Atlas
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Atlas
cartographer -- perfectionist . creative . meticulous
Atlas strives for perfection, and accepts nothing less. Though he is highly creative, Atlas is often limited by his need to plot out every single thing. He has been working on his universe since he knew how. He maps out every planet, every star, with meticulous care. He creates each species and structures the rules of the world to be just right. But because of this perfectionist streak, Atlas has never created a universe, too caught up on making this first one perfect. He's still formulating his universe, and it often causes him extreme stress and anxiety. No one seems to have given Atlas the memo that it doesn't have to be perfect, but alas.
Atlas often spends his time in his study, forgoing eating and drinking to work carefully on his world. He is incredibly reclusive, only seen out and about every once in a blue moon when his supplies are running low. Always caught up in his own machinations, Atlas can be frustrating to be around because it's so difficult to pry him away from his work. But he is a good friend, if one can put up with his quirks. He's always willing to lend a helping hand.
Atlas is one of the senior Deeretts. Who knows, truly, how old he is? Either way, he's been fussing about his universe for eons now. Other Deeretts can knock on his door to get help or to borrow some graphing paper. And though kind, one should be warned that Atlas can be hostile if disrespected.
On the subject of his wings, Atlas won't share the secrets behind the ever-shifting constellations spread across them. They seem almost as if portals to the night sky of a different world. It's clearly some kind of magic, but Atlas calls it a secret.
"No, no, that's not quite right!"
Atlas has no created world. His horns remain in a state of change.
But what's slowly beginning to be built and what Atlas has planned is a world of floating islands, high in the sky. It seems as if the islands are floating in a sea of clouds. There few giant mountains and there are bodies of water here and there, but the islands consist mainly of grassy plains, the grass soft to the touch and growing quite tall. The geography consists mainly of plains and caverns.
There are many ruins scattered around the islands, touchstones of an ancient civilization. Atlas has made it so that there are many puzzles to be solved in the depths of the ruins, ones that tell a story of who lived there before. He had built the buildings for giants, and the history of his world is about tragedy and hope. The history tells that a race of proud giants lived on the earth, but wanted to seize the sky as well. So they pulled the stars down from the heavens, unknowing that it would cause the land to shatter. So the stars slammed into the earth, breaking it into pieces, which began to drift away from each other.
The fallen stars are what keep the islands floating in amongst the clouds. They are centers of powerful astral magic, and emit tinkling melodies like bells. Each fallen star has its own unique melody.
The inhabitants of the world all possess wings. They are descendants of the stars and possess a magic which allows them to transform into large birds. These people have the ability to create a soft, golden glow. They are highly social, and live in flocks which migrate around the islands freely. They have a culture that revolves around light and constellations, and put great importance on family. These inhabitants do not require food or water, but they do require the astral magic which the fallen stars embedded on the islands radiate.
The fauna of the world is primarily birds, with small prey animals populating the islands. The golden and white birds travel between the clouds, and nest in the sky rather than on the islands. There are no large predators. The flora is mainly grass, which has many properties. The cavernous regions are not very well explored, nor do they possess any remarkable life.
The world remains in perpetual summer and the temperature of the islands remains moderate. There is a normal day and night cycle, and in the nighttime the constellations will appear. The constellations will slowly cycle, different ones appearing in different portions of the year.
Of course, this would all be if Atlas could create it.
