The A.o.M. Dictionary

[Shae the Bat]

Terms

Kenetic Energy - Described as any form of energy exerted from or created by the body. In this world, this is what abilities like Energy Orbs and such are a part of, the abilities of elemental control are also going to be grouped in this categorey, since these types of skills are usually focused throuigh the body as opposed to the mind.

Kenetic Energy Subcategories
*Pyrokenesis/Pyrokenetics - The ability to manipulate and control fire with the body and mind.
*Glacialkenesis/Glacialkenetics - The ability to manipulate and control ice with the body and mind.
*Aquakenesis/Aquakenetics - The ability to manipulate and control water with the body and mind.
*Terrakenesis/Terrakenetics - The ability to manipulate and control earth and rock with the body and mind.
*Aerokenesis/Aerokenetics - The ability to manipulate and control winds with the body and mind.
*Lumikenesis/Lumikenetics - The ability to manipulate and control the light with the body and mind.
*Sombreikenesis/Sombrekenetics - The ability to manipulate and control shadows and darkness with the body and mind.
*Telekenesis/Telekenetics - The ability to manipulate the mind and body with one's own mind.
*Omnikenesis/Omnikenetics - The ability to use all kenetic energies.

Psionic Energy - Described as energies and abilities forged of the mind. These include Telepathy, Teleportation, Telekenesis, Astral Projection, Levatation and so on. There are also exceptions when speaking of energies formed from the mind and transfered to the body, like focussing one's psychic power into Energy Orbs. Though they did eminate from the mind, they are considered Kenetic and not Psionic.

Shadow Creatures - These are demons created from darkness. Shadow Creatures travel to the mortal realm, by exchanging places with an object or person's shadow.. There are four types of these beings, all under the control of Syntaru and his generals. (Syth's Shade NPC is a sentient spell, and not related.)

Shadow Beasts - They are similar in appearance to Jackals, with demonic features. Ie; protruding spikes from their knee joints, long bladed claws, sharp serated teeth and a stinger-whip like tail. They are among the most violent of Syntaru's creations, but not the most inteligent of creatures. They are blazing fast, powerfully strong and insanely ferocious and persisstant. They have the ability to become invisible, leaving only a faint black mist that trails behind them, this mist exudes off of them, and all Shadow Creatures while visibile and invisible. The key to defeating a Shadow Beast, is outsmarting it or overpowering it.

Shadow Wraiths - The flyers of the Shadow Creatures, they resemble the attitudes and appearence of Falcons, also demonized. They are the second most intelligent of the Shadow Creatures, falling only behind the Shadow Walkers. These demonic birds attack with blinding speeds, striking with fierce talons, or lifting their prey high off the ground and dropping them from the dizzying heights. Like the Beasts, they are highly aggressive, but not very persisstent, they tend to leave once they feel their prey is defeated.. which is a costly mistake in some cases. Their weakness lies in their sight, if they are blinded, even for a moment, they become useless. As well, if they are struck directly on the underbelly, they wither and die.

Shadow Harbingers - Large demonic spiders, used as scouts or gatherers. They inject a powerful nerve agent into victims they trap, causing these victims to become slaves and servants of Syntaru's evil. They are the weakest by comparisson, but hunt in swarms. Their strength is in the numbers. These are the most easily conquered Shadow Creatures.

Shadow Walkers - The most intelligent, and deadliest of the Shadow Creatures. The only bipedal creature of Syntaru's brood. Some Shadow Walkers are fallen Mobians, people trapped in the Void after a life of sin.. those Walkers change over time. A true Shadow Walker is created from Syntaru's darkness. They are engulphed in a permanent dark flame and are very powerful. THey have very few weaknesses, and the ones they do have are unique to each individual.

Shadow Queen - A living mortal infused with Syntaru's essence. During incubation her body will remain relatively the same in appearance, but she will have unfounded Shadow Powers and the same control over the Shadow Creatures as the Demon himself. Once incubation is complete, large demonic wings will sprout from her back, her tail will become devilish and whip-like. Her eyes will become pure crimson, corneas, pupils and iris alike. Elongated tallons will replace whatever nails or claws the being had before.

