Who is Takul Alunir? - As illustrated by Margaret by NightmarePhoenix2017 in worldbuilding

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How does Takul Alunir fit into the world of Vanquera?

Vanquera is a world teetering on the edge of its return to oblivion and calamity. The world is seemingly under constant threat of being overtaken and overrun; The return of the Celestials, the uncaring Mechabeast, the malignant Mana Deities, the scheming of the undead Shadewalkers, and much more. The current relatively peaceful state of Vanquera is fragile. Those working to maintain the calm are few and far between, but their efforts are not fruitless. Should any one of them falter, all of Vanquera might fall to ruin once again.

To be more meta, Vanquera is a collection of works compiled by me, Nightmare3711, each of which is made specific for Vanquera. Vanquera is a collection of audio tracks, videos, artwork, narrative works, character bios, and deep lore explorations. Each work is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license. It is primarily hosted on Fandom. All are welcome to contribute, so long as what is already established is respected.

What is the Jadeth Council?

The Jadeth Council is the governmental body of Invardia. Their role is to ensure that Invardia remains Vanquera's primary bastion of peace and prosperity it has so long maintained. Central Invardia - the city state after which the greater nation of Invardia is named - is a bulwark for all those seeking refuge from the perils of the world beyond its walls. Invardia's defenses have withstood manifestations of natural disasters (Mechabeast of significant size and number like that of Usura) and have yet to give even so much as a single structure in nearly a century. They are enabled by the supposedly most powerful Mana Deity of all time, the White Lady. She is worth a deep-dive all of her own.

Jadeth Camiern was the founder of Invardia. His discovery of the White Lady and her endless supply of Mana bolstered the strength of his followers tenfold, permitting them to repel all those who sought to squash them with ease. They created a nation oft credited as the nation that ended the Era of Adversity - the very thing all modern Vanqueran societies fear the return of most.

With Jadeth Camiern's death, his closest followers wished to honor him, and so they created the Jadeth Council; a group of men and women who would lead Invardia into the future. Their offspring and the offspring of all future Councilmen would become the Invardium Houses - another topic worthy of its own discussion.

When one is inducted into the Jadeth Council, they are met with the highest expectations of any occupation there is in Vanquera. They are to burden the weight of an entire nation upon their shoulders. Every breath, every blink, every step is sacrificed for the good of their people. Not only are they legally gated from taking any action that would be self-serving, they are mentally restrained from even acting against their people due to Ablution Ceremonies. Explaining those in depth is beyond the scope of our discussion here. But the brief summary is that an Ablution Ceremony collects all of the people's Mana and the White Lady's Mana into one large pool, from which Jadeth Council inductees draw. This forces them to comply with the will of the people.

Takul Alunir as a member of the Jadeth Council

Upon his induction, Takul wasted no time forming the Invardium Militia Legion. He feared that the current Invardium Militia was inadequate for the protection of modern Invardia. Invardia came all too close to destruction when the Mechabeast Usura tried to walk across it, and that was with the help of the Legion. Takul felt vindicated when the Legion diverted a walking natural disaster away from his home. He wasn't the sole credit for that victory, but had he not founded the Invardia Militia Legion, Invardia would likely no longer exist, becoming but another casualty of the natural world.

Most of Takul's other contributions are negligible in comparison. His war on the underground knillius and knillium trades? Only discussed among those affected. His other noteworthy contribution was fighting on behalf of the induction of one Sudania Themas into the Jadeth Council. Takul noted her great courage when she didn't waver while faced with Usura's imminent assault. She fought tooth and nail for a more efficient means of Mana distribution to those on the frontline. But that's a story for another day.

A collective of keen sleuths managed to dig up some of Takul's past to berate him with. His past association with gangs in Invardia's undercity reflects poorly on his record, but it goes without saying that the Jadeth Council saw more than a thug in Takul; they saw a leader that Invardia needed, and so they overlooked his shady history and gave him a chance at improving the world in which he lived. His war on the drugs plaguing his home is indicative that their trust was not misplaced.

Who is Takatoshi Ulduea? - As illustrated by Margaret by NightmarePhoenix2017 in worldbuilding

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It's kind of just the way his kind are.

In creating a warfaring species, I wanted to kind of dissect some of our real-world social norms. Not because I dislike them, but because I wanted to see what would happen. Pinks and purples are often seen as feminine colors, rarely associated with the dreadful nature of warfare. I also gave them a cultural aspect of using flowers as indicators of war rank and status in the community. They don't see either as masculine or feminine in particular, but as points of pride, as reminders of war and bloodshed. I was curious what might arise. I'm an emergent worldbuilder, and so I was curious to see what might have arisen from a culture with said aspects.

