Other World

The Other World is a parallel realm to that of the Mortal Realm, or the regular world. Much smaller than Earth, the world appears to resemble an old China where demons, magic and cultivation is prevalent.

Mortal Realm Humans share the same Qi flow direction as the Goblins, Demons and other supernatural creatures of the Other World, whereas Other World mortals (Man) have reversed flow. Therefore, it is hard for Man to determine the difference between the supernatural creatures, unless they are trained in spotting the differences. Because of this, many Men hold prejudices against Goblins and vise versa, however both species are ultimately on the same side.

Goblins are half-Man half-Demon beings that rule certain countries alongside Man. Currently, there are 12 established countries within the Other World, ruled by monarchs such as emperors or empresses. Traditionally, the ruler and their children take on the surname of their country - for example, an Emperor of Ding would have the surname ‘Ding’ as would his children.

Empires, in order of influence

 * Ding (crimson)
 * Cheng (green)
 * Zhan (grey)
 * Zheng (yellow)
 * Qiao (orange)
 * Xiang (burgundy)
 * Deng (rose)
 * Ma (cyan)
 * Fu (navy)
 * Jia (white)
 * Xuai (purple)
 * Wen (light blue)

Other Influential Households:

 * 1) Xu - descendants of Xu Mei's family.
 * 2) Tang - noble human family in Qiao, control the Bonghe county.
 * 3) Xin - noble human family in Deng, control the  county.
 * 4) Shen - noble human family in Xuai, control a county.
 * 5) Wei - noble demon family in Zheng, control the Mumao county.
 * 6) Mao - family of former Zheng general Mao He.
 * 7) Lu - family in charge of Zhan Yongheng Sect.

History
The Other World was established long ago in 802 AD, as means to rid the humans of their quarrels with demons. A group of dozen cultivators named the Original Creators produced the world from scratch and transferred all the demons of the world there. The 12 became deities in the Other World and had to remain there and keep peace - the were locked inside the 12 Virtuous Pins.

However, the separation of the Mortal Realm from the this one meant that each soul split into two, and that each Mortal Realm human had a counterpart or an ‘Other Half’ in the Other World.

Some cultivators followed, they had stronger links to magic and wished to cotinue their cultivation, and some were family members of the 12 cultivators - like Hong-Niao's wife Xu Mei.

Souls
Always originating from the Mortal Realm, when a soul is born, it splits into two and one travels into the Other World. This means that humans born in the Mortal Realm only receive an other half if their soul is able to find a host. All souls eventually find one, until then, they roam the Other World as immortal wisps.

When a soul’s body from either the Mortal Realm or the Other World dies, the soul becomes weaker as it’s other half has been destroyed. This can be prevented if the soul has been captured - allowing the soul’s wielder to mend it or search for a new capable host. Souls themselves can only find one host by themselves, so they require assistance if they must search for a new one. It is possible for a soul to be complete within one host.

Souls have one specific Qi element, although direction may vary from a soul in the Mortal Realm and a soul in the Other World. Therefore, someone were to die in their opposite world, they would awake in their respective world alive and well - however returning to their opposite world would become impossible, unless aided by a divine instrument or a deity such as an Original Creator.

Souls with no hosts in either world are sent to the Eternal Field in the Heaven's Chamber and become flowers.

Heaven's Chamber
The Heaven's Chamber is where cultivators successful in their cultivation eventually ascend to. This is where they become gods, though always holding a lower status than that of the Original Creators - who also rest here, however unlike the gods/ascended cultivators, they cannot leave the Heaven's Chamber as they please because they are locked inside their respective Virtuous Pins.


 * Eternal Field - resting place of souls, all souls eventually end up here when both hosts die.