Planet Ebrya

The map of Ebrya. Despite the names, there is no actual countries in Ebrya due to there being no official governments or rulers, and these are all names made by Lenstruyna themselves.

Ebrya (pronounced 'ebb-ree-yuh) is a planet close to Varahi and accessible in Varahi via the Crystal Lake. Essentially the inverted version of Varahi, Ebrya is only able to be accessed in Varahi through the Crystal Lake and other various portals around Varahi. People in Lenstruyna who don't practice magic are usually banished here, and Ebrya is often portrayed as the underworld in a way, although this world is nothing to be afraid of. It's sort of become a place of people who don't use magic and they've formed a community. Many have created theories about Ebrya, that it's Hell, that it's a secret moon, that it's a secret underground base, but officially it has been determined that Ebrya is another planet close to Varahi.

Ebyra is colder, drier, and smaller than Varahi. Animals are much less common around Ebrya, there being a population of only around 2.5 million overall.

Characteristics

Ebrya is much colder, windier, and drier than Varahi with an average surface temperature of 1.9 C (35.42 F), getting up to 30 C (86 F) during Summer and down to -103 C (-153.4 F) around the poles during Winter. The planet is also smaller than Varahi, being a little more than half the size of it. This causes much lower gravity. Due to the atmosphere being thinner than Varahi's, while the ozone layer is practically nonexistent around most of the world, there is also less oxygen and more radiation. Despite this, animals and plantlife on Ebrya still exist and have adapted fairly well to the harsher conditions. Ebrya also has two moons, Zyrina and Haika.

Life on Ebrya

The biggest environmental difference between Ebrya and Varahi is that Ebrya is much more barren and less colorful. Really only poisonous plants or animals are vibrant. Ebrya did used to be much more colorful until those on Varahi started to investigate it and pollute it. Animals on Ebrya are few and far between in comparison to Varahi, and most species are water-based. Semiaquatic species like Alqati are also common. There are also Ebrya exclusive species as well as species also seen on Varahi, though these animals look pretty different from their Varahian counterparts. Terrestrial animals are usually furrier and darker in color, or have very thick scaley skin.

A Varahian wolf and an Ebryan wolf. In Ebrya wolf culture, wolves often prioritize surviving over aesthetics.

Reptiles thrive especially around the warmer and drier regions of Ebrya. Deformities & mutations are also more common in Ebrya due to the sun radiation. This is why Alqati tend to have extra eyes. Ebrya animals are also less human-like than Varahian animals, which influences their culture and behaviours. For example, wolves in Ebrya often dress in only yellow, blue, grey, and black and almost always gather in packs as opposed to wolves in Varahi that are more social but can live alone. Humans also don't naturally exist on Ebrya and are rarely able to live on it.

Culture

Ebrya is rich in culture, diversity, and community. Animals, sometimes with the exception of solitary animals, often form tightly-knit groups in where everyone is considered family no matter their species or background. Due to the banishing of individuals with no magic ability to Ebrya by Lenstruynas governments, lots of communities of magicless animals have been formed. Cultures and ethnicities in Ebrya are usually based on species, like the Mewlicians, a cat-based culture; and the Qutetkoi, a tribe of Alqati.

There are also an uncountable amount of languages within this world, with approximately over 2,400 just in (what would be) Chuzilhayano. Animals often speak the languages created by and for their species, such as Mewlic, but the most commonly spoken language by all species is Zyrilian.

Magic

There is almost no magic - and very little technology by proxy - on Ebrya. Some magical elements such as Kosdresheru Shadowshifters exist of course, but magic is almost never found especially within most cultures; familiars also do not exist. The only magic types naturally found on Ebrya are "light" magic and "dark" magic. Light magic is magic found on the Sun and most other stars, and Ebryans can harness the Suns magical ability due to the thinner atmosphere and ozone layer. Dark magic, also known as celestial magic, is magic from the Moon. Dark magic exists on Varahi as well, but is much stronger on Ebrya due to it having two moons.

Historically, dark and light magic were used in religions to "communicate" with the sun or moon; and often dark magic users were considered 'evil' due to their magic abilities being more dangerous and often not used for good. Often with diurnal animal cultures, night-time and dark magic is considered unlucky and is avoided at all costs.

The night sky in Ebrya with "moon fractals," a phenomenon where the moons' magic reflects in the sky as large dust particles.

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