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   The Inpherno is the planet where the events of the current day take place. It resides in a universe called The Inphinity. A race called inphernals inhabit the Inpherno.

   Inphernals are the predominant intelligent species inhabiting the Inpherno. They are a bipedal race distinguished by their use of tools called gears and their inate ability to produce and control a magical energy called phire. With advanced cognition, Inphernals can communicate and reason in complex ways, allowing them to develop and maintain sophisticated societies and technologies, making them the most widespread sentient species across the Inpherno. Behaviorally, Inphernals are highly competitive and social, seeking out others to form familial groups and adhering to social structures that involve both cooperation and competiton. Physiologically, Inphernals vary widely in apperance, size, horn structure, pigmentation, gear, innate phire capacity, and other traits. Despite this diversity, all Inphernals share the same body systems, cardiovascular, digestive, endocrine, integumentary, lymphatic, muscular, nervous, respiratory, and skeletal. Many of these biological systems differ significantly from those of other organisms across the Inpherno. The physique of an Inphernal is highly resilient, with dense integumentary and skeletal structures and an accelerated lymphatic system that provides greatly enhanced immune and healing capabilities. Inphernals also have specialized sensory systems, such as the cervibrati for auditory sensing and a nerve pathway in the pharynx for olfaction. Althought their biology permits venerable longevity, with the oldest known Inphernal living up to 215 years, the average Inphernal lives only about 50 years, with high mortality attributed to constant intraspecies conflict. While Inphernals share many biological necessities with other creatures in the Inpherno, such as the need for sleep, water, and nutrition, they are among the few species that require phire to sustain life. Inphernals use a specialized digestive organ called a phurnace, located adjacent to the heart to convert nutrients absorbed throughout the body, where it is both distributed and stored. In desperate circumstances, stored phire can temporarily substitute for basic biological needs, provided it is not actively expended, such as when summoning or using gears. Continuous deprivation of necessities will eventually deplete phire reserves until they are exhausted, ultimately leading to the Inphernal's death. Unlike the other organs, the phurnace remains immature at spawn, for reasons that remain unknown. As a result, the phurnace requires time to develop, typically reaching this point at age 20. Because a phurnace's ability to produce phire plateaus around this age, it is recognized as the age of maturity in Inphernal society. Although phire production plateaus, the phurnace's production and the body's capacity to store and concentrate phire continue to increase incrementally throughout an Inphernal's life. As a result, the older Inphernals are typically considerably more formidable among threats. Inphernals, however, remain a mortal species, and even the most formidable among them eventually perish. Upon death, any remaining phire inside an Inphernal's body returns to their Spawnpoint of origin and merges with the Primordial energy, but the body is left behind. The Cervibrati, commonly referred to as 'horns', are another organ unique to Inphernals. The cervibrati consists of four layers; the pulp, vibrosse tissue, periosteum, and keratin-chromanin sheath. The morphology of these organs varies widely, including size, shape, arrangement, and number. The first layer, the pulp, provides the foundation for nutrient supply, nerve conduction to the brain, and structural stability. Each of the pulps in an Inphernal's horns contains a major artery, the vibrarborial artery, which is the sole central channel for delivering oxygen and phire-rich blood to the horn's bone structure. Adjacent to the vibrarborial artery and its corresponding veins lies the cervibrous nerve, the trunk through which all the nerves in the vibrosse tissue converge into a single channel that leads to the medulla oblongata. Each Inphernal's skull is unique, with a corresponding foramen in the skull for the cervibrous nerves to connect to the brainstem. The pulp is the most vital part of the horns, and damage to it leads to permanent auditory sensory loss and, in most cases, instantaneous death from blood loss. The second and third layers, the vibrosse tissue and the periosteum, form the bone structure of the Inphernal's horns. The vibrosse tissue is a spongy, nerve-rich tissue that converts surrounding vibrations and air waves into discernible sound. All of the nerves within the vibrosse tissue connect downward into the cervibrous nerve in the pulp, where electrical signals are transmitted to the auditory cortex, enabiling auditory sensation. The periosteum is the thin, tough outer layer that protects the vibrosse tissue and routes blood vessels to supply it with phire and oxygen. Injuries to the bone structure of the horns are exceptionally painful due to the density of nerves and are permanent, as this bone does not regrow back to its previous configuration, resulting in auditory impairments and changes in horn shape. The outer layer of the horns, the keratin-chromanin sheathe, is a thick, semi-translucent structure of tough protein sheets that protects the underlying bone. Over the periosteum lies a layer of cells called keratinocytes, which continually form layers and undergo keratinization throughout an individual's life. In Inphernals, these keratinocytes contain a special protein called chromanin. This protein determines the horn's color, folding into countless configurations to manipulate light reflection and produce varying hues. Due to the sheath's semi-translucency, chromanin reflects light radiating from the high density of blood vessels lining the periosteum, causing the horns to emit a characteristic vibrant luminescence under higher phire concentrations. The horns also do the same thing under extreme emotions.

