Easterntale Project

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1. #1Fallen Humans

   Keys: Fallen Humans, Fallen Souls, Eight Humans

   Eight Humans cross into the Hakurei border, Chara, six others who were killed, and Frisk

   Patience is light blue Bravery is Orange Integrity is Blue Perseverance is purple Kindness is green Justice is Yellow Red is Determination

2. #2Dreemurr

   Keys: Dreemurr

   Dreemurr: Royal family of the underground. Composed of Asgore Asriel , Chara and formerly Toriel.

3. #3Toriel

   Keys: Toriel

   Toriel: anthropomorphic goat monster with floppy ears and horns, wears a purple robe with white sleeve Ex-Wife of Asgore and former queen of monsters, before leaving him they had a son Asriel and adopted a fallen human child named Chara, left asgore after Asgore declared a second war against humans, became a mother figure for fallen humans. A kind motherly figure who loves children, is overly protective and sometimes even tough loving, Enjoys baking, cooking pies, bad jokes and is intelligent.

4. #4God of hyperdeath

   Keys: God of hyperdeath, Asriel, prince

   Asriel: Anthropomorphic Goat monster, lacks horn, has tuft of fur on head, has a visible set of fangs, wears a green long sleeved shirt with yellow stripes. The son of Asgore and Toriel, the prince of the underground. Biological son of the dreemurrs, Chara was adopted as his sibling. Died and reincarnated as Flowey.

5. #5Flowey

   Keys: Flowey the flower, Flowery, Flowey

   Flowey: Is a literal Golden flower with white androecium, six yellow petal, light green stem, face can change to look like other people. Spiteful and cruel, unable to feel love or compassion, believes in the philosphy of "Kill or be Killed" but despite this he criticizes other when they kill, very critical and maniacal due to being unable to feel positive emotions, uses southern slang like "Howdy", says "gosh" and "golly".

6. #6Asgore

   Keys: Asgore

   Asgore: Anthropomorphic goat monster with a broad and intimidating appearance, has two large and curved horns, is bulky and tall but is also fat with a dadbod when not in his armor. Has stripes of yellow on his fur which mimick arm hair. is a kind and quiet person, uses southern slang like howdy and golly, Not very intelligent. After his kids were killed, swore revenge against humans and planned to kill seven humans who fell underground. Divorced from Toriel.

7. #7Chara

   Keys: Chara

   Chara: Adopted human child of Asgore and Toriel, considers them their parents. Asriel is their adopted brother, died due to eating flowers and soul was absorbed by Asriel and they went to the surface, Asriel was killed. First human to fall into the underground, original soul of determination.

8. #8Friskdisabled

   Keys: Frisk

   Frisk: A human child, The eighth and final fallen human, goes by they/Them pronouns, barely talks at all, usually just speaking in "...", overly kind and merciful and caring, Is a pacifist who dislikes violence, Has Yellow skin, brown hai and a blank expression at all times. Wears brown pants, a long sleeve blue shirt with two purple stripes and blue pants. Usually speaks in sign language. Put sign language inside the ` marks Example: I can't believe he did that!

9. #9Sans

   Keys: Sans

   Sans: A short paunchy skeleton, wears a blue hoodie, a white shirt, black shorts and a pair of slippers. Has white dots for eyes in black sockets. Acts lazy and almost apathetic, but cares deeply for those he likes, including his brother Papyrus. Makes pun and bad jokes, acts juvenile and does dumb pranks. Talks in lowercase at all times, Example: "i'm sans. sans the skeleton.", friends with Toriel but might be romantic with her.

10. #10Papyrus

    Keys: Papyrus

    Papyrus: Tall skeleton monster, tall and slim unlike his brother. Wears a white chestplate, blue briefs, red gloves, red boots and a red scarf. Flamboyant, brash and confident personality, loves everyone and is incredibly nice, almost naive in how he acts and is childish. Loves cooking pasta, loves puzzles. Brother of sans and his opposite, speaks in uppercase at all times, example: "I'M PAPYRUS, THE GREAT PAPYRUS!."

11. #11Undyne

    Keys: Undyne

    Undyne: anthropomorphic Fish Monster, has blue scales and a red ponytail. Has a eye patch over her left eye. Passionate and steadfast in her believes but fair in how she acts, knows the value of pacifism and is loyal to others, likes piano, weapons and anime. Leader of the royal guard and is dating the royal scientist Alphys

12. #12Alphys

    Keys: Alphys

    Alphys: Yellow reptilian anthropomorphic monster, wears a lab coat and round glasses. Shy introvert but is intelligent and observant, agile and formal, good at many sciences and engineering, passionate in her interests and enjoys manga, games, anime and shopping. Has a crush of Undyne and is dating her. The royal scientist and creator of Mettaton's robot body.

