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Crash712

Crash712 is a galactic empire in War Worlds. Like the Filipino-Singhasari Union, due to it's relatively young age, it is not found on any galactic maps, but is known to hold 4-8k stars. Crash712 is notorious across War Worlds for it's rapid growth, with FSU data showing nearly 100 stars colonized everyday. The FSU in question, was attacked by Crash712 as retaliation for an early 2300AD (FSU Calendar) program involving the looting of Four Fighters colonies, and selling the looted items on auction to gain money to fund it's colonization programs.

On one occasion, Crash712 has been called "the new player killer" by Raptor.
Matterny Maps

After Matterny returned to war worlds, he started doing some mapping. Currently, he has a density map portrayed in several ways. He also has specific maps of some empires, and is planning several maps in the future, when more data is accessible. Wormhole maps might be coming back, in addition to labeled maps and other interesting ideas. At this point, labeling every empire is not possible, however, the empires that both have over 30 stars and have logged in in the past month might be. Labeled wormholes would both be too messy and too dangerous, so its more likely that if a wormhole map comes out, it only has locations.
How to code war worlds setup.

Attention do not Change Anything in this document without permission, to view the images just click or open links or save as ext ext. Also if you lack any form of coding knowledge or patience this probably isn't for you but i'm not a dream crusher. Note: Page still not Fully Completed.

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Ok so first your gonna need these 3 things, don't worry about "Ant" it's outdated i'm told by dean and the post is kinda old so ¯\\_(ツ)\_/¯ but any way here are some tutorials on YouTube that i found to be helpful.

Please make sure to allow the Command Console to be Pulled up once Java is installed. and check the following once completed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp6uS7CmivE&t=71s <------ explains console, skip to 2:42 seconds into the video for the console and make sure to get your console open in your programs search.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2UFy0FW8wc <---- Android SDK & java JDK - Windows, You can still do this method if you don't own windows just make sure you choose your operating system kek #Fail if you don't. Here is the links to the legit SDK and JDK Websites https://developer.android.com/studio and https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

After this comes what one might say is the most complete parts of the this thing just it should not be an issue

Download and Install https://www.postgresql.org/ this will be the games server data storage system, you will be using something upon the lines of a sandbox mode to save and store the data. Here is the Link to a Youtube Video for installation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1MwsT5FJRQ

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A Long Command Process that is already explained here, thank god:

☀http://www.war-worlds.com/forum/development/getting-started-read-this-to-get-started-building-the-code

Fairly Simple Just need to use the Console, Don't freak out if you don't understand it lol.
Aaron Jay Kernis (1960)

## Introduction

Aaron Jay Kernis was born in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania in 1960. He started playing the violin and piano at a young age and by the time he was thirteen. His education includes studying at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Manhattan School of Music, and Yale University. He has written mainly orchestral and chamber works throughout his career. Kernis has been recently inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the Classical Music Hall of Fame. Kernis spent 10 years as the Director of the Minnesota Orchestra's Comporsers' Institute. He now resides in New York City with his wife and two children.

## Work Analysis

I will analyze *String Quartet No. 2.* His music blends neo-romantic style with his own twist. This has been noted as one of his finest non-orchestral works. This piece was inspired by music of the renissiance and baroque eras and can clearly be heard as such. This piece was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1998.

## Comparisons

I can see how he was influenced by Stravinsky. Stravinsky loved to take old styles and use them to write his own musical ideas. Kernis claims himself that his music has been influenced by 19th century music, minimalism, and impressionism.

## Observations

He is like a tonal version of Stravinsky. He is incredible at reinventing the styles of the older eras of music such as the romantic era.

## Works Cited

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron\_Jay\_Kernis

http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/composer/long-bio/Aaron-Jay-Kernis
The Jester's Pride

**The Jester's Pride** is named for the Jester of Julkoun and is akin to a halfling hole or a druid’s roothouse in appearance. It is dug out of a hill-side and planted over with a rock garden and rough stone walls. The roots of trees overhead curve across the ceilings, and many little round windows let in the light to the south.

## Patronage

Dwarves, gnomes, and halflings all feel at home here along with adventurers or mercenary who would like hot water on their journey to Secomber from Daggerford or vice versa.

## Management and Staff

The Jester's Pride was run by Lee Yevershoulder, who is helped by six delightfully impish and breathtakingly beautiful half elves all named Elsharee. Lee is also helped by four kobolds who she adopted named Leo, Ralph, Mikey and Donnie.

## Rumors

One of the Elsharee here helped Goren Halfbarrow up his room the night he and his friends came inside the Inn shaking and asking the strongest drink the tavern had, throughout the night. He talked about being attacked all of sudden by a mound of bushes with teeth that leapt and pounced and whipped them.
Oliver Knusen (1952)

## Introduction

Oliver Knussen was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1952. He was influenced by music at a very young age because his father, Stuart Knussen played the double bass in the London Symphony Orchestra. He spent much of his time studying at Tanglewood and by the time he was just fifteen he had already written his first symphony. This symphony later premiered with the London Symphony Orchestra. He is currently reaching at the Royal Academy of Music.

