#nekropolis

[cosmonautroger]

Paul Klee, Nekropolis, 1929

[gothmusiclatinamerica]

"Through Endless Gloom" by Brazilian dramatic gothic rock band Tomb of Love off of their 2021 release Nekropolis

[unma]

Guilty Reaper King is no more

Relax, I'm not cancelling it in the slightest. I took a slight pause on it to practice through other shorter works, but I have been doing a bit more planning with where I want to take this story in the background. While doing this, I was once again reminded that I just didn't like the fic's name. It's not... horrible, but it's not good. Sounds like Asgore named the fic for me, I'm not going to lie.

The name wasn't really meant to be permanent... sort of... I mean, the fic has gone through a bunch of name changes already, so I thought this would be fine and not make me impulsively change it into something else before I settled on a proper name.

So, yesterday, as I was writing, I was listening to a particular song by Tsukuyomi (check them out, they're great, and I linked the song in question below), called Nekropolis 「ネクロポリス」. (I know the actual word is Necropolis, but ytube settled on Nekropolis instead so that's that).

I've decided to name it Nekropolis (not Necropolis), after this song. It's lovely, and when I get home I'll probably listen to it a bunch more. I can't guarantee I'll update this fic every one or two months like I promised at first, but once I get my plans for it down I'll work on getting it updated as soon as possible.

For now, onto Fransweek, and the monthly fic that I totally am not late on posting the first chapter for (I blame my random fixation on Our Haven in Hell)

[secretsofatheria]

What contintents do the kingdoms reside in?

Coloris resides on a continent known as "Kaleido" , which is a massive land that is in the center of the map. It's a place that is extremely colorful, from the flora to the fauna, even the sky is changing in a beautiful array of colors and patterns. Novern actually shares the same name as the kingdom, however the kingdom is split into two known as "Nevadet" and "The Novern Depths". So in short, The continent is named "Novern". Which is a land that has an interesting landscape from harsh deserts to mountain systems, plains, and jungles. While the Sea is a beautiful teal color!!

Nekropolis is split into five contintents, these continents are Rostia, Gloam Teren, Cario Tantibus, Crimere and Noctis. in short, each member of the Vampyre Council rules over each section. The place itself is equivalent to a Gothic Fairytale or Dream, It's always dark and there is a lingering fog that is everywhere. Dark forests, mountains, plains and other weird landscapes reside here. The landscapes are also in in a strange array of colors making it seem like it’s something out of a strange and unusual dream…or a nightmare. Usually these colors are semi-monochromatic and darker in tones to add to the spooky atmosphere.

Timberlands resides in a contintent known as "Terran" and it is a vast land that has the appearance of a gigantic garden. Each region varies depending on the Florian subtype. The denizens live in homes that are within the trees themselves or in settlements that are above the dense planted areas. Like massive forests, flower fields, some swamps, and other plances various plant life would thrive in. The animals there So basically like a giant green house and garden?

Enchanté Royaume is part of a contintent called "Magika" which wasn't originally part of Tellus, it's a land mass that came from another dimension...as for what it looks like, it has Mystical cities as far as the eye can see with magical gates that connect to the different cities within Magika. The cities are often themed around the different magical essences, an example of this is that if a sector is based around one of the magical essences such as “Illusions” it’s not uncommon to see various things that fit the theme of the magic, in the Illusionary case one might be able to see glamor magic all around or magical “projections”. So it's kind of like a massive labyrinth of magical cities along with strange and unsual plants and animals that don't originate from Tellus!

Votlita is part of a contintent reffered to as "Verloren". The Land itself is dull well in colors, it has a gloomy atmosphere as well. However there is a lot of beautiful lands that are left untouched by any sort of people as they're portected. So you can see wildlife such as deer and other animals. There is a lot of mountains with snow on the top of it, plains, valleys, cliff sides and and plenty of rivers!

