primal (pure instinct, requires no runes, spells or rituals, often just gestures, usually non-verbal)
runic/sigils (using symbols, often non-verbal, usually mildly complicated, often simple)
spells (usually verbal, can be complicated or very simple)
ritual (requires time to set up and often includes runes and spellwork, often complicated)
enchanting (has aspects from all other types woven into the metal, often in the form of jewelery or weapons)
forbidden magics (things like blood magic actually fall under this and is something one can be punished for)

Sigil-weaving
Sigil-weaving is a way of casting magic that involves ritual and non-ritual magic, hand gestures and verbal magic and finally the applications of tattoos for permament magic. It's a rarer form of magic, almost obsolete and not one that's taught much anymore.

Monsters are beings, usually inherently magical in nature, with a nasty reputation for death and destruction. It is one of the main jobs of the Council to seek out these monsters and deal with them, either with violence or diplomacy--depending on the creature. They can be a purely natural creature--a giant wolf or giant spiders--to more fiendish or magically-inclined creatures, such as Leshi and other nature spirits/beings to Sphinxs and Gryphons, and even the odd fiendish hound or other such monsters.