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	'''''Tabula Gloria''''' (butchered pseudo-Latin sort of meaning ''Glorious Slate'' or ''Slate of Glory''; that and it bears the initials TG for obvious reasons) is a collaborated setting which started in a thread made by an '''El Falcatero''' on 28 November 2011 called ''Bestiary in /tg/''. The thread itself was simply created to be a thought exercise: the first person posted a picture of a monster; the next would fluff the monster and post another picture; so forth and so on. Somewhere along the line, people were starting to fluff the same picture, and in some instances, some of them combined the different descriptions into a more cohesive whole. This in turn encouraged some of the writers to make the fluff of later creatures go with previously established fluff, slowly building the setting merely from the lore about the bestiary.		'''''Tabula Gloria''''' (butchered pseudo-Latin sort of meaning ''Glorious Slate'' or ''Slate of Glory''; that and it bears the initials TG for obvious reasons) is a collaborated setting which started in a thread made by an '''El Falcatero''' on 28 November 2011 called ''Bestiary in /tg/''. The thread itself was simply created to be a thought exercise: the first person posted a picture of a monster; the next would fluff the monster and post another picture; so forth and so on. Somewhere along the line, people were starting to fluff the same picture, and in some instances, some of them combined the different descriptions into a more cohesive whole. This in turn encouraged some of the writers to make the fluff of later creatures go with previously established fluff, slowly building the setting merely from the lore about the bestiary.

	Two threads later, and the setting was becoming more and more developed and the bestiary thought exercise expanded into landscapes, people, and phenomena. This wiki is an attempt at editing all of the fluff that was collected in these threads and beyond, to make them fit seamlessly into a playable setting which can be adapted into your system of choice. Heck, in one of the threads, someone suggested that it could make for a [[~~Magic_the_gathering\|~~Magic: the Gathering]] block, which would be interesting in and of itself.		Two threads later, and the setting was becoming more and more developed and the bestiary thought exercise expanded into landscapes, people, and phenomena. This wiki is an attempt at editing all of the fluff that was collected in these threads and beyond, to make them fit seamlessly into a playable setting which can be adapted into your system of choice. Heck, in one of the threads, someone suggested that it could make for a [[Magic: the Gathering]] block, which would be interesting in and of itself.

	The original threads can be found [http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/17051756/ here], [http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/17066065/ here], [http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/17098851/ here], [http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/17179837/ here], and [http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/17213660/ here].

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	Here's my journal from my days on the Crew. I think you'll find it handy... I managed to get some notes down on both the Dreadnoughts and the Death Colossus. Maybe it's just a matter of figuring out which parts of each made it into the Winged Death...		Here's my journal from my days on the Crew. I think you'll find it handy... I managed to get some notes down on both the Dreadnoughts and the Death Colossus. Maybe it's just a matter of figuring out which parts of each made it into the Winged Death...

	[[Category: Tabula Gloria]]		==Links==
			; Archived Threads
			*[https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/17051756 Thread 1]
			*[https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/17066065 Thread 2]
			*[https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/17098851 Thread 3]
			*[https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/17179837 Thread 4]
			*[https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/17213660 Thread 5]
			[[Category:Tabula Gloria]]

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	[[File:Tabula Gloria Map.png\|200px\|thumb\|right]]As it stands, the world of Tabula Gloria is an Earth-like place set in a high fantasy setting. Magic and technology stand side by side, sometimes intermingling. The Empire is surrounded by various peoples, both friendly and antagonistic. Great ruins from former empires and ~~feel~~ creatures to slay are plentiful. The world has a feel of high adventure and a bounty of opportunity for those who wish to reach out for it. It also contains a generous deal of political and social intrigue within, allowing for campaigns to range from classic dungeon raids to plots to take over the Empire.		[[File:Tabula Gloria Map.png\|200px\|thumb\|right]]As it stands, the world of Tabula Gloria is an Earth-like place set in a high fantasy setting. Magic and technology stand side by side, sometimes intermingling. The Empire is surrounded by various peoples, both friendly and antagonistic. Great ruins from former empires and fell creatures to slay are plentiful. The world has a feel of high adventure and a bounty of opportunity for those who wish to reach out for it. It also contains a generous deal of political and social intrigue within, allowing for campaigns to range from classic dungeon raids to plots to take over the Empire.

