VoidSMP 1 Wiki

**VoidSMP 1** (also stylised as **VOIDSMP** or **Void SMP**), was a private, whitelisted survival multiplayer (SMP) Minecraft 1.17.1 server created by Pango "confusingTM" which ran from November 2020 to November 2021. It began as a basic vanilla server mostly focused on jokes but developed into a roleplay themed server with a mostly improvisational and collaborative plot as well as many unique characters. It was then replaced by **VoidSMP 2**, a new server with a new world seed maintaining the same characters (and some new faces).

## Quick Links

* **List of Characters A - Z**
* **List of Locations A - Z**
* **List of Pets**
* **List of Lore Items**
* **List of Lore Books**
* **Key Lore Events**
* **Timeline**
* **YouTube Playlist**
* **Creator Links**
* **VoidSMP 2 Wiki**

## Important Items, Pets, and Books

Across the server there have been many different important items which either hold lore significance or are in some other way important.

* For a list of important lore items see *lore items*
* For a list of other important items see *important items*
* For a list of pets see: *pets*
* For a list of lore books see *books*

## World Canon

While the consistency of the server's canon is a little flimsy, there are some constants within the lore that are known as basically true. These elements shape some of the story's plot points, so they are important to understand going in.

NOTE: The terms "Overworld" and "Living world" are used interchangeably here.

### The World

* The VoidSMP "world" is one of several, the "worlds" being connected through some kind of portal system. It is implied each character comes from another "world", and by mostly coincidence have met in this one. Each world is different, with some being very modern and others being more classic fantasy-inspired, and because of this each character has a slightly different idea of how the world works.
* The VoidSMP "world" seems to be more aligned with the basic Minecraft canon setting.
* The End is another of these "worlds", a separate realm, but the Nether remains attached to the Overworld akin to vanilla Minecraft.
* Most characters are from pre-modern worlds, but notably **Astro** is implied to be from a modern setting or know of a world similar to our own, and **Ben** lived in a 80s-90s setting for a while before joining the VoidSMP.

### Souls, Purgatory, and The Afterlife

* Souls are a common thread throughout the story, with the "soul" being a key aspect of a character's personhood. Without a soul, the character either dies or their body becomes a kind of vessel for a "ghost" of some kind.
* A ghost will generally manifest either as the undead, but otherwise unchanged, version of a character, or as a new character who retains some of the original's memories, but exists mostly to overcome residual trauma surrounding the character's death.
* Not everyone will get a ghost, they only tend to appear if the death itself was traumatic, or if becoming a ghost is part of the character's afterlife.
* The Afterlife is different for everyone: some become ghosts, some go to another realm of existence, others cannot be described.
* Reapers are individuals who provide assistance for those passing on to their Afterlife. They can comprehend all forms of Afterlife.
* Purgatory is a state between Afterlife and the Living, often a realm of its own which can manifest in many forms. If someone is stuck in Purgatory they will have a ghost in the Living world.
* There are two ways out of Purgatory: the character's ghost processes their trauma and the character can move on to the Afterlife, or the character is Revived.
* Revival requires someone to sacrifice their soul (usually dying) to bring a dead character back to life. An immortal character cannot revive someone.

### Life Systems

* Most characters have one life, which equates to one soul.
* However, some characters are immortal.
* Through sorcery, a character can be granted more "lives" which can be expended before dying.
* If a mortal character has multiple "lives", they can use one up to revive a dead character.

### The Mindspace

* The Mindspace is a mental plane of existence every character has.
* It usually cannot be accessed, cut off from the character's experience of the world.
* However, if the ties between a character's physical world and the character's mental world are frayed, they can travel into the Mindspace, leaving their physical body without a soul and transferring their soul into the Mindspace.
* Examples: one body sharing multiple souls, multiple characters sharing one soul (such as **Cooper and Grey**), a character with undead spirits or another supernatural entity haunting them specifically (see: **Ben**), a character who has been experimented on in this nature
* The Mindspace can manifest in any form, but is often catered to the individual.
* The body in the physical world usually starts acting on auto-pilot, trying to avoid harm and keep itself alive.
* Theoretically, the character should be able to choose to leave the Mindspace whenever they wish, but often there are elements which hold them back, such as another character controlling the physical body.
* In some cases, the Mindspace can cause a character to become more aggressive, due to its isolating entrapment.

### Gods

* The first character to enter a new world is gifted with somewhat godly powers. In the case of VoidSMP, this is **Pango**.
* There are other god-like creatures and characters, such as mythological gods, religious icons, etc.
* **Satan** is canonically present, living in the Nether and being in charge of the Reapers. He also looks like Ronald McDonald, and may actually be him.

### Non-Human Characters

Most characters on the SMP are non-human. Non-humans come in several different forms:

* Humanoids: such as **Rae**, who are functionally human.
* Animal hybrids: such as **Mantist** and **Frosted**. Also includes cryptid humanoids such as **Sapphic**.
* Elytrians: End-dwelling species, wiped out in a civil war. **Chorus** is the last known survivor. Notably live a lot longer than humans.
* Piglins/Zombie Piglins: Nether-dwelling species, with a somewhat brutal, but intelligent, society. **Bo** is an example, but it was changed from Piglin to Zombie Piglin when it entered the Overworld.
* Demons: similar to humans, but with demonic features and often some demonic magic. **Dizzy**, for example, is a plant demon. Often live much longer than humans, but this varies. Some demons are far more powerful than others, depending on the type.
* Il’Klectan: a hybrid-like species with their own culture and societies, wiped out in a war against the Nether (Fejyi). **Cooper** is a survivor. Notably live a lot longer than humans, and cannot be killed by non-natural forces.
* Immortals: this includes any other type of character who is effectively immortal, such as **Anx** and **Pango**, who do not age.
* Unclassified: **Astro**. What is this guy?
* Endermen, Villagers, and Pillager-types are all viewed as intelligent in some way. Where they are listed in the *pets* category, they are generally more like roommates.