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The people of Ik'Thulu need no wings. Instead, they get between islands and sometimes climb mountains using a technique known as Waterfalling . Waterfalls Islands of all kinds will have streams or even rivers that flow to the lowest points. Sometimes this might be a lake or pond, but other times, i...

Before I get into explaining the Ik'Thulu and Nal'Tek, it would be wise to show where they are: A rough map and a geography lesson I've created a rough map that illustrates where various territories are in relation to one another. Note that islands aren't to scale, however their distribution is simi...

Shrines The second type of religion is something known as "Shrine worship". This is a type of religion quite common in Ik'Thulu culture that has since spread among Pivotians. All shrines discussed in this post are distinct from the Nal'Tek Eye Shrines , which are an entirely different thi...

Now for something more interesting -- religion in Pivotian society. Religion in the world can be easily separated into three different groups -- Animas , Shrines , and Ancestors . I'll cover Animas and Shrines today, while Ancestors can wait until I start discussing the Ik'thulu. Animas An Anima is ...

Malachite No discussion of Flux theorists can start without an adequate discussion of Malachite. Malachite is a bluish-green crystal that resembles turquoise moss. Malachite has a very unusual property (even among crystals) -- it will turn surrounding rock and metal into aqueous rock and aqueous me...

A more detailed look at Garmakian Society While Clans and Sects have quite a bit of presence in Garmakian society, by far the biggest social structure are groups called "Theorists". These are based around specific areas of study and development. For example, the Mandala Drakes studies and...

Thanks for the feedback! I plan to continue this for a long while. A (basic) look at Garmakian Castes I've covered a bit of where the Garmakian castes are located and where they came from, but now I'll cover some of the more practical aspects of them: Your three basic classes are the Lowfloor, Midfl...

Garmakian Architecture (with diagrams!) Garmakians build their cities in such a way that their towers can capture and redirect Ambience Fluctuations into energy. The basic idea is to set their structures up in such a way that the energy from these fluctuations is redirected geometrically all into a...

Garmakian Geography Unlike Rocites, who have a large population spread out over a lot of islands (and are constantly expanding), Garmakians have a smaller population concentrated in a few islands that have been turned almost entirely into tall megacities. In fact, their territory is so small it can...

Rocite geography and industry Unlike Garmakians, Rocites have quite a large population spread out over many islands. Their settlements range between developed and crumbling ( First Chain is the best example of this, but The Brightlands is pretty ruined in its own way (largescale energy production t...

Society, government and a touch of religion Next, I'll outline the various human societies and their government / government issues, as well as relationships (often strained) between different human groups. Pivotian Rule The Garmakians and Rocites have similar government structures: * A "Ruler...

Smaller Plants * Xanthgrass (sometimes just "Grass") / Na'karash -- A bunch of different grass species that grow on desert-like islands. They're notable for their yellow color and their complete reliance on sunshadow light (much like Golden creatures). Like other desert plants, they grow ...

Some flora Now for a (again partial) list of the flora of the world.. * Axeroot Trees -- These are notable for being the first plants on a new island, as well as being absolutely gigantic. Unlike other plants, they have a much harder role -- converting the compounds in rock into viable organic mate...

The rest of the bestiary * Bears -- Like monkeys , bears were originally considered 'Furs (being called Bearfurs and Monkeyfurs respectively), however there are some large differences between the two clades. For one thing, bears will absolutely eat other 'furs -- they're omnivores, but they greatly...

A woefully incomplete Bestiary It's been a while and I've been re-familiarizing myself with my own notes, so the Worm Gate update will come later. So instead, I'd like to explain the Flora and Fauna of the world in some detail. * Humans -- humans in this world are much like humans on earth and else...

Gem Chargers Gem Chargers are also pretty simple in their construction. Their purpose is to focus charge into gems, either Quartz for general charge storage, or something like Ruby or Turquoise or Jade for more specific effects. The first stage is an enormous Brightstar lens which focuses sunshadow...

Pivotian Technology Next, I'll try to describe some of the technology that Pivotians use and how it's made, starting with a couple base materials that have been hinted at elsewhere: Soil Soil in this world is similar to earth soil -- a combination of rock particles and organic matter. Soil dulls or...

Sunshadows Before going into Pivotian technology, it's important to understand what Sunshadows are. The world is lit normally by a dim ambient purple light during a time known as Night. This ambient light waxes and wanes on a 3.5852 earth year cycle (4 Island Years) -- sometimes it's as bright as e...

Pivots While large islands are borne by the Turquoise Wind to their ultimate Fall and doom, there are some smaller islands known as Pivots with Charged Agate cores (with a reasonable amount of Brightsta r groves surrounding it) that stay fixed in place. These Pivots are very small compared to Islan...

Quick Note Feel free to jump in and ask questions at any time. I'll continue making longer descriptive posts over time, but I'll also answer any questions along the way. The people of Ik'Thulu have no wings. To be fair though, they don't have the level of technology that the Pivotians do. The way t...