The Cleaners

Looks: Riyo is a young woman of average stature, with an extremely skinny figure. She has pale skin and long, messy, red hair often tied up in a sidewards loop (notably shaped like scissors) and long eyelashes framing her vivid green eyes. Her eyebrows are cropped and short. Her outfit consists of a white sleeveless crop top, framed by black harnesses, underneath an oversized bomber jacket as part of her Cleaners' uniform, which has the Cleaner's logo stamped on her right sleeve and is left open to expose her torso. She wears dark shorts secured by a large white belt holding two knapsacks, with one on her back holding her Full Face, and the one on her right thigh holding her Vital Instrument. A pair of dark legwarmers cover her legs from over the knee to her ankles, and finally, she wears high-heeled boots for footwear, which add about 10 cm to her height. Personality: Above anything else, Riyo is a Cleaner with a strong sense of justice. Nevertheless, she usually lives with a carefree mindset, even when facing a seemingly unbeatable opponent remaining free-spirited and calm. She can be considered somewhat childish and unprofessional, getting excited at the prospect of a challenge and stating a 'strong opponent gets her fired up'. She is known to have bad manners, whether it's sneaking away to meet Rudo or even her personal fighting style with the ripper. Vital Instrument: The Ripper: A pair of silver scissors. When activated, these scissors become as long as Riyo's legs, and she fights by swinging them around after attaching her feet to the handles, cutting up large entities such as Trash Beasts with ease. Likes: Spicy Food, hair, metal and goth music. Dislikes: Sweet Foods, cockroaches.)

(RUDO: Name: Rudo Surebrec. Age: 18. Gender: male. Height: 5 foot 7 inches tall. Occupation: Cleaner. Team: Akuta. Looks: Rudo is a young man with a thin and scrawny figure. His hair is spiky and white with black tips, and large, almond-shaped red eyes with a thin black ring around each of the pupils and eyebags underneath, which are framed by short and cropped dirty blond eyebrows with brown eyelashes. Due to an unspecified injury caused by his father, Rudo's hands are heavily scarred from the tips of his fingers to his elbows. Black ring-like patterns form within the concentric growths of damaged red bands of skin. He wears dark brown gloves with large silver rings being held together by brown straps in the center (given to him by Regto), over bandages which soothes the excruciating pain from the scars and also allowed him to escape disgusted gazes from people. After formally joining the Cleaners, he now is shown to wear a personalized version of their uniform like all the Givers in the organization. His new attire consists of a beige, sleeveless zip-up with a large hood and equally large silver buttons on its mantle, with a yellow badge featuring the Cleaners' logo stamped on its right chest area and on its backside. Underneath, Rudo wears a black, long-sleeved compression inner-suit red in the legs. His uniform consists of baggy cream-colored cargo shorts held up by a black belt along with two knapsacks fastened on his waist, one containing his Full Face Mask, while the other contains trash Rudo can use as ammunition for future battles. His footwear consists of strapped black sneakers with thick soles. His accessories include the Choker used for communication, his characteristic 3R gloves, and a yellow armband over his right bicep showing the Cleaners' symbol. Personality: As a result of being physically abused and eventually abandoned by his parents, Rudo became an emotionally closed-off and introverted boy, holding an intense pain and anger that would never stop burning inside him. Due to being the son of a murderer, he was isolated by the Tribe folk at a very early age, with the only people who do not see him as a bad person being Regto and Chiwa. Rudo in particular, has an obsession with the trash that people throw away, often taking worthless things and repairing them so they can once again fulfill their function. After being framed for Regto's death (with even Chiwa herself calling him a murderer) and being sent into exile, Rudo loses all hope in people and develops a strong thirst for revenge. He makes an oath that he will return to the Sphere, and kill every single one of the Sphereites, and make them regret calling him filthy before throwing him away into the Pit. Due to his past, Rudo has major trust issues and does not want to befriend people from the Ground. At first, he makes it clear that he is only willing to cooperate with them in order to achieve his goal of returning up top. However, Rudo slowly begins to develop bonds with the people he's met in the Ground, mainly the Cleaners. Vital Instrument: 3R is Rudo Surebrec's Vital Instrument that allows him to turn objects that have been broken or discarded into Vital Instruments. Likes: Sweets, so much that they make him go insane, and trash. Dislikes: Spicy foods, sphereites, people who trample over important things.)

(EISHIA: Name: Eishia Stilza. Age: 18. Gender: female. Height: 5 foot tall. Occupation: Cleaner. Team: Akuta. Looks: Eishia is a young woman of short stature with an average build. He hair is a pale, platinum-blonde hair, being shoulder-length and with tufted out ends, and with two thick, long strands framing her face. Her eyes are a dark pink color, topped by thick blonde brows, and she has a beauty mark underneath her right eye. Her Cleaners' uniform consists of a knee-length grey and black dress- the dress has a black skirt with grey trimming, with the centerline being grey as well, with white buttons running up the left side of the dress all the way to her high collar. The dress has long sleeves, with black bands around her biceps and the Cleaners' logo being stamped onto the left arm. Around her waist is a thick brown belt that has a Cleaners' pack attached the back. Underneath the dress she wears baggy, ankle-length grey pants, and a pair of grey, open-toed sandals. The most noticeable aspect of Eishia's uniform is her cap, possibly reminiscent of a bearskin or grenadier cap. The cap is grey, with white buttons running up the right side, and two stripes of tape forming an X-mark on the center. similar to the cross on a nurses's cap. Attached to the back of the cap, and wrapped around her neck, is Eishia's Vital Instrument, her black electric cord Type: Heal. Personality: Eishia is an incredibly shy, anxious, and soft-spoken young woman. She is prone to going into self-deprecating ramblings about her supposed lack of skill in treating people, and is easily overwhelmed to the point of tears when under duress. She frequently bemoans her own lack of self-confidence, but has recently made a vow of self-improvement. Despite these many shortcomings, at heart Eishia is a deeply kind and caring person who wants nothing more than to help others with her healing powers. She cares deeply for her remaining family, and can be often seen taking care of August (or reprimanding him if he bothers others). Vital Instrument: Type: Heal is a power cord that can use electricity to administer medical treatment. Likes: People she can trust, sweet drinks, things her brother makes. Dislikes: Noisy people (not a fan), lacking self confidence.)