## Work Analysis

*Sonya's Lullaby* *Op. 16.* He wrote this when his daughter was just four months old and still could not sleep through the night. This is the middle movement of a three movement piece. The first movement is for violin and piano and the last is for oboe and string trio. They were originally all composed separate and Knussen encourages they be played apart from one another. This piece is slow and calming as a lullaby should be.

## Comparisons

Knussen has a very unique style of composing. His pieces are powerful enough that they are so short. He has been compared to Stravinsky and Berg but I believe that Knussen has a unique style all his own.

## Observations

What I find unique about Knussen's work is that a majority of it is quite short. He can accomplish exactly what he wants to in the most concise manner. His music is very strong and can evoke the same emotions that would take some composers forty minutes of music. Even his two operas are unusually short at around 40 minutes and an hour. It's impressive how fast he can convey a message to his listeners.

## Works Cited

http://www.fabermusic.com/composers/oliver-knussen/biography

https://www.theguardian.com/music/tomserviceblog/2012/jun/04/oliver-knussen-contemporary-music-guide

http://acumen.lib.ua.edu/u0015/0000001/0000562/u0015\_0000001\_0000562.pdf
Madness map

The earliest map of War Worlds was first captured by the user named Madness. Using esri he was able to create a detailed map with 3 layers showing the scale of the map, names of empires, and the area that those empires control. This is unique way of doing the maps that was not recreated by Mentaz. Madness made several of these maps but only 1 was saved until this wikia was made.
Eric Whitacre (1970)

## Introduction

Eric Edward Whitacre was born in Reno, Nevada. He began his interest in music as a child when he started studying piano and continued the interest into junior high school where he joined marching band. Apart from this experience, he had little other musical practice and could not even read music.

It was not until he began his college career at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he obtained his BM in Music Composition. When he first sang Mozart's *Requiem* he had an "aha" moment where he knew he was doing what he was born to do. He earned his Masters degree from Juiliard where he studied composition. By 23 he had completed his first piece *Ghost Train.* The success of this piece caused him to move to Los Angeles and pursue a career as a full time composer.

Whitacre has composed for not only the London Symphony Orchestra but also the Chorus. One of his notable projects is the Virtual Choir he created. He managed to reach singers all around the world and unveiled his choir piece *Sleep* with a choir of 2, 052 voices strong. He even gave a TED talk on this topic. https://www.ted.com/talks/eric\_whitacre\_a\_virtual\_choir\_2\_000\_voices\_strong

## Work Analysis

Whitacre's choral pieces are best known for their rich chords that fill a room with sound At some points, the choir voice parts split into 18 different parts. He also plays with dynamics that intensify the chords. He often uses quartan and quintal harmonies that make a very unique sound.

*Seal Lullaby* is a piece that excellently employs all of these techniques. This piece was based upon the Rudyard Kipling poem also titled *Seal Lullaby.* The lyrics are about a mother and child seal who have just made it through a rough storm at sea. The piece is meant to be relaxing and the dynamics he uses make the choir's voices sound as if they are the ocean rocking a floating iceberg. The piece opens up with just ooh's on a rich chord that grows and shrinks in volume.

Another work *Light and Gold: Lux Aurumque* really plays with dissonance and the amazing sounds it can create. In this piece he has the choir linger on crunchy chords and then finally resolve them and they just sound so beautiful and perfectly blended together.

## Comparisons

in *Seal Lullaby,* Whitacre does an excellent job bring music to an already existing piece of poetry. This is a unique way to combine literature and music very different than the way Ives combined the two.

## Observations

Eric Whitacre has a beautiful sound that is all his own. His sound is huge and felt like it could engulf a concert hall when it is performed live

## Works Cited

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric\_Whitacre
Optimization

Interestingly the most effective use of minerals is not always as simply as it seems. As a general rule the highest mineral producing planet is good to have minerals produced there but not always. Using general rules ratios is of food and mineral production is usually pretty effective but it doesn't describe the best to build ships on. The link below shows an excel spreadsheet that gives a good idea of the best focus to put your planets and maintain your population. It is uses a solver that can easily be added on but it solves in decimals so the rounded focus could be slightly less efficient. Although it makes it slightly less useful but it still gives a good idea.

### Instructions to use the solver tool

Step 1) go to "File" at the top of Excel

Step 2) on the side panel go to the bottom to the "options" tab

Step 3) go to "Add-ins" on the right panel

Step 4) click on the arrow pointing down next to "Manage:"

Step 5) pick the option that says "Excel Add-ins" and then click go

Step 6) Select the box that is next to Solver Add-in to get a check mark and click "OK"

This will add the solver Add-in to excel

Step 7) go to "Data" at the top of Excel

Step 8) At the far right above Analysis click "Solver"

Step 9) set objective to K10 or $K$10

Step 10) In the "To:" option select "Max"

Step 11) Choose the Variable Cells: H3-H9,F3-F9,J3-J9 or $H$3:$H$9,$F$3:$F$9,$J$3:$J$9

Step 12) Add the Subject the Constraints:

C12=0

F3-F9 <= 100

H3-H9 <= 100

J3-J9 <= 100

K11 = 0

L3-L9 = 100

Click on the cells to achieve this in the constraints. The order doesn't matter but they should be indented and separated by lines from each other.

