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The Aluum & The Creatures That Dwell There
4 days ago
Between all worlds in all ways there is a place that exists outside of the fold of reality. A place in between that bends and shifts, but never breaks and can never be destroyed. It does not exist in spite of existence, nor is it shaped by it. The Aluum, put in the most blunt terms, is the answer to every thought, yet it is also the source of the question.
If this sounds confusing, it is. The Aluum is not a place that can be understood, at least not in the way words can express it. It exists in tandem with reality, and has a symbiotic relationship with it. It is often called the second world because of this. Not because it was created after the first, but because it exists in tandem with it. Like a twin. Inside the Aluum there are many creatures who are parasitic in nature. They feed on thoughts, deeds and feelings. But they are tied to tenants and rules that they are obligated to obey. These rules are called The Primal Tenants. All of which are emotions that can be felt by any living thing. The intensity of the feeling may vary but the feeling is always present. There are always four primal tenants.
Fear
Pain
Desire
Despair
The more complex the feelings, the more these tenants begin to blend into one another. The more simple they are, the stronger they become. Fear for example, can often be informed by the anticipation of pain. But it can never compare to the moment in which fear becomes overwhelming and intense. The anticipation of pain may still be there, but it is not the focus.
In this way, one can influence these parasitic entities and feed them emotions. Warping and changing them into forms they deem more suitable for given tasks. These creatures as a result can be shaped to reflect stories and myths from the worlds they visit. When these creatures are given names, they can then manifest into the first world. But these manifestations are always fleeting, as the emotions necessary to keep them fixed in the first world are always difficult to maintain. These creatures are given many names, but among themselves they are known as Aluumite, or “Those Who Dwell”. Aluum, the name for their home, means “Dwelling”.
Morsel, my character, is a creature of the Aluum. It is not to say they feed on any one emotion over the other. But in the Aluum, to consume any emotion is to embody it. It alters and changes the one who devours it. For Morsel, he devours two emotions in great quantity. Fear and Desire. The fear of going hungry and the desire to survive are emotions they are familiar with. But the nature of that fear and desire are not always so specific. Sometimes these desires can manifest in “hunger for attention” or “hunger for love”. The fear of going hungry can typically result in one “feeling alone” and that fear drives the individual to greater acts of desperation. Morsel is not an evil character. They are often as desperate as the people they are attracted to. But like all creatures of the Aluum, Morsel is shaped by the food they eat. In that way, they are dangerous all the same.
If this sounds confusing, it is. The Aluum is not a place that can be understood, at least not in the way words can express it. It exists in tandem with reality, and has a symbiotic relationship with it. It is often called the second world because of this. Not because it was created after the first, but because it exists in tandem with it. Like a twin. Inside the Aluum there are many creatures who are parasitic in nature. They feed on thoughts, deeds and feelings. But they are tied to tenants and rules that they are obligated to obey. These rules are called The Primal Tenants. All of which are emotions that can be felt by any living thing. The intensity of the feeling may vary but the feeling is always present. There are always four primal tenants.
Fear
Pain
Desire
Despair
The more complex the feelings, the more these tenants begin to blend into one another. The more simple they are, the stronger they become. Fear for example, can often be informed by the anticipation of pain. But it can never compare to the moment in which fear becomes overwhelming and intense. The anticipation of pain may still be there, but it is not the focus.
In this way, one can influence these parasitic entities and feed them emotions. Warping and changing them into forms they deem more suitable for given tasks. These creatures as a result can be shaped to reflect stories and myths from the worlds they visit. When these creatures are given names, they can then manifest into the first world. But these manifestations are always fleeting, as the emotions necessary to keep them fixed in the first world are always difficult to maintain. These creatures are given many names, but among themselves they are known as Aluumite, or “Those Who Dwell”. Aluum, the name for their home, means “Dwelling”.
Morsel, my character, is a creature of the Aluum. It is not to say they feed on any one emotion over the other. But in the Aluum, to consume any emotion is to embody it. It alters and changes the one who devours it. For Morsel, he devours two emotions in great quantity. Fear and Desire. The fear of going hungry and the desire to survive are emotions they are familiar with. But the nature of that fear and desire are not always so specific. Sometimes these desires can manifest in “hunger for attention” or “hunger for love”. The fear of going hungry can typically result in one “feeling alone” and that fear drives the individual to greater acts of desperation. Morsel is not an evil character. They are often as desperate as the people they are attracted to. But like all creatures of the Aluum, Morsel is shaped by the food they eat. In that way, they are dangerous all the same.
