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Fortress-of-One-Thousand-Suns
As researched by: Unrepentant-Scholar, Chosen of Secrets
Names encountered during the research:
- Terrestrials :-
- Vesuden Sar :: Fire
- Masked Cloud :: Wood
- Scorvannan :: Fire
- Shadowed Wall :: Water
- Handron Kotha :: Fire
- Aldavannan :: Air
- Bernon Hildok :: Earth
- Solars :-
- Aure Orchester :: Male Eclipse
- Solar Deliberative diplomat
- Negotiated with Basalt-Lord-Of-Fire-And-Stone and bound the Fae into becoming guardians of the Fortress.
- Basalt-Lord-Of-Fire-And-Stone was reportedly not happy at being 'out-negotiated'
- The Oaths placed strict limits upon the Fae, including (but not limited to):
- The only mounts allowed are ones that have healing properties
- Called upon the Fortress to donate / share knowledge with a city called Albin'Shar to the North-East
- Kryal the Stern :: Male Dawn
- Leader of the Armies of Right
- Led many offences from the Fortress
- Commanded the Fortress occupants when visiting
- Seems to have been held in nearly religious awe
- Used the Fortress (and Gilneir Karnosan) to equip his armies
- Seems to have based his troops in the Fortress (on rotation) for training
- Magnus Vocan :: Male Eclipse
- Sorceror
- Shared knowledge of Flight technology from Rathess in the East
- Rathess Ambassador upon occasion
- Worshipped Vanileth, brought such worship to the Fortress
- Nilus :: Male Night
- Assassin for the Solar Deliberative
- Apparently did not approve of the use of Demons within the Fortress
- Had many arguments about the Demons with other inhabitants
- It is described that in one night over 600 Demons within the Fortress were slain;
- It is recorded that he was officially repremanded by the Deliberative for his actions
- And forced to make reparations in the form of 12 undisclosed tasks
- Commanded a 5-member team of highly trained Dragon-Bloods, equipped with weapons and armour forged by Gilneir Karnosan.
- It is remarked that the Dragon-Bloods were undergoing highly advanced and experimental training under Nilus, Tahari Faebane and Shining-Omen-Of-Falling-Stars
- He was based in the Fortress during investigation of the Fortress Of Black Ice
- Aure Orchester :: Male Eclipse
- Gilneir Karnosan :: Male Twilight
- Giant of a man,
- Weapon-Crafter beyond compare
- Said to be able to "Craft a 'Strider in a day"
- Crafted Savage-Heart for Tahari Faebane
- Immensely knowledgeable
- Said to have been taught secrets of crafting by beings as diverse as Fae, Primordials, Gods and Dragons.
- It is said that his forges worked day and night, staffed with Mountain-Fae, some of the Basalt-Horde Artificers, Demons and were the equal to The Great Maker's
- Best friend and closest companion was a Dragon-Blood called Bernon Hildok
- Proud and wrathful
- Ilaa'dess :: Male Dawn
- Koru Bolan the Crystal-Maiden :: Female Night
- Daimyo of the Eyeless Mind :: Male Zenith
- Aldess :: Female Eclipse
- Gilneir Karnosan :: Male Twilight
- Kal Bax :: Male Twilight
- Manse Designer and Geomancer Manses designed or built by him are even today coveted by the Great Houses
- Designed the Geomantic Structure of the Fortress such that it could support many interior (and thus protected) Manses.
- This included changing the surrounding hills, mountains and other parts of the landscape (when necessary) out to about 100 miles!
- Three mountains were levelled,
- One mountain was raised,
- Seven hills had tunnels bored through them (and became known as the Singing Hills)
- This included changing the surrounding hills, mountains and other parts of the landscape (when necessary) out to about 100 miles!
- Is written as being aloof, and condescending, towards Gilneir Karnosan
- Ozandus Pal :: Male Twilight
- Apprentice of Kal Bax
- Larquen Quen :: Male Twilight
- Daveg Chlurion :: Male Night Maker of Automatons
- Kal Bax :: Male Twilight
- Polys :: Female Night
- Shaluk Mar :: Female Twilight
- Splendid Dream :: Female Zenith
- Tahari Faebane :: Female Dawn
- Owner of the Warstrider Savage-Heart
- Fought the Fae-Lord "Basalt-Lord-Of-Fire-And-Stone" and it's horde single handedly for eight days until they offered to negotiate.
