ScribeRather than one great world as exists in many fantasy settings, here there are a myriad worlds, most likely hundreds, all orbiting their two stars, the Red Sun and the Yellow Sun. The majority are in stable, circular orbits, but a few in elliptical orbits have widely varying climates, and can even swap between the orbits of the two stars.
Each world has a distinct climate. There are desert worlds, jungle worlds, archipelagic worlds, ocean worlds, ice worlds, temperate worlds, forest worlds, tundra worlds and so forth. While all have the same level of gravity, at Earth standard, their size varies. The smallest have a surface area similar to that of Wales, while the largest are closer to Great Britain. The average is around the size of Ireland.
Some of these worlds are connected by portals, hidden in caves and lakes, which allow the passage of wildlife, peoples, objects and so forth. They may or may not be permanent, and they may or may not be consistent in their destination. Worlds inhabited by civilised races will quickly have their portals mapped.
The vacuum does not exist in this universe. The space between the worlds is filled with evenly distributed air, in which birds, trees, dragons and insects dwell. How far this air extends is unknown, but it certainly encompasses the entire range of the Twin Suns. This makes travel between the planets without the use of portals feasible, especially as gravitational effects peter out only a few miles above the surface.
Into this world, the gods introduced the Seven Peoples: the Merfolk, the Kobolds, the Orcs, the Humans, the Dwarves, the Elves and the Djinn. Within each of the Seven Peoples, there exist a number of races, which may or may not be agreed upon. (I will base the cluster of human races on Earth cultures, with perhaps a couple of exceptions. I will be as original as possible with the cultures of the non-humans, but I may have to bring in inspiration from human history. The Mongols and the Orcs spring to mind.)
Every People has three worlds to which they are native, all of differing environments. These are linked by many stable portals. A few semi-stable portals link them to worlds of each and every other People-occupied world. They have no choice but to interact, until they can spread far away from each other across the virgin worlds, both around the Yellow Sun and the more distant Red Sun.
However, the Seven Peoples are not the only sapients among the worlds. There are rumours of lesser races, not blessed with the Gift of Civilisation by the gods, but who may yet steal or learn it from those who were. These include the cat people, the smartest of the dragons, the minotaurs and the sub-dwarves. There may be more exotic groups, like the octopods, the thellakai and the amphibious races. The numbers and ranges of these inferior peoples are unknown, but may be vast.
Magic use varies from race to race, People to People, and is not even present in some societies.
These are just my initial thoughts, I want to see if there's any interest before continuing (or any suggestions).
Each world has a distinct climate. There are desert worlds, jungle worlds, archipelagic worlds, ocean worlds, ice worlds, temperate worlds, forest worlds, tundra worlds and so forth. While all have the same level of gravity, at Earth standard, their size varies. The smallest have a surface area similar to that of Wales, while the largest are closer to Great Britain. The average is around the size of Ireland.
Some of these worlds are connected by portals, hidden in caves and lakes, which allow the passage of wildlife, peoples, objects and so forth. They may or may not be permanent, and they may or may not be consistent in their destination. Worlds inhabited by civilised races will quickly have their portals mapped.
The vacuum does not exist in this universe. The space between the worlds is filled with evenly distributed air, in which birds, trees, dragons and insects dwell. How far this air extends is unknown, but it certainly encompasses the entire range of the Twin Suns. This makes travel between the planets without the use of portals feasible, especially as gravitational effects peter out only a few miles above the surface.
Into this world, the gods introduced the Seven Peoples: the Merfolk, the Kobolds, the Orcs, the Humans, the Dwarves, the Elves and the Djinn. Within each of the Seven Peoples, there exist a number of races, which may or may not be agreed upon. (I will base the cluster of human races on Earth cultures, with perhaps a couple of exceptions. I will be as original as possible with the cultures of the non-humans, but I may have to bring in inspiration from human history. The Mongols and the Orcs spring to mind.)
Every People has three worlds to which they are native, all of differing environments. These are linked by many stable portals. A few semi-stable portals link them to worlds of each and every other People-occupied world. They have no choice but to interact, until they can spread far away from each other across the virgin worlds, both around the Yellow Sun and the more distant Red Sun.
However, the Seven Peoples are not the only sapients among the worlds. There are rumours of lesser races, not blessed with the Gift of Civilisation by the gods, but who may yet steal or learn it from those who were. These include the cat people, the smartest of the dragons, the minotaurs and the sub-dwarves. There may be more exotic groups, like the octopods, the thellakai and the amphibious races. The numbers and ranges of these inferior peoples are unknown, but may be vast.
Magic use varies from race to race, People to People, and is not even present in some societies.
These are just my initial thoughts, I want to see if there's any interest before continuing (or any suggestions).
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