World 114 sees the emergence of ALLYSEUM, a society that has recently reintroduced themselves to humanity. Originally the pre-straits Chinese from Malacca, they had hidden themselves underground to avoid colonisation by the Portuguese in the 1500s. They have developed to be a more inclusive, peaceful and pacifistic society. From the emergence from their subterranean environment, they seek to spread their ways to the surface world.
What if …
the pre-straits Chinese hid underground to avoid colonisation, and have emerged to spread their culture to the rest of the world?
Inspiration:
fictional societies like Wakanda and ones from subterranean fiction; real world caves, Peranakan Culture and colour blindness
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