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Ghyll talk:Ellensworth

2005-06-18T04:03:31Z

Mr. Stokes:

The entry is going to be deleted? Right? I really have to finish my entries earlier.--[[User:Mr. Stokes|Mr. Stokes]] 00:03, 18 Jun 2005 (EDT)

Ghyll talk:Ellensworth

2005-06-18T04:03:24Z

Mr. Stokes:

The entry is going to be deleted? Right? I really have to finish my entries earlier.

Ghyll:Ellensworth

2005-06-18T04:00:52Z

Mr. Stokes: Finished

Ellensworth is a quaint little town, living in the shadow of Pelon peak, inside the [[Andelphracian River Valley]]. It is mainly known because of three facts: its near destruction in -20 [[EC]] by its normally sleepy and friendly mountain (the Pelon peak), the fact that it has the largest production of [[Gruff fiction]] in all of Ghyll and its specially distinctive food. Other than that, it is pretty unremarkable.

== Historical significance of Ellensworth ==
There is no much going on in Ellensworth, really. I mean, its a quiet and nice town, what do you expect? No one worth mentioning, really.

== Local customs ==
There is an annual festival to commemorate the death of the fallen Ghyllians in the cataclysmical event of -20 [[EC]], which is also used as a ward to prevent any smilar event happening in the future. Other than that, there is nothing special about Ellensworth, at least in terms of customs. Except when it comes to food. But that is in the Food section.

== Architecture in Ellensworth ==
This is where Ellensworth most shines: all of the house in this town are at the edge of the Andelphracian River, creating a spectacular variety of water transports, and delighting any present onlookers. Most houses are made from wood but some owners have ingeniously used the stone found in the river and lava rock from the nearby Pelon peak. It is worth the time to just take a quiet stroll through the city and admire the local buildings.

== Food in Ellensworth ==
As there are no fertile ground in the valley, Ghyllians have resorted to eat all that is slightly edible items found in the river. This has created a unique cuisine, well-known in all of Ghyll, as there is an infinite myriad of weeds, plants and animals. But the river also contains the [[Mineral ingredients]] which are mainly responsible for the rich and salty taste of the food.

== Leisure attractions ==
Most Ghyllians come to Ellensworth to take a short vacation and rest, as there is little to do. However, there are many views worth seeing: the daily recollection of food from the river is quite spectacular, and eager travelers can even help the locals recollect the famous [[Mineral ingredients]] if they are strong enough to swim in the strong current.

Also, the 'Water street' tour should not be missed, as it gives a pretty good grasp of the esthetic values that the local designers had when constructing Ellensworth.

Finally, the giant building of 'Record of All [[Gruff fiction]]' should not be missed by book-lovers, as there are thousands and thousands of titles that can be consulte in the library, as well as a bookstore to buy old and new classics.

== Conclusions ==
Though Ellensworth has little to no historical importance, and offers nothing entertaining for most people, its remarkable architecture, sights and food, make up for it, and makes it wothwhile for a short visit.

'''Citations:''' [[Andelphracian River Valley]], [[Gruff fiction]], [Mineral ingredients]].

--[[User:Mr. Stokes|Mr. Stokes]] 00:00, 18 Jun 2005 (EDT)

Ghyll:Ellensworth

2005-06-18T02:50:09Z

Mr. Stokes: just to know how much time is left

Ellensworth is a quaint little town, living in the shadow of Pelon peak, inside the [[Andelphracian River Valley]]. It is mainly known by three facts: its near destruction in -20 [[EC]] by its normally sleepy and friendly mountain (the Pelon peak), the fact that it has the largest production of [[Gruff fiction]] in all of Ghyll and its specially distinctive food. Other than that, it is pretty unremarkable. Howver, for the leisure traveler, it has many views worth seeing.

== Historical significance of Ellensworth ==
There is no much going on in Ellensworth, really. I mean, its a quiet and nice town, what do you expect?

== Local customs ==
There is an annual festival to commemorate the death of the fallen Ghyllians in the cataclysmical event of -20 [[EC]], which is also used a ward to prevent aymilar event in the future than that. Other than that, there is nothing special about Ellensworth, at least in terms of customs. except when it comes to food really. But that is in the Food section.

== Architecture in Ellensworth ==
This is where Ellensworth most shines: all of the house in this town are at the edge of the Andelphracian River, creating a spectacular variety of water transports, and delighting any present onlookers. Most houses are made from wood but some owners have ingeniousy used the stone found in the river and lava rock from the nearby Pelon peak.

== Food in Ellensworth ==
As there are no fertile ground in the valley, Ghyllians have resorted to eat all that is slightly edible items found in the river. This has created a unique cuisine, well-known in all of Ghyll, as there is an infinite myriad of weeds, plants, animals. But it also contains the [[Mineral ingredients]] which are mainly responsible for the rich and salty taste of the food.

