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- I was reading something last night that inspired me a little to lay a foundation for the world in which my characters can exist in so I'll just put it here real quick- [22 Dec 2020]
- Ummm
- In a very simplistic world view, maybe for a in-story religion or mythology, the world would be constituted of the Heavens, and the Earth primarily
- I won't get into what is in the heavens just yet
- But I'll say that, since it's associated with the sky, the Sun and the other stars, aswell as other astral bodies, it is considered at the very least to be a warm realm, generally
- The heavens shine down on the earth and grants it both life and heat
- The earth itself has none and is dependant on this temporary relationship
- Below the earth is the underworld
- Needless to say, the underworld is cold: it's the realm of the dead, blahblah
- Below the underworld would be another realm
- And unknown realm to most, but technically equal in value to the heavens
- Umm... there is nothing there, it is just chaos
- I wanted to mess with the idea that.. uhh...
- ...Just like how many celestial bodies have cores, that the realm beneath the underworld would be a 'core' for existence
- Which I think makes it interesting
- In order of importance, the gods would probably decree that it goes:
- The Heavens > the Underworld > the Earth
- And that's only if they include the Underworld; I'd think there'd be some rivalry there
- The true order would be more like..
- Wait, yeah for lack of anything else, I'll call the realm beneath the underworld 'Void' for now
- So the true order would be... actually no, not the 'true' order, just a more accurate one
- Void > Underworld/Heavens > Earth
- Isn't that curious, though?
- A realm so far beneath the heavens is infact more important than it? Then what of the Earth, realm of mortals, that is directly under the Heavens... hmm
- I would say the Earth has a potential relevance equal to the Heavens
- The Heavens is typically known for being the realm of the immortals; the gods
- When mankind's era comes, the gods get shoved more and more into the background despite their might
- But still, the Heavens shines down on the Earth to give it life
- The Heavens is also the space where the stars and the sky are.. so...
- In the end, it might be more accurate to say all realms are equal and have their uses
- The Void is responsible for the existence of the other realms but plays no role after that, supposedly
- The Underworld regulates death and chains all to the Void, maybe
- The Heavens give light to existence
- Though it came from the Void, and the chaos within, it plays a crucial role once it exists
- Without that light, there is just darkness, and none of the realms would be seen and attributed to reality without it
- And the Earth is the crystallization of all these things, the culmination
- It might seem like the Earth doesn't contribute anything to existence, but that's because it has another role: it is the definite proof of reality; the labor of existence
- So... yeah
- If I had to personify the realms...
- Void is definitely a progenitor of some kind, a parent
- Underworld is... hmm..
- Like an office secretary who keeps track of everything, or.. an officer who regulates law, and limits existence.. cuz otherwise, the chaos aspect of the Void would run rampant...
- The Heavens are laborers who created the environment for life to be, and will remain a constant reminder of that effort by their light and heat
- Uhh.. their radiance
- And the Earth is the child for whom all previous efforts were made, and gives meaning to it all
- While the other realms shaped existence, the Earth shapes destiny...yes.
- Fun concepts
- Now as for the whole hot and cold thing
- Heavens are hot; Earth has no innate heat but is hot; Underworld is cold; Void is innately... cold?
- It's very possible the Void is actually so hot it feels cold, but there's no proof of that
- Or heat truly is absent there, and could never reach... I dunno, I'll develop those ideas when I feel like it
- (A reminder that the Void realm doesn't necessarily refer to space)
- The Heavens boasts being the source of all heat, of all light and of all life through their radiance
- Due to the chaotic nature of the Void, even if it truly was a source of heat, it's too unpredictable to verify
- In short, it's simpler to just agree that the Heavens is the source of it all and not question what is in the nothingness of the Void
- Asking where things beyond the gods and existence come from is something humanity does, and suffers for
- That's all I've got for now... although I suppose none of this directly relates to any of the current characters in my roster.. mmm..
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