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Aokigahara, Wonder of Saturn
A place of rest, for the lost and abandoned.

Climate: Aokigahara's climate echoes Saturn's.

Environment: Aokigahara sits in a forest clearing; it is known that to wander the forest and leave the single, demarcated path through it (which eventually connects to Yomi-no-Kuni) means being lost and wandering the woods forever.

Structures: Aokigahara is made up of a large complex that echoes a Shinto temple on Earth, with architecture reminiscent of feudal Japan, and a massive graveyard stretching behind the temples and to the forest's edge.

Notable Locations:

• Central Temple
  
• Graveyard
  
• Memorial Stones

Other Notes:

Unlocked Fauna:

• Three species of insect from Meta Participation
  
  • Hell Butterflies: Jet-black butterflies with red markings and a blue-purple iridescence to their wings.
    
  • Saturnian Fireflies: Creatures much like earth fireflies; however, instead of glowing yellow, their phosphorescence is red, blue, or purple.
    
  • Aokigaharan Beetles: Small beetles with an iridescent carapace, primarily in purple, blue, and red. In some light, they look jet-black, but at the correct angle, their true colors shine through.

Mont Saint Michel, Saturn

An eerie castle in the middle of a lake with a path that comes and goes with the tides. Protected by a vengeful Knight.

Climate: It is almost always nighttime. A darkness about the area seems to keep it perpetually dim. It is always cool, but sometimes the area is unreasonably cold for no discernible reason. It rarely rains, but even the clear nights are oddly foreboding.

Environment: The grass around the lake seems a bit dry and black, deteriorating trees line the shoreline. The lake appears black in the darkness, but red when a light is shined on it. Full Moon nights sometimes feel uncomfortable, and a heaviness lingers in the air.

Most of the time, the water covers the path leading to the castle; in the center of the lake is an island. While it would be possible to swim there, the waters don't seem friendly enough to allow it.

Structures: Mont Saint Michel is a fortress, and tall onyx walls circle the island. An abandoned city is in decline at ground level, and it looks as though either everyone left in a hurry. Doors are still unlocked, and houses and business still appear to be fully stocked. Vines have grown over many walls and roots have broken through the ground.

Steep hills are carved into the earth and lead up to the castle at the top; there are some buildings carved into the rocky surface as well but some of them seem to have crumbled under the weight of everything.

The castle at the top of it all looks frightening, like something out of a nightmare. It is old and in better condition than anything else, but there is something uncomfortable and unfriendly about it. It has many corridors that lead to nowhere and is covered in dirt and cobwebs. Shadows move and energy seems to fluctuate, and it always feels like someone is watching. The walls have been torn down and there is visible damage to the rugs, portraits, and walls leading into the castle. Many rooms appear to have been broken into and ransacked, and there's a copious amount of what appears to be old blood stains on the floors.

The castle is frigid and seems like it is hungry. Sometimes things creak or seem to move within it. The stairs that lead down to the dungeons are almost impassable to any without a strong stomach, and the further down someone goes, the worse it gets. The dungeons are still full of skeletons, some complete and some in pieces.

Notable Locations: The castle is the most important location, and it appears to have many mysterious to unlock. There are a few locations in the commune that might be worth investigating, but Michel's focus has been solely on uncovering as much power as possible as he attempts to further his plan to recover Lysithea from the Negaverse.

Other Notes: It is said that a curse befell Michel and that the old night went mad. He became convinced that his own death was upon him and that Saturn would turn against all of them. Believing her to be an enemy, he prepared to wage war against her and turned to sacrilegious and horrific experiments to build an army. It is said that he raised the dead, and called upon all sorts of creatures of the night to do his bidding, but in the end he wasn't strong enough to control them. Between the people rebelling and his own army turning against him, Michel was slaughtered in his castle. It was never quite right before, but it only worsened when he died. There may be something true to the curse; as soon as someone steps within sight of it there is something unspeakably unnerving.

