The shapeless Tiitloc, hibernating within the calm center of this unnamed sun, stirs at sensing the neighboring chaos. Tiitloc's essence expands, slowly at first, but at an increasing rate. As Tiitloc's girth meets the surface of the sun he halts his growth. The sun darkens as Tiitloc materializes dark tentacles of energy which flare and flail about the surrounding celestial bodies and bathe them in radiation.
And so it is that radiation is created, the world is bathed in all kinds of heat and warmth and color and light and radiance. Tiitloc's radiance is not Order, per se, but it still has far more order to it than the chaos that exists, and as such it slowly begins to create sparks the order and chaos forging a spark of life which is like a soul. These souls are not connected to anything though and float throughout the ether.
Zawadi....the blessed..
And a new Titan enters the heavens.
Alexandra creates the moon.
And so the moon is created, showing in the heavens like a giant green ball of light and solid matter. This immediately makes tides appear in the oceans, though it also causes some earthquakes.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Three Aeons - Day 3
Χαος: Floating in the depths of space, the shapeless form that is Χαος begins to pulse. Deep, rythmic beats like some lethargic celestial heartbeat. With each pulse, a large meteoric object is expelled from Χαος in seemingly random directions.
Some head in the general direction of the newly formed World; others towards the most remote reaches of the Universe. Each object trails a faint essence of Χαος as they hurtle through space.
After a short time, Χαος falls silent once again.
Χαος creates several essence-filled meteors and sends them in various directions.
Streaking through the sky the Chaos Stars go in all kinds of random directions. Some simply go on forever lost in the darkness of space. Some fly into the sun and as they do so they cause strange eldritch storms and spots to appear on its surface though they are instantly incinerated in its heat. Some impact the stars themselves, and these lesser stars are not hot enough to burn the Chaos Stars so change the stars themselves, causing them to shift in color from bright yellow to Red, Blue and even Silver. It is beautiful but has a slightly ominous feel to it.
Some stars hit each other, and of these that do, they form comets that begin to orbit the Sun in relative degrees to the world. There are three of these comets.
Three more slam into the world. One impacts the sea, causing one of the seas between the continents to turn blood red and boil with toxic vapors. Clouds that pass this way often become more furious and intensify storms that hit them.
One impacts the land and causes strange glowing energy to emit from the ground slowly rolling forth in waves.
One breaks up in the atmosphere, causing bits of chaos to sprinkle everywhere and nowhere.
Some head in the general direction of the newly formed World; others towards the most remote reaches of the Universe. Each object trails a faint essence of Χαος as they hurtle through space.
After a short time, Χαος falls silent once again.
Χαος creates several essence-filled meteors and sends them in various directions.
Streaking through the sky the Chaos Stars go in all kinds of random directions. Some simply go on forever lost in the darkness of space. Some fly into the sun and as they do so they cause strange eldritch storms and spots to appear on its surface though they are instantly incinerated in its heat. Some impact the stars themselves, and these lesser stars are not hot enough to burn the Chaos Stars so change the stars themselves, causing them to shift in color from bright yellow to Red, Blue and even Silver. It is beautiful but has a slightly ominous feel to it.
Some stars hit each other, and of these that do, they form comets that begin to orbit the Sun in relative degrees to the world. There are three of these comets.
Three more slam into the world. One impacts the sea, causing one of the seas between the continents to turn blood red and boil with toxic vapors. Clouds that pass this way often become more furious and intensify storms that hit them.
One impacts the land and causes strange glowing energy to emit from the ground slowly rolling forth in waves.
One breaks up in the atmosphere, causing bits of chaos to sprinkle everywhere and nowhere.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Three Aeons - Day 2
Heat and ash from Tiilocs celestial romp fill Eloras eyes. She cries down tears from the heavens to form the salty seas.
Tiiloc's tears slowly fill the heavens as clouds which pour down in unending rivulets. The giant rifts and valleys forged by fire in the world make seas which now also makes islands and continents. The world is a shining jewel in the heavens.
