Gromspace

Here's a quick rundown on Gromspace.  I have done a map for it, in style
much like the Bralspace map. Let me know if you want it, _off list_:)

Comments and criticism welcome:)


Gromspace (aka "Apespace")

        Gromspace has been charted for at least 1500 years, the first
explorers being IEN vessels.  They discovered a sphere with reasonably
friendly natives and few obvious natural resources,  save for a few
scattered asteroids containing various ore deposits.  There are in fact
comparatively few asteroids in the sphere, and certainly no great belts.
In many ways the sphere's most valuable assets are its position between
Ilsigspace and Bralspace on the Arcane Inner Flow and the many hadozee
spacefarers who come from this place.
        Piracy is not common in the sphere but slave raids by the neogi or
the Chainmen are reasonably common.  The sphere itself is warm throughout,
the temperature staying in the mid-eighties regardless of distance from the
primary.  The sphere is also very moist,  small clouds of water vapor float
about,  these are very hard to see and often cause sudden "rains" aboard
spelljammers which fly through them (incidentally this also refreshes the
vessels air when it occurs).  The sphere is 25 days out from Sawai, which
is in turn 25 days travel from the primary.

Ntwadumela, "He Who Greets with Fire":
Size F Spherical firebody
        Gromspace's primary, Ntwadumela, is a very typical firebody,
standard in all respects.

Umbala:
Size C Elliptical airbody
        This small airworld seems to be completely uninhabited, no native
species have been discovered or mentioned,  nor does there seem to be any
earth islands as are found in some airworlds.  Tornadoes and lightening
storms make this world very dangerous even for brief air replenishment
trips.

Gaya, "Earth Goddess":
Size F Spherical earthbody
        This large planet is covered with thick, lush jungles broken only
by winding rivers and tall mountains. The rivers all drain into the two
shallow polar seas and the climate is humid and hot throughout.  The native
wildlife vary wildly, nearly every creature found in jungles across the
multiverse can be found somewhere on Gaya.  The exception are sentient
creatures,  the only sentient lifeforms are the Grommans and Hadozee; this
is their home world.
        The Grommans dwell in the foothills of the mountains, dwelling in
countless small clan villages.  These villages typically are united in
groups called a "House" and led by a descendant of their demigod, Kong.
The exact number of Houses is unknown but their are at least 30 and likely
many more.  Wars between the houses are not unknown but are extremely rare,
as the Grommans believe Kong looks down on those who war against other
Grommans with great disfavor.  Gromman society is matrilinear and
polygamous.  Most males have at least two wives, but the eldest wife is the
head of the household and makes all of the primary decisions, including
which other wives her husband will be allowed to take.  Males do make up
the majority of the clan warbands,  marauding carnivores are their primary
opponents.
        Gromman villages are simple but elegant affairs,  houses are
typically built single-story using the trunk of one of the great trees as
an integral part of the construction.   Though trees are not cleared some
crops are cultivated beneath there branches.  Grommans are renowned as wood
carvers and carpenters,  along with rare herbs and feathers these are their
primary exports.  Most Gromman villages are within walking distance of a
river,  spelljammers land there to pursue trade.  Most spelljamming
merchants always deal with the same clan, year after year.  Some few
Grommans have taken to the stars, the race has a strong curious streak.
        The Hadozee live a far simpler life among the higher branches of
the great jungles.  They are nomadic, gliding silently from tree to tree as
they hunt across Gaya.  Most own only a few tools (knives and scrappers
mostly), weapons,  and religious talismans.  They often trade hides and
pelts from their prey to the grommans or spelljamming captains for steel
weapons.  The occasional war has broken out between the hadozee and the
Grommans but for the most part the two races live together peacefully.  The
Hadozee range further across the vast expanse of their planet,  not
limiting themselves to the foothills as the grommans do.  Their religion is
based on nature worship,  hadozee priests on Gaya are invariably standard
druids.
        The nomadic nature of the Hadozee inclines them to a greater
interest in spelljamming then the Grommans,  a great many hadozee have
taken employment aboard spelljamming vessels and lifted off into the stars,
establishing hadozee colonies in other spheres.  In some cases "oathpacks"
of hadozee warriors form, 20-30 strong and hire themselves out as mercenary
crewmen or warriors.  Their preferred employers are elves.

Sawai,
Size C Spherical waterbody
        This small waterbody is actually an earthbody covered by a shallow
freshwater sea.  Large lake fish of every description populate its waters,
no indigenous sentient races are known.  As the planet furthest from the
primary Sawai has become an important stopping port for many spelljammers,
a large port of the same name has sprung up around a multitude of crashed
or abandoned vessels.  This floating town is pushed across the world by the
gentle winds and weather of Sawai.  It is ruled by hereditary mayor who
values the town's independence and has resisted allying strongly with the
various groups of the spheres.  The town itself is a brawling, backstabbing
pirate infested hellhole in quarters but for those who stay near the better
areas it is safe enough. Note that only ships which can land on water can
dock here.

"Human life without knowledge of history is nothing other than a perpetual
childhood, nay, a permanent obscurity and darkness." Philip Melanchthon
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Paul Westermeyer
Phd Candidate, History, Ohio State University
Adjunct Faculty, Humanities Department, Columbus State Community College