Editing Diaphane (section)

====The Holy Sphere====

Optics are extremely advanced in the three cities, due to the high degree of precision and value placed on lessons, so that the sight of corrective lenses are fairly common,
and this has been expanded to include spy-glasses, and large telescopes and microscopes of large size. It is said that these are used to track the motion of the heavens, predict the weather, the future, and even look into the past. The Guild of the Convex Passions and the Concave Faction work together creating common goods for export, and crafting singular works of art. The Ships of the Twins Cities also have very accurate maps and charts do to the extensive questioning of sources both spirit and material, salvaged maps and surveys from ruins, and taken from the very souls of spies. The largest example of this is a revolving crystal sphere that displays the movements of the clouds and the sky in the Planetarium, made possible by projecting the spirit of the World itself from specially designed lenses and mirrors. The effect is awe inspiring and is used to illustrate the power and ability of Diaphane. The projection is carefully studies with large magnifying glasses, and cities and towns are observed from Afar. It is said that the movement of armies can be tracked by looking for trails of dust, and that as explorers find new lands or ruins, they are added to the Sphere.

-- by stephen_dean