The Void - Essentially, the Hell of this world. The domain and prison of Syntaru, Demon God of Destruction and Darkness. Imprisoned here eons ago by his sister Goddess, Aurora. Only mortals who have lead truly evil lives wind up here. The surroundings are bleak and dismal.. the area resembles an enclosed cave with a solitary window to the realm of the living. While this window prevents dead souls and the beast himself from escaping, Syntaru's Shadow Powers allow his minions passage.

The central pillar holds the demon's throne, the whole plain is pure carbon form, perfect blackness. Below the pillar are pools of pure crimson fire and lava. Shadow Creatures roam the pits, keeping the tortured souls in line. Only a select few are elevated to the status of Shadow Walkers.

The Chaos Realm - Essentially, the Heavan of this world. Aurora's domain, and a shining paradise of immense wonder and beauty. Those who have lead pure lives, or have made great sacrifices for good wind up here. The landscape is serene and peaceful. The sky is always a calming pinkish blue, the lush trees waving in th soft breezes and soothing waters glistening from a pure white star.

Aurora spent a millenium after the birth of the Universe culling this place to her ideals, making it a perfect paradise to accomodate those souls lucky enough to be accepted. The Goddess residential 'home' is a grand palace made of white marble, there are several statues of many different forms from Mobius and the Universe. Aurora's true form is a glowing pink energy, a body of light with angellic wings. She choses to corporialize as these forms to better relate to the mortal coil.

The Zone of Silence - A temporal rift in reality. A place of suspension, beings sent here are kept in a dream-like state of consciousness, and almost always develop intense psionic powers from it. These suspensions can last decades, even centuries, only when those who gain powers hit their peak can they be freed. There are of course ways of freeing someone from here on the other side of the Zone, but the after trauma can be severe.

Others who have become trapped here over time will become much like the dead, or worse, crystaline. Much in the case of King Acorn when he was cast into this Zone. King Acorn has since, of course, been restored and sits as head and ruler of Mobotropolis.

The Zone Between Zones - Pergatory in every sense of the word. Souls who are neither truly good nor truly evil end up here, populated by the most of those souls passed. Thanatos, God of Faded Souls reigns here with his son and heir, Syth. He was forged after the long battle between Syntaru and Aurora, essentially he is the middleground. Perfect neutrality. (I'll let Syth do the environment's description.) Also known as the land of the dead it is a wide and varried land, as it sports all kinds of creatures from every walk of life every environment can be found in one form or another here. For more detail, look further in this topic.

The Eternity Flow - This is the placce where those in the afterlife go when they completely die out. Their essence is all that remains. They have no physical form but there is conciousness or sentience. This is where all life began and it is how all life ends in the Multiverse. This is the preferred domain of Chronus, God of Time.

Soul Gems - By means of self sacrafice or cruel intention a once living soul can be sealed into a stone of crystaline nature. The result is, all the persons energy for eternity is accessible in short burst and increases ones power. How ever, such things come at a hefty price to the user, the body was not formed to hold more than one soul and even brief moments of unification can cause sever deterioration to the body.

Vampires - While not the traditional creatures penned in gothic romance they still exist to some extent that we've come to know them. Varied, powerful, and deadly creatures of the night that will not willingly move about during the day time hours, as they are painfully allergic. White magic vampires are masters of misdirection, illusion, and blood manipulation. Having to sustain themselves of the crimson liquid coursing through mortal veins it is not necesarily the blood it's self that is devoured by the life force that lies with in the blood.

With out this constant recharging of their undead batteries Vampires can not use their other worldy powers, become diminished, and over a long enough time fall into a deep sleep like topor. There are three known ways of killing your standard vampire.

1)Sunlight- About a full minute of direct exposure will leave a vampire a pile of smouldering dust.

2)Fire- Complete cremation is an excellent way to ensure the undead stay dead, fire eats through their regenative magics and prevents ressurection.

3)Holy Power- While light magic can damage vampires it is like any force and can be healed. However, if a person of true faith or belief uses blessed water or some sort of sacred symbol enough the vampire will wither in the face of that faith. How ever, this is by far the slowest and most dangerous method of disposing a vampire and should only be attempted by professionals.

Shadow Manipulation - (Syth's variety) After centuries of being exposed to all kinds of neutral and dark magics Syth's shadow has a certain degree of sentience. It can mold and morph it's shape to the same degree and has weight equal to it's master. It's mass how ever can expand and contract but the total weight remains the same. Example: Shade could shrink down to a small version of it's self and weigh down firmly like an anchor or expand rapidly into a giant but be very light.

