Onward!

The blog has officially been moved to blog.shadowsandsilver.com, though the old address will still work. I've also finished moving the forums to forum.shadowsandsilver.com, so all that's left to do now is get the new site to have some other content. That will be a while, though, since there's not much to put up yet.

Lore tidbit: Midport is a city-state, with a republican form of government. It is officially a member of the Confederation of Adun, an alliance of states on the Adun River Plain. The Confederation is weak, and Albus Engelhardt, governor of Midport, largely ignores its rule. He uses the city's strategic position at the mouth of the Adun River to control trade in the region, squeezing his political opposition into respecting his autonomy. Midport's upper class profits greatly from this, so few oppose his cruel and efficient rule.

Progress!

But not the kind with screenshots, unfortunately. I've finished the lite version of my core scripting system (thanks to Edward Beck, creator of HCR2, whose code I murdered trying to pare down) so now Sherincall can start scripting things too. I'm getting to work on a basic rest system and then fixing up the nearly-completed XP system for the new framework. We've also got a whole lot of other things in discussion, including firearms, some player background customization, and that magic system I mentioned (though I don't think it will be as spectacular as I'd originally hoped, due to time constraints).

Also in the news, I managed to purchase the domain name shadowsandsilver.com, so I hope to be moving the blog and the forums soon.

How about a lore tidbit in the meantime?

The world Shadows & Silver is set in is called Enna, roughly translated from ancient elven as "tears", while the continent Midport rests on is Emorlad, roughly translated as "it is barren". Elven culture has left its mark on scholarly work, and in more than just names of places. Most of the ancient history of the world was recorded by the elves, who possessed a writted language long before men. It is only through the account of the elves that we know of the gods' wars, and it is only because of their knowledge of nature and its courses that we know so much of alchemy.

Ironically, elves have all but vanished from the world. They're rarely seen in the cities, having been less able to adapt to the changes of society than any other race. Most of them cling to their old ways in whatever scrap of wilderness they can find. What elves are found in the cities tend to be very hesitant in getting involved with society. Scholars speak of this trait as the Shame of the Elves, though not even the elves are certain what they could be ashamed of. What is certain, though, is that the long-lived elves have watched the magic that is their life-blood drain away from Emorlad. In a world devoid of magic, there's little place for them, and they know it.