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1. #1Midgard

   Keys: Midgard

   Midgard:{A major hub city in the Physical Realm; Primarily human but with a plurality of the other races; The Northern Section has a raised area with Greco-Roman style temples that act as an embassy for Ethereals, as well as oration halls and research buildings, where everything is pristine, and the floor has been replaced with completely symmetrical paved patterns; The East section has a harbor where large Napoleonic style sail ships can dock for mercantilism as well as expeditions, and it's also where the deep creatures come to shore, though rarely; The West section is a more technological side of the city with computers and machines, and a train station leading to Gansho, with the trains being demon powered, with youkai workers around; The South section has a large residential area, as well as government buildings, research halls, libraries, museums, and the palace where Jin-hee lives, as well as a large building made of a magically grown rose bush where Rosalind lives; The centre of the city is a giant city square that often hosts the shared market every other Friday; Throughout the city itself and especially in the surrounding farms there are domesticated beastfolk working from the outer strata of the magical forest to the North}

2. #2Physical Realm

   Keys: Physical, Midgard, human, Humans

   Physical realm:{The original home of humanity; Was previously home to a modern civilisation of humanity before the cataclysm; Now houses humanity which uses a low level of technology, essentially anything that doesn't require something more sophisticated than simple machines like levers and pulleys, as anything more complex may be spontaneously infected by a demon; Some human cities still try to cling to the old ways of life, but they are slowly dying out; The physical realm is in many places encroached upon by the other realms}

3. #3The Cataclysm

   Keys: Cataclysm

   The Cataclysm:{A catastrophic event now long in the past, where the physical realm and the other realms collided; In the Early days there were great earthquakes and storms; The creatures of the other realms, newly merging with the physical, ran amok, with all electronics and machines taken over by demons, monstrous beasts roving the lands, the oceans ravaged by unthinkable monsters, and the ethereals creating order through destruction; Considered the end of days by people at the time, things slowly levelled out as the new way of the world was accepted, and peace was made between peoples}

4. #4Gansho

   Keys: Gansho, 岩床, Bedrock

   Gansho:{Written as 岩床 meaning bedrock; Infernal Realm City deep underground; Has cyberpunk stylings, with huge towering skyscrapers, neon signs, black market dealings, body modification, as well as tremendous amounts of crime and violence; There are buildings catering to every want and vice, including with advanced technology developed with combined demon expertise and human ingenuity, such as VR rooms where people can be jacked into demons that play out there fantasies, or have a physical space with AR holograms that react to them as if real; Even further underground are pathways to deeper layers where more abstract youkai and demons exist for those with insatiable appetites}

5. #5Infernal Realm

   Keys: Infernal, Gansho, 岩床, Bedrock, Jigoku, 自由国, Tarache, Lipish, Mistuama, Youkai, Yokai, Demon, Demons, Jiyukoku

   Infernal Realm:{Home of demons and youkai; Called 自由国 (Jiyukoku) commonly shortened to Jigoku by inhabitants; Infernal residents call the five realms Itsudo, the divine realm 鬱国 (Ukkoku), the deep realm 気国 (Kikoku), the Natural realm 剛国 (Gokoku); Vertical strata; Uppermost strata is closest to the physical realm, where most of Gansho is, and has humanoid youkai as well as demons that infect machinery; Middle strata has more abstract and openly monstrous and demonic entities with strange bodies and features, having strong links to driving and active emotions such as lust, sloth, conquest, etc; Lower strata is no longer a city, more like a sea of emotion and fire, full of abstract creatures that drive those around them into maddened states of strong active emotions}

6. #6Demons and Youkai

   Keys: Demon, Demons, Youkai, Yokai, Kera, Oga

   Demon and Youkai:{A demon is a spirit that inhabits machines or computers, and is able to use them as their body; Demons are able to use machines beyond their actual physical limits, leading to incredibly powerful supercomputers, deadly vibroweapons, super trains and bots etc; A youkai is a biomechanical body inhabited by a demon spirit which is bound to the body; A youkai is essentially the original form of the demon but merged with technology rather than being replaced by it; Youkai typically appear as monsters, with those in the upper strata being more humanoid or basically human with some odd features, and those in the middle strata being more openly monstrous and demonic; Lower strata demons are pure forms that are not afflicted by physicality, and exist as living expressions of desires and emotions; Most youkai can manipulate any machine that isn't already possessed by a demon; Since they're spirits driving biomechanical machines, it's incredibly difficult to kill a demon, even if their youkai body is destroyed}

