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Card_Ximinez
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posted March 04, 2007 02:33 PM |
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The Tower
This is NOT for ICTC, this is just a faction I've been thinking about.
(I will compete with this in the next ICTC, if there will be one)
Facts and Traits:
Motto: We look down at everyone, therefore we know everything.
Aka: The Hawk-People, the Avians
Colours: white, Sky blue
Worship: Slyath, the dragon of Air
Core Philosophy: All clouds have a silver lining, especially our ones.
Country: Sadeh, the clouds above all Ashan
Capital City: Pilvooh, the silver cloud
Key Symbols: Lightning Cloud and the Sun
Enemies: Dungeon, Academy
Neutral: Inferno, Fortress
Allies: Sylvan, Necro
Archenemies: Haven
Terrain: Clouds (A new layer)
Main Magic: Light and Destructive
Resource Silo: Gems
Blacksmith: Ammo Cart
Race: The Avians
Race Description: The Avians are half hawks, half men. Pic: 
Alingment: Good
Main Attributes: Spellpower and Defense
Expansion name: Winds of Hatred
History:
The Mythic Age: Slyath secretly creates the Avians and recieves worshipping from both the humans and the Avians.
Origins:
Year 11 YSD: The Falcon Empire start worshipping the Angels and the Dragon of Light. Slyath becomes jealous and sends Avian diplomats and priests to convert the Humans back to worshipping Slyath.
Year 12 YSD: A fanatic knight kills the leader of the Avian diplomats in the capital city of the Falcon Empire. The Avians announce war against the Falcon Empire. The war rages for 10 years.
Year 22 YSD: Eventually, the ancient capitel of the Avians, Aur-ink, is invaded by the Falcon troops. Even the Elite Guards guarding the Temple of Slyath are slain and Human Troops can charge in and destroy it. They also kill the Abbot of the Avians: Il-Mak. The Apprentice of the Abbot, Li-tun, and some of his followers manage to escape and build a new world above the clouds. The Falcon Empire destroys all evidence of the existence of the Avian race.
Year 31 YSD: Pilvooh is built by Il-Mak, the new Abbot.
Year 48 YSD: The Holy Falcon Empire is born.
The Modern Ages:
Year 985 YSD: Il-Mak dies and the power passes on to his apperentice, Hauk-kal, who decides that it is the time for the Avians to reveal themselves and start a new war against their old enemy, The Holy Griffin Empire.
Creatures:
1.
Cloudling
Cloudlings are small creatures that look like small clouds. They can plunge them selves with their daggers and then strike the enemy and implant a small Cloudling inside them. When the enemy dies, the Cloudling will be free and be happy to join the other Cloudlings.
Implant: The creature can attack itself and next turn implant a small creature inside the opponent. When the opponent is dead, the creature inside will join the army.
Flyer
Dwelling: Cloudling Cloud
1. upgrade
Cloudling Parasite
Cloudling Parasites are Cloudlings that have turned a little more wicked. When they implant themselves inside their opponents, they eat their flesh.
Implant
Parasite: When implanted, they inflict damage at the start of the enemy's turn.
Flyer
Immunity to Lightning
Dwelling: Parasite Cloud
Defender
1. upgrade alternative
Snow Cloudling
Snow Cloudlings are the colder counterparts of the Parasites. Sometimes their attack makes the enemy feel cold. After this all ice or cold damage will do double damage on the target.
Implant
Flyer
Mark of Ice: Same as Mark of Fire, only with Ice magic.
Attacker
2.
Lightbearer
Lightbearers are the weakest of all Avians. They carry a small lantern and lighten up the places in the dark. Their attack is so bright, that it can stun the enemy. They are so weak, that can't even fly!
Bright Attack: (same as Bash)
Dwelling: Tavern of Light
2. upgrade
Lightbringer
Lightbringers are more experienced than the young Bearers. They have improved their attack even more and now it can blind the enemy.
Bright Attack
Blinding Attack
Dwelling: Brotherhood of light
Defender
2. upgrade alt.
Light Warrior
Light Warriors are more offensive than Lightbringers or Bearers. They have grown their wings back and their attack hits more enemies.
Bright Attack
Flyer
Spray Attack
Attacker
3.
