OOC Kingdom of Ashes VI (Welcome to the Springer Dimension)

[Laurel]

I'm pretty sure that Shadowvale already is a town, somewhere. Maybe it's Shadowdale, instead.....

Over in Alderia- Shadowdale. Sorry didn't look at the map first.

Anyway, just formalizing what Hyrwl is (the inner bailey) and New Oceanus is (the outer city) may be all that's necessary. But I'm definitely still willing to entertain other ideas.

No power stuggles this way

Of course, this does bring up a related question - Is Hyrwl (or whatever we decide to call it) the permanent capital of any potential Phoenix Kingdom? While it's already grown far beyond it's initial population, do you plan to move to capitol if more desirable real estate becomes viable? If so, much of this is probably moot.

Personally depends on what comes available and how liveable it will be. So far this is still choice- middle of future queendom, Port area close by, becoming more defensible by the day, and almost all new buildings.
But retaking over another city and settign it up as place of power works with the whole rising from the ashes theme......

If we keep it New Oceanus, then if Oceanus is ever rebuilt (as it is a good place for a port city and first line of defense for inland areas) it would have to be renamed then. Having a York England and a New York US are different then having two cities right next to each other one labeled new.

 

[The_Universe]

Over in Alderia- Shadowdale. Sorry didn't look at the map first.
No power stuggles this way
Personally depends on what comes available and how liveable it will be. So far this is still choice- middle of future queendom, Port area close by, becoming more defensible by the day, and almost all new buildings.
But retaking over another city and settign it up as place of power works with the whole rising from the ashes theme......

If we keep it New Oceanus, then if Oceanus is ever rebuilt (as it is a good place for a port city and first line of defense for inland areas) it would have to be renamed then. Having a York England and a New York US are different then having two cities right next to each other one labeled new.

Well, if you do decide to essentially give up Oceanus as a habitable place, you can probably just start calling New Oceanus "Oceanus" and call the original "Old Oceanus" or "The Fallen City" or whatever.

 

[Laurel]

Well, if you do decide to essentially give up Oceanus as a habitable place, you can probably just start calling New Oceanus "Oceanus" and call the original "Old Oceanus" or "The Fallen City" or whatever.

Where's the fun in that- New Oceanus=Old Hywrl and The Fallen City=Oceanus
Then there can be mysteries and confusion in future generations as to why it was done and where the names came from

From what I heard last weekend I'm not sure Duke and Duchess Greyclaw are willing to just let Oceanus go into the great rubble

 

[The_Universe]

Where's the fun in that- New Oceanus=Old Hywrl and The Fallen City=Oceanus
Then there can be mysteries and confusion in future generations as to why it was done and where the names came from

From what I heard last weekend I'm not sure Duke and Duchess Greyclaw are willing to just let Oceanus go into the great rubble

Willing or not, I am not sure anyone (for a generation, at least) is going to want to live there.

But time will tell!

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

I think we should keep the name Hyrwl - if only for Chris'/Link's sake... it's a piece of the old game; I think it shoud stay.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Where's the fun in that- New Oceanus=Old Hywrl and The Fallen City=Oceanus
Then there can be mysteries and confusion in future generations as to why it was done and where the names came from

From what I heard last weekend I'm not sure Duke and Duchess Greyclaw are willing to just let Oceanus go into the great rubble

No - Justice understands that Oceanus may, indeed be lost... or at least, for the moment, it is not of utmost importance.

Liz on the other hand is quite fond of the idea of her character having TWO palaces... afterall, what's better than one palace... That's right: two palaces.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

I say let's start a gmail.

Gmail works if it is on Friday or Tuesday.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Banner/useless rambling...

I know we've gone over the banner designs a bunch of times...

But, this morning as I was rummaging through my Favorites - I found the link to SteelWeaver (www.steelweaver.com).

SteelWeaver has, in the past, made enormous banners out of chainmail that are incredibly beautiful... so, for fun and profit (or maybe just fun because we don't get paid to game), does anyone mind if we pretend our banners are like this?

I really like the silvery one with the lion - but, obviously, we would replace the lion with the phoenix... and, I also like the gold as opposed to the two silvers (which is why I posted the funky chinese bird thing).

Aren't they freakin' cool?!

 

[The_Universe]

I know we've gone over the banner designs a bunch of times...

But, this morning as I was rummaging through my Favorites - I found the link to SteelWeaver (www.steelweaver.com).

SteelWeaver has, in the past, made enormous banners out of chainmail that are incredibly beautiful... so, for fun and profit (or maybe just fun because we don't get paid to game), does anyone mind if we pretend our banners are like this?

I really like the silvery one with the lion - but, obviously, we would replace the lion with the phoenix... and, I also like the gold as opposed to the two silvers (which is why I posted the funky chinese bird thing).

Aren't they freakin' cool?!

They are very cool. But, as the point of a banner is that it be visible over long distances, these may not fit the bill. Having 2 shades of silver (or even silver and gold-plated metal will just look like grey sheets at a quarter mile, or more.

You're probably better, in a practical sense, going with bright cloths - but I don't see any reasons why you couldn't do something like this inside a throne room, or in a great hall, or something.

 

[The_Universe]

Gmail works if it is on Friday or Tuesday.

OK - I'd say that's a critical mass. I will start it.