Setting
Consisting primarily of subtropical lowlands, Senusret boasts three large freshwater lakes and a scattering of palm covered plateaus. Every now and again, a palm rimmed oasis. Resulting from irregular orbit, a large desert covers a third of the planet, home to the highest point of elevation.
Points of Interest
Most entities have absolutely no problem existing on this planet, and are actually better off from it. However, Gods will find that the energy of the planet is designed to absorb them. Gods prefer to not set foot here as they risk losing themselves, their Godhood, and ultimately becoming one with the Planet. Rumor has it, that's how the talking fish originated.
Points of Interest
- Lake Vitality
The largest of lakes, the bottom has yet to be found.
Rumored to have healing properties. - Lake of Kroitor
The warmest of lakes, with a beautiful beachfront.
People come here to clear their minds and build sandcastles. - Lake of Auras
The clearest of lakes, you can see right to the bottom.
Visitors often come to find themselves. Rumor has it there are talking fish. - Neverset Desert
Due to irregular orbit, this desert covers a third of Senusret.
The sky never fully darkens here, the sun always hovering just beyond the horizon. - Plateau Giana
The highest point of elevation on the planet, it is notoriously difficult to get to the top.
Rumored to be home to a temple dedicated to teaching Multiversal Energy Arts.
Most entities have absolutely no problem existing on this planet, and are actually better off from it. However, Gods will find that the energy of the planet is designed to absorb them. Gods prefer to not set foot here as they risk losing themselves, their Godhood, and ultimately becoming one with the Planet. Rumor has it, that's how the talking fish originated.
Senusret
Consisting primarily of subtropical lowlands, Senusret boasts three large freshwater lakes and a scattering of palm covered plateaus. Resulting from irregular orbit, a large desert covers a third of the planet, home to the highest point of elevation.
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A smaller but mighty spaceship descends from the orbital frontiers of Dedelion, looking like a starry spectacle in the mid-day sun as it descends from the partially visible white puffy clouds and enormously vast bright blue skies.
The Stjornkona resembled a space faring Viking longship, albeit with a sort of sci-fi/steampunk futuristic twist as it hovered silently down from the open stormless sunny skies, the completely invisible energy surrounding the vessel leaving its unseen mark in the form of the bowl-shaped imprint or dent it left in the lake as it pushed the water aside before landing gracefully into the lake.
The Stjornkona, similar to her sister the Stjornhestr, which was now orbiting Bastion IV, was a magically endowed longboat designed by expert shipbuilders and crafted especially for a specific purpose. The moderately small spaceship doubled as a considerably large Nordic Viking watercraft which slowly cradled its crew to a weightless drift in the center of the seemingly still and tranquil lake, the only giveaway of the Empyrean Norse Empire's presence being the perfectly circular water rings that expanded across the water, but which also got thinner before fading away the bigger each circle grew in size, they too disappearing as the lake grew calm again.
At the bow of this large Viking vessel was a large visible figurine carved into what would have been the windlass sail holder, a large extension at the nose of the Empyrean Norse mothership similar to a marlin or swordfish, only this ship bore the likeness of a mermaid or water nymph, or perhaps even a remarkable sea goddess, for the Stjornkona in the crew's native language translated to intergalactic common as the Starmaiden, or Star-Maiden, a beautiful but deceptively dangerous decoration for the magical Viking ship which had just landed peacefully in the water, making its presence known.
The Stjornkona resembled a space faring Viking longship, albeit with a sort of sci-fi/steampunk futuristic twist as it hovered silently down from the open stormless sunny skies, the completely invisible energy surrounding the vessel leaving its unseen mark in the form of the bowl-shaped imprint or dent it left in the lake as it pushed the water aside before landing gracefully into the lake.
The Stjornkona, similar to her sister the Stjornhestr, which was now orbiting Bastion IV, was a magically endowed longboat designed by expert shipbuilders and crafted especially for a specific purpose. The moderately small spaceship doubled as a considerably large Nordic Viking watercraft which slowly cradled its crew to a weightless drift in the center of the seemingly still and tranquil lake, the only giveaway of the Empyrean Norse Empire's presence being the perfectly circular water rings that expanded across the water, but which also got thinner before fading away the bigger each circle grew in size, they too disappearing as the lake grew calm again.
At the bow of this large Viking vessel was a large visible figurine carved into what would have been the windlass sail holder, a large extension at the nose of the Empyrean Norse mothership similar to a marlin or swordfish, only this ship bore the likeness of a mermaid or water nymph, or perhaps even a remarkable sea goddess, for the Stjornkona in the crew's native language translated to intergalactic common as the Starmaiden, or Star-Maiden, a beautiful but deceptively dangerous decoration for the magical Viking ship which had just landed peacefully in the water, making its presence known.
The lake sent a whisper to someone somewhere far away, yet closer than probably expected. This whisper was entirely undetectable by all, aside those Of Senusret. There was a new vessel parked on Lake Vitality. The foreign vessel called itself Stjornkona.
Lake Vitality sent a second whisper. Lake Vitality was more than large enough to comfortably accommodate most water activities the long boat might consider getting into, if the crew liked those sorts of games.
Lake Vitality had grown calm shortly after the Stjornkona descended. It remained calm for a period of time, long enough for the state of calm to be considered usual and expected, long enough for most to grow bored staring into it's infinity of blue.
Roughly fifty feet from the Stjornkona, another ripple appeared. It was caused, once, by seemingly nothing. Again Lake Vitality grew still.
Lake Vitality sent a second whisper. Lake Vitality was more than large enough to comfortably accommodate most water activities the long boat might consider getting into, if the crew liked those sorts of games.
