The seafaring people of the Southern Islands value their ships greatly, as do other maritime nations. However, they take the beliefs about ships a bit further. A ship's name is very important, once it is named it shouldn't be renamed anymore, ever; most renamed ships seem to fail sooner or later. Ships do not tolerate parts from other ships, a single board from a wrong source can cost sailors their lives, so it is said.
Most ships are identified as female, very few as male, though there is no tale of how their personality is identified; it has nothing to do with the name, for example. The Clarissa (a well-known male ship) is said to like good wine. So whenever sailors or passangers drink, they have to spill a glass for the ship, too. But that is only the most known example.
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April 12, 2011, 4:50
The first of what will be a honking lot of subs on magical orders in my world; I'll include most of the significant ones, save for the Order of the Blue Star, which is ganked from Marion Zimmer Bradley's Lythande stories and works more or less as the Pilgrim Adepts are presented in them.
If there's further info people want, let me know. A lot of detail is redacted, I'm afraid, pertaining to template and skill information particular to GURPS.
April 13, 2011, 18:50
Very solid structure, from the smallest chantries to the mother of all Colleges. Complete but not over whelming. Could easily be stolen by anyone looking for an international brotherhood of wizards. Should be served best with white wine. Thanks!
April 13, 2011, 22:27
Ah, i see. This is the mother-sub. Very evocative names! So yeah, you can maybe make this a codex, then attach all the separate schools/societies. I just think that would pull them all together nicely.
April 14, 2011, 19:00
I agree with Muro on this - would bring the other subs together well.
April 14, 2011, 19:04
One sub to bring them all,one sub to find them...