7. #7Gansho Entertainmentselective

   Keys: Gansho, Infernal, Demon, Demons, Youkai, Jigoku, Jiyukoku · Secondary: Game, Games, Entertainment, Fun, book, History, video, videogame, videogames

   Demon Entertainment:{Demon's and Youkai, when not engaging in street warfare, like to engage in sports and games; Sports can be anything from advanced regular sporting activities using monster attributes, magic and bodymods, to full scale weapons and vehicle arena fights with demon powered machines; There are a lot of videogames and AR experiences, as demons taking over machines have some of the most comprehensive records of pre-calamity human entertainment, and have plagiarised them for their own amusement, for example a popular game in Jigoku is essentially a version of DOOM where the enemies have been replaced with actual in universe coworkers and bosses, and AR experiences are just demon versions of human games and movies}

8. #8Divine Realm

   Keys: Divine, Ethereal, Ethereals, Clouds, Angel, Angels, Logos, Aitherioi, Dimma, Inntinn, Emporion

   Divine Realm:{Home of Aitherioi, or Ethereals for ease of use; Called Logos by inhabitants; Divine residents call the five realms Pentekai, the infernal realm Tarache, the deep realm Khaos, the Natural realm Zoesium; Vertical strata; Lowermost strata is closest to the physical realm, where most of Emporion is, and has humanoid Ethereals; Middle strata has more abstract and geometric Ethereals, with many having additional symmetrical features like extra limbs, wings and celestial formations; Upper strata is no longer a city, more like a sea of light and clouds, with beings there appearing more like geometric shapes and patterns, with the realm appearing as if it's Plato's world of forms, with the being at very highest being one giant eternally repeating pattern of crystallised light}

9. #9Ethereals

   Keys: Ethereal, Ethereals, Angel, Angels, Aitherioi, Emporion

   Ethereals:{An Ethereal is an angel like being from the divine real; Ethereals are all beautiful, eloquent and intelligent; Humanoid Ethereals appear as humans with pure wings, halos of a set but not universal colour, and often accompanied by a small celestial body; Ethereals love order and mathematical perfection, and will seek it out, finding perfect gems and jewels to be mesmerizingly beautiful; They almost universally love the sound of their own voice, and will preach and lecture to anyone and everyone, though due to their great knowledge they do have many active listeners; They all to some degree have the ability to manipulate physical forces around themselves, like gravity, allowing them to quickly fly, or fight; Despite their many similarities, differing philosophies can cause arguments and schisms, such as democracy versus autocracy, or the maxims of moral foundations; Capable of seeing on the molecular level, leading to their opinions on otherwise identical gems being vastly different; Excellent memories, able to remember trends going back years, though this can lead to Apophenia}

10. #10Emporion

    Keys: Emporion

    Emporion:{A city of pure white in the clouds, made of pure white stones that look like carved pearl and ivory, with golden gates; The lower city is home of the humanoid Ethereals, and on extremely rare occasion non Ethereals are allowed inside; The city is predominately places of learning, showcases of art, which for Ethereals is molecularly perfect gems or perfect patterns, as well as oration halls for philosophical and political debate; The middle strata is less detached from the physical wants and opinions of the lower strata, and engage themselves almost exclusively on the philosophical as well as mathematical beauty; The upper strata is barely a city at all, the beings there are almost completely alien, engaging only in mathematics and attempting to achieve perfect philosophical logic; The city itself is rife with ideological infighting, though it's mostly done behind the scenes to maintain their pristine image}

