Polyhedra
(A Black Comedy in the Luminiferous Ether)

Picture a different kind of solar system: Instead of an orbital plane dotted with a handful of planets, there's a three-dimensional space full of clusters of small polyhedral solids that follow orbits reminiscent of Bohr's model of the atom. Instead of the sun, a massive, luminescent “dee” spinning at the center of creation illuminates the sky. Instead of the blackness of space peppered with distant stars, the luminiferous either carries clear, bright light to all the dees. Instead of the single dominant race that covers Earth, you find an abundance of humans; a paucity of odd, human-like creatures called Fae; waves of inbound, dinosaur-like dragons; and a breathtaking range of local variations.

Imagine that the universe seems almost too simple—like it was painted with bright primary colors—real, solid, self-contained, cheerful and content, but just a little off from what we'd expect. It does, on occasion, drive one of the Mathematicians insane. The gypsies might know why, but they aren't talking. Maybe the Fae found out why, and that's what drove them insane.

Welcome to the world of Polyhedra, and welcome, friends, to the Orrery. Polyhedra is a setting and limited-run story for the Die Type System also by Systemic Insanity, coming soon!