Wind Hunter
Wind Hunters are the founders and owners of the Cloudlings. They carry a bow and arrows and are distant relatives of the Sylvan hunters.
Ranged
Dwelling: Wind Cabins
3. upgrade
Wind Stalker
Wind Stalkers are the mightiest of all Wind Hunters. They have imboued their arrows with a special liniment that only they know. It attracts lightning bolts.
Ranged
Storm Arrows: There is a 35% change that the creatures attack will cast the spell lightning bolt.
No range penalty
Offensive Shooter
Dwelling: Wind Guild
3. upgrade alt.
Breeze Hunter
Breeze Hunters' arrows have been wet in the cold winds of Cloud Mountains. They are so cold, that they can freeze the enemy.
Ranged
Cold Arrows: There is a 40% change that the creatures attack will freeze the enemy for 2 turns.
Defnsive Shooter
4.
Avian Warrior
Avian Warriors are hawk-men that are trained as warriors. They wield spears that have been enhanced by lightning so that the enemy have no chance of retaliation.
Flyer
No retaliation
Avian pic: 
Dwelling: Avian Barracks
4. upgrade
Avian Berserk
Avian Breserks hate the knights so greatly, that when battling them they can retaliate against all attcks made by their troops.
Flyer
No retalitation
Avian Counterstrike: The creature has unlimited retaliation when battling any Haven troops.
Dwelling: Berserk Barracks
Attacker
4. upgrade alt.
Avian Marksman
Avian Marksmen are ranged warriors who have learned to throw their spears instead of normal melee attacks.
Flyer
No ret.
Ranged
Offensive Shooter
5.
Sky Mage
Sky Mages are the magical rulers of the Avians. They carry a large staff with a cone of wind at the top. With it they can attack with magic. Their long study with magic has caused their wings to wither.
Caster: Lightning Bolt, Fire Trap
Ranged
Dwelling: Tower of Sky
5. upgrade
Sun Mage
Some of the Sky Mages decide to take the hard path of training into a Sun Mage instead of staying as a normal Sky Mage. They learn new spells, but lose the skill of ranged attack, but instead learn how to call a mighty whirlwind.
Caster: Lightning Bolt, Fireball, Fire Trap.
Call Whirlwind: Once per battle, the creature can summon a whirlwind that inflicts damage and reduces attack of shooters. (3x2)
Dwelling: Tower of Sun
Defensive Caster
5. upgrade alt.
Winter Mage
Winter Mages are the offensive counterparts of the Sun Mages. They have trained their ranged attack instead of their spells. They do still have one spell, but it is cold-orientated.
Caster: Circle of Winter
Ranged
Offensive Shooter/Caster
6.
Elite Guard
These are the elite Avian guards of the palaces of the kings and rulers of the Avians. These guards are so loyal to the people of Sadeh, that if there are any other Tower creatures present on the battlefield, they can make an encouraging shout that will raise their lust for battle and damage the enemies ears.
Enraged
Large Shield
Battle Roar: Increases attack and initiative of all nearby allies and inflicts damage to all nearby enemies. (3x3)
Flyer
Dwelling: Guard Quarters
6. upgrade
Slyath's Elite
The Elite of Slyath are the best of the best. They have been chosen to guard the Abbot's palace and the gretest temples. They wear so heavy armor, that they cannot fly, but their lust for battle conpencates that in battle.
Enraged
Large Shield
Battle Roar
Armoured
Dwelling: Headquarters
Defender
6 upgrade alt.
Guard Commander
The Guard Commanders are the leaders of the Elite Guards. If they are attacking enemy Elite Guards, they can take control of them for a limited time.
Enraged
Large Shield
Command Guards: If the creature is fighting enemy Elite Guards, it can take control of them for 2-3 rounds.
Attacker
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Roc
Rocs are giant birds which are honored among the Avians for their mighty wings and beaks that can strike with the power and speed of a lightning.
Large Creature
Flyer
Storm Beak: 30% chance to strike with additional lightning damage.
Roc pic: 
Dwelling: Cloud Nest
7. upgrade
Thunderbird
Thunderbirds were once Rocs that were stroke by lightning. The few that survived, became the fiercest of warriors of the Tower army. They can also act as lightning rods and protectors, because they can absorb the lightning to themselves and heal themselves with it.