The true power however lies in the illusions that shadows can harm you. Fear is the greatest weapon of the living shadow for if you truely believe that the obsidian blade coming at your head is nothing by living darkness than it can not cleave you. But even seasoned warriors have the slightest bit of fear when it comes to personal harm. For if you fear the blade will cut, it will.

This magic is for the most part neutral, neither holy nor infernal, and a signature spell from The Zone Between Zones.

Roboticization - The key method Dr. Eggman uses to attain servants and slaves. The victim is placed in a large chamber, their bodies bombarded with electricity and radiation. The machine demolecularizes the very core of the being and then microscopic nanomachines rebuild the molecules into solid steel and circuitry.

Corporeal - Something that has form and shape, something of existence. To corporealise is to have something with no literal form be given one or manifest into one. It is also what would happen if a Ghost were to be made alive again.

Star Children - These beings were created by Aurora, they were the first beings in existence after the Gods. Aurora took 13 stars and gave them form. Normally, they would be as the Goddess herself, pure energy or essence animated, but after the completion of the temples, and sealing of the Soul Gems, they took a true corporial form. There are no Star Children remaining. The last, Rayne Celestus, died in battle.

Notes

The Chaos Realm, The Void, The Land of the Dead and The Zone of Silence and The Eternity Flow are all Dimensions. They exist in their own rifts of space/time. All Universes link to these Dimensions in one way or another.

-more terms to come-

[Shae the Bat]

The Court of Aurora

Orion Shae - Pilate of the Vanguards. The general of Aurora's court. Shae is extremely arrogant in nature, but also has a witty and sarcastic side. A deep seeded darkness lays in his heart, planted there in his life as a Druid in Mercia, upon the loss of his love. It has since been vanquished.

Aries Maxus - Keeper of the Gates. Aries is the one waiting at the gates of the Chaos Realm, he ensures that only those permitted pass through into blissful eternity. Shae's closest friend and fellow apprentice. He is a white hedgehog with green striped quills.

Rayne Celestus (Ascended into the Eternity Flow) - Magistrate of Prophecy. The link from mortal to Goddess, the last of the Star Children. He is a red scaled iguana with yellow spines along his back down to the tip of the tail. Rayne also manages the star correlations and planetary orbits.

Augustus Hillit - Herald of Souls. The link between Thanatos and Aurora, Augustus tracks the catelogue of souls between realms. He is a maroon colored bull. One of his horns is chipped from a battle in his life. He is very muscular and can be very intimidating, but he's a big softie at heart. He spent much time with Syth/Twilight in the former Deathog's youth.

Ishillar Amora - Liason of Destiny. Ishillar is the perveyer of emotions between mortals, she assures those meant to be, are brought together. She has a soft heart and cares deeply for all those around her. In her time as a Vanguard she's grown quite close to Orion. She is a navy blue furred meerkat with sky blue hair.

Paladin Twilight - Judicator of the Mortal Coil. The judge, jury, and executioner of the court. Formerly Syth, son of Thanatos. He is an oblivian blue in color with piercing red eyes. A mainstay among his former kin.

Naia Tréadamus - Keeper of the Key. This black panther is a rather beautiful specimen. She holds the Key to the Archway, a hall with many doors that lead to the alternate realities of existence. She is a stubborn one and is not to be pushed to her limit.

The Archer - Guardian of the Forests. His real name is known only to the Goddess. He is a typically colored Eagle, the brown feathers on the torso and white feathers endowing his head and chest.

That's the whole court, not counting the Goddess of course.

[Lucian]

Love that Latin!
~Lucian, being dead, has a flare for dead languages. Here is a small lexicon of spells or incantations that he uses incase you want to know what he's REALLY saying.

Pagatim Sceleratus- Village polluted with blood
Immundus Hostes Hostium- Impure the Enemy
Imitor Imperium- Imitate the Power to Command
Leta Litor Liber Libera Lex Legis- Fatally Independant Covennant
Dimissio Imbrium- Bloodletting of the Rain
Crucio- To inflict pain
Chiroptera - The latin genus term for Bat.

[Lucian]

Know your Undead!

