I was just seeing if anyone else would post before I go again. Not necessarily you.
I'm sorry, real life and other important concerns are bothering me too much for me to post here. Feel free to do something like NPC my character or whatever.
Orranoth As further colonies developed and built Orranoth Amber shrines, temples and the like, offering the wise sky god further worship in return for making their lives prosperous and fertile, they nonetheless worked lives of hard work and occasionally tragedy, as they were mortal. Orranoth had noticed the mortals were going through further difficulties. People still didn't seem to live very long lives unless they knew some magic or alchemy. People in Radanuh lived longer than their surrounding neighbors, after all, Radanuh was attracting the magic users of the world, including the alchemists. They rarely had to suffer hunger, because their harvests were abundant.
Yet, disease still existed. Sometimes children would die before maturity, sometimes the woman died in childbirth. Disease or war could render children orphans, and women widows. For this reason, Orranoth would teach his priests not just theology, but the power to channel his domains. These "Oracle Healers" would channel the Patrons of Restoration, Life, and Healing in order to work their magic. In essence they were somewhat like wizards, but their powers would always be in relation to these three Ideals, and since these powers were restorative in nature, Orranoth loosens their side effects, since Orranoth himself would work as a filter for the Idyllic magic.
Oracle Healer's powers would function as prophecies of healing and restoration, instead of Words Of Power. Nonetheless the Oracle Healers had to commune with Orranoth and meditate to retain their healing powers.
-3 (in domain) Orranoth teaches his priests to become Oracle Healers. They would not only serve as theologians but healers and doctors for their communities.
This man was very successful at his job, but he was very much out of his element. Jamie was used to the comforts of coffee, good home cooked meals, or fancy dinners at a five star Michellin restaurant. The internet, television shows, or even video games, on a rare occasion. All of these things were gone, not to mention his relationships with other people he held dearly. He had no idea if he would ever see them again. Still though, as long as it would take to live in these comforts again, anywhere from a few centuries to a thousand years or more, there were more pressing concerns. Jamie had to make himself a productive, trusted member of society.
The local tribes thought Jamie was bizarre, and they were probably right. To them he would be. That didn't matter though, because he began his work right away. Over the months he befriended various men in the nearby tribes. He wasn't totally trusted at first, and people thought he was crazy, but over time, more trust was built between him and the locals. He WAS an archaeologist, so he would know a few things he needed to to get by. He knew which plants to avoid, which ones were fit to eat, and which ones could be used for medicine.
All things considered, he wasn't doing half bad. People thought he looked weird and gave him odd looks, but no one was trying to pick a fight with him, yet. They helped him to hunt, which he already knew how to do as a survivalist, but they were better. Still though, the people thought he was some kind of liar, or intelligent trickster with wild stories. Stories about powerful weapons that sounded like thunder, the power to channel the power of lightning to see, to play and just to live. Surgical procedures such as heart transplants, running indoor water systems, even weapons that eradicate entire tribes in just one use, and so on.
They thought he was useful, however. He knew how to build very well, and in a little under a year, he had constructed a few log cabins. He cooperated as a member of society, and worked hard. People may have thought he was a weirdo, but they at least respected him.
Okay, so you want to change your CS to have metalworking and you would have to change or add how he learned that. If this skill is that important to your character's arcs then I suppose I can let you have it. But only this one time and only add metal working.
After ALL this time has passed, I feel like I'm too stupid to contribute to this RP. Not necessarily IRL, so much as I made a mistake in character creation and have no idea how to proceed.
Orranoth had his hands full. The people were reaping the rewards of his plane, and over all it was still worth it, but it came with a ton of problems. The lot of these problems came in the baggage of Legalism, or existentialism. Orranoth would appoint Rad and his priests the duty of teachings of The Golden Land, so as to bring alleviation for the terrible unintended consequences of Orranoth's gift. Orranoth explains that worry it'self is too much of a strain in regards to the Golden Land. Orranoth explains that the Golden Land is a gift to be looked forward to.
Even nonbelievers may one day reach The Golden Land, though none had yet. There were ways to reach The Golden Land. You had to worship Orranoth, and even though you could reach The Golden Land without being close to perfect, your behavior, attitude and love for your fellow people dictated how good The Golden Land would be for you. Other than that, suffering, but more importantly, keeping a good attitude of love towards others was the main way to please Orranoth.
