Versology

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Versology is the study of the multiverse and its workings, from strange dimensional phenomenons to distant worlds, or different planes of existence. While the discipline is usually little known and marginal on most worlds, on Felarya it is, unsurprisingly, very important and extensively studied. Sagolian are said to have been masters at it, gathering an encyclopedic knowledge on the subject.

Dimensional Portals

In most worlds, dimensional magic is seen as a rare and strange type of magic, that few beings can use due to its inherent complexity. After all, we are speaking of forces capable of twisting and distorting the fabric of reality! In Felarya however, this type of magic is much more common and, admittedly, easier to use due to the world being a crossroads between dimensions and dimensionally unstable, thus, much more malleable. An entire class of spellcasters actually specialize in dimensional magic. While it remains a hard and dangerous discipline, portal-crafting in Felarya is a basic task for any competent dimensional mage. A portal is like a two-way door from one place to another, conveniently crossing the boundaries of time and distances through the Astral Sea in Lydus. Using a portal is the most common way to enter or exit Felarya and is generally safe, although in some cases the maker of the portal could secretly place certain restrictions on it, in oder to prevent someone they don't like to reach their destination for example. However, should the portal maker dies then their portal would close, aside from a handful of cases where the maker was powerful enough to keep their portals open even after their death. One peculiar portal is the great dimensional gate near Ur-Sagol. This portal is so perfect that it's a real enigma in and of itself.

Galfam-Abh MURCOWIH

The famous Galfam-Abh MURCOWIH (MUltiversal Research Center on Worlds Inhabited by Humans) have established an incredibly extensive list of thousands and thousands of worlds, very meticulously classed, ranked and graded. It was then turned into an extremely useful encyclopedia. Not only does it offers a gigantic database for each of those places, but it also provides the reader with many useful advices on to how live - or survive - on them. The MURCOWIH has quickly become a mandatory tool for any dimensional traveler, human or not.

Known Worlds

Spiritual Worlds

Spiritual Worlds are worlds where souls and spirits become tangible objects that can be touched and interacted with. They are inhabited by supernatural creatures such as Ceiciels or Demons and various astral denizens. One can travel to these worlds spiritually or physically, in some cases.

Hell

Hell is an immense myriad of very dangerous worlds and realms inhabited by beings comprised of negative energy called demons and countless monsters and abominations.

Heaven

Heaven is an immense collection of beautiful and serene worlds made of positive energies and inhabited by ceiciels, angels and other celestial creatures.

Lydus

Lydus is also known as the "Astral Sea", an endless ocean tying every worlds together. Lydus is nowhere and anywhere.

Physical Worlds

What is known as the Physical World is that part of the universe where only physical objects are tangible, and spirits and souls remain, for the most part, entirely intangible and immaterial. Most Physical worlds come mostly under the form of planets and other celestial objects floating in space.

Mebron

Mebron is the home world of the Ps'isol Magiocrat Balthazar Gramon. It's a small, serene world of green plains, gentle hills and lush forests. The Galfam-Abh MURCOWIH archives describe Mebron as an "Agrisphere B-20 type" : a world almost entirely devoted to agriculture. Its lack of any mineral resources made it pretty backward in technology, and the world is a lot more known for its excellent cuisine than for any sort of scientific prowess. Life here would be idyllic if it wasn't for the occasional raids from the Telks pirates, a violent group of inter-dimensional bandits plundering prosperous worlds. Since Gramon's accession to the council, Mebron has become closer and closer to Negav, receiving help from the powerful Felaryan city to defend itself against the Telks, and trading in return its large surplus of food to help feed it.

Balfrezagg

Balfrezagg is, for the most part, a large, rugged inhospitable world of endless deserts and barren wastelands. The heat is scorching and all sort of dangerous monsters roam the land, preying on unfortunate travelers or escaped slaves. It possesses a single but very large body of water, a strange shallow sea where the water would mostly come only at the waist of an adult human. Its shape is remarkably circular and it's surrounded by an abundant and lush vegetation, and green plains. All the human population of Balfrezagg can essentially be found all around that sea. It's a rather low technology world ruled by a small, ruthless elite that settled around the water in lavish and extravagant palaces, with large walls cutting off the access to the sea for the rest of the population and essentially dividing Frezaggi cities in two. Thus, Frezaggi people born on the wrong side of the wall live a miserable and poor life, forced into a backbreaking labor in mines across the desert in order to get carefully rationed water. Slavery is very common in this harsh and hopeless world and, sadly, slaves are the main commodity Balfrezagg has to trade trade with its neighbors. Balfrezagg is the home world of Lea.

Delurah

Delurah is a immense city world. It's the political, economical and industrial capital of the Deluran empire. That huge and multi-layered metropolis is a rather gloomy and depressing place. The air is hot and acrid. The city seems to be constantly expanding and changing and the face of a whole block can look radically different from one week to another, with buildings seeming to grow like mushrooms amid a constant stream of fog. Deluran technology is moderately advanced. Powerful machines and engines can be seen everywhere but they are very loud and the steam they release sting the eyes.

Delurah is a melting pot of several cultures that can hardly stand each others, each with their own districts, large as countries. They went to war with each others several times in the past, leaving the city riddled by scars from previous conflicts. Some districts have become inhabitable as a result and are still restricted zones decades after. For example a famous train station was bombarded with poison gas and is still a completely dead zone today, with noxious fumes forbidding its entry. Wealthy areas are protected by a massive and ruthless police presence operating from their fortress headquarters and balloon airships. Security is only for the rich and powerful though, and the poorer areas are riddled with organized crime. Powerful mafias claim whole districts, making their own rules and sometimes possessing their own armies.

Years ago, Delurah sent a small scouting force to Felarya that is still stranded today. Anna Demorah was part of it.

Londore

Londore is a small world made of two large continental masses with a vast number of smaller islands in between them. Climate ranges from tropical to subarctic. Originally seen as a refuge for mages fleeing persecution, this backwater world has prospered and grown into a quiet little community. Londorean people are very isolationist and, above everything else, fear being invaded by an outside world. They strive to avoid being noticed, to the point where inter-dimensional travel is illegal and punishable by harsh sentences. Magic is common in Londore, and many magic schools exist across the land. It's the home world of the naga Katrika.

• Londore belongs to Zoekin.