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[[File:-ai-Ruby_Citadel.png|thumb|The '''Ruby Citadel''' where the original Ruby Court resided. Feredemius pulled it into the [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] sometime after the court disbanded.]] | |||
'''The Ruby Court of [[Sardior]]''' is a holy council consisting of five court seats, each representing a different gem type. It existed under Sardior in the most ancient of times, and was returned to session upon Sardior's resurrection in the late | '''The Ruby Court of [[Sardior]]''' is a holy council consisting of five court seats, each representing a different gem type. It existed under Sardior in the most ancient of times, and was returned to session upon Sardior's resurrection in the late PR era during [[The War of Many Names]]. | ||
== About == | == About == | ||
The | The Gem Dragons who occupy seats on the court are called '''Thanes'''. Sardior transforms his Thanes to enhance their size, strength, and power for the purposes of serving him and acting as [[Quelmar Deities#Exarchs|Exarchs]] for their gem types. Each of Sardior's Thanes represent an aspect of his personality and, as pertaining to worship, a different domain of spellcasting. Sardior maintains a constant psychic link with his Thanes unless he chooses to block it. Thanes also seem to possess some degree of immortality, given that most of his Prehistory Thanes have lived for at least several millennia and likely longer. | ||
Other roles exist with the court at various times such as | Other roles exist with the court at various times such as Advisors (close friends and consultants of the court), Knights (champions and protectors of the court), Harbingers (able to sit in for their gem type at court meetings when their Thane is not available), and Acolytes (followers and heralds of the court). | ||
The five court seats have always been filled by an Amethyst, Crystal, Emerald, Sapphire, and Topaz. However, an Obsidian or any other wild card of gemkind can also hold a position with the court, given they are in the right place at the right time. | The five court seats have always been filled by an Amethyst, Crystal, Emerald, Sapphire, and Topaz. However, an Obsidian or any other wild card of gemkind can also hold a position with the court, given they are in the right place at the right time. | ||
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=== Prehistoric Court === | === Prehistoric Court === | ||
The original Ruby Court disbanded not long after the destruction of | The original Ruby Court disbanded not long after the destruction of Sardior, and each of the original Thanes went off to pursue their own interests. | ||
As difficult as it is to find any records of this original court, it is nearly impossible to find any documentation of Kristang. His thousand-year-long imprisonment between the [[The Quelmar Realm|Material Plane]] and [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] at the hands of Feredemius had the effect of partially undoing Kristang's existence, insofar that even [[Bleucorundum]] could no longer remember him. | |||
==== Thanes ==== | ==== Thanes ==== | ||
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* '''[[Feredemius]]''' the Emerald | * '''[[Feredemius]]''' the Emerald | ||
* '''[[Bleucorundum]]''' the Sapphire | * '''[[Bleucorundum]]''' the Sapphire | ||
* '''[[Tuschello]]''' the Topaz | * '''[[Tuschello|Tushello]]''' the Topaz | ||
==== | ==== Advisors ==== | ||
* '''Kristang''' the Obsidian | * '''Kristang''' the Obsidian | ||
=== Resurrected Court === | === Resurrected Court === | ||
[[File:-ai-TestCavernUpload.jpg|thumb|The '''Gem Demiplane''' where the resurrected Ruby Court resided during its early years.]] | [[File:-ai-TestCavernUpload.jpg|thumb|The '''Gem Demiplane''' where the resurrected Ruby Court resided during its early years.]] | ||
The Ruby Court remained disbanded throughout the [[BR]] era and most of the [[PR]] era until it was reassembled in 826 [[PR]] in order to resurrect | The Ruby Court remained disbanded throughout the [[BR]] era and most of the [[PR]] era until it was reassembled in 826 [[PR]] in order to resurrect Sardior and dispel the [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] that had overtaken [[Isonhound]]. This event, accompanied by the recent un-banishment of [[Bahamut]], the return of [[Tiamat]] following [[Kiston|Kiston's]] unlocking, and the ascension of [[Chronepsis]] to godhood, meant that all [[List of Dragons#The Four Dragons|Four Dragons]] from [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar's]] draconic creation myth were now working their influence on the realm simultaneously for the first time since [[Prehistory]]. | ||
