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Update: I did some more worldbuilding that hadn’t occurred to me to do before. Some of the layout might be odd, but it’s the best I could do without typing it all out again. Here it is. Thoughts anyone?

 

The World’s Name: Deppord-Dnal

World Description by Perception:

·       Beginning of the book: Deppord-Dnal is comprised of many regions in which the dirt is blood red, the trees and sun’s rays are pitch black, and the leaves are sky blue. The world gets warmer when the sun goes down and there are no seasons. The creatures that come out at night are dangerous, man-eaters, spawn of evil, or just ugly.

·       End of the book: Deppord-Dnal is comprised of many regions in which the dirt is cherry red and lemon yellow, the trees are pitch black, and the leaves are sky blue. The world gets colder when the sun goes down and there are no seasons. The creatures that come out at night are sometimes dangerous, sometimes safe; they are sometimes man-eaters, sometimes herbivorous; they are sometimes demon spawn, sometimes animals; they are sometimes ugly, sometimes breathtakingly beautiful.

Lore:

·       According to Mike: Mike got bored one day and pulled the slimy, gray thing in his head out through his left ear. He wanted to see how high it would bounce. When bored with that, he decided to put a string through its middle and spin it around to see how fast it would go. When he got bored with that, he used some of the slime to make a living thing, which he called a “human”. Just one was boring, though, so he make more of these humans. Just humans were boring, too, so he made other things with the gray matter, which he called “creatures”. Some of these had fur, some had scales, some were big, some were small. All were scary, and they fought the humans. This also got boring, so he made took some slime and some gray matter and made a new kind of living thing that was part human, part creature. He called them “mantures”. They brought some measure of harmony. It was almost interesting – but not enough. Then Mike made a new invention to add some chaos to the humans’, creatures’, and mantures’ lives. He sometimes shook the slimy, gray thing, blew on it really hard, or spat on it. One day, he poured water on it and the matter was separated into “continents”. When even these “disasters” weren’t enough to keep him interested, he invented “death”. He has been causing chaos ever since. This is just the way it is. Don’t ask questions.

·       According to the Truth: Mike never invented a thing in his life. Well, that’s not true – he did invent death and lies. The truth is that a Greater One made Deppord-Dnal, but He’d given it a different name. He had always called it “Bistra” because it was perfect when He finished it. And while He used his brain to make it, He was able to keep it in His head. He made the humans from the red dust on the ground. He made ordered the creatures to exist. He made the mantures from the yellow dust that used to be on the mountains. (He would have used the red dust again, but where would be the fun in that?) Then Mike created a lie. That lie brought death. That death brought disasters. And ever since, the living things on this world have caused more lies, death, and disasters. But the Truth will set them free.

The Beings in Depord-Dnal:

·       Humans: exactly what they sound like.

·       Creatures: animals, bugs, reptiles, mammals, birds, etc. (Not an exhaustive list, but the ones that appear in the book.)

o   Sgod:

§  Beginning of the book: like a dog, but bigger and toothier

§  End of the book: like a dog, but cuter and toothier

o   Tac:

§  Beginning of the book: like a cat, but bigger and madder with no claws

§  End of the book: like a cat, but bigger, softer, and toothier with no claws

o   Ekan:

§  Beginning of the book: like a snake, but about 50x bigger/stronger

§  End of the book: like a snake, but about 50x bigger/stronger and fiercer

o   Evod:

§  Beginning of the book: like a bird, but with much bigger beaks and sharper talons

§  End of the book: like a bird, but much bigger beaks and sharper talons

·       Mantures: humans that have creature-like characteristics (Also not an exhaustive list.)

o   Mansgod:

§  Beginning of the book: a human with sgod-like features; cursed with violent temperaments and foolishness

§  End of the book: a human with sgod-like features; not cursed

o   Mantac: a human with tac-like features

o   Man-ekan: a human with ekan-like features

Man-evod: a human with evod-like features