== Leisure attractions ==
Most Ghyllians come to Ellensworth to take a short vacation and rest, as there is little to do. However, there are many views worth seeing: the daily recollection of food from the river is worth seeing, and eager travelers can even help the locals recollect the famous [[Mineral ingredients]] if they are
(just to know how much time I have:--[[User:Mr. Stokes|Mr. Stokes]] 22:50, 17 Jun 2005 (EDT))

Ghyll:Ellensworth

2005-06-18T02:49:06Z

Mr. Stokes: First draft, still a few things to come.

Ghyll:Ellensworth

2005-06-11T06:12:07Z

Mr. Stokes:

Thus, I dib thee--[[User:Mr. Stokes|Mr. Stokes]] 02:12, 11 Jun 2005 (EDT)

Ghyll talk:Black Hall

2005-05-28T00:49:25Z

Mr. Stokes:

"...book kidnapping..." wouldn't that be a ''booknapping''?
--[[User:Nikos of Ant|Nikos of Ant]] 19:56, 27 May 2005 (EDT)

your probably right, i'll change it just now. --[[User:Mr. Stokes|Mr. Stokes]] 20:37, 27 May 2005 (EDT)

Oh. I did not know that the time in the server was that different to mine. Does the entry still count?--[[User:Mr. Stokes|Mr. Stokes]] 20:40, 27 May 2005 (EDT)

:Yes. There are 3 hours 15 minutes until the next turn. --[[User:Morbus Iff|Morbus Iff]] 20:45, 27 May 2005 (EDT)

Oh! I got confused to what time to take, sorry for any missunderstanding.--[[User:Mr. Stokes|Mr. Stokes]] 20:49, 27 May 2005 (EDT)

Ghyll talk:Black Hall

2005-05-28T00:41:15Z

Mr. Stokes:

Ghyll talk:Black Hall

2005-05-28T00:40:49Z

Mr. Stokes:

Ghyll talk:Black Hall

2005-05-28T00:37:59Z

Mr. Stokes:

Ghyll:Black Hall

2005-05-28T00:37:42Z

Mr. Stokes: Minor errors. Changed " book kidnapping" to "booknapping".

== The origin of Black Hall==
When the construction of the [[Odlucian Library]] was finished, it became clear that a wing dedicated to the most dangerous and controversial books would be needed. a wing for those books that didn’t fit in the other wings. Twelve shelves were designated for this purpose. This small section was dubbed the Black wing. After many books were added, a very small, but very important incident happened around –70 [[EC]]: the first ever booknapping. And it was one which had been contained in the Black wing.

The book itself was of little importance (a treaty of some unknown professor on an unimportant subject), but it confirmed one of the most feared suspicions the librarians had: the books were not safe enough in those twelves shelves. Theodore Aspic, the Master Librarian of the time, pondered the matter for several nights and days. After three days of deliberation with himself, he arrived at a <strike style="background: black; color: black">controversial</strike> solution: he would hire the [[Deathood]] to protect the books. <strike style="background: black; color: black">Many librarians were furious at him, how could he let such a secretive and despicable group handle such important matters? But Theodore resolve could not be broken; he had taken a decission and would stick by it.</strike>

== The construction of Black Hall==
The [[Deathood]] worked in absolute secret in this new section of the library. The only persons with access to it, during its construction, were the best [[Occultologists]] of the time and the Master Librarian itslef. After one year of secretive and hard labour, the new wing was opened <strike style="background: black; color: black">in a fairly secret ceremony, with only the [[Deathood]] leader and the Master Librarian.</strike> It was renamed the Black Hall because it was situated in a single, long passage, filled to the top with unused shelves (for future books).

== The protection of Black Hall==
Very little is known about the secret library security system, or what secret mechanisms or spells guard it. <strike style="background: black; color: black">However, there is one known fact about it: the [[Deathood]] still keeps it safe. The [[Deathood]] guards are said to have terrible and unspeakable powers, but it is not known whether this rumours are derived from actual experiences or if they are propaganda spread by the Library itself.</strike>

== Access to Black Hall ==
Access is restricted to one scholar per month, for a period of one day a week, strictly supervised by two [[Deathood]] members. This is to ensure the safekeeping of the books, as well as the safety of the public itself, as many books can cause harm directly to the viewers if not properly trained. Also, there are many harmful inventions that can be built with the instructions found in such books, and the library is not very keen to let loose crazy inventions on Ghyll.

