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paradisamods) wrote2013-09-23 06:49 pm
paradisamods) wrote2013-09-23 06:49 pm
The People Beyond
INTRODUCTION
Also known as: the "other" people, the "Mover" people, and the "hostiles"/"non-hostiles."
It's been suggested that up until Year 3 of the current generation, the free people lived in one major camp. Supposedly, a rift was created in the camp, and a faction of them disbanded and formed their own group elsewhere, much closer to the castle. Their division into two camps, dubbed the "hostiles" and "non-hostiles", seems to coincide with the appearance and subsequent disappearance of Reno Browne in Paradisa.
THE NON-HOSTILES
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Little is known about these people in the World Beyond. For the most part, it's believed that they want little to do with the castle or its residents, as they keep well out of the area and seem to avoid contact with the residents.
As the larger group, they have a much bigger encampment, yet they are said to be much more mobile than the hostile group. While traveling in the distance, a resident discovered gigantic tread tracks, like those found on a tank. The tracks were thirty feet wide each and extremely deep, and they stretched on and on, suggesting that whatever made them is enormous. This may be the mysterious "Mover" referred to by Doctor Fog.
Residents have found messages left behind in post offices in Mayfield, Fairview, and Paradisa Town. It is unknown whether this is a coincidence or an actual pattern.
It's been suggested that they all have journals, but they simply choose not to use them.
John Hammond
An elderly man who once attempted to open a dinosaur theme park. While the residents' encounter with him would suggest he is naive, ignorant, and more than just a little dinosaur-crazy, he seems to be the leader of the people beyond Paradisa's borders –– people who have apparently started locking up their own. There may be more to this one than meets the eye. Terror Birds with his logo were found wandering the forests near the Totem Coast, it seems his work is not yet done.
Reno Browne
Miss Reno Browne was a character from the Wild Wild West World Change. Along with Johnny Whip Wilson she helped the residents of Paradisa adjust to their new surroundings. More than helpful and friendly, she had an interest in the castle and it's mysteries. However her own mystery unfolded as she spoke of their friend John Hammond, who had vanished from their world in April. With the news of this, the residents of Paradisa sought to find answers they weren't even sure the cowboys had. Tracking them to the neighboring town of Hargrove Mill, a shoot-out resulted in Whip Wilson's demise. Miss Reno struck a deal with the residents of Paradisa, requesting she be brought back to the castle with them in exchange for what she knew about the castle and the world they had been taken to. When the world change arrived, Miss Reno was brought to Paradisa along with the body of Whip Wilson. The Castle believing she had been misplaced, assigned her a room and took Whip's body as it does anyone else's a few hours after it dies. In the morning castle residents were shocked to find that they had succeeded in bringing her back, only to learn she had left the castle in search of something else.
She has always seemed to have the best interests of Paradisa's residents at heart, and has proven to be a friend despite her groups attempts to enforce communication silence between her and Paradisa. before he was killed in the Currently, communication seems to have dropped off. Where she is or what she's doing, no one's sure of.
Was recorded on a CD found in the Lost Room.
"Hancock"
Overheard in the background with a conversation with Reno Browne. Brash and vulgar, Hancock doesn't seem particularly fond of the residents, and is very distrustful about them.
A photograph with a note scrawled from him was found in the Animal Village on an expedition.
Dr. Ian Malcolm
Originally seen in Jurassic Park, Dr. Malcolm was thought to be another entity created by the castle until he interrupted a conversation between Reno Browne and Freelancer York. He also spoke with Raine after she managed to flip the Dead Zone around. Nothing has been heard from him since.
Children
A bunch of children were overheard in the background when Reno Browne spoke with the castle around New Years of Year 4. When asked about the children brought to the castle once a year, Reno confirmed that they have children on-board, though they aren't the same children as the ones the residents had.
Whip Wilson
Boyfriend of Reno Browne. Deceased.
