Tell us a bit about your comic/novel's world one random factoid at a time!

aqua03 2019-01-26 04:35:44 UTC #1

Here's a fun little idea I had: Share a little factoid or two about your series' world, lore, or characters (or maybe even the inspiration behind your series as well!) You should probably limit it to one to three factoids with each post in this topic, though there is no general limit to how many little factoids you can share. They don't even have to be relevant to your series' story as long as they are about your series' world.

Without further ado, here we go!

Edible Green Tea:

The EGT version of the Duluth Trading Company clothing store somehow discovered access to a near infinite-storage pocket dimension that they promptly patented so only they could use such revolutionary breakthroughs to make infinite space book bags and backpacks. (Yvonne owns an infinite-space book bag.)

Richard Nixon was somehow resurrected by the Vitamin Water Brand Vitamin Water Company, a food mega corp that sells vitamin water and preforms shady experiments to find the next stage of human evolution. Immediately after being resurrected, Richard Nixon went on to become reelected as president again in a landslide victory known as "Electiongate."

Can't wait to see your weird world-building factoids!

Reign 2019-01-26 04:52:48 UTC #2

The city that Tom and Shelldon live in is named Podus, which, if I remember correctly, is actually two different snail or slug genus's mixed to make a different word. However, I just learned that Podus actually means something else, too. Something about hip rotation...so I may want to change that city name. The city is actually inspired by the city Rio De Janeiro, even though it's not mentioned in the comic where the city is located.

Tom is 13 years old. Shelldon? Not sure.

Shelldon is actualy a slug, and his dream is to find a shell so that he can be like a snail. He got his name from Tom, who gave him the name Shelldon because he wants to be a snail.

nathanKmcwilliams 2019-01-26 05:25:16 UTC #3

I like this idea @aqua03
Dragon Sparking:
The planet my story takes place on is part of the Intergalactic Planetary Union, a government that spans galaxies.
The planet's name is "Vagary" which means to roam or travel in Latin.
Vagary is the universe's destination for vacationing and entertainment.

aqua03 2019-01-26 05:26:23 UTC #4

Neat, glad you like it! Came up with the idea during the Cafe play-by-post game we're doing and noticed that a lot of the characters are spilling little details of their worlds offhandedly.

nathanKmcwilliams 2019-01-26 05:27:31 UTC #5

You guys have a crazy shared world going on over there. It's hard to know when is a good time to jump in but it is very entertaining!

aqua03 2019-01-26 05:28:35 UTC #6

Thanks! It probably would be a relatively decent time to jump in now considering that we've hit a relatively minor transition point to the next big arc.

MortalMangaka 2019-01-26 06:15:27 UTC #7

My MC Elena is over 10,000 years old, but she didn't start growing from a baby until around 16 years ago
The Maiden Itzel has 71 sisters and twice as many brothers,although she's never met even half of either (Itzel pictured in 2nd panel)
The flying fortress Itzel resides in is actually owned by her eldest brother. (shown in first panel)
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My manga for reference

DasIstWunderblyat 2019-01-26 06:21:32 UTC #8

Facts about the current place when the story takes place (a country called Maiyean)

Giving someone a perfume or any self-care product as a gift is considered as a romantic advance.
The people practice traditional piercing on their children; girls will be pierced on right ear, while boys on left. They'll leave the opposite ear clean of any piercing.
The people especially those who still practice the tradition don't eat any mammal meat except for one, they believe human and other mammals are siblings and they don't wanna eat each others.

Myst 2019-01-26 07:31:34 UTC #9

Facts for my current ongoing story that I'm mostly working on:

If someone has white hair and red eyes, they are treated and shunned like an outsider. Whoever has those traits are part of the "Cursed Generation" and will either be tortured publicly or executed on sight. Most children with these traits have no families and no place to call home. They rarely live to adulthood.
The Eternal Realm is a unique setting and it's one of the worlds that gets introduced early on, but the characters won't step foot in there for a while. It's my most unique place as the lands are infinite and the seas are bottomless. (Literally!) In-universe, it's possible to head to the edge of the realm where you'd be able to watch the Realm build up underneath like a painting in progress.
There are a lot of things that I placed in the world that could have their own story. These are typically mentioned when the setting is described. Like if there are giant skeletons with massive swords impaled into the mountain the skeletons are resting on, dictating there was once a battle between giants in that location at some point in the timeline. It's those small details that make up a lot of the world building for me.

