World-Building
Hello, this auxiliary chapter is all about The Transcenders' world-building. If you ever forget something such as a character when reading The Transcenders, you can come here to remember it! I'll update this as the story progresses so as not to give any future spoilers to those who have caught up to the latest chapter. There is also some extra information for those more interested.
Here are the sections in order:
1. The Characters
2. The Power System
3. The Inventory Index
4. The Species and Races
5. The Wide World
6. The Wide World's History
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1. THE CHARACTERS
A. Main characters
Amon, Aaron
-Dark brown spiky hair, blue eyes, sturdy build, 15+ years old
-Northerner from the Amon Guild
-Previously the young master of the Amon Guild
-Pities his younger brother who turned evil and betrayed him, Rico Amon
-Escaped to the Tremblay Guild where he lived with Isaac Tremblay, Henri Tremblay and Alex Tremblay
-Uses an all-purpose pistol that he stole from Zomb and a sniper that he got for his 15th birthday
-A skilled wind mage. He is good at stealth and control
-Although he wants to take back the Amon Guild one day, democratic ideals are conflicting with his goals. All that is sure, he wants to defeat Jacob Topaz and get revenge on his parents and friends
Angel, Jenna
-Tall and slender, light brown hair, brown eyes, in her thirties
-Northerner
-Lieutenant under Luo, an air force general for the DA. She's also his co-pilot
-Her body cannot possess magic
-When she isn't in an aircraft, she fights with her two plasma daggers. After she awakened the mysterious power that she has, she can also fly, make whirlwinds around her, and manifest a giant translucent body around her that she controls like her own body.
Rivampe, Gabriella
-Red curly hair, green eyes, very white skin, 14+ years old
-born in the Obscure Guild
-The last pure vampire
-Queen of vampires
-Fights with her sharp wings and claws
-Wealthy and influenced by vampiric culture and bloodlust, she would do evil things to innocent humans, torturing them to death. When a vampire kills someone, they consume their soul, trapping it inside their body until death. She wants to make amends.
Sani, Ejiro
-Golden hair, yellow eyes, dark skin, light build, 34+ years old
-Southerner from the Cryanok Guild, Central Continent. He lived in the South DA (South Continent) for many years following his parents' deaths
-Dual mage (light magician and vampire)
-Turned into a vampire by Gabriella's mother, Arthea Rivampe
-Last one of Seth's direct disciples
-Wielder of the Dragonsword, a greatsword made from a real dragon's bones
-His parents, aristocrats of the Cryanok guild, were murdered when he was 5. To not cause trouble to the oligarchic guild, he got sent to the West DA, South Continent. He was placed in an orphanage and tightly surveilled by Cryanok's aristocrats. Once they realized his talent for magic, they offered to recruit him, potentially killing him if he didn't accept. He fled to the West DA to find Seth instead.
Rayn, Seth
-Grey hair, slightly bent back, youthful appearance despite his old age
-Northerner
-Walks and fights with a metal staff that can retract to pocket-size
-Mater-rank magician
-Can manipulate shadows, immobilize or kill people with them, and even use them to teleport
-One of the DA's strongest mages
-Ejiro's master
-Had retired from being a DA Agent after the Topaz War
-Owns an orphanage in Titan City, Western DA, where he trains prodigies
Ren, Luo
-Strong jawline, piercing green eyes, stern but kind, black hair, in his thirties
-Northerner
-Youngest Air Force general in the DA
-Fire mage. He has learned how to make blue fire which is stronger than red fire. As opposed to black fire, filled with evil intent, it is filled with warmth.
