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Thursday, January 21, 2010

Answers to Questions- Ascension

Okay, so I've been working with shaping the story of Ascension to how I like it, and I've come down with a brief rundown of how things work. I would've posted it sooner but...well, I've had a bad week. Not going to get into the details, but its been some the crappiest collection of days I've had in a while. Anyhow, if you can excuse the horrible title above, here is the (hopefully) last stage of planning before I really start writing.

- Story takes place on a world known as New Eden, a world that was once part of a massive human empire thousands of years past, before it was destroyed by a race of beings from a separate realm of existence known as The Void. What is left of humanity now resides on this planet, and have since been warring with an arcane species known as the Intai'sei.

- The Intai are the forsaken remains of the guardians of the galaxy, an arcane race of immortals who were sworn to protect the galaxy, and its mortal inhabitants, from the Void. However, thousands of years ago The Void launched a massive invasion on the galaxy, overthrowing the Intai and causing the elimination of every other sentient being in the galaxy, including humanity.

- However, The "homeworld" of the Intai was spared, its arcane barriers warding off The Void's every assault. The few Intai who survived were but shadows of their former selves, loosing their immortality and forced to rebuild of waht little was left by their ancestors. But they were not alone. Before the extinction of their species by The Void, a group of humans had found this world, calling it New Eden, and took sanctuary from The Void's invasion. Since then, the two factions have waged war, fueled by hatred for each other that was kindled by the Void's invasion. Humanity believed that the Intai'sei had abandoned them, and had left them to die by the Void's hands. The Intai, on the other hand, believed that it was the recklessness of man who brought along the Void invasion, that their hatred and warlike ways had fueled the Void's power until it could break through the arcane powers that guarded the universe from the Void's presence.

- To clarify on a few things, the Void is a timeless race that has existed beyond the bounds of the universe, held at bay only by the Intai's arcane wards. When a living being is born, it takes a part of the arcane energy that makes up the Void to give it life, but since a living body builds up this life energy as it ages, it typically releases more energy then it takes, so the Void it always growing stronger.

- The Void is one being, one immortal force of the universe representing Chaos where the Intai represented order. It is what we known today as Dark Matter, and it can create a dark mockery of any sentient being (generally, anything with the intelligence of a dolphin or higher) that touches its power to fuel life. Basically, it can create an army of demons infused with its energy that can invade the universe at its bidding. But each "demon" is one and the same with the overall Void consciousness, if that makes any sense. which it doesn't. Look, it lies beyond our comprehension, its not supposed to make sense! lol

Does to sound like a good "ultimate evil"? or do you hate it? don't spare my feelings, just tell me what you do or don't like

2 comments:

Sarah said...

Whoa, it sounds very good! Definitely evil.... and the one-mind thing is good too :)

I like the Intai'sei.... it's believable and mystic at the same time! And how they're guardians...... please say there homeworld is beautiful and amazing! (Even if it's a little worn down from attacks...)

Who are the characters going to be?

Sounds like a really great plan! My writing is failing right now (although I did 'write' 7 pages... about gym/sex ed.... and geography :P )

Semester one is over on monday! :D

Michael Windelspecht said...

like it! need to see some characters!!