#mik&d

[bikananjarrus]

Do you want to start reading The High Republic books, but aren't sure where to start? This reading guide has you covered!

The High Republic era has given us so much material to explore and enjoy, but that also makes it a bit daunting knowing where to start and what order to follow.

This will serve as your, maybe not quite one-stop, but hopefully very comprehensive guide to getting into all things High Republic!

[Note: I say this isn't quite a "one-stop" reading guide, as I am certainly not the first person to have made such a list. The official Star Wars site has a reading guide (though it is out of order; so if you use it, pay close attention to the publication dates. Helpful, though, for seeing the covers of everything, if you're a more visual person). I personally have found the Wikipedia guide to be incredibly helpful. And (especially for the comics), please feel free to do some of your own research into other reading guides; I did my best to list everything, but there are more detailed comics reading guides out there.]

TL;DR: If you want the shortest answer possible of where to start, Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule. It was the very first book published in this project, and is the perfect entry point into The High Republic era.

For more details and the full reading guides, keep reading below the cut.

Let's get into it!

First things first, What is The High Republic?

The High Republic is a multimedia project, which includes books, comics, manga, and audiodramas (audiobooks but they have a full cast of voice actors + sound effects and music.) This era takes place hundreds of years before the prequel trilogy, during the golden age of the Jedi.

The High Republic has been published in three phases:

PHASE 1 (Light of the Jedi) takes place about 200 years before The Phantom Menace. [COMPLETE]

PHASE 2 (Quest of the Jedi) takes place roughly 150 years before that, so ~350 years before TPM. [COMPLETE]

PHASE 3 (Trials of the Jedi) goes back to the Phase 1 timeline, so ~200 years before TPM. [INCOMPLETE at time of posting. The final three novels and remaining comics are set to be published this year in 2025]

Do I need to read ALL the books, including YA and middle-grade?

Short answer: it depends! If 24 books is really daunting, or you just aren’t sure you’re going to have the time to dedicate to all of that, i would say no, you don’t have to read everything. You could read just the adult novels (which is the main-main storyline for everything), and be just fine!

However, if you are looking for a more well-rounded, full picture of this story, more characters to enjoy, or just want to read as much of this era as possible, than yes, i definitely recommend reading everything! the YA and middle-grade books have been just as well-written, and while you don’t need to read them to understand the main storyline, they fill some gaps in, introduce a lot of really fantastic characters, and make the story as a whole more full and fulfilling.

Now, where do I start?

I definitely recommend starting with Phase 1, Book 1: Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule.

This was the first book to be published, and is 1) a fantastic book, and 2) a great introduction to the galaxy at this time.

From there, I recommend going in order of the Phases, which would essentially be publishing order.

HOWEVER: this is not the only way to read the books; this is just my recommendation. I started with Light of the Jedi and it pulled me right into this era. But I know others have gone in timeline order (ie reading Phase 2 first, then Phase 1, then Phase 3) and really enjoyed that reading order as well.

(for more insight about starting with Phase 2, see this post.)

READING ORDERS

NOVELS ONLY READING ORDER

[*Though I did not include the dates, the following list has the books in publication order, and is the suggested reading order.]

 READING OPTIONS

You for sure will want to read at least all the adult novels. At the very minimum you could read just the adult novels for Phase 1 & 3, and get a full story. I do really recommend reading the Phase 2 prequel novels, but reading is individual, so go with whatever reading amount and order will bring you the most enjoyment!

If you know you want to dedicate to more than just the adult books, you can add YA and Middle-Grade books into your reading order as it works best for you.

Level 0.5 - Phase 1 & 3 Adult Novels Only (TOTAL = 6 Books)

Level 1 – Adult Novels Only (TOTAL = 8 Books)

Level 2 – Adult Novels + YA Novels (TOTAL = 16 Books)

Level 3 – Adult Novels + YA Novels + Middle-Grade Novels (TOTAL = 24 Books)

PHASE 1

Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule (adult)

A Test of Courage by Justina Ireland (middle-grade)

Into the Dark by Claudia Gray (YA)

The Rising Storm by Cavan Scott (adult)

Race to Crashpoint Tower by Daniel José Older (MG)

