CloudSpire Chronicles

A 'circle' in the Ministry of the Scroll, is the term for a level of study in a field. It is meant to encompass all the teachings required to have a specific level of knowledge.

The term comes from the circular study rooms, where students would be said to sit or stand in the circle together.

Thus a circle of students was a level of students and so the etymology developed.

A circle can be of varying length, and contain a variable amount of content.

A circle of warriorship or priesthood can be earned for 6 months of basic training, or 2 years tour of astral space aboard the Gith ships, for example.

A member of the church is forbidden from practicing both circles simultaneously. Practitioners are tested and graduation from a circle allows one to seek another, from either 'ladder'.

A colloquial term for followers of Oghma, or a body of Oghmites.

Iralite is the Forgotten Realms term given to a radioactive uranium ore that we (IRL) would call Torbernite.

A copper based ore, Iralite is a very green coloured ore that is oddly reactive to magical influences.

Most all radioactive elements find their radioactive qualities nullified by the resident magical influence of Torril, but Iralite is different in that it seems to absorb and react to magical influences.

It also makes a refreshing drink.

Iralite develops from high heat and pressure as well as high alkalidity (acidic) environments. The deposits can grow from a few millimetres to a few centimetres typically. There have been discoveries of larger veins, and occasionally chunky deposits.

Iralite does emit gas as most radioactive material. Experiments have demonstrated that Iralite gassing is variable based on absorption of ethereal energies.

As with the ore itself, the ethereum of Torril nullifies poisonous effects upon humanoid, although it may cause magical effects to go awry (dungeon masters should have fun with it, or simply roll on the wild magic table when spells are cast in an appropriate environment).

Refined Iralite, or 'dried' Iralite, dulls in colour, and is more absorpent however much more brittle and prone to explosion. It is a fine battery for magical energies, if kept in a protective container.

A kindly woman in her late eighties, she met Pograff when she was in her mid twenties and they had been stalwart ever since.

Since his passing, Lillian still busies herself at the orphanage, taking solace in the love showered by those she tends.

She can still be heard crying at varying intervals, as memories strike her; she is quick to recover and those within ear shot know enough to let an old womam be.

Disambiguation. Walthonor Pograff

Walthonor's middle name.

A robust family of eight sons and four daughters.

Two of his sons are priests of Pelor, and a daughter has taken to the library, following the ways of Oghma.

It is led by the matron, Lillian Pograff, who provides services at the church.

A small elderly family made of a gentlemanly Calishite man and his wife Heideh in a small homestead on the southern end of Sols Rest.

They are religiously inclined, but not zealous in any way.

In flore quod plantatum est, hortus, et mortuus est cum eo.

A minor house dealing in shipments of parchments, papyruses, inks, and other literary tools. They deal in books, but on a collectible scale. They consult with various organizations for book sourcing.

They are a mostly Pelorite house.

Pelorites follow Pelor, the god of the sun, light, health, growt, fruition, and so much more.

Any one who identifies as a Pelorite is typically a devout individual who attends at least 1 of the 4 weekly gatherings (first or seventh day), be it morning or evening service.

Paladins in the service are an exceptionally loyal band of strength who put the fun (and maybe a bit of mental) in fundamentalist.

Ornstein Rhadam is a Pelorite Paladin, a member of the Sun Walkers with the rank of Left hand of the Flame.

More action than strategy, he commands the Suntouched.

"I think the name is stupid."

~Esther Ardratiche

With the slogan, "You've never seen arms like these," Tursq Ardratiche loves his work. The ArdraArms facility sits across the Royals Peak from the Airship Roost in the north east corner of the city.

The building is stout and wide, with several protruding lengths where airships directly enter and leave with shipments of ammunition.

It employs several hundred people across the capital and several thousand across the kingdom.

Tursq is always on the market for minerals, particularly volatiles ones he can manufacture new things from.

Esther, is always on the look out for things to distract and dissuade Tursq from directly operating ArdraArms. She feels it it functions fine without his intervention.

Disambguation. It's spelled, Ardratiche.

The informal term given to Hawthorne berries.

Enjoying hawthorn berry desserts are an important pastime. The variety of winter fruits is extremely limited, so hawthorn berry comes in handy, because it can be stored for months without any problem. Some families tout a family secret recipe to enjoy hawthorn berries and juice.  One such is listed below:

Compared with an apple, a hawthorn fruit has a stronger and fruitier flavor, similar to that of other berries. The finished hawthorn juice has a color and flavor resembling that of cranberry juice, and freshly made hawthorn juice only tastes better.

Mixed with saps and sugars, it is served in taverns with a stroke of whatever alcohol might be available.

The most easterly city in the Cloud Spires.

Named for the Fall family whose majority resides there, the city is a religious strong hold that has had to hold itself against the Frost Fire many times over.

Despite being one of the first to be attacked, they were one of the last to surrender to dwarven occupation during the Dwarven Wars.

Led by Psygnus Fall, the city has a small and tightly defended roost and high walls surrounding all of the populous.

They have been quick to rebuild after the wars, and quicker to bolster themselves after siding with the magi.

