World The UNOFFICIAL Outer Sanctum locations thread

[Mephisto]

This thread is a repository for those that want to share their Outer Sanctum Specific locations, items, foods, games, customs and other lore.

The Outer Sanctum will over time adopt certain locations and details from the stories told that become iconic to the setting over time. Until then, this is a place for those of us who want to share and co conspire to shape our own mental picture of the landscape of Khare, Tethis, and the Infinite Wilds.


First post reserved for organization efforts later when there is more in here.


Templates for locations!
credit for almost all of our code knowledge goes to Selcouth and Jumbled who have added and modified many of these things into wonderful works of art. Many others have also contributed with their own trial and error. Huzzah to all the coders that made it easier for us with no knowledge whatsoever to plug and play some of these technical bits.

Simple instructions just to use the template​

1. Change the image. needs to be a link from imgur or other hosting site.
2. Change the location name.
3. Fill in the 4 places with text, (the front page info/quote, and the text for Personalities, Notes, and Rumors.)
You can add pictures in here but you might have to play with it a little to get them where you want.
Dassit you're done now. :)

Full instructions to change everything on the template
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• Same as above, but you can also change the colors of the lines, the background image, the text colors, etc if you want to change the loook of the template itself.
• You can also change the categories, if you want to change RUMORS for example and make it MENU Just delete the word Rumors where it is highlighted and write in Menu(or whatever you want the section to be named)

Tethis​

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Khare​

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Ocean​

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][/div]Write the general location description here, or a quote that encapsulates it.

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00; text-transform: uppercase; display: inline;[/div][/div][/div][/div][/SPOILER][/div][/div][/div][/div][/div][/div]

 

[Mephisto]

BloodSilk Alley, a somewhat notorious little bazaar alley in Khare, near the docks district. (Click on them to see bigger versions)

 

[Mephisto]

Should you find yourself in Tethis but have a craving for traditional Kharean fare, be sure to stop by the Seven Lanterns on High Pass Road. The Chicken Tagine is simply Marvelous!

 

[Mephisto]

Alarics food stand, Evander's Kitchen, which you might come across anywhere in Khare at the moment, and eventually, perhaps even inland or as far as Tethis.

 

[Mephisto]

Mentioned by Kah-Re in passing, will you brave this notable point of mystery?

 

[Mephisto]

Looking for supplies or goods in Tethis? This trading company has been getting good reviews on Crier.

 

[Mephisto]

An example of the simple templates! This is a shop mentioned in the Shattersword Trading Company page. located in Tethis.

Lace is Grace

"I do hope you've thought about what to wear under that." Lade Veldosta

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PERSONALITIES

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Lady Veldosta, the owner and seamstress with a fascination for lace and frilly underthings runs the shop. She has one assistant who helps with basic tailoring, but she does all of the important finery herself, and takes great pride in it. She believes that the adventure is only just beginning when the dress is tossed aside.

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NOTES

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The shop is located on Devotion way, often said to be the street of dreams. Armor, goods, Potions and tonic, fine frilly underthings and much more await those with hopes and dreams on this street. Lace is Grace provides basic tailoring and modification of outfits, and the owner takes special joy in lacy and frilly things. The dresses and other intimate wear provided here are finely detailed works of her craft.

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RUMORS

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Lady Veldosta has a suitor though many opininons differ on who that might be. Some say they have seen a cloaked gentleman stealing into the shop after hours, whilst others sugest that tales from some of the women have had personal encounters with the lady. Perhaps it is both, who's to say?

One of the more influential priestesses was seen frequenting the shop and making purchases. Perhaps the rumors that she will retire and take husband are true, and if so, what opportunities lie in wait for those ready to take her spot in her temple? Eager eyes watch her and her trips to the shop waiting and hoping for details of what is to come.

 

[Mephisto]

Kemalh's Master Carpentry

"You're home is built well, but it could be built better. Kemalh will help you create a legacy."

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Kemalh is no longer around to see what became of his modest business, but his dedication and excellent craftsmanship inspired those who worked with him to continue the business under his name, one that became synonymous with quality and exquisite work. Now the Lead Craftsman is given the title of 'Kemalh' so that there is always one who continues the reputation of the shop.

