#world introduction

[the-astral-express-archive]

Honkai: Star Rail | Travel Encounters: The Shackling Prison

[of-sinners-and-seas]

World Introduction

Eiffel

Being the central and largest island on the map, Eiffel has more than its fair share of influence. With its sheer breadth and wealth of history, Eiffel has set a standard the rest of the world may only strive to compete with.

While there are a plethora of striking cities known to it, none are quite so notable as the capital, Monarisse. Towering mountains and winding caves dress her shores the same as they do the rest of the land, providing an ocean of crystals that never run dry.

To Eiffel, crystals are currency as much as they are decoration. And the magic often found within them give power to the technology seldom seen in any other kingdom.

With a sprawling maze of Art Deco buildings, all dressed in a haze of precious metals, music and light and laughter pour out from every window. Cameras roar with pops and flashes, capturing monochrome photographs for the simple price of a rhinestone or two. Horseless carriages race past couples strolling hand in hand, while a blanket of stars overlook them all.

It isn’t a wonder why Katalina of Envy has made this place her home.

TAGLIST: @the-inkwell-variable

[shellyscribbles]

Introduction to the world of Hallendrest

This story and world building, despite being a project I have worked on for years now, is still in the early stages and subject to change.

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What is Hallendrest?

Hallendrest is a dying world where a central kingdom, the only one to successfully keep the ground from dying and turning grey, is slowly taking over control of the entire world.

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Races of Hallendrest (with their magics)

Mages

Mages are beings who posses elemental magics as well as some ability to manipulate the inherit magic of the world through spells and totems. A mage can inherit magic from one or both parents though it is rare for a mage to inherit from both as it is less common for women to carry the magic. They sometimes carry the magic without having access to it.

Druids

Druids are beings who posses earth based magics. Their main abilities relate to the ability to transform themselves into the form of animals usually having a particular animal such as a wolf or lion that they are best at switching between.

They are also able to manipulate earth, water, and plant life.

The least used ability is the manipulation of small animals such as birds, ferrets and mice.

As with mages, their magic can be inherited from one or both parents with women being less likely to express it.

Humans

Humans are well, humans. They lack magic of any kind though they can sometimes, especially women, carry the magic in their bloodline without having access to or any expression of their magic.

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Politics/Government

Vonterre is ostensibly ruled by a king who works in conjunction with a council of seven men who are overseen by a head. The council was established by the original government as a check on the king.

In reality, the king has no true power and is used as a scapegoat to take the blame for the unpopular actions of the council.

Most political maneuvering is related to taking control of new kingdoms as they join the expanding Vonterre. An emissary is sent from Kalt to assist with the transition usually resulting in a new government being established due to the rulers failure conform to the new order quickly enough.

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Religions

Drestin (Drestinites) Worship of Drest. Original faith of the Druids but since the use of magic is forbidden, and the distinction between druid, mage, and human, is erased, it is followed by anyone. More common in rural areas though there are strong pockets of it in Kalt and Vonterre.

Drest: Druid God. Masculine. Interact with nature by force. Control nature. Command growth and development. Dominance over animals. Using animal forms and power gift given to Druids. Related to Drest’s drive to embody himself and live among the people of Hallendrest.

Core Ideals: Strength. Protection. Control.

Volar (Volarians) Worship of Vontis. Original faith of the Mages but since the use of magic is forbidden, it is followed by anyone. More common in rural areas, particularly the farthest points from Kalt.

Vontis: Mage Goddess. Soft interaction with Nature through magic. Manipulation of power. Largely impersonal.

Core Ideals: Humility. Responsibility. Stewardship.

Terr El Dur – Ancient religion worshiping both Drest and Vontis as a sacred couple. Largely out of practice though some remote villages still have fanes. Drest and Vontis were personal Gods with whom the people interacted and served.

Core Ideals: Love. Community. Service. Unity.

Hallenism (Hallenist) Worship of Hallen, Almighty silent God of Hallendrest. Gave magic to the world as a test. Full persons have no magic, having both neutralizes magic therefore humans are highest beings. Magic is a poison to the world. It is a test to see that men will reject power for the good of others and the world. False religion created by the first council of Kalt/Vonterre.

In accordance with his nature, he also withholds his power leaving it to men to redeem themselves and become worthy of entering the halls of Hallen. People receive multiple lives to try until they are worthy.

Dominate faith of Kalt and central Vonterre.

Core Ideals: Sacrifice. Obedience.

