The Cirque Condensed

Caution

Information presented here is subject to change and should be considered an active work in progress. The Cirque is like a living world; our understanding and perception of it changes over time. You are currently reading an alpha version of this document.

Introduction

The Cirque is one universe split into two, connected by the enigmatic dimension called 'the veil'. There in it's ring lives incorporeal beings given form, the children of dreaming primordial biomechanical supercomputers, and the many other curious beings who call the Cirque their home.

The Cirque Condensed is my consolidated documentation of the Cirque, two intertwined universes located in the outer reaches of the known multiverse, which is a fancy way to describe my collection of notes on my personal Noemata. I found that documenting everything I can about the Cirque works well as a coping mechanism and I've been doing this for well over 15 years at this point.

Eventually I would like to update and 'finish' Cirque Condensed, a full digital encyclopedia for the Cirque, in the meantime this master-doc is the current maintained guide. You can view the old version here.

A Brief Note on Demonyms

Serk is how the native people refer to their home, calling themselves Serkquiens. Cirque (Cirquiens) is the modern/academic/'official' spelling but most natives will use it interchangeably with Serk depending on the context.

More specifically you would refer to a Serkquiens by what sphere they're from (Ameneyates or Vossilor) rather than as a Serkquiens, though most natives will only specify this if it's relevant to the conversation.

Cirque - Serk
Cirquiens - Serkquiens (Ser-kui-ens, of the circle) or Serkien (a more casual version of Serkquien).

Ameneyates - Ameneyat
Vossilor - Vossi

Terms of Use

The Cirque (art, writing, characters, world, species, etc) it is not available for free use in the art and writing of others. This guide merely serves as a primer for those interested in the world we ramble about from time to time.

Table of Contents

This master-doc is separated into six parts for readability purposes:

  1. Ecology ⚠️
  2. Inhabitants 🏗️
  3. Locations ⚠️
  4. Metaphysics ⚠️
  5. Science & Technology ⚠️
  6. Time ⚠️

You can view the compiled version here.

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Written by Ens