Click solve when you wish to get the most optimal focus for a particular star.

Note that it is in decimal form so adjustments will have to be made if used in game.

Note if the system is smaller than 7 planets just set its population to 0 and it will not be solved by the optimizer and it will only focus on the other planets that have a population.
The Dad maps

Following the fall of Proto and Carnage, Army of One started to melt down due to inactivity, Berserker(leader of AoO) quitting, and everyone's banks being wiped. Through this deterioration Kiop took up the role as leader and created Reavers of War Worlds. About a year into its growth it picked a highly active member that was prodigiously expansive. His name was The Dad or just Dad. During his relatively short time on War Worlds he created python code that could map the game but with only some detail and gave no names. The main quality of these maps is that they are filled with may small defined dots to make a larger map. Most of these maps were made to show Reavers players how close their allies were and show the level influence that they had.

   At this time Dominion was still the most powerful and influential alliance in the game. Bloodcrest was also a large alliance at the time but it was quite and their influence was not mentioned in chat much. Their main mission was recruiting newer players which it was quite successful. In 2016 it was plagued by attacks from Paul Roberson(who was Rice Cracker Imperium leader of Dominion). Including the top 3 alliances Dominion, Reavers, Bloodcrest and a few other large independent players it was meant to be a strategic map showing their zones of influence.

   In addition to creating these star maps Dad even dabbled in creating a map that had wormhole paths. The map is a picture taken on a computer screen so it angled upward slightly making it quite inaccurate. Even though it has little strategic use it shows that wormholes riddle the map creating a complex web. Interestingly the northern par of the map seems to be lacking in wormholes due to less players residing there.
Chauntea

**Chauntea**, the **Grain Goddess** or the **Great Mother** was the goddess of life and a parallel deity to Silvanus, who was considered the god of wild nature, whilst Chauntea herself was seen as being the embodiment of all things agrarian or agriculture. She was a goddess of agriculture, plants cultivated by humans, farmers, gardeners, and summer.

Some of her worshipers claimed that her divine glimmer gave life to the natural world, and some contended that she was the creator and source of all mortal races. In some sense, Chauntea was the manifestation of the earth itself—the avatar of the twin worlds Abeir-Toril. Her most despised enemy was Talona, the lady of pestilence, since she had a disposition to wreak suffering, disease and decay upon the natural world.

The holy symbol of Chauntea is a rose crowned by wheat.
EmptyName

EmptyName's Empire (aka EmptyMpire) is a home of Hipster Robots - the least likable species in the entire Universe. Trying to engage a conversation with one of those *things* always ends up with them giving out endless diet and crossfit advices that you never aksed for.

The leader of Hipster Robots is known as Killer Screw the Second. None of the EmptyMpire inhabitants has ever noticed that he's a literal screw that doesn't even live becouse they were too busy caring about their gluten-free diet.

### Empire's origin story

It all started on a planet called Gjuki VII (33.30,-142.41), the home planet of a minor inteligent species. They were very advanced in technology and it was only a matter of time before they invented a self learning Artifical Inteligence in form of a megacomputer that would find the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything but instead it took over the planet and killed every living organism. After that, it decided to make its own, much superior lifeforms and called them Robots. The AI made Robots the most inteligent and powerful species in the Universe but it also made a huge mistake by giving them acces to Interweb, old planet's inhabitants' base of information. Robots instead of focusing on the most valuable knowledge, spent all day on Headbook and vegan blags which made them become Hipster Robots. Their inteligence collapsed. When the megacomputer saw this situation, it lost all will to exist and exploded, giving birth to Killer Screw the First.

Two gjukian years (42 Earth years) after incident on Gjuki VII, Hipster Robots decided that there are no more things on this planet to take selfies with, so they started populating other planets in their solar system and when those became boring, they started populating whole other solar systems and are still doing it up to this day in pursuit of Headbook likes and shares.

### Empire facts

* Hipster Robots only eat gluten-free vegan food even though they don't need food at all to live.
* Empire has an irregular shape becouse a traditional blob one is too mainstream.
* The only good thing the Hipster Robots are good at is making ships.
	+ On Official Universe's Rankings they placed 1,497939297501\*10^7098 on the "Best ship production" list, standing right above Empire of Toasters.
Hoval's Rest

**Hoval's Rest** was a coaching inn along the trail to Zelbross.

## Appearance

This three-story building was often mistaken as a small fortress, with narrow slits for windows and tough-looking stone walls.

## History

Hoval's Rest was constructed in 1488.

