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	===The Silver Republic===		===The Silver Republic===
	The opposite to the The Darkness above, being a harmonious place, where [[elemental]]s and archons live alongside enlightened folks. That all that ever got written up, since it never made it past having only the base outlines written.		The opposite to the The Darkness above, being a harmonious place, where [[elemental]]s and archons live alongside enlightened folks. That's all that ever got written up, since it never made it past having only the base outlines written.

	==The Planes==		==The Planes==

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	'''Talislanta''' (not to be confused with the Talenta Plains in [[Eberron]]) is an [[RPG]] and setting created by Stephan Michael Sechi. The setting is inspired more by the works of [[Jack Vance]] and [[Lovecraft]], rather than [[Tolkien]], as evidenced by the tagline. Frankly you'd be hard put to find a ''human'' here, as we know it.		'''Talislanta''' (not to be confused with the Talenta Plains in [[Eberron]]) is an [[RPG]] and setting created by Stephan Michael Sechi. The setting is inspired more by the works of [[Jack Vance]] and [[Lovecraft]], rather than [[Tolkien]], as evidenced by the tagline. Frankly you'd be hard put to find a ''human'' here, as we know it.

	In 2010, Sechi put all of the English-language products under the Creative Commons license, so anyone could download them from the Talislanta webpage, except for all material released afterwards. In 2021, Eveything Epic announced it was going to run a [[Kickstarter]] soon for a <s>[[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]] version of Talislanta</s> lol nope, ~~Sechiand~~ Everything Epic said they're throwing that out the window with current [[skub]] and using the original rules system.		In 2010, Sechi put all of the English-language products under the Creative Commons license, so anyone could download them from the Talislanta webpage, except for all material released afterwards. In 2021, Eveything Epic announced it was going to run a [[Kickstarter]] soon for a <s>[[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]] version of Talislanta</s> lol nope, Sechi and Everything Epic said they're throwing that out the window with current [[skub]] and using the original rules system.

	==Setting==		==Setting==

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	'''Talislanta''' (not to be confused with the Talenta Plains in [[Eberron]]) is an [[RPG]] and setting created by Stephan Michael Sechi. The setting is inspired more by the works of [[Jack Vance]] and [[Lovecraft]], rather than [[Tolkien]], as evidenced by the tagline. Frankly you'd be hard put to find a ''human'' here, as we know it.		'''Talislanta''' (not to be confused with the Talenta Plains in [[Eberron]]) is an [[RPG]] and setting created by Stephan Michael Sechi. The setting is inspired more by the works of [[Jack Vance]] and [[Lovecraft]], rather than [[Tolkien]], as evidenced by the tagline. Frankly you'd be hard put to find a ''human'' here, as we know it.

	In 2010, Sechi put all of the English-language products under the Creative Commons license, so anyone could download them from the Talislanta webpage, except for all material released afterwards. In 2021, Eveything Epic announced it was going to run a [[Kickstarter]] soon for a [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]] version of Talislanta.		In 2010, Sechi put all of the English-language products under the Creative Commons license, so anyone could download them from the Talislanta webpage, except for all material released afterwards. In 2021, Eveything Epic announced it was going to run a [[Kickstarter]] soon for a <s>[[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]] version of Talislanta</s> lol nope, Sechiand Everything Epic said they're throwing that out the window with current [[skub]] and using the original rules system.

	==Setting==		==Setting==

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	'''Talislanta''' (not to be confused with the Talenta Plains in [[Eberron]]) is an [[RPG]] and setting created by Stephan Michael Sechi. The setting is inspired more by the works of [[Jack Vance]] and [[Lovecraft]], rather than [[Tolkien]], as evidenced by the tagline. Frankly you'd be hard put to find a ''human'' here, as we know it.		'''Talislanta''' (not to be confused with the Talenta Plains in [[Eberron]]) is an [[RPG]] and setting created by Stephan Michael Sechi. The setting is inspired more by the works of [[Jack Vance]] and [[Lovecraft]], rather than [[Tolkien]], as evidenced by the tagline. Frankly you'd be hard put to find a ''human'' here, as we know it.

