Breaking news from the Symposium

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The thread has yet to be formally canonized and as on-going but as this board is not meant to serve as a vehicle for strictly canon information I figure it's fine to post now. It's about multiple items but at least one is an arc I first set into motion 5 years ago and am excited to keep going

I'll come back to this first post with more information as I get to it so for now am just throwing out the relevant infomration 

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Relevant post in Symposium

 

Noel Trasimene, military spokesperson - "As you can see, we face a dire pandemic. Between all of the major cities, an estimated 6,310,000 people are taken. Across the rest of Terrenus, our estimates approximate 22,740,000 people are taken, nearly 8% of the Empire's population. If we include animals and other fauna in our calculations, there could be upwards of 113,700,000 Enrele alive right now. Hive mind Aleth is projected to reach collective willpower capable of competing with a genius loci for control over natural law by 30 AO. Fortunately, we have observed that hive minds are competing with one another and are not allies. Unfortunately, each generation of Enrele—and they multiply fast—proves insusceptible to methods of detection, including undocumented changes in physical form, previously employed against them. Our only recourse to prevent the eradication of free will on this continent was to use most of our satellites processing an Empire-wide scan." 

Credit to desolate for the post content and the graphics

Edited December 16, 2018 by supernal

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Relevant post from the Symposium

Pamphlets on a selection of Terrenus genius loci (cities are conspicuously absent):

Genius Loci		Dominant Aspect		Primary Effects		In Expansion Period		Threat Level
Coconino Marsh		Infection		Poisonous bog spreads disease and plague		Yes		High
Dark Forest		Darkness		Illuminance ranges from civil twilight to pitch dark		No		Low
Forbidding Hills		Battle		All who enter must fight		No		High
Forgotten Wood		Memories		Absorbs experiences from others		Yes		Medium
Great Pine Barrens		Mutation		Rapid adaptation and biological intervention		Yes		Medium
Haunted Glen		Fear		Manifests fear, nexus of Terrenus ectoplasm		No		Low
Hidden Valley		Vanishing		Optical and visual distortions		No		Low
Hills of Lost Hearts		Passion		Unstoppable love ?		No		Medium
Labyrinthine Forest		Space		Complex path making, mazes		No		Low
Moonwood		Moon		Gravitation, madness, lycanthropy		No		Low
Ponkapoag Lake		Beacon		Guidepost for outsiders and extraterrestrials		Yes		Medium
Shawnee Tundra		Stasis		Binds mana into a frozen state		Yes		High
Hills of Noddendoddy		Regeneration		Always returns to original state		Cannot		None
The Cedars		Balance		Seasonally cycles mana from surrounding loci		Cannot		None
Peaceful Wood		Sanctuary		Cannot be acted against, nor act against others		Cannot		None
No Man's Land		Inspiration		Facilitates heightened ideation and low-level suggestion		Cannot		None

Noel Trasimene, military spokesperson - "Provided is a curated list of certain landforms that are inhabited by spiritual forces known as genius loci, and these forces are at least in part responsible for the natural laws of our world. For those of you who are not aware of how these forces work, I will provide a brief summary of the process. As you might know, we use technology and spells to manifest our intent in the world using mana. This creative power flows from the spirit world, and enters Terrenus through its genius loci. Mana enters our world with attributes based on the loci from which it emerged, and like our technology and spells, manifests their intent on the land. Additionally, whenever we use our technology or spells, we are increasing the influence of an associated loci on the land. Please see the next page for an illustration." 

Noel Trasimene, military spokesperson -"A question typically posed after this explanation is th is: am I increasing the influence of a loci whenever I use, say, a fire cantrip to cook? The answer is yes, although its contribution to expansion rate is negligible. We determined whether a genius loci is in its expansion period if it grows by at least 1 additional mile every year for three consecutive years, and its threat level based on a combination of factors: how easy it is to avoid? Is it growing? Are its effects detrimental to civilization? Its proximity to civilization? And herein lies our problem: most genius loci grow and overtake others, resulting in society wide changes, and others evidently expire and take societies down with them. Our current assumption is if the Shawnee loci follows a similar trajectory to Elendaron, then Valucre may very well become an ice planet if left unchallenged."

Credit to desolate for the post content and graphic

Edited December 16, 2018 by supernal