== How to put a book in Black Hall==
Any book that is considered too dangerous, or too controversial for Ghyll, can be sent to the Black Hall committee (formed by the most wise and intelligent [[Occultologists]] of the year in course), which evaluates each individual book, and decrees whether it is Black Hall material or not. Though thousands of individual claims are sent each year to the committee, only about 10% of them are considered reasonable. When a book has becomed Black Hall material, millions of posters are sent to all Ghyll to announce it and to request all copies of such book. Using very complicated theomancy, all received copies are counted, to see if they match the number of actual copies in Ghyll. If they do not match (which is rare, as the public always tries to avoid too much danger or controversy when it comes to books), special librarians are sent to fetch the remaining copies to ensure the safety of the public. So far, no Black Hall book has ever had a remaining copy on circulation.

<strike style="background: black; color: black">'''Note''': This is not the only way a book can become selected, it is just the official medium a book gets selected. Special [[Deathood]] agents are always on the search for possible books in all of Ghyll.

'''Second note''':Also there are exceptions to the rule. There are several rumoured private book collections that contain Black Hall books. The condition for the existence of such collections, is that there must always be a copy of every title of the book collection, inside Black Hall. One such rumoured collection is the one held by the [[Technomancer Crafts Guild]].</strike>

== The release of a book from Black Hall ==
A yearly committee (formed by the current Master Librarian and two [[Deathood]] scribes), analyses all of the books contained within the walls of Black Hall. They decide whether the controversy or danger of a book is no longer a threath to Ghyll. They usually give back about 20 books each year. This might seem as quite a bit of books, but considering the estimated number of over 10,000 titles accumulated in all the years Black Hall has existed, there are still too many books that are dangerous to Ghyll, according to the committee.

== The collection of books in Black Hall ==
Because of the secret surrounding the actual subject and titles of the books contained within Black Hall, it is hard to go beyond speculation (except of the books that were publicly known and anounced by the Black Hall committee) as to what might the books be about. The only well known book contained within this wing is the<strike style="background: black; color: black"> “Book of pretty things to look at” that contains such a horribly corny illustrations, that it is well known to cause instant death to any untrained eye.</strike>

== Conclusion ==
While Black Hall has a fairly known construction history, it still holds many enigmas and hazards to the public, waiting to be unleashed when the time is right.

Citations: [[Odlucian Library]], [[Deathood]], [[Occultologists]], <strike style="background: black; color: black">[[Technomancer Crafts Guild]].</strike>

--[[User:Mr. Stokes|Mr. Stokes]] 20:33, 27 May 2005 (EDT)

The [[Deathood]] knows what good for you, so overlook the black marks.

Ghyll talk:Black Hall

2005-05-28T00:36:07Z

Mr. Stokes:

"...book kidnapping..." wouldn't that be a ''booknapping''?
--[[User:Nikos of Ant|Nikos of Ant]] 19:56, 27 May 2005 (EDT)

your probably right, i'll change it just now.
----

Ghyll:Black Hall

2005-05-28T00:33:24Z

Mr. Stokes: Finally done. I will save it now, and check whether the page finds misspelings

== The origin of Black Hall==
When the construction of the [[Odlucian Library]] was finished, it became clear that a wing dedicated to the most dangerous and controversial books would be needed. a wing for those books that didn’t fit in the other wings. Twelve shelves were designated for this purpose. This small section was dubbed the Black wing. After many book were added, a very small, but very important incident happened around –70 [[EC]]: the first ever book kidnapping. And it was one which had been contained in the Black wing.

The book itself was of little importance (a treaty of some unknown professor on an unimportant subject), but it confirmed one of the most feared suspicions the librarians had: the books were not safe enough in those twelves shelves. Theodore Aspic, the Master Librarian of the time, pondered the matter for several nights and days. After three days of deliberation with himself, he arrived at a <strike style="background: black; color: black">controversial</strike> solution: he would hire the [[Deathood]] to protect the books. <strike style="background: black; color: black">Many librarians were furious at him, how could he let such a secretive and despicable group handle such important matters? But Theodore resolve could not be broken; he had taken a decission and would stick by it.</strike>

== The construction of Black Hall==
The [[Deathood]] worked in absolute secret in this new section of the library. The only persons with access to it, during its construction, were the best [[Occultologists]] of the time and the Master Librarian itslef. After one year of secretive and hard labour, the new wing was opened <strike style="background: black; color: black">in a fairly secret ceremony, with only the [[Deathood]] leader and the Master Librarian.</strike> It was renamed the Black Hall because it was situated in a single, long passage, filled to the top with unused shelves (for future books).