	In 2010, Sechi put all of the English-language products under the Creative Commons license, so anyone could download them from the Talislanta webpage. In 2021, Eveything Epic announced it was going to run a [[Kickstarter]] soon for a [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]] version of Talislanta.		In 2010, Sechi put all of the English-language products under the Creative Commons license, so anyone could download them from the Talislanta webpage, except for all material released afterwards. In 2021, Eveything Epic announced it was going to run a [[Kickstarter]] soon for a [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]] version of Talislanta.

	==Setting==		==Setting==
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	[[Category:Roleplaying]]		[[Category:Roleplaying]]
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	To the extent the Darkness has civilisation, that would be in the southwestern sub-island. Here are the Nine Princedoms. This is run by Tarterans, Talislantese for "tieflings". Tarterans have a caste society, as Lawful Evils do, so it's not exactly rainbows and puppies here either.		To the extent the Darkness has civilisation, that would be in the southwestern sub-island. Here are the Nine Princedoms. This is run by Tarterans, Talislantese for "tieflings". Tarterans have a caste society, as Lawful Evils do, so it's not exactly rainbows and puppies here either.

			===The Silver Republic===
			The opposite to the The Darkness above, being a harmonious place, where [[elemental]]s and archons live alongside enlightened folks. That all that ever got written up, since it never made it past having only the base outlines written.

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	===Middle Planes===		===Middle Planes===
	*'''The Elemental Plane:''' The heart of the Omniverse, also called the Green World. Everything here is alive, from the mountain ranges and oceans, to the gentle gusts and individual blades of grass, as these are inhabited by the ~~[[elemental]]s~~, who take the raw aetherium from the Aethereal Sea and shape it into the substance of reality.		*'''The Elemental Plane:''' The heart of the Omniverse, also called the Green World. Everything here is alive, from the mountain ranges and oceans, to the gentle gusts and individual blades of grass, as these are inhabited by the elementals, who take the raw aetherium from the Aethereal Sea and shape it into the substance of reality.
	*'''The Material Plane:''' Also called Primus, here's where the substance from the Green World collects and becomes the various worlds supporting life.		*'''The Material Plane:''' Also called Primus, here's where the substance from the Green World collects and becomes the various worlds supporting life.
	*'''The Dreamrealms:''' An infinite number of realms created from the dreams of others, spread amid the Aethereal Sea, where reality is entirely subjective. Some say it's split between the Dream Dimension ruled by Dreamweaver and the Nightmare Dimension ruled by Noman; others say they're one and the same, distinguished only by the observer's point of view.		*'''The Dreamrealms:''' An infinite number of realms created from the dreams of others, spread amid the Aethereal Sea, where reality is entirely subjective. Some say it's split between the Dream Dimension ruled by Dreamweaver and the Nightmare Dimension ruled by Noman; others say they're one and the same, distinguished only by the observer's point of view.

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	==Setting==		==Setting==
	Archaeus is the world on which Talislanta is a continent. It is (now) a flat disk, mostly comprised of water. The world orbits two suns and has seven moons, which are used to keep track of time, 7 months in a year, 7 weeks in month, 7 days in a week. In the 1990 edition, Archaeus was a sphere with the twin suns and moons orbiting that.		Archaeus is the world on which Talislanta is a continent. It is (now) a flat disk, mostly comprised of water. The world orbits two suns and has seven moons, which are used to keep track of time, 7 months in a year, 7 weeks in a month, 7 days in a week. In the 1990 edition, Archaeus was a sphere with the twin suns and moons orbiting that.

	In the distant past, ''The Great Disaster'', brought on by the falling of the flying cities of the now-dead Archaen, transformed much of the worlds surface. Once verdant lands turned to desolate wastelands and a colossal magical hurricane settled around the continent, occasionally bringing in things like acid rain and arcane energy storms. From this came the ''Age of Confusion'', during which ''Talislanta: The Savage Land'' takes place, when people abandoned the cities of old and much knowledge of magic and the world was lost.		In the distant past, ''The Great Disaster'', brought on by the falling of the flying cities of the now-dead Archaen, transformed much of the worlds surface. Once verdant lands turned to desolate wastelands and a colossal magical hurricane settled around the continent, occasionally bringing in things like acid rain and arcane energy storms. From this came the ''Age of Confusion'', during which ''Talislanta: The Savage Land'' takes place, when people abandoned the cities of old and much knowledge of magic and the world was lost.

