Thoughts on Part 4: Chapter 24: War Among the Lashunta of Castrovel
(first published two years ago)
Lashunta Architectural Inspiration
Gaitore ki chhatriyan, Jaipur India
Could this be a model for standard urban domestic architecture for Lashunta? Could the spires serve a function as a connector stage to megadendra bought paths?
Philosopher Caste Recovery Centre -
The Chosen's "Scorched Earth" policy in regards to Corruption did not apply to their own assets, particularly archons. One of the Philosopher Caste's primary duties was cleansing Corruption from important members of the paracology.
Now in Washington State, we’re getting close to the end of the North American tour. The #Petrofuture map of Tacoma. Melted ice caps on a vintage Mobil gas station map. More: https://conspiracyofcartographers.com/ #climateChange #maps #cartography #climateCrisis #greenWashing #WashingtonState #worldBuilding #pugetSound #Tacoma
Lashunta Weekend Inspiration, Part ~Haea~
Artist: Nachaya Campbell-Allen @0nachaya0
A last Tara inspiration for today, which comes with question: are there lotuses on Castrovel, or something nearly like? If so, what do they symbolize?
Lashunta Weekend Inspiration, Part ~Zaea~
Artist: Kamini Gupta
More inspiration from Green Tara. Here, perhaps Mahaere's - Greenmother's - body merges with the world around her, symbolizes her life innate in all things.
Lashunta Weekend Inspiration, Part ~Zhoa~
Artist: Tsem Rimpoche - more Green Tara inspiration for the Lashunta goddess ~Mahaere~ - Greenmother, contemplating her children's bounty within the rainforest.
Lashunta Inspirational Pic of the Week
Artist: Pavel Yurev, Grafit Studio
Mahaere - Greenmother - Castrovel personified Herself, who through the milktrees is the Lashunta's deified ancestor. Some sage-philosophers pose she forms a trinity with Matarasse - Burning-Mother - and Mahae - Seamother - wherein their combined consciousnesses form ~Vatheia~ - the World-Soul.
The Columbia River will rise, and at the confluence with the Willamette--the #Petrofuture map of Portland.
Melted ice caps on a vintage Shell gas station map. The Willamette Valley becomes an inland sea.
More:
https://conspiracyofcartographers.com/
#climateChange #maps #cartography #climateCrisis #greenWashing #Oregon #Portland #worldBuilding #WillametteRiver #ColumbiaRiver
Acceptable Collateral Damage -
Chosen doctrine explicitly stated that any "third party" collateral damage was acceptable in the response to even a hint of Host activity.
Lashunta and Symbiosis - one of my first worldbuilding essays, first published five years ago on FB...
A Castrovel Adventure: Part 5: Chapter 58
In which Lady Vaeol realizes she has chosen the wrong time - or the right - to make a scandal.
Friday Night Lashunta Inspiration
Artist @chino_amobi
A recently completed city map commission where I was given complete creative freedom within the requirements of the various districts layout and the dragon theme (which I made the most of!).
Homestead Interior -
Although not the norm, "single family" dwellings did exist among the Chosen, usually for people who did dangerous or disturbing work at home.
Mid-Week Lashunta Inspiration
Artist: Ferdinand Leeke (1859 - 1923)
I am intrigued by the possibility that Lashunta high society at a certain level may be represented by female Damaya only, to the exclusion of males and Korasha. Is it biased? In some ways, yes.
What activities would this social class undertake on their own?
This week saw the release of Dark Deity 2, a fantastic turn-based CRPG by Sword & Axe LLC. They commissioned me to create the map of Verroa, a lore rich fantasy world that proved a prefect fit for my approach to map making! Such a fun project to contribute to!
Beginning Containment Procedures -
Newly risen archons were at the greatest risk of causing Corruption - Filled with new power, and lacking the experience to realize that actions have consequences. Judges existed to clean up the messes - which had its own risk of overreaching.
Mid-Week Castrovel Inspiration
Photographer: Joseph Thomas Campisi
This could easily be a shot of glowroses twining among the trees, up into their misty crowns. Of course, we're not standing on the ground, but at treepath-level, over a hundred feet up.
