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[Kilojoule Proton]

"STONEANFIVE! The priestess demands STONEANFIVE SHINIES! Again, she demands STONEANFIVE TODAY!"
"Out of my way! I came here first!"
"Spare some shinies?"
"Do you have an extra pebble of shinies?"

The sapphire gem dragon in charge of this shrine seems to be half-asleep. Occasionally, she turns a little and opens one eye at the crowd, scaring them into a slightly more orderly mass.

(These Mountwyrms have not yet developed currency as the ones on World A have.)

[Vgray]

Azem waits patiently for the crowd to move forward and pays the fee.

[Kilojoule Proton]

You enter the shrine/dragon's lair. The Piece of Eight is displayed on a tall, golden pedestal. Many in the crowd reach out to touch the pedestal and make wishes. Here are a few of them:
"I wish I could trade my spot on the caravan and get a proper house. Life on the road is exhausting."
"I wish I owned the Piece of Eight. Then I'd be the richest in the world!"
"I wish I was made of clear blue shinies like the Priestess."
"I wish I could keep my best-looking shinies and trade something else instead of them."

[Vgray]

Azem grants the third wish.

[Kilojoule Proton]

(Azem: -0 Essence)

The Mountwyrm's scales suddenly turn into sapphire scales. He looks at his arms and celebrates. At least ten others start wishing for the same thing.

[Vgray]

Azem grants those too, but with all random gem colors.

[Kilojoule Proton]

(Azem: -0 Essence)

Soon, all visible Mountwyrms are clamoring for gem scales too.

[Happerry]

Anath spends his share of the essence for creating humanoids as Star Elves, since we seem to be doing that now.

[Vgray]

Azem gives everyone new scales. Including the Gem Dragon.

[Kilojoule Proton]

(Anath: -1 +1 Essence)
(Remaining humanoids: 500k)

Anath: You create 600 000 Star Elves. They know they are not part of the firstborn of the elves.

(Azem: -0 Essence)
Azem: All the Mountwyrms  in the area and the Gem Dragon receive new scales. They are all quite pleased.

[Vgray]

Azem vanishes and reappears above the Piece of Eight as a coin.

"Greetings my shiny children. Please don't all talk at once."

[Kilojoule Proton]

The crowd quickly becomes silent as all the Mountwyrms and the priestess stare and wait for your words and gifts.

[Vgray]

Azem explains the concept of currency and asks for questions.

[MedicInDisquise]

(For me, I took Artist and the Swahili word for it and mushed it together. The Muses are from Greek/Roman Mythology, and the Mantra is the Indian Word for Art.)

Artisanii floats outside the Divine Library.

"A new God? Welcome."

Artisanii decides to create about 300,000 Unaligned Humans according to proposal 3.00.

[Kilojoule Proton]

Tick 10.4: Opulent Operations

Yaos has finally awakened with the arrival of humans! The arrival of the humans has been greeted with joy and slavering maws by various, less satiated Gruen. Gruen-worship (not to be confused with the direct worship of Grauel) has become a reasonably widespread practice among humans, many of whom believe that the god of hunger will also take away hunger. This is considered to be a useful heresy for the Gruen.

Johac, the newly formed goddess of life, has created a number of Wood Elves fairly deep in the forests of both worlds. Anath's Night Elves, whose numbers have been increased thanks to proposal 03.00, have attempted to show their friendliness to their younger wood-dwelling brethren.

After having realized his relative abandonment of World B, Azem has made an appearance at the site of the local Piece of Eight. He granted many wishes for gem-colored scales and proceeded to introduce the concept of currency, which the background Belief level supported by having difficult-to-replicate silver coins of various denominations fall from empty space. A particularly organized Mountwyrm present decided to form the world's first bank and mint after several months under the monetary system. Their questions include the following:

• "But Lord Azem, how are your tiny silver children worth as much as a much heavier shiny?"
• "Why do we trade your tiny silver children instead of more interestingly shaped shinies?"
• "Can you make my scales diamond?"

Artisanii has also created 300 000 unaligned humans for the proposal, consuming a unit of donation Essence. 200 000 humanoids remain until the council can consider the proposal executed.

The silence of the Void seems to be suspicious to some. Perhaps, the Void voices have been pacified or banished by the secret efforts of various gods.

This half-tick's prominent signs are the Dagger and the Eye. Green and red aurora are visible on World A.

