Chosen World

We eventually decided to use the idea of a city populated by people who dissipate when they come in contact with shadows.

The background storey for this world is people who are caught in cast shadows are transported to “The Dark Place”, a place that people are transported to for an indefinite amount of time. To get back from the darkness you have to walk off the edge of the “Dark Space”. Some people can walk off the edge quickly but for some people it can take months or years, some people never return. The city has two suns and no moon, making the days longer and the nights more intense.

A large amount of the city’s resources are put towards scientific research in trying to discover how some return from the light and others don’t, creating continuous forms of light and a system to distribute it throughout the city.

Another major part of the city’s attempt to keep the light in the city is the capture of wolves that live in the surrounding forest and the extraction of their light for the residents. This job is difficult and dangerous as the forest is full of shadows and the wolves are very vicious.

My major role in the group is the construction of the city. The initial idea is a sprawling city, made of glass, surrounded by a glass wall to protect from wolves. In the city there is a central spire, containing the government and a beacon for a future continuous light source. The whole city is separated into business and residential districts, extending out from the central spire.