Sevenplanes: An Attempted Explanation!
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luchiaConsidering every other NaNo option just got usurped by this idea (which I fully blame on this picture with the tattoo guys, and no I have NO IDEA how I found it but DAMN is it pretty...) I will now try to explain Sevenplanes.
First, the basis for the universe: There are seven planes. Startling, I'm sure.
As you can see, the planes are linked in a specific order, with a VERY old man-made nexus between them. The sevens planes are, as seen on said diagram clockwise:
Pax, which they only know as The Unknowable Sphere: LAND OF FOG AND DEATH. All the monsters are from here, and going into The Sphere is prettymuch guaranteed to kill you unless you're invited.
Vamote, the "Illusory Plane": So named for the fact that with the lots and lots of fog and the fact it is ALWAYS sunny, there's almost always rainbows and hazy figures and all sorts of visual oddities that cause, you guessed it, ILLUSIONS. Land of the self-serving, since they live by Kill or Be Killed due to circumstances - having a direct link to The Sphere means all the monsters and mist has an easy road into your plane and therefore Vamote is hella dangerous! This is also where Seik is from!
Sruhadad is called the "Exalted Plane" because about 500 years ago the mist was just a lovely haze that made everything oh so pretty~! Buuut now they're misty (but nowhere near Vamote and Kurr) and monster-ridden, so nowadays it's almost used as an insult to Sruhadad to remind them of how they used to be cool but totally aren't anymore. (This is because the Earthly Planes are BASTARDS.) This is where Laylan's from!
Daset, which considers itself the "Higher Earthly Plane" because they're arrogant bastards like that. They have ZERO mist and think this means they're the best thing since sliced bread, since not only are they an absolutely gorgeous plane (think Holland or Amsterdam) but are also the seat for any and all pan-plane conferences.
Zes is the "Lower Earthly Plane" because, while pretty, it's pretty like the Utah desert. Zes is the sevenplanes equivalent of Frontierland in Disney World's Magic Kingdom. They've got a light layering of mist, and because of it are slightly...high-strung. Zes is like the old west if they had swords, berzerkers, insanity mist, and magic tattoos.
"The Silent Plane", which is really known as Bozan, is, to the uneducated eye, a land fulla endless, foggy canyons. In fact, it's a really pretty world with absolutely breathtaking forests and meadows on top of the mesas which remain fully non-fogged because the fog stays in the canyon! The fact nobody lives in the canyons (which are the only way in and out of the plane) is the reason most call it the Silent Plane - because nothing is down there except for you, not even plants. Rockin'.
Kurr, also known as the "Hazed Plane" because OMFG FOG AND MOONLIGHT ALL THE TIME. The plane's a bit like an endlessly frozen-over marsh with a lot of monstersand I fully admit to basing this plane on Beowulf. While the harshest plane to live on, it is also the plane that cares the most for its own people. Instead of Vamote's "You VS World", the people of Kurr have latched together, based in 5 Keeps that assist each other unquestionably because they know the other four Keeps would do it for them too. Kurrans are BADASS too, because they have to fight their way even to the bathroom. This is where Ael, the main character, is from!
Now, here's the planes shown with grey inside them, which is a representation of how much Fog O' Doom is in the plane!
...I assume you can see the pattern yourself. If not, I'll tell you! The fog is seeping through the direct gates little by little.
But anyway, the magic of Sevenplanes! It's actually pretty easy to explain- the Fog O' Doom is pure, deadly magic. Humans can use this in three ways!
Way #1: Crystallization
Take the fog, crystalize it (via a very dangerous process that we won't get into just yet, since this is Sevenplanes 101), and turn the crystals into super-powerful items.
Examples are:
- an unbreakable box that can hold anything, be it creature, emotion, or thought
- a shield that can't break.
- a sword that can't kill.
- Mystic pendants & jewelry that can be forced to have a function which could be anything from "protect" and "heal" to "illuminate" and "whistle dixie every thursday", although that would be a waste of a LOT of money.
Way #2: Containment/Consumption
Also known as "Breathers". Super-condense the fog into a container, and basically harness the posession into magic. You can go a bit berserk, but it's also the second-most reliably powerful sort of magic, not to mention it's not permanent to your system. Bottling mist is EXTREMELY dangerous, and thus extremely expensive.
