DREDGE THINE ANIMA
rather makeshift and work-in-progress page for public information on mono's OCs and general worldbuilding :)
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ocs
vocabulary
locations
kleine
name kleine
birthday jan 2
prns it/they
height 165 cm
weight 50 kg
species thirdling
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synopsis
persona
dao
name dao
birthday ?
prns he/they
height 150 cm
weight 43 kg
species cuniculi
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synopsis
an amnesiac floating aimlessly at mirku's side. memories flicker and fade away as soon as they came. despite dao's dislike to interrupt the 'way of things,' they possess a strong pull to discover the meaning of the doppelgänger in their dreams and to permanently recover the memories that keep eluding them.you feel like you've seen them before.
nothkes
name nothkes
birthday mar 30
prns any
height 150 cm
weight 41 kg
species cuniculi
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mirku's former lover, cursed to a samsara they themselves cannot live out. accidentally inflicted with immortality, nothkes seeks to punish mirku for their abandonment -- and has chosen to begin by killing each and every 'doppelgänger' of theirs before their grand plan comes to center stage.
mirku
name mirku
birthday nov 14
prns he/him
height 196 cm
weight 98 kg
species cardinal
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the compass of mind. generally regarded as cruel and manipulative, acting out of selfishness and impulsive curiosity. all that fuels him is his love for what he remembers nothkes to be; yet in his all-powerful wisdom and mind-altering capabilities, he lives blissfully unaware of their revengefulness.
last
name last
birthday jan 29
prns she/her
height 168 cm
weight 54 kg
species cardinal
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the compass of space. kind and loving and all things positive in the world; knowing nothing, or at least very little of how cruel the world truly is. last is bubbly, optimistic, and overwhelmingly consumed by her endless curiosity, with odd topics engulfing her interest for weeks to years. for now, her thirst to finish stories has led her into the path of the doppelgänger.
under six moons
nickname "six"
birthday sep 3
prns they/them
height 160 cm
weight 77 kg
species cardinal
note: the majority of their weight is from carapace, usm themselves have an exoskeleton and are very light
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the compass of time. cold and hostile, just like the eternally frozen land they've locked themselves inside. they do not show their face in public - even the other compasses don't know their face - and find isolation the most comfortable company. they hate themselves just as much as they hate others, and their company is generally grating with the constant self-deprecation they produce. lately, though, their isolation has been interrupted by a particular moth.
uka'al
name uka'al
birthday june 2
prns he/they
height 175 cm
weight 62 kg
species thirdling
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synopsis
the compass of spirit. uka'al is known for two things: their three distinct personalities, and their love to drink in excessive amounts. easily the most social compass by a long shot, uka'al adores spending time with people, and most of that time involves copious amounts of alcohol. he chooses mostly to ignore his actual status as a compass, spare for more important scenarios (party tricks, usually), and people tend to have mixed thoughts on them as a result. additionally, uka'al possesses three different "spirits" inside them, each working against each other specifically to make uka'al's life as difficult as possible with their presentation timings; further pushing the mixed ideas agenda against them. you either adore or despise uka'al.
ferris
name ferris
birthday may 18
prns he/him
height 178 cm
weight 64 kg
species thirdling
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synopsis
a moth with a severe arrhythmia that has ended up in the frozen capsule belonging to under six moons, seeking just a few more years to live. he ended up being the first mortal to see six's face, and now holds a demanded position to be their caretaker, despite six's extensive protests.
osol
name osol
birthday jun 2
prns he/him
height 185 cm
weight 77 kg
species halfling
luyen
name luyen
birthday jun 2
prns she/her
height 170 cm
weight 65 kg
species halfling
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synopsis
the lionfish twins. they're as tight-knit as can be, despite having such vividly different personalities - luyen is serious and analytical, whereas osol is cheerful and extroverted. they serve as last's assistants, and share in her blessing, but don't really use it much - they're too busy finishing each other's sentences and getting mildly vexed at one another for the other not being capable of reading minds.
amcor
name amcor
birthday aug 16
prns he/him
height 170 cm
weight 68 kg
species human
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synopsis
mirku's blessed assistant. generally extremely abrasive, amcor is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to "insanely irritating personalities." though mirku forwards most of his issues to amcor, ninety percent of said issues go nowhere once sent to the egotistical human, and mirku ends up completely content with it because it results in less work for the compass.
vocabulary
compasses
gods. each Compass has control over one domain (spirit, mind, space, or time) and is aligned with one animal kingdom (aves, reptilia, pisces, or insecta). Compasses encompass their domain completely, having access to unexplainable magic that gives them strength incomprehensible. every Compass has a needle in their torso that serves as their heart and gives them access to their abilities.
archivists
gods. there are three known Archivists, and each were former mortals transformed into great dragons after learning the secrets of the void. the Archivists serve as little more than living, breathing libraries, though to say they were truly alive would be a great overstatement.
