Diferencia entre revisiones de «Lumar»

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Lumar is located in an unknown star system considered a backwater of the cosmere.{{book ref|tress|18}} The planet is surrounded by a set of twelve moons, each hanging in equidistant, geostationary orbits oppressively close to the surface.{{book ref|tress|1}} Each day, the sun passes behind one of the twelve moons, leading to the shadow cast from it cooling the land by a few degrees.{{book ref|tress|2}} This is is called a '''moonshadow''', and is different from a total eclipse.{{book ref|tress|41}}

 

The maps of Lumar keep the pentagonal shape of the seas, but it is not known what sort of projection these use in order to retain the shape despite regular pentagons being unable to tile the plane.{{book ref|tress|42}}

 

* [[Emerald Sea]] (made of verdant aether; also known as Verdant Sea){{book ref|tress|5}}{{wob ref|15450}}

* [[Crimson Sea]] (made of crimson aether){{book ref|tress|5}}

Of those five, only Emerald, Sapphire and Rose Seas are commonly known to be inhabited. People can be found on the other oceans, however -- [[Xisis]] and his servants live at the bottom of the Crimson Sea, while the Midnight Sea is home to the [[Riina|Sorceress]] and her [[Midnight Essence]] creatures.{{book ref|tress|51}}{{book ref|tress|46}} It can be further assumed that a Sunlight Sea exists, due to the existence of Sunlight Aether.{{book ref|tress|40}} While no such sea is explicitly named, there is an unnamed ocean on the planet that has gold-colored spores.{{book ref|tress|2}}

 

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|Your moons are home to a group of voracious entities known as aethers. Though the true aethers on other worlds have a symbiosis with people, the ones on your moons have become insatiable, aggressive, and fecund.

While twelve varieties of aether can be found on Lumar, there is also a local legend of a thirteenth type of spore called "bone spores", whose color is debated to be white, black, or both. It is unknown where the story might have come from.{{book ref|tress|23}} This description is similar to [[Sand (Taldain)|sand on Taldain]], whose organisms react to Investiture by turning from black to white.

 

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|Yes, the spores are dangerous—they create red spines, sharp as a needle. But the real danger is the rain.

The water cycle on Lumar is very strange and not fully understood, having some relation to the decomposition of spores on the seafloor.{{wob ref|16136}}{{wob ref|16142}}{{wob ref|16131}} It is a point of curiosity and research by [[Xisis]].{{wob ref|16142}}

 

{{image|The Emerald Sea by Marie Seeberger.jpg|side=right|width=400px|The [[Emerald Sea]] and its moon as seen from the island of [[Diggen's Point]]}}

 

Humans are the only known sapient inhabitants of Lumar, barring rare offworlders such as [[Ulaam]] or [[Xisis]]. There is no coral, or any other sea life on the planet, owing to the oceans being deadly to any water-based living creature. Fish, however, can be found in lakes on some of the islands.{{book ref|tress|58}}{{book ref|tress|2}} Rats, cats, pigeons and butterflies are common, as are seagulls; despite the dangers of the spore oceans, the birds can often be found far from the island shores.{{book ref|tress|20}}{{book ref|tress|8}}{{book ref|tress|12}}

 

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* [[Diggen's Point]], also known as the Rock{{book ref|tress|1}}

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It is unknown how Lumar came to be inhabited by people, or whether the planet was always home to aether spores. It is known that for a time, it was home to the [[Iriali]] people; however, one day the Iriali simply disappeared, seemingly without a trace and leaving all their possessions behind.{{book ref|tress|2}} At around the same time, the people of Lumar became aware that a dragon, [[Xisis]], has been living beneath the Crimson Sea.{{book ref|tress|31}} It is unknown when exactly Xisis arrived on the planet, though he was likely already there during the [[True Desolation]] of [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa4|part=ars}}

 

Eventually, the king attempted to send [[Charlie]], a son of one of his dukes, to marry the Sorceress, which only led to her capturing him and transforming him into a rat.{{book ref|tress|60}} However, [[Tress]], chasing after Charlie, found her way to the sorceress, and, with the assistance of [[Hoid]] and the crew of ''[[Crow's Song]]'', managed to force Riina to abandon the planet. This led to Tress and her crew taking charge of the Midnight Sea and the creatures within.{{book ref|tress|epilogue}}

 

As Lumar is a planet of islands, there are no solid borders between various states; islands declare their allegiance by flying the flag of the local king or queen. Each ocean appears to be its own state, with the Sorceress controlling whole of the Midnight Sea, and an unnamed king theoretically ruling over every island on the Verdant Sea.{{book ref|tress|36}}

 

The Verdant Sea is ruled by a feudal system, with dukes, reigning over individual islands, answering to a king.{{book ref|tress|57}}{{book ref|tress|1}} The king controls all ships that sail between the islands, and can press them into service as needed for his own purposes.{{book ref|tress|9}} He has several groups that can enforce his will; those include both the standing army and the marshalls who keep the peace, as well as the tax collectors and inspectors who control the coming and going of ships and cargo.{{book ref|tress|2}}{{book ref|tress|6}} Additionally, the king is rumoured to have a team of assassins and special agents known as the [[King's Mask]]s. However, it is unclear whether they are real or made up as propaganda.{{book ref|tress|30}}

 

The Verdant Sea borders the [[Crimson Sea]],{{book ref|tress|39}} the [[Rose Sea]],{{book ref|tress|10}} and the [[Sapphire Sea]].{{book ref|tress|15}}

 

* [[Kingsport]]{{book ref|tress|19}}

* [[Shimmerbay]]{{book ref|tress|21}}

* [[Filistrate City]]{{book ref|tress|53}}

 

The Sapphire Sea borders the Verdant Sea.{{book ref|tress|15}}

 

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|It is a mark of pride among my people, and my family in particular, to execute an excellent hunt.