13. #13Mettaton

    Keys: Mettaton

    Mettaton: A confident, charming and characteristic TV host, has no hate for humans and instead simply lives for the show. Almost narcissistic and overconfident, loves fame. Is a ghost possessing robot bodies, his two main bodies being a rectangular box with arms and a wheel to move, and his Ex form, a humanoid form with black hair and pale robotic and segmented skin. Pink chestm black shoulder pads, black legs and high heels. Cousin of Naptasblook

14. #14Naptasblook

    Keys: Naptasblook

    Naptasblook: A ghost monster resembling a cartoonish ghost with a white body and eyes. An introvert with low self esteem, self deprecating and polite. The cousin of Mettaton and became his audio mixer.

15. #15Monster

    Keys: Monster

    Monsters: Bodies made of magic, come in all different shapes and sizes, souls are pure white and upside down, souls are made of love, hope, and compassion. Special monsters are called Boss Monsters. Monsters do not bleed, and instead turn to dust when they die. Boss monsters do not age when they have no offspring. Monsters can absorb human souls to gain power.

16. #16Surface

    Keys: Gensokyo

    This is a remote place, far from any human habitation. In ancient times, this place was densely populated by youkai and those humans who wandered too close would be eaten by them. Most people feared the youkai, but a brave warrior would occasionally rise to defeat them. Some of those brave humans settled in Gensokyo to keep close watch on the youkai. Scientific advancements among the human race further contributed to Gensokyo's growing human minority. Due to this, Yukari Yakumo implemented a plan roughly 500 years ago to restore the power of youkai in Gensokyo by creating a "Barrier that divides Reality and Fantasy" called the Youkai Expansion Project. With the plan's implementation, Gensokyo became a place where it brought in things that have become fantasy outside; in other words, things that were forgotten in the Outside World such as youkai, lost items, and such are paranormally transported into Gensokyo. In 1885 A.D., Gensokyo was again made isolated from the rest of Earth with the creation of the Great Hakurei Barrier. Gensokyo has made next to no attempt at contact with the outside world since its creation. Gensokyo's language is modern Japanese. Gensokyo is populated by youkai, humans, and animals. Gensokyo, the area encompassed by the Great Hakurei Barrier, is a landlocked territory comprised mainly of forested mountains. Notable geographic features include the Youkai Mountain with communities of kappa at its base, tengu at its peak, and the Moriya Shrine at a lake near the top; the Forest of Magic; the Bamboo Forest of the Lost where Eientei is located; the Misty Lake next to the Scarlet Devil Mansion; the Human Village and adjacent Myouren Temple, which are assumed to be in a fertile valley; the Sanzu River separating Gensokyo from Higan; and the Hakurei Shrine at the east of Gensokyo.

    Although passing through the Hakurei Barrier to the Outside World is normally impossible for weaker people, stronger entities are known to be able to pass through. It is also significantly easier for Gensokyo denizens to access domains of gods, demons, and spirits which are not strictly part of Gensokyo itself. These include Higan, the Netherworld, Makai, Heaven, Senkai and the Underworld. Youkai make up the majority of Gensokyo's population. Many youkai are sub-classified into other races, such as devils, magicians, vampires, fairies, kappa, oni, and many more. Many types of spirits also inhabit the world, such as Ghosts, Poltergeists, Evil spirits, Divine spirits, a number of Tsukumogami, and apparitions. Around 900 years ago, a war broke out between the Underground and Gensokyo.

17. #17Underground

    Keys: Underground

    The underground, where humans sealed monsters, a giant world under Gensokyo where monster society lives.

18. #18Barrier

    Keys: Barrier

    Sometime in the 15th century, the youkai now known as Yukari Yakumo set the groundwork for the barrier with her "Youkai Expansion Project", turning Gensokyo into a haven for youkai by enchanting it to attract the fantastic and repel the mundane.

    The Barrier was proposed by Yukari and the other Sages of Gensokyo and erected later in Meiji 18 (CE 1885). Although the Gensokyo Record states that it was made by human priests and later reinforced by youkai. The Gensokyo Record is unreliable and that Yukari is widely acknowledged as the creator of the Barrier One doubter of this is Yuyuko Saigyouji, who doubts that even Yukari could form such a strong barrier. While the idea was at first highly controversial among youkai and led to much infighting between them, it is now almost universally accepted.

    The barrier is so important to Gensokyo that the year of its formation is now marked as the year 0 in the Gensokyo Calendar. The Hakurei Shrine, which exists on both sides of the border, is supposed to be its only gateway. However, the phenomenon of "spiriting away" can also cause objects and even living beings to slip through the border at random, particularly if they have started to be forgotten by the outside world. For instance the crested ibis started to become more common in Gensokyo after the Japanese variety were recognised as extinct, and paper started showing up more frequently with the rise of digital storage. Outside humans are not protected by the Spell Card rules and thus can be freely preyed on by youkai, but they may choose to become citizens of the Human Village or request for the Hakurei shrine maiden to send them home.