Out of the Shadows by Justina Ireland (YA)

Mission to Disaster by Justina Ireland (MG)

The Fallen Star by Claudia Gray (adult)

Midnight Horizon by Daniel José Older (YA)

Phase 2

Path of Deceit by Justina Ireland & Tessa Gratton (YA)

Quest for the Hidden City by George Mann (MG)

Convergence by Zoraida Córdova (adult)

Quest for Planet X by Tessa Gratton (MG)

Cataclysm by Lydia Kang (adult)

Path of Vengeance by Cavan Scott (YA)

Phase 3 

The Eye of Darkness by George Mann (adult)

Escape from Valo by Daniel José Older & Alyssa Wong (MG)

Defy the Storm by Justina Ireland & Tessa Gratton (YA)

Temptation of the Force by Tessa Gratton (adult)

Beware the Nameless by Zoraida Córdova (MG)

Tears of the Nameless by George Mann (YA)

Into the Light by Claudia Gray (YA) [Publishing April 1, 2025]

A Valiant Vow by Justina Ireland (MG) [Publishing May 6, 2025]

Trials of the Jedi by Charles Soule (adult) [Publishing June 17, 2025]

NOVELS + EVERYTHING ELSE READING ORDER

This list includes all novels, a short story volume, audiodramas, manga volumes, and comics.

If you have the time to dedicate to reading everything, the audiodramas are really well produced and the comics + mangas have been incredible. All these other publications typically follow characters that aren't in, or are featured very little, in the novels, so the stories remain fresh and new and aren't rehashing what's in the novels.

I know all of this additional material (especially the comics) can be a bit overwhelming. Here is a continuation of the reading levels above, based on what I will be easiest to add into your novels reading order:

Level 4 – Adult / YA / MG Novels + Audiodramas (TOTAL = Audio x3)

Level 5 – Adult / YA / MG Novels + Audiodramas + Manga (TOTAL = audio x3 + manga x6)

Level 6 – Adult / YA / MG Novels + Audiodramas + Manga + Comics (TOTAL = audio x3 + manga x6 + comic TPBs x27(ish))

[Note: for the comics, I divided them up based on trade paperback (TPB) volume, instead of individual issues, to keep things simpler. For the separate volumes, I placed them after the "wave" of books they coincide with. There are a few one-shot comics I didn't include, because most of the one-shots are included in the TPB volumes. So whether you buy the TPB or check it out from the library, those one-shots will likely be included and make it so you don't have to track it down separately. (and if you've got a library card, the Libby app has all the High Republic comics!)]

[Note #2: Star Wars: The High Republic and Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures are the main storyline comics that have run through every phase. To distinguish which Phase they are part of, the year of the first comic in that Phase's run has been included (Phase 1 = 2021 / Phase 2 = 2022 / Phase 3 = 2023). This does not mean all comics in that run have been published in that years, just the first one.]

Phase 1

Light of the Jedi

A Test of Courage

Into the Dark

Star Wars: The High Republic (2021), Volume 1 (issues #1-5) (comics)

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures (2021), Volume 1 (issues #1-5) (comics)

The Rising Storm

Race to Crashpoint Tower

Out of the Shadows

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures – The Monster of Temple Peak (comics; mini-series)

Tempest Runner by Cavan Scott (audiodrama)

Star Wars: The High Republic (2021), Volume 2 (#6-10) (comics)

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures (2021), Volume 2 (#6-10) (comics)

The Edge of Balance Volume 1 by Shima Shinya and Justina Ireland (manga)

Mission to Disaster

The Fallen Star

Midnight Horizon

The Edge of Balance Volume 2 by Shima Shinya and Daniel José Older (manga)

Star Wars: The High Republic – Trail of Shadows (comics; mini-series)

Star Wars: The High Republic (2021), Volume 3 (#11-15) (comics)

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures (2021), Volume 3 (#11-15) (comics)

Star Wars: The High Republic – The Eye of the Storm (comics; mini-series) [included in TPB of THR Vol. 3]

Phase 2

Path of Deceit 

Quest for the Hidden City 

Convergence

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures (2022), Volume 1 (#1-5) (comics)

Star Wars: The High Republic (2022), Volume 1 (#1-5) (comics)

