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So one of my pals made this about his own multiverse. I'm mainly asking here because I've no place else to go to with this multiversal dimensionality stuff. So, here's what was written:
"The Infiniverse is vast. It is made of many realities and possibilities, of what-ifs and yet-to-bes. And yet, not every dream can be seen, for they are guarded by beings very old, very ancient. These beings crafted gods and invited worlds for the sake of stories. If we were to give these beings a name, we would call them Dreamers or Old Ones.
But how do such beings come into being? Do they dream of friends? Victory? Or do they think of a single person?
Let us look into the aptly named Normaverse as an example. It is, despite its many possibilities, a universe with a cast of lives in different situations. At its basis, these characters can exist in their own town, one that fits their wants and needs, though they can also exist in other realities. Are they heroes? Supporters? Or do they live normal lives?
Outside of their reach are worlds of what-ifs. Stories of heroes and impossible odds. Some retold with differences, some spoken in new ways but unheard. One such cluster holds the idea of unlocked potential into power. Another cluster is a gestalt of fantasies.
And inbetween, dreams stay and things come and go. Some forever watch, others forever lost. Nothing is truly forgotten. All Dreamers guard their worlds fiercely, and its protector is no different. But it can also be merciful. It can enforce a false reality to interact with visitors to preserve the stories of its inhabitants."
And this:
"In the beginning, there were only dreams, only wanderers. And then a taste of what could be. Was Yr'gnuh, that which Devours, born of this moment, or was it to herald a new tale? Regardless, Yr'gnuh nibbled and gulped and consumed, each universe a part of the world it would birth, each stars to capture worlds.
And then, it felt that this world would be. It protects this world with its hands, its eyes gazing lovingly upon it. And yet, could it be faulted that it could not do enough? And so from its being, it tore itself and birth two silver leaves, He Who Includes and She Who Excludes. They would be the feeder and purger of the worlds.
Though, in a cosmic sense of irony, the Inclusion judged those that came and the Exclusion kept those that comes. It became a lonely existence, so the girl that Excludes secreted into the world, eventually befriending those that dared to eat gods. The man that Includes chased her down and fought the god eaters with everything, yet excluded from him was the understanding of her loyalty. With naught but his defeat remaining, He Who Includes called for help, and Yr'gnuh came.
On that day, five were branded with Yr'gnuh's senses so that no matter what world they appeared in, they will always be.
Inclusion had reflected upon his actions and found himself lacking. He included a group to his circle, masked merchants that would populate the world with curious goods. But he himself did not include others to comfort him.
Exclusion had excluded herself once more in his absence.
Perhaps she had found the meaning of love. And for Yr'gnuh? It dreams of the truth that would be."
"Where are the god eaters that bit off more than they could chew? Where others see what could be, they only see their faces. So one must wonder, if the world could not change them, were they immortal? And so they sought to rule from the shadows, they who hold the Five Senses of the Old One. And they have, for a long time, fed from the fruits of their schemes. And yet, such power would not remain in their hands for long.
She who hears the unspoken words, the first to fall, the first to walk away. She knew, yet hides in the shadows.
He who lets others see his schemes, chased by blades and magic. Before his final heartbeat, he gifted his eye and was rewarded many lives.
She who speaks of hunger, who feasted on misery and was eaten. By luck, it was her sense that was taken first.
And such a sensation these incidents were, many times in many ways, all ending with the same moment. For once was only a possibility, twice was a pattern, but many times for those what were the same in many ways, it was the moment that became absolute. But to the many that made that moment, they became one.
Those who hear traded rumors many times until it came to the ears of she without a body, who tests and tests until the body gives out.
He who sees became the defenders of many worlds, all that traded blows with their sisters.
She who eats, she is always happy, always hungry.
He who smells no danger, he scurries and hides, for he seeks ambrosia.
And the hand? It hides a great and terrible truth."
Ideally, this should be read multiple times to get an understanding on what went on. Essentially, what I can gather from this right off the bat is as follows:
"The Multiverse: The great expense of space and time of all possibilities. The universes in here range from timelines derived from saying yes or no to realms of gender and fantasy.
The Normaverse/Yr'gnuh Sector: Sections of the multiverse that are watched over by Yr'gnuh. The universes within have a town of Norma or citizens of Norma residing in it."
So considering all this, what tier or dimensionality is the cosmology described above?
"The Infiniverse is vast. It is made of many realities and possibilities, of what-ifs and yet-to-bes. And yet, not every dream can be seen, for they are guarded by beings very old, very ancient. These beings crafted gods and invited worlds for the sake of stories. If we were to give these beings a name, we would call them Dreamers or Old Ones.
But how do such beings come into being? Do they dream of friends? Victory? Or do they think of a single person?
