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Sultan Themes are a mechanics that decides what sort of [[Relic]] can be generated and the modification it has. Each sultanates' relics prefer to have similar modification based on their themes alone.
{{tocright}}All [[sultan]]s have one or more themes that describe their attitudes and interests.


== Lists ==
These themes influence the sultan's chosen profession, preferred materials, and actions throughout their life. If a [[relic]] that is related to the sultan is found, the relic's mods may also be influenced by the sultan's themes. [[Historic site]]s related to the sultan will in some cases be generated with certain features that relate to the sultan's themes. For example, {{favilink|holographic shale}} walls can appear in historic sites that are dedicated to a sultan associated with the {{qud text|&Ystars}} theme.
Below listed all themes including their related modifications. All special details, effects, and non-unique additions can be read on [[Relic]].


= Inspiring Events =
Sultans have one theme by default, but may gain additional themes if they happen to have inspiring experiences during the course of their lives. An inspiring experience will always be captured in one of the sultan's pieces of lore.{{Code Reference|namespace=XRL.Annals|class=InspiringExperience}} Sultans have approximately a 38% chance of having at least one inspiring experience during the course of their history.{{Code Reference | namespace = XRL.Annals | class = QudHistoryFactory | method = GenerateNewSultan | comment = For each of 8 randomly-selected core lore-moments in the sultan's life, there is a 1 in 17 chance that the event will be an inspiring experience.}}
Inspiring events will always indicate that, from the moment of the event onward, the sultan "was obsessed with <something>", or "always kept <something> on their person". Here are a few examples:
{{qud quote|
&yOne auspicious day, Bathrihim II broke bread with a pilgrim. From then on, he always kept some sextants hidden on his person.
Somewhere in Shervamrod, Polyxerdokht came across a trove of white-hot stars in a bottle. For the rest of Polyxerdokht's life, she always kept some stardust hidden on her person.
}}
The words {{qud text|&Ysextants}} and {{qud text|&Ystardust}} in the examples above indicate which additional theme the sultan obtained from the inspiring experience, but there are a variety of potential words associated with each theme, as described in the following table:
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Gained Theme
!Theme
! Indicative Nouns
!Relic Mods
|-
!Applications
| Glass
| {{qud text|prisms • glass • mirrors}}
|-
| Jewels
| {{qud text|jewels • rubies • sapphires • emeralds • agates • jasper stones • gemstones • amethysts • peridots}}
|-
| Stars
| {{qud text|stardust • meteorites • motes of light • stars in a bottle • telescopes}}
|-
| Time
| {{qud text|miniature clocks • forgotten seconds of one's life • hourglasses • atomic clocks}}
|-
| Salt
| {{qud text|salt • brine • spices • leaves}}
|-
| Ice
| {{qud text|blocks of ice • miniature glaciers • snowflakes • icicles}}
|-
| Scholarship
| {{qud text|quills • inkwells • scrolls}}
|-
| Might
| {{qud text|swords • guns • maces • axes • iron gauntlets • skulls • hammers • pummels • bones • helmets • breastplates • gauntlets • boots}}
|-
| Chance
| {{qud text|<number>-sided dice • coins • good omens • bad omens • tokens • charms • vessels of the Fates}}
|-
| Circuitry
| {{qud text|circuitboards • circuits • logic gates • light bulbs • batteries • vacuum tubes • oscilloscopes}}
|-
| Travel
| {{qud text|compasses • altimeters • astrolabes • maps • sextants • bedrolls • journals • boats • pairs of sandals}}
|}
 
= Description of Themes =
 
==Glass==
:Profession: Glassblower, Window maker
 
Glass themed sultans enjoy glass, mirrors, and prisms.
{|class="wikitable"
! Possible [[Relic]] Properties of Glass Sultans
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |Glass
|[[Glazed]]
|[[Glazed]]
|[[:Category:Melee Weapons|Melee Weapon]]
|Melee Weapon
|-
|-
|[[Reflect]]
|[[Reflect]]
|[[Armor]], [[Shield]]
|Armor and Shields
|-
|-
|Improved [[Clairvoyance]]
|{{favilink|Clairvoyance}}
|[[Armor]], [[Shield]]
|Armor and Shields
|}
 
==Jewels==
:Profession: Jeweler, Geologist
Jewel themed sultans enjoy wearing and collecting gemstones and geodes.
 
