Helgan

"Those above dictate the matters which affects those below. Those below envy those above and will do almost anything to rise to their level. Those above sneer at those below until they find themselves sharing ground, then the only question is 'who will rise and who will fall'." Helgan was indeed an ambitious sort, while she was a mighty Whisper when compared to those below, she was also a lowly whisper when compared to those above, and Helgan always looked up. She was an economist, more specifically a Whisper of macroeconomics. This job suited her, for macroeconomics was a branch that concerned itself with large scale factors, such as trade differentials, and citywide productivity. The bigger picture was always her main concern, and she often left the little details to the little folk, those below. Helgan with her dainty face plump lips would 'seduce' reluctant traders, and lace her words with painful poison, all to secure a good deal. She would weave her words through softer minds and crush the throat of bad business, within her gemstone like tail. While she was not a public figure, she was always close behind the curtain of most Hammerlowian affairs. She whispered in the ears of investors and bled dying businesses' dry, redirecting their perishing breaths to fuel superiour industry. In truth it was not the lowly businesses that needed to fear Helgan thunderous approach, for she was proffessional, and ruthlessly as she may have dispatched them atleast it was done dispassionately. That was her job. Helgan saved her envy, cunning and grand schemes for those who lorded over her, those who pulled at her strings. A mighty big picture she was painting, and her depiction of future events did not fare well for many of those capture within her minds brush. In her mental picture the conclusion of such dark events many knelt before her, shamed, beaten, and all without heads. Those below needed not fear her wrath, for Helgan always looked up... To those above.

Background notes: Various Phrases

'Weamer' - Idiot 'Wa la wa' - God damn it/ Oh my god 'Freyda's Shame' - Oh my god 'Rotter' - A failure 'Carpet Crawler' - Creep/annoyance 'Choker' - An insult between water and land districts 'Wriggler' or 'Twitcher' - In reference to a twitching body

General info: Thumme: the Mind of the Underbirth. A place of Politics and knowledge. The Thumme held the Paradigm Court, Astral Watchmaker, Malum Library and The Halls of Whitefall inside it, along with the Lullaby Loft

Tone : Equivalent to months (last longer than earth months)

Toyshop: Shops where kivvas could buy little trinkets and puzzles.

Underbirth: Locket’s City in the Kivouack. Inside out planet, has three districts in it known as the Kasino, Hammerlow and the Thumme.

Whitefall: Whitefall was where the top Yolsh would be trained, 7 stripes or higher were the only Yolsh allowed in and they were trained viciously by high ranking Cord Generals.

Yolsh: Enforcers of the law, usually distinguished by the golden bands on their body. The rankings went from 1-10, 1 being the easiest and 10 being the most difficult. They are run by the Voice of the Yolsh, Wexle, who could command all Yolsh should she so choose. The golden bands are in honor of the founder of the Yolsh, Winifred.

Malum Library: Sombra’s Library- a massive library run by Sombra that has all kivouachian knowledge known inside. It’s big enough to contain districts of its own, each district a separate genre.

Paradigm Court:Where the court resides for a few separate tones, usually ran by the Voice of the Court.

Phase: Equivalent to days (last longer than earth days)

Rottulation: When a kivouachian passes out or is unconscious. When they are rottulation, they are called ‘rotters’

Stanza: Equivalent to years (though these all last way longer than earth years)

Stitchers: Kivouachians that made clothing! They worked in establishments called Tailors and would make clothing from the bodies of Kivouachians that were brought to them.

Inkhouse: A place where Inkers work.

Thumme: the Mind of the Underbirth. A place of Politics and knowledge. The Thumme held the Paradigm Court, Astral Watchmaker, Malum Library and The Halls of Whitefall inside it, along with the Lullaby Loft.

Jesters: Bartenders/waiters at Laughhouses.

Kasino: Outer layer of the Underbirth, run by Yeshua. Most Kivouachians of the Underbirth are born and reside there. The Kasino was the place where most of the Kivs inhabited as it was a place where the lesser refined members of the city resided. If they sought to rise they would find ways to do so. Also home to Yeshua’s Circus, a grand red light district run by Yeshua. The phases of the Kasino are usually warm tones, reds, oranges, yellows etc.