Large Creature
Flyer
Immunity to lightning
Storm Beak
Lightning Shield: The creature can absorb the enemy spell if it strikes an adjacent hex and heal it's hitpoints with it.
Thunderbird pic: 
Dwelling: Storm Nest
Defender
7 upgrade alt.
Ice Bird
Ice Birds are Rocs that froze thousends of years ago and then melted. They do not care if soemone freezes them or drops a huge icy stalagmite on them. After the long years they spent in a block of ice, they developed immunity for ice and cold. Their attack strikes with icy power and fire-orientated creatures do not have a chance. Just like the Snow Cloudlings, the Ice Birds can damn the target with the Mark of Ice.
Flyer
Ice and Fire: This creature's attack deals double damage on fire-orientated creatures (Warlord, Fire/Magma Dragon, Fire Elemental...)
Mark of Ice
Ice Bird pic: 
Attacker
Hero: Windrider: An Avian sitting on a tornado. Like the genie from HOMM 1. Attack (ranged): Hurls a sphere of wind to an enemy.
Racial Skill: Windriding: The presence of Tower troops in hero's army raises the movement points of the hero.
Basic Windriding: Every 4 Tower creatures in the hero's army raise the movement points of the hero by 1%.
Advanced Windriding: Every 3 Tower creatures in the hero's army raises the movement points of the hero by 2%.
Expert Windriding: Every 2 Tower creatures in the hero's army raises the movement points of the hero by 3%.
Ultimate Windriding: Every Tower creature in the hero's army raises the movement points of the hero by 4%.
Dwellings:
Cloudling Cloud: Lvl 1
Parasite Cloud: Lvl 1+
Tavern of Light: Lvl 2
Brotherhood of Light: Lvl 2+
Wind Cabins: Lvl 3
Wind Guild: Lvl 3+
Avian Barracks: Lvl 4
Berserker Barracks: Lvl 4+
Tower of Sky: Lvl 5
Tower of Sun: Lvl 5+
Guard Quarters: Lvl 6
Headquarters: Lvl 6+
Cloud Nest: Lvl 7
Storm Nest: Lvl 7+
Magic:
Mage Guilds 1-5
Cloud Factory: Raises population of Cloudlings and Cloudling Parasites by 6.
The Cave of Winds: The movement points of the hero recieve a boost at the start of each week.
Slyath's Garrison: raises population of Elite Guards and Slyath's Elite by 2.
Skyscraper: Grail Building: The Skyscraper increases weekly creature growth by 50%, provides your empire with an additional 5000 gold each day and increases the attack and spellpower of defending heroes by 7.
Skills:
Windriding:
Cloud Launcher: Allows the Windrider to create a cloud that raises speed of all flyers that cross it by 2 (duration: cloud: 3 turns, bonus: 3 turns)
Storm Call: Allows the Windrider to summon a storm that increases the attack of Tower creatures.
Lightning Strike: (Same as Hellfire, but with lightning damage)
Speed of the Tower: Windriding affects creatures too.
Retribution
Power of Speed
Corrupted Soil
Wind Skin: Creatures in Hero's army take -50% from lightning based spells.
Resistance
Mana Burst
Word of Lightning: Lightning-based spells cost less mana.
Dark Revelation
Estate Master: Estates produce rate is doubled.
Joyful Casting: The Light Magic spells increase the morale of the targets for the duration of the spell by +2.
Refined Mana
Teleport Assault
Snatch
Tear of Asha Vision
Dead Man's Curse
Arcane Excellence
Storm Warriors: (same as Fire Warriors but with Air elementals)
Banish
Brimstone Rain
I'm working on it, please post your comments!
All rights reseved to Card_Ximinez.
Thanks to Relentless, Orfinn, ZombieLord and SBlister.
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Daystar
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posted March 04, 2007 04:25 PM |
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It sounds interesting. WHat is the core race?
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ZombieLord
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posted March 04, 2007 04:40 PM |
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That's what makes them unique and original
If you copy everything from mythology then where's the creativity?