== The protection of Black Hall==
Very little is known about the secret library security system, or what secret mechanisms or spells guard it. <strike style="background: black; color: black">However, there is one known fact about it: the [[Deathood]] still keeps it safe. The [[Deathood]] guards are said to have terrible and unspeakable powers, but it is not known whether this rumours are derived from actual experiences or if they are propaganda spread by the Library itself.</strike>

== Access to Black Hall ==
Access is restricted to one scholar per month, for a period of one day a week, strictly supervised by two [[Deathood]] members. This is to ensure the safekeeping of the books, as well as the safety of the public itself, as many books can cause harm directly to the viewers if not properly trained. Also, there are many harmful inventions that can be built with the instructions found in such books, and the library is not very keen to let loose crazy inventions on Ghyll.

== How to put a book in Black Hall==
Any book that is considered too dangerous, or too controversial for Ghyll, can be sent to the Black Hall committee (formed by the most wise and intelligent [[Occultologists]] of the year in course), which evaluates each individual book, and decrees whether it is Black Hall material or not. Though thousands of individual claims are sent each year to the committee, only about 10% of them are considered reasonable. When a book has becomed Black Hall material, millions of posters are sent to all Ghyll to anounce it and to request all copies of such book. Using very complicated theomancy, all received copies are counted, to see if they match the number of actual copies in Ghyll. If they do not match (which is rare, as the public always tries to avoid too much danger or controversy when it comes to books), special librarians are sent to fetch the remaining copies to ensure the safety of the public. So far, no Black Hall book has ever had a remaining copy on circulation.

<strike style="background: black; color: black">'''Note''': This is not the only way a book can become selected, it is just the official medium a book gets selected. Special [[Deathood]] agents are always on the search for possible books in all of Ghyll.

'''Second note''':Also there are exceptions to the rule. There are several rumoured private book collections that contain Black Hall books. The condition for the existence of such collections, is that there must always be a copy of every title of the book collection, inside Black Hall. One such rumoured collection is the one held by the [[Technomancer Crafts Guild]].</strike>

== The release of a book from Black Hall ==
A yearly committee (formed by the current Master Librarian and two [[Deathood]] scribes), analyses all of the books contained within the walls of Black Hall. They decide whether the controversy or danger of a book is no longer a threath to Ghyll. They usually give back about 20 books each year. This might seem as quite a bit of books, but considering the estimated number of over 10,000 titles accumulated in all the years Black Hall has existed, there are still too many books that are dangerous to Ghyll, according to the committee.

== The collection of books in Black Hall ==
Because of the secret surrounding the actual subject and titles of the books contained within Black Hall, it is hard to go beyond speculation (except of the books that were publicly known and anounced by the Black Hall committee) as to what might the books be about. The only well known book contained within this wing is the<strike style="background: black; color: black"> “Book of pretty things to look at” that contains such a horribly corny illustrations, that it is well known to cause instant death to any untrained eye.</strike>

== Conclusion ==
While Black Hall has a fairly known construction history, it still holds many enigmas and hazards to the public, waiting to be unleashed when the time is right.

Citations: [[Odlucian Library]], [[Deathood]], [[Occultologists]], <strike style="background: black; color: black">[[Technomancer Crafts Guild]].</strike>

--[[User:Mr. Stokes|Mr. Stokes]] 20:33, 27 May 2005 (EDT)

The [[Deathood]] knows what good for you, so overlook the black marks.

Ghyll:Black Hall

2005-05-27T23:47:29Z

Mr. Stokes:

The origin of theBlack Hall

When the contruction of the Odlucian Library was finished, it became clear that there would have to be a wing dedicated to more dangerous and controversial books, that didn’t fit in the normal wings. Thwelve shelves were designated for this purpouse,and they called it the Black wing. Many book additions later, around –70 [[EC]] a very small, but very important incident happened: the first ever book kidnapping happened. And it happened in the Black wing. The book itself was of little importance (a treaty of some unknown proffesor in an unimportant subject), but it confirmed one of the most feared suspicions the librarians had had: the books were not protected enough. Theodore Aspic, the Master Librarian of that time, consulted the matter for several nights and days. After about three days of deliberation with himslef, he arrived at a controversial solution: he would hire the [[Deathood]] to protect the books. Many librarians were furious at him, how could he let such a secretive and despicable group handle such important matters? But Theodore resolve could not be broken; he had taken a decission and would stick by it.

The construction of the Black Hall

The [[Deathood]] worked in absolute secret in this new section of the library. The only one with access to it were the most renown [[Occultologists]] and the Master Librarian. After one year of secretive and hard labour, the new wing was opened in a fairly secret ceremony, with only the small group that had been able to visit it during the construction. It was renamed the Black Hall because it was situated in a single, long passage, filled to the top with unused shelves(for future books).

