Blackflame Empire - Revision history

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Skysworn

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Geography, Population, Map

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 ==Skysworn==
-The Empire is defended by the [[Skysworn (Organization)|Skysworn]], an elite imperial security organization. The commander is Captain [[Naru Gwei|Naru Gwei.]] Headquarters are located in Starsweep Tower on Stormrock, a mobile cloud fortress/city.
+The Empire is defended by the [[Skysworn (Organization)|Skysworn]], an elite imperial force. The commander is Captain [[Naru Gwei|Naru Gwei]], the emperor’s uncle.  Headquarters are located in Starsweep Tower on Stormrock, a mobile cloud fortress/city. Among the squad leaders are [[Bai Rou]] and [[Renfei]].
 ==Sacred Valley==

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 '''Desert''' -- The western side of the empire is mostly desert, running up to western mountain range bordering [[Sacred Valley]], and to the sea in some areas. The Western [[Labyrinth]] gate is out west, on Jai clan land.
-'''Desolate Wilds''' -- Out west. Minor clans, criminals, refugees, and exiles. Land is mostly desert running up against western wall of mountains and hills. Poisonous rivers, deformed black twisted trees, scores and scores of dreadbeasts.
+'''[[Desolate Wilds]]''' -- Out west. Minor clans, criminals, refugees, and exiles. Lots of illiteracy. This environment is inhospitable. A harsh desert runs up against the western wall of mountains and foothills. A [[Labyrinth]] runs beneath it. Poisonous rivers, blackened twisted rotting trees, scores of rotting [[Dreadbeasts]]. Inhabitants include the [[Fisher Sect]], the [[Sandviper Sect]], the Purelake Temple sect, and occasionally the [[Jai Clan]]
 Key places in the [[Desolate Wilds]]:

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 ==Geography, Population, Map==
-The size of the empire is relatively small, compared to the empire’s overlord, the [[Akura Clan]]. But it’s yet sizable enough, with mountains and valleys, jungles and a large desert, and a lot of ocean coastland.  It took a month for the Arelius cloudship Sky’s Mercy to travel from the Transcendent Ruins to Serpent’s Grave (Blackflame, ch 5).  It’s hundreds of miles from Serpent’s Grave to Sacred Valley (Reaper, 7)<br>
+The size of the empire is relatively small, compared to the empire’s overlord, the [[Akura Family]]. But it’s yet sizable enough, with mountains and valleys, jungles and a large desert, and a lot of ocean coastland.  It took a month for the Arelius cloudship Sky’s Mercy to travel from the Transcendent Ruins to Serpent’s Grave (Blackflame, ch 5).  It’s hundreds of miles from Serpent’s Grave to Sacred Valley (Reaper, 7)<br>
 The population of the Blackflame Empire is  “over a hundred million people” (Underlord ch 3).
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 ==Geography, Population, Map==
-The size of the empire is relatively small, compared to the empire’s overlord, the [[Akura clan]]. But it’s yet sizable enough, with mountains and valleys, jungles and a large desert, and a lot of ocean coastland.  It took a month for the Arelius cloudship Sky’s Mercy to travel from the Transcendent Ruins to Serpent’s Grave (Blackflame, ch 5). It’s several hundred miles from  Serpent’s Grave to Sacred Valley (Reaper, ch ?)<br>
+The size of the empire is relatively small, compared to the empire’s overlord, the [[Akura Clan]]. But it’s yet sizable enough, with mountains and valleys, jungles and a large desert, and a lot of ocean coastland.  It took a month for the Arelius cloudship Sky’s Mercy to travel from the Transcendent Ruins to Serpent’s Grave (Blackflame, ch 5).  It’s hundreds of miles from Serpent’s Grave to Sacred Valley (Reaper, 7)<br>
 The population of the Blackflame Empire is  “over a hundred million people” (Underlord ch 3).
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 <blockquote>Eithan transported to Akuran capital: "The Emperor had a gatekey that had transported Eithan over ten thousand miles straight to the entrance, but even such a key couldn't get him in the door. The Akura family Matriarch must have created the gatekey herself, or one of her close disciples, because no one in the Blackflame Empire had such control of space." (Skysworn, ch 12) </blockquote >
-==Map==
+==Geography, Population, Map==
-The population of the Blackflame Empire is relatively small,  “over a hundred million people” (Underlord ch 3). This map of the empire and borderlands is fan-made. It shows approximate locations, and is roughly scaled, based on the ten books. Some locations are certain, such as Sky’s Edge being directly west of [[Sacred Valley]], and the Desolate Wilds directly east of Sacred Valley. The map is simplified, interpretive and liable to change with new information. See also a map of [[Sacred Valley]].
+The size of the empire is relatively small, compared to the empire’s overlord, the [[Akura clan]]. But it’s yet sizable enough, with mountains and valleys, jungles and a large desert, and a lot of ocean coastland.  It took a month for the Arelius cloudship Sky’s Mercy to travel from the Transcendent Ruins to Serpent’s Grave (Blackflame, ch 5). It’s several hundred miles from  Serpent’s Grave to Sacred Valley (Reaper, ch ?)<br>
 The population of the Blackflame Empire is  “over a hundred million people” (Underlord ch 3).
 [[File:Blackflame Empire on Ashwind Continent.png|center|600px|Blackflame Empire on Ashwind Continent. Simplified. Interpretive.]]
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 ==Major clans==
-Imperial [[Naru Clan]] runs the empire and the Skysworn. The disgraced Jai clan is exiled out west (before he disgraced his entire clan, the Jai Patriarch stayed at his palace in Serpent’s Grave). The fierce Kotai clan man the seas and the northern seawall (Skysworn). The Redflower clan is responsible for feeding the empire — by farming — so they are neutral in any clan skirmishes: <blockquote > Only the Redflower family was untouched, as expected: a pair of Jai clansmen escorted a group with flowers on their chests away from the chaos of the battle. The Redflowers grew food for the Empire, and if one of them died, the Skysworn would come down on the Jai clan like a hammer. (Blackflame, ch 17) </blockquote >
+Imperial [[Naru Clan]] runs the empire and the Skysworn. The disgraced [[Jai Clan]] is exiled out west (before he disgraced his entire clan, the Jai Patriarch stayed at his palace in Serpent’s Grave). The fierce Kotai clan man the seas and the northern seawall (Skysworn). The Redflower clan is responsible for feeding the empire — by farming — so they are neutral in any clan skirmishes: <blockquote > Only the Redflower family was untouched, as expected: a pair of Jai clansmen escorted a group with flowers on their chests away from the chaos of the battle. The Redflowers grew food for the Empire, and if one of them died, the Skysworn would come down on the Jai clan like a hammer. (Blackflame, ch 17) </blockquote >
 The Brightcrown clan handles organized medical care:
 <blockquote> A medical attendant from the Brightcrown family stood inside his tent, attending to Lindon alone, hands folded in front of him. Lindon had wondered about the family name before he’d seen one; each member of the family had a floating golden crown over their heads. As the Arelius family commanded the cleaning crews and maintenance workers all across the Empire, so the Brightcrowns controlled organized medicine. (Underlord, ch 11)</blockquote>

