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(dA's categories confuse meee.)


My submission (part one) to :iconmyst-fanclub:'s Design an Age contest. Names and titles are not my strongest suit, so I've been using Merrochenia as a working title ("meri" = sea in Finnish, "Rochen" = ray in German, plus a Greek/Latin ending tacked on, goodness what a linguistic mess).

So. This is a view of Merrochenia's main harbour at nightfall. It's an inhabited island Age, situated on a planet roughly our size (which means the curvature is kinda exaggerated here for artistic purposes) with around 90% of the surface covered by water.

The daytime is very short, the seasonal shift moves between 4 to 6 hours, followed by a 20-ish-hour-long night. The flora and fauna have adapted to the lack of sunlight in many ways, for example many of the marine animals have developed bioluminescence, including the most important of them all, the Glow Ray, which plays an important role in the islanders' mythology. (More about 'em here)

The main industry of the island is fishing, the main harbour situated on the east coast (the "head") of the island, the smaller back harbour on the west (the "tail"). The fishers usually specify in either daytime fish (larger, more colourful and used often for festivities) or the nighttime fish (smaller, everyday food) and work their hours according to the rise of the sun and moon.

The fishing is supplemented by agriculture. To make the best out of the island's fertile land, the inhabitants build their houses and network in giant trees that span over the island's area, leaving more space for fields.


Part two is here, with more stuff about the Age and its inhabitants. : D
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~laughingpineapple May 24, 2011
Really nice worldbuilding! And picture. But the setting is so fresh without trying too hard to be special... it's believable. I like it a lot!
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~narcomanic May 24, 2011
Thank you! I like to try and find the "science" behind how the Age came into being... I'm glad it paid off. I'm hoping to work more on this Age's concept come November.
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~laughingpineapple May 24, 2011
That it did! I'll be sure to check it out! :)
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Mood: Love ~Mystery-Voice Jul 8, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Marvellous. The whole concept and the picture itself. Nothing can be compared to a moonlit landscape...
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~rivenwanderer Jul 7, 2010
I love the mood and the detail you've included here. It's very true to the Myst spirit and completely fresh-and-original-feeling at the same time! Bravo!
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~narcomanic Jul 8, 2010
Oh, thank you so much! : D For the favourite as well.
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~Nebride7 Jul 7, 2010
Exquisite!
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~Kefrith Jul 7, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
Amazing!
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~JohannesVIII Jul 7, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I'd love to go on holidays there :excited:
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~narcomanic Jul 7, 2010
I imagine it would be an ideal place for divers. ;D With all the crazy fish and rays.
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