#void lore

[aieevee16]

As Shy As A Deer

Reference used, btw! It was so fucking hard to get it right because of Oleander's hair and coat blocking Void's eye lmao

And a quick bonus!! New Assassin Outfit AND Assistant Vigil Outfit!!!

New Vitiligo and haircuts!!

NEW REFERENCES!! :D

[thelovelydoggycatmadi]

Void lore for those that don’t know it because I’ve seen a lot of people either forget some of this or genuinely don’t know cause the arg is lost to time

ok so it’s been awhile sense void paradox however I believe it’s stated the void is either one of to things, either the space between dimensions or something that travels/floats around in that between space as its own thing.

the void has its own creature living in it, we see them on an old live stream where Jess plays hide and seek and in McD. They seem to be the same creatures (corrupted souls that used to be human) however it’s not confirmed.

Halla the Zeus guy that gaurds the celestial canon is from the arg. We learn from the arg that his parents created the canon to fight off a comet and we can assume that comet came from the void or is like a warning sign of it. Cause we see it in the second half of season 7 trailer.

IRENE DID NOT JUST KILL HER DAUGHTER FOR SHIT AND GIGGLES. SHE INFACT DID TURN HER INTO A RELIC TO SAVE THE UNIVERSE FROM THE VOID. I see a lot of people confused on Irene’s motives so there you go. The girl we see playing in the heaven/irene dismension in season 6 is probably the first incarnation of Irene’s child who she turned into a relic. The other lady we see in the background is also Irene and the other dude is in-fact Shad.

that child is also most likely NOT Reena! Or at least not the reena we see the most of.

The flashback we see in the celestial canon is Shad probably threatened McD reena’s life because McD Aphmau is probably trying to turn her into a relic and or she’s just there for plot fuck it idk you decide.

THE VOID IS AN ACTIVE THREAT TO ALMOST EVERYTHING JESS WRITES. OR IS AT LEAST PRESENT IN THEM. IT CAN TECHNICALLY ENTER ANY DIMENSION SHE HAS WRITTEN. Besides of course cocomau, so no the theory that they’re all gonna die and Cocomau is going to be the end all be all is probably an unlikely outcome. The second Irene has no more power to split her soul anymore she is by all accounts at rest or has made some sort of peace. And it seems that Aph and Aaron’s story seems to end with the first part of season 7 and the void part is going to end with this new character. Although one way or another someone gonna fight a comet probably.

[angels-on-the-skeld]

Anyone interested in Void Crystal lore?

(Note: The word "Osega" is used with a few variations. This is from a doc I have written about things from my interpretation of The Void. "Osega" is just the term people of the void refer to worlds/universes that are not of the void)

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Void Crystals: Theorized to be condensed form of the void itself, its properties are being studied across the multiverse and even in the void itself. They’re found all over the void, but appear in the osega's universes almost completely randomly, though they do seem to appear more in osegian universes with stronger connections to the void. Some tribes of the void have some limited control over them, though the crystals true origins are a mystery. The ones in the void grow consistently, as well as the crystals on those who are void infected. They hold an almost limitless amount of energy, but they're always absorbing more, to the point anyone who possesses an ability to understand rocks will get overwhelmed by the extreme amount it holds, though they also say that the energy of the void feels almost like nothing. (Though if they have had a void candy, then they'll be able to describe what that ‘nothing’ feels like). Void Crystals can be used as batteries easily, just never put them under magical stress (read below).

Properties of Void Infection:

When a Void Crystal is put in magical stress, it has a chance of infecting a target. 

Void Crystals grow out of the infected target’s body, and don’t stop growing.

Void-Infected also become much more resilient, and also grow much larger to support their new bulk and sprouting crystals

Most Void-Infected lose their mind, and become extremely hostile.

Those Void-Infected who didn’t lose their mind often will hold extreme grudges against who or what caused them to be infected. Most of the rare few who didn’t lose their mind when infected still lost memories of who they were before infection. Memories can be retrieved with strong memory restoration spells. Those who have done the spells noted that it is much more difficult to work with a Void-Infected, because their “mind is dark”.

While Void-Infection is not contagious, those infected that didn’t lose their mind can temporarily infect other things that are weak-minded to do their commands.

Void-Infection can be reversed with Illumisum, or a source of Osegian magic that is much stronger. The downside of the latter is that it usually has to be a source of a different type of infection, HOWEVER the two infections will cancel each other out.