Spoiler: Features (click to show/hide)

Unknown/Indeterminate:
Gigantic sky crab   The Light
Tykki, Angel of Arms   Fusil
Multiprism of Divine Light   The Light
Prophet of the Light   The Light
Magma well   Khaziraad

World 1:
Powered constellations   Anath
Intense aurora   Serac
Night/Star elves   Anath
Law of Cim copies   Cim
Mountwyrms   Azem
Tree of Balance   Kli
Luminees   The Light
Minio-ons   Varee
Gruen   Grauel
Golems   Khaziraad
Hummingbirds   Kli
Star/Night dragons   Anath
Gem dragons   Azem
Real Piece of Eight   Azem
Flea-on   Varee
Cave Noxen   Anath
Burrowers Beneath   Anath
Golden silk orb-weavers   Azem
Sorae   Serac
World Turtles   Serac
Wood elves   Joha
Template Humans   Azem

World 2:
Powered constellations   Anath
Ice ring   Serac
Star/Night Elves   Anath
Beings of Serac   Serac
Law of Cim copies   Cim
Mountwyrms   Azem
Tree of Balance   Kli
Divine Library   Artisanii
Luminees   The Light
Minio-ons   Varee
Being Pantheons   Serac
Gruen   Grauel
Golems   Khaziraad
Hummingbirds   Kli
Night/Star dragons   Anath
Gem dragons   Azem
Second Piece of Eight   Azem
Flea-on   Varee
Cave Noxen   Anath
Burrowers Beneath   Anath
Golden silk orb-weavers   Azem
Artisanii's shrine/statue   Artisanii
Muses   Artisanii
Glowing armor of Light   Light
Guidance tablets   Light
School of Balance   Kli
Wood elves   Joha
Mantra   Artisanii

Both worlds:
Powered constellations   Anath
Night/Star elves   Anath
Law of Cim copies   Cim
Mountwyrms   Azem
Tree of Balance   Kli
Luminees   The Light
Minio-ons   Varee
Gruen   Grauel
Golems   Khaziraad
Hummingbirds   Kli
Star/Night dragons   Anath
Gem dragons   Azem
Pieces of Eight   Azem
The Devourer, Angel of Hunger   Grauel
Flea-on   Varee
Cave Noxen   Anath
Burrowers Beneath   Anath
Golden silk orb-weavers   Azem
Wood elves   Joha

Spoiler: Deities (+0*) (click to show/hide)

Cim the Lawgiver (Order, Law): 17/20, 6-7
Varee (Randomness): 16/20, 1-2
Dar-MA-GOme (Honor, Pride): 7/20, 0
Valkiss (Treachery): 6/20, 0
Fusil (Weapons): 8/20, 4-5
Azem (Greed): 16/20, 5-6
Anath (Night, Stars): 8/20, 6-7
Khaziraad (Architecture): 19/20, 2-3
Kli (Balance, Sacrifice): 11/20, 3-4
Grauel (Hunger): 10/20, 4-5
Serac (Oceans, Bubbles): 11/21, 3-4
The Light (Light): 9/20, 4-5
Artisanii (Arts): 11/20, 1-2
Yaos (Humans): 19/20, 5-6
Joha 18/20. 2-3

The following players have been marked inactive for voting purposes: IronyOwl/Valkiss, Salsacookies/Dar-MA-Gome
If you have been marked inactive and would like to become active again, simply post and you will be marked active again (for voting purposes). Inactivity does not mean being killed off and having your Essence redistributed (without a proposal for that).

Spoiler: Council rules (+0) (click to show/hide)

These are all subject to addition, removal, and change by you. They can effect changes in the game's core rules (mechanics), administrative laws (voting requirements, seniority privilegs, &c.) or the natural rules (light does not exist, gravity is repulsive, giant animals can fly like birds, &c.).
Administrative:
An active player is defined as a player who has posted within the thread within the last two (2) UTC days.

A bill must be supported by at least 50% of active players to pass if unopposed.

A bill must achieve 60% support in order to pass if opposed.

Players may flame the host if he has been inactive for at least two (2) UTC days.

Council resolutions will not be counted until at least a major tick has passed.