THE HOSTILES
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The Hostiles have been a near constant headache to the castle residents. They've claimed the Dead Zone surrounding Paradisa as "their" territory, and they have been brutally enforcing it with death threats. As they have a measure of mechanical power behind them that the residents lack, they have remained mostly uncontested.
A crash landing and attack by an unknown race of insectoid creatures has since left the hostiles' base in ruins, with no confirmed count of survivors.
"Ironette"
The leader of this group has been identified as a woman, and her suit has been modified to fit her better, suggesting they have some very competent mechanics in the group. Little is known about this woman, though nomads in the Dead Zone have been passing around rumours that she's an "idiot," though well-liked by her compatriots. Apparently, she also has an affinity for alcohol.
It's been suggested that she is in power because she was the one to capture the suits. Given that the hostiles were barely on the residents' radars before the suits were stolen, there seems to be credence to this theory.
Her iron suit was found destroyed by the alien attack, and she has been presumed deceased.
"The Iron Men"
In L.A., four prototype suits were stolen from Tony Stark's facilities, and one resurfaced just in time to save some residents on an expedition from a malign being. Curiously, the suits work in the Dead Zone; this may be due to the modifications done to it, made apparent by the blue glow on the back of the suits.
Ironette wears one. It's been suggested that the others have been rotating out, but one is definitely a very large man.
Their iron suits were found destroyed by the alien attack, and the men behind them have been presumed deceased.
Damsel
Stephanie Brown and Asano Rin encountered Damsel while lost in the swamps of Eldritch. A practically-dressed woman in her mid thirties, Damsel is apparently allied with the Hostiles. She doesn't seem particularly fond of being questioned, and she takes a dutiful role in handling residents. A former superhero, she apparently gains powers while outside the Dead Zone.
There is no evidence that suggests she perished in the attack, and her whereabouts are unknown.
THE NEUTRALS
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Some of the people in the Dead Zone are allied with neither group.
Zexion
A former resident of the castle, Zexion chose to venture into the World Beyond, faking his own disappearance from Paradisa. He is the first known resident to be granted free passage in the Dead Zone. According to him, he must travel alone for five years to prove his disconnect from the castle, and then he may be welcomed into one of the factions. He spends a good deal of time at Mineas Well to collect information from other nomads.
He is one of few sources of information from the outside thus far, though there's credibility in believing he's just making sure he has a hand in everything.
Flora
An elderly woman bound to the magic tree at Mineas Well, and the surveyor and protector of the dead zone's only "neutral" area. Her loss is the ability to tell secrets, meaning much of her great knowledge about the world beyond has been cut away from the residents.
Goldfleck
A talking cat with ginger-white fur. Goldfleck is a simple soul, innocent and well-intended. He works for Flora as her assistant, running errands and taking care of her guests.
Lente
Little is known about this one. Described as uncomfortable and skittish by Zexion, she apparently refuses to be alone in the presence of strangers, though she passes through Mineas Well on occasion. She has a permanent dwelling south of the castle, currently unexplored.
FORMER RESIDENTS
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Roy Harper
A young man who was being held captive by Doctor Fog. He was rescued by the residents, and it was discovered that he had memories of Paradisa, and had apparently been there before, but had no memories of what he had been doing otherwise for the past years. Confirmed to be a friend of Reno Browne's. Was recorded on a CD found in the Lost Room. (Has since left and returned to Paradisa, his previous memories forgotten.)
Zeke Tyler
Appeared as a 'new arrival' during the high school plot. He was actually a spy, placed in the castle with Nancy Downs to gather information on the castle and it's residents, and bring it back to the hostile camp. He survived the alien attack along with Nancy.
Nancy Downs
Appeared as a 'new arrival' a few months after Zeke's arrival. She was actually a spy, placed in the castle with Zeke Tyler to gather information on the castle and it's residents, and bring it back to the hostile camp. She survived the alien attack along with Zeke.
Unknown
It's been suggested a number of times that the people beyond could be watching the residents through the journals, but with the constant coming and going of residents, it could be easy to pass off as a new resident...