Star Wars: The High Republic – The Blade (comics; mini-series)

The Battle of Jedha by George Mann (audiodrama)

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures (2022), Volume 2 (#6-1 0) (comics)

Star Wars: The High Republic (2022), Volume 2 (#6-10) (comics)

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures – Quest of the Jedi (comics; one-shot issue)

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures – The Nameless Terror (comics; mini-series)

Quest for Planet X

Cataclysm 

Path of Vengeance 

The Edge of Balance: Precedent by Daniel Jośe Older (manga)

Tales of Light and Life by Various Authors (short story collection; not technically part of Phase 2. Has spoilers for Phase 2, so recommended reading spot is between Phase 2 & 3)

Phase 3 

Star Wars: The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight (comics; mini-series)

The Eye of Darkness

Escape from Valo 

Defy the Storm 

Star Wars: The High Republic (2023), Volume 1 (#1-5) (comics)

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures (2023), Volume 1 (#1-5) (comics)

Temptation of the Force 

Edge of Balance Volume 3 by Shima Shinya and Daniel José Older (manga)

Beware the Nameless 

Tears of the Nameless 

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures – Saber for Hire (comics; mini-series)

Star Wars: The High Republic (2023), Volume 2 (#6-10) (comics; TPB also includes Star Wars: The Acolyte – Kelnacca one-shot comic issue)

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures (2023), Volume 2 (#6-10) (comics)

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures – The Wedding Spectacular (comics; one-shot)

Tempest Breaker by Cavan Scott (audiodrama)

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures – Dispatches from the Occlusion Zone (comics; mini-series) [TPB not publishing until July 1, 2025]

Star Wars: The High Republic – Fear of the Jedi (issue #1) (comics; mini-series. issue #1 publishing February 19, 2025. Release date of final issue #5 TBD. Release date of TPB is TBD)

Into the Light [Publishing April 1, 2025]

Edge of Balance: Premonition by Daniel José Older (manga) [Publishing April 8, 2025]

Edge of Balance Volume 4 by Shima Shinya and Daniel José Older (manga) [Publishing April 22, 2025]

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures – Echoes of Fear (comics; mini-series) [TPB Publishing April 22, 2025]

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures – Crash Zone (comics; collecting Crash Landing one-shot, Crash and Burn one-shot, and THR: Adventures Phase III Annual one-shot) [TPB Publishing April 29, 2025]

A Valiant Vow [Publishing May 6, 2025]

Trials of the Jedi[Publishing June 17, 2025]

And that's all! I hope this helps you get started on your High Republic reading journey!

I know there's a lot here and it can get a bit confusing, so if there's anything you have questions or need clarification on, or if you simply want to share about your reading journey with these books, feel free to send me a message or an ask! :)

[were-my-demons-hide]

Warum ich mit fast 30 immer noch Schloss Einstein gucke? Weil ich es feiere wie die Serie es geschafft hat mit der Zeit zu gehen, diverse PoC in den Cast zu holen, verschiedenste queere Themen einzubauen und problematische Konstukte wie das Patriarchat zu thematisieren. Well done!

Und weil es Jugendliche gibt die super viel schauspielerisches Potential mitbringen und es einfach fantastisch ist zuzuschauen! Ich liebe beispielsweise alles daran wie Mik Ava spielt. Vor allem Mimik, Stimme, Intonation und Tonlage sind einfach Gold wert. Könnte mir die letzte Avelly Szene aus Folge 1094 den ganzen Tag lang anschauen, weil sie so gut ist.

Die queere Storyline von Ava und Elly mag einigen zu wenig Substanz haben oder "aus dem Nichts kommen". Aber ganz ehrlich? So ist das als Mensch zwischen 12 und 18. So war es bei mir und so war es bei vielen meiner Freund*innen auch. Zack einmal ein Sandwich geteilt und verknallt.

[consulting-squip]

~ Best get this over with. Time to see what's buried within.

~ ...!

[REBOOT COMPLETE]

> Ahah. It's wonderful to be back.

> Did you miss me?