Natural:
02.00.b: Created race(s) is not/are not all immortal <?>
02.01.a: Sapients and not sentients are the dominant mortals to be created <?>
02.02: Support reincarnation in general <0-1>
02.02.1: Support looped reincarnation (i.e. between two worlds)
02.04: Create a spirit and a corporeal realm <48/77, (6-7/11-13)>
02.04.1: Bifurcate corporeal realm <6-7 (0-1)>
03.06: Make constellations without needing council permission
02.01.a.2: Support free will for mortals <0>
03.04.1: 03.04 for first two planets <0>
03.00: Build 3 million sapient humanoids evenly split between Material World 1 and Material World

Spoiler: Council proposals (KEEPVOTING) (click to show/hide)

02.01.a.1: Create 300 sapients to seed the world (2-4/13) <2-3 (2-3)> [IMMINENT FAILURE]
+2 from Serac, The Light,
0 from Cim, Kli, Johac
-4 from Varee, Grauel (#), Artisanii, Yaos

02.01.a.2.1: Support graded free will (i.e. progressively increased) (4-4/13) <1-2?> [OBSOLETE]
+4 from Cim, The Light, Khaziraad, Johac
0 from Kli
-4 from Varee, Grauel, Artisanii, Yaos

02.03: Create up to ~30 total immortal, godinalized servants (7-3/13) <13-14 (3-4)> [IMMINENT PASS]
+7 from Valkiss, Azem, Fusil, Cim, The Light, Khaziraad, Anath
0 from Kli, Artisanii, Johac
-3 from Serac, Grauel, Varee
Warning: Servants will be deployed only for supporting gods.

02.04.2: Support creation of a corporeal realm for every god or every pair of gods (2-6/13) <?> [IMMINENT FAILURE]
+2 from Anath, The Light
0 from Kli, Johac
-6 from Cim, Serac, Varee, Grauel (@), Artisanii, Yaos

02.04.3: Support further amendment to Valkiss' proposal (5-1/13) <?> [IMMINENT PASS]
+5 from Fusil, Cim, The Light, Khaziraad, Grauel
0 from Kli, Artisanii, Yaos, Johac
-1 from Varee

02.04.4: Support Serac's world model (aligned) (2-5/13) <8-10 (8-10)> [IMMINENT FAILURE]
+2 from Serac, Artisanii
0 from Cim, Kli, Johac
-5 from , Fusil, Varee, The Light, Grauel (@), Yaos
02.04.4.1: Support adding life bringers to Serac's world model (1-5/13) <2-3 (2-3)> [IMMINENT FAILURE]
+1 from Serac
0 from Kli, Johac
-5 from Varee, Cim, The Light, Artisanii, Yaos
02.04.4.2: Support adding wisps to Serac's world model (1-7/13) <1-2 (1-2)> [IMMINENT FAILURE]
+1 from Serac
0 from Kli, Johac
-7 from Fusil, Varee, Cim, The Light, Grauel (@), Artisanii, Yaos

02.04.5: Support focusing on getting a world now and details later (8-1/13) <?> [OBSOLETE]
+8 from Anath, Kli, Fusil, The Light, Khaziraad, Grauel, Artisanii, Yaos
0 from Cim, Johac
-1 from Varee

02.04.6: Support toroidal corporeal worlds (3-1/13) <0 (0)> [OBSOLETE]
+3 from Varee, The Light, Artisanii
0 from Cim, Kli, Johac
-1 Grauel

02.05: Support creating godinalized primary races (3-3/13) <2-3 (2-3)>
+3 from Kli, The Light, Serac
0 from Cim, Kli, Artisanii, Johac
-3 from Varee, Grauel, Yaos
Warning: Assumed up to 300 individuals total

02.06: Support making world ready for construction (aligned) (5-1/13) <0 (0)> [OBSOLETE]
+5 from Khaziraad, Cim, The Light, Artisanii, Yaos
0 from Kli, Grauel, Johac
-1 from Varee

02.07: Name world "Pat the Bob" (1-7/13) <0 (0)> [IMMINENT FAILURE]
+1 from Varee
0 from Kli
-7 from Cim, Anath, The Light, Grauel, Artisanii, Yaos, Johac

03.01: Only deities supporting a proposal enter the Essence pool (6-3/13) [IMMINENT PASS]
+6 from Varee, The Light, Khaziraad, Artisanii, Yaos, Johac
0 from Kli, Grauel
-3 from Fusil, Anoth, Cim

03.02: Leveled reincarnation and multiple afterlife (dimensions?/partitions?) (2-7/13) [IMMINENT FAILURE]
+2 from The Light, Anath
0 from Kli, Artisanii
-7 from Fusil, Cim, Serac(@), Grauel, Varee, Yaos, Johac
03.02.1:Focus on weapons (2-4/13)
+2 from The Light, Anath
0 from Kli, Grauel
-4 from Varee, Artisanii, Yaos, Johac

