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Revision as of 01:11, 5 December 2010
The Chantryrealm
- Atmosphere
- Isle of Marmo (Chateau Stang): Spooky (-5)
- Isle Sybillae: Peaceful (5)
- Everywhere else: Normal
- Phenomenon
- Intermittent ghost raids from the Dark Isle: Haunted (-5)
- Psychic Emanations
- Normal (0)
- Magickal Manifestations
- Ghostly islands, faintly visible through the morning fog: Noticeable (-10)
- Guardians
- The Taihu Five: 5x Aware (5)
- Size
- Arcus Prima is a freshwater lake far vaster than Lake Taihu, above which float thousands of levitating islands: Large (10)
- The various chantry buildings are spread out, with most of the 'restored' ones on Isle Marmo and Sybillae: Large (10)
- Security
- Westin has set up a vast array of micro-wards to alert him to intruders: Average (5)
- Wards
- Arcus Prima is heavily warded against any unauthorised entry: Diff 10 War vs all unauthorised (20)
- Fortifications
- The newly-constructed ancient ruins and floating isles of Arcus Prima pose an incredible challenge to any would-be attacker: Impregnable (15)
- Shallowing
- The mists of Lake Taihu overlap eerily with those of Lake Prima: Strong (-5)
- Communications
- Trans-Umbral (5)
- Land Status
- Tempus Spatium has control of Arcus Prima by right of conquest and reformat: Private (0)
- Special Portal
- To Hasseltine House, Vancouver (5)
- Surroundings
- The land of Arcus Prima is made up of many floating islands of all sizes: Strange (5, 5 quint)
- Climate
- The seasons turn in Arcus Prima like they do in Shanghai: Earthly Climate (0)
- Misc
- All those authorized can generate wings to fly between islands, in addition several permanent teleport gates link Chateau Stang to Isle Sybillae: Transport net (10, +10 Quint)
- Building Conditions
- The inhabited buildings on Isles Marmo and Sybillae are of acceptable quality, but many additional overgrowned buildings lurk on other islands: normal (0)
- Library
- Cathy has collected a huge set of books and needs help to sort them all: Exceptional (5 + 5 free)
- Laboratory
- The Aethyrogenics Laboratory is full of strange and wonderful items of an intellectual bent: Superior (5)
- Population
- Having been formatted from a blank slate, Arcus Prima has no native sentients: No People (-5)
- Servants
- We need catgirl maids: No Servants (-10)
- Internal Politics
- We can't agree on a way to get out of a wet paper bag: Disorganized (-5)
- Some members of Tempus Spatium have extremely strong links to other parties: Conflicting Loyalties (-5)
- Can't talk, snuggling up to hot technocratic powersuit girls: Rogue Cabals (-5)
Realm Affairs
Quint Requirements 110/Week
Node Sources
- Hassletine House - 50
- Proteuspad - 15
- Shrine - 15
- 25 Shortfall. We have a small grace period with the Dragon.
Cabal Construction Process Thought Experiment
- Owing to a lack of thousands of minions, any motif with a city will have no inhabitants. Ruins are still okay but will need help becoming truly overgrown.
Possible Appearances
Laputa-like construct floating in a void at the point where magic and technology become indistinguishable. (The Kana preference)
- Style 1: http://cid-194df5ff1d442264.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Public/09fa5557767b0b1f72a75bade27f3028e82c4245%5B1%5D.jpg
- Dark World Egypt version: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/Illcadia/Mage/022_by_K_hos.png
- Ye Olde Style: http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/237202/airship-background-floating_city-floating_island-h
Something involving tropical beaches, shallow waters, and perpetual twilight.
- Style 1: http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/297018/arch-bad_id-bridge-building-cloud-highres-hiroshim
- Style 2: http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/280926/building-cb-church-cloud-dock-island-landscape-lig
- Kana Preference - weird, properly anime stuff; no twilight; happy version of Theobomos ocean floor: http://gelbooru.com/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=440659
- Poignant ruins option: http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/406575/cloud-garnet_-pixiv-highres-landscape-reflection-r http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/262526/cloud-house-iridori-island-landscape-scenery-sky-w
Various Bits and Pieces
- An entrance! http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/521701/amemura-bird-blue-cloud-hat-highres-landscape-long
Poignant Questions
1. What is the purpose of the chantry?
- A cooler, snazzier alternative to sanctum safehouses for most of the chantry's purposes.
- Forward Traditions base for Winter Olympics.
- Demonstration that Tempus Spatium has "arrived". ie. It makes our q-peen bigger.
2. What does it look like on Earth?
- Put some neat entrance/aspect ideas here.
3. Any realm inhabitants?
- Not at this rate! So lonely... :(