Diferencia entre revisiones de «Komashi»

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It is likely that Komashi was predominantly a wasteland prior to the arrival of the hijo--if such a time existed. These spirits came to dwell within the surface of the planet, where they warm the stone ground in some areas, providing energy. The heat isn't hot enough to burn cloth, but can burn skin if left touching for long enough.{{book ref|yumi|23}} This geothermal energy is also responsible for bringing subterranean water to the surface through [[steamwell]]s.{{book ref|yumi|34}} Life during this phase of Komashi's history is entirely dependent on the steamwells, with all of human civilization occupying the basin where they can be found, which stretches no more than fifty miles across.{{book ref|yumi|34}} The ground heat around steamwells can vary somewhat, with warmer spots used by the [[yoki-hijo]], called "kimomakkin",{{book ref|yumi|2}} and cooler areas sometimes allowing for a "cold spring", especially at relatively higher elevations, where clogs are not necessary. The cold springs generally contain waist-deep water and may be a dozen or more feet across.{{book ref|yumi|8}}

 

Many animals dwell in the plant life to stay above the ground. Many are nocturnal--sleeping in plants during the daytime hours, while the surface is hot.{{book ref|yumi|6}} Some forms of lizards are able to jump and glide between plants.{{book ref|yumi|2}} Animal life on Komashi seems to be dominated by smaller creatures, including mammals like mice, lizards, and snakes. There are also many forms of birds, including giant crows that can grow to the size of a human child.{{book ref|yumi|6}}

 

Following the activation of the father machine the energy of the spirits is redirected to hion, which completely diminishes the former geothermal energy emanating from the ground.{{book ref|yumi|part=anotherepilogue}} This affected the water cycle on the planet, resulting in regular rainfall not bound to specific locations.{{book ref|yumi|5}} Plant life was forced to adapt rapidly as the [[shroud]] came to cover the planet--eventually blocking all sunlight. Fortunately, hion proved to be an acceptable alternative, allowing for plants to grow and be cultivated in the vicinity of hion lines.{{book ref|yumi|19}} Beyond this, the plants came to settle on the ground and lose the strange nature allowing them to float.{{book ref|yumi|19}}

 

The shroud lasted for roughly seventeen hundred years.{{book ref|yumi|39}}

 

Ultimately, with the shroud suddenly evaporated, these two distinct ecologies of Komashi's past are merged into a compromise of the two. With hijo continuing to supply the hion lines with power, the surface of Komashi doesn't return to the extreme temperatures it once did. Seeds preserved in [[Torio City]] of ancient plants are able to be planted and to grow under the light of the now-visible sun, while plants adapted to the hion lines continue to rely on that [[Investiture]].{{book ref|yumi|part=anotherepilogue}}

 

At some point in the distant past, the Shard Virtuosity Splintered herself in the vicinity of Komashi. It is unclear whether the hijo existed prior to this or whether they were created by it.{{book ref|yumi|1}}{{book ref|yumi|17}} The earliest human society on Komashi was the kingdom of Torio, which settled around the steamwells. These people relied on the [[yoki-hijo]] to bind the hijo, the spirits, into useful tools required to live and cultivate crops in their harsh environment. As the Torish society developed, scholars created the machine--an [[Awakening|Awakened]] device intended to utilize the hijo to produce hion lines. When activated, the machine consumed the souls of the people of Torio, leaving alive only the nomads living on the outskirts of the kingdom.{{book ref|yumi|39}}

 

This lasted until a spirit was able to [[Connection|Connect]] [[Yumi]] and [[Nikaro]], and the yoki-hijo was able to free the spirits, destroying the machine. This event resulted in the dissipation of the shroud and the end of the nightmares.{{book ref|yumi|41}} In spite of the major ecological changes this caused, human society persisted and adapted, particularly with the help of seeds of former plants found preserved in Torio City.{{book ref|yumi|40}}

 

Before the activation of the father machine, humanity was focused around steamwells in the kingdom of Torio. However, after the formation of the Shroud, the few surviving nomads migrated outwards and formed several cities and nations around hion stubs.{{book ref|yumi|39}} The largest and most significant of these nations was [[Nagadan]], though twelve other nations exist. These other nations were smaller than Nagadan, and tended to fight amongst themselves.{{book ref|yumi|31}}

 

 

=== Torio ===

* [[Ihosen]]

 

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