Post by whyemmdee on May 29, 2017 20:15:48 GMT -5
If your characters wants to join a faction, mention it in here like so: Login - Character name - Faction. We're hoping to start adding automated faction joining soon, but until that gets added I'll be running recruitment events regularly. Check out the factions in the lore thread for details on "how to join"-- most of them are self-explanatory, save for the University which requires willing players to write a thesis/discourse (read: book) before being allowed to join. If you want, you can also rewrite one of the existing bestiary entries to include lore. If your body of work gets accepted among staff (fits the lore, decent length, interesting to read) it'll be put in game and accepted as canon, and your PC will be allowed to join as a student.
Here's an example of a body of work that got a player's character into the university:
Here's an example of a body of work that got a player's character into the university:
On The Wellness of Alfus Primi in Gineas
In the scope of the countless centuries that Alfus Primi has existed in modernity, it has dwelled within the harshest of desert climes. Civilizations have been cultivated out of the desert sands – and in this climate, the physiology of Alfus Primi functions at its theoretical peak condition. This has much to do with the cataloged processes of adaption and selection, but also with cultural advances and the general increase in healthfulness of pre-industrial societies.
Epidemiological studies suggests that the likelihood of illness in any given area amongst Nefarian elves is lower by amounts that are statistically significant. Elves that are born away from the Nefarian desert, or are away from Eremus for longer than a decade show a traceable and consistent decline in health from a large range of potential presentations – weaknesses in physicality that, so far, have remained untraced to any single source.
The focus of this thesis will be on Gineas, and its capital of Calidor. It will ask a question: why does the average elf outside of Eremus die anywhere from 40 to 70 years earlier than their counterparts? Gineas presents particular challenges to the physiology of Alfus Primi – the most obvious of these being the damp, temperate climate, which greatly differs from the home climate of the elven people. The climate of Gineas likely contributes the most to this decline in health. The living conditions of most alfus primi also contribute heavily, and likely prevents proper adaption to the climate. Most interestingly, these two factors likely contribute to a third, more interesting possibility: a direct, physiological illness that manifests early from exposure and chronically compounds over a decade.
1. CLIMATE
Humidity in the Ginean climate, as well as exposure to poisons, toxins and miasmas common in the haze over Calidor, are factors that prove to be foreign to the system of the alfus primus. Dampness provides a challenge to the function of the interior lining of the lungs. Adaption is potentially possible, but the preferred method would involve regular exposure to dry, clean environments and incremental exposure over time to Calidor's climate.
Adaption is most limited by living conditions within the city itself. Damp homes that leak and reside in the dirtiest parts of the city, factories that produce notably dangerous fumes and substances, dirty water, food that does not fully nourish the body. With these various challenges, the body cannot possibly create changes within itself, as it is far too busy to simply keep itself alive.
2. RESPIRATORY IMPACTS
These factors likely lead to notable and chronic damage to the respiratory system. Consistent exposure to damaging influences would likely cause an almost necrotic effect on the bronci within the lungs. With chronic exposure, the lungs would almost appear to shrink and shrivel as they lose capacity to inflate and convect oxygen into the blood. A deficiency of this scale in the respiratory system could cause any number of severe maladies throughout the body. The respiratory system is involved in the function of nearly every other major organ – providing the very fuel by which anything from brain function to muscle movement is enabled.
This thesis asks a question, and attempts to answer it. However, no answer can truly satisfy the inquisitive mind, and the soul which cares until full research can be conducted into this ongoing health crisis. The impacts are not only on individuals, but communities – and even business, as formerly reliable workers are crippled. We must ask ourselves a far more important question: if there is a problem, how can we even begin to fix it?
In the scope of the countless centuries that Alfus Primi has existed in modernity, it has dwelled within the harshest of desert climes. Civilizations have been cultivated out of the desert sands – and in this climate, the physiology of Alfus Primi functions at its theoretical peak condition. This has much to do with the cataloged processes of adaption and selection, but also with cultural advances and the general increase in healthfulness of pre-industrial societies.
Epidemiological studies suggests that the likelihood of illness in any given area amongst Nefarian elves is lower by amounts that are statistically significant. Elves that are born away from the Nefarian desert, or are away from Eremus for longer than a decade show a traceable and consistent decline in health from a large range of potential presentations – weaknesses in physicality that, so far, have remained untraced to any single source.
The focus of this thesis will be on Gineas, and its capital of Calidor. It will ask a question: why does the average elf outside of Eremus die anywhere from 40 to 70 years earlier than their counterparts? Gineas presents particular challenges to the physiology of Alfus Primi – the most obvious of these being the damp, temperate climate, which greatly differs from the home climate of the elven people. The climate of Gineas likely contributes the most to this decline in health. The living conditions of most alfus primi also contribute heavily, and likely prevents proper adaption to the climate. Most interestingly, these two factors likely contribute to a third, more interesting possibility: a direct, physiological illness that manifests early from exposure and chronically compounds over a decade.
1. CLIMATE
Humidity in the Ginean climate, as well as exposure to poisons, toxins and miasmas common in the haze over Calidor, are factors that prove to be foreign to the system of the alfus primus. Dampness provides a challenge to the function of the interior lining of the lungs. Adaption is potentially possible, but the preferred method would involve regular exposure to dry, clean environments and incremental exposure over time to Calidor's climate.
Adaption is most limited by living conditions within the city itself. Damp homes that leak and reside in the dirtiest parts of the city, factories that produce notably dangerous fumes and substances, dirty water, food that does not fully nourish the body. With these various challenges, the body cannot possibly create changes within itself, as it is far too busy to simply keep itself alive.
2. RESPIRATORY IMPACTS
These factors likely lead to notable and chronic damage to the respiratory system. Consistent exposure to damaging influences would likely cause an almost necrotic effect on the bronci within the lungs. With chronic exposure, the lungs would almost appear to shrink and shrivel as they lose capacity to inflate and convect oxygen into the blood. A deficiency of this scale in the respiratory system could cause any number of severe maladies throughout the body. The respiratory system is involved in the function of nearly every other major organ – providing the very fuel by which anything from brain function to muscle movement is enabled.
This thesis asks a question, and attempts to answer it. However, no answer can truly satisfy the inquisitive mind, and the soul which cares until full research can be conducted into this ongoing health crisis. The impacts are not only on individuals, but communities – and even business, as formerly reliable workers are crippled. We must ask ourselves a far more important question: if there is a problem, how can we even begin to fix it?
