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 r... e the winds would take the rain. After that there were a load of political boundaries drawn.
From th
==== 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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ies ===
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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====... ower that maintains peace over a large area.
As well as the [[king|office of King]], and the [[elect... [[BoT]], [[navy]], and [[justice]].
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re tacked onto the end as extra outwith the usual weekday naming conventions.
=== Names of Moons ===... :skyss:pantheon:mother]]'s Moon |
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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... te]]
* [[:skyss:places:dalreoch]]
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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... ontrolled by Iain Alpin, based in Dalreoch)) |
^ Wealth | income((a measure of how much their lands
using [[https://drawshield.net/random/]] which as well as having useful reference material on creating... er heraldic terms, also draws them.
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untains to its North and East, and the Sea on the West. To the south sits the related but way more pro... fisheries, there are substantial islands off the west coast, paradoxically called the Easter Isles. T... sed. Skyss and it's isles are the [[:skyss:places:westernisles|Western Isles]]. As well as fisheries lots of oats and barley are grown, along with sheep a
g, and childless, Queen of Bernicia.
=== Size & Wealth ===
The Grand Duchy of Reoch is the largest r... 8 |
^ Infantry || 48 |
^ Cavalry || 14 |
^ Wealth | income((how much their lands and trade usu... ibhne, a neutral ground. The rules of hospitality were in force, and the [[:skyss:chars:daels:suibhne|... left the two parties to negotiate. Raised voices were heard, and the clash of steel. When the Earl of