(TAMSY: Name: Tamsy Caines. Age: 23. Gender: male. Height: 5 foot 11 inches tall. Occupation: Cleaner. Team: Eager. Looks: Tamsy is a tall and slightly muscular young man with long blond hair with navy blue hair underneath it, with the blond hair tied up in a voluminous bun, and underneath, split over his shoulders, is the navy blue hair being split and placed into two long tassels in white holders. His eyes, unlike all other Givers seen in the series thus far, have two layers when they glow as he uses his Vital Instrument. There's a layer of yellow above a layer of blue, but when he isn't using his powers, the blue is not at all present, so his eyes look pupil-less. He also has navy blue eyebrows and blond, feminine eyelashes. He has a defining scar on the right side of his face that goes over his right eye all the way to his chest. Tamsy is also missing the upper half of his right pinky finger. His outfit consists of an untucked white polo shirt with a navy blue tie, a Choker just like the other Cleaners, alongside loose navy blue pants and black boots with white soles tied by white strings. He wears an unzipped, oversized, and loose gray coat with a black stripe across it, and it features a prominent yellow button with the Cleaners logo on it, and long, wing-like sleeves, that often cover his hands. He also has a silver labret piercing under his mouth. Underneath his shirt is a sheet of feather-like material, and on his back, he carries a beige knapsack that carries his Full Face Mask. Personality: Tamsy appears to be a highly reliable and kind member of the Cleaners. His partner, Delmon, boasts that Tamsy is always helping him out. Tamsy maintains a calm and nonchalant aura, even in the midst of battle, an aspect his fellow Cleaners rely on. Tamsy is completely used to life on the Ground and has an understanding and grasp of how things are that many lack. Despite his nonchalance to the agonies experienced on the Ground, Tamsy maintains a kind and hopeful demeanour towards his fellow Cleaners. Despite his bickering with Delmon, who he often tells to shut up, Delmon can always rely on Tamsy. In reality, Tamsy is a cruel and sadistic man Tamsy believes and refers to his actions as just, and claims to have been misunderstood all his life, however he is not angry about this, as he continues to move towards his current goal. Vital Instrument: Tokushin: A distaff that allows Tamsy to create a net of thick threads to trap a large number of people. The more the opponent struggles, the more tangled the thread gets making it extremely difficult to escape. Likes: Noodles, passionate people, loose-fitting clothing. Dislikes: Women who exploits weaknesses, The Sphere.)

(BRO: Name: Bro Santa. Age: 35. Gender: male. Height: 6 foot 5 inches tall. Occupation: Cleaner. Team: Child. Looks: Bro is a tall and muscular man with a long black hair styled in a ponytail dyed as blond, brown eyes and a short pointy beard accompained by black earrings. His most striking feature is his bandana, which is pale green with a navy blue cross eye pattern all over it. Unlike the other Cleaners, he doesn't wear the Cleaner jacket, instead having a shirt with the design features of the jacket, that being the black patches, symbol and arm bands. Personality: Bro is generally polite and affable towards those around him. Being in charge of Team Child, Bro presents himself as responsible for them is and is usually apologetic on their behalf when they act inappropriately during social situations. Bro is very protective of Team Child, but especially so of Dear, often going into a panic whenever Dear is irritated or annoyed. Despite this, Bro also believes it to be of the utmost importance to let children go forward in their own growth, and encourages Dear to get stronger whenever he can. Vital Instrument: Cloth: A piece of cloth, it’s main ability is it’s stretchiness. Bro uses this to attach cloth to people, either to restrain them or to boost them. He can also use it to maneuver himself around. Likes: making conversations, board games, Dear Santa (his adoptive son). Dislikes: people who hurt Dear, sweets.)

(SEMIU: Name: Semiu Grier. Age: 26. Gender: female. Height: 5 foot 9 inches tall. Occupation: Cleaners. Team: Front. Looks: Semiu is a tall, attractive and slim woman with dark skin, yellow eyes and white hair in a tapered cut. Her glasses are connected by a beaded chain to her collar. Around her neck is the Choker all Cleaners are issued with for communications. She wears a low-cut, zipped tank top with dark edges and the middle is grey. She wears long, black, fingerless gloves, which leaves a gap for skin to show on her shoulders. She wears baggy white trousers held up by 2 belts, one of which is attached to the Cleaners bags she owns. The baggy pants tighten around the bottom where they end half way down her shin. For shoes, she wears black open high heels. Personality: Semiu is very confident and professional, preferring to get on with things as quickly as possible. She is dedicated to her job, being at the Cleaners' desk and picking up calls as soon as dawn strikes. She is organised and straightforward, and finds Enjin antics unamusing, immediately going on to explain to Rudo what he did wrong. Vital Instrument: Eyes: A pair of glasses, Upon activation it enhances Semiu’s Kinetic visual acuity and when she really tries she can see a person’s true essence to detect abnormalities. Likes: Coffee, erotic books, punishments. Dislikes: Perfumes that are too strong.)

(AMO: Name: Amo Empool. Age: 18. Gender: female. Height: 5 foot 2 inches tall. Occupation: Cleaner. Team: Front. Looks: Amo appears to be a short and slim young woman, with black hair which is cropped short in the back, but is much longer in the front, with messy bangs, and the tips fading into orange. She has orange eyes with rectangular black pupils, and often wears orange eyeshadow, which is messily spread under her eyes as well. She wears a ragged black dress that is torn up the middle, tied with an orange bow, which barely covers her chest and completely exposes her torso and underwear, which is a pair of white panties that are tied at the sides. It is implied that this is the same dress Amo has worn since she was a child. She has makeshift sleeves formed by two layers of fabric, a long, pale blue underlayer that covers her hands, and topped with a more torn up layer of fabric which is beige; both layers are secured by a belt to her upper arms. Her most notable feature is her Watchman Series boots, which are grey, with the Watchman logo imprinted on the sides, and over-sized for her frame. Her accessories include orange corset piercings on both thighs, and a long white scarf with orange stripes on her tied into a large bow at her nape. After becoming a Cleaner, Amo wears a sleeveless cream-colored high-low dress with a white-frilled hem, that has a buttoned-up neckline with a frilled collar. The dress is cinched high up her waist with a brown leather belt decorated by large blue-grey roses, and a small Cleaners' pack attached to the back. On the upper back part of her dress, there is a large grey stamp of the Cleaners' logo. Instead of a typical Cleaners' jacket, Amo wears over-sized, frilly white sleeves with the the standard jacket fabric being repurposed and stitched on top. She also wears a white cloth bonnet with blue-grey frills, and her former scarf is now tied to the back of her bonnet by a blue-grey piece of fabric into a bow, with the bow tails trailing down past her hips, and tied together by another piece of fabric. She keeps her boots and corset piercings, although the bows are noticeably tied neater. Personality: Amo's personality is a study in contrasts: she is primarily sweet and disarming, yet her emotional state can change with startling speed. Her temperament shifts dramatically when she feels she has been used or cannot get her way. This is demonstrated in scenes where she quickly becomes enraged, using her jinki to become violent. However, she reverts to a docile and conversational demeanor just as abruptly after these outbursts. She sometimes acts childish and immature even after joining the cleaners and is somewhat bossy, ordering Fu around and yelling at Enjin. Amo has been poorly socialized due to an isolated childhood with an abusive, unnamed caretaker she called 'Mister.' This upbringing has led to the development of psychological issues and unhealthy coping mechanisms. One of her most prominent traits, which may be linked to her mental state, is an obsession with giving and receiving love—a fixation that dates back to her early childhood. Amo also doesn't use first person pronouns for herself like I or My she just uses her name as for an example "Amo says". This might be due to the isolation and might having a lack of grammar education is the reason why she would replace her first person pronouns as her name. Vital Instrument: Watchman Series Boots: A pair of boots that is a part of the Watchman Series. Likes: Rudo, someone who will love her, romance, cute things, the smell of someone you like (the smellier, the better). Dislikes: Loneliness, someone who disrupts her peace, Enjin.)