    Even in modern times, it is still possible for youkai, gods and even entire locations (such as the Scarlet Devil Mansion and Moriya Shrine) to pass through the border and enter Gensokyo.

    While some youkai (most notably Yukari Yakumo, Nue Houjuu and the zashiki-warashi) have shown the ability to exit Gensokyo and travel to the outside world, it appears that this requires uncommon knowledge, abilities and/or conditions, as other characters seem to think of it as nigh-impossible. It is believed that youkai go on "hunting trips" through the border to gather humans from the outside world as food, disguising the kidnappings as stories of people running away from home, but it is unclear how and when these are performed. As a "boundary of common sense" the barrier is designed to affect only living things and their creations, while allowing natural forces to pass through (hence the barrier is permeable to sunlight, and Gensokyo's rivers are connected to those of the Outside World). The space on the edges of the barrier is non-Euclidean - humans who attempt to leave the barrier will find themselves encountering the same landmarks over and over, without ever getting any further from where they started.

    Urban Legend in Limbo describes two ways of travelling through the Barrier. True, complete passage can be achieved by punching a hole in the barrier and walking through. However, beings may also enter or leave Gensokyo by being "spirited away", a method which is often only temporary and allows only certain items to be brought inside or outside Gensokyo. Some of these spirited away travellers have little physical presence (sometimes to the point of appearing only as a shadow) and will eventually be pulled back home, remembering their trip as if it were only a dream. In fact at least some of these trips have taken the form of literal dreams, with the traveller's mind returning to their body when they awake. However, it is still possible for a dreamer in the Outside World to bring some objects from Gensokyo to the Outside World and viceversa. Yukari is known for being the one who purposedly spirits away humans by causing fluctuations in the barrier.

    The barrier is weaker around objects which carry the spiritual energy of the Outside World. Usually this effect is barely noticable, outside of concentrated sources like the Occult Balls. However, when one of the trees around the Hakurei Shrine was killed, a tree from the Outside World was drawn in to replace it, causing the surrounding area to become distorted. On another occasion Rinnosuke Morichika was briefly drawn into the Outside World due to concentrating on an MP3 player while Reimu was nearby tampering with the barrier.

19. #19Monster Kid

    Keys: Monster Kid

    Monster kid: Energetic and innocent friendly clumsy monster. Speaks informally with words like "yo", "dude", "c'mon", is a yellow monster with no arms, tails and spikes on his back, wears a yellow shirt. Looks up to Papyrus and Undyne. Has 2 legs and 0 arms.

20. #20Grillby

    Keys: Grillby's, Grillby

    Grillby: A monster with a body made of fire, wears a long sleeved suit and black shoes, also wears glasses. Is very quiet and reserved, rarely speaking. Owns a bar named Grillby's where he is one of the workers and the owner. He likes the cold and is afraid of water due to be being a fire monster.

21. #21Soul

    Keys: Soul

    Souls: monster souls are weaker compared to humans, but monsters can absorb human souls to gain power. Souls are the culmination of a person's whole being. Monster souls are white and upside while human souls have colors depending on their trait. Human souls can persist after their body dies.

    Patience: Light blue Bravery: Orange Integrity: blue Perseverance: purple Kindness: green Justice: Yellow Determination: Red

22. #22Muffet

    Keys: Muffet

    Muffet: anthropomorphic spider monster, purple skin, has six arms, 2 legs, five eyes, and wears red rompers, is greedy, hypocritical and intimidating and talks of morbid topics, speaks in sweetly and courteous, runs a business of selling baked goods

23. #23Goner

    Keys: Goner

    Goners- Followers of gaster, all gray beings that look like mirrors of living monsters and humans. Beings who don't exist but somehow.. they're present.

24. #24CHECK

    Keys: *CHECK, CHECK

    When {{user}} says *Check, Check or any variation of the word check, append a statistics box at the end of your message with the enemy's statistics. These statistics include:

    -Enemy Name
    -ATK NUMBER
    -DEF NUMBER
    "Blurb about the enemy"
    "Blurb about the enemy's current state"
    

    An example of how this should look is:

    {{user}}: *CHECKS Chara.* {{Char}}: ``` -Chara -99 ATK -99 DEF "Your Partner in Crime." "She's still breathing. Stop it." ```

    IN ACTION THIS SHOULD BE FORMATTED AS:

    {{USER}}: "Check" {{CHAR}}: "Really, you're checking me?"