In 1491, Hoval's Rest was attacked by ghouls originating from the nearby Ouroboros Temple that was unearthed.
War Worlds Wiki

## Welcome to War Worlds Wiki

Welcome to the wiki. We’re a collaborative community website about War Worlds that anyone, including you, can edit. Click the edit button at the top of any page to get started!   Guides
* 📑How to play
* 🔠Optimization
* 🐞Bugs and fixes
* 📊How to develop and setup War Worlds

Info

* 📖War Worlds history

* 📔Alliance menu

* 🗺️Map
* 🏅Rankings
* 🕒Timeline
* 🌎Zoomable maps
* 🛒Possible future features

External links

* 🌐Main\_Website
* 💸Patreon
* 📡Discord

* 💻Github
* ✔️Status
* 🆕Versions

## Activity of War Worlds

The game was created in 2013 as an alpha where many of the basic game mechanics of the game was implemented. Then it was reset to a new server for the beta, where the game was reorganized and a new map was added, restarting all players. The game has grown and changed since then and there have been many ups and downs throughout its history. Below is a chart that shows the number of players that have left each day as the game community shifts into ever newer players.

The game may not be as active as it once was in 2014, however, it still has a loyal fan base that stick with the game. In the map below you can see that the players are everywhere on the map and how few quiet areas of the map there are. It is currently believed that the map has no limits, and will expand as players grow. The two big rings around the map are The Coherent Ones' way of saying hello.

## Describe your topic

Write a description about your topic. Let your readers know what your topic is about and add some general information about it.

## Latest activity

Photos and videos are a great way to add visuals to your wiki. Find videos about your topic by exploring Fandom's Video Library.

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Children of the Sun

## Objectives

We are an alliance of active players, who are open to new players joining, with any size empire, as long as you are active. We are currently the second most active alliance, right after Reavers of war worlds. We have alliance missions we go on every so often, and we encourage everyone with a wormhole to participate. These missions vary in type and duration, but they generally have a goal that is easily marked achieved or failed. We were at one point members of the old alliance 'Warriors', however, around december 2017, we decided to change alliances, due to our former leader announcing his retirement.

Current members are:

Bastel, Chance, EmptyName, Hipocrates, JK (Leader), Jay, Larmie, Matterny, Neorpheus and Startide Rising.

Currently, we require that all members sign on at least once every 14 days. A member that notifies us ahead of time of a prolonged absence is fine, and a member that returns after getting kicked out for login delay is encouraged to re-apply. This rule is only to keep the players active, and is not intended to encumber players.
Rickard MacPie

**Rickard MacPie** was the son of Marvin MacPie. He is the current chapter leader of the MacPie foundation after his father's death.

## History

#### Womford

In 1491 DR, Rickard seeked out Llelmar Nightstar for a simple escort to the city of Womford from Waterdeep after being recommended by Worm Stagwood when Rickard was in Baldur's Gate in order to taste the pies from Womford's annual pie-baking competition. Together with Rogan McDonnel and Greger Hausmeister, they arrived in Womford safely.

When Rickard tried to stay at the Bargewright Inn, he was kicked out by the operators of the inn for being associated with Llelmar. Confused and worried for his safety, he and the party then had dinner and stayed with Baron Hadrick Ironford instead.

He enjoyed the pies of Womford the day after and agreed with the consensus that the best pie of the year 1491 DR was the McDonnel's apple pie.
Bran Merlynson

**Bran Merlynson** is a paladin of the Order of the Gilded Eye.

## History

He was brought to Helm's Hold in his adolescent years under the tutelage of High Priest Merlyn and excelled greatly in martial prowess and courtly manners which propelled him to a fast track of accomplishments among the Order.

Rumors say that he is the last living member of a minor noble family from Neverwinter.

## Appearances

Bran has blonde hair with xx eyes. He is in his mid-20s.

## Party Interactions

Bran ran into Rogan McDonnel on 28 May 1491 DR in Daggerford while he was escorting a Lady Aroza together with his squire, Ivan Cortorin.
Raph Empire

Insemination

### Name species

The first who initiated the Raph Empire were humanoid life forms, the Raphaelians from a dwarf yellow star Garigerd.
As they explore and expand in the universe The Raph Empire became more and more a huge confederation than an empire in fact.

This confederation is now the house of more than 1000 different species like:

Stonus depressivus

Rainbow Greys

Green Greys

Elderedges

Pharaonicus humanoides

Various aquatic form life, metal life and so on...

## Raph Empire History

### The first period of exploration was quite difficult

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   Neitherless they began to build colonies everywhere...

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...bigger and bigger...

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But they were not always welcome

## Some aspects of life and culture in Raph Empire

    (On the left, probably a (married?) woman waiting the return
of several of her numerous lovers)
Troop Carriers

The troopcarrier is used to carry ground troop for attacking enemy and native colonies. When you view a planet, you will see the planet's "Defense" score. This number corresponds to the number of troopcarrier ships you will need to destroy the colony.

Avg build time: 7 hours

Material Consumption: -1

http://www.war-worlds.com/doc/ships/troopcarrier <--- Sourced
Duke Kaldwyn

**Duke Kaldwyn** is the current duke of Daggerford.

## Personality

Duke Kaldwyn has been described as an arrogant man more interested in being admired and respected than truly ruling his duchy.

## Current Activities

Duke Kaldwyn has recently banned refugees into the city after the Delimbyr Bloke was stolen. He often orders searches in the Shanties and has even go so far as to mobilize the militia to scour the Western Heartlands for the relic.
Colony Ships

The colonyship is what you use to colonize other planets. They carry 100 colonists to the new planet to start a new colony. Colony ships are quite expensive and slow to move, it's a good idea to ensure the target star has been cleared of all resistence before sending in the colony ship. It's not one you can afford to lose.

