Sultan histories
Sultan histories are composed of the significant events from the lives of the sultans.
These events are recorded in the Sultan Histories section of the journal as the player uncovers them during a playthrough.
The histories of the sultans will always include a series of events from 5 initial periods of sultan rule, involving 5 procedurally generated sultans. Those sultans' names, events from their lives, prose that recounts those events, and recurring sultan themes that are relevant to each sultan will all be procedurally generated.
The sixth sultan is Resheph - a guaranteed sultan who appears in every playthrough and always has the same fixed events described in his lore. You can review the static events that compose the history of Resheph on his wiki page.
Uncovering Sultan Histories
Events from the sultan histories can be uncovered by:
- Interacting with a
shrine. - Looking at painted or engraved objects.
- Trading secrets during the Water Ritual with a faction interested in sultans.
Gossip versus Tomb Inscriptions
Most of the sultan histories that the player will learn about during the course of the game is of the "gossip" variety. However, in the Sultan histories, the player can also discover tomb inscriptions that recount the same events in each sultan's history. There will be one corresponding tomb inscription for every event in the sultan histories. Tomb inscriptions typically have a different tone than gossip. The inscriptions often appear to elevate praise for the sultan to a higher or more miraculous level than the corresponding gossip, and sometimes omit certain shortcomings or moral problems with the sultan's behavior. The tomb inscription can also sometimes vary slightly in the specific details recounted in the event.
Example Event in Sultan History, with Corresponding Tomb Inscription
While traveling through Ekappur, Oyuram stopped at a tavern in the Shrine at Bibappir. There he lost his prized Radiantucus Flowersboon in a foolhardy bet. He cursed the tavern and left the Shrine at Bibappir. |