	The world itself is basically divided into two continents, the Western and Eastern Continents. The '''Empire of For’Channar''', in which the capital of Tabula Gloria stands, is located on the Western Continent. It is located in the relative center of the Continent, serving as a hub of sorts for peoples coming from and going to other locales. To the north of the Empire is the '''Northern Sea''', a dangerous place ruled by the god-like '''Lord of the Tempest'''. To the east are the '''Drakonid Highlands''', the stronghold of a native people who have been driven out of the Empire’s lands. To the south is the '''Garvenus Steppe''', a bastion of wildlife and savagery protected by the titanic '''Sky Devourer'''. To the west is the '''Phrennoack Forest''', a wooded land of competing tribes harnessing the powers of life and death.		The world itself is basically divided into two continents, the Western and Eastern Continents. The '''Empire of For’Channar''', in which the capital of Tabula Gloria stands, is located on the Western Continent. It is located in the relative center of the Continent, serving as a hub of sorts for peoples coming from and going to other locales. To the north of the Empire is the '''Northern Sea''', a dangerous place ruled by the god-like '''Lord of the Tempest'''. To the east are the '''Drakonid Highlands''', the stronghold of a native people who have been driven out of the Empire’s lands. To the south is the '''Garvenus Steppe''', a bastion of wildlife and savagery protected by the titanic '''Sky Devourer'''. To the west is the '''Phrennoack Forest''', a wooded land of competing tribes harnessing the powers of life and death.

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	Here's my journal from my days on the Crew. I think you'll find it handy... I managed to get some notes down on both the Dreadnoughts and the Death Colossus. Maybe it's just a matter of figuring out which parts of each made it into the Winged Death...		Here's my journal from my days on the Crew. I think you'll find it handy... I managed to get some notes down on both the Dreadnoughts and the Death Colossus. Maybe it's just a matter of figuring out which parts of each made it into the Winged Death...

			[[Category: Tabula Gloria]]

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1d4chan>Cruxador: Cruxador moved page Tabula Gloria to Setting:Tabula Gloria: Looks like this was made before the setting namespace, but it fits.

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Cruxador moved page Tabula Gloria to Setting:Tabula Gloria: Looks like this was made before the setting namespace, but it fits.

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Depths Below

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	==Depths Below==		==Depths Below==
	*'''Bone Keeper'''		*'''Bone Keeper'''
	*'''Cornerstone of Creation, The~~'''~~		====Cornerstone of Creation, The====

			The Cornerstone of Creation is a lesser known god who supposedly had a hand in the creation of Tabula Gloria. Despite his apparent disdain for mortals, he recognizes their importance in the universe. He claims that many gods have been going missing, and his only clue as to why is that some mortals have been accumulating power to the point of being omnipotent. He is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient, but he focuses most of his power into monitoring the Depths Below, as some of the denizens there know some secrets regarding the process of gaining omnipotence.

	*'''Depth Grotesque'''		*'''Depth Grotesque'''
	====Shuthum, The====		====Shuthum, The====
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	*'''Slype Hound'''		*'''Slype Hound'''

	==Drakonid Highlands==		==Drakonid Highlands==
	====BloodWarg (Vampire Warg)====		====BloodWarg (Vampire Warg)====

1d4chan>Black hole mechanic: The Lord of the Tempest, Aquabane Dragon, & Guardian Machine, Oh my.

2011-12-28T10:50:17Z

The Lord of the Tempest, Aquabane Dragon, & Guardian Machine, Oh my.