JeanGuillet 2019-01-26 07:35:05 UTC #10

DARPA stands for 'Dentists Advocating Reasonable Parental Accountability'. They want to ban Halloween.

Lucca_Vendramel 2019-01-26 08:15:01 UTC #11

There are two major superpowers in the Everdream Known Galaxy; The Federation of United Planets and the Empire of Etheria.
Everdream is ambiented several millennia in the future, where Earth is just a myth if not unknown by most people.
The most famous wine in the Known Galaxy is made by aliens that resemble humanoid elephants, and are called the Someleirs.

You can read it here:

vfinnigan 2019-01-26 08:16:29 UTC #12

Random factoid, or not so random as the case may be: my comic has too many facts to just pick one.

Probably the best is how a poor girl from the Florida Panhandle became the founder of a multimillion dollar cosmetics company, then made history as a pilot and, though her status was not recognized at the time, as a World War II veteran.

TheYaoiEmpire 2019-01-26 08:22:39 UTC #13

Fatal Moon: Angel's Axia

Trapped in the Death Camp Of The Garden Of Eden, Lucifer's small band of angels are actually cut off from the others sent to earth. These other bands are not as well led, and some have descended into an insanity that not even the main characters will face, yet.

ckileru 2019-01-26 09:45:30 UTC #14

Random factoids:
1 Sens and Beltran are exchange students.
2 Tennier's skin is squama for a half
3 I have a 3d model of Tennier's spaceship, and you'll see it in a month

MK_Wizard 2019-01-26 11:50:34 UTC #15

Cockatoo in a labcoat.
Troll in a tuxedo.
Southern belle who is a total steel magnolia.
Old man with a tragic past.
A lawyer who actually cares about people and does good.

Rodimus13 2019-01-26 11:50:47 UTC #16

Hmmm random factoid huh? Well, King Matt Chocobars is a nut butter (they have different kinds produced at different factories), with a Rice Krispy like treat coated in chocolate cut into a circle shape. At one point, gold colored crowns were painted on.

HGohwell 2019-01-26 12:41:43 UTC #17

We'll stick to the Aurum Sphere's current time frame since going over the entire expanded story is too much:

All crime is treated as equal. Literally everything from traffic violations to murder is all given exactly the same treatment and punishment. If found guilty of a crime you have 2 options: deportation to the prison colony to live the rest of your life or conscription, serving the military on the Far Dark Planets fighting nightmares with at least a chance to earn your way back into society if you survive.
The Far Dark Planets are actually alive and carnivorous.
The inhabitants of the Aurum Sphere are not quite Human but were originally based on the Human's of Earth. Their creators known only as Primordial Beings, saw Humans and decided to use their DNA with a few tweaks to create their own inhabitants for their system. These as a whole are known as Terrans.

Lyrienn 2019-01-26 13:27:27 UTC #18

I really like the idea of the topic So let me join in with my own.

By the time of Crimson Cursed, the High Maixans or Highlanders featured in Lily of War live in flying cities of wonder both in looks and magical solutions.

The youngest school of magic, Machina, is looked down upon by most competent mages. Which is mostly applied science or the combination of science and magic.

imiogri 2019-01-26 13:38:04 UTC #19

the camellia japonica flower is the flower of the gods
butterflies are the symbol of evil because they "suck the life out of the camellia"
they're actually not humans but immortal beings that act more like porcelain dolls. they can crack open and shed their skin to reveal new colored layers. showing those layers is considered blasphemous and you get punished for it even if you're born missing a layer. (very vaguely explained)

LortiaMJB 2019-01-26 13:45:50 UTC #20

These are fun!

The world of Sage's Sunset is just a revamped DnD campaign world I ran a couple of years back with just some 'convenient' changes
what if a world didn't revolve about the sun but had cores surrounding a bigger core that emits light is pretty much how you start a strange story about fluffy creatures playing drums!
the common misconception for the inhabitants of Sage's Sunset's world is that there is way more than the continent that they live on, but the sea is so dangerous that few have taken their chances going over it, and none came back. The MC's mom actually did so.
Cebyr is not the only owl in the world, against common belief!