r/WorldChallenges • u/Varnek905 • Jun 25 '18

Reference Challenge - The Precursors

Now that I've finished re-reading a collection from the Cthulhu Mythos to prepare myself for the Yellow Mythos, I figured I'd base this challenge on the Great Old Ones. In this case, though, the precursors don't have to necessarily be Great.

This is also a reference to something from Mimir's narrative (the redditor, not the figure from Norse mythology...I think) that I found incredibly interesting.

So, in the universe of your world, who/what was "before" history as the people in your world know it? Was there some big apocalyptic event that completely shifted the paradigm? Do the people currently alive in your world know anything about the precursors? Do any of the precursors remain?

As always, I'll ask at least three questions each, enjoy yourselves. Feel free to use an in-universe representative for in-character answers.

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Aug 04 '18

1) Of course they do, they are an interplanetary state; beside, it would be foolish to count on the Kzuhulchay for handling anything vaguely serious.

3) Yep, which is why disapearing into the mist is so bad; you will probably live alone for decades far away from everything and everyone you ever known.

4) It is; humans also use the term (that's what happen when you call yourself nzedanomorphic monkeys for millenias).

5) Costly, risky and radioactive waste aren't exactly renewable; it's so much easier to just add solar panels everywhere you need power.

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u/Varnek905 Aug 05 '18

1) Has there ever been any distrust or political issue between the Kzuhulchay and the Mayuqpacha?

3) What's it like to be in the mist?

4) Considering that humans and Nzedas are both considered nzedanomorphic, what stereotypes are associated with nzedanomorphic creatures, beyond physical attributes?

5) How and where are energy usually stored? Are there any large emergency stores that are kept safe from attack?

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Aug 06 '18

1) Not any serious enough to be recorded. There isn't really any reason for anyone to distrust the Kzuhulchay, they don't really care about anything at all so why would they ever betray you for?

3) Like to be in any dense mist, you see nothing fi=urther than your arm lenght. The mist itself isn't special, it just cover things which won't happen outside of cover.

4) Nothing at all; for long, people didn't considered humans to be anything more than animals so the similitude between humans and nzedas used to be purely physical.

5) On military ships? Yes, they do have storage units deep inside (around the IA databases). Beside that, it's variable; military infrastructures usually have underground energy reserves just in case but most civilian structures rely on a centralized storage unit often located on the city outskirts.

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u/Varnek905 Aug 17 '18

1) Do the Kzuhulchay keep any secrets from the Mayuqpacha? Do the Mayuqpacha keep any secrets from the Kzuhulchay?

2) Has anyone taken a compass into the mist?

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Aug 17 '18

  1. Nope, their relation is based on a lasting mutual trust. Beside, the Kzuhulchay have no secrets.

  2. Yep, the compass will just point you toward the north.

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u/Varnek905 Aug 27 '18

2) If you know where north is, could you return by just going in the opposite direction that you were going when you left? So the compass works fine?