General Q and A

Jasconius wrote:

What's the name of that large river that flows through the Green Hell, Deeper Felarya, and Evernight Forest before joining the Chordoni river and entering Jadong Lake?

It may be the Shard River. I'm not sure. In the Rivers of Felarya page, it is the only one with no description.

I wonder could there be Rock Monsters in Felarya

PrinnyDood wrote:

OK, I know the last question hasn't been answered, but it's probably a pretty easy one for anyone who actually knows the answer.

So, I'm curious about the great dimensional gate. Specifically, how the 'connect to any portal' effect works. First, the effect only goes one-way, correct? i.e. you use the gate to hop to a closed portal network, I assume you'd then be trapped there until you could find a way out normally, right? Thus, the Great dimensional gate can connect to any active portal, but not vice versa?

I've assumed that once the connection was active it was two way, unless the exit gate was somehow limited.

PrinnyDood wrote:

Second, I was curious about how easy it is to use it to return to Negav? I assume the great dimensional gate would have little trouble connecting to any standing portal there, but the Felarya Express seams to indicate that there is at least some non-teleportation-based traffic between the two locations. Or maybe it's just ferrying people from Negav to Ur-Sagol, and then returning to pick up more?

I've probably just missed something obvious, and will now look like a fool, but that's what the internet is for.

Thought?

As far as I know, gates require configuration. The Ur-Sagol gate is by far the easiest to configure, as the wiki says merely thinking about where you wish to go is sufficient for the gate to accurately teleport you to your destination gate. I'd say the Negav gate requires a mage to configure it for the exit portal.

Now this part is purely speculation, but I believe makes sense:
The gates are quite large and the Negav gate (at least) would be subject to constant traffic. I'd say that when configuring a portal, it's possible only a portion of the portal to the destination. So when there's low traffic to a particular destination, the area of the portal that goes to that destination would be reduced.

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Solomon wrote:

I wonder could there be Rock Monsters in Felarya

Solomon, if you read the guidelines at the beginning of this thread, notice "One question at a time."

The question asked before yours has not been answered yet. Wait until it has before asking. Anyway, your question is very ambiguous. Just what do you mean by 'Rock Monster?"
There are earth elemental which can have bodies made of rock, stone, metal ores, mud and dirt.

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Second, I was curious about how easy it is to use it to return to Negav? I assume the great dimensional gate would have little trouble connecting to any standing portal there, but the Felarya Express seams to indicate that there is at least some non-teleportation-based traffic between the two locations. Or maybe it's just ferrying people from Negav to Ur-Sagol, and then returning to pick up more?

Just to be clear, what do you mean when you're talking about the Great dimensional gate? I assume you're talking about the one in Ur-sagol.

But yeah, the Ur-sagolian gate seems to be much more powerful, in the sense that it can connect to any gate simply by thinking of the location. Also, I always had the impression that the Ur-Sagolian gate only went one-way. It will take you to any location just by thinking, but you can't connect to the Ur-Sagolian gate from anywhere else.

The Negavian dimensional gate connects to the dozens of different worlds that Negav trades with, and people are entering and leaving Felarya through it constantly. The general consensus is that there is some kind of control device for it that programs where it connects to. In all likelyhood, there is a fixed location on each of the specific worlds that Negav always connects to (to make trade with that world consistant and easy). You probably even have small trade towns that have sprung up around the points on each world that Negav regularly connects to.

Honestly, there isn't much travel between Negav and Ur-Sagol. The only reasons to even go to Ur-Sagol is to explore the ruins, or to make a run for the Ur-sagolian dimensional gate. The trip is extremely long and dangerous though. The Felaryan Express isn't really a good example to bring up, since its whole point for existing makes no sense.

rcs619 wrote:

But yeah, the Ur-sagolian gate seems to be much more powerful, in the sense that it can connect to anywhere simply by thinking of a location.

Actually, the wiki says:
"Another mystery is how easy it is to use the gate. Merely thinking about where you wish to go is sufficient for the gate to accurately teleport you to your destination gate."

Once a connection is established, it's going to be held unless the exit gate can't/isn't prepared to hold the connection.

Anime-Junkie wrote:

rcs619 wrote:

But yeah, the Ur-sagolian gate seems to be much more powerful, in the sense that it can connect to anywhere simply by thinking of a location.

Actually, the wiki says:
"Another mystery is how easy it is to use the gate. Merely thinking about where you wish to go is sufficient for the gate to accurately teleport you to your destination gate."
Once a connection is established, it's going to be held unless the exit gate can't/isn't prepared to hold the connection.

I don't think it will.

The Ur-Sagolian gate is essentially hacking its way into an existing gate network, and forcing a connection between itself and them. I don't think that connection is going to hold once you pass through. The Ur-Sagolian gate requires thought to work, and once you pass through, it should go dormant again.

i wonder if a super concretated cocktail of Lethal vemoms were inject into a giant pred, Would they be seriously harm? or would they die quickly even if the venom is in a relitivly small amount? (like 1/3 of a liter of venom when compared of the kiloliters of blood the pred would have)

luke112 wrote:

i wonder if a super concretated cocktail of Lethal vemoms were inject into a giant pred, Would they be seriously harm? or would they die quickly even if the venom is in a relitivly small amount? (like 1/3 of a liter of venom when compared of the kiloliters of blood the pred would have)

Keep in mind, mixing venoms doesn't necissarily make them stronger, it just adds multiple effects to the concoction.

It would depend entirely on the type of venom used, and more importantly, the quantity. I seriously doubt there's any kind of venom that you can pack into a projectile and have it work. That is the reason why no one tries to poision a pred to death. You'd need such huge amounts that it would need to be strapped onto a rocket or something, and if you're going to use a rocket...why not just use a regular rocket, since that's lethal anyway.