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1d4chan>The Hat That Was: Undo revision 787915 by 69.74.173.5 (talk) Kangs are a race in Talislanta

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Undo revision 787915 by 69.74.173.5 (talk) Kangs are a race in Talislanta

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	The main gameline takes place in the sixth century of the ''New Age'', as pockets of civilization have risen from the ashes, surrounded by ruins of ancient cities with riches and knowledge to be found, wild beasts, breath-taking sights, savage tribes, and rumors of a coming second Great Disaster.		The main gameline takes place in the sixth century of the ''New Age'', as pockets of civilization have risen from the ashes, surrounded by ruins of ancient cities with riches and knowledge to be found, wild beasts, breath-taking sights, savage tribes, and rumors of a coming second Great Disaster.

	The main players on Talislanta are the western Seven Kingdoms, which are mostly harmless; the Quan Empire to the east now run by ~~kings~~, and Zandu and Aaman. Also plenty of wilderness, especially up north.		The main players on Talislanta are the western Seven Kingdoms, which are mostly harmless; the Quan Empire to the east now run by KANGS, and Zandu and Aaman. Also plenty of wilderness, especially up north.

	Northwest of the continent is the Midnight Sea; this blends into the Aethereal Sea. This features sea-dragons and Khazad ghost-ships. Northeast is the Sea of Madness. Azure Ocean is west.		Northwest of the continent is the Midnight Sea; this blends into the Aethereal Sea. This features sea-dragons and Khazad ghost-ships. Northeast is the Sea of Madness. Azure Ocean is west.

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	{{Topquote\|No [[Elves]]\|The tagline for the gameline}}		{{Topquote\|No [[Elves]]\|The tagline for the gameline}}

	'''Talislanta''' (not to be confused with the Talenta Plains in Eberron) is an [[RPG]] and setting created by Stephan Michael Sechi. The setting is inspired more by the works of [[Jack Vance]] and [[Lovecraft]], rather than [[Tolkien]], as evidenced by the tagline. Frankly you'd be hard put to find a ''human'' here, as we know it.		'''Talislanta''' (not to be confused with the Talenta Plains in [[Eberron]]) is an [[RPG]] and setting created by Stephan Michael Sechi. The setting is inspired more by the works of [[Jack Vance]] and [[Lovecraft]], rather than [[Tolkien]], as evidenced by the tagline. Frankly you'd be hard put to find a ''human'' here, as we know it.

	In 2010, Sechi put all of the English-language products under the Creative Commons license, so anyone could download them from the Talislanta webpage.		In 2010, Sechi put all of the English-language products under the Creative Commons license, so anyone could download them from the Talislanta webpage. In 2021, Eveything Epic announced it was going to run a [[Kickstarter]] soon for a [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]] version of Talislanta.

	==Setting==		==Setting==
	Archaeus is the world of which Talislanta is continent. It is (now) a flat disk mostly ~~ocean~~. The world orbits two suns and has seven moons, which are used to keep track of time. In the 1990 edition, Archaeus was a sphere with the twin suns and moons orbiting that.		Archaeus is the world on which Talislanta is a continent. It is (now) a flat disk, mostly comprised of water. The world orbits two suns and has seven moons, which are used to keep track of time, 7 months in a year, 7 weeks in month, 7 days in a week. In the 1990 edition, Archaeus was a sphere with the twin suns and moons orbiting that.

