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==Kaskotia Islands make the maps Year 390== | ==Kaskotia Islands make the maps Year 390== | ||
Not noticed until a merchant ship passed close enough to see the growing ash clouds, | Not noticed until a merchant ship passed close enough to see the growing ash clouds, | ||
− | a volcano erupted in the jungle island cluster known only as | + | a volcano erupted in the jungle island cluster known only as Kashotia. Researchers attempting |
an expedition a few weeks later met disaster as multiple failures cascaded into the death | an expedition a few weeks later met disaster as multiple failures cascaded into the death | ||
of almost half the investigators involved. The unexpected failures confused everyone. | of almost half the investigators involved. The unexpected failures confused everyone. | ||
− | Tents protected by anti-heat magics caught fire. | + | Tents protected by anti-heat magics caught fire. Sentry golems gave false alarms and |
− | would not shut off. | + | would not shut off. Haul-ants (cargo carrier clockworks) would suddenly start spinning |
in tight circles, throwing supplies and heavier equipment around like catapults. A squad | in tight circles, throwing supplies and heavier equipment around like catapults. A squad | ||
of hikers trying to get closer to a lava flow missed the report-in time. The second squad | of hikers trying to get closer to a lava flow missed the report-in time. The second squad | ||
sent to check in on them found them higher up the trail, frozen in place with ice slowly | sent to check in on them found them higher up the trail, frozen in place with ice slowly | ||
melting off. Somehow the pipes from the portable outhouses had gotten crossed-connected with the | melting off. Somehow the pipes from the portable outhouses had gotten crossed-connected with the | ||
− | cistern's storage unit. On the third evening the | + | cistern's storage unit. On the third evening the Mess Hall erupted with massive fungal growths, |
destroying much of the food stocks. Several people eating nearby got sick the next day | destroying much of the food stocks. Several people eating nearby got sick the next day | ||
and died over the next week from the spores they had inhaled. On day five the expedition | and died over the next week from the spores they had inhaled. On day five the expedition | ||
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Eventually some scholar noticed several interesting (to them at least) coincidences about the | Eventually some scholar noticed several interesting (to them at least) coincidences about the | ||
− | + | Kaskotia Islands. The scholar mapped the Hylkos ley line and saw that it passed through the | |
− | + | Kaskotias also. It was estimated that the volcano originally erupted the same day Ahniet | |
− | Acsended. Several locations downwind or down-current of | + | Acsended. Several locations downwind or down-current of Kaskotia have spikes in gossip/reports |
− | of odd occurences and magical failures whenever | + | of odd occurences and magical failures whenever Ahniet is known to do major acts of demigodness. |
− | The scholar proposes that the | + | The scholar proposes that the World has Balance and that whenever Ahniet is drawing energy for |
− | a | + | a Protection Ward or act of Diety, that she is causing an opposite event to occur elsewhere, |
mainly near Kaskotia. | mainly near Kaskotia. | ||
− | The scholar is shunned and hounded/exiled from | + | The scholar is shunned and hounded/exiled from Hylkos and copies of the theories destroyed when found. |
Occasionally the theories resurface again, usually in non-human hands. | Occasionally the theories resurface again, usually in non-human hands. | ||
− | On many maps, | + | On many maps, Kaskotia is marked as a Cursed Place and warnings it should be avoided spread. |