#cyberfei

Short Story – The Window

There were three cracks, that morning, each reaching from a single point of impact like the stone that had somehow ended up embedded in the glass was specifically annoyed with the top left corner of the window. It wasn’t unusual for bits of debris to land themselves in the glass — outside was an old winding gravel path that people loved to speed their bicycles along, kicking up all kinds of…

In a big project like this, the last thing we want is imbalance. As Overseer I don’t want to take away your agency and creative control, but I also don’t want this to become a mess of contradictory ideas.

To attempt to combat both of these outcomes, Cyberfei adopts a “Layers of Lore” technique.

PERSONAL LORE

Right at the base of the pyramid, making up the majority of what will be created as people start to roll in and get involved, is Personal Lore.

Personal Lore is anything you come up with. Original characters, concepts, etc. -- anything you personally create whether or not it has been accepted as canon.

Put simply, if Cyberfei is a sandbox, Personal Lore is your sandcastle for you to do with as you will, non-commercially.

INDIE LORE

If you should decide that you wish your Personal Lore to be accepted into Cyberfei canon while still maintaining creative control, that lore becomes Indie Lore.

When Personal Lore becomes Indie Lore you agree that anyone may use this lore in their own Personal Lore. All Indie Lore must be discussed with the Overseer’s Office before being made canon.*

If someone else wishes to make their Personal Lore canon and it contains your Indie Lore, they must discuss it with you first before it is passed to the Overseer’s Office.

GROUP LORE

The sand at the bottom of the sandbox is the Group Lore. This is the baseline canon of the Cyberfei universe and anything you create will be using this lore.

Group Lore is primarily created by the Overseer, but anyone can submit their lore to be a part of it. Group Lore does not belong to any one creator.

In submitting work to be Group Lore, you are relinquishing creative control to the wider community. Anyone, including the Overseer, will be able to use, tweak and discuss this lore as they wish. Personal Lore and Indie Lore can be created from your Group Lore without need to consult you.

All lore to be passed into Group Lore must be discussed with the Overseer.

Sex and Gender

Though the Thin (commonly called Dark Elves) are known to have both female and neuter genders, they are biologically identical and have no reproductive organs to speak of. Their genders are largely a construct learned from humans -- in early days of Thin culture a few elves picked up female/woman as a cultural role linked to the bearing and raising of children and over time it grew into a gender inextricably linked to the Thin's role in their settlement. Thin who task themselves with the primary raising of children or caretaking of the young will consider themselves female, though some may choose this gender based on gut feeling whether or not they actually grow to be caretakers.

Sexuality

Though rare isolated examples exist of Thin who are interested in human interactions, the vast majority of Dark Elves are asexual. Their preference romantically is irrelevant unless they spend time outside of their homes which rarely happens, and thus is not a concept they have. Sexualities that exist widely within Thin culture are closest to what humans would deem Pansexual or else Aromantic, with little variation.

Genetics and Reproduction

The Thin are creatures born of clay and magic, grown from the soil of their home and a piece of the parents' magic. When parents decide to have a child they will travel to the closest deposit of clay or mud blessed by the Priestess of the settlement to participate in the Ritual of Creation. This is a deeply involved ritual which involves offering a piece of each parent to the clay and crafting a baby from the material. The baby, if successfully crafted, will remain in clay form for around six months during which it will develop organs and humanoid features. If the baby has not developed a heartbeat by three months it will be considered a failed reproduction and returned respectfully to the ground.

Growth Rate & Stages

Thin babies tend to grow from their clay forms into a humanoid form after around 6 months, at which point they resemble a 25 week old fetus and have not yet opened their eyes, but are able to move and breathe and have limbs in proportion to what we would consider a humanoid form. After around a year the baby will be able to open its eyes and lift its head unaided. 

Short Story – The Cracks

Photo by Raphael Brasileiro on Pexels.com They dance in the whisper of the wind, they say. Gold of hair and wild of eyes peering playfully through the cracks in the concrete, pushing pebbles into the cracks in your shoes and laughing as you limp away. They’re not cruel; not kind. Sometimes they catch hold of the tips of your toes when you walk, tripping you up no matter how certain your stride,…

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Cyberfei - Fandom, Original Work Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Reader, Original Characters Additional Tags: Fae & Fairies, Urban Fantasy, Alternate Universe - Earth, Alternate Universe - The Modern Faerie Tales Fusion, Minor Violence, Mild Hurt/Comfort Summary:

A new category has been added to the Cyberfei Wikia, outlining the most important articles on the Wiki for beginners.

A page on different forms of Fae has been added -- feel free to contribute.

A blog post summarising some of the main points of Cyberfei so far

A category for any AU crossovers has been created