Elementum is part of a a contintent called "Aspekt".  One side is completely cold and has a vast tundra landscape known as “The Frostlands”. While the other side is covered in volcanic ash and various lava pools as far as the eye can see, a vicious place known as “Basilisks Edge“. There is more smaller islands of Elementum based around other elements…however they remain much as a mystery to the two major islands…Their elements are as follows…The Windy Isles, The Storm Keys and The Kumumea Archipelago [an unpredicable island with magical essence running through it there fore elements are always changing]. So basically an island based continent based around different elements that exist on Tellus.

Marionettica is part of a contintent called "Majolica". The landscape is made out of materials dolls and other toys alike are made from. However they’re able to support life despite appearing materialistic, At least only some parts of the land are made of materials. There are plenty of hills, valleys and open plains as well as some towns scattered about all over.

I tried to summerize these lands as best I can as they're complex regions and make more sense to understand visually than verbally i suppose.

[josiewrites]

Josie Reads: Nekropolis by Tim Waggoner

Summary from Amazon: "Meet Matt Richter. Private Eye. Zombie. His mean streets are the city of the dead, the shadowy realm known as Nekropolis. This place has always been ruled by the vampire lords. Now they're planning to destroy the city. Over his dead body. More pulp than Pulp Fiction, more butt-kicking than Buffy, Nekropolis is the first in a deathly new series."

I found this at a used bookstore a few years ago, and I just now read it. And I can't believe I waited this long to read it.

This book is fun. It's exactly what it says, he's a noir detective that's also a zombie. Matt is such a fun narrator, he's sassy, and has zero problems giving you his honest thoughts. The supernatural and mystery elements are so nicely balanced that it never feels like it's too much of one or another.

With this being the first in the series, would I read the rest. Abso-fucking-loutely. Matt is such a fun character, and I'm here for the ride. I'd say if you like The Dresden Files, you'll love this one. I'm going to find the rest of them. A definite 4.5/5

[lillyli-74]

Haunted by Nekropolis. Hga

[weirdlookindog]

Rudolf Sieber-Lonati - Totenstadt Nekropolis (City of the Dead Necropolis)

cover art from Silber Grusel Krimi #142, May 17, 1977

[whattadroid]

This is such a niche thing to complain about but I think I've exhausted the list of books I can read with android/human relationships that aren't just straight up fetish porn and I'm starting to get desperate

[crescentmp3]

shao kahn should go to hell honestly. if you even care

[topcat77]

Paul Klee

Nekropolis, 1929

[valkariel]

Despair Incarnate

Dark Meteion inspired :>

Head: Valerian Rune Fencer's Wings - gunmetal black Body: Theogonic Mail of Maiming - gunmetal black Hands: Ktiseos Vambraces of Maiming - default Legs: Omega Trousers of Maiming - jet black Feet: Warg Greaves of Maiming - default

Earring: Voidmoon Ear Cuffs of Slaying Neck: The Emperor's New Necklace Wrists: The Emperor's New Bracelet Right Ring: The Emperor's New Ring Left Ring: The Emperor's New Ring

Main Hand: Ktiseos Zaghnal Off Hand: --

Fashion Accessory: -- Minion: -- Mount: -- Location: Ultima Thule - The Nekropolis (New Game+ "Forge Ahead")

Shader: Faeberry Bokeh

[vampiric-dolly-draws]

Hm been a while since i posted oc universe related things...but This is Fritz, and he works for a laboratory known as "Apex", he is stationed over at one of their branches over in Nekropolis. He is...an odd man to say the least...most people always get an offputting vibe whenever they're around this man...

He currently is doing studies about mortality...perhaps he believes that if all beings can achive immortality, perhaps the world would thrive. Well..in his eyes anyway, he's a determined man who is willing to do whatever it takes to rid the world of all its ailment's. Even if it means he'd have to get his hands dirty.

[gothmusiclatinamerica]

A self-titled song by Brasilia, Brazil-based goth rock, post-punk, and deathrock duo Tomb of Love off of their 2021 release Nekropolis

[unofficial-underfell]

[about comment on faysal's ask] what other projects do you have?

A few!