Ghoul:
The most basic and simple of the unliving. A body that has been drained of blood and not enchanted with anything other than the curse of vamprism. It will awaken a few moments later as a being lacking intelligence, guile, or fine motor skills. Imagine a zombie from the horror movies of old. They have basic self preservation skills and will follow the orders of their master to a T. They can tollerate the sun to a degree but this half life is a doomed one, as they lack enough of the taint to sustain themselves eternally they eventually rot and dissentigrate.
Ghouls are fairly strong and do not react to pain or destractions. They will mindlessly follow their orders until those commands are complete or they are destroyed. The ultimate undead shock troops.

Neophite:
Also known as the Children of the Vampiric Clans. In spite of the name the neophite does not restrict it's self to any age or species. It merely denotes a ghoul with sentience. This species of undead can tollerate the sun for sort stints of time but ultimately would perish if exposed for many hours on end. Imagine a robot with some minor AI and you have the neophite down pat. This creature can sustain it's self indefinately if it feeds on living blood at least once a month. Otherwise it will slowly dissentigrate like it's Ghoul Cousin.
While still unnaturally strong they don't posess the pain immunity that the ghouls do. Neophite do however have increased speed and agility. They are considered the scouts and rangers fo the Undead Army possessing the cognative ability to reason out terrain and enemies as well as the brain capacity to remember it all.

Kindred or Basic Vampires:
The next level of undead is not as common as the other two. They are full blown cases of Vampiric Possession. They are smart, fast, strong, and deadly. They can not stand the sun for any length of time and will begin to burn immediately upon exposure. This class of undead shows the ability to manipulate death energy and exercise control over necromantic power. They regenerate much faster than the other two and have destinct personalities that evolve into being after being turned.
Kindred are the commanders fo the undead army, the generals and leaders that position their lesser troops on the field or sent out raid parties onto living neighbors.

Master Vampires:
A Kindred that lives several centuries can claim the title of Master Vampire. The Curse has existed so long in one form and grown so strong over time that another more demonic form can be obtained for short periods of time. This alter ego is one of pure bloodlust and is the final weapon of all Master Vampires cornered by hunters. It would take ten well trained and informed kindred to even begin to stand up to a Master Vampire and even then my money would be on the boss. That being said, Master Vampires are very rare considering the canibalistic society of the undead and the fact that it takes many, many years to obtain this status. An entire spectrum of powers are at the beck and call of an experienced vampire and while the sun can certainly destroy this undead, it would take away and a willy vamperic master usually has tricks to survie the wretched Day Star.
Master Vampires are the Overlords, the King of Kings, and despots of the Undead Army. They answer to no one, will destroy those that don't offer up complete loyalty, and act as merciless commanders in their war with the living. Only one Master Vampire exists on the Prime Reality and he was transported from another realm.

[Shae the Bat]

The Known Universe.. err.. Universes!

Prime (Where we are now)
This Universe is the locale of the fifth attempt by Syntaru to resurrect. It was in Prime Universe that Aurora, Syntaru and Thanatos were all forged by their unknown (to some) Father. It is because of this fact that it is known as the Prime Universe. Prime is also the only Universe without a direct doorway from the Archway, which is the link from the Chaos Realm to all other Universes.

Alpha (Mobius Alpha to Omega RP)
Second of all Universes to form after the battle of Aurora and Syntaru. Its evolution, however, was accelerated during the battle. Though it was slowed to a proper pace by Aurora, the Universe has already seen the Mobians fully inhabit their planet, outnumbering the Overlanders, and continues on this path. The last great struggle on Mobius Alpha, was the Mobian War.. a battle between the Freedom Fighters and the Ivonist Regime. Alpha was the first place Syntaru attempted to rise, but it was far too soon.. he was still very weakened from being imprisoned and was defeated by the Star Children.

Beta
The fourth Universe Syntaru attempted to arise in, but strangely enough, his defeat here had nothing to do with the Goddess.. this Universes evolution was slower than normal, and there were no beings intelligent enough for him to bend their wills.. currently Beta is in its post-Ice Age evolution.

Delta (Original Adventures on Mobius RP)
The third place Syntaru tried to resurrect, it was here that the first* Tournament of Fates was held by the Goddess.. a test of mortals to find those that could stay the threat of her Brother. This is also the first recorded appearence of Orion Shae, he has appeared in many of the other Universes in one incarnation or another, including Alpha, but it was here that the first of his incarnates was found. Syntaru was defeated by the Five Chosen.. The Mage of Chaos, The Warrior of Light, The Templar of Fate, The Huntress of the Earth, and The Harbinger of Souls.. also known as Shae, Stealth Psychosis, Ci Ci and Syth.. or rather the Delta incarnations of them. (Though, Syth is much like the Goddess.. one form with access to all the realms.)