The protection of the Black Hall

Very little is known about the secret library security system, or what secret mechanism or spells gurad it. However, there is one known fact about it: the [[Deathood]] still keeps it safe. The guards are said to have terrible and unspeakable powers, but it is not known whether this rumours are derived from actual experiences or propaganda spread by the Library itself.

Access to Black Hall

Acess is restricted to one scholar per month, guarded by two [[Deathood]] members. This is to ensure the safekeeping of the books, as well as the safety of the public itself, as many books can cause harm directly to the viewers if not properly trained. Also, there are many harmful inventions contained within the books themselves, so the library is not very keen to le these inventions loose in Ghyll.

How to put a book in Black Hall

Any book that can be considered dangerous, or too controversial for Ghyll, can be sent to the Balck Hall committee (formed by the most wise an intelligent [[Occultologists]]), which evaluates each individual book, and decrees whwther it is Balck Hall material or not. Though thousands of individual claims are sent each year to the comitee, only about 10% of them are considered reasonable. When a book has becomed Black Hall material. Millions of posters are sent all over Ghyll to anounce it and to get all possible copies of such book. Using very complicated theomancy, all received copies are counted, to see if they match the number of actual copies in Ghyll. If they do not match (which is rare, as the public always tries to avoid too much danger or controversy when it comes to books), special librarians are sent to fetch the remaining copies to ensure the safety of the public. So far, no Black Hall book has ever had a remaining copy on circulation.

Note: This is not the only way a book can become selected, it is just the official medium a book gets selected. Special [[Deathood]] agents are always on the search for possible books in all of Ghyll.
Second note:Also there are exceptions to the rule. There are several rumoured private book collections that can be browsed outside Black Hall, as long as there is always a copy of every title inside Black Hall. One such rumoured collection is the one held by the [[Technomancer Crafts Guild]].

The release of a book from Black Hall

A yearly committee(formed by the Master Librarian and two [[Deathood]] scribes, analyses all of the books contained within the walls of Black Hall. They decide whether the controversy or danger of a book is no longer a threath to Ghyll. They usually give back aboot 20 books each year. This may seem much, but considering the estimated volume of over 10,000 titles accumulated in all the years Black Hall has existed, there are still many books that are dangerous to Ghyll, according to the committee.

The collection of books in Black Hall

Because of the secret surrounding the actual subject and titles of the books contained within Black Hall, it is hard to go beyond speculation (except of the books that were poublicly known and anounced by the Blackh Hall committee) as to what might the books be about. The only well known book contained within this wing is the “Book of pretty things to look at” that contains such a horribly corny illustartions, that it is well known to cause instant death to any untrained eye.

Conclusion
Black Hall, while it has a fairly known construction history still holds many enigmas and hazards to the public, waiting to be unleashed when the time is right.
Citations: [[Deathood]], [[Occultologists]], [[Technomancer Crafts Guild]].

The [[Deathood]] knows what good for you so overlook the black marks.

Ghyll:Black Hall

2005-05-22T15:31:06Z

Mr. Stokes:

Dibbing. --[[User:Mr. Stokes|Mr. Stokes]] 11:31, 22 May 2005 (EDT)

Ghyll:Ancestral burial tableau

2005-05-20T04:28:52Z

Mr. Stokes: Just corrected a few words and misspellings.

The ancient Ghyllians had a special fixation with furniture; it permeated all phacets of their lifes. They bought and built furniture commemorating all and any ocasions, the passing of a loved one, the moving into a new house, etc. Even after death, furniture was present. By -300 [[EC]], entire graves were filled to the top with dining rooms, bedrooms and living rooms, lefting little room for the burial for the bodies of Ghyllians themselves. This, however, stopped approximately in -295 [[EC]], as the rare wood found in the [[Cactus forests]] named [[Tablankel]], became very scarce, due to overusage of chairs in burials. This forced the Ghyllians to develop a more minimalist approach. They finally came up with the Ancestral burial tableu. This, however, did not last long, as the [[Tablankel]] finally became extinct in -265 [[EC]], and the Ghyllians, having forgotten about their furniture fixation, abondoned the including of any furniture in their graves.

==Components of an Ancient burial tableu==

As with any piece of furniture, an Ancient burial tableu can be made in any shape, and with any style. However, there are three main components found, in all of them:

'''The legs''': These usually represent the overall view of the family and Society, of the buried Ghyllian. Proving that Ghyllians have no idealistic views of dead people, the legs of particullary evil and deranged characters are twisted, painted with dark colours and filled with accounts of their unspeakable horrours. The tableus of good, benefitial characters to Society, have simple and elegant legs, painted with a single even coat of a bright colour.