needles
the heart of a Compass. presented as a small, two-pronged directional needle near identical to that of an old-earth compass, a needle grants otherworldly power to a Compass, based in the region of one's domain. despite the power of needles, they are known to be destroyable with Cor-infused acids, and have a consistency wherein they can be partially disintegrated, resulting in some Compasses not having access to their full capabilities due to assassination attempts. the needle is always located in the bottom of the sternum.
blessings
a portion of a needle's power given to another by a Compass. usually a sub-5 percent amount of a Compass's total power, a blessing is usually enough to enhance one's knowledge in a Compass's domain, and rarely, grants the individual access to weaker versions of the original Compass's abilities. a Compass will often give and retract blessings from multiple individuals to find those that do inherit abilities. inheriting appears to be a genetic capability, and is more common in species aligned with the Compass's animal kingdom.
cor anima
the "heart of the soul." cor anima (henceforce Cor) is the physical manifestation of a mortal's soul/spirit, and holds all of one's life experiences. it is commonly referred to as Script, and determines every major point in one's life, functioning as the past, present and future for an individual. most beings possess Cor, spare for Archivists and Compasses, who are not traditional mortals.some individuals can wield Cor freely outside of the body and are referred to as Corweavers.Cor outside of the body appears similar to spider's silk, held together with white words in the language of the void.
the great void
most of the universe in this modern era has been consumed by the various voids between the galaxies. upon the fusing of many voids, the Great Void was formed, and subsequently came the gods we now know as Compasses and Archivists. it has also been said that the Fair Lady arrived from the Great Void, but this hypothesis lingers unproven.
the fair lady
a god above gods. little is known to be confirmed about the Fair Lady, other than that they present as a woman with white hair and impossibly black skin, and that they are who so generously saved the original human race from death. many other great feats are attributed to them, but none are so widespread as the knowledge of them being humanity's savior. they are known to be capable of making spirit-binding contracts and are credited as the creator of cor anima.there has not been a confirmed sighting of them since they originally saved humanity.
halflings and thirdlings
halflings are half-humans.
thirdlings are either two-third humans or one-third humans - both fall under the thirdling species name regardless.these two species came about due to extensive animal experimentation in the latter centuries of earth. their reproduction was permitted by the fair lady during the transition to the era of rebirth.
era of rebirth
during the final years of earth, the fair lady intervened by relocating the final humans and earth-native species to another habitable planet. in the process, she made an unknown contract with humanity, engraved so deeply into their newfound spirits that the details of the contract itself has been lost to the generations. this transition included all creations of humanity as well as native fauna and flora that would not directly detriment to the survival of humanity in the future. this transitioned into the Era of Rebirth, wherein humanity lives primarily in novterra and its subspecies are scattered across the new solar system. to make a long story short, the Era of Rebirth is humanity's second chance.
cuniculi
a halfling hare species. cuniculi are identifiable by their abnormal and desaturated hair colors, hare ears on the top of their head in replacement of human ears, and powerful digitigrade legs with a light covering of fur matching the hair color from the top of the calf downwards.
cuniculi individuals exhibit sexual dimorphism, though some traits have been known to cross the boundaries of sex. most notable is that male cuniculi are more suited for physical aggression while female cuniculi are more suited for defensive offense. males in particular exhibit more powerful legs and larger ears, while females often present with more slender ears and a toxungen in their throat that allows them to spit a boiling-hot venom at attackers.
tsani
a major alien threat. often called "shadow creatures," tsani exist in the shades and are only dispersible with purified light. even so, they are a species capable of recollecting their bodies, and have thus become a major threat due to their ability to interact with the world despite their existence as "shadows." injuries inflicted by tsani are necrotic and require the section to be removed or, if left untreated, amputated.
locations
earth
the dead planet. with endless warfare, earth eventually reached its due date early, and the fair lady was forced to intervene. earth still exists, but with the heavy fallout, it's nigh uninhabitable for at least the next two millennia.
novterra
the new earth. humans reside here. much of the planet is identical to earth, spare for some unique flora and fauna, but most different is the geography. all things considered, it's as though the planet was made specifically for humanity to feel as comfortable as possible in their changed environment.
teparct
home of the cuniculi species and several reptile halfling species. teparct is a tidally locked planet, with one half stuck in an eternal ice age and the other in a hot tropical summer. teparct is infected by the tsani.
the alnilam
mind's spacecraft. much larger than it really need to be for its purposes, the alnilam houses a collection of mirku's cultists as well as the compass's closest companions. the ship is best known for its observatory room.
iterad caelum
though space would rather call no place home, she settled with a great ship for her brothers and sisters to live upon. the iterad caelum is a masterpiece of engineering (and Compass magic), sporting a size much larger than any fuel could reasonably support and amenities only the most bubbly individual could think of. despite the craft's greatness, it's surprisingly lonely spare for the handful of people last calls family.