WORLD TURN 2:
Dasala: Darkapple plague and the conquest of the Dust Sky
As proof of her greatness,
Taki the Dust God-Queen Wanderer-King of Dasala granted to each Dasalan family a marvel of True Names and engineering, the Familybarge which any could use to ride and live through the Dusty Sky while remaining sheltered from the elements. Using this incredible gift, the Dasalan spread across the Vast Dust, ever expanding the reach of Dasala and the influence of their God-Queen.
In another location of the Vast Dust, a few knowledge seeking Wanderers gathered to the Librarians Tower erected by
Kesem the God-King of the Dark, Wanderer of the Night Sky. They formed a secluded order of knowledge seekers called the Librarians of the Dark, dedicated to uncovering the secrets of True Names.
Similarly in Dasala, the blessed order of the Lightbringers built a small tower called the Lighthouse. There, they researched the True Names of the light.
At some point in time, a terrible plague ravaged the Darkapple Trees of the Vast Dust, threatening Dasala with a future famine.
Gempria the Ever-Bright: Union of the God-King bloodlines and the Great Barbarian Invasion
Two great events would shake the twin kingdoms of Gempria in the 2nd Turn of the Long Dark. First was the alliance of the two God-Kings of Fire and Shade Unlen,
Tim the Reborn Burning God-Queen and Neetocris the Untouchable Shaded God-King. As sign of this alliance, the Fire and Shade royal bloodlines intermingled, greatly strengthening the links between the two kingdoms. In the wake of all this, Tim declared war on THESUN and its followers, cursing them such that they fled the Kingdom of Fire Season, sowing the seeds of great coming changes.
With half their leaders cursed, the faithful of the Eternal Day went on an exodus toward the Scaple where other Unlen had once fled the two God-Kings. Their rage and hate toward Fire consumed them until their deaths, and were passed on to the blessed faithful of the Eternal Day. The Cult of the Sun came to the Unlen Barbarians of the Scaple who sought the Light of Gempria, converting them to the Sun and rousing their hearts to claim back Gempria from Fire and Shade. And so did the Night Horde form, on a crusade to take back the Light from Gempria.
They came in seemingly endless waves, only barely slowed by the Beast Users of the Kingdoms of Seasons. As they lost more and more of their territory to the Horde, the Fire and Shade Unlen made a pact with the Grand Spirit Beasts in the hopes of annihilating their enemies. But even with the might of the Grand Beasts, the twin Kingdoms couldn't push back the barbarians of the Scaple. Wounded and spent, the Grand Spirit Beasts then entered a long slumber.
The Empire of Eternal Day formed on the conquered lands of the Kingdoms of Seasons, and an uneasy peace was signed between the Empire and the Kingdoms of Gempria.
With the war came many occasion, especially for the printing press invention and the communication terminals. Studying and reverse-engineering the two marvels of the God-Kings, the Unlen of Gempria managed to replicate pale but effective copies, thus creating a vast information network across Gempria and a boon in the diffusion of knowledge and ideology through books.
While this all happened, sightings of a fractal abomination were reported in Gempria, hunting mercilessly those who worshipped Omnipotence. As a consequence, faith in Omnipotence sharply fell among the Sandfolks who had managed to make their lives in Gempria.
Shaman Kingdoms of the Tropical Scaple: the Shamanic Corruption of the Mycus
In ever moist Scaple, the Shaman Kingdoms continued to rise and fall undisturbed, with some slowly uncovering the secrets of the ancient ruins thanks to heroic explorers blessed by
Revolution the God-King of Unfound Ruins. One such adventurer drew the blade which housed the God-King, and founded the Adventurer Kingdom, where explorers and ruin seekers from the entire world gathered in order to feed their lust for adventure.
At the same time the Shaman Kings found a way to manipulate the spores of the Scaple, and in a great ritual gone wrong, the Scaple mycellium network known as the Mycus became corrupted by the evils of thought and the power of the shamans. As a dire consequence, the central lands of the Scaple withered into a strange rot that didn't belong to the cycle of Decay, its sure spread threatening to destroy the tropical Scaple.
Many of the venomous snakes were consumed in the decay, the central lands being where they once thrived. Although fortunately, the winged snakes escaped the decay, blessed by
Ferina the Serpentine God-Queen. They thrived and multiplied in the ruined Scaple, their descendants inheriting a form of resistance to the shamanic corruption.
Gavrasratii: First Emperor and Golemworks
The Empire of the Sratii continued to persist thanks to the blessing of
Gratis the God-King of Ancient Mysteries, fulfilling the hopes and dreams of its inhabitants and shutting down for good the pessimists. It is said the first Emperor of Gavrasratii, the Sratiitra, was the first to climb
Rut-Gar the God-Queen of Mountain and offer onto her altar a hundred servants and a thousand treasures. To reward his sacrifice, he was given the power to rule over his kin and made himself warlord, then king, then Emperor. And to prevent any would be pretenders from gaining the favor of the Mountain and challenging his rule, the Emperor had a great sealed temple built around the altar, where only those allowed by the Emperor could enter.