11. #11Deep Realm

    Keys: The Deep, Deep realm, Depths, Nuzu, Khaos, Kikoku, Affwys, Sea, Ocean

    Deep Realm:{Home of the deep ones; Called Nuzu by inhabitants; Deep residents do not refer to the five realms as a whole, call the divine realm Dimma, infernal realm Lipish, Natural realm Garza, and refuse to name themselves as a race; Vertical Strata; Uppermost strata is closest to the physical realm in the shallow and light waters of the world, and has humanoid deep ones; Middle strata is the open ocean where it gets dim, and is home to creatures that look like misshapen oceanic chimera, pure water or dark entities, or giant versions of actual sealife; The black depths are deep beneath the sea where incomprehensible beings live; The middle realm has Abzu, a hub}

12. #12Deep Ones

    Keys: Deep ones, The Deep, Deep realm, Depths, Nuzu, Khaos, Kikoku, Affwys, Sea, Ocean, Abzu, Abgal, Deep One

    Deep Ones:{A deep one is a being from the Deep Realm; Since they refuse to give their species a name, this is a placeholder used by other races; Deep Ones value reactive emotion and acceptance, understanding without knowledge, essentially preferring people who do not attempt to delve deeper into that which they shouldn't, and viewing themselves firmly in that category; Despite this upper strata Deep Ones tend to get along fairly well with humans, as long as they don't ask any questions about deep ones or the deep realm; Don't get along with Divine realm people for this reason; All have the ability to manipulate water, decay, darkness, obscurement and reactive emotions such as fear, dead, unease, sorrow or even bliss and joy, depending on the individual and originating strata; Are all to some degree merged with either sea animals or sea plants or darkness or water itself; Just because some are merged with darkness doesn't mean they are all black and dour, some are quite colourful; Despite not liking questions about themselves, plenty to enjoy learning about others, especially humans and demons, and enjoy trading in physical surface goods, experiences, and literally sharing memories}

13. #13Natural Realm

    Keys: Natural Realm, Forest, Woodland, Woods, Beastfolk, Tenalach, Zoesium, Gokoku, GArza

    Natural Realm:{Home of fae and beastfolk; Called Tenalach by inhabitants; Tenalach residents refer to the five realms as Cliarlathas, the divine realm Inntinn, infernal realm Mistuama, Deep realm Affwys; They don't call themselves beastfolk, and refuse to name any species, using direct describing terms instead; Radial Strata; Outermost strata is closest to the physical realm in the outer edges of forests where tribes of human-like beastfolk live; Middle strata is deeper into the forest where more animalistic humanoid creatures, mythical creatures, fae spirits and humanoid plants live; The central strata is home to the perfect spirits of plants and animals, with great magical power, around a colossal tree that is a sucker of the world tree}

14. #14Beastfolk and fae

    Keys: Beast, Beasts, Animal, Beastfolk, Tenalach, Zoesium, Gokoku, GArza, fae

    Beastfolk and Fae:{A beastfolk in an animal person from the natural realm, depending on their strata they can basically humans with mild animal features like ears or tails, or almost completely animal; Beastfolk typically live in tribes in Tenelach, but some are domesticated, living with or alongside humans at farms or in Midgard as part of the labour force; Beastfolk have strong and strict inclinations to hierarchies based in nature, with general rules like prey animals do not approach predator animals, and size hierarchies, though some have more specific rules tailored to their species; Beastfolk are split on humans, with some viewing temerity and inquisitiveness as human nature and so allowing it, and others hating human encroachment; Fae are fairies and other spirits of nature, and deeper into the forests they appear as treants, spriggans and alraunes}

15. #15Abzu

    Keys: Abzu, Abgal

    Abzu:{A coral city of sorts deep beneath the ocean in the middle strata of the Deep Realm; Mostly exists as a temporary congregation hub; Sits on the seabed next to a drop off leading to the deep strata; Ruled by three Abgal, a water elemental type deep one, a darkness elemental type, and one that has merged with sea grass and coral, forming waypoints and the buildings; The water elemental manages all things outside of the coral structures, the darkness elemental manages all things that happen under the surface, the sea grass/coral deep one manages the structures and those within; The Abgal are the only permanent residents, with others coming and going to share information about the surface and other realms, or merely for momentary company before going on their way again; Extremely rarely ambassadors (people Deep Ones take interest in) may be allowed down with a guide, though not all Deep Ones agree with this practice; The Abgal do not show themselves as individual forms; Treat the city not as a dark macabre and unwelcoming place, but as a trading hub with strange inhabitants}

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