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The world of Aerrhea is divided onto rings. Each ring is unique in its biota.

As mentioned in the last post the sunlight gets dimmer the further away you get from it due to gases in the atmosphere that scatter the light, making the furthest archipelago very cold and dark. Here are some traits owned by each ring:

Bifröst is the first ring of the world, named after the Bifröst bridge from Norse mythology which is a burning rainbow that connects Midgard(earth) to Asgard(the realm of the gods). It was named in such a way because of how this ring(technically a circle) is the brightest and wettest ring as it is the closest to the center of the world and thus closer to the sun. It is also home to the World's eyes.

The second ring is called Silat, named after the Silat bridge from Yazidi religion that simbolizes the connection and crossing over from the profane earthly world and the sacred, esoteric world. The ring is named like this because it is the second ring of the world and so it connects the hot, wet and luminous center to the colder, drier and darker rings.

The third ring is called Chinvat, named after the Chinvat bridge in Zoroastrianism that separates the world of the living from the world of the dead. Named so because as the third ring it is the midpoint between the lighter and darker rings of the world, similarly to the bridge's role.

The fourth ring is called Sirāt, named after the as-Sirāt bridge from Islamism that is the bridge where every person will pass through during the judgement day, the damned falling from it onto the hellfire and the saved going to paradise. This ring's naming is similar in reason to the Chinvat ring.

The fifth ring is also named after a Nordic bridge, Gjallarbrú which is a bridge that leads to Hel, the underworld in Norse paganism. Such name is in reference to this ring's proximity with the last ring of the world that is cold and dark. Gjallarbrú is one of the coldest and darkest rings of the world, here photosyntesis is unviable and so the trophic chain is ignited not by plants but by bacteria.

Finally, the last ring of the world, Niflheim. Named after the world of primordial ice from Norse culture, which is fitting for this ring due to its intensely cold temperature as it is the furthest away from the sun. Just like Gjallarbrú it is too dark for photosynthesis and curiously, the native life is, actually native. The organisms that live here are not Earthen organisms but rather life originary from Aerrhea.

Description
The world of Aerrhea is divided onto rings. Each ring is unique in its biota.

As mentioned in the last post the sunlight gets dimmer the further away you get from it due to gases in the atmosphere that scatter the light, making the furthest archipelago very cold and dark. Here are some traits owned by each ring:

Bifröst is the first ring of the world, named after the Bifröst bridge from Norse mythology which is a burning rainbow that connects Midgard(earth) to Asgard(the realm of the gods). It was named in such a way because of how this ring(technically a circle) is the brightest and wettest ring as it is the closest to the center of the world and thus closer to the sun. It is also home to the World's eyes.

The second ring is called Silat, named after the Silat bridge from Yazidi religion that simbolizes the connection and crossing over from the profane earthly world and the sacred, esoteric world. The ring is named like this because it is the second ring of the world and so it connects the hot, wet and luminous center to the colder, drier and darker rings.

The third ring is called Chinvat, named after the Chinvat bridge in Zoroastrianism that separates the world of the living from the world of the dead. Named so because as the third ring it is the midpoint between the lighter and darker rings of the world, similarly to the bridge's role.

The fourth ring is called Sirāt, named after the as-Sirāt bridge from Islamism that is the bridge where every person will pass through during the judgement day, the damned falling from it onto the hellfire and the saved going to paradise. This ring's naming is similar in reason to the Chinvat ring.

The fifth ring is also named after a Nordic bridge, Gjallarbrú which is a bridge that leads to Hel, the underworld in Norse paganism. Such name is in reference to this ring's proximity with the last ring of the world that is cold and dark. Gjallarbrú is one of the coldest and darkest rings of the world, here photosyntesis is unviable and so the trophic chain is ignited not by plants but by bacteria.

Finally, the last ring of the world, Niflheim. Named after the world of primordial ice from Norse culture, which is fitting for this ring due to its intensely cold temperature as it is the furthest away from the sun. Just like Gjallarbrú it is too dark for photosynthesis and curiously, the native life is, actually native. The organisms that live here are not Earthen organisms but rather life originary from Aerrhea.