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Lore 7 | Entertainment

Gary Chia

Friday, Feb 26, 2016 - 10:52:59 am

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Sheans who were always contented with their lives, did not have many entertainment as they see no need for it. Hence, since the beginning of time, the only source of entertainment they had is a traditional mass dance session held every first day of the month when they are celebrating the existence of Riahs. Some of the Sheans will make music Read more →

Categories: Emergent Dreams | Shea
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Lore 6 | Thanking the Gods

Gary Chia

Sunday, Feb 21, 2016 - 12:16:20 pm

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Although in abundance, Sheans never took the Riahs for granted. Riahs served many purposes and Sheans can never survive without them. Hence, every first day of the month is dedicated to celebrate the existence of the Riah and for Sheans to be thankful for it. They believe that it is a gift bestowed upon them by the Gods.

Prior to the days of Read more →

Categories: Emergent Dreams | Shea
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Lore 5 | Shea's Law Lore lor

Gary Chia

Friday, Feb 19, 2016 - 10:49:44 am

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The committee initially hoped that the situation where Sheans stopped fulfilling their duties will get better with time when people learn how to deal with their grief, but with the rippling effect of the negativity, more and more Sheans started to skive on their duties. Even some of the Sheans were not affected by the tragedy started to skive on their Read more →

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Lore 4 | All about Riah

Gary Chia

Saturday, Feb 06, 2016 - 12:14:54 am

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Function of the architecture in Shea

The only form of architecture around Shea are the Riahs. It is the most basic and the only form of structure that is present in Shea. No one actually knows what they are made up of and why they emerge from the craters on the ground but they serve several important purposes for the Sheans. It allows Sheans to collect Read more →

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Shea Chapter Two | The Encounter

Gary Chia

Wednesday, Feb 03, 2016 - 10:49:06 am

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Literally half a minute before the flood came in, a female Shean who thought she was too late to bring herself to safety, screeched at the top of her voice when the water touched her foot. Luckily for Klaus, her piercing scream jolted him up from his slumber. It took a while for reality to settle into his groggy, sleep deprived Read more →

Categories: Emergent Dreams | Shea
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Lore 3 | Who is in charge of Shea

Gary Chia

Friday, Jan 29, 2016 - 01:13:24 pm

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Prior to the incident whereby the Riah got uprooted, Sheans led very easy and carefree lives. They had nothing to worry about and they were all easily satisfied. They minded their own business as everyone were responsible and their respective tasks were sufficient for the world to be functioning. But now, with doubts lingering all around and having some Sheans Read more →

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Shea Chapter One | The need to improve

Gary Chia

Wednesday, Jan 27, 2016 - 07:23:32 pm

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The broadcast of the tragedy throughout Shea meant for awareness inevitably brought about increasing worrying small talks throughout the world. Some of the Sheans who are more afraid of getting carried away to nothingness even resorted to sleeping outside of their houses and on the ground with fewer craters. Life is still pretty much the same except for the decrease in efficiency Read more →

