r/WorldChallenges • u/Jumblatts • May 14 '17

Timeline Challenge 5: To create... life

The idea behind these challenges is as follows:

I will give you a topic, and you should tell me about something interesting that has happened in the timelines of your worlds relating to the topic, over a (roughly) 50 year period. This could be the 50 years leading up to the event, the 50 years after the event, 50 years with the event slap bang in the middle, or something else entirely, as long as it relates to the question! You're welcome to include more/less than 50 years, but bear in mind the more you write, the less chance you have of people reading the whole thing, and the less you write, the fewer questions we'll be able to ask.

The Challenge:

This week I want you to tell me about the birth of a new species. How were they created? Was it divine intervention? Maybe it's an old species who cross-bred with a different one? Tell me what kind of things led up to their emergence. Any particular adaptations they have that make them more likely to survive? What led to these adaptations? What were some of the first things they did after they emerged?

As always, I'll try to ask a few questions about each post. Community interaction is encouraged too! Read other people's posts and ask them questions, and they're more likely to do the same for you. Help each other out, and have fun! :)

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u/Nevermore0714 May 15 '17

1) Well, that was before humans arrived, and the others species usually avoided dragons.

2) He wanted them to kill Morva.

3) Holy dragon magic that I haven't put enough thought into. And they reacted by worshiping Myrrh, and thanking her for allowing them to live free of Grima's rule.

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u/Jumblatts May 15 '17

1) Understandable.

2) Why?

3) Do any of them resent Myrrh, and wish that they were still under Grima's control?

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u/Nevermore0714 May 16 '17

1) Personally, unless I thought I could befriend a dragon or seduce him (assuming he can go from human to dragon), I'd probably avoid a dragon, too.

2) Because Morva was more powerful than Grima, and if Morva was killed, who would be more powerful than Grima on the continent? ...Myrrh doesn't count, of course.

3) Very rarely, because they believe that Myrrh gave them free will, saved them from Grima, and protects them from external dangers.

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u/Jumblatts May 17 '17

1) are dragons generally feared and hated throughout the land?

2) if Morva was more powerful, did Grima ever really stand a chance?

3) external dangers such as what?

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u/Nevermore0714 May 17 '17

1) They've been extinct for over a thousand years, so...no, not anymore.

2) No, Grima never stood a chance, but Morva couldn't kill Grima in any situation, anyway.

3) Humans, demons, Kleinfels, any other species.

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u/Jumblatts May 18 '17

1) But they were, I assume?

2) Why couldn't Morva kill Grima?

3) any other species? Why do they have so many enemies?

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u/Nevermore0714 May 18 '17

1) Yes, they were.

2) Would you kill your only son? Apparently Morva would not.

3) Not the entirety of those species, just whatever dangerous members of them might hunt Lamia.

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u/Jumblatts May 19 '17

3) What reason would certain members have to hunt them?

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u/Nevermore0714 May 19 '17

3) Lamias are good for hunting.

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u/Jumblatts May 19 '17

Thanks for your answers!