Proposal for ICTC, (international
Create a Town Contest), for “ Heroes of Might and
Magic V ” videogame
"We are the sacred, the children of the
skies, our blood is divine, and because of it is our right to rule over all”
ID Card:
Race: The sacred, (the winged men).
Orientation: Evil, balanced between might
and magic.
Associated colors: Cyan and brown, like the sky
and the mountain
Worship: The Sacred, don't worship to
any deity, they worship they king as unique existing deity, this King called
SEMED, is one of the 14 renegade angels and archangels that founded this
civilization
Core philosophy: The superiority the blood
Country/kingdom :) Caelum, the empire in the high
mountains
Some images of how I wish to
the landscape look like:
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Capital city:) Lux Caelum, the divine light
of the sky.
I like to think on something
more barbaric, but this picture give us an idea of how look a city in the
mountains
Key symbols:
Sacred
sun (inherit from its angelic blood):
The
eagle (symbol of purity):
Unique Race Skills
Campaign Recruit
- Basic: Allows
the hero recruit each week few “Bersequers” and “Nomads” for his armies at double cost
outside the castle, this units are not part of the weekly grow of the city
or cities
- Advanced: Allows the hero recruit each
week several “Barbarians”, “Mercenaries ” and a few “Winged Champions” for
his armies at double cost outside the castle, this units are not part of
the weekly grow of the city or cities
- Expert:
Allows the hero recruit each week several “Barbarians”, “Mercenaries”, “Winged
Champions” and a few “Pegasus” for
his armies at normal cost outside the castle, this units are not part of
the weekly grow of the city or cities
Recruiters: Doubles the amount of creatures that could be recruit
by the hero each week, but
this creatures create a cost on gold each week as salary. (Require
advanced camping recruit)
Messiahs: Allow you to recruit rocs
and Nerafins at double cost. (Require Expert camping
recruit).
Fanaticism: Due to
its fanatic beliefs there is no moral penalties for
this race.
Evasion: The winged creatures have a
small percentage of possibility to evade ranged attacks from the enemy.
Regeneration: During the combat the units on
the army, regenerate some held point each turn.
Advantage: Very fast race based on winged
units.
Disadvantage: No ranged unit on kingdom
creatures
Description:
This race is result of the cross between barbaric men
and the 14 renegade children of Elrath, their civilization this conformed by
this new race of winged men and their barbarics human servants, they are a
strange mix between barbarism and civilization. Their society is based on
castes, which are the base and reason of their interactions. It doesn’t it
matter who you are or how much do you know, what is important is your blood,
your ascendance. The lowest caste is composed by pure humans, they are
considered servants, their lack of angelic blood does them inferior, they are
dedicated to the more humble works, and not receive any education, they are a
little more than slaves. The following caste, the warrior caste, they are composed by the descendents of the 14
renegades, whose blood was mix with human several times, they take charge of
works such as; low level warriors, guardians, blacksmiths, and general works
that require some education. They are more similar to the humans than the rest
of the castes. They are taller than normal humans and have one pair of wings.
The third caste, the sacerdotal caste, is composed by the pure descendents of
13 of the 14 renegades, this caste has a special particularity, the women of
the species are the ones that rule on of the caste, by its supposed superior
purity, they perform the works on the temples, palaces and managements of the
empire. Nevertheless also are trained as witches and some times they enter in
battle. They have more angelic appearance with blond hair and blue eyes one
pair of wings. The ruler caste or, the sacred, direct children of Semed,
the only surviving of the 14 after of the civil wars occurred during the
creation of the empire. They rule over the empire with his father and have the
more pure blood off all the castes, but his father made them stronger with his
magic. They are different to the rest of his people. They have two pairs of
wings and are gifted with magic and have a surrounding aura.
BRIEF HISTORY
The origins
221 YSD: The rebellion of the 14
After the creation
of the falcon empire the children of ashan shared the land with the human, they
lived together they battle together and share pins and glory’s, and, as a
result of it they were worshipped by their beauty and their power, in some
cases as Gods, there was so much adoration on the part of the settlers of the
cities, who saw the Angels like their guardians and protectors, that some of
the children of ashan began to Believe that they were the deities, and not just
the representation of the fundamental dragon of the order. After all they were
the ones that protected the towns and the people of the empire. Among
some of the strongest archangels and Angels, desires of power began to appear.