Doing good things is highly encouraged, and Orranoth honored them. Also, refraining from doing bad things was also honored. Orranoth did not necessarily let bad things slide- he could be wrathful against certain horrors such as murder, abusiveness towards the innocent and unspeakable evils were punished and, if there was no redemption or even attempted atonement in this life for evil deeds and wanton misbehaviors, punishments could range from the reduction of peace and privileges in the Golden Land, nullification of their rewards entirely in the hereafter including being EXILED from the Golden Land, or at worst, Orranoth would basically demand his servants hunt down the evil doers, curse them himself or both.
Orranoth explains to Rad also there were ways to express sorrow for notable misdeeds such as theft or even worse behavior. For example, for heinous evil deeds, an evil doer could basically exchange their lives, forfeiting Orranoth's blessings in this life so they could keep their citizenship in The Golden Land. Hopefully though sacrifices could include crops, livestock, currency, or even temporary servitude.
Lying, for another example, only requires an apology.
Furthermore, he relays to his priest that his benevolent will extends towards nonbelievers, but they were not heaven bound YET. There were two ways to try and bring Nonbelievers to The Golden Land. Intermarriage with the honorable and kind, and friendship with such people. These people also had to cooperate with their spouse or friends, and at least had to be honorable friends to Radanuh, Rad, and/or the believers of Orranoth.
No Conviction Cost. Basically, Orranoth extrapolates his will regarding The Golden Land to his priests.
Orranoth In Radanuh, their society was being built slowly but surely into a more advanced, long lasting culture that would spread over a wide area. Orranoth smiled on the believers as they began to construct temples of Amber from the handy work of a Nature Wizard. The Amber Temple(s) would be built in order to reliably circumvent any curse from Kthon's curse, if it could even effect Radanuh's region at all. These worshipers were saying the praises of Orranoth for bringing them knowledge through the teachings his magics. In return for his believer's worship, Orranoth promised that he would grant them an after life in what he called "The Heavens".
So Orranoth spoke with the Idyllic Patrons of Peace, Joy, And Life. On his worshiper's death, their souls would be transmuted into a dimension constructed by Orranoth, and the three Patrons, where they would be at peace, full of life and the love of life, and never experience sorrow or anguish again. This other dimension was called "The Golden Land". The people began to speak of Orranoth's praises every day, as they looked forward to better, eternal lives.
Radanuh's Patriarch, Rad had founded several colonies from the homeland. In these territories, the blessings of Orranoth followed, and every colony had it's own shrine, and when they grew large enough, a temple to Orranoth. Typically magically constructed with Amber or some material to circumvent Kthon's curse.
One day, a woman gave birth. Unfortunately, she would be due to bring forth twins and, in the process, she did not survive. The children, a boy and girl named Jon, and Galifrey, grew to become respected members of the community, but they had been born with medical conditions that made life hard. They had their joys, peace, and the respect of their community, but nonetheless, sometimes life did not seem fair.
Jon, and Galifrey had lived for eighty five years. Unfortunately, they had both come down with some form of undiscovered infection, and both of them perished, albeit at an old age. Their friends were often less fortunate. When they reached The Golden Land, their souls seemed to rise towards The Sun and enter. When they awoke, they found themselves in a magnificent palace. They were no longer merely disembodied souls but they were young and able bodied people again. There waiting for them was their mother, who had died giving them birth, and their father, who died when they turned twenty from a bandit raid.
Orranoth was there as well. "Mortals, this is your reward." He spoke plainly, and he was happy.
-3, In domain action. All Orranoth's worshiper's souls are transmuted at death into The Golden Land.
Side note, good posts so far and after talking to some people. I have been thinking about how people get resources for their civ. I am going to be more lenient with what resources show up. Like perhaps resources showing up, like after weather changes, exposing surface deposits. Like a small amount that you can get to work with and ease starting locations resources. Which would encourage people to look for more deposits. This is not to say, you can find trees in a desert or elephants in the UK. But, something more RP friendly and workable, and what do you all think of this?
I'm good. I'm probably resource heavy myself so I don't mind everyone else gettin' some.
Redking0380,
st1cky,
Lunamaria Hawke,
ppppppp,
Vec,
Rekkuza,
JFK,
ImagineTheStars