1. Dungeons and Dragons campaign that I host for my friends, I need to finish that because it's been ongoing for a few years and I've been not super active about it. I REALLY need to finish it (If you are reading this sorry about that guys!! Dming is hard)

2. Working on a book called Nekropolis! It takes place in an Urban Fantasy setting. The story takes place in a city called Brakyldark, which is the capital of the Kingdom of Verelen. A cult of necromancers known as Nekropolis has existed in this city for over a decade, but things are starting to come to a boiling point, bringing together three characters from very different walks of life.

An officer from a Special Forces team called the Undead Dispatch Unit, who is drawn not only by his path to protect the city, but also spurred on by revenge. A death metal singer, who had been killed in a car wreck, brought to life by Nekropolis but in possession of a mysterious amulet that allows him to retain his will over the magic of the necromancers. And a prodigal teenage girl, abandoned at a young age for a myriad of medical issues, adopted by the most powerful wizard in Verelen, and attending the most prestigious magical academy in Brakyldark. But not all is as glamorous as it sounds, as issues in the home push her to destructive behaviors.

I hope to post more on my main art blog when I get the chance ^^

3. A collaboration between me and @cozza-frenzy in which we are co-writing and I'm illustrating a webcomic! We're in the beginning stages but we hope to release the first chapter in it's entirety by the end of this year. We've not made any solid announcements so I'll have to keep details to a minimum, but it's a reboot of sorts to an older idea of xers. (I'll be sure to announce it here as well, considering how much work I'm putting into it ha)

4. Something that is Very much on the back burner at the moment but is an idea for a short webcomic that boils down to "Santa Claus Zombie Slayer" but I still need to flesh out the story and work out some of the er, problems

My mind loves to go brrrrr

-Avery

[unma]

I promise Nekropolis is getting worked on. I promise.

[capsicrew]

Cleaning up a bunch of files off my computer, and came across this document I wrote some time back and never posted. Trying to catalogue the civilizations out in space based on in-game information. I would've wrote this a few months before 6.1 came out, but I don't think any lore was added in this realm since--even in the Omicron quests. Other than the Mandervilians and PuPu, but we're still waiting on the conclusion of that saga.

==

Organized in the order Meteion listed them. The cutscene where she gave her report cut away from her dialogue several times, so many planets are never described;

1: "Traces of civilizations found--structures believed to have served as domiciles. No extant life-forms detected." "The Nekropolis" location in Ultima Thule.

2: "Ruined remnants of buildings scattered across star, surface of which is encased in ice. Presence of life could not be verified." Possibly the "frozen star" mentioned by Omega?

3: "Evidence of large population centers akin to cities recovered. No extant life-forms found--only their lingering essence." Based on its location name in Ultima Thule, this is the home of the Ea. At another point, referring to no numbered star in particular, Meteion says: "One race had concluded that finite time was the root of all woes. Aspiring to shatter its shackles, they went in search of infinity. They discovered nothing is infinite, and that neither time nor death could be cheated. Disillusioned, they gave up on the future--and themselves." Which sounds similar to the Ea's predicament. One Ea refers to their planet as "Sadr IV."

4: "Edifices surmised to be abandoned residences found. No extant life-forms detected. Deadly plague or extreme environmental degradation likely to have led to mass extinction." Description sounds similar to the state of the Greboluff, the first area of the Dead Ends. But that star is designated as 6, not 4.

5: Unknown.

6: The planet of the Greboluff, based on its location name in The Dead Ends. A race of aquatic creatures brought war upon the 'shorewalkers' and became the dominant species. However, the creation of their tools of war soon had consequence on the planet's oceans, destroying its biosphere and reigning disease upon the world.

7: Unknown. However, the alien "fish" called Class Twenty-Four, which has 24 legs and 20 spines is described as being from this star. It's Fish Log entry indicates that this creature is *the* main civilization of 'Ostrakon Hepta' with which Meteion met. No mention of how this civilization/star met its end is made. No other fish in Ultima Thule make specific mention of their planet of origin, if any, except the few specifically associated with the dragons or the Ea.

