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There are five nations on Bant: the [[Inner Three]] ([[Akrasa]], [[Eos]], and [[Topa]]) and the two coastal nations of [[Jhess]] and [[Valeron]]. | There are five nations on Bant: the [[Inner Three]] ([[Akrasa]], [[Eos]], and [[Topa]]) and the two coastal nations of [[Jhess]] and [[Valeron]]. Bant consists crystalline coasts edging the rolling fields of golden grain, the dry-dirt roads slicing through sun-drenched groves of olive and lemon, and the shining marble spires sweeping up over the savannah plain in glorious verticals. | ||
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==Society== | ==Society== | ||
Bant is a world cut off from red and black mana, a haven of order, honor, and community. It's a shard of Alara where traditions have thrived, protected by innumerable knightly orders, warrior angels, and a caste system designed to support the good of the many over the good of the few. Without the magic of death and chaos there to threaten convention and stability, and with angels flying as tireless symbols of peace and justice, its community traditions have become codified into law. Its monks study the words of ancient prayers. Its mages and clerics practice magic of healing, prevention, protection, and growth. Its druids and laborers care for the rolling fields, bringing nourishment to the population. And its knights—the finest in all of Alara's shards, not that they'd know it—practice the codes and forms of martial perfection, weighed down by the medallions of honor and patronage known as sigils. Many on Bant believe that through noble deeds, any person can ascend through the castes, and that the noblest of Blessed-caste might become an angel. | |||
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Revision as of 03:43, 20 December 2008
Bant is one of the five shards of Alara. It is primarily white-aligned with green and blue as secondary colors.
It is inhabited by humans, aven, rhoxes, the semi-intelligent leotau mounts, and the angels that watch over the plane.
Geography
There are five nations on Bant: the Inner Three (Akrasa, Eos, and Topa) and the two coastal nations of Jhess and Valeron. Bant consists crystalline coasts edging the rolling fields of golden grain, the dry-dirt roads slicing through sun-drenched groves of olive and lemon, and the shining marble spires sweeping up over the savannah plain in glorious verticals.
Notable locations
Society
Bant is a world cut off from red and black mana, a haven of order, honor, and community. It's a shard of Alara where traditions have thrived, protected by innumerable knightly orders, warrior angels, and a caste system designed to support the good of the many over the good of the few. Without the magic of death and chaos there to threaten convention and stability, and with angels flying as tireless symbols of peace and justice, its community traditions have become codified into law. Its monks study the words of ancient prayers. Its mages and clerics practice magic of healing, prevention, protection, and growth. Its druids and laborers care for the rolling fields, bringing nourishment to the population. And its knights—the finest in all of Alara's shards, not that they'd know it—practice the codes and forms of martial perfection, weighed down by the medallions of honor and patronage known as sigils. Many on Bant believe that through noble deeds, any person can ascend through the castes, and that the noblest of Blessed-caste might become an angel.
Angels
Angels lend guidance to mortals, but otherwise they do not directly interfere with their lives. Among angels, there is a hierarchy with four different ranks. Angels are given the duty to protect the ideals and well being of the other Bant inhabitants but are not permitted to interfere with the politics of other mortals. Angels are born when human heros die. The spirit is joined with what is called "meta-sigils" which is described as physical manifestations of the land and sky.
Asura
The Asura are the highest ranked angels. There are only seven of them, which make up the Court of Orderly Contemplation.
Amesha
The Amesha represent ideals, such as honor or justice.
Mahra
The Mahra carry out the orders of the Asura and the Amesha.
Celebrant
Celebrants, as the lowest ranking angels, are responsible for protecting the lives and ideals of mortals.
Caste system
Bant has a strict caste system, everyone has a specific role in society. One's caste is determined by birth, but it is possible to rise up though sigils.[1]
Blessed
The Blessed are the nobles of Bant.
Sighted
Clerics and monks make up the caste of the Sighted. They have to obey orders from the Blessed, but otherwise they do not have to answer to anyone.
Sigiled
The Sigiled are measured by the number of Sigils they gained through their actions.
Mortar
Members of this caste make up the bulk of Bant's population. They have to follow orders from the three castes above them.
Unbeholden
The Unbeholden are thieves and rogues. Some of them reject the caste system, others forced to become what they are by circumstance. Jhess is the nation with the most Unbeholden.
Sigils
Sigils are magical medallions that are usually earned through noble acts. They signify the support of the group or sometimes individual, that gave it to the wearer. There are some sigils, that can be bought, and stories tell of "dark sigils" from another time.
Notable inhabitants
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