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| ===History and Mythology=== | | ===History and Mythology=== |
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− | '''What is the role of priests during worship?'''
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− | 1: They impersonate the gods<br />
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− | 2: They represent the worshippers<br />
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− | 3: They act as bridges between the mortal world and the divine<br />
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− | 4: The lead the worshippers to encounter the divine personally<br />
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− | 5: They act as mere servants, manipulating sacred objects on behalf of the worshippers<br />
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| ===Geography=== | | ===Geography=== |
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− | '''What is the scale of the continent?'''
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− | 1: The plateau of Axalvo is a small part of a vast Afro-Eurasia-like landmass spanning the whole light side of the world; the Inner Sea is properly landlocked.<br />
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− | 2: The plateau is part of a huge, Eurasia-sized landmass dominating the light side; the Inner Sea is above mean sea level and drains to the ocean by a navigable river.<br />
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− | 3: The plateau is part of a substantial, Africa-sized landmass which might be the largest on this side, or one of two of similar size; the Inner Sea is linked to the ocean by a series of narrow straits.<br />
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− | 4: The plateau is part of a South-America-sized landmass which probably has at least one peer on this side; the Inner Sea is linked to the ocean by a single narrow strait.<br />
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− | 5: The plateau is part of a Europe-sized landmass which is probably not the largest on this side; the Inner Sea has a fairly wide opening to the ocean.<br />
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− | 6: The plateau, the Steppe and Taiga, the Desert of Sphinxes, the Basin Province, and the land of the Wayehi-speakers constitute pretty much the whole continent; the Inner Sea's outer edge is flanked only by narrow peninsulas.<br />
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| ===Politics and Society=== | | ===Politics and Society=== |
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− | '''Do Gartihann and Brugo have neighbouring states immediately to the east, or is there a wilderness?'''
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− | 1: Two or three nations of similar size lie right beyond the hills.<br />
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− | 2: A small and fragile state borders the part of Gartihann beyond the hills; the rest is wilderness.<br />
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− | 3: There's a day's ride of wilderness before the next settled land is reached.<br />
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− | 4: There are no nations there, but there are some settled 'free people'.<br />
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− | 5: There are no nations as such, but there are settled lands controlled by monasteries and other individual holdings.<br />
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| ===Miscellaneous=== | | ===Miscellaneous=== |
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− | '''What's under Vikreng?'''
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− | 1: The water-table is close to the surface; since the aqueduct has been out of order, sinking new wells has been easy.<br />
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− | 2: There's a badly-maintained sewer system dating from the imperial era.<br />
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− | 3: There are overfilled catacombs, where the dead were buried before the cemetery opened during the magocracy.<br />
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− | 4: There are vaults, dug by the mages for some unspecified emergency and never used.<br />
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− | 5: There's a handful of secret passages linking specific buildings, mostly dating from the late imperial era.<br />
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