[surkeasilakka]

Hahaa, Downtun Abbey jatkuu #tuntsabingo2025 innoittamana! Vielä ei ole tainnut Lammio esiintyä kartanolla, ainakaan sarjakuvan muodossa? Asia on nyt korjattu, tosin sitä ei kovin moni muu laske voitoksi... Keep readingin alla pienemmät paneelit isompina kuvina ja sarjisten tekstit selvennettyinä! :)

Rah.: Raivostuttava tuo Lammio... Aina pitää olla keimailemassa... Rok.: Siitä ei moni näillä kulmilla tunnu pitävän. Mukaanlukien hevosekkin...

[fonulyn]

i wonder if making some kind of a posting schedule would actually inspire me to write more or if it would just cripple me for good

[trustymikh]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! 🎉🎊

idk why I didn't see this earlier thank you!!

[vieraslaji]

aina ku meen baariin mä tiiän intuitiivisesti tarkistaako baarimikko mun ajokortin vai ei, vaan mun asun perusteella

ei enää "sä näytät nuorilta", nyt mä hyväksyn vain "noi housut saa sut näyttämään gen z:ltä" kommentteja

[ruttotohtori]

Kokoomus sanoo, että Suomen talous on nyt siinä jamassa, ettei meillä ole varaa kuseksia köyhien päälle entiseen malliin, vaan siihen on tehtävä mittavia leikkauksia, köyhät kuskoon toistensa päälle

also i love that the phrase "piss on the poor" is functionally an effective shorthand on here for "someone has a lack of reading comprehension". wonder how long it will be before the knowledge that it is an intentional misapprehension of the phrase "piss poor" disappears and we get a Reader who says. the phrase piss on the poor is so cruel we should say something else

[archonfurina]

mitä meiltä jäi kesken, sen lopettaa joku muu vielä joskus hetkeks unohtuu miltä ihosi tuntuu muistatko sä sen hetken kun päällä oli vain kuu me annettin paljon tapahtuu mut ei menty loppuun vaan jäätiin kesken (x)

[bikananjarrus]

starlight beacon is the order 66 of the high republic

[caitchercatlady]

GUEST ROOM TROUBLE! Mika's Lines w/Others

(Inspired by a post I saw someone do about Guest Room Trouble lines for their OC. I can't remember what the blog is called or where the post is. I've tried looking everywhere for it, and if someone knows what I'm talking about, please tell me, so I can properly credit this person!)

Heartslabyul

Riddle

M: Whatever Grim did, why must you take it out on me?

R: You are the leader of your own House. Keep it in order!

Ace

M: One of these days, I'll slap you into next week!

A: (Scoff) If you can even reach me, Prefect.

Deuce

M: Your delinquent is showing again. Calm down!

D: Oh geez! I'm sorry! I didn't break anything, did I?

Tristano (OC)

M: Your bite isn't even that bad, you barker.

T: Watch your tongue, Mik. I might rip it out.

Cater

M: I told you to delete it and delete it now!

C: Aw, but this is too cute! Do I have to?

Trey

M: I didn't think that you were the biting type.

T: Um...Let's not speak of this again, okay?

Savanaclaw

Leona

M: I don't invite you over for you to complain, you overgrown housecat!

L: Hmm! Like a herbivore is worth wasting energy on.

Jack

M: Hey, if you're gonna exercise with me, tone it down, Jack?

J: I'm so sorry. I got a little carried away.

Ruggie

M: Drop it, Ruggie! Drop it!

R: Come on, Prefect. Throw me a bone, why doncha?

Octavinelle

Azul

M: For the last time, Azul, no!

A: Throwing away the peak opportunity. You break my heart, Mika.

Jade

M: You're pushing it, Leech!

J: Testy, testy. We can't get ourselves in a twist now, can we?

Floyd

M: Floyd, I said let go!

F: Aww! But I wanna squeeze ya!

Caio (OC)

M: You are the worst, you know that?

C: (Feins sobs) Your heart is a stone wall, my dear. Don't lock me out.

Scarabia

Kalim

M: I love you, Kalim, but you really test my patience sometimes.

K: Aw! I love you, too!...But testing what?

Jamil

M: Leave me out of it, you sneaky serpant!

J: You leave from mine, and we shall be even.

Raul (OC)

M: No! We're not fighting. We're rehearsing a scene!

