Re: Myth Drannor in space...

> i´d rather make it not TOO agressive, or at least confined to one sphere.
> otherwise it might have been shunned by the other spheres, or even
actively
> fought. and that would have been bad for mirrors business/trade...
besides:
> it would have had repercussions on the (canon) history of the known
> spheres, which would make it harder to incorporate Mirror into a SJ-
> campaign.

    Fair enough.  Traders, with a side of conquest & pirating to help keep
them on top :)

> a (relatively) simple solution (though it won´t be obvious to anyone): one
> of the wizards who created the gate was a traitor. (s)he wanted to conquer
> Mirror and therefore collaborated with the enemies (or only one fraction
of
> the enemy forces). her part was to assure that the gate would not be used
> as part of the defence during the siege. (s)he worded the deal in a way
> that (s)he was not bound to use the gate against Mirror during the war,
> only to deactivate it for a while. the reason behind this: the enemy
forces
> should weaken Mirror (so that it would be easy for him/her to take over),
> but should be nearly destroyed in the process- so that they wouldn´t be a
> menace after the coup. ...but something apparently went wrong...

    Heh, with all the nobles scheming and dealing, no wonder the city
fell...;)

> personally, i´d like to see it as a sphere-wide empire. i´d refrain from
> raids in other spheres (at least by means of the gate), because the
> potential dangers that could have arisen for Mirrorspace. if it should
> resemble Myth Drannor, it seems more appropriate to confine Mirrors
> influence. jm2c...

    Works for me :)

> >    Anyways, no idea for a city/national/sphere symbol.  Any suggestions?
> no idea at tme moment. but more questions:
>
> 1) from which race were the major powergroups? humans? elves (myth drannor
> in space ==> elves)? others? or a melting pot like the late myth drannor?

    I figure humans, but a big melting pot, with sizable communities of
elves, dwarves, gnomes, and a dozen other races.  The city itself i figured
to be pretty huge (250k at its height), plus the rest of the cluster was
settled farm/pasture/groves.

> 2) why did you name it "mirror"? are there lots of reflecting surfaces?
> perhaps a mirror-themed symbol?

    Good question: A couple of years ago, I was working on an idea of
something that detailed where the octopus & cuttle command ships came from.
I created a city (not detailed beyond a name) called Mirror as the source,
although I never got around to fleshing it out.  Where the name came
from...<shrug> I actually don't remember.  Maybe lots of buildings with
reflective surfaces or something :)

> 3) linked with 1): how were Mirrors relations with the Imperial Elven
> Navy? ...and with other multi-sphere powergroups?

    Probably neutral to poor...afterall, they had dealings with mind flayers
:)  I could even see the Fleet using Mirror to tie up major orc & ogre
fleets while they fought other fleet elsewhere.  Of course, they'd "help"
Mirror fight off all the invaders, but keep the balance of power such that
neither side could really win.

> slowly, Mirror assumes a definite form! :D

    Yes; certainly interesting all the ideas being bounced around.

Adam