WORLD TURN 8: DOOM
Heavens and Earth tremble before the Might of the God-Kings!
Above, Taki the Forgotten Queen woke up from her nap and ascended to the heavens where she slew [ACTION].[WILL].[EON] the Last of the Satellites! This actions reverberated throughout the world, causing the legend of Taki the Slayer of God-Kings to start spreading.
Below, RUT-VAR the Turtle Mother Mountain drowned Storm Shuddering Winds Embraced By Chitinous Thread under a deluge of fire and blood, annihilating the Scaple until not even ashes remained! A reverberation of grin of gold could be felt from the Beyond.
The death of two World Vessels caused a wave of Terror to reverberate across all regions of the World, with only Blessed Gempria spared from it.
Esulom: Curse of the Wisp-People
Shattered once more, the land of Esulom despaired at its miserable existence, cursing itself, cursing the God-Kings, cursing Fate. The self-loathing and hate became so strong it manifested into a Terror, reawakening the ancient curse of the Wisp-People. It was a wish of isolation. A curse upon all with one's one sacrifice as a cost: the doom of Esulom in exchange for the doom of all those who would attempt to set foot on Esulom. A thousand curses upon Esulom! And a thousand more curses upon the Vast Dust, the Scaple, and Rut-Gratis-Var!
Esulom: Beyond Curses, Rising from Ashes
Although the land's soul fell into taint and despair, those who survived the Fires of Esulom didn't lose heart, and fought, and survived. They lamented the curses of Esulom, but also took pride in surviving and emerging stronger where many fell. The Mana Cores challenged the Curse and themselves, striving to surpass it and find a future beyond ancient chains. They mastered the manipulation of Mana and feared none. Free beings of great power, they were feared and respected by the Manafolks and Remnants of Laser alike.
With the union of the most prominent Sandprinces and the Sandking into the King of Mana, the Manafolk Remnants managed to found the Kingdom of Mana from their shattered remains. They learned to live with Mana, using the knowledge from Dressalia and taking inspiration from the Mana Cores to create tools and machines fueled by Mana itself.
In the same vein, the Remnants of Laser rose back from nothing with the ascension of the Ancient Oligarch, who was now invested with the spirit of Omnipotence. Using a great relic known as the Population Producer, the Remnants rebuilt their population enough to form a new Kingdom of Laser, although overuse of the artifact caused it to irremediably break.
Humbled and reborn by the fires, the two Kingdoms of Esulom decided to leave their pasts enmity to the ashes of yore, and made peace. They decided to work together to survive in the cursed land, putting together the knowledge of the Exiles with the relics of Laserfolks. Reverse-engineering the relics, the Manafolks created fearsome weapons and marvelous objects which they shared with the Laserfolks.
Esulom: Extinction of the Soul-Things
The death of the Last Satellite proved disastrous for the Soul-Things, for its Blessing vanished with it, causing all Soul-Things to lose what first anchored them to reality. The collective Soul-Things attempted to persist and resist, but they were too dependent still on the Blessing. Their bodies of light and information turned into incoherent sand, causing all of them to perish.
Vast Dust: Fear of the Foreign
With its last breath, the enraged [ACTION].[WILL].[EON] aimed a terrible beam of wrath at the Vast Dust below. But Kesem the Night Dragon covered the land with its cloak of night, deflecting the rage of the Last Satellite and protecting the inhabitants of the Vast Dust from sure destruction. Although spared, the Vast Dust was overcome with Terror against all those foreign, causing devastating Dust Storms to permanently roamm the Vast Dust, lashing against all travelers not native from Dressalia.
Dressalia: Wrath and Protection of Fearsome Storms
The appearance of the Dust Storms proved very beneficial to Dressalia-Megapolis by causing the misfortune of the prosperous Gavrasratii Colony of Dastrasratii. The Dust Storms caused all roads to the Empire to be completely cut, severing them from the motherland. Furthermore, the raging Storms incessantly lashed at the Colony with the intent of destroying it. To save themselves from the wrath of Dust, the Sratii of Dastrasratii became vassals of Dressalia-Megapolis. Now recognized by the Vast Dust as part of Dressalia, the colony was spared.
Two great inventions were made in this era.
Now with Sratii scholars and their knowledge of Shungratis, the way of forcefields, the scholars of Dressalia directed by the Order of Lightbringers made new breakthroughs in the field of Heavenology that culminated into the creation of the Northcraft, a forcefield-protected vessel able to travel to all regions known or unknown by channeling a Wanderlust fueled Namecore to break through unknowable barriers.
