Abandoned Sectors
Areas of land ruined by Red Gloom.
Abandoned Sectors slowly formed over the years after the Artunian War, taking over random areas throughout the world. When GearTerra discovered and responded to these sectors, the Three Cities Era began.
Physically, Abandoned Sectors are lands that are saturated with Red Gloom. The toxin spreads out from each sector, infecting more and more of the world around it. Because these sectors contain so much of the gloom, they are extremely dangerous, easily causing Gloom-Corruption to the beings that enter them. As such, Abandoned Sectors are largely deserted, with Memorians commonly lurking within them.
GearTerra’s main goal is to eradicate all Abandoned Sectors and restore their corrupted lands. However, Red Gloom's persistent, spreading nature—as well as Gloom-Binding and the extreme aggression of Memorians—has made this effort highly demanding and dangerous.
Adamant Shields
Extremely durable blast shields that are used in the largest buildings of Civilized Sectors.
Adamant Shields are typically activated during the highest-level security lockdowns, coming down on their surroundings to protect humans from Mythborn attacks. These shields are composed of Adamantine and can only be deactivated by the governing nation of the world. They have become more prevalent during the Three Cities Era.
Adamantine
Metal that has been infused with Axionite.
The infusion of Axionite into the metal has made the substance incredibly durable, plus the Axionite within has been altered to act against the use of Axioms. These properties have led Adamantine to be commonly used in prisons and security, especially in the blast shields of high-level security lockdowns.
Antimatter Axiom
An Axiom that allows its user to create and control antimatter.
Antimatter is potentially a highly destructive substance. Because antimatter is the opposite of regular matter, both substances violently annihilate one another during physical contact, releasing vast amounts of energy. An experienced user can mitigate these resulting explosions, as well as control the exact form their antimatter takes. Regardless of the form, antimatter is always purple in color.
Aquamarine
A unique rod that Vivian uses as her main weapon in combat.
Aquamarine has a ring-like area where Vivian typically wields her weapon. She can use this area to rotate the weapon around her hand and change her grip to throw off her foes.
The rod has a baton-like section that can store energy, inspiring aspects of the Orichalcum Rod. It also has a small sphere on the tip that is attached to the rest of Aquamarine with a filament. This sphere can be released, allowing Vivian to significantly extend the reach of her attacks.
Arts and Crafts
A collection of art supplies and tools that Lapis uses to make art. She also uses them as her main weapons in combat.
Lapis typically stores all her items in a large satchel that hangs around her waist. When she wields these items, she holds two of them at the same time in one hand. She either creates a cross with them over her palm or holds them between her fingers.
These are the individual tools that Lapis carries with her at all times:
Pencils
Paintbrushes
Pens
Erasers
Crayons
Markers
Paint Tubes
Pencil Sharpeners
Palettes
Sketchpads
Artunian War
A devastating war that ended 100 years before the Three Cities Era began.
It involved the now-destitute land of Artunirus.
Artunians
A race of humans from Artunirus.
Artunians are unique in that they are born with the exclusive Toon Axiom. They also notably have cartoony physical properties, like black beady eyes and round protruding noses.
Since Artunian genes are highly recessive, offspring from an Artunian and non-Artunian couple fail to inherit any Artunian properties, including the Toon Axiom. Because of this, the Three Cities Era has slowly led to a significant decrease of humans with Artunian traits.
Artunirus
A nation where most Artunians come from.
Artunirus was once a colorful place, but now exists as a destitute land, an aftermath of the Artunian War.
Aster City
A large beach-side city where most Spanish-speakers come from.
Aster City is the active site of the Vanguard. It received a massive influx of new residents since the beginning of the Three Cities Era.
Atriums
Chambers of the heart.
All hearts only have these three atriums:
Left Atrium
Right Atrium
Center Atrium
Each atrium can only hold one active Axiom. As such, a being can possess a maximum of three Axioms. Passing this limit will lead to harsh and immediate health complications.
The more active atriums, the more stress on the user’s heart. This effects their resting heartrate, which is categorized into different Stress Types.
Axiom-Bound Matter
A substance that has been created by an Axiom.
Axiom-Bound Matter differs from the natural substances that are created by the world. The biggest difference is that the power and durability of Axiom-Bound Matter scales to the power and durability of their user, even if that substance would normally be far weaker or stronger in nature. Also, only Axiom-Bound Matter can become Axionite.
