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𝖉𝖎𝖘𝖈𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖞.
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
LocationsThis 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. ObjectsAnything 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.KnowledgeA piece of the puzzle to broaden understanding. This covers: books, lore, hearsay, manners of instruction for development of practical and magical skill.
Making a Discovery
SEEKINGFor when you are searching for something but don't know if it could exist or where to find it. ESTABLISHINGFor when you are establishing an already existing location .
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Given the broad range, there is only so much Quentin can get his eyeballs on before he takes psychic damage for staring at words and bad handwriting too long.
Siegfried, while mildly impressed by Quentin's gumption to research, is largely unhelpful. He will point Quentin in a specific direction where he might find what he's looking for and will refuse to be bothered for the remainder of the period. Not entirely out of rudeness, but the scholar is preoccupied with a study of massive scrolls all over his personal desk. He's highly territorial and will let Quentin be on his side of the library as long as he doesn't touch anything in Siegfried's section.
The sources of information Quentin can dredge up are second-hand information at best and speculative at worst.
Ramblings from a Malodorous Pocket Journal, by an anonymous exile.
A journal, filled three-quarters of the way through, explores a theory that the Crucible is a rock swallowed by a massive interdimensional space amoeba (that could also be a whale or a serpent). What the exiles are experiencing is a result of everyone oscillating between various dimensions in a cosmic soup of digestive fluids that's slowly breaking down their essences until they are nothing but one with the great amoeba.
Notes on a Weeping Zealot, by Sister Gethwine.
A comprehensive summary of an interrogation of an unnamed captive from the Weeping Spire. A Catholic, Gethwine makes comparisons to the zealots' desire for purification, akin to that of achieving the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven. She surmises that since most exiles, when pressed to think thoroughly on the fragmented memories surrounding their arrival, recall dying in a dream, this must be their final judgement to be welcomed into the afterlife.
Annals of the Forgotten, compiled by Siegfried the Kindred Scholar.
An anthology of fragmented records from now lost documents penned by some of the Crucible's earliest recorded exiles. Tales here recount a time when the Lonely Fortress and the Weeping Spire were on more friendly terms until a crusade effectively severed alliances between the Sin Eaters and those who are otherwise just referred to as "Her Martyrs". It's noted that many records were destroyed or taken, leaving the record keepers to document what was shared to them by memory: the Crucible itself is more of a divine prison dreamed up by a mad god that exists both everywhere and nowhere. Its purpose is to quarantine those infected by the Sleeping One's influence.
Mystic Machina, by Gowyn of the Weave
An in-depth dissertation penned by a young artificer. The article claims that the magical makeup of the Crucible is actually a spirit trap. They go on to link the resonance with the Crucible's ever shifting reality, constant invasion of nascent spirits, and other manifestations to that of belonging to a portion of the Spirit Realm. They theorize that the Martyrs probably never originally intended to trap non-believers and possibly originally intended to utilize the Crucible to vet their own kind as some form of pilgrimage.
The Original Sin Eater, by Siegfried the Kindred Scholar.
Is a text that documents the origins of who created the Lonely Fortress, an unnamed mage who was likely among the first exiles. This mage, often referred to as the Curator, was able to mold and master the fabric of the world better than any other. The Curator's mastery of the Crucible's magic has been thoroughly documented and stored in this very library; however, these spells and grimoires are heavily protected through arcane locks and encryptions. If one can decipher the manner of the Curator's spells and rituals, arguably one can learn ways to augment one's own abilities within the Crucible.