THE CODEXAN ADVENTURERS
The Species of Planet Fistbump the Sky
Welcome to the species of planet Fistbump the Sky
Previously in the introduction, we covered how the gods made their first creatures, how life and death work on Fistbump the Sky, and how baking ingredients, seeds, and cake crust were used to make the creatures’ anatomy.
We’ll be voting on which species to cover. This time, it was
THE CODEXAN ADVENTURERS.
I haven’t gone to Codex for a long time. Never saw the need to return, since Codexans are everywhere. Most of the Fistbump the Sky creatures, including the historian, think it’s the “Codexan Itch” that makes them pop up in the most unexpected places. In their defence, anyone made the way they were would be unstable too.
Codex is one of the territories known for its scientific progress. It is a dry, yet fertile territory, as strong winds often bring in sand from the sacred deserts and volcanic Magnifico. Water from the Southern Ocean has also recently been found in tunnels beneath the territory’s crust. The few homes that are bound to the territory are tiny huts, often resembling sand dunes to the untrained eye. Most Codexans, however, live in space debris that have been modified for travel, or ones entirely made from flying wood, skipping the extra engineering.
Unlike the nomads, Codexans do not follow the three suns, but their own curiosity. Some creatures have described the Codexan curiosity as a disease. Some even believe that their founder, Chock Block, cursed the inhabitants to a life of constant pursuit of knowledge. Personally, I think their demigod is to blame.
The Codexans, as you might remember, were made by Piesang, the god of invention and curiosity, who was born from a banana seed. Like most demigods, Piesang only made one creature to be the first generation of Codexans. This was, of course, Chock Block. Like the other first-generation creatures, they do not contain any of the planet’s crust in their makeup, only their god’s seed and a baking ingredient. In Chock Block’s case, the ingredient used was eggs.
THE FIRST GENERATION
According to Piesang’s monks and some elderly gossip, Chock Block was Piesang’s first creation, which resulted in them receiving more curiosity than was needed. I never had the chance to meet Chock Block in their first life, but it seemed no one was brave enough to assist them with their experiments, so they resorted to experimenting on themselves. Chock Block’s body eventually turned yellow and lost most of its shape, until they resembled a ball with limbs.
The experiments also gave them the ability to transform.
Piesang was appalled. According to Piesang’s monks, the demigod was under the impression that everything could have been prevented if Chock Block had had more company.
THE SECOND GENERATION
That thought led the demigod to create five other creatures to accompany Chock Block. The second time around, Piesang chose to use less curiosity and an ingredient with a weaker connection to creation than eggs. Thus, the second generation of Codexans was made from banana seeds and raisins.
The second generation was peculiar, to say the least. Some scientists believe the demigod chose the wrong baking ingredient, while the monks believe their imbalance stemmed from a lack of crust in their system.
Their bodies were yellow like Chock Block’s, but incredibly brittle. This forced them to bind their limbs and use items such as scraps of metals and shells for protection. It wasn’t long before the second generation left Codex in search of the meaning of life, fearing an unexpected death. This, sadly, turned out to be true as only two of them are still around.
So Piesang tried again by making a third generation of Codexans.
THE THIRD GENERATION
After consulting the demigod Ag, cake crust was added to Piesang’s banana seeds, along with a tiny bit of sugar. The result was a generation nearly perfect in appearance, but devoid of ambition. They skin was soft and their limbs were strong, yet they feared the world beyond their territory.
The third generation decided that the safest course was to become reclusive, leaving their homes only when necessary. Chock Block and the second generation shared their knowledge with the new inhabitants, and Codex eventually became one of the great scientific territories. Yet the third generation wanted nothing more than peaceful lives where the world would reveal its secrets at its own pace.
That’s about all I know about the Codexans, unfortunately. They’re quite nice once you get to know them. Still, I don’t think anyone is surprised that Piesang never made more Codexans, focusing instead on the inhabitants of Lai, Jengu, Metallica, Baal, and Bomblo.
Until then,
The Artist