Agni takes an interest in this new world and births himself a body within the molten core. Like the world itself, Agni's skin is rocky and jagged, covered with fissures exposing the fiery lava beneath. Agni tunnels away from the core to the planet's surface and creates the first volcano.
Mt. Agni forms in the world, bursting forth with lava, some of which hisses and steams as it meets the newly formed sea. The earth shakes and fire erupts as it thrusts up from the Earth itself, a giant fiery eye that pierces the clouds and stares back at the sun menacingly. Then it calms slightly but still spews forth lava from time to time.
Χαος: As Order begins to permeate through the Universe, existence starts to strain at the imbalance. Fraying at the edges, reality seems to twist as Χαος coalesces into being in the chasm between the stars. A dark cloud of Chaos and Uncertainty slowly begins to spread, righting the balance once again.
Chaos enters the world first in the form of lightning that begins to form from the clouds, striking the earth and leaving eldritch marks. The sun begins to storm as well, the occasional flare reaching out unfathomable distances in the heavens. The concept of probability and entropy also creep in with it, and now all things hence forth after this will affected by Chaos and uncertainty. The world, the sun, Mt. Agni and the sea being the only certainties in an uncertain world.
Traveling through the great cosmos looking for a place to dwell, The Unknown, a great spirit, comes across this newly formed world and decides that this will do. The Unknown can make herself seen to other beings when the time is right, but for now, The Unknown wishes to observe her fellow inhabitants of this new world unseen and unfelt watching with great interest to see how she can use her influence to create a world of her liking.
The Unknown spreads her influence into the world, partially unseen. They can sense her vague presence but know nothing about her, her form or her location. And she watches, and waits, and ponders.
Tiiloc's tears slowly fill the heavens as clouds which pour down in unending rivulets. The giant rifts and valleys forged by fire in the world make seas which now also makes islands and continents. The world is a shining jewel in the heavens.
Agni takes an interest in this new world and births himself a body within the molten core. Like the world itself, Agni's skin is rocky and jagged, covered with fissures exposing the fiery lava beneath. Agni tunnels away from the core to the planet's surface and creates the first volcano.
Mt. Agni forms in the world, bursting forth with lava, some of which hisses and steams as it meets the newly formed sea. The earth shakes and fire erupts as it thrusts up from the Earth itself, a giant fiery eye that pierces the clouds and stares back at the sun menacingly. Then it calms slightly but still spews forth lava from time to time.
Χαος: As Order begins to permeate through the Universe, existence starts to strain at the imbalance. Fraying at the edges, reality seems to twist as Χαος coalesces into being in the chasm between the stars. A dark cloud of Chaos and Uncertainty slowly begins to spread, righting the balance once again.
Chaos enters the world first in the form of lightning that begins to form from the clouds, striking the earth and leaving eldritch marks. The sun begins to storm as well, the occasional flare reaching out unfathomable distances in the heavens. The concept of probability and entropy also creep in with it, and now all things hence forth after this will affected by Chaos and uncertainty. The world, the sun, Mt. Agni and the sea being the only certainties in an uncertain world.
Traveling through the great cosmos looking for a place to dwell, The Unknown, a great spirit, comes across this newly formed world and decides that this will do. The Unknown can make herself seen to other beings when the time is right, but for now, The Unknown wishes to observe her fellow inhabitants of this new world unseen and unfelt watching with great interest to see how she can use her influence to create a world of her liking.
The Unknown spreads her influence into the world, partially unseen. They can sense her vague presence but know nothing about her, her form or her location. And she watches, and waits, and ponders.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
[PBEM] The Three Aeons - Day 1
Lonely after searching the cosmos for life, Elora takes dust from the stars and forms a sphere that she breathes life unto.
While there had until that time been neither stars, nor dusts, nor spheres, Elora, first of the goddesses, takes the dust in her hands, and the stars begin to shine in the heavens, distant but beauteous in their wonder, and there was a world. It was a lifeless rock at this point, but the world is now in existence, and a perfect sphere it is as well.