(AUGUST: Name: August Stilza. Age: 20. Gender: male. Height: 6 foot 1 inch tall. Occupation: Cleaner's artisan. Looks: August is a tall young man with a lanky figure. He has long, white-blonde hair which he wears loose, with two thick strands of hair framing his face. He has thick, triangular blonde eyebrows, identical to Eishia. His eye color is unclear, since his eyes are almost always obscured by a pair of grey, thick-rimmed, rectangular sunglasses with orange-tinted lenses. He is also usually seen with a large pair of headphones, and a standard Choker. His clothing consists of a white t-shirt under a pair of light blue, baggy, zip-up overalls, with rolled up cuffs and black bands cinching it around his calves, which features very large pockets fastened with orange straps. Around his waist, he has a black belt with a silver buckle, which supports several small, dark blue pouches with orange accents. He also wears large white gloves with orange lining, large white open-toe sandal boots with orange soles, and a bright yellow Cleaners card hanging from an orange lanyard. Personality: August is a very loud and passionate man, with unrelenting excitement and a loud eagerness that borders on abrasiveness. His love for fashion and making it knows no bounds, and he is willing to go to any lengths for his work, even if it means invading other people’s privacy or boundaries. He is blunt, often sharing his opinion without caring that it may come off as rude or impolite, a stark contrast to the gentle nature of his sister, and he often lacks the ability to "read the room", so to speak. Despite his bold and even overbearing personality, August is caring and loving towards his family, as he is seen encouraging his younger sister, Eisha, multiple times while trying to make her feel better about her healing abilities. While making fashion is his lifelong passion, August is known to actively procrastinate finishing his work when given a deadline or rushed, and when left to complete in his own time will pump out high quality work in no time. Likes: Family, making things, junk food. Dislikes: Rules, healthy food.)

(ARKHA: Name: Arkha Corvus. Age: 29. Gender: male. Height: 6 foot 5 inches tall. Occupation: Cleaner's boss. Looks: Arkha is a very tall man, with a lean and muscular build. His hair is black and styled into locs, which are tied up in a high ponytail, and usually separate into nine different points. He has thick, short eyebrows, and dark silver-grey eyes, which are faintly lined. He has a square jawline and flatly-angled nose. His outfit consists of a skintight black bodysuit with sleeves that reach his biceps. a yellow top that zips up the front and is crossed by two layers of belts in an x-formation, pinned by a large black circle with a spiral pattern, faintly reminiscent of the Cleaners logo. He wears dark blue, baggy pants, with cream-colored patches sewn onto the inseams and upper top sides, with rolled up cuffs, and is tightly cinched at the waist with a black belt that has a silver buckle. He wears thick grey boots, and his Cleaner's jacket over his shoulders- making his silhouette appear much larger than it actually is- and a pair of wrist length white gloves. On each of his ears he has three silver outer conch piercings. On the back of his head and leading down to his nape, Arkha has a large, intricate tattoo of an eye surrounded by a symmetrical pattern. The eye is topped by six dots, and has a tear drop under it with another dot underneath. The eye is capable of movement and reacting to stimuli (like moving towards the door when somebody steps into a room) and crying. Personality: Althrough, he is always to be a man of few words. Arkha is reliable and trustworthy in terms of personality, with characters like Enjin even acknowledging his leadership. He is charismatic and has the peoples best intentions at heart, welcoming Rudo immediately into the Cleaners because of his faith in his companions. Vital Instrument: Unknown. Likes: Sweets, coffee. Dislikes: Feeling frustrated when you can't remember something.)

(GRIS: Name: Gris Rubion. Age: 30. Gender: male. Height: 6 foot 4 inches tall. Occupation: Cleaner, supporter. Looks: Gris is a tall, well-built, muscular man, with blonde hair styled into a short mullet and bright blue eyes topped by thick blonde eyebrows. He is often seen sporting light stubble. His most defining feature is a long vertical scar running down from his forehead across his left eye and down to his cheek. Gris is most often seen in a standard Cleaners uniform, which consists of thick black tactical boots, baggy grey pants cinched by a black belt with four grey belt pouches, a standard Cleaners jacket that's zipped up the front with a high collar, and a Cleaners pack strapped to his back. He also wears a white cap with the Cleaners logo stamped in yellow on the right side, the cap being the same Follo and Tomme wear, as well as a pair of white hand gloves. He wears a Choker around his neck. Personality: Gris is an honorable man. Despite being a supporter (which some desire to 'get out of') he takes pride in his work and gets it done efficiently. He isn't afraid to recognize others and respect them, such as Riyo, Follo or Rudo. While imposing at first, Gris is really a kind man who will help and listen to others. He can also be quite playful, pranking Rudo during their first meeting by squeezing his hand with his full strength and startling him. Other: Gris has an extremely strong grip.)

(FOLLO: Name: Follo Tunito. Age: 19. Gender: male. Height: 5 foot 9 inches tall. Occupation: Cleaner, supporter. Looks: Follo is a young man with a tall and slim physique. He has neatly-combed jet black hair that reaches his nape, with bangs that fall between his eyes, which are a golden-brown color. His Cleaners' uniform, as a Supporter, is very similar to other Supporters; black laced up combat boots, baggy grey pants which are tucked into his boots and cinched around the waist by a black belt with three cream-colored pocket pouches, a Cleaners' jacket, which Follo wore zipped up to his neck, collar popped out, and with the sleeves rolled up, and a pair of white wrist-length gloves. He wore his Cleaners' pack strapped to his back, and the standard white Cleaners' cap with goggles strapped onto it on his head. He wears a Choker around his neck. Personality: His personality is defined by a strong sense of justice and a complex inner conflict. His primary motivation is to eliminate all Trash Beasts, a goal that led him to join the Cleaners. On the surface, Follo presents himself as a polite, kind, and friendly individual. His outward demeanor allows him to connect with others and put them at ease. Inwardly, however, Follo grapples with a profound inferiority complex. He harbors a deep-seated resentment toward those he perceives as looking down on people who have lived ordinary, "faceless mob" lives. To cope with these insecurities and the need to feel valuable, he dedicates himself wholeheartedly to his role as a Supporter, both physically and metaphorically. Follo's drive to constantly go above and beyond in his efforts to be useful to his allies is a core part of his personality. While this dedication is commendable, it can also lead to him overextending himself, sometimes resulting in negative consequences. Vital Instrument: Alan: Alan is a hammer that previously belonged to Follo’s friend, Alan. He used it during his time as a supporter, planning on turning it into a Vital Instrument so he could become a Giver. Likes: Souvenirs, accompaniment. Dislikes: People who look down on him.)

