centaurs(under construction!)
a world that superficially resembles human depictions of hell.
the sun here functions identically to ours, but from time to time shines a looming and forboding red. it's just a thing it does, it hasn't really lead to anything other than people freaking out over seeing it do that for the first time.
sometimes the clouds are purple from the lights cast onto them, no doubt due to the people living on the airships.
also, there's a lot of tar pits for some reason.
--oh! also, potential trypophobia warning.
centaurs
equestrian beings of unknown origin.
their appearance is best described with their mythological counterparts, but with some notable key changes, with their bodies having been described as both "malnourished" and "muscular" at the same time, a constant fish-eyed distraut expression, pale white skin on their human half, jet black skin on their horse half and a noticable lack of hair, even for human standards. they wander the world in packs, galloping to an unknown end. they are unlikely to attack, but will fight back in self defence when needed to. they are hunted for sport and food by demons.
demons
human-like, but with two or more obviously non-human traits.
their extra traits come from divine origin, either willingly or unwillingly. bizzarely, their children perfectly resemble human children before having their extra traits added on, no evidence suggests that some traits might come from genetics. they have managed to chain down a god in order to "bully" it to request traits for either themselves or others. on a societal level, they are identical to humans, with cities, leaders and nations. the child of two demons directly resemble human children, on comparison with human and demon children during the event, some human people thought that the humans were demons.
devils
animals, but with two or more traits obviously non-native to their species.
similar to demons, but with animals instead of humans. oddly, the base animals perfectly resemble earth animals. unlike demons, however, their extra traits come in shortly after birth, but still don't apply under genetics. as expected with animals, they either serve as food or companionship for demons, they are not the only fauna in the ashen realm, however. the only animals that haven't been documented to have a devil equivalent are: wolves, spiders, mosqitoes, cats, sharks, snakes and most deep-sea creatures.
kappa
the young to manticores and mermaids.
they commonly thrash on the surface of the oceans of the ashen realm, mirroring the wrath layer from dante's inferno. much of their biology loosely resemble a human's, notable with their human-like eyes that share the third eyelid that used to protect our ancestor's eyes from water (that's actually true, look it up!), unlike humans, their third eyelid still function properly. they have deep green skin, mouths protruding out in the shape of a beak, webbed and clawed hands and feet, a small tail and an indented head like their mythological counterparts. also like their mythological counterparts, they have directly caused drownings, whether intentional or not, and have became symbols of it.
manticores
the male adults to kappa.
their bodies have adapted to life above water as opposed to an amphibian lifestyle, though they have been able to swim on the surface of it. their body plan becomes that of a quadruped instead of bipedal to support their massive body weight. their bodies contain a lot of blubber, spread out to allow them to remain bouyant. their tails become massive with spikes that they can launch at predator or prey, and their faces become human-like with isolated photographs of their face being easily mistaken for a human's. they defend mermaids with their lives, willing to put aside their normally competative behaviour for this goal. during the event, it has been a point of contention as to what the plural form of their name should be.
mermaids
the female adults to kappa.
their bodies specialize for life underwater with their bodies becoming more fish-like, their legs regressing into fins and their tail largening and gaining a tail fin. like manticores, their tails gain spikes they can launch, though their spikes also give off a scent that manticores can track down. their chests have a sack filled with nutrients needed to feed their young, varying in size depending on the amount. their faces also become more human-like, but they can be easily be distinguished from humans. they have been witnessed to vocalize complex sounds, but no underlying language has been found aside from the tone of the vocalizations.
oni
things that look like and hunt humans.
oni are humaniod figures covered in a thick layer of hair often described as 'shadowy'. their heads have protrusions sticking out that they can take out to use as clubs, along with eyes and teeth which is the only body part that isn't covered in the shadowy substance. there have been instances during the incident of oni wearing human-made oni masks, it is unknown if they are aware of the original meaning behind the masks. they have been seen forcefully pushing their physical anatomy into unnatural shapes in order to get into tight crevices (don't do this at home kids). they live in low-light enviroments where the sky is not consistently visible, and frequently avoid light, though there has been a photograph of an oni under medium to high light levels, bypassing their shadowy coverings and revealing a mass of skinless flesh, the legitamacy of this photo is under debate, as the subject matter seems too simple and the circumstances of the photo are difficult to replicate.
phantoms
tiny insectoid creatures capable of altering inanimate objects they can manage to get into.
while there have been instances of phantoms entering living beings, their biology is simple enough that most immune systems can handle getting rid of them. they get their name from the intelligent behaviour they display as well as seemingly being able to move and alter objects without touching them. they operate as hivemind with a carnivorous lifestyle, symbiotically working with oni towards their common goal. they can also build things and alter the very enviroment they reside in.