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Old Tim's One Hundred Facts about Aqualon, Revised Edition

One hundred facts about the world of Aqualon, all in one handy volume, written by Old Tim. ~ 12148 Words

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Waking to a New World

Paxia weathers the destruction of her world within the Black Arkive and awakes to a new one, countless millenia later. (871 Words)

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Altonar, the City at the Water Vent

One of the great technocrat cities of Aqualon, located in the Great Land between the Golden Sands and Lake Glazglubin. ~ 645 Words

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The Animancer, vol. 1: Facing the Storm

After a lucrative haul at the port of Black Steel, Captain Elizabeth Keen is steering the Temptress towards Kiln; but dark clouds in the distance await the ship... ~ 2713 Words

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The Green Baronies

The Green Baronies, three domains that each contain one capital castle town, rule the fertile and wealthy Saltplains. They owe fealty to the Tower of Five and pay Middlish taxes, but are also granted broad trade and customs subsidies. ~ 358 Words

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One Hundred Fantastic Facts Come to Life

Facts about Aqualon and little stories attached to them.

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Tale #1: On the Signing of the Null Concord

When the Null Concord was signed, the world of Aqualon became a little bit safer. But few know that the shadows had a hand in the ratification of the document... ~ 605 Words

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Tale #2: The Mighty Brammenwoods

There are precious gems in the mighty trees of the Brammenwoods, but only a fool would dare venture there to pry them off. A fool like Hildur... ~ 920 Words

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Tale #3: The Glade of Druith

The Druithi are a nomadic folk, inhabiting the Glade of Druith, where animals and trees grow to unbelievable sizes... This is the story of one of their most important gatherings: A time of life, death, and magic. ~ 950 Words

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Tale #4: The Gate at the Mountaintop

On a journey to save his soul from invasive animancy, Lord of Wind Kenji Sokolow seeks the Gate at the Mountaintop, pathway to the Great Clockwork, built by Plâton Rai'enjôh centuries ago... ~ 1267 Words

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Tale #5: Keepers, Blades, and Elements

Each Keeper wields their Keeper weapon, which grants them dominion over their magical element. This is a story about Din, the young Keeper of Fire, unsure of whether she is ready for the responsibility. ~ 1276 Words

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Tale #6: Jump!

A short story from the monumental day the center of Borealis was ripped out of the city as seperatist technocrats made their vie for independance. Not everyone came out unscathed that day... ~ 961 Words

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Tale #7: Bits and Bytes, Allocate and Divide

Aqualon is a planet reborn over and over; but when the first machine attained sentience in its past incarnation, Aura, a monumental ripple went through the collective souls of the world... A short story about the awakening machine. ~ 639 Words

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Tale #8: Dearest Vincent

A letter from Rudolph Molotov to Vincent Kunibert Greenhorn, two seminal Aqualonian scientists that were involved in the groundbreaking research for the quantification of magic. ~ 856 Words

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Tale #9: The Stacks of Fulgrath

Industry, even, or perhaps especially, the magical kind, tends to sacrifice the little man on the altar of profit. But this short story has some extra sting, following an intern at the Fulgrath power plant. ~ 1420 Words

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Tale #10: The Velvet Scholia

Ferries of the HJT Company are trained ship mages for hire, accompanying trade and cruise vessels across pirate infested waters. This short story follows one such pirate encounter. ~ 1202 Words

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Tale #11: Wisteria and Green-Leaf Jasmine

Aqualon's many cultures have their own unique last rites for the departed. This short story portrays a widows tale, turning her deceased husband into a crystal... ~ 2286 Words

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Tale #13: The Second Deal

A short story about duty, betrayal, and good busines, and about the shady deals between the West Yamato Trading Company and the Black Market. ~ 800 Words

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Tale #12: The White Death

A ship drifting into the jaws of a terrible trap - this is a short story from the Tales of the Mandala Triangle, the greatest ship graveyard of Aqualon. ~ 853 Words