Axioms
Special powers that are stored within and fueled by a heart, specifically an atrium.
There are many different types of Axioms, with most allowing their user to create and control a substance, like an element or energy. If an Axiom is inactive, it is called an Empty Axiom. Beings that possess at least one active Axiom are called Trueborns, while those without any active Axioms are called Falseborns.
Most Axioms are gained through birth, but some must be unlocked. A few Axioms can be obtained from external sources or sacrificed by their user.
Axionite
A highly durable type of crystal with a connection to Axioms.
Any substance can become Axionite when it is compressed into a tight space for a long time—at least a full day. The longer the compression time, the stronger the Axionite. However, this substance MUST be produced by an Axiom. Substances that are naturally compressed by the environment will NOT become Axionite.
Exposure to plasma can upgrade Axionite into “gem” levels, each producing different effects:
Gem Level 1: Protodrive Gem
Gem Level 2: Underdrive Gem
Gem Level 3: Overdrive Gem
Axisguards
Heroic vigilantes.
The term “axisguard” was inspired by the alias of the first officially recognized vigilante. Most axisguards carry an alias, usually created in current times by news reporter Tina Bernard.
There are very few axisguards currently active in the world. This is largely due to the fading influence and popularity of the Silver Age of Axisguards. As such, today’s axisguards are considered to be part of the Bronze Age.
Due to their general protective and brave nature, axisguards are sometimes considered to be a new kind of Valor.
Black Haze
A black guitar that Eliza uses as her main weapon in combat. She can also use it to make music.
The Black Haze has been heavily modified so it can be mechanically converted to function as different weapons—most notably a cannon, hammer, and wrecking ball. It contains a grappling hook inside of it, along with cyan metallic strings, all of which Eliza uses in conjunction with her Axioms to create unique attacks.
The Body
One of the three aspects of every living being.
The body is the material, tangible aspect that a being uses to interact with the physical world. It is the outermost and least complex aspect, fully visible and measurable, bound by the laws of the world.
Bronze Age of Axisguards
The current era of axisguards.
This era takes place after the Gold Age and Silver Age. It reflects a down-turn in the popularity and presence of axisguards in the world, with the actions of axisguards often cast as unnecessary and irrelevant by the public. Despite these perceptions, some continue to hold a strong fixation on axisguards.
Burning Cannon
A massive gatling gun that Warren uses as his main weapon in combat.
The Burning Cannon is a Focuser, which Warren uses to increase the power of his Plasma Axiom. He typically holds the gun with his right hand, his palm going over a slot where he can fire his plasma. Warren can also swing the weapon to strike his foes with its huge weight.
Celestial Axiom
An Axiom that allows its user to create and control Celestial Energy.
This Axiom is usually exclusive to Celestials.
Center-Bite
A Stress Type that occurs when the Left and Right Atriums are the only atriums with an active Axiom.
The heartbeat pattern produced by this Stress Type is ((THUM-THUM... hum... THUM-THUM...))
The Central Axis
The main setting of the series.
The Central Axis is a massive world with varied environments, containing multiple Civilized Sectors and distant objects in the sky.
Central Civil Police
The major police force of the world.
The group is currently led by a new young captain and largely resides in Fulcrum City.
Cinder and Tinder
A twin pair of guns that Maylene uses as her main weapons in combat.
Cinder and Tinder are both Focusers, which Maylene uses to refine the shots she creates with her Fire Axiom. The guns each have a thin band that turns red as fire passes through them.
Civilized Sectors
Areas of the world where humans live.
Since the Three Cities Era, most Civilized Sectors have been abandoned by their residents.
Co-Metal Currency
The monetary system used by the world.
Co-Metal Currency was adopted during the Three Cities Era, built around the three metals that share the “Co” prefix:
Copper
Cobalt
Copernicium
Each metal represents a different value, with copper being the lowest value while copernicium is the highest. The metals are exchanged via coins, called “marks” (i.e. copper-marks, cobalt-marks, and copernicium-marks).
Cosmic Energy
A bright energy that can be used to replicate extreme cosmic phenomena like supernovas, black holes, and meteor showers.
Crimson Axiom
An Axiom that allows its user to convert their blood plasma into Crimson Energy.
This Axiom is usually exclusive to humans.
