A Human’s Guide to Nesval

Worldbuilding Project by @waaxfeathers

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Welcome to Nesval!

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Introduction

WELCOME TO NESVAL!

Nesval is a place unlike any other. Full of rich culture and strange creatures, it instills a sense of wonder in every witness.

From the Eastern Reaches of Hideotoma, to the Western Outcasts of Cora, Nesval’s regions, and the people who inhabit them, each have a unique culture to share.

Nesval has several regions. The main three are as follows:

Cora (West)

Randið (Central, North to South)

Hideotoma (East)

In Randið reside the Dragii, children of Nanaum. They see themselves as children of light. They are a winged people, and live in close harmony with the patterns of the sky and season.

In Hideotoma reside the Ne-ashii, the children of Sygos. They are shunned by the world, as their creator released the Song of Death into the world. The Dragii hate them. They have lost their wings, and so they are people of the earth and sea. They have a rich craftsman and fishing culture.

Out in the Western Outcasts, resides the people of Cora. Corans are those disgraced by both people groups. It is a region of criminals, disabled Dragii, and those who have interbred between Dragii and Ne-ashii (that is cultural taboo in both regions). Cora is technically under the jurisdiction of Randið and the Dragii. However, this land is as forgotten as its people.

Introduction will have links to specific posts once they are written.

FAQ

What is Nesval?

- Nesval is a world created by Oliver Sparough. He has been working on this for over a decade.

Are there any finished books/media about Nesval?

- No. Oliver likes to procrastinate.

What real-world cultures/regions inspired this world?

- Lots of them! There is mainly a Scandinavian, Native American, and East Asian influence. However there are different cultures within Nesval that have additional influence.

Any fandom inspiration?

- Yes. This whole thing spawned from a httyd LARP club me and my friends did. we were like. nine? eight? about ten years ago. I also think there is some inadvertent Avatar (blue people) influence as well.

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Entry One: How did this Start?

Great question! (no one asked but it’s a fun story)

Nesval started in an HTTYD LARP club that me and my fellow 8/9 year old schoolmates did on recess. We worshiped the “Dragi King”, the god responsible for blessing us with the HTTYD-inspired dragon wings that we had. This Dragi King ended up becoming first Nanotai, then Nanaum today.

We called ourselves the Knights of the Dragi King. And the drag path of our escapades during recess live on in the modern day.

Dragii are what we were many years ago. I was a Nygati, and I had night fury wings (oh my god nine year old me was so cringe). And yeah, it’s still there. Slightly different, now called Nyðgadinn, but the inspiration was there.

The most sacred place, where the waters of the First Song converged and birthed the Flame of Spirit- called “The Lowest Point”- was derived from the lowest point of the school campus. At the bottom of a hill.

Sygos is more of my own creation, but he was formed still quite early on. I needed a dark to the light. There comes Sygos.

The plant that supports Randið’s economy, Yaiskinn, comes from the new version of school uniforms we got that was a much softer material.

Jeo, capital of Randið, was named after my best friend. He moved across the country :(

Nesval worldbuilding is focused towards the mundane. Every aspect of this world that i’ve created so far has soothed me at one point. Nesval acts as a mirror into our own world, and opposite.