Historic site

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Typically, the locations of historic sites are discovered by looking at statues that depict sultan lore. They may also be obtained as traded [[secret]]s or through similar means. There is always guaranteed to be one statue in the [[zone]] just north of [[Joppa]] that reveals the location of one historic site, even if the player does not choose Joppa as a starting village. Other historic sites must be discovered during normal play.

~~{{Opinion}}~~

== World Map Location ==

= World Map Location =

At least eight historic sites will be procedurally generated during [[world generation]] for each playthrough. These historic sites will be placed into random areas with increasing tiers for older sultans, as defined by the values shown in the [[Zone_tier#Static_Zone_Tier|static zone tier world map]]:{{Code Reference|namespace=XRL.World.WorldBuilders|class=JoppaWorldBuilder|method=AddSultanHistoryLocations|name=AddSultanHistoryLocations}}

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Each site will be inhabited by the members of the associated [[sultan cult|sultan's cult]]. This means that it is very likely for the player to encounter similar creatures at the two related historic sites for the 3rd-5th period sultanates.

= Rewards =

== Rewards ==

== Final Floor ==

=== Final Floor ===

Each historic site will have a guaranteed relic chest on its bottom floor. The chest will contain:

* A procedurally generated relic aligned with the sultan's favored factions, [[sultan themes|themes]], and other attributes.

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== Location-based Strata and Relics ==

Whenever an underground floor of a historic site has a name other than "liminal floor", that name represents a location that is part of the generated history. The location will be one that existed during the period of the sultan associated with this historic site, though it may or may not be a location that is explicitly mentioned in the significant events of the sultan's life.<ref name="AddSultanHistoryLocations" /> Historic sites are often conceptualized as "regions" within sultan lore, and those regions can contain one or more specific locations. For this reason, a snippet of sultan lore might say something like "While traveling through <historic site name>, <sultan> visited <location>". Occasionally, those locations can also include relics of importance to the sultan. For example, consider the following bit of sultan lore:

'''Liminal floors''' represent additional unnamed floors of the which do not have any specific history associated with them, in contrast to ''named'' floors which do.

'''Named floors:''' Whenever an underground floor of a historic site has a name other than "liminal floor", that name represents a location that is part of the generated history. The location will be one that existed during the period of the sultan associated with this historic site, though it may or may not be a location that is explicitly mentioned in the significant events of the sultan's life.<ref name="AddSultanHistoryLocations" /> Historic sites are often conceptualized as "regions" within sultan lore, and those regions can contain one or more specific locations. For this reason, a snippet of sultan lore might say something like "While traveling through <historic site name>, <sultan> visited <location>". Occasionally, those locations can also include relics of importance to the sultan. For example, consider the following bit of sultan lore:

{{qud quote|In 1764 BR, Ylepater won a decisive victory against the combined forces of Seminary District Salep at the bloody Battle of the Hamlet of Birsivuh, though he lost his prized {{qud shader|Y|Shiningacus Succulentswoe}} during the course of the conflict. As a result of the battle, the Hamlet of Birsivuh was so bristling with carnivorous geodes that it was renamed Lustrousruin.}}

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In addition to the relics described above, each individual floor of a historic site that does not already contain a final floor relic or a location-specific relic has a 0.3% chance to contain an additional randomly generated relic.{{Code Reference|namespace=XRL.World.WorldBuilders|class=JoppaWorldBuilder|method=AddSultanHistoryLocations}}

= World Map Sprites =

== World Map Sprites ==

The following gallery exhibits each of the possible [[world map]] sprites that can be used by {{name|plural}}. Each sprite can have up to 196 random two-color combinations in game, using all of the [[Visual_Style#Palette|Qud palette]] colors other than orange (O/o) and grey/black (K/k).{{Code Reference|class=SultanRegion|method=FireEvent}} The image galleries below show only a small random sampling of possible colors for each sprite.

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<div style="margin-top:2em;">{{Historic site image gallery}}</div>

= Trivia =

== Trivia ==

For much of the game's early history (prior to the [https://freeholdgames.itch.io/cavesofqud/devlog/348340/the-deep-jungle-feature-arc-is-here deep jungle update]), only four historic sites were generated in the world. Two for the fifth period sultanate, and two for the fourth period sultanate.

