WORLD ARCH: Wxyz WEATHER: Raji is the equivalent of Jupiter with an earth-like gravity and a breathable atmosphere. Raji is ravaged by constant air streams, lightning storms, floating debris from space, and the dreaded 'Eye' of Raji, which is filled with torrential hurricanes and deadly whirlwinds. The cities of Raji necessarily are plotted along Raji's air stream to avoid this Eye whenever possible. The air itself is breathable but tends to make those unused to it a bit lightheaded. Clouds can wipe out the sunlight entirely (with no bodies of water to reflect the sunlight, it becomes VERY dark), and there are days of 'clear air' when there is nothing but the scorching sun. CULTURE: Raji is a fast, footloose culture where one enjoys today because tomorrow they may be crashing into Raji's core. Nobody is entirely sure what lies at Raji's core, but it becomes increasingly poisonous the deeper one goes, making it fairly uninhabitable to most life. Since all things continually fall without the assistance of magic, cultures without magic revolve around the large asteroids that continually make their slow descent towards Raji's core. Out of this kind of lifestyle arises a culture similar to the Arabian folklore of Earth. Raji's cultures are extremely tolerant - there is no room for prejudice when you all could be depending on each other for survival the next day. PEOPLE: Kanku, Anakim, Suula, Atomys, and the Jinn use their flying abilities to flit from city to city. The winged races often glide for days before reaching any landing. Arcanus and Ettin also inhabit the little remaining surface. TRANSPORT: Malfunction in the old transportation equipment caused a huge explosion which created a place called the Rift. Expeditions led by curious locals have reported that the Rift holds some sort of magical portals to the other worlds. Alchemists in Nineveh have managed to create an entrance into the rift. The only other known exit is located somewhere in Raji's outworld. |