At the same time, the Philosiphers managed to craft a great machine from the remains of the Wailing Stars: "Astra" the Prophetic Machina, an artificial Philosipher Superintelligence capable of reading the future and guiding Dressalia toward a path of prosperity.
Using the Northcraft, the Dressalians explored the shattered skies and the infected north. They barely escaped a scorching death from the curious THETHIRDSUN, and managed to navigate through the fractal mazes of the North.
As an aside, the Vast Dust became much safer with the arrival of the Dust Storms: it so happened that Snakes were not considered as native to the Vast Dust. As a consequence, all Snakes were wiped out from the Vast Dust.
Scaple-Two: Nightmares of Fire and Blood
The Storm died once more, but with its last whisper, it created the Scaple and its inhabitants anew from a memory prior to the destruction wrought by the Mountain-Turtle. The people were brought back to life unaware, and it was as if for them nothing had ever happened. But while they did forget, the land of Scaple-Two did not. The primal Terror the first Scaple felt as it perished in burning agony reverberated with the reborn Scaple, causing the land to be plagued by the Nightmare of Fire and Blood. A new season appeared in Scaple, a season of agonising flames and endless rains of blood born from the trauma of the unmade Scaple.
Scaple-Two: Ignorance is Bliss
Unaware of the torments of the land, the people of Scaple continued living unaware of the doom they had escaped from, and unaware that they had been saved by the Storm. They did notice a sudden and unexplained seasonal change in Scaple, with a never before recorded season of Fire and Blood appearing without so much as a warning. The Circle of Wise(wo)men gathered with the Table of Baghaturs and the Shamanic Council, and together they managed to created warding rituals that would protect settlements and people from the destruction caused by the Nightmare Season.
Two new popular cults appeared in this era.
- The Brotherhood of Feathers and Scales, dedicated to Ferina and founded by the Feathered Prophet, a Snake-Healer who had been taught by Ferina herself.
- The Guild of the Sword, dedicated to Revolution and formed by devouted and blessed Adventurers.
Some scholars of the Adventurer Kingdom who had been studying the Plasma Pillar for decades managed to unlock some of its secrets. Combining Shamanic totems with the theory of the pillar, they created the Amulets of Justified Defense, also called Plasmackies by youngsters: amulets infused with the power of the Plasma Pillar along with a pinch of shamanic override, allowing anyone to brandish a weapon of plasma at will, even if it was not to defend themselves or their home.
Rut Gratis Var: Premonition of Doom
Victorious and undefeated, the Twinned Vessel of Rut-Var the Mountain Queen and Gratis the Great Craftsman rejoiced at first. But then an ancient Terror swept over the land, a shiver of certain doom. The blood of the Mountain became cold, and quakes became increasingly more frequent as the end of the Cycle approached.
Rut Gratis Var: Peaceful Era
The Empire of Gavrasratii knew a long period of boring peace. With the needs of the Mountain sated by the offerings prepared by the Circle of Wise(wo)men, their was no reason the wage war, especially after the God-Kings had risen and declared their intent to stop invasions. The Empire didn't even try much when all contacts were lost with Dastrasratii, the last colony. There was a minor event that did happen, a mass attempt by the Sapamoeba slaves to escape. It was of no importance as the Legions and Dragon Riders quickly mobilised to catch and punish the slaves. A very few lucky slaves did manage to escape, but among these few lucky even fewer managed to survive the trek through the Vast Dust.
Nothing much changed in Gavrasratii. The Golems remained obedient, following the Golem Code, while the High-Golem managed to obtain more responsibilites and powers in the Empire as proof of their loyalty.
A new trend of sunbathing emerged as more and more Sratii were now relatively immune to the worst effects of solar brilliance. The development of shading fields and sunscreening powder did help the Sratii in that regard. In the Empire, there is nothing more trendy and romantic than a dragon ride under the sun, according to public opinion.
North: Infection of the Unknown
Under the strain of Terror and the might of the God-Kings, the barriers separating North from the rest of the world shattered, causing the Unknown Infection to spill into all regions of the world save for Gempria. It was the fear of the unknowable, of the unseen presence that never left.
Gempria: The Land Most Blessed and Protected
Once blessed with Eternal Day, then protected from harm by the Phoenix, and now blessed by THESUN, Gempria was the ever shining, pristine jewel of the world that no curse could reach. It was now a consensus: there was no better place to live than Gempria. It was the envy of all, and for good reason: ever blessed palace-homes that no foreign home could possibly measure up to, friendly Home-Spiders and Spirit Beasts who helped you if you had a problem or encountered any danger, endless entertainment and excellent, free healthcare.
