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"Ravimarga" means "Path of the Sun" | "Ravimarga" means "Path of the Sun" | ||
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* Fantasy setting with ships that move among the stars. | * Fantasy setting with ships that move among the stars. | ||
** They are called "sunships." | ** They are called "sunships." | ||
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** Each generates its own gravity, with multiple planets orbiting it. | ** Each generates its own gravity, with multiple planets orbiting it. | ||
* System of planets, designed according to "Points of Light" design - few settlements, most of them large, with most shipping and transportation arranged by sunships. | * System of planets, designed according to "Points of Light" design - few settlements, most of them large, with most shipping and transportation arranged by sunships. | ||
| − | + | ==The ''Ravimarga''== | |
* A band of "solar winds" upon which ships may sail to move quickly from one place to the other in the Ravimarga system. | * A band of "solar winds" upon which ships may sail to move quickly from one place to the other in the Ravimarga system. | ||
** Requires the use of "sun sails," sails of various colors that shimmer with golden pearlescence, which can catch the solar winds and propel a ship quickly. | ** Requires the use of "sun sails," sails of various colors that shimmer with golden pearlescence, which can catch the solar winds and propel a ship quickly. | ||
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* Forms a lemniscate path, with "windstop" points along it that provide access to the myriad systems. | * Forms a lemniscate path, with "windstop" points along it that provide access to the myriad systems. | ||
* At its center is Barhis, a great port of call for many of the sun-ships. | * At its center is Barhis, a great port of call for many of the sun-ships. | ||
| − | + | ==The Golden Sun== | |
* System of 9 planets. | * System of 9 planets. | ||
| − | * Considered the cradle of civilization. | + | * Considered the cradle of civilization because it is the source of ''thevaqan'', the strange gold that is reactive to the solar winds. |
| − | * | + | ===The ''Rastram Kanaqa''=== |
| − | + | * "The Golden Empire" | |
| + | * Advanced civilization that produces and uses most of the ''thevaqan'' in the Four Suns. | ||
| + | * '''Themes:''' Imperial India, [https://www.pinterest.com/emeebee/solar-punk/ solarpunk] | ||
| + | ==The Blood Sun== | ||
* System of 13 planets. | * System of 13 planets. | ||
| − | + | ==The Frost Sun== | |
* A pale blue sun that doesn't give much heat | * A pale blue sun that doesn't give much heat | ||
* System of 5 planets, three of which are frozen. | * System of 5 planets, three of which are frozen. | ||
| − | + | ==The Dragon Sun== | |
* System of 8 planets | * System of 8 planets | ||
Revision as of 16:10, 26 July 2015
"Ravimarga" means "Path of the Sun"
- Fantasy setting with ships that move among the stars.
- They are called "sunships."
- Solar system with four suns, each quite distant from one another, appearing only as very bright stars in the night sky.
- Each generates its own gravity, with multiple planets orbiting it.
- System of planets, designed according to "Points of Light" design - few settlements, most of them large, with most shipping and transportation arranged by sunships.
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The Ravimarga
- A band of "solar winds" upon which ships may sail to move quickly from one place to the other in the Ravimarga system.
- Requires the use of "sun sails," sails of various colors that shimmer with golden pearlescence, which can catch the solar winds and propel a ship quickly.
- The longer a ship remains in the solar winds, the hotter it gets, with heatstroke and even spontaneous combustion of wood and cloth after too long.
- Forms a lemniscate path, with "windstop" points along it that provide access to the myriad systems.
- At its center is Barhis, a great port of call for many of the sun-ships.
The Golden Sun
- System of 9 planets.
- Considered the cradle of civilization because it is the source of thevaqan, the strange gold that is reactive to the solar winds.
The Rastram Kanaqa
- "The Golden Empire"
- Advanced civilization that produces and uses most of the thevaqan in the Four Suns.
- Themes: Imperial India, solarpunk
The Blood Sun
- System of 13 planets.
The Frost Sun
- A pale blue sun that doesn't give much heat
- System of 5 planets, three of which are frozen.
The Dragon Sun
- System of 8 planets
