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cyanidas · 2 years ago

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WOOHOO!! It’s all done!! A race guide for my Yogscraft fanlore stuff!!

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FIRST SLIDE:

This slide shows examples of different features for each of my headcanons for different races within my Yogscast and Minecraft fan-lore. There are six primary races; Human, Lumian, Villager, Fae (subcategories being Seelie and Unseelie), Angel, and Demon. The features shown are; Eyes, Ears, Noses, Mouth and Teeth, and Hands.

Humans are what we’re familiar with, and serve as a comparison so we can know what is typical for humans in my art style.

A quick note for Lumians; the example blood color is green, but there are different colors - more information is on Slide Three. Lumians have smaller pupils than humans by about half our pupil sizes. They have pointed ears, and when flushed, their blood color shows through much like human ears do. Their tongues are closer to their blood color, and front teeth are smaller and pointed. Most of their teeth are pointed like Human canines, except for their canines, which are thinner, like a blade. Their hands are slightly larger and they sport clawlike nails.

Villagers have square or slightly rectangular eyes. Their ears are more concave, like a cow’s or a mouse’s ears, and can have a dark blue fur or blush on the outer part of the flaps. Their noses are similar to a dog’s or koala’s nose, and a navy teal color. Their teeth are larger and entirely stubby with no canines, and they have dark blue mouths with lighter navy tongues. Their hands have dark blue, stubby, round nails, with a couple big, hardened, dark blue pads on the backs of their hands in round, bean-like shapes. They also have these pads on each of their second knuckles.

The Fae are split into two categories; Seelie and Unseelie. - First listed are Seelie. Seelie have an outer iris ring extending their irises to a larger size, with pointed, catlike pupils. Their longer pointed ears concave on each side toward the base, similar to a bat’s or cat’s ears. They can have any shape of nose, depending on how humanoid they are, with humanoid noses being indistinguishable from ours. Their mouths are a more saturated shade of pink, and they sport two canines, replacing the secondary front, top row teeth. Their hands are a wide variety, but if humanoid, they typically have longer fingers. - Second, we have Unseelie. Unseelie Fae eyes are larger, and only have one color, with colored catlike pupils. Their ears are similar to Seelie, but are typically larger at the base and point more upward, instead of outward. Their noses are the same as Seelie’s noses. Their mouths are usually a duller, darker shade of purple or pink, and their primary fangs are double the size or length as a Seelie’s fangs. Their hands are similar to Seelie’s, but their fingers are more often clawed.

Angel’s skin shimmers with sunny luster. Angel eyes have very large, glowing, white-to-yellow irises, with colored pupils. Their ears can be round or pointed, but have feathers of any color lining the outermost edges. Their noses are similar to ours, but usually have slotted and/or outwardly pointed nostrils, and the noses can be very flat to the face, even nonexistent. Their mouths are golden with sunshine-colored tongues and perfect rows of completely straight, rounded teeth. Their fingers are all the same length and have totally opaque nails.

Demon’s skin burns bright or saturated shades of red. Demon eyes are completely black, with very small glowing irises and no pupils. Their ears are pointed and lined with small, sharp hornlike growths. Their noses can be nearly any shape with a flat face, similar to moles, pigs, bats, or even a lizard’s. Their mouths are double the size, can unhinge and mold to different shapes, and have very large, sharp teeth all throughout. The inner color of their mouths are deep red to oily black, and their snake tongues are bright red. Their hands are very large, with very long fingers and very sharp, dark claws.

SECOND SLIDE;

This slide is titled “Notes on Humans”. The text is as follows;

Humans may exhibit signs of deific influence after an extended period of time, depending on whose realm they reside under - such as; -faint glowing, dependent on deity's colors -impulses and urges related to deity's influence -affinity for items, places, concepts, and ideas related to deity's influence

The vibes are contagious! Humans have a passive minor influence over the feeling, thinking, and experiences of other creatures and races due to their natural pack bond mentality.

THIRD SLIDE;

This slide is titled “Notes on Lumians”. The text is as follows;

What Lumians lack in creativity, they make up for in leadership prowess, tactical approach, and clinical or scientific understanding. Their society is raised supporting only academic and physical studies with no care put into the arts. As a result, although very bright and quick-witted, Lumians are notoriously high-strung, prone to trauma, and bleak or dry-humored.

Lumian blood color ranges ass wide as the visible spectrum! Green is the most common. Blood color matters as much as a horoscope. Which is to say, not a lot.

Lumina, the Lumian home planet, is home to massive insects. (Lumian) teeth are built to chew the bugs' super tough meat.