Way #3: Liquid Implantation or Consumption
If crystalizing Mist is hard, and bottling it is dangerous, liquefying it is the same as juggling high explosives. There are two creations with liquid Mist- a drink, which basically makes the drinker go into a trance where they're crazily powerful and prettymuch high (these people usually have someone else who is NOT high on mist to direct them), and a silver, burning ink that is used for Marking, which is the number one form of magic in Sevenplanes!
Markers, aka tattoo artists, are extremely powerful people and socially seen to be close to prophets or oracles, especially since they're in a trance while Marking. The Marked get the mist burned into their bodies, which drastically lengthens their lifespan but, depending on the design and what power it gives them, their lenghthened lives can be nothing but excruciating pain.
ALL THREE WAYS CONTRIBUTE TO INSANITY.
Now! Main characters! This'll be a bit special, since two have adult!them pictures while poor Ael has a kiddie portrait. But we'll make do!
Ael Matrosora
D'awww, look at widdle Ael in his pimp!coat...Anyway, Ael is a nice, ridiculously tough young man who, while not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer, is earnest, polite, and very very very very VERY devoted to his friends. He's also the least naive and most street-smart of the bunch.
...and no, he's not supposed to be wearing black eyeshadow. But his eyes DO glow creepily like that. Because it's awesome.
Laylan Chasarr
She starts out as an ugly duckling who is just a sweetiepie, but the boys very quickly corrupt her into a lean little alleycat who'll swat at you as soon as you even look at her boys sideways. Incredibly smart, she's the mastermind behind most everything the three of 'em do. Laylan could easily be a criminal mastermind, but is a bit too playful to do anything other than city-wide pranks.
Long story short, Laylan = awesome.
Seik
Seik is...uh. SPECIAL. He's cunning and clever and ruthless and a wee bit psycho! He's also incredibly good at kicking your ass, and won't hesitate to do so if you either A) hurt him or his friends, or B) it will in some way help the group out! He's loyal and twisted like that. He is also, strangely enough, the voice of practicality when it comes to Laylan's more extreme pranks. Buuuut, generally, you mess with Seik or his bitches and he will fuck your shit up. :D
Aaaaaaaaaaand that's all I'ma do right now! :D
Oh, Sevenplanes. ♥
First, the basis for the universe: There are seven planes. Startling, I'm sure.
As you can see, the planes are linked in a specific order, with a VERY old man-made nexus between them. The sevens planes are, as seen on said diagram clockwise:
Pax, which they only know as The Unknowable Sphere: LAND OF FOG AND DEATH. All the monsters are from here, and going into The Sphere is prettymuch guaranteed to kill you unless you're invited.
Vamote, the "Illusory Plane": So named for the fact that with the lots and lots of fog and the fact it is ALWAYS sunny, there's almost always rainbows and hazy figures and all sorts of visual oddities that cause, you guessed it, ILLUSIONS. Land of the self-serving, since they live by Kill or Be Killed due to circumstances - having a direct link to The Sphere means all the monsters and mist has an easy road into your plane and therefore Vamote is hella dangerous! This is also where Seik is from!
Sruhadad is called the "Exalted Plane" because about 500 years ago the mist was just a lovely haze that made everything oh so pretty~! Buuut now they're misty (but nowhere near Vamote and Kurr) and monster-ridden, so nowadays it's almost used as an insult to Sruhadad to remind them of how they used to be cool but totally aren't anymore. (This is because the Earthly Planes are BASTARDS.) This is where Laylan's from!
Daset, which considers itself the "Higher Earthly Plane" because they're arrogant bastards like that. They have ZERO mist and think this means they're the best thing since sliced bread, since not only are they an absolutely gorgeous plane (think Holland or Amsterdam) but are also the seat for any and all pan-plane conferences.
Zes is the "Lower Earthly Plane" because, while pretty, it's pretty like the Utah desert. Zes is the sevenplanes equivalent of Frontierland in Disney World's Magic Kingdom. They've got a light layering of mist, and because of it are slightly...high-strung. Zes is like the old west if they had swords, berzerkers, insanity mist, and magic tattoos.