{|class="wikitable"
! Possible [[Relic]] Properties of Jewel Sultans
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |Jewels
| +(1-2) Ego
|Ego Boost
|Melee Weapon, Armor and Shields
|[[:Category:Melee Weapons|Melee Weapon]], [[Armor]], [[Shield]]
|-
|-
|[[Transmute into Gem]]
|[[Transmute into Gem]]
|[[:Category:Melee Weapons|Melee Weapon]]
|Melee Weapon
|}
 
==Stars==
:Profession:Astrologist, Astronomer, Stargazer
 
Sultans associated with stars have events and items themed around celestial bodies.
{|class="wikitable"
! Possible [[Relic]] Properties of Star Sultans
|-
|-
|Stars
|{{favilink|Light Manipulation}}
|Improved [[Light Manipulation]]
|Melee Weapon, Armor, and Shields
|[[:Category:Melee Weapons|Melee Weapon]], [[Armor]], [[Shield]]
|}
==Time==
:Profession:Historian, Scribe
Sultans associated with time have historic events related to clocks and the concept of time itself.
{|class="wikitable"
! Possible [[Relic]] Properties of Time Sultans
|-
|-
|Time
|{{favilink|Temporal Fugue}}
|Improved [[Temporal Fugue]]
|Melee Weapon, Armor, and Shields
|[[:Category:Melee Weapons|Melee Weapon]], [[Armor]], [[Shield]]
|}
 
{{qud look
|title = &Mtime&y: example sultan lore
|text =
• &yOne night under the Beetle Moon in Tushur, a healthy child was born to the sultan at the Hamlet of Dud. At the moment of her birth, &Ma hourglass stopped working in every home&y, and in celebration the people told stories and renewed friendships. The babe was named Oroleseh, but the people called her &MHourglass&yborn.
• After striking a deal with robots, Oroleseh convinced them to help her found an arena in Ippur for the purpose of engaging in ceremonial combat for the reward of &Mforgotten seconds of one's life&y. They named it the Arena of the &MOrbital&y.
• In 4210 BR, a corrupt administrator was appointed minister of Ippur. She outlawed the practice of hoarding &Mforgotten seconds of one's life&y, and Oroleseh was forced to flee.
• Deep in Dakish Castle, Oroleseh stumbled upon a clan of frogs performing a secret ritual. Because of her reputation for murdering someone by &Mletting entropy feast on his flesh&y, they furiously rebuked her and declared her a villain to their kind.
• At midnight under a weird and aurelion sky, the people of New Shad saw an image on the horizon that looked like &Ma moment in time chosen arbitrarily&y bathed in aurelion. It was Oroleseh, and after she came and left New Shad, the people built a monument to her, and thenceforth called her the Aurelion &MMoment in Time Chosen Arbitrarily&y.
• Deep in the wilds of Tushur, Oroleseh stumbled upon a clan of fungi performing a secret ritual. Because of her &Mperiodic &yvisage, they accepted her into their fold and taught her their secrets.
|bottomtext = none
}}
==Salt==
:Profession: Cook
Sultans associated with salt focus on salt, taste, and a lack of water.
 
{|class="wikitable"
! Possible [[Relic]] Properties of Salt Sultans
|-
|-
|Salt
| +(1-2) Willpower
|Willpower Boost
|Melee Weapon
|[[:Category:Melee Weapons|Melee Weapon]], [[Armor]], [[Shield]]
|}
==Ice==
:Profession: Geologist, Stargazer, Astronomer, Glassblower, Winter eremite
Sultans associated with ice have a wide swath of professions, but have event focused on snow, ice and the cold.
{|class="wikitable"
! Possible [[Relic]] Properties of Ice Sultans
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |Ice
|[[Freezing#Relic Freezing|Freezing (relic)]]
|Relic [[Freezing]]
|Melee Weapon
|[[:Category:Melee Weapons|Melee Weapon]]
|-
|-
|High Cold Resistance Boost
| +(20-30) cold resist
|[[Armor]], [[Shield]]
|Armor and Shields
|}
==Scholarship==
:Profession: Scholar, Scribe, Philosopher, Scientist, Historian
Sultans who focus on scholarship are dedicated to pen and paper and an understanding of the world.
{|class="wikitable"
! Possible [[Relic]] Properties of Scholarship Sultans
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |Scholarship
|[[Discharge a clockwork beetle friend]]
|[[Beetle Host]]
|Melee Weapon
|[[:Category:Melee Weapons|Melee Weapon]]
|-
|-
|Intelligence Boost
| +(1-2) Intelligence
|[[Armor]], [[Shield]]
|Armor and Shields
|}
 