The Golems created by Gratis to help them fascinated the Sratii, and using ancient blueprints they developed the art of Golemworking. Although unable to match the divine precision of Gratis, they still succeeded in creating golems of their own.
Tropical Esulom: A Land Reborn
Given new life by the Greater Spell of Realm That Jungled, the dying Esulom turned into a mossy and fungal land where once barren wastelands and ruins laid. Still deep were the ancient wounds of Esulom, and much time would be needed to fully heal them. And with the departure of
Omnipotence the God-King of Sand from Esulom, the remaining Sandfolks turned their worship to
[the Storm Shuddering Winds Embraced By Chitinous Thread, God-King of Decay, Storm and Rebirth] who purged the land of the drain disease.
To make the best of their new lives, the Sandfolks gathered once more but never did form a country as a leader never really arose among them.
Other things
Following the commandments of
[ACTION].[WILL].[EON] God-King of Satellites and Propaganda, the Antenna-Unlen spread and multiplied, forming a small insignificant country at the shaded edge of Gempria.
RollsPeople-things:Wanderers of Dasala:
[2] [3]
Taki blessed Lightbringers: [3]
Kesem blessed worshippers:
[6] [3]
Darkapple Trees: [1]
M-Blessed Homebound people of Gempria:
[2] [3]
Blessed followers of the Eternal Day:
[6] [4]
Cursed followers of the Eternal Day: [6]
Blessed Shade-Unlen of the terminal:
[2] [2] [5]
Blessed Sandfolks of Gempria: [5] -Envoy interference-
Grand Spirit Beasts: [6]
Invading Unlen Barbarians of Scaple: [5]
M-Blessed Unlen Barbarians of Scaple: [3]
Darkseeing Unlen of Scaple: [3]
Ruin-exploring Unlen of Scaple: [4]
Unlen Shamans of Scaple:
[6] [6] [4]
Antenna-Unlen: [3]
M-Blessed Gavrasratii:
[1] [2] [3]
M-Blessed chosen of Rut-Var:
[2] [2] [4]
Golems of Gavrasratii: [4]
Sandfolks: [4]
World-things:Tropical Scaple: [6]
>Venomous Snakes: [6]
>Blessed Winged Snakes: [4]
Tropical Esulom: [3]
Other-things:Printing Press: [4]
Terminals: [5]
INTERLOPERS TURN
The enigmatic Interlopers acted.
Another Envoy (0/3/3) has been sent on the world, this time with the aim of destroying the vessel of
Kesem the God-King of the Dark, Wanderer of the Night Sky. This one is an abomination of faces screaming at Kesem for the madness of his gifts of forbidden secrets.
The Interlopers have sent an Envoy to Hunt Kesem and destroy their Vessel.To feel better after discovering the pain of sickness, an Interloper has cursed the entire world with a coming plague that will inevitably affect all mortal civilisations the next turn.
WORSHIP
Bolded for strong impactItalics for minor impactThe Wanderers of Dasala worship the Blood Vessel of Taki and the Construct Vessels of Kesem. None takes precedence.The Lightbringers worship TakiThe Librarians worship KesemThe Cult of the Burning Queen worships the Blood Vessel of Tim.The Cult of the Sedentary King worships the Blood Vessel of Neetocris.The Cult of Seasons worships the Blood Vessel of Tim and Neetocris.The Cult of the Eternal Day worships the World Vessel of THESUN.Gemria worships the World Vessel of THESUN.The Sandfolks of Gempria worship the Construct Vessels of Omnipotence.The Sratii of Gavrasratii worship the World Vessel of Rut-Var and the Construct Vessels of Gratis. Rut-Var takes precedence (3 vs 2)The mangled earth of the northern region worship the Construct Vessels of Gratis.Golems and Golemworkers worship the Construct Vessels of Gratis. The Unlen of the Shaman Kingdom of Scaple worship the Construct Vessels of Revolution and the World Vessel of Storm Shuddering Winds Embraced By Chitinous Thread. None of them take precedence.The Sandfolks of Esulom worship the World Vessel of Storm Shuddering Winds Embraced By Chitinous Thread.The Antenna-Unlen worship the World Vessel of [ACTION].[WILL].[EON].The bookbinders and print pressers worship THESUN.The terminal users worship news.global*.All Darkapple Trees worship the Blood Vessel of Taki.All Snakes worship the Blood Vessel of Ferina.Winged Snakes worship the Blood Vessel of Ferina.The Hills and Mountains worship the World Vessel of Rut-Var.The Scaple worships the World Vessel of Storm Shuddering Winds Embraced By Chitinous Thread.Esulom worships 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.Coalescing Worship:Worship has coalesced into 1 Major Intervention for the following God-Kings:
- Taki
- Kesem
- Tim
- THESUN
- [ACTION].[WILL].[EON]
- Revolution
- Ferina
- Neetocris
- Kesem
- Rut-Var
- Gratis
- Shuddering Winds Embraced By Chitinous Thread
Worship failed to coalesce into 1 Major Intervention for the following God-Kings:
- Omnipotence
-news.global*