Weather & Sky

Whether or not Nodd ever had some form of natural light is unknown, and all anyone remembers is that an artifical sun put in place by the Council blazes above during daytime, and an artificial moon looms overhead during Nodd's restless nights.

City's Eyes

The artificial sun and moon are referred to as the "City's Eyes", and are the origin of the expression. Each is created on a daily basis with potent spellcraft, and then made to traverse from horizon to horizon over the course of a given day. It is believed that the Council can spy on the citizenry by peering through these celestial bodies.

The sun is referred to as the Day's Eye, and the moon is the Night's Eye.

Heavenscratch

While the Council graciously provides the citizenry with an artificial sun and moon, there are no such efforts from the Council to mimic other celestial bodies - thus the default state of the Night's Eye is to remain alone in the nighttime sky. Certain mages, especially members of house Psilysium, have taken to playing with the sky above as though it were their personal canvas - dotting the heavens with illusions of celestial bodies as a practice of their craft. This common practice led to the term "heavenscratch", with each night being different from the last as spells wear out or are overwritten.

Weather

Weather in Nodd is incredibly varied, with a mixture of both mundane and arcane weather effects. The City and it's surroundings do experience shifts in seasons, giving at least some predictable patterns of heat, cold, and rain. However, there also are a plethora of bizarre weather effects to worry about. Such bizarre weathers are thought to occur when there is an overall lack of chaos in the City.

Clear - The sun is visible with few to no clouds.

Clear (night) - The night sky is visible with few to no clouds.

Partly Cloudy - Clouds cover a substantial portion of the sky, but the sun can still be seen.

Partly Cloudy (night) - Clouds cover a substantial portion of the night sky, heavenscratch can still be seen.

Cloudy - The sky is filled with clouds, the sun cannot be seen and heavenscratch is obscured.

Rain - Water falls from an overcast sky and leaves a slimy residue.

Storms - Torrential downpour complete with thunder, gloamish lighting, and wind.

Snow - Frozen crystals of rainfall from an overcast sky and leave a slimy residue after melting.

Wind - Strong gusts buffet the city.

Haze - A teal luminous fog that tends to happen after events where magic is used heavily.

Mind Fog - A greenish haze that causes disorientation and mild hallucinations.

Pink Fog - A pinkish haze that stirs arousal and reduces one's sexual inhibitions when exposed.

Blood Fog - A reddish haze that stirs the lust for violence.

Dark Rain - An inky rain that causes feelings of despair, said to be the city grieving for its own sins.

Mephitoad Rain - Occurs in varying categories of severity, ranging from hatchlings to full-grown.

Byle Rain - A watery slurry of excrement falls from olive tinged clouds.

Swarms - Clouds of various biting insects choke the streets.

Winds of Change - An arcane breeze causes unpredictable changes to everything it gusts past.

Chaos Storm - The sky shifts to a purple hue and all madness breaks loose.