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Void Candy is tied to one of the plants from the void. I haven't written much down for them yet, but they look similar to void crystals, but are edible and don't absorb light as well. If somebody not from the void consumes it, it makes their mouth feel slightly numb, and the best way to describe its taste is that it tastes like nothing while still being something.

also I am fully aware I need to fix some grammar. It's my own lore so when I wrote it down I was just trying to get it down XD

[generalbitchfest]

Why no fursona? 👀

Too many options! I've tried out a few different ones but none of them were ever like "yeah... This is my fursona" lol

Especially since there are so many combinations you can have!

I had a friend in rural middle of nowhere bible belt high school in the 00s who had a wolf/rabbit hybrid fursona, as an example. Dude knew what he was about lol

I'm just a very indecisive person lol

[mimikip-stuff]

I've come up with some sona lore regarding Lament and the realm of the Void

As I mentioned in the pinned post, the Void is a layered reality- its own space between spaces. There are four layers that I've come up with so far and will list them as follows:

Layers of the Void realm

Composed of darkness, dark matter, and shadow, it is a quiet and vast plane where Lament is the overseer/ruler. It is a cold place, no sun or complete warmth, with very few stars to light up the skies. The landscape is made of a fine, sparkling black sand (similarly colored to labradorite), speckled with leafless dark trees and pools of clear fluid that reflect the stars and trap their light for consumption. Those whose souls are claimed by Lament are turned into Shades- silhouettes of wispy shadow that wander the barren landscape as her subjects.

Void: Uppermost layer of the Void

Abyss: Second Layer of the Void

Not as dark in visual appearances, composed of jagged rocky landscapes of obsidian and bedrock. Souls that die within the Abyss are turned into mindless beasts filled with an endless rage and need to hunt. Dark deities linger in the void, ancient and forgotten by humans that long to regain the strengths they once held. Their voices whisper in the backs of minds, trying to ensnare anyone who is lured by temptation.

Mania: Third Layer of the Void

Thick, dense trees cover the ground of this layer. The landscape is battered by frigid and biting winds, making the branches rattle like bones and the leaves chatter like whispers. Any soul unfortunate to end up in Mania is forced to walk through endless woods in spirals, unable to find any end or exit to their plight. No animals or prey exist in the layer, causing starvation and intense dehydration. The victims quickly lose their sanity and what remained of their minds, either muttering to themselves or biting on what's left of their flesh. They become Husks, walking figures of madness that crave any kind of sustenance and will even try to kill other Husks for food.

Null: Deepest Layer of the Void

In Null, there is Nothing. No land. No sky. No gods. It is a plane of non-existence, the pit of a black hole. If anyone is able to reach this layer of the Void, they would be aware of their body and mind being torn apart into atoms before blinking away into nothing. Only their consciousness would remain, if they are strong enough. They become one with the fabric of Everything and Nothing. They exist and they do not. To the deities and gods, this is considered Hell. To not just be forgotten, but to be gone entirely...no one to know of you or even be mentioned in history. Erasure is worse than death.

[petite-guignol]

hoo boy OK

didn't want to dump this in the fan week tag because it's TECHNICALLY not FFIV but "crossover" did make me think of it.

this also isn't technically a "crossover" given that its entirely in-universe and just happens to be directly RELATED to FFIV but i wanted to talk about it and i figured out how to use my 6yo chromebook as a drawing tablet last night so here goes

i have this FFXIV OC who is quite literally "Edward but an evil bug demon" and i got so attached to him i'm making a whole-ass doll, with some help from my friend for some of the more complex engineering parts. here's some of my design sketches and color tests and what will eventually be his torso (he's being made out of a kind of butterfly-skeleton lookin BJD). It's mostly head shots because i was clearly struggling a lot with how to do the hair and the placement of the eyes, though i think i've sorta figured it out. the final outfit will have a diadem that kind of incorporates the eyes and antennae.

the strings-between-arms idea was from before i was offered the doll with the hollow torso, and i ended up abandoning it for structural reasons anyway. he still has four arms, though, two with human hands and two that are more mantis adjacent, which will have those white-and-blue stripes found on the Antlion's mandibles in Amano's concept art. It will be a bit difficult to rig on the torso, given it's just a ribcage held up by a spine, but i think it's doable as long as the additional arms are smaller

i'm not sure on the actual SHAPE of the antennae -- was kind of thinking something feather-like, but that might be too far into moth territory.

i was like "oh i definitely need the hairstyle to resemble Edward's so it's obvious who he's supposed to be riffing off of!" but as it turns out: Edward does not have an "iconic" haircut. Most every image of him has something different.

the character's name is Prince Orfeo of the Heartless Harp, once the sovereign of the Golden Principate of Damcyan before the world fell into darkness, now a voidsent whose beautiful face and enchanting voice mask the rapaciousness of a predatory insect.

He has a heart of gold, they say, but when has gold ever loved anyone back?

