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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aristotle" data-source="post: 2236792" data-attributes="member: 5885">The sun is a portal (huh, guess I'm not the only one with that idea) to the inner planes, which are known collectively as the 'Realms of Creation'. Travel to the inner planes is impossible for living matter, though souls do go there to be rejuvinated before returning to the world in new form (all living things are reincarnated). There are no outer planes. There is a demi-plane (Hell), constructed by a divine power where chaotic/demonic souls are held so that they can not rejuvinate and cause further distress in the world. Travel there is generally one-way, and not pleasant. The stars are the language and voice of the first god. He spoke, and they sprang into existence. Those who become knwoledgeable in the stars can learn to read them and catch glimpses of the past, present, and future. There is no moon. There are no other heavenly bodies, save for the bits of elemental material that rains down onto the world from the sun (meteors, rain, and so on). The world is the body of the first god, long since covered over by elemental material that has drifted out of the sun. It is roughly the size of mars, but has no oceans or seas so it has roughly the same land area as the Earth. A network of rivers and a few large lakes provide most of the water coverage of the world. The world's biomes are generally large and extreme, though not as extreme as science would dictate in world with such little water surface. The planet is hotter that the earth, but I specifically wanted to stay away from a desert planet. It is a planet dominated by grasslands/savanah, with hostile deserts, an immense rain forest/jungle dominating one region, and a great and forbidding swamp region covering another. Some sparse woodland, and several mountain ranges, round out the planet. There are few naturally occuring cold areas. Natural ice is as common as natural fire, and considered just as destructive. Reincarnation plays a big part in the setting, as does a war with demonic powers. The demons were the children of the first god, and they eventually killed him. They ruled over mortals for a while, using them as playthings in a world wide war. A hero eventually emerged, ascended to godhood, and led a war against the demons. Most religions today worship this new god, but differences between these various faiths have caused a great deal of tension as well. And cults loyal to the demons still lurk in the shadows. Most of the world is well into a bronze age. A few cultures are behind, and a few others are making advances in new directions.</blockquote>

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