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Giants of Shiok Thuul
I have been thinking about making a set based around giants, and the demons invading their lands.
Here is a little backstory about it first:
Shiok Thuul is a widely varying plane, that is home to several native tribes of giants. The Xeag of the Eastern Plains, The Vikaros of the Western Mountains, The Bimvog of the Southern Swamps, The Zutder of the Northern Islands, and finally, the Vosog of the Great Forest. In the past couple years, these giants have been under siege by demons, wishing to claim their powerful souls.
More info about each tribe -
The Xeag are nomads by nature, traveling the plains they call home, hunting down the animals that live their for food. They don't have an actual religion, although many of the lower ranking giants in the tribe worship the sun, who they believe brings them good luck. In battle, most of them fight on the backs of Greathorns, large herbivores that are basically supersized oxen. An interesting fact about them is that they are the only tribe that uses bows.
The Vikaros are miners by nature, excavating the mountains they call home, collecting rare minerals that they find. They have a religion based around gems, with the most important gods being Diamond and Coal, one that brings them riches, one that brings them power. In battle, they fight using giant hammers used for crushing rocks, which easily break the bones of any they face. An interesting fact about them is that they have adapted for long journeys into mountains, and can go without eating for weeks at a time.
The Bimvog are necromancers by nature, searching their swamps for any creatures that fell prey to the toxic bogs of their territory. They have a strict religion based around the dead assisting the living, and vice versa. In battle, they fight by directing their armies of dead, and casting powerful orbs of darkness. An interesting fact about them is that they accidently opened the portal that brought the demons into Shiok Thuul, though now they fight to banish them once again.
The Zutder are fishers and sailors by nature, scouring the oceans of Shiok Thuul for the most prized sea creatures, trading with the Xeag and the Vikaros. They have a religion based around worshipping the god of the sea, who they believe brings them bountiful harvests so that they survive the harsh winters of their islands. In battle, they fight using makeshift hooks and clubs made from their tools. An interesting fact about them is that they are the most social of the tribes, and often trade with other tribes.
The Vosog are shamans by nature, taming the wide variety of creatures found in the forest, mending any injured animals and plants they find. The Vosog have an extremely strict religion based around veganism, and they worship the gods of animals and trees. In battle, they fight by commanding the vast variety of animals and plants to attack and ensnare their enemies, as well as healing their allies. An interesting fact about them is that they remain extremely reclusive, and are rarely seen by any other tribes.
You guys will be creating giants and demons based around this story. Feel free to create any new keywords, abilities, creature types, etc., just tell me what they mean. I know this set is very similar to Battle for Zendikar, I'm just not that creative. Try putting some new twists on the story as well. If you guys have any good ideas for additions to it, please tell me.
I don't have a set date for this contest to end. I'll probably let it keep moving until I either have plenty of cards for the set, or until there hasn't been a comment for several weeks, which I know will eventually happen.
Prizes are as follows -
1st - Like on 5 cards of their choice, and a follow.
2nd - Like on 3 cards of their choice.
3rd - Like on 1 card of their choice.
Number of entries per person - 6, One demon, and one giant from each tribe. You don't have to stick to the colors set above, and I would like to see plenty of originality. (Look at me, being a hypocrite.) Have fun, and remember, those giants aren't going to save/die themselves!
Here is a little backstory about it first:
Shiok Thuul is a widely varying plane, that is home to several native tribes of giants. The Xeag of the Eastern Plains, The Vikaros of the Western Mountains, The Bimvog of the Southern Swamps, The Zutder of the Northern Islands, and finally, the Vosog of the Great Forest. In the past couple years, these giants have been under siege by demons, wishing to claim their powerful souls.
More info about each tribe -
The Xeag are nomads by nature, traveling the plains they call home, hunting down the animals that live their for food. They don't have an actual religion, although many of the lower ranking giants in the tribe worship the sun, who they believe brings them good luck. In battle, most of them fight on the backs of Greathorns, large herbivores that are basically supersized oxen. An interesting fact about them is that they are the only tribe that uses bows.
