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Edit 2021: Good fucking lord this is wicked outdated. rest assured I've since made this world a whole lot more fleshed out and interesting. If I ever can Ill get around to publishing it. Also No I have no idea why the image is so small its a mystery

Terrapinopia is a world set in the early 2000s which leeches creatures off of earth and rarely other planets though wormholes and puts the organism taken under much more extreme evolutionary pressures that what they were facing originally, causing each creature to evolve more extraordinary features far more commonly than before. This planet has just come off a global conflict that had left the economy pretty damaged and many people impoverished, causing lots of people to act out and take desperate routes to get by. Not to mention the politics is equal to that of earth's as a result of the ongoing stress buildup.

(Really tho, this world is meant to be exaggerated and isnt supposed to be grounded in possibility. Also this world is more made for comedy purposes rather than anything too serious)

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Continents

Acropolis: Known for its vertical terrain and large chasms, Acropolis resembles skull island in geography. Sparse flatlands and floodplains lie below towering mountain ranges with chaotic architecture. Alongside that, is is also one of the only two continents to house 4 separate regions of land:Tropical, Temperate, Alpine, and Redwood. This gives variety unlike the rest of the world that is usually confined to one or two biomes.

Mitigea: Known for much more flat Terrain aswell as harsh weather, Mitigea is home to most civilizations on the planet as the milder terrain makes for easier building. for this reason it is also known for its boring civilization layout ( Or in earths case, typical) in comparison to the civilizations westward.

Novogea: Originally a large mountain ring formed during the ice age, the Vast majority of Novogea is just valley, however what dwells within the valleys are what is so special. The Foliage began to grow heavy, blocking out the sun from the creatures below, causing them to develop night vision. Coincidentally there was a rich supply of Photite, Glow in the dark mineral, within the water bodies of the continent, causing both animal and plant to develop bioluminescence. This makes it so not having glowing properties usually causes you to stand out like a sore thumb, the total opposite to everywhere else in the world

Arimos: Arimos is the largest continent of the planet, housing 4 different regions and being as big as every other continent put together, heavy volcanic activity and being cut off from the temperate north by a mountain range with very little passages through. The lushest area is the northern savannah, due to its neighboring continent of Titana having lots of mist blowing off of it. Near the antarctic circle is where the volcanoes dwell. Usually volcanic eruptions happening spews out a lot of great minerals for plants to enjoy, the problem is there a weekly eruption and the circle is too cold for any plant anyways. "We would grow there if the climate would make up its mind"-The plants, if they could talk

Titana: Named after the goliaths the island holds, almost all the animals inhabiting it are the largest of their kind. From enormous Monitor lizards to horse sized locust, the lush cloud forests of this continent truly is a land of titans. With all that said, a smaller or more regularly sized version of an animal is a surprise due to it not looking like its from a Japanese monster movie.

Cimexia: A chunk of land that was seemingly sliced right out of carboniferous earth, Cimexia is one big swamp filled with creepy crawlies and not much else, this place is definitely not for the weak or the arachnophobic. Although there are draws here, vast amounts of coal, fertile soil, wood, and delicacies make this place a very profitable area to set up harvester camps, granted they bring raid and bug nets.

The Pastels: Named for its foliage's faded blue color, the pastels are a land that is as relaxing as it looks. The soft sands, the beautiful plateus and jungles. even the (Mostly) Friendlier wildlife make this place a garden of eden. Except its not garden of eden cause this is terrapinopia. It is commonly a popular tourist spot as the scenic views and the tropical climate provide the perfect place to relax.

Auroris: Essentially if Russia was Entirely Siberia, it would be Auroris. In order to survive the harsh winter all animals are covered in thick,shaggy fur, feathers, and fat. Smothered with spruce, connifer, and cedar trees, frozen over in ice constantly, and the wildlife ever so competitive, Auroris prooves itself to be a very tricky land to get by in. Although some do manage it.

Mesoterra: the land where Auroris, Mitigea, and Acropolis meet, this place is often the land where migrating species cross in order to get to the other side of the continental mass. No official colonies are here, mostly because the constant migratory nature of this land brings about far too many dangers with predators and all of that.