Lumians are also all born with glowing freckles and eyes. Freckle patterns vary from light to heavy, and are most commonly on the face and back. Places where freckles are found to be the most are also a folkish indicator of personality and fortune telling.

FOURTH SLIDE;

This slide is titled “Notes on Villagers”. The text is as follows;

Villagers initially evolved from a world of violence and chaos, descended from a species of mammal unseen in anywhere else in the universe. This ancestor, a bovine-apelike hybrid, survived drought, famine, war, disaster, and sickness. They grew horns, cloven claws, bladelike teeth, and thick backs.

Since Kirin's awakening, however, they were blessed and all their troubles washed away. So, over time, the complacent Villagers of today have evolved away from the features of their ancestors, with small, nubby horns, rounder teeth, and softer bodies.

It's said that their religious affiliation (to Kirin) and communal practices discouraging change is what has contributed to their "domestication", as some put it. However, in recent years, it seems that has begun to change in certain rebellious individuals.

FIFTH SLIDE;

This slide is titled “Notes on Fae”. The text is as follows;

The Fae are intelligent, social creatures and humanoids of various differring races, having evolved under their creator, the deity of the mind and soul.

It's due to the crowning of Queen Nyxamenia after her Revolt against said creator, that the Fae split into two factions; Seelie (those of Rule) and Unseelie (those of Anarchy). Upon the Unseelie revering her as their Goddess, they began to take on new forms, evolving into "cursed" or "trickster" versions of Seelie Fae.

Seelie Fae rely on contracts, mutually agreed rules, tried and true methods, tradition, laws of the land, fairness, and strict moral code.

Unseelie Fae rely on "playing by ear", improvisation, "street rules", dirty games and trickery, blood oaths, high wit, intense emotion, and mind games.

SIXTH SLIDE;

This slide is titled “Notes on Angels”. The text is as follows;

Angels were a species initially forged without Kirin, the deity of Heart and Emotion, as theoretically immortal helper-workers around Limbo (the Sun, and where souls pass through when they die).

(wings are transparent)

As intelligent and magical creatures, they cannot survive outside of The Aether (the paradise within Limbo) for longer than a few years to a decade.

However, since the banishment of Lucifer and The Virtues, many Angels have self-exiled and escaped the safety of The Aether to other places, knowing they will someday perish with no hope for reincarnation, simply hoping to live the rest of their days in peace.

(Angels can also survive outer space!)

They are capable of few "miracles" (1-3 typically), great healing magic (physical bodies only), speaking to and seeing spectres, and generate intense or calming auras. They're also capable of flight!

SEVENTH SLIDE;

This slide is titled “Notes on Demons”. The text is as follows;

Demons were created with very little in the way of physical bodies to cling to, with their lifeforce instead clinging to magic, items, ashen waste, insects, and fire or lava. Power usually correlates to a Demon's age.

A weak Demon will be an invisible force, possessing others in lieu of having a physical body - whereas a powerful Demon will be able to generate a physical form through ability alone. Demons can gain power over time by making Blood Oaths with mortals, or possession leading to the mortal's demise.

Much like Angels, Demons can't reside outside of The Nether for very long. It's very, very rare for Demons and Angels to meet in person.

Demons often choose very dense, sharp bodies with horns, pointed teeth, spiked tails, and bladed claws, to evoke a predator-prey reaction in mortals, and to show off their power to other Demons.

EIGHTH SLIDE;

Anything can breed with Anything. Hybrids can happen, and have happened. Though, they are pretty rare.

A Human-Demon hybrid is referred to as a "Wraith", and are seen as bad omens.

Hybrid Angels are very rarely able to perform one miracle, and are seen as good luck.

Hybridized Lineages of Humans and Villagers exist across Craftia in small tribes, and (their groups) often go by different names, usually a family name. They're fairly new to the scene.

Fae Hybrids are the most common type, sometimes resulting in an entirely new (sub)race of Fae.

Some Unseelie, like the Vampire and Werewolf, have the ability to "infect" or "turn" other mortals, effectively changing (metamorphosizing) their species into one of them.

The Trueblood are Fae who have been born as the species which infects.

The Afflicted are (other) mortals who have been "turned" directly by a Fae.

The Kindred and Kindred lineages are descendants of an Afflicted.

Miracles for Angels and Hybrids are "per person", and do not regenerate (after use). Angels know their miracle limit - however, hybrids do not.

Angels and Demons can shift their forms, but not totally shapeshift, unless they're incredible powerful.