Over the generations, what constitutes a hunt has been stretched to include many seemingly-unrelated professions, such as trade or shoemaking, to allow the society to develop without losing their culture. However, no matter the shape the hunt takes, the pride remains. A person chooses their hunt as they come of age, and then pursues it to the best of their ability; for example, a person who chose trade may become an excellent haggler.{{book ref|tress|40}}

 

The Rose Sea is known to be inhabited, though nothing is known of its government or culture.{{book ref|tress|10}}

 

It's unknown what, if any relation there is between the Iriali of Lumar and the Iriali of the [[Roshar]]an kingdom of [[Iri]]. The timing of the Lumarans' departure from their planet makes it impossible for them to be the Rosharans' ancestors,{{ref|group=fn|text=Iriali departed Lumar three hundred years prior to the start of ''[[Tress of the Emerald Sea]]''; ''Tress'' takes place after the events of [[The Stormlight Archive]] (as evidenced by [[Sazed]] having released the [[kandra]] and the technology on display), and on [[Roshar]], the kingdom of [[Iri]] existed for thousands of years prior to the start of The Stormlight Archive; as such, it is mathematically impossible for the Lumaran Iriali to depart Lumar, travel to Roshar and start the Kingdom of Iri.}} but it is impossible to determine if the Lumarans were descended from the inhabitants of Roshar, or if they were a different, separate group within the same cosmere-wide culture.

 

The human civilization on Lumar is pre-industrial; they do, however, possess some particular technologies to assist them in surviving the planet's unforgiving oceans. Ships use the seethe to sail between the inhabited islands, leading to well-developed trade. Silver is common, with every ship having plenty of it in its deck and railing to help kill the spores.{{book ref|tress|8}}

 

Salted masks are sometimes used as means of personal protection from the spores, although it is possible to travel semi-safely without them.{{book ref|tress|8}} As salt is a secondary way of dealing with spores, salt mining is an important industry on the planet.{{book ref|tress|1}} The people of Lumar have found ways to live on many of the islands; where farming is impossible, they grow food in compost vats, and even ferry soil from other lands.{{book ref|tress|1}} Lumarans have even attempted to fly to the moons, though it's unknown if they succeeded.{{wob ref|15462}}

 

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|I follow the path of the gods themselves by delivering death indiscriminately. To do otherwise would presume I am greater than they.

Little is known about the details of moon worship. There appear to be named figures tied to the moons, with the Midnight moon being referred to as "Thanasmia's own".{{book ref|tress|5}} Gods seem to be considered callous, with no regards to whom they kill and what fate they bestow upon people, though that interpretation may be personal to [[Crow]] rather than generally-accepted.{{book ref|tress|35}}

 

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|It was a mixed crew, with a variety of ethnicities and nearly as many women as men. That wasn't uncommon in the spore seas. You took whoever was willing. Sexism interfered with profits.

There is, however, a second type of pirates, called [[deadrunner]]s. Unlike regular pirates, those crews kill those they steal from. Deadrunners are shunned even by other pirate crews, and face death in the event of capture.{{book ref|tress|17}} However, deadrunners can easily never be discovered, should they leave no survivors of their massacres.{{book ref|tress|17}}

 

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Outside of weapons, spores do have peaceable applications. Roseite is grown as a form of temporary bandage for ships, the crystal creating patches that temporarily fill in any gaps in the hull.{{book ref|tress|10}} Sunlight spores are used as fuel in cooking ovens, and verdant vines can be eaten as emergency food.{{book ref|tress|40}}{{book ref|tress|22}} A more advanced use of the spores can be found in the emergency flare guns. Much like cannonballs, flare guns utilize a combination of roseite, verdant and zephyr to create an explosive charge; additionally, sunlight spores serve as the source of the flare's light.{{book ref|tress|41}} [[Riina]] claims that more types of advanced spore guns can be found elsewhere on the planet.{{book ref|tress|60}}

 

{{image|BattleOfWits.jpg|side=right|width=300px|[[Worldhopper]]s on Lumar will freely use their powers in front of the locals.}}

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Unlike [[First of the Sun]], there does not appear to be any major interstellar nation vying for control over Lumar; it's unknown if this is due to the deadly ecosystem, or the planet's relative unimportance on the galactic scene.

 

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* The word "Lumar" was coined by [[Isaac Stewart]], who came up with multiple names for the planet and presented them to Brandon. It was meant to evoke both fairy tales and the inspiration for ''[[Tress of the Emerald Sea]]'', ''[[wikipedia:The Princess Bride|The Princess Bride]]''.{{wob ref|15439}} It is most likely a portmanteau of the Latin words "luna" (moon) and "mare" (sea; also used for [[wikipedia:Lunar mare|plains on the Moon]] that early astronomers mistook for actual seas).

* Lumar is not the origin world of the [[aether]]s, nor is it the planet that ''[[Aether of Night]]'' takes place on.{{wob ref|15428}}

* After he began envisioning Lumar's fluidized oceans, Brandon watched YouTuber Mark Rober's video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My4RA5I0FKs Liquid Sand Hot Tub- Fluidized air bed] to confirm that the scientific concept was feasible.{{ref|name=The Science of Magic}}

 

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