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Fulgrath

Fulgrath, the City of Lightning, is one of the Five Capital Cities of the Middle Lands. ~ 14474 Words

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Paramani

One of the four islands of the Nyingma island group, famous for its quartz mines. ~ 291 Words

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The Angel Saxons

The descendants of the Albenmannen. Weavers of magic, blacksmiths of mighty artifacts, builders of tall stony halls, children of the Old Gods. (3116 Words)

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Albeney Castle

The largest stone castle owned by the Nordmen to this day. It was built by Angel Saxon builders and Kaltani, Skôtish, and Gallian laborers in the early decades of the Great War. (1110 Words)

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A History of Faith on Aqualon: The Old World

Before Aqualon was forged into a planet, it consisted of nine asteroids, floating around the sun, a rainbow river connecting them. Then, people put their faith in titans and gods, before they knew better. ~ 1777 Words

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Tale #14: Svalbrynd Chain Gang

A short story from the times the Axis of Steel was founded. The Iron Belt is a dangerous place, and doubly so if you dare to try mining it... ~ 1519 Words

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The Reshaping of the World

The Reshaping of the World was brought upon the Nine Realms after the War of the Reshaping and turned the shard world of Aqualon into a planet. (432 Words)

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The Yamato Surveys: Jamphel Yeshe

Yamato folk first survey Jamphel Yeshe, calling it "Kujira-tô" or Whale Island, owing to its shape that resembles a whale's head. ~ 147 Words

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The Founding of Jamphel Yeshe

The Five Sages cross the Iron Belt and the Corsic Ocean on foot to arrive at Whale Island, and they name it Jamphel Yeshe. It becomes a mecca of spirituality and philosphy. ~ 175 Words

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The Monastery of the Grand Sages is Built on Jamphel Yeshe

Construction on the Monastery of the Grand Sages is completed. During their lifetime, the Sages and their acolytes refer to it simply as home. ~ 120 Words

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Trade for Magics

In the 4th century of the Age of the Iron Divide, Angel Saxons and Kaltani druids traded the secrets of magic (or at least some of them) with tribes of the Middle Lands. (164 Words)

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The Eternal Flame of Lumina Aka is Lit

When the Angel Saxons and Kaltani druids gave the gift of flame to the men of Mt.Tarkaal, they enshrined it in a great bottle of glass. ~ 154 Words

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Men of Metal

An ancient worldview that tries to explain the nature of the soul and the Great Clockwork created by the Albenmannen, ancestors of the Angel Saxons. (586 Words)

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A Theory of Qi

Within himself, Yilik found Qi, and within Qi, he found the gateways to the Great Clockwork, the origin of all Qi. (649 Words)

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Rikkigen and the Ur-souls

The Age of the Iron Divide philosophers of Yamato worked closely with the scrolls of Yilik to further their understanding of the universe and the human soul. (752 Words)

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Soul Theory

Soul theory is the empirical study of the human soul. (860 Words)

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Doubts About the Great Clockwork Arise in Jamphel Yeshe

In one final act, the Grand Sages settle around Jamphel Yeshe and turn to stone as they bannish the Great Clockwork from within the island. ~ 157 Words

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Old Tim's One Hundred Facts about Aqualon, Volume 2

In 1663 GE, as a little hobby on the side, Timmothy Jargon, renowned technocrat of Miyako Fluxum, began collecting facts and stories about the world of Aqualon. In 1673 GE, he released this, his second booklet listing 100 of these facts. ~ 13449 Words

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Hello there ^-^ My name is Koray, I'm a long time writer and roleplayer. I use World Anvil to manage the world for my fantasy novel "Aqualon, Rise of the Broken" as well as my largest D&D campaign setting (based on Forgotten Realms and Planescape).   I am publishing my novel on my website chapter by chapter, be sure to give it a read! And enjoy the articles I write about the world. If you like the setting, I would appreciate your follow, and you can always ask me stuff on the Discord Server for my world, or on the World Anvil discord server, if I am there (handle: @Greenhorn#0180)   have fun reading,
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