Borderworld
| The Borderworld | |
|---|---|
 The strange terrain of the Borderworld. Floating islands like these extend throughout the entire dimension. | |
| Key details | |
| Type | Dimensional membrane |
| Location | Between all dimensions |
| Inhabitants | Strange, alien creatures |
| “ | Beyond our universe is every single dimension, each stretched thin within the dimensional membrane. | ” |
— Unknown
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The Borderworld is a strange plane of existence "between" all other known dimensions. It is an infinite dimensional "membrane" with most of its terrain made up of a gas giant-like atmosphere with floating asteroid islands dotting the void. Many alien species exist within the Borderworld, almost none of which can be found on Earth.
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Overview[edit]
The Borderworld is notable for having greatly reduced gravity compared to Earth's. However, given that the dimension is comprised of low mass asteroids, it is surprising that there is any appreciable gravitational pull at all, let alone a pull strong enough to retain an atmosphere. Another feature is that gravity is always directed downwards, rather than towards the asteroid, so that one can actually fall off an asteroid into the void below. As the Borderworld is an alternate dimension, conventional physics do not fully apply.
Ecosystem[edit]
The Borderworld asteroids are home to a wide variety of flora and fauna, forming a complex ecosystem. It has been stated that no species is native to the dimension, meaning that all of these species originated elsewhere and were moved there, willingly or unwillingly. While mostly seen as lifeless, the presence of water (reddish-green in color) indicates that the dimension is somewhat capable of supporting life.
Possibly the most notable species in the Borderworld is the Headcrab, (unknowingly) sent there after Darktan realized their ineffectiveness in their form at the time. Due to the dimension's strange properties, they had mutated into a barely-recognizable (and much more dangerous) form.
