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The divine realms are a step beyond the Distorted Lands, but appear to blend from one to another to a traveller who manages to pass between them, with the divine realm having a more permanent form according to the will of its owner and/or creator spirit. Does that contradict anything?
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06-24-2019, 04:58 PM | #83 |
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Aargh, you're correct...but I'm not inclined to revise that. Let Ton create its own alchemical light globes, a few of which might be truly massive. Some of the reactions in the roiling mass directly beneath Ton likely give off light. I'd also point out that we have a massive source of heat even if it hasn't been identified; something up there is heating all this biphenyl.
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06-25-2019, 09:24 AM | #84 | |
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To help orient ourselves a little, let's review (and expand on) the geography of the basin of Calledron. - At the South/Snout, there are 5 teeth, S-1 to S-5, numbered east to west. S-1 and S-5 are prominent, canine-like teeth, each standing 300 miles high. S-2 is on the east side of the crevice at the maw, and S-3 and S-4 are on the west. Like other minor teeth, they stand between 80 and 150 miles high, and may be viciously hooked or have multiple peaks. ETA: Of course, these heights are for the tooth proper, from their base to tip, with the base already at a significant elevation on the wall of the jawline. - The Eastern Jawline has 14 teeth, E-1 to E-14, with E-1 being adjacent to S-1. E-5 is another canine, but with the tip broken off leaving a stump that's "merely" 200 miles tall. The teeth are not evenly separated, but are on average 200 miles apart spanning the 3000 miles of the jawline. - The Western Jawline has 13 teeth, W-1 to W-13, starting from next to S-5. Midway along the jawline, W-6 is a 280 mile high canine. - The teeth along the jawlines condense airborne mist, thus generating large river flows that meander down to the Inland Sea. Generally they flow directly to the sea, perhaps passing through the occasional lake, but some of them confluence before reaching the sea. The Snout peak rivers, W-1, W-2, E-1 and E-2, however, flow directly either into the 500 mile-long crevice in the maw, Callous Falls, or the river connecting the sea to the falls. - The coast of the Inland Sea is around 2000 miles long, while the sea itself is about 100 miles wide. The rivers divide the basin up into 32 districts, one for each tooth, most of which extend down to the coast of the Inland Sea. - The south end of the Inland Sea is dammed in by a ridge that it spills over in a series of falls which lead down to the Last Chance River. Seventy miles down the river lies the capital of Callous Harbour, roughly on the meridian joining W-3 and E-3. From there it's another 30 miles to the top end of Callous Falls and the Grand Crevasse. With all that in mind, we can now locate the River of Seasons conveniently. It is in the W-7 district, being south of the W-7 river, Admiral's River, and looked down on by the mammoth W-6 peak, source of the Oppuhan River, and it's about 600 miles from the coast in the elevated foothills of the jawline. That puts it about 700 miles north of Callous Harbour, and about 900 miles as the sallamundre soars. The first major settlement built by the exiles was on the mouth of the Oppuhan, at Port Neworld, where they re-assembled their navy and kicked off their conquest of first the Inland Sea and thence the rest of the basin.
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06-25-2019, 02:45 PM | #85 |
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Answer 44 Imperials who can move a couple kilos of mass at a non-threatening speed represent about 4.95% of the population. They are often trained as surgeons or engineers, where their ability can be particularly useful. Another 0.05% of the population are "real" Mages, able to slam spears and shields around or smash a door open enough to dictate the outcome of a skirmish. An Archmage, who can rip a ship apart or stop a volley of bolts in midair, is about one in 200 mages, thus about 1 in 400,000 Imperials is an Archmage. The distinctions of "Mage" and "Archmage" are subjective, however, and they are a somewhat continuous spectrum rather than a set of quantum levels, so that some people's Imperial titles of Mage or Archmage might be misleading as to their true power level or skill.
