Level 48.2 - "The Sunrise Ocean"

The Sunrise Ocean

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SURVIVAL DIFFICULTY:

Class habitable

Safe
Sustained Communities
Peaceful Entities

Picture of Camp Sol taken from Sunland.

Level 48.2 is a sub-layer of it's parent level, Level 48, and it's quite beautiful, to be honest.

Description

Level 48.2 is a beautiful and serene,
infinite expanse of lukewarm oceanwater stretching out for miles beyond miles. Within this majestic beauty of an ocean, lies a small archipelago consisting of only two tropical islands, with only one having a name, which is Sunland. These islands have small tropical rainforests with dense canopies acting somewhat like the roof of a house. Like it's parent Level, Level 48, Level 48.2 has no day/night cycle, but instead of being stuck at a permanent sunset, it is stuck at a permanent state of sunrise, otherwise known as "dawn" amongst the beings that call this level home. It often has rainfalls and minor storms on occasion unlike it's parent level, and no matter what, the clouds do not end up going in front of the level's sun. Speaking of which, just like it's parent level, Level 48.2's sun also has a red-yellow gradient colour¹, but unlike Level 48, Level 48.2's sun only gives off 20% of the sunlight that Earth receives at noon. The tempreature of this sub-layer tends to flucuate depending on what the weather is like. For example, if it is sunny, the temperature will be between 20-23°C (68-75°F) never going below or above. However, when it is raining, the temperature rises to 25°C (77°F), while the temperature during a storm is slightly colder, being 24°C (75.2°F). Some of the rainforests on Level 48.2's islands are mostly old-growth, with some exceptions such as where outposts have been set up by the beings that call this sub-layer home.

Entities

Speaking of which, the only known entities that live within this sub-level are known as Entity 147 instances, and as you might have guessed, they are in fact the said "beings" that call this sub-layer home. They have created small settlements within this level's rainforests, the largest settlement being Sunland, while the other settlement on the second island is much smaller, only consisting of tents, and small makeshift hawaiian style houses, and it is called "Camp Sol". Unlike other instances of Entity 147, the instances that live here worship a different being called "The Sun Chief", instead of the Gardener and Mariner, which they also somewhat worship, but not as often.

Meet my Children

Differences

This sub-layer seems to have a strange effect on the instances of Entity 147 that live here, that makes them lack their rage state no matter if a wanderer says the phrase "It's only a matter of time" or not. This strange effect has confused a lot of wanderers, and even the M.E.G, since nobody knows how this effect works or how it even formed in the first place, but theories suggest that the level messes with their psyche, and instincts, causing them to lose their rage state.

Nature

No matter where you go in this level, you will always find life, that inculdes the ocean itself, the islands, etc. The tropical rainforests in this level have a lot of foliage, lush vegetation, edible plants, and trees such as conifers, palms, rubber trees cecropia trees, lobster-claws, water-lilies, Banana trees, mangoes, and pineapples, along with some Flora from it's parent level (Level 48), such as Gromeliads and Veroka Flowers, along with this sub-layers own native Flora and Fauna, both of which reside both on the islands, and the ocean, which mostly contains various species of coral, marine plants, and marine Fauna.

Properties

One of the most mysterious things about this level is that ships are often seen in the distance, about 1 mile (1.609 kilometers) away from the islands, and after exactly an hour, they disappear without a trace, and not even the Entity 147 instances that live here know why this happens, and all theories that have been created do not explain as to why the ships disappear without a trace. Most of the Fauna that live in this sub-layer are harmless and non-hostile, and in some cases, even tameable, however, only a very small amount of Fauna that are unique to Level 48.2 are hostile when provoked. An in-depth list of Flora and Fauna that are within Level 48.2 has been provided below so you can be aware of the hostile animals:

Fauna

Click to view Fauna of Level 48.2

TERRESTRIAL FAUNA:

Boocans:

Boocans are similar to Toucans from the Frontrooms, except their plumage is white in colour, and their eyes are black in colour, along with the area around their eyes. They commonly live near or on the coast of Sunland, but their numbers on Camp Sol are very few and far between. Their beaks are designed to eat both plants and animals, and their beak's tip is also black in colour. They are omnivores unlike Toucans, and they commonly eat seeds of Stackao Fruit, leaves, and small Fauna such as Grabs. They are far more intelligent than Toucans, but slightly more intelligent than a crow. Due to their high intelligence, they are easily trained to perform specific tasks, and can even solve problems on their own. They can also be taught to speak the human language, and their calls sound more high pitched than a Toucan's. Entity 147 instances in Sunland have taken advantage of a Boocan's high intelligence, often training them to send messages to Camp Sol.

