Pencil

A **Pencil** is a widespread species in the Pencilcosmos, first originating in The Black Realm, where they formed the civilization of Wof and Freegl. It is unknown how the Pencils are related with the Pens, the primary species composing Befek. Pencils have a relatively strange anatomy and are capable of many things.

## Anatomy of a Pencil

   Pencils have a strange anatomy. Their bodies are divided into 5 different parts, each with different usages and abilities.

### The Shell

One of the biggest parts of a pencil is their shell. The shell of a pencil is simply a relatively thick layer covering a thin piece of "lead" or "graphite" (as it is called on Earth) which is at the center of a pencil. The shell has many uses, one of its major ones is to act as a shield against outside things. The shell of a pencil can be made from almost any material possible.

### The Flesh

The flesh of a pencil makes up most of its mass. The flesh is usually very flexible, allowing for Pencils to pronounce many different kinds of sounds.

### The Lead

The inside of a Pencil, known to humans as the "lead", is a thin, sometimes cylindrical piece of material which is at the center of a pencil. The lead is usually considered to be a pencil's brain, and without the lead, a pencil would not be able to function. Because of this, pencils which are longer and are new are usually more intelligent, while older, more used pencils tend to show less intelligence. The type of material used to form the pencil's lead also matters greatly, with the most powerful pencils having a lead composed of pure Wayb'wab (a substance that literally transcends existence and is able to give entities ridiculous power). As a pencil ages, its lead will slowly start to shrink after it has been used, until after about 16 LPT, when all of the pencil's lead has been used up and the pencil will die.

### The Eraser

The eraser is a portion of a pencil that is attached to it via the binder. An eraser is usually used to erase entities which pose a threat to a pencil, although it can also be used for much more. There has been a growing controversy to whether the erasers and the pencils are actually separate entities as the erasers have sometimes shown short bursts of consciousness as shown in about 1031 LPT, when an eraser threatened to kill a pencil if the pencil didn't let the eraser become powerful. There have also been incidents where an eraser has separated from a pencil through unknown means and started killing other pencils.

### The Binder

The binder (also called a ferrule) is an object, usually composed of a very strong material, which holds together the eraser and the rest of the pencil. If the binder breaks, the eraser will detach from the pencil and the pencil will no longer be able to erase things unless the eraser is reattached or the pencil recieves outside help.

## Abilities of a Pencil

Pencils have a wide range of abilities, ranging from simply moving all the way to altering and transcending existence.

Most, if not all pencils have the ability to create and erase things via the lead and the eraser. Stronger pencils will be able to create/erase things better than weaker ones. Pencils are usually to do these things:

* Create things via their lead
* Erase things via their eraser
* Move up to ~1.6 trillion LY per 16/358 of a minute (about 1.88319c)
* Absorb all forms of material (although absorbing corruptive materials is damaging)
* Merge together with other pencils to create a stronger entity
* Change Existence Ranks

An average pencil will usually be able to destroy a Universe in only about a few seconds and a Multiverse in around a minute. Other Pencils can be much more powerful, although the exact power level varies.

## History

   The Pencils were originally most likely a nomadic species, and eventually settled in the central regions of the Pencilcosmos, most notably The Black Realm and Kakhipashio in the early-mid 1st Era and established the civilization of Wof. The Pencils later had to escape The Black Realm due to The Hole eating it, they settled along the central regions of the Pencilcosmos and mainly populated the verses orbiting The Hole. The Pencils would soon spread to The Enormous and across the entire Pencilcosmos in the mid 2nd Era.

## Relationship to The Pencil Language

The Pencils did not create the Pencil Language, although the pencils frequently use it. The creator of The Pencil Language was Awef, one of the 16 Civilizations that was destroyed long ago. There has been a piece of text found in The Black Realm with Gubzgazl text that means "Awef, the first civilization, the creator of [The Pencil Language], was destroyed by The Seer in the [1st Era]." The Pencils, when they were escaping The Black Realm due to The Hole consuming it, found a piece of material left behind by The Elder in The Black Realm which had detailed information about The Pencil Language. After a couple SPT of deciding, the Pencils decided to adopt The Pencil Language.

The Pencils, as they did not have the [l] sound in their native language and as The Pencil Language did not have the [w] sound at the time, swapped [l] for [w]. This slowly led to The Pencil Language diverging from the Awefian dialect (the original variant of TPL) into the Central dialect (the Pencils' dialect of TPL). Different sound changes and the two dialects evolving separate of each other made the two more distinct, although they are still mutually intelligible. The two dialects have on occasions, come into contact with each other and molded together; e.g. the Central dialects getting the [l] sound and the Awefian dialects getting the [w] sound.

The pencils have made countless modifications to The Pencil Language over the eons, such as the inclusion of the words for "pencil" (wakab/wagap).

The Pencils are also theorized to be the creators of the most recent Pencil Language script, although this is probably not the case.

## Relationship to Other Civilizations

The Pencils are peaceful with pretty much all other civilizations, due to their pacifistic nature. However, the Pencils do still have enemies, one of them being Befek. Although the Pencils/Wof and Befek were originally peaceful, relations started to worsen after Wof was disestablished due to the Pencils spreading their religion around everywhere (Befek was not very fond of forcing/making others to comply with other religions/ideologies). In 10,070 LPT, Befek attempted to launch a war against the Pencils, forcing the Pencils to contact other civilizations for help. Befek was pressured to not attack the Pencils, and Befek gave up soon after.

## Religion

The Pencils believe that The Hole is the cosmic evil, and it is their duty to destroy The Hole through nonviolence.

### Creation Myth

In the beginning, the primordial pencil god existed within the void. The god created 8 other gods (Hajas, Hezos, Wahesos, Shjis, Des, Has, and Rawasa) to fill the void up with things, and each god created its own realm. However, the primordial god was possessed by the cosmic evil [The Hole], causing it to become evil. The 8 gods tried to free the primordial god from the cosmic evil, but eventually they lost, with the primordial god completely disappearing. The cosmic evil destroyed and consumed 4 of the realms, leaving 4 realms left. 4 of the gods had died, so the god of peace, Hajas, attempted to create a species [the Pencils] to try and destroy the hole through nonviolent means, as it believed that violence would simply lead to more destruction. This species resided within The Black Realm (the realm created by the god of the void, Hezos). Another one of the 8 gods, the god of war (Wahesos), also wanted to destroy the hole, so they created an authoritarian, war-mongering civilization which would later be known as Freegl. To this day, The Hole has never been destroyed as of yet.

### Values and Beliefs

Most of the original Wof Pencils value peace, and do not like war, fighting, or conflict in general, believing that persuasion works better than violence.

Emptiness is often associated with being dead in the Pencils' religion, reflected in the many metaphors, phrases, and idioms in their language.