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Important people (current and historic)

Torral - first King of Vonterre

Kallias Adlay - Present King of Vonterre

The Council of Kalt - Head of Council: Travastol. Operations half of council (day to day functions of the kingdom, logistics) : Berquist (Operations chair), Damek, and Halston. Executive half of council (maintaining law and order, preventing further death of Hallendrest through force):Khalid (Executive Chair), Kedar, and Rai.

Reena Adlay (Maiden: Zevach) - Third Princess of Adullam (new acquisition of Vonterre) married to Kallias as part of agreement that made Adullam a kingdom of Vonterre.

Kaisair Adlay - Kallias' father, previous king of Vonterre.

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Other notable features:

As the death of Hallendrest spreads, Kalt at the heart of Vonterre is seen as remarkably alive and opulent. Its the only place where electricity, in door plumbing, and plant life are all ubiquitous.

The success of Kalt is attributed to the brutal measures King Kallias takes to keep the people from using magic including brutal public executions and the destruction of entire cities, with the people banished to the grey lands for disobeying the laws of Vonterre, usually by failing to surrender a fugitive.

[ooctlt]

ever curious on how they live?

[soup-mother]

desperately need to forcibly beat the terra nullius out of how people on this website talk about Australia. you fucking cannot be saying shit like "oh everyone lives on the coast because it's the only habitable bit" in full seriousness.

doubly so for how everyone acts like indigenous tasmanians don't exist anymore. even fucking UNESCO said that shit for like 40 years and only got rid of it recently.

[ansonmountdaily]

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds meets Montgomery "Scotty" Scott

STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS 2x10 "Hegemony"

[voidedjuice]

Songstress robot model UTA-3305, assigned to entertain guests at a high-end restaurant. Currently slowly going out of order due to lacking maintenance, and the presence of foreign biological material growing inside it.

Though it is a robot, it wishes to come to understand the human emotions it's been made to sing about all its "life". Please do entertain it with your stories while you pass by.

[stay-dazed]

a simple stray kids guide (for baby stays) ✨

overview: stray kids, or skz for short, is an 8-member korean boy band that debuted on march 25th, 2018 under jype ent. they were formed through a survival show in 2017 with originally 9 members, but one member left the group a year after debut for unknown reasons. there are three subunits to the group: 3racha the rap/producer unit, danceracha the dance unit, and vocalracha the vocal unit. of course, though, all of them do a bit of everything.

stray kids were considered an “experimental group” since the leader of the group was tasked with choosing all the members himself, and coming up with the name, logo, and fandom name of the group. as a group, they produced all their own music as well. they were relatively small for a while but by the time they released their song god’s menu, they were growing in popularity.

now stray kids have had many accomplishments, including: performing at lollapalooza 3 times now, being the first k-pop group invited to the met gala, becoming ambassadors for brands like versace and gucci, winning around 82 awards, and producing an ost for the deadpool movie. they've also recently set a guinness world record for the first ever group to have #1 albums 5 times in a row over the course of only 8 months!

while they are incredibly talented and successful celebrities, they’re also very down to earth, and very connected with their fanbase. they’ve shown openness and vulnerability with their fans by releasing songs with serious topic matters, crying on stage, and talking about their emotions/experiences. personally, they’re the only band i’ve ever seen who feel genuine love for their fanbase.

name: chan bahng

english name: christopher

stage name: bangchan, cb97 in 3racha

age: 26 (october 3rd, 1997)

nationality: australian-korean

languages: english, korean

positions: leader, producer in 3racha, dancer, rapper, vocalist

skzoo: wolfchan

instagram: gnabnahc

basics: chan was born in korea, but moved to australia when he was about 3 or 4 years old. he remained there with his two younger siblings, hannah and lucas, and their cavalier king charles named berry, until he was 13 when he went back to korea to become a k-pop trainee. he trained for about 7 years until he was finally able to debut as stray kids’ leader. chan is very reliable as the leader and dad of the group, but he’s also australian, so he adds to the chaos very well.

fun facts: chan has hypermobile arms and legs, and can turn his hand 360°. he sometimes wears wrist and knee braces due to overextension. chan won many medals in swimming growing up and could’ve gone into that career. along with that, he’s also good in many other sports like soccer and track. chan's hair is naturally curly!

name: minho lee

english name: rhino (yes i’m serious)

stage name: leeknow

age: 25 (october 25th, 1998)

nationality: korean

languages: korean and basic english

positions: lead dancer in danceracha, vocalist, rapper

skzoo: leebit

instagram: t.leeknowsaurus

basics: minho was born and raised in korea as an only child, aside from his cat siblings soonie, doongie, and dori. he moved out of his parents’ home at a fairly young age in order to be closer to his university, where he was said to have studied dance and comp-sci, as well as worked as a waiter for some time. he was called in to train under jype in 2017 and he ended up passing the dance test in only 2 weeks, the shortest period among jype trainees. minho is considered to be a “tsundere” since he’s very blunt, loud, and a bit rough generally, but is very kind and caring inside.