Fauna:

Insects:


• ??? - a creature that closely resembles a silverfish. It can range in size from half an inch to nearly a foot depending on its age. It will eat nearly anything, and has sharp pincers and a needle-like appendage for a tail.
  
  
• ??? - an arachnid with a bristly coat of fur. Its bite is mildly toxic but only truly poisonous if it is threatened. It can grow to be a foot in width and makes a crackling sound when it moves.
  
  
• ??? - a poodle moth, but when startled or in danger they let out a shrill screeching noise that can be very alarming. Most of them are only a few inches in size.

Mammals:


• ??? - a rat. They can grow up to a foot in length, with a tail just as long. They have no special abilities but they are hungry and remain aggressive until fed. They will often fight and devour each other.
  
  
• ??? - a bat. They are wild creatures that seem to crave any warmth they can get. They often eat smaller bugs and insects, but it seems like they are desperate to eat much of anything. They will burrow into small places. They are friendly when fed but can become easily riled up and are prone to join in on group attacks.

Megrez
An idyllic breadbasket planet devoted to trade, fertility, and its faiths.

Climate: It all feels very temperate, though sometimes summers can get a bit toasty. Variations can mess with harvests and it gets colder towards polar regions, but overall it's very conducive to crops and growth.

Environment: The planet tends to range from large fields (both simple clearings and fields used for farming) to places where clusters of villages resided.

Structures: Every once in a while, you might see barns and houses left over and in various forms of bad shape from whatever calamity laid the planet low. They're generally wooden, but it's a particular kind of wood native to the planet that's unusually tough given the right treatments. For some reason, churches and cathedrals are more intact (and more made of stone).

Notable Locations:

- There's a certain cathedral that Megrez keeps getting redirected to, and it seems to have been at the center of some sort of religious reform.

- There was a lake house where Past Life Megrez stayed at with her beloved.

Other Notes: The general "vibe" of the planet is a sort of rural "farmer chic."

Unlocked Fauna:

Regular Fauna:

- Goldenwing Butterfly: A largeish butterfly whose wingspan covers an average palm. As the name implies, its wings shimmer a brilliant gold.

Special Fauna:

Just you wait...

The Bifrost - Wonder of Chronos
Just past the Capricorn Outpost, sits a white marble viewing platform with a simple pedestal in the center of it. It is said that when the Gatekeeper activates the pedestal, a short cut across the Surrounding is created...

Climate: Neither hot nor cold, doesn't really have a climate

Environment: Space.

Structures:

The Bifrost: A small viewing platform with a pedestal in the center. Made of what appears to be white marble, upon closer inspection, it has an 'oil slick' sheen to it, rippling with the Surrounding it is attached to. When the pedestal is activated, part of the fence around the platform disappears and a path made of the Surrounding connects the platform to another point of the Surrounding, usually between two outposts.
Safe House: A small studio apartment esk building Bifrost can summon for her own use. It's octagonal in shape, with a single door and several windows, and a depression in the middle filled with pillows. There are several items from Earth that Bifrost brought during her year long 'vigil' that she has left for general use. These include a space heater, an electric kettle and electric stove, a gas generator and two weeks worth of clothing.

Notable Locations:

Shine of the Code: A massive white marble gazebo that marks the true origin of the Bifrost. It spans roughly two hundred feet in diameter, and the top of gazebo reaches three stories tall. Silk drapes of magenta, gold and forest green drape between the massive pillars holding up the domed roof. The roof is embellished with gold reliefs sitting over magenta stained glass, and a Chronos symbol sits at the very top.

Hundreds of wind chimes line the edge of the roof inside. Four stained glass walls fill four of the sides of the gazebo, depicting the growth of the Bifrost at the needs of it's knight and the Surrounding.

In the very center sits the Code Piece.