"The Silent Plane", which is really known as Bozan, is, to the uneducated eye, a land fulla endless, foggy canyons. In fact, it's a really pretty world with absolutely breathtaking forests and meadows on top of the mesas which remain fully non-fogged because the fog stays in the canyon! The fact nobody lives in the canyons (which are the only way in and out of the plane) is the reason most call it the Silent Plane - because nothing is down there except for you, not even plants. Rockin'.
Kurr, also known as the "Hazed Plane" because OMFG FOG AND MOONLIGHT ALL THE TIME. The plane's a bit like an endlessly frozen-over marsh with a lot of monsters
Now, here's the planes shown with grey inside them, which is a representation of how much Fog O' Doom is in the plane!
...I assume you can see the pattern yourself. If not, I'll tell you! The fog is seeping through the direct gates little by little.
But anyway, the magic of Sevenplanes! It's actually pretty easy to explain- the Fog O' Doom is pure, deadly magic. Humans can use this in three ways!
Way #1: Crystallization
Take the fog, crystalize it (via a very dangerous process that we won't get into just yet, since this is Sevenplanes 101), and turn the crystals into super-powerful items.
Examples are:
- an unbreakable box that can hold anything, be it creature, emotion, or thought
- a shield that can't break.
- a sword that can't kill.
- Mystic pendants & jewelry that can be forced to have a function which could be anything from "protect" and "heal" to "illuminate" and "whistle dixie every thursday", although that would be a waste of a LOT of money.
Way #2: Containment/Consumption
Also known as "Breathers". Super-condense the fog into a container, and basically harness the posession into magic. You can go a bit berserk, but it's also the second-most reliably powerful sort of magic, not to mention it's not permanent to your system. Bottling mist is EXTREMELY dangerous, and thus extremely expensive.
Way #3: Liquid Implantation or Consumption
If crystalizing Mist is hard, and bottling it is dangerous, liquefying it is the same as juggling high explosives. There are two creations with liquid Mist- a drink, which basically makes the drinker go into a trance where they're crazily powerful and prettymuch high (these people usually have someone else who is NOT high on mist to direct them), and a silver, burning ink that is used for Marking, which is the number one form of magic in Sevenplanes!
Markers, aka tattoo artists, are extremely powerful people and socially seen to be close to prophets or oracles, especially since they're in a trance while Marking. The Marked get the mist burned into their bodies, which drastically lengthens their lifespan but, depending on the design and what power it gives them, their lenghthened lives can be nothing but excruciating pain.
ALL THREE WAYS CONTRIBUTE TO INSANITY.
Now! Main characters! This'll be a bit special, since two have adult!them pictures while poor Ael has a kiddie portrait. But we'll make do!
Ael Matrosora
D'awww, look at widdle Ael in his pimp!coat...Anyway, Ael is a nice, ridiculously tough young man who, while not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer, is earnest, polite, and very very very very VERY devoted to his friends. He's also the least naive and most street-smart of the bunch.
...and no, he's not supposed to be wearing black eyeshadow. But his eyes DO glow creepily like that. Because it's awesome.
Laylan Chasarr
She starts out as an ugly duckling who is just a sweetiepie, but the boys very quickly corrupt her into a lean little alleycat who'll swat at you as soon as you even look at her boys sideways. Incredibly smart, she's the mastermind behind most everything the three of 'em do. Laylan could easily be a criminal mastermind, but is a bit too playful to do anything other than city-wide pranks.
Long story short, Laylan = awesome.
Seik
Seik is...uh. SPECIAL. He's cunning and clever and ruthless and a wee bit psycho! He's also incredibly good at kicking your ass, and won't hesitate to do so if you either A) hurt him or his friends, or B) it will in some way help the group out! He's loyal and twisted like that. He is also, strangely enough, the voice of practicality when it comes to Laylan's more extreme pranks. Buuuut, generally, you mess with Seik or his bitches and he will fuck your shit up. :D
Aaaaaaaaaaand that's all I'ma do right now! :D
Oh, Sevenplanes. ♥
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Date: 2006-10-11 03:43 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-10-11 05:58 am (UTC)...aaand tangent aside, the answer is "OKAY :D :D :D"!
Honestly, I thought nobody even read Elegance, and it's one of my favorite fics. But anyway, gimme a week or so, and I'll do my best!
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Date: 2006-10-11 12:57 pm (UTC)