FFXIV lore and how it relates to FFIV lore under the cut but the short version is: i saw the words "damcyan antlion" in a dungeon and went fully insane

OK SO the 13th/the Void ended up with a lot of FFIV inspiration. That's perfect for me as the Void has been kind of my Thing since i started playing

the basic concept of the Void is kind of like, it's a world where the heroes failed -- one way or another, by deception or hubris or simply dying and being reborn as twisted monsters, they all became the villains. to this end we get the hero version of Golbez, of course, but like...

in the Lunar Subterrane dungeon, you delve into the hero Golbez's memories of his final moments, in which he and Durante are struggling to repel an invasion of Baron. the environment is a little...desert-y to be a one-to-one match for the FFIV Baron, which i already thought was interesting, but then Durante laments "nothing is exempt from their avarice" right before we get to the second boss fight of the dungeon: Damcyan Antlion

i thought it was really interesting that it was specifically a DAMCYAN antlion, because that immediately made me think -- wait, if this is effectively the "opposite" of FFIV, is Damcyan the invading force here? the antlion's boss mechanics involve dragging you into sand pits and crashing into pillars to bring them down, so it sure does make an effective siege weapon... hey, didn't they mention "avarice"? Some supplemental FFIV stuff mentions that Damcyan is extremely wealthy, to the extent that money is literally named after their ruling dynasty...

oh my god is there an evil version of Edward on the 13th

given the lack of permanent death once the laws of physics were broken enough over there, does that mean there's specifically a DEMON version of Edward that exists in the Void right now

so i immediately mapped out a basic concept for Bugward, gave him an Italian mythological name to go with all the Dante's Inferno stuff, and somehow got so fixated on it that now i'm balls deep in an expensive doll project.

transcription of the COOL BUG FACTS i scribbled on one of the earlier sketches

That is not his face

palace full of shed skins [was imagining like a cicada here]

don't listen to his words, he is incapable of love

not because he's a voidsent though, he was like that before

originally prince of the world's wealthiest nation

corrupted by Durante after his invasion of Baron, an act which fused Golbez's armor to Durante's body permanently [direct revenge for the death of Golbez obviously]

favorite methods of execution: quicksand, carnivorous worm pit

known to disguise himself as a commoner, seduce peasant girls, then feed them to his pet antlion when he gets bored of them

"i'd die for you" "then perish"

summoning method -- murder your lover and allow the corpse to be consumed by blowflies

[nevadas-explorer]

Types of Void

Hehehe more lore at last!!! These are all headcanons, so know these aren't canon to their source material. This gets quite long, so everything is under the cut!

List of void types so far:

Gold void (Rain World)

Abyssal void (Hollow Knight)

Nightmare void (Don't Starve)

End void (Minecraft)

Aetherial void/shimmer (Terraria)

Memory Void (Sky: Children of the Light)

This document contains spoilers for all of the above games!

For context on what void is and some basics about it, go here.

Back to the lore masterpost

Gold Void (Rain World)

Appearance: Black in its pure form but develops ripples of gold when exposed to impurities. Normally exists as a liquid called "void fluid."

Location: Naturally found in subterranean reservoirs known as "void seas." While it may seem that Rain World's planet has a mantle made entirely of void fluid, this is false; the void seas simply seem infinite due to the weirdness of void. Void fluid has also been exploited by an extinct civilization and can be found in various artifacts.

Creatures: Always have gold in their palettes. Some creatures are mostly dark-colored while others are mostly white. Species include echoes, ghost voidspawn (the small gold ghosts), and void worms.

Properties:

Capable of dissolving virtually anything, including reality itself. This makes storing void fluid very difficult and expensive. Rain World's Ancients found a way to dilute void fluid and were able to engineer materials that take a long time to dissolve, allowing them to store it. Since gold void is highly corrosive, handling it is a very bad idea.

Unstable and volatile when exposed to energy. Void fluid is normally inert, but using energy sources (such as heat, kinetic energy, electricity, or even void fluid that's already been energized) can make it volatile. This was harnessed by the Ancients to power technology. However, this technology must be handled with care, as mishandling can lead to a runaway reaction and the formation of a temporary singularity.

Has an unusually strong effect on reality. Examples of this include the void sea's screen-melting effect and the aura that echoes have. Some Ancient technologies make void fluid wiggle reality in a specific way to get desired results (e.g. to produce an antigravity field).

Abyssal Void (Hollow Knight)

Appearance: Pitch black and may have glowing white "eyes." Normally exists in a liquid form but becomes gaseous if disturbed.

Location: Similar to gold void, abyssal void exists in reservoirs deep underground. One such reservoir is found directly underneath Hallownest.