The role of Kristang in the reassembled court is uncertain as he disappeared shortly after his rescue and took [[Trina]] as his Obsidian Knight, enhancing her magic and revealing himself to have secretly been her [[Warlock Patrons|Great Old One]] patron. | The role of Kristang in the reassembled court is uncertain as he disappeared shortly after his rescue and took [[Trina]] as his Obsidian Knight, enhancing her magic and revealing himself to have secretly been her [[Warlock Patrons|Great Old One]] patron. | ||
Additionally, some adventurers were gifted Harbinger boons by activating the long-dormant | Additionally, some adventurers were gifted Harbinger boons by activating the long-dormant Topaz Astrolabe set by Tushello. Being imbued with gem essence enabled them to be court candidates for the resurrection ceremony and they could presumably serve as Harbingers for the resurrected court, should they so choose. | ||
==== Thanes ==== | ==== Thanes ==== | ||
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== Artifacts == | == Artifacts == | ||
The '''Gem''' '''Artifacts of the Ruby Court''' were | The '''Gem''' '''Artifacts of the Ruby Court''' were 5 items that were used by the court to continue its operations. Each of the original artifacts was said to be either forged by Sardior, or forged by the Thane member who it represents. | ||
=== Prehistoric Artifacts === | === Prehistoric Artifacts === | ||
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* [[Topaz Astrolabe|'''Topaz Astrolabe''']] | * [[Topaz Astrolabe|'''Topaz Astrolabe''']] | ||
* '''Emerald Blade''' | * '''Emerald Blade''' | ||
** A weapon belonging to [[Feredemius]], lost to time after he became trapped under the | ** A weapon belonging to [[Feredemius]], lost to time after he became trapped under the Northern Snowy Mountains, rediscovered in the stone of the mountain on an archeological expedition which revealed a lost Sardior worship space. | ||
** Created a small protective ward around its wielder, an impenetrably shield in or out, theorized to be used to protect Sardior or a Thane during trips into dangerous territories. | ** Created a small protective ward around its wielder, an impenetrably shield in or out, theorized to be used to protect Sardior or a Thane during trips into dangerous territories. | ||
*'''The Galadiir''' (Corundum Egg) | *'''The Galadiir''' (Corundum Egg) | ||
** A | ** A ruby egg, said to be the last hope in the event that Sardior needed to be recovered, reborn, restored, or otherwise given corporeal form again. While the most important of the five artifacts in that it was an emergency item, it provided no active protections or use to the court. | ||
* '''Amethyst Tome''' | * '''Amethyst Tome''' | ||
** The spellbook and notebook of the venerable [[Venaleth]], scholar and researched of the realm. | ** The spellbook and notebook of the venerable [[Venaleth]], scholar and researched of the realm. | ||
** Included notes and council from the original court's meetings, alongside other useful details of the realm that Venaleth and the court had gathered in prehistoric times. | ** Included notes and council from the original court's meetings, alongside other useful details of the realm that Venaleth and the court had gathered in prehistoric times. | ||
** Was stashed away in a library, but recovered by heroes of the realm upon Venaleth's request. Technically taken out on a "loan | ** Was stashed away in a library, but recovered by heroes of the realm upon Venaleth's request. Technically taken out on a "loan". | ||
=== Resurrected Artifacts === | === Resurrected Artifacts === | ||
* [[Crystal Moonwell|'''Crystal Moonwell''']] | * [[Crystal Moonwell|'''Crystal Moonwell''']] | ||
** Upon ascension, [[Echemus]] likely inherited the | ** Upon ascension, [[Echemus]] likely inherited the moonwell as his item of importance, as he protected it in Quelmar for centuries, and it was inherited from his own father Eros. | ||
* [[Selune Splinter#Emerald Splinter|'''Emerald Splinter''']] | * [[Selune Splinter#Emerald Splinter|'''Emerald Splinter''']] | ||
* '''Amethyst Tome''' | * '''Amethyst Tome''' | ||
** Venaleth likely continued to make his atlas an item of importance to the court, and would likely still use it upon his ascension to the second court, continuing in the same fashion as the first. | ** Venaleth likely continued to make his atlas an item of importance to the court, and would likely still use it upon his ascension to the second court, continuing in the same fashion as the first. | ||
* ??? (Topaz, important to [[Delphi]]) | * ??? (Topaz, important to [[Delphi]]) | ||
* ??? (Sapphire, important to [[Spinel]]) | * ??? (Sapphire, important to [[Spinel]]) | ||
