Ystel Island

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Ystel is an Island in the world of Legonia. It travels in an irregular "orbit", getting nearest to the coast every 3-5 years, each time in a different location. Because of it is contantly traveling, the land is not very good for growing crops. For this reason, the villagers mostly eat fish. On holidays and special occasions, they will hunt for meat but do not do so often to avoid depopulating the island of land animals, whose meat they consider a delicacy. The island is moved by the power of the Wizards of the capital city.
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|Title=Ystel
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|People=20.000 [[Ystel people]]
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|Language=[[Modern Legonian]]; many learned
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|Religion=[[Myths of Ystel]]
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|Region=Travels araound Legonia on[[Endsea]]
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|Position=[[File:PosYstel.jpg|thumb|left]]
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=History=
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*948 o.C.: The Island was split from the landmass of the eastern continent due to an Earthquake caused by the Wrath of a demon god while the ancient war. It was once part of the Southern area of the continent.
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*990 o.C. Around 40 years later, the native humans witnessed the Legendary Icebird flying across the Island. They worshipped it and it returned every 4 1/2 years.
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*1048 o.C.: The humans gave up eating land animals because they were too scarce. They began to practice magic, and those born with magical abilities were given better treatment and had a better chance of survival. They also began to break the island from the ground and to move it over the ocean with their magic. The mysterious travel started.
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*1091-1491 o.C.: The humans on the island become more intellectual. They became a complete different people and culture at some time within the next 400 years, developing their own artistic styles, spells, technologies, and more. The bound to the continent lost and visits became more and more rare.
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*1491 o.C.: Ystel arrived the Dwarven bay. The island was moored with legonian cultures for an entire year because of good relations with the [[Lion Kingdom]].
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*1648 o.C.: The island nears the coast of Legonia yet again, but this time, it's arrival is precedented.
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=Politics=
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The island council is made by the most-skilled wizards who control the island movement and discuss all problems. They also guard over the religious rules, so they're the religious and earthly leaders of the Ystel community.
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The villagers of the island are variants of Humans. After about 7 centuries of isolation, they had evolved into beings that are physically weaker than ordinary humans but have greater intelligence and born magical powers. Their magic is weak on its own but many people become wizards easily. The more powerful wizard's heads become transparent as a result of their magical power streaming through the body. These heads constantly emit a small amount of light but have all organic abilities. Nobles and other important people often have painted bodies to show off their status.
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The culture and arts are tight bounded to the island's religion of travel, so the Ystel people aren't interested in settle down somewhere anymore. Because of the contant traveling of Ystel, the land is not very good for growing crops. For this reason, the villagers mostly eat fish. On holidays and special occasions, they will hunt for meat but do not do so often to avoid depopulating the island of land animals, whose meat they consider a delicacy. Meat is eaten only on holidays and rare occasions because it is so scarce. The most common food is fish, with a mix of wild vegetables and some crops (those are also rare) mixed in. Eating bird is forbidden-it is a sin punishable by exile from the island.
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Crops are grown and harvested in an area near far from the city, so they are a rarity almost as scarce as meat. For this reason, they only eat bread and crops once every month.
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==Religion==
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The inhabitants of the Island worship birds, believing that they represent the island in it's journeys. In particular, they worship the Ice Bird as a God. Their main God and savior is Nukte, who they worship every week in a ceremony where they cast a great magical spell in his honor.
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The people of the Island fish for food but they don't need as much food as a human. They will often trade with the locals when they near the coast but if they are dangerous they return as soon as possible and the island hurries off. Sometimes, when the trade is good the island remains in one location for up to two months.
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One of their export goods are magical artifacts or all kind of arts like jewelry.
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* [http://mocpages.com/moc.php/220510 The MOC]
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Ystel Island is an Island in the world of Legonia. It travels in an irregular "orbit", getting nearest to the coast every 3-5 years, each time in a different location. Because of it is contantly traveling, the land is not very good for growing crops. For this reason, the villagers mostly eat fish. On holidays and special occasions, they will hunt for meat but do not do so often to avoid depopulating the island of land animals, whose meat they consider a delicacy. The island is moved by the power of the Wizards of the capital city.
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On the island, there are a few significant landmarks. The low areas are where there are interchangeably deserts and icelands (depending on it's location). The city is located nearly in the middle. There are small mountains over near the beach. The only two fertile areas are just behind the mountains. There are three cave entrances to different directions.
On the island, there are a few significant landmarks. The low areas are where there are interchangeably deserts and icelands (depending on it's location). The city is located nearly in the middle. There are small mountains over near the beach. The only two fertile areas are just behind the mountains. There are three cave entrances to different directions.

Revision as of 22:03, 15 October 2010

Ystel is an Island in the world of Legonia. It travels in an irregular "orbit", getting nearest to the coast every 3-5 years, each time in a different location. Because of it is contantly traveling, the land is not very good for growing crops. For this reason, the villagers mostly eat fish. On holidays and special occasions, they will hunt for meat but do not do so often to avoid depopulating the island of land animals, whose meat they consider a delicacy. The island is moved by the power of the Wizards of the capital city.

On the island, there are a few significant landmarks. The low areas are where there are interchangeably deserts and icelands (depending on it's location). The city is located nearly in the middle. There are small mountains over near the beach. The only two fertile areas are just behind the mountains. There are three cave entrances to different directions.

The caves are one of the few important landmarks. They're connected to each other underground, and there is one underground cave passageway known as the viewing passage. It is a natural wonder made entirely out of thin diamond so sea life can be viewed through the floor. On the rare occasions that the island has visitors, they are often taken to the passage to see the view.

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Wildlife

The Island has little in the way of wildlife, although it's ocean contains many species of sea creatures. There are one or two very dangerous land creatures too, but they are considered legendary and rarely are seen on the island. More common creatures include wolves, rabbits, foxes, and squirrels.

There are a few truly legendary creatures on the island:

The Ice bird

Worshipped as a God, the Ice Bird flies around the island every 4 1/2 years, creating magnificient ice sculptures in it's wake. These last a few days, dissapear as if they had never been there. It then flies into a cave and dissapears, not to return for another 4 1/2 years. The bird is immortal and often brings gifts on it's flights. The cave is enters seals itself after it enters, and the secret of the island is that that cave is a portal to the realm of the Gods.

The Red Beast

The Red Beast appears even more rarely than the Ice Bird, a fortunate thing for the Island folk. Once it appears, it rampages through the island and then travels to the shores of Legonia and destroys entire cities. Only a group of ultra-powerful wizards can hope to put it back to sleep and this is only temporary.

Nukte

Nukte is a legendary being, appearing as a Pheonix that can transform into a man. He has only appeared once on the Island and showed the Island people about magic. For this, he is worshipped as their savior and they pray for his return, which would eventually come once the Red Beast destroyed the entire Island. It was foretold that Nukte would arise at that time and fight with the Red Beast, and both would die.

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