Diviniforms are a type of colonial organism - in order to understand what they are and how they function, there are a few other concepts that first need to be explained.
Life Energy
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All living things give off life energy as a byproduct of being alive. These particles float along in the air or water and can be captured and harnessed. In Ranebo, life energy is the source of magic and magic is expendable- you have a set amount of life energy you produce to do your own magic, but if you want to do lots of magic or powerful magic, you have to capture a lot of life energy. People who use magic regularly will often have energy capturing setups installed on their rooftops.
Some creatures do not eat to gain energy like we do, and instead sustain themselves from the life energy they absorb just being around others. Extrovores are creatures that capture life energy passively, and Introvores are creatures that forcefully take life energy from others, like predators or parasites. |
Structures that could be used to capture life energy on the wind.
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Cappari
Cappari appeared in Ranebo a long time ago and are known as angelic messengers, but no one is certain what they're messengers for, or what they're busy doing. The truth is that cappari are part of a beehive like system of Workers and a Core- Cappari hang around Ranebo passively collecting life energy from the air, and bring it back to the core to sustain it.
Cappari have a hierarchy of ranks:
Cherubic- The most common cappari. Most live in the world among regular living things to collect passive energy, and only visit the core once a year to deliver their energy to it.
Domini - One higher rank from cherubic, they regulate the duties of the cherubic cappari. They live in a Kingdom among the clouds only accessible if another cappari takes you there.
Ascended - Includes a number of high-ranking roles such as Enlightened and Warrior. Ascended cappari take a more bipedal form, possess winglike arms and masks or helmets that cover their face, and live with the Core among the apostles. Warrior cappari can be called upon by other cappari, and are responsible for seeking out and destroying threats.
Apostle - the highest rank of cappari below core. 12 of these guard the core and are responsible for the welfare of the system.
Core - The source of the cappari's survival and wellbeing. It is a powerful, sentient being that shares the consciousness of all Cappari. It lives in a subdimensional pocket at the centre of the dimension Ranebo is in, which is heavily guarded and near impossible to access. The Cappari's core is named Halcyon.
Cappari have a hierarchy of ranks:
Cherubic- The most common cappari. Most live in the world among regular living things to collect passive energy, and only visit the core once a year to deliver their energy to it.
Domini - One higher rank from cherubic, they regulate the duties of the cherubic cappari. They live in a Kingdom among the clouds only accessible if another cappari takes you there.
Ascended - Includes a number of high-ranking roles such as Enlightened and Warrior. Ascended cappari take a more bipedal form, possess winglike arms and masks or helmets that cover their face, and live with the Core among the apostles. Warrior cappari can be called upon by other cappari, and are responsible for seeking out and destroying threats.
Apostle - the highest rank of cappari below core. 12 of these guard the core and are responsible for the welfare of the system.
Core - The source of the cappari's survival and wellbeing. It is a powerful, sentient being that shares the consciousness of all Cappari. It lives in a subdimensional pocket at the centre of the dimension Ranebo is in, which is heavily guarded and near impossible to access. The Cappari's core is named Halcyon.
Cherubic, Domini, Ascended, Apostle, and Core cappari.
Trabbles
Trabbles started appearing randomly in Ranebo in the past 2 years. They seem utterly lost and have difficulty communicating with their own kind. They are able to link up into Troubbles, but it's thought they lost the instinct to do this during an interdimensional collision event that split them up.
Malaise AngelsMalaise angels appeared 15 years ago and can be seen flying over Ranebo- they're thought to be a terrible omen, but don't seem to bother the general populace. They do, however, attack cappari on sight, causing great damage to everything around them. As soon as a Malaise Angel swoops in to attack, an Ascended cappari will appear to defend and fight it off. The people of Ranebo think that Ascended cappari are there to protect them from the angels, but the cappari have another agenda entirely.
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Diviniforms
Diviniforms are enormous colonial organisms comprised of a core, and workers. Workers capture life energy and bring it to the core, which in turn provides them with nourishment and a source of magic. They live to feed and protect the core.
Extrovore diviniforms collect the passive energy living things give off, while introvore diviniforms forcefully take the life energy from other living things, and over time can grow big enough to drain whatever world they're in of all its life. It's thought that most diviniforms start out as extrovores and later convert into introvores if they grow large enough.
Diviniforms require so much energy that there can only be one diviniform per dimension- if there is more than one, they will seek out and attempt to destroy the other. Some diviniforms have grown so large they exist across multiple dimensions and will send scouts out to new worlds to expand even more. Diviniforms that exist across multiple dimensions can pull dimensions closer together or even merge them, which can cause possibility shifts and enormous shake-ups for the dimensions affected.
Extrovore diviniforms collect the passive energy living things give off, while introvore diviniforms forcefully take the life energy from other living things, and over time can grow big enough to drain whatever world they're in of all its life. It's thought that most diviniforms start out as extrovores and later convert into introvores if they grow large enough.
Diviniforms require so much energy that there can only be one diviniform per dimension- if there is more than one, they will seek out and attempt to destroy the other. Some diviniforms have grown so large they exist across multiple dimensions and will send scouts out to new worlds to expand even more. Diviniforms that exist across multiple dimensions can pull dimensions closer together or even merge them, which can cause possibility shifts and enormous shake-ups for the dimensions affected.
The Collision Event
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The collision event occurred when the Cappari invaded the home dimension of the Trabble core and shattered it in order to take their world and resources. Cappari and Trabble are both diviniforms and their systems collided in a fierce battle. As a result of their defeat, Trabbles were scattered across dimensions and lost their instinct to link up to re-form a core and diviniform system.
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Something...is coming
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Malaise angels are part of a malicious introvore diviniform system that intends to overthrow cappari and prevent Trabbles from forming a system again. They've been ripping holes from their dimension, called the Other, into Ranebo, allowing all kinds of unusual creatures to pass through.
Trabbles are beginning to recover their instinct to link up into Troubbles and possibly a core, Malaise angels are a dangerous foreign threat to all, and we have no idea if Cappari plan to expand again or what their future plans are. Is a battle of giants on the horizon for Ranebo? |
A Walker, one of the creatures from the Other which can be found in deserts and plains.
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Creatures from the Other are establishing themselves in Ranebo- a man and his Nomad familiar from the Other.
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