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	===Deserts===		===Deserts===
	*'''Attarosa'''		*'''Attarosa'''
	*'''Guardian Machine~~'''~~
			====Guardian Machine====

			Found rarely under the desert sands, Guardian Machines are highly prized by those who can reactivate them. Doing so requires either advanced (and mostly lost) engineering knowledge, or enough magical power to bypass most of its systems and golem the whole thing.

			If reactivated properly, the machine attunes itself to the first sentient which touches it, protecting it whenever possible with powerful field generators and rear-mounted energy projectors.

			The system is relatively semi-intelligent and occasionally even shows a modicum of initiative and tactics, but reactivating it as a golem limits its capabilities to direct orders recieved from its master, and it must even be ordered in order to recharge its field and weapon charge.

	*'''Sar'vek'''		*'''Sar'vek'''

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	*'''Aetriul, Elemental of Water'''		*'''Aetriul, Elemental of Water'''
	*'''Aquabane Dragon'''
			====Aquabane Dragon====

			Though the Lord of the Tempest had created terrible creatures to protect what is left of his domain, his penultimate creation was actually borne of the tumultuous skies above rather than the frigid waters below. The aquabane dragons serve as the Lord's personal guard, their terror known the world over. Though they seem to be incapable of breath weaponry, a factor common to most other draconic beings, their amphibious nature as well as their unnatural speed and agility makes them fearsome all the more, making them into an apex predator even in the domain they inhabit.

			Lately, they have begun to serve as the Lord's advance force into the Imperial lands, as the Lord is starting to weaken more and more rapidly. Though the Imperial forces find it more difficult to deal with the dragons, they still manage to keep them relatively at bay. But as the Lord grows weaker, the dragons seem to get stronger with each battle. Is the Lord of the Tempest merely transferring his power to his dragons?...

	*'''Dandelion Crawler'''		*'''Dandelion Crawler'''
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	The /Traveler's Guild/ recommends that the North Sea be traveled carefully, and that a couple of spells of flight and resist chill be kep on hand.		The /Traveler's Guild/ recommends that the North Sea be traveled carefully, and that a couple of spells of flight and resist chill be kep on hand.

	*'''Lord of the Tempest, The'''		====Lord of the Tempest, The====

			The Lord of the Tempest watches over the rapidly dwindling Northern Sea. He was responsible for driving out the Iotold peoples and their cetacean brethren when they started to magically augment them. He is also responsible for the various leviathans which roam the waters now, including the fearsome Stormrays. He is however not the cause of the dreaded Obsidian Leviathan , as some scholars suggest, but rather a force trying to keep it at bay. Though the occasional wizard with lofty aspirations of otherworldly power momentarily breaks those bonds before the Lord can reseal the beast in the cold deep of the Sea.

			Even worse is that the weakening Lord is trying to encroach upon the northern reaches of the Imperial lands, trying to reestablish his watery territory. Only its finest warriors and its greatest battlemages are recruited to keep the Lord at bay. Though the difficulty seems insurmountable at times, and though there are grave losses upon the battles with the Lord, the Empire somehow manages to eke out a victory each time. Perhaps the prolonged fighting and continued efforts to manage his shrinking domain are beginning to wear him down more and more. Though the Lord's aggression needs to be tamed, perhaps too much of this will bring the Sea, and the rest of the world, into a catastrophic decline...

	====Obsidian Leviathan, The====		====Obsidian Leviathan, The====

1d4chan>Black hole mechanic: steppe giant, Treelunk, & the Shuthum. Oh my.

2011-12-28T10:36:58Z

steppe giant, Treelunk, & the Shuthum. Oh my.

