Re: Tonori: modification suggestion
Posted: 14 Apr 2013, 21:57
Here is some story to go with it.
After the Earthquake, food and supplies were low in Gispaa and Tulimshar. Most of the back stock had been destroyed by the Earthquake or Devoured by the lava. Shortly after, reports starting pouring in, Monsters, never before seen, had attacked caravans along the trade route between Tulimshar and Gispaa. Lieutenant Dausen sent out an expedition to discover the source of these monsters. So far they have only returned sightings that are odd. The survivors are often found to be hysterical, claiming the desert rose up and attacked them. Lieutenant Dausen appealed to the Council of Wizards to ask for help from neighboring Abel. A messenger was sent by boat. By the time the messenger from the council showed up, King Maud Adeeb was already organizing a convoy to get much needed aid into the disaster areas of Gispaa and Tulimshar. As Abel had been far enough away from the center of the Earthquake. After the monsters were pushed back and trade routes were reopened, life & trade flourished among all three cities. The cooperation inspired peace between all three cities & allowed for the “Tonori-Tempus accord” to be signed. The “Tonori-Tempus” accord formed the First Keshlem Empire under the wise rule of Emperor Maud Adeeb.
Soon after, other expeditions were launched to discover what new treasures the disasters had unearthed and what new terrors have be unleashed. In the Gispaa mines, rare ores & minerals were found in new caverns opened in the Crystalline Spine. Gisphar, once a rare Crystal, is now found throughout the mines and caverns. The increased availability will assuredly expedite research into new alloys and uses. One property of Gisphar is easy to discern, the luminescence tends to attract monsters to it. There is even a rumor of a monster that uses it as bait.
Gispaa wasn't alone in new areas to explore underground. In Tulimshar, the Sewers have been built to help irrigate fields and feed running water to buildings. While excavating beneath the town to put in sewers, ruins were discovered. No one is 100% sure what they are for, but the magic school seems to have quite the interest in them. Rumors point to a magical charm hidden behind multiple challenges. As the construction has finished, the Council approved more permits and new shops are opening up. The increased trade among the empire has benefited commerce in Tulimshar.
Abel is becoming a melting pot from the rest of the empire, hosting some of the best artisans and brightest minds from Tulimshar, Gispaa, and even far off places like Thermin and Nilvalis. The influx of people from the increase of trading has turned Abel into a bustling hub of commerce, politics and intrigue. “There is rumored to be a rumor for every alley.”, modern Abel graffiti. The farmlands outside the city have become the empires bread basket. Crops can be seen sewn into the ground for miles. Refugees from Gispaa and Tulimshar where placed here in temporary dwellings. The refugees had never seen anything like it back in their homelands. The affectionately called it “Mana's Cradle” after saving so many lives.
Even the Frewthe saw changes as the Great Rift appeared and rent the Deep Desert, their tribal homeland, in twain.
After the Earthquake, food and supplies were low in Gispaa and Tulimshar. Most of the back stock had been destroyed by the Earthquake or Devoured by the lava. Shortly after, reports starting pouring in, Monsters, never before seen, had attacked caravans along the trade route between Tulimshar and Gispaa. Lieutenant Dausen sent out an expedition to discover the source of these monsters. So far they have only returned sightings that are odd. The survivors are often found to be hysterical, claiming the desert rose up and attacked them. Lieutenant Dausen appealed to the Council of Wizards to ask for help from neighboring Abel. A messenger was sent by boat. By the time the messenger from the council showed up, King Maud Adeeb was already organizing a convoy to get much needed aid into the disaster areas of Gispaa and Tulimshar. As Abel had been far enough away from the center of the Earthquake. After the monsters were pushed back and trade routes were reopened, life & trade flourished among all three cities. The cooperation inspired peace between all three cities & allowed for the “Tonori-Tempus accord” to be signed. The “Tonori-Tempus” accord formed the First Keshlem Empire under the wise rule of Emperor Maud Adeeb.
Soon after, other expeditions were launched to discover what new treasures the disasters had unearthed and what new terrors have be unleashed. In the Gispaa mines, rare ores & minerals were found in new caverns opened in the Crystalline Spine. Gisphar, once a rare Crystal, is now found throughout the mines and caverns. The increased availability will assuredly expedite research into new alloys and uses. One property of Gisphar is easy to discern, the luminescence tends to attract monsters to it. There is even a rumor of a monster that uses it as bait.
Gispaa wasn't alone in new areas to explore underground. In Tulimshar, the Sewers have been built to help irrigate fields and feed running water to buildings. While excavating beneath the town to put in sewers, ruins were discovered. No one is 100% sure what they are for, but the magic school seems to have quite the interest in them. Rumors point to a magical charm hidden behind multiple challenges. As the construction has finished, the Council approved more permits and new shops are opening up. The increased trade among the empire has benefited commerce in Tulimshar.
Abel is becoming a melting pot from the rest of the empire, hosting some of the best artisans and brightest minds from Tulimshar, Gispaa, and even far off places like Thermin and Nilvalis. The influx of people from the increase of trading has turned Abel into a bustling hub of commerce, politics and intrigue. “There is rumored to be a rumor for every alley.”, modern Abel graffiti. The farmlands outside the city have become the empires bread basket. Crops can be seen sewn into the ground for miles. Refugees from Gispaa and Tulimshar where placed here in temporary dwellings. The refugees had never seen anything like it back in their homelands. The affectionately called it “Mana's Cradle” after saving so many lives.
Even the Frewthe saw changes as the Great Rift appeared and rent the Deep Desert, their tribal homeland, in twain.