Ravagers and Villagers/Illagers share a common ancestor.

Villager teeth are bigger and thicker than a Human's, so their verbal communication isn't quite the same. They prefer to speak less, and dislike that Humans talk "too much". Some Villagers can (learn to) speak Human languages, however.

The Human ability to generate a "mob mentality" among other species usually works out in their benefit, except on Craftia, where most things can become hostile toward them. It seems their influences have an opposing effect on certain species and in certain locations. Why this is, no one knows.

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cyanidas · 3 years ago

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Yogs Fanlore Locations and History

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Craftia

Deity: Kirin, God of the Heart and Time Located: Between Earth and Mars Size: the size of Mars Residents: Villagers Description: Although gravity here is average for living creatures, most matter tends to wind up floating in the skies for various reasons, though experts can't exactly agree on what the causes are. Many resources here form its material in unique grid-like structures that make it very easy to cut into blocks, break apart, and put back together again in creative structures. It's Minecraft. History: Created by Kirin after the Big Bang, this planet is home to the Villager, a race of human descendants who have evolved to acclimate to the planet's cool, even temperatures and stagnant biomes. Upon awakening from their sleep, Kirin found the Villagers in a war-torn state, surrounded by the blood of their fallen, weak from poverty, famine, plague, and scarcity. Seeing what little they could create wind up so desolate and dead, Kirin was brought to tears so strongly they brought waves and oceans of healing water to the planet, ushering in a new era of life - the sick healed, wounds closed, crops renewed, and soon, society restored. Although, as a result, Villagers ended up relying a little too heavily on their god... Humans and other such visitors were unable to make contact with the planet for so long, but began visiting around the 19th century. Since then, trading and colonies have become more and more common, and in today's society it is still rare but a common rarity to see a space travel company offering a one-way trip... since rockets and other space-faring vehicles tend not to survive the trip through the thick, electrified atmosphere. However, Craftia is now home to one of the most diverse cast of different races/species in the solar system!

Earth

Deity: Quetzal, God of Life and Form Located: ...oh, yknow Size: 40,075.017 km (24,901.461 mi) measured around the Equator Residents: Humans Description: What's there to say about the Earth? You live here! ...ok fine... Technology is much more advanced than what we know now - clean energy prevails in larger countries, though don't you worry, capitalism and shady business practices definitely do still exist. Its Humans are mostly science-oriented, but due to their curiosity - a behavior very unique to them - they vary in impression, temperament, personality, and so on... even whole groups and cultures can vary wildly from each other! History: For the most part, its history remains the same... ok, except dinosaurs only existed about twice as opposed to the weird actual real-life history we live with today. Also, the Library of Alexandria never burned, so technology advanced here at an incredible rate, and Libraries are considered absolutely crucial to societies around the globe. God is real and they (mostly) abandoned their planet, living in fear of the violence of some humans, and the effect they themself have on their mortals when in direct contact with them. However, that didn't stop them from observing their humans, sometimes making contact and... falling in love...

Twilight

Deity: Chimera, the God of the Mind and Space Located: Between Earth and Venus Size: ??? Residents: An enormous variety of Fae, and Dragons Description: Twilight is a strange land that seems to stretch on forever. Looking at it from space usually never yields the same results twice. Experts on Earth argue it doesn't actually exist at all, or at the very least isn't actually a planet. Whatever is sent there to observe it winds up with extremely poor recorded evidence, and anyone who views its footage can't seem to agree on its results. Where science falters, however, those who are magically inclined prevail. Some say there's an ancient ritual to open a portal to their world, but of course, not many succeed... at least not on Earth. Also the dinosaurs shared between Earth and Twilight survived here, and evolved into dragons, an ancient and highly sophisticated and powerful race of intelligent creatures. History: When Chimera first awoke, they emerged from the planet's largest mountain - their resting place. The Fae, who are naturally magically inclined, recoiled in horror as they sensed Chimera's overwhelming power. Paranoid, they shunned and revolted against their god, who retreated up the mountain, allowing their people to succumb to war and other tragedies. Until, a lone tree elf rose to the challenge, and traversed the mountain's harsh terrain to talk them down. Since arriving back on Twilight, efforts within the government had been made to incorporate new laws within the fae realm, bringing order to a once-chaotic realm. Still, they've suffered many battles and infighting time and time again, much like Earth - fighting for rights, against racism, for land and resources, against too-powerful rulers, and so on. Much later, Twilight suffered a war with the early-century humans of Craftia, losing one of their most powerful leaders... Aislin, the tree elf. Since her death, the government - the Seelie Court - has witnessed some corruption as of late...

