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The Altarians were a race of, at least superficially, Celestials. They had wings at least. What was odd was that they had a number of wings that seemingly related to their status. White wings and hair were slightly superior to black wings and hair, and the more wings an Altarian had, the closer they were to God. In essence, "Two Wings Good, Four Wings Better." The number of wings an Altarian has are allegedly correlated to its actions in a past life. Merit gained one wings and therefore status in one's next life. Misdeeds meant demotion. | The Altarians were a race of, at least superficially, Celestials. They had wings at least. What was odd was that they had a number of wings that seemingly related to their status. White wings and hair were slightly superior to black wings and hair, and the more wings an Altarian had, the closer they were to God. In essence, "Two Wings Good, Four Wings Better." The number of wings an Altarian has are allegedly correlated to its actions in a past life. Merit gained one wings and therefore status in one's next life. Misdeeds meant demotion. | ||
| − | The party's informant was a blackwinged Altarian named Mikhail | + | The party's informant was a blackwinged Altarian named Mikhail Une. He expressed sadness that they were even further from Altaire than he was, and was the only Altarian who would even acknowledge them. The Altarians allegedly had a duty from their god to take custody of the plane, taking it under their control. It was why they were created. |
Next the party sought out the Shakari. From them they learned that the plane's plant life was capable of replenishing the mana spent by the Electerians, but their rampant industrialization was destroying this resource and, rather than changing their behavior, the Electerians were apparently expanding to other planes to squander their resources as well. The Shakari were not pleased. | Next the party sought out the Shakari. From them they learned that the plane's plant life was capable of replenishing the mana spent by the Electerians, but their rampant industrialization was destroying this resource and, rather than changing their behavior, the Electerians were apparently expanding to other planes to squander their resources as well. The Shakari were not pleased. | ||
| − | In progress. -[[User:Kai|Kai]] 20: | + | In progress. -[[User:Kai|Kai]] 20:57, 23 December 2006 (PST) |
Revision as of 20:57, 23 December 2006
Conquerers of the Planes
Gamemaster: Archmage
Contents
Relevant Characters
Rhiannon
Tassi Wells
Holden
Edwyrd
Sen
Ode Sparrowmoon
NPCs
Jack Hawthorne
Hakaril Silvar
Ardam Elmine
Melchoir
Yavvil Ocht
Mikhail Une
Logs
Forum-side recruitment
Cthulobster
Ode and Tassi after the revolution
Regulan Spa CIRP
Summary
Hakaril Silvar summoned several adventurers to his office in the castle by means of flyers or, in Tassi Wells' case, by personal request. The problem was relatively minor: some seriously-displaced monsters cropping up in farm country some distance away.
The origin of the displacement was a portal in the frozen northern areas of Igala. The portal seemed to be sucking astral energy from Gaera to... well, someplace else. Upon closer investigation, the portal led to a facility on the plane of Regulus.
The natives had someone there who could speak a variety of Elvish, and so the party was able to discover to some extent what was going on. The plane suffered from shortages of astral energy due to the activities of a race of azure-skinned elves called Electerians. The Electerians consumed astral energy by breathing, and their technology ran on it, expended it beyond replenishing.
In order to fight a war against a race of religious fanatics known only as the Altarians, the Electerians had to seek out other sources of astral energy. They also had an enemy on their other flank: The Shakari. A race of near-human Druids living in the dwindling wilderness, the Shakari hated the Electerians for wasting the mana resources of their plane. They also hated the Altarians for being imperialist fanatical madmen.
So the Electerians looked for new resources. Because the only living things they found on Gaera were large giant-eating frost worms roaming the tundra, they assumed it was an uninhabited plane and, as a result, fair game for harvesting.
The party had a choice between starting a war over Gaera's astral plane, or finding the Electerians another solution so that they could quit leeching mana of their own volition. To that end, the party investigated the Altarians to see what the other party to the conflict could be like.
The Altarians were a race of, at least superficially, Celestials. They had wings at least. What was odd was that they had a number of wings that seemingly related to their status. White wings and hair were slightly superior to black wings and hair, and the more wings an Altarian had, the closer they were to God. In essence, "Two Wings Good, Four Wings Better." The number of wings an Altarian has are allegedly correlated to its actions in a past life. Merit gained one wings and therefore status in one's next life. Misdeeds meant demotion.
The party's informant was a blackwinged Altarian named Mikhail Une. He expressed sadness that they were even further from Altaire than he was, and was the only Altarian who would even acknowledge them. The Altarians allegedly had a duty from their god to take custody of the plane, taking it under their control. It was why they were created.
Next the party sought out the Shakari. From them they learned that the plane's plant life was capable of replenishing the mana spent by the Electerians, but their rampant industrialization was destroying this resource and, rather than changing their behavior, the Electerians were apparently expanding to other planes to squander their resources as well. The Shakari were not pleased.
In progress. -Kai 20:57, 23 December 2006 (PST)
