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Cosmology of N’gaea, or What if Humans were the Virus?:
After Covid-19 eradicated all human life*, animals roamed Earth wild and free. #HumansAreTheVirus.
Suddenly a new mutation fell from the night-lit sky in the form of Circene, radiant green spores found in many grasslands and shrooms that latched onto the beasts from within thru lapping, brushing or grazing, physically altering their forms and altering their minds; they stood on their hind legs, produced human speech, gained intelligence. Some species have fully evolved to a human-like status with some of their features and now live like their former masters.
Three new class systems arose from these changes, namedso for the creatures of various literary figures containing animals in them andof how much Circene came into their systems: The Talkative Narnians from CS Lewis, the Housebroken Barbans of Brunhoff, and the Uplifted Mobians, namsake of the world which a speedy blue hedgehog hails.
However, another mutation branched out from the green spores. As Circene came from the nightshades bearing its name and in puffstool shrooms, a second type, Moly, sprouted about as did the Snowdrop flowers bearing the very same medicine Odysseus used to cure his crew and others from Circene’s curse. When taken in high doses, Moly would siphon any amount of Circene in an animals’ body and permanently erase their newfound lifestyle w/o taking cautionary measures. This dichotomy granted each species a choice to cross between the three classes.
Fun facts about N’Gaea:
- Civil licenses grant Narnians a freedom of transition via id collar or chip, allowing for certain privileges like finding jobs, affordable housing, and can choose whether or not to wear clothing in public,permitting they wear the collar, while Barbans can freely swap between feral & anthro forms by just how much clothing they wear (Zuzel the Fox). It does get awkward in changing rooms when you think a wild boar raided JC Penney in their birthday suit
- Adoption services grant similar privileges as a Civil license to both Barbans and Narnians while under supervision by a foster guardian, usually domestic animals, but don’t be too shocked if a bear lives in the same home as a nuclear family of deer adopted or as an in-law
- Certain diets had to be controlled, as predation upon any prey is illegal unless they were Narnian, or under a business like Herd Thinners or Dewclaw’s Fine Meats. You have to maintain some degree of natural order when they’re your boss, employee, or your mother.
Prompt list:
Btw you don’t necessarily have to draw for Loretober, you can just write stuff. :]
Went a bit overboard today.
