Created: March 4, 2007
This blade was once called Aur Xica, sword of champions. Little now is known of it, its tale lost along with the empire it defended, Hora Quan.
It was forged at the beginning of the empire, and for centuries was wielded by each of the Emperor’s champions in turn, and helped to maintain its long peace, until that peace was ended by the dramojh war.
Tai Faren, the high priest, hid the sword from the dramojh—though no one has recorded where. He bound its power, and hid the secret to its unbinding at the heart of the empire, the Temple of the Hora Quan.
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Monday, November 12, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
Ao-Manasa
Created: February 8, 2007
Ao-Manasa
Large City
Population: 17,000
GP Limit: 40,000
01-24 Human (24%)
25-48 Giant (24%)
49-72 Sibeccai (24%)
73-96 Faen (24%)
97-00 Other (4%)
Power Centers:
Gri-Taresh, steward
Mixastomere, nearby dragon, exiled from the Squamous Horde
Nightwalkers
Captain of the Guard:
Ea-Shamar
Highest Level Locals:
Akashic 8th, 9th
Aristocrat 7th, 8th
Champion 9th, 7th
Commoner 18th, 17th
Expert 15th, 13th
Greenbond 9th, 8th
Mageblade 7th, 10th
Magister 8th, 9th
Oathsworn 7th, 7th
Runethane 8th, 9th
Unfettered 9th, 14th
Warmain 11th, 13th
Warrior 12th, 8th
Witch 10th, 12th
Ao-Manasa
Large City
Population: 17,000
GP Limit: 40,000
01-24 Human (24%)
25-48 Giant (24%)
49-72 Sibeccai (24%)
73-96 Faen (24%)
97-00 Other (4%)
Power Centers:
Gri-Taresh, steward
Mixastomere, nearby dragon, exiled from the Squamous Horde
Nightwalkers
Captain of the Guard:
Ea-Shamar
Highest Level Locals:
Akashic 8th, 9th
Aristocrat 7th, 8th
Champion 9th, 7th
Commoner 18th, 17th
Expert 15th, 13th
Greenbond 9th, 8th
Mageblade 7th, 10th
Magister 8th, 9th
Oathsworn 7th, 7th
Runethane 8th, 9th
Unfettered 9th, 14th
Warmain 11th, 13th
Warrior 12th, 8th
Witch 10th, 12th
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Pental
The Order of the Axe Chapterhouse located near Ao-Manasa is known as Pental, which was the former, pre-Diamond Throne name for Ao-Manasa. Pental is not just a Chapterhouse, but a small, self-sufficient town of about 650, including the inhabitants of the Chapterhouse itself. Though the town is literally focused around the Chapterhouse, there are quite a few residents in town that are not Order members. There is also a small minority of Order-sympathetic giants who call Pental home.
The Chapterhouse itself is a castle. It houses about 100 Squires at any given time, at various stages of training. Only about 3-4 of every ten Squires will become Knights; the rest will either remain Squires until their deaths, or will choose to leave the Order. It takes a minimum of seven years as a Squire before a Lord or Lady can bestow Knighthood. Most Knights spend an average of nine years as a Squire. Some spend many more. Squires who have had at least five years of training at the Chapterhouse are often assigned to individual Knights for more specific, in depth training.
At the current time, there are 27 Knights based on Pental, though up to half of them are away on field work all or most of the time. The number of Knights fluctuates from year to year, but it has remained between 15 and 30 for the past decade. There are also 5 Knight Masters living at the Pental Chapterhouse. One of them, Knight Master Sylsevyn, is Lord Morek's right hand man, the other four are primarily responsible for the training of the Squires. They enlist the help of the other Knights in the Chapterhouse to accomplish this.
