Newerth

**Newerth** is the fourth planet in the Serenth galaxy. It is similar to Earth in many ways, including its atmosphere, but unlike Earth, Newerth has magical creatures.

## Name

* Pronunciation: n(y)oo-urth
* IPA: /njuːɜːθ/

## Information

Newerth takes about 365¼ days to orbit around the sun, and has 24 hours in a day, similar to Earth.

## Seasons

The seasons on this planet are similar to those on Earth.

* Spring is September, October and November in the Northern Hemisphere, and March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere.
* Summer is December, January and February in the Northern Hemisphere, and June, July and August in the Southern Hemisphere.
* Autumn is March, April and May in the Northern Hemisphere, and September, October and November in the Southern Hemisphere.
* Winter is in June, July and August in the Northern Hemisphere, and December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.

## Moons

Newerth has two moons. Megane is the "Northern Moon", visible from the equator and the Northern Hemisphere, while Kaya is the "Southern Moon", visible from the equator and the Southern Hemisphere.

## Continents

Newerth has eleven continents, though one of them is man-made. Thus, Newerth has ten natural continents, two of which are sky continents.

* Anegio (natural; sky continent discovered after January 2015)
* Cypher (natural)
* Elrochin (natural)
* Gireathe-Jin (natural)
* Grange (natural)
* Jarodimia (natural)
* Quoris (natural; was underwater until early 2016)
* Shinaire (natural)
* TAC (man-made)
* Tirahnys (natural)
* Zephyria (natural; sky continent classified as such when Anegio was discovered)

## Mythology

Newerth also has its own myths and legends.

### The Eight Cities of Neia

Neia is the name of the person who first united Newerth when an ancient evil called Trycin tried to engulf the world in an eternal night two millennia ago. In honor of Neia's deeds, the Eight Cities of Neia were constructed. In 2016, however, it was declared that there are, in fact, *Eleven* Cities of Neia. With exception of the sky continents' cities, and Lavender City, they are all coastal cities. All cities of Neia share a colourful theme name:

* **Amaranth City** is located on Cypher and represents pink.

* **Azure City** is located on Tirahnys and represents blue.
* **Coral City** is located on Grange and represents orange.
* **Crimson City** is located on Elrochin and represents red.
* **Heliotrope City** is located on TAC and represents purple.
* **Lavender City** is located on Quoris and represents lavender.
* **Mauve City** is located on the sky island Anegio and represents mauve.
* **Sable City**, also known as the Ruined City, is located on the sky island Zephyria and represents black.
* **Titian City** is located on Gireathe-Jin and represents brown.
* **Viridian City**, not to be confused with the Pokémon games' city of the same name, is located on Jarodimia. It represents green.
* **Xanthic City** is located on Shinaire and represents yellow.

### The Eight Heroes

One millennium ago, an ancient evil calling itself Dracura had attempted to take over the world, attempting a ritual to become immune to the traditional weaknesses of a vampire. However, eleven heroes from the eleven continents stood up against him, and, at the cost of their own lives, defeated Dracura. Since then, their home villages were renamed after them, and shrines have been built in their honor. Each hero had their own legendary weapons. As of late 2016, eleven continents are known to exist, making the title incorrect; prior to the events of *Lunar Shadow Memories*, only Anegio, Quoris and Zephyria were unknown (Zephyria wasn't classified as a continent at the time, Quoris was underwater and Anegio was hidden). The eight (later eleven) heroes are:

* **Alukari**, the Heroine of Viridian, came from Jarodimia. She wielded the legendary sword, Dyrnwyn.
* **Bjorn**, the Hero of Azure, came from Tirahnys. He wielded the legendary sword, Claíomh Solais.
* **Ceréna**, the Heroine of Crimson, came from Elrochin. She wielded the legendary sword, Lævateinn.
* **Donovan**, the Hero of Xanthic, came from Shinaire. He wielded the legendary spear, Gáe Bulg.
* **Edyn**, the Heroine of Mauve, came from the sky island Anegio. She wielded an unknown weapon, ?.
* **Eylsa**, the Heroine of Coral, came from Grange. She wielded the legendary swords Gan Jiang and Mo Ye.
* **Fenrir**, the Hero of Amaranth, came from Cypher. He wielded the legendary mace Sharur and the legendary hammer Mjölnir.
* **Grisen**, the Hero of Titian, came from Gireathe-Jin. He wielded the legendary spear, Tonbogiri.
* **Hilary**, the Heroine of Heliotrope, came from TAC. She wielded the legendary dagger, Carnwennan.
* **Indra**, the Hero of Sable, came from the sky island Zephyria. He wielded an unknown weapon, ?.
* **Xydié**, the Heroine of Lavender, came from Quoris. She wielded an unknown weapon, ?.

## Trivia

* The nations Jarodimia and TAC were named by AuroraDash and Alfasketer whereas the rest of them were named by Cibryll's sockpuppets ("Kim Tyranto", Rita, Lunaris, Dianke, Serena, Ariana, Alexis and Ellen)
* Most of the games made by Kim and Cibryll take place on Tirahnys though Selenic Shadow takes place in Anegio.