==Might==
:Profession: Soldier, Gladiator
Sultans that are associated with Might focus on bloody combat and a lust for fighting.
{|class="wikitable"
! Possible [[Relic]] Properties of Might Sultans
|-
|-
|Might
| +(1-2) Strength
|Strength Boost
|Melee Weapon,Armor
|[[:Category:Melee Weapons|Melee Weapon]]. [[Armor]], [[Shield]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |Travel
|[[Reflect]]
|Improved [[Teleportation]]
|Armor and Shields
|[[:Category:Melee Weapons|Melee Weapon]], [[Armor]], [[Shield]]
|-
|-
|Move Speed Boost
|{{favilink|Clairvoyance}}
|[[Armor]], [[Shield]]
|Armor and Shields
|}
==Chance==
:Profession: Gambler
Gambling sultans have their historic events themed around precious metals like gold, and games of chance.
{|class="wikitable"
! Possible [[Relic]] Properties of Chance Sultans
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |Chance
|[[The Fates have their way]]
|[[The Fates have their way]]
|[[:Category:Melee Weapons|Melee Weapon]]
|Melee Weapon
|-
|-
|[[Blink]]
|[[Blink]]
|[[Armor]], [[Shield]]
|Armor and Shields
|}
 
{{qud look
|title = &Mchance&y: example sultan lore
|text =
• &yOn the night of a full moon, a babe was found swaddled on a floating platform of polished chrome &Mwith vessels of the Fates on its eyes&y. That babe came to be known as Oroleseh II.
• &yActing against the prohibition on the practice of &Mdetermining outcomes by chance&y, Oroleseh II led an army to the gates of Orolesehabad. She sacked Orolesehabad and slaughtered its citizens, forcing them to change its name to Orolesehplatz.
• &yIn 2520 BR, Oroleseh II won a decisive victory against the combined forces of Abalep Palace at the bloody Battle of Minemur. As a result of the battle, Minemur was so &Mrife with bad omens &ythat it was renamed the &MCharmed &yDunes.
• &yWhile visiting an obscure outpost in Abalep Palace, Oroleseh II looted a skull that evoked the presence of a &Mcursed coin&y. She named it Coinuca.
• &yDeep in the wilds of Abalep Palace, Oroleseh II discovered Tarqushur Knot. There she befriended mollusks &Mand played games of chance through the night&y.
• &MInside a colossal vessel of the Fates&y, Oroleseh II cemented her friendship with trees by marrying Cordigelwort Philbespeshrub. In celebration of the union, the trees bestowed upon Oroleseh II a wedding gift they called {{qud shader|colors=Y-R-Y-R-r-Y-Y|type=sequence|text=Weducus, Treesgrant}}.
• &yWhile wandering around Abalep Palace, Oroleseh II stumbled upon a clan of crabs performing a secret ritual. Because of her &Mfortuitous &yeyes, they accepted her into their fold and taught her their secrets.
|bottomtext = none
}}
==Circuitry==
:Profession: Tinker, Electrician
Sultans focused on circutry enjoy wires and electrical currents.
{|class="wikitable"
! Possible [[Relic]] Properties of Circuitry Sultans
|-
|{{favilink|Electrical Generation}}
|Melee Weapon, Armor, Shields
|}
==Travel==
:Profession: Explorer, Nomad
Travelling sultans are focused around events about exploring territory, and common traveling materials such as tents and compasses.
{|class="wikitable"
! Possible [[Relic]] Properties of Travel Sultans
|-
|-
|Circuitry
|{{favilink|Teleportation}}
|Improved [[Electrical Generation]]
|Melee Weapon, Armor, Shields
|[[:Category:Melee Weapons|Melee Weapon]], [[Armor]], [[Shield]]
|-
| +(8 + (Tier - 1) *3 + Random(1-4)) [[Movespeed]]
|Armor and Shields
|-
|[0-4] * 5 + (Tier - 1) * 10 + 20 Carry bonus
|Armor and Shields
|}
|}
{{references|2.0.201.50}}
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