Omega (Threat on Mobius RP)
Syntaru made a quickly stifled second attempt at resurrecting here. Again, the Star Children sent him back into the void. Since then this Universe has been dealing with the whims of Simon Bloodclaw and Lucian Ostrum respectively. The Freedom Fighters making their best attempts to stop these madmen. Simon, or rather Legion's Prime incarnation is a servant of Syntaru and still just as much of a ruthless Warlord. Lucian's Prime incarnation has long-since died.. and his Omega incarnation has changed realms, taking over his regime of the undead.

Syntaru has made no attempts to resurrect in any of the other Universes: Zeta, Phi, Lamda, Epsillon or Kappa.

[Lucian]

Who's Who and Where? Updated!
When it comes down to seeing which version of who is where some times it gets confusing. I'll update this as I get better intel on what has gone on in what land. I'll also update things at the end of each chapter as we're bound to start influcing things in other realities.

Prime Reality
Aurora: Ascended into the Eternity Flow
Syntaru: Ascended into the Eternity Flow
Thanatos: Constant Through All Zones
Shae: Vanguard, sits at the Throne in the Chaos Realm.
CC: In love with Psy, living in Casinopolis
Psy: In love with CC, living in Casinopolis
Stealth: Returned to Evergreen City as an EDF Commander
Thunder: Deceased
Kuri: Whereabouts unknown
Myst: Working for a merchant company in Polar Central
Luminous: Whereabouts unknown
Tala: Shadow Queen, not known if alive or dead
Legion: Warlord, occupying Eggman's territory
Eggman: Plotting revenge aboard his mobile fortress
Andre: Reborn as a mortal, travels across Mobius
Lucain: Perished in the Vampire Wars
Syth: Constant Through All Zones* Now as Paladin Twilight

Alpha Reality
Aurora: Ascended into the Eternity Flow
Syntaru: Ascended into the Eternity Flow
Thanatos: Constant Through All Zones
Shae: High ranked Soldier in Freedom Fighter Army. Leads own unit; The Shadow Elite.
Cici: Serves under the Ivonist Regime, her memories were altered by Stryfe's scientists, she struggled to recover them.
Psy: This Universe's version of Psy has not yet escaped from the Zone of Silence.
Stealth: Exists, but was never encountered.
Thunder: Non-existant or not yet born.
Kuri: Non-existant or not yet born.
Myst: Non-existant or not yet born.
Luminous: Non-existant or not yet born.
Tala: Non-existant or not yet born.
Legion: Destroyed by the Ivonist Regime..
Eggman: Deceased
Andre: Non-existant or not yet born.
Lucian: All Vampires were cast into an eternal slumber by a Mercian Mage.
Syth: Constant Through All Zones***

Beta Reality
Aurora: Ascended into the Eternity Flow
Syntaru: Ascended into the Eternity Flow
Thanatos: Constant Through All Zones
Shae: Not born yet
Cici: Not born yet
Psy: Not born yet
Stealth: Not born yet
Thunder: Not born yet
Kuri: Not born yet
Myst: Not born yet
Luminous: Not born yet
Tala: Not born yet
Legion: Not born yet
Andre: Not born yet
Lucian: Vampires are just beginning to evolve, are still primative.
Syth: Constant Through All Zones*

Delta Reality
Aurora: Ascended into the Eternity Flow
Syntaru: Ascended into the Eternity Flow
Thanatos: Constant Through All Zones
Shae: Sacrificed self to prevent Syntaru from ressurecting, was trapped in a transcendant reality as a result.
Ci Ci: In love with Psy, won second place in the tournament. Became one of the 5 chosen.
Psy: In love with CC, disqualified self to avoid harming her. Became one of the 5 chosen.
Stealth: Became one of the 5 chosen. Placed third.
Thunder: Non-existant or not encountered.
Kuri: Non-existant or not encountered.
Myst: Non-existant or not encountered.
Luminous: Non-existant or not encountered.
Tala: Non-existant or not encountered.
Legion: Existsed but was never encountered.
Andre: Non-existant or not encountered.
Lucian: Still Trapped.
Syth: Constant Through All Zones* Became one of the 5 chosen here. Placed 4th.

