arge place, I sketched out a broad shape and then went to work on where the tectonic plates were, so that I knew where the mountains and volcanoes were. After that I added in lower hills, and major rivers flowing from the high places to the sea. I pla
==== Skyss - Story Background ====
This is a web version of the notebook that has the background to my... published one full length novel in this world, as well as some short stories. I've also outlined two f... ork it's way into other stories.
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They are in the story
* First appears - we first seen the Board of Trade's distinctive blue ... with regional HQs in the major capital cities. As well as the port teams gathering information there i... s of the Board directly and ensures that they are well briefed, decisions are made and that policy is ... outes used by Skyssians merchants.
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ole drilled where the top-most of the seven coins went.
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====... ackwater on questionably viable land to a major power that maintains peace over a large area.
As well as the [[king|office of King]], and the [[electors... [[BoT]], [[navy]], and [[justice]].
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y from the fire. Special dark ales are usually brewed for both festivals using roasted barley to give ... t a much darker colour than usual.
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e very long life spans, and inherit some of the powers of their divine parent. They aren’t immortal, b... they may heal faster or be able to call on the powers of the Gods & Goddesses that they are descended... er the strength of the connections.
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hen there's a 'Long Summer', which is always followed by a 'short winter. If there isn't a Long Summer... re tacked onto the end as extra outwith the usual weekday naming conventions.
=== Names of Moons ===... ing Moon | Spring Moon | Spring Moon |
| Flowering Moon | Flowering Moon | Flowering Moon |
| [[:skys:pantheon:aeolf]]'s Moon | [[:skys:pant
ch:water_gate]] in [[:skyss:places:dalreoch]]. As well as purveying fine wines, ales of the best, and ... thes he can pass as a noble. Equally he blends in well in a range of circumstances, and is able to spe... itch both low-born and noble and everywhere in between.
==== Relationships ====
=== People ===
Nota... te]]
* [[:skyss:places:dalreoch]]
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s 72 years old (born 702), and is currently a widower. He was married to Ealasaid Riata, his cousin an... maternal uncle the 18th Duke of Glasholm. He was well tutored, and his bannermen ran the Earldom unti... ng born. At the time many feared that the Alpin's were cursed, the Earl's father and his four elder br... jord fought several duels about it.
=== Size & Wealth ===
Caer Alpin is unusual in the seats of the
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Dael Riata is a poor land sandwiched between mountains to its North and East, and the Sea on the West. To the south sits the related but way more pro... a]]. Riven by centuries of internecine warfare between tribes with a culture of raiding and blood feud... are fortified, and fortlets and castles abound between the hills and lakes. The capital is [[:skyss:pl
uch all the Earls of the Kingdom are expected to swear loyalty to him. He is a great grandson of King ... g, and childless, Queen of Bernicia.
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^ Wealth | income((how much their lands and trade usu... :skyss:chars:daels:murchadh|Earl of Uisdean]] to swear allegiance. The current, seventh, Earl of Uisde