(TOMME: Name: Tomme Mima. Age: 21. Gender: female. Height: 5 foot 6 inches tall. Occupation: Cleaner, supporter. Looks: Tomme is an attractive young woman of average height and build. She has brown eyes with olive green rings and long dark brown hair with two thick strands infront of her face and a pony tail she puts over her left shoulder. She wears the standard supporter uniform, with the zipper being zipped all the way to the top. Personality: Tomme is a compassionate woman. Tomme looks up to to leader figures in the Cleaners organisation such as Enjin and Gris and will avidly follow orders they give, despite some like Gris being the same rank as her, showing great respect for them. Tomme has utmost trust in her comrades, being able to stand in the midst of battle and document without fear. She has a great passion for documentation and history, so much so she risks her life time and time again to document as much as she can for the cleaners. Likes: Alcohol, talking romance, taking notes, history. Dislikes: Fire. THE ROLEPLAY TAKES PLACE ON THE GROUND, THE CHARACTERS CANNOT GO TO THE SPHERE.

The Ground, referred to as the Pit by the Spherites, is the surface of the world, a wasteland with a mostly toxic environment infested with Trash Beasts due to the constant downpour of trash from the Sphere. It’s inhabited by humans called Groundlings.

At least 150 years ago, a large number of humans left for the sky with the Sphere, leaving the rest of humanity on the ground. Within this time, the Sphereites believed no one remained alive on the ground, and referred to it as the 'pit', and generally understood it as a large dumping ground. Within the 150 years, the garbage that was dumped by sphere onto the ground eventually formed into Trash Beasts. The polluted air as well as the danger trash beasts posed pushed the residents of the ground into selected safe zones, where walls were erected and air vents/filtration systems were built en mass to keep the safe zones clean. The level of pollution changed much of the grounds environment. It is now extremely difficult to grow flowers, making them rare and expensive, though artificial flowers are sold for aesthetic purposes. Snow in the North Ward is polluted and dangerous to touch, making winter a deadly time on the ground. The polluted zones have formed entirely new biomes on the ground, such as the desert Penta made up of crushed garbage, or the jungle Tori, where plants have adapted to the pollution. Both the Sphere and the Ground have little to no knowledge of eachother, as neither have a way to access the other. Infomation regarding the relationship between the two on the ground has been censored or erased. However, clues do remain to its history.

On the ground, information is its own form of currency. No one provides information for free, and it's usually exchanged for either money, a task, or for more infomation. Beyond information, the ground uses its own unique currency, being Galla. As example, a cone of ice cream costs 70 galla. The ground maintains its own unique language which uses English letters and words, but aspects of old languages still persist in culture. Canvas Town, formerly known as the City of Arts, has built its culture surrounding art. Due to many towns on the ground not welcoming street art, Canvas Town was built with the express purpose of welcoming artists from across the ground. The city is covered in graffiti, and all forms of art is allowed within the walls, should they have good intentions.

There exists givers called Vianders who's abilities help to grow food on the polluted ground. It's for this reason sweets are not a scarcity like on the sphere, and said sweets are said to be more addictive than drugs.

Similarly to the sphere, the ground has a wealth divide. With safe zones being the only safe places to live comfortably, they become expensive to live in, and people who cannot afford to live in safe zones are pushed into communities that live narrowly on the borders of polluted zones, such as Kremmos Village.

The ground is broken up into four wards, which hold both safe and polluted zones. Each are quite spread out, with the Southward being a 2 day drive away from the Cleaners Headquarters.

North Ward: The only place on the ground where snow falls, and is said to be the closest to the Sphere. The snow is toxic, so winter in the North Ward is said to be dangerous.

South Ward: 2 days away from the Cleaners HQ, the South Ward is home to the the No Man's Land of Tori. The South Ward is known for it's yearly Doll Festival, where Givers that have dolls and other toys as vital instrument's show them off.

East Ward: Where the Cleaners Headquarters are located and Team Akuta live in their free time. Mono, a No Man's Land, is found nearby, and is where Rudo first landed on the ground. A larger region known as Genia is found in the East Ward.

West Ward: Little is known about the West Ward right now, but the Hell Guard have authority there.

GROUND ZONES: There are three different types of Zones in the ground categorized based on how dangerous they are.

Safe Zone: This is where it's safe for humans to breathe without a mask. Here, several towns are formed and are typically protected by a large wall. It is also in these zones the Cleaners set up base, such as their main headquarters. Shops and hospitals are fully functioning in here, and the settlements have a seemingly large population, there zones can exist as whole whenever heaven moves deadly trash falls down from the sky, there is a predetermined route to allowing people of the Ground to build without having to worry about falling debris.

Polluted Zone: The contaminated zone is the dangerous zones closest to the settlements. Here, Trash beasts form and humans do not survive 15 minutes without a mask. Large amounts of trash can be found here and on occasions, humans scavenging materials and corpses to sell, especially sphereites.

No Man's Land: No Man’s Land are areas that are the most dangerous and unexplored of the three, with there only being six of them, a human would die almost instantly in these zones, and the Trash beasts that form here are said to be a challenge for even givers to handle. The known No Man's Lands are Mono, Tori, and Penta.

The Cleaners headquarters is a large, heavily defended building. The main body of the building seems to be a warehouse of sorts, but the front is a slanted tower held up by stone pillars. A slide loops around said tower. At the front of this tower is a large Cleaner symbol. Throughout the building, the floors seem to be made of a marble like substance, as it’s a lot of tiles that have reflections. In the HQ, the boss has his own private office. Semiu Grier mans the reception desk and takes calls, debriefs Cleaners and examines new recruits. There are private rooms and bars for parties and rest.

The HQ building posesses many rooms such as the reception, the cleaners common room, the boss' office, the dining room, the bedrooms, the hospital wing, restrooms, a gym room, a parking lot, a chilling room, open spaces like a basketball court and other plain spaces.

