#heartopia lore

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Lore of the day!

(Okay I’m going to preface this by saying… I don’t actually get this at all. I’ve read this thing twice and it’s all flying over my head. But!)

There is a book purchasable from the Bookstore called “Genesis of Spirit” which lists through a bunch of worldbuilding including, but not limited to:

The formation of our world - nicknamed Ourworld (I assume this was some sort of pun in Mandrin that had to be translated)

What Astralis might actually be (A "Spirit Body" creature formed and maintained through energy)

"The Chaos Cosmos is the highest known existance" (??? what does that even mean. somebody help.)

Turns out, there are creatures called "Spirit Bodies" "can channel their own energy and manifest it through changes in the material world", but is limited by "the range of [its] influence". They also can't die, but can fall into a coma if deprived of energy.

In other words: Astralis is some sort of local deity, is immortal, and its star form we meet in the introduction is a physical manifestation conjured via its energy!

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Lore of the yesterday (since i forgot)!

Atara’s full first name is actually Ataraxia, and he really enjoys photography! This can be inferred from his dialogue and his book “Notes on Photography”, where he believes photography is a “vital way to capture life’s moments” (Ataraxia, Star 117).

He also was gifted his first camera by his friend, who could potentially be associated with candy jars! If i had to guess, I’d say it could be either Bailey Jr. or Doris.

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Lore of the day! (Mini edition)

Apparently there’s a (possibly well known) shipwreck known as the “Sea God’s Labyrinth”, and Bill had been to it. And one of the older Captain brothers wants to go there someday.

“Older Captain Brothers?” you say? Yep. They’re all quadruplets. The one wearing grey is, presumably, Captian the Third, and I have no idea where the other two are. Please tell me where they are if you know.

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thank you for existing. as someone who has decided to write fanfics for the book stall, yours and everyone else’s efforts are lifesavers—i almost wrote vanya catching fish! as an aside: ive been wondering if/headcanoning vanya is a polar bear. im a newer player who has only ever seen him in his winter outfit/ushanka, which i thought was his only fit, and i was basing the idea off of the motifs… so when i saw a pic with his visor and saw he really does have bear ears, my mind was kind of blown!

OMG THANK YOU????? No yeah, the game loves to poke fun at Vanya's inability to fish all the time lol. Back to the rest of your ask:

I would think Vanya has lots of connections to that of a polar bear, even besides the ears. For instance, he prefers the cold of the winter season (his title on his card can read "Winter Lover" sometimes), even claiming that "18°C [is] too hot to sleep" (That's 64°F for you Americans). I don't know about you, but I'd rather sleep in 30°C than in anything colder than 18°C, so uh yeah. My guy likes the cold.

But even more than that... during the winter event, Vanya can talk about how animals stay warm during the cold back in his homeland. Importantly, he states the following: "Some grow thicker, waterproof fur, and others dig homes underground. Oh, and packing on some extra fat ahead of time works wonders too" - All of which polar bears use to stay warm in the artic.

Funnily enough, when getting to the topic of penguins, "What about penguins? Uh, penguins... we're not really that close." which would make sense because polar bears eat penguins. Of course they wouldn't be close!

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The bear nya snow sculpture description is killing me 😭 Vanya flavour text is normal and then the other half is just ‘this guys not really good at fishing’

Ok that’s actually really funny

(Also your ask got duplicated in my inbox lol)

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If the Astralis wants the residents of Whale Island to remain in blissful ignorance, than why do meteor showers only happen on Onsen Mountain and in the Fishing Village, both are places where deep lore info can be found. Would it be possible that it isn't the Astralis, who punishes people for seeking knowledge, but someone else is?

I uh. Forgot to answer this, but: yeah I don't think it's Astralis either. Astralis seems more committed to helping people and moving them to Whale Island, Whaltune seems to be kinda dormant with few recent mentions, so I have no idea who either. Li Zhen comments on Silesia's curse, theorising that perhaps some sort of "sun god" cursed him, but little else is mentioned on who can ACTUALLY curse people. Speaking of: I'm gonna make a quick list on all curses I can think off in Heartopia:

Silesia von Jasper Friedrich: Unable to speak during the day (Hence the Alu Alu talk). Possibly cursed by a sun god

Ivan "Vanya" Ivanoic Lure + Lure Family: Unable to fish, or more accurately, unable to REEL in fish. Likely cursed from his family being the top anglers and boasting about it

Marin: Immortality. Gained "this face time can no longer touch" during her travels on The Wind Piercer as a blessing, though time has still taken a toll on her soul. Technically classified as life "sustained by energy surplus or cyclical regeneration"

Not a curse but Atara jokes that he'll cast a curse on us for an hour (corrected to half an hour) if we're being a meanie (I don't remember the wording)

Not exactly a curse but nobody has any desire to leave Whale Island for some reason

Also, I dunno if the metor showers being in lore related locations work as strong evidence, because it's plausable it could change locations for gameplay reasons.

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Has there ever been any additional information on Moabit? I see them mentioned often, but I still don’t know who this is. Considering that their entire thing is mystery, that might be the point, but it’s strange that we never get any clarification on whether Moabit is another guardian spirit or something else.

I’ll do some additional digging (pun here) a little later as a follow-up, but here’s what i can remember from the top of my head:

Moabit is the group name for the collection of moles who tend to spy and look after the island, including the fluorite ore mole and the mole that appears on the friendship phone interface.

What they actually DO is the mysterious part, but they’re trusted by the Guild and Ataraxia to handle things when anything gets too hectic (Atara’s Diary), which is thanks to the Second Mayor establishing a friendship between the two (Annie’s Essays).

It is theorized by some that the Second Mayor decided to abandon society and live with the moles or something, but there’s not really any evidence backing that theory up.

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Lore of the CORRECT BLOG THS TIME

(I don’t have a screenshot but trustttttt)

There’s (apparently) a loading screen text that states that Mrs Joan and Bailey Jr crashed onto the island due to a plane crash, which is actually corroborated by the people who saved them - B&W Fishing.

One of the Captain quadruplets was returning back from a voyage when he witnessed the “plane swaying as it landed on the beach”. Presumably thanks to Whaletune or Astralis, though “the plane was completely wrecked, […] both pilot and passenger were unharmed”.

Things to point out here: Singular passenger?Could be a mistranslation, but this implies either Bailey Jr or Mrs Joan was the pilot, and can fly a plane! Dunno which of the two it is though. Secondly, Bailey Jr was already disabled BEFORE the plane crash, since she came out unharmed. Just interesting to mention.

(either all that or the island is a plane crashing hotspot like what. the bermuda triangle??)