Xx_BloodStalk_xX 2123 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Spoiler The Forgotten Veil, the Edge of Crimson “In the beginning were the words, and the words forged twice the same plane, offering one of control and one of chaos - pure entropy. Such a place made me question my sanity.” With the creation of the mortal plane came the creation of another such realm, although this one had skewed in where the more familiar one did not. Imagine it; a mirrored version of your realm, unfamiliar to the concept of Descendants or Divine. Those who descended from the first four have always fought and strived to maintain balance, whether it be for selfish reasons or not, and always fought against any corrupting change that plagues our color. Now, this world has no such leniency. Abandoned by both ends of the scale, the only constant within our realm was the ever-present circle. For what were we without it? Mindless beasts, roaming a gods-forsaken land. Rise, the Beginning “And their words were like fire - blazing about our lands until there was nothing left but white ash. Perhaps that was our purpose, to burn.” For this realm had not started with four, but rather zero. There were no Descendants to be had, the plains untouched by their structures and monuments. The only ruins were the plains or deserts rotted by natural disasters. Neither were there divines to be found here. Never present from the start, their purpose for avoiding this realm will always be shrouded in mystery. Perhaps it was because they viewed this place as forbidden ground, or perhaps all view it as a lost cause. It was merely a mirror of the original’s creation, but something important was missing - order. For it was not the touch of omnipotence or the will of a divine that painted this realm red, it was the bloodshed that followed. Fall, the Age of Ichor “Do not be fooled by how it began, for it was merely a means to an end. The age of ichor.” Fauna untouched by chaos were there with the creation of this place, and there was a time of peace. There was order, even for the briefest moment, a natural cycle for life to procreate and spread. Regrettably, things beyond naturality quickly pursued a selfish desire for bloodshed; monsters. Without Descendants or any higher power present to purge these beasts, they quickly took over and defiled the world. Intelligence was indeed present within this era, but the meager wits of animals were not enough to defend against the degradation of a purer world. Eventually, intelligence was sacrificed for instinct. Blood, the Age of Conflict “The first few years were the harshest - a vicious contest of beasts, tearing down all things. Nothing left to be had but a dirtied slate - one of crimson.” With the beginning of the age of ichor, there was a power struggle between animal and monster, a fight to see who would shape the rest of history. Blood rained down with each and every kill, staining every inch of the world scarlet. Snow became stained with the blood of herbivores, and every single tree had their leaves tainted by a mist of bloodshed, their branches hung viscera like unholy fruit. A constant haze of red caused the light itself to bare a pale pink hue upon the clouds. It only became worse, a thin layer of ichorous crust drying out onto every blade of grass, onto every inch of stone. Horror, the Age of Calamity “Horror in your image. That was all.” With the age of conflict past, the existence of herbivores became null as they were either driven to extinction or died off attempting to survive off of the tainted land, their watering holes mixed with the blood that rained down from the clouds above. Carnivores, evolved to a greater form to match with the creatures that populated the realm with them, became twisted versions of themselves - their natural colors tainted with blood. The only rule of nature that persisted after the dust had finally settled was the will to survive through regular contests of strength in those crimson fields - rarely did a rule of the old world reveal itself within the original animal kingdoms, kinship lost to the new process, younglings turned against the elders of their own race. Terror, the Age of Entropy “There was nothing for us here, after everything had become red. We desire more. Perhaps yours shall suffice.” We are now in the beginning of the last age, bloodlust has overtaken most of the native species, resulting in almost every animal kingdom to be reduced to small sects that spanned across the different corners of each continent. After all, there would be no conflict if two parties could never meet. In order to defend themselves against monsters, animals became the new monsters - or perhaps monsters became animals. Have you ever wondered where they come from? Unspeakable horrors that plague our world through the sheer unstable rifts caused by their malice. Monsters that seep into our world, driven to make us become animals, so that we may start where they have failed. Out of theirs, and into ours. Spoiler - The Edge of Crimson may be used as an ET resource to bring monsters into the mortal plane via unstable rifts.- The Edge of Crimson is a mirrored version of the Descendant’s Realm where Daemons, Aenguls, and Descendants never existed - causing monsters to harass the wildlife until they too eventually evolved to become monsters.- The Edge of Crimson is uninhabitable by life (including Descendants) foreign to it, the air corrupted with blood mist and disease. Spoiler Writers: @Xx_BloodStalk_xX Secondary: @Archipelego for revision and @ScreamingDingofor helping with clarification. 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nooblius 5794 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Terraria Crimson, absolute pog moment. Jokes aside, looks interesting and I think helps develop the metaphysics lore of LOTC, what with possibilities of realms beyond Aenguldaemon and Mortal Plane, though I imagine it'd require some heavy amendments to other world lore pieces to fit evenly. But what do I know? Very cool! +1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavromino 513 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Is this going to be Dark Dael's origin story? +1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin_champloo 5951 Share Posted July 18, 2021 manager denying this for your attempts to make dael lore canon 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archipelego 2095 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Daeltonium originates in this realm 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nug 1886 Share Posted July 18, 2021 wait so is this related to the anthos red realm? or is this a new plane entirely? am i missing something 😩 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnBaed 8957 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Yes please lock me in this realm and kill me 😍 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xx_BloodStalk_xX 2123 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 7 hours ago, Nug said: wait so is this related to the anthos red realm? or is this a new plane entirely? A new plane entirely, the 'red realm' bit was fixed shortly after I posted it 3 hours ago, UnBaed said: Yes please lock me in this realm and kill me <img src="> 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandNewKitten 2789 Share Posted July 20, 2021 “The Red Realm” is already a location that refers to the plane that the corrupted draakar, Setherien, ruled over. This was during Anthos. Edit: Check the spoilers you have at the bottom. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xx_BloodStalk_xX 2123 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 10 hours ago, BrandNewKitten said: “The Red Realm” is already a location that refers to the plane that the corrupted draakar, Setherien, ruled over. This was during Anthos. Red Realm was a realm I didn't know existed so I changed the name, but I forgot to fix the spoilers - thanks for the heads-up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandNewKitten 2789 Share Posted July 21, 2021 14 hours ago, Xx_BloodStalk_xX said: Red Realm was a realm I didn't know existed so I changed the name, but I forgot to fix the spoilers - thanks for the heads-up Your vision of the red realm really isn’t that far off from what is actually was. Also This concept is pretty neat and I agree with the idea of event/dlc expansion content. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
squakhawk 7949 Share Posted October 26, 2021 This lore has been denied. Self Denied Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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