Last Daydream
World Dossier · WD-TEST

Saecim

The leaning delta of falling sand

The space is filled with falling sand that drifts down forever and never piles. Its whole extent is 2,834 km across.

A mouth opens on the river delta near Yirostylg where licensed guides from a closed caste control access to the gate. The light goes out for 11 days in every year while people prepare for darkness.

Type
FINITE, LIMITEDA bounded space that was never larger; its edge has always been there.
Medium
FALLING SAND
Size
2,834 km
Pockets
20It holds 20 smaller pocket spaces, each opening on the next.
Weather
FREEZING RAINFreezing rain coats everything in ice several times a year and stops all movement.
The land of Saecim
01

Shape and Power

The whole world leans toward one direction, and the seam is common where gates open as well here as anywhere.

from Annals of the Frozen Delta, by Draestorn
Pockets
Twenty pocket spaces open one after another inside this bounded volume.
Growth
Every living thing grows toward one direction.
Power
Ambient power is faint: Ability Sets work and draw a little from the world.
Machines
Machines from any world run here and run hotter and faster than they were built to.
02

The Gate

Cargo passes free while a drone meets every arrival carrying a weapon.

from Factors' Account Books of the River Trade, by Zekimi

A mouth opens on the river delta near Yirostylg. Licensed guides from a closed caste control access to the gate.

Costs
A person pays ten credits per head to walk through the gate.
Restrictions
Nobody may use the gate without a licensed guide.
Enforcement
Violent offenders get sent back to their own world and barred from returning.
03

Economy and Debt

Forests are owned like mines because timber floats and sells well. The world owes more through the gate than it can pay.

Timber
Timber is cut, floated and sold. Forests are owned like mines.
Creditors
Creditors arrive to collect debts owed for timber sold through the gate; the regent argues against the claims while merchants hide profits.
Stability
Timber theft carries fines paid from future harvests or labor at the delta.
04

Rulers and Places

The regent rules in exile while the rightful ruler lives off-world. Yirostylg is a river delta whose channels change course every few years.

Guides
The closed caste of licensed guides controls the gate.
Vyodvast
Vyodvast holds the timber yards where logs float down toward sales points.
Furawn
Furawn sits in the ice zones where movement stops during the yearly freezing rain.
05

Peoples

  1. One of the Leiwin
    01

    Leiwin

    Long-limbed, silver fur
    Alignment
    Lawful groups seek stability, not expansion or trade by force.
    Economy
    They cut timber that floats down rivers to sell at distant yards for steady profit.
    Governance
    The regent directs law; elders guide gates.
    People
    Silver fur shines dim in shadow, long limbs stretch toward falling sand, no outer ears let them hear silence.
    Looks
    They stand tall with long limbs; silver fur covers short snouts on shoulders lacking outer ears while pale cream flesh shows beneath skin.
  2. One of the Nyadu
    02

    Nyadu

    Amphibian, frog-like
    Alignment
    Neutral folk trade venom, flee ice, and avoid conflict.
    Economy
    They harvest aquatic plants to feed the few people who live here.
    Governance
    Village elders set fishing limits; the regent approves trade routes.
    People
    Nyadu amphibians have pale pink skin that glows faintly underwater while their bulging eyes watch falling sand drift down.
    Looks
    Nyadu stand knee-deep in freezing rain while long tails trail behind frog-like legs and pale cream flesh hides scales, wearing waterproof boots and carrying woven baskets.
  3. One of the Zogan
    03

    Zogan

    Molluscan, clam-shelled
    Alignment
    Selfish ones trade to survive but hide debts from gate-trackers.
    Economy
    They sell stacking shells and carry timber samples to distant yard buyers.
    Governance
    Merchant councils price shells; the regent stops violent debt collectors.
    People
    Yellow and black skin marks the Zogan shell; eyestalks sense vibrations from falling sand before it piles.
    Looks
    Zogan stand with spiral shells protecting soft flesh while clam bodies show yellow and black skin patterns under heavy wool coats resisting freezing rain.
  4. One of the Hachu
    04

    Hachu

    Fungal, mushroom-capped
    Alignment
    Benevolent groups share food in dark times yet fear creditors.
    Economy
    They grow fungi on timber floating down rivers to sell as medicine ingredients.
    Governance
    Shaman leaders guide harvest; the regent signs timber deals.
    People
    A mushroom cap head hides no eyes, pale cream flesh smells of damp wood and falling sand.
    Looks
    Hachu stand with mushroom caps shielding pale cream flesh from freezing rain while long limbs hold timber-bound fungi baskets for trade.
Last Daydream · World Codex WD-TEST · Canon v0.1