Primis

## **Geography**

**Primis** shares some similarities with the Cosmos in a geological sense as it is reminiscent of Earth before it was destroyed by humans. The main focus is on one large continent that contains two kingdoms, some dragon-roosting mountains, and an island known as the Island of the Forsaken.

### **Kingdom of Prosperity**

The first—and largest—kingdom is known as **Prosperity**. This kingdom primarily consists of a race of butterflies and spiders, both of which actually get along surprisingly well. While this kingdom mainly has buggy races running it, you could find all kinds of people in this kingdom. Prosperity doesn’t tote such a bold name without anything to show for it. Being the largest, most trade-oriented kingdom in the world, it has become one of the wealthiest kingdoms and is overall relatively peaceful due to their cooperativeness, sheer power, and also being the primary supply for many races in the world. If Prosperity were to fall, it would surely cause world-wide suffering.

### **Kingdom of Dílis**

On the other hand, there is the kingdom known as **Dílis** or "Kingdom of the Faithful"**,** which consists primarily of humans. The humans are rather wary of other races and don’t like having them in their kingdom, but most races are tolerated, except for Tieflings, Moths, Sirens, and any race they deem to be evil. Unlike Prosperity, Dílis isn’t nearly as prosperous, but due to the human’s sheer amount of faith and battle-prowess, they have managed to keep their kingdom thriving for centuries.

### **The Barrens**

A quarter of the continent is taken up by the mountainous region that was hailed The Barrens. The Barrens has terrain that is very difficult to traverse on foot since it primarily consists of mountains. As far as we know, no one in their right mind has chosen or managed to marks any settlements in these mountains due to the difficult terrain, poor soil, lack of water and *dragons*. Yes, *dragons*. Only someone absolutely insane or stupid would ever think of stepping foot in The Barrens.... But it’s the perfect place for slimes to live and thrive due to all the precious gems in the mountains.

### **Island of the Forsaken**

The Island of the Forsaken, or **Thréig**, as the humans call it. Thréig is a rather unkempt island filled to the brim with outcasts of society that couldn’t fit anywhere else. Tieflings and Moths mainly live on the island, but that doesn’t mean they always get along. Considering that Tieflings are descendants of the Devil and Moths have been corrupted by them, Thréig thrives on complete anarchy.

### **Ifreann**

While this isn't physical location in Primis, **Ifreann** is known to be the underworld, a place where the damned spirits lie.

## **Races**

### **Land-Dwelling Races‎‎‎‏‏‎**

#### **Butterflies**

In this world, butterflies are much, much larger and smarter. In fact, their intelligence is on par with humans. Butterflies also have the ability to fly, but not for long due to their size; and their bodies are incredibly delicate. Even something as simple as a strong punch could shatter their exoskeletons.

In this dimension, they look on the inside reflects how they look on the outside. No one knows exactly what influences a butterflies appearance, but there are a plethora of theories which include guilt, trauma, mental illnesses, and other things negative on a butterfly’s health can cause their appearance to worsen. Likewise, positive influences can help improve their appearance.

Butterflies also have the ability to change their wing color if they experience a certain emotion for a prolonged period of time.

#### **Demons**

To put it simply, demons are corrupt spirits. So, in a sense, everyone has the capability to become a demon after death if their mind has been corrupted enough. While almost all demons reside in the underworld, **Ifreann**, there are a few who've been lucky enough to either fully or partially possess a person. If a demon were to possess a person, they could alter not only one's mind, but a bit of their appearance too (like eyes, hair color, skin color, etc.)

Due to the fact that demons mainly corrupt the mind, it may be difficult for others or even the host themself to tell that they've been possessed.

Note: If a demon comes to possess enough power, they can manifest into a physical being without the need of possessing a body. They would just make their own. Only a small handful of demons have ever been known to do manage to do this.

#### **Fungi**

No one knows exactly how this race became sentient, but most are basically humanoid mushrooms that vary greatly in size. A Fungi could be as small as less than a foot tall, up to being 20 feet tall at most-- although the latter is incredibly rare. Unlike your regular mushrooms, Fungi have much more mobility considering that they usually possess arms and legs to move around, although some have been known to have tentacles, wings, or even fins. Not only does their physique vary greatly (probably the most variety in a single race), but they aren't picky eaters either. Similar to mushrooms, most Fungi are attracted to dead organic matter, although some have been known to be parasitic.