Green Fruixes:

Green Fruixes are highly similar to Red Foxes from the Frontrooms, except they have green on most of their body instead of orange, and blue fur on their lower legs and feet instead of brown. They also have black fur on their undersides, and gray on their tail tips instead of white. They have a consistent diet of only fruit and vegetables, making them frugivores. They exhibit a slightly bit higher amount of inteliigence than Red Foxes, being able to survive all on their own, and able to be completely independent on their own kind. However, they are sometimes seen in packs of 3 to 5. If no food is currently available for them, they will often use their high intelleigence to practice a unique method of getting fruit. If you happen to have fruit on you, like Bananas, Mangos, Stackaos, etc, you may just attract a Green Fruix to you if there happen to be any in the area that you are in. Once it gains your trust, it will then proceed to gaslight you into thinking that it's friendly, and it will then proceed to steal the fruit that you have. Although being usually docile towards humans and Entity 147 instances, if you try to steal the fruit back from them, they will act hostile, but won't attack directly, only scratching, and biting. Other than that, they are completely passive. They are believed to share a relative in another level, known as Ground 18.2, and the species are called "Neffec Fruixes". The reason why they are believed to be related to Green Fruixes is because they share similar DNA, (albeit being slightly different), as well as similar behaviors, and methods to get fruit.

Wickens:

Wickens are reminiscent of chickens from the Frontrooms, except their plumage is a variety of warm colours, such as orange, yellow, and red. These colours vary in general, and in shades depending on their gender, and age. Male Wickens will often have darker shades of red markings, and yellow on their head and lower neck, and have bright orange or dark yellow colours on their torso. Their eyes will also commonly be green or blue. Female Wickens will commonly have bright yellow markings, and dark red on their heads. They also have dark orange on their torso, and dark yellow on their wings. Baby Wickens down is often a bright orange or bright red. Wickens exhibit a slightly higher amount of intelligence than chickens, and they also have sexual dimorphism, with the female being slightly smaller than the male. Female Wickens are also known to be cannibalistic only towards rival females during mating, so female Wickens should be kept in separate enclosures. Male Wickens are known to be completely passive, usually being the ones that stay on the nest, but the females are extremely aggressive, often pecking at wanderer's ankles. Wickens can have up to 4 eggs at a time, and the embryo take 30 days to develop. These animals are the primary source of meat for Entity 147 instances, and are commonly used as sacrificial animals during religious festivals as to pay respect to the Sun Chief.

Orb Bugs:

Orb Bugs are similar to flies and fireflies from the Frontrooms, except they come in a variety of vibrant and iridescent colours such as Pink, Yellow, Cyan, Blue, Red, Purple, and Mint Green. They have a round body, and their wings are slightly larger than a fly's wings, their body is slightly larger than a firefly. Orb Bugs are sometimes considered as pests, due to them laying dozens of eggs at a time in the houses in Sunland. Their bodies are also entirely bioluminiscent, and their diet mainly consists of only decaying plants, and animal corpses, making them scavengers like flies. Entity 147 instances in Camp Sol often keep these bugs in jars to use as a source of light during curfew times.

SEMI-AQUATIC + SEMI-TERESTRIAL FAUNA:

Grabs:

Grabs are similar to the Frontrooms Crabs, except they have four eye stalks, and two sets of pincers. They are also slightly larger than Crabs, often growing to about 12 inches at full maturity. They are herbivores, with their diet only consisting of Tangle Kelp, and terestrial leaves. Grabs are semi-aquatic, with spending most of their life in the sea, but sometimes live on the islands on some occasions. They are commonly preyed on by Boocans, and often hide under rocks to avoid being caught. Entity 147 instances in Sunland occasionly use Grabs as cultural seafood delicacies. Instances from Camp Sol do the same, but less often.