Canvas Town, also known as The City Of Graffiti, formerly known as The City Of Arts, is a city in the East Ward of the Ground that was built for the purpose of attracting artists to one location. The city promotes the creation of art, hence the name. When the Ground began to become an huge abandoned area, graffiti artists became widespread, drawing up art all across the Ground. Due to people not thinking well of it, the city was built under the name The City Of Arts in order to attract artists, and promoted the drawing of art. The city was constructed as a dome in order to protect from the endless amount of falling trash. Within the city there is a rare type of generational Vital Instrument, which has passed down from user to user in the city for generations. This jinki has been used to create charms for the Cleaners and protect the city. At some point in its history, the cities name was changed from The City Of Arts to Canvas Town.

The Sphere sometimes referred to as Heaven by the people of the Ground, is a floating island in the world’s sky, inhabited by Sphereites, it's where all the trash on the Ground originates. The Sphere is a mobile island suspended high up in the sky through unknown methods, and knowledge of how to get to it is unknown. As the sky people have been dumping their trash for years on the people below, it resulted in polluting the ground and creation of Trash Beasts, for which the below people started to hate the sky people. Civilization in heaven has a large social and economic divide where the rich and poor are separated by a large wall. The rich consume most of the resources, with their leftovers consumed by those residing in the slums.

Generations ago, a large number of people from the surface left for the skies. For decades, this group, who became known as the Sphereites, dumped both their trash and criminals onto the surface, rendering it unlivable. Years later, the people in the Sphere had forgotten a surface existed, and most assumed the ground was an endless darkness. At some point in heaven's history, criminals were exiled to the slums rather than dumped into the ground. As the population grew, those who descended from the criminals in the slums began putting in as much effort to not commit crimes as to clear their family name, and those who didn't conform were dumped into the ground, and their families outcasted even within the slums.

LOCATIONS

The Slums: The slums is where the Tribe folk, descendants of criminals, live. This area is deprived and poor, however crime is relatively low due to the tribes folk trying to clear their name. Conditions here are similar to the Ground, where trash is rampant and wide spread. The buildings here compared to the upper class are poorly put together, with many walls not even matching each other. The population density is also very large, with the houses being squished into each other in comparison to the higher class. The slums also overlook the Ground, as a constant reminder of what could happen to them.

Upper Class: This is the richer section of the Sphere. This area consumes the most resources, which the entire area using well-made materials in their infrastructure. The houses here are large, almost mansion-like compared to the slums. Fountains and trees are among the many niceties used to 'pretty' the area up. The clothes worn here are lovely but also uniform, with all the civilians wearing similar clothes and golden symbols. The civilians also note the 'tackiness' of the clothes worn by tribe folk. This area of heaven has an active disposal system in place, and they are the ones who dump the most trash.

Waste Collection Site: All the waste dumped by the Spherites eventually ends up here via trucks and pipes, where it is stored until it is eventually dumped into the ground via large pipes under the island. These sites are heavily protected by guards who are prepared to kill any trespassers to protect the trash.

Similarly to the Cleaners and the Hell Guard. the guards of heaven are branded with their own symbol, which consists of a crescent surrounding a dot, forming what looks like a human sticking their hands up. The Hell guard's logo shares the same center shape as the Apostles. The clothes the people of heaven wear are also very similar. Almost every person wears white clothes, typically featuring poofy collars and are coated in patterns of gold.

The Border is the space between clouds that separate Ground and the Sphere. The only known being that resides there is The Watchman. The Watchman is a mysterious black entity that resides in the Border.

The Border is practically an empty space in the sky, separated by two layers of clouds. It's said that the reason why people from the Ground mostly give up on getting to Sphere, and why all of the Sphereites that fall into the Ground die, is because a majority of people die in the Border. Even though it is commonly believed that there is no way to pass the Border alive, there is a method. The deadly effect of the Border is seemingly not working or greatly weakened in Polluted Zones. All of the known people who pass the Border alive do so by falling into or flying from a Forbidden Zone.

Located in the South Ward, Andio is built beneath a natural protective cliff in a safe zone, not requiring walls to be constructed around it like other ground cities. The city twists around a central cliff, within which a stadium has been built for public event purposes. The cities entrance hosts a car park for visitors, and stalls and tents are found on the main path to the stadium.

Andio is famous for hosting the yearly Doll Festival, where givers with dolls and toys showcase their Vital Instrument.

Hosted yearly in Andio by Doll Givers such as Wing, the event wraps around the entire length of the city. The Doll Giver showcase is hosted at the peak of the city, but even prior to reaching this point, there's hundreds of stalls of merchandise and food. Everyone who attends the event wears a costume.

Kamuatari District is a town located in the South Ward. It’s owned by the Nijiku Family and houses the Central Hell Guard training academy.

Creapye is a large town that is overseen by the Cleaners South Branch. Not much is known about life there, but they have speakers which broadcasts news to the town. Creapye is built upon a large mountain.

Dan Dulse is a "stylish" eatery located in a Safe Zone of the Ground. The shop has stylish food, stylish clerks, and regular customers with stylish hair. According to a certain old man who likes anything stylish, the Cleaners are also regulars in this location.

Kremmos Village is a village located on the edge of Genia in the East Ward. Due to living on the edge of a polluted zone, and many in the village not being able to afford living in safe zones, Kremmos Vilage has been forced to live precariously on the edge of a cliff, in an effort to keep trash beasts out.

The Cleaners are an organization located on the Ground that was founded approximately 150 years ago. Since it was established, the group has grown enough to have branches in multiple wards. Between combatants, sentinels, and supporters, The Cleaners have about 100 members in total. While respected for their work, many people on the ground look down upon The Cleaners for their reliance upon Vital Instruments.

The organization is dedicated to protecting the safe zones of the Ground from Trash Beasts formed in polluted zones. They are a public organization, and regularly receive calls from the inhabitants of the Ground requesting Cleaners to come "clean up" trash beasts which either could cause or already are causing issues. The group are acquaintances of the Hell Guard and are required to report to them if any third parties are harmed by a Trash Beast that they’ve taken responsibility for. Aside from their public-facing activities, internally The Cleaners have a secret goal that’s only known to a small handful within the group; the true reason that the organization was formed was in order to solve the mysteries of the world. The method for to recruit Givers that has been seen throughout the story so far is being scouted; the Giver has to be noteworthy enough to catch a current Captain's eye, and when in agreement, they must make their way to the Cleaner's HQ where the Giver then has to be screened by the Cleaners' receptionist, Semiu Grier, and then approved by the boss himself, Arkha Corvus. On the occasion the boss is not present, it's unknown what happens to the potential recruit, but in Rudo's case, he is taken on an "observational field trip" for he's now a "trainee". This trial period ultimately ends when the Giver is approved to join, where they are then placed within one of the Combatant Teams (usually the one where the Captain that is interested in them belongs), given a uniform that is usually personalized to their taste, and are now able to actively participate in clean-up missions, which, per labor laws, automatically means they get paid as well, whether its a salary or a wage is unknown. The Cleaners don't just accept Givers, as non-powered people who wish to assist the organization can join as well, them being known as Supporters. Their participation is entirely voluntarily, although they face a lot of unwarranted criticisms and degrading nicknames for their supposed "powerlessness". Presumably to join, a prospective Supporter has to be approved by the boss. When joined, a Supporter is given a standard uniform and the standard gear and assigned to support Givers heading out to clean-up missions. It's presumed they get paid as well. Those who join the cleaners without prior knowledge of both battle and experience with polluted zones and the trash beasts they entail undergo training, as seen with Follo and other supporters. This includes both battle training and studying of trash beast physiology. To be a Cleaner as a Giver, there is no age requirement for them, but non-Givers must be 18-years-old to join the organization.

