{"id":110,"date":"2023-10-13T21:14:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T20:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/errances.net\/librarium\/?page_id=110"},"modified":"2023-10-20T08:59:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T07:59:05","slug":"the-otherworld","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/errances.net\/librarium\/the-otherworld\/","title":{"rendered":"The Otherworld"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The name Otherworld applies to a second world, duplicate of our own that exists from time immemorial and has followed its own evolution along the millennia. Unlike traditions in multiple cultures, it is not a mystical location but a practical one, with its own distinct history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Physical Otherworld<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/errances.net\/librarium\/2023\/10\/13\/genesis\/\">Genesis<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The World In conjunction with our world (named in our cosmology, the Tellurian Plane) exists another plane of existence &#8211; the Otherworld, or Shadow Plane. Genesis &#8211; the Shift Eons ago happened a sudden burst of raw, unknown energy throughout the universe &#8211; the Shift. It split reality in two planes, the one we live\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/errances.net\/librarium\/2023\/10\/13\/genesis\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Genesis<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/errances.net\/librarium\/2023\/10\/15\/geography\/\">Geography<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Otherworld\u2019s geography started exactly similar to our own Plane\u2019s when the Shift happened, thousands and thousands of years ago. Since then, both planes evolved mostly similarly in terms of continent shapes and overall geographical features. The big differences are as follow: Thicker Ice sheet, slightly lower sea level With temperatures slightly colder than in\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/errances.net\/librarium\/2023\/10\/15\/geography\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Geography<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/errances.net\/librarium\/2023\/10\/16\/sapient-species\/\">Sapient Species<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Three races of highly intelligent creatures are the most spread in the Otherworld: Elkars, Kurgauns and Gerethims. Elkars Elkars are tall with a striated beige\/brown skin. They were nations of warriors with a very violent caste system, but after the fall of the Elder Gods most became small clans of hunters. Kurgauns Kurgauns are small\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/errances.net\/librarium\/2023\/10\/16\/sapient-species\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Sapient Species<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/errances.net\/librarium\/2023\/10\/16\/deep-mythos\/\">Deep Mythos<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">What\u2019s behind the Rift The rift comes from entities we cannot fathom. They created the rift to release the Shimmer, and then created the Elder Gods as slaves to build a gigantic Forge that swallowed a large portion of Shimmer and concentrated it before sending it to an unknown location.The Elder Gods were then left\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/errances.net\/librarium\/2023\/10\/16\/deep-mythos\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Deep Mythos<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Powers of the Otherworld<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/errances.net\/librarium\/2023\/10\/16\/the-magic-of-corroded\/\">The Magic of Corroded<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">As described mainly in the books Potentiae Lapis Niger (The Powers of the Black Stone, by Silvius Garabella, 317 A.D.) and \u00dee Blaecstan Magyk (The Blackstone Magic, by Parsifal Bleckner, 1169).All magical aspects of the world derive from the same energy, called the Effluvium or Shimmer from its appearance in its less concentrated form. Alternate\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/errances.net\/librarium\/2023\/10\/16\/the-magic-of-corroded\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Magic of Corroded<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/errances.net\/librarium\/2023\/10\/16\/powers-of-the-effluvium\/\">Powers of the Effluvium<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Effluvium can be channeled for practical use in many ways, which have not all been explored. But each use has a cost in Effluvium, consuming some of it, and often a cost for the caster&#8217;s life force as well. Foresight Effect: The caster will have visions, they are stronger and more controllable if the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/errances.net\/librarium\/2023\/10\/16\/powers-of-the-effluvium\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Powers of the Effluvium<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Elder Gods<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/errances.net\/librarium\/2023\/10\/15\/a-short-history-of-the-elder-gods\/\">A short history of the Elder Gods<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Origins The Elder Gods are creatures that were shaped from Effluvium and matter by unknown entities, dozen of millennia ago. Their physiology was based on life forms present on the planet such as early Humans and Elkars. They were made of inert matter, with a nervous system and a brain infused with Effluvium to bring\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/errances.net\/librarium\/2023\/10\/15\/a-short-history-of-the-elder-gods\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: A short history of the Elder Gods<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/errances.net\/librarium\/2023\/10\/16\/notable-elder-gods\/\">Notable Elder Gods<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Balor Kingdom location: Ireland Name variations: sometimes spelled Balar or BolarInvented variations: Balur, Belhur, Balhur, Baalhur, Baelor, Baelur Tuanat Kingdom location: Persia Real name: Tiamat.\u2018Symbol of the chaos of primordial creation.\u2019Name variations: TI.AMAT, TAM.TUM, \u0398\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03c4\u03b7 Thal\u00e1tt\u0113Akkadian variant: dan\u0101nuInvented variations: Tuamat, Tuanat, Amat, Tamat Elchor Kingdom location: England Rahkar Kingdom location: Germany Amakh Kingdom location: Libya\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/errances.net\/librarium\/2023\/10\/16\/notable-elder-gods\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Notable Elder Gods<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/errances.net\/librarium\/2023\/10\/16\/the-tongue-of-the-gods\/\">The Tongue of the Gods<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The language used by the Elder Gods is meant to be simple, concise, with context driving a lot of the understanding of a series of words.The word ordering is close to that of the English language, for simplicity purposes. Pronouns I: EMe: EkMy: EtHe: UkHis: UtHer: UtThis: AlThey: AtThem: AkWe: EutYou: UdHim: Uku Verbs To\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/errances.net\/librarium\/2023\/10\/16\/the-tongue-of-the-gods\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Tongue of the Gods<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The name Otherworld applies to a second world, duplicate of our own that exists from time immemorial and has followed its own evolution along the millennia. Unlike traditions in multiple cultures, it is not a mystical location but a practical one, with its own distinct history. 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