[Science] Van Mordskov Project

[The Lion 736]

 

 

The jukebox comes alive. Inviting those happening in the Mordskov area to find the source of music. You find the location, adorned all around it seems to be a recently posted torrent of information tacked to a massive information display.

Van Mordskov Project

Research undertaken by DeNurem Inc. in accordance with the Van Mordskov Co.
 

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The purpose of the project is to allow scientists to freely investigate areas of interest free from making vows or oaths of loyalty. Without politics, pure research can be conducted.

 

The Van Mordskov Co.

Motto: "Impractical solutions to practical problems."

Purpose: To oversee the direction of and maintain the activity of the DeNurem Inc. research institution. As well as astronomical research.

Employs: Three elves directly and all other subsidiary companies.

Established: 1621

The Van Mordskov Co. oversees the whole project by offering a work space and requested materials necessary for research in exchange for records and research journals related to the investigation being undertook. By being funded by the mogul of DeNurem Inc. This company has been able to construct a facility and create a subsidiary company to investigate thanhium and astrology.

 

Discoveries:

• The stars can be used to navigate the world.
  • Through tireless observation, several star patterns have been recorded and applied to navigating without the use of a compass device.
  • Important Celestial bodies were recorded in accordance with true direction (these are actually observable IG with the vanilla texture pack):
    • Northern Bodies
      • The Lion
        • Always appearing at the North Pole. It watches the sun rise and constantly has its back to the moon.
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    • Eastern Bodies
      • The Sun and Moon
        • Always rising in the East and setting in the West. They move some star patterns with their movement.
    • Southern Bodies
      • The Ram
        • Always appearing at the South Pole. It faces in the direction of the Great L.
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    • Western Bodies
      • The Sun and Moon
        • Reasoning is the same as it is in the Eastern Bodies section.
    • Moving Bodies
      • The Great L
        • Just near The Ram, it points in the direction of The Hound. Usually always visible at night.
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      • The Hound
        • A barking dog that faces the Ram and howls in the moon's direction. Visible until about midnight.
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      • The Steed
        • A rearing up horse that runs parallel with the moon. Most visible at moon rise in the Western Sky.
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• The world exists on a flat plane.
  • Through recording constellation patterns, we concluded the movement of the skies and were able to create a diagram to explain the observed celestial sphere.
    • The moon rises in the East and turns on a perfect axis until it sets in the West. As the moon and sun move through the sky, so do the stars. Yet some stars seem to be tied to two axle or poles. One at a compasses' north and one directly opposite in the south. The evidence for this is a mere fact of observation. Sight out in the night sky The Lion and The Ram. They do not circle and move as the other stars do. Instead they circle in-place. Always staying tethered to the North and South poles at the horizon line.
    • Imagine if you will a coin. The coin represents our mortal plane. On the north and south location of this coin are two axles that connect to a celestial sphere that surrounds the coin. On the face of the celestial sphere exists the sun, moon and stars. And at these axles or poles coming from the coin is a power that causes the celestial sphere to spin. Allowing us to observe time passing as the sun and moon eternally duel each other, rising in the east and setting in the west. This rotation of the celestial sphere around our static mortal plane appears to be eternally powered. Since the celestial sphere is moving and it appears our perspective isn't. We conclude that the mortal plane is static and therefore flat.
      • a paint masterpiece to illustrate the idea (OUTDATED REFER TO MODEL A.1)

 

Seeking accomplished Illusionists to assist Van Mordskov Co. in a astronomical project.

 

Thanhicore

Motto: "Get a mask on."

Purpose: Mineralogical investigation of the properties of Thanhium.

Employs: One dwed, two elves and a human.

Established: 1622.
 

In the year 1595 thanhic fire consumed the city of Johannesburg, forever altering the surrounding area. Thanhium dust acting like a cloud of ash sprinkled the area, corrupting it with its magic. Turning those nearby thick pockets of thanhium into ice pillars. Their heat literally stolen and converted into mana by the hellish blue mineral. Coating what it touched in mana to be drawn from on purpose... or by accident. Making Mordskov a land of insanity, death and magic.

Thanhicore Industrial was initially founded by a master-tier druid to investigate how thanhium effected flora and fauna. Learning that it killed any plant he's sprinkled with thanic dust so far. From this, he decided he'd need to understand thanhium's characteristics to be fully equipped to research the stuff. Requesting additional funding from the Van Mordskov Co. to build a research laboratory to investigate the states of thanhium with others interested in the mineral. Along with an up and coming engineer who has volunteered to record data about thanhium's more destructive properties. The Doctor looks into thanhic states. Finally a surgeon has joined Thanicore's project to investigate how thanhium effects fauna. Thus far Thanhicore has discovered a few things and created protection against thanhic dust.

Discoveries:

• Thanhium is a crystalline mineral that saps heat. Freezing what it touches.
  • This kills most living things via freezing to death.
  • Turns landscapes into frozen lands of indefinite winter.
    • Thanhium dust can infect water, air and earth. Enemy to fire.
• Over-time or quickly in large doses; thanhium causes someone sickness, psychosis and/or death.
• Inhalation of Thanhic dust causes Thanhitus (a poisoning sickness)
  • Thanhitus will make the afflicted weak and feverish and increase susceptibility to Thanhic-psychosis.
  • Thanhitus can be survived by fever management and keeping the sick sectioned away from any possible thanhic dust.
  • Believed to be caused by thanhium entering the bloodstream, leading to the failure of major internal organs.
• Contact with Thanhium causes Thanhicosis (thanhic-psychosis).
  • A mental health disorder that causes One to lose their sanity and become addicted to consuming thanhium.
  • If left unmanaged, Thanhicosis can cause thanhitus or lead to episodes of madness that could result in death.
  • Believed to be caused by thanhium reaching the brain.
• Thanhium left to sap heat will cause random instances of actively cast mana.
  • Purely accidental and thus far completely uncontrollable.
  • Affects even those who are non-magic.
  • Believed to be based on proximity to thanhium.