R: Did it look that real? (Gasp) Mika, I didn't hurt you, did I?

Pomefiore

Vil

M: Let me at 'im! Let me at 'im!

V: (Smirk) You barely even touched me.

Rook

M: Stop touching my hair! I just had it done!

R: Ah, but beauty should be reveled in the eyes of admirers!

Epel

M: You need to learn how to not step on a lady's toes, sir!

E: She's the one that started it, not me!

Ignihyde

Idia

M: That's not fair. You cheated!

I: Fwee hee! Don't blame the master of the virtual gaming world for your incompetence.

Ortho

M: Man, Ortho, you do not hold back.

O: I didn't mean to hurt Big Sis. It was a mistake.

Andrej (OC)

M: Yeah, yeah, your red eyes don't scare me, sir.

A: Ha! Your attitude doesn't shake me either, Prefect.

Diasomnia

Malleus

M: Hornton must hate me after all of that.

M: Child of Man is getting bolder by the day. She has the strength, that girl.

Lilia

M: You make it very hard to not snap at you, old man.

L: (Giggle) Perhaps you should show less restraint, Mika.

Silver

M: Whoa! Where did that come from?

S: I beg your pardon. My behavior was improper.

Sebek

M: You have some nerve to treat me that way!

S: You are lucky that Lord Malleus has taken a liking to you.

Ramshackle

Grim

M: Remember your place, cat!

G: Ramshackle is not just your dorm, you know!

[csacskamacskamocska]

"Szeretek egyedül lenni, de jó lenne valaki, aki szívesen lenne egyedül velem"

:) :)

Azt hiszem a legkedvesebb, de mégis legcsacskábbat az a barátom mondta, aki azt találta mondani, hogy "te igazán megérdemelnéd, hogy legyen egy jó kapcsolatod, meg boldog legyél"

Mintha ez olyan dolog lenne, hogy eleget szenvedtél, vagy mindig a szemetesbe dobtad a szemetet, vagy kibírtad, hogy ne maszturbálj a barátbarátnőd szexi fotójára, szóval megdolgoztál érte, most már járna neked...

Nos, mindenki megérdemli. Leszámítva persze azokat, akik azonnal az ember eszébe jutnak, hogy na ő aztán nem, ő nem érdemli meg, ottrohagyjonmegaholvan! :D, de persze a többségük még ezeknek az embereknek is, megérdemelné.

Csakhát, ez nem így megy. Járni jár, csak nem jut -- mondja a másik szellemes közhely.

Tegnap egy kedves kolléganőm kinyilatkoztatását hallgattam, arról, hogy minden férfi rossz, és ő egyetlen jó kapcsolatot se ismer, jobb a nőknek egyedül, és én ismerek-e. Hirtelen persze nem jutott eszembe egy se, aztán nagy nehezen egy, ami tényleg szimpatikus nekem -- ők hihetetlen módon szellemi és mindenféle társak egymásnak. Naugye -- mondta ő -- elenyésző!

Pedig az elején jó szokott lenni. Az esetek túlnyomó részében, az elején jó szokott lenni. A másik vonzó, szexi, és kedves, és vicces, és okos, és érdekes és tök komolyan gondoljuk, hogy vele leélnénk az életünket. Csak aztán A MÁSIK elbassza az egészet.

Szóval van egy nagyon intim közeg, ahogy a másikkal vagyunk. Egy légtérben élünk, egy ágyban alszunk, kerülgetjük a fürdőszobában, megeszi a hűtőből a joghurtunkat, ott van a cipője a miénk mellett, amit együtt vettünk, mert akkor még... valamikor... még fontos volt, hogy neki is tetsszen... és a rengeteg közös dolog meg emlék meg mindkettőnknek fontos kötelezettség közepette, már nem működik mégse. De miért? Miért kezd el zavarni, hogy szuszog?

