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discovery

This page is for setting related questions and submissions for things to flesh out the world building of the Crucible. Anything not firmly established on the setting page but could be something useful for common reference should go in here so that it can be referred to by everyone.

You don't need to vet every room/object/etc through this post so long as it makes sense to the setting. However, if you are unsure or want to establish something unique or would like context from the mod, please submit through the request form below.

Categories of Discovery

Locations

This can be anything from a specific room within the Lonely Fortress, a building in the sunken village, or an isolated structure somewhere else in the Crucible. All structures within the setting reflect a pre-industrial lifestyle and architecture. Over time, some have been converted to fit a different purpose to fit the needs of the exiles using them.

Objects

Anything that would be native to the Crucible: plants, animals, supplies, weapons, etc. Keep in mind the availability of technology and materials limited to what is brought by exiles from more modern settings.

If you are looking for a specific item or something that would be considered a character token/trinkets, those sort of requests will only be available through night market events or redeeming favors submitted through bonus activity.

Knowledge
A piece of the puzzle to broaden understanding. This covers: books, lore, hearsay, manners of instruction for development of practical and magical skill.

Echoes
An echo is a temporary haunting that establishes a divergence from the current setting/world state. An echo is an imprint of a memory manifested into reality by the egregore. This phenomenon encompass combination of the above categories of people, places, and things to a certain degree of limitation. Echoes can be experienced by anyone once they are established.

These hauntings can only occur in place that spatially make sense and can last from minutes to hours. They appear in moments of yearning, nostalgia, or reminiscence, however they don't directly replay or represent any specific memory. Echoes can be revisited, however there's no guarantee when or for how long they will reappear. There's also no continuity between echoes, as they reset every time they reappear.

Echoes offer complete immersion, so everything within it can be interacted with as if it were real. Echo people can be touched and talked to, however any in-depth interaction will reveal that they are merely the shell of a person. Objects created by the echo can be used in any capacity, however they will disappear when the echo fades (unless its from the night market). Food/drink/substances consumed within the echo will produce the expected effects of satiation or inebriation that can continue to affect the body after the echo fades.

Example: Occasionally, red lanterns can be seen glowing in a corridor of the sunken village late at night. The lights lead to a lively speakeasy rife with debauchery, dancing, and music. The club is packed full with patrons wearing masks, indulging their every dark desires. When the sun rises, the speakeasy returns to a dilapidated ruin and nary a soul to be found.

Making a Discovery

SEEKING
For when you are searching for something but don't know if it could exist or where to find it.
//Remember to include SEEKING and the general category of your request in your subject heading// CATEGORY: (what is the general category of your request: location/supplies/native life/knowledge/etc) WHAT DO YOU SEEK?: (what are you looking for specifically) WHERE ARE YOU SEARCHING?: (where are you looking)

ESTABLISHING
For when you are establishing an already existing location and/or echo.
//Remember to include LOCATION or ECHO and the name in your subject heading// AREA: (what is the general area) LOCATION: (what is the more specific area) PURPOSE: (what is the function) DESCRIPTION: (describe the setting physically and the general vibe)<blockquote> </blockquote>MISC:<blockquote>(any misc details like what goes on there, when its accessible, specific people involved, etc)</blockquote>

Catalog

Locations

Things

Echoes

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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

AREA: Lonely Fortress
LOCATION: Main keep, near the dining hall
PURPOSE: Entertainment, social club
DESCRIPTION:

One of the parlor rooms has been draped wall to wall with velvet curtains. Couches and benches have been pushed aside leaving the center floor scattered with pillows of various sizes. A large low table in the center of the room serves as a stage for entertainment. The atmosphere is mellow and intimate.

MISC:

The parlor is open nightly as a place to decompress, watch live entertainment, and find intimate companionship. Drinks and small sweet treats available help calm and relax the spirit but sometimes contain mild aphrodisiacs.

CATEGORY: knowledge
WHAT DO YOU SEEK?: information on how to cure a servitor, whether that's some rite or ritual that must be completed or a physical (perhaps medicinal) cure
WHERE ARE YOU SEARCHING?: the library

KNOWLEDGE GAINED

The library contains a vast wealth of knowledge, mixed among gilded tomes lie dusty, unmarked journals of exiles past. It's difficult to discern where most of these books came from or if any of them might be of use to you.

After hours of digging, you are unable to find that any such rite or ritual has been recorded.

However, one such journal that comes across your desk theorizes that by starving the servitor may, in theory, force it to self-exorcise its host.

If physically bound to one location—indefinitely without a manner to sustain itself— shouldn't it seek out another with similar grievings to feed on?

What other knowledge doth Morfydd seek?

CATEGORY: personal items/effects of an npc
WHAT DO YOU SEEK?: anything of agnete's that seem personal and like they might resonate with her / help reach out to her
WHERE ARE YOU SEARCHING?: the assembled items from Agnete's rooms

effects gathered

After digging around Agnete's chambers, you manage to come away with a handful of objects that seem to have belonged to the late exile.

	Ring of Tenacity A small, ornate ring brass in color. Made for those slender of fingers. Engraved with a pattern of interwoven vines. The hand that wears this ring gains the ability of the unshakable hold, unable to accidentally fumble or drop any items held within it.
	Bone-Hewn Sickle A small sickle whittled from bone. A handle bound in different colors of tattered cloth and green stains along the inner curve of the sickle show markings of a well-loved tool.
	Feline's Grace A pewter broach of a cat entangled by its very long tail.
	Crusader's Harp A mouth harp in the shape a crusader's cross that has been strung through with a fine metal chain. The stem, split into two, vibrates when plucked.
	Token of Faz A gold-plated coin with a jester's mask on one side and the caricature of a bear in a hat with the number '1' embezzled on it. An arcade token from another world.

𝖉𝖎𝖘𝖈𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖞.

LOCATION: Velvet Parlor

SEEKING – information on curing a servitor

no subject

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SEEKING - agnete's personal effects

no subject