Supernatural World

Biodata

History

Environment

• The Supernatural World is larger than Earth, with dangerous terrain and weak regional connections; for weak inhabitants, traveling even a few dozen kilometers can be fatal. 1352
• The Great Cataclysm produced landscapes absent from the former world, including the Wasteland, Dead Cities, forbidden zones, enormous lakes, castles, tombs, and ruins from prehistoric, ancient, and modern eras. 1066
• Many modern cities operate on supernatural power rather than conventional energy, requiring specialized systems to suppress and utilize Malevolent Spirits safely. 1961
• Supernatural places may be constructed directly from supernatural power; their interiors can greatly exceed their external dimensions, but outside interference can collapse them and kill those trapped within. 1576
• The world contains caves, lakes, and oceanic depths believed to connect to the Dark World. In the sea, this unknown depth is referred to as the Abyss. 280

Inhabitants and Society

Humans and settlements

• Humanity persists through Ancient Villages, cities, markets, major factions, and isolated settlements rather than a unified world order. 539 1124
• The earliest human settlements were founded by survivors of the catastrophe; General’s Tomb, designated Survivor Village No. 20, was among the major early settlements. 539
• Fourth Order is the most common upper range for both Malevolent Spirits and Awakeners. Many people never encounter a Sixth Tier expert in their lifetimes. 1352
• Power determines social standing; supernatural circles are stratified by strength, with advancement or powerful backing being the primary means of entering higher circles. 1448
• Use of supernatural abilities erodes the user. First- through Third Order individuals commonly have only ten to twenty years of life unless they advance, while Fifth Order offers a chance to regain an ordinary lifespan. 657

Survivors

• “Survivors” are Earth humans selected and transported into the Supernatural World by a mysterious will or system. Early expeditions had an estimated ninety-nine percent mortality rate. 90
• The average survival time for a generation of Survivors is about five years. 316
• Survivors who return to Earth often cannot reintegrate into ordinary society and are not welcomed by either the Guangming Society or the Prayer Association. 1725

Weird Second Generation

• Weird Second Generation are descendants of people connected to the Supernatural World and generally possess greater compatibility with supernatural power than Earth-born Survivors. 1518
• Their lower backlash and longer lifespans have allowed their numbers at Sixth and Seventh Tier to grow beyond those of Survivors. 1518

Supernatural Phenomena

Malevolent Ghosts

• An early account describes Mountain Ghosts as the first generation of Malevolent Ghosts: after killing humans, they absorb vitality, take on the appearances of the dead, and may later become formless spirits by absorbing the negative emotions of dying humans. 280
• Malevolent Ghosts are not humans even when they resemble them, and they remain intrinsically hostile to the living. 280
• Malevolent Ghosts of Fourth Order and below form the mainstream threat across much of the world. 1352

Weirdness and Weird Tales

• Weird Tales are described as “bugs” between the real world and the Supernatural World. They were once living people but now exist in a state that is neither fully alive, dead, nor ghostly. 78
• A Weird Tale’s body exists between worlds, while what appears in a world is only a projection. This makes ordinary destruction temporary unless its obscured connection to its origin can be found and severed. 625
• Weirdness are deformed offspring of the Supernatural World that cling to survival. 78
• Awakener abilities may arise from Weirdness or Malevolent Ghosts within their bodies, but overuse risks the supernatural power awakening and taking control. 277 657

Supernatural Spaces and Places

• Supernatural Spaces are unstable or hidden spaces connected to reality through limited entrances and exits. They can appear as interstitial “bubbles” created by the pressure between Earth and the Supernatural World. 1733 2907
• A Supernatural Space can evolve into a Supernatural place after becoming a stable replica of reality and developing a Supernatural Source. 1795
• The Source functions as the place’s administrator. If it dies and no replacement emerges quickly, the local order collapses into extreme chaos. 1795
• Some Sources are entities born within Supernatural Spaces; others are Ghost Domain masters or explorers who became trapped in chaos and were bound to the place they formed. 1795

Theories on Its Origin

None of these explanations is presented as conclusively proven; even long-lived inhabitants and major factions lack complete records of the world’s origin. 280 307

Relationship with Earth

• Earth and the Supernatural World have a long-standing but unstable connection, expressed through portals, Survivors, interstitial spaces, and gradual world-barrier erosion. 90 706 803
• Some supernatural phenomena appeared on Earth long before the modern Revival and survived in legends, historical anomalies, and concealed records. 1252
• The Guangming Society entered Earth more than a century before the modern Supernatural Revival and may have descended from Sea Star’s former official institutions. 485
• As the worlds converge, Earth has become both an expansion target and a source of concern for Supernatural World factions due to locations such as Dragon Transformation Mountain, the Southern Border’s Supernatural Spaces, and Earth’s Core. 1451 2470
• Earth’s accelerated Revival gave its inhabitants far less time to develop than Sea Star’s survivors had during the Great Cataclysm. 2470