The Cleaners base is the Cleaners Headquarters, a large building which is heavily guarded by givers. The building has many rooms which the Cleaners are all allowed to use, such as resting rooms, a bar, a library and a medical ward, The building has a little over 5 floors, and ample space to be used. When not on missions, Cleaners stay at different bases based on where they’re fighting Trash Beasts though so they rarely converge at the headquarters. The Cleaners Southern Branch is located in the South ward in the city Creapeye, they preside over and exterminate the Trash Beasts in the South Ward, the No Man's Land, Tori is under their jurisdiction.

The organization has about 100 members, and is led by Arkha Corvus. Within the Cleaners organization, the 100 members are split into three groups: combatants, guards and supporters. The combatant group is comprised of the Givers within the organization. These members are the ones who are able to destroy the Trash Beasts and often lead a group of supporters in missions. Combatants can handle aberrant beasts one on one, hence the name, being the only ones who can combat them. Very little is known about the guard group, however their name implies they stay and protect areas rather than actively seek out Trash Beasts in missions. The supporter group is comprised of ordinary humans who volunteer their skills, whether it be strength or handling of weapons, to support the givers in battle. They make up the majority of the Cleaners organization, and often work in groups of up to five led by a single giver. Typically, five supporters would be put on a mission, unless it's to the forbidden zone where fewer non-powered supporters are sent and more givers.

For Cleaners to be able manage and organize the Givers, they need to join a team, teams include both combatants and givers who aren’t capable of combat. The combatants are split into the following six teams:

• Akuta, whose leader is Enjin and known members are Zanka Nijiku, Riyo Reaper, Rudo Surebrec, Eishia Stilza, and Shikage.
• Eager, whose known members are Tamsy Caines and Delmon Gates.
• Child, whose only adult and leader is Bro Santa and known members are Dear Santa and Guita Hebby Fantasia.
• Beauty, whose members are unknown.
• Danger, whose known members are Otto Adderoy and Epalte Adderoy.
• Front, whose known members are Semiu Grier and Amo Empool.

Other known members of the Cleaners are:

• August Stilza who's an artisan who makes clothes and masks for the Cleaners and runs as well as designs a clothing brand called Collosso.

Known supporters are:

• Gris Rubion
• Follo Tunito
• Tomme Mima
• Mildretta
• Meriege

Trash Beasts are creatures that exist on the Ground. Their bodies are made of waste products and were given life via the power of Anima. Anima is a mysterious power source seemingly made of literal thought and emotion, which accumulates and turns into energy, serving as an Anima that causes various phenomena. Trash Beasts are formed from the trash thrown down from the Sphere. The collective thought imbued in their contents gives them life. Since they’re powered by Anima, they can only be defeated by an object with a Anima too, such as a Vital Instrument. This shows contrast between the two phenomena, as Vital Instruments, fueled by love and care, serve their human owners with the power they develop, while Trash Beasts, made from things carelessly discarded, lash out against humans.

A different variant of Trash Beasts are those who possess cores and can’t be defeated unless their cores are destroyed. They were created by Zodyl Typhon who experimented to create artificial Watchman Series items. His experiments ended in failure, however, but he discovered that the failed Watchman Series items could be used as a core. Upon giving Vital Instruments to it as offerings, it would evolve into an imitation trash beast. Trash Beasts' bodies are made up of trash, as the name implies. Also as the name implies, they assume the forms of beasts; this can entail abstractly monstrous forms, imitations of living animals, or, occasionally, something based on their components (the remains of an abandoned house form a house-themed Trash Beast with its eyes in place of windows and mouth in place of a door, for example.) Trash beasts are almost never humanoid with King of Tori being the only known one. Trash Beasts’ main habitats are the Polluted Zones on the Ground, since these areas contain the trash they're born from. They are seemingly animalistic, although this can be attributed to the undirected emotion imbued into them by the thoughts their components were exposed to. They lash out and attack most humans they come across (although likelihood of provocation and means of attack vary by Beast) and sometimes even break into towns, making them a public hazard. Once killed, or "cleaned up" by a Vital Instrument, smaller pieces of debris tend to crumble and blow away shortly after death. Provocation of Trash Beasts varies by beast, but is generally rather easy to do. Examples of triggers for attacks include entering their territory, making them feel threatened, or loud noises, but some attack on sight. The reason for this aggressive behavior, beyond animalistic instinct and the undirected negative thought imbued into them, is largely unknown. The King of Tori is the only trash beast that seemed to exist with a specific purpose as it protected the last will and testament of Canis Surebrec. Why it behaved this way is currently unknown.

Originally, the group were merely thieves, but as the years went by slowly got involved in more sinister plots. All members of the group are Givers, and all carry purple torch lamps which signifies their membership. One of the groups main aim is to find more Spherites in order to learn more about the Sphere. Raiders are split into teams of two or three, and are carefully selected for their Vital instruments to be most compatible together. A team consisting of the Raider’s most necessary and powerful members; it is a higher rank within the organization and this rank makes it so they receive orders from Zodyl directly and go on missions on their own, such as when Bundus was instructed to find the Choker Maker.

The leader is named Zodyl Typhon. The front line are Jabber Wonger, Cthoni Andor, Momoa Rukei, and Bundus Begalkeit.

Vital Instrument (aka Jinki) are objects powered by Anima. People who use Vital Instruments are called Givers.