The city boasts a large population of devout Oghmin, while permitting Pelorite practice without any animosity.

Eridanus Fall operates the Pelorite portion of the church in Falls Rest and is quick to layeth the divine smack down upon any who speak ill of either deity.

The city's military is known for their sharp shooting skills, magical abilities and a distinct lack of melee prowess. Since the dwarven wars, their innovations have allowed them to produce cannons of radiant energy that "no airship will resist."

There are several royal houses in Royals Peak and their members are spread across the Cloud Spires from east to west.

Disambiguation. Leads to Royal Militia.

The Barl house hold is an esteemed one with several successful members, at the head of which resides Faramore, the owner of the Fighters Guild and commander of the Royals Peak militia.

Ancient by the stretch of the Cloud Spires history, the house was an unfortunate victim of the early religious conflicts.

The colloquial term for Dorums Plateau, where Daed Al Icarrs tower resides.

One of the largest eastern cities in the Cloud Spires kingdom. It is nearly as large as Dodsland and provides the kingdom with a range of minerals as well as some of the hardiest miners and most careful engineers.

With the loss of Sols Rest to the radiant bomb detonated aboard the playerships vessel, a massive blow to the kingdom in both morale, tension and capability was felt.

Like Hiroshima or Nagasaki, the poor city of Sols Rest was blasted apart by reckless behaviour in a time of war.

An inquiry was silently launched soon after wards, and is nearing a reports release.

Several contracts important to the Cloud Spires were soon nullified as production from the citys mining efforts were lost.
Several of the houses that supported the church have backed out.
The great houses of Esquee, Keterog, Saxburg and Vogon have lost vested interests in the region, while a range of minor houses have lost labourers, and a number of resources necessary for their survival.

Specifically speaking, they've lost metals and ore needed to craft what they sell or ship to other regions.

There have been rumours of a new player in the mining game, fresh in from Cormyr who has cited the scorched region to be salvagable and is apparently working with Eddard Reville to plan the rebuild.

The mines are mostly unscathed, with the front entry ways disturbed slightly which in fact prevents them from becoming infested during their down time.

Disambiguation.  Leads to Church of Sun & Scroll

The eastern schism of the Cloud Spires kingdom.

The plateau of stone where Daed Al Icarr resides in his tower.

The flattened mountain top is, according to historical record, was caved in volcano that erupted many hundreds of years ago. Occasionally the quakes from deep in the stone can vibrate to the surface and more frighteningly, there are occasional spurts of magma that break the surface.

Since Daeds tower was detonated, the plateau has been blasted open and magma rests boiling in the open sore upon the rocky range.

The occasional figure, be it a metal man, or a devil soldier, can be seen falling, either dead or thrown into the pit below.

The following is copied in from Wikipedia.

A commissariat is a department or organization commanded by a commissary or by a corps of commissaries.

In many countries, commissary is a police rank. In those countries, a commissariat is a police station commanded by a commissary.

In some armies, commissaries are logistic officers. In those countries, a commissariat is a department charged with the provision of supplies, both food and forage, for the troops. The supply of military stores such as ammunition is not included in the duties of a commissariat. In almost every army the duties of transport and supply are performed by the same corps of departmental troops.

The Cloud Spires royal houses each provide soldiers who are specially trained to become members of the commissary in Royals Peak.

Each house may provide up to three members, although most provide a single champion, or none at all since Faramore Barl stepped into the role of militia captain, and subsequently the city guard.

With Faramore, a local celebrity, leading the training and maintenance of a primary defense and security force that the houses could count on, the council effectively wrote a blank cheque and the commissariat has dwindled to a trio of 'champions' (including Ivor Keterog, and several retired officers.

Commissary is typically a role for life, or until the body is incapable of providing the people their justice and protection.

Enrolment in another organization does not nullify membership, but refusal to answer the call, without officially denouncing ones position in advance, is seen as a treasonous act.

Disambiguation. Leads to Ivor Keterog.

Disambiguation. Ivor Keterog or Ivor Ketterrog

She was a bitch.

A water cleric/druid follower of Oghma, she was put down by a fatal shot to through her cranial chamber, but Thunder.

A circular backing with two vertically intersecting triangles resembling the shape of an hourglass, with a smaller circle over laid upon their intersection. The amulet of Sin Magia belonged to a calishite priest who had reached a point in his patience with magical effects around him. Particularly those coming from the mystics school nearby his home.

In an effort to quell the world within his proximity, he studied at the school and eventually created an amulet for himself (possibly with the help of others) that prevented magical effect within a determinate distance he could choose by fondling the innermost circle of the amulet.

A subject of some repute, the amulet is spoken of jovially among higher brow magical crowds as an impossibility or a reckless endeavor for a mere priest.

Regardless, the legends speak that the amulet provoked the ire of the Sultano Shameer Xaffron who was angered when the amulet knocked out magical powers during a bath causing his water to go cold.

His only request, upon hearing of the priests achievement, was that he turn it off when around the palace.

The amulet was allegedly stolen from the priests tomb years after his demise, and years further after whatever cataclysmic events caused the tomb to be resurfaced.