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Realities (And citizens)

• "Home"
  • Meiko Mirai
  • Eiko Mirai
  • Lorelei
  • Kisei
  • Mallory Heisenberg
• Antiparadisia
  • Auntie Mae
  • Mike
  • QwikSlvr
• Arboria
  • Duke
• Aquarius
• Drome
• Grep
  • Xyzzy
• Grünwald
  • Josef Heisenberg
• I's Land
  • Mellow Fellow
• Nippon
  • Ryo Noyori
• Nocturn
• Pia Pia
• Reality Prime / RealWare
  • Gillian Bates
  • Mr. Tanner
  • Multi
• Restless
• SubUrbana
• "The First Reality"
• Tribal Alpha
  • Steel Blades
  • D3THL0RDZ
  • Campers
• Urbana

Terms & Tech

• "Blue Sky of Death, The"
  (And other RealWare problems)
• Passport Processing
• Docks
• Multiverse
• NullSpace
• Open Engines
• Points (Economy)
• Realities
• RealNet
  • Audio Receivers
  • Nodes
  • Messaging
  • Video Network Sets
  • Workstations
• Reality Engines (for Mobiles)
• Reality Engines (for Realities)
• Reality Engineers
• RealWare
• REC Test
• Safety Mode (see BSOD)
• Transients

Culture

• 8 Bit Commandos
• Drugs
• Hawt Stuph!
• Joe's
• Krap
• Love & Hate
• Onsen-of-the-Month
• Open Reality Movement
• Ping Pong
• Religion
• The Last Word
• Twoday's Guidebook

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Nippon

Along with Reality Prime and Urbana, Nippon is one of the oldest and most respected realities around.

Nippon is a fully functional world onto itself. There are vast neon-lit cityscapes that twinkle in the moonlight. There are farms and acres of mountainous countrysides, where rice is planted and rural villages reside. Fishermen cruise the seas around the island chain for fish, whales, dolphins, octopi and other delicacies. Nippon has a fully working ecosystem, rather than the fractured and convenient ones of other realities. Its own internal economy operates off 'En', which can be exchanged for points in order to deal with other realities.

In fact, much of Nippon is inclusive to itself. Nippon holds its own economy, its own language (Nihongo) and a culture of its own. This culture is quite popular in other realities, but make no mistake, this is the primary market for it. Nippon supports itself first, and does not like to be seen as dependent on any other realities, unlike the parasitic hanger-on realities that are missing key infrastructure.

Traditions run deep in Nippon, with customs that may confuse outsiders. Shoes are removed while inside homes. Spirits of the ancestors are held in great esteem. Politeness is taken to an extreme degree, as is loyalty and perseverance. Outsiders are likely to stumble through these customs upon their first visit. And their second. And their third.

Where Nippon's traditions originate from is not known. They are large proponents of the "First Reality" theory, but even their history books don't go back far enough. Their myths could have taken place on a First Reality, or could just be stories written for Nippon itself, since the land is completely similar.

Nippon has close ties to Reality Prime, being one of the largest customers of RealWare products, but they tend to produce more RealNet content than they consume. The affairs of other realities typically matter not to Nippon, unless money is concerned. Their money.