-Admires Seth Rayn
Tremblay, Isaac
-Brown hair, brown eyes, pale skin, light build, 15+ years old
-Northerner from the Tremblay Guild
-Dual mage (Elemental electricity and red magic)
-Obtained his red magic powers due to an illegal experiment in the Underground City, Tremblay Guild, conducted by Kraken and the scientist, Charles
-Although he used to be kind and obedient, he changed ever since the red magic started altering his mind
-Ever since he left Snoid's soul transportation machine, he can no longer manifest electricity
-Wears an all-purpose watch his father, Henri Tremblay, gave him for his 15th birthday
B. Main opponent characters
Amon, Rico
-Pink skin, pink eyes, small neck, chubby, 11+ years old
-Northerner from the Amon Guild
-Aaron's brother
-Favored by the Dark Faction and Jacob Topaz
-Tremblay Guild's dictator
Topaz, Jacob
-He originally became vice-leader of the Amon guild under the identity of 'Jacob Raider'
-Northerner from the Topaz Guild (before the Amon Guild)
-Overthrew the Amon Guild, turning it back into the Topaz Guild and becoming its ruler
-Has close ties in the Dark Faction
-Patient and calculative
The Five Seats
-Snoid, Theodoric Rivampe, Frederick Locus, Zephyr Dragos and the Bone Mother's profiles are below
C. Side or fallen characters
Adia
-short black hair, southerner
-Dark mage who makes sticky, elastic strings
Amon, Ronald
-Ginger hair, beard
-Aaron and Rico's uncle, Daniel's brother
-Was the principal of the Amon Combat School
-Ordered Aaron and Rico to leave him behind after he was gravely wounded by Zomb
Amon, Daniel
-Aaron and Rico's father.
-Poisoned by Rico
Bell, Kevin
-Old prime minister of the Tremblay Guild (before it was attacked)
Bone Mother
-She is the Fifth Layer's ruler, a skeleton undead
-In her ultimate form, she steals the millions of bones of all the corpses and skeletons around her to become a three-headed monster
Carlyle
-One of the numerous souls that had been trapped in Hellish City
-Isaac freed her and the other souls by consuming them with his powers, in which case they would die for good once he used red mana.
Crow
-Dark magician who can turn his body parts into air currents
-Originally an assassin for Jacob Topaz, one of Rico's guards
-Aaron's first kill
Cure, Stephen
-Strategist and hacker for the DA
-Was chosen to help create a rebellion in the Obscure Guild
Charles
-Red magic extractor, scientist
De Champlain, Christiana
-Member of the fallen Snowrider faction in the Tremblay Guild
Dragos, Zephyr
-The Reptoid King, ruler of the Second Layer.
-He is the reason behind Dovure City's prosperity and an influential politician. Is in his fifties.
Dubois, Jonathan
-aka John
-Member of the fallen Snowrider faction in the Tremblay Guild
-Dark mage that can make needles with dark magic and fly them
Erika
-One of Stephen's team members
-Water mage
-Killed by reptoids in Operation Allusion
Explo
-Originally an assassin for Jacob Topaz, one of Rico's guards
-A woman covered in pink armour. She fights using a red magic cannon that has a blade on one side
-Killed by Jenna with her plasma daggers
Finch, Rose
-Alex Tremblay's mother and Henri Tremblay's wife. Fought in the Topaz War and was assassinated soon after in the Aspen Forest, the night Henri found Isaac.
Fireblood, Christopher
-The new werewolf alpha.
-Supports Gabriella's rebellion since he enjoys fighting and wants to expand the werewolves' territory
Galewood, Anne
-A wind mage from the Tremblay Guild
-She became a mage to fulfill her father's regret whose parents didn't have enough money to send him to a magic school
-After losing her parents, she became a mage for the Western Alliance
Grégoire
-Teacher in the Central Academy of Magic (the Tremblay Guild's primary magic school)
-Fire mage
Kraken
-Led a red magic laboratory under Antique Furniture
-Killed by Alex Tremblay
Kray
-Deputy of Commander Rack, in the Wandering Lands Alliance, responsible for communicating with the DA
-Has stayed outside the Obscure Guild
Leon, Elis
-Aaron and Rico Amon's mother.
