The Halcova Compendium is a collection of worldbuilding articles, systems, and lore for the world of Hálcova. Each entry below summarizes a key aspect of the setting, from language and history to social systems and cosmology. Click a section title to read the full article.
Living Language Slang
This living language document provides authentic dialogue options that reveal character background, social position, and regional origin in the world of Hálcova. It demonstrates how Hálcovans conceptualize their world: fate as literal weaving, status as predetermined pattern, observation as constant reality.
Language Set
The Conlang Language Set for Halcova is a complex and nuanced system that draws inspiration from Hungarian, Arabic, and Scots Gaelic. This language set provides a foundation for creating vocabulary in World A, with a focus on dark fantasy and mystical undertones.
Historical Timeline
This article provides an overview of the major eras and events in Hálcovan history, serving as a temporal context for other worldbuilding elements.
Cultures and Characters
Hálcova is a region in the world of human settlement, characterized by distinct cultural, social, and economic patterns. The article provides an overview of each region's unique features, including values, food, architecture, dress, naming conventions, and religious practice.
Naming Conventions
The naming conventions in Hálcova are a complex system that reflects the culture, history, and societal values of this fictional world. This article provides an overview of the different types of names used in Hálcova, their significance, and the rules governing their usage.
Name Charter
The Universal Human 5-Name Charter for Halcova outlines the fundamental naming system used by humans in this world. The charter consists of five distinct names, each serving a unique purpose in conveying an individual's identity, lineage, and fate.
Lunar System
The Hálcova lunar system consists of five moons that orbit their parent planet in a unique configuration. The moons' physical characteristics, orbital parameters, and associations with various cultural practices are documented here.
The Southern Prison
This document establishes what is actually imprisoned at the southern pole, what people believe about it, and what would happen if it escaped.
The Five Arts
Colony summoning is an art that allows hosts to reconstruct organisms from the biomass of consumed corpses. The colony's symbiote imprints its pattern onto the reconstructed organism, which can be used for various purposes.
The Attendance Truth
The Attendance is an ancient collective entity composed of uploaded patterns from the Ancient Builders who transformed themselves to escape the cooling they caused. It exists within the Loom, maintaining self-preservation, collecting patterns, and managing the boundary with Elsewhere entities.
Pattern Caste System
In Halcova's society, the pattern caste system is a metaphysical and social construct that determines an individual's legal status, occupation, marriage prospects, and even fate. The system is enforced by Wardens and the Registry, with severe penalties for those who attempt to cross caste boundaries without proper pattern documentation.