Stories

I have walked so many paces since that day have seen so many sunrises, tasted of so many streams, said so many farewells, how am I to pick out the most notable days amongst them all, the path most significant?

Rowlan was born in a typical Burbah clan, though he would not be described as a typical Burbah. His mother, Eolwon, was young when she met Rowlan's father. He had been a wanderer that traveled with the clan for a season while constantly asking questions and making scribblings into a book. Most people found him to be very perculiar, but Eolwon was intrigued by him. She spent more and more time with the man, enough so that he began trying to pull away, saying that he was likely to leave at any time and shouldn’t get to involved.

“My passage ceremony was two days ago, and it is only a short
time before it is my time to join the rest of my people going to
the war.

Information to be added when more is known. So far though, the Eastcourt appears to be some sort of gateway into the Aether that Techtribes use. Some even go so far as to say that The Eastcourt is the Aether.

It is common to come across animals that are burdened with carrying goods and also people. It occurs mostly in the rural areas due to the poverty of lower classes there. Animals used include horses, bison, giant sloths, great elk, and many an other large animals that have been domesticated.

Pets, mounts and agricultural animals.

Reptiles of the Last world.
See the Wikipedia article for general information on reptiles.

A great many species of Avian live in the Lastworld.
See the Wikipedia article for general information on Birds.
Only species of specific importance are addressed here.

The Mammalian species of the Last world are many and varied ranging from tiny shrews to giant sloths, mastodons and the strange marsupial creatures of the new world.

Emperor Theodore Suleiman

The current Emperor is Theodore Suleiman, who has reigned for five
years since the death of his father, the Emperor Tam Suleiman II.
Theodore may also be the last of the direct line, for as yet he has
expressed little interest in marriage and regards the droves of
eligible noblewomen paraded before him by hopeful advisers with bored
indifference.

This is unusual behaviour for a man of the Suleiman family, who
normally pride themselves on their virility (besides his twelve
legitimate children, Theodore's father acknowledged twenty-seven

Giant Kangaroo live somewhere in the Last world. More info here.

Aerolapse is a pastime practiced by the Skyborne. It consists of skydiving through various rings held aloft by aerostats. There are time trials and races. The suit worn is a wing suit that allows for a bit of horizontal maneuverability. Races end with racers being caught in large nets at the finish line. Missing a net often results in the death of a participant.

The Basic Game

Not everything in the world is about life or death (even though many of the games still are) so here is where sports and recreation goes.

In the LastWorld, there's a very scarce amount of fossil fuels. Fuels, if any at all, have to be biofuels. There are other means of creating energy though. Common types include hydro and aero energy. Others include solar energy, bio energy (luminescent plants, et cetera), animal power, sterling engines and steam engines, and also the occasional, and extremely rare anachronistic power supply.

One of the most common forms of transportation for both people and cargo.

Auto mobiles, though not a very common form of transportation, are a great asset to any individual that owns one. The only people that own them are the highly rich that can afford to purchase such a vehicle, or the highly intelligent that know how to build them. They commonly appear to look like Duesenburgs and Morgan Motor cars.