-Poisoned by Rico
Locus, Frederick
-old werewolf alpha
-spoiler: killed by the main characters when he pursued them in the Obscure Guild's third layer
Han
-aka Miss Han
-A native who accompanied Aaron and Rico on the bus on the high road
-Sacrificed herself for Aaron and Rico to use Zomb's pistol (now Aaron's pistol) which has a grappling hook mode that couldn't support the three's weight
Jason
-Strategist of Theodoric Rivampe
-High-rank vampire
Marc
-Water mage
-Member of the fallen Snowrider faction in the Tremblay Guild
-Killed by Crow and Explo
Micky
-One of Stephen's team members
-Physicist
-Very good at making explosives
Moon, Bryan
-Equips multiple gadgets such as bombs, binoculars and tools
-Dark mage soldier that can grow wings on his back
-Part of Ejiro's advanced team in the Obscure War
Nasir, Ismail
The local governor of Shroud City in the Obscure Guild's first layer
-Killed by Seth when he, Ejiro and Gabriella first arrived at the Obscure Guild
Rack, James
-Elemental metal magician. He can control metal and make his own armour
-Commander for the Wandering Lands Alliance, leader of the Obscure War operation
-His deputy is Kray
-Knew Seth Rayn before he retired
Rivampe, Arthea
-Pure vampire
-Gabriella's mother and Theodoric's wife
-Killed by Ejiro after she turned him into a vampire
-Like to play with her victims with her
Rivampe, Theodoric
-Aka Vampire Lord
-High-rank vampire turned by Arthea
-Arthea's husband and Gabriella's father
Rosette
-Maid of the Amon family
-framed for assassinating Elis Leon and Daniel Amon
Scott
-One of Stephen's team members
-Physicist
-Invented small untraceable ants which he can control from afar
Snoid
-Fifth Seat, ruler of the first layer and of the Snake Humanoids
Tremblay, Alex
-Big nose, long face, blond hair, green eyes
-Member of the fallen Snowrider faction in the Tremblay Guild
-Isaac's stepbrother
Tremblay, Henri
-Big nose, long face, pale skin, short grey hair, gray hair
-Leader of the fallen Snowrider faction in the Tremblay Guild
-Isaac's adoptive father
-Rico sparred him after killing his comrades but kept him somewhere unknown
-Isaac believes that he is dead, however he has been turned into Rico's dog (chapter 108)
Vanthorn, Raphael
-High-rank vampire
-Head of the Vanthorn family (originally a family of pure-bloods)
-Contested Gabriella Rivampe for the throne
-Founder of the masked vampires
-Killed by Isaac Tremblay during the duel between him and Gabriella
Victor
-A vampire met in Vamp City
-One of the loyalists, people who believe the pure-blood vampires should be their sovereign
-Helped Gabriella gain the other vampires' support
Zomb
-Dark magician who can create illusions
-Killed by Jonathan Dubois
Mysterious sniper
-He saved Isaac's life when Gabriella, Isaac, Jenna and Luo fought against the masked vampires.
-Refers to Gabriella as 'milady.'
-Freely travels in and out of the Obscure Guild
(SPOILER) Deaths and relevant chapter: Adia (C98); Amon, Ronald (C4); Amon, Daniel (C1); Bone Mother (C103); Crow (C50); Cure, Stephen (C108); Charles (C13); De Champlain, Christiana (C35); Dragos, Zephyr (104); Dubois, Jonathan (C35); Erika (C71); Explo (C50); Finch, Rose (C37); Galewood, Anne (C107); Kraken (C13); Leon, Elis (C1); Locus, Frederic (C60); Han (C5); Jason (C57); Marc (C13); Moon, Bryan (C98); Nasir, Ismail (C43); Rack, James (C100); Rivampe, Arthea (C54); Rivampe, Theodoric (C58); Tremblay, Alex (C22); Vanthorn, Raphael (C64); Victor (C108); Zomb (C9)
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2. THE POWER SYSTEM
a) Magic
-General info: A mysterious power that every species has access to, but only some of them can control. As a result, some information about magic may not be accurate.
-Origins: [Unknown]
-Mana: Energy consumed when doing magic. Continuing to consume mana when depleted may lead to death. Humans and other species replenish their mana naturally by staying healthy (sleeping, eating, drinking, etc.). Mana follows the Law of Energy Conservation and naturally can be transformed into other forms of energy. However, a way to produce mana artificially has not yet been found.
-Categories:
Elemental magic: This category is hereditary. Elemental magicians can only use one type of elemental magic. Ex.: Wind, Water, Electricity, Fire.
Dark magic: A less common category. Some people are born without elemental magic but with dark magic instead. Dark magicians can only use one type. Ex.: telekinesis, conjuring, and transformation.
Cursed magic: Hereditary to the cursed (see info on them below). Magic used by the cursed. Often considered a branch of dark magic. Ex.: Vampirism. In vampirism, a human turned by a vampire has a chance to retain a portion of his magic (whether elemental or dark magic).
b) Science:
-General info: For the last few centuries, science has evolved and more ways to utilize mana have been found (inventions listed below). Artificial intelligence is a thing, but people try not to rely on it. Multiple regulations have been put in place by the Democratic Alliance to limit some pejorative effects of artificial intelligence and other life-changing inventions on humankind. Also, [Not mentioned yet]
-Inventions:
Some devices can extract magic from species (mainly used on animals).
