Eight Sages: Pre-Build 1

Need to get my ducks in a row on my HERO project, "The World of the Eight Sages." Since I've gotta start somewhere, I might as well pull an outline out. Nothing hard and solid, but something that I can use as a guideline.

I. Introduction
   1. Short Story, based in the world
   2. Basic Outline, explaning each section
II. Character Creation
   1. The Eight Races
      a. Dragon-kin (Heaven)
      b. Fox-kin (Fire)
      c. Hawk-kin (Wind)
      d. Horse-kin (Mountain)
      e. Rabbit-kin (Earth)
      f. Rat-kin (Thunder)
      g. Tiger-kin (Lake)
      h. Whale-kin (Water)
   2. Basic Skill Templates
   3. Equipment
III. The Nation
   1. History According to the Empire
   2. An Overview of the Kung Empire
   3. The Five Regions of the Empire (tenative names)
      a. Tet'su Province (The Gates of Heaven)
      b. Gengsu Province (?)
      c. Lengsu Province (Land of Rivers)
      d. Zungsu Province (?)
      e. Dengsu Islands (Pearls of the Empire)
   4. The Imperial Lands
IV. Magic
   1. Explaination of Chi Forces
   2. Sample Magic Listing
V. Martial Arts
VI. Playing a Hero in the Empire
VII. The Celestials
   1. Creation Story
   2. The Court of Dawn -- The Heavens
   3. The Abyssal Kingdom -- The Hells
   4. Playing a Celestial in the Empire
IX. Legends of the Empire
   1. The Sword of the Seven Heroes
X. Outside the Empire's Reach (optional work)

ATM, I plan on making feelers for artists who might be interested in making artwork for the sourcebook. But that's a good deal away from now, unfortuantly. We'll see.