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I like the worship manifesting as an aura (in fact, I'll make my next contribution based on this, because it reminds me of another really cool idea that really fits this setting), and this fits well, but it's not as imposing as I might like; perhaps a second effect, such as: Any creature in the...

Ninja T-rex? Probably; as a non-mammal it can't be ninja. Having things that are worshipped gain minor divine powers could work out well for this setting, for this guy and for the dieties specific to each pillar. Minor stuff, probably, but it should demonstrate that he is, in fact, a...

Contribution #4 Post faster people, the wait is killing me! :p My contribution will be a racial summary; the material here is mostly repeated, but I make some inferences and minor additions that I'll count as a contribution. I'm trying to help make the compilation more readable. If I...

What did we decide about the oath naming? As I said in the other thread, Alivia, Jal-gwuin and Tellas should probably be under the Primal Oath, which frees up the term Imperial Oath to be used on masks sworn to the emperor in a more modern style, like the house masks.

I think you have this mixed up. I believe the brother of Conquers Twice was the slumbering, calcified demon from whence came the Cerebrum Crystal. Taufenacht talks through this. Thus, Taufenacht is not the brother of Conquers Twice. I learn something every day!

Comments Even if jewels aren't considered unlucky, jewelry could still be rarely made of jewels and gems. In this setting, gems seem quite important to magic and psionics, and it seems likely that these would be hoarded.

Kalis That class is a good fit, I never really looked at the bard options in Unearthed Arcana. I can see him describing great moments in history as his performance. As for source material, his research is usually impeccable (minus the Vale of Ur debacle, which gave his enemies an excuse to...

You should post the elimination process you used in the core thread so no-one tries to make him something that he can't be. Kalis: edit - see below

The number of masks per house can be even greater - say, enough that they could take out the king if they all banded together, but not otherwise. Also, the intent of the guardian masks was to provide a means by which the kingdom could survive during times of turmoil (as per the reference to...

How about: First, I suggested in my post that there were quite possibly oaths byond the three I suggested. I certainly didn't intend to limit the possiblities! Also, I'd intended to imply that the oaths had changed as time went on, as I believe you were thinking. What most people is how much...

Contradiction? So, by senatorial governance do we mean that the senate holds a lot of power? How much power does it hold right now? Something along the lines of the senate during some period of roman history? The english parliment after the Magna Carta? Note that there has always (or at...

Correction Possibilities I think there a couple of possible ways of dealing with this. Some ideas that I like: 1) Although Thanatos knows what the Imperial Oath does, he isn't aware that Tellas is still alive. 2) Thanatos also knows about Tellas - and he's the one really pulling the strings...

Contribution The new emperor marries four first-generation half-orc wives upon ascending the throne, one from each combination of houses he is not from. (Switch genders when appropriate.) This is done to prevent favoritism, and to insure that the emperor's children can never follow him to...

Corrected My bad; I went back and fixed that.

Yeah. Heck, maybe she changes her mind over time; she gets bored with one way and does it another.

Combining How about when the emperor asks/is told what to call her (by the previous emperor, when the new one is introduced), she just giggles (like a littlle girl) and says, "call me Tellas." Tellas is an archaic elven word meaning, approximately, shadow, though as most of the old elven lore...

Your idea is better Actually, I like not having even the emperor know Tellas's name. Perhaps Tellas is just the name she goes by with this emperor? Or do you think it would be better if the emperor is never told a name for her?

After quoting the rule discussing post length, I immediately made one of the bigger posts. I'm a bad boy :o .

Nevermind - I'll let people deal with this later.