Glossary of Terms Concerning Specifics of the Five Worlds

Another glossary of terms specific to each worldplane,as we have come to understand them. Each terms is filed under its appropriate worldplane,and then alphabetically. Please feel free to add to and expand upon this crystal as well

Almachadta

inside out world

Really, Aurelius? I am tempted to simply define the Beast as “Angry Metal World.”

Almachadta is a world defined by its abundance of flourishing gnosis, and the subsequent abundance of both plant and animal life.

It appears to be contained within some kind of giant sphere, with the illuminating “Centrelight” at its, ah, center, which is also connected to the world’s surface by an “Umbilical” of flourishing gnosis. Said Umbilical is functionally unreachable, as the world itself seems to become nonsensical and impassably overgrown as you approach its terminus, a phenomenon known as the “Tangle.”

It also appears to be a world caught in a continual cycle of life and death, the end of which is heralded by a hunger-inducing sickness known as the “Canker-Gall.” The world is then consumed in fire–possibly literally consumed–only to be reborn from the “seed” of a shrine contained within the Tangle.

Centrelight

low tier sun tbh

A giant orb of flourishing gnosis that hangs in the center of Almachadta. Waxes and wanes at regular intervals, delineating the duration of a day. Connected to the world’s surface by an Umbilical of flourishing gnosis which roots within the impassable phenomenon known as the “Tangle.”

The Sword-Saint

The memory-keeper of Almachadta. There is only ever one Sword-Saint at a time, but there is always a Sword-Saint. They travel the land, listening to stories and telling stories, performing hope and recording the knowledge of the world.

The Tangle

Big, deep spooky forest with a fallout shelter deep inside. except it’s a shitty fallout shelter that only saves one mask

What is a fallout shelter??

I believe in your ability to use context clues and the very specific way the term was used to derive meaning from it, Salme.

Okay. Some sort of shelter that’s supposed to protect you from … what, the end of the world? Is the end of the world enough of a concern in your Bird Lives that they build specific shelters for it?

Got it in one, i’m so proud of you! but yes turns out people are insane and there’s a not insignificant chance some fucker will create a doomsday weapon during a war at some point. getting off point tho

Perhaps more pertinently to the topic at hand, the Tangle is a region surrounding the Umbilical that connects the Centrelight to the surface of Almachadta. As one approaches the Umbilical’s terminus, the land becomes increasingly overgrown, and reality itself seems to start to become less…consistent. As noted, it contains the shrine where a Sword-Saint deposits their Mask at the end of a cycle.

Yeresh

Make Wolf define this one

An Almachadtan term for a loosely-affiliated order of mendicant priests, of which I am one. Sometimes also referred to “Ember-Priests,” or, more formally, “Those Who Hold the Fire. Seemingly a close cognate to the role of “Iros” on Samudra. Potentially the successors (heirs?) of the Unsundered being known as “Zosimos.”

Generally, yeresh are rite-leaders and protectors who maintain the harmony between the peoples of Almachadta, their communities, and with the World Itself. Noted for their ability to hear and, at times, interact with the “Worldsong.” It is unclear, upon reflection, as to whether or not this is an innate ability that is required to become a yeresh or a skill that one develops during the process. Or both. (For myself, it is innate, though I learned to exercise more control over the ability as time went on.)

I trust that is sufficient, Salme?

Yes. Thank you, Wolf-Father.

(The) Beast

fight world

Moon

Celestial body in orbit around a planet. Generally reflect the light of a sun onto it. In the case of Beast specifically, they reflect the light and heat of Beast itself back to it, and there should be 12 but the guide has implied they are disappearing for Goddess knows what reason.

Queenstown

this is just the capital.

Train

vehicle on rails. like the liminal express. but with less wings.

Mu

desert world

Angry Sun

probably not its actual name

high tier sun

also accessible by changing the settings on the shutter in the library. not recommended as it causes immense pain while shining upon you.

As per my own interactions with it, it is possibly reacting to some kind of…injustice? A wrong done to it?

Sanctuary

comfortable dystopia world. actually does this count as a world? hrm. probably need an entry regardless.

The Architect’s base of operations. Not sure where it stands in relation the rest of this place’s cosmology, but we fell down quite a ways from it to the tangible part of the void so… not sure if it counts as above it or not, like the other five planes do?

Samudra

water world

Eidesis

Per Caion, a “a discipline, of knowing what you know, knowing what you don’t, and not letting the two blend in to each other uninspected. A trained clarity about the contents of one’s own mind.”

Per Salme, “the ability to not do an acrobatic fucking pirouette off into the void in light of new or upsetting information.”

Per Aurelius, “taking things in stride.”

Noöplankton

lol water sproutlings

Thoughtstorm

What occurs when consensus reality breaks down. See below for a more in-depth definition per Caion.

Valais

goth world

(The) Void

The space in between planes. It doesn’t sound like non-Angels are normally capable of accessing it.

???

Other stuff you’re not sure where to place.

(The) Loving Sun

Also known as the True Sun.

S Tier Sun

actual location unknown. Possibly where the Empty-Sky constellation ought to be?

Awoken seems to have some knowledge of its location. See Awa’s recently-accessioned Rakaznar Tips Tricks and Secrets L@@K 1NSID3.

the default setting for the library sun shutters. leave it there, this sun loves you and wants you to live, and even heals you after the angry sun burns the shit out of you.

Plane

No one but me/aurelius has actually used this word before, but it feels useful to define how we’ve been using it. We’re all on the same page that the five different places (mu/beast/etc) used to be one World before it was broken up into different pieces with a single gnosis aspect/flavor, right? That’s what a Plane is - a different aspect of the fragmented world. Because for me at least, referring to them as different worlds was kind of confusing vs, uh, Actual Different Worlds that aren’t part of this whole mess. Different planes of a world, not wholly different worlds.

Being a different a plane/aspect of a world does not, of course, preclude it from having entire populations and civilizations. In much the same way that a house might be divided into different rooms, and each room might be decorated different and be occupied primarily by different people, despite being part of a larger whole.

Worldsong

A phenomena that seems to undergird all of the known worlds (they are worlds, Jorule, containing entire populations), perhaps related to the greater concept of “The Song and the Stillness.” Perceptible by those with deep connections to their worlds, such as yeresh and Iros. Seemingly a representation of the world itself, its functioning, and the life contained within/upon it.