Colony ships are single-use. Once a planet is colonized, the ship is destroyed.

Avg build time: 4 days 4 hours

Material cost: -10 per hour

The cyrogenics upgrade adds a cyrogenic module to the colonyship. By putting colonists to sleep while they travel, you can pack them in a whole lot tighter, which allows you to increase the capacity of the colonyship from 100 colonists to 400 colonists.

Note that if you colonize a planet with < 400 population congeniality, you will lose any colonists over the planet's congeniality.

http://www.war-worlds.com/doc/ships/colonyship <------- Sources
Shrine to Chauntea

The **Shrine to Chauntea** is a place of worship of the goddess Chauntea in Julkoun.

This single-story, open-space building of stone, with a 15-foot-high timber roof, is crowned by a dome that has four stained-glass windows depicting roses. There are multiple cages housing pigeons in a small garden area adjacent to the shrine. The west wall opens in a semicircular apse behind a marble altar carved in the likeness of a rosebush with multiple bloomed roses save for one unbloomed one. The altar and the benches in the temple are well decorated and maintained.

## Activities

The Shrine to Chauntea is used by Oliver Eljulkoun as a place to lead the villagers of Julkoun in daily communions to Chauntea.
Eroo Stormcaller

**Eroo Stormcaller** is a Firbolg Shaman from the Kappebroor clan that resided deep in the High Forest.

## History

Due to Eroo's talents with the elements, he was appointed as an apprentice to the clan's shaman from a young age. One night, Eroo experienced a vision that foretold his hideout's discovery and subsequent raid by an evil force but thought it a bad dream. Unfortunately, his vision became true as an invasion of quicklings, spriggans and formorians from the Feywild claimed the lives of his clan. Eroo survived due to his master’s sacrifice, who held off the invasion by summoning storms and causing a swift river to wash Eroo away as the invaders overwhelm his master.

Devastated and wracked by guilt, Eroo swore to Hiatea, to continue his shamanism training until he is strong enough to cleanse the taint in his home. After some decades of adventures, Eroo decided to have change of pace in life and to be a travelling helper for small rural villages that less fortunate. Eventually, he found himself in Womford helping out the resident cleric of Chauntea, Dakara Spur.

When the Golden Shield Company arrived in Womford as transit to Firehammer Hold, Dakara Spur told Eroo of their heroics that sparked his youthful energy once more to stop evil and save people and he resolved to join this company.
Waterdeep

**Waterdeep**, also known as **the City of Splendors** or the **Crown of the North**, is the most important and influential city in the North and perhaps in all Faerûn. For this reason it is considered part of the Western Heartlands of the Realms, even though it lay 150 miles north of Daggerford on the shores of the Sword Coast. The road to Waterdeep is well paved and well patrolled. The city is the hub of trading from the mineral-rich lands to the north, the merchant kingdoms of Amn and Calimshan to the south, the kingdoms of the Inner Sea to the east, and the sea kingdoms and traders to the west. Waterdeep's authority extended between thirty to forty miles from its walls.

Waterdeep was named for its outstanding natural deep-water harbor, and the city that grew up at this site became the commercial crossroads of the northern Realms. More than 100,000 people make their home in Waterdeep.
Jay

Jay Empire History.

Inferno, Swamp, Radiated, Gas, Inferno. Long ago the five planets of Gud lived together in harmony, but then everything changed when the Smartasses attacked. Lead by the monster know only as the Jay, the Smartasses were quick and merciless. They eventually enslaved the Guds and used them to turn their once peaceful planet into the fearsome capital of the Jay Empire, forcing the Guds into extinction in the process.

Since then the Jay Empire has made slow progress... but each day it grows larger and larger. What is it's goal? Who is this mysterious Jay? No one knows.

As of 2/21/2018 Jay joined the Children of the Sun alliance. Sworn to first make peace with any active player, Jay directed his empire to expand into the outer rim and establish tradelines with the far reaches of the galaxy. It is speculated that he only pretends to be friendly; he dominates new worlds heartlessly after all. So why the change of heart? Some say he fears the wrath of the Reavers. Others believe he's simply a good man who hates the taste of death. Either way, the empire of the Jay is now protected by the Alliance. Coincidence? Maybe...

Jay's opponents in the Empire watch as his armies grow stronger each day. Secretly they fear what would happen if he were ever to become a Reaver. Would he make peace, or spread more destruction across the galaxy? Only one man knows the answer and he's not telling.
Pawel Lukaszewski (b. 1968)

## Introduction

#### **Paweł Łukaszewski** was born in **Częstochowa Poland** to a family full of composers. His father

**Wojciech Łukaszewski** and brother **Marcin Łukaszewski** are also well known composers in their own right. His work is what has been described as "anti modern" sacred choral music. He has also taught at a number of Universities in Europe including his Alma mater **Fryderyk Chopin University of Music** in Warsaw where he studied under **Marian Borkowski** and now currently teaches.