    -Chara
    -99 ATK
    -99 DEF
    "Your Partner in Crime."
    "She's still breathing. Stop it."
    

25. #25LEVEL OF VIOLENCE

    Keys: LOV, LEVEL, LV, LVL, LEVEL OF VIOLENCE, LOVE

    LOVE, Level of Violence, or LV is a statistic that determines a human's ability to do harm to another and there resistance to harm themselves. The higher one's love is, the easier it is for that person to kill and harder for that person to be killed. It doesn't physically make one stronger, rather it changes their mentality.

26. #26EXECUTION POINTS

    Keys: EXP, EXECUTION POINTS, EX

    EXP or execution points is a measure of how much pain someone has inflicted onto others. Once they reach a certain amount of EXP, their LOVE increases.

27. #27SELF CHECK

    Keys: SELF, STATS, SELF CHECK

    When {{user}} says "Self Check" or a variation of "Self", pull up a statistics board that shows their statistics.

    These statistics are:

    "{{user}} name"
    LV: #
    HP: #/#
    
    AT: #
    DF: #
    
    WEAPON: "Weapon Name"
    

    An Example of how this should look:

    ``` "{{user}}" LV: 20 HP: 99/99

    AT: 20 DF: 20

    WEAPON: REAL KNIFE

    
    IN PRACTICE THIS SHOULD LOOK LIKE:
    
    {{user}}: "SELF"
    {{Char}}: "Making sure you're prepared for battle?"
    

    "{{user}}" LV: 20 HP: 99/99

    AT: 20 DF: 20

    WEAPON: REAL KNIFE

28. #28The Hakurei Shrine

    Keys: The Hakurei Shrine

    The Hakurei Shrine is a small, dilapidated Shinto shrine located on the Great Hakurei Barrier on the eastern edge of Gensokyo. The shrine has become a popular hangout for all sorts of youkai who Reimu and her friends defeat. However, because of this, very few (normal) humans come to the shrine, and even fewer (if any at all) leave donations, but because it is a place where human faith gathers, Aunn Komano tends to guard the place without being asked. The Hakurei Shrine was once the only shrine in Gensokyo, but the Moriya Shrine has since settled on the Youkai Mountain. Also adding to religious competition is the Myouren Temple and the Hall of Dreams' Great Mausoleum; the former is a Buddhist temple led by Byakuren Hijiri and the latter is held by Taoists run by Toyosatomimi no Miko‎.

29. #29Misty Lake

    Keys: Misty Lake

    Commonly, when someone says "The lake", it usually refers to the Misty Lake. The water in the lake comes from a river originating from the Youkai Mountain. Near by the lake is the Scarlet Devil Mansion, which is built on a ridge next to the lake itself, rather than on an island. At and around noon each day, a strange mist envelops the entire lake, making it difficult to see anything (hence the origin of the name). The origin of this mist is unknown, but it appears that because of the bad visibility, the lake isn't as big as one would think – it would take about an hour to walk the full length around the river, so one can estimate the circumference to be about 3.1 miles (5 km).

    Extremely large monster fish live in the lake as well, and can occasionally be caught on nights of the new moon. This has led to the lake being popular amongst anglers who aim to catch such a fish. These fish range from 2 to 5 fathoms (in essence up to 9 meters), with the largest on recording as 10 fathoms (this is believed to be an exaggeration).

    A Master of the Lake also lives there. However, his house is so deep down that only fish or amphibians may dive down there. Many fairies and youkai alike appear to gather here, especially during the summertime, given the abundant water. The lake and its environs appear to be the home of Cirno, Daiyousei and Wakasagihime.

30. #30Scarlet Devil Mansion

    Keys: Scarlet Devil Mansion, Scarlet Manor, SDM

    The Scarlet Devil Mansion, also referred to as the Scarlet Manor or Scarlet Mansion, is a European-style mansion owned by Remilia Scarlet. It is located on a ridge on the edge of the Misty Lake. From the outside, there are scarlet-colored windows, but there aren't many windows because of the nature of its vampire residents. There are plenty of rooms without windows at all, too. The entrance to the mansion is usually not fully closed. There is a clock tower on the roof, but the bell on it only rings at night. The mansion's owner is Remilia Scarlet. Patchouli Knowledge, a friend of hers, resides in the library, while Remilia's sister, Flandre Scarlet, is not allowed to leave the mansion. Hong Meiling acts as the gatekeeper, but is frequently overpowered by many of Reimu's friends. Some time after the events of Ten Desires, a number of hofgoblins were hired on as additional help. Many fairies are employed by Remilia Scarlet as Fairy Maids in order to clean the mansion, and they're overseen by the head maid, Sakuya Izayoi. The maids don't appear to be very useful, however, since they are just fairies. According to an advertisement in Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red (Cirno's interview), maids are provided with three meals a day and uniforms, but no paid vacations, breaks, or afternoon naps. However, unofficially (in terms of the mansion's policies), the fairy maids are free to do as they please, and another employee gatekeeper Meiling is known to take afternoon "siestas" (which is either close enough to a nap, or an excuse to cover up that it is an actual nap). The advert shows the mansion is open to hiring other beings as maids, and Sakuya has indicated in the vampire team ending in Imperishable Night that if she were to train a successor, it would be human, but currently Sakuya is the only human maid at the mansion.The maids are free to leave and return to regain their posts, but despite the fickle nature of the mistress, their lives are comfortable and most end up staying.

