WORLD TURN 1: THE ERA OF NIGHT
The Day When the Sun Fell on Gempria
The awakening of the God-Kings came with tremendous changes for the inhabitants of the world. As if to announce their presence and very real hold over the world, the God-King THESUN took over and destroyed the Sun in a fiery explosion, stealing the blessings of Light from all other corners of the world and granting them to Gempria alone for reason only THESUN knew. For all places beyond Gempria, this day would herald the start of
the Long Dark.The Wanderers of Dasala: Of Dust and Night
When the Sun embers fell south, the Vast Dust turned dark and the winds shuddered. But in its great wisdom,
Taki the Dust God-Queen Wanderer-King of Dasala had imparted a prophecy to the Wanderers and planted the seeds of Darkapple Trees which would feed the Wanderers even during the coming Long Dark.
But despite Taki's intervention, the Wanderers still struggled heavily under the reign of the Night, their eyes unadapted to such darkness. Fortunately the protection of a God-King of the Dark itself guided them in the darkness, telling them to use not their eyes but their words. With the powers of True Names the Wanderers found again the light, thus managing to save the Kingdom of Dasala from a slow decay. A new cult thus appeared within Dasala, dedicated to
Kesem the God-King of the Dark, Wanderer of the Night Sky.Gempria of Two Seasons, Land of the Eternal Day
On the day the Sun fell on Gempria, it is said by the Fire-Unlen that
Tim the Burning God-Queen used all her power in a grand sacrifice to save Gempria from certain doom. Whether it is the truth or not, it is what the Fire-Unlen myths recount, and it is a fact the Fire and Shade Unlen obtained that day the power to summon mighty Spirit Beasts to aid them. Inside the Shade-Unlen myths however, it is instead told
Neetocris the Shaded God-King in his great wisdom warned the faithful to remain in their homes that day, like any other day that is. But he did say to remain home, and did also declare all homes blessed whether they were from the faithful or the faithless. And so in Shade-Unlen tradition, it is the action of Neecrotis which protected Gempria, for after all isn't Gempria the home of the Fire and Shade Unlen?
Four cults appeared in the twin kingdoms following these events. First is the
Cult of the Immolated Queen whose followers worship Tim and her sacrifice, and who foretell Her return and victory over death. Next is the
Cult of the Sedentary King whose followers worship Neetocris and the comforting shade of home. The third is the
Cult of Seasons, worshipping equally both God-Kings according to the interpretation that they worked together to protect and save Gempria from the Sun fall. Finally is the fringe Cult of the Eternal Day, dedicated to the Fallen Sun.
Overcome with light, Gempria became the envy of people from beyond who sought to take refuge from the Long Dark in Gempria. Great migrations occured from the Unlen barbarian tribes of the Scaple, to the mysterious Sandfolks who crossed the Liquid Expanse in search for the light. The two Kingdoms joined forces to repel the unending invaders, although doing so exhausted the two countries.
Gavrasratii the Reborn Sratii Empire
For the Sratii who had toiled meager lives in the mountain-children of Rut-Gar, the coming of the Long-Dark heralded a new golden age. It would seem
Rut-Gar the God-Queen of Mountain took pity upon these pitiful creatures, and blessed them with the bounties of her own treasury and generous face. Already used to the dark, the disappearance of Light only mildly disturbed their lives, and with the newfound blessings of the mountain, their settlements grew at a rapid pace. Woe to those who would curse the Mountain however, for they would crumble into salt.
The blessings of Rut-Gar alone did not explain their golden age: reborn with new life from the bellies of the land, the Ruby Judge now inhabited by
Gratis the God-King of Ancient Mysteries ordered the very earth to part and release sealed Gavrasratii, the legendary Sratii Empire of yore. Rediscovering their ruins and preserved archives, the Sratii managed to rebuild part of their past, propelling them through leaps of development. Although called Empire, this new country was for now some sort of great confederation of major Sratii tribes united in their
dual cults of the Mother of All Mountain and the Keeper of Secrets.
Scaple the Moist Bountiful Land and its Shaman Kings
When the Sun fell, the divine breath of
[the Storm Shuddering Winds Embraced By Chitinous Thread, God-King of Decay, Storm and Rebirth] blew on Scaple, spreading spores of life to give a new chance to the abandoned land. As if adapting to the Long Dark, great fungal jungles and prairies of moss all bioluminescent sprouted in vast quantities all over Scaple, rising and dying, their humid rot feeding new sprouts and spores. Further renforcing its diversity were many venomous snakes brought by
Ferina the Serpentine God-Queen, whose many deaths fueled the cycle of rot and rebirth even more. As nature is well-made, the surviving species of snakes were the top predators of Scaple, their venom distilling the essence of decay to dreadful effect.
The Unlen who remained on Scaple rather than flee for Gempria adapted quickly to these new boons, guided by the group of Shamans blessed by the Storm and taught by the Sword. Having found the lost altar of
Revolution the God-King, they came to understand the blessing he cast over Scaple and made themselves Shaman-Kings of the Unlen. Now the Unlen of Scaple worship the two God-Kings to whom they owe their prosperity, calling them the Great Storm-Spirit and the Great Sword-Spirit.
