Post by Wrath on Nov 30, 2010 16:04:32 GMT -5
THE HEART OF PRIMEVAL
This is Primeval – a vast, untamed wilderness wrought with extreme weather conditions and devastating natural disasters. Nature’s balance is maintained, but not without peril to those who inhabit this young, primitive earth. The land remains tumultuous after millions of years of awe-inspiring creation, with volcanoes spewing lava and ash into the waking world, and earthquakes rattling the tectonic plates holding the great continent together. Primitive creatures roam the land, subject to the earth’s unpredictable fury – desperate to survive and thrive – and yet there is hope.
The Lifestream is a promise of paradise in the wake of chaos. The eternal river of energy encompasses the earth, winding endlessly through out the land as its streams and channels extend in all directions and touch all living things. It is the Reaver, however, that finds a spirit once it departs from its temporal body. The Reaver’s omniscient eye seeks the light of a newly unleashed spirit. Once freed, a spirit burns brightly. The energy it emits vibrates throughout the stream and calls to the Reaver. It is then that the Reaver’s endlessly roaming eye shifts its focus onto the dead and travels through the endless channels of the earth’s eternal energy to find that wandering soul and reconnect it with the Lifestream.
The wolves of Primeval continue their struggle for survival under the shadow of the Reaver’s unspoken promise to someday bring them home. The majority of Primeval's inhabitants are highly spiritual, and maintain an intimate bond with the earth and the Lifestream that connects all living things. Their unique and complex lives remain influenced by the lives of others, the welfare of their prey, and by the imminent threat of a dangerous atmosphere. For those who continue to survive, their stories have just begun.
Will you join the fight for survival, and add your own tale to Primeval’s incredible legacy? Open your mind, abandon all thoughts of civilization, and delve into the limitless potential of your imagination.
The wilderness awaits you…
THE PLOTS
→ SHADOVALE'S BETRAYAL
Terrasyn was the first pack of wolves to truly thrive in Primeval, and their bloodline was legendary. Known for their strength, agility, and cunning during hunting, the Terrasyn bloodline was one that was destined to not only survive, but thrive. The Terrasyn bloodline produced large individuals of exceptional health, while the Alphas raised their progeny to develop an intimate connection with nature. Hunting, tracking and knowledge of the land were key traits for Terrasyn wolves, who were extremely spiritual by nature. Their bond to one another and to the earth was their legacy.
Not long after, another successful family had emerged from the shadows. Shadovale was a pack that differed from Terrasyn. While they were still spiritual, their bond with nature was weaker than other wolves. They were warriors at heart and built themselves upon a foundation of strength and endurance.
The two packs originally possessed an alliance where there was seemingly no rivalry between them. That was merely an illusion, however, because Shadovale's power-hungry Alpha male desired more territory, including that which Terrasyn occupied. Both territories remain secluded, difficult to reach, yet separated by only the great Amaroq Mountains and the Plains of Aesir. Terrasyn's territory is lush and thriving, full of prey and massive in size. The Shadovale Alpha wanted their home and so he betrayed the Terrasyn Alpha pair. The Shadovale Alpha summoned the leading pair away for a meeting and sent his wolves in to slaughter a large amount of their neighbouring pack. Terrasyn numbers were drastically reduced and with that, the remaining wolves were driven out.
That did not last long, however. The raging earth decided to have its say in the imbalance of the betrayal. As though it was a reflection of the very heart of Terrasyn, a massive forest fire devastated the Shadowvale population. It was then that the Terrasyn Alpha pair, their offspring, and the remaining pack members drove the Shadovale wolves back to their original territory and reclaimed what was theirs, though not without loss. Several Terrasyn pack members were killed, along with their beloved Alpha female. With her death came the fall of their hierarchy and the only surviving daughter gained the rank of Alpha female. Under a new ruler, Terrasyn became secretive, mistrusting of outsiders, and fiercely territorial. While all has settled with each pack in their respective homes, there is still a great unease. Tension between the two packs threatens to tear them both asunder, with two dominant Alphas fighting for the survival of their bloodlines.
→ THE SHADOW OF BLACKHEART
What leaves nothing but paw prints and a trail of blood?
Along the western coastline, the Obsidian Cliffs sit in Amaroq Mountain’s great shadow – and a small force is gathering along the dangerous escarpment. Led by a seemingly ruthless monarch, the nomadic Blackheart pack gathers in the shadows of the cliffs to conduct the most devious of business. Mercenaries, assassins for hire, and violent wolves unable to conform to a balanced pack life thrive in the shadows and await their orders.
Like a shadow over the land, whispers of the illusive Blackheart pack strike fear into the hearts of the young and impressionable. Tales of kidnapped pups and enslaved wolves forced to become assassins fill the ears of the wolves that are close enough to be touched by the mercenary pack’s influence. The truth is, of course, that Blackheart is indeed what people fear them to be…
Medea, known exclusively as Blackheart First Wolf, equivalent of an Alpha, commands her growing fleet like a militia alone. The wolves of Blackheart can be hired for assassination, espionage, kidnapping and scouting. They are known to accept payment in the form of food, shelter, access to territory, newborn pups they can convert, and a form of debt they call an IOU. To gain their services, one must venture into the coves beneath the Obsidian Cliffs – and deal with the danger and instability of an ominous clan of wolves and their bitter Alpha female.
Choose your path well, because it may end up costing you your life.
→ FOR HONOR AND VENGEANCE
To the east of the Amaroq Mountain range is the alpine dominion of Ravenholm; a region consisting of highlands wrapped securely in the stone embrace of a modest mountain. Within the isolated, rugged terrain of Ravenholm lives a pack of wolves whose bloodlines have produced the greatest warriors known to wolf kind - generation after generation.
The Brotherhood stands for honor, valor and integrity – and those with the title of ‘Brother’ did not earn it easily. No wolf can bear the honor of that title without a lifetime of arduous and burdensome training, and a trial that tests their limits as well as their aptitude in battle. Once initiated into the Brotherhood, a wolf is bound by its duty to protect and restore honor to those in need.
Led by the glorious Alpha, Locke, the Brotherhood was once just a band of warriors who lived to protect their land, their treasured females and their kin – until a Blackheart assassin infiltrated their home and kidnapped the Alpha’s beloved mate. After her disappearance, the Brotherhood did not doubt that Blackheart had slain their Queen to weaken their forces and disrupt the thriving pack in their own home. It was then that Locke brought his warriors together and assembled the Brotherhood, in a righteous pledge to prevent further needless violence and dishonor.
Locke’s heart is now filled with lust for honor and vengeance, but who is to know where his ambitions lie? Will he seek to unleash his warriors on the assassins of Blackheart and right the wrong that was done to his pack, or will steer his band of brothers in the opposite direction and fight for the honor of all? There is a secret hidden in the darkness, one that threatens to unleash hell should anyone discover it – where will your loyalties lie when the world comes crashing down around you? Fight with the Brotherhood, for honor and for vengeance!
The rest is to be written...
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