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Post by mom on Nov 20, 2023 14:44:13 GMT -8
Another Lore Q (sorry I know you just finished the others π
)! Do churches hold regular services like Christian churches, or do they function more like temples (e.g. a place to leave offerings and make prayers and occasionally hold festivals)? def more like temples!
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Post by Otisander on Nov 20, 2023 15:41:13 GMT -8
I've got a question at this time too!
With the Patron Traits being unique to the School itself and thus basically manifesting overnight, how easily would students be able to adjust to Having those traits (mostly in cases of like. Extra mouths or arms or wings where you get like whole new Bodily Actions that you can do)?
Would there be a period of having to Baby Deer Learning How To Walk in order to adjust to things like new limb coordination, or would the new body parts sort of be added and then for the most part act as though they've always been there/using them is already as familiar as one's natural body? Perhaps it's more of a spectrum with those being the two extremes for students adjusting to Patron Traits?
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Post by mom on Nov 20, 2023 17:32:23 GMT -8
I've got a question at this time too! With the Patron Traits being unique to the School itself and thus basically manifesting overnight, how easily would students be able to adjust to Having those traits (mostly in cases of like. Extra mouths or arms or wings where you get like whole new Bodily Actions that you can do)? Would there be a period of having to Baby Deer Learning How To Walk in order to adjust to things like new limb coordination, or would the new body parts sort of be added and then for the most part act as though they've always been there/using them is already as familiar as one's natural body? Perhaps it's more of a spectrum with those being the two extremes for students adjusting to Patron Traits? That's honestly up to each person to decide! You can have your character completely flop around and struggle or you can have them kind of muscle their way through figuring things out fast. Whatever you feel is more appropriate for the character/fun.
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Post by mom on Nov 20, 2023 19:37:07 GMT -8
Also I think maybe I scared yall a little bit with how I phrased chara creation and I would like to say: I'd rather y'all follow your hearts and me gently rein you back if need be, rather than y'all worry and tone down your ideas immensely.
Also for folks that are thinking of patron traits and may be stuck: feel free to be creative! Like when i say the look I mean the whole look!!! face, eyes, hair, yes, but you can also take accessories!! Or even take a motif/thematic element and fudge it a lil! world is your oyster, again I'd rather you throw something zany at me and I help you make it more grounded than y'all feel like you have to present me with the safest possible options Or Else, yknow?
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Post by terucarus on Nov 21, 2023 18:36:11 GMT -8
so everyone being giants in on the table still? /j
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Post by jijeex on Nov 22, 2023 8:10:19 GMT -8
Somehow missed this on my first deity species question, but can you tell us more about Rhea? She's listed as a Cosmic Case and is the only one on the list. What's the deal?
How does heredity work with species crossbreeding? Is it a given that two different deity species that crossbreed will always produce a half-half like Acer, or can a child also just fully embody one half?
Although idk if you can answer this right now (if it's spoilers or anything) what gives a previously inanimate deity (corpses like Beth or dolls like Perri/Yfera) life? Is it a given that something created by a deity can have life? Was Beth something else before she was a corpse, or has she always been that way?
According to the lore bit on-site, inhabitants of the Astorlands were only given deific titles after Day had created humanity. How long has humanity existed until this happened? It couldn't have been at the start since we have very modern gods like Enphyris and Persantha. Or is the process of electing gods still happening even without Day's involvement?
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Post by mom on Nov 22, 2023 11:07:22 GMT -8
Somehow missed this on my first deity species question, but can you tell us more about Rhea? She's listed as a Cosmic Case and is the only one on the list. What's the deal? How does heredity work with species crossbreeding? Is it a given that two different deity species that crossbreed will always produce a half-half like Acer, or can a child also just fully embody one half? Although idk if you can answer this right now (if it's spoilers or anything) what gives a previously inanimate deity (corpses like Beth or dolls like Perri/Yfera) life? Is it a given that something created by a deity can have life? Was Beth something else before she was a corpse, or has she always been that way? According to the lore bit on-site, inhabitants of the Astorlands were only given deific titles after Day had created humanity. How long has humanity existed until this happened? It couldn't have been at the start since we have very modern gods like Enphyris and Persantha. Or is the process of electing gods still happening even without Day's involvement? 1) Thats just what she is! Not every species has multiples atm in the pantheon. 2) It'll basically always be some kind of mashup... Sometimes even producing interesting results! Like Acer whose face Is made of pearl but the pearl can also detach which is Not usual or expected for a facet face. But also not all species are compatible and so thats why in some cases like Ciello and Diane their daughters are both full Moonlight: they're adopted! 3) So this is a bit complex? I'll start w beth because she's easier to explain: yes, she was something before she was a reanimated corpse. She was reanimated via supernatural shenanigans! Thats all I will tell ya atm. Now onto Perri/Yfera. So their dad, the Doll Maker of the Scritch, is something known as a Pale God. Pale Gods are not True Gods like Astorias Fate ect. But they also are Not worshipped by humans. They are Astorland beings that hold immense power, gods compared to the masses, but creatures that ultimately pale in comparison to Astorias and such. Basically Astorias felt spicy when he was making them. So Perri and Yfera's dad just makes living dolls... Thats his whole thing! 4) Gods are still being made! At first it was thought impossible after Day's passing but a combination of Night & Astorias's magic has been able to create pretty decent replica sparks. So gods have been being elected since very close to the start of humanity and the process has been continuing even without Day.
