Tuesday, April 14, 2009

what.is.lie

Lie is a very strange breed of Nox. It doesn't have violent, anti-human behavior. In fact, it doesn't have any behavior at all.

Lie is the Nox dimension's equivalent of grass. It covers most of the ground and structures, and survives by feeding off the residual magical energy in the air. It doesn't work in teams with itself or other Nox, it just... exists. So why is it so interesting?

Lie flourishes on the edge of the two dimensions- it literally grows in the "stuff" separating the two lands. It's not uncommon to find Lie growing in consistently dark, damp places in the human realm. In high concentrations, Lie can open up a gateway for other Nox to travel through. This is a problem, of course, but especially since the Nox creatures normally draw on their own energy to hop between dimensions. Any Nox that uses Lie colonies to travel has spent no energy, and is many times more dangerous.

This plant is easily distinguishable from anything in the human realm, due to its telltale pale blue body covered in thorns and dead leaves. The eye-like growth in the center doesn't seem to actually be able to "see", as it always stares straight ahead, and never blinks.