Universe 1

This story takes place in a partially medieval, partially futuristic fantasy setting, where knights and dragons meet interstellar travel and advanced science. World types and shapes are varied, with some being infinite planes residing in their own dimensions and others being classic spheroids.   In the beginning of the story, the reader would begin their journey in a minor plane with relatively backward technology and magic compared to the rest of the universe. The upper echelons of society and certain organizations are aware of the existence of higher planes, but the majority of the population only knows of them in legends and fairy tales. The starting world is one of many such worlds that feed into "higher" planes of existence, such as devil worlds, god worlds, underworlds, and home worlds for different races.   Getting from lower worlds to higher worlds is a difficult process. In some planes, ascension is the only method of travel, whereby individuals gain power through "cultivation" and break through the barriers between worlds. In others, technological advances allow creatures to escape the confines of their planets to colonize the surrounding systems. The common theme between all of these worlds is an energy that gives creatures powerful abilities and contend with the dangers of the universe,. This energy is controlled by "gods" and "laws," such as the Progenitors and Heavenly Daos. Each section of the universe is controlled by a different group of gods or set of laws, and with those sections, different entities have more sway in certain areas.   For the main character of this story, they will gain power through a cultivation-like method of energy transference, and some aspects of Chinese cultivation novels will be used in a Western fantasy setting. For D&D games, this cultivation system can be replace by a leveling system.