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The shop flourishes with an influx of high demand for ther meticulous craftwork. They maintain several trade deals for rare woods some of which the Port of Khare is the only place to obtain. Wealthy buyers looking to impress with their fine mansions and luxurious storefronts continue to help the business reach increasingly new heights of renown among the industry, and has earned the current Kemalh an honorary seat at the table in the Merchants guild.

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Recent builds with White ghostwood have seen a curious rise in reports of strange incidents as new home and business owners take posession of their new abodes and workplaces. Did this shipment of wood witness some tragic accident? Or perhaps there are tiny pests or fungus that are affecting those within the structures built with the wood?

Lorindel, an apprentice carpenter, has been showing up late. Most of the staff believe it has something to do with that buxom young maid he has been seen with at the local eateries. Some of the senior staff however think they might recognize that lass as an agent of one of the other Guild seat holders and are eying the situation warily.

 

[Mephisto]

The Sirens Pearls, the brothel where Symes Lifox (my OS Character) worked in their backstory.

 

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The Temple of Kilishtu

"The priestesses there worshipped a hideous vulture-goddess with three heads and twin serpent tails, supposedly responsible for extreme weather events, pregnancies, and plagues"

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--- [They] were met by a veiled woman in a long flowing white robe with silver trim. She looked to be well past middle age, though not yet elderly. Enhanced by the silky veil that obscured the rest of her face, the woman's dark eyes looked appraisingly over the two visitors. ---

The current high priestess is a formidable human known only as Shazira. She is usually the first person one encounters when entering the temple, and it is her role to oversee ritual sacrifices, record donations from worshippers, and arrange all services provided by the temple. As part of the code of this temple, she and all of the other priestesses must be veiled at all times when interfacing with the general public, but may reveal their faces in private to each other and when performing divine rituals for individual patrons of the temple.

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--- Her image was carved into the wall just above the temple entrance. Her wings were spread outward, her talons extended low, and her two tails snaking around to either side. Of her three heads, the central human one stared down imperiously at visitors on their way into the temple. Her second head was that of a vulture, which looked out over her left shoulder, showing its wicked curved beak in profile. Her third head was that of a lamb, which looked out passively over her right shoulder. Lining the entranceway were repeated carvings of Kilishtu's holy symbol forming a decorative band along the walls. ---

Kilishtu is a very old goddess whose worship dates back farther than is known by written records. She is believed to be an amalgamation of three different tribal goddesses local to the region around Khare, who had overlapping domains and came to be seen as the same being around the time when the city of Khare was founded. Her three-headed form represents three integral aspects of her nature. A worshipper communing with Kilishtu may encounter any one of these aspects in any given session, depending on circumstances, the quality of offering, and the goddess' own fickle whim.

• The appearance of the lamb's head is taken as an omen of good grace, stable weather, and the continuation of life.
• The appearance of the vulture's head is taken as a sign of impending disaster and that a costly sacrifice will be necessary for one's own survival.
• The appearance of the human head is taken as a portent of a critical juncture to come, which will require attentiveness and humility to navigate successfully.

The temple's construction dates back to very early in Khare's history. Since its inception, it has always been owned and managed by women, who organize themselves into a priestly hierarchy based on seniority. The younger priestesses are responsible for mundane tasks which keep the temple operating, while the more senior priestesses handle rituals and administration. Priestesses are typically recruited from among orphans and runaways who have nowhere else to go. The temple provides protection, food, and a place to stay, in exchange for service and loyalty.

Services offered by the temple of Kilishtu include:

• Augury in the domains of agriculture, sea travel, and pregnancies
• Blessings of unborn children to ensure a healthy live birth
• Blessings of pregnant livestock to ensure a healthy live birth
• Blessings to protect sailors from being drowned in a storm
• Blessings to ameliorate illness
• Healing of wounds and treatment of poisons
• Sexual services ranging from vanilla prostitution to exotic BDSM experiences, as negotiated through the high priestess

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While it is no secret that the women who work in the temple of Kilishtu are all whores, it is rumoured that the priestesses are also engaged in blackmailing some of their more influential patrons, and that this is how the temple has managed to avoid being taken over by criminal gangs and city regulators alike. As rumour has it, there are some dark things that go on in the private rooms that would cause great scandal to those involved, if they were ever made public, and that the true service sold by the high priestess is her silence.