DRACONIS SURVIVORS
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Cair Draconis was one of the five sentient castles of Nostos, situated on an island just off the North-East of the continent. Draconis suffered from bouts of insanity, in which it would inflict its residents with a 'Seven Deadly Sins' virus, sending them on wild goose chases to find the cure, before they inevitably wiped each other out and the castle brought in fresh residents - feeding by gorging on its residents in their entirety than just partly, as Paradisa does. Led by Brewer, a small group of thirty, whittled down from three hundred residents, escaped and made it onto the main continent. They travelled for around three years, before coming to rest in Fairfield, where Paradisa residents found them via an emergency message. They remain allies to the people of Paradisa, offering information about the world in exchange for help in creating a safe home for themselves.
Dr. Gene Brewer
The leader of the Draconis group, Brewer is a psychiatrist by trade. He was a resident of the castle for six years, before it descended into insanity and as such has lived in Nostos for a while, and has tried to learn what he can from the land. Welcoming, if perhaps a little cynical about the unknown, he is a willing ally for the people of Paradisa.
Heath Burns
A teenage fire elemental and one of the youngest members of the Draconis group, as well as the last person Draconis brought into the world before it fell to insanity. As he arrived only days before Draconis' fall, he has never really experienced the kind of castle living others are used to. Though overly flirtatious with the ladies and as annoying as an endless toothache, he's the only person other than Brewer willing to talk to outsiders, and is perfectly happy spending time with the people of Paradisa.
Others
There are around thirty people in the Draconis group currently living in Fairfield. Most are understandably wary of strangers, and tend to keep out of the way when unknown people arrive in their camp. None seem interested in causing harm, however.
ELDRITCH
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A swamp to the West of Paradisa is the home of a colony of spider-people called the Arachne. The residents were summoned there in the summer of year 4 to save them from the "metal monsters."
The Queen / "Charlotte"
The supposed Queen of the Arachne, now deceased. A large half-woman, half-spider creature. She claimed to be seeking aid from the residents, but when they arrived, she turned and attempted to kill them. Joy stepped in and killed her, then showed the residents the body of the real queen. Joy assumed the throne, though somewhat suspiciously, and the residents left feeling their questions hadn't been answered at all.
Joy
While she originally came to Paradisa in the form of a small barn spider, seeking aid for her people, Joy turned out to be one of the half-woman, half-spider Arachne as well. Some time after accompanying the residents to Eldritch to save their people, she reappeared at Paradisa during a summer festival, in the form of a human girl. Her encounter with the residents was brief, however: she was shot and killed by one of the rogue Ironman suits.
The Boar / "Wilbur"
A strange talking re-animated corpse of a boar, seemingly controlled by the spiders. It was brought down by some of the residents.
Neville and Arianna
Joy's younger twin siblings. Killed in combat alongside the Queen.
The Slyph
A creature seen following the boats on the way out. Bizarrely, only the children could see it. It eventually came to the castle, kidnapping the children and taking them to an underground lair and making blood sacrifices with animals. Old documentation showed it had struck both Paradisa and other castles before. The residents were able to defeat it and rescue the children, but if this was the only one of its kind out there or not is uknown.
UNKNOWNS
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"Doctor Fog"
A strange being encountered on an expedition, apparently a doctor, albeit one with very archaic methods. He was bird-like in appearance, and had a great prejudice against redheads. When engaged in combat, he became engorged for unknown reasons, until he was terminated by the unknown Iron Man. It has recently been revealed that there are more of these creatures, known as the Giovani. They live as healers to the people of Nostos, with the exception of redheads.
The Giraffes
Damsel mentioned a group of giraffes she liked. They live in a settlement of wooden houses in Terre Haute. Superstitious and more than a little eclectic and eccentric, these sentient giraffes control the mirrors of Nostos, while enjoying juice and generally being very strange. When the residents visited and defended them from a strange new threat, the giraffes showed their gratitude by handing over a key, plans for a boat, and offering a fast ride home.