lucouverse lore 101
a comprehensive post for everything leading up to the events of my long term passion project game Lucou: Tome of the Reborn as well as some fun worldbuilding bits
Age of Creation:
The realm of gods, Aelasos, is created by the angel of existence, Apatsumi
Apatsumi also creates two pseudo-deity races to inhabit Aelasos: - the Oneh, capable of terraforming and sculpting the lands - the Aelo, capable of creating life
The Oneh and Aelo begin working hand in hand to form the world now known as Otiriel, both races working to develop its geography and ecosystems
Creation Wars
Over time, the Aelo begin to gain a sense of superiority over the Oneh due to their life-giving abilities
They take over a majority of Aelasos, known as the Aelo Kingdom, forcing the Oneh into the outskirts of the land
Unrest brews within the Oneh, inevitably turning into a full revolution against the Aelo Kingdom
The Oneh Revolution eventually becomes a fully fledged war between the Aelo and Oneh, dubbed the Creation Wars.
End of the Wars
Ra Sendu, an archer from the Aelo king Va Retki's army, begins falling for the Oneh leader, a royal named Lucou.
Sendu betrays the Aelo army to join the Oneh and fight alongside her lover.
Va Retki catches wind of this and goes to face Lucou head on.
He dukes it out with Lucou, but Sendu prevents him from dealing the final blow, taking a fatal hit instead.
In her grief, Lucou deals a fatal blow to the Aelo king. She then calls for the Oneh to move on to Otiriel, where they build temples in their respective regions.
Sendu's soul goes on to incubate within a tree in the forests of Otiriel, where she will inevitably be reborn within a host.
150 years following the end of the Wars, an Otirien named Aime-Aran Asturi is born and chosen as Sendu's new host. Sendu's soul would begin its final stages of incubation and awaken within Aime in 14 years.
Biology
Within the worlds of Otiriel, there are a few different species with various races.
Angels are dragon-like omniscient beings that are in charge of life, death, time, and fate. They control the universe and ensure everything follows the strict rules of fate.
Aelo, as described above, are pseudo-deities that are capable of creating life. They tend to physically look more like anthropomorphic animals, which resulted in much of the life on Otiriel resembling the Aelo themselves.
Oneh, also described above, are the other species created by Apatsumi, capable of terraforming. Unlike the Aelo, they can be easily identified by race and region:
Sculptors are the Oneh of the Mountains. They're the ones responsible for molding and chiselling mountain ranges on Otiriel.
Gardeners are the Oneh who breathe life and vegetation into Otiriel's forests and plains, being responsible for planting and tending to the foliage.
Divers are amphibious Oneh that create the world's bodies of water.
Cavers are the Oneh responsible for digging the various caverns in Otiriel and creating its gemstones.
Royals are capable of all forms of terraforming.
Otiriens are the main dominant species of Otiriel, following the end of the Creation Wars and the Oneh's move to Otiriel. They typically have greenish skin and deer-like noses as well as horns that vary depending on their region, i.e. forest-dwellers having more antler-like horns or mountain-dweller having ram-like horns. Mixed Otiriens (like Aime) develop horns with attributes from both parents.
Patsun are just opossums. They were created by the Aelo in Apatsumi's image to be the most perfect little guys.
Reincarnation
When a (typically Aelo) soul is to be reincarnated, it first enters a state called incubation where it will reside within a non-sentient life form (usually a tree) until it has recovered from any damage caused at death. Once it is finished incubating, it will find a host to reside in. Incarnate hosts may not always be Otiriens, they are just more likely due to being the dominant race on Otiriel.
In the event a non-Aelo soul is to be saved, an Aelo must draw a Rebirth Sigil to mark them for rebirth. If one attempts to save a soul that is doomed by fate, they will feel Apatsumi's wrath as the soul exits incubation.