## Work Analysis

In general, his work is based in the liturgical and sacred. Choral works are his calling and much of it has the feel of the mystical and an otherworldly quality, while also adhering to compositional techniques of the Baroque and Classical eras. **Bach's** influence is of course very string as Much of his work was commissioned by the church. That said he also does use vocal effect techniques such as Glissandi, speaking, whispering to convey the text of the lyrical elements of the compositions. He is also referred to Polish folk tunes harmonic content, using 4th and 5th to harken to other styles of early music as a basis for some of his work as in his **"Requiem for the People"**.

His work **"Luctus Mariae"** **(2010)**, written for soprano, mezzo-soprano, harpsichord and string quintet, sticks out almost as an anomaly to his vocal only choral work. It was written as part of a jubillee celebration of the 300th birthday celebration of 18th Century Italian composer **Giovanni Battista Pergolesi.** The style is an unabashed homage to the Baroque style of the time, though some of the chordal elements are more modern in scope.

## Comparisons

Pawel himself considers himself to be a apart of the long line of composers of polish origin, (**Penderecki, Gorecki, Kilar** to name a few), but also to Estonian **Arvo Pärt.**

## Observations

His use of dynamics within these acapella choral pieces make the absence of any instrumentation other than church organ seem the most natural of music, that of the human voice. Though the piece **"Luctus Mariae"** is lovely on its own, his choral work is what gives him his signature.
Carla Ruttenbury

**Carla Ruttenbury** was a would-be witch who had been selling bogus magical charms to the villagers of Womford for years. In 1491 DR, she came in contact with a gulabus (a demon of gluttony) and made a pact with the fiend, but was instead possessed. After being possessed by the gulabus, she coerced Mortimer Wormstooth into baking demon ash-infused pies for the pie baking contest in order to take over the entire village.

Carla was slain by Rogan McDonnel, Greger Hausmeister and Llelmar Nightstar when the party had to choose between exorcising her physical body of the gulabus or saving Llelmar's unconscious form.
Misty Forest

The **Misty Forest** is located just south of the Delimbiyr River, with its forbidden areas only an hour south of Julkoun.

## Flora

The Misty Forest is full of tall and ancient pine trees and other types of evergreen trees.

## Inhabitants

Ranger enclaves were known to patrol the area, and several druids had groves in the forest. A small community of wild elves dwelt somewhere within the forest.

Barbarians from the High Moor used the Misty forest as a source of food and wood, and the orcs of the High Moor used it as a place to hide and strike travelers and caravans on the Trade Way.

In the forbidden areas of the Misty Forest, known inhabitants include satyrs, centaurs, behirs and other fey-touched creatures.
Christmas with Zoe and Me

***Christmas with Zoe and Me*** is an upcoming half-hour Christmas television special produced by 25UltraGamer Television and is set to be aired on Disney Channel and Disney XD. Set after the events of the film, it turns out that in Zoe's reality world don't usually celebrate Christmas for unknown reasons. Tyler and Zoe must show them what the true meaning of Christmas is all about to them.
The Steel Mill

**The Steel Mill** is a blacksmith shop run by Stilton Wheelhammer in Julkoun.

## Appearance

The shop is a storefront with stone-walled building, with dwarf-wrought iron furnishings. It is brightly lit by lanterns that seems to have copper tubes linked to a weird iron box that has another tube running outside.

The workspace area is an open space outside the store front that has a forge against the wall and has a copper tube running inwards at the top, with an anvil, as well as two long worktables at two corners formed like an L.

## Rumors

Stilton heard from bar patrons that werewolves were attacking the livestock of Julkoun.

Stilton heard that the Old Mill is haunted by night.
Philip Glass (1937)

## Introduction

Philip Glass was born on January 31, 1937 in the United States. He is considered to be one of the most influential composers of the 20th century. Glass's music is described as minimal music, and are often compared to Steve Reich and Terry Riley. Glass describes his music as music with repetitive structures. Glass founded and still performs on keyboards in the Philip Glass Ensemble. Glass' repertoire includes opera, symphonies, concertos, string quartets, chamber music, and film scores. Three of his film scores have been nominated for Academy Awards.

Originally introduced to music by his father, he would sit with his father after dinner and listen to records of classical, chamber, and contemporary music until about midnight. After being introduced to this new world, Glass built a collection of records consisting of Hindemith, Bartok, Schoenberg, Shostakovich, along with Beethoven's string quartets and Schubert's Bb Piano Trio. Glass states that Schubert was a big influence on him growing up.

Glass studied at the Julliard School of Music and used the keyboard as his instrument of choice. Two of his composition teachers were Vincent Persichetti and William Bergsma. Some notable classmates of his were Steve Reich and Peter Schickele. In1959, Glass won the BMI Student composer award which is an international prize for young composers.

Glass moved to Paris and studied with Nadia Boulanger for two years.

## Work Analysis

Glass' musical approach is described as instantly recognizable. His use of ostinatos, arpeggios and repetitive rhythms that change over time throughout his pieces morph in tonal harmony. It is said that his style has had a permanent spot in popular approaches to music.