AND lo! The heavens pulled like no time before with forces yet unnamed! Wrenched, from the fabrics of the fractured void is born the titan Tiitloc: the son of shattered veils. Bound by matter, the deposed Tiitloc subjects himself to (the force known as gravity) and slumbers at the center of an azure sun.
In the center of the void a giant star, dwarfing all the others flares to life. Since neither gravity, nor mass yet exist, both the world and the sun merely sit there, but the light radiated from the sun and the heat cause the world on one side to become slightly warm, and the other side to become slightly hot.
Time passes, and this increases but not significantly, but eventually one half of the world begins to glow with the embers of lava as the rock melts, though only a few inches at this point, whilst the other half of the world is denied Tiitloc's light.
Then, as Tiitloc himself begins to slumber into the sun, a burst of activity takes place, initially the world hurtles towards the sun, about to consume it, only to miss and sling shot around into an orbit. The orbits are tight at first, causing the entire world to become almost a second star as it radiates the heat, but the orbit slowly becomes more stable until the world itself begins to rotate around equally heating both sides, cooling it.
In the process, mountains and valleys have been forged, albiet very rough ones. The center of the world now has its own molten core.
While there had until that time been neither stars, nor dusts, nor spheres, Elora, first of the goddesses, takes the dust in her hands, and the stars begin to shine in the heavens, distant but beauteous in their wonder, and there was a world. It was a lifeless rock at this point, but the world is now in existence, and a perfect sphere it is as well.
AND lo! The heavens pulled like no time before with forces yet unnamed! Wrenched, from the fabrics of the fractured void is born the titan Tiitloc: the son of shattered veils. Bound by matter, the deposed Tiitloc subjects himself to (the force known as gravity) and slumbers at the center of an azure sun.
In the center of the void a giant star, dwarfing all the others flares to life. Since neither gravity, nor mass yet exist, both the world and the sun merely sit there, but the light radiated from the sun and the heat cause the world on one side to become slightly warm, and the other side to become slightly hot.
Time passes, and this increases but not significantly, but eventually one half of the world begins to glow with the embers of lava as the rock melts, though only a few inches at this point, whilst the other half of the world is denied Tiitloc's light.
Then, as Tiitloc himself begins to slumber into the sun, a burst of activity takes place, initially the world hurtles towards the sun, about to consume it, only to miss and sling shot around into an orbit. The orbits are tight at first, causing the entire world to become almost a second star as it radiates the heat, but the orbit slowly becomes more stable until the world itself begins to rotate around equally heating both sides, cooling it.
In the process, mountains and valleys have been forged, albiet very rough ones. The center of the world now has its own molten core.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Oneshot: Kobolds Save the World
Rita: AwHell
Wayne: Kobold 426...wait...728
Bernie: Snaryl
Paralax the Lich had blighted the land for 20 years before the great adventurers rose up to stop him. For another 20 more the heroes cleaned out his dread hold level by level only to die right before stopping him. The kobolds on the first level learned that Paralax had decided to destroy all life in the world so they picked up all the magic items the adventurers left. However, each time one kobold died, they were replaced by another.
The Lich appeared to gloat and so the kobold's hid. Snaryl went straight for the device using stealth and cunning to bypass, while 426 and AwHell1 hid among-st the Orcs. The Lich figured out that they had the adventuer's items, so 426 and Awhell used a series of very powerful spells to kill the lich and those that guarded him since the Lich had his defenses down.
But they still had to take out the device.
The first room they ran into was a simple puzzle with four pillars and four elements. The trick was just to walk past it. Snaryl snuck. The others slid down the stairs in a cube of force. However, many of the number clan were killed (well...two) by a Deck of Many Things cleverly placed on the other end of the room.
The next room had a powerful dragon that they talked to instead of fighting, and managed to free. The winged iron golems were a bit more of a challenge, until they opened the door on the opposite side which had a huge amount of water come in and kill everything, including them. Snaryl was ethereal at the time.
The new 426 and AwHell Clan member swam through the next room, vast and filled with water. Snaryl managed to snag them into the etherial plane. They went through the room but fought off several ghost pirates and used fireballs and a prismatic wall to keep them at bay. They found the portal to the other side.
