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Your avatar is that? That's so cool! I had thought it was that project that was on the news a while ago about something similar but with black holes or something. Although, it could have been your project, I can't remember clearly. Either way, nice job.
When you get them, show us the snaps of your next project if you can. I love electron microscope pictures.
My project never made it big enough to get on any news. You must be thinking of the LIGO gravitational wave detection, with accompanying general relativistic simulations showing the merger of two black holes plus the emitted gravitational waves. My project just wanted to see how much the neutron star remnants (pictured) weighed and spun.
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I'm willing to wager that you did your all to make that sound as incomprehensible as possible xPP
Or, even better, you tried very hard to bring it down to our level and speak in the language of the uninitiated-into-the-wonders-of-the-scientific-world-of-Hogwarts muggle-plebs.
In simple terms:
Last summer's project: I used a computer to smash two very compact stars together and watch them go boom.
This summer's project: I'm trying to find a way to make a clean rock surface in ultra-high vacuum, so I can get a clear look at the tiny magic pixie garden in Mutton's description.
@Bright_Ops, why hello there you familiar face. What Cyclone and Mutton mentioned, plus what's in and below the OP, covers most of the global affairs. I'll fill you in on some specifics to Death and Undeath.
Considering your Portfolio in your demigod, I take it you are familiar with how Vestec effectively created the undead and how they work? Details are present in the character tab if you've missed it. The rate of undeath is 1%.
Also significant to the undead are Lenslings, made by Jvan. Lensling groves are tended to by Urtelem. Lenslings can infect undead, although it is generally easy enough to avoid. Infected undead grow into Lenslings. Undead may choose to approach Urtelem to become Lenslings because becoming Lenslings allows them to dream, something previously not possible for them, and provides a path to a proper death. More info in the character tab.
And what @WrongEndoftheRainbow mentioned is actually significant for you, with Farxus being related to Reathos. I'll explain. In the early days Reathos created the Wraith Stone, which is a physical, subterranean object where souls are collected when they die (if they do not become undead instead). Reathos has been able to use the Wraith Stone to observe the memories of someone who died. It has been implied somewhere that such souls are eventually recycled, as part of the cycle of life and death, although nobody's gone into it. The Wraith Stone is important for anyone dealing with death. The Wraith Stone forms a connection between the world and the Primordial Pool, which was made by Reathos before creation and deals with souls and stuff.
After Reathos' death, a couple of things happened to the Wraith Stone. It is still operational. Firstly, Teknall found it at one point, and repaired the guardian, which was an Avatar of Reathos. Secondly, and this is where the dwarves come into it, Vestec went out and turned Reathos' body into a mountain in the south pole, and moved the Wraith Stone to that mountain. The dwarves, with their leader Lazarus, moved in shortly after. A possible point of entry for your character is through this Wraith Stone, with some meddling by Lazarus to make things happen.
There also exists this thing called a True Name. The True Name is bound to your soul, and cannot be changed by any means. Reathos is capable of seeing True Names, as are the 2% of crows cursed with the Lesser Eyes of Reathos, but normally they are invisible. It is visible as a series of glyphs floating above the person's head. Canonically, the True Name has no special powers, other than being immutable, although I imagine that True Names would find use in magic spells as unique personal identifiers. Potentially of note: the True Name of a white giant is more of a serial number than a name.
Presently, I do not think that the interaction between crows with the Lesser Eyes of Reathos and the undead have been canonised. Since the undead keep their old souls, their True Names should be unchanged.
Scattered about the world are some artefacts made by Vestec from Reathos' corpse. They each have special powers, most of them related to death. Some of them are undiscovered. Some have been found. Details are probably in the character tab, although they may not be. I haven't checked.
Wandering the world is Oradin-Thulemiz, who is a Hero played by Kho. Oradin-Thulemiz is a powerful necromancer from a past World who wants to make an undead army. He is currently in possession of at least one of the Reathos artefacts- the crown which lets you command undead. I foresee a clash occurring between Oradin-Thulemiz and Farxus at least once, considering their conflicting goals.
P.S. Reathos' death: http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3786144
. We could call this thread a dojo
