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> //Welcome to the world of Jaern! The historians of this little blue orb seem to insist on centering the entire cosmos around it. Little do they know that the Center of the Universe is in fact on a different plane entirely, on another little blue orb, in a place they call “Oklahoma.”// | > //Welcome to the world of Jaern! The historians of this little blue orb seem to insist on centering the entire cosmos around it. Little do they know that the Center of the Universe is in fact on a different plane entirely, on another little blue orb, in a place they call “Oklahoma.”// | ||
+ | See the timeline of Jaernian history here: [[history: | ||
===== Geography & Astronomy Overview ===== | ===== Geography & Astronomy Overview ===== | ||
- | This section focuses on Jaern’s place within its (current) solar system, and its history within the cosmos. It details other bodies within this solar system, some of which are home to extraterrestrial life, and could make for interesting backstories and campaigns. While this chapter gives some general remarks about the orbits, rotations, and tilts of various astronomical bodies, more detailed measurements for the scientifically curious are provided in [[jaern: | + | This section focuses on Jaern’s place within its (current) solar system, and its history within the cosmos. It details other bodies within this solar system, some of which are home to extraterrestrial life, and could make for interesting backstories and campaigns. While this chapter gives some general remarks about the orbits, rotations, and tilts of various astronomical bodies, more detailed measurements for the scientifically curious are provided in [[settings:jaern: |
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+ | Jaern is a water world - its surface is mostly water, with islands scattered about. These islands are where the vast majority of Jaernians live, with the largest landmass being [[settings: | ||
==== The Onra System ==== | ==== The Onra System ==== | ||
=== Onra, the Sun === | === Onra, the Sun === | ||
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- | Yellow in color, Onra is a main-sequence star that is about 950,000 miles in diameter. The star has been very stable for as long as the recorded written history of Torandor, and the best magicians and scientists of Jaern do not predict this changing in the foreseeable future. A slow, 23-year cycle peaks in periods of high solar winds and flares. These rarely affect the surface of any planets with protective magnetic fields. This results in a luminous aurora on Jaern that can be seen even in the day. | + | Yellow in color, Onra is a main-sequence star that is about 950,000 miles in diameter. The star has been very stable for as long as the recorded written history of [[settings: |
=== The Planets === | === The Planets === | ||
- | The Onra system is quite large, totaling seven planets. From closest to Onra to furthest away, these include **Hydor,** planet of lava; **Bastrador, | + | The Onra system is quite large, totaling seven planets. From closest to Onra to furthest away, these include **Hydor,** planet of lava; **Bastrador, |
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===== Regions of Jaern ===== | ===== Regions of Jaern ===== | ||
+ | The vast seas and bustling islands of Jaern are split into three general regions, broadly defined by climate and ocean currents. Seafarers refer to these collectively as the Oceanaj. The Oceanaj of Jaern are the northerly **Azurian Seas,** the equatorial **Sunovarm, | ||
- | **[[settings: | + | ==== The Azurian Seas ==== |
+ | Northernmost of Jaern' | ||
- | Located in a northerly section of Jaern, the Rhine is one of the few places on the planet whose waters actually freeze in the winter months. It is home to one of the most major powers on Jaern, the grand island and metropolis of [[settings: | + | **[[settings: |
- | **[[settings: | + | **[[settings: |
- | One of the longest-settled and the largest landmass of Jaern, located in a more temperate area of the world. The history of Lojem is as storied as Jaern itself. Major cities within Lojem include | + | **[[settings: |
- | **[[settings:jaern: | + | ==== The Sunovarm ==== |
+ | Named " | ||
- | One of the larger contiguous landmasses of Jaern, the land of Ageron is fairly new - having been created by the joint efforts of earth mages. It is located in Jaern' | + | **[[settings: |
- | **[[settings: | + | **[[settings: |
- | Perhaps the oldest settled landmass | + | **[[settings: |
- | **[[settings: | + | **[[settings: |
- | An island | + | **[[settings: |
- | **[[settings: | + | ==== The Malhelakvo ==== |
+ | Paroli for "dark seas", the southern oceans of Jaern are filled with mist and mystery. No major settlements from Torandor settlers have been established here, and few (if any) lizard civilizations have reached out. The Malhelakvo seems to have fewer large islands than the northern half of the planet, as explorers report nothing but ocean as far as the eye can see. Presumably, this region also freezes over during the cold months of the year. | ||
- | Located on the other side of the globe from the rest of civilization, Kratal is an isolationist land populated mainly by dwarves. Travel in and out of Kratal must be facilitated by portals, usually those accessible through the Centralia Mages' Guild' | + | Certain departments within |
- | **Unexplored Isles** | + | **[[settings: |
+ | ==== Unexplored Isles: A Note to GMs ==== | ||
Between the major settlements and beyond the sphere of civilization' | Between the major settlements and beyond the sphere of civilization' | ||
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Jaern spent about nine million years traveling across 23 lightyears of empty space before it ended up drifting into the Onra System. Entering the system triggered a held psionic ability and reactivated the planet-wide shield, as well as charting a course towards the star’s habitable zone. Unfortunately, | Jaern spent about nine million years traveling across 23 lightyears of empty space before it ended up drifting into the Onra System. Entering the system triggered a held psionic ability and reactivated the planet-wide shield, as well as charting a course towards the star’s habitable zone. Unfortunately, | ||
- | Within Onra’s habitable zone, the planet **Torandor** was home to the many races we categorize as humanoids and orcish, including Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, Goblinoids, and more. Jaern’s entry into the Onra System was seen as an apocalyptic calamity that spurred the people of Torandor to act, and a great human leader known as the Chaos Lord reconfigured a weapon of mass destruction into a city-sized ark known as the **Kaaren of Destruction**, | + | Within Onra’s habitable zone, the planet **[[settings: |
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+ | The Ark landed on Jaern, and the Torandoran refugees founded the **Empire of the Veil** on Jaern. The next few thousand years have been spent rebuilding what has been lost, and the Jaernian and Torandoran peoples became the progenitors of the current population. | ||
- | The Ark landed on Jaern, and the Torandese refugees founded the **Empire of the Veil** on Jaern. The next few thousand years have been spent rebuilding what has been lost, and the Jaernian and Torandese peoples became the progenitors of the current population. |
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