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 ==Key Paths==
 The [[Path of Grasping Sky]] — with emerald wings Goldsign — is only allowed for the royal [[Naru Clan]], but several other noteworthy Paths are practiced to hold the realm together. For example, the Kotai clan protects the Northern Seawall with the Path of the Unstained Shield. Also, Chon Ma, top-ranking Underlord in the empire, protects the realm with the Path of the Cloud Hammer. Farming, and rain, and irrigation  is handled by the nuanced and varied Paths the Redflower clan adopt. The medical clan is called Bright Crown, but the best healer in the empire is a top-ranking old Underlady from the Path of Jade Eyes . . .<blockquote> The Path of the Unstained Shield excels in protection, the Path of a Thousand Hands in versatility. The Path of the Cloud Hammer is respected for mobility and force, the Path of Silver Grace for its elegance. The many Paths of the Redflower family grow food and bring rain throughout the Empire, and the Path of Jade Eyes is unmatched in healing. (Blackflame, ch 1)</blockquote>
-The ancient [[Path of Black Flame]] is virtually — if not legally — outlawed, for. . . reasons (see [[Ashwind Continent History]]. ‘It was stolen from ancient dragons. It is the art of pure destruction. But mortal humans are not suited for the power of dragons. Slowly, the Blackflame family declined, their minds and bodies eroded by the destructive power of their sacred arts.’ (Blackflame, ch 1)
+The ancient [[Path of Black Flame]] is virtually — if not legally — outlawed, for. . . reasons (see [[Ashwind Continent History]]). ‘It was stolen from ancient dragons. It is the art of pure destruction. But mortal humans are not suited for the power of dragons. Slowly, the Blackflame family declined, their minds and bodies eroded by the destructive power of their sacred arts.’ (Blackflame, ch 1)
 ==Public Ranking==

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 {{Quote Box|title=Black Dragon Days|quote= Serpent’s Grave was a city built from ancient, giant dragon bones.<br>Almost every building was either carved into a towering rib,<br>supported by yellowed fangs, or resting inside a skull|source=-[[Reaper]]|fontsize=13px|align=left}}
-Serpent's Grave -- At the desert’s edge. Seventh largest city, built on dragon bones on Shiryu Mountain, where the last of the dragons had gone to die. Once capital of old imperial Blackflame Empire, who appropriated the dragon’s Path and went mad. See [[Ashwind Continent History]]. Serpent’s Grave is/ was [[Orthos|Orthos’s]] home, in the Blackflame Training Grounds. According to [[Eithan Arelius]], there’s a gate to the [[Labyrinth]]. [[House Arelius]] has a service hub. Jai palace is on the mountain. (Blackflame, ch 8-10)
+Serpent's Grave -- At the desert’s edge. Seventh largest city, built on dragon bones on Shiryu Mountain, where the last of the dragons had gone to die. Once capital of old imperial Blackflame Empire, who appropriated the dragon’s Path and went mad. See [[Ashwind Continent History]]. Serpent’s Grave is/ was [[Orthos|Orthos’s]] home, in the Blackflame Training Grounds. According to [[Eithan Arelius]], there’s a gate to the [[Labyrinth]]. [[House Arelius]] has a service hub. The [[Jai Clan]] has a palace up on the mountain. (Blackflame, ch 8-10)
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