fun facts: minho toured in japan with bts as a backup dancer when he was in highschool. minho has acrophobia, the severe fear of heights, and he cannot swim. minho is well-trained in taekwondo, boxing, and bodyguard martial arts. minho said that the reason he isn’t comfortable showing his abs like some other members do is because he has a scar on his stomach from a surgery he had as a child.

name: changbin seo

english name: lewis

stage name: spearB in 3racha

age: 24 (august 11th, 1999)

nationality: korean

languages: korean and intermediate english

positions: producer in 3racha, main rapper, vocalist, dancer

skzoo: dwaekki

instagram: jutdwae

basics: changbin was born and raised in korea, along with his older sister, in a fairly wealthy family. he originally joined jype as a trainee at age 17 to debut as a vocalist, but was convinced to debut as a rapper by a counselor. unfortunately i don’t know much about changbin’s trainee days, other than he trained for about 2 years, and he was part of 3racha who uploaded their first rap song on soundcloud in 2017. changbin is a pretty silly and loud person, but has been described by his members as someone they can approach and who will notice/remember the smallest things about them.

fun facts: changbin prefers plants as he’s allergic to both cats and dogs. changbin is a blackbelt in taekwondo, and he named his own pecs "jut" and "dwae". changbin has said he would like to own his own gym or be a tattoo artist. changbin is the shortest member at 5 '6. changbin was named the fastest male rapper in the k-pop industry with 11 korean syllables per second, i believe.

name: hyunjin hwang

english name: sam

age: 24 (march 20th, 2000)

nationality: korean

languages: korean and advanced english

positions: dancer in danceracha, vocalist, rapper

skzoo: jiniret

instagram: hynjinnnn

basics: hyunjin was born and raised in korea as an only child, along with his long-haired chihuahua, kkami. he was approached by two k-pop company scouts at a young age, one of which while he was out shopping with his mom. and, of course, he chose jype. he trained as a dancer, and admitted he had hated dancing at first due to the emotional toll it took on him, but now he says dance is like another language he can speak. unlike minho, he attended university online, all during his busy career as an idol. hyunjin is introverted, but very silly and dramatic at the same time.

fun facts: hyunjin has a fear of sudden loud noises, like balloons popping. hyunjin is the tallest member at 5 '11. hyunjin was going to be an interior designer before he became an idol. hyunjin is an artist in multiple forms of media, but he’s most interested in sketching and painting. hyunjin had a live called “counseling center” where he would read his fans’ comments and give them advice/encouragement. hyunjin once broke his hand and now he can't really bend his right pinky finger.

name: jisung han

english name: peter

stage name: han, and j.one in 3racha

age: 24 (september 14th, 2000)

nationality: korean

languages: korean and advanced english

positions: producer in 3racha, rapper, dancer, vocalist

skzoo: han quokka

instagram: _doolsetnet

basics: jisung was born in korea like his older brother. his family moved to malaysia when he was about 8, where they stayed for a while before coming back to korea. his parents weren’t particularly supportive of his desire to become a trainee at first, but they made a deal with him that if he could be accepted into a company before a certain amount of time, they’d let him continue. if not, he’d have to go back to school to get another job. luckily he made it into jype, and became chan’s very first member of choice. like hyunjin, jisung is an introvert, but he’s very loud and energetic at the same time.

fun facts: jisung started learning english in malaysia, which may be why his accent when speaking english is faintly british. jisung has been open with his fans about his struggles with social anxiety and depression. he also supposedly has trypophobia, the fear of clusters of holes, but that isn’t proven. jisung has a bichon frise named bbama. jisung and hyunjin were the real enemies to besties.

name: yongbok lee

english name: felix

age: 24 (september 15th, 2000)

nationality: australian-korean

languages: korean, english, basic french

positions: dancer in danceracha, vocalist, rapper

skzoo: bokkari

instagram: yong.lixx

basics: felix was born and raised in sydney, australia, with his older sister rachel and his younger sister olivia. he was 17 when he moved to korea to become a trainee at jype, where he studied korean at the same time, as his parents didn’t raise him to speak the language very much. it’s been said by chan that he was particularly hard on felix during their time before debut because he saw potential in him, and he wanted him to do his best to succeed. felix is known as the sunshine of the group, for the fact that he’s incredibly sweet and happy.

