Elennanore

The Alisgrad Hearthmoot

Issued by Ellenore of Nordengrad during the 15th of Snow’s Maiden, SA 114

(OOC: Saturday February 4th 5PM EST)

To my fellow servants of the Father. The increasingly apparent void in the High Hearth Council must be rectified. For too long has our faith lacked the guidance of a High Keeper. A lantern in the dark to guide us all amidst the storms of sin burdening the mortal realm. All keepers are called to gather at the Alisgrad Hearth Temple to discuss Faith business. The following shall be discussed.

I. Election of a new High Keeper

II. The state of the Order of Purifiers

III. Determining the Hearth Keeper of the Alisgrad Hearth

IV. Establishing the Fatherist Seminary of Alisgrad

INVITATIONS

To Keeper Orin of Varhelm we request your presence at the Hearthmoot  

To Keeper Aeva of Alisgrad we request your presence at the Hearthmoot  

PENNED BY

Ellenore of Nordengrad

((MC Name: Elennanore))

Name: Ellenore Eiriksson

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The reason smoggers still exists on LotC and hasn't been shelved is due to said filter. The players who have iy don't use it a lot, likely due to fear of it being nerfed into oblivion if it was abused.

"And so, it has been revealed unto us once more that a serpent shall always remain a serpent, though, not all of us are venomous." She laid down her pen. "Have you ever found the colors of Highlanders curious? I believe tis known that black and yellow will kill a fellow, whilst red and black are a friend of Jack."

What is your favorite piece of lore, be it a story or a magic/material/feat?

The Khron'hundmar library, where the esteemed novel [-] The Complete Guide to Hearthmagick [-] does lie, publicly, for all to see; such, as me.

MC Name:

         Elennanore

Character's Name:

         Ellenore Eiriksson

Character's Age:

         250

Character's Race:

         Mali'thill

What magic(s) will you be learning?

         Housemagic

Teacher's MC Name:

         [-] The Complete Guide to Hearthmagick [-] by Xob Wobson

Teacher's RP Name:

         Self-teach Book

Do you have a magic(s) you are dropping due to this app? If so, link it:

         No

Do you agree to keep Story updated on the status of your magic app?:

         Yes

Are you aware that if this magic is shelved, it will be unavailable to use?

         Yes

What are you doing this Thanksgiving, if not having Thanksgiving dinner? If you are, what are you eating?

On 8/28/2022 at 4:57 PM, argonian said:

It's important to avoid Theme Park World though. A common trend in LOTC maps is to have flat grassy plains as the default, and then they go through a shopping list of biomes, adding them to different corners of the map. It makes all the untouched (or barely touched) parts of the map extremely dull, while the few biomes there are are then exaggerated. Every mountain has to be unscalable, every forest has to have gigantic trees that block out the sun entirely, etc.

 

The map leak was pretty worrying because it looked like every mountain was part of a gigantic range designed to separate nations from each other (why???), all the interesting biomes were shoved to the corners of the map, the snowy part was a clear wasteland, etc.

 

A greater number of less drastic biomes and terrain features would be in order IMO.

Nub wae, DM me the map leak you saw, I wanna see - Elenna-nórë#7561

2 minutes ago, Xarkly said:

Yeah, this is essentially what I say a few times in the thread.

 

While I definitely would love to see more fantasy biomes, I also recognise that there's nothing inherently wrong with generic real-world biomes -- I just think that, as you say, they should be made to be a bit more engaging, rather than variations of plains throughout the majority of the map (by that, I mean a lot of different biomes attempt to differentiate themselves through only minor detail, like some sparse trees off the road). 

 

Likewise, I agree that Map Dev Teams have, for many maps now, greatly struggled to implement unique biomes. Whether this is the fault of the World Painters, or just map builders not having the time or inspiration, I'm not sure, but this map has ample examples. The volcanoes and the Rimeveld, for instance, were initially written to have a lot of unique details that lent themselves to environmental storytelling and event potential, but instead we just got some mountains without really anything at all to see within them.

The real problem with creating high fantasy biomes is mainly the limitation of builders dedicated to pour hours into producing such a feat. Generally speaking, more fantastical biomes are held to a higher standard than other biomes by the wider population of players, mainly due to the fact that they aren't conditioned to seeing such, so its criticized a lot more harshly than the generic oak forest. Thus, if a fantasy biomes is done poorly, then it receives a lot of negative criticism. I'm all for fantasy biomes, but at the end of the day, there are only so many people who would to spend weeks of hours building biomes in minecraft.

All the memorable biomes this map are memorable for being dog shit. You don't need high fantasy or 'special' biomes for them to be memorable or 'good', you just need a biome that establishes itself as unique when compared to others, something that is explicitly unique.  You recognize a forest as being unique amongst its peers, such as exclusively having pine trees/oak trees, or a forest that gives a 'dark', 'evil' vibe. This universally applies to most other biomes as well. The problem LotC has faced this map is that unique biomes were mad that were terrible from the get go, so they get remembered for being shitty. All the other biomes are just, not unique.

50 minutes ago, rukio said:

"Bit delayed, and not really a blow at all. Adunia established a settlement elsewhere long before this missive. Funny, though, that they act like they're heroic. Such is the brain rot of Nordlings." Nehtamo would hum out to Nememne upon reading the notice. An idle hand goes to trace wounds, not so old in nature. "I look forward to the day they overstep again." A smile. 

"Elves are cuckolds." Ellenore asserts.

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"Blessed is the Will of Larihei, blessed is the Lady of Silver." Elrith the Republican said in a hushed tone. "We will drive out these malefic creatures." He brandished his sword, preparing for war.

"I can nae read tha' well, bu' I don' think I've ever heard o' the words ugrung afoot before." Ellenore Eiriksson comments, after having briefly glanced over the missive.

"Cowardice." Ellenore Eiriksson scoffed, burning the missive with a nearby candle.

delete CAs and MAs, simple as

"How terrible!" Elrith gasps!

"No doubt we are in troubling times." The machine grimaced. "When the barbaric, druidic, sons and daughters of Malin, the 'ame, are more civilized than their 'aheral cousins and more adept in rationale; something is wrong. Let it be known that the Bastion of Wood Elven Kind, The Vale of Nevaehlen, contains persons more capable of thought than the 'ata of Celia'nor." Elrith held the missive in his gauntleted hands, ever standing amongst the square of Haelun'or. "Hopefully, we are graced with a 'thill of a most capable nature. Blessed is the will of Larihei, blessed is the Lady of Silver."

"Blessed is the will of Larihei, blessed is the Lady of Silver." Elrith the Republican solemnly swears beneath his hooded, steel mask of the Sillumir.

A lot of these rules are some of the dumbest things I've ever seen on LotC. This ain't it.

"These are nae mali o' Malinor, fer they are but cowards; who 'ave abandoned the ways o' their ancestors and take up titles only fer fame an' glory." Keeper Ellenore groans, tossing the missive into the hearth before her. "I nae even consider mineself a mali, but I've more knowledge o' their lore than they know themselves. Iron from ice."

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"Death to traitors, death to oath-breakers, death to kin-slayers - death to Malin'or." Keeper Ellenore proclaims.