Nether

Deity: Lucifer, the Blood King Located: on Pluto Size: it's Pluto Residents: Demons, Piglins/Pigmen Description: This is Hell. You're in Hell. The walls are flesh and blood, the air is fire, the lakes are lava, and there's massive floating disembodied heads of dead angels wailing for their deaths. Not to mention the various undead living there. The only difference between this and canon Nether, is that there's demons here, too. They inhabit the Fortresses, and their primary goal is serving Luci, who promotes his blood magic as a way to gain power so that he can eventually challenge his creator and do what he feels is right by humans - giving them the justice and care they deserve. But he's kinda lost himself along the way. History: It's a little hard to discuss the Nether's history without going all the way back...so I apologize for the length! Lucifer was once an incredible angel, who always did as told, and didn't see the bigger picture of things. In helping Quetzal with his various tasks, he realized that the creator only wanted to serve their own agenda, and let the humans do whatever they wanted - consequences included. With the idea of a perfect world in his mind, Lucifer refused to help any further, and orchestrated an uprising against Quetzal. The uprising was met with harsh punishment, and they abandoned Lucifer and his band of angels, sending them away in a harsh fury of flames. They crashed on Craftia, and Kirin took pity on them, knowing that Angels couldn't survive outside of the Aether for very long. Working with Chimera, who originally created the angels with Quetzal, the two traveled to Pluto to create an oasis for them. However, without Quetzal - the god of Form - their oasis was imperfect and quickly began collapsing. The angels couldn't survive. Lucifer, thinking quickly, did everything he could to help them live - including sacrifice, using criminals and those who'd committed evil deeds, to avoid bringing the innocent to an unjust end... Blood rituals were the only thing keeping them alive, but soon it became too much for them. The angels - The Virtues - turned into beings of the deadliest sins, and withered into suffering husks of their former selves. Lucifer, as the forefront of his blood research, is the only remaining ruler... having consumed so much blood, he now remains the most powerful being in his realm, demons having been reborn from the ashes of those he'd sacrificed.

Aether

Deity: N/A - the Trio (Kirin, Quetzal, and Chimera) use it as "neutral space" Located: The Sun Size: theoretically infinite Residents: Disembodied souls, and Angels Description: Located within the Sun, this would be considered Limbo, or the Afterlife. It's where people go when they die, where Fae create liminal space / draw their energy from liminal space, where souls are judged and sent to other areas, and where Paradise and Eden are located. It's a very busy place, looks like an empty white void backrooms-y area with different rooms acting as portals to other locations or areas within the Aether, including Paradise. Paradise is where the Angels live, as well, and it looks and acts however the soul viewing it does (except to angels, who see it as whatever the more mortal soul/s see it as). Within Paradise is Eden, a garden of course, and where humanoids were first created. The white-hot exterior of the sun protects the pocket dimensions of the Aether within it, and only allow the Gods and the Angels to pass through it. History: The Aether was created when the Gods (mostly Quetzal) were beginning to get the idea to create humanoids. In the very beginning, it merely looked like a glass room, completely transparent and outside of the Sun. But before the gods fell asleep, under the instruction of "The Voice in The Sky" (or, the Ender Dragon as we now know her), Chimera worked with Quetzal and Kirin in placing the room within the Sun, and there, created Eden... the perfect garden, a sanctuary for them and the souls of their creatures to rest when all was done. When things started to become more hectic and saw more traffic as more and more people were born and would die, Quetzal and Chimera band together to create Angels to help with all the work. These creatures were resistant to the hottest of flames, and thrived in the holy atmosphere of Paradise. Created without Heart, they could think more clearly and perform duties more easily... but for some reason, their biggest flaw - despite their immense power - is that they cannot survive outside of the Aether (without godly assistance) for very long. A few years, at best. And when Angels die, they don't get any chances to respawn or be reborn, no matter what.

