Along this line - what about the unnamed archipelago the the east of Qaiyore? Certainly there seems to be no reference to it on the website. Is it something along the lines of Easter Island, or one of the pre-European Caribbean or Pacific islands? Or a more developed culture like pre-European Malaya-Indonesia or Japan? (I'd wager it would be more primitive, if inhabited, since it isn't part of the Qaiyorean trade network) Ibrahim -----Original Message----- From: bounces@phoenyx.net [mailto:bounces@phoenyx.net] On Behalf Of Andrew Janssen Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 4:36 PM To: celandra@phoenyx.net Subject: Re: [Cel] Note on the Ancient Culture of Pre-Orasareni Videssia Jefferson Wilson wrote: >Ibrahim wrote: > > > >>In the European equivalent, archaeology of sorts would still have been >>part of Philosophy, as would most sciences. Philosophers in the >>equivalent age would have speculated on the possible origin of ruins, >>and any easily viewed writings/engravings/monuments. >> >> > >Hmmm, this gives me to think. Lots of European artifacts were >associated with: the early biblical giants, noah's flood, or the >descendants of Goliath. What might similar artifacts be connected to on >Qaiyore? > > > Good question. I'd imagine that interpretations of archeological artifacts would depend heavily on the cultural affiliations of those who find them. As far as sources of ruins and artifacts go, these are the major historical ones, so far: * In a region stretching from the Northern MidSea and Razanian Coasts to roughly Bel'Adne, one can find the ruins of the initial Avaeran civilization on Qaiyore. The ruins and artifacts found there are anywhere from 4100 to 4600 years old. Most of these ruins have been thoroughly picked over. * During the 940 years that Mir dominated the MidSea, many cities were wrecked by dragonfire or by Annaeyana, the Floating City. Ruins from this period are anywhere from 1400 to 2100 years old. Of particular note, the Kingdom of Avaerand planted settlements in the jungles of northern Qaiyore which fell into ruin with the destruction of Avaerand in BE427(1800 years ago). The wizards and sorcerors of Avaerand delved deeply into the darkest of magics, and while the Mages of Mir believe that they destroyed the Avaeran remnants, it is possible that one or more of the Avaerandi cities lie undisturbed in the northern jungles, still containing dangerous and baleful artifacts of dark magic. * There are a lot of ruins along the Southern MidSea, from three major time periods: The first invasion of the Ice Demons, roughly 1800 years ago; the Cedonia-Torphan war for possession of East Torphan and Parglug, roughly 750 years ago; and the second invasion of the Ice Demons, 166 years ago. Most of the ruins from these periods are of castles and forts; the people often rebuilt their cities on the ruins of the old. This list doesn't include prehistoric ruins, of which little has been said. But I suspect that Qaiyore has its dolmens, trilithons, and monoliths, to say nothing of stone circles. There are cultures that simply haven't been mentioned yet, too. Andrew >Jefferson (Exquaestio) http://www.picotech.net/~jeff_wilson63/rpg/ > > >---------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net. ================================ Confidentiality Statement and Disclaimer ================================ This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and contains information that is privileged and confidential. If you, the reader of this message, are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return email and delete the original message. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