It is also rumoured that while the temple of Kilishtu offers the service of blessing pregnancies, they are also willing, for the right price, to apply curses to ensure that a pregnancy will fail, or involve complications or deformities. Some women after suffering these outcomes were convinced that it was due to a curse that a malicious neighbour had applied through this temple. However, none of this could ever be proven, and the priestesses of the temple insist that they have strict rules that forbid the use of dark magic to harm others.

 

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The Zephyr Lounge

"The bells and reeds and drumbeats of a popular belly dancing rhythm accompanied the warm smells, enticing those on the street to wander inside and enjoy the earthly comforts on offer"

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--- He was unusually tall for a human, and might have been a fearsome warrior in his youth, but now he was past middle age, with soft arms, thinning hair, and a protruding belly. He wore a stylish silk robe that was an eye-catching shade of fuchsia, and a number of gold rings on his thick hairy fingers. A gold chain hung from his neck, and there was yet more gold around his wrists, displaying his wealth. ---

The owner of the Zephyr Lounge is a man named Farrukh ibn Walid Ali Othman. He was a merchant and a warrior in his youth, whose family wealth was in the textiles business for many generations. It was Farrukh's decision in middle age to expand his business to include a hookah lounge, mainly due to his love for such places. As a man, Farrukh is shrewd and highly intelligent, but also vain, impatient, and two-faced. Those who know him would rarely consider him a friend, but more of a useful person to have owing you a favour. He does not suffer fools well, and guards his wealth carefully, but his weakness has always been the temptations of carnal pleasure, upon which he is willing to spend far more than he sensibly ought to.

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As the story goes, Farrukh started out with a humble fabric shop in Khare that was left to him by his father and grandfather before him, and through a combination of wise decisions and good fortune, he turned it into a very successful trading operation with multiple caravans visiting many different cities. He established the Zephyr Lounge about five years ago as a passion project, where he used the profits from his textiles business to cover for the initial losses in the lounge's first years. As the business grew, it gained a reputation by word of mouth for hiring only the most beautiful girls to work as dancers, waitresses, and 'lounge attendants'.

--- A curtain of turquoise glass beads divided the lounge from the street outside. Pushing the beads aside, Zazi stepped into a dark and smoky space where colourful silk curtains draped across in all directions to divide the booths from one another. There were scarlet reds and forest greens and deep ocean blues, as well as pearl white and the ever-present grey of the lingering tobacco smoke. The orange glow of many candles dotted the space, providing just enough light to see by while allowing a blanket of shadow to enhance the intimacy of the many simultaneous conversations going on under the music. In the distance beyond several layers of silk curtains, the figure of a dancing woman could be seen in silhouette, enticing visitors to proceed ever deeper into the establishment while offering almost nothing for those in the entrance who have not yet paid. Every time she took a provocative pose, the old men inside, unseen from the street, audibly gasped and cheered, making the casual bystander outside further wonder what he was missing. ---

The Zephyr Lounge is laid out with an open ground floor partitioned by coloured silk curtains to give a degree of privacy to the individual booths, and also includes a stage at the back end where live music and belly dancing takes place. A basement level contains private rooms furnished with rugs and cushions which can be rented out to individuals or groups looking to relax without being disturbed. Each of these rooms is taken care of by a dedicated attendant who ensures that all of the patron's needs are met, be that food, drinks, tobacco, or pleasant conversation and female company. While sexual favours are not explicitly on the menu, it is well known that these girls will do almost anything for the right price, to be negotiated with the girl directly.

Weapons are forbidden inside the Zephyr Lounge, and are to be surrendered to an attendant at the door to be kept safely in lockup until the customer is ready to leave. Security on staff will search anyone they suspect of carrying concealed weapons, and in the case of a suspicious female customer they will have one of the women on staff carry out the search.

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Rumour has it that Farrukh was involved in banditry in the past, and that his trade empire grew at the expense of rivals he sabotaged. It is also likely that Farrukh still has criminal connections within the city of Khare, which protect his business and on occasion get their hands dirty collecting debts on his behalf or intimidating his enemies. People who try to steal from Farrukh or cause trouble in his lounge are dealt with violently, in the much-preferred absence of the city guard.

 

[Mephisto]

The first card for an infinite wilds location! A setting for someone's upcoming story.