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	*'''Depth Grotesque'''		*'''Depth Grotesque'''
	*'''Shuthum, The'''		====Shuthum, The====

			In the very darkest places, where nobody has ever lived, where nobody has ever traveled, where nobody would dare journey, there lies the ruin of a city, which nobody will ever see,carved from the living rock itself. Many of the cavelike buildings have collapsed, and nearly every one of them is marked with scorch marks from blasts of an entirely undiscernible origin. If one were to inspect the city, which of course nobody ever will, they would discover the remains of the buildings are arranged in several hundred concentric circles, and at the center lies half of a massive, blackened obelisk, the faces of which are marked with millions of seemingly random slash marks. If one were to climb to the now flattened top, the likes of which is astronomically unlikely, they might see, sitting in the center, the Shuthum, a creature unique in its construction, and, just before they were rendered unable to return, though the likelihood of them having reached the spot even once are unknowably slim, they might wonder if the writhing, ooze soaked tentacles had marked the obelisk. They might notice a certain heat emanating from the creature's mas, which, if they have any sense, they might imagine would create scorch marks on stone buildings. And then they, the one who was exploring a place they never should, nor could, have uncovered, will have their mistake erased in a manner that nobody will ever again witness.

	*'''Slype Hound'''		*'''Slype Hound'''
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	*'''Rumble Hound'''		*'''Rumble Hound'''

	====Sky Devourer, The====		====Sky Devourer, The====

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	By this time, the poor tourist is regaining his senses and we're driving away. No need to stick around for the majestic mountain hawks, or even the packs of smaller rumble hounds that prowl around for a free meal. Unlike the spotted behemoth, THOSE critters don't mind taking what they can get - which includes folks like us.		By this time, the poor tourist is regaining his senses and we're driving away. No need to stick around for the majestic mountain hawks, or even the packs of smaller rumble hounds that prowl around for a free meal. Unlike the spotted behemoth, THOSE critters don't mind taking what they can get - which includes folks like us.

	*'''Steppe Giant'''		====Steppe Giant====

			In the Garvenus Steppe, it's about the laws of nature, the laws of predation, and the laws of survival. For the most part, almost everything fits in a cycle - everything has a food source, and everything can be eaten by something else. All except for one creature, the steppe giant. An insectoid creature evolved to take on tree- and plant-like characteristics, the steppe giant combines the hardiness of a tree, the regeneration of a plant, and the resilience of an insect, all in one package. Even the mighty spotted behemoth won't go near a steppe giant for fear of being trampled. Save for those gifted enough in fighting and magical ability, and the Sky Devourer itself, the steppe giant is nigh invincible in the wild.

			In its path to becoming an apex specimen, the steppe giant had lost the need to reproduce given its survivability and exceptionally long lifespan. Should something come along and kill a steppe giant, it would drastically alter the Garvenus ecosystem, for better or for worse. Fortunately for it, the Stormlord peoples have launched major efforts to preserve this wonder of their world, an oddity among a people who would rather let nature's devices manage the world.

	==Heavens Above==		==Heavens Above==
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	*'''Flesh Wraith'''		*'''Flesh Wraith'''
	*'''Treelunk'''
			====Treelunk====

			Treelunks are an incredibly social, yet simple species. Small in stature and quite fragile, they make up for this by banding together in packs ranging from dozens to hundreds. Their usual method of habitation is hollowing out a tree, which functions as a sort of hive for them. They separate the tree from its roots, furthering the hive's usefulness for them. The tree even changes shape overtime to become more functional for the treelunk clan that resides in it.

			Treelunks are likely to be found in old forests, especially around the drier areas near swamps. They mainly function as scavengers, leading to a very nomadic lifestyle for individuals and their clan. This, yet again, builds upon the usefulness of their portable fortress they call a home.

	===Waters===		===Waters===
	*'''Besarian Titan'''		*'''Besarian Titan'''

1d4chan>Black hole mechanic: Aerian Stinger, Flesh Mage, & the forest harvester. Oh my.

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Aerian Stinger, Flesh Mage, & the forest harvester. Oh my.

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	===Civilized Areas===		===Civilized Areas===
	*'''Aerian Stinger'''		====Aerian Stinger====

			The Aerian Stingers are a rare, playful beast. Through his aspect it's scary, this creature feed only carrion, cereals and fruits. Has a long live (some of the reported have been in existence for some centuries),a carapace more strong than steel and the ability to expel his "stings" from the back to the air, hooking and trapping any thing most big than a swallow in 50 meters up. But the most intriguing and renowned features it's the kindness who display to the humans kids, protecting them from any predator and peril, and playing with an incredible patience with them. So if any of these beast it's in sigth, the people try to catch and adopt one. Some people say, though, than when these beast are protecting the children some girls disappear, never seen again, but how the rest of kids can grew healthy, the matter it's forgotten and buried.