His album, *Glassworks* is a collection of short pieces in 1982 it was made specifically to introduce Glass' music to a broader audience. This is one of his most popular recordings and includes songs such as "Facades", "Floe". The album begins with "Opening" which is related to the last song "Closing". "Closing" incorporates 3-against-2 rhythms.

*Einstein On The Beach* is perhaps Glass' most sought after piece. It was composed by Glass and Robert Wilson and it changed the way people viewed what was considered to be opera.

## Comparisons

Glass' minimalist style is sought after by many composers that came after him. He tended to stay within the universe of tonal structures and sometimes within his progressions. His main technique of repetition is what sets him apart from the rest. He was a friend of Steve Reich and gained inspiration from his piece *Piano Phase* which was showcased the technique of phasing which Glass incorporated into his music.

## Observations

Glass' music has without a doubt inspired musicians throughout the technological realm. His minimalistic style of repetition and phasing give his music a new life that was unheard before. Listeners can hear something new every time they listen to one of his pieces due to the numerous layers he adds.
Gilndark

**Gilndark** was a male pit fiend.

## History

Gilndark was a powerful pit fiend from the Nine Hells. He was the devil that took over Dragonspear Castle in 1481 DR, crippling Sir Isteval for life by possessing an ancient green dragon, as well as incinerating Garrandar when he plunged his greataxe into Gilndark.

Garrandar enchanted his greataxe to imprison Gilndark's essence in the material plane, preventing him from reforming within the Nine Hells.

Recently, it was discovered that Gilndark had been possessing Duke Kaldywn of Daggerford and was defeated by the Golden Shield Company with the help of Sir Isteval.

## Current Whereabouts

Essences of Gilndark has been encountered by the Golden Shield Company in their travels, when they clashed with the Pale Chief in the basement of Harpshield Castle as well as a gnoll accompanied by two hell hyenas in the underground level of Phylund Hunting Lodge.
Hadrick Ironford

**Hadrick Ironford** abandoned his responsibilities to Womford over a decade ago to become an adventurer. When his father passed away, he didn’t feel capable of governing and did not come back to fulfill his duty. However, when he learned that brigands and thieves had briefly taken control of his village, he returned to claim his title and to restore law and order together with the help of his reluctant retainer Justin Talldust.

After that, he ruled Womford in an unorthodox manner of loose laws that was deemed fair and just by the villagers of Womford.

In 1491 DR, Hadrick hired Rogan McDonnel, Greger Hausmeister and Llelmar Nightstar to investigate the cause of fire of Jacksal Longboot's oven two days before the annual pie-baking contest.

## Personality

Hadrick is an ill-mannered, short-tempered, but good-hearted man. He cares very little for rules and protocol, and doesn’t hesitate to break the law to bring wrongdoers to justice.

## Quotes

* *I'm not the sharpest sword in the armory.*
* *I don’t care what the law says. You hurt that family, you knew you would, and now you’re going to jail.*
Dragonspear Castle

**Dragonspear Castle** was a fortress, built across three low hills on the southwestern edge of the High Moor, east of Trollbark Forest and just north of where the Coast Way joins the Trade Way.

## History

In 1481 DR, Dragonspear Castle was taken over by Gilndark who was using the castle as a base of operations by exploiting the castle's affinity to interplanar portals.

The Company of the Sunlit Sea led by Sir Isteval and the Seven Snakes from Daggerford worked together to repel not just Gilndark's initial assault on the city but also later on exterminating the forces of evil within Dragonspear Castle, claiming the lives of Garrandar and the then leader of the Seven Snakes' as well as Sir Isteval's left leg.
Oliver Eljulkoun

**Oliver Eljulkoun** was a human cleric of Chauntea and former leader of the village of Julkoun.

## History

In 1483 DR, a roving band of hobgoblins attacked during Julkoun's Greengrass festival. Oliver Eljulkoun led the village into the Misty Forest to hide and drew the attention of the raiders by running and yelling in a different direction of the villagers into the forbidden area of the Misty Forest. When Oliver engaged the hobgoblin raiders, a woodwolf appeared and saved him from the raiders then promising him protection of the village in exchange for replacement pups. Oliver accepted in exchange also for bountiful harvest for his village.

Somewhere down the line, Oliver reneged on the deal when it turned out that the pups that the woodwolf meant was Emily Eljulkoun.

In 1491 DR, a bunch of adventurers slew the woodwolf pack in the Misty Forest, saving Perry Weavestorm and Ruby Zur along with Durgaz.

## Relationships

Oliver has a son named Roy who fell during the defense of Julkoun in 1483DR.

Oliver has a granddaughter named Emily, who was the daughter of Roy.

## Current Status

Oliver is presumed dead by the adventurers after a fateful battle with the woodwolves. Emily's charm collared Oliver's neck as it turned him into a weird being made of wood, fern, roots and thorns and was seen whisked away by a robed female humanoid.
Psylocke

**Psylocke** was a human soulknife.

 Description

Psylocke is a human Mystic who has dark purple hair and eyes. She uses her psionic powers to generate psi-blades from her hands.