Awhell's gem of seeing managed to help them navigate the Lich's final maze to the device. 526 used a wish to summon a carpet which he used to circle the machine and help destroy the pylons. They all escaped and blew up the device and saved the world.
The gods rewarded them. Awhell4 became Goddess of Chaotic Good kobolds (an abomination in Kobold society). 526 became God of Fertility and Multiplication. Skarl wasn't in the mood to become a God and so became a member of the assassin's guild.
Wayne: Kobold 426...wait...728
Bernie: Snaryl
Paralax the Lich had blighted the land for 20 years before the great adventurers rose up to stop him. For another 20 more the heroes cleaned out his dread hold level by level only to die right before stopping him. The kobolds on the first level learned that Paralax had decided to destroy all life in the world so they picked up all the magic items the adventurers left. However, each time one kobold died, they were replaced by another.
The Lich appeared to gloat and so the kobold's hid. Snaryl went straight for the device using stealth and cunning to bypass, while 426 and AwHell1 hid among-st the Orcs. The Lich figured out that they had the adventuer's items, so 426 and Awhell used a series of very powerful spells to kill the lich and those that guarded him since the Lich had his defenses down.
But they still had to take out the device.
The first room they ran into was a simple puzzle with four pillars and four elements. The trick was just to walk past it. Snaryl snuck. The others slid down the stairs in a cube of force. However, many of the number clan were killed (well...two) by a Deck of Many Things cleverly placed on the other end of the room.
The next room had a powerful dragon that they talked to instead of fighting, and managed to free. The winged iron golems were a bit more of a challenge, until they opened the door on the opposite side which had a huge amount of water come in and kill everything, including them. Snaryl was ethereal at the time.
The new 426 and AwHell Clan member swam through the next room, vast and filled with water. Snaryl managed to snag them into the etherial plane. They went through the room but fought off several ghost pirates and used fireballs and a prismatic wall to keep them at bay. They found the portal to the other side.
Awhell's gem of seeing managed to help them navigate the Lich's final maze to the device. 526 used a wish to summon a carpet which he used to circle the machine and help destroy the pylons. They all escaped and blew up the device and saved the world.
The gods rewarded them. Awhell4 became Goddess of Chaotic Good kobolds (an abomination in Kobold society). 526 became God of Fertility and Multiplication. Skarl wasn't in the mood to become a God and so became a member of the assassin's guild.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Restoration of House Tephet - Session 3
After their defeat at the hands of the Solar Priest, the group was largely unsure what to do. But after some internal reflection, they decided to visit the Satrapies assigned to Barad Tephet, in an attempt to get them to pay their taxes and as a result restore Lintol’s standing in House Tephet. Barad’s servants also explained that his lands, rich in value but managed as a mountain camp might fare better under Jory’s management, were placed under his care. Jory immediately went to work contacting many of his contacts to ensure that things were improved in Barad’s lands.
Meanwhile, the brotherhood took about half of their available martial forces and went via spell rapidly toward the coastal port of Lask. They made arrangements with a captain for passage, however Jory had concocted Cholera from drinking bad wine and infected half of the sailors on the ship. Lintol flew back to the mainland to fetch a doctor, and the ship was able to continue on its way.
It took the group over a month and a half to get to the first province, and they made a grand entrance and demanded to the see the books. Long story short, the Satrap essentially said, “No. We’ve already got one.” According to them, someone officially representing the council came by to collect their taxes with the seal and supposedly representing the council. They would not describe who the individual was and deliberately set up air charms in an attempt to get Lintol to say the wrong thing as proof of an act against the Council. Lintol managed to avoid it but only just.
Once out of spying range, Jory recommended that they return to the House and confront the council. So long as Lintol had no official sanction they were wasting their time. Katel and Barad suggested staying instead, and finishing the tour. Lintol decided that staying was better for now.
The next province they visited was much poorer. A phantom representative of the council had not been there, and the group was far more low key in how they approached. The provincial satrap reported that he merely wanted 20 soldiers. After some discussion internally, Lintol agreed but only on the return trip after all the provinces were examined.