Omega Reality
Aurora: Ascended into the Eternity Flow
Syntaru: Ascended into the Eternity Flow
Thanatos: Constant Through All Zones.
Shae: Briefly existed as an Overlander under a slightly different name. Disappeared without a trace after infiltrating Legion's HQ.
Cici: Doesn't Exist
Psy: Doesn't Exist
Stealth: Leader of the Freedom Fighters under the Revived Sally Acorn
Thunder: Works with Stealth as a Freedom Fighter
Kuri: Doesn't Exist
Myst: Doesn't Exist
Luminous: Doesn't Exist
Tala: Doesn't Exist
Legion: The current warlord and ruler of earthly Mobius
Andre: Breifly walked in this land, but left quickly.
Lucian: Was banished from this zone shortly after a nasty accident in the Citadel of Shadow when the undead stormed the tower to crush his nemesis, Legion Bloodclaw.
Syth: Constant Through All Zones**

* When Syth was taken as a sacrafice to Thanatos, the God of Death collected all the realms versions of him that were, are, or will be and combined them into one shell. This empowerment allowed the sole surviving deathog to exist in all realms and travel with ease as his harbinger of souls. After perishing in the Prime Reality, in the permenent sense, Aurora remade him into Paladin Twilight, with all his souls intact.

** For a brief stint of a few hundred years, a bit of Syth's soul was used as a likeness crafted by the Council of Elder Vampires to encase their most dangerous citizen, Lucian Ostrum. The roboticized deathog, later called MDeath60, became the unwilling puppet of the vampire after it broke loose. The where abouts of this errant piece of soul are unknown and unaccounted for (See below.) as it vanished in the accident that sent Lucian from the Omega Reality to the Prime one.
*** The missing piece of Syth's soul that was forged into MDeath60 appeared here by chance of the Omega incidents and Stryfe's Trans-Dimensional experiment. It was captured upon arrival and researched upon for months until it escaped. Whereabouts are currently unknown. (I'm sure you remember that Syth, it was the short lived InvisionBoard RP I made last June. You also played that lard-ass guard.)
Buh?

[Lucian]

The Land of the Dead, or Zone Between Zones, like the Chaos Realm and the Void have access to all other realms by one form another. In some cases the dead naturally fade from one universe to the Land of the Dead via the expiration of their life energy. Certain tears can be rent, by those indigenous or empowered to do so to travel to any unsealed portion of those three realms in which I've already mentioned. IE: The Goddess will, Syntaru's Shadow Holes, or Syth's tool of office his Scythe.

Other than that, there are few ways to enter or exit that realm with out the permission of the ruling diety. Though like the Gates that Aries protects into the Chaos Realm there are doors and portals that would allow a mortal, spirit, or undeadite into any of those places. They are usually heavily guarded or warded to permit only those that belong but like all enchantments and protections there are ways to circumvent their usefullness.

The sky is an unearthly green, mostly because of the firy bright green star the shines in the sky there. The land it's self is an island, it floats in a vast amount of nothing and the sun actually rotates around the island giving the likeness of night and day. This may seem inconvincing but Thanatos was going for a subtle mix of heaven and hell so it'll ultimately ballence to zero. There are no towns or settlements to speak of save for Thantos Tower, where most sentient souls reside and work towards salvation or damnation.

Animal spirits having neither goodness or badness as they don't choose their lives beyond insinct also generally populate the land. The Undead, upon perishing, also end up here as they are no longer part of the natural order. Many legions of skeletons bound for eternity to walk this land can be seen roaming about. While the Tower it's self is proteced, the other wilds are exactly that, wild. Dangerous does not begin to describe the striking environs that make of the Zone Between Zones. Flora and Fawna, augemented over centuries by Death and Souls have flourished in this land and are unlike any other on Mobius it's self. A more detailed version and map will be displayed later.

There are six basic archtypes of terrain surrounding the central building in the Land of the Dead, the Hexicate Desert, the Niefelhiem Tundra, Darken Wood, the Lethe River Delta, the Infernal Mountains, and the Necrotpian Fields. Each locale has a different type of indigenous people and creatures as well as climate and physical features.