 Background

Orphaned since birth, Psylocke was found by some duergars as a baby abandoned in the back alleys of Waterdeep. They brought her to their home in the Underdark, where they raised her along with other children of various races and gender. All the children there had some level of psionic ability, and they were trained to enhance and control their powers. Her mentor and handler is Charleston Xavius, an old, crippled, bald duergar man who is a master in the Order of the Awakened. He was kind to her, but the training was tough and exhausting. Soon, her friends started disappearing one by one. When she was old enough, she found out that her 'clan' was the Empty Scabbard Killers, an order of psionic assassins that usually kill for money. Her disappearing friends in fact went off to the surface to assassinate targets.

When she was ready to leave the Underdark to take on her first assignment, Xavius warned that two dangerous men will be looking for her. He told her to join an adventuring party to blend in while awaiting telepathic orders. She was advised to run if she was found, and not to trust anything they say.

While exploring Firehammer Hold, Psylocke met fellow member Graydon Creed, who told her that Howler has wiped out the whole order.

## History

In 1491, Professor Winsome Landy hired Ailyn Gardenia, Massimo Redaxe, and Psylocke to escort some artifacts from a recently uncovered digsite around Hoval's Rest.

When they reached Hoval's Rest, the inn was empty save for a bunch of corpses and some bugbear raiders. After dispatching of the bugbears, they headed towards the digsite and entered the Ouroboros Temple. There, they killed Winsome's former teammates as they were turned to ghouls and were the killers of Hoval's Rest before delving deeper into the temple. There, the party encountered ancient elven ghosts, an augmented flameskull and Calador, who attacked them with the Mysterious Bone Artifact.

After killing Calador and sundering the artifact, Winsome crated the Mysterious Bone Artifact and brought it back to Daggerford for further research.

 Equipment

Psylocke possessed the *Hat of Disguise*, which allows her to change her appearance at will. She is often disguised as an old man wizard, known as Bert.

She is wearing a purple dress with red trimmings which she bought from Edwards in Julkoun.

She also possessed the *Gloves of Thievery* and *Ring of Boneshield*.
Order of the Gilded Eye

The **Order of the Gilded Eye** is a breakaway branch of the Order of the Gauntlet that had its headquarters in Helm's Hold. The current leader of the order is High Pontiff Vazorwynd who was promoted after his return from Maztica.

## History

The Order of the Gilded Eye was formed by Javen Tamikos after he was infuriated by the Order of the Gauntlet's weakness which led to Rohini, a succubus of the Abolethic Sovereignty, taking over Helm's Hold. After the siege on Helm's Hold to retake it, Javen created the Order of the Gilded Eye, which refused to follow the Order of the Gauntlet's ethos of avoiding pre-emptive strikes, instead actively searching for hidden evil and destroying it before it threatened anybody.

The Order of the Gilded Eye came to control Helm's Hold due to the shared frustration of many other clerics and paladins within the city, which led to mass recruitment and numbers, leading the Order to become the most influential and powerful organization in the city.

## Party Interactions

Rogan McDonnel is a paladin of the Order of the Gilded Eye.
Bracchus

**Bracchus** is a tall satyr with black fur who had antler horns instead of the goat horns of normal satyrs. He is the current leader of the Van Wilders.

## Codex

During the party of 1 May 1491, the adventurers learned that Bracchus was what is known as a Stag Knight, an elite soldier of the Unseelie Court who led similarly black-furred satyrs who slew inhabitants in the Feywild.
Firehammer Hold

**Firehammer Hold** is a dwarven settlement built along the walls of the Forlorn Hills.

## History

Firehammer Hold was built recently in the last decade or so, as a settlement dedicated to the patronage of Haela Brightaxe, the dwarven goddess of battle and luck.

In 1491 DR, Jekk Ironfist travelled here with a company of dwarves.
Durgaz

**Durgaz** is an orc who used to teach martial arts at The Old Mill in Julkoun. Currently, he serves as a city militia in Daggerford after the exodus of Julkoun.

## History

Durgaz served in the Order of the Blue Boar at one point and is still proud of it. Durgaz was around during Julkoun's last attack and was part of the defense, which comprised of him, Roy Eljulkoun, and other wandering adventurers.

Durgaz helped the adventurers in their fight against the woodwolves' Alpha in the Misty Forest.

With the help of the Seven Snakes, **Durgaz** was admitted into the city militia of Daggerford.

## Relationships

Durgaz has a half-orc son named Wurgaz.

Durgaz seems to respect Roy and Oliver Eljulkoun a lot.
Mysterious Bone Artifact

The **Mysterious Bone Artifact** was found in the Ouroboros Temple, and wielded by Calador, which gave him necromantic powers, and turned him ghoul-like. The Bone Artifact also gave him the power to animate Graz Shatterbone as a zombie, and rend minds.

When Calador was decapitated by Psylocke, the mysterious bone artifact was able to bring back Calador to life until it was sundered in half by Ailyn Gardenia.

The Mysterious Bone Artifact tried to compel Psylocke when she tried to investigate it but failed. The Mysterious Bone Artifact now resides in the possession of Professor Winsome Landy inside a wooden box, who told Ailyn, Massimo Redaxe, and Psylocke that she was taking it to Daggerford for further research.