Dimensions

Most of Overworlds' characters hail from one of three dimensions: Earth, Gaias and Jord. Each realm has its own theme, history, local races, recurring game mechanics, and heroes. 20 years ago, Parallax - the king of the cosmos - merged these three realms together, bringing a sea of chaos with it.

## EARTH

Earth is the first of the three major Overworlds dimensions. The eldest of the three realms, Earth is very technologically advanced - its major mechanics are *Omnics* and *Charge*. Planet Earth is the only realm with a moon. Compared to Gaias and Jord, it is extremely urbanized and has very few remaining natural ecosystems. Regions that aren't mostly cities are either oceanic or irradiated wastelands.

### Omnics

Sentient machines built from metal and electricity - omnics are a race exclusive to Earth. Due to being mechanical they are strong against organic-oriented attacks like poisons, radiation and vampirism, but are vulnerable to electrical attacks and being hacked.

### Charge

Charge is a resource exclusive to Earth - representing electrical energy. Charge can be generated passively or obtained actively depending on the hero.

### History

Of the three realms, civilization on Earth is by far the oldest - being in the year 3077. Years ago the entire planet entered the "Omnic Crisis" - a war between two races, the Humans and the omnics. After several decades of fighting, the omnics would eventually win the war and begin a new age for the planet - rebuilding fallen nations and establishing a new world order. Different omnic factions across the planet have varying opinions on how humans should be treated. Some, like the Shambali, desire peace between omnics and humanity - while other groups such as the Gwishin Collective view them as a threat that should be contained.

## GAIAS

The second of the three realms, Gaias is a dimension home to countless kingdoms, mystical biomes and fantastical creatures. It is the youngest of the three dimensions, being only 1,000 years old (the inhabitants haven't even discovered electricity yet), and is also the only realm with magic - a bizarre force that is not entirely understood. Planet Gaias is young and healthy, with almost half of it completely unexplored. The planet has no moon and is instead adorned by a silver ring.

### Undead

Undead are a race of humans who have been brought back to life by magic, and can only be found in Gaias. If they aren't thoroughly dealt with, undead can quickly come back to life to continue their fight.

### Mana

Pure, magical essence. Mana is resource specific to Gaias, typically used by mages or other spellcasters. Mana regenerates passively over time, and are usually used to cast magical abilities called "spells", which often have low cooldowns and are unaffected by the hacked status effect.

### History

Today, most of Gaias' population is made up of humans and undead - but they aren't the only denizens of the realm. Dragons, elves, dwarves, cyclops, unicorns, goblins, elementals, faeries, all of these species can be found on planet Gaias - though one race in particular, the Demons, has a place in Gaias' history. Long ago, a gateway to hell (another dimension that is not one of the main three we know of) was opened on Gaias' equator, through which armies of demons and other hellspawn poured through. For nearly 300 years the species of Gaias would put aside their differences to push back their invaders and seal away the hells - but it would cost a significant portion of many species' populations, with humans and undead being two of the few races to have fewer casualties. Modern Gaias humans and undead tend to get along with one another, as three centuries of cooperative demon-slaying tends to increase relations.

## JORD

Earth is the last of the three major dimensions in Overworlds. A bizarre, broken world mutated by a mysterious subtance called Juice, planet Jord has modern-day technology and is populated mostly by Humans, Rankenfiles and Awakened Objects. Juice is everywhere on Jord, the planet's sky is multicolored, a result of the atmosphere being filled with airborne juice molecules, its oceans sparkle and swirl with rainbow hues, the forests and plains and parks whisper with the voices of sentient planets. Every animal, plant, rock and object on the planet is - to some extent - *alive*.

### Rankenfiles

Humans who have been mutated by large quantities of juice, Rankenfiles are strange people who boast supernatural abilities at the cost of their mental stability. Inanimate objects (as well as animals, plants and stones) can also become sentient when exposed to juice, these people are called "Awakened Objects" and have similar properties to Rankenfiles. Rankenfiles almost always utilize juice, being able to evolve into a higher form upon gaining enough of it. Be careful though, as juice is both highly flammable and crystallizes in colder temperatures.

### Juice

Juice is a mysterious, multicolored substance only found on planet Jord - which is capable of mutating living things and bringing inanimate objects to life. Juice can be found as a resource specific to Jord (usually by rankenfiles as a method to evolve or to use abilities). Juice is gained by dealing damage or healing players, and is lost whenever you receive damage.

### History

Jord's history is largely forgotten, in fact - nobody knows how old the planet even is. What is known is that a long, long time ago, an extradimensional entity came to planet Jord, and subjugated its people to its rule. The entity's tyranny did not go unnoticed in the heavens, and the suffering of Jord's people would eventually gain the attention of another entity: the Juice God - who abandoned his royal post in the heavens to face the entity and free the planet. The ensuing battle would last nearly 100 years, and in the end, the entity used its remaining strength to attempt to destroy all of Jord. The Juice God, to protect the planet from this spell, flooded the entirety of Jord with Juice from his own realm - saving the planet, but preventing him from ever returning to the center of the cosmos. The effects of the flood would end up turning Jord into what it is today, with juice seeping into the planets oceans and continents, which would eventually create the first Rankenfiles.