8: "Star found in state of violent conflict. Contact successfully made with inhabitants, but deployment of weapons of mass destruction resulted in total annihilation of local population shortly thereafter." Second area of The Dead Ends wherein the society had eradicated disease, but threw itself into constant war. It seems that much of society came to be held under a single nation called the Global Community. However, various peoples, called Freedom Fighters in the dungeon, opposed them. In the end, the Global Community created 10,000 Peacekeepers (the second boss) which used an AI to maintain global peace--which included destroying its creators, who now also stand against them.

9: "Star is a barren desert. No identifiable flora found. Bones of living beings resembling men discovered beneath sands, but determination regarding their intelligence inconclusive." No other information available.

10: Unknown.

11: Unknown.

12: Unknown.

13: Unknown.

14: Unknown.

15: "Local civilization once flourished under auspices of higher power. Said power later laid waste to civilization in fit of rage. Upon revealing this to me, entity elected to self-terminate in lieu of providing answer to question. No other intelligent life-forms found."

16: Alphatron, home of Omega and the Omicron, as designated in Ultima Thule. Meteion doesn't discuss this star specifically at any point, but we know plenty about it's history through Omega, and the other quests in Ultima Thule.

17: The final area of the Dead Ends, the people of Ra-la. By however means, the people of this world rid themselves of sorrow and reached a state of perfection and paradise. In their perfect state, they lost any will to justify their existence, and lost the joy of life. Without mentioning a specific numeral, Meteion mentions of one star, "One race had discarded all things that gave rise to sorrow, hoping to have only joy. They found joy lost its savor in the absence of sorrow, and lost their will to live." Which sounds like it describes the people of Ra-la. Its been hinted at both in-game and by the devs that this was the pathway that the ancients could've been heading towards, and its likely Meteion recognized this, too. (Note from the future; we now know this race is known as the Nibirun.)

18: The Dragonstar, in Ultima Thule. Specifying no number, Meteion says thus; "One race had renounced war and devoted itself to the enrichment of its people. They were conquered. Though they destroyed the enemy in reprisal, they could not regain their former glory." This sounds similar to the state of the dragons and their star.

19+?: It's never specified how many Meteia were created, nor how many more stars they visited. Stars designated numerical codes only exist up to 18. When they form the Endsinger, though, there are a lot more than 19 birds.

Others: ?: "One race had striven to create a world bereft of animosity. They renounced relationships to avoid interpersonal strife, and in so doing brought about societal collapse" No known star matches this description.

?: "One race had renounced war and devoted itself to the enrichment of its people. They were conquered. Though they destroyed the enemy in reprisal, they could not regain their former glory." Though not 1-to-1 a description of the Dragonstar's history, as we know it, this description could easily be their own, as I pointed out above.

?: "One race had concluded that finite time was the root of all woes. Aspiring to shatter its shackles, they went in search of infinity. They discovered nothing is infinite, and that neither time nor death could be cheated. Disillusioned, they gave up on the future--and themselves." Well describes the state of the Ea.

?: "One race had discarded all things that gave rise to sorrow, hoping to have only joy. They found joy lost its savor in the absence of sorrow, and lost their will to live." The Ea also mentioned wanting to do away with "all sorrow," but no mention made of having lost joy--only their delusion with the finality of existence. This description also fits the society seen in the 3rd area of The Dead Ends, the people of Ra-la.

Deneb III: The Ea mention this planet as one that had been destroyed by "panic-induced cataclysm" much like Etheirys is approaching. Perhaps its one other planet that Meteion had already struck with the "final days" before she or another reached the Ea. No other description is given.

Gordhona: One of the planets conquered by the Alphatrons. Apparently they are silicon-based lifeforms, and were thus difficult for the Alphatrons to detect. No information on the star after Alphatron's invasion are known. Don't even know if Meteion was here or not. But since it was the first planet the Alphatrons visited, I'd guess it is/was close to Alphatron.

"Ypupîara": An alien "fish" available in Ultima Thule. It's Fish Log entry says that Meteion encountered it in the depths of space, associated with no specific star. The log speculates that they may have once been part of a star's civilization, but since lost their mental faculties.