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Sentient races

Terrapin: Terrapin are turtles that have a hominid position and match humans in general intellect and ability. Only issues they face is being a slight bit less nimble as they possess a shell made of a durable yet flexible interior (So they can y'know, contort their backs similarly to humans) plated with a solid outside. Another trait is being much more amphibious than that of a human, the only issue is they get dehydrated easily but oh boy when they are hydrated shit can get crazy.

Testudian: Testudians are built similarly to Terrapins, Except the fact that they arent really and the only resemblance besides the fact they are shelled reptiles is that their shell dynamics work the same. Testudians are more heavily built than Terrapin and often far bigger, this size being cause of them needing to live in much colder environments like mountain ranges. This however prroves to be a severe downside with clothes shopping or being in a china shop.

Crocodillian: Crocodilians dont differ too much from normal crocodiles besides the obvious position and cognitive differences, the kind of stuff you would expect a normal croc to do you can bet that our Up right walkers are able to do the same, and they will if you ask nicely... most of them. Very often you see a survivalist crocodile and for good reason: they can survive freezes by jumping in a lake and sticking their nose out of water. Some of the only advantages the average human has in this situation is that these crocs still retain the classic weak jaw opening muscle, short arms, and long tail that gets in the way alot.

Saurisapien: While they may look like lizard people, they are actually a new type of human "Saurihomo Dinomimus". The reason for their evolution is due to the fact when humans ended up being stranded on terrapinopia they couldent survive well against the onslaught of brand new threats, so if you cant beat them, hide among them. Depending on location, the different subdivisions of saurisapes go as follows: Theropod Saurisape, Stegosaurisapien, Ceratopsian, Dromaeosaurisapien, Therizinosaurisapien, Compsognathid, and finally Hadrosaurisapien. Each of these subdivisions have their own subtle internal differences but its not by much to list here. The physical differences are quite immense however.

Human:You know what these are, hell you are one, probably. They are generally the same here but it very low population due to the fact they could only survive in few areas of the planet until Terrapinopia was modernized. When that happened they were able to come out like a gay to their parents. Their population went up and they are a more common sight than they were previously.

Other:This is a label given to either Animals given sentience by various means, or other sentient races that were stranded on the planet however they managed it.

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Crystals and Minerals

Energy quartz: This crystal possesses a property that can hold large quantities of electric energy, which you would think would make it a green way to go considering manufacturing batteries is unneeded and you can just get a bolt of lightning to strike it and charge it, but actually no. The mining process fucks up pristine forests like crazy. Does that stop anybody? Nooooo I have to get enough money to draw attention away from my manhood size.

Crepitite: This crystal is insanely easy to light on fire, clapping it between your hands could set it ablaze. Goes without saying weapon manufacturers love this crystal for any flammable purposes

Tranquilite: If ingested or put into the blood stream, this crystal has a preposterously strong narcotic effect. Grinding it into dust makes an excellent way to make tranq tonic or have a similar substance to chloroform. For this reason only very small ammounts of it are allowed per purchase at your local drugstore

Botanium: This holds a lot of vitamins and minerals that plants will thrive on, needless to say farmers love these common crystals. While they may seem helpful, they give off a small toxic gas, enough deposits of them create vasts pits of green gas that kills creatures and scrambles RC tech, the jungle that dwells there is notably overgrown with thorns and vines.

Biorine: An artificial crystal, it combines a complex blend of vitamins and the electric charge of energy quartz to rapidly produce the missing cells via electrostimulation upon contact with a wound. If a heavy electric current is run through it it can heal from a short distance. This has been utilized to create advanced medical equipment via combination of Energy quartz. Only issue is that it put a good deal of stress on people who are exposed to these too much

Fortisite: Easily the rarest and most expensive metal on Terrapinopia, Fortisite shines a beautiful iridescent cascaded upon a blueish gunmetal color. It is also the strongest material known to exist, its usually used by prestigious people to show off their money, because thats MUCH more useful than near impenetrable weaponry that could win wars easily

Radonium: Crystallized radioactive material, what more could you want? Think of uranium but stronger and more unstable. So really just use thorium, its better for nuclear power than both, Nuclear bombs however is a different story.

