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Kalimba Find your story in the sound

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Kalimba is a typical fantasy, dungeons and dragons style world with a creative twist, Magic is based around music.   After a plane hopping being found a seemingly dormant planet in a seemingly dormant realm, she decided to take a break and play some songs. The sounds that she produced penetrated the desolate sphere she stood upon, waking the Titan that slumbered within the planet's core. As Gaia awoke and listened to this visitor play, her imagination and emotions blossomed, and life sprang forth from the dirt of the world. Riverbeds flowed with fresh water, flora sprouted, and fauna yawned its first breath on the world of Kalimba.     I plan on building Kalimba from the ground up, with a full history starting with the creation myth mentioned above, to a point in time that will serve as a play setting for a future rpg campaign. With music as the fulcrum of the story, how will the world differ from the typical fantasy setting? Orchestras hurling massive, ultra-high level spells at an enemy army during wartime. Cathedrals built to resonate with choirs to produce truly enchanting hymns. A small pack of wolves howling in unison suddenly become significantly more fearsome. Even the simple farmer whistling a tune while working can be more than it seems in Kalimba.   Let’s see how this plays out.