Let us look into the aptly named Normaverse as an example. It is, despite its many possibilities, a universe with a cast of lives in different situations. At its basis, these characters can exist in their own town, one that fits their wants and needs, though they can also exist in other realities. Are they heroes? Supporters? Or do they live normal lives?
Outside of their reach are worlds of what-ifs. Stories of heroes and impossible odds. Some retold with differences, some spoken in new ways but unheard. One such cluster holds the idea of unlocked potential into power. Another cluster is a gestalt of fantasies.
And inbetween, dreams stay and things come and go. Some forever watch, others forever lost. Nothing is truly forgotten. All Dreamers guard their worlds fiercely, and its protector is no different. But it can also be merciful. It can enforce a false reality to interact with visitors to preserve the stories of its inhabitants."
And this:
"In the beginning, there were only dreams, only wanderers. And then a taste of what could be. Was Yr'gnuh, that which Devours, born of this moment, or was it to herald a new tale? Regardless, Yr'gnuh nibbled and gulped and consumed, each universe a part of the world it would birth, each stars to capture worlds.
And then, it felt that this world would be. It protects this world with its hands, its eyes gazing lovingly upon it. And yet, could it be faulted that it could not do enough? And so from its being, it tore itself and birth two silver leaves, He Who Includes and She Who Excludes. They would be the feeder and purger of the worlds.
Though, in a cosmic sense of irony, the Inclusion judged those that came and the Exclusion kept those that comes. It became a lonely existence, so the girl that Excludes secreted into the world, eventually befriending those that dared to eat gods. The man that Includes chased her down and fought the god eaters with everything, yet excluded from him was the understanding of her loyalty. With naught but his defeat remaining, He Who Includes called for help, and Yr'gnuh came.
On that day, five were branded with Yr'gnuh's senses so that no matter what world they appeared in, they will always be.
Inclusion had reflected upon his actions and found himself lacking. He included a group to his circle, masked merchants that would populate the world with curious goods. But he himself did not include others to comfort him.
Exclusion had excluded herself once more in his absence.
Perhaps she had found the meaning of love. And for Yr'gnuh? It dreams of the truth that would be."
"Where are the god eaters that bit off more than they could chew? Where others see what could be, they only see their faces. So one must wonder, if the world could not change them, were they immortal? And so they sought to rule from the shadows, they who hold the Five Senses of the Old One. And they have, for a long time, fed from the fruits of their schemes. And yet, such power would not remain in their hands for long.
She who hears the unspoken words, the first to fall, the first to walk away. She knew, yet hides in the shadows.
He who lets others see his schemes, chased by blades and magic. Before his final heartbeat, he gifted his eye and was rewarded many lives.
She who speaks of hunger, who feasted on misery and was eaten. By luck, it was her sense that was taken first.
And such a sensation these incidents were, many times in many ways, all ending with the same moment. For once was only a possibility, twice was a pattern, but many times for those what were the same in many ways, it was the moment that became absolute. But to the many that made that moment, they became one.
Those who hear traded rumors many times until it came to the ears of she without a body, who tests and tests until the body gives out.
He who sees became the defenders of many worlds, all that traded blows with their sisters.
She who eats, she is always happy, always hungry.
He who smells no danger, he scurries and hides, for he seeks ambrosia.
And the hand? It hides a great and terrible truth."
Ideally, this should be read multiple times to get an understanding on what went on. Essentially, what I can gather from this right off the bat is as follows:
- Yr'Gnuh, an Old One (I personally checked just to be sure), appeared in the beginning and serves as a creator god and overseeing entity for the infinitely multiversal entity written above. It had devoured part of said infinity it was in.
- Exclusion and Inclusion, and the Five Senses are all part of Yr'Gnuh itself. Exclusion and Inclusion came directly from Yr'Gnuh itself, yet they both act independently of Yr'Gnuh itself. The Five Senses, on the other hand, have a sense of independence and seem to be acausal but ultimately still remain tied to Yr'Gnuh. That's my guess at least. There is an earlier snippet showing Exclusion and Inclusion having qualitative superiority over the Five Senses, although the new lore described above seems to contradict the snippet.: "Y'rgnuh devoured part of the multiverse, then created Lumeria and Azulion to watch over the worlds in him. However, Lumeria and Azulion was attacked by a group of "god eaters", and through them, they stole a bit of Y'rgnuh's powers, rebranding themselves as the Five Senses."
- The world my pal's characters knew is essentially a multiverse contained in the insides of Yr'Gnuh.
"The Multiverse: The great expense of space and time of all possibilities. The universes in here range from timelines derived from saying yes or no to realms of gender and fantasy.
The Normaverse/Yr'gnuh Sector: Sections of the multiverse that are watched over by Yr'gnuh. The universes within have a town of Norma or citizens of Norma residing in it."
So considering all this, what tier or dimensionality is the cosmology described above?
