Serendipity Mod Journal (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
serendipitymod) wrote2021-11-30 02:52 pm
serendipitymod) wrote2021-11-30 02:52 pm
setting and locations
SETTING
☆ SERENTALI Nestled in a shallow valley between two mountain ranges that converge in the distance is a beautiful stretch of country with fertile, rolling hills and fields dotted with thick stands of forest. Largely uninhabited, the only structure that stands in this temperate land is the Ivory Castle, which stands at the edge of the valley where it drops off into cliffs that border on a seemingly endless ocean. This land is called Serentali, a nearly-empty place, a fledgling world just waiting to be settled by an incoming population that was displaced from their own home. On the other side of both mountain ranges, however, the planet is a desert, bone dry and uninhabitable.
☆ HISTORY The unnamed planet on which Serentali is situated originated as a massive dustbowl - without water, animals, plants, or any other sort of life beyond bacterial, it was a wasteland. This is how it was found by a group of people fleeing a dying world in the next solar system over, a planetful of people in stasis and seeking a new home. Once the planet was found, the ship they traveled on set down, buried itself into the ground, and a group of approximately 500 people awakened to begin terraforming. Through use of magic, they created the land of Serentali and built the Ivory Castle over their buried ship. However, it wasn't easy - they were weak and frail for many years following the long time they spent in stasis, and while the bulk of the work could be done with magic and techniques that didn't take much out of them, they realized that they would need more help with the next step, help from people who hadn't been compromised physically in the way they had been when they awakened. So, instead of waking more of their fragile people, they decided to reach out elsewhere...
☆ PEOPLE The one thing that Serentali has very few of is people. There is a small population of around 500, all of which live in the Ivory Castle, who have divided into followers of the various Houses, depending on their goals and personalities. This population was the first wave of the settlement of the planet Serentali is on, and they are the ones who terraformed the valley to what it is today and made it so that this small ecosystem thrives on the otherwise uninhabitable planet.
☆ CLIMATE Serentali has a temperate climate with highs of 95F/35C in summer and 23F/-5C in winter. There tends to be frequent precipitation during the spring and fall, with warm summers and snow in the wintertime. The land is fertile which will allow for a wide variety of crops to be grown once space is cleared and the soil is tilled. There is a decent mixture of evergreen and deciduous trees in the patches of forest that dot the valley, and the mountains are covered with a thick evergreen forest that tapers off as the mountains climb to snowy white peaks.
☆ FLORA AND FAUNA The plants and animals inhabiting Serentali will be pretty familiar to people the temperate zones on Earth, though with slight variations. There are plenty of deer and elk, wild goats, sheep, cows, and pigs, moose, and bears, wolves, coyotes, and foxes, as well as a wide variety of wild birds. However, there are also more fantastical creatures that are yet to be discovered. The plants that grow cover a wide variety, perhaps more of a variety than on Earth, with plenty of edible grains, fruit trees, berry bushes, and copious amounts of thick grass that livestock might graze on once they've been captured and tamed.
LOCATIONS
☆ THE IVORY CASTLE This is the sole piece of construction on the planet as of the start of the game. This castle houses the entire population of residents and has plenty of additional room to house any new arrivals willing to help with the creation of infrastructure. The Castle boasts a massive library, kitchens, storage rooms with preserved food, and other necessities for life. It also contains entertainment options in the form of ballrooms, musical instruments, a massive library, and performance spaces.
☆ HOUSE ACCOMMODATIONS More in-depth information on these can be found on the Housing page, but each House has a sprawling network of apartments and living accommodations to support nearly twice its current population. The accommodations for each House are well-suited to the people who will live in them, providing the necessities of life and comfortable surroundings for people who can vary widely in personality and goals.
☆ KITCHENS Boasting large banks of wood-burning stoves and ice boxes, the kitchens can be used by cooks and other staff to provide huge meals for the entire populace of the Castle. However, due to the reduced population and their important jobs terraforming the planet, it's almost never used for that purpose. Most of the accommodations in the Castle have their own individual kitchenettes and cooking areas, so this big kitchen is almost never staffed.
