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All [[sultan]]s have a certain theme around them. This theme will affect their professions, preferred materials, and actions. If a [[relic]] that is related to the sultan is found, their mods will also depend on their theme.
{{tocright}}All [[sultan]]s have one or more themes that describe their attitudes and interests.
===Glass===
 
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.
 
= 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"
! Gained Theme
! Indicative Nouns
|-
| 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
:Profession: Glassblower, Window maker


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|[[Clairvoyance]]
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==Jewels==
===Jewels===
:Profession: Jeweler, Geologist
:Profession: Jeweler, Geologist
Jewel themed sultans enjoy wearing and collecting gemstones and geodes.
Jewel themed sultans enjoy wearing and collecting gemstones and geodes.
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===Stars===
==Stars==
:Profession:Astrologist, Astronomer, Stargazer
:Profession:Astrologist, Astronomer, Stargazer


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! Possible [[Relic]] Properties of Star Sultans
! Possible [[Relic]] Properties of Star Sultans
|-
|-
|[[Light Manipulation]]
|{{favilink|Light Manipulation}}
|Melee Weapon, Armor, and Shields
|Melee Weapon, Armor, and Shields
|}
|}
===Time===
==Time==
:Profession:Historian, Scribe
:Profession:Historian, Scribe
Sultans associated with time have historic events related to clocks and the concept of time itself.
Sultans associated with time have historic events related to clocks and the concept of time itself.
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! Possible [[Relic]] Properties of Time Sultans
! Possible [[Relic]] Properties of Time Sultans
|-
|-
|[[Temporal Fugue]]
|{{favilink|Temporal Fugue}}
|Melee Weapon, Armor, and Shields
|Melee Weapon, Armor, and Shields
|}
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===Salt===
==Salt==
:Profession: Cook
:Profession: Cook
Sultans associated with salt focus on salt, taste, and a lack of water.
Sultans associated with salt focus on salt, taste, and a lack of water.
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===Ice===
==Ice==
:Profession: Geologist, Stargazer, Astronomer, Glassblower, Winter eremite
: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.
Sultans associated with ice have a wide swath of professions, but have event focused on snow, ice and the cold.
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===Scholarship===
==Scholarship==
:Profession: Scholar, Scribe, Philosopher, Scientist, Historian
:Profession: Scholar, Scribe, Philosopher, Scientist, Historian
Sultans who focus on scholarship are dedicated to pen and paper and an understanding of the world.
Sultans who focus on scholarship are dedicated to pen and paper and an understanding of the world.
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===Might===
==Might==
:Profession: Soldier, Gladiator
:Profession: Soldier, Gladiator
Sultans that are associated with Might focus on bloody combat and a lust for fighting.
Sultans that are associated with Might focus on bloody combat and a lust for fighting.
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|-
|[[Clairvoyance]]
|{{favilink|Clairvoyance}}
|Armor and Shields
|Armor and Shields
|}
|}
===Chance===
==Chance==
:Profession: Gambler
:Profession: Gambler
Gambling sultans have their historic events themed around precious metals like gold, and games of chance.  
Gambling sultans have their historic events themed around precious metals like gold, and games of chance.  
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===Circuitry===
==Circuitry==
:Profession: Tinker, Electrician
:Profession: Tinker, Electrician
Sultans focused on circutry enjoy wires and electrical currents.  
Sultans focused on circutry enjoy wires and electrical currents.  
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! Possible [[Relic]] Properties of Circuitry Sultans
! Possible [[Relic]] Properties of Circuitry Sultans
|-
|-
|[[Electrical Generation]]
|{{favilink|Electrical Generation}}
|Melee Weapon, Armor, Shields
|Melee Weapon, Armor, Shields
|}
|}
===Travel===
==Travel==
:Profession: Explorer, Nomad
:Profession: Explorer, Nomad
Travelling sultans are focused around events about exploring territory, and common traveling materials such as tents and compasses.
Travelling sultans are focused around events about exploring territory, and common traveling materials such as tents and compasses.
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! Possible [[Relic]] Properties of Travel Sultans
! Possible [[Relic]] Properties of Travel Sultans
|-
|-
|[[Teleportation]]
|{{favilink|Teleportation}}
|Melee Weapon, Armor, Shields
|Melee Weapon, Armor, Shields
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{{references|2.0.201.50}}
 
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