Question 71 What divine sigils does the Emperor display - based on his crown, sash and jewelry, which gods does he honor, and how much? Are any of them peculiar or idiosyncratic in display? Are any conspicuous by their absence? Is there suspicion of any level of insincerity in his devotion? Does he make a public show of his devotions? Question 72 What innate magics do non-Imperials possess? We've discussed the Lokou, and as of yet have no other real human populations to discuss, but what about the nonhumans? I'm going to suspect the other tribes of Calledron and Gnomon have limited ability and/or will be left blank as a place for PCs to bolt in a weird character concept that nevertheless works, but feel free to correct that impression. |
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That's not to say that divination isn't useful. A promise by a Divinity that they will do something can be very useful, and even Gods who don't claim to know the future can have impressive senses and insight not available to mortals. Question 73: What is a common (compared to other such techniques) technique for trapping a spirit for transport across the polycosm?
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Examples include the Bainte' of the divinity of death who seek out the souls of those lost amongst the polycosm far from home, the Motes that arrive to reward those who are blessed by the Lifebringer with passage to the Lifebringer's heaven. A summoner (bargainer?) who makes a contract with one of these beings can use their services or abilities to move or trap a spirit, however the contracts typically forbid actions that would violate the codes of the divinity the being typically serves. Question 74 The race known as the Torkaltar has individuals who possess a rare ability, they can follow a trail across multiple cosms. What else can be said about this race and how its fits in the polycosm?
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Answer 45 Elixirs of Flight are not an uncommon alchemical creation, allowing their imbibers to traverse the air for relatively short periods of time. A good one might last several hours with the speed and agility of a hawk; a crude one might let you float around for 20 minutes. Caveat Emptor. For a more durable and lasting solution, [Agency TBD] has hit on the process of feeding fast-growing, springy, woody plants like bamboo elixirs of flight on a consistent basis, as well as the blood (or appropriate substitute) of a prospective client. When harvested (carefully, so it doesn't fly away), and then lashed together into a raft or outrigger canoe-type structure, you then have a small flying boat that responds to the directions of the person it was fed and grown on. Flying canoes whose original gondolier is deceased have a limited resale market, as a trick to attune them to a new gondolier is not publicly known. [probably not Ton doing this, since they don't have a lot of space for agricultural experiments.]
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No innate ability is required to be an alchemist, apart from having a keen mind. Access to years of education helps, as does having a lot of money. Alchemists do perform rituals, however: many substances enable temporary supernatural abilities when drunk, held to bare skin, sprinkled with blood, and so forth. These rituals generally direct the alchemical effect. The handling and storage of raw magical power in a form that can boost any supernatural effect is a field of study unto itself, and its mostly unsuccessful. Many ways to store power are known, but they all can only augment a few effects. Quote:
Archmage of Grain, as the third archmage is called, is the keeper of the mother plains portal, along with the granaries of the capital and the infrastructure associated with it. This archmage is quite independent of the emperor, and is chosen by popular acclaim rather than by combat and raw power (though archmagery is a prerequisite). Their duty is to keep grain flowing to the cities of Calledron, and the populace takes the integrity of this flow very seriously. The Archmage of Grain's power is largely political rather than magical. Question 76: Does the inland sea of Calledron experience enough wind to make sails work? Question 77: What sorts of civilizations are native to eddy? Question 78: As per Answer 15, the Madrigal Network is one of the 18 portal building civilizations, whose portals involve music in some way. What characteristics and tendencies do portals build or modified by the Madrigal have? Quote:
I'm trying not to answer 56 (concerning access to the distorted lands) until 62 (concerning if the Calledron Gods are accessible that way) is answered. I think I may want to map this. Its a good amount of detail.
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I was thinking it'd make a good graphic project. Another idea is a perspective view looking down the basin, though I'm afraid the magnitude of the toothy bits would dwarf everything else.
PS- I'm glad I finally put a name to the capital- Callous Harbour. How'd we get 89 posts and 79 questions deep by just calling it "the capital" or "the seat of governance"? PPS- Ooh, good question. Hadn't thought of that. I won't answer yet, and anyone else is free to go for it, but the main climatic drivers I can think of are thermal updrafts and condensation downdrafts.
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