The 5 Shudake - An Explaination
As I wrote in my introduction, I dream of things, beautiful things, horrible things, strange, unknown things. I write these down in this...I guess you could call it a Journal, or perhaps a bible. I know realize what may be common knowledge to me might be foreign to all of you, so this entry is to help explain.
First of all, a Shudake is something like a realm, or plane of existence. There are 5 of them, give or take. I already gave a brief description of them all, but i might as well do it again here, just more detailed.
The First Shudake
Paradic. Nirvana. Heaven. Whatever you want to call it, it's perfect. I wish I dreamed of this place more, desperately. This is where The creator lives and where the good people end up when they die. This is eternity in joy and safety. This is the end we all dream of. Beyond that, there isn't much to say. This is where the 5 Elementals came from, and where they get their power to access the 5th realm that powers the 2nd realm, but I'll get to that in a second.
The Second Shudake
My home, the land of Magic and wonder. This land was made by the Elementals and is what I currently know the most about. This Shudake is and infinite expanse, the surviving world cut off from the rest of infinity by the Lata line, which can be most accurately described as a doorway marked by lata trees that separates Pangella from the cursed lands of the Garden of Eden, home of monsters.
Pangella
The Main and arguably only continent in the Second Shudake. It is split into 4 quadrants, North, South, East, and West (creative, I know. I didn't name them, the people from before the great forgetting did.) Each quadrant is guarded by their own set of deities, the Froshatha Pantheon, Flowep pantheon, Florik Pantheon, and Flawkaw Pantheon respectively.
The Islands and The Oceans
On the West side of The Tail lies the Siren Seas. These waters are generally treacherous and filled with more dangerous, dark, sinister creatures the wish the average traveler harm. These waters are supposedly enchanted to make them alluring, a rumor that comes from their rich color and pleasant aesthetic. In these waters are 3 main island groups. The Triad, a series of islands run by Ash Nymphs and Vampires that have a direct trade route with Hutor. Tadpole, A generally insignificant island with nothing unique to its name. And Mune and tune, an island set the most closely resembles a post apocalyptic wasteland inhabited only by Goblins, so they say.
On the East side of The Tail is the Southern Ocean. These waters are inherently more friendly, being home to most of the Mer-Folk. In these waters are Lo’nce and Krieth, two diversely populated lush islands.
Desshniety
Desshniety is supposedly the home of magic in this Shudake, having the strongest connection to the 5th Shudake. There is much converse over whether Desshniety is an island or another continent due to the fact it doesn't connect with Eden. In either case, Desshniety has no contact with anywhere else due to the Maze, a large coral structure that isolates it from the rest of the world.
The Third Shudake
This is your world. A world devoid of magic and wonder, instead full of technology and stuggle. I must admit, I do not understand your world very much. I do know i have dreamed of things in your past, your present, and even your future, when you meet the rest of your universe and eventually loose yourselves to its vastness. Here my dreams follow the track of specific people instead of overarching the entire Shudake. Currently, there is very little I can tell you about yourselves, only that i know you are connected to me in some deep way, one that will eventually come clear.
The Fourth Shudake
I do not want to talk about this place long. This is literal hell, where everything dark and evil comes from. This is corruption and evil and darkness. This is the worst of everything. The most horrid, wretched, putrid place you could ever imagine.The Fith Sudake
Arguably the second best Shudake out of them all. Also arguably the second worst. This Shudake is the place of magic and dreams. Anything is possible, everything is possible. This is the origin of magic, the birth place to the supernatural. This Shudake powers all the magic in the second Shudake. Here everything changes on a dime, shifting and pulling and morphing into something else with every breath. There are openings, the largest being the Naish luu in the Second Shudake, but there are smaller ones riddled through out your worlds history and future. Perhaps this is why I dream of You.This is a basic explaination, one that can easily be elaborated on by exploring my other works. I understand it can be a lot, and it can be confusing but its all true, and I am doing the best I can to write it all down before the end times come, before the great war destroys every Shudake and we are left with the dust of what we once were.
Cassandra Sojourn
Amazing how you set up the different realms of the world. All of it sounds like a fun world to explore. I'm especially interested in learning more about the Fifth Sudake.
Adazuri: A shonen-inspired magitech fantasy world home-brewed for 5e.
Avalon Arcana
Honestly, so am I. It's definitely going to be the hardest to flesh out, but by far the most interesting.