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Title: Rimlander: Prolouge (tell me what you think!)
Post by: Supercharazad on April 21, 2011, 09:21:42 am

Well, I watched a documentry on what would happen if the Earth suddenly stopped spinning. It inspired me to write this, a prolouge for a story called "Rimlander".

It tells the tale of a boy named Hoanoke (Hoh-An-Oh-Key) and basically his life story.

The basic premise is that the world is about ten thousand years after the Earth totally stopped spinning and revolving round the sun, so it just hovers in front of the sun (Yes, it's impossible for it to hover there, just pretend it can). The seas of the world flowed to the poles, leaving a ring around the centre of the Earth.

The centre of the ring has really thin air, not enough to survive in. The edges of the ring have just enough air, and humans have slowly evolved to live in it properly.

One side of the Earth is light, with scorching deserts home to the sand people. The other side is in darkness (named the Darklands) and has a faint purple hue closer to the edges (rimlands don't go so far as to see the blackness of the other side). The Darklands are home to the Burrowers, a race of people who went underground when the cold hit.

Then, there's the rimlands, a fertile land with large towns and a mediveal esque population and weaponry. The rimlands are home to "normal" people, who stayed in temperate regions and most closely resemble the humans of today.

Parts of the Earth are always raining, other parts have no rain, ever. Hoanoke lives in a dry area, but close to a wet area. People go out and collect rainwater for a living, and sell it for extortionate prices.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

PROLOUGE:
Myself

“Who are you?” Yes, that'd be your question. You'd wonder who I was, if you could talk to me.
If it was your question, then I'll answer you. Then again, I never was good at describing myself, so how about I just give a fact sheet? Those are easier than descriptions, Dr.Monok taught me that.

Name: Hoanoke.
Age: 15

Sex: Male

Occupation: Apprentice to an inventor.

Appearance: Shoulder length, black hair. Golden eyes. Sharp, smallish nose. Short nails. Long, thin fingers. Slightly pointed ears. In average health.

Favourite Meal: Boiled Scarfish

Favourite Colour: Nightlands Purple

Parents: Unknown, possibly dead.


Another thing I'd like to add, I didn't add my second name, because I don't know what it is. Some people call me Hoanoke Monok, but I'm not sure if it is correct or not, so I'll just say Hoanoke.
Enough about myself though, I bet you want to read this to know about my life. Alright, I'll tell you...

Title: Re: Rimlander: Prolouge (tell me what you think!)
Post by: Vorthon on April 21, 2011, 06:07:11 pm

I think I know what documentary you're talking about... Although I was disappointed that it wasn't about what would happen if the earth became tidelocked to the sun.

Title: Re: Rimlander: Prolouge (tell me what you think!)
Post by: Supercharazad on April 22, 2011, 11:01:43 am

Quote from: Vorthon on April 21, 2011, 06:07:11 pm

I think I know what documentary you're talking about... Although I was disappointed that it wasn't about what would happen if the earth became tidelocked to the sun.

I think it was called "Aftermath: Earth Stops Spinning"

Title: Re: Rimlander: Prolouge (tell me what you think!)
Post by: Vorthon on April 25, 2011, 02:31:56 pm

I remember it being part of the Aftermath series.

That was a great series of mini-documentaries.