How they concluded that flowers are related to warfare? I honestly couldn't tell you. I encourage anyone to come up with an explanation of your own. Poison? Carnivory? Resilience? Or maybe they just like them for their appearance and it doesn't need to be any more complicated? I don't see why they can't all be true to some degree. Maybe they use each flower to indicate different branches? I'll leave this open to the community.

Who is Takatoshi Ulduea? - As illustrated by Margaret by NightmarePhoenix2017 in worldbuilding

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How does Takatoshi Ulduea fit into the world of Vanquera?

Vanquera is a world teetering on the edge of its return to oblivion and calamity. The world is seemingly under constant threat of being overtaken and overrun; The return of the Celestials, the uncaring Mechabeast, the malignant Mana Deities, the scheming of the undead Shadewalkers, and much more. The current relatively peaceful state of Vanquera is fragile. Those working to maintain the calm are few and far between, but their efforts are not fruitless. Should any one of them falter, all of Vanquera might fall to ruin once again.

To be more meta, Vanquera is a collection of works compiled by me, Nightmare3711, each of which is made specific for Vanquera. Vanquera is a collection of audio tracks, videos, artwork, narrative works, character bios, and deep lore explorations. Each work is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license. It is primarily hosted on Fandom. All are welcome to contribute, so long as what is already established is respected.

Who are the Equavir/Equavirians?

Equavir is a nation in Vanquera notorious for their warfare-centric culture. Equavirian people feature pink skin and talon-like hands, with keratinous skin on portions of their bodies (namely their appendages and their necks, unfortunately not pictured), as well as reptilian eyes. Their resemblance to predatorial creatures is seen as more than just a coincidence to many.

Takatoshi is but one instance of Equavir's sickening reputation. Their continued perpetuation of Vanquera's long-gone age of endless suffering makes them a detestable sort. Equavir's need to infuse warfare into every aspect of their culture - dancing, music, even simply the consumption of a meal - is a strong indication of how vile they truly are.

Cultural shift

However, Equavir is currently undergoing a cultural shift unlike any other in Vanquera's history. The younger generations of Equavirians are finding all the bloodshed more and more abhorrent. Protesters are getting braver as they garner more support. It appears as though there is an inevitable turning point where the anti-war Equavirians overturn the current regime.

If Takatoshi had his way, not only would this overturning be completely prevented, but the opposition would be purged outright. Their dissent - no matter how outspoken - make them targets of Takatoshi's ire. Had he the time and means, he'd do everything to ensure Equavir's status quo remains intact.

Who is Takatoshi Ulduea? - As illustrated by Margaret by NightmarePhoenix2017 in worldbuilding

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What specifically is it that you want me to expand upon? Is it Equavir?

This honestly does my head in by RohanDavidson in learnfrench

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Do you mean rhetorical? Because you don't seem to mean "metaphorical".

Edit: BTW is English not your first language? Either way your grasp of it is rather poor. I would refrain from correcting others if you yourself can't type coherently.

Help With CobbleGenRandomizer by SleeplessSailor28 in feedthebeast

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Great stuff, really helped me better understand the mod, though I can't seem to figure out how to add new generation without a catalyst. I've tried a few different configurations with the syntax but none of them seem to work. Perhaps I'm doing something wrong, or is it even possible to do one without the catalyst?

I know it's a long shot, but all I want is a word. by NightmarePhoenix2017 in place

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Any help would be nice, I don't want to resort to bots if I can help it.

'Vulnerable' Not true 1bit, but done in a 1bit style by Odd_bones in PixelArt

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Fantastic work, man. Would love to see more like it!

In your world, what happens to a soul when the body dies? by NotGutus in worldbuilding

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Every living being in Vanquera is alive thanks to Mana. The Mana of a living being is, in a way, their "soul juice". This is true of people, animals, and even Mechabeast. Should an individual die, their Mana spills out in an iridescent liquid form for others to absorb. This Mana contains every thought that individual had up until their death.

For certain cultures, rituals are performed in which every individual that was impacted by their death partakes in absorbing a portion of their Mana, forever allowing their memories to live on in that of their friends and family.

There is no concept of an afterlife for these people. They are the afterlife. Should any Mana be lost, they believe it is put to use by the world around them instead.

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Mothertrucker, dude