The Pental Chapterhouse is currently run Lord Morek Gorran. He has been the Lord of Pental for nearly ten years and is very well liked and respected, by both Order members and civilian citzens of Pental. He once served under Lord Aniton Golhia and is a follower of his ideas for a peaceful resolution with the Diamond Throne. Though his ultimate goal is self-rule for all races, as it is for all Order members, his main focus has been at improving the life of non-giants (and giants for that matter) in the Ao-Manasa area. There have even been rumours of he and Gri-Taresh occasionally working together to solve local problems for the common good, but they are simply rumours. One thing is known: Gri-Taresh tolerates Pental and the Order's presence, so long as they do not directly interfere with his affairs in Ao-Manasa.
Pental itself is very well fortified. Approach by boat is difficult in most places; the waters around the island are shallow and filled with rocks, and most of the shores are high cliffs. This made it an ideal place to build a Chapterhouse and a town, as the seas in these parts are filled with pirates. The docks are at the south point of the island, where the land slopes down to meet the sea. The water around the docks has been deepened, and the rocks have been cleared. There are several buildings around the docks, but the town itself and the Chapterhouse are uphill.
The island is small; it has an area of about three and a half square miles and a circumference of about eight miles. The town itself takes up about one quarter of the island's land, though there are some homes and other buildings scattered across the island outside of the town. The island is mostly flat, with grasses, flowers and scattered trees. The soil itself was pretty rocky at one point, but through Greenbond attention, it has become fertile enough to support agriculture.
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Aur Xica
This blade was once called Aur Xica, sword of champions. Little now is known of it, its tale lost along with the empire it defended, Hora Quan.
It was forged at the beginning of the empire, and for centuries was wielded by each of the Emperor’s champions in turn, and helped to maintain its long peace, until that peace was ended by the dramojh war.
Tai Faren, the high priest, hid the sword from the dramojh—though no one has recorded where. He bound its power, and hid the secret to its unbinding at the heart of the empire, the Temple of the Hora Quan.
It was forged at the beginning of the empire, and for centuries was wielded by each of the Emperor’s champions in turn, and helped to maintain its long peace, until that peace was ended by the dramojh war.
Tai Faren, the high priest, hid the sword from the dramojh—though no one has recorded where. He bound its power, and hid the secret to its unbinding at the heart of the empire, the Temple of the Hora Quan.
Friday, February 9, 2007
Object Loresight
- Age of object.
- Name of last creature to touch the object, if any (other than you).
- Race of last creature to touch the object, if any (other than you).
- Name of the object’s creator (a natural object, like a rock, was created by nature).
- Race of the object’s creator, if any.
- Object’s purpose.
- Material(s) that makes up the object.
- Location of the object’s creation.
- Name of the most recent owner of the object, if any.
- Magical ability of the object, if any (random if more than one)
- About 2500 years old
- Captain Blank
- Human
- Tai Requar
- Human
- Kill the enemies of the Empire
- Steel, obsidian, gold
- Tai-Hora
- Tai Faren
- +1 enhancement
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Colloquialisms
The following slang words are from Arcana Evolved, page 329. I recommend using them in normal conversation, because you aren't living if you don't get bizarre looks from random strangers on a regular basis.
A Giant's Reach: Something about 10 feet long (technically). More generally, something that is distant, but still visible. "The other side of the cave's only about a giant's reach from here. "
Ale-Addled: Drunk.
Angel's Wings: Extreme luck. "He was saved by angel's wings."
Between Midnight and Death: A phrase used by many to mean "in deep trouble." As in, "We're between midnight and death down here!"
Biter: Someone week, attempting to be strong. "Little biter" is the most common use. Often used by crude members other races to describe a faen, particularly a faen warrior.
Bitter Suns: A curse. When directed to another, it means, "May the rest of your days be painful and sad."
Bobber: A copper piece.
By Malleus' Beard: An exclamation. The phrase refers to the great human hero Malleus, whose point of pride was his beard.
Cack: Nonsense.
Deuce: A silver piece.
Far From Home: Originally a litorian saying ("Araansha," in the native tongue), this means anything strange or alien.
Farther West: A term that means "keep looking" or "keep trying." Referring to the fact that for so long no one really knew what lay to the distant west, people use this phrase when someone makes an incorrect guess or can't find something that's lost. "Farther west, friend," one might say to such a person.
