THE WORLD AS WE KNEW IT
The world of Ancient Outpost, referred to as Eperth, is mainly dominated by prehistoric
creatures from the mesozoic era living within the Great Lizard.
The Great Lizard is a large continent that takes up most of the land mass on Eperth.
However, outside the Great Lizard terrible, undying storms border the oceans, hiding mysteries, continents and
more unseen creatures not yet discovered by any mesozoic beast.
The creatures within this world are of far higher intelligence than their prehistoric ancestors.
They developed brains that evolved more rapidly than their bodies did, giving them the capabilities of creating
many things akin to and even rivaling mankind.
The more civilized creatures built the world they inhabit to suit their needs, while the remaining
wild living creatures follow the rules of the ancients.
Below you can find more information about the lore of Ancient Outpost!
Ancient Outpost's history is rather fresh, the creatures only having been
inhabiting this planet for about ten thousand years.
History, or what is still known of it, has been passed down from the elders
to any curious youngling.
The world as we know it today is rumored to have started from fire and ash.
There was a human-made spaceship that circled Eperth, known as the Ark.
The Ark once suffered great damage during a disastrous fight, which dislodged
about half of the immense ship.
The dislodged part crashed down onto the planet known as Eperth.
The Impact caused mass-destruction akin to a large meteor striking planets,
wiping out most of its inhabitants.
Those that survived awoke to a new world.
One of burning fire, searing smoke and smoldering ash.
With very few areas left intact, it was after this event that creatures began to
develop the ability to communicate with each other.
Stories were now being passed down, from the days of burning to now.
The battered remains of the Ark can still be seen floating in the skies today.
The Ark crashing also caused a phenomenon known only as the Great Storms.
These cataclysmic storms surround the largest continent, making
any attempts at traveling outside of it impossible.
Queen's City
Architecture: Accommodates all creatures
Allegiance: None
Technology Level: Advanced
The city created by the 8th Queen.
It holds the values of truth and specializes on the advancement of change.
This city is known for having a mix of structures capable of inhabiting a wide range of
creatures, though some areas are more difficult to traverse than others for some.
Queen's City is broken up into districts, with individual counsel members
being in charge of their assigned district.
King's City
Architecture: Accommodates all creatures
Allegiance: None
Technology Level: Advanced
The city created by the 8th King.
it holds the values of safety and specializes on the advancement of its people.
The city itself is built in large sectors, catering to different creatures and their needs.
Notable examples are the Steadfast district, an area
created to house some of the largest creatures, and the Swift district,
suited to inhabit medium and small creatures.
Each district has a dinosaur in charge who directs any complaints or
issues to the royal line.
For more locations see here
The creatures of this world are affected by a strange, alien power.
When harnessed and used, this power can create some strange results.
The alien energy is known as Royal Power, as it is used and
hoarded by the royal families.
Royal Power mainly seems to radiate from stones known as Ripple Stones,
Ripple Shards or Ripple Fragments.
If handled correctly, these Ripple Shards can give strange abilities, powers and unique
shapes to the creatures it affects.
Many of the stranger, unnatural genes seen in creatures come from
the exposure to these stones.
Another discovered effect of the stone's energy revealed that
it also causes the production of hybrid creatures.
Normally, two creatures breeding together would result in more creatures
of their kind, but the introduction of this power seems to mess
with the natural order of things.
The results are muddled mixes of the two parent species, or in rare cases three
species when hybrids are being bred to a non-hybrid.
To see what hybrids are currently avalible, check here.
Eperth houses more than just revived prehistoric species within it.
Animals
The same modern fauna that exists with humans also exists within Eperth.
Some creatures also keep animals as pets or companions!
Humanity
The remnants of humanity are not unknown to those living on the great Lizard.
These humans do not share the same level of technology as their
space-faring counterparts, as according to their books they originated from
a group of very young humans who fell from the sky in a large pod.
These humans were taken care of by a nomadic group of herbivores and
have since expanded.
Now most of humanity lives in tribes or alone outside of the
Royal territories alongside other creatures.
A sketch of a pair of hunters.
A lot of creatures find humans useful to have on hunts for many reasons.
One of the main things the inhabitants of the Great Lizard strive for is to explore the rest of their hidden world.
Because of the Great Storms rampaging this has not been possible yet, though those at Delta's Port aim to change this very soon!