The Hexicate Desert:
The obisidian sands of this particular moistureless land are harsh indeed. Few if any plants grow there and it is an oasisless locale. And what does grow there is hostile to anything that moves. Carnivorous plants, akin to the Venus Flytrap, equiped with sticky aposable tongues are a major hazzard to any one not familar with the locale. Quicksand, strong winds, and blinding black sand storms constantly rage through out the land. Towards the center a permentant twister roars unendingly in a large pillar of swirling death.
The locale people are the Skeleton Clan, their bony bodies excellent in handling the shifting sands and dry environs. They favor blade weapons and have no known language though they generally get their point across, usually on the end of a sword.

The Niefelhiem Tundra:
The expression, when hell freezes over, was never so ironic than here. The artic area is similar to Ice Cap Zone, but the purple waters that make up the ice flows and snowy caps are an odd sight indeed in comparision to it's Mobian counterpart. While a mixture of clear and windswept, the occational blizzard does rend visability to virtually nothing to the unlucky traveler foolish enough to move about during those few times when the air works it's harsh magic on reality. Similar to the desert, there are few if any plants or people, though the errant ghost is known to howl through the frozen ravines. The local wonder here is a large ice formation that reflects the suns rays in an Aurora Borialis kind of effect that flows out into the night from this region.
The only locals are a sentient form of Snow Golem, part of the Tundra Clan, characterized by large snowman like hulking beasts that have no eyes or mouths yet can see and speak. This is the only environ where creatures and found and are oddly enough in spite of their cold physicallity are a friendly race and will aid stranded adventurers.

Darken Wood:
So named for it's sense foilage, this deciduous forest blocks all sunlight from ever reaching the earthy forest floor. All manner of sentient beasts stalk this land and few save the hardiest of hunters would brave this wood for any reason other than escape from something much much worse. Legend has it there is a spring that can cure any wound, heal any sickness, and invigorate the soul some where in the bowels of some well protected grove. These crystaline waters some long lost attribute from the Mobian land proper that had fallen through the cracks of reality.
In addition to the furred creatures walking about in their dead states the woods also play host to a group of very hostile Ravens. Part of an assassin guild that while they did kill, they never did so for pleasure or in anger, merely for money. They haunt the dark bows of that forest like their own citadel of shadow. Favoring short blades and daggers, these avian killers are formidable foes alone with their secrative preemptive strikes and right out deadly in hunting packs.

The Lethe River Delta:
The swamp, the burbling, churning, danger filled swamp. Murk waters, lake reeds, moss covered trees, and dank air make up this light forsaken locale. Insects buzz by the billions here the creatures that lurk beneath the surface of a foolhardy wanderer have no reservations with chomping down on a muddy sloshing leg. It's a small wonder that few people traverse the land fewer still inhabit it. Floating barges do make up the source of tranportation and small enclaves of civilization. In the bottom of bog a legendary pirate met her demise here after battling a dracolith to the final strike. Her fine rapier blade still protrudes from the skull of the fallen beast and it is a most fine weapon indeed.
The locals here are a very secretive race of humanoid aracnid. Ninjas by trade, these silent assassins live off the plethera of insect live indigenous to the region. Favoring darts and projectile weapons they are never seen alone and travel in groups of five. Masked and clothed in silken garb their agility and ability to jump makes them prime killing machines. Constantly at war with the Raven of Darken Wood the two assassin guilds have been in conflict since they both arrive to the Land of the Dead at about roughly the same time.

The Infernal Mountains:
Known as the Fire Pits, Hell's Pot, and "Dear god any place but that." This small range is reknown for it's complete lack of water, snow, or moisture in general. Huge preasure rent fishers permeate the stone of this moutain and frequently errupt in bursts of steam, hyperheated air, or magma. This is a forsaken place even to those that dwell there what few there are. Even in the foot hills of this range the sky is almost always clouded over black with the smoke, ash, and debris that clog the horrizons. The gray rock is a granite/obsidian hybrid that's both very tough to crack and very sharp once it does. Only one locale in the whole area isn't baking hot, upon the tallest mountain, named Demon's Tooth, there is a block of ice that never melts, constantly replentished by the Fingers of Shiva. A magical artifact that has control and manipulation over the frostier elements.
The only indigenous peoples here are as the name belies, demons. Invaders from the Pit, even Thanatos can't rid his land of Syntaru's presence. Though they are largely restricted to the mountain range. They favor no weapons, as they're already equipped with claws, fangs, wings, and muscles enough to make the Governator shudder. In addition to an immunity to fire they fear no stone smaller than themselves and have remarkable resistance to magic of any kind save cold.