The Madness of the Antenna-Unlen
[ACTION].[WILL].[EON] God-King of Satellites visited the faithless Unlen when the Sun fell, and changed them so that they could hear the voices of the orbiting powers of the Night Sky. With the Voices as guide, they found their ways into the Dark and could survive and even thrive where others had failed. As days of dark passed, the more they relied on the voices until their minds would go mad from elliptical revelations. Soon the voices of the Antenna-Unlen were silenced, with only scarce individuals surviving the maddening call of the satellites: these few survivors had surpassed their past selves, becoming diviners capable of listening to the signs of the Night Sky.
The Sandfolks of Esulom
To the West and beyond the Liquid Expanse, the Sandfolks were created by
Omnipotence the God-King of Sand on Esulom. Alone and undisturbed, they started multiplicating even in Esulom where magic was sparse and limited, having been drained by a distant cataclysm. Misfortune then struck as a few Sandfolks contracted an ancient magical plague draining them of their magic until they died. As the plague spread by close proximity, the Sandfolks became hermit creatures who rarely interacted with one another out of fear of catching the draining plague. Only the blessed Sandfolks seemed immune to it, but their immunity didn't seem to pass to their descendants.
A herald came to them from a faraway land, speaking of home and cosiness. Some Sandfolks started following Neetocris.
RollsWanderers of Dasala:
[2] [3]
Fire-Unlen and Shade-Unlen: [3]
Homeloving Fire-Unlen and Shade-Unlen: [3]
Unlen Barbarians of Scaple: [1]
Blessed Unlen Barbarians of Scaple:
[1] [6] [5]
Unlen Shamans of Scaple: [4]
Antenna-Unlen: [6]
Sratii:
[2] [2] [2] [5]
Cursed Sratii: [2]
Sandfolks: [2]
Blessed Sandfolks: [3]
Venomous Snakes: [6]
Tropical Scaple: [5]
Unearthed Empire: [3]
INTERLOPERS TURN
From beyond the reach of the God-Kings, an Interloper sent an envoy after one of the 12 criminals. Landing on Esulom, a living fractal-mechanism sterilized the land in its wake as it headed toward
Omnipotence the God-King of Sand, who committed a crime of divine hubris by attempting to become the One above All thus challenging beings greater than himself.
The Interlopers have sent an Envoy to Hunt Omnipotence and destroy their Vessel.VESSEL REFORMATION
THESUN may reincarnate into a new World Vessel or a new Blood Vessel.
The World Vessel is a satellite which once was a powerful sun challenger. THESUN would have 4 points to redistribute (max 3 allocated per attribute).
The Blood Vessel is among one of the most faithful of the Cult of the Eternal Day. THESUN would have 3 points to redistribute (max 3 allocated per attribute) and gain a +1 Law bonus due to its mastery of Spirit Summoning.
Tim may reincarnate the most powerful of her descendants, whose mastery of Spirit Summoning is unparalleled. Tim would have 4 points to redistribute (max 3 allocated per attribute) and gain a +1 bonus to Law.
Current Worship:The Wanderers of Dasala worship the
Blood Vessel of Taki and the
Construct Vessel of Kesem.
The Darkapple Trees worship the
Blood Vessel of Taki.
The Fire-Unlen and Shade-Unlen of Gempria:
> The Cult of the Burning Queen worship the
Blood Vessel of Tim.
> The Cult of the Sedentary King worship the
Blood Vessel of Neetocris.
> The Cult of Seasons worship the
Blood Vessel of Tim and Neetocris. Neetocris takes precedence (3 vs 0).
> The Cult of the Eternal Day worship the
World Vessel of THESUN.
Gemria worship the
World Vessel of THESUN.
The Sratii of Gavrasratii worship the
World Vessel of Rut-Var and the
Construct Vessel of Gratis. Rut-Var takes precedence (3 vs 2)
The mangled earth of the northern region worship the
Construct Vessel of Gratis.
The Unlen of the Shaman Kingdom of Scaple worship the
Construct Vessel of Revolution and the
World Vessel of Storm Shuddering Winds Embraced By Chitinous Thread. None of them take precedence.
The Antenna-Unlen worship the
World Vessel of [ACTION].[WILL].[EON].
The Sandfolks worship the
Construct Vessel of Omnipotence, and a very few worship the
Blood Vessel of Neetocris.
All Snakes worship the
Blood Vessel of Ferina.
The Hills and Mountains worship the
World Vessel of Rut-Var.
The Scaple worship the
World Vessel of Storm Shuddering Winds Embraced By Chitinous Thread.
The Clouds worship the
World Vessel of Storm Shuddering Winds Embraced By Chitinous Thread.
The Satellites worship the
World Vessel of [ACTION].[WILL].[EON] and THESUN. [ACTION].[WILL].[EON] takes precedence (3 vs 0)
Coalescing Worship:Worship has coalesced into 1 Major Intervention for the following God-Kings:
- Taki
- Neetocris
- Rut-Var
- Gratis
- Shuddering Winds Embraced By Chitinous Thread
Worship failed to coalesce into 1 Major Intervention for the following God-Kings:
- Kesem
- Tim
- THESUN
- [ACTION].[WILL].[EON]
- Revolution
- Ferina
- Omnipotence
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