- Commanded a personal Honour-Guard of 500 Dragon-Bloods
- Married to the Lunar 'Sarnalan Crimson-Monsoon'
- Highly Compassionate
- Vague references to an affair with the Solar 'Koru Bolan the Crystal-Maiden'
- Infernals :-
- Go-Gorunmett, The Blasphemous Wielder of the Insane Sword :: Akuma Twilight
- Fae :-
- Basalt-Lord-Of-Fire-And-Stone :: Noble
- The Crystal Sultan :: Noble
- Chostha :: Noble
- Obsidian Heart :: Cataphract
- Lunars :-
- Granite-Smashing Sage :: No-Moon husband of Koru-Bolan
- Sarnalan Crimson-Monsoon :: Full-Moon husband of Tahari Fae-Bane
- Swift-Claw :: Waxing-Moon wife of Ilaa'dess
- Thunderous-Howl :: Full-Moon wife of Daimyo of the Eyeless Mind
- Sidereals :-
- Shining-Omen-Of-Falling-Stars :: Secrets
- Unfettered-Lesson :: Battles
- Demons :-
- The Sedurian, Who Twists the World Out of Shape :: Second Circle
- Everyone who has seen the Sedurian agrees that he is, in appearance, a finely-scaled lizard with a crested head, approximately nine feet in length from nose to tail, but this is where the agreement ends, for the Sedurian is a being in constant flux. The colour of his scales and his eyes, the number and length of limbs, size and type of claw, all of these change from moment to moment, seemingly without the Sedurian being aware of it. They also agree that he is a scintillating and engaging conversationalist, erudite and knowledgeable, and with a great ability at small talk (rumour also speaks of a certain appreciation for feminine company). Sorcerers call upon the Sedurian for its unique expertise in the construction of Manses with warped interior geometries – a process whereby the interior layout does not obey the usual laws of architecture, but instead can behave in any way that can be conceived (and several that cannot). The Sedurian’s payment is simple; it is the first being to attune to the Manse in question
- The Sedurian, Who Twists the World Out of Shape :: Second Circle
A brief history: The Fortress was constructed during the final stages of the Primordial War. It was originally a basic outpost from which the Exalted could wage the war in the south-west, but grew over time to it's final five-mountain form. During the First-Age it became the home to many Solars and the largest military force in the South. At it's height, ten Legions were based there. Many expeditions into the wyld were launched under Tahari Faebane, and great swathes of Creation were carved wholesale out of the chaos after each victory. It was a glorious achievement. During it's construction, Kal-Bax was known to have made use of The Sedurian, Who Twists the World Out of Shape. Each of the five mountains of the Fortress is filled with 75 manses in a unique display of essence warping perfection. Each mountain had a series of forges at it's heart. One was staffed by Gods, one by Demons, one by Fae, one by Ghosts and one by Mortals. Of course, each was also staffed by various Exalts, and all were under Gilneir's direct supervision.
Unfortunately, as the Solars fell into corruption, so did the Fortress. More and more demons were being summoned and used by the arrogant Exalts.
Fragments of Texts found by Tepet Akina
"... and by the thousand gates the master fell, and his followers did wail and beat their chests with grief for they knew that darkness was at hand. ..."
"... so shall the vines capture the wind. ..."
"The wind hears all secrets, but lies grow to consume the wise."
"... life is most abundant shall the wind be stilled and the air stagnate ..."
"... and in the procreation of lies thereafter shall come a sorrow that is as poisonous as it is beauteous and the eye..."
"Those whom cannot discern truth are blind."
"... so shall the Armour of Leem ... darkness ..."
"Enlightenment awaits those who journey without fear."
A Brief History of the Fortress-Of-One-Thousand-Suns
As read by Tepet Berel Akina
Anathema names mentioned within the Texts
* Adamant Moon
* Aldavannan
* Aldess
* Aure Orchester
o Deliberative diplomat
o Negotiated with Basalt-Lord-Of-Fire-And-Stone and bound the Fae into becoming guardians of the Fortress.
