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Re: About the sages (was Re: All of those [adventurer] minifigs)
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Mon, 6 Mar 2000 19:05:20 GMT
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In lugnet.build.minifigs, Leah Cardaci writes:
> The sages are a very old group that travel the kingdom of Auren searching
> for artifacts and information. Several have "posts" in places of general
> inerest, and it's a well known fact that a sage will quickly apear when
> anything imporant happens. In this way, the sages have recorded much of
> the history of the kingdom. However, they have never been very eager to
> share this information with others.
Oooh, good way to explain the presence and purpose of these structures, and
the interactions between visitors to the posts and those who live there.
Also a good way to present your chapters, as stories written down by the
sages.
> Because of his great knowledge of history, the leader of the sages,
> the Grand Sage, has long had the responsibility of teaching the heir
> to the Auren throne. It has been rumoured that the sages have used this
> position to subtly control kingdom politics.
Very nice touch, this is the kind of background politics that fleshes out a
realm and makes it seem real. It also relates one group of people and
structures (Auren) to another (sages), and explains maybe why some of the
buildings have architectural similarities. Personally, I'd model the Grand
Sage after yourself, the master storyteller... ;)
> Pictures? Hopefully, I can manage these soon.
You're in the same position as I am: lots of backstory, not a lot of pictures.
> Sorry, if this post runs a little long. I created the sages from my
> majisto torsos back when the Dragon Master sets brought me out of my
> dark ages, and the story has snowballed since.
Heh. I have three hundred lines of backstory notes for my creations, in an
850-line file with everything from translation notes (Japanese words and
phrases translated into people and place names) to sieging army formations.
I also have another 350-line file full of interesting names from a variety of
languages.
I plan to write up the backstory notes into a narrative as it matures into
chapters with pictures. Right now I'm working with Pawel on a chapter (or two)
with Verneer and Ewan and my blacksmith Atsidi. And many many auxiliary
characters. :)
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