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ZombieLord
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posted March 04, 2007 04:44 PM |
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I don't think so. Where's the fun in creating a copy of the other Heroes games? And I don't think Dark Elves were present in previous HoMM games
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TheDeath
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posted March 04, 2007 04:50 PM |
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While I do agree that mythological creatures are a good source of creativity, remember they were still created by us (humans I mean).. I think it's a good thing to come with ideas of your own instead of completely copying the entire mythological information. You still can base your ideas on it, but with something new too. I'm sure I can come up with some examples, though, but a lil' bit later.
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TheDeath
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posted March 04, 2007 04:55 PM |
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Well many succes with creating terryfing monsters out of those animals! :-p
Why can't we create new and innovative animals, that humankind has never seen before? 
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TDL
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posted March 04, 2007 04:59 PM |
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Well i'm sure many creatures are already created by Dungeons and dragons, tolkien and local folklore.
The only animals that haven't been in many concepts are giraffes, pinguins and skunks, panda bears and koala bears..
Well many succes with creating terryfing monsters out of those animals! :-p
Nuff said.
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TDL
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posted March 04, 2007 05:25 PM |
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Those aren't anything near panda or koala bears :-p
Those are true bears, and I can easily name like 10 bear-based monsters and creatures.
;-)
o_O go for the smurf town of tnt
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bixie
Promising
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posted March 04, 2007 05:27 PM |
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two points @ ashrah
1) name them
2) Ashrah, you have entered a town in the ICTC, and now your not working on it. in fact, you have completely disowned it. now that is a pity because is was a really good faction, with only a few changes to win the contest. are you still going to enter?
on dear, CX is coming towards me with big knife, i better stop with the off topic.
@ CX
i see where your going, making a town for each element. interesting, but it seems that it might not work
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Card_Ximinez
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posted March 04, 2007 06:14 PM |
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@ daystar: The main race are the sky-men, it says it.
@ bixie: what do you mean it doesn't work?
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Ted
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posted March 04, 2007 08:38 PM |
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that new layer thing sounds interesting, although a whole layer to ones self, at least underground theirs Fortress to keep it even but still, and what Daystar means is that your creature are different (apart from air) so their is no main race (human)
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Yasmiel
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posted March 04, 2007 10:42 PM |
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I would like to see Aviaks (Nival race) inhabbiting these towers.
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Daystar
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posted March 05, 2007 02:38 AM |
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"Dark Elves are from D&D"?!?!?!??!
They are from norse mythology!
they weren't exactly dark elves as in the game (they wore clothing) but they were troublesome spirits.
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Card_Ximinez
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posted March 05, 2007 01:12 PM |
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Come on, I need opinions, ideas, anything!
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ZombieLord
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posted March 05, 2007 01:20 PM |
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I like the idea about the Sun Mage that it loses the ranged attack
I'd change the Battle Roar ability like this: Increases attack and initiative of all nearby allies and inflicts damage to nearby enemies. (maybe a range of 3x3 like Precise Shot?)
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Card_Ximinez
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posted March 05, 2007 01:22 PM |
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That sounds all right.
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GenieLord
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posted March 05, 2007 02:30 PM |
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That's a very cute faction.  Well done CX.
I think I would add the Pegasus. It fits perfectly, don't you think?
Mabey instead of the Air Elemental. It will be strange if one elemental isn't neutral and all the others are.
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Card_Ximinez
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posted March 05, 2007 02:50 PM |
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Thank you GL.
I dunno about the Pegasus thing. Somehow I imagine it in a sort of a earth faction. I suppose that's because they're horses.
Elementals: I think each faction should have an elemental.
Like this:
Haven: Light
Inferno: Chaos
Necropolis: Order
Sylvan: Earth
Dungeon: Darkness
Academy: Magic
Fortress: Fire
Naga: Water
Tower: Air
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bixie
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posted March 05, 2007 07:29 PM |
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whose might!
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alchemist85
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posted March 06, 2007 12:46 AM |
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The dark elves from homm come strait from D&D. (exept for their skin color.)
I would argue with that. Just because of their skin colour Dark Elves IMHO come form Warhammer 
And about town. Nice idea, but we already have "flying" one (Academy). Though it would be interesting to see something new.
And I agree with ZombieLord that copying old ideas (especially from H3) is rather mediocre-exciting 
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