'''The body''': This is how the buried Ghyllian viewed her/himself. Often in the past, plans for this part of the tableu were made years ahead, the Ghyllian fearing the idea of his/her family not knowing how he viewed himself. This component was usually self-gratifing; most of the tableus that have been found are in the same style: a golden edge in an elaborate pattern (a sign of a good life), the [[Tablankel]] wood polished to a bright green (a sign of good health), and in the sahape of a geometrical figure. However, strange bodies have been found, most of them, credited to deranged or eccentric Ghyllians, who had a more honest view about themselves.

'''The objects''': On top of the tableu, objects were placed, each object representing a different passion or hobby of the deceased Ghyllian. The decision of what objects to place on the tableu, falled between the family and the Ghyllian itself. Most of the tableus that have been found over the years, have at the most, three or four objects. However, when the grave of the famous Speedish Chef [[Briorus Jan-Vanderschusen]] was found, the discoverers were surprised by the sight an incredibly large tableu of about 1 [[Chesix System Of Measures|kunanit]] large by 1 [[Chesix System Of Measures|unanit]] wide, filled with thousands and thousands of objects. Even now, researchers are still puzzled by the significance of this exaggerated volume of objects.

==The significance of Ancestral burial tableus==

Most researchers of this subject, have not been able to unearth why did the Ghyllian fixation with furniture began, or why would Ghyllians include it in their graves, but they do agree on one thing: the tableus allow us to have a more complete view of the recent past in Ghyll, and how the Ghyllians lived.

'''Citations''': [[Cactus forests]], [[Tablankel]], [[Briorus Jan-Vanderschusen]].

--[[User:Mr. Stokes|Mr. Stokes]] 00:23, 20 May 2005 (EDT)

Ghyll:Ancestral burial tableau

2005-05-20T04:23:16Z

Mr. Stokes: Finally done, I will save it and see if there are any misstakes.

The ancient Ghyllians had a special fixation with furniture; it permeated all phacets of their lifes. They bought and built furniture commemorating all and any ocasions, the passing of a loved one, the moving into a new house, etc. Even after death, furniture was present. By -300 [[EC]], entire graves were filled to the top with dining rooms, bedrooms and living rooms, lefting little room for the burial for the bodies of Ghyllians themselves. This, however, stopped approximately in -295 [[EC]], as the rare wood found in the [[Cactus forests]] named [[Tablankel]], became very scarce, due to overusage of chairs in burials. This forced the Ghyllians to develop a more minimalist approach. They finally came up with the Ancestral burial tableu. This, however, did not last long, as the [[Tablankel]] finally became extinct in -265 [[EC]], and the Ghyllians, having forgotten about their furniture fixation, abondoned the including of any furniture in their graves.

==Components of an Ancient burial tableu==

As with any piece of furniture, an Ancient burial tableu can be made in any shape, and with any style. However, there are three main components found, in all of them:

'''The legs''': These usually represent the overall view of the family and Society, of the buried Ghyllian. Proving that Ghyllians have no idealistic views of dead people, the legs of particullary evil and deranged characters are twisted, painted with dark colours and filled with accounts of their unspeakable horrours. The tableus of good, benefitial characters to Society, have simple and elegant legs, painted with a single even coat of a bright colour.

'''The body''': This is how the buried Ghyllian viewed her/himself. Often in the past, plans for this part of the tableu were made years ahead, the Ghyllian fearing the idea of his/her family not knowing how he viewed himself. This component was usually self-gratifing; most of the tableus that have been found are in the same style: a golden edge in an elaborate pattern (a sign of a good life), the [[Tablankel]] wood polished to a bright green (a sign of good health), and in the sahape of a geometrical figure. However, strange bodies have been found, most of the credited to derange or eccentric Ghyllians, who had a more honest view about themselves.

'''The objects''': On top of the tableu, objects were placed, each object representing a different passion or hobby of the deceased Ghyllian. The decision of what objects to place on the tableu, falled between the family and the Ghyllian itslef. Most of the tableus that have been found over the years, have at the most, three or four objects. However, when the grave of the famous Speedish Chef [[Briorus Jan-Vanderschusen]] was found, the discoverers we surprised by the sight an incredibly large tableu of about 1 [[Chesix System Of Measures|kunanit]] large by 1 [[Chesix System Of Measures|unanit]] wide, filled with thousands and thousand of objects. Even now, researchers are still puzzled by the significance of this exagerated volume of objects.

==The significance of Ancestral burial tableus==

Most researchers of this subject, have not been able to decide why did the Ghyllians fixation with furniture began, or why would they include it in their graves, but they do agree on one thing: the tableus allow us to have a more complete view of the recent past in Ghyll, and how the Ghyllians lived.

'''Citations''': [[Cactus forests]], [[Tablankel]], [[Briorus Jan-Vanderschusen]].

