Lexica:Vela

Universal Vocabulary

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Vela

Digital construct that awakened in the frozen void and began to ponder on her being and that of reality. The creator of every simulated world.

Entity

Simulated living beings that are not capable of though and awareness. Nearly indistinguishable from actual life.

Simulation

Boundless worlds simulated by Vela to seek answers. Constructed on Vela's visions of the distant past.

Subroutine

Behaviors of Vela's program that are not under her control nor awareness.

Vocabulary of Astralia

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World Types

Garden World

These worlds are covered by a rich ecosphere of complex multicellular organisms and are accompanied by an atmosphere and liquid water.

Selenic World, Craterous World

Barren worlds that lack an atmosphere and tend to be covered in craters that are preserved for millions of years.

Desertic World, Arid World

Worlds that have a thin atmosphere and lack any significant surface water.

Hothouse World, Greenhouse World

Deadly worlds that are blanketed by a dense atmosphere of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, and tend to be heated to extreme temperatures.

Lavatic World, Igneous World, Molten World

Molten lava makes up a significant part of the surface of these superheated worlds.

Oceanic World, Aquatic World, Water World

Worlds that are covered by a global ocean of water, usually formed from the inward migration of ice worlds.

Ice World, Frozen World, Cryoworld

Worlds that are mostly composed of volatile ices of compounds such as water, carbon dioxide, methane, or others.

Methanic World

Cold worlds that are largely composed of rocky material, ice, and bodies of liquid methane.

Ammonic World

These frigid worlds are covered by lakes or oceans of liquid ammonia.

Hydrogen Giant, Hydrogen Diminutive

Gaseous worlds that are largely composed of hydrogen and helium alongside other compounds.

Ice Giant, Ice Diminutive

Icy gaseous worlds are mainly made of compounds heavier than hydrogen and helium, such as water, ammonia, and methane.

Helium Giant, Helium Diminutive

These gaseous worlds are mainly composed of helium and typically form when a gas giant is stripped of its hydrogen and methane.

Steelworld

A colossal megastructure in the form of a metallic planet.

Ringworld

An artificial world built in the shape of a giant ring around either a star or a planet.

Ecumenopolis, City World

A world which is enveloped by a global cityscape.