Season 5 Nether Lore

This page is dedicated to the Lore of the Nether in the world of Season 5.

## Nether Creatures

Piglins, originally ancient human travelers, attempted to tame and evolve Nether-Boars, small in comparison to their Hoglin successors. These experiments went poorly, with Nether-Boars only growing larger and wilder. Eventually, experiments moved from taming the boars (dubbed Hoglins by that point) to using them in medicinal experiments (ex: using their blood for cures). This eventually led to the catastrophic event known as the “Birth of Swines”, in which an entire community of humans began to slowly turn into horrific pig-like creatures. Eventually they had become an entirely different species than human, sharing only minimal DNA with a typical overworld human.

Ghasts are a hellish mix between a jellyfish and a cloud, their tentacles reaching down to grab prey (Hoglins, Piglins, and Striders), paralyzing the prey in order to reduce the likelihood of a struggle. When they aren’t hunting, they float around aimlessly, occasionally crying down on the fauna below, these tears made of a specific cell-eating acid that eats at flesh on direct contact, however it does not spread.

Wither Skeletons are avoided by every creature, and not even Ghasts will eat them. They’re believed to be the sentient remains of deceased travelers who died in horrific accidents and refuse to pass on, while others believe that they’re just normal skeletons who accidentally became infused with a soul from soul soil. Either way. They suck.

Not much is known about Ancient Debris, but some theorize they are potentially the ancient fossils of a large nether creature that came before anyone even had access to the Nether from the Overworld. What creature would make a fossil that durable or large? Nobody knows.

## Nether Biomes

Warped Forests only arrived in the Nether after the End’s magic somewhat leaked into the realm, the only instance of the two realms interacting. It corrupted a Crimson Forest, turning it into a parasitic biome where Endermen gather due to its similarity to the End’s atmosphere. It is colder in a Warped Forest compared to other biomes, and due to its parasitic nature, spreads through lethal spores. Spending too much time near the warped mushrooms in the “summer” (a three month period in which the nether gets even hotter) is a bad idea since that is when the spores are at their most plentiful. Travelers oftentimes get spores in their lungs by not using proper gear, and these spores eventually end the life of the traveler, and another warped mushroom begins to grow wherever they person died, spreading warped forests around the nether.

Soul Sand Valleys are basically just graveyards for Ghasts. Ghasts have a specific migration pattern, flowing around aimlessly in Nether Wastes and Crimson Forests until they eventually reach an “elder” stage, in which they begin to migrate towards a Soul Sand Valley, where they remain until their death. Ghasts are protective of their young and will specifically remember travelers who attacked/killed their young and will seek them out until death. It’s seen as disrespectful to remove the bones of a Ghast from a valley, as these bones provide nutrients to the soil and allow for forests to eventually sprout up.

Warped and Crimson Vines are constantly trying to grab and suffocate travelers, typically failing. They do so in order to feed the forest with nutrients from the corpses, sensing the slightest movement and attacking. If a vine isn’t moving, it most likely means that the fungus tree it’s attached to is dead, or dying, and doesn’t have enough energy to engage in an attack. (Since Warped vines grow on the floor of the Warped Forest, a peaceful vine would signify unhealthy nycelium. Nycelium and Mycelium are extremely similar, to the point where Mycelium can be used as a substitute for crimson/warped mushroom growth.

Nether Wastes are just areas in which Crimson Forests cannot grow, either due to a lack of proper soil, or a lack of proper space.

## Nether Structures

Bastions are the ancient remains of the homes belonging to the human alchemists, with Pigstep being found there as a remnant of the enjoyable times they had together, prior to transformation.

Nether Fortress were created in order to connect nether passages together, however due to Ghast explosion and lack of maintenance, these bridges collapsed, leaving only a few main fortresses scattered around, weathered by time.

Occasionally the Nether will spread to the Overworld, resulting in manmade portals becoming corrupted, creating Ruined Portals.

(Credit to T03\_C0llector for creating Nether Lore)