Some speculate that some Fungi came to be sentient through adopting the DNA of the corpses they feed off of.

#### **Kobolds**

This race contains two variants in appearances. One is a more dragon-like humanoid, whereas the other is a more rat-like humanoid, although both are short in stature. Kobolds have been known to dwell in dark places, so most are sensitive to light. Since some races have an affinity for certain types of magic, the same applies to Kobolds as well since they often possess a natural talent for shapeshifting.

#### **Kuri**

The name Kuri sounds cooler than the race actually is. A Kuri is a "mutt" race in the sense that it is three or more different races mixed together. The reason why Kuri are so rare is due to the fact that they have a lot of mental and physical issues because there's simply too much different DNA being mixed, and thus results in a monstrosity of a being. Because of the existence of Kuri, hybrid races are usually shunned for having any romantic relations with anything other than the races they're a hybrid of.

For example, it would be okay for a Butterfly Fungi hybrid to be intimate with Butterflies or Fungi, or even the same hybrid as themself, but any other combination would result in social consequences.

#### **Moths**

In this world, Moths are Butterflies that have been possessed or corrupted in one way or another. While Butterflies can become Moths, moths can never become Butterflies, so the damage done is irreversible. Something to note is that **corruption is the only irreversible negative influence.**

Moths are sensitive to light, but also find light sources to be irresistibly attractive.

#### **Slimes**

Slimes are a unique race. They were made entirely on accident by a necromancer who tried to bring a lifeless object to life and failed. Slimes can only reproduce asexually, or when they’re split in half, the only half will form its own conscience. Slimes are constantly evaporating, so in order to not evaporate entirely, they must absorb gems. Just like how other living organisms like certain tastes of things, Slimes like certain tastes of gems, but in a different sense. Instead of "this tastes salty", a Slime may judge taste on physical aspects of a gem, like "this tastes shiny", or "this tastes green".

##### **Slime Rain**

Along with being able to reproduce asexually, a new generation of Slimes is brought forth through a Slime Rain that happens once approximately every 100 years. All the Slime molecules that had evaporated slowly end up building up in the sky until they finally condense enough to fall back down to the ground. This can sometimes cause Slimes to end up in all sorts of places. One can tell that a slime rain may be happening soon just by the odd colors forming in the clouds.

New Slimes birthed by the rain are also completely new beings with their own memories and preferences, although the past lives of other Slimes they were formed from may possibly influence the way a slime looks or acts.

#### **Tieflings**

Tieflings may be considered a race in of itself, but it's actually a sub-race. Simply put, a Tiefling is someone who is half of one race, and half demon. This sub-race shares traits between both demons and their other race. An example of a Tiefling would be a Tiefling-Kobold like Percedal, although most people just describe these people as Tieflings.

Another instance of someone being considered a tiefling is if their body and/or mind has been affected by corruption.

### **Sea-Dwelling Races**

#### **Merrows**

Sirens, or Merrows as the people in Primis like to call them, are exactly what you'd imagine they are: carnivorous mermaids that lure their prey to their death with enchanting music. Merrows use a type of charming magic that they've learned and perfected through several generations, and although this charm magic is their kind of thing, a non-Merrow learning this magic isn't completely unheard of.

Due to the fact that Merrows use their magic often in order to be able to provide for themselves, their lifespan isn't very long either. Merrows usually tend to be loners since it's difficult to provide for others, and because of this, Merrows may have a tendency to be selfish. Even though the average Merrow doesn't live long, it's possible for them to preserve their lifespan by abstaining from eating, or learning to hunt through magic-less methods.

**Chorsapi**

While the origins of the Chorsapi come from the sea, they're often more humanlike than Merrows as they possess legs, but they still have fishlike features that vary from person to person. They are a race that is quite adaptable since they can survive on both land and in the sea, but this ability can vary as well depending on whether a Chorsapi has spent a majority of their life on land, or in water.