Worldbuilding June 2023: Multiverse Warriors
1. Tell us about your world.
Hey! It's Umbra with the meta introduction again. This is it. The culmination of my Worldbuilding June shenanigans. This year I'm touching on one particular project of mine, my very first creative project: Multiverse Warriors.
...However, as the title indicates, that spans an entire multiverse, one that includes my other projects, and I ain't got time to worldbuild all that.
So instead The World Wanderer is going to zero in on one particular very important location. I'll let you see for yourself tomorrow.
2. What’s the Geography of your world?
Hello! It is I, the World Wanderer, and I have found something stunning.
At first glance, the world looks merely earth-shaped in places, if seemingly moved by plate tectonics. But one city on the coast, Nexinnati, is teeming and thriving with beings from across the multiverse, brought there by local heroes, the Multiverse Warriors. And off the coast is a massive facility - the home base of the Multiverse Warriors. Their home base is composed of many shifting modules and is, of course, even bigger on the inside.
I will have to investigate further, as always...
3. Who lives in your world?
The more pertinent question is "who doesn't." There are people and creatures from all over the multiverse here! Talking to them it seems many were rescued from some disaster or other by the Multiverse Warriors and ended up settling there.And more keep coming in this way and by others, further adding to the variety.
4. What’s its history? (How did it come to be?)
According to the Multiverse Warriors, it seems their Boss and his AI companion X have always been here, along with an early version of their facility, but they were all alone, with no other people or creatures and they only found him through a multiversal trip of their own. However, they started bringing others to their home, and from there Nexinnati was built and the facility, Multiverse Warriors Home Base, was expanded.
5. What sorts of civilizations and architecture fill your world?
Nexinnati and Multiverse Warriors Home Base are the main ones, but there are other cities and towns on the same planet or even on other planets in the same universe. Many are dedicated to farming and gathering of sustainable resources, but some are just for living in.
6. How does gender & sexuality work in your world?
The nature of gender and sexuality in Nexinnati is pulled from the entire multiverse. Some genders and sexualities are even entirely alien compared to what some on a normal Earth would find. However, Nexinnati society is built in a way that even these are accommodated just fine.
7. How does the economy work in your world?
Things are highly socialized - businesses are regulated by the people and are generally worker-owned. There is money to go around and products are being made but capitalism as we know it is not here - and in fact seems to have been actively pruned out.
8. Who rules in your world?
The Multiverse Warriors, their Boss, and their allies actively did not get involved in directly governing the people of Nexinnati, so they mostly govern themselves in a democratic, non-centralized society. They do occasionally come to the Multiverse Warriors andco. For guidance and assistance still.
9. What religion and cosmology exists in your world?
Religious diversity is massive, with religions from all over the multiverse appearing. If it is a religion with gods, it is assumed they exist SOMEWHERE in the multiverse, with atheists and such usually choosing not to pay them any mind. Many places of worship for these are scattered around Nexinnati, with many attendants.
10. What traditions are observed in your world?
Many holidays and such are imported from people's home universes. One unique to this world is Nexus Day, where the diversity of the multiverse is honored in a city-wide festival with many shows and bazaars. The Multiverse Warriors personally help with planning and events.
11. What’s language like in your world?
There is every language here,everywhere, all at once. Thankfully the Multiverse Warriors have handy translation devices they loan out to the populace free of charge. Therefore language barriers are non-existent in Nexinnati where they would normally be a huge problem.
12. What fauna inhabit your world?
Much like the people, there are fauna from all over the multiverse here, usually those brought as rescues, those brought as livestock or pets, and those brought for research by the Multiverse Warriors. Multiverse Warriors Home Base hosts a particular number of exotic specimens in its modules.
13. What flora covers your world?
About the same as the fauna.
14. What do people eat in your world?
Many vegetables and plant products from around the multiverse are grown on farms on different planets and eaten by the citizenry. Many meats are eaten as well, though in their case livestock are used as tissue donors to grow the meat in labs for consumption.
15. What technology is used in your world?
The Multiverse Warriors have access to fabulous, almost reality-bending technology in their Home Base, some of which can access alternate universes. They use the latter to bring in technology from all over the multiverse to supplement their own. This is all shared with the people of Nexinnati, especially when it comes to quality of life and healthcare.
16. What magic exists in your world?
Various samples of different sorts of magic and magical objects have ALSO been brought to the Home Base by the Multiverse Warriors. They are frequently used to accentuate the various technological advancements that also exist, creating a harmony of science and magic even in situations where it normally wouldn't exist. If a scientific solution cannot be found, a magical solution will do. Magic is also used in helping with the quality of life in Nexinnati as well.
17. What’s medicine and healthcare like in your world?
The advanced science supplemented with magic of the world means the vast majority of diseases can be cured or at least heavily treated. Advanced forms of medicine exist and are used to treat a stunning array of ailments.
18. What is clothing and fashion like in your world?
The existence of materials and methods of making clothes from all over the multiverse means that Nexinnati fashion can get outlandish. Stuff that would be the things of a fashion designer's daydreams becomes modern streetwear. Many people use variety in fashion and outfits to express themselves.
