The Hidden World

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== Description ==
The Hidden World is a place beneath the surface of the planet with three levels. The light inside comes from Hidden World Energy, an amber-colored energy stored in glass-like stone, made up of swarms of tiny microbes capable of virtually anything. Aside from providing light, this energy, sometimes called magic, can be used when it is absorbed directly or indirectly by a host. Unlike the microbes that make up animus magic, Hidden World Energy is not completely loyal to one host. Most strains of the energy can hop between species and between individuals. Some strains, however, are more centered to one host, which is the case with WoF kaiju/titans. Many tribes of dragons of the Hidden World worship this magic, and some dragons, often called witch-dragons, have come to embrace it entirely, bonding with and domesticating this magic. The world comes in different levels, each with their own set of biomes. The upper level, close to the surface of the planet, are mainly tropical rainforest, savanna, and desert, with some deciduous forest. The middle level, between the outer core and the upper levels, consist mainly of floodplains, oceans, swamps, and deltas, with some moorland in the lowest of the middle levels. The lower level, nearest to the outer core of the planet, consist of alpine and temperate biomes such as moorland, conifer forests, Craglands, and glaciers. There are also several tribes of dragon in this realm indigenous to this world (DM me on discord if you have any ideas for these). As the effects of the asteroid that struck the surface and killed the dinosaurs never reached the Hidden World, dinosaurs remained the dominant terrestrial megafauna and explored different areas of evolution that they did not get to explore on the surface. 
There are several entrances into the Hidden World from Pyrrhia and Pantala, including: 
* A labyrinth-like cave system deep under the Claws of the Clouds Mountains, full of horrifying creatures
* An oceanic trench in the ocean between Pyrrhia and Pantala
* A system of ice tunnels under a glacier in the Ice Kingdom
* A huge whirlpool at the southern ocean south of Pantala that never stops, presumably because of the forces of the Hidden World behind it, making it the deadliest way to enter this world. 
== Torchlight ==
Torchlight is a SkyWing-like dragon living in The Hidden World. He has a mix between a broad SandWing-like face and a lean SkyWing-like face, with spinal ridges down his back and short, black ivory horns, one of which is broken off at a stump. He is named for his flame-red scales, which can glow, somewhat. He has large wings. He is likely very old having been trapped down here for hundreds, possibly thousands of years, and is somewhat mentally insane after being stranded down in The Hidden World for so long without interaction with anyone but the indigenous tribes. He was trapped down here almost immediately after the Scorching, as he was a prolific explorer for the first dragon queen. His entire exploration team died however, in a rockfall while exploring the caves that led to the Hidden World. He was swept away into the Hidden World by this rockfall, and was assumed dead. The Hidden World energy infested him, stopping him from aging and causing him to live for thousands of years. 
== Tribes ==
Currently there are four known Hidden World Tribes living in the Hidden World. 
=== HeatWings ===
* Inspired by Persians and Egyptians
* Descend from SandWings
* Only a few have tail barbs, most manufacture their own metal tail barbs into their armor
* Huge palaces
* Extremely wealthy
* Adapted to desert heat
=== BronzeWings ===
* Inspired by Romans and several Greek nations including Locrians, Phocians, Thebians, Spartans, and many more. 
* Violent, envious, and extremely militaristic
* Great at building, architecture, and fighting
* Descend from both SkyWings and SandWings. 
* Their enviousness has led to a rivalry between them and HeatWings
=== TyphoWings ===
* Inspired by Polynesians
* Live on huge floating raft-canoes and are expert mariners
* Many are extremely hostile to outsiders but most are peaceful
* Masters of water combat
* Descend from SeaWings
=== IronWings ===
* Inspired by Vikings, Norwegians, and Ancient Germans
* Honorable fighters, integrity is taken very seriously in their culture
* Love competitions, especially with other tribes
* They can swim well, but not as well as TyphoWings
* Descend from SkyWings and IceWings.
== Trivia ==
* Inspiration for the Hidden World mainly came from The Hidden World from the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, but also heavily from the lost prehistoric world in the Ice Age franchise and Peter Jackson's Skull Island, with some inspiration taken from the Hollow Earth in the Godzilla vs Kong movie. 
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