27 of these Angels and archangels guided by two of the oldest and wise
archangels named Semed and Asbel rebelled against their master and against the
empire. This rebellion was crushed easily, and just 14 of 27 Angels survived,
and they were expulse of the falcon empire and from the grace of the dragon of
the order, and they fled to the high mountains inhabited by barbaric humans.
230 YSD: The conquest of the barbarians
After to be expelled, the 14 fled to the high desert
mountains to the south of the seven cities, these mountains were found
inhabited by humans that lived in the barbarism its lands were too high and
desert to be worth something for nobody, and they were maintained living
according to traditions of hundreds of years ago. Arriving at these lands, the
renegade, full of avarice and thirst of revenge, guided by semed, attacked to
the tribes and they took the control, be coming their rulers. They divide the
lands among the 14 and founding the 14 tribes
273 YSD: the birth
of the first hybrid
As the rulers, the 14 began to enjoy the human
pleasures, and soon also of their bad habits, they drank wine, they ate
excessively, they envied, and finally they took human women as wives, and of
such mixture children arose. These children half human half angel possessed
wings. They were the first winged men and these they continued being
reproduced. After some centuries a new race had arisen.
689 YSD: The wars
of the supremacy
The barbaric customs continued contaminating more and
more the minds of Semed and the other angels and archangels filling them of
thirst of power, avarice and lust. Soon fights arose between the 14, Asbel,
since years ago realize the error in which he and its companions have fallen
and no matter the efforts of him, the disputes become unsustainable. Any reason
was good for the battle, skirmishes happened continuously but no battles of
great scale. And during years thus was maintained
The other kingdoms saw with diversion and curiosity
these barbaric wars and they were maintained unworried.
– “While they fight among them, there is noting to
worry about.”
–“after all they are just barbarians.”
These kinds of things were mentioned constantly in the
palaces and in courts. But Semed, the most ambitious and intelligent of
the 14 planned something.
He believed that his blood was superior and that is
his right to rule over the other kingdoms, and to be become the unique god of
this land. But he was just the king of a tribe, if he wanted to reach his
ambition, he need to control, all the barbarians. A war it was begging.
He attack without clemency, tribe after tribe,
destroying all, and eliminating any that opposed to him. The civil war extended
for all the tribes, alliances were forged, they conspired treasons, and no more
than death happened during the following years.
The
modern ages
756 YSD: The end of
the civil wars
After years of fight and death just one obstacle
remain between Semed and his ambition to govern to all the tribes, Asbel, the one
that, was its companion and brother. He had been maintained far from the
fights, but wise of the depravity that Semed was able. He and his people,
march to confront an army very superior to theirs. It was the last hope.
If he won, his people at last would know the peace; if he lost the shadow of
semed would extend through the lands.
The battle was terrible. And in spite of the
superiority of the army of Semed, Asbel seemed to be raised with the
victory. But the ambition of Semed was too strong. Semed full of
fury fly directly against Asbel and the two starts an epic battle that
prolonged during hours. Their chipped swords seemed not resist one more
blow. But Semed In a certain blow crossed Asbel by the chest and without
clemency cut their head off to show without place to doubts his
superiority. Wend the tribe of Asbel saw his leader fall, all hope was
lost, and they surrender to Semed.
771 YSD: Foundation of the castes
Because of his sickly obsession with the superiority
of its blood, Semed, now ruler of all the tribes, found the system of castes
and under the same one he declare himself emperor, and thus the empire of the
sky arose. The empire grew and become stronger, more organized, and it
was ready to follow his leader and emperor to the battle. All happened
according to the plan.