= References =

== References ==

[[Category:History]][[Category:Lore]]

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 Typically, the locations of historic sites are discovered by looking at statues that depict sultan lore. They may also be obtained as traded [[secret]]s or through similar means. There is always guaranteed to be one statue in the [[zone]] just north of [[Joppa]] that reveals the location of one historic site, even if the player does not choose Joppa as a starting village. Other historic sites must be discovered during normal play.
-{{Opinion}}
+== World Map Location ==
-= World Map Location =
 At least eight historic sites will be procedurally generated during [[world generation]] for each playthrough. These historic sites will be placed into random areas with increasing tiers for older sultans, as defined by the values shown in the [[Zone_tier#Static_Zone_Tier|static zone tier world map]]:{{Code Reference|namespace=XRL.World.WorldBuilders|class=JoppaWorldBuilder|method=AddSultanHistoryLocations|name=AddSultanHistoryLocations}}
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 Each site will be inhabited by the members of the associated [[sultan cult|sultan's cult]]. This means that it is very likely for the player to encounter similar creatures at the two related historic sites for the 3rd-5th period sultanates.
-= Rewards =
+== Rewards ==
-== Final Floor ==
+=== Final Floor ===
 Each historic site will have a guaranteed relic chest on its bottom floor. The chest will contain:
 * A procedurally generated relic aligned with the sultan's favored factions, [[sultan themes|themes]], and other attributes.
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 == Location-based Strata and Relics ==
-Whenever an underground floor of a historic site has a name other than "liminal floor", that name represents a location that is part of the generated history. The location will be one that existed during the period of the sultan associated with this historic site, though it may or may not be a location that is explicitly mentioned in the significant events of the sultan's life.<ref name="AddSultanHistoryLocations" /> Historic sites are often conceptualized as "regions" within sultan lore, and those regions can contain one or more specific locations. For this reason, a snippet of sultan lore might say something like "While traveling through <historic site name>, <sultan> visited <location>". Occasionally, those locations can also include relics of importance to the sultan. For example, consider the following bit of sultan lore:
+'''Liminal floors''' represent additional unnamed floors of the which do not have any specific history associated with them, in contrast to ''named'' floors which do.
+'''Named floors:''' Whenever an underground floor of a historic site has a name other than "liminal floor", that name represents a location that is part of the generated history. The location will be one that existed during the period of the sultan associated with this historic site, though it may or may not be a location that is explicitly mentioned in the significant events of the sultan's life.<ref name="AddSultanHistoryLocations" /> Historic sites are often conceptualized as "regions" within sultan lore, and those regions can contain one or more specific locations. For this reason, a snippet of sultan lore might say something like "While traveling through <historic site name>, <sultan> visited <location>". Occasionally, those locations can also include relics of importance to the sultan. For example, consider the following bit of sultan lore:
 {{qud quote|In 1764 BR, Ylepater won a decisive victory against the combined forces of Seminary District Salep at the bloody Battle of the Hamlet of Birsivuh, though he lost his prized {{qud shader|Y|Shiningacus Succulentswoe}} during the course of the conflict. As a result of the battle, the Hamlet of Birsivuh was so bristling with carnivorous geodes that it was renamed Lustrousruin.}}
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 In addition to the relics described above, each individual floor of a historic site that does not already contain a final floor relic or a location-specific relic has a 0.3% chance to contain an additional randomly generated relic.{{Code Reference|namespace=XRL.World.WorldBuilders|class=JoppaWorldBuilder|method=AddSultanHistoryLocations}}
-= World Map Sprites =
+== World Map Sprites ==
 The following gallery exhibits each of the possible [[world map]] sprites that can be used by {{name|plural}}. Each sprite can have up to 196 random two-color combinations in game, using all of the [[Visual_Style#Palette|Qud palette]] colors other than orange (O/o) and grey/black (K/k).{{Code Reference|class=SultanRegion|method=FireEvent}} The image galleries below show only a small random sampling of possible colors for each sprite.
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 <div style="margin-top:2em;">{{Historic site image gallery}}</div>
-= Trivia =
+== Trivia ==
 For much of the game's early history (prior to the [https://freeholdgames.itch.io/cavesofqud/devlog/348340/the-deep-jungle-feature-arc-is-here deep jungle update]), only four historic sites were generated in the world. Two for the fifth period sultanate, and two for the fourth period sultanate.
-= References =
+== References ==
 {{as of patch inline|2.0.203.39}}
 <references />
 [[Category:History]][[Category:Lore]]

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