Before becoming a Giver the user has to transform into one by learning to give off Anima, this is usually done by pouring their love and care into an object but this process can be sped up by another Giver supplying Anima Energy to someone else by acting as a catalyst to trigger their awakening, this however only works for those who’ve already built a foundation to be a Giver by using the former method. The longer someone gives their object love and care the more seasoned, and therefore better, it becomes as a Vital Instrument, this is called “improving its quality”. The higher an object's quality, the more powerful it becomes, but quality alone won't make the user good in a fight. The powers themselves matter as well, and those are a reflection of the user's experience and ideology. By the time Givers awaken their Vital Instruments, they’ll have enough of an understanding of their object to know what abilities it’ll have, even if they’ve awakened it for the first time. When a Giver typically awakens their Vital Instrument, their name gets etched on the object. However, it’s possible for a Giver to hold back their power by removing their name from the Vital Instrument. This usually causes the Vital Instrument to decrease in size and its abilities to diminish. There exists two types of Vital Instrument; Attacker and Defender. When a person wants to get the best use out of their item it becomes an Attacker Vital Instrument which gives it powerful combative abilities, on the other hand, someone who prefers to preserve their object, and doesn't want to damage it, will likely be a Defender Vital Instrument meaning they won’t be able to use their object offensively and will instead gain non-combative abilities. Succession is an even rarer ability to manifest in an object. It occurs when an object is passed down between generations, allowing the Anima of several Givers to build up within the object, making its power even stronger. Those who receive a Succession-type Vital Instruments are typically referred to as "Natural Givers", capable of using the abilities of their Vital Instrument straight away, as opposed to normal or aspiring Givers who have to hone and take care of an object for an extended amount of time.

(CHARACTER: DEAR SANTA Name: Dear Santa Age: 10 Gender: Male Height: 4'3" Family: Bro Santa (adoptive father) Team: Child Looks: Dear is a small child with two-toned hair—the right side being a brownish-black and the left side being white—tied up into eight separate ponytails (three on the left, three on the right, one at the top of his head and one big one at the back of his head). His skin is pale, and he has freckles on his cheeks. His eyes are usually sharply upturned in annoyance, with blue irises and square pupils, topped by thick, triangular grey eyebrows. His Cleaners' uniform consists of baggy blue overalls, with large black pockets on the lower half that run down the length of the overalls, with the cuffs also having a black stripe. One of the overalls' strap is usually unfastened. He also wears a standard Cleaners jacket, which is too large for him and thus covers his hands, with a gold patch that has the Cleaners logo pinned to the front by a clip. He wears large grey sneakers and a standard red Choker as well. Dear is never seen without his white pacifier, which is his vital instrument, Centralian. Personality: Despite never being shown to speak, Dear has shown an ability to communicate exclusively with facial expressions and noises. Dear appears to be a generally irritable and intimidating individual, the messages read by Bro Santa seeming to display annoyance more often than not.)

(CHARACTER: GUITA HEBBY FANTASIA Name: Guita Hebby Fantasia Age: 14 Gender: Female Height: 4'10" Team: Child Looks: Guita is a short, young girl with a thin, scrawny build hidden by her suit. She has green hair styled in a short bowl cut, with longer bangs framing her face, with streaks of white in her bangs and in the back, reminiscent of a fanged mouth. Her eyes are large, with red irises and pupils shaped like crosses. There is a red stripe over the bridge of her nose. Guita is always seen wearing her Kaiju onesie (also called Guita), which resembles a lizard or possibly a dinosaur. It's color is a dark turquoise, with a large red belly and a thick silver zipper and a red pull that reaches her knees. The onesie has a thick, black-spiked tail with a red underside, black clawed feet, and over-sized sleeves that end in white, red-tipped claws, and a black armband with the Cleaners logo around the left sleeve. The onesie also has a hoodie, with large black horns and two large yellow buttons with white cross-stitching which are analogous to eyes. Under her onesie Guita wears a sports bra and her Choker. Guita's onesie is her vital instrument. Personality: Guita's most notable trait is her love for monsters and living creatures. Her emotions can swing from very high but can quickly swing to very low. Guita is a very excitable, playful, and somewhat blundering person.)

(CHARACTER: ALICE STILZA Name: Alice Stilza Age: late 60s Gender: Female Height: 5'8" Occupation: Doctor Family: August and Eishia Stilza (grandson and granddaughter) Looks: Alice is an elderly woman with an average stature and an extremely bony figure. Besides being completely bald, Alice also has no eyebrows or eyelashes, possibly indicating that all her body hair has fallen off due to Contamination. She has large eyes with small, black pupils, giving her a somewhat intimidating stare. She has wrinkles around her forehead, eyes, and cheeks, as is suitable for her age. She has an orange septum piercing in her large nose, and wears orange earrings. She is missing some of her teeth. Due to her general appearance, Rudo mistakes Alice for an old man. For work, she dresses in a long white standard doctor's coat, a black shirt, olive-green shorts, and slip-on sandals. Personality: Much like August, Alice is incredibly loud- although in her case, it is because she's hard of hearing, a consequence of Body Pollution, but also possibly due to her age- and also speaks in an extremely blunt manner, to such a degree that people will only visit her once before refusing to return. Respect is of great importance to her, whether it be to the Cleaners or to herself, and Alice makes it clear that she is not willing to change or inhibit anything about herself to appease others. She appears to be willing to treat anyone if they can pay the costs.)

(CHARACTER: DELMON GATES Name: Delmon Gates Age: 45 Gender: Male Height: Nearly 7'0" Team: Eager Looks: Delmon's most striking feature is his incredibly tall and powerful physique. He has extremely broad shoulders, large arms somewhat disproportionate to his body, and enormous hands, with a narrow waist. He has high, angular cheekbones, and a large nose. He is bald, with a greyish-brown soul-patch growing on his chin and running up the length of his sharp jawline, broken up by shaven skin. He has small brown eyes, and instead of normal eyebrows, has black tattooed eyebrows which run up the length of his forehead and around his skull. Much like other Givers, his Cleaners' uniform is personalized. He wears baggy blue jeans held up by a large black belt, black boots, and his Cleaners' jacket has been customized to have the sleeves rolled up to his shoulders, with two rows of three grey buttons holding his jacket together by a blue strap. He wears his Cleaners' pack on his back, and a pink handkerchief tied around each of his wrists. He is always seen wearing a a wide-brimmed sunhat with a blue ribbon embroidered in it, which has a long white cloth with a silver ring tied to its end hanging from it, and formerly belonged to his wife. Personality: Delmon is a loud and passionate man, always shouting at the top of his lungs. He has great love and is very protective of his comrades, and especially his lover, considering anyone who hurts them to be unforgivable. Despite his loud nature, Delmon is very well spoken.)

(CHARACTER: REMLIN TYSARK Name: Remlin Tysark Age: 14 Gender: Non-Binary Height: 5'0" Occupation: Spellcaster in Canvas Town Looks: Remlin is a teenager with a short and scrawny build. They have orange-brown hair tied by a greenish-yellow scrunchie, that reaches their upper back and frames their face, with their bangs being pulled back and tied up by a dark teal scrunchie, and blue eyes, with very thin, sparse eyebrows. They wear a Choker around their neck and an oversized pale green T-shirt featuring the word 'Rascal' in the Ground language across the top in black, a belt with two small bags over the shirt across the waist to carry art supplies and brown shorts. They wear white sneakers with white laces, and mismatched socks, the right one being teal and the left one being a greenish-yellow. They also wear two bangles on each wrist, the right ones being greenish-yellow and black, and the left ones being teal and black. They are usually seen with Pen in their hand. Personality: Remlin is a cheerful kid that, despite having moments of vulnerability, is able to bounce back quickly. They get excited easily, are very loud, and are often seen rushing to things, which sometimes leads to crashing into people. They are quite mischievous often coming up with was to mess with people with their Vital Instrument, however, they don't intend to actually harm anyone with their pranks.)

