I'm going to be posting snips of the story, and then 'Spoiler' posts... I hope that the story speaks for itself, but I will explain new concepts if readers don't quite understand what I'm trying to say. If you don't want me to explain things... Don't Read!
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The reason I'm doing this is to invite reader participation to show me points of confusion, and to possibly suggest better ways to say things.
Teaser:
* Aprilo... the names of the months have been altered, and the way the calender is organized has been changed, and the year counts the time since this reorganization.
* Homan... Humans, regular standard variety type people, similar to us.
* Duocorn... A creature about the size and shape of a horse. The main points of difference are, a curved horn over each eye, a carnivore's teeth in the mouth. Instead of hooves, they have paws with durable pads something like a canine, but graced with sharper claws.
* Malkar... Genetically altered humans, whose odd colorations are the flag and warning of the DNA tampering the race received. The majority of these changes are to make them stronger, faster, and smarter than base humanity, but the definition of the Malkar is command, they have an enhanced charisma as compared to the ancestral stock.
* Merekan... Names are similar sounding, but the spelling is pretty much different. The nation name, in this case, is meant to indicate that the setting in what used to be "America".
Act 1:
* Treecat... a wild greater feline descended from the native cougar or puma. They are rather more muscular than a puma, and their heads are lynx-like, with tufts of extra hair on their ears and cheeks.
* Steelheart... a remotely directed mechanical representative of the local spirit (and one of the few clues in this story that this world is NOT a fantasy one). Picture a burly robotic body taller than any man, whose authority and decisions trumps even the most power Malkar.
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