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terror-of-time [2022-04-24 21:18] – Addition of Luunai name, fixing Zalaagra's pronouns, fixing author pronouns because while ve used to go by 'she' it just reads weird now pinkgothicterror-of-time [2023-10-13 12:41] – pinkgothic
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-When the author of //[[:A Thread Between The Stars]]// was around ten years old, ve started writing books in the kraiaKy universe in a series v ecalled //Terror of Time//. This universe was much more of a patchwork of ideas back when ve first made it, and it took until 2015 (when ve was thirty) for ver to seriously attempt reconstructing it.+When the author of //[[:A Thread Between The Stars]]// was around ten years old, ve started writing books in the kraiaKy universe in a series ve called //Terror of Time//. This universe was much more of a patchwork of ideas back when ve first made it, and it took until 2015 (when ve was thirty) for ver to seriously attempt reconstructing it.
  
 This page exists less as a means to chronicle the stories of //Terror of Time// as it does to detail the changes made to the setting over the course of its radical reimagining. This page exists less as a means to chronicle the stories of //Terror of Time// as it does to detail the changes made to the setting over the course of its radical reimagining.
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 Nekenalos used to be called Lossos. The "los" in "Nekenalos" has the exact same etymological basis as "Lossos" - //Lossos// essentially just means //planet//. Enough people assumed the author was trying to make a point with the English word 'loss' that ve decided to put an end to that, though. Nekenalos used to be called Lossos. The "los" in "Nekenalos" has the exact same etymological basis as "Lossos" - //Lossos// essentially just means //planet//. Enough people assumed the author was trying to make a point with the English word 'loss' that ve decided to put an end to that, though.
  
-Lossos originally had three continents: Cetaros, Sefusaris and Anacondas. They correspond, to some degree, to the largest continents on Nekenalos today: Cetaros, Sefusa and Asheenagiji. You can tell from the replacement names which names the author found tolerable and which names ve wanted to set on fire. (It's worth noting that 'Anacondas' is pronounced 'A-na-con-**dass**' and not 'A-na-**con**-dahs' like the plural of the snakes. The author is still very fond of how this //sounds//, but that's simply no excuse for the name. At time of writing this article ve firmly intends to drop a shout-out to this name into //The Sky's Umbilical Cord//, however.)+Lossos originally had three continents: Cetaros, Sefusaris and Anacondas. They correspond, to some degree, to the largest continents on Nekenalos today: Cetaros, Sefusa and Asheenagiji. You can tell from the replacement names which names the author found tolerable and which names ve wanted to set on fire. (It's worth noting that 'Anacondas' is pronounced 'A-na-con-**dass**' and not 'A-na-**con**-dahs' like the plural of the snakes. The author is still very fond of how this //sounds//, but that's simply no excuse for the name. Ve has totally dropped a shout-out to this name into //[[https://schlaugh.com/umbilical/starburst-1|The Sky's Umbilical Cord]]//, however.)
  
 Tabraan and Vatenas are entirely new. Tabraan and Vatenas are entirely new.
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 ==== kavkema ==== ==== kavkema ====
  
-In the original books, the [[:kavkem|kavkema]] were known as **Deinodons** and were a faction, not a species. They loosely encompassed all carnivorous species of dinosaurs (in disregard for the era they might have lived in), although some carnivores weren't allied with the Deinodons.+In the original books, the [[:kavkem|kavkema]] were known as **Deinodons** and were a faction, not a species. They loosely encompassed all carnivorous species of dinosaurs (in disregard for the era they might have lived in), although some individual carnivore characters weren't allied with the Deinodons.
  
-With a heavy heart, the author has settled on a single sapient species of carnivorous dinosaurs, knowing this to be sorely necessary for plausibility. While Evenatra could have uplifted many more carnivores to sapience, there was no reason at all for her to do so.+With a heavy heart, the author has settled on a single sapient species of carnivorous dinosaurs, knowing this to be sorely necessary for plausibility. While Evenatra could have uplifted many more carnivores to sapience, there was no reason at all for ver to do so.
  
 Another very striking difference between kavkema and Deinodons is their level of technology. While the Deinodons were greatly outnumbered by their nemesis faction, they were technologically //matched// by them - the dinosaurs on Lossos generally had technology that exceeded that of humans, across the board. Out of a far better economic understanding, the author has taken technology away from the kavkema and turned them into a nomadic culture constantly on the literal run. Another very striking difference between kavkema and Deinodons is their level of technology. While the Deinodons were greatly outnumbered by their nemesis faction, they were technologically //matched// by them - the dinosaurs on Lossos generally had technology that exceeded that of humans, across the board. Out of a far better economic understanding, the author has taken technology away from the kavkema and turned them into a nomadic culture constantly on the literal run.
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 [[:character:Evenatra]] used to be known as **Aquaeros** (which the author feels is one of the few acceptable names in hindsight). [[:character:Evenatra]] used to be known as **Aquaeros** (which the author feels is one of the few acceptable names in hindsight).
  
-One of the only things that have changed about her (except for turning her into a Threadwielder, of course) is the speed at which she can shape-shift, which is now approximately //glacial//.+One of the only things that have changed about ver (except for turning ver into a Threadwielder, of course) is the speed at which ve can shape-shift, which is now approximately //glacial//.
  
 ==== Ysikary ==== ==== Ysikary ====
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 The political allegiances in the original universe have remained almost entirely unchanged, along with the intended personalities of the characters: The political allegiances in the original universe have remained almost entirely unchanged, along with the intended personalities of the characters:
  
-  * **Evenatra** is the guardian of the kavkema; something of a mother figure combined with badassery. (Unfortunately, she hasn't yet had a lot of opportunity to show her badassery in the new continuity.)+  * **Evenatra** is the guardian of the kavkema; something of a mother figure combined with badassery. (Unfortunately, ve hasn't yet had a lot of opportunity to show her badassery in the new continuity.)
   * **Terenyira** is the primary antagonist. She's been given an actual motivation now - the deep, gnawing hunger she feels is a recent invention. Her cunning nature is not new, though, but a greater intellectual experience on part of the author has certainly given her much more of an edge than before.   * **Terenyira** is the primary antagonist. She's been given an actual motivation now - the deep, gnawing hunger she feels is a recent invention. Her cunning nature is not new, though, but a greater intellectual experience on part of the author has certainly given her much more of an edge than before.
   * The Nayabaru are still the dominant faction on Nekenalos. They still abhor killing and will not tolerate it. They're still secular, they're still interested in science, and they're still known to torture kavkema.   * The Nayabaru are still the dominant faction on Nekenalos. They still abhor killing and will not tolerate it. They're still secular, they're still interested in science, and they're still known to torture kavkema.
terror-of-time.txt · Last modified: 2023-10-13 12:50 by pinkgothic