Whispering-gallery wave Whispering-gallery wave Whispering-gallery waves, or whispering-gallery modes, are a type of wave that can travel around a concave surface. Originally discovered for sound waves in the whispering gallery of St Paul’s Cathedral, they can exist for light and for other waves, with important applications in nondestructive testing, lasing, cooling and sensing, as well as in astronomy. Whispering-gallery waves were first explained for the case of St Paul's Cathedral circa 1878 by Lord Rayleigh, who revised a previous misconception that whispers could be heard across the dome but not at any intermediate position. He explained the phenomenon of travelling whispers with
The Whispering Vault for "Whispering Vault" thereafter went on to Pharos Press around 2000, then to Ronin Arts. Ronin Arts started producing new "Whispering Vault" material almost immediately, beginning with Ronin Publishing's previously unpublished "Mortal Magic" (2003); after several more PDFs in 2003, that line ended – although all the PDFs remained available. Characters within "The Whispering Vault" used to be human, but after a life dedicated to protecting humanity against supernatural beings they have been recruited into the ranks of the Stalkers, the main heroes of the game. Now armed with supernatural powers and able to summon ghostly servitors, their mission is