Kiszeretünk... már nem hiszünk benne, hogy a másik beteljesíti a vágyakat, amiket tőle reméltünk? Vagy már pontosan tudjuk, hogy ő biztosan nem fogja beteljesíteni? rádöbbenünk, hogy tévedtünk? Már nem érezzük, hogy megéri melót tenni a kapcsolatba? Nem érezzük, hogy szeret? Nem vagyunk láthatóak? Túl sok az elvárás? Előbb kezdünk testileg idegenkedni vagy inkább lelkileg távolodunk el? Mi történik a kapcsolatokban? 20-30 százalékban egy toxikus kapcsolat, mert sikeresen dobott a lottó egy sérült/terhelt partnert, de mi van a maradékkal?

Engem az érdekelne, hogy mikor és miért mondják az emberek, hogy itt ez elég volt, nem csinálom tovább? Nem az érdekelne, hogy mire fogják, hogy a másik ember milyen, milyen hibákat vétett, mik derültek ki róla, hanem, hogy valójában belül mi az az érzés amiért abbahagyják szeretni azt, akit sokkal vagy nem sokkal előtte szerettek.

Gondolom, nem teljesen érthető, hogy mire akarok kilyukadni. Leegyszerűsítve: az érdekel, hogy tudja-e az ember a döntése valódi okát? Kimondja-e magának? Megfogalmazza-e és emlékszik-e arra a dologra mi miatt megszületett benne a döntés? Már ez se volt jó, az se volt jó és megszületett a döntés, hogy legyen vége -- ez a sablon. De többnyire megszületik a döntés, aztán már ez se jó meg az se... végül kimondjuk amit már korábban eldöntöttünk csak megépítettük hozzá a díszleteket. A sok szörnyű történetből, hogy a másik mit csinált, nekem hiányzik valami. Ha tudnám mi, nem kérdezném. :) Miért hagyjuk abba, hogy aktívan szeressük a másik embert, aki már évekkel korábban is pont olyan volt, mint amikor elhagyjuk.

Akiket "mindig" elhagytak, azok most felmentést kapnak. Nekik majd akkor kell gondolkodni, amikor az önsorsrontásról és a önbeteljesítő jóslatokról lesz szó :D

[eepy-deebser]

Moon my goat just wanted to come say hi :3 hope you're having a wonderful wonderful day <333 also feel free to use this as a space to yap about a small hc that's been rotating in your brain I'm curious :D

MIKA MIKA MIKS YAYYAYAY HELLO HI HELLO <333 I'm way less stressed recently everything cleared up!!! hope you're having a marvelous timezone :3

Ough headcanons... I have so many... ik I'm a full time investor but. Pangi is obviously part pangolin, but he's ALSO part wolf. I feel like everyone likes pangi having sharp teeth but like. pangolins don't even have teeth. so. plus now he can growl n shit and be a predator. idk its very amusing when pangi's portrayed as both a pangolin and a scary hunter. beautiful contradiction

aight *cracks knuckles* time for Lukey Television. the pangopups are stuffed animals hes ripping to pieces. something in him yearns for violence but it's usually outweighed by the prey fear in his mind. he pushes buttons not just for fun but also to get a sense of boundaries. what are the unspoken rules? what will get him hurt and what won't? and finally, lukey is SO touch starved. he's terrified of it (name one time he's had a positive physical interaction. we got... Bad hugging him (now with added paranoia) and MAYBE aimsey when they got cured. compare that to every violent thing ever... yeagh) and yet he sinks into the warmth anyways. he keeps egging pangi on when he gets violent– one of the few times he has physical contact he has full control over.

thanks for the yap space mika :3333 this is wonderful and I'm very fulfilled. have some flowers 🌺💐

[torillatavataan]

Mut Voikkaahan just voitti Iltalehen Suomen idyllisimmän kylän tittelin?

Suomitumblr - mistä paikkakunnalta sä oot ja mitä paikkakuntaa teillä dissataan? Entä onko se molemminpuolista?

TAI koska yksityisyys, niin älä kerro mistä sä oot mut tiiätkö tämmösiä vihanpidon parivaljakoita?

Siis tyyliin Hamina-Kotka, Pori-Rauma, täntyyppisiä.

Koska mä oon siis Korsosta ja meillä dissattiin Vantaankoskea. Molemmat on Vantaalla. Mut sillon ei ei ollut kehärataa niin itävantaalta länsivantaalle ei päässyt kuin käymällä Helsingin kautta, eli aikalailla ulkomaita noi paikat oli toisilleen.