Land Wolves:

Land Wolves are similar to Sea Lions from the Frontrooms, except they are bright red in colour, as well as having green eyes. Their teeth are less sharp than sea lions, and they have a diet consisting of Tangle Kelp, Glowgrass, Grabs, and Serious Fish, making them omnivores. Land Wolves have the capability to sense wanderers approaching them from approximately 10 meters away. They seem to get their name from the howl-like sounds that they make during mating season. They are semi-terestrial, mainly spending most of their time on land, but sometimes dwell in the sea on occasion. They often spend most of their time on the coast of Camp Sol. Entity 147 instances often find Land Wolves as bothersome, since they tend to steal their catches.

AQUATIC FAUNA:

Sholphins:

Sholphins are a mix of sharks and dolphins from the Frontrooms. Sholphins are slightly larger than sharks, and they both have characteristics from Sharks and Dolphins, such as blowholes from dolphins, and gills from sharks. They also have sharp teeth like sharks, and noses like dolphins. A Sholphin's diet mainly consists of both plants and animals, making them omnivores. They have a unique way of hunting where they leap out of the water and dive back in, taking their prey by suprise, but they also sometimes just swim after their prey, but not as often. Their tail fins seem to have specialized muscles in them that make their tail fins horizontal or vertical depending on the situation. For example, when a Sholphin has to jump out of the water to catch prey, the muscles in their tails cause the tail fin to flip horizontally so they can get more air time. However, when they are swimming, the muscles are not active, and their tail fins are vertical to help them swim better. They are usually docile towards humans and Entity 147 instances, but can become hostile if threatened or provoked.

Serious Fish:

Serious Fish are reminiscent of Clownfish from the Frontrooms, except they are a light blue colour, as well as having black stripes, with smaller white markings on the sides of the stripes. They are slightly bigger than clownfish, and are super territorial and aggressive. They will often try to charge at a wanderer if they come near their nest. They commonly live within natural holes of rocks in Level 48.2's ocean. Serious Fish are carnivores, often feeding on pieces of tissue, or even juvenile Swimps. These animals are the secondary source of meat for Entity 147 instances, and are more used in cultural seafood delicacies by instances in Camp Sol.

Sea Swimps:

Swimps are docile shrimp-like creatures within Level 48.2. They are slightly bigger than shrimps, and are a Mint Green colour. Sea Swimps have a consistent diet of Tangle Kelp, making them herbivores. Entity 147 instances always use these animals in cultural delicacies, but only during religious festivals.

Rehhing Fish:

Rehhing fish are reminiscent of Herring Fish from the Frontrooms, except they are a deep red colour, and are slightly smaller than Herring. Unlike Herrings, Rehhings are not schooling fish, as they possess a capability of surviving completely on their own. They are mainly found swimming next to either Camp Sol or Sunland. Entity 147 instances do not commonly use these fish in delicacies, as they are known to carry mild poison that can cause illnesses unless if they're cooked right.

Kworal:

Kworal is reminiscent of coral from the Frontrooms, except it usually comes in dull colours such as different shades of gray, white, or black. However, there are common genetic mutations that can change the Kworal's genes to make it more colours such as Mint Green, Navy Blue, or Hot Pink. There are several different species of Kworal within Level 48.2. The species are as followed: Twisting Vine, Tentacle, and Feather Leaf. Twisting Vine Kworal seems to resemble a plant stems that twists in a spiral motion. This type of Kworal always moves it's body throughout it's lifetime, and upon the Kworal's death, the body will stop moving after a few minutes, and uproot itself. Tentacle Kworal resembles a cluster of octopus-like tenctacles from the Frontrooms. This type of Kworal is a filter feeder, mainly using the filters on it's body to filter out nutrients to feed itself. Feather Leaf Kworal resembles a plant stem with a mix of feather and leaf-like apendages growing off of it. This type of Kworal is one of the rarest species of Kworal within Level 48.2, and is the only species of Kworal to use photosynthesis to get nutrients.