Inventions:

The Mk. I, Thanhic Dust Protection (TDP) Mask: Produced in 1621.

Story: The Overseer of the Van Mordskov Project used the blueprints of the Teutonic Anti-Contagion filter-mask invented in Asulon as a preventative measure against the first Black Plague. Updated with modern glue, masonry and leather-binding techniques, this model was also outfitted with a wool interior to insulate the user for additional protection against thanhium's freezing effect. It boasts seeing lenses made of redstone that allow very slight increases of brightness in low-light environments. The interior fitted filter-device attaching to the mouth and nose steadily keeps thanhic dust from entering the respiration process; thus preventing thanhitus and thanhicosis with unrivaled effectiveness. Although cumbersome, the Mk. I TDP mask gives the user full faced protection from the neck up which prevents thanhic dust from being absorbed through the skin.

The exact composition of this mask and how it's made may be discussed in-person.

The Mk. II, TDP Mask: Produced in 1622.

 

Story: When the Engineer who came with the Master Druid arrived, he quickly got to work inventing his own means of protection against the thanhic dust. This sleeker version of the Mk. II offers eye, nose and mouth protection using similar filter technology. Instead of a full face contraption, it merely takes two straps to securely affix to the face. More easily produced and less expensive to make, but offering less coverage. Just as effective as the Mk. I TDP mask if used in accordance with a manual.

Again, the exact composition of this mask and how it's made may be discussed in-person.

Thanicore is seeking a single arcanist to volunteer their time in dedication to revealing properties. This is direly required for any research to continue.

Volunteers should be of neutral alignment who are willing to be open minded towards the method of research others conduct. One does not have to take part, but they must be respectful of other volunteers. The arcanist should also be prepared to fight off the undead from time to time and able to wear a TDP mask to prevent afflictions.

 

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Respond to this post with an attached note if you'd like to get involved. We're not interested in anyone who plays the Game of Thrones; that game of Lords and Peasants. The Van Mordskov Project requires minds that think on a larger frame that those mortal games. Someone will check-back on this and get in contact with you if you leave that note. Name and how to contact you should do.

((Our RP findings are allowed to be flawed and not the actual case/properties of the actual lore in-place behind the ideas we're presenting. It's RP and is meant as an introduction to actually understanding the lore from an RP perspective.

I'll probably be updating this every so often with new star patterns, discoveries and inventions we make. Check back every couple of days.))

[Jakraes 51]

Rhova'dir steps into the lab and says "Kachow."

[The Great Mongol Khan 1110]

Luminous lets out a glowing smile, "The Mordskovian pursuit of knowledge lives on."

[tea with Gwyn 218]

"These Mordskov folk could learn a thing or two about astronomy from the folks back home. Hell, bet I could out-navigate any of 'em," proudly stated a dark-skinned redhead. She smiled and penned a letter to this company.

 

"To the Van Mordskov project,

Seek out the island of Djiazecko. Work with the local stargazers, and you will learn much."

The letter was not signed, rendering it anonymous.

 

EDIT:

Another letter was delivered by courier to Thanicore, from the same person.

"To the Thanicore project,

 

I'm someone with a set of skills that will allow me to handle thanhium easier than most. I'm no arcanist, but I figure you could use the help anyway. Get back to me if you're interested.

 

~ Rovara Ind'luan"

 

(( IGN is prncssGwynevere. ))

[The Lion 736]

7 hours ago, Sagwort said:

 

Also, I'd like to point out that our "names" for the planets need not be canon since we came up with them in rp.

 

Thanks for the support.

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The one who discovers the thing gets the credit of naming it!

Shouts out Ambros and Joe_LeeDoktor for also helping in the development of astronomical understanding.
Go check their lore out.
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Later that day, The Lion contemplates seasonal change and the passage of Seeds into Malin's years. He creates a new painted model and leaves it pinned to the great notice board. He turns on the jukebox to lure in similar characters.

The Van Mordskov Project changes its model of the universe, 1623.

Chief Researcher, Lion DeNurem comments on the change:

It's come to our attention that we were dramatically failing to consider the power of the great sun, that which is called Sol in the Marian tongue.
Not wrong on the fact that we are on a flat coin-like disk, but the celestial sphere does not spin around us. Why would it? We are the spinners. Spinning around inside of a bubble. Aye, because the Dead King named God's body is Sol. We know this to be true. It vanquishes darkness and ruins suspect beings. Why would it spin around us? We are not worthy. Barely able to hold onto our mortal lives. No, we are the ones that spin. Spinning while Sol, Luna and the stars watch from the edges of the bubble. All remnants of beings much higher than us.

At this moment in-time we understand that  we're the only moving object in the equation. Perhaps this movement is what gives us life.

Model A.1

 

The red arrows are the way our Mortal Plane spins in Model A.1. From the perspective of Model A.1, we are standing south and looking north. The white dot in the middle representing the pole that our Plane rotates on. The coin flips.

[Fawb 557]

Moved to The Great Library. It shall be sorted into the appropriate category shortly.

 

If you feel this is a mistake, please contact myself or any FM and we'll restore it.