--[[User:Mr. Stokes|Mr. Stokes]] 00:23, 20 May 2005 (EDT)

Ghyll:Ancestral burial tableau

2005-05-19T01:04:47Z

Mr. Stokes: Second, early draft. Still a lot to come, but is starting to take shape in my mind.

The ancient Ghyllians had a special fixation with furniture; it permeated all phacets of their lifes. They had furniture commemorating all and any ocasions, the passing of a loved one, the moving into a new house, etc. Even after death, furniture was present. By -300 [[EC]], entire graves were filled to the top with dining rooms, bedrooms and living rooms, lefting little room for the burial for the bodies of Ghyllians themselves. This, however, stopped aproximately in -295 [[EC]], as the rare wood found in the [[Cactus forests]] named [[Tablankel]], became very scarce, due to overusage of chairs in burials. This forced the Ghyllians to develop a more minimalist approach. They finally came up with the Ancestral burial tableu. This, however, did not last long, as the [[Tablankel]] finally became extinct in -265 [[EC]], and the Ghyllians, having forgotten about their furniture fixation, abondoned the including of any furniture in their graves.

==Components of Ancient burial tableu==

As with any piece of furniture, an Ancient burial tableu can be made of any sahpe, and with any style. However, there are many consistencies throughtout all of them.

'''The legs''': These usually represent the overall view of the family and Society, of the buried Ghyllian. Proving that Ghyllians have no idealistic views of dead people, the legs of particullary evil and deranged characters are twisted, painted with dark colours and filled with accounts of their unspeakable horrours. The tablues of good, benefitial characters to Society, have simple and elegant legs, painted with a single even coat of a bright colour.

Ghyll:Ancestral burial tableau

2005-05-18T02:55:48Z

Mr. Stokes: Very early draft, will continue later on it.

(First draft, plus notes)

The ancient Ghyllians had a special fixation with furniture; it permeated all phacets of their lifes. Even after death, the furniture that went into their graves played an important role
(will continue later)

Ghyll:Ancestral burial tableau

2005-05-14T17:48:41Z

Mr. Stokes:

Dibbed. --[[User:Mr. Stokes|Mr. Stokes]] 13:48, 14 May 2005 (EDT)

User:Mr. Stokes

2005-04-24T22:56:36Z

Mr. Stokes: /* Mr. Stokes, Ghyll Scholar */

== Mr. Stokes, Ghyll Scholar==

Mr. Stokes has always been known for his uninformative self-biography. He currently lives in [[Folktown]], along with his over-hyped collection of books about literature and science in Ghyll.

== Mr. Stokes, Person==

Mr. Stokes is just a student.

User:Mr. Stokes

2005-04-24T22:49:51Z

Mr. Stokes:

Ghyll:Round 2 discussion

2005-04-24T18:59:12Z

Mr. Stokes: /* Do you plan on playing regularly in Round 2? */

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This is a page for Ghyll players to discuss what changes, if any, should be made during Round 2, since the letter Z is not too far away. Before we get into those discussions, we'll talk about what the End of Round 1 ''means'', and what will happen during that interim period between its end and Round 2's beginning. Players get to vote on all this. If you don't vote, you cede to Morbus, and he'll confuse you.

==Do you plan on playing regularly in Round 2?==
Ultimately, we're looking for 5 to 10 regulars.

Yes. --[[User:Morbus Iff|Morbus Iff]] 14:42, 15 Apr 2005 (EDT) 
Ditto. --[[User:DrAckroyd|Dr. H. L. Ackroyd]] 16:05, 15 Apr 2005 (EDT) 
Of course. --[[User:Jcowan|John Cowan]] 02:32, 16 Apr 2005 (EDT) 
Unfortunately, no. The divorce and job change have created too much chaos in my life. I'll finish this round, but I cannot say when I'll be able to return. --[[User:PhineasCrank|Doctor Phineas Crank]] 10:00, 16 Apr 2005 (EDT)
: Sorry to hear that, Doctor Crank. You'll be missed. --[[User:Jcowan|John Cowan]]
:: Sniff, sniff. --[[User:Morbus Iff|Morbus Iff]] 15:28, 16 Apr 2005 (EDT)
New player, I'll be here! --[[User:Undrhil|Trousle Undrhil]] 17:09, 16 Apr 2005 (CST) 
I'm new but I definitly want to be in on the next round --[[User:xfalselogicx|Jonathon Howard]] 18:09, 20 Apr 2005 
I'm in for most of it, seeing as I'll be out of school then. Wish me luck on the job hunt though. --[[User:Theophenes|Theophenes]] 04:16, 21 Apr 2005 (EDT) 
I'd like to play, though I'm not sure I can commit to every round. But I'd like to express interest. New user. --[[User:Lisa B. Underhalh|Lisa B. Underhalh]] 18:10, 21 Apr 2005 (EDT)
: Well, since a 'round' consists of 26 'turns' I don't think you'll have any problems, really. :-D --[[User:Undrhil|Trousle Undrhil]] 20:45, 21 Apr 2005 (EDT)
::I meant, of course, every turn rather than every round. Thank you for the astute correction, sir. --[[User:Lisa B. Underhalh|Lisa B. Underhalh]] 21:45, 21 Apr 2005 (EDT)
I would love to participate! --[[User:Finna Sunderhorn|Finna Sunderhorn]] 20:57, 21 Apr 2005 (EDT)