Crimson Energy
A hot and glowing plasma-like energy.
Crystal Axiom
An Axiom that allows its user to create and control crystals.
This Axiom is usually exclusive to Crystolems.
Crystolems
Large golem-like beings composed of crystals.
Very few of them remain in current times.
Cyber Axiom
The Daily Bernard
A daily news program run by reporter Tina.
The Daily Bernard generally focuses on current events surrounding axisguards.
Delphinight Pole
A long thin pole that Allen uses as his main weapon in combat.
The Delphinight Pole can channel Allen’s dark energy from his Darkness Axiom. It can also retract into a much smaller size, allowing Allen to easily store it in his pocket.
Dragon Axiom
An Axiom that allows its user to create and control Dragon Flame.
This Axiom is usually exclusive to Dragons. Besides the use of Dragon Flame, the Dragon Axiom can allow their draconic user to develop and use the following abilities:
Scale Control: The user can control the scales around their body. This can allow its user to harden parts of their body for offense and defense, but this significantly increases their weight, making flight difficult. This ability can also be used to bend the light around their body, allowing the user to make themselves brighter or invisible.
Draconic Roar: The user can emit a loud roar that unleashes a harsh pulse of sound outwards.
Flame Wings: The user can create wings with their Dragon Flame, which greatly improves their flight capabilities.
Dragons
A varied species of intelligent reptiles.
For most humans, Dragons are cryptids; very few have been sighted in the present day. They are a secretive species, with a fierce and prideful warrior-like culture. Past conflicts have led them to be bitter rivals against Plexians and Gullacians.
Like some reptiles, Dragons have a long lifespan and reproduce asexually, with each offspring seen as a “clone variant” of their predecessor. All Dragons also exclusively possess the Dragon Axiom.
Three types of Dragons exist:
Breed-E: Stocky quadrupedal dragons with large wings. They specialize in flight.
Breed-T: Bulky bipedal dragons with long legs, short arms, and no wings. They specialize in defense.
Breed-H: Bipedal dragons with wings and humanoid proportions. They specialize in long-distance combat.
Drover Brothers
Four half-brothers from Undersun Town.
The Drover Brothers are composed of two sets of twins:
The younger twins of Stonenorth and Plastsouth.
Duel Guns
A series of Focuser weapons created by the Drover Brothers, which they use as their main weapons in combat.
The Duel Guns come in two different versions: A single long gun and two short guns. Both versions have an opening on the top which can release a jump rope-like stream of the substance that is channeled into the weapon. This stream can be used to perform far reaching attacks.
Energy Axiom
An Axiom that allows its user to create and control ambient energy.
Any energy that is left behind in the world unattended for enough time will become ambient energy. This will allow any user of the Energy Axiom to then gain control of it.
Outside of its large variety of colors, ambient energy does not have any special physical properties. It always produces concussive effects.
Espadachín
A rapier that Ashira uses as her main weapon in combat.
Espadachín has a long blade that is composed of Axionite. Because this Axionite has been upgraded to a Gem Level 1, when the rapier is fed Ghost-Fire the blade will stockpile the energy within itself, releasing it after it is swiped through the air.
Ethereal-Point Energy
An energy that can bypass a target’s physical defenses.
Ethereal-Point Energy is unique in that it can directly affect a target’s non-physical components. For most living beings, this means the mind and soul.
The Evergarden
A beautiful field of grass.
Near death experiences and losses of consciousness are said to give a brief glimpse, the blades of grass standing tall around a view of the sky.
Focusers
Special weapons that are tied to the use of Axioms.
Physically, Focusers are hollow weapons that purify the substance that passes through them. This allows the user to empower and have greater control over the substance they command.
A big disadvantage to using a Focuser is that their wielder can become overly accustomed to it. They can rely on their weapon so much that they cannot use their Axioms without their Focuser.
Friction Axiom
An Axiom that allows its user to use hyper-friction, an ability which greatly increases the effects of friction caused by their body.
Fulcrum City
The largest city in the world.
Fulcrum City contains massive skyscrapers and twisting highways, making it a much more active area than the other major cities.
Since the start of the Three Cities Era, this city has become the most populated Civilized Sector, so much so the police are centralized within it. They function from the large police station at the city’s center, near the city hall where legal courts are held and the mayor is located—along with representatives of the governing nation.