Mondiluce

"In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present."

Mondiluce is a region composed of maze-like tunnels inside of several large mountains. The inhabitants include lumihumans who are humans who, over time, have adapted to the darkness of the caves so that their bodies glow and large bugs and spiders. The lumihumans believe that their glow signifies purity and they keep themselves from the rest of the world.

**Map of Mondiluce at bottom**


 * Geography **

Mondiluce is carved into a several large mountains with labyrinth-style tunnels inside. It’s entirely in the dark but, due to adaptations, the inhabitants can produce a chemical in their bodies that cause them to light up allowing them to see. Their species is called lumihuman. Going outside it dangerous because the chemical produced to make the them glow sets on their skin and reacts badly with the sun and heat. This and the paleness of their skin makes them very susceptible to burns from the sunlight. Parslumihumans, who are more human than lumihumans, have stronger skin and are able to leave the cave without burning. Since food doesn't grow inside the caves, parslumihumans do the trading and the growing and harvesting crops in the lush surroundings of the cave. The labyrinth style of the cave prevents outsiders from corrupting the "pureness" of the lumihumans and also keeps lumihumans from accidentally leaving the cave and getting hurt.


 * History **

The mountain was carved out long ago to hide the region's gate which also explains the mazes. The inhabitants gradually moved themselves deeper inside the cave, using artificial light to see. The first baby born with glowing skin was seen as pure and godly. This led them to believe that being lumihuman made them pure from all evils and they moved even deeper into the caves so their purity wasn't corrupted by the outside world. While most adapted into lumihumans, the recessive gene of being fully human was still present and, when combined with the glowing gene, parslumihumans were born.


 * Government **

The region is governed by three leaders, named the Three, who work together in the region's capitol, Ara. The next three leaders are elected by the previous leaders. In the past, there was a king or queen who represented the government. His son or daughter would become king or queen next and so on. The king/queen wouldn't do anything and had very little say in government matter so eventually they decided to stop having a king/queen. This ended after King Prayus died. The main goal of the government is to keep the outside world from corrupting Mondiluce so they can remain pure, as mentioned before. Their main belief is that they're better than all the other regions. Ara is located at the very entrance of the cave and extends back far enough to keep everyone inside. There is only one entrance to the cave where no one can find it. Even from the inside, it's hard to find exactly where the entrance is.


 * Inhabitants **

As explained, there are lumihumans and parslumihumans who inhabit the region and they live their lives like regular human beings. Their skin is abnormally pale due to their lack of exposure to light.The only other inhabitants of the caves are giants spiders that live very deep in the cave. Some other bugs live even deeper inside the cave.

Map of Mondiluce