The Democracy of Day is overshadowing the Democracy of Two Seasons by such a large margin that there are talk of simply uniting the two nations into one. A few people are against an unification, fearing a loss of culture and traditions, but they are a very small minority.
Minor Events
Dragon population keeps growing, and some have already migrated to Scaple and Esulom. Overpopulation is causing territorial disputes among Dragons, and a deadly disease targeting only Dragons has started spreading among those of Rut Gratis Var.
The Vast Dust has been angered by the mining operations, and the miners have stopped mining as a consequence. There is a shortage of materials for Namestone Carving.
RollsRegion-Things:
Blessed Gempria: [5]
>Giant Spiders: [4]
Scaple Two: [1]
>Venomous Snakes: [3]
>Winged Snakes: [3]
>Plasma Pillar: [5]
Esulom, Desert of Endless Mana: [1]
>Lesser Regeneration: [5]
>Font of Quiet: [4]
Vast Dust: [2]
>Venomous Snakes: [2]
>Dust Mountains: [6]
>Dust Bounties: [6]
RUT GRATIS VAR: [2]
>DRAGONS: [6]
>Blessed Dragons: [5]
>Cursed Dragons: [1]
Rutvarian Pit: [4]
>Rutvarian Tunnels: [1]
The North: [2]
THETHIRDSUN: [3]
VastDust-things:
M-Blessed Scattered Wanderers of Dasala: [3]
>Wailing Stars: [5]
Dressalia the Philosipher City: [4]
Taki blessed Lightbringers: [5]
Kesem blessed worshippers: [3]
Blessed Lucky Gavrasratii Colony: [5]
Gempria-things:
M-Blessed Homebound people of Gempria: [5]
M-Blessed Democracy of Day: [5]
Democracy of Two Seasons: [2]
Blessed Bookbinders of the Eternal Day: [3]
Blessed Grand Spirit Beasts: [4]
Blessed Apothecaries: [5]
Scaple-Two-things:
M-Blessed People of Scaple: [5]
> Shamans of Scaple: [5]
> Life and Death Mages (Druids) of Scaple: [4]
> Winged-Snake People: [3]
M-Blessed Healers of Scaple: [4]
M-Blessed Ruin-exploring Unlen of Scaple: [5]
M-Blessed Homes of Scaple: [4]
Blessed Winged-Snake Baghaturs: [4]
M-Cursed Who War Against Adventurers: [6]
M-Blessed Circle of Wise(wo)men: [5]
Blessed Prophet of Ferina: [4]
Blessed Clerics of Revolution: [5]
Gavrasratii-Things:
M-Blessed Gavrasratii: [3]
M-Blessed chosen of Rut-Var: [3]
Golems of Gavrasratii: [3]
Blessed Golems: [4]
M-Blessed Legion in Exile: [4]
M-Blessed Criminal Legion: [3]
Blessed Suncreened Sratii: [5]
M-Blessed Dragons: [3]
Blessed Sapamoeba slaves: [3]
Sapamoeba Slaves: [6]
Esulom-things:
Mana Cores: [5]
>Blessed Mana Core named Raven: [4]
Manafolk Remnants: [5]
King of Mana: [5]
Blessed Lineage of the Sandking: [4]
Remnants of Laser: [4]
Blessed Council of Sand: [5]
Soul-Things: [1]
Population Producer: [1]
Other-things:
Printing Press: [6]
Blessed Printing Presses: [5]
Namestones: [1]
INTERLOPERS TURN
Rut Gratis Var has received 2 Major Interventions from the Interloper of golden fury.Apart from the above, the Interlopers do not act this turn.
