Worldhoppers

A Worldhopper (also called a Wayfarer in several cases) is a person who is capable of 'traveling' from worlds to worlds, universes to universes, etc within the Shattered Clusterverse. Worldhoppers are very mysterious people who are aware of the existence of the many worlds and stories out there. Worldhoppers are either immortal, age very very slowly, or their age changes for them from every world they hop to. They try to minimalise worldhopping, as it is highly dangerous when done recklessly.

## TYPES OF WORLDHOPPERS

Worldhoppers are split into two type: bounded and boundless. Though all worldhoppers cannot use their own magic and must rely on another world's magic system as magic doesn't work the same way in different universes.

### BOUNDLESS WORLDHOPPERS

Boundless refers to a worldhopper whose world had been destroyed, thus erasing all traces of their origin and their true names. This gives them the advantage of being boundless and much easier to cross between worlds and less likely to die from worldhopping. Furthermore, it can grant immortality. However, the disadvantages are that they cannot consume anything from any worlds, nor able to physically harm anyone (but can still mentally harm people), as these can bind them to that world. Once binded, this can remove their immortality and they can age and die.

### BOUNDED WORLDHOPPERS

Bounded refers to a worldhopper whose world still exists. This puts them vulnerable in true-names related magic systems, but they are still able to harm and consume things from different worlds. They experience much more difficulty in worldhopping, and always feel tugging and pulling from many directions once they enter a rift. They often involuntarily feel restrained and unable cross into a rift as a force always pulls them back. Bounded takes up the majority of worldhopper percentages.

## RIFTS

Rifts are the most common method in which worldhoppers use to travel between worlds. Rifts are formed from the piercing of two or more different worlds, and are both useful and dangerous. Worldhoppers generally try to predict rifts by using dates in which veils between realms and worlds are thinnest, or they can travel to rifts that are stable checkpoints. However, rifts are located in incredibly dangerous places, and the area around a rift is generally desolated.

The process of travelling there is already perilous itself. Once entering a rift, a worldhopper must not misstep into a realm or world they do not want to travel to (especially not into the magic realm in which they can be shredded to pieces immediately). Many rifts are also one-way so if a misstep ever happens, a worldhopper must find a way back. Worldhoppers must also carry all 3 forms of themselves (material, cognitive, and spiritual) to the other world.

There are ramifications beyond leaving one's world behind when one Worldhops to other worlds (i.e., physical ailment, aging, time travel lag, etc.). These are side effects from exposure to a fragment of the different realms, though it's much more prominent when exposed to the magic realm.

Perhaps one day, everyone will be able to worldhop. The issue is, can just anyone survive this process?

## KNOWN WORLDHOPPERS

* Ellan Evarius
* Lance
* Valentin
* Flint
* Reginald
* Elyssar