Traegar

Author: Redbay Current version: Version 112 Last change: 2023-11-12 16:07:54 Stage: Development

Traegar

The next expansion in Redbay's custom environment. It's a mashup of themes found in WotC's Khans of Tarkir, Ravnica (Think Gatecrash and Ravnica Allegiance), Zendikar, and Brother's War-- this is a three color environment with heavy artifact and land themes.

The Factions

The Chol'jah

The Chol'jah are masters of the Viasarite, using it to power ancient relics as well as performing physical enhancements. The Chol'jah have installed a police state on the Nexuses and Viasarite mines, employing Thopters and Enhancers to control the general populace. This includes forcing the Qeyli to mine for Viasarite and Traegar's relics.

The Rol

The Rol are revolutionaries, sick of the oppressive systems controlled by the Chol'Jah and the Marqeq. The Rol have hidden themselves in the wastelands of Traegar between the Nexuses. They raid and raze lesser protected Nexuses, Chel caravans, and Qeyli digsites, collecting food, water, Viasarite, and weapons to further lay siege on larger Nexuses.

The Chel

The Chel are a wandering tribe, made up from different people of Traegar as well as those that have happened onto Traegar through Marqeq Nexus manipulation. Their caravans explore the wastelands, discovering unpowered Nexuses and Viasarite mines. The Chel follow the Mana-Lines, a series of interconnected streams of energy between powered Nexuses.

The Marqeq

The Marqeq are responsible for powering Nexus and attuning their Viasarite crystals to create thriving biospheres for the inhabitants of Traegar. Through subtle manipulation of the Viasarite energy, Nexuses can be attuned to different planes, transporting land, flora, and fauna to Traegar within a controlled biosphere. Through great expenditures of energy, the Marqeq can also bring life to the inanimate.

The Qeyli

The Qeyli are diggers, tunneling deep into the underground of Traegar. Here, they collect Viasarite for Chol'jah and Marqeq experiments in exchange for a meager livelihood. However, the Qeyli are discovering secrets of Traegar that almost no others know-- that Traegar experiences life in cycle, and that the world has been rocked by cataclysmic events, and that another one is coming.

Non-Faction Mechanics

Nexus Lands: Nexus lands represent the Nexuses of Traegar. They are lands that produce two or three colors of mana, linked to the different factions of Traegar. There is a Nexus lands subtheme in the environment that rewards players for prioritizing selecting these lands during the draft.