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The '''Cytoverse'''{{wob ref|
== Underlying mechanics ==
The universe is comprised of two connected realities -- our own and '''nowhere''', an interdimensional "world" with strange relation to time and space. Little is known of nowhere's appearance, though it is home to a type of beings called [[delver]]s, as well as a mineral called the [[acclivity stone]].{{book ref|sky2|25}} Regular rules of physics do not apply there completely, and everything to come from nowhere possesses extraordinary properties. The best-known among them is acclivity stone, which is used to counteract gravity and thus provide lift to all spaceships and space stations.{{book ref|sky2|7}}
The easiest way for most people to enter nowhere is through a '''nowhere portal''', a stable wormhole leading to it and back. Such portals can be found on many worlds, and though the markings on them indicate that they were made rather than arising naturally, it's unknown who created them. The portals let both people and equipment
=== Cytonics ===
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Apart from the humanoid aliens, the Cytoverse is also home to vastly different ones. Those range from a species resembling spike-covered balloons,{{book ref|sky2|13}} to [[figment]]s, which are invisible, sapient smells.{{book ref|sky2|20}}
=== Known species ===
== Development ==
=== ''Defending Elysium'' ===
It wasn't just the cosmere that Cytoverse borrowed elements from. In 2016, Brandon began writing a novella titled ''The Eyes'', based around the concept of answering the [[wikipedia:Fermi Paradox|Fermi Paradox]]. It was never finished, although the first chapter became a Patreon reward for $10 patrons at the time.{{sots ref|2016}} The story of ''The Eyes'' was eventually absorbed into the setting wholesale, although in its current form, it's not fully canon-compliant. Nonetheless, some of its characters are still around by the time of ''[[Skyward]]'', and one of its alien races made an appearance in ''[[Starsight]]''.{{wob ref|12197}} It's unclear which aliens those would be, though they might be the [[figment]]s or the [[dione]], as both are introduced in that book and feature in it prominently. Considering the title, [[delver]]s may also originate from ''The Eyes''.
The name "Cytoverse" itself came about fairly late, almost half a year after the publication of ''[[Starsight]]''. Up until then, the name '''Skyward Universe''' was used, with "cytoverse" making rounds in the fandom until Brandon canonized it at one of his livestreamed signings.{{wob ref|
While so far, the future of Cytoverse includes only the final two books in the Skyward Series, Brandon does have some ideas for more stories in the setting. In particular, he remains interested in the concept of biological FTL.{{wob ref|11965}}
== Notes ==
{{complete|[[User:Chaos2651|Chaos2651]] ([[User talk:Chaos2651|talk]]) 19:40, 24 April 2020 (UTC)}}
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