Others: Robots, immersive VR, All-purpose watches and weapons, etc. (go to The Index)
c) [Name unknown] Jenna's mysterious powers:
-Absorbing the nature around her and making a whirlwind allows her to levitate and fly.
-With enough concentration and belief, she can make a soul manifestation, a giant, translucent angel-like aura that protects her.
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3. THE INDEX
-Anti-magic shackles: prevent the circulation of mana.
-All-purpose watch: an intelligent device and a tool for conjuring things with mana (all-in-one watch).
-All-purpose weapons: special weapons that use the wielder's mana to operate and can be configurated for different uses.
-Robots: some are big machines while some are the size of humans. Used for warfare, construction and other activities. Humans try to remain mostly independent from them.
-S-Craft: A silent mana-powered aircraft. Uses wind magic to float in the air.
-Rocket Crux: An aircraft three times the size of an S-Craft.
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4. THE SPECIES AND RACES
-The humans: They populate the planet. They have many different races.
West Continent's natives: Main characteristic - Goldish skin tone. They originate from the West Continent
Northerners: White skin tone. There are many of them in the West Continent, but they originate from the Central Continent.
Southerners: Black skin tone. They originate from the South Continent. Ex.: Ejiro Sani (before becoming a vampire).
-The cursed: People with cursed abilities are often referred to as "inhuman monsters." These races are widely discriminated against as the cursed used to be a part of the Dark Faction. The rulers of the Obscure Guild are cursed. Ex.: Vampires (Gabriella Rivampe, Ejiro Sani).
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5. THE WIDE WORLD
This section is about the different territories. There are four continents: West Continent, North Continent, East Continent, South Continent and Central Continent. Each one has unique worldbuilding.
A. The West Continent
a) Amon Guild or the Topaz Guild
-Before being claimed by Aaron's parents, Elis Leon and Daniel Amon, it used to be known as the Topaz Guild, an enemy of the DA. The Amon Guild, owned by Aaron's parents, had existed for 20 years but then changed its name again to the Topaz Guild after the coup d'état by Jacob Topaz (aka Jacob Raider).
-Characteristics: The biggest guild or territory in the West Continent.
It runs along the west coast of the continent.
-Blue City: The capital of the Amon/Topaz Guild. The main colour is blue. Skyscrapers go very high in the sky, but they all end before the same height limit where the roads are located. Instead of the roads being on the ground level, they are situated in the sky to offer more room for buildings to settle.
-History: Prospered since the First War when immigrants arrived from the central continent to seek refuge.
b) Tremblay Guild
-The guild is a democracy and its last prime minister was called Kevin Bell.
-Characteristics: Has strong ecological policies, values liberty over strength.
-Aspen City: The capital of the guild. The city surrounds the vast 500 hectares of the Aspen forest.
-Underground City: A big city located underground where the people that live here wish to exit one day.
-History: Prospered thanks to the second war between the Democratic Alliance and the Dark Faction during the 21st century.
c) The Wandering Lands
-Lands owned by various smaller guilds located in the center of the West Continent.
-Ortoz Guild's Hellish City: Poor city with a reddish atmosphere due to the Life Force Absorption Failure where millions of souls were bound to it. The Hellish city was secretly governed by vampires before Ejiro, Aaron and Isaac put a stop to this.
d) The Western Democratic Alliance Territories (West DA)
-The second largest territory in the West Continent. It is directly administered by the Democratic Alliance.
e) The Obscure Guild
-It is a mysterious guild to the southwest in the form of a circle. There are 5 layers of walls encircling the guild. Each one of the Obscure Guild's rulers, the Five Seats or Five Cursed, regulates one of these layers. This isn't a democratic state and the citizens live behind an inescapable firewall.
-History: Near the middle of the Second War, the Cursed fought against the people of the biggest regrouping of West Continent natives. The regrouping dominated the magical fish orbs trade sector. The cities were filled with light and the name of this guild was Orbarium. The orbs gave magic power (used and abused a bit like nuclear energy). During the Second War, when Orbarium was in a recession, the Dark Faction needed power. The Cursed were sent and took a large portion of from the natives. The eastern side was almost fully taken by the West DA, but there's still contested territory. Obtaining Orbarium gave the DF an advantage since the only other place with magic fishes is the South continent. The place was renamed Obscure Guild, and at the end of the war, most of the remaining Cursed stayed there.
