Duquesne
Type
Skylith
A very large skylith orbiting in the middle reaches, Duquesne is a major shipping hub for all of Skyway because of its favorable location. Its size and a quirk of shape allows support of three large port cities as well as export of agricultural goods.
- Orbit:
- Circular, flat, 24 hour revolution.
- Rotation:
- synchronous
- Gravity:
- earth-normal
- Terrain:
- Relatively flat outward surface, with a mountain range in the north curling around to a cliff on the leading edge. The mountain range as well as hills in the south are forested. Central plain descending gently to the westward edge, the southern part of which is marshy.
- Governance:
- council of elected Mayors, deferring to Mayor of Cliffshadow
Associations present:
- Academy of Magic has a campus in Cliffshadow.
- Bardic Conservatory is in Three Rivers, a town in the center of the skylith.
- Children of Āhua have a settlement in the southeast hills named Mantzur with mostly firbolg, Wild elves.
- Council of Antiquaries has a campus in Three Rivers.
- Freelancers have a Tavern in Cliffshadow.
- The Great Workshop of Eternal Refinements has a workshop in Stormhaven.
- Skyguard have an outpost in Cliffshadow.
- Stalwart Order of Toka and Tikanga has a monastery north of Cliffshadow, Orderly Stones.
Kenostag, last prime post-Apastron 1056
Log Entry Type
Recordkeeper
Record kept of the mission from Mayor Kaiea Tihani of Cliffshadow to visit the wizard Gwidion in the Northridge Mountains, and confirm he was not continuing to pollute the Pirates River.
Storyline
Gwidion's Tower
Kenostag, last prime post-Apastron 1056
Log Entry Type
Record Kept
Lorcan, Dominic, Minji, Murai, Mia, and Manu are sent to confront the wizard Gwidion and ascertain exactly what is going on with his alchemical polluting ways.
Pirates River Pollution – Cat Flowers
Remitag, 3rd prime post-Apastron 1056
Log Entry Type
Recordkeeper
Record kept of the ongoing mission from the wizard Gwidion to clean up altered wildlife along Pirates River.
Storyline
The Lion and the Unicorn
Remitag, 3rd prime post-Apastron 1056
Log Entry Type
Record Kept
Minji, Aranel, Ricardo, Tui, Sofiya, and Latae agree to clear some Pirates River pollution, which this time is in the form of giant feliform plants.
Marsh Counterattack
Remitag, 1st prime post-Apastron, 1056
Log Entry Type
Recordkeeper
Record kept of the mission from House Ha'aheo to take out an encampment of bullywugs in the marsh who had started hassling their herb gatherers.
Storyline
Marsh Counterattack
Remitag, 1st prime post-Apastron 1056
Log Entry Type
Record Kept
New Freelancer Ricardo joins Lorcan, Dominic, Minji, Peb, and Tim in a mission to beat down some bullywugs who had started hassling House Ha'aheo herb gatherers.
No Eggs
Rochtag, 1st prime post-Planting 1056
Log Entry Type
Recordkeeper
Record kept of the failed mission to retrieve more hippogryph eggs for House Aldous.
Fae Bunny
Rochtag, 1st prime post-Planting 1056
Log Entry Type
Record Kept
Dominic, Aranel, and Shimni traveled to the Haven Hills southwest of Haven and to locate Hippogryph eggs. Instead they ended up providing entertainment for the Fae Bunny who rewarded them with eggs that hatched into mounts.
Golden Eagle Gryphon Eggs for House Liona
Vrontag, 1st prime post-Planting 1056
Log Entry Type
Recordkeeper
Record kept of another mission to retrieve gryphon eggs from Northridge mountains for House Liona.
Storyline
Baker's Dozen Eggs
Vrontag, 1st prime post-Planting 1056
Log Entry Type
Record Kept
Mia, Dominic, Maghris, Petrichor, and Carmen head into the Northridge mountains north of Orderly Stones to retrieve gryphon eggs for House Liona.