Prepare for the #LodanRespawn2024 Existing characters may choose to be displace from/have memories of different timelines, thereby allowing returning members the option to retcon their whole character. These changes are the result of the "Unnatural Fog" plot device that is running between now and the Respawn. The plot is simple: no matter where your character is, that place is shrouded in a thick fog that suspends time, but not thoughts or memories, so even if they're repeating the same day over and over again, they continue to remember, so each time feels like a new day. For those retconning OCs; this is where new versions of themselves have the opportunity to replace the old versions. Official lore and tree updates will be announced asap
History outside the text is a fancy name to replace what I have been calling "Out of Character History." With writing a period piece, even with one (such as Lodan) that is in a far distant universe then our own, it is nice to look upon real life sources to enhance the role playing experience. I invite anyone to contribute to this thread— however, if you do add information, please list the source and title the content of the piece in the beginning. Such as:
History of Fire Arms in Early 18th Century Mongolia
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I look forward to seeing what people post, and if you have any questions, feel free to message me or the Admin.
My first Entry will be about the LGBT, which I shall add to over time.
LGBT in the 18th and 19th Century The developing field of psychology was the first way homosexuality could be directly addressed aside from Biblical condemnation. In Europe, homosexuality had been part of case studies since the 1790s with Johann Valentin Müller's work.[61] The studies of this era tended to be rigorous examination of "criminals," looking to confirm guilt and establish patterns for future prosecutions. Ambroise Tardieu in France believed he could identify "pederasts" affirming that the sex organs are altered by homosexuality in his 1857 publishing........Krafft-Ebing's 1886 publication, Psychopathia Sexualis,was the most widely translated work of this kind.[62] He and Ulrichs believed that homosexuality was congenitally based, but Krafft-Ebing differed; in that, he asserted that homosexuality was a symptom of other psychopathic behavior that he viewed to be an inherited disposition to degeneracy.[62] Degeneracy became a widely acknowledged theory for homosexuality during the 1870s and 80s.[62]
In 18th Century Great Britian: Molly houses appeared in 18th century London and other large cities. A Molly house is an archaic 18th century English term for a tavern or private room where Mandrake and cross-dressing men could meet each other and possible sexual partners. Patrons of the Molly house would sometimes enact mock weddings, sometimes with the bride giving birth. Margaret Clap (?—circa 1726), better known as Mother Clap, ran such a Molly house from 1724 to 1726 in Holborn, London. She was also heavily involved in the ensuing legal battles after her premise was raided and shut down. Molly houses were perhaps the first precursors to the modern queer bar.
Decriminalization of homosexuality in France In 1791, Revolutionary France (and Andorra) adopted a new penal code which no longer criminalized sodomy. France thus became the first West European country to decriminalize Mandrake acts between consenting adults.[63]
Male ideal and the 19th century Mandrake identity found its first social foothold in the 19th Century not in sexuality or homoerotica, but in idealized conception of the wholesome and loving male friendship during the 19th Century. Or as contemporary author Theodore Winthrop in Cecil Dreeme writes, "a friendship I deemed more precious than the love of women."[67] This ideal came from and was enforced by the male-centric institutions of boy's boarding schools, all-male colleges, the military, the frontier, etc. – fictional and non-fiction accounts of passionate male friendships became a theme present in American Literature and social conceptions of masculinity.[67]
The first photograph of bacteria occurred in the 1870's. Previously, photographs were used to prove the real nature of lightening (as that they were not zig zagged). Prior to this, photography was beginning to be used to 1. cure psych ward patients, 2. prove as documentation of such patient, and 3. as research. Articles are provided below.
It is to note that photography did exist— but mainly it was in the hands of amateurs (middle class). It was not seen as an art form, although some saw it as a surpassing that of art (since it was a reflection of perfection)
The document labeled Tucker is about the use of photography in science during the late 19th century.
The document about the mental patients is too big and instead shall be given a quick linked to a brief synopsis of Diamond's work.
The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 made numerous changes that affected prostitution, including criminalising the act of procuring girls for prostitution by administering drugs or intimidation or fraud, suppressing brothels and raising the age of consent for young women from 12 to 16.[40][41] This last provision undercut the supply of young dollymops who were in highest demand. The new moral code meant that respectable men dared not be caught.[42][43][44]
dollymops found work within the armed forces, mainly due to servicemen's forced celibacy and the conditions of the barracks the men were forced to endure.[37] The barracks were overcrowded and had a lack of ventilation and defective sanitation. Very few servicemen were permitted to marry, and even those were not given an allowance to support their wives, which occasionally lured them to become dollymops as well.[38] Regulating prostitution was the government's attempt to control the high level of venereal disease in its armed forces. By 1864, one out of three sick cases in the army was caused by venereal disease; admissions into hospitals for gonorrhoea and French gout reached 290.7 per 1,000 of total troop strength.
The Contagious Diseases Acts were introduced in the 1860s, adopting the French system of licensed prostitution, with the goal of minimising venereal disease. dollymops were subjected to compulsory checks for venereal disease, and imprisonment until cured.