Categories: Emergent Dreams | Shea
Rolled dice 4 + 6 = 10 (+2) Overall agility: 12 "Scandent... petioles.. Adlumia fungosa... don't wash my friend away...." muttered Klaus as he slowly opened his eyes from among the mountain of books he was reading. It was bright out and there was a loud humming noise like that of frequency and static in his ears. It turns out to be the other Sheans screaming and panicking, scrambling to a vacant vine. It slowly settled into his groggy sleep deprived brain, still blissfully (or horribly) unaware of impending doom. With a loud piercing scream in the distance, Klaus' eyes jolted open. Reality settled in unpleasantly and he got up in one swift panicked motion, knocking over a pile of books aptly titled "How To: Hang In There - a guide to surviving Shean floods for dummies " "HOLY CRAP HOW COULD I BE SO DUMB", Klaus yelled angrily as he tried to gather his books into a hole in the tree trunk to prevent them from being washed away. Pages were flying and waters were starting to settle in, causing Klaus to be even more flustered especially since he wasn't very agile to begin with. Ironically he was studying how to survive better in such situations but he made the worst mistake of falling asleep in one of the Dead Zones where there only escape was to climb really high up. In his fluster, Klaus didn't seem to notice that Kappa was hanging onto a Riah from not far away, looking upon his flustered mess. Klaus had about a few seconds to go before the floods would wash him away and he had to get his hands onto a Riah and climb with all his might - or hold on for his dear life. Kappa seemed to be thinking about a plan to get them both up and away to safety while on the Riah. Klaus was probably really lucky because Kappa was a really good climber - hopefully this would get them both out alive without losing any more of their kind.
35th trip at such an early time of the day might have been a record even for Kappa. (OOC: …How do they collect the nitrogen exactly? In bottles? ..sorry ill keep pestering you with questions X”D) He was pretty tired, and was just considering a break. It’s about time to enjoy some of the abundant salty water anyways. Maybe make his way home with plenty of time to spare to avoid the daily flood, and come back to make a few dozen nitrogen trips more after that. However, he was about half way down the Riah when the signs of the flood started. He has no confidence of getting even to the closest shelter before the water hits, so he was resolved to just hold on where he was. He was tired, and the timing of the flood was early. But most Sheans are almost always prepared for the flood given that it is a daily occurance. Apparently not the Shean he spotted lying motionless on the ground between the piles of books. They didn’t know each other personally, but Kappa has seen him around. The memory of his face is blurred and mixed with the mountain of books it’s usually covered by. Kappa furrowed his brows. What was his name? Klaud? Kalus? Sincerely hoping he wasn’t riddled with some unknown fainting disease, Kappa was about to shout when he saw the Shean leaped to motion after a piercing scream from the distance. And then he was running around looking for a shelter--- FOR HIS BOOKS?! Kappa groaned internally. This is no time for that, the flood is rising already. His frown turned into a full scowl when he see the flustered Shean trying and failing to get a grip on the nearest Riah. As the water rise some more, Kappa panicked and makes a split second decision, jumping towards the Riah Kalus (?) was on. In the process, he slide another half of the distance to the bottom, only slightly above the other Shean who is already submerged from the waist down. Kappa bent over as much as possible and held out his hands, calling out: “Klaud! Grad my hands I’ll pull you up!” (Kappa was probably more affected by the tragedy than he lets on, and part of the reason why he pushes himself so hard in the past three days was to avoid thinking about the implications of the incident. Acquiring more nitrogen was a help he could offer. Keeping the Riahs in the ground was not. Helping another Shean? Perhaps he could with some luck. )
[OOC] It is okay! Ask more so it can set me thinking hahaha. They collect it by holding it in with their further expanded lungs from doing way more vigorous activities by climbing up the Riahs on a daily basis. Then after, releasing it by breathing the unused nitrogen out at ground level for it to linger and for other Sheans to consume.

Lore 2 | Housing in Shea

Gary Chia

Friday, Jan 22, 2016 - 12:21:24 pm

@ garythesnail

The Sheans are highly adaptable as a species. They make use of whatever were available.

Riahs are not just structures for the Sheans to scale up to collect nitrogen, they also serve as housings for the Sheans. With its sheer height and thickness, there is plenty of room for each of them. Sheans make us of the size and abundance of the strands by making Read more →

Categories: Emergent Dreams | Shea
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Lore 1 | Shea: The world that never stays

Gary Chia

Friday, Jan 22, 2016 - 01:12:10 am

@ garythesnail

LORE

Background

Shea is a world with endless black towering strands, called Riah, that shoot up from the ground. Or so it seems. The strands block out most of the light, making Shea a generally dark place to be residing in.

The ground on Shea is relatively soft, sinking in with every step taken, and is constantly pulsating. Also, it is filled with craters Read more →

Categories: Emergent Dreams | Shea
Name: Kappa Age: 28 (OOC: Is there a gender? If there is it can be male for my character) Strength: 3 Agility: 3 Intelligence: 2 Kappa has always been pretty average. His strength are enough to hold on to the black strands so he never feared being washed off. But there don’t seem to be much else he could use the strength for. Kappa is tall though. In face he is a full neck and shoulders taller than the rest. So even though his agility is too average, he sometimes climbs slightly higher than most, and gathers more nitrogen for those who needs it below. Moreover, he actually likes going up the long black strands. Kappa was curious on what is at the top of the black strands (OOC: give these strands a name? @@) when he was younger, but he can never even climb as far up as the more agile Sheans, and even the most agile Sheans cannot tell them what is above the black strands. So eventually, that became a challenge for him, to always try to climb higher than the more agile Sheans. Once or twice he did. Mostly he didn’t. By 28, going as far up as he could was merely a form of habit, entertainment and way to pass the time. He didn’t care for the library, and this entertainment was more than enough for a simple person like Kappa to get by. When he heard about the Shean that floated away, Kappa was bewildered and sad. But more than that, for the first time Kappa is afraid. When such a talented Shean could lose their life so easily, what will happen to the average Kappa?
Name: Klaus Age: 25 Str:3 Agl:2 Int:3 Klaus enjoyed the library. He wasn't really into climbing the strands as high as he could, but he knew how to get by just fine. He's quite reserved and was kind to others, but he was such a worrywart. Camping in the library and reading up on their situation helped to calm him down a little bit. Just a realistic being I guess. Tragically, he actually knew the Shean who was washed away by the flood. They weren't close friends or anything, but they occasionally made small talk while clinging on the black strands. That made Klaus realise the severity of the situation they were in, and how they needed to find a solution ASAP. Klaus remains hopeful about their survival, turning to the books for help.
[OOC] Hahaha sure! You can be male! And okay! I will edit it! The black strands shall be named Riah