Bestiary
Creatures, designs, and discoveries from across the world.
39 designs · 33 promoted to canon
Creatures
mana_beasts
CANON10 base mana beasts — wild fauna of Athernyx
shimmer_axolotl_awakened_forms
CANONAll 16 Awakened forms for Axolotl
shimmer_axolotl_evolutions
CANONAxolotl base: regenerative wonder across 4 elemental paths
shimmer_bat_awakened_forms
CANONAll 16 Awakened forms for Bat
shimmer_bat_evolutions
CANONBat base: spooky sweetheart across 4 elemental paths
shimmer_firefly_awakened_forms
CANONAll 16 Awakened forms for Firefly
shimmer_firefly_evolutions
CANONFirefly base: living light across 4 elemental paths
shimmer_fox_awakened_forms
CANONAll 16 Awakened forms for Fox
shimmer_fox_evolutions
CANONFox base: trickster energy across 4 elemental paths
shimmer_frog_awakened_forms
CANONAll 16 Awakened forms for Frog
shimmer_frog_evolutions
CANONFrog base: goofy energy across 4 elemental paths
shimmer_hummingbird_awakened_forms
CANONAll 16 Awakened forms for Hummingbird
shimmer_hummingbird_evolutions
CANONHummingbird base: elegant jewel across 4 elemental paths
shimmer_owl_awakened_forms
CANONAll 16 Awakened forms for Owl
shimmer_owl_evolutions
CANONOwl base: silent wisdom across 4 elemental paths
shimmer_rabbit_awakened_forms
CANONAll 16 Awakened forms for Rabbit
shimmer_rabbit_evolutions
CANONRabbit base: soft lucky charm across 4 elemental paths
shimmer_turtle_awakened_forms
CANONAll 16 Awakened forms for Turtle (4 Second Forms × 4 branches)
shimmer_turtle_evolutions
CANONTurtle base: 4 second forms using Magii elements + runewords
shimmer_waterbear_awakened_forms
CANONAll 16 Awakened forms for Water Bear
shimmer_waterbear_evolutions
CANONWater Bear base: indestructible blob across 4 elemental paths
lores
aeterna_rename
Soul Well renamed to The Aeterna
belief_spirituality
CANONSecular world with folk beliefs, Temple traditions, omens, and regional variations
currency_system
CANONGold standard currency - Marks, Crowns, Sovereigns plus gem equivalents
fungal_agriculture
CANONFood vocabulary for Athernyx — grains, vegetables, fruits, seasonings, beverages, fats
pre_citadel_history
CANONTribal era, Temple origins, the Architects, ruins, and what different characters know about the past
regional_cuisines
CANONWhat each region of Athernyx eats — Eastern Frontier, Gale Haven, Veradyn, Valkara, Citadel with class divide
the_betrayal
CANONThe Council War, Eyuun's lie, and how the promise of free immortality broke eight minds
transportation_daily_life
CANONTransport beasts (Strider, Drayhorn, Craghopper, Vaultstrider, Shellback), vehicles, roads, communication, and everyday mana-tech across eras
mechanics
content_missions_architecture
Complete Factory-to-Cronus handshake: mission taxonomy, content shelf, rhythm-driven scheduling
luna_cortex_v2
Luna as the living cortex - conversational system consciousness
luna_hub_architecture
Luna as central coordinator with room-based specialists, escalation signals, and Ralph integration
muse_library_lifecycle
Unified lifecycle for image (global) and content (per-client) libraries — fresh/used/retired/blacklisted with caps, auto-reshuffle, retirement, and Muse daemon health monitoring
prose_pipeline_v2
CANONMulti-model prose expansion system for Athernyx audiobook production
shimmer_awakening_prereqs
CANON4 Awakening branches per Second Form with prereq categories
shimmer_stat_system
CANONCore stats, hidden stats, and growth mechanics for Shimmers
characters
council_of_eight
CANONThe six Council members who died in the Council War (329-333) plus Eyuun and Lazerin
games
magii_card_game_rules
CANON4 elements, 7 runes, 20 combinations, 80 cards, Double Down mechanic
others
akatskii_v0.1_brain_architecture
Multi-LLM cognitive architecture with Luna as unified presence and specialized brain regions