AMALTHEA

[soulping]

Years ago, you recieved a charter from the United Empire, and were officially made a member of the newly christened Trade Company! Your goal was to seek fortune wherever it may be found in this strange land...of course, through force of arms, if the natives failed to cooperate.

But now things are different. You no longer work for the Empire, but for your homeland of The Kingdom of Latium -- and to a lesser extent, the people you've come to associate here in Jambudvipa. With your mechanical wagons, you are prepared to teach these savages what it means to be Latian, in Her name.

Let the trumpets call out freedom -- let your marching shake the ground! Let the cannons be your voices and may redemption soon be found.

The road to revolution is long and bloody, but liberty is worth dying for. Fight and win, for the good of all Jambudvipa.

Comments

START

[soulping]

You are in Meerut, the principal village of the area -- and now, the headquarters of the brewing revolution. Of course, you'd never be able to tell just from looking -- the village life continues as normal, villagers living their lives and tending to their livestock and cultivating their plants.

Things have advanced quite a bit in the years since landfall -- the people of Meerut even now have electricity thanks to a group of heroes, symbolized by a statue of a garishly bright green boar in the village's plaza.

To the NORTH is the SHRINE OF THE EARTH.
To the SOUTHEAST is some jungle.
In the EAST of Meerut, there is a hut of a HEALER that you are acquainted with.

Re: START

[goodbyenurse]

Money and power.

Let us acquaint ourselves with the healer, then.

Re: START

[whoslaughingmeow]

Shrine.

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[whoslaughingmeow]

[LOOKING AROUND FOR SOME ROCKS IN THE GROUND.]

HEALER'S HUT

[soulping]

The healer welcomes you in, recognizing you as fellow revolutionaries. Of course, you're welcome to take anything you would like.

There are:

FIRST AID SUPPLIES
OPIUM
MEDICINAL HERBS
SALVE
BLUE PILL
LOVE POTION
BONG

The village is back to the EAST.

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[goodbyenurse]

...what does the blue pill do? And the salve, and love potion.

[Also what is included in dem first aid supplies... :|aa]

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[worldsaving]

[ lifting the bong.............

SKEPTICALLY, ] This sure looks useful.

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[unguilded]

[ WE'RE TAKING EVERYTHING. And then heading back to the village. ]

SHRINE OF THE EARTH

[soulping]

The Shrine of the Earth is dedicated to the deva POUSAN, and is appropriately the crossroads between the network of shrines dedicated to the various Devas that have recently returned to Jambudvipa.

The reconstruction and restoration of the network and shrines, as well as the patronage of POUSAN is symbolized by a statue of a blue horse trampling a leopard on a raised platform in the shrine's center.

Attendants to the shrine hurry about, going about their various rituals.

To the SOUTH is the village of MEERUT.
To the EAST is the SHRINE OF THE SEA.
To the WEST is the SHRINE OF FIRE.
To the NORTH is the SHRINE OF THE SKY.

Re: SHRINE OF THE EARTH

[whoslaughingmeow]

...

I guess we should check each of the shrines.

Re: SHRINE OF THE EARTH

[unguilded]

[ Staring at the blue horse. ]

Back there was Henwen. This is Epona.

Should we see what the people around here are doing?

[ Staring over at the attendants. ]

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[whoslaughingmeow]

[Let's copy what the balancing act of the other worshippers since I got rocks.

And let's think about how awesome and cool Pousan is too??]

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[menially]

[OKAY GOATS, blondie is regrouping you to pass on what he was told.]

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[whoslaughingmeow]

[HELLO AGAIN.

I AM CHOSEN

AND WAVING MY ARMS A LITTLE.]

Uhm.. excuse me?

SHRINE OF FIRE

[soulping]

This shrine is dedicated to Tvaistar, god of the forge. At its center lies a massive anvil, runes inscribed around its base. The attendants of this shrine are busy at work pounding away at the miniature forges located all around the edges of the shrine.

Magma seems to be bubbling up from beneath the anvil.

To the NORTH is the SHRINE OF LIGHT.
To the WEST is the SHRINE OF THE EARTH.
To the EAST are the SOUTHERN BEAST TRIBE VILLAGES.

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[whoslaughingmeow]

...Hey, what are you guys making?

[To one of the forge attendants.]

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[menially]

[Examining the larger anvil and runes??]

BEAST TRIBE VILLAGES

[soulping]

Here is the home of the SOUTHERN BEAST TRIBE, a confederation of those who have been touched by the wilds. Legend says that they were the original inhabitants of this land, before the humans drove them near to extinction.

Even now, they struggle for their lives against Imperial forces, which seek to wipe them out entirely.

To the NORTH are the BEAST TRIBE PLAINS.
To the EAST are the BEAST TRIBE VILLAGES EAST.

Re: BEAST TRIBE VILLAGES

[whoslaughingmeow]

...We need to find some way to get rid of the imperials.

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[unguilded]

[ CRASHES INTO THIS VILLAGE IN A RUSH. ]

Someone-- the imperials attacked the east village!!

BEAST TRIBE PLAINS

[soulping]

The jungle finally opens up into a wide open plain, that seems to stretch forever in all directions. Several farms and ranches dot the countryside, assumedly owned by the beast tribes.

To the SOUTH are the BEAST TRIBE VILLAGES.

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[unguilded]

[ Let's check out a ranch! ]

BEAST TRIBE VILLAGES EAST

[soulping]

It's all burned.

Re: BEAST TRIBE VILLAGES EAST

[unguilded]

[ Oh.

Fuck.

His eyes widen when he takes note of that as he approaches. ]

Oh no...

[ And then he rushes toward it, having no idea how recently this happened, if there's anybody still there or what. But he's sure heading in to check it out. ]

SHRINE OF THE SKY

[soulping]

This shrine is dedicated to the deva, Vaiyu -- overseer of the skies. A series of propellers surrounds the center, spinning wildly -- in the middle, there is a raging tornado. Various birds circle it, chirping excitedly.

To the SOUTH is the SHRINE OF THE EARTH.
To the NORTHEAST are the CITY GATES.
To the EAST is the SHRINE OF LIGHT.
To the WEST is the SHRINE OF DARKNESS.

Re: SHRINE OF THE SKY

[unguilded]

[ Muh skyboner.

But he looks to the birds and gives a small tentative wave over to them as he calls. ]

Hello there.

SHRINE OF THE SEA

[soulping]

This shrine is dedicated to Varuna, and at its center lies a tranquil, but...seemingly impossibly deep pond. There doesn't appear to be anyone around here.

To the NORTH is the SHRINE OF DARKNESS.
To the EAST is the SHRINE OF THE EARTH.

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[forthemackerel]

[ walking toward the pond, feeling that twitch to dive in, barely holding back and calls out ]

Hello?

REALM OF WATER

[soulping]

You're drowning.

There are no exits.

You are going to die.

Do you pray to Varuna?

Re: REALM OF WATER

[forthemackerel]

[ he doesn't even really know what Varuna is??? he's just going to struggle and fight and believe in the water ]