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Insiders & Outsiders

Citizens of Nodd come in two broad categories - insiders and outsiders.

Insiders are the species that originated within Nodd itself, said to be born of Nodd's needs. An insider can take on a wide variety of appearances, though there are several that are common enough to be identified by name - for instance slyne and ravel. Cross-breeding between species is common, with easily identified crossbreeds often referred to as hybrids when not called an informal hybrid name (for instance a slyvel being a slyne-ravel mix). Those of more ambiguous descent are often referred to as chimerae.

Outsiders are those that instead seem to have been drawn to Nodd from another realm entirely, waking up in front of the gates to the city with few if any memories of their time before. An unusual and rather recent anomaly, the Council has taken to referring to them as "Chosen Ones", and set up the Court of Induction in order to document these new arrivals more effectively. Insider species hold mixed views on outsiders, ranging from finding them beautiful to feeling pure hostility.

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-Citizens of Nodd are either insiders or outsiders. An insider refers to any organism that originated in the realm of Nodd. They are said to be born of Nodd's unspoken needs, influenced by unknown arcane mechanics.
+Citizens of Nodd come in two broad categories - insiders and outsiders.
-Insiders can take on any number of appearances, and some are unlike any others. However, there are several that are considered common enough in Nodd that they're identified with names, such as slyne and ravel. Cross-species hybrids are common and referred to simply as [[hybrid|hybrids]], or some awkward informal hybrid-name (such as a slyvel, in the case of a ravel and slyne mix). Even more common are ambiguous mutt species, which are referred to as “[[chimerae]]”.
+Insiders are the species that originated within Nodd itself, said to be born of Nodd's needs. An insider can take on a wide variety of appearances, though there are several that are common enough to be identified by name - for instance [[Slyne|slyne]] and [[Ravel|ravel]]. Cross-breeding between species is common, with easily identified crossbreeds often referred to as [[Hybrid|hybrids]] when not called an informal hybrid name (for instance a slyvel being a slyne-ravel mix). Those of more ambiguous descent are often referred to as [[Chimera|chimerae]].
-Outsiders, on the other hand, inexplicably appear before the city's gates, seemingly cast onto its doorstep from another mundane reality. These special creatures are a recent anomaly, and are rather rare, sparking curiosity among insiders. The Council has even taken to calling them the "[[slang|Chosen Ones]]" and has established a protocol for ushering new outsiders into the city. Alongside most inhabitants of Nodd, these creatures often appear beautiful, if not divine. Insiders regard them in a wide variety of ways, from intrigue to abject hostility.
+Outsiders are those that instead seem to have been drawn to Nodd from another realm entirely, waking up in front of the gates to the city with few if any memories of their time before. An unusual and rather recent anomaly, the [[The Council|Council]] has taken to referring to them as [[Slang|"Chosen Ones"]], and set up the [[Minor Council|Court of Induction]] in order to document these new arrivals more effectively. Insider species hold mixed views on outsiders, ranging from finding them beautiful to feeling pure hostility.
-Outsiders who end up in Nodd don't seem to remember the series of events directly before they wake up before the gates to the city, but rather snippets of their past life that return to them in dreams and visions.
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