Re: Faeriespace - Was: Fairyspace Expansion

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          Adam Miller <night_druid3000@?????.com> wrote:

> --- David Shepheard <david_shepheard@???????.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Sorry for the delay with this. I've been busy at
>> work.
> 
> Same here :p
> 
> 
>> I think you should stick with the original idea that
>> there is no government.
> 
> Hmmm, I personally like the idea of small kingdoms and
> courts scattered throughout the sphere.  Fits the mold
> of fairies in tales and such.
> 
That's sort of what I have in mind.
> 
>> The worlds grow on the (unnamed) tree. I think they
>> should all be gigantic apples, or some other fruit.
>> In fact, I think there is a case to be made
>> that the entire system (tree, planets and suns) is
>> one liveworld.
> 
> I like this idea, making planets fruit.  Hmmm, then
> could the planets of Vastdarken be fruit that dropped
> from the tree and is now rotting?  Perhaps Vastdarken
> is litered with the remains of innumerable worlds.
> Interesting idea there...
> 
Now that is an idea I had not considered - their worlds are rotten to 
the core ;-) Nice one!
> 
>> > Aelivere appears to be a local god-like power, and
>> > could be considered to be equivalent to Oberon,
>> > which begs the question, if he's Oberon, who's
>> > Titania?
> 
> Maybe he's their son, and hasn't yet taken a wife? :)
>
Again, something I had not considered - :-)
> 
>> The dwarves mine an "almost endless supply of
>> precious metals and stones". I would suggest that
>> this supply should be built into the sphere-sized-
>> tree.
> 
> Another interesting idea.  I like it :)
> 
>> Ships
> 
> I just had a thought...maybe instead of building
> ships, the natives bribe gigantic animals and birds to
> carry them from world to world, such as eagles,
> squirrils, dragons, songbirds, and butterflies.  Some
> of these animals are easily on the scale of a ship,
> and could carry hundreds of people.  And because of
> the time distorting effects, a ride on their backs
> would last only hours, not days or weeks.
> 
> Anyways, just some thoughts.  Good ideas all around,
> definately! :)
> 
> Adam
> 
And another good idea. Thanks!


-- 
Charles