Pollutonium: Sometimes when a volcano meets a highly polluted river it creates these strange, stinky, glowing purple crystals. Theres really no use for these they are just a good sign you should be concerned with the water pollution.

Photite: These small minerals are most commonly found in Novogea, to the point where its sediment gets into the waterways. This gives the wildlife its trademark glow.

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Territories

Altaumus Territory: a collection of territories united as one nation to capitalize on a larger area and set up a defense system between eachother, this houses about 37 different Cities/Kingdoms. Due to their more mellow temperament because of even distribution of what little resources they can find, they are able to create a much more stable economy than most others of the planet. This isnt to say they are actually well off, because there is plenty of corrupt politicians just aching to get their asses in the seat of power to exploit for their own gain. This territory resides in Acropolis, and the result is a

Gaian Union: This is a country founded by humans to give a "home away from home" for anybody stranded on terrapinopia, sadly they had to account for many different cultures and the place is constantly in culture wars (One even causing the entire global war), so not much progress is made there. This territory resides in Mitigea.

The Boreal Territory: The Boreal territory is a network of trading villages spread throughout the arctic, Many of the different villages have different cultures, like frontiersman, Slavic, and Nordic. They tend to crowd around large kingdoms that act as large trade districts alongside making laws for the villages to abide by. The kingdoms themselves arent really your normal medieval styled ones, think of cold, steel factories everywhere, this is an industrial kingdom. This territory resides in Auroris

Scrapper Territories: The Scrapper territories are one of anarchy, due to most of the battles happening in Arimos (where these are located) a lot of different scrap material was left behind, and well... Sand people make do. There is so many different tribes and colonies that it is all lumped together despite some being enemies with eachother. their specific names will not be listed but there are 3 main competetors currently

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Scions
These are basically demigods of terrapinopia, not much is known about them since most do not communicate with people, their mere presence speaks for them, literally. Whether or not they are what cause the events or are the mere messengers is unknown

Geyzora: Geyzora is the Scion of the water, he often is seen in the more temperate regions of terrapinopia. His presence is an omen for something water related; Mist, Rain, A flood, who the hell knows. His appearance is of a gigantic turtle with a geyzer on his back

Frigida: Frigida is the scion of ice and often is a sign of a blizzard or a hail storm, should anybody be caught lost in the storm she will usually try and take them under her wing, shes not perfect though and sometimes misses people on account that shes blind. she tends to hang around any area that has snow in it, north or south of the equator. He appearance is of a grayskin human with bluish black hair, white skin robes, and a pair of elk horns. Footnote: Any and all Wendigos in her vicinity are completely passive, earning her the name Wendigo mother.

Terren: Terrence is the scion of earth and also a sign of an earth quake or a meteor strike, usually this occurs within a week of the sighting. He possesses no preference to a specific area of terrapinopia. occasionally if both he and Geyzora are seen at once that is 100% a tsunami warning. His appearance is much like a giant ant, covered in rocks, crystals, and magma veins. Depending on the color of the stone in his surrounding area, the type of stone and crystal composing him will vary.

Vulcan: Vulcan is the scion of fire and causes a lot of hysteria on rare occasions he is seen, his presence marks either a heat wave, Drout, or volcanic activity should he be seen alongside Terren. On the bright side he is usually not seen outside of Arimos's ash flats where thats basically status quo. His general appearance is of a large infernal dragon, with several instances of metal armor decorating him

Turbula:Turbula is the scion of air and is a sign of a wind related event, Sometimes its high speed winds, a tornado, tropical storm, you name it. She does not have a specific region of terrapinopia. Her appearance is of an incredibly long serpent, with many almost spectral looking wings lining her body

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Other

Magic on this planet is rather limited, only some being able to wield it and even then they have to keep it on the down low so they arent found out and taken to a government research facility for "The better of mankind" (In order to figure out how the hell that shit works so they can make a real life harry potter fanfic)

This planets moon is bursting to volcanic activity, meaning it looks far different from earth's moon. Lots of fjords and rivers filled with bubbling lava in a desolate atmosphere.