The Vikaros are miners by nature, excavating the mountains they call home, collecting rare minerals that they find. They have a religion based around gems, with the most important gods being Diamond and Coal, one that brings them riches, one that brings them power. In battle, they fight using giant hammers used for crushing rocks, which easily break the bones of any they face. An interesting fact about them is that they have adapted for long journeys into mountains, and can go without eating for weeks at a time.
The Bimvog are necromancers by nature, searching their swamps for any creatures that fell prey to the toxic bogs of their territory. They have a strict religion based around the dead assisting the living, and vice versa. In battle, they fight by directing their armies of dead, and casting powerful orbs of darkness. An interesting fact about them is that they accidently opened the portal that brought the demons into Shiok Thuul, though now they fight to banish them once again.
The Zutder are fishers and sailors by nature, scouring the oceans of Shiok Thuul for the most prized sea creatures, trading with the Xeag and the Vikaros. They have a religion based around worshipping the god of the sea, who they believe brings them bountiful harvests so that they survive the harsh winters of their islands. In battle, they fight using makeshift hooks and clubs made from their tools. An interesting fact about them is that they are the most social of the tribes, and often trade with other tribes.
The Vosog are shamans by nature, taming the wide variety of creatures found in the forest, mending any injured animals and plants they find. The Vosog have an extremely strict religion based around veganism, and they worship the gods of animals and trees. In battle, they fight by commanding the vast variety of animals and plants to attack and ensnare their enemies, as well as healing their allies. An interesting fact about them is that they remain extremely reclusive, and are rarely seen by any other tribes.
You guys will be creating giants and demons based around this story. Feel free to create any new keywords, abilities, creature types, etc., just tell me what they mean. I know this set is very similar to Battle for Zendikar, I'm just not that creative. Try putting some new twists on the story as well. If you guys have any good ideas for additions to it, please tell me.
I don't have a set date for this contest to end. I'll probably let it keep moving until I either have plenty of cards for the set, or until there hasn't been a comment for several weeks, which I know will eventually happen.
Prizes are as follows -
1st - Like on 5 cards of their choice, and a follow.
2nd - Like on 3 cards of their choice.
3rd - Like on 1 card of their choice.
Number of entries per person - 6, One demon, and one giant from each tribe. You don't have to stick to the colors set above, and I would like to see plenty of originality. (Look at me, being a hypocrite.) Have fun, and remember, those giants aren't going to save/die themselves!
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Comments
@TrippleBogey3 Look dude, I feel like crap for this, but that isn't what I meant when I said giants. I meant giants as in the things you see in stuff like Skyrim and other things like that.
If you've seen it before, why haven't you favorited it yet? :P
Heavy-Handed could be Xeag.
Here's one for Zutder:
It doesn't get disqualified for being in two of yours though does it?
Well, @Corwinnn has been very obliging to situations similar to this in the past. If you tell him as you go which cards you'd like added to a set he'd very likely be willing to keep them together for you and you could post the link to it in the contest description.
P.S. You don't sound like an idiot
Are you sure? Anyway, thanks for telling me that. I'll be sure to ask him at the end of this contest.
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/vrequal-master-of-nature
The merfolk rounded up their fighter-women, (not fighter-men, as the women were the fighters), and set out to fight. They fought days long and nights everlasting, never-endingly killing them. But somewhere... Came a mystic. This mystic, was the legendary... Ugin. Ugin the dragon. Ugin the legendary mystical unending knowledge dragon.
Ugin banished the giant through a water-ring (an earlier hedron ring) and cast it out. And just by luck, this giant had been banished, to Shiok Thuul.
The Zbierać Demons wander around and search for villages. When they find one, they ring the bells on their sticks. Other Zbierać are drawn to the sound of each others bells. Once they arrive, they ring their bells two, strengthening the chime. Once they have a sizable army, they attack the village.
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/xeag-diplomat
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/zutder-fishtrader