Feykin: What giants often affectionately call faen.
Gob-Friend: A shortened form of "goblin friend," this term is a pejorative descriptor for someone, implying that the person likes disgusting, low-class, or otherwise nasty things.
Little Brother: What giants call a well-liked human.
Logsleeper: A stupid person.
Maggot: A devious person.
Meadfoot: Someone able to hold his liquor.
Niashra's Gift: A blessing, or something truly excellent. A greater battle healing spell, a sack of 1,000 gp, or a masterwork sword, given from one individual to another, can be referred to as Niashra's gift.
Quen's Coin, or a Queen: A gold piece.
Race-Traitor: What some humans call mojh. This is a particularly offensive term.
Rarer Than a Dragon's Scale: Something very uncommon or something precious.
Royal: A platinum piece.
Spell-Brained: Stupid
Strong as a Magister's Staff: Something that is nearly unbreakable.
Witch-Headed: Crazy. Witches do not care for its use.
A Giant's Reach: Something about 10 feet long (technically). More generally, something that is distant, but still visible. "The other side of the cave's only about a giant's reach from here. "
Ale-Addled: Drunk.
Angel's Wings: Extreme luck. "He was saved by angel's wings."
Between Midnight and Death: A phrase used by many to mean "in deep trouble." As in, "We're between midnight and death down here!"
Biter: Someone week, attempting to be strong. "Little biter" is the most common use. Often used by crude members other races to describe a faen, particularly a faen warrior.
Bitter Suns: A curse. When directed to another, it means, "May the rest of your days be painful and sad."
Bobber: A copper piece.
By Malleus' Beard: An exclamation. The phrase refers to the great human hero Malleus, whose point of pride was his beard.
Cack: Nonsense.
Deuce: A silver piece.
Far From Home: Originally a litorian saying ("Araansha," in the native tongue), this means anything strange or alien.
Farther West: A term that means "keep looking" or "keep trying." Referring to the fact that for so long no one really knew what lay to the distant west, people use this phrase when someone makes an incorrect guess or can't find something that's lost. "Farther west, friend," one might say to such a person.
Feykin: What giants often affectionately call faen.
Gob-Friend: A shortened form of "goblin friend," this term is a pejorative descriptor for someone, implying that the person likes disgusting, low-class, or otherwise nasty things.
Little Brother: What giants call a well-liked human.
Logsleeper: A stupid person.
Maggot: A devious person.
Meadfoot: Someone able to hold his liquor.
Niashra's Gift: A blessing, or something truly excellent. A greater battle healing spell, a sack of 1,000 gp, or a masterwork sword, given from one individual to another, can be referred to as Niashra's gift.
Quen's Coin, or a Queen: A gold piece.
Race-Traitor: What some humans call mojh. This is a particularly offensive term.
Rarer Than a Dragon's Scale: Something very uncommon or something precious.
Royal: A platinum piece.
Spell-Brained: Stupid
Strong as a Magister's Staff: Something that is nearly unbreakable.
Witch-Headed: Crazy. Witches do not care for its use.
Sunday, February 4, 2007
Time
From page 322 of Arcana Evolved:
The year lasts 364 days. There are 13 months of 28 days each. Most often, the months are simply called "Firstmonth," "Secondmonth," and so on, all the way to "Lastmonth." The giants have their own names for the months, however, as do the faen and others. The giant month names are "official," and many people adopt the evocative, flavorful names the faen use.
The days of the week also have a variety of names, but the common names are used so widely, they are the only ones worth noting. There are seven days in each week, each with a shortened or slang form used often as well.