For one reason or another animals in this world tend to live a lot longer than their earth counterparts, by 10 or so years. Even though normally they dont get to die of age

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Description
Edit 2021: Good fucking lord this is wicked outdated. rest assured I've since made this world a whole lot more fleshed out and interesting. If I ever can Ill get around to publishing it. Also No I have no idea why the image is so small its a mystery

Terrapinopia is a world set in the early 2000s which leeches creatures off of earth and rarely other planets though wormholes and puts the organism taken under much more extreme evolutionary pressures that what they were facing originally, causing each creature to evolve more extraordinary features far more commonly than before. This planet has just come off a global conflict that had left the economy pretty damaged and many people impoverished, causing lots of people to act out and take desperate routes to get by. Not to mention the politics is equal to that of earth's as a result of the ongoing stress buildup.

(Really tho, this world is meant to be exaggerated and isnt supposed to be grounded in possibility. Also this world is more made for comedy purposes rather than anything too serious)

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Continents

Acropolis: Known for its vertical terrain and large chasms, Acropolis resembles skull island in geography. Sparse flatlands and floodplains lie below towering mountain ranges with chaotic architecture. Alongside that, is is also one of the only two continents to house 4 separate regions of land:Tropical, Temperate, Alpine, and Redwood. This gives variety unlike the rest of the world that is usually confined to one or two biomes.

Mitigea: Known for much more flat Terrain aswell as harsh weather, Mitigea is home to most civilizations on the planet as the milder terrain makes for easier building. for this reason it is also known for its boring civilization layout ( Or in earths case, typical) in comparison to the civilizations westward.

Novogea: Originally a large mountain ring formed during the ice age, the Vast majority of Novogea is just valley, however what dwells within the valleys are what is so special. The Foliage began to grow heavy, blocking out the sun from the creatures below, causing them to develop night vision. Coincidentally there was a rich supply of Photite, Glow in the dark mineral, within the water bodies of the continent, causing both animal and plant to develop bioluminescence. This makes it so not having glowing properties usually causes you to stand out like a sore thumb, the total opposite to everywhere else in the world

Arimos: Arimos is the largest continent of the planet, housing 4 different regions and being as big as every other continent put together, heavy volcanic activity and being cut off from the temperate north by a mountain range with very little passages through. The lushest area is the northern savannah, due to its neighboring continent of Titana having lots of mist blowing off of it. Near the antarctic circle is where the volcanoes dwell. Usually volcanic eruptions happening spews out a lot of great minerals for plants to enjoy, the problem is there a weekly eruption and the circle is too cold for any plant anyways. "We would grow there if the climate would make up its mind"-The plants, if they could talk

Titana: Named after the goliaths the island holds, almost all the animals inhabiting it are the largest of their kind. From enormous Monitor lizards to horse sized locust, the lush cloud forests of this continent truly is a land of titans. With all that said, a smaller or more regularly sized version of an animal is a surprise due to it not looking like its from a Japanese monster movie.

Cimexia: A chunk of land that was seemingly sliced right out of carboniferous earth, Cimexia is one big swamp filled with creepy crawlies and not much else, this place is definitely not for the weak or the arachnophobic. Although there are draws here, vast amounts of coal, fertile soil, wood, and delicacies make this place a very profitable area to set up harvester camps, granted they bring raid and bug nets.

The Pastels: Named for its foliage's faded blue color, the pastels are a land that is as relaxing as it looks. The soft sands, the beautiful plateus and jungles. even the (Mostly) Friendlier wildlife make this place a garden of eden. Except its not garden of eden cause this is terrapinopia. It is commonly a popular tourist spot as the scenic views and the tropical climate provide the perfect place to relax.

Auroris: Essentially if Russia was Entirely Siberia, it would be Auroris. In order to survive the harsh winter all animals are covered in thick,shaggy fur, feathers, and fat. Smothered with spruce, connifer, and cedar trees, frozen over in ice constantly, and the wildlife ever so competitive, Auroris prooves itself to be a very tricky land to get by in. Although some do manage it.

Mesoterra: the land where Auroris, Mitigea, and Acropolis meet, this place is often the land where migrating species cross in order to get to the other side of the continental mass. No official colonies are here, mostly because the constant migratory nature of this land brings about far too many dangers with predators and all of that.

