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6.1 KiB
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157 lines
No EOL
6.1 KiB
Markdown
# Jabay - The Jungle Paradise
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## Overview
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**Environment**: Entire planet covered in forest
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**Core Theme**: Nature-focused, spiritually connected civilization
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**Climate**: Tropical, lush, abundant life everywhere
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**Recruitment**: Heroes with spiritual/natural power sources
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## Established Settlements
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### Ise - Riverside Spiritual City
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**Characters**: Larada (Totem Support), Asai (Soul Mage)
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**Culture**: Followers of Goddess Ina (Stars), spiritual harmony
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**Location**: Along major river system
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**Architecture**: Living tree buildings, natural integration
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**Key Elements:**
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- **Temple of Ina**: Central worship site for star goddess
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- **Spiritual Training Grounds**: Where Asai learned soul manipulation
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- **Totem Workshops**: Larada's ancestral spirit crafting
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- **The Great Library**: Natural wisdom, star charts, divine lore
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**The Tribal Tragedy:**
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- Asai's tribe welcomed outsiders with ceremony
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- Yuu (cursed werewolf) arrived seeking help/cure
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- Transformation during welcome feast destroyed the tribe
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- Asai forged soul blade from the tragedy and survivors' souls
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- Larada may have witnessed or participated in aftermath
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### Rodina - Mountain City of Life
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**Characters**: [Available for assignment]
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**Culture**: Untouchable by enemies, flourishing with abundance
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**Location**: Mountain peaks above the forest canopy
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**Defenses**: Natural barriers, mystical protections
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**Details to Develop:**
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- What makes it "untouchable"?
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- Connection to forest floor settlements
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- Unique cultural elements
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- Potential for sky-based or mountain-adapted heroes
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## Cultural Framework
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### Spiritual Beliefs
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**Goddess Ina Worship**:
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- Star goddess, mother of Iku
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- Divine guidance through celestial patterns
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- Natural harmony and balance emphasis
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- Soul preservation and ancestor reverence
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**Ancestral Spirits**:
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- Connection to deceased tribal members
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- Guidance through totem crafting (Larada's specialty)
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- Wisdom preservation across generations
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- Natural magic channeling
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**Nature Integration**:
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- Buildings grown rather than built
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- Symbiosis with forest ecosystem
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- Plant and animal communication
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- Seasonal ceremony cycles
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### Society Structure
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**Tribal Council**: Representatives from different forest regions
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**Spiritual Guides**: Priests/priestesses of Ina and ancestral spirits
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**Nature Wardens**: Protectors of forest balance and sacred sites
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**Craft Guilds**: Specialists in living architecture, soul work, totem creation
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### Jungle Ecosystem
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**Flora**: Sentient trees, healing plants, bioluminescent guides
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**Fauna**: Spiritual guide animals, forest protectors, messenger birds
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**Sacred Sites**: Star-viewing clearings, ancestor groves, soul springs
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**Hidden Dangers**: Territorial spirits, corrupted areas, lost ruins
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## Character Connections
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### Asai - Soul Blade Wielder
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**Background**: Survivor of Yuu's tribal destruction
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**Weapon**: Blade forged from souls of destroyed tribe members
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**Divine Connection**: Tribe worshipped Iku's mother (Ina)
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**Current Status**: Seeks redemption/justice for his people
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**Integration Questions:**
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- How does Asai view Iku (daughter of his goddess)?
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- What role did Ina play in his tribe's destruction?
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- Does his soul blade have divine blessing or curse?
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- Relationship with other Ise survivors?
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### Larada - Totem Support
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**Background**: Ancestral spirit connection specialist
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**Power Source**: Totems channeling ancient tribal wisdom
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**Cultural Role**: Spiritual guide and tradition keeper
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**Execute Sharing**: Mystical ability to share kills with ADC
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**Integration Questions:**
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- Did Larada know Asai's tribe before destruction?
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- How do totems connect to soul blade magic?
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- Relationship with Goddess Ina worship?
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- Role in preserving tribal memories?
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### Yuu's Impact (If from different world)
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**The Arrival**: Seeking cure from Ina's followers
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**The Tragedy**: Lost control during welcome ceremony
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**The Aftermath**: Destroyed tribal harmony, created soul weapon material
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**The Legacy**: Changed Jabay's openness to outsiders
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## World Mysteries
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### The Divine Weapon Creation
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**Questions:**
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- Did Goddess Ina approve of the soul blade creation?
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- Was the tribal destruction part of divine plan?
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- How do gods view soul-forged weapons?
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- Connection to "Weapon-Forging Goddess" mentioned in world bible?
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### Forest Secrets
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**Ancient Ruins**: Pre-tribal civilizations in deep jungle
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**Sacred Groves**: Sites of power connected to star patterns
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**Spirit Roads**: Paths between settlements guided by ancestors
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**Hidden Depths**: Underground networks, root cities, buried temples
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### Connections to Other Worlds
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**Ina's Influence**: Does star goddess affect other worlds?
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**Divine Politics**: How do Jabay's gods relate to cosmic hierarchy?
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**Time Guardian Interest**: What makes jungle heroes compelling entertainment?
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**Trade/Contact**: Isolation vs connection to multiverse
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## Environmental Details
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### Climate Zones
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**Canopy Level**: Ise and other tree-cities, filtered sunlight
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**Forest Floor**: Dense undergrowth, sacred groves, tribal gathering areas
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**Mountain Peaks**: Rodina's elevation, star-viewing platforms
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**River Systems**: Transportation, spiritual cleansing, trade routes
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### Seasonal Cycles
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**Star Seasons**: Celestial pattern changes affecting magic
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**Growth Periods**: Accelerated plant growth, totem crafting optimal times
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**Spirit Times**: When ancestor communication peaks
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**Harmony Festivals**: Tribal gathering periods, cultural exchange
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### Sacred Geography
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**Ina's Clearings**: Open areas for star worship and divination
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**Ancestor Groves**: Ancient trees housing tribal spirits
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**Soul Springs**: Water sources connected to spiritual energy
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**The Heart Tree**: Central forest location of ultimate power/mystery
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## Action Items
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1. **Clarify divine weapon creation** - Ina's role in soul blade
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2. **Develop Rodina details** - mountain city culture and defenses
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3. **Map forest locations** - sacred sites, settlements, dangerous areas
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4. **Define Yuu's impact** - how tribal destruction changed Jabay
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5. **Explore connections** - other worlds, divine politics, Time Guardian interest
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*Paradise world with hidden tragedy - perfect for compelling hero recruitment* |