A recovery initiative for Fifth Astral Era literature, salvaged from the Sagolii sands. A collaborative reconstruction by the Heralds of Jijivisa, the Sharlayan Studium, the Sons of Saint Coinach, and Garlond Ironworks.
The Taper Project™ seeks to bridge the gap between the scientific sterility often associated with Allag and the vibrant, emotional lives of its people. By reconstructing the Allagan language from the "bottom-up," The Taper Project™ aims to provide a historically "broad" and "vivid" portrayal of Allagan society during the Third Astral Era, challenging our understanding of Spoken history upon this star.
The Taper Project™ was born following the rediscovery of a cache of manuscripts in the ruins of lost city-state of Sil'dih, which its former inhabitants had inherited from their ancestors of a past age: from the erstwhile forgotten magical city-satrapy of Saigon, its history lost to us in the Sixth Umbral Era's the Great Flood.Preserved through the conservation efforts of Ul'dah's Sultanate and Lord Lolorito Nanarito, these texts offer a rare glimpse into the literary culture of the Fifth Astral Era and the historical events of the Third Astral Era that inspired them.
The Taper Project™ is a collaborative effort involving some of the brightest minds of the Seventh Astral Era:
Founding Patron & Executive Director – Joan A. Arcwolf-Dhivri (Autodidacta)
Lead Transcreator – L. Maxx Arcwolf-Kisne, Æ.W. (Quantum Aetherophysics)
Associate Transcreators – Shaido Arcwolf-Fei (Studiosus, Sub Iudicio) & Gladjen Arcwolf-Kisne (Studiosus Privatus)
Aetherological Consultants – The Sons of Saint Coinach: Gretta Grinneaux, Æ.W.; Rostik Borisch, Æ.W.; & Sigberta Stonehand (Sodalis)
Magitechnical Consultants – Garlond Ironworks: Gogonogo Gonogo (Xenomagitek Engineer); Mydia Eruyt (Crystal Systems Analyst); Valerius "Baby-Fuzz Meteor" Arvina (Paleotechnologist).