I imagine Cauldron will be able to go much more in-depth on the subject though.

luke112 wrote:

i wonder if a super concretated cocktail of Lethal vemoms were inject into a giant pred, Would they be seriously harm? or would they die quickly even if the venom is in a relitivly small amount? (like 1/3 of a liter of venom when compared of the kiloliters of blood the pred would have)

Yes, as rcs619 said, go talk to CauldronBorn24; he knows much about biological and chemical weapons, which is what venom really is.

I have read on the wiki that Felarya has no space, then dose it have stars, moons, a sun?

space_samurai wrote:

I have read on the wiki that Felarya has no space, then dose it have stars, moons, a sun?

http://felarya.com/wiki/index.php?title=Physics#The_Felaryan_sky

Felarya has no space, instead, its sky acts as a massive, one-way rift (people in Felarya can see out, but no one in real-space can see into, or go to Felarya) that connects to certain types of starts at the correct distance to maintain a constant temperature. The same goes for the moons, to maintain a balanced tidal cycle. The stars and moons in the night sky will change occaisionally, as the Felaryan sky links up to a new location in space. The sun changes too, but its pretty much impossible to notice, since it only connects to specific types of stars.

The entire article about the physics of Felarya's dimensional plane is very informative, and addresses a lot of its wierder aspects.

Thanks, I think I just learned more then I did in my Science class LOL

so I guess this would mean using the stars as navigation at night is out of the question

space_samurai wrote:

Thanks, I think I just learned more then I did in my Science class LOL

so I guess this would mean using the stars as navigation at night is out of the question

Pretty much. Well, you could, but you just have to expect for the sky to shift on occaision. It isn't like it shifts every night.

Where's all the poop?





Ok, seriously... where do these giant preds go to do number 2? I know Negav has a sewage system, but I would think that in the jungle you would eventually run into some... I guess in stories people avoid the subject for obvious reasons.... but what does each species do about this?

Should a Felaryan traveler be concerned that they may get hit from above by fairy/sphinx/harpy.

I mean...it would be one thing to get hit by a pigeon.... but.....errr....yea....

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Ok, seriously... where do these giant preds go to do number 2? I know Negav has a sewage system, but I would think that in the jungle you would eventually run into some... I guess in stories people avoid the subject for obvious reasons.... but what does each species do about this?

Most preds tend to be territorial, so they probably have a certain place, off to the side, where they go to do their business. They probably just dig a small hole, do the deed, and bury it.

As for mermaids...well, you can probably guess. Its not like you don't swim in fish droppings when you go to the beach anyways. It would just kind of get absorbed into the environment and/or cleaned up by other fish.

That kind of thing tends to fall into the same category as what actually happens to the human body when it gets digested. Its unpleasent to think about, and doesn't generally need to be explained in detail, since we pretty much know what happens.

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Should a Felaryan traveler be concerned that they may get hit from above by fairy/sphinx/harpy.

Fairies probably do it while tiny so that when they grow back to human size, or giant, they won't even notice it. At least, that's what I'd do if I were a Fairy.

I doubt Harpies do it while in-flight. Their humanoid biology would make the act difficult. They probably just land to do it.

Grave, I believe that such bodily functions are rarely relevant to the plot of the story and are therefore omitted.

It's quite obvious that the reason why no one encounters the end results of a giant predator's bodily functions is because Felarya is inhabited by giant dung beetles whose sole purpose is to keep the place clean and neat.

Jasconius wrote:

It's quite obvious that the reason why no one encounters the end results of a giant predator's bodily functions is because Felarya is inhabited by giant dung beetles whose sole purpose is to keep the place clean and neat.

Of course!
You raise an important point there Jascon. Felarya would need dung beetles (they don't necessary have to be giant) to maintain the eco system.
Oh and Dung beetle is not a species, it's a subfamily. Therefore, any variants of Dung beetles fond in Felarya would be a species, not a subspecies.

And I was hoping it would be attributed to a poop removal system like in Family Guy road to the multiverse.


Except with Fairy magic!

Anime-Junkie wrote:

Jasconius wrote:

It's quite obvious that the reason why no one encounters the end results of a giant predator's bodily functions is because Felarya is inhabited by giant dung beetles whose sole purpose is to keep the place clean and neat.

Of course!
You raise an important point there Jascon. Felarya would need dung beetles (they don't necessary have to be giant) to maintain the eco system.
Oh and Dung beetle is not a species, it's a subfamily. Therefore, any variants of Dung beetles fond in Felarya would be a species, not a subspecies.

You know this is actually very clever. I could see dung beetles being a very important part of the Felaryan ecosystem, with several species in nearly every environment taking care of the feces left behind by so many giant species.

There might be even unique breeds with special roles. Small hook-limbed ones that cling to harpy feathers and scoop up excrement right from the source. Stream-lined ones that can "swim" in slug girl/achigate mucus without suffering the stickyness to safely collect the droppings. Crustaceans or isopods that fill the same role but with mermaids and chlaenas.

Not to mention the myriad species that might take chance of the dung-collecting to thrive, or prey on the beetles themselves

Would 4 kilograms of C-4 kill a 70-foot tall naga if it exploded inside there stomach?

Depends on the type of pred, really. Nagas, for example, have notoriously strong stomachs, so they're much harder to kill from the inside

Or any species similar.
Do they have similar proportions to a snake, or are they stubbier? (personally I like them being longer)

Lets use cobras as an example. (Just because they can go upright and stuff) Say a naga is 100 feet tall, just for easy math.
Roughly adding that onto the body of most snakes, just kind of guessing it into the relation of how thick the front part of the snake body is, leaves them seeming in the 900 foot long range.

Is that right?

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