	In the distant past, ''The Great Disaster'', brought on by the falling of the flying cities of the now-dead Archaen, transformed much of the worlds surface. Once verdant lands turned to desolate wastelands and a colossal magical hurricane settled around the continent, occasionally bringing in things like acid rain and arcane energy storms. From this came the ''Age of Confusion'', during which ''Talislanta: The Savage Land'' takes place, when people abandoned the cities of old and much knowledge of magic and the world was lost.		In the distant past, ''The Great Disaster'', brought on by the falling of the flying cities of the now-dead Archaen, transformed much of the worlds surface. Once verdant lands turned to desolate wastelands and a colossal magical hurricane settled around the continent, occasionally bringing in things like acid rain and arcane energy storms. From this came the ''Age of Confusion'', during which ''Talislanta: The Savage Land'' takes place, when people abandoned the cities of old and much knowledge of magic and the world was lost.
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	The Darkness is a hellish demiplane, and yes Morrigan was not above floating the word "grim" in this context. Its land is in two masses, a larger northeastern one and a smaller southwestern one, connected by a narrow isthmus.		The Darkness is a hellish demiplane, and yes Morrigan was not above floating the word "grim" in this context. Its land is in two masses, a larger northeastern one and a smaller southwestern one, connected by a narrow isthmus.

	The big sub-island used to be the civilisation of Thanatus. Now it is the Fallen Lands - so called because there's a massive rift to the <strike>Abyss</strike>Demonrealms there, which wasn't plugged in time. This place has gone full Iuz, even Worldwound. Rivers of molten iron, that sort of thing.		The big sub-island used to be the civilisation of Thanatus. Now it is the Fallen Lands - so called because there's a massive rift to the <strike>Abyss</strike>Demonrealms there, which wasn't plugged in time. This place has gone full [[Iuz]], even [[Pathfinder\|Worldwound]]. Rivers of molten iron, that sort of thing.

	To the extent the Darkness has civilisation, that would be in the southwestern sub-island. Here are the Nine Princedoms. This is run by Tarterans, Talislantese for "tieflings". Tarterans have a caste society, as Lawful Evils do, so it's not exactly rainbows and puppies here either.		To the extent the Darkness has civilisation, that would be in the southwestern sub-island. Here are the Nine Princedoms. This is run by Tarterans, Talislantese for "tieflings". Tarterans have a caste society, as Lawful Evils do, so it's not exactly rainbows and puppies here either.
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	*'''The Dreamrealms:''' An infinite number of realms created from the dreams of others, spread amid the Aethereal Sea, where reality is entirely subjective. Some say it's split between the Dream Dimension ruled by Dreamweaver and the Nightmare Dimension ruled by Noman; others say they're one and the same, distinguished only by the observer's point of view.		*'''The Dreamrealms:''' An infinite number of realms created from the dreams of others, spread amid the Aethereal Sea, where reality is entirely subjective. Some say it's split between the Dream Dimension ruled by Dreamweaver and the Nightmare Dimension ruled by Noman; others say they're one and the same, distinguished only by the observer's point of view.
	*'''The Aethereal Sea:''' Also called the [[Astral Plane]], the sea is made of formless grey and blue mists that fills the distance between the Material Plane and the Spheres and the Lower Planes. It has currents, tides, storms, occasional islands, and fragments of destroyed realities. Anyone can sail through it with an oceangoing or aerial vessel, but navigating it requires the proper charts and equipment.		*'''The Aethereal Sea:''' Also called the [[Astral Plane]], the sea is made of formless grey and blue mists that fills the distance between the Material Plane and the Spheres and the Lower Planes. It has currents, tides, storms, occasional islands, and fragments of destroyed realities. Anyone can sail through it with an oceangoing or aerial vessel, but navigating it requires the proper charts and equipment.

