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Lore Suggestions For The Bound Ones
- “After the world was struck by the plague you could see large cracks forming and the divine fabric woven by the god seeping through them.”(This can be a cool visual element that can tie the whole world together, it could also be the source where the protagonist draws his strength from, in form of leveling and upgrading)
- Based on the materials that compose the beings of this world, directly linking physical form, social class, and degree of autonomy. The most common characters, the civilians, puppets—easily manipulated and disposable. Figures of greater social importance are made of wood, a more rigid and durable material, yet still flammable, indicating an intermediate level of power: they appear to have more control over themselves, though they remain subject to superior forces. Aristocrats and religious authorities, such as Frollo, belong to this group, believing themselves to possess moral and intellectual autonomy, while still being puppets in essence.
Kings and gods, in turn, are made of steel and powered by steam, assuming an almost mechanical form, which conveys the idea that they are masters of their own actions—no longer controlled by strings, but by internal systems—an autonomy that may be real or merely the highest form of the illusion of freedom. In this world, steam becomes a symbol of power, enabling the existence of bosses and deities that function as furnaces, machines, or even steam-driven organs of the Church.
The mechanics and the metaphor converge in the fact that cloth and wood are flammable, and can be used as fuel by these superior entities to feed their flames and expand their power, reinforcing the idea that the weakest literally sustain the strength of gods and rulers.