The third province they toured was a well-defended mining town. The phantom council representative had been there and collected taxes, but since this time the group had approached low key and made no demands, they were somewhat welcomed and shown the books. Jory was able to recruit an assistant to the over seer and it was learned that the council had also placed a spy inside of the compound as an Earth wall reinforce as a ‘gift’ to the province. Katel attempted to talk to him but was rebuffed by his ‘wife’ thus confirming that the earth reinforce was in fact a spy for the council.
The group moved on to the two remaining provinces including Blackstone, which were far larger and perhaps beyond the group’s ability to handle with the forces that they had to bear.
Meanwhile, the brotherhood took about half of their available martial forces and went via spell rapidly toward the coastal port of Lask. They made arrangements with a captain for passage, however Jory had concocted Cholera from drinking bad wine and infected half of the sailors on the ship. Lintol flew back to the mainland to fetch a doctor, and the ship was able to continue on its way.
It took the group over a month and a half to get to the first province, and they made a grand entrance and demanded to the see the books. Long story short, the Satrap essentially said, “No. We’ve already got one.” According to them, someone officially representing the council came by to collect their taxes with the seal and supposedly representing the council. They would not describe who the individual was and deliberately set up air charms in an attempt to get Lintol to say the wrong thing as proof of an act against the Council. Lintol managed to avoid it but only just.
Once out of spying range, Jory recommended that they return to the House and confront the council. So long as Lintol had no official sanction they were wasting their time. Katel and Barad suggested staying instead, and finishing the tour. Lintol decided that staying was better for now.
The next province they visited was much poorer. A phantom representative of the council had not been there, and the group was far more low key in how they approached. The provincial satrap reported that he merely wanted 20 soldiers. After some discussion internally, Lintol agreed but only on the return trip after all the provinces were examined.
The third province they toured was a well-defended mining town. The phantom council representative had been there and collected taxes, but since this time the group had approached low key and made no demands, they were somewhat welcomed and shown the books. Jory was able to recruit an assistant to the over seer and it was learned that the council had also placed a spy inside of the compound as an Earth wall reinforce as a ‘gift’ to the province. Katel attempted to talk to him but was rebuffed by his ‘wife’ thus confirming that the earth reinforce was in fact a spy for the council.
The group moved on to the two remaining provinces including Blackstone, which were far larger and perhaps beyond the group’s ability to handle with the forces that they had to bear.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Restoration of the House of Tephet - Session 2
Sean – Tepet Lintol – Master Sorcerer and ruler and rightful heir to Tepet.
Jeff – Tepet Barad – General and landed baron.
Mike – Tepet Katel – Warrior extraordinaire and brother to Lintol.
Tom: Cathak Jory – Sorcerer and spy master.
The group agrees to try and get the Priest that is disrupting the south of the Dragon Blooded lands. The idea is that this will increase Lintol’s prestige. Based on Jory’s intelligence they learn that this guy can make people fanatical followers with a single touch and they learn the name of the town where he is. The group decides to leave the army behind and travel by Lintol’s sorcery due to the distance involved.
Jory and Katel go into the town to try and scout it out. Right off the bat Jory is suspicious given the armor and weapons being made but the complete lack of visible soldiers. It’s a fairly small village but he wants to perform the most innocuous activity possible. They go to the store and he asks to buy bread. The shop keeper is asking unusual questions, and Jory is cautious but not sufficiently cautious since the store keeper asks why they want five days worth of bread but have no means of carrying it. He then switches to two days, but says that the nearest town is 5 days away and that traveling without leave will be vagrancy. They buy the bread and leave.
The two do not notice that they are followed by a group of 25 soldiers. As they approach the group, they immediately demand that the group pay a fine for vagrancy. The group asks some questions and the head of the 25 soldiers (gruff and authoritative) immediately then says that they need to move on or be arrested. Then he increases the fine. The group finally agrees to pay the fine (since it is a pittance) but in the process Jory is highly annoyed and asks the guard’s name. At this point, the guard (who had effectively asked for a bribe) immediately tries to arrest everyone. Since the group is not sure if the guard work for the local baron or not, after Katel struggles, the rest of the group gives up and Katel surrenders as well.