1000 YSD: Statement of War
Now with an empire supporting him, Semed, declare all
rest of the Kingdoms of this world, what became the main belief of his own
people dictating thus:
"We are the sacred, the children of the
skies, our blood is divine, and because of it is our right to rule over all”
Creatures
Level 1
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Berseker: They are barbaric humans that attack without
control, fast and mortals to short distance, but disorganized, they attack the
nearby enemy without importing their force. Abilities: Berseker Double Strike |
Barbarian: Fasted and stronger they are trained warriors, they
follow the orders of their leader without hesitancy Abilities: Double Strike Dire hit |
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Level 2
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Nomads: Barbaric Humans riding a horse don’t use armor, but
they are able to attack quickly with their scimitars. |
Mercenaries Humans riding a horse with light armor, attack quickly
with its scimitars, cutting the heads off from their enemies. Abilities: Head cutter |
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Level 3
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Winged warrior: They belong to warrior caste of the Sacred. They are
winged men with great agility, that attack with their spears so fast that the
enemy don’t have time to react. Abilities: Not retalion |
Winged Champion: With better training and better weapons and armors
are more resistant to the enemy attacks but they attack with the same
intensity Abilities: Not retalion |
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Level 4
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Pegasus: These winged horses are considered by the sacred as
its equals in purity therefore are a creation of the dragon of the light,
they attack from the skies crushing the heads of their enemies with their
hooves Abilities: stunning |
Divine Pegasus : Divine: These horses hauled are you considered by
the sacred as its equals in purity therefore are a creation of the dragon of
the fast order, they attack since the skies crushing the heads of their
enemies with their hooves Abilities: Wild wind (possibly I’ll change the name) Stunning Divine |
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Level 5
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Roc: Trained by the barbarians these titanic birds are the
symbol of the purity for the sacred. Besides a powerful ally in the battles |
Tunderbird: These titanic birds, are able to invoke
electric storms to hit his enemies Abilities: Lighting Strike |
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Level 6
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Nerafin: The pure descents of Semed. Strong and powerful in
magic, are gifted beings of two wings, they are the fasted creature of this
land, but they rarely use it because they attack with their magic from a sure
distance. Abilities: Spell caster Magic resistant |
Nerafin Guardian: The pure descents of Semed. Strong and powerful in
magic, are gifted beings of two wings, they are the fasted creature of this
land, but they rarely use it because they attack with their magic from a sure
distance. Abilities: Spell caster Magic resistant Divine inspiration Fortune |
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Level 7
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Chimera: These creatures live in the same mountains that the
sacred, and during years were scourges of their populations. Until the barbarians
partly domesticated them. These creatures are powerful in battle no matter
the fact that they do not fly. The attacks of their 3 respective heads
(bull, lion, snake head tail) can be devastators Abilities: Savage Three head attack |
Chimera of fire: The chimeras of fire have a four head of dragon, and
use his dragon breath to attack Abilities: Savage Four head attack |
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List of especial abilities
Berceker: The unit attacks by it self
the closer enemy unit
Double Strike: Unit hit twice
Dire Hit: Small present of possibility
to hit with double strong
Head Cuter charge: small percentage of kill one
unit on the stack attacking from long distance.
Stunning: Small percentage of
possibility of stunning a stack that is attacked by the Pegasus, the stack
loose one turn.
Wilde wind: Attack with 75% of normal
damage but blow all the units in two hexes in front of the Pegasus three hexes
back avoiding to retaliate. (thanks to chesire_cat)
Divine: the Pegasus isn’t affected by
curse spells
Magic Resistance: reduce the effectiveness of
spells on the unit
Fortune: increase by one the fortune of
all friendly units
Divine Inspiration: Retail magic attacks from
enemy units
Savage: Some times, depending of
hero’s level, this unit attacks without control the enemy stack closer to it. (Low level heroes more chance to lose control, hi
level heroes very low chance).
Three Head Attack: the chimera attack with one of
his three head randomly, each head have a small percentage off cause different
effects, Lion head (men eater), Got head (stunning), Serpent tail (poison).
Four Head Attack: The chimera attack with one of
his four head randomly, each head have a small percentage off cause different
effects, Lion head (men eater), Got head (stunning), Serpent tail (poison),
Dragon head (dragon breath)
City Buildings:
- Dwellings
- Conclave : this
is the place where all the barbarians thrives gather and the best point
of recruit them.
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- Tends :
In the
outside of the cities nomads and mercenaries camp waiting for a
opportunity to come to battle.
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- Cliff Arena: In this arena the winged warriors and
champions are trained with the most exhausting methods.
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- Plains :
In the
deserted mountains there is no much plains and the few of them are used
to train the Pegasus for the battle.
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- Nest : In the higher picks of
the mountains the rocs have their nests, and there they get training for
the battle.
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- Silver
mountains -> Gold mountains : this mountains are made
of skulls of the victims of this terrible creature.
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- Special
buildings
Altar of Holy Blood : In this temple the priests of Semed
use their magic to bless their troops
Effects: all the sacred units get + 1
of held and +1 of attack. (Tanks to rldragon)
Effects: Any enemy heroes attacking
this castle reduce their Attack by 2 and ally heroes defending the city get
defense raised by 1
Tanks
for read this proposal, more updates come soon, and any suggestion are welcome