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pages/etravar/index.md

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 pantheon --- darkness and light combining chaotically to produce divine concepts of Sun, Moon, Life, Death, and so on
 --- countless immortal forces that govern the universe.
 
+## The Material Plane
+
+The world of Etravar is known as Etra based on the goddess's influence and divine history, and consists of five primary
+continents, each separated from the other by large oceans. Travel between the continents is quite rare, but not unknown;
+due to their relative isolation, their histories and culture tend to differ, and even the recognized pantheon can vary
+as some deities are known by multiple names or unknown in a region entirely.
+
+### Trezuria
+
+Trezuria is a long continent, spanning most of the latitudes, leading to a diverse climate over the span of the
+continent. It is roughly divided into a north and south Trezuria, divided by a vast mountain range that runs from ocean
+to ocean.
+
 ## Themes
 
 * The universe is a wide assortment of planes, including forces of law/chaos, good/evil, and light/dark, connected via an

pages/strata/index.md

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 * [Cyne Valbrook](cyne) is an intelligent and exiled spellsword [warrior flavored with magic] who wields an enchanted
   weapon.
+* [Vaelor Galanodel](vaelor) is an inquisitive high elf wizard [adept] who wields a vast magical grimoire.
 
 ## Cycles
 
+### Vaelor Cycle
+
+|> [![Hex map of the Queen's Reach area](queens-reach.png)](queens-reach.png)
+|: Queen's Reach, a barony on the east coast of Trezuria.
+{: .right }
+
+I run this game over IRC, since that is convenient to me from basically anywhere. As such, chapters will only be brought
+here as fiction when I have opportunity to provide a write-up.
+
+#### Queen's Reach
+
+The campaign currently takes place in Queen's Reach, a region on the eastern side of [Trezuria](../etravar/#trezuria).
+
+* **E11:** Arrowhaven, a small village, home of [Vaelor Galanodel](vaelor).
+* **L7:** Greenhook, one of the largest cities in Queen's Reach.
+
+## Tools and Standards
+
+Jotting down things I'm using for the campaign that haven't yet become part of my "normal" process, such as it is, but
+might in the future.
+
+### Overland Travel
+
+I am using a 3-mile hex in the "kingdom scale" maps. This is a break from where I was using 6-mile hexes, having been
+convinced by arguments such as [Down With The 6 Mile
+Hex!](https://silverarmpress.com/down-with-the-6-mile-hex-a-modest-proposal/).
+
+| Hex                               | Unencumbered | Encumbered |
+|-----------------------------------|--------------|------------|
+| Easy (plains, grasslands, etc.)   | 1 hour       | 2 hours    |
+| Rough (hills, forest, etc.)       | 2 hours      | 4 hours    |
+| Difficult (mountains, etc.)       | 4 hours      | 8 hours    |
+
+Unencumbered travel is travelling very light with little equipment; most adventurers with a normal amount of gear are
+encumbered for purposes of overland travel. Wagons, horses, and the like can make travel unencumbered if the
+transportation is suited for the terrain. An adventuring day is usually 8--12 hours of rest, 8 hours of overland
+travel, and the remaining left for adventuring.
+
+## Old Cycles
+
 ### Cyne Cycle
 
 I started this as a writing challenge for myself, so it's a bit more "properly" written with narration and the like, but

pages/strata/vaelor.md

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+Title:          Vaelor Galanodel
+Description:    The subject of the Vaelor Cycle in bss's Cypher System solo campaign Strata.
+Footer:         Numenera, the Cypher System, No Thank You, Evil!, Invisible Sun, and their respective logos are
+                trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. All Monte Cook Games
+                characters and character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof, are trademarks of Monte
+                Cook Games, LLC. Content derived from Monte Cook Games publications is © 2013-2022 Monte Cook
+                Games, LLC. <a href="/cypher/fan-use-policy">Full Disclaimer</a>.
+
+# Vaelor Galanodel
+
+Vaelor Galanodel is an inquisitive high elf wizard [adept] who wields a vast magical grimoire.
+
+## Cypher System Stat Block
+
+* **Might: 8, Speed: 13, Intellect: 19**
+* **Effort: 1, Intellect Edge: 1**
+* **Cypher Use:** 3 cyphers at a time.
+
+### Spells
+
+Abilities under the spellcasting rule, either from Vaelor's tier or focus, or learned via adventuring. Spells may be
+renamed for thematic flavor.
+
+* **Far Step (2 Intellect points):** leap within long range.
+* **Onslaught (1 Intellect point):** attack with physical ray or mental blast.
+* **Minor Illusion (1 Intellect point):** create an illusion in a small 10' area.
+
+### Abilities
+
+* **Augment Cypher (2+ Intellect points):** add +1 to the level of cyphers when activating them, and spend
+  Effort to increase their level further.
+* **Magic Training**
+
+### Skills
+
+* **Specialized** in any task related to studying or recalling magical lore.
+* **Trained** in any task that involves learning something new.
+* **Trained** in any task involving geography or history.
+* **Trained** in interaction tasks where he can take a position of intellectual authority.
+* **Trained** in the understanding and identification of magic (including magical artifacts and cyphers) and its
+  properties.
+* **Practiced** in using a longsword.
+* **Hindered** in any task to hear or notice dangers around himself.
+* **Hindered** in initiative actions.
+
+### Attacks
+
+* ***Magic Missile*** **(1 intellect point):** Speed attack, 4 damage, short range
+* ***Psionic Blast*** **(1 intellect point):** Intellect attack, 2 Intellect damage, ignores Armor, short range
+* **Longsword:** Speed attack, 4 damage, slashing, melee
+* **Dagger:** Speed attack (eased), 2 damage, piercing, melee
+
+### Features
+
+* **Long-Lived:** A high elf's natural lifespan is thousands of years.
+* **Fragile:** When Vaelor fails a Might defense roll to avoid damage, he takes 1 extra point of damage.
+
+### Equipment
+
+* **Weapons:** longsword, dagger
+* **Armor/clothing:** red wizard's outfit
+* **Books:** spellbook, *Historia Magica* [history of magical study], *The Divine Register* [deities of Trezuria],
+  *Grand History of Trezuria*
+* Flask of acid, adventuring pack, bedroll, 5 candles, healing kit, flask of ink, ink pen, lamp, 10 flasks of oil, pouch
+  for reagents, 15 rations, waterskin, backpack
+* 35 gp, 6 sp, 8 cp
+
+### Arcs
+
+* **New Discovery**
+    * The Idea --- Create a ritual that enhances plant and animal growth in an area on a large scale.
+    * Steps
+        * Travel to Greenhook to learn from their libraries.