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🔲 Develop the lichen species (family probably) that facilitates hyperlichenization. Their operative superpower is being able/inclined to bring 2 organisms (1 plant 1 animal) in same-body proximity. Deepen that.

Monsters have also become more animal-like by mundane selection. Their abilities are less extreme on paper, but the acquisition of survival-and-reproduction instincts more than compensate, at scale.

Finally, a variety of new creatures have shown up. These ones are optimized for cities and materials common to them. Shiny, robotic macrobugs and land-adapted volcano snails roam the walls of buildings while once-alley-pests eat decades-old plastic. Megapangolins with cemented armor hibernate in the streets. And rust monsters munch happily on any non-organicized metal they can find. Silver kudzu curls around every concrete tree.

While most cats' purring can restore 1d4 hit points during a short rest, there is one type of cat bred specifically to maximize this latent healing ability. The prized Sao paulo cat can restore 1 hit point per minute of undisturbed purring, to itself or any being in contact with all four paws. This makes them invaluable in any setting where someone is near death.

Paulo soles are highly distinctive in color. They tend toward a bright golden hue, much like their wild ancestors, but lacking tabby stripes. This solid warm color is a feature known only to this breed, and it lends it its name -- sol paulo is Latin for "little sun." Like a sun, or a hearth, paulo soles softly glow as they purr. And among the lucky beings to have touched a paulo sol, many swear the cats to be quite a bit warmer than average. Little sun, indeed.

These cats are highly prized and sought after in a variety of fields. They're also quite tricky to breed and to keep; they are very independent, retaining a significant level of wildness. Attempts have been made to make a more domesticated hearth cat, but none have been as effective at healing. It seems their wildness and intelligence are key components in paulo soles' restorative abilities. (Is this a potential commonality with unicorns?)

- Drawing on numerological properties and cultural connotations to create a particular house "mission" and vibe

- Even and odd numbers reflecting in the symmetry and geometry of the houses

- Address numbers factoring into people's decisions for house buying

- Imbuing each of your physical number plates with a different charm for protection, prosperity, or warmth

- The artistic style of those plates having an influence on the house and inhabitants

- House structures gradually shifting to better harmonize with the numbers; occasionally, its will is stronger and overrides a number. Your address subsequently changes

- Finding your house number in the wild and being struck with a strong homesickness. In cases powerful or specific enough, the essence of home even extends into the space around that number instance

The body surrounding the hearth takes on any forms that provide best-needed comfort. It may be a restaurant, a library, a root web of dark spaces where one can just be. The material is always there; space and matter shift into focus according to visitors' needs.

There is no commerce in the Commonplace. Resources are provided as need asks, and the endosteward distributes them freely. Patrons may stay as long as they need, until one itch or another pulls them back into their world (or, occasionally, a new one). The endosteward requires no payment -- only that the visitors remember this place, and the service that was done to them here.