The Necrotopian Fields:
Also known as the Lich's backyard, or Zombie Town. This ramshackle den of the dead appears to be a deserted town at first. Delapidated buildings, over grown gardens, and ill kempt roads would remind one of a nuclear testing site long since abandoned. But when the green sun sets on the rim of the island the true occupants of the Fields rise up and run about. Creatures of all shapes, sizes, and power claw their way from what is actually a massive graveyard. A Necromancer of some power, built the town in the past and has since vanished. A skeletal Jackal's Fang is all that remains and is inshrined in the Town Hall.
As I've already said, all manner of undead that have perished from the world of the living end up here. Not welcome as abominations in the eyes of Thanatos yet incapable of ascending to the Chaos Realm nor wanting to sink into the Pit. The patchwork undead claim this slice of the Land of the Dead as their home. They favor all weapons and have little in the way of weaknesses, being lumps of semi-sentient dead flesh.

[Shae the Bat]

The Ethereal Pantheon

Chronus : Father of Time. Creator of Aurora, Syntaru and Thanatos. For eons there was only Chronus in existence.. no form, no shape, just a sentience. He grew rather annoyed with this and decided to use some of his growing power to forge beings of similar fashion he could commune and share an existence with. He knew that the beings he would create would do battle, polar opposites, but it would give this eternal something to watch.. in the eons since, Chronus has remained fairly indifferent.. appearing to a few prophets.. and even to our very own Paladin Twilight.. though Paladin dismissed it as a halucination.

Aurora : Goddess of Light. The first creation of Chronus, the eldest "child". Aurora is a being of pure light, she harbors compassion for all living things, respects the position of the necessary evils such as Death, but harbors utter resentment for the Darkness, no matter its place in the balance of things. It was programmed into her essence by Chronus. Aurora is also the only Ethereal being that willfully interacts with the mortals of the vast planets and universes. She is worshipped under many names and incarnations. Her true form is merely essence.. a glowing pink cloud with angel wings of pure light amidst it. Her favorite corporeal form, however, is the Tigress, a caring mother, but a strong and proud protector.

Syntaru : God of Darkness. Often referred to as The Prophet Demon of Destruction as well as many other names in other cultures. The "middle" child in terms of creation time. He is vicious, ruthless, persistent, arrogant, and pure evil. His powers over the Shadows are practically limitless. He hates all that is light and good and harbors a strong resentment toward his silent Father, Chronus. Syntaru's true form, like the Goddess, is an ether cloud. One of a black smoke with four glowing red wings amidst. Unlike Aurora, Syntaru does not change from form to form in corporealizing. He maintains a single demonic form with fearsome horns, intimidating claws, bulked physique and his massive wings and tail. His fully ascended form has never been seen, his attempts to arise from The Void have always been thwarted.

Thanatos : God of Fallen Souls/Death. This God is the youngest of Chronus' children, though in a standpoint term his is neutrality. He neither hates nor loves light, dark, or life. He harbors no resentment, save for the turning of his son into a being of light by Aurora.. that was the event that broke his neutrality. The Goddess hopes that it is only a shortlived grudge and not one that could escalate to the scale of she and Syntaru. Thanatos reigns in the land of the dead, rarely taking a corporeal form, he choses his essence, a smokey grey with a tattered but flowing robe amidst. The only two corporeal form Thanatos has ever taken is that of a deathog, well aged and lined. And a skeletal overlander, hence the common depiction of the Grim Reaper having a humanoid but skeletal shape. Always shouded and bearing his tool of office Thanatos answers to no one save Chronus, but neither does he meddle outside his balliwick. The matainance of the natural order is paramont to Death.
Despite common belief, Thanatos does not collect ever soul personally. Many are escorted by spirits under the Reaper's charge or agents like Syth that are physical beings to handle tougher cases or acts on Mobius Proper that go against the natural order. Thanatos rarely leaves his own Zone, and when he does those about can certainly tell it is He who stands before him.

[Shae the Bat]

Visual References
Though these aren't perfect, they are good enough to give a general idea.


Left to Right: Shadow Harbinger, Shadow Beast, Shadow Wraith, Shadow Walker.
*Note* A Shadow Walker's appearence reflects the soul's personal torment.

More on the way!