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Sentient races

Terrapin: Terrapin are turtles that have a hominid position and match humans in general intellect and ability. Only issues they face is being a slight bit less nimble as they possess a shell made of a durable yet flexible interior (So they can y'know, contort their backs similarly to humans) plated with a solid outside. Another trait is being much more amphibious than that of a human, the only issue is they get dehydrated easily but oh boy when they are hydrated shit can get crazy.

Testudian: Testudians are built similarly to Terrapins, Except the fact that they arent really and the only resemblance besides the fact they are shelled reptiles is that their shell dynamics work the same. Testudians are more heavily built than Terrapin and often far bigger, this size being cause of them needing to live in much colder environments like mountain ranges. This however prroves to be a severe downside with clothes shopping or being in a china shop.

Crocodillian: Crocodilians dont differ too much from normal crocodiles besides the obvious position and cognitive differences, the kind of stuff you would expect a normal croc to do you can bet that our Up right walkers are able to do the same, and they will if you ask nicely... most of them. Very often you see a survivalist crocodile and for good reason: they can survive freezes by jumping in a lake and sticking their nose out of water. Some of the only advantages the average human has in this situation is that these crocs still retain the classic weak jaw opening muscle, short arms, and long tail that gets in the way alot.

Saurisapien: While they may look like lizard people, they are actually a new type of human "Saurihomo Dinomimus". The reason for their evolution is due to the fact when humans ended up being stranded on terrapinopia they couldent survive well against the onslaught of brand new threats, so if you cant beat them, hide among them. Depending on location, the different subdivisions of saurisapes go as follows: Theropod Saurisape, Stegosaurisapien, Ceratopsian, Dromaeosaurisapien, Therizinosaurisapien, Compsognathid, and finally Hadrosaurisapien. Each of these subdivisions have their own subtle internal differences but its not by much to list here. The physical differences are quite immense however.

Human:You know what these are, hell you are one, probably. They are generally the same here but it very low population due to the fact they could only survive in few areas of the planet until Terrapinopia was modernized. When that happened they were able to come out like a gay to their parents. Their population went up and they are a more common sight than they were previously.

Other:This is a label given to either Animals given sentience by various means, or other sentient races that were stranded on the planet however they managed it.

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Crystals and Minerals

Energy quartz: This crystal possesses a property that can hold large quantities of electric energy, which you would think would make it a green way to go considering manufacturing batteries is unneeded and you can just get a bolt of lightning to strike it and charge it, but actually no. The mining process fucks up pristine forests like crazy. Does that stop anybody? Nooooo I have to get enough money to draw attention away from my manhood size.

Crepitite: This crystal is insanely easy to light on fire, clapping it between your hands could set it ablaze. Goes without saying weapon manufacturers love this crystal for any flammable purposes

Tranquilite: If ingested or put into the blood stream, this crystal has a preposterously strong narcotic effect. Grinding it into dust makes an excellent way to make tranq tonic or have a similar substance to chloroform. For this reason only very small ammounts of it are allowed per purchase at your local drugstore

Botanium: This holds a lot of vitamins and minerals that plants will thrive on, needless to say farmers love these common crystals. While they may seem helpful, they give off a small toxic gas, enough deposits of them create vasts pits of green gas that kills creatures and scrambles RC tech, the jungle that dwells there is notably overgrown with thorns and vines.

Biorine: An artificial crystal, it combines a complex blend of vitamins and the electric charge of energy quartz to rapidly produce the missing cells via electrostimulation upon contact with a wound. If a heavy electric current is run through it it can heal from a short distance. This has been utilized to create advanced medical equipment via combination of Energy quartz. Only issue is that it put a good deal of stress on people who are exposed to these too much

Fortisite: Easily the rarest and most expensive metal on Terrapinopia, Fortisite shines a beautiful iridescent cascaded upon a blueish gunmetal color. It is also the strongest material known to exist, its usually used by prestigious people to show off their money, because thats MUCH more useful than near impenetrable weaponry that could win wars easily

Radonium: Crystallized radioactive material, what more could you want? Think of uranium but stronger and more unstable. So really just use thorium, its better for nuclear power than both, Nuclear bombs however is a different story.