Other Notes:

Self Sustaining, Living Wonder:

[ x ] Third Stage
[ ] 0 / 25 RPs

Fauna Unlock Rules:

[ x ] At Third Stage

Palm sized, non-magical insects (up to 30 cm long), reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals: 1 / week
Special Large or Magical Animals: 1 per 3 completed RPs with 500 words

Unlocked Fauna:

Meta Participation: 3 species of small bugs

- Stardusts: Small 'dust mote' like bugs that exist on the conjured bridge. They're harmless and twinkle like starlight.
- Bridge Mites: An annoying little mite like bug that likes to try to eat the Bifrost. Mostly harmless.
- Gate Moths: A small moth with wings that glitter like a rainbow. They linger around the brighter parts of the structure as well as the lantern outside Bifrost's safehouse.

Malus

Protected by the Senshi of Glass; a gentle world of fragile beauty.

Climate: The nights are slightly longer than the days, and a pastel aurora can often be seen regardless of the time of day. Pinks and blues and purples dominate the sky. There is one large moon that waxes and wanes, and a distant sun. There are seasons, though it most often feels like a comfortable Spring day.

Environment: The ground is covered in a soft white grass, and tiny little pastel flowers. Where there are dirt paths, the ground is either a pale white or a dark black, and small shards of glass make the walkways glitter. Smal, beadlike glass pebbles are frequent on the world.

Trees are tall and broad and while there are differences, all of the bark seems opalized. Some trees have needles that are thin and glasslike and, when the wind blows it sounds like a wind chime. Other trees have leaves that are nearly entirely transparent, like they are made of thin, clear crystal. The only colors on the world seem to be the same soft pastels, and flowers in cool colors grow on many of the trees. The leaves are not particularly filling but they taste sweet.

The world is greatly unexplored, but at the point of arrival there is a small river; the water has incredibly small particles of colored glass that are safe to ingest and are absolutely painless, but when the light hits the water it reflects colorfully, and the water seems to have an oil-slick iridescence to it.

Tall mountains in the distance appear black at a glance, but when the light hits, they glisten like fire opals. The snow caps sparkle tiny little glass shards. They seem both nearby and just out of reach.

Structures: There are white marble buildings in the distance, with broken stained glass windows, though they haven’t yet been explored.

Notable Locations: ???

Other Notes: There are a number of ancient traps laid out across the world; the previous Sailor Malus had very brittle, glass-like bones and could not adequately defend himself. He made himself useful and protected his world by developing elaborate protections, including traps and wards to keep his world safe. Some of these are still in effect across the world.

Fauna:

Insects:


• ??? - A butterfly with stained glass wings; they are most often clear, blue, pink, or pastel in color, and the wings capture light like crystals.
  
  
• ??? - A small firefly; they range in colors but are always a pale pink, blue, or purple. They are nocturnal and bob slowly through the air year round.

Mammals:


• ??? - ???

Pendour; Neptune
A glass dome under the sea contains an artificial cove.
Climate: Controlled. The temperature is always mild and there is always just enough light to see by.
Environment: The glass dome is held up by stone arches, although they are damaged. All of the internal structures are made of white stone or covered in decorative mosaics.

The main feature is a large cove, a pool fed by several small waterfalls and one large one. Aqueducts and artificial rivers run through the top layer of the wonder in order to bring in water from the ocean beyond.

There is also a large section for gardens, all made with imported soil, that once housed all of the fresh produce for the wonder as well as an impressive array of plants from all over meant to impress guests.

Structures: Outside of the cove, the most impressive structure on Pendour is the pavilion on the upper level. Once suited for all manner of concerts and events, it's currently partially crumbled.

There are also many small, comparatively simple houses within the wonder that once housed guests. They are domed and have white stone walls.

All elements on Pendour from the paths to the columns that support the aqueducts to the arches and stairs are highly decorative. Think Parque Guell mixed with Zora's Domain from Zelda.

Notable Locations: ???
Other Notes: ???

Ilse
A garden world of opulence and luxury, where nothing was out of reach.

Climate: A natural day-night cycle and seasonal variations, though spring and winter seem to stretch longer than summer or fall.
Environment:
Structures:
Notable Locations: Palace gardens belonging to the previous Sailor Ilse, full of the blue rosebushes the planet was known for.

Other Notes:

Unlocked Fauna:

• Blue bumblebees