[Mkguild] New Story Arc to Bounce Around

[Joshua Coene]

Just a question here...how did the relatively technologically-unequipped
Metamorans /find/ some of these outer planets?  Uranus wasn't discovered
until 1690, and it was thought to be a star until 1781.  Neptune was
discovered in 1846.

So...just wonderin'.  Without some serious powerful telescopes, which
wouldn't have been possible until later times in history, how were these
planets discovered in Metamor Keep-land?

On Jan 17, 2008 4:41 PM, Raven Blackmane <ravenb at transform.to> wrote:

> C. Matthias wrote:
> > Heck no.  No way.  This destroys absolutely everything everyone has
> > ever built in MK.
> >
> > However, as a spin-off noncanonical story, it would be a lot of fun!
> > So as long as this is supposed to be a spin-off, I'd be all for it.
> > Could be entertaining, assuming that the Mithrans don't have magic as
> > well (their technology is enough!)
>
> I'm sure this is going to stun absolutely everyone, but I agree with
> Matty. ;-) Great noncanon concept, not so great in the long-term
> consequences if it were part of the canon universe.
> >
> > Also, I think the fourth planet was named at some point in one of my
> > stories, but I honestly cannot recall where.  I can take a peek, but I
> > doubt Ill find it.  The planets were named after the names of Roman
> > gods, so unless Mithras is being named after something, it might not
> > be the best of names.  I state that for purposes of the wiki.
> Scholars of MK's traditional polytheistic faith named the moon and
> planets after the Titans:
>
> Mercury =3D Fallos
> Venus =3D Amara
> Luna =3D Celine
> Mars =3D Mephisto
> Jupiter =3D Malekis
> Saturn =3D Nathales
> Uranus =3D Lykos
> Neptune =3D Reshina
>
> The remaining Titan, Salestra, is associated with the fixed stars rather
> than the planets, and does not have a planet named after him/her.
>
> Naturally, the planets would have different names in different cultures,
> so the Red Planet could easily be both Mephisto and whatever Matty's
> characters called it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Raven
> --
>
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> meant to cure us of mystery, but to reinvent and reinvigorate it."
> --Robert Sapolsky
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