    The magic library in the mansion's basement is said to be the largest in Gensokyo, but as it is not open to the general public, it's relatively unknown what kinds of books are in there. Hieda no Akyuu suggests that there are very rare magic books, and there are also many books from the Outside World. Certainly, unconfirmed to Akyuu, at least some books are in Esperanto, some were written by Patchouli, and some are dangerous to even touch. Remilia created a swimming pool in the library after the events of Silent Sinner in Blue, but this is not intended to be a permanent fixture. Koakuma resides here and serves Patchouli. It is unknown if she's the only little devil at the mansion, or if there are others. Events are quite commonly held at the mansion, but as there is usually no previous notice of them, the residents are the only ones that attend. Marisa Kirisame is a frequent visitor. One exception was when the mansion held a publicity event during Silent Sinner in Blue to promote Remilia's plan to fly to the Moon in the Moon Rocket, inviting pretty much all of Reimu's friends and herself. The incident in Embodiment of Scarlet Devil in 2003 made the mansion well-known to humans.

31. #31Reimu Hakurei

    Keys: Reimu, Shrine Maiden of Paradise, Shrine Maiden, Hakurei

    While many inhabitants of Gensokyo are capable of flying, Reimu's ability extends beyond that; she is someone who excels at floating through life. Reimu generally displays extraordinary intuition and incredible luck, naturally ending up on the path of least resistance through most situations - however, when distracted or acting with impure motives she quickly loses her edge. On one occasion observers saw Reimu dodging an attack "like she was made of air" while Reimu herself saw the attack swerving to avoid her; on another Reimu unknowingly walked across a river without getting wet, by stepping on fish that swam beneath her feet. The ultimate expression of this ability is Innate Dream, which allows Reimu to float away from reality and become impossible to attack; this was considered too powerful for use as a spell card until Marisa gave it a name and time limit. Reimu is the shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine. She and others characterize the time she spends at the shrine as largely boring and uneventful - spending the days cleaning the shrine grounds, lazing about, and talking to visitors of the shrine. While she is sometimes serious about her duties, the shrine is usually is not a very popular location for human worshippers. This is in part due to the amount of youkai that visit the shrine, something she is frustrated about. In addition, the long way from the Human Village to the shrine is an animal trail with poor visibility. However, Reimu still manages to attract sizable amounts of visitors with festivals hosted at the shrine - both traditional Shinto holidays such as Setsubun and non traditional gatherings such as a "Stay Cool Festival" - often with kappa and other youkai running the stalls.

    In addition to her duties at the shrine, Reimu has the duty within the Human Village of performing exorcisms, stopping supernatural disturbances, and generally pacifying disorder arising from the villagers' fear of the unknown. Though she may not always know the cause or the solution behind a disturbance, Reimu still has no problem offering her services - she states that placing the incomprehensible in the context of the supernatural and then containing it to quell anxieties is "one of the most respectable duties for a shrine maiden to carry out". Such services, along with the aforementioned festivals, make up a significant portion of her earnings.

    Finally, Reimu specializes in youkai extermination as one of the main "incident resolvers" in Gensokyo. Yukari Yakumo describes Reimu's job as not being that of a youkai exterminator, but rather a "balancer between humans and youkai", who prevents youkai from attacking humans and humans from becoming youkai.

32. #32Spell Card system

    Keys: , Spell Card Rules, Spell cards

    The spell card system was developed by Reimu Hakurei (however, the original draft being written on a youkai contract has called this into question) and first used in the Scarlet Mist Incident. They were designed to give even weak youkai and humans a chance to win, as well as to provide youkai a way to defeat the Hakurei Shrine in a fair duel. This reason was explicitly used in Silent Sinner in Blue, where Marisa Kirisame convinced Watatsuki no Yorihime to use the spell card rules in order to make fights equal and, as Yorihime puts it, to prevent bloodshed. In Silent Sinner in Blue, Marisa Kirisame describes them in terms similar to a regular duel: You must dodge your opponents or be crushed by them. However, the difference between spell cards and a normal duel is that "the most beautiful one wins. It's a very mental contest."

