the rules of the world of auburnus (which is where ottaby resides in) are quite complex and extensive. the focus is on hard sci-fi with a dash of fantasy. i personally imagine the bubble cities as being similar to mirror's edge. ‎‎‎ # world timeline simplified.‎‎‎ to understand auburnus, we must go back to when it started. this is the timeline and dates will not be provided for most of it. auburnus is earth, and earth is auburnus. in the year 20xx, mirror life is created and devastates most life. the result of this is that evolution advances rapidly and counters to mirror life are developed. highly sophisticated bubble cities are created with the purpose of isolating from the outside world, to avoid being eaten alive by mirror life. science jumps forward hundreds of years in a blip. it is not enough. humanity ends up entering a deep sleep for an indeterminate amount of time. when the remainder of humanity reawakes in the unknown future (year 0 beginnings, BE), memories are lost and only hidden archives tell stories of old. earth becomes auburnus in this time. mirror life has died off due to auburnus balancing it's world. auburnus shifts shape drastically, and is now considerably more different looking than earth did. elders and those of high power trap people inside cities to abuse and profit, but those who escape foster new, healthy communities. several revolts occur during this multi decade power struggle, with tyrannies for the most part left demolished. (BE ends 100 years | year 0 advancements begins, AD) using new technologies, the world is reborn, with the baggage of old trapped inside old archives that lay locked and forgotten. the war of the fallen leaves begins from the onset of coreopsis. (AD ends 200 years | ) the story of ottaby takes place after the war of the fallen leaves, the latest major conflict. ( ends 200 years | year 0 golden age, GA) ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ # the events of ottaby begin here. the year is 12ga, and resides in the town of ottaby in the country of astoria. astoria is a country on the western hemisphere of the world, and to be continued. ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ # coreopsis ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ ‎‎‎ # blanks