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The Obscure Guild's layers:
First layer:
-Ruled by the snake humanoids (their leader is Snoid, but he has been abducted by the DA and Western Alliance)
-The closest gate leading inside is the Northeast Gate, in Northeast City
-To the South of Northeast City, there is Shroud City and to its West, Redan City
-The first layer is not present in the coastline to the South, leaving way to the Second layer
Second layer:
-The second layer is ruled by the reptoids. Their king is Zephyr Dragos
-The reptoids disguise themselves as humans and take major roles in the government, making the humans oblivious to the fact that they are getting represented by reptoids
-Although it was managed by Snoid, Tech-Think's buildings are primarily located in the second layer since it offers more protection
-One of its attractions are the resorts in the South. There are long beaches and expensive boats on the coast
-Another is Slitherland, a mega theme park in the East.
-Etheria is a city that distinguished itself from the others. It's a place of technological advancement filled with towering roofscrapers, flashing neon lights, and countless pipes that creep between buildings and hover above streets. It was the city where Gabriella led Ejiro and Seth to a Tech-Think building in order to get above the Obscure Guild's roof
Third layer:
-Dictated by the werewolf cursed. The original alpha, Frederick Locus, was killed by the main characters during their escape. The new alpha is Christopher Fireblood
-The werewolves generally love fighting, most getting high ranks in the army, police, or other government forces
-The city to the North, connected to Redan City, is Ulkan
-Frederick Locus died in Carnoth City, an old rusty city
-The largest city is Alpha City
-There was a rebel camp in Lycanport, a city with a gate to the second layer
Fourth layer:
-It is watched over by the vampires. Their ruler was originally Gabriella's mother, Arthea Rivampe. But after her death, Theodoric took the Seat while waiting for Gabriella to grow older. Gabriella became the Queen after his death
-The largest city is Siphon City
Fifth layer:
-The skeletons cursed watch over this land. The Bone Mother is their superior
Inner layer:
-The location of the five capitals in the Obscure Guild, one for each layer
-Different from the other layers, the cursed population is much larger, achieving one cursed for every two humans
-Vamp City is the fourth layer's capital. It is very dark, as the vampires don't like the light
-Dovure City, also called the Free City, was the home of progressive ideals, cinema, literature and news outlets. It is the second layer's capital. Zephyr Dragos, the Reptoid King, had transformed what was once the most depressive location out of the Five Capitals into a masterpiece riddled with jewels, gold and novelty
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B. The Dark Faction [Whereabouts unknown]
-The Dark Faction is a secret society that opposes the Democratic Alliance. It had prosperous times throughout history but was defeated in the Second War, in the 21st century. However, it managed to survive.
-The Dark Faction is regarded as a cult by many. Its main idea is to rule the world from the shadows to prevent conflicts, but it wants to accomplish this by whatever means necessary, even if it means sacrificing millions.
C. The Central Continent
a) The Sunrazy Guild
-Its capital is nicknamed the City of Science and is Stephen Cure's hometown
b) The Cryanok Guild
-Ejiro Sani's hometown
-Oligarchy
D. The South Continent
a) South DA
-Regroups the democratic alliance's territories in the South Continent
-Ejiro lived there for a few years after losing his parents
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6. THE WIDE WORLD'S HISTORY
The Dark Era aka The Cataclysms Period (800-???)
-It is the time when the Dark Faction ruled the world in secret by only sharing the knowledge of magic with the nobles. Millions of citizens died in cataclysms controlled by the faction to pursue its ideals.
959: The Life Force Absorption Failure - The Dark Faction attempted to absorb the life force of millions of people. The experiment was deemed a failure and the city became a ghost town filled with human corpses. However, the city was rebuilt over a thousand years later, becoming known as the Hellish City
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[Period Unknown]
-The First War: the first fight between the Democratic Alliance and the Dark Faction.
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21st Century:
-The Second War (2052-2089) The second war against the Dark Faction transpired. During that time, many migrated from the Central Continent to the West Continent to seek safety, thus developing major cities like Aspen City. The Democratic Alliance came out victorious in the end.
22nd Century: A period of prosperity came after the war. The Dark Faction wasn't there anymore to hinder the DA's development.
2198-2200:
-War to overtake the older Topaz Guild (Topaz Guild against Democratic Alliance).
-Formation of the Amon guild, replacing the older Topaz Guild.
January 20th, 2220:
The coup d'état on the Amon Guild (eventually becoming the new Topaz Guild).
August 9th, 2220:
Beginning of the war (the Topaz Guild against the Tremblay Guild).