#bdeadlore

if you have a cursed soul, hell is where you go, and frankly, its not very nice

in hell, all the souls of the dead are skinned, burned, gashed, and more, they are honestly spoiled for choice. Hell can be reached by either a cursed death or having an anomaly with your soul (eg: brian can reach hell because he has two souls)

Hell is populated by Devils, which is a type of dark being

there are 3 main dark beings

Devils: the population of hell, created by the judge to skin and kill the damned souls, they are sadistic by nature, and freakishly intelligent, they know exactly what their purpose is.

"they make things interesting" -Brian

Reapers: being as old as time, only a few dozen exist, each of them sport a unique mask and robe, their unclothed form is shown in the image below, resembling the axial skeleton and arms, they take the souls from damned humans and monsters, and bring them to Hell. when someone is brought to hell by a reaper, they have a chance to leave Hell

"no legs, and still faster than me" -D.I.H.M.A

Demons: agents of god created to keep balance in the world, they give magic, they take it away, they spread karma, they take it away. only 2 Demons exist (as known to the world), Azrael and Azazel.

"they're polite, i suppose." -Thomas

as stated before, strange fantastical creatures live alongside humans, four are shown here

centaurs are half horse half human beings, male centaurs have a human form with an "equine demeanor", female centaurs half half an equine body, and half a human body, they typically hunt in their packs.

golems are creatures of stone blessed by magic forces that allows them to live, normally blessed creatures cannot copulate, however, exteites are capable of creating other exterites.

most people in dire situations turn to savagery to keep themselves safe

the world outside Ireland is highly hostile, almost apocalyptic, mainly from a parasitic fungi that causes intense necrosis, named "decay mites" (they are not mites, though). most people from other countries fled to ireland to seek safety and a new life, the locals havent been all too keen on them, but with the flux of monsters has left them occupied.

human bodies are burned to kill the fungi and stop it spreading, results have been inconclusive, as nobody has survived to do the research.

the fungi embeds itself in the human flesh and muscle, during sexual reproduction the surrounding human or monster matter is consumed and used to create more spores and zygospores, this happens inside the body, commonly in the lungs, circulatory system (including heart), and digestive system. the breaking down of the body allows the spores to travel through the body easier.

it is contracted through inhalation, consumption, entry through wounds or by prolonged exposure on the skin