Pollutonium: Sometimes when a volcano meets a highly polluted river it creates these strange, stinky, glowing purple crystals. Theres really no use for these they are just a good sign you should be concerned with the water pollution.

Photite: These small minerals are most commonly found in Novogea, to the point where its sediment gets into the waterways. This gives the wildlife its trademark glow.

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Territories

Altaumus Territory: a collection of territories united as one nation to capitalize on a larger area and set up a defense system between eachother, this houses about 37 different Cities/Kingdoms. Due to their more mellow temperament because of even distribution of what little resources they can find, they are able to create a much more stable economy than most others of the planet. This isnt to say they are actually well off, because there is plenty of corrupt politicians just aching to get their asses in the seat of power to exploit for their own gain. This territory resides in Acropolis, and the result is a

Gaian Union: This is a country founded by humans to give a "home away from home" for anybody stranded on terrapinopia, sadly they had to account for many different cultures and the place is constantly in culture wars (One even causing the entire global war), so not much progress is made there. This territory resides in Mitigea.

The Boreal Territory: The Boreal territory is a network of trading villages spread throughout the arctic, Many of the different villages have different cultures, like frontiersman, Slavic, and Nordic. They tend to crowd around large kingdoms that act as large trade districts alongside making laws for the villages to abide by. The kingdoms themselves arent really your normal medieval styled ones, think of cold, steel factories everywhere, this is an industrial kingdom. This territory resides in Auroris

Scrapper Territories: The Scrapper territories are one of anarchy, due to most of the battles happening in Arimos (where these are located) a lot of different scrap material was left behind, and well... Sand people make do. There is so many different tribes and colonies that it is all lumped together despite some being enemies with eachother. their specific names will not be listed but there are 3 main competetors currently

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Scions
These are basically demigods of terrapinopia, not much is known about them since most do not communicate with people, their mere presence speaks for them, literally. Whether or not they are what cause the events or are the mere messengers is unknown

Geyzora: Geyzora is the Scion of the water, he often is seen in the more temperate regions of terrapinopia. His presence is an omen for something water related; Mist, Rain, A flood, who the hell knows. His appearance is of a gigantic turtle with a geyzer on his back

Frigida: Frigida is the scion of ice and often is a sign of a blizzard or a hail storm, should anybody be caught lost in the storm she will usually try and take them under her wing, shes not perfect though and sometimes misses people on account that shes blind. she tends to hang around any area that has snow in it, north or south of the equator. He appearance is of a grayskin human with bluish black hair, white skin robes, and a pair of elk horns. Footnote: Any and all Wendigos in her vicinity are completely passive, earning her the name Wendigo mother.

Terren: Terrence is the scion of earth and also a sign of an earth quake or a meteor strike, usually this occurs within a week of the sighting. He possesses no preference to a specific area of terrapinopia. occasionally if both he and Geyzora are seen at once that is 100% a tsunami warning. His appearance is much like a giant ant, covered in rocks, crystals, and magma veins. Depending on the color of the stone in his surrounding area, the type of stone and crystal composing him will vary.

Vulcan: Vulcan is the scion of fire and causes a lot of hysteria on rare occasions he is seen, his presence marks either a heat wave, Drout, or volcanic activity should he be seen alongside Terren. On the bright side he is usually not seen outside of Arimos's ash flats where thats basically status quo. His general appearance is of a large infernal dragon, with several instances of metal armor decorating him

Turbula:Turbula is the scion of air and is a sign of a wind related event, Sometimes its high speed winds, a tornado, tropical storm, you name it. She does not have a specific region of terrapinopia. Her appearance is of an incredibly long serpent, with many almost spectral looking wings lining her body

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Other

Magic on this planet is rather limited, only some being able to wield it and even then they have to keep it on the down low so they arent found out and taken to a government research facility for "The better of mankind" (In order to figure out how the hell that shit works so they can make a real life harry potter fanfic)

This planets moon is bursting to volcanic activity, meaning it looks far different from earth's moon. Lots of fjords and rivers filled with bubbling lava in a desolate atmosphere.

For one reason or another animals in this world tend to live a lot longer than their earth counterparts, by 10 or so years. Even though normally they dont get to die of age

Made with DeviantArt muro