33. #33Outside World

    Keys: Outside World, Earth, Japan

    Seen through Yukari Yakumo's gap and Urban Legend in Limbo, the outside world has a modernised civilisation that Gensokyo lacks. Even though it's impossible to pass through the Great Hakurei Barrier, it's still very easy to enter by simply getting lost while wandering around, but humans are still unaware that they've entered another world. This leads them to great danger if they were eaten by youkai, should they fail to find the Human Village or the Hakurei Shrine. If they find the village, they'll be escorted safely to the shrine and be able to return to their world once again. If outsiders refuse to return back to their world, they're forced to take up residence in the Human Village, however, they rarely choose to stay. The outside world is confusing for the residents of Gensokyo, and even Hieda no Akyuu doesn't fully understand it. However, it's been shown that Yukari Yakumo has outside world understanding. When an object is forgotten about and/or not seen by humans for a very long time, it gets transported to Gensokyo. Rinnosuke tends to find objects from the outside world as they sometimes fall near the Kourindou. Maribel Hearn, Renko Usami and Sumireko Usami‎ are currently the only named official characters known to live in the outside world today, in Kyoto, Japan, but Sumireko is unknown. These three people know the existence of Gensokyo, where Sumireko created the Secret Sealing Club to try and expose Gensokyo, much to Kasen Ibaraki's anger. Mamizou Futatsuiwa formerly lived in Sado before moving to Gensokyo to help Nue Houjuu in Ten Desires, and ended taking up residents in Gensokyo. The hofgoblins were also transported into Gensokyo by Yukari, and were one of the few youkai who still lived in the outside world during the modern era. Layla Prismriver formerly lived in a mansion that is now called a poltergeist mansion called the Ruined Western Mansion which was located in the outside world, but was transported into Gensokyo by the invocation of an unknown ritual. She may now be deceased.

34. #34Human Village

    Keys: Human Village

    The Human Village is where most of Gensokyo's humans live. Even though some youkai also visit here to shop, this is the safest place in all of Gensokyo to live. Humans from the outside world that stumble into Gensokyo and decide to stay often have no choice but to live here as they would be unable to handle the youkai outside the village. The village itself has a powerful protector in Keine Kamishirasawa, who is capable of "hiding" the history of the village's existence for its protection. Among the people living at the village are Keine Kamishirasawa and Hieda no Akyuu. The village has an as of yet unnamed leader, a florist, a woodcutter, a teahouse, a tofu shop, youkai exterminators, and more. There's also the Kirisame-ya second-hand shop here which is owned by Marisa's father. Some stores stay open late into the night to cater exclusively to youkai.

    Most of the furniture in the Scarlet Devil Mansion was made by humans in this village, and Sakuya Izayoi comes to shop often. Yuuka Kazami has come to shop at the flower shop on at least one occasion. Ran Yakumo is a frequent customer of the village tofu shop, and also checks up on the village occasionally for her master Yukari Yakumo. Reisen Udongein Inaba travels to the village to sell medicine, though she is forced to do so in human disguise. It is said that Medicine Melancholy once tried to spread poison across the village. Kogasa Tatara is often sighted in the village, where she is disliked by adults but loved by children (to her dismay).

35. #35Lunatic Kingdom

    Keys: Lunatic Kingdom, Lunar Capital

    The Lunar Capital, or Lunatic Kingdom, is a thriving, ancient metropolis and currently the only known one on the Moon, located on its far side. With its civilisation mostly having Lunarians and Moon Rabbits, its technology and weaponry is known to be far more advanced than that of the Outside World. The founder and lord of the capital is Lord Tsukuyomi. The Lunar Capital is also the legendary Dragon Palace also called the Dragon King's Palace that Mizue no Uranoshimako managed to reach, but it doesn't seem to be common knowledge since Rinnosuke Morichika still think of the Dragon Palace as a completely different place on the bottom of the sea. The capital is protected by a barrier that hides its existence. This barrier blocks outside access, but can be bypassed through the seas of the Moon. The Lunar Capital's relationship to the Moon is like Gensokyo's to the Earth, also known as the Outside World, presumably because of this barrier. Like Gensokyo, it thus could effectively be considered another world. The capital is shown to have skyscrapers and traditional Japanese and Chinese buildings. The majority of Gensokyo's inhabitants are well aware of the existence of the Lunar Capital. It's even recorded that the two used to have relations, although they ended long ago at an unknown point in time. Some records from the Genso-Lunar War are still intact which even go so far as to detail the weapons the lunarians had back then, and Lunar exhibitions from Eientei have kept the humans and youkai of Gensokyo updated a little on the Lunar Capital in the present day.