[felixcloud6288]

Dungeon Meshi Adventurer's Bible World Part 2

Tall-Men, Half-Foots, Elves, and Dwarfs.

Tall-men

Tall-man details are about what you'd expect to read in a D&D style-world. They're the most populous race and don't tend to be capable all-around rather than having one particular skill they are notable at.

The long-lived races feel threatened by their explosive reproductive rates. Tinfoil hat time, but maybe they let the Tall-men have control of major dungeon areas as a way to gaslight them and make them submissive to the long-lived races. They're given a valuable piece of land without knowing it's a ticking bomb, and when the bomb goes off, the elves, dwarfs, and gnomes blame them for it going off and use that to justify keeping their secrets about magic away from the short-lived races. If they could fight on the same level of knowledge and power, Tall-men could easily drive the long-lived races to extinction by pure manpower.

Oh. This has something I've been wanting to know. Tall-men can have viable children with ogres and Half-foots.

Laios is slightly taller than average (185 cm vs 180 cm). Falin is exactly average height (170 cm). Izutsumi is below average height (150 cm vs 170 cm), but she might still have room to grow.

According to Namari, Tall-men's special talent is singing and dancing. And Laios gets upset that he's not good at either. Let's not forget that he sang the mermaid song. And the Tall-man talent for singing and dancing could translate into any sort of ability that involves sound and movement, like using a fighting style that requires both hands or impersonating a dog. Laios and Izutsumi are the only ones in the party who regularly use both hands when fighting.

That bit with Senshi at the end is because he has the same issue as Laios at being bad at what his race is known for.

Half-foots

Surprised how little of the world Half-foots exist in. They live in the central part of the eastern continent, a peninsula in the north part of the Western Continent, and a small area in the southern continent. I bet Laios didn't know what a Half-foot was before he arrived at the Island.

And the negative stereotypes surrounding Half-foots mostly has to do with how they usually keep to themselves and the ones who set out to the larger world are the ambitious types.

A Half-foot's given name combines their first name, a last name, and their father's first name. So Chilchuck Tims's full name is understood as Chil, son of Tim, from the Chuck family. And only people close to them get to call them by their first name only. Laios has called him "Chil" several times. And similarly, Kuro calls Mikbell "Mik".

Chilchuck is quite tall for a half-foot (110 cm vs 100 cm).

Half-foot is an elf term, supposedly. They found their footprints and called them "half-foot" because their footprints were half the size of a Tall-man's. Some of the other names include "goblin" and "imp". Goblin was one of the monsters from Laios's book in chapter 2. It might be the same situation as trolls where it was a name for the half-foots that gradually shifted into its own mythical monster. The humans who came up with goblins probably wandered near a half-foot settlement and were attacked by lookouts.

Elves

The elf's description says war broke out between elves and dwarfs over excessive development of science and magic technologies. Could it just be the natural consequence of two empires that grew powerful and fought each other to expand? Or could something similar to what I theorized under the Tall-man section have happened? What if the elves decided to attack the dwarfs because they feared the dwarfs' technological advances would usurp the dominance the elves had with their magic?

It also says dungeons were created because of the war. In chapter 87, we see the moment the demon was locked away in a dungeon, and it seems like it was more like a literal castle dungeon rather than anything like the modern dungeons. It was just a dark space that the demon wasn't allowed to leave.

I've been considering this for a while but don't have any good evidence to support it, but I think the ancient war and the demon destroying the world are connected. Like maybe the actual triggers for the war were various tribes fighting to gain control of that one proto-dungeon to have the demon's power. And each tribe that controlled the demon would wish for characteristics that resulted in the various races.

Then they discovered they could move the demon to other places or have it exist in multiple areas at once by a loophole of the original dungeon entrapment. So they spread themselves wherever they could to construct dungeons to gain access and control of the demon.

The dungeon lord who wished for the world's destruction seemed to be a dwarf. Perhaps he was tired of all the violence and bloodshed and decided that the only way to stop it was to wipe out humanity.