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Post by jijeex on Nov 22, 2023 15:27:27 GMT -8
Are the Astorland inhabitants called by different names across the world? Are the names we know them by just what English-speaking places call them by, or are those also their true names? (Side note but ik accounting for The Whole Earth in worldbuilding is a toughie so if you don't have an answer or don't want to that's totally valid.)
Enphyris is listed as Uncanny/Seraphim. We can see that she has the seraph halo but not the wings, so that probably makes her a halfie, but why does she not have parents listed? Was she born Like This? Or are her parents just not noteworthy?
What was Cerce stuffed with?
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Post by Ariyeli on Nov 22, 2023 16:58:34 GMT -8
Another random Q: are the witches a specific species or are they just humans who Witched So Hard that they became gods??
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Post by mom on Nov 22, 2023 17:58:26 GMT -8
Are the Astorland inhabitants called by different names across the world? Are the names we know them by just what English-speaking places call them by, or are those also their true names? (Side note but ik accounting for The Whole Earth in worldbuilding is a toughie so if you don't have an answer or don't want to that's totally valid.) Enphyris is listed as Uncanny/Seraphim. We can see that she has the seraph halo but not the wings, so that probably makes her a halfie, but why does she not have parents listed? Was she born Like This? Or are her parents just not noteworthy? What was Cerce stuffed with? 1) The true true names of the various species are not in any human language, but would instead be in the Divine Tongue, a language widely spoken in the innerlands and considered the inherent language of the True Gods. But of course we don't speak that language, so the God of Language has very kindly taken up the task of creating official translations for each human language that best captures the essence of what the Divine Tongue was aiming for. But even then some of these translations have been discarded by the masses in favor of more human centric naming conventions re: Uncannies/Not Quites. Or in some cases, communities kind of look at something and go "Well that's basically just a zombie so why call it a reanimated corpse? Just say zombie." So basically: yes, the names can change from language to language, either to make them roll off the tongue better or to better encapsulate the culture. 2) Basically if someone has no family listed it's because they aren't noteworthy in any way. So she 100% does have parents, she didn't just poof into the world sdgfjhdf 3) So I saw in discord you called cerce a doll but she's not really a doll. At least I don't consider her one. She's meant to be based off a Frankenstein's monster sort of creature. So that being said, she is filled with fleshy squishy guts and gore, but taken from different bodies.
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Post by mom on Nov 22, 2023 18:00:26 GMT -8
Another random Q: are the witches a specific species or are they just humans who Witched So Hard that they became gods?? Witches are a specific species! You will learn lots about them upon meeting a certain NPC within Sunrise :3
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Post by jijeex on Nov 22, 2023 18:09:14 GMT -8
Another random Q: are the witches a specific species or are they just humans who Witched So Hard that they became gods?? Witches are a specific species! You will learn lots about them upon meeting a certain NPC within Sunrise :3Β The return of Paderon Glasby?????????
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Post by lexcho on Nov 22, 2023 21:03:24 GMT -8
Still trying to figure this forum out, but count me in! My Patron picks are:
1. Ciello 2. Aethera 3. Bethvaris
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Post by Otisander on Nov 23, 2023 1:35:43 GMT -8
Another lil lore Q, are any of the other 10 siblings of December and July gods as well, and just not currently listed in the Compendium for patron picking, or are December and July the only ones who were granted godhood?
and I'm Definitely Not just asking because I want to see what my birth month's corresponding facet face's divine domain is, if anything. Certainly not.
Additionally, with at least facet faces like December and July being gods, what's the impact that this has had on the public opinion regarding concepts like having birth stones anyway? Like do people treat them the same way that our society does already, or are they valued Even More and made a Bigger Deal than they are now (ig treating them like zodiac sun signs, iykwim, but likely even more universally popular because the gods are Very Observable in this setting)?
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Post by jijeex on Nov 23, 2023 4:04:51 GMT -8
Lore q! Does the revelation that Day created the sun and the earth change anything we know about modern science? On that note, how did the Revisitation change humanity's understanding of science? What is the current state of technology? Were any theories shattered? Are there any popular conspiracies?
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