Lake Vitality had grown calm shortly after the Stjornkona descended. It remained calm for a period of time, long enough for the state of calm to be considered usual and expected, long enough for most to grow bored staring into it's infinity of blue.
Roughly fifty feet from the Stjornkona, another ripple appeared. It was caused, once, by seemingly nothing. Again Lake Vitality grew still.
After a moment of inactivity in the otherwise seemingly still waters of Lake Vitality, the large Viking longship began to move. Large ramps slowly opened up on both sides of the longship, and from within the air-tight ports, two smaller vessels emerged. These karve-like silver convertiboats were much smaller in size, about 20 foot in length and shaped like silver almonds as they were released from the Stjornkona, drifting outward into the serene lake as if the larger longship had just given birth to two smaller oblong egg-like boats. As the convertiboats drifted ahead of the Stjornkona, the large ramps were retracted and shut like drawbridges against the sealed docking bay, pushing water outwards from the air-tight vacuum within like a giant aquatic whale exhaling spouts of water from its blowhole, or a mechanical shark through its massive gills. Such was the effort and technology of the Empyrean Norsemen, having worked for generations and generations to reach the stars while their own home planet Gaia was being destroyed by more primitive barbarian peoples that had been fighting and killing each other for decades, allowing the Empyrean Vikings to stay out of the limelight and advance far beyond other space-faring races.
The expedition to Senusret had been sanctioned by King Halfdan the Great for the purpose of exploration, star navigation, resource gathering, mapping, soil and water samples, weapons testing and new discoveries, all in the name of Empyrean Norse science, magic and alchemy. The small convertiboats began to push forward, moving side by side as they headed towards the open shore, while the captain of the Stjornkona and his two pilots took note of the other small ripple in the water roughly fifty feet away. By now, every Norsemen was familiar with the open seas, many of them having sailed back and forth across much larger and deeper waters back home. Most of them had already grown accustomed to whales, sea monsters and dragons, and many passengers on the Stjornkona had already been acquainted with Birger's maps and sketches, and his illustrious tales of Jarl Goffre and his crew's frightening encounters in Dracos Valley, something which every Nordic cosmonaut had been required to study before venturing into outer space. And while the Stjornkona had an entirely new and different crew from its twin sister ship the Stjornhestr, every vessel now had copies of Birger's journal and, coming well prepared for their journey across the galaxy, the Stjornkona's crew of 500 vikings felt like they had nothing to fear at this point in their journey.
The convertiboats drifted slowly ahead while the larger longship sat still in the middle of Lake Vitality, each one holding a small gang of 12 armed vikings who were already in the process of taking notes and studying this new foreign habitat on Dedelion as they approached the shore, well protected by the seemingly windowless two-sided silvery mirror casings and plate-like rooftops on each karve that allowed the gangs to have a 360° full view of everything around them, both above and below the water, so long as there was clear visibility to perceive everything. Although they could not see the bottom of the lake due to its sunless depths, as usual they did detect life forms in the water and determined that the planet's air was breathable by the sighting of small curious fish and scattered palm trees on the shallow beaches. The sealife was different from Gaia and the palms were shaped slightly different from the ones on the Empyrean Sea Beach, but they were not too dissimilar from home to the point of being unrecognizable, and even the climate and temperature itself seemed almost familiar to them as they approached the shore. Only once they reached the shallow waters did the bimini-like rooftops start to open and retract back, revealing the oarmen within the convertiboats as the vikings felt the fresh air and breathed the calming breeze for the first time.
The expedition to Senusret had been sanctioned by King Halfdan the Great for the purpose of exploration, star navigation, resource gathering, mapping, soil and water samples, weapons testing and new discoveries, all in the name of Empyrean Norse science, magic and alchemy. The small convertiboats began to push forward, moving side by side as they headed towards the open shore, while the captain of the Stjornkona and his two pilots took note of the other small ripple in the water roughly fifty feet away. By now, every Norsemen was familiar with the open seas, many of them having sailed back and forth across much larger and deeper waters back home. Most of them had already grown accustomed to whales, sea monsters and dragons, and many passengers on the Stjornkona had already been acquainted with Birger's maps and sketches, and his illustrious tales of Jarl Goffre and his crew's frightening encounters in Dracos Valley, something which every Nordic cosmonaut had been required to study before venturing into outer space. And while the Stjornkona had an entirely new and different crew from its twin sister ship the Stjornhestr, every vessel now had copies of Birger's journal and, coming well prepared for their journey across the galaxy, the Stjornkona's crew of 500 vikings felt like they had nothing to fear at this point in their journey.
The convertiboats drifted slowly ahead while the larger longship sat still in the middle of Lake Vitality, each one holding a small gang of 12 armed vikings who were already in the process of taking notes and studying this new foreign habitat on Dedelion as they approached the shore, well protected by the seemingly windowless two-sided silvery mirror casings and plate-like rooftops on each karve that allowed the gangs to have a 360° full view of everything around them, both above and below the water, so long as there was clear visibility to perceive everything. Although they could not see the bottom of the lake due to its sunless depths, as usual they did detect life forms in the water and determined that the planet's air was breathable by the sighting of small curious fish and scattered palm trees on the shallow beaches. The sealife was different from Gaia and the palms were shaped slightly different from the ones on the Empyrean Sea Beach, but they were not too dissimilar from home to the point of being unrecognizable, and even the climate and temperature itself seemed almost familiar to them as they approached the shore. Only once they reached the shallow waters did the bimini-like rooftops start to open and retract back, revealing the oarmen within the convertiboats as the vikings felt the fresh air and breathed the calming breeze for the first time.
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