Backstory changes for episode 39
Here is a list of changes I made to the backstory from the Wiki in order to simplify it.
Please read this page after reading episode 39 Alpha.
- Link to ep39 thread: TODO
[Abandonned] "The children of the tree"
Pepper, Shichimi, Saffran, Camomille, Spiruline and Coriander were originally meant to be children of the Komona tree. Born from special seed, or energy, etc... A sort of 'answer' of the world of Hereva to ensure at least a witch of every magic was alive. This seeding was supposed to happen after Chaosah was eradicated.
I abandonned this plot device because it was very New Age, a bit too "Mana" series, and the heroins felt a bit 'specially born gifted' and non-human. It's a trope I finally don't like at all and I didn't wanted to explain in a episode "their specialness".
It was also half broken: Coriander has identified parents to be a Queen. (I know, I could have solved that with more page budget by inputting another subplot to explain how she was adopted but that's just gratuitious and long and doesn't bring anything to the main plot).
[Skipped] The origin of the magic war.
I'll have no time to explain the origin of the war: it just happened. I'll leave this room to the wiki or derivation. I'm still fine with Aquah vs Magmah.
[New] The wild flood of Chaos (The chaos needed a new master).
The last event of the war is when young Wasabi eradiced Chaosah. Something terrible happened just after that. The magic of Chaosah became 'wild' and started to affect everything in Hereva. Chaotic creatures, destructions, etc... A flood of magic energy. The world received at this moment many of its non sens: flying cities, deserts, unstabilities in general. This is a way to explain Qualicity, Komona, halfings, dragon-animal-breeds.
This event motivated the witches to bring back Thym, Cayenne and Cumin from the dead.
[New] A powerful Crystal of Rea in the cave of Qualicity
The price to give back to life Thym, Cayenne and Cumin was to make this big Crystal. Each powerful witch from each school had to trade a part of their ability to channel Rea to make it (including Wasabi). They became weaker after that.
Wasabi wants to get rid of it to get back her power. That's why she attack Zombiah after she has confirmation Pepper can channel the Chaos.
That's her plan on episode 34, and that's what she tries again at episode 38 36.
This Crystal is big, can't be moved on purpose for the story.
[New] Ah is in fact Lumiah
Ok, this was prepared since a long time and my little secret.
There is no magic of Ghost, spirit or afterlife in the world of Pepper&Carrot.
Only a magic of Light "Lumiah" that was manipulated by Wasabi to make a cult. There is many references to this (magic contest: 'Lux Maxima' spell of Shichimi). Lumiah user can make appear spheres of light, they can also change the reflect of things (Wasabi can appear differently), you can easily manage "apparition" with such a magic. Wasabi created fake godess, entities and a cult around that. Creating "Ah".
That's all, everything else should be still solid