#mechworld

steel ashes - sounds neat, kinda generic

flames of emblask — references the emblask coalition, which is the faction ive written about the most (the ones who use the b-series dnl mechs that have the whole pilot/handler thing going on), kinda meh ngl but not horrible

an actual name, like averon or smth — ehhhh. feels kinda weird. fits fantasy worlds better than scifi

hybrid of 2 and 3? actual world being named "averon" and the worldbuilding project being "flames of averon" or smth? kinda low-key like this idea but it needs some more polishing to work.

also in related news ive decided (given an idea from a friend) to name the non-canon story that i've been posting thats set in this world "seat of consciousness" because

a) the story deals a lot with consciousness, states of mind, etc.

b) the "seat of consciousness" phrasing parallels the seat in the mech cockpit where the pilot is sitting when their consciousness is dampened

and c) the term "seat of consciousness" is a scientific term describing the idea of narrowing down the "source" of consciousness to one part of the brain, and the reality that it's not that simple, which is why the cyberware a pilot needs is so complicated.