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Abandoned Sectors

Areas of land ruined by the toxic presence of Red Gloom.

Abandoned Sectors were created thanks to the chemical warfare from the Artunian War. After the war, these sectors slowly formed over the years, taking over random, mostly wildlife areas throughout the Central Axis. Their eventual discovery by GearTerra led to the beginning of the Three Cities Era.

Physically, Abandoned Sectors are lands where the ground and air 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 Red Gloom, they are extremely dangerous, easily causing Gloom-Corruption to any beings that enter or are consume by them. As such, Abandoned Sectors are largely deserted, with Memorians commonly lurking within.

One of GearTerra’s main goals 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 difficult, demanding, and dangerous.

Antimatter Axiom

An Axiom that allows its user to create and control antimatter.

Antimatter is potentially a highly destructive substance. Because antimatter is the mirror opposite of regular matter, they violently annihilate one another during physical contact, releasing immense 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.

Arcane Magic

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Artunian War

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Artunians

A race of humans that originate from Artunirus. Artunians are unique in that they are born with the exclusive Toon Axiom.

Artunians notably have cartoony physical properties, like black beady eyes and round protruding noses. However, Artunian genes are highly recessive. Offspring from an Artunian and non-Artunian couple usually 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

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Aspect Trio

A group of 3 power systems, each of which is connected to an aspect.

While the systems of the trio are fundamentally very different, all 3 allow their bearer to use some form of teleportation, telekinesis, and energy projection.

The members of the Aspect Trio are:

Aspects

Fundamental parts of every living being.

All beings are composed of the following aspects:

Aster City

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Atriums

Chambers of the heart. All hearts only have 3 atriums:

  • Left Atrium

  • Right Atrium

  • Center Atrium

Each atrium can only hold 1 active Axiom. As such, a being can possess a maximum of 3 Axioms. Passing this limit will lead to harsh and immediate health complications. The specific atriums that are active determines the user’s Stress Type.

The more active atriums, the more stress on the user’s heart. This effects their resting heartrate, resulting in a shorter lifespan.

Axiom-Bound Matter

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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 1 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, rare 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:

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.

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Body Axiom

An Axiom that allows its user to control the status and traits of their physical body.

The Body

One of the 3 aspects of every living being. It concerns the actions in the material, physical world.

Bone Axiom

An Axiom that allows its user to create and control bones.

Bronze Age of Axisguards

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Celestial Axiom

An Axiom that allows its user to create and control Celestial Energy. This Axiom is usually exclusive to Celestials.

Celestial Energy

A holy purifying energy.

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

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Central Civil Police

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Civilized Sectors

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Color Axiom

An Axiom that allows its user to create colored lights and control colors.

Cosmic Axiom

An Axiom that allows its user to create and control Cosmic Energy.

Cosmic Energy

The kinetic energy of astronomical objects.

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

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Cyber Axiom

An Axiom that allows its user to control technology, including Robo.

For Robo, the Cyber Axiom acts as a battery of sorts. This Axiom is what allows the Robo to control their own Robo body. Without this Axiom, the Robo would no longer live.

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The Daily Bernard

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Danger Valors

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Dark Magic

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Darkness Axiom

An Axiom that allows its user to create and control the element of darkness.

Defense Axiom

An Axiom that allows its user to create protective barriers of different substances.

Demon Axiom

An Axiom that allows its user to create and control Demonic Energy. This Axiom is usually exclusive to Demons.

Demonic Energy

A dark-red energy exclusive to Demons.

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.

Dragon Flame

A mystic fire produced by Dragons. Each Dragon has a “furnace” which determines the exact color of their draconic fire. While most Dragons unleash their flames from their mouths, some can emit it from their palms or eyes.

Dragons

A varied species of intelligent reptiles from the Central Axis.

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.

3 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 body proportions. They specialize in long-distance combat.

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Earth Axiom

An Axiom that allows its user to create and control the element of earth.

Electric Axiom

An Axiom that allows its user to create and control the element of electricity.

Empty Axiom

An inactive Axiom. This Axiom does not stress the user’s atriums or grant them any special powers.

Energy Axiom

An Axiom that allows its user to create and control ambient energy. Outside of its large variety of colors, this energy does not have any special physical properties. It always produces concussive effects.

Any energy that is left around 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.

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Falseborns

Beings that have no active Axioms. Nearly all animals are Falseborns.

Fire Axiom

An Axiom that allows its user to create and control the element of fire.

Firework Axiom

An Axiom that allows its user to create and control fireworks.

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 Focusers 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 it.

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

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