fun facts: felix debuted his runway model career at a louis vuitton fashion show. felix is a 3rd degree black belt in taekwondo, which he won 63 medals in over the course of 12 years. felix has a very deep voice that doesn’t match his face, and he will occasionally make his own asmr content. felix donates often to children in need, and has even volunteered in laos with unicef. felix is so afraid of scary things, he’s admitted to reading his bible after watching a horror movie. felix cries easily.

name: seungmin kim

english name: sky

age: 23 (september 22nd, 2000)

nationality: korean

languages: korean and advanced english

positions: lead vocalist in vocalracha, dancer, rapper

skzoo: puppym

instagram: miniverse.___

basics: seungmin was born and raised in korea, along with his older sister. he moved to LA as a child for only about 3 months, but that’s where he started his study in english and where he got his english name from a teacher. he trained for one year after winning 2nd place in jype’s 13th open audition, before debuting with stray kids. seungmin is basically an ambivert (it’s not conclusive if he’s introverted or extroverted), and tends to playfully bully his members. he can be pretty random and silly.

fun facts: seungmin wanted to be a baseball player before becoming an idol, and he actually pitched a strike at a game for the second time recently (the first time he was about 9 years old). seungmin was into boxing, although i’m not sure if he is anymore. seungmin and felix have a live called “cat puppy school” where they just mess up recipes constantly. seungmin is the only idol i’ve seen that seems to have autistic traits, from my own autistic prospective. although, i’m not diagnosing him of course!

name: jeongin yang

english name: bobby (i refuse to call anyone under the age of 60 bob)

stage name: i.n

age: 23 (february 8th, 2001)

nationality: korean

languages: korean and intermediate english

positions: vocalist in vocalracha, dancer, rapper, maknae

skzoo: foxi.ny

instagram: i.2.n.8

basics: jeongin was born and raised in busan, korea, along with his older brother who’s in the military, and his little brother yoon. he was a trainee for about 2 years, and was only 17 when they officially debuted. he bonded especially with hyunjin, who basically took him under his wing at the time. jeongin is introverted, but follows his hyungs’ lead into chaos. he’s very clumsy, and he’s known as the spoiled maknae. the “baby bread” of the group.

fun facts: jeongin wanted to be a kindergarten teacher, social worker, or priest before becoming an idol. jeongin has a more nasally voice, so he’s particularly good at the trot singing style. jeongin has claimed he was a naughty child, running away from home and laying down in the middle of stores when he couldn’t get what he wanted. jeongin is incredibly good with fashion, so his members come to him for advice, and he often posts ootd’s on his instagram.

[gummi-ships]

Kingdom Hearts 3 - Toy Box

[witchhazelevesque]

Imagine when Frank was walking (walking) from Canada to California and Camp Jupiter, in the middle of winter, that he passes a store front with music spilling out the door and he hears the lyrics, But I would walk 500 miles and I would walk 500 more just to be the man who walked a thousand miles…

He’d be like. “Shut the fuck up.”

[mikimeiko]

The Expanse | Season 1 (2015-16), Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby

[the-astral-express-archive]

Honkai: Star Rail | Travel Encounters: Dreamflux Reef

[of-sinners-and-seas]

World Introduction

Geldour

Perhaps the only land that competes with Eiffel’s technological advancements, Geldour is home to the sin of Greed. Lightning buzzes in the air - the sky always lit by storm - while, down below, energy crackles in the land's mechanical heart: the city of Grayve.

Home to a steampunk-industrial maze of skyscrapers and penthouses, only the richest of the rich own the right to rule in Geldour. Denizens of all sorts may cast their vote for the Grand Duchy, but in the end, just a single vote from the aristocracy may overturn all.

Smog laces the breaths in one’s lungs, as they skate down the streets of endless night, starving dogs, and orphans hunched at their feet. While they race like rats in the sewers, the jingling of coins and jewels tell of one’s great worth. A rhythm fills the air as much as the great airships that fly overhead - a rhythm of cogs and gears, of clocks and steam, of chattering and the sharpening of knives.

It’s ancient wisdom to hold your fortune to your chest. It’s never truly safe in a pair of empty jaws.

TAGLIST: @the-inkwell-variable

[atomicinsantiy]

I remember 5 years ago, when I was playing Iceborne for the first time, thinking it was going to be easy; but it was only until my defender armor wearing and weapon using ass was told: "Get good" by this fucker

[fullscoreshenanigans]

(The Promised Neverland Art Book World)

Ah yes, one of my favorite genres of baby full score trio pictures: Isabella being openly affectionate toward Emma and Norman in front of Ray while being hands off with him.

(Chapter 2 | Chapter 37 | Chapter 165 | Chapter 170 | Chapter 177)

[elizaisdunn]

wotcher!