Lumina

Deity: None. Located: in another solar system entirely! Size: about a 25% size increase to Earth Residents: Lumians Description: An alien planet, inhabited by the oddly humanoid Lumians. These people exist as the only humanoids in their district, surrounded by hundreds of other sentient beings of races who are anything but! This planet is rich in bioluminesence and largely populated by massive buglike creatures, who are killed for their dense alien bug meat, strong carapaces for architectural purposes, among other body parts used for scientific purposes. There are thick outer jungles, dense foggy swamps, husks of bug dens, and large saltflats and deserts - which is where most Lumian cities are located. Their society is incredibly progressed, technology-wise... but very lacking in creativity, emotional progression, and other social aspects. History: Quetzal had fallen in love with many humans throughout Earth's history, especially in early history, but unfortunately the children they sired with their partners usually turned out...different... they were monstrous, and animal-like. Other humans tended to fear them, and try to kill them, so the god needed somewhere to keep their kids safe and not let Kirin and Chimera know of their mistakes. They had the angels help take their lovers, their children, worthy guards, and plenty of other members of society who were trustworthy enough to keep everyone safe and healthy and happy. Scientists, warriors, poets and artists, architects...they all began a life on this alien planet, and eventually - throughout the generations - became a singular people; Lumians. Thankfully, there's not much to say about their history. They explored their world, conquered untamed lands, and pretty much didn't need to fight over land or resources - there was always plenty to go around. Wars never happened because there was no reason to disagree or escalate things. That doesn't mean that once they rose to intelligence high enough for space faring, that they had the courtesy to view other races in equal lighting. Along the way, they also lost their own history, so they (as well as Earth) have no idea why they're the only humanoids so far away - and incorrectly assumed it's because their ancestors neglected to document ancient space faring technology. Due to the emotional inclinations of humans, Lumians feel they're inferior to themselves, and at worst, can treat them as pests or pets.

The Asteroid Belt

Deity: None Located: between Craftia and Mars Size: a relatively small, packed-together ring of asteroids that range from the size of a house, to the size of a skyscraper Residents: A space station of Earth Humans Description: This asteroid belt is most like how we see in cartoons and scifi - packed together, too dangerous for ships to fly though, and more like a big ring in the solar system. It's very easy to avoid it, and although you CAN cling to the asteroids for dear life, there's really no reason to... so you wouldn't expect a branch of a highly sophisticated Scientific Innovation company from Earth to build a base there, would you? History: Well, they did, and it was to observe the comings-and-goings of Craftia - a planet that's captivated Earth since the dawn of man. Their facility here is Top Secret, and virtually undetectable, blending in perfectly with the asteroids and locking the rotation of the rock they built on so that the facility (somehow!) always faces Craftia. They're benevolent, though, and only wish to experiment with the planet's resources and atmosphere. Sometimes, though... the things they create somehow end up on the surface...

The Flux

Deity: you guessed it! The Flux Mother, aka "Fluxia" (pronounced: Flu-shia, like Fuchsia) Located: In a bubble that travels between Craftia and Twilight, and looks like a comet to Earth Size: About the size of the moon Description: Inside the hellbubble from space is a purple void of inky, gooey, sticky grossness. Fluxia likes to decorate it with things she corrupts from "the overworld", which is really just anywhere that isn't in her bubble or out in space. She is so corrosive and corruptive that despite her confines being held together by Two Gods, she still continues to seep outside of it and infect the two worlds belonging to the gods who created her; Kirin and Chimera. History: Fluxia was created during the Twi-Craft war, when the fighting became so personal and so extreme, that Kirin and Chimera ended up fighting each other directly. The magics from both the Gods, combining Heart and Soul with such rage and aggression, resulted in the poisonous sludge of the Flux Mother's birth. Her horrific nature is what ultimately ended the war, as the opposing sides were forced to come together to bring an end to her. Thankfully, MOST of her was forced into a pocket dimension located in space.

The End

Deity: The Ender Dragon Located: Beyond the known universe, aka,"The Sky" Size: Literally Endless Description: The Dragon, who has always held a fondness for existence, envies the universe for its ability to have physical things within it. She has amassed Endermen from the husked bodies of those who were willing to sacrifice themselves to her, who use her magic to teleport to anywhere they're allowed (...and sometimes where they're not) to take items and matter to the End. The floating void islands there are generated from these stolen goods, but as the years wear on, they corrupt into "purified", empty matter - becoming End Stone and Chorus plants and Purpur. History: The End used to be populated by followers of various races and species - those who heard her voice and were called to her End dimension, where they congregated and built tremendous End cities once they passed her test - defeating her (or more accurately, a creature of her creation, an effigy) in combat. However, over time, for an unknown reason... they "corrupted" into husks of their former selves, and the Dragon stopped ferrying her champions to the End Cities. It seemed as though she was sapping the mortals' life energy... but why? The cities became overgrown and filled with parasites - endermites and shulkers, barnacle-like creatures that thrive on purpur. Soon, the void was empty once again, and the Dragon no longer spoke to anyone in the universe, withdrawing her voice and presence in its entirety.

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