☆ LIBRARY The library in the Ivory Castle is absolutely massive, containing all of the books that were brought from the population's previous home. It has multiple stories, ladders that people can use to climb up to get books on higher shelves, and a large amount of desks and comfortable chairs to sit in. It also has wide windows that let the sunshine in with windowsill reading nooks tucked in the bases of them, and plants settled on various surfaces to add a bit of greenery to the place. The library is one of the most frequently-used places in the Castle.
☆ ENTERTAINMENT There are a wide variety of options for entertainment in the Castle. Besides the library, which contains ample non-fiction books of all varieties, there are also music rooms and game rooms that boast a wide variety of instruments and games ranging from pub games to board games and card games. There are several lounges with well-stocked bars. There are also ballrooms where parties can be hosted and performance spaces where people can put on plays or perform music for enraptured audiences.
☆ GREENHOUSES AND CONSERVATORIES There are a series of large greenhouses off the courtyard of the Castle where gardening can be done, and which contain a variety of plant life both edible and not. There are also many conservatories and sunrooms around the Castle where residents can relax and read a book while soaking up the sun and keeping warm in winter.
☆ POOL AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES Located in an outdoor conservatory that stays warm throughout the year, the Ivory Castle boasts a lovely indoor swimming pool, magically-powered hot tub, and both wet and dry sauna facilities. The area has obviously been decorated by Mother, and the glass walls are crawling with lush vines and leaves, as well as many plants and garden areas, which gives the pool a sort of natural feeling.
☆ SPARRING AND EXERCISE FACILITIES There is a large armory that contains various types of weapons (primarily edged weapons, bludgeons, bow and arrows etc. - no guns), both real and dummy weapons with dulled edges. Next to the armory is a sparring and practice room where characters may use the weapons or magic to spar with each other or interact with magical sparring dummies that heal any damage after a session.
☆ ETC. More to be added as players create!
NAVIGATION
☆ HOUSE ACCOMMODATIONS More in-depth information on these can be found on the Housing page, but each House has a sprawling network of apartments and living accommodations to support nearly twice its current population. The accommodations for each House are well-suited to the people who will live in them, providing the necessities of life and comfortable surroundings for people who can vary widely in personality and goals.
☆ KITCHENS Boasting large banks of wood-burning stoves and ice boxes, the kitchens can be used by cooks and other staff to provide huge meals for the entire populace of the Castle. However, due to the reduced population and their important jobs terraforming the planet, it's almost never used for that purpose. Most of the accommodations in the Castle have their own individual kitchenettes and cooking areas, so this big kitchen is almost never staffed.
☆ LIBRARY The library in the Ivory Castle is absolutely massive, containing all of the books that were brought from the population's previous home. It has multiple stories, ladders that people can use to climb up to get books on higher shelves, and a large amount of desks and comfortable chairs to sit in. It also has wide windows that let the sunshine in with windowsill reading nooks tucked in the bases of them, and plants settled on various surfaces to add a bit of greenery to the place. The library is one of the most frequently-used places in the Castle.
☆ ENTERTAINMENT There are a wide variety of options for entertainment in the Castle. Besides the library, which contains ample non-fiction books of all varieties, there are also music rooms and game rooms that boast a wide variety of instruments and games ranging from pub games to board games and card games. There are several lounges with well-stocked bars. There are also ballrooms where parties can be hosted and performance spaces where people can put on plays or perform music for enraptured audiences.
☆ GREENHOUSES AND CONSERVATORIES There are a series of large greenhouses off the courtyard of the Castle where gardening can be done, and which contain a variety of plant life both edible and not. There are also many conservatories and sunrooms around the Castle where residents can relax and read a book while soaking up the sun and keeping warm in winter.
☆ POOL AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES Located in an outdoor conservatory that stays warm throughout the year, the Ivory Castle boasts a lovely indoor swimming pool, magically-powered hot tub, and both wet and dry sauna facilities. The area has obviously been decorated by Mother, and the glass walls are crawling with lush vines and leaves, as well as many plants and garden areas, which gives the pool a sort of natural feeling.
☆ SPARRING AND EXERCISE FACILITIES There is a large armory that contains various types of weapons (primarily edged weapons, bludgeons, bow and arrows etc. - no guns), both real and dummy weapons with dulled edges. Next to the armory is a sparring and practice room where characters may use the weapons or magic to spar with each other or interact with magical sparring dummies that heal any damage after a session.
☆ ETC. More to be added as players create!