Creatures: Black with glowing white eyes. Some abyssal voidspawn inhabit physical bodies or constructs, which act like a protective shell. Includes vessels, shades, kingsmoulds, and whatever the Collector is.

Properties:

Nightmare Void (Don't Starve)

It absorbs sound and creates silence. Locations near an abyss are eerily quiet, and abyssal voidspawn tend to be silent as well. Some voidspawn can "roar," but instead of making a sound they make a wave of silence instead.

Repelled or calmed by light. Bodies of abyssal void may become violent towards light sources, but are paradoxically calmed by bright lights. Abyssal void creatures tend to prefer dark places.

Appearance: Nightmarish shadows. Its tangible form is a gelatinous liquid known as nightmare fuel. It can also appear as dark flames.

Location: Found all over the Constant but is strangely abundant in the Ruins deep underground.

Creatures: Nightmare voidspawn (aka fissured voidspawn) are normally living shadows with holes where their eyes would be. They are normally invisible and incorporeal but can be seen by creatures that have low sanity. Includes terrorbeaks, crawling horrors, and Mr. Skitts. Some creatures resemble the Ancient Fuelweaver instead, or are more tangible like the fused shadelings.

Properties:

Has an insanity aura. Creatures and objects made from nightmare void cause intense unease and stress in living creatures. Since nightmare voidspawn usually only appear to someone who has low sanity, this can create a nasty feedback loop.

Can be puppeteered - for a price. A monarch (formerly a king, now a queen) exists who is able to direct and control nightmare void; however, they are changed forever by this and are, in a way, voidspawn themselves.

Note: "Them" in Don't Starve lore refers to multiple beings. Void is the most powerful and influential of them.

End Void (Minecraft)

Appearance: Black, purple, or staticky. Its tangible form is a purple particulate that does not persist for very long.

Location: Mostly found in a dimension known as the End. Tangible end void is rare and is emitted by some end voidspawn.

Creatures: Usually mostly black with purple eyes and accents. Includes endermen and the Ender Dragon. If a living creature lingers in the End for an extremely long period of time, they may eventually become an end voidspawn.

Properties:

Can be used for teleportation. Endermen are able to teleport and eyes of ender are used to activate End portals.

Aetherial Void/Shimmer (Terraria)

Appearance: Glowing, shimmery, and pearlescent. Usually found as a liquid known as "shimmer."

Location: Pools of shimmer naturally generate in the Aether mini-biome.

Creatures: Shimmery and pearlescent. Include shimmer slimes and faelings.

Properties:

Can transmute or decraft things. By dunking them in shimmer, many items can be given a new form or broken down into the materials used to craft them. Critters and slimes are easily turned into aetherial voidspawn through transmutation, but larger creatures such as humans need more time to soak.

Intangibility. This is also known as the Shimmering debuff, where the player becomes intangible for a short time after entering a pool of shimmer. Aetherial voidspawn can become intangible at will.

Memory Void (Sky: Children of the Light)

Appearance: Doesn't have a tangible form. Instead it manifests as pocket dimensions called "memory spaces." These dimensions have two variants: an empty, grayscale one with a solid, reflective floor (ex. the ancient memories) and one that is blue with distant stars and no floor (ex. the vault of knowledge). It's possible the blue variant exists due to interactions with light magic.

Location: Memory spaces.

Creatures: Ghostly and translucent with glowing, star-like flecks. Includes cosmic mantas. Normally the only way to convert a creature into a memory voidspawn is if it dies while inside a memory space.

Properties:

Can form memory spaces. Memory spaces preserve locations in a moment of time as if it's a memory. These spaces can be entered and interacted with. Shared spaces are a miniature and temporary form.

Is harmless to living things. This is highly unusual for a void type. The only danger presented by a memory space itself is the fact that it's infinite, so it is possible to get lost inside one (light barriers can be erected to prevent this).

The world of Sky has many memory spaces, including:

Most of the Vault of Knowledge. The actual Vault is the stone room you reach after meditating at the end of the realm.

The empty void you are in after dying in Eden.

The starry location you reach after going through Orbit and before you are reborn.

The memories accessed in the Season of Shattering quests.

[concerned-artist]

I’m in the midst of conceptualizing some silly goofy analog horror stuff as my partner and I start to work on Doodle Den! All we know so far is we’re going for a “Painting with Bob Ross” and “The Goodnight Show” feel, wanting to tap into a sense of nostalgia that isn’t really there.

My partner and I had been thinking about working together on a big project for a long time and finally a decent idea crossed our mind.

“Doodle Den started as an obscure cartoon strip and then a comic series in the early 80’s, later getting adapted into a television show in the late 90’s after gaining enough popularity.”