Halse

Halse is an oblate spheroid planet upon which Some Echo Still takes place.

Name and Etymology
It derives its name from the draconic languages' shared term for 'cradle'.

Features
Halse is extremely - one might say suspiciously - Earth-like in character, with a similar gravitational field, rotation, axial tilt, geology, and atmosphere, among other aspects.

It is surrounded by and contains a renewable natural resource called mana.

Along with other unidentified planets in its galaxy, it orbits a sun. Four small moons orbit Halse itself. They have no vastly different effect on Halse despite this, due to the mana's stabilizing characteristics.

Associated with Halse but not taking up physical space in its orbit are the Deepskies, the dreams of the Cataclysm, its most important god. These contain the souls of the dead as well as the divine undead race known as the kindred.

Additional planes of existence are the Spiritus and the High Realm, the mystical lands of the spectropaths and Fair Folk, respectively. These planes are only accessible through magic used by certain people.

Creation
See this page.

Intelligent Life
Until the arrival of the phrinu some several thousands of years ago, the ruling races of the planet were dragons and faeries. Other races lived under their reign.

Phrinu, with their greater numbers, adaptability, and greater potential for sorcery, rapidly overtook what remained of the dragons and faeries once they landed on Halse, and became the dominant species.

Chronology

 * ??? - The Blossoming
 * ??? - Age of the Gods' Children begins
 * ??? - Cosmic War and Cataclysm
 * XXX,000 years ago - Dormancy
 * XX,000 years ago - Phrinu arrive on Halse
 * XX,000 years ago - Phrini discovery of the Flare
 * 9,000 years ago - Age of Man begins
 * 6,000 years ago - Fae-Draconic Wars
 * 1,200 years ago - barriers of the High Realm begin to crack open, releasing the Fair Folk into Halse
 * 1,170 years ago - The Spectres are founded