One would dearly love to write as much as possible in the upcoming round, yet the uncertainty concerning my future internet access prevents me from making any binding promises. I can, however, truthfully state that if circumstances allow I will most assuredly be a regular contributor. --[[User:Lankin|Lankin the Mad Mage]] 10:07, 22 Apr 2005 (EDT)

Yes, new user. --[[User:Ahpsp|Ahpsp]] 10:45, 22 Apr 2005 (EDT)

I'll be happy to join. New user. [[User:Dfaran L'Eniarc|Dfaran L'Eniarc]] 01:32, 24 Apr 2005 (EDT)

Yes, I am very interested in playing this round. Life gets progressively more full, and I can't promise to play every week. But I miss playing Bindlet Ball, and want to know who killed Supetupheraraphes --[[User:DrBacchus|DrBacchus]] 11:15, 24 Apr 2005 (EDT)

Yes, I'm new here. I have become very intrigued about this world, and I hope that I am able to produce interesting entries for round 2. In the meantime, I'll try to read as many entries as possible! --[[User:Mr. Stokes|Mr. Stokes]] 14:59, 24 Apr 2005 (EDT)

==Between Rounds==

A few people have noticed the natural tendency of a Lexicon to have its earliest entries "outdated" by the time you get into the mid- or end- game. For instance, we know a bit more about [[Ghyllian reproduction]], a little more about ''this'', and a lot more about ''that''. An in-game solution proposed by [[User:Morbus Iff|Morbus Iff]] seemed to also be plausible out of game. Basically, since Round 1 is a "formalized" attempt by the Encyclopedants to create an Encyclopedia, Round 1 could be considered a "First Edition Draft" of the Encyclopedia. Round 2, on the other hand, would be a "Second Edition Draft" and so on. Thus, the time between Round 1 and Round 2 would be used to edit, fix and enhance any and all previous entries.

===Allow a two week period between rounds===
* Write up in-game "End of Year" reports.
* Finish up any discussions on this page.
* Take a break and collect your thoughts.
* Mad-edit anything that needs to.

YEA: [[User:Morbus Iff|Morbus Iff]], [[User:PhineasCrank|Doctor Phineas Crank]], [[User:D8uv|Melik Fizzuo]], [[User:DrAckroyd|Dr. H. L. Ackroyd]], [[User:Jcowan|John Cowan]], [[User:Undrhil|Trousle Undrhil]]
 NAY:

===Allow scholars to revamp previous round's entries===
* One edit per turn to ANY entry, in addition to regular round rules.
* No NEW facts, just revamped to include missing/clarified facts.
* No dibbing on edits; if necc. mad-edits are collaborative.

YEA: [[User:Morbus Iff|Morbus Iff]], [[User:PhineasCrank|Doctor Phineas Crank]], [[User:D8uv|Melik Fizzuo]], [[User:DrAckroyd|Dr. H. L. Ackroyd]], [[User:Undrhil|Trousle Undrhil]]
 NAY:

==Rule Changes==

[[User:Jcowan|I've]] deleted the proposed rule changes that didn't win scholarly consensus or didn't survive the [[User:Morbus Iff|Mighty Stomp]].

===Of your two phantom citations, only one can be new===

This is important to keep down the proliferation of phantoms; at the end of Round 1, we have almost as many phantoms as articles.

===Rule of A: Scholars may always write new, non-phantom, turn A entries===

The goal is to ensure that every round has a "fresh start" with new branches of story. By not requiring a phantom to be defined for letter 'A' (regardless of leftover phantoms from previous rounds), we're always "starting" fresh with new, as opposed to already established, content. Of course, Truth from previous rounds must still be accepted as such, and existing 'A' phantoms may be dibbed if a player so decides.

==Round 2 Themes==

The original Lexicon post suggests there should be a theme and goal to the entries being written. Since Ghyll, as a world, didn't exist, there was no theme to Round 1: it was ultimately "make a world". Scholarly consensus established that Round 2 will have no theme either, but the themes formerly proposed here have been transplanted to [[User:Morbus Iff/themes]].