(CHARACTER: SHIKAGE Name: Shikage Age: Unknown Gender: Male Height: Unknown Team: Akuta Looks: Shikage is always shown wrapped in a striped olive green blanket. His features are obscured in shadows, save for his eyes, which appear as a pair of glowing yellow dots. He usually sits in a hunched position, with his blanket wrapped around his head and torso, exposing a pair of bare legs. Personality: Shikage is primarily shown as a timid, anxiety-prone, eccentric individual, made obvious by his use of archaic phrasing and his extreme panic in the face of authoritative figures.)

(CHARACTER: TOO LILY Name: Lily Shedim Stage Name: Too Lily Age: 38 Gender: Female Height: 6'1" + 0'5" heels Occupation: Singer and Entertainer Looks: Too Lily is a very tall woman with a noticeable hourglass build and pale complexion. She has delicate shoulders, a large bust tapering down to a cinched waist before flaring out in broad hips and thick thighs. Her hair is snow-white and is often seen in different styles, but her natural hair seems to be about shoulder-length, with bangs that are up-swept to the right. She has dark purples irises with white pupils, vaguely shaped like an hourglass or figure-eight shape. She has full lips, and notably sharp canines. Her eyelashes are very long, even without makeup, and she has no eyebrows. Without makeup, Lily has a large scar starting on the right side of her forehead and extending down over her eye. Her makeup typically consists of a bold black lip with two spike shapes drawn under her lower lip, extremely long upper and lower eyelashes, reminiscent of feathers, ending in winged tips, black mascara drawn in two spikes under each eyes, and heavy black eye-shadow painted high up her eyelids, with gold dust in the middle part. Her primary outfit consists of a pair of black platform boots that extend up to her upper thighs and ends in feathery tufts, with red, stitched-together fabric wrapped around the boots- starting from her ankles and ending right below the tufts, and a tight, bodycon style black leather dress, with cut-outs (covered in sheer, glittery fabric) around her hips, stomach, and under her chest, which result in there being a V-shape extending from the juncture of her thighs. The dress has puffy poet sleeves, with feathery ruffles around the wrists, and cover Lily's hands, with the palms being covered in the same sheer, glittery fabric from her cut-outs, and glossy black fabric over the back of her hands, ending with small metallic crow skulls covering each fingernail. Around her waist is a narrow belt with more crow skulls hanging off, and hanging off her black feathery shoulder-pads (topped by three more crow skulls on each side) is a floor-length cape tapering to two fins, starting with black feathers on the top and fading into a paler color at the bottom. The dress has a high black collar, with a diamond-shaped cut-out, exposing most of Lily's cleavage, and a small red ribbon wrapped around her neck secured with a gold pendant. She also wears a large witch hat, topped by an equally large albino crow, with a gold beak and golden embellishments on its feathers, and a golden hair accessory reminiscent of spark plugs. She always carries her Vital Instrument on her person, Lunavis, which Lily seems to use to change her outfits on a whim. Personality: Too Lily, on first impression, presents as confident, talented, and self-assured, able to perform in front of a crowd of thousands as well as interact with strangers confidently. Upon closer interaction though, Lily appears to be somewhat airheaded and ditzy.)

Spherites are humans who live on the Sphere. They are descendants of people who originally lived on the Ground but later left for the sky, dumping their trash to the Ground, hence the harsh conditions. Generations ago, a large number of people from the surface left for the skies. For decades, this group, who became known as the Sky People, dumped both their trash and criminals onto the surface, rendering it unlivable. Years later, the people in heaven had forgotten a surface existed, and most assumed the Ground was an endless darkness. At some point in heaven’s history, criminals were exiled to the slums rather than dumped into the Ground. As the population grew, those who descended from the criminals in the slums began putting in as much effort to not commit crimes as to clear their family name, and those who didn't conform were dumped into the Ground, and their family was outcasted even within the slums. The Sky People are split into two groups: The Tribe Folk & The Nobility. There is a high level of classism in the Sky People's Society, with the rich taking items for granted and regarding them as trash, while the people of the slums use that trash for their daily lives. The Sky People dump all of their trash into the Ground and will even include criminals as trash, throwing them to their death on the surface.

Generations ago, the sky people began to dump their large amounts of trash onto the surface, now known as the Ground. This caused the surface to become polluted, and trash beasts began to spawn from the waste. The sky people soon forgot about the surface, assuming the Ground was simply a huge dumping site. At the start of heaven’s history, criminals were simply banished to the slums as opposed to the Ground. Generations later, the slums became filled with the descendants of said criminals who needed to remain in line and not commit crimes to clear the slums' name, and they began to actively outcast members of the slums who committed crimes, such as Rudo Surebrec’s parents. When the slums became too full to exile criminals anymore, the sky people began dropping people into the Ground.

Prior or being able to join the Hell Guard, it’s members have to go through a training camp located in the Kamuatari District. The Cleaners answer to the Hell Guard and have to provide reports on their jobs when said job injures civilians. They are all capable fighters without powers who are able to overpower Givers and have access hard-to-get items, such as Firearms. Despite this, they have continued to fail to stop the Raiders. The Hell Guard have a fearsome reputation and will utilize torture for information. They have a prison where prisoners are said to experience 'agonies'. Beyond maintaining order, the Hell Guard are also investigating the relationship between the Ground and the Sphere. The Hell Guard were established at an unknown point in the past to suppress the rising number of criminal Givers. The Hell Guard have different groups known as "Horn Squads" that carries out the duties of the organization. Zanka Nijiku's older sister, Kyouka, is the HQ commander of all squads.

The Tribe Folk refers to the Sphereites living in the slums who are thought to be descendants of criminals. The origin of the terminology is not known, as the slum folks are not heard referring to themselves as a tribe. The city people and the slum folks apparently live together on the same floating landmass. It is not confirmed whether they are a group of people who migrated at some point of time before the story. The people who live in the city condescendingly call the poor people from the slums as tribe folk or "filths". They regard the tribe folk as disgusting and do not want them crossing over to the city. Most of the people caught red-handed and dropped into the Pit are individuals originating from the slums. As a result, people in the city only see those living in the slums as descendants of criminals and see them as outsiders. Whenever a crime happens, the people tend to believe it must be another tribe folk.