   Spawning is the only known and established way an Inphernal comes into existence, occuring through one of two processes; 'Natural Spawning' and 'Phusion Spawning'. 'Natural Spawning' is the most common method of creating Inphernals, occuring at one of the four designated 'Spawnpoints' in the regions of the Inpherno. These areas are saturated with primordial magic, which gradually accumulates until it manifests an Inphernal's physical body and gear. These newly formed Inphernals, or 'Newspawn', emerge with their physical traits, gear, personality, and innate characteristics determined arbitrarily. 'Phusion Spawning' is the second and less common method of Inphernal creation. For Phusion Spawning to occur, one or two Inphernals must sacrifice a portion of their body or gear, which is used to produce a single offspring at a Spawnpoint. Inphernals created through Phusion, like Naturally Spawned individuals, are spawned at Spawnpoints. Phused Inphernals do not inherit any gear or physical characteristics from their parent or parents, and are identical to Naturally Spawned Inphernals. The body parts or gear sacrificed during the process do not regenerate, making the process irreversible and imposing a high physical cost on the parent or parents involved. Upon spawning, every Inphernal manifests an instrument called a gear. Gears are integral to an Inphernal's identity and serve as the primary apparatus for channeling their phire. An Inphernal possesses an instinctual understanding of their gear from the moment they spawn. Though Inphernals all produce the same type of phire, the way it is processed through their gear is limited to that gear's specific purpose. Multiple copies of the same gear can exist simultaneously. An Inphernal's gear plays a significant role in how they are perceived within Inphernal society; their innate instincts, as well as societal pressure, often determined the path they are expected to follow. Each gear falls into one of three major categories; Melee, Ranged, and Support. The category in which an Inphernal spawns determines the shape of their phurnace. Support gears spawn far less frequently than other gear types and are highly valued as assets in communities due to the violent nature of the Inpherno. When spawning, Inphernals are intuitively inclined and socially encouraged to take on roles that complement their gear's specialty, though deviations, alternative uses, and even outright rejections of their given gear have been documented. Inphernals possess both sets of human genitalia, with the cock being postitioned above the vaginal opening, effectively combining them into one functional organ. The genitalia is not used for reproduction, it is instead used for intimate courting behavior, as Inphernals are territorial and mate for life. A bond is secured firmly with intercourse.

   Spawning, for the most part, has no complications; however, the process is not perfect. Various abnormal physical deviations have been documented, with effects ranging from minor differences to severe impairments that persist throughout an Inphernal's life. Hypophurnia is when the phurnace does not produce enough phire despite adequate nutrition. Inphernals with hypophurnia are almost always unable to summon their gear, and most go their entire lives without knowing what gear they spawned with. Hyperphurnia is when the phurnace produces a dangerously unstable amount of phire. Inphernals with hyperphurnia risk severe injuries when summoning their gear, as the phurnace remains in a constant state of 'overdrive', in which it behaves as if every action requires maximum phire expenditure. Fluxiophurnia is when the phurnace produces an erratic, shifting amount of phire. Inphernals with fluxiophurnia may experience unpredictable fluctuations ranging from minimal or low to dangerously high and unstable levels, or anywhere in between with varying degrees of severity at a whim. Mutagear: An Inphernal can spawn with a 'Mutated Gear'. These gears are not well understood due to their rarity, but wielders may inherit unique physical traits directly tied to their gear. This condition is often referred to as 'cursed gears' and carries negative cultural connotations. Data on this condition is limited and more research is needed. Sometimes, Inphernals wish to change their gear and class they were assigned. This is called transgear, or modded gear. Its similar to being transgender.

   The Inpherno is a planet almost exactly similar to earth. Its split up into 5 regions and 3 sub-regions. The first is Crossroads; which resides in the middle of The Inpherno.

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