A Brief History

A Brief History of Others, Thorae, and Magic

Thorae is home to beings known as Others, humans who mirror the humans on Earth. An Other can be created in many ways: a human with enough willpower to separate into more than one person, a traumatic event that fractures the soul, a decision to cast aside part of one's self, naturally born on Thorae through other Others, and even various forms of synthetic duplication. 

An Original is the human on Earth from whom the Other was created. Not all humans have Others and not all Others are mirrors of humans, though many of them are. From the moment an Other is created, they are known to have their own unique thoughts, actions, memories, and will separate and apart from their Original.

Others who live on Earth alongside their Originals are most commonly mistaken for doppelgangers, look-alikes, evil twins, or clones. Most Originals live on Earth and are completely unaware of the existence of Thorae or Others as a whole. A few of the Originals who are aware of the mirror dimension live in Thorae. Earth and Thorae are connected to each other through various rifts scattered between both worlds. These natural rifts can create portals, allowing safe passage between the two dimensions. 

Thorae contains an elemental magic system consisting of six concrete elements: fire, water, rock, wind, lightning, and frost. There are also two intangible elements which very few have been able to master: light and shadow. These elements naturally exist in Thorae and are accompanied with their own set of rules, laws, and logic. Others are more naturally tuned to these elements, but it is possible for Originals to learn them as well. The use of elemental magic is seen as a tool through which to accomplish tasks, leaving it up to the user to determine how best to apply it. Control of the elements is similar to using a natural talent, such as music. Someone may be intuitively skilled with a particular element while it takes someone else years of study and practice to achieve the same level of skill. Most Others can only control one element, if they have this ability at all. While some may be able to control two or three elements, mastery of all elements is exceptionally rare and almost entirely unheard of. The only known and recorded beings who could control all elements are the creator and the very first Other.

Thorae was once ruled by a long line of kings established by the first Other. In recent times, the creator overthrew the monarchy and declared himself the ultimate ruler and dictator of the realm. The creator completely wiped out the lineage of the first Other and destroyed almost all traces of this ancient kingdom when he came to power. Where the creator came from and where he got his power is a mystery, but he claims to be older than the world of Thorae itself.