Tick 23: War's morning
Taol's uplifting efforts on the main body of Minio-on society have begun to produce results. A group of Minio-ons stuck in a tunnel following a collapse have awakened and made successful rational attempts to escape. This is expected to increase the presence and influence of the Minio-ons on global issues and will likely increase their capacity for worship. Taol has also clarified that they receive full sapience and can recall important memories from before awakening.
A Failed Sculptor has become a Fledgling Sculptor following a journey and quest by Artisanii to reach the Inspheration. He has come to realize that skill in sculpting is available to any who are sufficiently motivated and has begun what will likely be a lifelong career in sculpting. The first product of his inspiration is a great stone orb and possible representation of the sky with many finely deatiled patterns probably representing the constellations and other astronomical bodies.
Neron has inspected a village in the Northern Lands and found that they need little help in surviving the cold. Noting the boringness of this, Neron creates a massive temple and statue on Keshan.
Yaos has clarified an important point of doctrine for the less literate followers. Simply not being ambitious enough is not even close to being heresy. This calms many of them and they continue their worship more earnestly.
Yaos has also inspired a group of fairly skilled luminaries to meet to begin the creation of various great works. Their relationship is complicated by a fierce rivalry, but Yaos is successful in calming them. The group consists of a proficient mechanic, a skilled metallurgist, an adept alchemist, an adept engineer, and a skilled mathematician. As they continue their collaboration, the alchemist and the mathematician's rivalry becomes more friendly in nature.
You could make them uniformly skilled, but that would cost more since doing that would be bending free will to some extent. While you may be able to predict everything involving your own actions, you will not be able to predict the exact perturbations of other gods' actions. This limits the butterfly method's scope to small, isolated systems. As usual, I'm open to further petition.
Finally, Yaos has sent another peace envoy to the largest Gruen government. The requests are, again, that Grauel or the Gruen government must denounce eating humans. Noticeably absent is a demand for reduced killing in general, which takes the lives of more innocents on both sides.
The Lords of Hunger have been mildly rebuked for their overly broad definition of "uppity" resulting in them consuming those who consume much. A better definition is to consume those who are unwilling to work with other Gruen for the greater good. Grauel has sent an angel to each Lord of Hunger to assist with their Gruen Diversity Acceptance Campaign.
Most of the golems and gremlins look forward to increased work during the war but worry that the combatants will pass through their territory. They seem to really dislike the idea of any foreign army going through.
The Light has granted the Distressed Painter greater color vision and linked emotions to colors. The Distressed Painter has become the Delighted Painter and has begun a prolific career of producing wonderfully colored paintings.
The Light has also begun wandering a golem capital as a steel golem. The golems seem to be troubled by the following things:
"I Hope We Can Stay Neutral. Business Is Good Already, But Think Of When The War Starts."
"There Better Be No Armies Marching Through Our Lands. I And My Friends Will Surely Slaughter Them, Neutrality Be Sewn."
"Your Body Seems Not To Fit Very Well. I Can Fix It For A Low Price."
The Mountwyrms have the following thoughts about the Gruen:
"The Gruen made such excellent trading partners and so did the humans. I hope the war won't stop trade. I love their smoked red moss and crushed bark bread. Even the slime mold juice was delicious!"
"The Gruen can go away for all I care. The humans are where the money is. What have the Gruen done but eat our goods anyway?"
"The humans are pathetic. They say so much about ambition but the smallest Gruen child is more ambitious than their lot."
"They'll both be buying weapons and dubious medicines. By Azem, I hope they go fight as long as they stay out of our lands."
This update's dominant constellations are the Dagger and Ship. The Keshan aurora are anomalously active.
(Neron: -2E, Neron,Grauel,Joha: -2E, Anath,Yaos,Taol: -1E)
Spirit dimension:
Plane of Water and Bubbles Serac
Plane of Night and Stars Anath
Plane of Greed and Shinies Azem
Plane of Humans and Ambition Yaos
Plane of Order and Law Cim
Plane of Randomness and Irony Varee
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
Ecumenical temple of Order The Light/Luminee
School of Light The Light/Luminee
Gremlins Khaziraad
5 basic angels Valkiss
5 basic angels Azem
5 basic angels Fusil
5 basic angels Cim
5 basic angels The Light
5 basic angels Khaziraad
5 basic angels Anath
Golden Dragon of Honor (5/5) Fusil/Dar-MA-Gome
3 basic angels Yaos
Kifo, Angel of DEATH
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
Dragons of Crystalline Light The Light
1 Pantheon/race Council
Termitians Anath
Humanos Grandes Yaos
Barrier Wood Joha/Wood Elves
Breaker Knights ? ? ?
Arrow of Light The Light
Irrlichts The Light
Burning Mirrors The Light/Fusil/followers
Star squid Anath
Arch-Lawyer Yaos
Very Special Angel Yaos
Lycae Joha
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
1 Pantheon/race Council
Termitians Anath
Irrlichts The Light
Star squid Anath
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
1 Pantheon/race Council
Termitians Anath
Irrlichts The Light
Star squid Anath
Cim the Lawgiver (Order, Law): 23/23, 6-7
Varee (Randomness): 17/20, 2-3
Fusil (Weapons): 13/20, 6-7
Azem (Greed, Trade): 24/24, 5-6
Anath (Night, Stars): 19/20, 6-7
Khaziraad (Architecture): 23/23, 4-5
Kli (Balance, Sacrifice): 13/20, 4-5
Grauel (Hunger): 20/20, 8-9
The Light (Light): 19/20, 4-5
Artisanii (Arts, Inspiration): 19/20, 2-3
Yaos (Humans, Ambition): 8/20, 6-7
Joha (Life): 9/20, 3-4
Taol (Freedom): 16/20, 0-1
Neron (Ice): 16/20, 0-1
Dar-MA-Gome (Honor, Pride): 1(+4)/20, 0-1 (Sealed away)
[i[Serac (Oceans, Bubbles): 20/21, 3-4[/i] (Safe stasis)
Chyribylta (Fear, Ignorance): 20/20, 0-1 (Safe stasis)
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.
03.01: Only deities supporting a proposal enter the Essence pool
04.03: Remove proposals stagnant for 3 ticks or double opposed to supported for 1 tick <0>
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
02.03: Create up to ~30 total immortal, godinalized servants <13-14 (3-4)>
02.04.3: Support further amendment to
Valkiss' proposal <?>
03.06.1: Make magical constellations that influence magic on the worlds
03.09: Name the two partitions Keshan and Slytha
04.01: Create grand ecumenical temples for every race <High 3-4>
12.01: Anath's five-part starter code of conduct
18.01: Create monstrous flora and fauna <?>
21.00: Make a gas giant for each system (6-0/14) <9-10 (1-2)> [
PASSED]
19.00: The creation of god-killing swords is forbidden (1-5?/14) [FAILED]
+1 from Yaos
0 from Cim, Joha
-5? from Fusil, Anath?, Neron, Taol, Grauel
21.00: Make a gas giant for each system (6-0/14) <9-10 (1-2)> [PASSED]
+6 from Anath, Yaos, Neron, Taol, Grauel, Joha
0 from Cim
New players are still welcome. I am quite positive the war stuff will be released between T23 and T24.
Sphere ideas this update are Trickery, Happiness, Air, and Protection.