The Stone Meridian
The Stone Meridian, also known as The Shelter Adamantine, The Moving City, and The Sky-Pearl, is an Hour born in the moment of greatest peril, at the apex of the Collision. It was molded into the shape most desired by the thousands upon thousands of wounded hearts. And as they begged, it shall remain, no matter what.
Contents
Description
History
A big FNORD
Fought with The Mire-Maiden and was victorious.
Appearance
The Sky-Pearl is a city of impossible geometry and dwarfing, awe-inspiring architecture. In its bounds, the horizon is fuzzy, and the countless waterways pierce the landscape like a web. Outside, one can’t look at it directly, but if it’s there, it will always be seen in the corner of one’s vision. It resides in the Mansus, but sometimes it bleeds into the Wake, and, occasionally, it can be seen drifting into Nowhere.
The Palace
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The Alabaster Spire
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The Tourmaline Embassy
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The Chitinous Office
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The Parliament of Cogs
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The Ziggurat Reversed
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The FNORD
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Principles
The Stone Meridian embodies the very principles that brought it into being. It is hopeful, for nothing can remain for long without hope. It brings home, shelter, and comfort to those who are desperate for it, for home is essential if one is to persist. It brings purpose for those who were robbed of it, it gives second chances to those who were misled, and it reshapes those who are beyond the reach of mercy. And, at last, it remembers, for sacrifices fade, too.
Worship
Cult
This Hour is worshipped as much as you would expect someone to worship a street, a road, or a house. There are, perhaps, individuals who do, but the reasoning is vague at best. Maybe there is something to gain out of this after all?
The Shelter Adamantine itself, however, is home to many Names, Mansus-spirits, Nowhere-things, Long, Know, and just regular mortals. All of them are loyal to no-one but the City and its Name-emanations.
Mark
- Temptation: Amelioration: It has occurred to me that I hold the key to betterment.
- Dedication: Amelioration: I have dedicated myself to the betterment of all, to the best of my ability.
- Ascension: Amelioration: F
- Ascension: Amelioration: N
- Ascension: Amelioration: O
- Ascension: Amelioration: R
- Ending: BADASS NAME: D
Servants
Names
The Stone Meridian is connected to its Names on a deeper level than most other Hours. Without them, its face is blank: they are its expressions.
The Obelisk
The Obelisk is the fuel that keeps the City going. She is also FNORD
The Minister in Black
The Minister in Black is the resilience of the City. He is also FNORD
The Diplomat in White
The Diplomat in White is the hope of the City. He is also FNORD
The Twister of Tongues
The Tonguetwister is the memory of the City. They are also FNORD
Spirits
Dead Long and mortals remain in the City after their death to become FNORD
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Locations
The Mansus
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The Wake
The Most Serene Republic of Venice
The Most Serene FN of ORD
The Histories
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Items
Tools
- FNORD
- Aspects: FNORD
Ingredients
Influences
- FNORD
- Aspect: FNORD
Books
- Gives Mid-level Heart or Forge lore and Dread.
Rites
- The Rite of Desperate Deeds
- Description: FNORD
- Requires: FNORD
- Gives: FNORD
Relationships
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- They:
- The Transfinite Question:
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- The Scoriantheme:
- The Athru Aithe:
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- The Wispy Tress:
- The Nizvestier Within:
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- The Zabbaleen: frend
- A Stock-Woven Watcher:
- The Harrower:
- The Demiurge: enemy
- The Hearthkeeper:
- Her Scarred Serenity:
- Mother Songbird:
- The Old Wyrm:
- TINT:
- The Demarq-s:
- The Faustian Alchemist:
- The Glorious Child: an unlikely ally
- The Chimaera:
- The Jahwian:
- The Legion Lamentful:
- The Fireside:
- The Fool's Gold:
- The Stone Meridian:
- shade:
- The Listless King:
- The Crimson Temptress:
- The Clepsydrae:
- The Navigator:
- The Perditarch: enemy
- Little Lady Liver-Licker:
- The King of Keys:
- The Toymaker:
- The Unfettered: wary of
- The Confectionist:
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- The Ath Athuair:
- The Deep:
- Its Incarnadine Virulence:
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- The Chainbinder:
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Secrets
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