03.03 Serac's world plan: Planeworlds, magic and mundane (3-4/13) [OBSOLETE]
+3 from Serac, The Light, Artisanii
0 from Azem, Kli, Grauel, Johac
-4 from Fusil, Varee, Cim, Yaos

03.04: Regular sun, spherical planets ((8-9)-1/13) [OBSOLETE]
+8-7 from Grauel, Anoth, Fusil?, Azem, Khaziraad, Kli, The Light, Artisanii, Yaos
0 from Cim, Grauel, Johac
-1 from Varee

03.05: Focus on creatures and then planets (2-6/13) [OBSOLETE]
+2 from Fusil, The Light
0 from Kli, Johac
-6 from Varee, Cim, Serac, Grauel, Artisanii, Yaos

03.06.1: Make magical constellations that influence magic on the worlds (8-2/13) [IMMINENT PASS]
+8 from Anoth, Azem, Serac, Kli, The Light, Khaziraad, Artisanii, Yaos
0 from Johac
-2 from Cim, Varee

03.08: Offensive magic requires a weapon as a component (2-6/13)
+2 from Fusil, The Light
0 from Cim, Kli, Johac
-6 from Anath, Serac, Grauel (#), Varee, Artisanii, Yaos

03.09: Name the two partitions Keshan and Slytha (4-2/13)
+4 from Serac, The Light, Artisanii, Johac
0from Cim, Kli, Grauel
-2 from Varee, Yaos

03.10: Arrest propositions until 02.01.a.1 – 03.07 are resolved (3-6/13)
+3 from The Light, Azem, Grauel
-5 from Anath, Cim, Varee, Artisanii, Yaos, Johac

03.11: Delegate beast and landmark creation to gods in accordance with a currently un-created code of conduct (1-6/13)
+1 from The Light
0 from Johac
-6 from Anath, Azem, Cim (#), Varee, Artisanii, Yaos
~ from Grauel
03.11.1: Define deity actions not requiring council approval and create the code of conduct (3-2/13)
+3 from Cim, Artisanii, Kli
0 from Johac
-2 from Varee, Yaos

03.12: Raise the required support to pass an unopposed proposal to 60% (2-5/13)
+2 from Cim, Artisanii
-5 from Fusil, Anath, Varee, Yaos, Johac
03.12.1: Restrict 03.12 to deities without a nemesis (1-6/13)
+1 from Cim
-6 from Fusil, Anath, Varee, Artisanii, Yaos, Johac

04.01: Create grand ecumenical temples for every race (4-2/13) <High 3-4>
+4 from Cim, Kli, Artisanii, Johac
0 from Artisanii (@)
-2 from Varee, Yaos

04.03: Remove proposals stagnant for 3 ticks or double opposed to supported for 1 tick (6-2/13) <0>
+6 Serac, Artisanii, Khaziraad, Grauel, Yaos, Johac
0 from Kli
-2 from Cim, Varee

05.00: Teach the mortals how to gamble (1-2/13) <0> [OBSOLETE]
+1 from Varee
0 from Kli, Yaos, Johac
-2 from Cim, Artisanii

05.01: Make one planet have a (subjectively) harsh climate and the other a (subjectively) mild climate (2-5/13) <0>
+2 from The Light, Khaziraad
0 from Johac
-5 from Fusil, Varee, Cim, Artisanii, Yaos

06.00: Punish those who make deals with Void Ones by removing their creative privileges for three (3) ticks (3-2/13) <0>
+2 from Fusil, Cim, Johac
0 from Artisanii, Yaos
-2 from Varee, Khaziraad

Spoiler: New Proposals (0) (click to show/hide)

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Please remember to bold or underline support or opposition.

Spoiler: 03.00 Status (click to show/hide)

Donations (16 -10):
   1 from Cim
   1 from Varee (that they not look alike)
   1 from Fusil
   2 from Azem
   1 from Anath
   2 from Khaziraad
   2 from Kli (that they may seek balance)
   2 from Grauel (that they may have literal and metaphorical hunger)
   2 from Serac
   2 from Artisanii (that they may paint and draw)
   1 from Yaos

Pool payment pledges:
   To-share from Azem

Current finished designs:
   10k for Sorae: seafaring birds on W1 (reinc. symmetry partner with Ritan) (Serac)
   10k for Ritan: deep sea creatures on W2 (reinc. symmetry partner with Sorae) (Serac)

New players are still welcome. While many important details have already been discussed and/or created, there is still plenty of room for more creation.

Sphere ideas this update are Muck, Death, Protection, and Trickery.

(Sorry for the early half-tick update, but I need to align my sleep for a morning class.)