WORSHIP
Bolded for strong impactItalics for minor impactGempria: THESUN = Tim (Awe 4)
>Spirit Beasts: Tim
>Democracy of Day: Neetocris (Awe 3) > THESUN (Awe 1) = Tim (Awe 4)
>Democracy of Two Seasons: Neetocris (Awe 3) > Tim (Awe 4) > THESUN (Awe 1)
>Fellowship of Print: THESUN
>Mixed Royal Descendants: Neetocris (Awe 3) = Tim (Awe 4)
>Giant Spiders: Neetocris
Scaple-Two: Rut-Var (Killer of Storm) > Storm Shuddering Winds Embraced By Chitinous Thread (Awe 0)
>Adventurer Kingdom: Revolution (Awe 1) > Neetocris (Awe 3) > Ferina (Awe 1) > Storm (Awe 0)
>Snakes: Ferina
Esulom, Desert of Endless Mana: Esulom (Awe 2) > Taki (Awe 1) > Rut-Var (Killer of Storm) > Storm (Awe 0)
>Mana Cores: Esulom
>Kingdom of Mana (Manafolks): Esulom (Awe 2) > Omnipotence (Awe 4)
>Kingdom of Laser (Laserfolks): Omnipotence (Awe 4) > Esulom (Awe 2)
Vast Dust: Kesem (Awe 1) > Rut-Var (Awe 2) = Taki (Awe 1) > Storm (Awe 0)
>Dressalia: Kesem (Awe 2) > Taki (Awe 1) > Storm (Awe 0) = Action (Awe 0)
>Lightbringers: Taki
>Librarians: Kesem
>Wailing Stars: Kesem
RUT GRATIS VAR: Rut-Var = Gratis
>Gavrasratii+: Rut-Var (Awe 2) = Gratis (Awe 2) > Storm (Awe 0) > Revolution (Awe 1)
>Golems: Rut-Var = Gratis
>Dragons: Ferina
>Gavrasratii Dragons: Rut-Var
Rutvarian Mountains: Rut-Var
Rutvarian Mangled Earth: Gratis
The North: Taki
Celestial Forces: THESUN (Awe 1) > Kesem (Awe 1) = Taki (Killer of Satellites)
Coalescing Worship:Power coalesces! The key to the Infinite, the potential of liberation! Neetocris has obtained an Absolute Intervention!+1 Major Intervention:
- THESUN
- Rut-Var
- Gratis
- Revolution
- Ferina
- Tim
- Taki
- Shuddering Winds Embraced By Chitinous Thread
No Major Intervention:
- Kesem
- [ACTION].[WILL].[EON]
- news.global*
- Omnipotence
- Esulom
- Monarch
Warning:
RUT-VAR is feeling... MOUNTAIN-ish.
GRATIS is feeling... great-ok.
Shuddering Winds Embraced By Chitinous Thread is feeling... fungal, OH so FUNGAL!
WARDEN TURN
THE WARDEN IS AWARE.All God-Kings have been noticed by the
WARDEN.
The judgement of the
WARDEN will descend upon Neetocris, Rut-Var, Gratis, and Storm Suddering Winds Embraced by Chitinous Thread.
THE WARDEN SLAYS NEETOCRIS AND SEALS ONCE MORE ALL ITS POWER. NEETOCRIS LOST ALL ITS INTERVENTIONS.THE WARDEN will now break the foundation of Neetocris power.THE WARDEN HAS ERADICATED ALL ENTITIES THAT WORSHIP NEETOCRIS:- Democracy of Day
- Democracy of Two Seasons
- Giant Spiders
- Adventurer Kingdom
THE WARDEN SLAYS RUT-VAR AND SEALS ONCE MORE ALL ITS POWER. RUT-VAR LOST ALL ITS INTERVENTIONS.THE WARDEN will now break the foundation of RUT-VAR power.THE WARDEN HAS ERADICATED ALL REMAINING ENTITIES THAT WORSHIP RUT-VAR:- Scaple-Two
- Esulom
- Vast Dust
- Rut Gratis Var
- Gavrasratii
- Golems
- Gavrasratii Dragons
- Rutvarian Mountains
THE WARDEN SLAYS GRATIS AND SEALS ONCE MORE ALL ITS POWER. GRATIS LOST ALL ITS INTERVENTIONS.THE WARDEN will now break the foundation of GRATIS power.THE WARDEN HAS ERADICATED ALL REMAINING ENTITIES THAT WORSHIP GRATIS:- Rutvarian Mangled Earth
THE WARDEN SLAYS STORM SHUDDERING WINDS EMBRACED BY CHITINOUS THREADS AND SEALS ONCE MORE ALL ITS POWER. STORM SHUDDERING WINDS EMBRACED BY CHITINOUS THREADS LOST ALL ITS INTERVENTIONS.THE WARDEN will now break the foundation of STORM SHUDDERING WINDS EMBRACED BY CHITINOUS THREADS power.THE WARDEN HAS ERADICATED ALL REMAINING ENTITIES THAT WORSHIP STORM SHUDDERING WINDS EMBRACED BY CHITINOUS THREADS:- Dressalia
THE WARDEN IS AWARE.
MAJOR INTERVENTIONS AND ABOVE CANNOT BE GAINED.