Star Barrage
by hughpierre
Summary
There exist a black strip of utter nothingness in the cosmos that divides the sea of stars overhead in two. It stretches across nearly 150° of the nightly expanse and is surrounded by various animals that figure prominently in innoit cosmology.
It is here, it is believed, to be the divine arsenal from where the stars or comets bombarded the Kang.
Historical Basis
Cosmic Impact
The tales describe an event that caused tremendous heat to overtake the tops of mountains and bake several stone structures into glass. Multiple comet fragments entered the world and burst in the air, sometime before the millennium of mud, that plunged everything into a period of deep cold and darkness and lasted for 115 pachas. It is thought that the impact set areas of combustible forests on fire and wiped out many animals and led to the demise of Kang culture. There are layers of charred soil at some 50 Kang sites across the Four Corners.Spread
Monumental Architecture
These monumental foundations of ancient structures are remarkably well preserved sculpted rock with a beautiful glassy exterior date back to the time of Mit'awi Chapaq. The ancient structures were vitrified in the fires and underwent a metamorphosis like metal being quenched during the long winter conditions. The end result was a mosaic façade of dark colours that glitter off Kang ruins throughout Tahuantinsuyo.Extreme heat permeated much of the world for a time before a terrible cold took over.The natural beauty being imposed onto artificial structures leaves a heavy impression on those who see them. And through them, people were encouraged to remember the event beyond just a traumatic catastrophe, but as a time when the gods imposed their will on the earth.
Cultural Reception
Mountain People
The various elevations of the different mountain ranges meant that there are various shapes of 'glass shadows' that were most exposed to the heat and pressure from the airbursts. As a result, only certain cultures had the resources to develop elaborate glass art unique to them.Coastal People
The low lands are fully open to the naked sky. Such that the comet bursts evenly distributed tiny droplets of glass that became worn smooth after years of erosion. As a result, it was easy for people to collect pieces on the beach for simple nik-naks.In Art
Glass
Hananhallpa
Lemon coloured glass found scattered over the desert and can be fashioned into necklaces.Silver Mountains
White insoluble fragments mixed in with the salty ground used in strange alchemical experiments.Hayaqiago
Bile of sand is a unique crystal stone found along the beaches and can be made into rings.
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In response to the prompt What story or legend from before the apocalypse would survive to still be told after it?
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