The year lasts 364 days. There are 13 months of 28 days each. Most often, the months are simply called "Firstmonth," "Secondmonth," and so on, all the way to "Lastmonth." The giants have their own names for the months, however, as do the faen and others. The giant month names are "official," and many people adopt the evocative, flavorful names the faen use.
| Months of the Year | ||||
| Common | Giant | Faen | Litorian* | Dragon |
| Firstmonth | Iu-Tarthes | Sunshadow | Snow | Wisdom |
| Secondmonth | Ae-Noman | Frostglint | Mist | Goldspel |
| Thirdmonth | Ai-Gebbon | Windlion | Birth | Silverscale |
| Fourthmonth | Ko-Fenas | Fathereye | Rain | Coppertail |
| Fifthmonth | Ji-Naras | Bloomkiss | Sun | Bronzewing |
| Sixthmonth | Rin-Taras | Neverstar | Leaves | Brasseye |
| Seventhmonth | Pal-Henach | Brightsong | Sky | Whitegreed |
| Eigthmonth | Yun-Feerna | Skyhome | Reeds | Blackbreath |
| Ninthmonth | Te-Carob | Mothereye | Gift | Greenclutch |
| Tenthmonth | Na-Vesto | Flameleaf | Twighlight | Bluetooth |
| Eleventhmonth | Al-Gerran | Kinspeak | Stars | Redclaw |
| Twelfthmonth | On-Heccan | Chillmoon | Sleep | Slumber |
| Lastmonth | In-Dearam | Wolfhowl | Moon | Platinumshine |
| *The litorian calendar considers Birth the first month of the year. | ||||
The days of the week also have a variety of names, but the common names are used so widely, they are the only ones worth noting. There are seven days in each week, each with a shortened or slang form used often as well.
- Dawnday/Dawday
- Waterday/Waday
- Earthday/Erday
- Halfweekday/Hawday
- Skyday/Skiday
- Firesday/Firday
- Restingday/Resterday
Calendar Thing
Skyday, 26th of Firstmonth – Ocean’s Blade sets sail from Ao-Manasa
Firesday, 27th of Firstmonth – Ocean’s Blade arrives at Mixastomere’s island
Restingday, 28th of Firstmonth – Ocean’s Blade arrives at Knight of the Axe island
Earthday, 3rd of Secondmonth – Ocean’s Blade arrives at Rellik’s organization’s island
Halfweekday, 4th of Secondmonth – Ocean’s Blade arrives at the Tomb of Ozymandius
Dawnday, 8th of Secondmonth -- Ocean's Blade sets sail from the Tomb of Ozymandius
Halfweekday, 11th of Secondmonth -- Ocean's Blade returns to Ao-Manasa
Skyday, 12th of Secondmonth -- Ocean's Blade sets sail from Ao-Manasa
Restingday, 14th of Secondmonth -- Ocean's Blade arrives at Rellik's organization's island
Waterday, 16th of Secondmonth -- Ocean's Blade returns to Ao-Manasa in the morning, sets sail again that evening
Skyday, 19th of Secondmonth -- Ocean's Blade arrives at Knight of the Axe Island
It's incomplete, because most of the other dates ought to be obvious from the summaries. If anyone feels the need to prepare a more complete time line, feel free to keep track of it.
Firesday, 27th of Firstmonth – Ocean’s Blade arrives at Mixastomere’s island
Restingday, 28th of Firstmonth – Ocean’s Blade arrives at Knight of the Axe island
Earthday, 3rd of Secondmonth – Ocean’s Blade arrives at Rellik’s organization’s island
Halfweekday, 4th of Secondmonth – Ocean’s Blade arrives at the Tomb of Ozymandius
Dawnday, 8th of Secondmonth -- Ocean's Blade sets sail from the Tomb of Ozymandius
Halfweekday, 11th of Secondmonth -- Ocean's Blade returns to Ao-Manasa
Skyday, 12th of Secondmonth -- Ocean's Blade sets sail from Ao-Manasa
Restingday, 14th of Secondmonth -- Ocean's Blade arrives at Rellik's organization's island
Waterday, 16th of Secondmonth -- Ocean's Blade returns to Ao-Manasa in the morning, sets sail again that evening
Skyday, 19th of Secondmonth -- Ocean's Blade arrives at Knight of the Axe Island
It's incomplete, because most of the other dates ought to be obvious from the summaries. If anyone feels the need to prepare a more complete time line, feel free to keep track of it.
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