Flora

Click to view Flora of Level 48.2

TERRESTRIAL FLORA:

Stackao Fruit:

Stackao Fruit are similar to Cacao Fruit from the Frontrooms, except they are a dark blue colour instead of orange, as well as horizontal lines. The trees they grow off of are called Stackao Trees, and they grow a lot of faster than Cacao Trees, reaching full maturity in just 2 years. Unlike Cacao Fruit, Stackao Fruit have slightly longer lifespans, (about 20-30 days). Stackao Fruit have similar organelles to Cacao Fruit, and can also be made into a chocolate-like substance, both in liquid and solid form. Unlike regular chocolate, the chocolate made from Stackao Fruit is less bitter, and slightly more sweeter. It is also more healthy than chocolate from the Frontrooms, due to the abundance of nutrition and plant protein, along with healthy, natural sugar in it's chemical compound. Because of this, Entity 147 instances often harvest these fruits, and eat/drink the chocolate that they made from it.

Firemelons:

Firemelons are reminiscent of Watermelons from the Frontrooms, the only differences being their colour, which is red with orange stripes on the outside, and green on the inside, and being slightly larger than watermelons. They have a lot less water in them than watermelons, only making up 10% of the fruit itself. Firemelons are known to be incredibly spicy, slightly more spicy than a chili pepper, to be specific. They are also the largest, and also the rarest fruit on the islands, which makes them very valuable. Entity 147 instances often extract the spice out of these fruits to make spicy delicacies, and use the leftover seeds to plant more, as it is part of their culture.

Instance Flowers:

Instance Flowers are similar to Monkey Bush Flowers from the Frontrooms, except they are different shades of purple in colour instead of yellow, and their cores are black in colour instead of light orange. They are slightly larger than Monkey Bush Flowers, and grow off of shrubs called "Instance Shrubs". They are often seen on the edges of Sunland, but more commonly near the edges of Camp Sol. Entity 147 instances widely consider these flowers sacred, because purple has a huge significance in their culture.

Tack Trees:

Tack Trees are similar to Mahogany trees from the Frontrooms, except they have magenta coloured leaves, and black coloured flowers growing off of their branches known as "Tack Flowers". Tack Flowers have sweet smelling pollen, that is also edible, but not very healthy due to it's stickiness causing temporary blockages within one's digestive track when consumed, and barely having any nutrients inside it. These blockages are not permanent, only lasting up to an hour an minimum, but it's still not advised to ingest more than 5 grams of Tack Flower pollen. Because of this, Entity 147 instances cook the flowers first over fire before eating them in cultural dishes. Tack Trees also have sticky/tacky sap inside their trunks. The sap is a bright pink colour, and can also be made into a syrup-like substance called "Tack Syrup". Tack Syrup is considered healthy due to the abundance of electrolytes, nutrients, and plant protein. It also is white in colour, and is in an in-between state of solid and liquid. Entity 147 instances take advantage of the sap's sticky and tacky properties, using it as a glue-like substance to build their houses. Sunland uses this method more often as there is more houses.

AQUATIC FLORA:

Tangle Kelp:

Tangle Kelp is similar to seakelp from the Frontrooms biologically, except it is in varying shades of pink instead of green, and it also grows a in a spiral-like motion³. Tangle Kelp is often seen growing near rocks in the ocean of Level 48.2, since they carry a lot of beneficial bacteria. When Tangle Kelp is dried out, it usually tastes very salty, and has a crunchy texture. Tangle Kelp is often harvested by Entity 147 instances to be used as a popular seafood delicacy in Sunland and Camp Sol.

Glowgrass:

Glowgrass is reminiscent of seagrass from the Frontrooms, except it is a cyan blue colour instead of green. It is slightly larger than seagrass, often growing to about 50 centimeters in length. It takes about 3 whole weeks to reach full maturity. It is also bioluminscent, which means it glows in dark places. Entity 147 instances from Sunland often use Glowgrass as a light source in their cultural seafood restaurants, while the Entity 147 instances in Camp Sol use Glowgrass for more festive occasions to worship the Sun Chief, and the creation of Level 48.2, which instances from Sunland also partake in.

