Architecture

It’ipu Dam on I’uaza Falls

Properly named It’ipui’uaza, this construct is located to the south of the Lumulus Basin, along a spread of mountains in the Spine of the World.  It is a massive dam against the O’eanlos brine river where it formed a brine waterfall known as I’uaza Falls.

The O’eanlos brine river is formed by the southern icecap.  As water freezes, the dissolved salt and other constituents become more dense, eventually sinking to the sea floor and forming the phenomenon of a underwater river.  The salinity keeps the frigid water from solidifying, and without freezing the river draws the extremely cold water toward the edge of the cliffs to form I’uaza Falls.

With the construction of the It’ipu Dam, the I’uaza Falls were bottled.  The restricted flow of brine water has formed a reservoir at the top of the cliff, and a huge salt lake surrounded by jagged hills of stone has formed behind the dam.  It was here, submerged under water so saline it would desiccate any bare flesh that dared enter it, that the Ur’qwal’she — the Perfection of Form — was hidden during the Kraken Occupation.

Shaped like a giant clam shell, its inward curve facing out toward the open water and its hinge extending nearly 200 feet from the base of the cliff.  And though the Lumulus Machine has long since been moved away, the It’ipu Dam still sees activity.  Far more activity than would be needed for simple maintenance, there is little else to speculate other than something is going on inside of the dam itself.  Since the O’eanlos river still flows and the It’ipui’uaza reservoir lake does not grow further, where is the brine water going?

Sociology

Societies Submerged in Shadow

Just as there are great dangers lurking in the dark of the ocean abyss, there are conspiratorial organizations hiding among the pisceans of Elqua.  Spoken of in hushed tones, these manipulative groups seek power and wealth for their own purposes, and are quite willing to sacrifice anything, or anyone, that tries to impede them.  They are the shadow societies of the Endless Blue, the moving dark that works for its own sake.

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The Ages of Elqua

The History of Elqua is roughly broken up into “Epochs”, each named after a color.  An epoch does not correspond to an explicit length of time, but is more a general range of circumstances in the world’s history.  The color scale was created by the forefathers of the Synesthete Synod, whose diviners posses a strange cross-linking of their senses, such as seeing color when specific notes are played.  They used these unique ways of sensing to guide their prognostications, nudging society towards outcomes that were more pleasing to the individual’s particular synesthesia.  Garish or jarring sensory input was seen as a sign of ill omen, and soon the general populace began to use the color system to denote events long in the past.

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The Nations of Elqua

As is seemingly inherent in the growth of populations, the species of the ENDLESS BLUE have established communities and formed borders, creating their own nations over the bonds of common need.  Now, these separations based on local oceanography are getting a little crowded, and expansion is the only way to meet those needs.  These are the Nations of the Known World, the explored portion of Elqua that is cordoned off by the Spine of the World.  They are encircled by that massive chain of archipelagos, too difficult to cross due to the three-moon tides and the hostile aberrations of the Vastness, thus stunting expansion outward to the other hemisphere of the globe.

Architecture

Wonders of the Aquatic World

Elqua is a world of magnificence and astonishment, both of nature and by the hand of pisceans.  Every locale has its chosen landmark, and will argue until they are blue in the face that their site is the most famous, most magnificent, most historic.  Despite this, there are simply some features of Elqua that hold such beauty and significance that they are labeled “Wonder of the World”.

Archaeology

The Ur’qwal’she: Perfection in Form

The Ur’qwal’she are a series of artifice construction projects that began secretly the Bronze Era of Elqua.  The current Ur’qwal’she — the eight in the line of improved attempts at the perfect hippoideal form — is almost ovoid in shape and about three meters radially.  An access lock on the outside of the oval casing is specifically designed for the triangular arrangement of the Lumulus’ three fingers, which must interlock around the latch in order to open the hatch ingress.  Picking the lock is a nearly impossible task achieve without some form of divine intervention or arcane boon.