	====Doppelganger====		====Doppelganger====

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	*'''Eltyain Geist'''		*'''Eltyain Geist'''
	*'''Falserjack'''		*'''Falserjack'''
	*'''Forest Harvester, The'''
			====Forest Harvester, The====

			At the furthest western edge of the forests of Phrennoack, bordering the vile wastes of Vashial, lies an interesting creature. Docile in nature but voracious in hunger, the forest harvester is both the biggest threat to the forest's survival, but also its greatest hope in maintaining the growth bordering the encroachment of the toxic wastes. The harvester is a colossal slug-like creature which can consume up to 250-300 acres of the vast forest every month. However, the waste material it produces proves to be an excellent fertilizer which helps regrow the forest it ate at a surprisingly quick pace. As long as the harvester maintains this precarious balance between consumption and fertilizer production, the forest should maintain its growth levels in the western reaches indefinitely.

			There is a problem though.

			The Shialar also see the value in the harvester's fertilizer, combining it with the hardy seeds of the harrukhs to start regrowing what was once plentiful forests in the old Vashial lands. Now it's a battle against time to restore the precarious balance between the harvester's feeding and regeneration of the western Phrennoack forests, or to start losing the forest over time while the Shialar regrow their own lands, and perhaps rise again to a renewed glory.

	*'''Horn of Eltya'''		*'''Horn of Eltya'''
	====Pale Maw (Lamprey Wraith)====		====Pale Maw (Lamprey Wraith)====
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	However, they were not gone. When archaeologists of the Imperial University came to investigate the strange spires jutting from the wastes, they accidentally released the war machines the ancient Vashial used to conquer great swathes of land. These primeval constructs, known now as Vashial Dreadnaughts, are nearly unstoppable engines of destruction, still following directives given by long-dead masters.		However, they were not gone. When archaeologists of the Imperial University came to investigate the strange spires jutting from the wastes, they accidentally released the war machines the ancient Vashial used to conquer great swathes of land. These primeval constructs, known now as Vashial Dreadnaughts, are nearly unstoppable engines of destruction, still following directives given by long-dead masters.

	*'''Flesh Mage'''		====Flesh Mage====

			While most of the Shialar have either renounced the ways off their ancestors or simply are too far along to remember such ways, some of the Vashial's ways have managed to continue among some of the more unscrupulous clans, even today. Flesh Magic is among one of the more horrific of their traditions still in practice. What began as the manipulation of life forces for healing purposes became an obsession with some pursuing transformation, extended longevity, among other, more sinister ends.

			The basic principle of life-force manipulation remains the same, but in Flesh Magic, said life-force is used to graft foreign body parts unto the magic's target. What many would consider merely an organ transplant can quickly turn into a tale of horror once the flesh mage turns the magical scalpel upon himself. More often than not, those who try this sort of magic upon themselves usually die in varying degrees of painful and horrible ways, but for those who are successful in their craft resemble eldritch evils with a hodgepodge of body parts stitched and grafted unto themselves, making an entirely new creature. Despite the patchwork of organs and the way they look unusable, they all end up serving a purpose, making the mage stronger, faster, more sensitive, more efficient, and so on. Maybe some even have other functions borrowed from other creatures to make them even deadlier than before. Contact with a flesh mage is strictly forbidden under University protocol, the sight of which is to be reported to the College of Battlemages immediately for extermination.

			Some odd and humorous examples of botched flesh magic exist though, mainly as children stories. One is of a man who wished to know himself inside and out intimately, who ended up with his head lodged up his bottom. Another is of a man who wished to become a pig, but ended up performing the magic wrong and ended up with a pig's head on his groin.

	====Harrukh====		====Harrukh====