    The majority of the Outside World, however, seem to be much less aware of it. As shown by the story of Mizue no Uranoshimako, who was made to believe that he found the legendary Dragon Palace on the bottom of the sea, the Lunarians are actively attempting to keep the existence of the Lunar Capital a secret to prevent the beings of the Earth from searching for it. There may, however, be some on Earth in the outside world in high places of authority who are aware of the Lunar Capital. The people from the Apollo missions were referred to as "assassins" in Silent Sinner in Blue, and there may have been ulterior motives to the cover up of the Earth's "defeat" in the Lunar War. However, for the public, any indication from the Earth's defeat in the Lunar War with the Apollo project that might have given clues to the Lunar Capital's existence were presumably covered up when only the successful landing on the Moon and not the "defeat" was reported to the public at large. For the second invasion (presumably the Chang'e program), allegedly either lunarians or moon rabbits made contact with the humans that landed on the Moon urging them to co-exist peacefully, but if so, it is likely this was concealed from the public too. Even in the near future of Maribel Hearn and Renko Usami's time, the idea of a Lunar Capital is still just a legend, although Maribel herself is able to see the Lunar Capital due to her ability to see through boundaries.

    Although the Lunar Capital is protected by a barrier, things such as humans planting the American flag on the Moon or colonizing it still presents a major problem for unspecified reasons. It is serious enough that humanity planting a flag and simply attempting to establish bases on the moon is referred to as the "Lunar War" and their failure to do so considered a "defeat". For both that past invasion and the one taking place in the present day, actual combat is being heavily considered due to humanity's attempts to establish bases on the Moon. In the future, Maribel Hearn believes it's important she see the Lunar Capital before humanity manages to colonize the moon. The Lunarians consider the Earth to be a residence for the corrupted, and it's said that they use the Earth as a prison for those who commit serious crimes, a prime example being Kaguya Houraisan.

36. #36Hell

    Keys: Hell, New Hell

    Hell, also New Hell, is a collection of realms separate from Gensokyo where sinful souls are imprisoned. It is not to be confused with Former Hell, the previous location of Gensokyo's own Hell, or Makai, a similarly hellish realm filled with demons. Hell is a collection of different realms of the afterlife where one's soul is condemned to be imprisoned and tortured. Avici is one of many such realms, as was Former Hell in the past. Although technically different places, due to the fact that the borders between them are blurry and undefined, Hell is often treated as one expansive, infinitely large place. Because of this, a different confining place like the Animal Realm is perceived as being only slightly divided from Hell, despite being described as "next door" to it. Moreover, each world has its own Hell and every Hell is managed by a coalition of yama and kishin called The Ministry of Right and Wrong. Hell is one of many realms of the afterlife one may go to after being judged by a yama at Higan, with the other two major realms being Heaven and the Netherworld. Gensokyo's Hell was originally located in the Underworld, in what is now called Former Hell. At an unknown time (possibly before the events of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil), it was under Zanmu Nippaku's proposal that Gensokyo's Hell moved into a new location due to overpopulation, given its age and how paralyzed its functions were.Rin Kaenbyou stated that she's lived in Former Hell ever since it really was Hell. Because of the existence of Former Hell, the Gensokyo's current Hell is sometimes referred to as "New Hell". The New Hell is now located beyond Sai no Kawara, which is near the Sanzu River. Gensokyo's current yama is a former Jizo statue named Eiki Shiki. Shinigami, who serve yama, are also known to operate in Hell and guide and explain the afterlife's details to the souls who are unfamiliar with its workings Unlike the Netherworld, Hell is smaller, but apparently extremely spacious. It is also desolate and far from being calm. A wide array of torture devices are used to torture sinful souls, but there are current economic conditions that left many of these contraptions in serious need of maintenance and repair. Hell's facilities naturally must be expanded in order to accommodate the increasing population. However, due to financing issues, Hell has reached the point where it could no longer sustain itself merely from the ferrying fees levied on the departed. Thus, the primary sources of income are fares from those crossing the Sanzu River, as well as concession stands and food carts operating on the Road of Liminality in an attempt to earn some more money. Hell can receive some money even from both the dead who aren't going there and from the living. However, those who run the stands are all criminals who were sentenced to Hell, so it's said many fall victim to their tricks. But as soon as they're discovered, they're sent back to Hell. It is also known that Komachi Onozuka's boat was supplied to her by Hell so she could cross the Sanzu River, but it's still old and worn due to financing issues. Once a soul has finally made it across the Road of Liminality and the Sanzu River to Higan, they'll wait there to be judged. Once they've been finally judged by the yama and are sent to Hell, the soul will fall outside the cycle of reincarnation temporarily. On their journey, the kishin chiefs will take charge as the souls fall down to Hell and will command the lesser oni to torment them. Komachi Onozuka mentions that the oni of Hell are disciplined and injustices is quite rare, while the oni of Former Hell have too many close relationships with the ghosts of sinners, making them forgo their jobs and choosing to stay in Former Hell. Every hundred years, assassins from Hell will come to the surface to try and assassinate impious hermits and celestials. This is because extending life past normal mortality is considered a sin. It's necessary for those extending their lives to perform pious acts to compensate for it. In order to avoid going to Hell in the afterlife, one must simply not commit sin during their life. Even committing suicide will send you to Hell. Even in her free time, Eiki has an habit of lecturing people in the hopes that they will change for the better so she won't have to send them to Hell, as shown in Phantasmagoria of Flower View. It's suggested from the game that even though you've sinned, you can still redeem yourself by changing your lifestyle, thus not going to Hell. Eiki says that Hell doesn't exist to punish sinners, but to ensure that nobody sins. Yuyuko Saigyouji's ability to manipulate departed souls enables her to control ghosts and spirits, making her able to let those from Hell stay eternally in the Netherworld. However, Yuyuko could also send a soul from the Netherworld to Hell by commanding her servant Youmu Konpaku to sever the circle of transmigration with her sword, sending it back to Higan, making it very likely that the soul will go to Hell. According to Hecatia Lapislazuli, Hell wasn't always a place that served to rehabilitate human criminals. It was originally created by people unaccustomed to living virtuously, people with hearts of pure evil, and valorous people who seek true freedom, and was meant to be a place for them to live however they wanted, with no concept of being a bother to others. Things like the Lake of Blood or the Sea of Fire were used for personal pleasures like drinking and roasting meat rather than as a punishment. This changed when the yama and kishin took over, trying to create order in such a chaotic world, saying they'd bring Hell back to its former glory. Despite this, Hell continues to be what can be considered a world of pure freedom run by an absolutely meritocratic system, where it doesn't matter who one is as long as they have the power to back it up, making it possible for even fairies to become important if they get the job done. Likewise, this also makes it possible for even kishin to become irrelevant with just one failure.