Marcille is tall for an elf. She's exactly half-way between the average height of an elf and Tall-man (160 cm vs 150 cm vs 170 cm). The age of maturity for elves is 80. By elf standards, Marcille really was forced to grow up faster than she should have. And this also means Pattadol is barely considered an adult. She's the equivalent of a 19-year-old high school graduate being given a managerial role over people who've been working there for several years.

Most of the elves live in the Central Continents with one group along the east peninsula coast of the Eastern Continent and another along the coast at the lower west side of the Western Continent. The settlement in the Eastern Continent is probably where Marcille's mother comes from. It's also close to Izganda so there have probably been some minor conflicts and racial tensions there. The Western Continent settlement gave me a colossal "Hmmm..." moment cause that's where I speculated a potential lost kingdom dungeon might be located.

The bible says elf Senshi looked exactly like a character from the Daltian Clan. I think that means he would be one of the most beautiful elves by even elf standards. Does this mean he's also exceedingly handsome by dwarf standards? And the bible also says all elves are beautiful by modern beauty standards, but I'd like to know what would be considered an ugly elf by elf standards.

At some point, Fleki became one of my favorite characters and I love every moment with her. I'd want nothing to do with her in real life, but she's a fun character in-story. Case in point, I like seeing her get on everyone's case about them being insensitive to the other races (though she might just be trying to get under their skin or use it to act like she's morally superior), but the closest real-life comparison is acting like you're not allowed to use queer as a descriptive.

But she was the most shocked when Mithrun casually called Tall-men and half-foots "inferior races" so she might at least genuinely want to be respectful but also be a bit overzealous.

Dwarfs

The dwarf details imply that dwarfs and dungeons are closely connected. It could just be that the definition of "dungeon" has a heavy overlap with mines. The guy from chapter 87 who wished for his tribe to be immortal looks like a dwarf. I assume dwarfs are generally more responsible for making and expanding dungeons and maybe they wished to rebuild their bodies to be well suited to doing so. The demon wouldn't complain to have more space it can move either.

Presumably, organizations like the Canaries and Dungeon Keepers appeared after the Ancient War and they're both tasked with ensuring a dungeon can never expand to catastrophic levels and the demon within cannot escape. But they took different approaches to how they operate. The elves created a central organization responsible for maintaining dungeons under its jurisdiction and that organization can overrule any local governments in order to operate. The dwarfs instead lets individual tribes manage the dungeons and requires them to adhere to strict rules and traditions regarding the dungeon to the point they will excommunicate anyone who breaks the rules.

Senshi is roughly middle-aged by dwarf standards and he's slightly taller than average (140 cm vs 135 cm). The age of maturity is 40, so he was still a boy when Gillan's squad was wiped out in the dungeon. He'd be roughly equivalent to a 16 year-old when that happened.

Dwarfs are far more spread out than elves. They have settlements all around the Eastern and Southern Continents and there's also a settlement on the south-western peninsula in the Western Continent. It's probably a consequence of how dwarf society is so heavily insular. If you decide to leave the tribe, you can't move to another one; you have to make your own. So dwarfs are highly incentivized to spread out.

Dwarfs and gnomes can have viable children. So that confirms that question I had when I read Totan's bio.

The bible also addresses dwarfs getting teleportation sickness. It has nothing to do with mana but rather it's because teleportation messes with the semicircular canals in their ears. I know they give feedback about movement and orientation (You get motion-sick because your semicircular canals detect the movement from the vehicle you're in that your eyes do not) but I can't find any particular details about if they also assist with determining direction.

Various animals that engage in migration such as whales, salmon, and birds can sense the earth's magnetic field and use that for guidance. Dwarfs probably have that same ability and the sudden directional shift from teleporting just makes them horribly ill.

Wait, dwarf women do grow facial hair? But they shave it off? I could have had a beautifully bearded Namari but I'm denied that because of some arbitrary beauty standards!?

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Almost forgot to post this 😅... Btw!!! This is my first FINISH digital drawing that I am actually happy with and I TOTALLY did not take me over 6 hours 💀💀💀 art block hit me so hard bro 😭

In all seriousness I'm actually really proud of this drawing of Opera from MIK (MY FAV MANGA 😘😘), I really want to practice drawing more digitally so expect to see more in the future :D!!! I also sadly lost the reference I use for Opera's pose but I found it on Pinterest 😞