	===The Spheres===		===The Spheres===
	*'''The Silver Sphere:''' A peaceful realm inhabited by Paramanes, 10-feet tall, sliver-skinned spirits of of the dead that appear as idealized versions of themselves, who act as guardian angels and perform worthy deeds to ascend to the Radiant Sphere. The realm itself gives a polished, flawless, and unreal semblance <small>sic</small>.		*'''The Silver Sphere:''' A peaceful realm inhabited by Paramanes, 10-feet tall, sliver-skinned spirits of of the dead that appear as idealized versions of themselves, who act as guardian angels and perform worthy deeds to ascend to the Radiant Sphere. The realm itself gives a polished, flawless, and unreal semblance <small>sic</small>.
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	*'''The Radiant Sphere:''' Home to the Archons, nearly omniscient and omnipotent beings of pure, white light who guide and direct the Material Plane according to the will of The Light, a shimmering intelligence to which all higher form are drawn to and is worshipped as the Creator of the omniverse and life itself.		*'''The Radiant Sphere:''' Home to the Archons, nearly omniscient and omnipotent beings of pure, white light who guide and direct the Material Plane according to the will of The Light, a shimmering intelligence to which all higher form are drawn to and is worshipped as the Creator of the omniverse and life itself.
	*'''The Crystalline Sphere:''' A collection of countless realms, reflecting the mind of its primary resident, namely a powerful spirit or a deity. Every realm is a paradise the specifics of which depend on the expectations of the main denizens loyal followers.		*'''The Crystalline Sphere:''' A collection of countless realms, reflecting the mind of its primary resident, namely a powerful spirit or a deity. Every realm is a paradise the specifics of which depend on the expectations of the main denizens loyal followers.

	===The Lower Planes===		===The Lower Planes===
	*'''The Underworld:''' Classical Sheol ~~inasmuch~~ as it is not an evil place, but also not a ''nice'' place. Dotted with graveyards, burial mounds, tombs, mausoleums, catacombs, and cenotaphs, all souls of the dead come here, crossing the Sea of Eternity, and walking the Forever Road to the Halls of Death, where Death judges them. In the northern region is the citadel Omnus, a library presided over by the spectral being called Destiny, or the Author of Fate, where all days, past, present, and future are written. If one can pass the Nine Gates of Omnus, they can petition Destiny for a glimpse of the future. This features the city Ebon; whose residents are tall, dark, and undead. The Malum now in the Iron Citadel in Talislanta are Ebonites back to the world of the living.		*'''The Underworld:''' Classical Sheol in as much as it is not an evil place, but also not a ''nice'' place. Dotted with graveyards, burial mounds, tombs, mausoleums, catacombs, and cenotaphs, all souls of the dead come here, crossing the Sea of Eternity, and walking the Forever Road to the Halls of Death, where Death judges them. In the northern region is the citadel Omnus, a library presided over by the spectral being called Destiny, or the Author of Fate, where all days, past, present, and future are written. If one can pass the Nine Gates of Omnus, they can petition Destiny for a glimpse of the future. This features the city Ebon; whose residents are tall, dark, and undead. The Malum now in the Iron Citadel in Talislanta are Ebonites back to the world of the living.
	*'''Oblivion:''' A volcanic realm inhabited by devils. Once they were Archons, but they were cast out and make their home here now. Oblivion is surrounded by the Barrier Wall, a 1000 ft tall structure guarded by sentries, with two great iron portals allowing access and egress to the realm, one coming and going to the Underworld, and the other to the Riven Lands. Most devils live in the bleak stone castles that extend into the noxious atmosphere, while the lesser ones toil in the mines, pits, and dungeons, or hide in whatever crevices and holes they find.		*'''Oblivion:''' A volcanic realm inhabited by devils. Once they were Archons, but they were cast out and make their home here now. Oblivion is surrounded by the Barrier Wall, a 1000 ft tall structure guarded by sentries, with two great iron portals allowing access and egress to the realm, one coming and going to the Underworld, and the other to the Riven Lands. Most devils live in the bleak stone castles that extend into the noxious atmosphere, while the lesser ones toil in the mines, pits, and dungeons, or hide in whatever crevices and holes they find.
	*'''The Demonrealms:''' Home to the anti-elementals that are the demons. The ground is constantly breaking away into floating masses of sludge, seas burn, and black lightning rends the poisonous skies. Everything that is destroyed or dies in the Material Plane eventually ends up here to be broken down by the demons.		*'''The Demonrealms:''' Home to the anti-elementals that are the demons. The ground is constantly breaking away into floating masses of sludge, seas burn, and black lightning rends the poisonous skies. Everything that is destroyed or dies in the Material Plane eventually ends up here to be broken down by the demons.