Kivouachian: The creatures of the Kivouack. Shortened forms of this are ‘kivva’ and ‘kiv’

Kivouack : Universal space before our own. Looks like Mandelbrot and is home to all manner of abject horrors. Also known as the Madness Frontier or the Glazze.

Keurticulation: The process of a kivouachian maturing; their form of puberty.

Laugh House: Bars in the Underbirth. Run and worked at by Jesters.

Lullaby Loft: a place of rest for the Politicians where they could rest, be entertained and eat. Has a Dollhouse, a Bathhouse and a Chop Shop

Madness Frontier: Outside of Locket’s city. Lawless and looks like a mandelbrot.

The Astral Watchmaker: A timekeeping device that is run by Sombra and an ancient order of Kivouachians that follow him. The Kivvas there are not fond of the Yolsh, this may have something to do with the ancient rivalry between Winifred and Sombra.

Bathhouse: Exclusive to the Hammerlow and Thumme, places to clean oneself in the city, run by Maidens.

Blackhalls: Freelancers that could be hired by the Yolsh or any kivva to do work. Blackhalls that were hired by Yolsh were given a mark on their hand that they could use to get into certain places.

Bloodhalls: Gladiatorial arenas, run by Carvers. Bleeders are the Kivvas that fight to the death in the Bloodhalls. When they have nothing else to offer their city, blood will do.

Capitulation: Form of humiliation in the Underbirth, popular with Dollies when they’re being selected, where the Kivs who are capitulating get on their knees, arch their back, stick their tongue out and look out. Usually it’s a form that someone adopts when they are fighting and losing. They take the position as a form of surrender and admittance to the other Kiv’s strengths.

Carvers: Kivouachians that owned and ran Bloodhalls! They would set up fights, collect Bleeders (fighters in the Bloodhalls) and take bets from the audience that attended.

Chop Shop: Restaurants and food markets, mainly run by Choppers.

Dolls: Usually top tier Dollies themselves that run Dollhouses.

Dollies: Work in Dollhouses and are bought for entertainment for a certain time. Dollies can also perform in other locations other than their Dollhouse.

Doll House: A place of entertainment, run by Dolls who run the Dollies.

Fowler: A kivouachian who has not yet matured.

Gower: Kivouachian reproductive organs.

Hammerlow: The Blue rings of the Hammerlow, named Caan, Thay, Sec, Jast and Vrost, surround the Thumme and are run by Methusa. That was where the more important kivs lived, those who had a business/trade or were of value to Locket's society in one way or another. Yolsh from 1-6 train in one of the rings. The Vrost ring is the only ring that is constantly dark. The phases of the Hammerlow are usually cooler tones, blues and purples.

Howlers: Nickname for outside kivvas in the Madness Frontier.

Inkers: The Kivouachian press, usually reside in Inkhouses. They’re tasked with keeping the public informed on events.

Appearance: Helgan was the prime example of power and weight. Her arms were firm and solid, ending in a display of polished sapphire nails. Between proud shoulders hung an enormous bust, and below was a stomach clad in fat and muscle; much of her rattled like staunch jelly with every motion too sudden or swift. Helgan's skin was a mixture of shades; lilac, heather, amethyst, but up her middle and saturating her face was a beautiful pale blush. Her face was noble and carved with firm features: a strong jaw, white fangs, a snakish nose and plump turquoise lips that shared their shade with her wandering eyelashes, like the wings of an alien butterfly. Helgan's hair was long and wild, and it trickled down her naked torso like a river of liquid gemstones, shrouding various portions of her chest, depending on her posture. The ears were of similar shades and like spitting purple flames they crowned her head. Her eyes seemed beauty incarnate, like deep ponds of electric water. Hypnotic even.

Below her womanly upper half sprawled the tail of some monstrous python, a meandering collection of muscle stretching over one-hundred feet, though Helgan would level herself somewhere between twenty and thirty in height, pushing out her pelvis in a provocative manner. The underside of her tail bore the same pink as her belly, though the back was coated in gemstone fur, matching her hair.

Finally, around her waist, held in place by a belt of shining gold, was a royal red dress to cover her gower and frame the enormous tail below.