+ Basalt-Lord was reportedly not happy at being 'out-negotiated'
+ No details are found as to the specifics of the binding oaths
+ The Fae were bound to ride nothing but Unicorns and other Beasts of their choice that had healing properties
o Called upon the Fortress to donate / share knowledge with a city called Albin'Shar to the North-East
* Basalt-Lord-Of-Fire-And-Stone
* Bernon Hildok
* Daimyo of the Eyeless Mind
* Dancing Pillar
* Excellent Serpent
* Flickering Flower
* Gilneir Karnosan ::
o Giant of a man,
o Weapon-Crafter beyond compare
o Said to be able to Craft a 'Strider in a day
+ Crafted Savage-Heart for Tahari Faebane
o Immensely knowledgeable
o Said to have been taught secrets of crafting by beings as diverse as Fae, Primordials, Gods and Dragons.
o It is said that his forges worked day and night, staffed with Mountain-Fae, some of the Basalt-Horde Artificers, Demons and were the equal to The Great Maker's
o Best friend and closest companion was a Dragon-Blood called Bernon Hildok
o Proud
o Wrathful
* Granite Smashing Sage
* Ilaa'dess
* Invincible Sky
* Kal Bax
o Manse Designer and Geomancer
+ you know that Manses designed or built by him are even today coveted by the Great Houses
o Designed the Geomantic Structure of the Fortress such that it could support many interior (and thus protected) Manses.
o This included changing the surrounding hills, mountains and other parts of the landscape (when necessary) out to about 100 miles!
+ Three mountains were levelled,
+ One mountain was raised,
+ Seven hills had tunnels bored through them (and became known as the Singing Hills)
o Is written as being aloof, and condescending, towards Gilneir Karnosan
* Koru Bolan the Crystal-Maiden
* Kryal the Stern
o Leader of the Armies of Right
o Mighty Dawn Caste
o Led many offences from the Fortress
o Commanded the Fortress occupants when visiting
o Seems to have been held in nearly religious awe
o Used the Fortress (and Gilneir Karnosan) to equip his armies
o Seems to have based his troops in the Fortress (on rotation) for training
* Magnus Vocan
o Solar Sorceror
o Shared knowledge of Flight technology from Rathess in the East
o Rathess Ambassador upon occasion
o Worshipped Vanileth, brought such worship to the Fortress
* Nilus
o Assassin or Spy of some sort
o Apparently did not approve of the use of Demons within the Fortress
o Had many arguments about the Demons with other inhabitants
o It is described that in one night over 600 Demons within the Fortress were slain;
+ It is recorded that he was officially repremanded by the Deliberative for his actions
+ And forced to make reparations in the form of 12 undisclosed tasks
o Commanded a 5-member team of incredibly skilled Dragon-Bloods, equipped with weapons and armour forged by Gilneir Karnosan.
+ Each Dragon-Blood's weapon and armour were constructed of the appropriate Jade
+ The Air Aspect had a Chakram
+ The Fire a pair of short Daiklaves
+ The Wood a Powerbow
+ The Water a set of Razor-Claws
+ And the Earth a Tetsubo
o It is remarked that the Dragon-Bloods were undergoing highly advanced and experimental training
+ Under Nilus, Tahari Faebane and Shining-Omen-Of-Falling-Stars
o He stayed in the Fortress during investigation of the Fortress-Of-Black-Ice
* Masked Cloud
* Polys
* Sarnalan Crimson-Monsoon
* Scorvannan
* Shadowed Wall
* Shaluk Mar
* Shining-Omen-Of-Falling-Stars
* Splendid Dream
* Swift Claw
* Tahari Faebane ::
o Obviously Dawn Caste
o Owner of the Warstrider Savage-Heart
o Fought the Fae-Lord "Basalt-Lord-Of-Fire-And-Stone" and it's horde single handedly for eight days until they offered to negotiate.
o Commanded a personal Honour-Guard of 500 Dragon-Bloods
o Married to the Lunar 'Sarnalan Crimson-Monsoon'
o Highly Compassionate
o Vague references to an affair with the Solar 'Koru Bolan the Crystal-Maiden'
* Thunderous-Howl
* Unfettered Lesson
* Vanileth
* Vesuden