Seagrove Trees:

Seagrove Trees are reminiscent of Mangrove Trees from the Frontrooms, but they have light brown bark and orange leaves instead of green leaves and dark brown bark. They are the only known fully aquatic trees in Level 48.2, as they seem to grow out of the oceanfloor. Seagrove Trees only fully mature when they reach the water's surface, and sometimes grow a little bit taller,(about 30 inches). Because of this, some specimens often get confused with dead shrubs just floating in the ocean due to some of the trees being very short in height. Seagrove Trees often grow very light propagules, which contains their seeds inside. Upon the parent tree going into temporary hibernation during a storm, the propagules are released from the branches, and into the wind. Their light shape allows them to be carried by the wind currents. Once they finally land in another part of Level 48.2's ocean, or on Level 48's shore, they will be buried by the sand, begin to germinate after 15 hours, and grow into more Seagrove Trees over the course of a single year while only feeding off beneficial minerals and water within the sand. Seagrove Trees do not seem to rely on rain in order to stay alive, instead, they absorb as much moisture and beneficial minerals from the sand as they can throughout their lifetime (about 10-15 years). They seem to have a specialized organelle within their root system that allows them to keep salt out of their system, in order to not succumb to dehydration. Entity 147 instances do not seem to use this tree for any of their occasions, as they consider them very sacred, because according to instances of Entity 147 that live in both Sunland and Camp Sol, the Sun Chief apparently left these trees as a final mark for creating Level 48.2.

Mega-Algae:

Mega-Algae seems to resemble Macroalgae from the Frontrooms, except it is commonly a maroon colour, along with being far larger than Macroalgae, growing to about 6-7 meters in length. Mega-Algae takes on a variety of shapes, such as circle-like shapes at the end of their stems, round, unsharp spikes pertruding from their stems, and even dense aquatic leaves growing on them. They are often used by Entity 147 instances, specifically Camp Sol, in cultural seafood delicacies.

Bases, Outposts and Communities

Sunland

Sunland is both the largest settlement, and island within Level 48.2. The entire population is about 108, and is comprised of Entity 147. The style of the houses in this community are reminiscent of hawaiian style. Just like Domum Terra in Level 121, whenever a major decision is needed to be made, all the instances in Sunland will gather to take a majority vote. This community has a direct obssession with seafood restaurants, and religious holidays. The restaurants are mainly reminiscent of sushi restaurants from Japan in the Frontrooms, however, there are slight differences. One is that aquariums filled with Serious Fish and Sea Swimps are built into the dining tables, and secured with Tack Sap from Tack Trees, where the instances consume their cultural seafood delicacies. Another difference is that Orb Bugs are used to light up the entire restaurant instead of lanterns. In the middle of the the town, a statue of the Sun Chief can be seen holding two suns in boths of it's hands.

Camp Sol

Camp Sol is both the smallest settlement, and island within Level 48.2. Just like Sunland, the population of this settlement is entirely comprised of Entity 147. However, the population is way smaller than Sunland's, being about 17. Unlike Sunland however, there are barely any houses, with most of the shelters being tents made out of nature, and Land Wolf hide. Instances in Camp Sol are not really into seafood delicacies. Instead, they usually eat animals such as Grabs and Wickens. Unlike Sunland, Camp Sol does not have a large statue of the Sun Chief. Instead, each instance that lives in Camp Sol has a smaller replica of the statue seen in Sunland.

The Sun Chief

The Sun Chief is described by Entity 147 instances as a genderless humanoid that created Level 48.2, and a small number of instances in Camp Sol believe that the Sun Chief also created Level 48 as well as it's other sub-levels. It is commonly depicted wearing a mask made of brass, with spikes surrounding the perimeter, meant to look like a sun.⁴ It's depicted having a body with a red/yellow gradient, as well as orange hands, and feet. It has two tails, meant to represent how it created both Level 48 and Level 48.2 first. It is also depicted having both suns from Level 48, and Level 48.2 in it's hands. According to popular belief, it is said to be one of the Children of the Void, mainly because of it's bioluminescent purple eyes. On top of that, according to Entity 147 instances, it also refused to explain why it has those eyes.⁵ UPDATE from the M.E.G.: For more information about the Sun Chief, click this: The Lost Children Of the Void

Entrances And Exits

Entrances

The only known entrance to Level 48.2 is by swimming south of Level 48's beach, and into the ocean. The signs that you have entered this sub-layer are as followed:
•Level 48 appears to turn into a sun.
•Level 48's sun appears to fade away.
•Seeing two islands in the distance.

Exits

The only way to exit this level is by swimming back east to Level 48. Make sure not to go west, as you will get lost, and most likely end up drowning.

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