Creative Exercise: The Sovereign Dominion of Eyros

[Rystil Arden]

Let's say that extraplanar entities have been prevented from directly influencing Eyros, which explains CT's restriction on Kampaetnos. Taufenacht acts through proxies until he can create some sort of Native Avatar that can act for him, and this is what was defeated by the Five Heroes (Abisashi made an analogy of Taufenacht to a Shai'tan figure, which would make his avatar perhaps a Shaidar Haran figure). CT has convinced himself that taking the nominal leadership of Saagersberg at the people's request is not really influencing the world.

 

[Sarellion]

I hope we still have some more contributors. I am still fliping off some suggestions, so its not a contribution. Let´s say a bump with some thoughts.

I would say that each side may exert some infuence on the prime, otherwise CT couldn´t come even if he wanted and persuaded himself that he doesn´t influence the world.

Perhaps they can use some entryways and only one being can enter via this way and only of a certain power.

 

[Rystil Arden]

CT is here to find his brother, not influence the prime. Thus, my rule could easily still stand, and it fits with my previous post about stopping Kampaetnos from directly influencing things.

 

[Sarellion]

Oh, I thought you meant prevented from influencing the prime by not being able to come to the prime at all.

 

[Arkhandus]

I suppose some ancient forces may have imposed a divine edict upon the material plane of Eyros, forging a pact not to interfere directly with the mortal world, and not to take their conflicts there, but over the ages the edict has been violated once in a while, at which point whatever guardian(s) or curses were set before turned active and enforced the edict.....

So far we've basically decided that there are no deities or at least no active deities, so the world has no overarching divinities controlling or regulating things. But worship bestows power, so there may be godlike celestials and fiends who are widely revered by their people and by mortals, giving them sufficient power to hold back their kindred who don't care to follow the ancient pact that prevented the extraplanar forces from laying waste to the material plane in their attempts to control/possess it.... I dunno, I'm basically spouting ideas, or gibberish, or both. But we really don't need to define what keeps Taufenacht, Conquers Twice, and others from acting directly.

 

[Khorod]

That would allow GMs more leeway with epic plotlines. It could be transformed into an artifact hunt, divine war, tied into prophecies, whatever helps it work in a particular campaign.

A number of good, official suggestions that work particularly well wouldn't be a bad idea.

 

[Sarellion]

I think most have been posted already.

- Divine rules the big guys have to follow
- Something bars the outsiders from entering with full force
- Not interested/other objectives
- Superior ranks frown upon celestials who go on a wild ride
- Taufenacht cannot escape

 

[Rystil Arden]

Allow me to frankly suggest that we not put in deities and keep the limited divineness the way it is, as befits the flavour established so far (those Dragon Herald-Thingies are pushing it as is). We needn't say anything more than that outsiders are restricted from directly influencing the mortal realm. Perhaps any direct influence from the good realms, no matter how tangential, allows the evil realms influence, so that Taufenacht's resurgence is a direct consequence of Kampaetnos's tryst with Mulcibia? Perhaps no one knows, and we leave it at that. Its good to have a reason for the Celestial Realms not to interfere in a setting because as a player, no one wants to watch the godly-Solar fight off the enemy they couldn't beat (a deus ex machina ending if ever there was one).

Just my opinion.

 

[Rystil Arden]

How to bump with style: Use a poem instead of just saying bump.

This one used to be named Nix or Kheimon, based on my mood, but for Eyros, we can call it Alsixnivis and make it a fragment of memory from the past that has led to the current misinterpretations about him (Of course, in that case, the reference to Skadi needs to go bye-bye):

So gently tumbling from the airy height,
The crystal tears of Skadi earthward bound
Blow in the breeze an alabaster white,
Alighting daintily upon the ground.
And in their union form a pearly sheen,
An algid silken blanket, soft and sleek
Appearing all at once and unforeseen
And bringing with it joy for those who seek
The simple pleasures of the bor'eal fields:
The innocence and purity of youth
Jejune and guileless still their query yields
An omnipresent whisper of the truth.
O blizzard winds, roar if you feel so bold!
The warmth inside our hearts keeps out the cold.


Not a contribution though, but maybe someone will see this, like it, and thus be convinced to post a real contribution so I can go again. Who knows?

 

[Sarellion]

So my contribution about the messengers was the last contribution?