“Master works of power, and the playthings of self-proclaimed Kings and Queens.” Mecha were developed in the ending years of the Second Expansion Era by members of the secretive scientists and smiths of Excalibur Station. However, these were only the first Faerin models, with earlier variants appearing under the direct control Gwagaruh. The Eoten first […]
“Drop sail-shift, change to half fusion, open gun ports ensign!” Throughout the Sea of Stars a variety of spacecraft sail through the depths of the vacuum. Most are registered with the internal archives of the Artificiers Guild and others are hidden from the sight of the Triad. Legends are abound of ghost ships, lost civilizations […]
The Mecha of Avalon have fought in long wars, and are used by many factions. From the terrifying Eoten, the valiant Chevalier, to the fearsome mysterious Wak’a. Plumb the secrets of these bio-logical weapons, and learn the technologies that give them life.
“Its a hard enough life, full of toil an’ strife we astraliners undergo!” The life of those who work the star lanes is far from easy and is one filled with trouble. Every astraliner knows that the Sea of Stars is far from forgiving. Only a few thin layers of seal protect everyone who sails […]
“Drop to Sail-shift and prepare to fire.” The Avalonic Starship is a thing of terror, beauty, and over-wrought elegance. A recreation of ancient sailing vessels that once plied the seas of Elys and Aru. These combinations have changed over time as the need for design and defense have further evolved the ongoing standardization of solar […]
“To know war, is to truly live.” -Ice-Razor proverb The Ice-Razor School has a simple proverb, “To know war, is to truly live. To know peace, is to await death.” A saying that epitomizes the near constant state of war that has existed since the First Expansion Era. Even when the Faeru were at peace […]
“Take me out to the black, tell ’em I ain’t coming back!” -The Ballad of Serenity Space is big. very big. That’s just obvious. But in writing, movies, and shows there is a sense of how to treat the notion of space. This can be seen in certain early space operation series such as Star […]
Biological, but unnaturally created humans, ranging from “biological robot” to “clone” to “Plant Person“. –Tropes.com The Soulgiven are a synthetic artificial species created by the Faeru to prove the greatness of the Faerin peoples. The very notion that one could create an entire race seems kind of maddening. And yet the Faeru can and do […]
This week’s Episode of Walk the Crossroads discusses the Imperial Society of Avalon. This includes the traditions of the Empire; the tradition of the Estates General Caste system; the government and law of the entire Triad itself. Jump into the world of complication and convolution which is the Land in the Stars!
We war with ourselves, like a cancer it grows, till we shall all die with impunity. -Alcaen Philosopher, Robert du LeFaye The opening of the Shattered Era began with the fulfillment of the creation of Synethic Life, the eventual rebellion of the Homunculi against the Faeru. The wars that preceded the rebellion itself would lead […]