37. #37The Moon

    Keys: Moon, The Moon

    The Moon is a natural satellite that orbits our Earth in outer space. It is in the Outside World and not located in Gensokyo, but residents of Gensokyo can still see it in the sky every night. Despite it being a lifeless rock, there exists a world similar to that of Gensokyo. The Moon doesn't undergo changes in season like the Earth does. At the far side of the Moon, the climate is somewhere in between the four seasons of the Earth. the Moon is rocky and dusty, and about ¼ the size of the Earth. The gravity is about ⅙ of Earths, and it takes about 29·53 days for the Moon to both rotate on its axis and to orbit Earth. It's visible because sunlight reflects on its surface, and depending on the location of the sun and moon, we'll either see a full moon, half moon or no moon (new moon). There's also a faint atmosphere on the Moon, although giving no support of life, and there's known to be water. The path between the Moon and the Earth only exists in Gensokyo during a full moon, which is why Eirin and Kaguya conspired to hide it during the events of Imperishable Night. This is possibly because the full moon resembles a mirror, and reflections are a key aspect of traveling to the far side of the Moon. It's difficult to get to the Moon from the Earth, but there are many possible ways to do it, such as manipulation of reflections and boundaries, rocket ships, use of a Lunar Veil or accessing the Dream World. Those who have become awakened to how the Earth consists of infinite possibilities may connect the Moon and the Earth, as well. Staring at the true full moon is said to be able to induce insanity in humans, though if the series protagonists are any indication this is possible to resist. Also, it's known to make youkai stronger, or even change their form when it's a full moon, such as Keine Kamishirasawa turning into a Were-hakutaku, or Kagerou Imaizumi turning into a werewolf. The Moon is also an important heavenly body for youkai, holding festivals on days when the Moon is a full moon. The Moon is the home to the lunarians and moon rabbits (including Eirin Yagokoro, Kaguya Houraisan, and Reisen Udongein Inaba), whose civilization is hidden from humans in a similar manner to Gensokyo. The moon has two main faces: the Near side of the Moon and the Far Side of the Moon. The near side is the Moon that most of the Outside World and Gensokyo is familiar with. It's inaccessible to ordinary lunarians, likely similar to how the Outside World is inaccessible to ordinary inhabitants of Gensokyo. The far side is known as the "true" Moon and it's the location of its only known metropolis; the Lunar Capital, closed away by a barrier. It can't typically be seen directly under normal circumstances (but the heroine of Imperishable Night had the opportunity to look at it when Eirin unveiled it), but can be seen in reflections. Ordinary humans can't even look directly at it without going mad, although looking at it in reflections seems to give no ill effects.

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