It turns out that the soldiers are working for the renegade priest who is also a powerful First Age soldier. He tries to compel the group but in the process, Jory breaks free using the powers of his bonded demon and moves to stop him, and then the whole group begins to break loose from the bonds holding them. Lintol and Katel work together to free Lintol’s hands. They are doing alright but in the process the Solar uses an incredibly powerful social charm that forces everyone to work with him, but only Lintol and Jory realize that they have been affected. So negotiations open. At this point the Solar initiates ANOTHER powerful social charm and convinces Katel and Jory that his is the right way of thinking. Lintol is the only member of the group not affected by the Solar’s effect.
The Solar offers to help the group with the understanding that in exchange Lintol come back and help his cause to unite the Empire under his rule and fight the things threatening creation. The group leaves, with the Priest’s offer to provide troops likely to be accepted and none of them knowing for certain who is affected by what. Upon return the group decides to keep the whole affair quiet lest they be accused of conspiring with a Solar. It is decided that the group will go to the Satrapy of Blackrock, which Jory’s intelligence has told them is ripe for revolt against their own rebellious Satrap.
Jeff – Tepet Barad – General and landed baron.
Mike – Tepet Katel – Warrior extraordinaire and brother to Lintol.
Tom: Cathak Jory – Sorcerer and spy master.
The group agrees to try and get the Priest that is disrupting the south of the Dragon Blooded lands. The idea is that this will increase Lintol’s prestige. Based on Jory’s intelligence they learn that this guy can make people fanatical followers with a single touch and they learn the name of the town where he is. The group decides to leave the army behind and travel by Lintol’s sorcery due to the distance involved.
Jory and Katel go into the town to try and scout it out. Right off the bat Jory is suspicious given the armor and weapons being made but the complete lack of visible soldiers. It’s a fairly small village but he wants to perform the most innocuous activity possible. They go to the store and he asks to buy bread. The shop keeper is asking unusual questions, and Jory is cautious but not sufficiently cautious since the store keeper asks why they want five days worth of bread but have no means of carrying it. He then switches to two days, but says that the nearest town is 5 days away and that traveling without leave will be vagrancy. They buy the bread and leave.
The two do not notice that they are followed by a group of 25 soldiers. As they approach the group, they immediately demand that the group pay a fine for vagrancy. The group asks some questions and the head of the 25 soldiers (gruff and authoritative) immediately then says that they need to move on or be arrested. Then he increases the fine. The group finally agrees to pay the fine (since it is a pittance) but in the process Jory is highly annoyed and asks the guard’s name. At this point, the guard (who had effectively asked for a bribe) immediately tries to arrest everyone. Since the group is not sure if the guard work for the local baron or not, after Katel struggles, the rest of the group gives up and Katel surrenders as well.
It turns out that the soldiers are working for the renegade priest who is also a powerful First Age soldier. He tries to compel the group but in the process, Jory breaks free using the powers of his bonded demon and moves to stop him, and then the whole group begins to break loose from the bonds holding them. Lintol and Katel work together to free Lintol’s hands. They are doing alright but in the process the Solar uses an incredibly powerful social charm that forces everyone to work with him, but only Lintol and Jory realize that they have been affected. So negotiations open. At this point the Solar initiates ANOTHER powerful social charm and convinces Katel and Jory that his is the right way of thinking. Lintol is the only member of the group not affected by the Solar’s effect.
The Solar offers to help the group with the understanding that in exchange Lintol come back and help his cause to unite the Empire under his rule and fight the things threatening creation. The group leaves, with the Priest’s offer to provide troops likely to be accepted and none of them knowing for certain who is affected by what. Upon return the group decides to keep the whole affair quiet lest they be accused of conspiring with a Solar. It is decided that the group will go to the Satrapy of Blackrock, which Jory’s intelligence has told them is ripe for revolt against their own rebellious Satrap.
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