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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eyes of Nine" data-source="post: 8993418" data-attributes="member: 99786">Week 15 (Hex 12) The Thirteen Hills of OrrunA single hex with 2 branches coming from it (detailed in the next two weeks). Urban, but also tropical forest, in hill terrain. And incessant rain. So the outcome is… A jungle hex, with thirteen hills.The jungle is populated by Firbolg druids - the Enclave of the Green Mantle. They are split into clans with fluid membership focused on various aspects of jungle health - the canopy, the hydrology, the soil, etc. If any of the clans get into conflict, there is a synod called, where the clans each state their case in front of the Tribune council of 5 elder Firbolgs, The 3 Treant lords, and the animal leaders: The Toad Titan, the Great Forest Sloth, the Queen of the Marching Ants, and the Emu. (yes, just “The Emu”, no other title - and sometimes the leader of the bird folk is not an emu <img src="https://a.slack-edge.com/production-standard-emoji-assets/14.0/apple-medium/1f642@2x.png" alt=":slightly_smiling_face:" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /> )Then 13 hills, each covered in a temple-city dedicated to a pantheon of 13 gods populated by many many humans. The central city is the capital city, and dedicated to the Favored Emperor, lord of the gods. Other gods include the Brother of Thunder, the Favoured Sister, the All-ruling All-Seeing One, the Invincible Teacher of the Spirit, The Night is Dark and Never Far Away (God of graveyards), etc etc In the central city is the up-gate, whose guardian is a Storm Titan. Note, the Storm Titan is not one of the 13 gods - and yet of course they have a secret cult built up around them…Finally, there is a population of were-cats (and “now-cats”, ie regular cats). The were-cats are the only beings in this tower who can teleport within the tower confines. Yes - they can teleport throughout the tower (if they’ve been to the location before), without using the gates. This could be huge! In addition, the Marq of Cats generations ago built a city suspended from the top of the hex ceiling. Think of a huge cat condo but roughly 230 sq miles, with the various platforms, swings, etc connected by “bridges” the width of two balance beams side by side. There are a many areas that are habitable by were-cats in human or human/cat hybrid forms; as well as many now-cats. The city can be seen up there very rarely, when the cloud cover breaks up every week or so for the 4-5 hours of sunshine that hits the hex. But it’s so high up, and folks basically ignore it on the surface below. The way up to the city is via again a giant cat condo (but this time vertical) going up the 2 miles up to the ceiling along the wall in the west and eastern corner of the hex.Questions about this hex:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">What does the Marq of Cats know about the Tower? And what is their goal?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Does the Storm Titan know of the cult who worships them? And how do the worshippers of the 13 Gods feel about them?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">What are the relationships between the adherents of this faith? Are there conflicts?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">What does the Enclave of the Green Mantle want? Why?</li> </ol>[ATTACH=full]282092[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]282093[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]282094[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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